The Coffee Shop (a place to chat) Est. 2004

[n2mopac]

Hello all. I'm not a regular here, but I like to stop by from time to time and say, "Hey!" Every time I do I think the same thing--I don't know how you keep up with all of this. Anyway, top of the day to ya'.

Ron

[sunsetbeachry]

Hi All;

Quick........Laundry,lunch and dinner to do.

.......Check this out::::::::
..........www.stone.rwth-aachen.de/aths.htm

..This one too........
..........www.loc.gov/exhibits/boundforglory/

........Chuck............

[rtraincollector]

JP hope you got my answer in time as I was at work and didn't get home till 5 sorry.

[rtraincollector]

Well I guess its time for payback now if we can just keep pcarrel away lol

[grayfox1119]

Ken and Duke, pull up a chair and have a brew !!!

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rtraincollector

Well I guess its time for payback now if we can just keep pcarrel away lol

I'm only post "near" the top for a while!

Chloe, Steak, Baked Potato, Butter & Sour Cream, and a Moxie please.

Why yes, I would like desert! Baked Alaska please!

And make sure RT gets that bill please. Thanks!

[bjdukert]

Evening all

PC

QUOTE: Oh,.... I see that I got another one. I guess that makes it official,.....I'm a blabbermouth!

With your join date and mine I guess I would have lock jaw,but I have a two year old granddaughter that I think could keep up with you. Can’t understand everything she is saying but she does jabber away. [:D][}:)][:)][;)][:-^] Sorry but I couldn’t resist as hard as I tried.he he he

Best to all at sick call and a speedy recovery to all on that road.

Talk to you later

Duke

[bjdukert]

Thanks *** and Hi Ken.
BTW,I am still looking forward to Philly

Duke

[Anonymous]

Good evening shop dwellers,

*** thanx for the invite, since RT's buying now maybe I'll have something good n' cold [but not containing alcohol]. I'll have to gulp it down quickly though, because I need to fini***hrowing down some WS foilage around that new rural highway scene I just added to my layout.

I noticed that one of my earlier posts about NMRA's Achievement Program resonated with a few of you (Paul, UK-Matt, Chuck) - that has always been one of my major 'soapbox' issues and I can't help talking about it now and then.

Thanx again everybody for the continuing kind comments on the propane truck conversion. BTW Chuck - the layout pictures I posted are on Page 1025, 3rd from the bottom.


Duke, I'll be there too!

Well guys, times a-wastin' and I still have lots to do, so...adios!

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bjdukert

Evening all

PC

QUOTE: Oh,.... I see that I got another one. I guess that makes it official,.....I'm a blabbermouth!

With your join date and mine I guess I would have lock jaw,but I have a two year old granddaughter that I think could keep up with you. Can’t understand everything she is saying but she does jabber away. [:D][}:)][:)][;)][:-^] Sorry but I couldn’t resist as hard as I tried.he he he

Aww, come on now, Selector and Spacemouse joined about the same time I did and they have more then twice the posts I do! Let's see the granddaughter keep up with that! [:D]

[der5997]

Ron:

QUOTE: I don't know how you keep up with all of this. Anyway, top of the day to ya'.

..Top of the day to you too! I keep up by making this particular watering hole the only place I go regularly in any forums.[8D]

Chuck and Kathy: The first URL was “Not found on this server”...maybe it was the de/aths in it, and it took the hint?[(-D]
Second one opened, but looks like it needs some time to explore. Thanks. How are things on your coast? Still too cool for comfort here, and rain on the way again, just in time for the weekend.[V]

Better scoot, been up too late too many times this week. [B)][zzz]
Goodnight all, and God Bless.[angel]

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Gang: I talked to Ed for a short while. He called to say they were at the reunion and would be here Sat about 1pm. We're supposed to get rain starting tomorrow night so I hope that it has let up by the time they get here. I need to get to the basement and do alittle more cleaning up and to the 7.5 to do the same.

I overherd this the other day here. Fergie is sitting at the table getting ready to eat. He calls Cloe over and says, "This mackrel just winked at me" Cloe replyed, "I told you it was fresh."

After that I think I'd better get as Fergie might be around.

Good Night All

[james saunders]

hello all, tis me again...


inch,ding,everyone else...: thanks for the thoughts i appreciate it.

DerJohn: my uncle is Colin and my Grandma is Marilyn, i appreciate the thought

Update on Mitch: the cyclone pulled to the south and missed Darwin ( his home town) so thanks for your thoughts, the cyclone fizzled out and is just dumping rain.

thanks again for the thoughts i appreciate it you are a great bunch of guys..

this sunday is the day i will be attending the model train show which will be good, i will get to try out my new digital camera, (it's just a Fujifilm A345) so i will be sure to get a ton of pics, and also i hope to get an undec. loco to paint up

i think thats all for now .

cya later

OZJIM

(just in case you missed it, i posted this on pagw 1028 )[;)]

[Anonymous]

Hey all! I'm in a good mood tonight (maybe because tomorrow is Friday?)

GRAYFOX- I would avoid bachmann (spectrum) steam at all costs. It's not worth the risk. I'd look at IHC, not the most detailed, but good runners, I hear. I've heard it's "The Athearn BB of steam".

Well, today the 2-8-0 has been put on permanent display next to the depot. I laid a short section of track and set it there. It's nice to know I'll never mess with this POS again[^]

I'm off to take a few pics for the upcoming Weekend photo fun as I've done a lot this week.[:D]

Cya all later[:)].

[wetidlerjr]

Good morning ! from Indiana. [:D]





It's Friday !

[inch53]

Mornin all, coffee and a short stack Zoe ,
Hope alls well where you are, Ok here so far, worked outside bout all day yesterday. I’m paying for it today, but most the yards mowed, will finish it laters. The rain Paul and Gregs getting will be in here tomorrow, so I’ll get some train time in and some rest for my back n legs
I was fooling round on here last night, I’m still trying to dig up more history on the tracks outback and found this rail fanning site. Had some interesting pics an such on it.

http://www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/

Think I’ll go lay back down for abit, backs hurtin again setting here
inch

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,
A regular please and maybe an English muffin (have to find out what they are called in England?). Slight overcast out there with temps in the mid 40's. Not bad.
*** - I know Dingo had a real trial with his Bachman, but I have a DCC ready Spectrum 4-8-2 and it has run fine from the beginning. I did have to pay more attention to bumps and misalignment in the track due to the pilot wandering off on its' own, but in the long run it's been good. I also have an IHC 0-8-0 switcher, and it runs but without traction tires, it can't pull more than a couple of cars and forget about hump yards. I haven't tried out my J611 yet but it looks nice. I think QC is not what it used to be. I have three Walthers FA's, one a year or so old, and a new set of FA/FB in NH colors. The old one runs well, but the two new ones are erratic if not downright spastic stopping and starting in jerks instead of smoothly pulling. I haven't dissected them yet, just put them aside until time permits but same mfr, same running gear, and two totally different sets of results. Go figure.

Time to pick up tolls, hope youall have a great day today. CUL [:D], J.R.

[pcarrell]

Mornin' All!

Just a quick cup of coffee this morning Chloe, thanks.

Got a busy day today. Got to clean out the warehouse today. I might stop in later though.

You have all been remembered in my prayers.

Bye for now!

[Anonymous]

Morning All!

Coffee black and Bagel please.[;)]

Here is a link to a local newscast in Philly about my friend who is play Captain Dahl in the United 93 movie. http://cbs3.com/video/?id=[e-mail] There is a commerical in the beginning of the webcast, sorry about that.

Gee, with all these Coffee Shop members coming to Philly maybe we should set up a gathering.

I did see the application for the conference. It looked complicated. Can a person just go to the floor exhibits without having to buy the whole conference?

[Anonymous]

Good morning everyone !!!

Chloe and Zoe, you're doing a magnificiant job today !!! I'll take two eggs over easy, bacon, toast, large OJ and of course a cup of Hot Black Java !

It's finally Friday and payday for me ! [:D] Hope everyone has a great weekend ! [:D]

[grayfox1119]

Good morning to all, another beautiful day here in central Mass, not a cloud in sight, and the temps should hit mid 60's again, it is 45F now at 9am (edst) and heading up fast from a low of 34F at 5am.

J.R. Thanks for the info on Bachmann and IHC locomotives. It is good to receive feedback from actual users.

DING You may have received a lemon from Bachmann, maybe a disgruntled employee assembled your loco, and on a rainy Monday after a bad weekend. LOL Why don't you send it back to see what they can do for you? I have heard from others on the forum who have received new/repaired locos. Worth a try!!!

Sad to say, yet another person was killed by a train here locally this past week. A 25 year old woman from New Hampshire walked out onto the tracks in the town of Brookfield, just 10 miles west of my home, onto the CSX tracks, in front of a freight train hauling 80 cars from Selkirk, NY, doing 50mph. Needless to say, the poor woman was "toast" !! It was raining lightly at the time of the accident, and the engineer said she just stepped out in front of the train. I just don't understand these accidents at all, unless it was not an accident. Either way, very sad.

Ok, time to get outside and get the bluberry patch fenced in....the birds can wipe out 30 bushes faster than we can pick them if they are not protected. Two days ago we were shopping at BJ's ( that is a member warehouse type food super store here ), and they had blueberries selling for $8.99 a quart!!!! Now I know why I work hard and grow our own!!! We can pick 2 GALLONS every day during the season from late June to the end of August. At $8.99 a QUART, man, I can have some fun at the LHS can't I !!!

Talk to you guys at lunch,

[Cox 47]

Good morning....I'll have a Root beer float and onion rings please....Couldn't ask for a better day sunny and mild...Got my tranfer caboose on trucks yesterday and should get Uboat back together and in service...Have 2 engines,1 hopper and 2 cabooses painted and decaled for Illinois Central...I did the Uboat in black instead of white and orange but didn't have any black decals...oh well maybe they painted one black?? Well I think this is my 500th post what the heck I'll buy...You all have a good one...Jerry

[icmr]

Morning all. How is everyone. I wont be on much this week. Prom is saturday and I have to clean my car tonight and Im watching the Nextel race sunday so I might be here sunday night.



Victor

Happy Railroading.[swg][swg]

[TRENT B]

HEY GUYS,
Been busy and am 10 pages behind again.
Emily's better and just has allergies now.
I've been working on an AF engine that is really a bugger. It reminds me of a Ford Granada--when one things fixed sumptin else breaks. FOOEY!!!
Well I'm out for the weekend as I'm off on a mens retreat.
Bye now
Trent
PS thanks for all the prayers and our prayers for all of you!

[Anonymous]

victor- have fun cleaning your car[xx(] and have fun at the prom.

grayfox- I already sent this POS back to them once, I waited 3 months, and it only ran a week and a 1/2 after that so I aint sending it to them again. She sits on permanent display next to the depot


Well, I've decided not to get an IHC Pacific because I should be spending my money on track.

Hobbylinc is sending me the track I ordered for free and I get to keep the brass that I didn't order. So I get 15' of track for free[8D] sure, it's brass but I'll use it for industrial spurs I suppose. I can't not use it with my tight budget.

ding

[Train 284]

Just stopping in quicly to say "Hi!" to everyone. Sadly I am not making much progress on my garden railroad. To bad school has to come before the railroad! Tomorrow, I will be heading south to run a 15" gauge railroad in Orland, CA which should be fun.

[TRENT B]

This is for all those thinking 'bout Bachmann steam--the torque on the main drive wheel is too much for the plastic part. We have ben sending all sorts of steam back as they won't send the right part or its just not avail. but they will replace it for $15 if its a H.O., $10 if its N. Me - I'd stay away from them altogether. You can try some AC on the cracked part and shaft, just let it cure for at least 24hrs before trying to run it.
Finally cought up and now time to go.
Trent

[lupo]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY COFFEESHOP!!
[bday][bday][bday][bday][bday]

isn´t TOMORROW the second birthday of the coffeeshop??

[bow][bow] April 29 2004 - April 29 2006 [bow][bow]
[bow][bow] 1033 pages [:D][:)][:o)] 20605 posts [bow][bow]



[:p] are there any festivities planned?? [:p]



just curious what BigBoy[C=:-)]4005 is going to do to Topic Title[:o)]

[SilverSpike]

Friday, April 28, 2006

B - E - A - UTIFUL day today! The last two days of non-stop rain has given way to a clear and crisp spring day.

So……. I just got back from eating my lunch outside at one of the picnic tables across from my work. It sits under a huge oak tree, though it was quite windy out today I did get some time to relax and enjoy the weather. I also took time to read a book; it is outdated a bit, but the 1984 edition of Megatrends by John Naisbitt is still an interesting read. His future casting was for the most part right on target. A few points he makes are not valid today, but his general forecast is on target. And he did miss some of the other major events that have taken place, the end of the Cold War for example.

What’s happening in the CS today! Two days and I feel so behind!

I did catch some of the Red Sox game last night on ESPN, and the last time I checked it was a blow out! I think the Sox had 5 runs, and seems like Cleveland had 11 or something like that.

Hey Attaboy, Thanks for the NS research car update. A Google search on NS Research cars huh! Good job tracking down that info!

Congratulations Adam, on becoming a firefighter! Just goes to show you that hard work still pays off!

QUOTE: Posted by John Wood,
Ryan: *** has emailed the definitive Gas Price information service.
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx
so long as you remember which county you are in, you’ve got your price. Check it out and see if it’s accurate!
If you like those same backwards and forwards words, try a math one. Get a calculator and do 111,111,111 x 111,111,111

Hey John, Wow, now that is amazing! Thanks for the math one, truly a unique thing! And the gas price web site is accurate; we are paying around $2.90 to $2.95 per gallon for regular.

Inch, Yep, soy is another great alternative fuel source. I also just saw an add in National Geographic this month for the new cars that can burn both regular gas and the 85% ethanol fuel blend as an alternative. We will most likely see more automotive manufacturers trending toward building vehicles that can burn these alternatives fuels.

QUOTE: Posted by pcarrell,
I think I'm going to stop posting for a while when we're near the bottom of the page!

Hey Phillip, Hello! You must have a hole in your pocket by now, huh! How many rounds you going to buy this week, my friend? As long as you’re buying……… how about a banana smoothie, girls!

QUOTE: Latest modeling project is a 4-foot stretch of asphalt road surface using sheet styrene. This is the 2nd go-round, I covered it with latex paint since the first stuff crinkled when I covered it with spray-on laquer . Nada problem though, the rough-textured Ralph Lauren 'River Rock' gray looks more like a genuine road surface anyway. I suppose I should be having great fun with this, but the recent shocks of exploding electric rates and rising gas prices have instilled this subconscious apprehension within me - now I'm wondering "what next" (bad luck comes in 3's I've always heard...)

Ken, I painted my office in our old house with that Ralph Lauren ‘River Rock’ paint and it does have great texture. The walls looked like corduroy! And at the Home Depot it sells for $29.00 a gallon, not cheap, but it is high quality stuff. As always, please share some photos, I would love to see how the ‘River Rock’ paint comes out on sheet styrene.

[#welcome] to the CS Jessie2001! Have sit for a spell and let us know how you are, where you’re from, what you model.

QUOTE: Posted by Railroading_Brit,
Main complaint seems to be that water companies are failing to fix leaks and then restricting their customers, which as might be expected doesn't go down well!

Matt, Sounds about right with the powers that be! Always making the common man suffer for their lack of planning and failing infrastructures. I do, however, notice that all the golf courses around here have no problem keeping their greens in the ‘green’, just wondering how they are able to water all that acreage. Now I do know that some have their own deep water wells, but most water around here is obtained from man made reservoirs. And I can’t imagine that a well would provide enough for an 18 hole facility.

Hotshot Charlie, Sorry to hear of your boss. Our thoughts are with you and the family. Last year was a bad year for us in that respect, I knew six people who passed away. Good luck with the career move, if it is something you really enjoy doing then you will not have a problem making the shift, and it sounds like you do enjoy it!

Hey Bill, Thanks for the donuts again! I got one this time!

QUOTE: Posted by greyfox,
Ok, time to get outside and get the bluberry patch fenced in....the birds can wipe out 30 bushes faster than we can pick them if they are not protected. Two days ago we were shopping at BJ's ( that is a member warehouse type food super store here ), and they had blueberries selling for $8.99 a quart!!!! Now I know why I work hard and grow our own!!! We can pick 2 GALLONS every day during the season from late June to the end of August. At $8.99 a QUART, man, I can have some fun at the LHS can't I !!!

***, Yep, sounds like a great way to turn your blue into green into trains. By the way, blueberry pie sure is good, make sure to bring some for the girls to serve!

QUOTE: isn´t TOMORROW the second birthday of the coffeeshop??

April 29 2004 - April 29 2006
1033 pages 20605 posts

Sounds like the sign out front needs to be changed to reflect the progress.

Cheers,

Ryan

[bjdukert]

Gumby

QUOTE: Gee, with all these Coffee Shop members coming to Philly maybe we should set up a gathering.

I did see the application for the conference. It looked complicated. Can a person just go to the floor exhibits without having to buy the whole conference?

There should be enough of us to be able to do something like that and here is a link in answer to the second question. I plan to be there on Sat with a couple friends from Delaware. I think Ken is going to be there on Sat and Attaboy might not be there Sat but I think he said he is going through the week. nationaltrainshow.org

Ryan Have fun this weekend and everyone is looking forward to meeting you.

Ok,time to wa***he bike for the weekend and it is suppose to be a good one.
Talk to you later

Duke