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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:26 PM

Robby P.

 Sawyer....At least it was a tie.  I played soccer for 10+ years, and I met a few beasts.  

 

 Yeah man. Course, I'm also a beast (and I say this humbly), and they were a challenge to defend. And the team we play Thursday is also gonna be a challenge, but hey, I like testing myself and my skills.

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Building a protolanced industrial park layout

 

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Posted by SilverSpike on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:23 PM

With all the pies flyin' around here without a license....thought I'd drop off a few more...

Enjoy!!!!!! Chef

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:42 PM

Hello ..

We returned home at about 2:00 am from a busy trip to MI and OH.

I found the prior diner as well as this one. I've only looked briefly.

Good to see Ulrich is back.

I missed Sallie's b'day, but Jerry you can still tell her happy late b'day.

Gee, lots of other stuff going on! ... I hope Jeff's foot operation was Okay.

We're only here one day. Then we're headed to TN. I have medical appointments Friday, and that will most likely be OK..

Cheers.

 

 

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:13 PM

 I got two more covered hoppers converted to shelf couplers this morning then had a lunch of sausage and rice. Now, what to do for the afternoon.

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Posted by Cox 47 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:51 AM

Good Morning..Its sunny and 74 here...We need some rain...been running train and working on model of house I grew up in...I'll have a diet coke and slip over in corner and see who comes in..you all have a good day...Jerry

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:19 AM

Morning guys.  Well, good news and bad news.  I didn't get the assistant manager's position at Advance, but they are more than willing to offer me a part-time position for the pay-rate that I asked for.  It'd only be 20-30 hours a week (not exactly what I want, but oh well), but hey it puts me back into the auto-parts and repair world (where I have all my experience).  Just going to talk it over with Amy and make sure that things are going to be okay. 

Vincent, thanks for ID'ing the locomotive for me, I really appreciate it. 

Guys, thanks for all the laughs, I've really enjoyed all the Monty Python lines being bantered about.  Well, I have a rough track-plan drawn up for my railroad, now I just have to get it somehow put here onto the computer (never been really good at drawing up trackplans on here.  I do have XTrkCAD on the desktop, but I suck at it, for lack of a better term.  I've tried the Atlas program and just haven't been able to get the grasp of it, guess I just do better hand-drawing stuff.  I'm going to do my best to color-code things so they'll pop out in a picture and so that you guys can see them. 

You know, I've been on here for a little while now and I believe that I've not ever told y'all my actual name, so please forgive me.  I'm Eddie (or y'all can just keep calling me Bama)

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Posted by nik .n on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:50 AM

howmus

I think I'll go sit in the back booth and w**k on "How not to be seen"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLAM!!!

 

"Ray, of Finger Lakes, NY, has concealed himself extremely well. He could be almost anywhere. He could be behind the wall, inside the water barrel, beneath a pile of leaves, up in the tree, squatting down behind the car, concealed in a hollow, or crouched behind any one of a hundred bushes. However we happen to know he's in the water barrel."
[the water barrel explodes]

 Oops

I love IMDB!

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:47 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe just a bran muffin with real butter and a cup of dark roast coffee in a R&GV Museum mug this morning to start things off.

blownout cylinder
They are strange----if these poor things start flapping around carrying cocienuts to drop on peoples heads!ShockSmile,Wink, & Grin

RUN AWAY! Run Away!..................

Ulrich!  Good to see you sir.  Very glad you are on the road to recovery.  Hope your stay in rehab will be productive for you.

I have a whole day with no meetings today!!!  Yes!  Think I'll get to doing more photos and paperwork for the certificate.

Hope you all have a great day!

73

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:41 AM

JimRCGMO
PC, is it Friday yet? Sigh Oh, that's right, I have on-call Saturday. Banged Head Hey, Chloe, do you know of a doctor that does frontal lobotomies? Cheap? 

I do know of one doctor.  He's a real quack, but he'll prbably do it if you pay him enough.

Please add some prayers for a bit of peace and quiet for me at w**k the rest of this week. Thanks!

Will do!

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Posted by nik .n on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:39 AM
Milk and a large pile on Wild Bills Original Beef Jerky, Zoe.
  • The following are inserted into the real opening credits. They start as
    subtitles "translating" the credits into a "Pidgin-English-Swedish".
(Though genuine Swedish does not use ø or ë.)
  • Mønti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen
  • Røtern nik Akten Di
  • Wik
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  • Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?
  • See the løveli lakes
  • The wøndërful telephøne system
  • And mäni interesting furry animals
  • The Characters and incidents portrayed and the names used are fictitious
    and any similarity to the names, characters, or history of any person is
    entirely accidental and unintentional.
                           Signed RICHARD M. NIXON
  • Including the majestik møøse
  • A Møøse once bit my sister...
  • No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
    with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
    her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
    star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo
    Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst
    Nordfink"...
  • We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have
    been sacked.
  • Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...
  • We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those
    responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked
    have been sacked.
  • Møøse trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA
  • Special Møøse Effects OLAF PROT
    Møøse Costumes SIGGI CHURCHILL
  • Møøse Choreographed by HORST PROT III
    Miss Taylor's Møøses by HENGST DOUGLAS-HOME
    Møøse trained to mix concrete and sign
    com plicated insurance forms by JURGEN WIGG
  • Møøses' noses wiped by BJØRN IRKESTØM-SLATER WALKER
    Large møøse on the left hand side of the screen
    in the third scene from the end, given a thorough
    grounding in Latin, French and "O" Level
    Geography by BO BENN
    Suggestive poses for the Møøse suggested by VIC ROTTER
    Antler-care by LIV THATCHER
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    people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been
    sacked.
    The credits have been completed in an entirely different style at
    great expense and at the last minute.
    Executive Producer
    JOHN GOLDSTONE & "RALPH" The Wonder Llama
    Producer
    MARK FORSTATER
    Assisted By
    EARL J. LLAMA
    MIKE Q. LLAMA III
    SY LLAMA
    MERLE Z. LLAMA IX
    Directed By
    40 SPECIALLY TRAINED
    ECUADORIAN MOUNTAIN LLAMAS
    6 VENEZUELAN RED LLAMAS
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    14 NORTH CHILEAN GUANACOS
    (CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LLAMA)
    REG LLAMA OF BRIXTON
    76000 BATTERY LLAMAS
    FROM "LLAMA-FRESH" FARMS LTD. NEAR PARAGUAY
    and

    TERRY GILLIAM & TERRY JONES


Now look what you have done!

 

Yesterday as I was traveling to Binghamton  to go to a zoo, I saw three individual subway cars on semis heading south on I-81. Any Idea? I also saw a rail yard near Vestal that Susquehanna SD's and GP's all in a line near a large shed. Any ID? Also saw a Conrail Geep At the Yard throat, and another Geep that Appeared to be in a Burlington Route Red and Cream scheme idleing on a nearby track with a cut of cars. Anyway, I had a Good day.

 

 JIM: Just a shiny medal. And being featured in a national magazine.Big Smile

 

See yall!

Tongue 

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:26 AM

LSWrr

The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?

They are strange----if these poor things start flapping around carrying cocienuts to drop on peoples heads!ShockSmile,Wink, & Grin

Poor sparrow----carrying excess baggage---

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Posted by LSWrr on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:57 AM

The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?

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Posted by TMarsh on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:09 AM

Good morning. Sweet roll and a cup of coffee please. Thanks.

Imagine my disappointment at learning I have missed opening day of burning season. It was yesterday. I had my days mixed upDisapprove. Oh well, I guess I'll do some layout work again.Big Smile

After the fade now I'm trying to age the boxcar guinea pig a bit. But I can't seem to get this black wash thing to not leave an ameba looking stain so to speak. Is it something I'm doing wrong? I use a brush and apply the wash to the top of the car sides and tried to let the wash run down, that didn't work so I brushed down the sides. That appeared to work until it dried leaving the blotches. I washed the wash off and tried again to the same results. I'll take a picture, but if it doesn't turn out then I won't post. You've seen how my (really Brenda's ) camera does on closeupsThumbs Down. I'm using Folk Art pigments if that matters. I think Jeff said he uses the stuff. I might be wrong about that.

Ray- Thanks for the laugh!!!Laugh They sure make sure they use enough explosives! I just love Monty Python and watch it every chance I get. Unfortunately the local PBS does not show them anymore. They will on the telethon week, and then "poof" no more. Oddly enough I never thought of hitting the Youtube for a silly fix.

Ulrich- GREAT to see you stopped in and brought a laugh with you! Life of Brian is my third favorite movie. Yes, yes, yes, we have the same centers here. Most times they are referred to as Nursing Homes and they have the rehabilitation services there. I know them well, my Mother has been in and out of them with her broken hips and a several cracked vertebrae. I sure hope the food over there in those places is better than over here.

Lee- A sparrow? Carrying a coconut? Don't be silly. A sparrow can't carry a coconut.

He he, I see J.R. is a Python fan. "wafer thin"

I asked my wife what she wanted to do for our anniversary. She said she'd like to go someplace she'd never been before. I said, "try the kitchen". (rimshot)

Have a Great Day!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:06 AM

 Good morning.

It's 72 with light fog. The high will be in the mid 80's and you guessed it, there's a chance of rain.

Yesterday I replaced the Kadee #5 couplers on 2 tank cars and 2 covered hoppers with Kadee #119 shelf couplers. The couplers on the tank cars will be left as is but the couplers on the covered hoppers will have the top shelf trimmed off so they'll the proper type lower shelf couplers we so often see on hoppers. The report from the foot doc yesterday was good. The wound on the bottom of my right foot is starting to fill in and the stitched up incision in the side is healing well. The wound on the bottom of my left big toe is closing up some also. I go back Monday to get my stitches out. I went by the pharmacy to see if they had the final item on my list of 6 meds done. They did so I picked it up. A whopping $1 co-pay. Like that's gonna break the bank. Since Medicaid cut my number of prescriptions a month from 8 to 5 the process of getting meds has spawned more bugs than a bait shop. I have enough #119 couplers to convert 2 more covered hoppers today. I'll have to order more couplers at the end of the month. I still have 13 covered hoppers and 5 tank cars to convert. One project that's been on the back burner for a number of months is swapping out the body shell of one of my Atlas GP40's with a Bachmann GP40 body shell. I still have to pre-drill the holes in the shell for the wires that join the trucks of the two Atlas locos together.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      9/16/2009

Heat Index:  76°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  69°F

So Far Today
High:  73°F
Low:  71°F
Rain:  0.01"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph W

Today  High: 85    Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight  Low: 68    Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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Posted by Robby P. on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:02 AM

 Gooooood morning.  Another long night at work. 

 Moved the train some on the layout yesterday.   Just did a few laps on the upper part.  The lower part still has no track.  Myabe work on the layout some more today.

 Ulrich.......Good to see you in here.

 Sawyer....At least it was a tie.  I played soccer for 10+ years, and I met a few beasts.  

 Well I guess I will hit the hay for a few.

 Zzz

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:14 AM

LSWrr
What did Jeff say?  I tried to listen then out of no where a sparrow carrying a coconut swooped down on me!

Nope. No Coconut bearing sparrow be bopping me on the noggin'! LOL!Laugh

Good Morning to all

Ulrich-Nice to hear from you!!Smile,Wink, & Grin Yes, looking at the bright side of life is a dern good thing to be doing!!

The weatherbeguessers had to change the forecast yesterday AFTER a small scale monsoon showed up. The forecast then said a 40% chance of showers. THEN it all cleared up! Today we will have a mix of sun/cloud with the high going all the way to 20C and the low going to 9C. We are now at 8C----ooopps we dropped a degree---we're at 7C now---mmmmConfused

I'm doing the afternoon work thing then I'll be doing the classes thing--I have a pile of work I'll be looking at over the next week or so by the looks of the schedules---yeeesh.Whistling

Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a sausage on a bun----I'll be at the RC with Ulrich.

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Posted by GMTRacing on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:40 AM

Good Morning All,

     I actually posted yesterday but the 'puter ate my post (was it something I said?) I'll have a regular to go - no breakfast but perhaps just one thin after dinner mint?

    To recap, Lime Rock andWatkins Glen went well, we're close to getting a C.O. for the house and I fanally got to go back to a MRR night at the museum last night. Still w..king on the new O gage with the N and HO waiting in the wings for attention.

   Any ideas on the most reliable track for N? We need to replace much of the mainline for the automated display in the museum - it's old Atlas and just flat worn out. The display gets tons of running so reliability is more important than looks.

   After we get back in the house I'm still at least a year away from restarting the layout so I'm considering an HO 4 x 8 to keep my hand in. I have a pamphlet from Kalmback with 5 variations of tabletop roads and may go with one of those.

It's good to see Ulrich back in the CS and I hope now that things have dialed back a bit I'll be in more often.  Catch Y'all later,   J.R.

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Posted by LSWrr on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:38 AM
What did Jeff say?  I tried to listen then out of no where a sparrow carrying a coconut swooped down on me!

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Posted by LSWrr on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:36 AM
Good morning all,

Well I guess swimming is out of the question today…
... HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS COMBINED WITH WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG RIP CURRENT TODAY ALONG THE ERIE SHORELINE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS AND MAY BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE LAKE. HEED THE LIFEGUARDS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO POSTED SIGNS AND FLAGS.

 

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Posted by Packer on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:34 AM

Chris and bama, the switcher has been ID'd: It's LOSX 900, an SW900

I guess this is from when it was repainted in 2005: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=96667

And here it is in 2009: http://www.alabamarailfan.com/download.php?file=cgriggs_1237164326.jpg&catid=visitor&contrib=cgriggs

 

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:56 AM

jeffrey-wimberly

 Methinks somebody has been watching way too much Monty Python.

 

... always walk on the bright side of life! Whistling

 

I am not about to draw my terminal breath - no, Sir!

Good Morning, Flo - I´ ll just have a quick coffee, may I stay here at the RC?

Folks, you have been posting so much in the past days, I just can´t catch up! 

Yesterday was  not a good day, too much pain kept me in bed - ouch. When I finally pulled myself together and walked to the cafe, it had closed for the day...Sad

On Friday, I am supposed to be able to go home for the weekend. On Monday, I will be taken to a convalescence  center for further recovery. This is a hospital-like institution where they do all sorts of exercises especially for patients with cardiac problems. I will have to stay there, say, for three weeks. I am allowed to take my notebook with me, so I can link up with you folks in the Diner.

 Petra has made some more Strudel for you -  I leave that here with Flo!

 

Have a good one!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:44 AM

 Methinks somebody has been watching way too much Monty Python.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:40 PM

G'night Todd.

Come to think of it I think I'll do the same ---- morning comes early around here.

Have a good night. I'm off to Zzz

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:37 PM

TODD: first, take my wife! Please!!

yeah...that is kinda old ain't it?

I've always been partial to "The Meaning of Life."

Hey, I hope the girls don't serve Salmon Moose, Muse, Mouuse...especially if it's canned Salmon.ShockDead

G'night...

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Posted by TMarsh on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:31 PM

Good evening. Fairly busy at the restaurant tonight and I'm as tired as a Henny Youngman joke.

Think I'll hit the hay now that the Monty Python shtick is over. That is possibly the funniest movie I have ever seen. I watch it frequently. Followed by Life of Brian.

Well best get to sleep, I've got to go back to the pet store tomorrow and return the parrot. It's dead. The only reason the thing is on the perch and not pushing up daisies is because it's feet are nailed to it.

AngelZzz

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:16 PM

*opens door slowly, carefully... sees two shrubbery, side by side, with one arranged slightly higher so you get a two-level effect with a little path running down the middle. Does NOT see the Holy Hand Grenade, nor killer rabbits or Knights saying NI! No unladen swallows...neither African nor European...*

Good evening! Ladies? just a RBF please 'n thank-you...yep over at THAT there RC...

MADSLINGER: You took the words right out of my mouth Bro...Thumbs Up

I thought I heard a "BLAM!" a little while ago...did somebody "snuff it?"

JIM: Thanks, but I'm not sure I really know what the smeg I'm doing...As long as something ends up looking like what I'm trying to make it look like, based on a prototype photo; I'm reasonably happy. I'm not out to win any awards, I don't sweat the petty stuff (and I don't pet sweaty stuff Dead)I do try to find a prototype pic of something if I'm thinking of buying...if it's close, it's a consideration for expenditure. IF I find it's a 100% foobie...I move along, nothing to see here. With the Penford hopper, I figured a little w**k and I could get it looking close to (but nowhere near exact to) the real thing. It's coming together...it'll be "good enough," and it'll look like the ones in the photos...minus one bay.ShockDunceSoapBox

Crimeney! Long answer, short question.Whistling

I think I'll just "chil" as those younger chaps say, here at the RC...maybe Ulrich will stop by...it should be getting close to morning for him. Might even buy him a German doctor approved breakfast if the opportunity presents itself.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:49 PM

howmus

blownout cylinder

howmus
BLAM!!!

OUCH!!!

Now where did that pie I thought I had go to now?Confused

 

It got hidden here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idXgVLpB6bY

 

LaughLaughLaughLaugh

And who allowed the holy grenade to pass to her? MMMM?

KABLAAAAMMM!!!-----ooopps. A mite annoyed she be-----

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Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:44 PM

Chocolate brownie, please. 

***Bama, I can't help you with switcher ID, but did enjoy spending time typing in a few locations, finding RR tracks and following them to various Plants. Amazing detail with the Bird's Eye view.

Made it to the train room to test the new (N scale) Kato SD70M. It runs OK, but is noisy compared to the Kato SD90/43MAC (which is barely audible). It also has lights with a green hue, whereas the larger engine has bright white (blue tint) lights. The SD70M also runs much much faster on the same current, so with DC they cannot be run together (unless I stick a LOT of cars behind the fast one to slow it down). I didn't think to look for a production date, but perhaps one is an older model?

Still utterly exhausted. Need to go feed old Sandy and then call it a night. Wife stayed with her folks another day and will take her Dad to a scheduled Docs app tomorrow. He seems better tonight.

Cowboy Rob

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:40 PM

blownout cylinder

howmus
BLAM!!!

OUCH!!!

Now where did that pie I thought I had go to now?Confused

 

It got hidden here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idXgVLpB6bY

 

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:33 PM

howmus
BLAM!!!

OUCH!!!

Now where did that pie I thought I had go to now?Confused

Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry

I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...

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