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

[JPowell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TurboOne
Go to your local computer store, find the smartest geek, and have him build one.

Take care all

No need to... I have a 'GEEK' in the office that'll do it for me for almost nothing since he's got about 5 cpus in his basement that he uses for building better systems for his buddies.

[TurboOne]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trolleyboy

BTW Krump have you checked the web sight for Dell computers their having a big direct from vender sale starting at $499 CDN if you are on at the library check them out we all miss u Rob

Trolley boy and Krump, Don't get the dell, it has shared memory issues. It shares most memory. What will happen if you run anything that need memory, like a game, lots of pics, or a DVD, you will start to slow down, or even just not run. Headache city. Go to your local computer store, find the smartest geek, and have him build one. Santa just did that, and for less than $600 US, I got a computer that will be good for a few years. No shared memory, except sound, and I can add if I want to. Speed to burn, and upgradable. New XP windows, all the bells and whistles. The difference is worth the few dollars. Could have bought it for under $530, excuse me, Santa could have, but added some bells and whistles. If I had skipped the colored lights and light up fans, probably would have been under $520.[:)]

Just hit 70 at 9:40 this am. Gotta go earn the green.[^][^][^]

Take care all

[trolleyboy]

morning gents it's an absoulutly[V]balmy -25C right now, unfortunatley since the temps gone up 20 degree's my pal snoah is visiting[V][V][sigh]I've shovelled him twice since 8 this morning and looks like I'll do it again in 20 minutes or so before I go to work[sigh][V] Zoe has said that she's keeping the coffee and Hot Choc going all day including the sugar free variety[;)][:)]She say's that she's making egg and tuna salad for anyone who wishes it as well[dinner][dinner][dinner] well i'm of to taclike the white death again[:(!][B)][xx(] Have a good day folks keep it all bundled up[:D] Rob BTW Krump have you checked the web sight for Dell computers their having a big direct from vender sale starting at $499 CDN if you are on at the library check them out we all miss u Rob

[Anonymous]

Good Morning All [:)]

I am trying to shake all the night time cold meds and am kind of groggy right now. I am not sure if I will go to work today or not, it is a toss up. [8] [B)]

BigBoy [}:)]

Save me some of your really cold temps for Arkansas's midsummer (July and August) it will come in very handy about them. [;)]


I read about two pages of posts this morning but sure can't remember much right now. [:0] [8] Halftimers and cold meds are both working well. [|)]

Mitchell [:)]

Sorry about the package, but that is exactly why I did a test. So the next one will have better success. I would think it would be there anyday now, since it is late by what they told me. [:(]

My computer is still playing games with me. I made a post yesterday then shut down the computer. When I tried to restart my computer it told me that it was improperly shut down and automatically went into scandisk. Well I did shut it down correctly but once it started scandisk it went into the super, very, long version. It started scandisk about noon and continued until about 9 am this morning. I have learned the hard way to just let it run. If you try to stop it and reboot, it just starts the long version all over again. [:(!] [:(!] [:(!]

Well, everyone have a good day.

[JPowell]

Morning all -
Balmy 15 above and snowing as we speak. I need another shot of Hot Cocoa please?
Quick update for all -
Powell Transport will be closed from 24 Feb to 14 March due to business trip to San Antonio TX (my tech training for real job so I can get promoted).
Mitchell -
Sorry to hear that the business 'fell under' . I hope the new business does better.
Teffy -
I replied to you on one of the other topics that you had started over the weekend... did you see it?
Well all it's lunchtime... got pizza to go w/ my Hot Cocoa!
TTYL
JP

[TurboOne]

Good Morning all, thought I would wait and share the big 300 with my buds in the coffee shop, especially the friend bananas. Trolley Boy I will take an order with some Fosters sauce on top.[:p]

Thanks to all about my getting to build the house with the daughter. It was great.
THAT IS WHY THIS IS THE GREATEST HOBBY [:D][:D]

It is already up to 52 degrees and should be another 85 degree day, Been trying to send some east, but not working. Hang in there for those freezing.

[bday] to brclem, fergie and anyone I inadvertelately may have forgot.

EG, keep the OJ coming.

Take care all, I dug a huge trench yesterday and my arms are about to fall off.

Tim

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: grayfox:
...BTW Ed, what was in that car before they filled it with OJ? Man it really tastes like JD!!

Probably tequila............. the workers down here aren't all that bothered with completely washing out the cars before loading.........

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by philnrunt
Ferg- Maybe I missed something, but what made you decide to go with the UP instead of the C&O steamer? What bad did you hear about it?

This actually kept me up last night as I sat and went through two MR video reviews several times. I have to say the Challenger does look superb running down th line as does the J-1. The sound on the Challenger is "different" and the whistle does sound "clipped" but then again what does the real McCoy sound like. Everyone one who has responded to my questions on the T-1 seems to think anything less then 24" is not good. My narrowest is 22" but with a guard rail. No suspension system doesn't sound good either. I'm giving myself auntil Saturday to decide as I won't be seeing anything in the mail until March as I'll be going away in two weeks again just after I finish my course. Time off would be nice But... The Course goes good as we are getting into advanced care this week. Yes they will be teaching me how to do injections and suturing ans well as AED.

GreyFox: If I came across as being grumpy, I apologize. I hate Birthdays as they are a reality and being a January Baby is like being stuck behind the Caboose. If you must know I'm 43. On paper anyway!

I'll be sending wrong part and Loco back to Bachmann and telling them to fix it! I've had it!

Time to go

Later Ladies and Gents

Fergie

[Anonymous]

just so people know my 28th b-day is mon, Jan 31st

it's like 12:30 in the morning and still over 70 degrees out... I feel like I'm cooking in this house [C=:-)] ugh.

Mt. Dew over lots of ice please..... and a pack of smokes.... thanx

later all

Brian

[trolleyboy]

Oops looks like my recuring Flipitis[:p][:p] struck again so in honour of Mitchell deep fried toast and bananas for everyone. my tab of coarse[^][^] TTFN Rob

[philnrunt]

der- Sounds like you should take the gas, spread it on the snow and light it up! Might be the only way that SB will ever help you clear snow.
It was -6F this AM as i left work, the governor just announced that financially, the "wolf isn't at the door, he's in the cabin" so he proposed a "tempoary " income tax increase on people making over 100,000$ a year. Guess i missed that bullet by about 80,000$! Also, we are expecting 2-4 " of the white devil by tomorrow. Good news is it might get above freezing. Indiana just continues to be the BEST place to spend your time. Wait, that sounded like I have been sentenced to live here.... if so, I need to talk to my parole officer. Or get into the "Witless Relocation Program".
Ed- I'll have to look Tuxpan up in the atlas, I remember the pix of the area you posted (man, that was a long time ago) and it looks like you live in a great place. Amy and I have been talking about moving out to Colorful Colorado, I could stand some west right now. No warmer per se, but more to do in the winter. Mountains vs cornfields.
On all of your guys recomendation, i ordered 5 tank cars from First Hobby last night. Their website is pretty easy to use, tried to check out Train World's, but it had no pix of the cars and wasn't idiot friendly, so I went with FH. Told Amy it was my Valentines present from her. She says she wants to get me something anyway, so I'll mention the supertrees package. I know Tom in Ga uses them, how many other of you guys have tried them? The ads look fantastic, but i've yet to see any in real life. I still have a bushel basket of sagebrush I pulled up in New Mexico a few years back ,( along with an ant colony) so I've got the Oaks and Elms covered, but I need some variety.
Ferg- Maybe I missed something, but what made you decide to go with the UP instead of the C&O steamer? What bad did you hear about it?
To all up north, stay warm, to all down south stay cool, and to Lawrence -where are you now? Still on that balcony , in shirtsleeves and sipping a mint julep, watching NS? You dog, get back here and take your medicine!

[trolleyboy]

Good evening all hope everyone is bundled up. It's very cold here as well -30C before the windchill -42 with the windchill[:(][:(][:(][:0]looks like were going to get this for the next 8to10 days as well luckely it's too cold to snoah[:p]John I over heard Zoe saying that she's wanting to become a DR so we are indeed in good hands mind you she was carrying around a box of latex gloves the other day[:0][:0][:0][;)]You guys must be tipping her well though cause medical school isn't cheap! I must be taking lessons from Fergie[B)]don't need to do any soldering quite yet though[swg][swg][swg] Got to run looks like catzilla just caught something[:(!][xx(][:(!][B)][xx(]likely a field mouse from the backyard why must cats share[?]Any way have a good nite gents[:)]Rob

[grayfox1119]

Good evening gents........stopped by for a hot chocolate and a little conversation, everyone either sick or gone to bed. Temp is now -4F and dropping steadily, man it is going to be a 3 dog night tonight!!!

Luc: no wonder Fergie got riled when I mentioned he was 59, he is doing real good to still be in the coastguard. He'll be Ok once everything is fixed and he decides which engine to buy.
BTW Luc, did you ever know an engineer by the name of Rudi Hood on CP?

John: you had better get that snowblower repaired in a hurry, I have been tracking the weather patterns, and it sure looks like a sizeable nor'easter will form off the Carolinas on Friday night or Saturday and move up the coast.
I had a similar problem with an old snowblower a few years ago, I finally took the carburator bowl off and found part of an acorn in there. A field mouse had made a nest in the engine cowl, but how that acorn got in to the bowl is a mystery. Ran like a hose once the carburator was cleaned out.

BB4005: We heard all about Embarass today on TV. But you must remember, the flat country of Canada just north of Minnesota offers no block to cold air sweeping down from the pole, so it is much easier to get cold air there in the winter, it is "expected".
I don't get too excited here in central Massachusetts unless the temp gets below -15F because my oil tank is outside, and that little 3/8" line feeding the furnace gets mighty cold. In fact, last January was the coldest on record here, and my line froze even with anti freeze in the tank!! I was outside with a hair dryer to get things going the morning that it hit -16F. Luckily the woodburner was going strong and the house was toasty warm.

Ed: the OJ tank car arrived safe and sound, tapped it today, man that OJ from Mexico is prime stuff!!! Thanks Ed !!!

Well, things went a little faster on the train room today, most of the insulation is up, so tomorrow I am off to HD for a load of sheetrock (plasterboard to some) for the walls. Borrowed the son-inlaws pickup for this one, those 4x8 sheets just don't fit too good in the Explorer.

The cold is better today, thanks to Ed's OJ tank car....ohhh BTW Ed, what was in that car before they filled it with OJ? Man it really tastes like JD!!

Time to turn in, hey , now down to -8F, that is a rate of fall of one degree per 20 minutes !!!

Good night all,

***

[GDRMCo]

Hi all you coffee clubbers hiped up on caffine. I have some news for all of you (Its freelanced and a bit off topic). GDRMB HPV has been renamed Omega Performance Vehicles.. The latest car from OPV is the Omega Viper GT10, an upgraded Super Omega GT-Viper with a new aluminium-titainium V10 dual super charged engine rated at 850-bhp. The new car looks like the Ford GT but it is slightly larger and has a different nose. In other news GDRMCo has filed for bankruotcy seeing as though they have nothing to operate on or with.
Jim: The pckage still hasent turned up. Currently we are having thunderstorms (its the wet season) so no hot sand except the wet cold stuff.
Luct: Currently at work on a article for MR.
JPowell: Read above.
I'll have what Roberts having.
Mitchell

[der5997]

Jim:

QUOTE: Mitchell, can you load some boxcars with some nice hot sand and ship 'em up to our Canadian CClubbers area?

Thanks for the thought . However that may come in some damp and merely warm by the time Mitch gets it here. I rather think he's in a tropical situation, even more jungle than Ed's got. He'd have to travel south quite a ways to get to sand. Am I close Mitchell?

Luc:

QUOTE: John - Got your E and have replied.

[#ditto] Thanks.

QUOTE: now is this a sNow blower or a regular size snow blower?

right now it's a snow Non blower! [banghead][sigh]

Yo Scott, good to see you drop by again. Pity about the gf, but these things happen. In fact several times usually before you "know" who's a keeper. Feels rotten however just about every time. BTW Luc's #13 is worth thinking about in this and many other situations. I find remembering at the time it the hardest thing.

Ed: Interesting item on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet. Orange Peel has been found to be a source of material that when mixed with Carbon Dioxide in the presence of a catalyst, produces.....Plastic! Ta Dah! This could give a whole new boost to the Orange Industry, use up unwanted CO2, save valuable fuel oil, etc., etc.
Don't grub up the in law's orange grove, OJ and Plastic, the only fruit to produce its own moldable packaging.
(Bananas produce their own packaging, but that's mouldable!) [:D]

Jim:

QUOTE: If some of our club members don't get healthier soon, we may have to have them add a nurse to the staff here at the Coffee Club! [;)]

I think you'll find Zoe is a LPN moonlighting here while waiting for a better paying position. What put me onto it was the way she leaves the teaspoons on the tray covered over by a tea towel. [(-D] So, we are in good hands.

Gotta go. See you later.

[Anonymous]

well, finally made it home after my one-day delay due to icy roads. Now it's January thaw time in WA evidently, as even over the pass it was above freezing. That means floods for lots of the rivers that feed into puget sound, fortunately I'm not in a flood prone area (though my backyard looked a little marshy when I got home).

Got the normal litany of stuff to do upon getting home, to include laundry, bills and the like, so I'm off to tend to all that but wanted to drop by to say hi!

[tomwatkins]

Good evenin' everybody,
It's been a good couple of days in the mountains. The weather has been beautiful. It's been clear and cold, at least cold for here. I will freely admit that we can't hold a candle to Minnesota, the Northeast or Canada when it comes to serious cold, but it has been right chilly here lately.

We got the club's Horribly Oversized modular layout up and running yesterday. We got the modules connected, the wiring hooked up and the Loconet cables run. Fired it up and everything worked. Since it's currently in Copper Hill, TN. which is L&N country, first up was a pair of Soundtraxx equipped black and cream L&N GP7's. they looked and sounded good. We got a lot done and everybody had a good time.

Today, however was a work day in the downstairs bathroom. It's getting there. The color selection comittee is still in session, with no decision taken yet. That means that tomorrow will be a railroad day. I'll be working on trees. I've got about 25 supertrees ready to paint and then flock. Tomorrow will be more fun than today.

Fergie, Have you decided on the birthday gift yet.? I didn't post a response about the 2-10-4's minimum radius because I really don't know, but I'd bet it at least wouldn't look good on less than 24".

Emerald Isle, The new Mini Metals stuff is excellent. It would be great if they'd do some buses. Somebody used to advertise some in HO, but I haven't seen the ads in quite a while.

Luct, that is a really good recipe for hot toddies. If you have a cold, they are good for what ails you.

Noah, I hope you get rid of your cold soon. Chicken soup, a warm fire, and hot tea and honey is a good combination.

TurboOne, that is really cool that you've got both your kids working on the railroad with you. It doesn't get better than that.

I'd better go for now, there are a few things yet to be done tonight.
Have a great evening, everybody,

Tom

[Paul W. Beverung]

This is going to be short tonight. I put in an hour overtime today and now I'm not feeling well. WOULD ALL YOU SICKIES STAY HOME.

Sponge Bob is back in place and the alligator is in the shop. The pond scum is drying and will be ready to put in tomorrow. All in all not a bad day, except no mrring.

Well I've got to go put the dogs up and hit the sack.

Good Night to all and I hope that everyone is feeling better soon.

Paul

the Duluth, Superior, & Southeastern

" The Superior Route "

[egmurphy]

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Another beautiful day in paradise......., and it wasn’t bad here either. Cool in the morning when we walked the dogs, sun came out and it climbed up into the mid-70’s in the afternoon, [8D] then clouded over and starting to cool off again now. “Cool” is a relative term. In this case it means it will probably get down under 60º. [:)]

QUOTE: Karl:
I'm pretty sure if I weren't in at least semi-decent shape, the spectacular crash I had yesterday would have left me feeling a lot worse, and laughing a lot less about it!!

I had a few spectacular falls during my time also. I don’t think my body is nearly as resilient these days, not sure I’d want to tempt fate. But I do miss it.

QUOTE: (northern)Phil:
Gonna be 4 below tonight, and if I had my way I'd be about 400 miles below the border sipping Cuba Libres with Ed!

Come on down!!! It may be “high season” in Cancun, but it’s almost always “off-season” here in Tuxpan (except for the weeks just before and after Christmas and Easter, when all the people from Mexico City descend on the nearest beaches.


Tim, glad to see you’re able to involve your youngster in the hobby. I think that’s a great way to share good times.

QUOTE: … it got down to low 40s last night………... Yes CA winters are tough.

Hang in there guy!! We need to continue to show solidarity with our northern buddies. Low 40’s huh, you probably had to resort to emergency measures like clicking on the remote control for the gas log in the heat-o-later fireplace.

QUOTE: Teffy:
It got down to 29F last night and I had to go get the paper this morning - talk about fast. ......... Robert and I are suffering.

That’s the spirit. Let ‘em know up north that you’re right with them emotionally, even if you are just a few degrees off.

QUOTE: Brian:
… with wind gusts near 40 mph…

Man, it must be tough out there. What does that do to the wind chill? Must make it feel like it’s down around the mid-60’s, huh?


I know this show of support on behalf of our northern brethren is helping them a lot. Just listen to how Elliot is able to keep a stiff upper lip, despite the conditions in Minnesota. (Or is the lip stiff from the tears, after the Vikings loss, freezing in your moustache?) Anyway, Elliot says that things are really great there. I had to paraphrase his words a bit, he gets a bit long winded.

QUOTE: … Below freezing…….. no big deal. Today's high is supposed be ….. BALMY, ……
The one thing we haven't had here in the Cities is snow…… I'm not complaining…

Way to go, Elliot. You’re an inspiration to us all.

Glad to hear of continued progress on that empire you’re constructing. You certainly could use a few dedicated friends to help move that project along.

QUOTE: Ron:
… some high protein egg smoothies…

Uh, care to explain what that is? Probably everyone else knows, but I’m a bit out of the mainstream.

QUOTE: Jim:
I have a correction in the movie title, it is WindTalkers I hope you all read my mind on that one.

Yeah, way ahead of you on that one. Good movie. I saw it at the theater when it came out.

QUOTE: (CG)Jim:
… I've decided ("yeah, yeah - again, Jim?") on a switching layout plan…

We’ve been hanging out with Chris a bit, have we? Trying to see who can change their minds the most? Ian Rice comes up with some outstanding plans. I suspect you could be very happy with a variation on one of his themes.


By now, there are probably a few more posts out there that I haven’t seen yet. But it’s time to get this one posted. Catch you guys later.

Keep warm, keep healthy, keep drinking that OJ.

Hasta mañana,

Ed

[TrainFreak409]

QUOTE: Originally posted by luct

Evening all.

The Gloetown Inn is now complete except for the interior decorating, that will come in time. The next project is Mr. M. Orbid's Funeral Home.

I found this gem on lessons learned from Noah and the Ark;

1. Don't miss the boat.
2. Try to remember that we're all in the same boat.
3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark, you know.
4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big.
5. Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.
6. Build your future on high ground.
7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
8. Two heads are better than one.
9. Speed isn't always an advantage; after all, the snails were on board with the cheetahs.
10. When you're stressed, try floating awhile.
11. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs; it was the Titanic that was built by professionals.
12. Remember that woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than storms outside.
13. No matter what the difficulty, trust in the Almighty: There'll be a rainbow at the end of the storm.

All very good lessons. I especially like number 11.

~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

[Fergmiester]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergmiester

QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

QUOTE: Fergie:
… looks like I'll be getting the BLI Union Pacific 4-8-2 in grey…

Not a bad birthday gift, congrats. It’ll be worth the wait.

QUOTE: … Well the die is set and I've ordered the C&O T-1 2-10-4…

Whichever, they both sound good.


Hasta mañana,

Ed

OK you caught me! I'm allowed only one[:(] And unless I wake up tomorrow morning and change my mind, again, I'll be getting the 2-10-4, though the little guy on my right shoulder is saying "this is a mistake" but the guy on the left (with the sharp fork) is saying "go for it". We'll wait and see who's the smarter. Though that Athearn Challenger looks sweet but some say the sound is not as good as BLI.

I'll sleep on it

Fergie

I woke up this mornin and guess what. Yep another quandry and noe final decision. I'm now revisiting the Challenger. So the feelers are still out there there and I'm reviewing old reviews. What can I say is; I don't want to get get stuck with something that won't run!

Speeking of which. The replacement part came in for the Conslidation, which consolidation I not sure. So I'll be on the horn tomorrow to Bachamann to see why they sent me the wrong set of drivers. Now I'm starting to get a tad frustrated as nothing is going right as of late. Though I did get about 5 feet of cliff and hillside put in place so not all is lost.


Arghhh

Fergie

[Anonymous]

Evening all.

The Gloetown Inn is now complete except for the interior decorating, that will come in time. The next project is Mr. M. Orbid's Funeral Home.

I found this gem on lessons learned from Noah and the Ark;

1. Don't miss the boat.
2. Try to remember that we're all in the same boat.
3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark, you know.
4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big.
5. Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.
6. Build your future on high ground.
7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
8. Two heads are better than one.
9. Speed isn't always an advantage; after all, the snails were on board with the cheetahs.
10. When you're stressed, try floating awhile.
11. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs; it was the Titanic that was built by professionals.
12. Remember that woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than storms outside.
13. No matter what the difficulty, trust in the Almighty: There'll be a rainbow at the end of the storm.

John - Got your E and have replied. now is this a sNow blower or a regular size snow blower? [:D][:D]

Mitchel - How about one with dophins?

Krump - Where are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?

Rob - Are you taking building lessons from Fergie? [}:)][:D][:D]

Ed - You need to modify a car and fill it with Mexican heat then send it here. [:)][:)][;)]

Tim - It is the best hobby. [tup][tup] So glad to hear you can enjoy it with your children. The best quality time ever.

*** - Warmer here, not much but warmer.... BTW, you're right, Fergie is not 59. In fact he is much older. When he joined the canadian Coast Guard they didn't need employer numbers, they new the other guy..... [(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D] sorry Fergie, could not resist.

Robert - Glad your dad is getting better, from experience, getting sugars under contral can be difficult.

Must go for now,

Happy MRRing

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, all, and I'll have a nice hot cup of that 'mocha' (start with a hot cup of joe and add hot cocoa to that)!

BigBoy, you're right about Minnesota being the Freeze King of the U.S. (or is that the Freeze Queen?). I saw the news this a.m. about Embarass, MN's dubious distinction (temp-wise). Made me appreciate our local temps today (the sun was out and we warmed up to somewhere in the high 20's or low 30's, and tomorrow we may get to the 40's). Mitchell, can you load some boxcars with some nice hot sand and ship 'em up to our Canadian CClubbers area? We may have some cold temps (for us), but they've been having brutal temps plus sNoah...[;)]

I've decided ("yeah, yeah - again, Jim?") [}:)][;)] on a switching layout plan - from Iain Rice's book that I mentioned a bit back for Mitchell to try to look at. But the layout's only about 18 inches wide ( a bit less than 46 cm.). I'm wanting wider so I can put some full structures on it instead of flats, so I'll probably make it about 2 feet (slightly less than 61 cm.) so I can add some more industries and an enginehouse. I'll re-draw it and post what I get (so as not to blatantly violate copyright laws). [tup]

If some of our club members don't get healthier soon, we may have to have them add a nurse to the staff here at the Coffee Club! [;)] But hopefully with all the remedies here, the colds/sore throats/flu/whatever will be gone in short order...[:)]

Time for dinner, so I'll be heading out now. Hope everyone gets a chance to get some work in on their layouts tonight.

Blessings on your endeavors,

Jim

[TrainFreak409]

Hey howdy y'all.

I haven't posted in a while. I've been sort of tide up with Christmas and New Years, and then back to school stuff, and now my girlfriend and I have broken up, so...

Well anyways, on a different note. Still no layout, I need to clean a bit, then go to Home Depot and get some plywood, and decide on a track plan. Don't know when I'll start, hopefully within this year.

Hey, sorry Jim if you worried about me. I know you did that in the Trains Mag's Diner. I'll try to post more often. And Mom says "Hi."

~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

[Noah Hofrichter]

Dr Phil[;)] Thanks for the advice, seems to have worked, I’m feeling a lot better today. Still got the stuffy nose, but I’m good other wise.

JP, I assume you mention the line the WSOR is buying from CN, and another track that the WSOR is buying from UP branching off that line. It’s been in the works for months, because CN originally applied to abandon the line, then the WSOR applied to buy it, so the STB approved the sale, and now they’ve finally got it wrapped up. Actually, the WSOR isn’t buy much of it, most of it is bought by the state of Wisconsin, and the WSOR has a 99 year lease from the mid nineties to operate all state owned lines, and they in turn maintain them. But your right, I am happy, as the “empire” grows again!

Well, I got stuff to look at for parts for a project, and school work to do, so I’ll say so long for now.

Noah

[der5997]

Good afternoon folks: Snow blower still not working, received wisdom is gunk in the carburetor. So the fix would be to take it off and clean it out, right? I get everything unbolted and unscrewed, even wrestled the throttle link wire out of its mounting plate. Removed the clip on the fuel pipe, having got a plug ready as there is no shut off valve as shown in the manual[:O]. Now, the fuel pipe should just ease of the intake.....think again.[B)][}:)] It's stuck on there like it was welded. It's way too cold to hang about, and gas from a secondary feed line has soaked my gloves. Put the secondary back on and cover everything up against the weather. We are to town tomorrow, and won't be able to do a thing about this until Thursday. It's meant to be warmer then anyway, but 80% probability of more snow. May be the fuel pipe will come free when it's warmer. Maybe a passing flight of pigs will fix it in the night [(-D] This is not fun.
On top of that, the snow bank by the mail box that we dug out last night still isn't dug out enough for the mail lady to get her car in. So, that's got to be fixed before we leave tomorrow morning. My Tuesday evening meeting in the Harbour is cancelled for today. I guess I'll be carving away at the snow bank after dinner. [sigh]

Elliot

QUOTE: In the northern part of the state official temperatures reached -56F at the town of Embarrass. The all time record low for the state is -60 F at International Falls.

At that I bet they weren't , falling that is![(-D] (Oscar Wilde's joke really. He said the Niagra Falls would be much more remarkable if they didn't.)

All you folks with colds and flu, lots of fluids, stay warm, and stay home if you can, we're thinking of you and also of the others with various illnesses. Get Well Soon![yeah]

It's dinner time [dinner], so TTFN

[JPowell]

Afternoon all -
Need a 'hot' cup o' joe! It's COLD here...about 2 above.
Noah - I read on the 'newswire' that WSOR was getting some line segments from UP and CN? Or is it CP? Anyways, must be 'music to your ears' as you're in that area...right?
Fergie - Happy Belated Birthday! Hope it was a good one.
Welcome to the 'newbies' - enjoy the coffee, soda, and 'yummys'

Talk to everyone later...
JP

[Anonymous]

Howdy all. Not much happening with me.

Bob (Teffy), I wouldn't necessarily say I'm suffering from the cold, yet. Tho' my feet do get mighty cold because of it.

BB 4005, You can keep your weather, and I'll keep mine, ok. [:D]

Mitch, you are da' man, I thought I was good at loco paint schemes.[8D] Oh, and waitress, can I have the Mitchell deep-fried special, please.[;)][:D]

I want to say [bday] to those of you who've had them, yesterday, today, or tomorrow. That should cover everyone.[:)]

And [#welcome] again to all the newbies, past, present, and future. Ok, now that covers that subject, too.[:)]

'til later

Robert

[Big_Boy_4005]

OK you guys, if you want to talk about cold, come to Minnesota or shut up.[swg]

In the northern part of the state official temperatures reached -56F at the town of Embarrass. The all time record low for the state is -60 F at International Falls.

Here in the Twin Cities we just completed a 4 day stretch of below 0 F, all of the daytime highs were below 0. Below freezing, has been going on for most of the month, and is no big deal. Today's high is supposed be in the low 20's, BALMY, except for the windchill, which makes it feel like it is still around 0.

The one thing we haven't had here in the Cities is snow. I'm not complaining, but no snow cover is hard on the plants, because it allows the frost to go deeper into the ground damaging their roots.

There are a couple of minor advantages to this cold and lack of snow. First, I haven't seen my plow guy all season, that's 3 months straight without plowable snowfall. This will save me a few bucks, and also reduce the wear and tear on the driveway and the lawn, which invariably gets dug up each year.

The second advantage is that McDonalds is running a promotion. When you buy a Quarter Pounder, a second sandwich costs only the number of cents as the noon temperature the previous day. When the temperature is below zero, the second burger is free!!![dinner][dinner][dinner][:-,][(-D][;)][:P][:P]

And then there's our young friend Mitchell. I know that he's from Australia, but my brain has been a little slow of late. He has been hanging around here a lot more, recently.

DUH!!!! It's summer in Australia.

I, assume you are on vacation from school.

So Mitch, when it is winter, you do get snow in a few locations on the continent, don't you?

As for me, I have been busy staying warm, working on both the portable layout and the big one. The portable layout is just about ready for the upcoming shows. Next week I will have to load it into the truck.

The regular layout is moving forward, thanks to the motivation supplied by forum member Gary A. We had our third work session yesterday afternoon. We only worked seriously for a couple of hours, but we made noticable progress, laying about 30 feet of sub roadbed. Then after Gary left, and I worked some more. It is interesting how easily I can get re-excited just by putting in a few hours.

What may be even more exciting is that, last Wednesday evening, Gary brought me 4 more potential crew members. One of the guys is an old friend, and former employee from my days at the mall. The other 3 are total strangers, but seem like good guys. I have to say, the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. This huge dream is seriously on it's way to becoming reality.

Photos soon!!!

[JPowell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by GDRMCo

Thanks fec153. So what locomotive would you like drawn?
Mitchell

Mitch,
Not that I'm fec153, but how about a 'hook-up'? A GP9 , low nose (Not high like the originals) in Finger Lake Railway's scheme would be nice.
Thanks...
JP