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

[der5997]

Bob: About those sugar readings, I went to my handy-dandy program and converted my records into your units. Yes, I would be concerned about two weeks at over 130 (7.2 in Canadaspeak) Hope you get things back to a workable normal. Of cpourse, Ed, Noah and I wish you would get everything back to Normal, but that's another story[(-D]

Luc: Hope your CFO isn't in too much pain for too long. Let her know we are thinking of her.

It's late, and we have a scheduled Power Out tomorrow morning. ( Something about upgrading a substation in our area. Let's hope it doesn't last longer than they have scheduled.)
So, good Night, and God Bless.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainwreck100

Hey y'all,
Can you guess what I got for my birthday present? A P2K Rock Island Rocket E6!! (picked it out myself) haven't got to run it yet, but I really want to hear that QSI sound.

Jim: That took a while to read, good story though.

Fergie: Nice tree!!!

Phil: My trains collide every now and then out in the open, the opposite side from the tunnel. Makes you cringe when an Atlas Master hits a BLI both at nearly full speed. Wi***here was a way to stop them immediately with Digitrax without hitting two buttons at once.

Teffy: Sounds like it'll look nice when your done. Isn't it amazing what a little spray paint can do?

See y'all later,
Greg

Greg:
I don't know which throttle you're using but the DT400 has the emergency shutdown button in the lower right corner. The DT300 has the emergency shutdown in the upper right hand corner. If you will read the manual it'll tell you how to set up a global shutdown button. That saves the "cornfield meets".

Which Digitrax are you using?

Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY
Bob

[PennsyHoosier]

Hey Greg, a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sorry I'm a little late. But, WOW!, what a great present. You are going to love that sound!

[PennsyHoosier]

Good evening friends. Boy, I really need this cup of coffee--I am beat! Too busy at work, and tense, too. Typical workplace politics and such, but it can sure wear you out.

So I spent the last two hours detailing a DPM kit I recently built.

There, now I feel better. [^]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by der5997


Luc ( and maybe Fergie) I've just picked up a rebuilt DELTA Shopmaster compressor with a 2 gallon tank for just under $80.

Looks good but where I only have a small empire at this time, I don't think the CFO will release the funds for it especially now that she had a root canal done today, Let me tell you she is not a happy camper.... But thanks for the tip.

Glad to see Noah is breathing normal again [:)]

Jim, thanks for the story, I've sent it on.

[Noah Hofrichter]

Jim, I really enjoyed the story, thanks for posting that.

Well, I better get going today, but I got time to breath here. I'd like to get some work done on my layout today again.

Noah

[der5997]

Quick post today.
jhh : Thanks for the story, it'll be interesting to see how my postees respond.

Luc ( and maybe Fergie) I've just picked up a rebuilt DELTA Shopmaster compressor with a 2 gallon tank for just under $80. They are to be had at Central in New Glasgow. There's quite a few left, should you be interested. Very portable, painting my rails get's a lot closer!

TTFN

[egmurphy]

Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers,

Decent day here on the coast. Overcast, which helped keep the temperature down in the high 80’s. There’s hope for a cooler front to come through in a couple of days that could get us down in the 50’s at night.

QUOTE: Phil(northern): It seems that everyone has an idea about how to get a house out of the train shop AND keep a model RR running.

Friends don’t let friends forget about model railroading…………….. [:D]

QUOTE: I'd even throw in a couple of tanks filled with sno-cone syrup on each train.

Actually that stuff is real common down here. One of the more popular street vendors is the one that makes sno-cones by hand, using a hand grater, a big block of ice, and syrup.


Maybe you guys up north need to think about including Mexico in your winter vacation plans???????? [8D]


Teffy, I don’t know what the blood sugar numbers should be, but from the tone of your post I’ll assume that’s too high. Got to take care of yourself.

QUOTE: …upper loop is coming along….. left side is almost done ….. Sat should see the completion of the main line. ……Both staging areas are done…

I surrender. You’re way too far ahead to catch. Congrats and enjoy running trains. [^] [:)]

QUOTE: trainwreck: Can you guess what I got for my birthday present? A P2K Rock Island Rocket E6!! (picked it out myself)

Excellent. [tup] Good choice. [^] I was going to ask yesterday what you got.

QUOTE: My trains collide every now and then out in the open, the opposite side from the tunnel. Makes you cringe when an Atlas Master hits a BLI both at nearly full speed.

Not excellent. [tdn] Bad idea. [V] Need to work on your routing skills.


Got to run. Catch up with you guys later.

hasta luego,

Ed

[Anonymous]

Hey y'all,
Can you guess what I got for my birthday present? A P2K Rock Island Rocket E6!! (picked it out myself) haven't got to run it yet, but I really want to hear that QSI sound.

Jim: That took a while to read, good story though.

Fergie: Nice tree!!!

Phil: My trains collide every now and then out in the open, the opposite side from the tunnel. Makes you cringe when an Atlas Master hits a BLI both at nearly full speed. Wi***here was a way to stop them immediately with Digitrax without hitting two buttons at once.

Teffy: Sounds like it'll look nice when your done. Isn't it amazing what a little spray paint can do?

See y'all later,
Greg

[Anonymous]

Mornin All [:)]

I received this item in an email from my sister. I will share it here, some of you have received it in a seperate email, some may have received it twice.




TO MEET SUCH A MAN



I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just off the corner of the town-square. The food and the company were both especially good that day.

As we talked, my attention was drawn outside, across the street. There,
walking into town, was a man who appeared to be carrying all his worldly goods on his back. He was carrying, a well-worn sign that read, "I will work for food." My heart sank.

I brought him to the attention of my friends and noticed that others around us had stopped eating to focus on him. Heads moved in a mixture of sadness and disbelief.

We continued with our meal, but his image lingered in my mind.

We finished our meal and went our separate ways. I had errands to do and
quickly set out to accompli***hem.

I glanced toward the town square, looking somewhat halfheartedly for the strange visitor. I was fearful, knowing that seeing him again would call some response. I drove through town and saw nothing of him. I made some purchases at a store and got back in my car.

Deep within me, the Spirit of God kept speaking to me: "Don't go back to the office until you've at least driven once more around the square."

Then with some hesitancy, I headed back into town. As I turned the square's third corner. I saw him. He was standing on the steps of the store front church, going through his sack.

I stopped and looked; feeling both compelled to speak to him, yet wanting to drive on. The empty parking space on the corner seemed to be a sign from
God: an invitation to park. I pulled in, got out and approached the town's newest visitor.

Looking for the pastor?" I asked.

"Not really," he replied, "just resting."

"Have you eaten today?"
"Oh, I ate something early this morning."

"Would you like to have lunch with me?"

"Do you have some work I could do for you?"

"No work," I replied. "I commute here to work from the city, but I would like to take you to lunch."

"Sure," he replied with a smile.

As he began to gather his things, I asked some surface questions.

Where you headed?"

"St. Louis."

"Where you from?"

"Oh, all over; mostly Florida."

"How long you been walking?"

"Fourteen years," came the reply.

I knew I had met someone unusual. We sat across from each other in the same restaurant I had left earlier. His face was weathered slightly beyond his 38 years. His eyes were dark yet clear, and he spoke with an eloquence and articulation that was startling. He removed his jacket to reveal a bright red T-shirt that said, "Jesus is The Never Ending Story."

Then Daniel's story began to unfold. He had seen rough times early in life. He'd made some wrong choices and reaped the consequences. Fourteen years earlier, while backpacking across the country, he had stopped on the beach in Daytona. He tried to hire on with some men who were putting up a large tent and some equipment. A concert, he thought.

He was hired, but the tent would not house a concert but revival services, and in those services he saw life more clearly. He gave his life over to God.

"Nothing's been the same since," he said, "I felt the Lord telling me to keep walking, and so I did, some 14 years now."

"Ever think of stopping?" I asked.

"Oh, once in a while, when it seems to get the best of me But God has given me this calling. I give out Bibles. That's what's in my sack. I work to buy food and Bibles, and I give them out when His Spirit leads."

I sat amazed. My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission
and lived this way by choice. The question burned inside for a moment and then I asked: "What's it like?"

"What?"

"To walk into a town carrying all your things on your back and to show your sign?"

"Oh, it was humiliating at first. People would stare and make comments. Once someone tossed a piece of half-eaten bread and made a gesture that certainly didn't make me feel welcome. But then it became umbling to realize that God was using me to touch lives and change people's concepts of other folks like me."

My concept was changing, too. We finished our dessert and gathered his things. Just outside the door, he paused. He turned to me and said, "Come Ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom I've prepared for you. For when I was hungry you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, a stranger and you took me in."

I felt as if we were on holy ground. "Could you use another Bible?" I asked.

He said he preferred a certain translation. It traveled well and was not too heavy. It was also his personal favorite. "I've read through it 14 times," he said.

"I'm not sure we've got one of those, but let's stop by our church and see." I was able to find my new friend a Bible that would do well, and he seemed very grateful.

"Where are you headed from here?" I asked.

"Well, I found this little map on the back of this amusement park coupon."

"Are you hoping to hire on there for awhile?"

"No, I just figure I should go there. I figure someone under that star right there needs a Bible, so that's where I'm going next."

He smiled, and the warmth of his spirit radiated the sincerity of his mission. I drove him back to the town-square where we'd met two hours earlier, and as we drove, it started raining. We parked and unloaded his things.

"Would you sign my autograph book?" he asked. "I like to keep messages from folks I meet."

I wrote in his little book that his commitment to his calling had touched My life. I encouraged him to stay strong. And I left him with a verse of scripture from Jeremiah, "I know the plans I have for you, declared the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and a hope."

"Thanks, man," he said. "I know we just met and we're really just strangers, but I love you."

"I know," I said, "I love you, too."
"The Lord is good!"

"Yes, He is. How long has it been since someone hugged you?" I asked.

"A long time," he replied

And so on the busy street corner in the drizzling rain, my new friend and I embraced, and I felt deep inside that I had been changed. He put his things on his back, smiled his winning smile and said, "See you in the New Jerusalem."

"I'll be there!" was my reply.

He began his journey again. He headed away with his sign dangling from his bedroll and pack of Bibles. He stopped, turned and said, "When you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?"

"You bet," I shouted back, "God bless."

"God bless." And that was the last I saw of him.

Late that evening as I left my office, the wind blew strong. The cold front had settled hard upon the town. I bundled up and hurried to my car. As I sat back and reached for the emergency brake, I saw them... a pair of well-worn brown work gloves neatly laid over the length of the handle. I picked them up and thought of my friend and wondered if his hands would stay warm that night without them.

Then I remembered his words: "If you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?"

Today his gloves lie on my desk in my office. They help me to see the world and its people in a new way, and they help me remember those two hours with my unique friend and to pray for his ministry. "See you in the New Jerusalem," he said. Yes, Daniel, I know I will...

If this story touched you, forward it to a friend!

"I shall pass this way but once. Therefore, any good that I can do or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."

My instructions were to send this to four people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Please pass this to four people you want to be blessed.

This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached. Please do not break this pattern. Prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another.
God bless and have a nice day!

"Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and e-mail buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through your grace, In Jesus' precious Name. Amen."

I sent this to more than four, but this story is so touching I felt each of you would enjoy it greatly.

GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!!



I hope you enjoy it and pass it along to a few friends.

[Anonymous]

Good Morning All:

It's been a hecktic last couple of days. A good friend of ours died after going into diabetic shock and having a heart attack. That's more incentive for me to get back on my diet as my blood sugar has been between 130 and 150 the last couple of weeks. I sure hate taking a pill every day but it beats the alternative.

The upper loop is comming along nicely, the left side is almost done and the curved switch for the right side came in yesterday so this Sat should see the completion of the main line. Then the train running can start in ernest. Both staging areas are done so now I can do all kinds of things. As posted earlier "strange things happen when trains go out of sight", I've heard about one train running into another one because the operator didn't know that their was already a train on that siding.

The turntable is ready to paint. When I get it done I'll post some pictures. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Rex Heacock (rexhea) bought one at my suggeston and I'm impressed with the way his looks. It's strange sometimes how fate works - just as I was tring to figure out what colors the paint this thing, lo and behold someone ask MR about colors on a TT.

Fergie:

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergmiester

Good Evening All

...Well Bob I hauled the Digitrax out of the box this evening set the test track down on the deck and started to play. It took me half a hour to get the engine running and an it did!

I'm still going through the manual and I suspect it will take me a couple of days playing with the unit before I am comfortable with all the options.
..

You are very optimistic it still suprises me after nearly three years. I am impressed that you got a loco running that quick. Let me know if you need help, between Tom and I, we should be able to cover all of the bases.

Robert:
Glad to hear that your dad is doing OK. Would you like to come down this Saturday as I'm going to be home all day? I hope to get the main line done. I'd be more then happy to set up some other layout visits and show you mine.

I've got to get dressed and go to work so
Ya'll have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY
Bob

[lupo]

GOOD MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ALL:
hey guys all behave now! I just noticed a group of 38 guests turn up on the visitors list!
never seen that many on one occasion, so if any of you guest drop in:
Sign Up and join the club, enjoy the conversation, the coffee-pot is always on!
never mind the food we mostly bring our own [:p]


Fergie: that is one nice christmas tree you decorated ! [tup]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainwreck100

QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy


btw, Greg, am I mistaken or is today your birthday??? Hoping I'm not wrong, [bday]

Ed: Yup, I'm a whole 17 years old now.

Well

H A P P Y

B I R T H D A Y

G R E G [:)]


[bday] [bday] [bday] [bday] [bday]

[philnrunt]

Ed- It seems that everyone has an idea about how to get a house out of the train shop AND keep a model RR running. It's good to know that my friends have a good grasp on my priorities. Not a single one has made a suggestion without adding "Oh, and you could build the RR in..." Y'know, I still have some G scale, I could just start on that outside RR, but i'll need to get a plow if I start soon.
Jim- "Pack 'o' Nine " sounds good, I'll use that again, with your permission- the royalty check will be in the mail. I still think that we can all work out some kind of unit train arrangement where we get warm air and you guys get all the snow you could possibly use. I'd even throw in a couple of tanks filled with sno-cone syrup on each train. You guys could make tens of dollars. Maybe even twenties. Talk about having your retirement set in cement...let me know when our shipping depts can interface and get this cash cow producing!
In case I never mentioned it in my profile (I'm gonna have to look at that again someday), my RR was-is-probably will be again the Muncie Industrial District Western, or MIDwest for short. ALCos (Atlas C-424's and 425's), gons for 2 scrap yards, hoppers and tanks for Ball Corp made-make-will again make the majority of traffic.
Lots of switching and street running, and interchange with CR, CSX and NS was the operating setup. Oh, and no staging yards. Just don't like 'em because weird and unusual things go on when my trains are out of sight. There is a plan for a few 2-3 track yards here and there along the line for car storage, and there will be a few abandoned factories here and there with sidings if we need them.
OK, Ferg, is the ship stable enough to run a loop of track without launching your loco out the little round window on the side? Be safe.
Well, guess I've rambled on long enough, better get to work, there's crimes to be solved!

[der5997]

QUOTE: The weather seems to just get crazier all the time.

Tell us about it. Today it has blown a gale nearly all day, starting with snow, through freezing rain to rain, to thunderstorm with torrential rain, to calmer, almost sunny, back to windy again. Thankfully, on the coast here we were spared the snow and freezing rain in large quantities that much of the rest of Nova Scotia got.
Glad you hadn't sailed yet Fergie,it looked nasty out there.

This next bit was typed, but Ed beat me to the observation!

QUOTE: Hey John just goes to show HO does not stand for Horribly oversized!

Au contraire mon brave! It doesn't go to show; which is why Jim has to squint[:D][:-,]
It's a great looking tree though.

Speaking of strings of lights, I got myself a $2 set of 50 minibulbs to put up over my lower yard. That should give me enough difuse light to see by, and not cast shaddows from a single source. Haven't figured the mounting details yet, and the project is going to have to wait until I retro-fit the underside of the upper yard with ply panels to try to cut the sounding board effect of the unsupported foam.

Nearly 11 again, doesn't time fly when you're even just talking about having fun!
Good night all, and God Bless.

[egmurphy]

Okay, speak of the devil!!!

QUOTE: Jim: Ya gotta squint man! the RR is at the base of the tree. Hey John just goes to show HO does not stand for Horribly oversized!

Yes it does. You just can't see the trains for the lack of light in the photo. Probably deliberate to hide how big they were...........

Have you managed to interest any of the crew in model railroading?


Regards

Ed

[Fergmiester]

Good Evening All

I'm back onboard and settling in, which is normally a chore and today was no exception.

We do boarding excercises tomorrow and then a SAREX tomorrow night and then we're off into the deep blue yonder.

Jim: Ya gotta squint man! the RR is at the base of the tree. Hey John just goes to show HO does not stand for Horribly oversized!

The station is lit up and a string of 2mm LED Christmas lights are hung around the station. Yes they actually make these strings for village scenes and they sell for $7 CDN at Canadian Tire.

Well Bob I hauled the Digitrax out of the box this evening set the test track down on the deck and started to play. It took me half a hour to get the engine running and an it did!

I'm still going through the manual and I suspect it will take me a couple of days playing with the unit before I am comfortable with all the options.

Any way 5:30 comes early so I'll bid you good night

Good Night
Fergie

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: Paul: We've got about 12 cats outside and 3 inside.

And you still have rats/mice??? Stop feeding those cats so much. They need to be a bit hungry to really want to chase mice.

QUOTE: Anyway instead of driving all the way to Dallas and enjoying all that traffic we took the train. We drove to Ft. Worth and got on the Trinity Railway Express to Dallas Union Station. Got off the train and stepped across the platform on to the Dart light rail right to the front door of the VA. On the trip back rode the light rail to the West End and had lunch and alittle shopping. Got back on the TRE and had a pleasent hour plus ride back to Ft Worth. I like railroads.

Neat. Railfanning while you do errands. Great combination. I wish I had an option like that. Next time I'm up in Houston I'm going to try their new light rail system, even though it doesn't go anywhere useful.


Saw that Fergie posted on another thread just now, although he hasn't dropped in here yet. Thought he was supposed to be breaking the ice somewhere off the coast about now?


Teffy seems strangely awol.


Hasta mañana

Ed

[Anonymous]

Paul: You got me there.[:D][#oops] As for the slogan, it's a good one. I'll consider it. Maybe, if I get enough slogans, I'll kitba***hem into one. Yes, it is a connecting line, running about 50 miles to the port, where it stub-ends. There will also be a carfloat operation at the port. It will connect the VBR to an Island RR (which hasn't been named, yet). The naming rights are for sale. Any takers.[?] I'm working on the details. I've chosen a paint scheme for the VBR. Red with a white stripe going all the way around, with white lettering. I also have a logo (herald). If I could, I'd show you. Would any of you guys help me with this designing. Please send me an e-mail.[:)]

TTFN, Robert

[Paul W. Beverung]

RDL; That's 4 words. Valley Belt Railway. Sounds good. May we assume it is a connecting line? How about, " Keep your shirt on and your pants up , Use the Valley Belt "

Greg; Happy Birthday and many, many more.

We've got about 12 cats outside and 3 inside. I've tried the sticky pads. Now if I can get the 2-8-0, 0-6-0, FM H-10-44, and that ABA Milw Rd f-7 unstuck. Really I'm going to put some more out.

Mary Ann and I went to the Dallas VA hospital for my evaluation on my left ear. They are going to do the surgarey in the first part of march. Anyway instead of driving all the way to Dallas and enjoying all that traffic we took the train. We drove to Ft. Worth and got on the Trinity Railway Express to Dallas Union Station. Got off the train and stepped across the platform on to the Dart light rail right to the front door of the VA. On the trip back rode the light rail to the West End and had lunch and alittle shopping. Got back on the TRE and had a pleasent hour plus ride back to Ft Worth. I like railroads.

Well I've got to call my friend the puter wizard and see if he can come by tomorrow.

Have fun, All

Paul

the Duluth, Superior, & Southeastern

" The Superior Route "

[Anonymous]

Luc: In one word, Yes.

Robert

[Anonymous]

Robert, glad to hear your dad is getting better. Did you get my e-mail?

Joe, sounds very simple, I'll have to try that, thanks for sharing the hint.

Noah, slow down, take a breath....

We are experiencing liquid snow today, the best king and a lot easier to shovel. [:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainwreck100

QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335



setting up the tree at the moment, taking a break to eat, also working on putting some sound insulation in this noisy old tree train. hope it works, im just using some foam scraps from when i make coal loads for my hoppers. covering this godawful motor in foam.

How do you go about making coal or rock loads from foam? I need to make a whole train full of rock, and I would use the real thing but I am going to pull it with an Atlas Dash-8 and it just doesn't have the power.

QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153

Paul- maybe Texas has an import tax on E mails. Fergie and Lupo got the pictures.
I also sent them to krump and Teffy but don't know if they got them.
Flip.
It's almost my bedtime, so goodnight.

Its just Texas, what can you expect[:D]

Paul; I know how the layout goes, I'm not even done yet, and I already have my next one planned. (doubt if it'll happen for the next ten years though[:D])

Fergie: I'm with Krump, bring me a postcard, and I'll be expecting a gift too[:D]!!!

Class is almost over, got to go,
Greg

It is amazingly easy and gives great results, plus much cheaper than comercial loads. you take some of the foam (you can get it at fabric stores, i think they use it for couch coushins)anyway you get a big piece of it, and cut out shapes a little bigger than the car your putting them in. then take scissors and cut the rough shape of the load you want, doesnt need to be accurate at all. then you get some scale coal and sprinkle a thin layer on until you like the contours. mist it with wet water then either 50\50 or scenic cement. let it dry and your done! next time i get out to my modules ill take a picture of one of my loads and post it. but there is really no wrong way to do it.

-Enjoy

[Anonymous]

Greg, hope you have a GREAT day and dozens more [bday]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy


btw, Greg, am I mistaken or is today your birthday??? Hoping I'm not wrong, [bday]

Ed: Yup, I'm a whole 17 years old now.

[Noah Hofrichter]

Hi-all-I-am-in-a-rush-so-I-can-get-off-and-work-on-my-layout-so-I-am-speaking-all-in-one-breath-I-hope-I-do-not-make-any-mistakes-I-guess-I-better-get-going-then-see-you-later-Noah!(whew!)

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: trainwreck100: How do you go about making coal or rock loads from foam? I need to make a whole train full of rock...

Try this thread from over on TrainBoard. Be sure to scroll down to see the different loads he has made.
http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/9/t/004254.html#000000

btw, Greg, am I mistaken or is today your birthday??? Hoping I'm not wrong, [bday]


Robert, glad to hear your dad is doing well.

jwaldo, congrats on your new diseasel.



Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

Noah [;)]

Didn't we have an agreement last year about me doing your homework and you and Jesse going to work for me? Well since Jesse no longer posts here maybe Chris will fill in for him. I am about ready to renew the agreement. [;)]


A friend of mine sent me a short video of a squirrel and a deer. The squirrel wasn't too happy with the deer and "told" him about it. It is kinda funny to see the little guy take on the much bigger deer. I am going to email it to Chris but if you need a little funny straight from nature drop me an email and I will share it with you too. [:)]

Does the job pay good great? If it does I might just take Jesse's place then...[:)]

Waiting for the video to download now, your friend's story reminds me of one time when our Beagle decided that cows were as fun to chase as rabbits.[:)][:D] He's smart enough that he didn't let himself get kicked, though....

[Anonymous]

Hello all...

I am now the owner of an Athearn AC4400 [8D]

[Anonymous]

Krump: As for the rat trap. We've tried them, they didn't work. And, a rat stole the trap. We had to buy another, and tie the trap down. We bought something called "Just One Bite" to put out. Maybe this will work.[xx(]

My dad is still in the hospital. He's doing fine. Hopefully, he'll get out Thursday, or Friday.

Awhile back, I spoke about my layout, and didn't know what to call it. I want to inform everyone that "The Valley Belt Railway - VBR" has just been established. It will serve a fictious area based in East Texas. I still haven't started on the design, yet. The major industries will be a paper mill, sawmill, port, and auto distribution facility, as well as smaller industries. It will connect with the BNSF railway. It will be in HO, modern. Any advice you have will be appreciated.[?]

Fergie, all the best to ya.

That's about all for now.

Robert