Approaching the 700 thousand mile mark on the 63 Dodge. Subtract about 10 grand for engine, trans, 3rd member and disc brake conversion kit, might as well do it all since it has been so reliable and continues to be despite some obvious signs of advanced age Of course my wife says I leak a little too and am showing obvious signs of advanced age.
Modeling in S scale, gotta consider some serious maching shop equiptment to achieve the level of modeling I demand.
Dave
West Coast S Approaching the 700 thousand mile mark on the 63 Dodge. Subtract about 10 grand for engine, trans, 3rd member and disc brake conversion kit, might as well do it all since it has been so reliable and continues to be despite some obvious signs of advanced age Of course my wife says I leak a little too and am showing obvious signs of advanced age. Modeling in S scale, gotta consider some serious maching shop equiptment to achieve the level of modeling I demand. Dave
So, essentially you've jacked up the radiator cap and put a replacement car under it, right?
I think the B&O came close to that when they used some pieces/parts from some 4-6-2's and 2-8-2's and created the T-3 4-6-2's.
Andre
Wow, $60,000.00 for a roof, what kind of mansion do you own, mine cost $3500.00. The reason you need the special tires is they convince you you need them, if you drive 118 MPH in that you are asking for it. America these days seems to be built on ripping people off. They are always trying it with me but for the most part it dose not work. As for kids, they never stop asking for money. I am supposed to have big bucks and I get more retired than I ever did working but things keep breaking around the house. Me, I retired for the first time at 29, got ,married and had kids and didn't get to stop working for 21 more years, 7 for each kid, it only took 7 years the first time, nobody warned me, not even my sister!
rrebellWow, $60,000.00 for a roof, what kind of mansion do you own, mine cost $3500.00.
$60,000 buys a roof that lasts a lifetime and never puts trash in a land fill. $3,500 buys one that you or someone will replace in less than two decades.
rrebellMe, I retired for the first time at 29, got ,married and had kids and didn't get to stop working for 21 more years,
Retired from what at 29? Had kids at that age? Glad I had all mine when I was young. I'm 53 and the oldest child is 33, youngest child 26.
Sheldon
Wow, $60,000.00 for a roof, what kind of mansion do you own, mine cost $3500.00.
The roof is 6000 sq.ft. The price included three replacement skylights. They wanted $75000.00 for cedar shakes. But that would have lasted twenty years. There is a fifty year warranty on the steel roof.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
That´s none of my worries. Since I don´t have beaucoup bucks to be spend on anything, I cannot spend it on trains, either. I am happy to be able to just sustain a very basic life for my wife and me and enjoy the luxury of having still access to the internet, thus being able to stay in touch with friends.
IRONROOSTER blownout cylinder mononguy63 1) Having a kid 2) Having another kid 3) Having another kid 4) Having another kid 5) Struggling to keep the refrigerator from constantly and completely emptying out (see items 1 through 4 above) Especially when they become teenagers---- Of course while they're teenagers you don't need the refrigerator - you're lucky to get the car unloaded before it's all gone. Enjoy Paul
blownout cylinder mononguy63 1) Having a kid 2) Having another kid 3) Having another kid 4) Having another kid 5) Struggling to keep the refrigerator from constantly and completely emptying out (see items 1 through 4 above) Especially when they become teenagers----
mononguy63 1) Having a kid 2) Having another kid 3) Having another kid 4) Having another kid 5) Struggling to keep the refrigerator from constantly and completely emptying out (see items 1 through 4 above)
1) Having a kid
2) Having another kid
3) Having another kid
4) Having another kid
5) Struggling to keep the refrigerator from constantly and completely emptying out (see items 1 through 4 above)
Especially when they become teenagers----
Of course while they're teenagers you don't need the refrigerator - you're lucky to get the car unloaded before it's all gone.
Enjoy
Paul
No!
They're already at the grocery store BEFORE you got there!!
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ATLANTIC CENTRAL rrebellWow, $60,000.00 for a roof, what kind of mansion do you own, mine cost $3500.00. $60,000 buys a roof that lasts a lifetime and never puts trash in a land fill. $3,500 buys one that you or someone will replace in less than two decades. rrebellMe, I retired for the first time at 29, got ,married and had kids and didn't get to stop working for 21 more years, Retired from what at 29? Had kids at that age? Glad I had all mine when I was young. I'm 53 and the oldest child is 33, youngest child 26. Sheldon
Gee let me count the ways
#1 No job will not go into specifics not wishing to violate the no politics rule
#2. Chevy P/U fuel pump & sending unit $385
#3 Front Wheel bearing on 2000 GMC Jimmy $200
Turbo charger and assorted part on John Deer farm tractor $675 (Their painted the same color as money for a good reason.
#4.Two tandem loads of topsoil to replace what used to be a back yard $770
#5 $60 for a color cartridge for wife's printer, some one should be shot for allowing such a rip off, glad the printer was free
#6 Danged kids develop these danged bad habits, like growing out of their cloths and shoes, wanting to eat every day.
This is just scraping the surface don't want to depress myself any more then I already am....lol
Why do I still do it and scrape the funds together every now and then to play with my trains. Because it's cheaper then going to a shrink and a lot more fun.
BATMANI forgot about the new roof. We went for steel. What da ya think? It was $ 60,000.00 for that.
galaxyI must confess, I feel little sympathy for anyone who complains about having kids who has more than two kids.
Let's see...I like to eat good food and drink good wine...(Now where is that bottle of Boone's Farm???)
There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.....
Texas Zepher galaxyI must confess, I feel little sympathy for anyone who complains about having kids who has more than two kids. Do you even bother to think how many of the kids are adopted? One can have 12 kids and still have a negative population growth. I have little patience for people who think they have open minds and have everything all figured out in black and white.
{Texas Zepher may have sarted a flame war.}
YES. I DID, as a matter of fact, think that they may have adopted. However, the phrase "HAVING a kid" would imply that they gave birth. {And the way that poster states "having another kid" {in italics} for #4 implies the poster almost must think 4 too many?}.
And anyone who gives birth to more than 2 kids and complains, I don''t want to hear issues from. Not this day in age.
You don't see Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar complaining {TV's "19 Kids and Counting"} about feeding their 19 kids they birthed now do you? To answer TV viewer's questions, they have stated they spend about $3k a month on food, but they don't complain about it, and there's plenty to feed all, including the teenage boys and girls. AND they pay CASH for EVERYTHING, including house, bus and vehicles.. Then again Jim Bob is not into trains either.
Also,Anybody who posts a pic of a "McMansion" or complains about a $60k roof, I don't want to hear complaints from either. {Some of us live in trailers with roofs that need to be recoated every 5 years}.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Sir Madog That´s none of my worries. Since I don´t have beaucoup bucks to be spend on anything, I cannot spend it on trains, either. I am happy to be able to just sustain a very basic life for my wife and me and enjoy the luxury of having still access to the internet, thus being able to stay in touch with friends.
Sometimes that all you need. It's tough to be satisfied with, but as we say around here "the Lord seems to provide us with what we NEED, WHEN we need it,and not what we only WANT".
galaxy Texas Zepher galaxyI must confess, I feel little sympathy for anyone who complains about having kids who has more than two kids. Do you even bother to think how many of the kids are adopted? One can have 12 kids and still have a negative population growth. I have little patience for people who think they have open minds and have everything all figured out in black and white. {Texas Zepher may have sarted a flame war.} YES. I DID, as a matter of fact, think that they may have adopted. However, the phrase "HAVING a kid" would imply that they gave birth. {And the way that poster states "having another kid" {in italics} for #4 implies the poster almost must think 4 too many?}. And anyone who gives birth to more than 2 kids and complains, I don''t want to hear issues from. Not this day in age. You don't see Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar complaining {TV's "19 Kids and Counting"} about feeding their 19 kids they birthed now do you? To answer TV viewer's questions, they have stated they spend about $3k a month on food, but they don't complain about it, and there's plenty to feed all, including the teenage boys and girls. AND they pay CASH for EVERYTHING, including house, bus and vehicles.. Then again Jim Bob is not into trains either. Also,Anybody who posts a pic of a "McMansion" or complains about a $60k roof, I don't want to hear complaints from either. {Some of us live in trailers with roofs that need to be recoated every 5 years}.
This was supposedly a thread to satirize the issue of not having the buckage to spend on trains, not one to start hoohaws over whether one has 'X' kids vs 'T' kids or crab at people who spent $60,000 on a steel roof---btw like the roof---
Lets attempt to keep it calm guys----
He says this as he ducks and runs for cover-------
These things do seem to take on a life of their own, don't they?
Thought of another thing.
Spending waaaaaaaay too much time on model railroad forums discussing things that only bear a peripheral (at best) relationship to the hobby.
I'm as guilty of that as anybody,
Now about that $60,000 roof..........
rrebell The reason you need the special tires is they convince you you need them, if you drive 118 MPH in that you are asking for it.
And then again beaucoup bucks aren't needed for MR. Wait for the sales.... I had purchased every passenger train (multiples in the Empire Builder case) set made by Walther's until they raised the price with the latest 20th Century. When I can get BLI quality for $55 a car I am not going to pay $50 for a Walther's. Well it is happening. Apparently the sets aren't selling well. I saw a set on eBay for significantly less than the normal $399 per set, so I threw out the minimum bid just to track it. I promptly forgot about it. Well I just got the notification that I won. Whooo hoo! If they were selling for the normal street price I could turn around and make some money selling them off one by one. Now I just need to fill in those extra sleepers to make up a prototypical train set.
galaxy...And anyone who gives birth to more than 2 kids and complains, I don''t want to hear issues from. Not this day in age...
galaxy...Anybody who posts a pic of a "McMansion" or complains about a $60k roof, I don't want to hear complaints from either...
galaxymononguy63 1) Having a kid 2) Having another kid 3) Having another kid 4) Having another kid 5) Struggling to keep the refrigerator from constantly and completely emptying out (see items 1 through 4 above) I must confess, I feel little sympathy for anyone who complains about having kids who has more than two kids. Two kids is Zero population growth and cheaper, too.
I must confess, I feel little sympathy for anyone who complains about having kids who has more than two kids.
Two kids is Zero population growth and cheaper, too.
Galaxy I think you just need to lighten up a tad this is meant to be tongue in cheek I'm sure besides what good are kids if you can't complain about them (that was also tongue in cheek)
Obviously Kids don't get in the way of Trains. They're just a higher priority in life than any hobby. Hobby bucks are what's left over after priorities are taken care of.
Springfield PA
Of course we complain about our kids, most are a pain at one time or another. My sister has one of those great ones though but another who is not! With kids it is the luck of the draw, they don't come with manuals!
That's why you treat them the same way as a piece of equipment that doesn't have a manual. If it starts making weird sounds, gets out of line, or doesn't act right you fix it the same. A swift kick or slap, 2x4 or similar.
All this complaining is very tongue in cheek. I don't think anyone would change a thing as far as their kids are concerned, I know I wouldn't. I am retired and spend as much time with my kids as I can. As far as McMansion is concerned. I never made over $25.00 an hour in my life, but invested wisely. Next time you are sitting in front of the TV or computer with nothing to do. Go out and get a another job. Make money when your young because you won't want to do it when your old.
If you choose to get married at a young age and have a family that's your choice. And it is a choice. And there is nothing wrong with that. Me, I worked very long hours from the time I was sixteen until I got married eight days before I turned forty and I now reap the rewards.
If you can't find work where you are, move. I have friends that work in the middle east in very good paying jobs. One came home after four years paid cash for an $800,000.00 house and got a job with the Post Office. Like me he has a high school education.
I can't stand it when people take every word so seriously. Let's have fun.
BATMAN All this complaining is very tongue in cheek. I don't think anyone would change a thing as far as their kids are concerned, I know I wouldn't. I am retired and spend as much time with my kids as I can. As far as McMansion is concerned. I never made over $25.00 an hour in my life, but invested wisely. Next time you are sitting in front of the TV or computer with nothing to do. Go out and get a another job. Make money when your young because you won't want to do it when your old. If you choose to get married at a young age and have a family that's your choice. And it is a choice. And there is nothing wrong with that. Me, I worked very long hours from the time I was sixteen until I got married eight days before I turned forty and I now reap the rewards. If you can't find work where you are, move. I have friends that work in the middle east in very good paying jobs. One came home after four years paid cash for an $800,000.00 house and got a job with the Post Office. Like me he has a high school education. I can't stand it when people take every word so seriously. Let's have fun. Brent
Reference, offspring.
If I had a buck for every father who used a young kid as an excuse for dipping a toe into model railroading, I'd HAVE beaucoup bucks to spend on this hobby!
(As it is, I have more than enough disposable income to satisfy my simple needs. What I don't have is either a day-stretcher or a Round Tuit...)
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
PASMITHA couple of thousand net of insurance to cut down several trees and make roof repairs after this winter's freeze. Peter Smith, Memphis
Had a little tree trouble myself. Seven came down in one rogue puff of wind. Tallest one just over 150'. 143 rings I counted. Cost of removal a lot of hard work. No train time for a while after this one.
Since April
New HVAC system $5900.00 (No problem, I will get a $1500.00 tax credit come tax time) plus lower energy bills.
Hail Storm came through in May, finished of my roof $957.00 deductable (no complaints here)
Surgery in May (Kidney stone) $1800.00 (so far, bills still rolling in)
in addition to the usual stuff with lawn tractors, homes, cars etc.
No worries, my roof won't leak, I'm cool and no more pain, life is good.
(BTW I love my "Mcmansion" I worked for it, I earned it, I wanted it, I can afford it-so deal with it )
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1. 4 passports renewed $375.
2. Shipping a car from Ft. Carson to Prague around $4000. will have to pay 19% tax when it arrives.
3. One way tickets for 5 from Denver to Prague around $12000. Round trip around $7000. Will go round trip and not show up for the return.
4. Selling off all furniture because don't know how much the Army will pay to ship household goods. But I'm am keeping all the trains!!!
5. Cost of getting a Czech "Green Card" Unknown.
6. Dropping my retirement paperwork after 24 years in the Army.... PRICELESS!!!
Mike Kingsbury
grenadier1943 3. One way tickets for 5 from Denver to Prague around $12000. Round trip around $7000. Will go round trip and not show up for the return.
Did the same (bought round-trip tickets for a one-way trip) returning from Europe after completing a trans-Atlantic ocean cruise to save big bucks. Be sure to use the "going" tickets. The "returning" tickets are invalid if you hadn't used the "going" tickets. Also, I am always more closely scrutinized going through airport security check points with a one-way ticket.
It's Praha when you arrive in the Czech Republic. Enjoy the good, inexpensive (cheaper than water) beer there!
Mark