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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:53 AM

Morning all.  Yes, Inch, I'm still on baby alert, Amy was due back on Tuesday, so we're waiting.  And thanks all for the information about the possible improvements on other CSX lines.  I'm glad to see the extra traffic, I really am.  I think that the Bow Line should get used more, but that's just my humble opinion.  By the way, I'll have an order of biscuits and gravy with a side of bacon and a tall glass of milk. 

Today is supposed to be a cloudy, gray, rainy day, all the rain that was in Jeff's back yard should be in mine today/tonight.  That's all right though since I have to w**k.   I'll be going in at 12 and not coming out until after 9 tonight (so youse guys probably won't see me).  Well, I've got a couple of hours before I have to report in, so....I'm going to hang out in the window booth.

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Posted by GMTRacing on Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:20 AM

Good morning All,

    Rain again this morning so I'm not doing the decks at the house. Hopefully it will stay dry and warm enough at some point before winter sets in. Doing gov't w..k at the shop instead and then back to the house late this afternoon.

Welcome back I-5. Golf eh? Not into golf myself but the CFO is and is pretty good at it. Prefer to drive myself around in circles for relaxation.

Inch - cute kid. Who's the distinguished gentleman in the beard? Wonder how many of us sport beards here at the diner ? At any rate welcome back. I see you've perfected the art of "drops on the fly". Strictly forbidden now but probably still done on the sly.

Ulrich - hopefully the paperwork will end at some point and you can get back to trying to recover from all this.

Congrats to our champions and winners and successful drivers exam survivors. I can share the pain of expensive registration processes. When I got my first Triumph TR-3 it cost $350.00 used (yes it was a loooong time ago) and the registration was ok, but the insurance bill was four times what I paid for the car (I might have had a speeding ticket or two in my recent past then). Ouch! Worked all summer and didn't save a penny after paying for the car, insurance and parts to fix it.

   It's tough when your parents get on in years and I guess a lot of us are in the same boat. My MIL is still in the extended care facility but rarely recognizes anyone. Still she's happy and cared for better than we could do ourselves. My mother turns 90 next year and is already trying to divvy up the contents of her home. It's very uncomfortable, but we also realize that if left too long all kinds of hard feelings can crop up and fueds can last a long time.

   Well, the air compressor is charged up, the coffee is gone and so am I. Catch y'all later, J.R.

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Posted by TMarsh on Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:49 AM

BOO! he he Mornin everbody, coffee and biscuits and gravy please. Say, it's not raining and the suns out. Give me some Ed'sOJ too please. Thank you. Very funny Ray. I'm not wearing a Zombie costume. Now get up from under the counter and quit giggling or you'll choke on your breakfast.

Got about 2 and 6/10th inches out of the rain. Way more than needed but less than we were supposed to have gotten I suppose ( he he. I slid "have gotten" in again. English teachers hang on, you ain‘t seen nuthin yit!) . Should be thankful that we didn‘t get 7.5 like Jeff.Shock Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind between 11 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph. Weather should be nice but brisk for the little monsters tonight. I have to work through most of Trick or Treat times, (5-8pm trick or treating times.) the owner and the girl they have wanted to take off for trick or treating with their little kids, so asked if I could fill in. I said sure. Might as well, I'm not allowed to give out candy anyway. For some reason my wife calls me stingy. Hey one piece is enough. They have all these houses the go to. Add it up! (actually it's the bigger kids I stinge out on. They get around faster and should have jobs to buy their own. The Tiny-mites, now they get more. But don‘t tell her.) Sooo, I'll probably make about even with what we spent in candy to give away. No trip to the LHS for me. Don't think I'll get to HL to use the 40% coupon so the population of Toddland will not increase. I usually buy the good people of Toddland at HL with the coupon. That puts them cheaper than even the FLHS.

Looks like more congrats are in order for some game winners. Ours was cancelled postponed til today at 2:00pm do to a soggy field.

Garry- Angelfor you and your sister. Times like these are tough.

Lee- Aah yes, that sounds familiar. I think you mentioned that before. Well that's good. It's funny that we aren't supposed to be material about things and say all sorts of stuff, but when it comes right down to it, the biggest problems occur over who gets what. Mom's divying.., divi-ing.., passing it out now so there won't be but a few things left and she's making it known who gets what (in writing) and the rest well, Goodwill bring a truck.

Inch- Great videos. ( I loove videos and pictures)The layout's looking real good. I can't run mine roundy round yet, but maybe this winter I can get that last part done. Still need to clean a few leftovers out of the train room. Looks like you have a real cute tiger there too!

New Haven- Welcome back!

Say, I seem to recall earlier, mentioning Toddland (of which I'm king) twice without mentioning I was king. Have I ever mention that in my little world I'm king and can do what I want?

Have a Great Day!!!

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Posted by fec153 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:42 AM

Hi Mike! Darned if you don't look like Santa. lol  Thats a cutie in your hands.

Have fun with party tonight.

Prayers and Blessings to all.

Flip                                        p.s.-don't know why it double spaces????????????

 

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Posted by inch53 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:01 AM

 

Mornin, I know Janie, it been aspell, yes my usual irish coffee.

Still busy round here with kids and inside/outside chores [way behind on both]. At least kid football's over for the season, but basketball n wrestling's both ready to start up.

I'm so far behind on posts, I'm not even going to try n catch up, just mention a couple things.

Chuck,,, sure sorry to hear of Kathy's passing, our thoughts be with ya.

Garry,,, congrads on the new grandson n hope you n sisters get things worked out for your mom. Liked the museum pics

Bama,,, I think I remember reading something earlier bout CSX doing some major improvements on their other line down that way. So, that may be whats going on. I take it yur still on baby alert.

Ray,,, congrds to you on passing inspection and getting your certificate. You sure do some fine work, 10 times better than mine.

Not much Mrr'ing going on , but have been runnin trains some

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/inch53/?action=view&current=007-15.flv

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/inch53/?action=view&current=009-12.flv

Of course Mr Murphy shows up when the camera was on.

Well I best gets round ta chore, got some normal Saturday runnin to do, and laters, a holloween party to go to tonight down by Birds.  Thoughts for those in need n hope ya'll has a gooden.

 

If ya hasn't carved your punkin yet, try this one,

http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:42 AM

 Good morning.

It's 47 and partly cloudy. The high will be in the low 70's and sunny. I'll believe that when I see it.

Checked the rain gauge yesterday. 7.5 inches in 36 hours. Now that's wet! I'll likely be heading to heading to Alexandria today to hit Hobby Lobby and the LHS. Won't be buying much but I'll be doing a lot of looking.

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Posted by Robby P. on Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:35 AM

 Good morning.  Its halloween, and yes its suppose to rain.

 Finally off from work.  My work week is Tues - Sat morning.  Kinda sucks, but oh well.

 Not much planned at all.  Just sit around.  Maybe start on some train cars I bought.  Get the fade going today.

 Sawyer.........A high school game between Gaffney S.C. and Spartanburg S.C. a few years ago was 2 to 0.  Gaffney got a safety, and this was the championship game!!  Talk about a bad way to go out.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:08 AM

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Hello ... Just returned from Alabama.

I briefly skimmed over recent diner posts.

Chuck .. Sorry to learn of your loss of Kathy. It must be sad for you. Also, sorry to read about the fire.

Joe ... congrats on the test scores.

Sawyer ... Lots of wins at your school. Congrats! 

Bama ... The little one will be here before you know it!

My layout has been idle with all the stuff going on. News about little grand son, Oliver, in MI is still good. My time helping elderly Mom in AL is not good. It's been very rough on emotions for my sisters and myself.

I took a sanity break in Alabama and visited the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. Photos are below. Much of the equipment needs restoration.

 

 

 

 

 

I just wanted those little electric boxcabs but I guess this thing has to give me everything---sheeeshBanged Head------it'd be nice to get some information on these little fellows---Whistling

Good Morning from AnotherRainyKindaDayVille

We even have winds gusting up to 60kmh today---isn't this fun? Oh and more rain for our viewing pleasureGrumpy

I have another day of staying at home-----dang flu--Grumpy

Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a toasted bagel with egg/lettuce/sausage please----I'll be at the corner booth waking up--Whistling

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Posted by LSWrr on Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:06 AM

Good morning,

Jeff thanks for the link, I also ordered the build your own backdrop CD-ROM from Bush.  It was only $6.99.

0.5” of rain today is in our forecast.  I have to head over to a friend and install a closet door and start working on my girlfriend’s garage project today.

Keith the paints at the craft store are water soluble Acrylic paints.

Todd, we moved her from the “family homestead” about 10 years ago, the neighborhood went down hill after my Grandfather passed away and then her son (my uncle) passed away so the amount of stuff is limited in her current apartment.  My brother and mother live across the street from her place so it shouldn’t be too bad, maybe a one day thing.

Welcome back new haven!

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:43 AM

 Good Morning everyone,

October is saying goodbye with a crystal clear and blue sky and a frosty temperature, just above freezing - the kind of weather I like very much.

Zoe, coffee in my LKAB mug and a blueberry muffin, please n´ thanks - I´ll be at the window to watch the switcher and his crew getting prepared for the day´s tasks.

Today, some of our furniture, which we had sold, will be picked up. Used furniture does not give you any amount of money worth advertising it, but we were lucky, that one of our not so near neighbors just wanted to have the cabinets we cannot take with us. A friend of mine is also joining us to pick up the railroad literature  I sold to him.  In total we make a little over $ 400 Thumbs Up - money we urgently need! The house is now starting to look uncomfortable - many empty spaces! It is time to move on!

Monday I have a meeting with the counselor who helps us with our debts. Purchase value of all our belongings is a little over a million dollars, the mortgages and debts run up to less than half of it - should we be lucky, the current market value will just cover that, but I am afraid, it won´t, the real estate market is all the way down Thumbs Down. After that meeting Petra and I have to see the job counselor. I again have to explain why it does not make sense to turn in more applications. I am already listed with all headhunters, so sending a CV the second time around does not help. Petra will probably be sent to a vocational training measure, something meaningful like how to drive a forklift truck. Oh, well Disapprove

 A very good weekend to all of you!

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Posted by NittanyLion on Friday, October 30, 2009 11:31 PM

ns3010

Cool! We won ours too. Guess what the score was... 5-3. Yes, it really was. Doesn't seem like a football score at all...

 

I was once at a football game that ended 6-4.

That was a rough afternoon.

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, October 30, 2009 11:28 PM

I'm back from a.... 5 month (guessing) hiatus from trains! I've been playing too much golf!

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:53 PM

ns3010

Packers#1
let me guess, y'all had a field goal and safety, they had a field goal?

Yep, that's exactly how it happenned. It was 3-2 them, and we got a field goal in the last few seconds. I'm surprised they won, cause frankly, the football team sucks (so do 95% of our school's other teams...)

 

lol, our football ain't been beast either. I think the varsity record is 4-3; idk if the JV team has even won a game or not.

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:51 PM

Packers#1
let me guess, y'all had a field goal and safety, they had a field goal?

Yep, that's exactly how it happenned. It was 3-2 them, and we got a field goal in the last few seconds. I'm surprised they won, cause frankly, the football team sucks (so do 95% of our school's other teams...)

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:46 PM

Garry, glad that you got to take the sanity break, but I am sorry about things with your mom. I'm fairly certain that it can be rough on you, but things will get better.  Well, I think that I might be off to bed, I've got what's probably going to be a long day ahead of me tomorrow.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:39 PM

Hello ... Just returned from Alabama.

I briefly skimmed over recent diner posts.

Chuck .. Sorry to learn of your loss of Kathy. It must be sad for you. Also, sorry to read about the fire.

Joe ... congrats on the test scores.

Sawyer ... Lots of wins at your school. Congrats! 

Bama ... The little one will be here before you know it!

My layout has been idle with all the stuff going on. News about little grand son, Oliver, in MI is still good. My time helping elderly Mom in AL is not good. It's been very rough on emotions for my sisters and myself.

I took a sanity break in Alabama and visited the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. Photos are below. Much of the equipment needs restoration.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:38 PM

ns3010

Packers#1

 We won the homecoming game 35-20!!!

Cool! We won ours too. Guess what the score was... 5-3. Yes, it really was. Doesn't seem like a football score at all...

 

Nope, that's a baseball score. of course, every score is possible in football except for 1.

let me guess, y'all had a field goal and safety, they had a field goal?

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:30 PM

Packers#1

 We won the homecoming game 35-20!!!

Cool! We won ours too. Guess what the score was... 5-3. Yes, it really was. Doesn't seem like a football score at all...

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:26 PM

Evening all, just settling in from my night at w**k.  Things were fairly slow, so we were able to do some of the more meanial (sp?) tasks that needed to be done anyway.  Tomorrow is going to be a rough day, go in at 12, get wrapped up at 9:30...  Well I've got a question for youse guys that I've also posted in the Trains forum. 

Anyone got any idea as to why there are extra trains running through Troy on the Dothan Subdivision?  I've done some looking, but I can't find any information about track curfews, etc, so I'm kinda wondering...

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, October 30, 2009 10:19 PM

 We won the homecoming game 35-20!!!

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, October 30, 2009 9:46 PM

 Evening all. Janie, I'll take a RBF, thanks.

Just stoppin in one last time for the night.

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probably a PL42 but looked REALLY new


It probably was a PL42, since I doubt it was a P40DC. The PL42s are quite long (about 75'), have wide bodies, the new "Faded Disco" stripe along the bottom edge, and kinda resemble the GE P-series. The PL42s are still in fine shape, at least externally (internally they have issues, they did from the beginning). Transit keeps their stuff in pretty good shape. The Geeps (GP40FH-2s and all variations of the PHs) range from 21 to 13 years old (except -2Bs 4205 and 4213, which have only had about 1-2 months since their last rebuild), and are still running fine. The only things right now that aren't in that great shape are the Comet IIIs, which are nearly 20 years old, the oldest in the fleet (unless you count the Comet IIs from 1983, which were rebuilt as CIIMs in 2001-02).
AFAIK, there are only 1 or 2 PL42s currently on the CL (depends on how all the equipment is rotated), so you need luck catching them. The 23XX series trains are a good chance to catch them, since every train heads up to Hoboken once a day to refuel. Even if you can't get a photo, the PL42ACs are numbered from 4000-4032.

Thanks for all the Congrats!!

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Posted by CNCharlie on Friday, October 30, 2009 8:56 PM

Good Evening Diners!

It's turned a little cool here with a high of 35F today with a strong north wind and that is about what we can expect for the next week or so. I took the opportunity today to get the fish out of the pond and pump out the water. We have 2 goldfish that will now spend the next 6 months in a laundry tub in well yes, the laundry room. I'm sure the aren't happy about their winter accomodations but if they knew of the alternative I bet the'd change their minds, indeed if fish even have minds. The alternatives are either "free Willie" into the Red River or being sent to a pet store where the'd wind up as food for some sort of lizard. 

The leaves are just now falling here which is a month later than normal. It means raking will be a cold proposition but we'll just have to do it on Sunday or we might wind up not being able to at all if it snows and we do have a lot of leaves what with 2 very large Elms, a maple, and crabapple trees plus many bushes.

Ran trains today for a little while as I was home again with the flu. I thought I'd be OK yesterday but last night and this morning weren't great so I thought that there was no point in sitting at my desk and being miserable.  I was running a freight with the Consolidation pulling my 4 hoppers and a few box cars.

Well it's time for East Enders so I'll sign off for now.

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Posted by howmus on Friday, October 30, 2009 7:38 PM

Evenin' folks!

Just a cup of decafe Flo, I got into the Halloween Candy...........  GrumpyEvil  I'll go sitt in the corner booth with Barry....

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I NEVER throw pies---   ---coff coff---aherm---now Todd on the other hand-----Smile,Wink, & GrinWhistling

Yeah, right!!!  Barry would never do such a thing would he......Whistling

I got all the shopping done for all the little monsters and ghouls and ghosts to come knocking on my door tomorrow night in the rain....  Had to sample a few pieces you know, just to make sure it is good...... Wouldn't want to have my blood sugar checked right at the moment.  I also carved the Pumpkins and have them lit in the windows of my dining room where they can be seen.  Saved all the seeds, roasted them and brought a big bag of them in to the diner, so if you have the munchies just help yourself.

Started the decaling of the first two flat cars tonight.  Just the road logo and car number.  I ordered the other decals today .  Hopefully they won't take too long to get here. 

The LHS called me tell me that the order I placed a week ago has arrived so I popped down there to pick the stuff up.  As I was leaving the store a very long Tractor trailer was trying to turn the corner at the stop light (this is the main street of the Geneva Business District).  There was a very new red pick up truck parked right at the corner illegally (right under the "no Parking here to corner sign.....).  The rear frame on the trailer caught the bumper of the truck......  Big loud CRUNCH!  The poor trucker then couldn't find anywhere to stop and park the truck....  I took off so I didn't see all the yelling unfold when the guy who owned the pick up (parked in a no parking spot) and the trucker had at it.....  The trucker was not supposed to be coming around that corner unless he was making a local delivery and I don't think he was.  Could be an interesting insurance issue.  Any Lawyers here?

Have a good one!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 30, 2009 6:58 PM

ns3010
! (Barry, please don't throw it! Big Smile)!!

I NEVER throw pies---   ---coff coff---aherm---now Todd on the other hand-----Smile,Wink, & GrinWhistling

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, October 30, 2009 6:42 PM

Evening all. Zoe, I'll take a RBF, thanks.

I'm so glad its the weekend!

I'll be at the RC catching up. And yes, I'm still buying PIE!!! for everyone! (Barry, please don't throw it! Big Smile)!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 30, 2009 5:48 PM

 Home health got their signals crossed on who was supposed to come change my dressings today. When the usual nurse didn't show up I called and found out what was going on. They sent a nurse out as soon as they could. By the time she got here it was three and a half hours past the time it should have been. She got the work done by 3:30 then I left to go pay bills and take the old DVR to the UPS counter at Phoenix drug in Leesville, already boxed up and with the prepaid label in place. Got it sent off and got all my bills paid and still had time to stop at the drug store and pick up some of my meds. Tomorrow I'll probably be heading to Alexandria to hit Hobby Lobby and the LHS.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, October 30, 2009 4:14 PM

 Thanks for the congrats on the championship everyone! and Jim, yes, my teammates played their guts out; we earned this, lol

Got my school's homecoming game tonight.

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Posted by Packer on Friday, October 30, 2009 4:07 PM

Hey ya'll, and RBF and some visine (see rantbelow) for me.

[rant]I went and got the new car registered with a new tag (last one was in parent's name) and all. It cost me: SoapBoxSoapBox$445.90SoapBoxSoapBox

I hope all those people in the tax office are enjoying their new Ferraris in addition to the Lambo and Mercs we already pay forSoapBoxSoapBoxSoapBoxSoapBox Floriduh and it's tax rape, and they wonder why people are moving away....

    Note: I actually do have a good reason to do say that. The county tax collector has recently bought a new yatch, a new silverado, and a new house. He comes to my work (fast food) everyday and gets a 11.00 meal, usually twice a day.

Everytime he asks for a senior discount (the guy is 30 something) I ask if I can have my tax money back while looking to see if there is a button to double the cost (I found one to add stuff to the total Mischief, punch in the total and hit the button). He hasn't forked over my tax money yet so no discount for him.

So tag and registration on a $1000 costs $445. I ain't gonna stay in Floriduh for long (I do want to move back to San Antonio) at this rate. As of now, in August it'll cost $80 to get it re-registered, that is if they don't double or quadruple it again!![/again]

ns3010

*snip*.......and if you get above a 90 (which I did), you can get a discount on your insurance.... *snip*

Congrats!! And I'd have to say you're lucky. In Floriduh (I'll call it that from now on) they don't do that, and I got a 100 on the whole thing, too!!!

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Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....

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 blownout cylinder on Friday, October 30, 2009 4:01 PM

TMarsh
maybe you should request that Barry, while cleaning up his train room, keep an eye out for it.

Found it!! Along with about 6 others?-----oh  well----

TMarsh
Barry brought up a good point on the health issues, people with asthma and other problems have difficulty dealing with smoke

There are enough around here that we find out when they do outdoorsy stuff and leave well enough alone. They don't care about our campfire thing---it's the HUGE bonfires that 'el torcho' about 2 blocks away does---which usually requires about 3 pumpers to put out---he does 3 a year---they bill him to put it outMischiefGrumpy

TMarsh
Robby says the sun's out- Grumpy

He gets sun-----we get blahSigh

Again---another dull day----big yayGrumpy

I've got a cuddled up 'spring' between my arms----purring away----Smile,Wink, & Grin

Catch ya'll inna bit--

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

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, October 30, 2009 3:43 PM

Ulrich- National, or World Rant Day sounds good to me. But as others have said, no female dogging for the rest of the year? Wow, talk about pent up aggression. I have no problem with people feeling differently than I do, though being married I'm not allowed to feel many people, it's when they decide their rights are the only rights there are that the problem arises. Trust me, most people around here try their best to avoid causing discomfort to others. Barry brought up a good point on the health issues, people with asthma and other problems have difficulty dealing with smoke. Most people here are thoughtful of this and arrange it easily to have as little impact on the affected as possible. You know, the good neighbor thing. Most don't complain and are willing to meet them at least half way. Some however begin coughing and choking when they see smoke a mile away and the fight is on. To celebrate their victory..... they have a weiner roast.

Jerry- Tootie? Like a toot on a train horn? OK who named her. You? Just kidding, she's adorable and looks like she's Grandpa's little train buddy. I still can't get over the size of your layout. You've done so well with the space I keep forgetting how small it is.

Keith- Glue. Hm, let's see. I've started using liquid glue lately and really like it. Sometimes however if the parts are prone to gravity it takes a while for it to grab good. If that's the case then good ol Testers orange or red ( I won't go into my color probs again) in a tube is the ticket. However with this has it's own problems. Dispensing, globbing and those annoying glue strings. Super glue also works well but then you have the it sticks almost anything to anything including the fingers on small parts.

Jeff- glad to hear the foot is coming along well. In the meantime we'll just sit and watch it rain together.

Chris- I sure wish you hadn't mentioned the Polar Bear problems with burning. Now we'll have to hear about that. I'm sure that any launch of the shiner airbrush cap by you was purely accidental old buddy. Taking into consideration the time of the launch and the amount of atmospheric disruption due to the expulsion of vast amounts of hot air from the constant griping by the aforementioned group of complainers, maybe you should request that Barry, while cleaning up his train room, keep an eye out for it.

Tim- HAH! The secret's out!!!!

Sawyer- Congrats on the Championship!

Robby says the sun's out- Grumpy

Aaaaand Congrats to you too Joe!

Todd  

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In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.

I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk. Laugh

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