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Bad start to 2011
Posted by MOAVBILLY on Friday, January 28, 2011 12:16 PM
Not a good start to 2011....
#1....UPS lost shipment from CMT.
#2....Parts and info missing from IMRC loco kit.
#3....Bachmann reports 8 weeks to repair new, under warranty, Climax. Took 12 days from receipt of item to entry into the repair dept.
Only good thing it's not snowing in Katy, TX
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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, January 28, 2011 12:34 PM

MOAVBILLY
Only good thing it's not snowing in Katy, TX http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/images/misc/progress.gif

Count your blessings.  I had to take a half-day's vacation yesterday because I couldn't get out of my driveway here in the Northeast.  So, I mortared a brick wall for a DPM kit until the plow came.

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Posted by Michael6792 on Friday, January 28, 2011 2:40 PM

MisterBeasley

 MOAVBILLY:
Only good thing it's not snowing in Katy, TX http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/images/misc/progress.gif

 

Count your blessings.  I had to take a half-day's vacation yesterday because I couldn't get out of my driveway here in the Northeast.  So, I mortared a brick wall for a DPM kit until the plow came.

I wish I was in your shoes. We haven't been getting much snow here in the midwest, but when it does it's $$$ in my pocket.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Friday, January 28, 2011 2:50 PM

MOAVBILLY
Not a good start to 2011....
#1....UPS lost shipment from CMT.
#2....Parts and info missing from IMRC loco kit.
#3....Bachmann reports 8 weeks to repair new, under warranty, Climax. Took 12 days from receipt of item to entry into the repair dept.
Only good thing it's not snowing in Katy, TX
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/images/misc/progress.gif

Just wait Bill, just wait.  There are still several more months of winter left....Tongue Tied

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Posted by slow train Ed on Friday, January 28, 2011 4:29 PM

opps

  maybe I should not say anything but I just got done with 10 inches of that white stiff, tired of it, and when done i have to take a nap so I can try to do something in the train room. Have a good day all and don't send any more snow this winter .

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Posted by richhotrain on Friday, January 28, 2011 4:31 PM

Sounds like a typical week to me.   Laugh

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Posted by JTG on Friday, January 28, 2011 5:30 PM

Here's something that might cheer you up by comparison. I just had my car in the shop Wednesday for what I thought would be an alignment and new tires -- ended up costing me $1,100. Car started running rough last night so I took it back in. Estimate for more work is $1,400.

I'm TRYING to save money for a new garage that would include some layout space.

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Posted by JTG on Friday, January 28, 2011 5:33 PM

Oh yeah, one more thing. During his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Obama singled out the area I work in for cuts.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, January 28, 2011 5:41 PM

It got lost in some snowbank near Bradford S.D. 

Same with my order from MusiciansFriend.....

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Posted by bgard on Friday, January 28, 2011 5:45 PM

I think it's time for a new mechinic. Had same problem. seems they where not on the up and up......... sorry quote to car problems.JTG

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Posted by JTG on Friday, January 28, 2011 6:00 PM

bgard

I think it's time for a new mechinic. Had same problem. seems they where not on the up and up......... sorry quote to car problems.JTG

 

Yep. I think the same thing. I'm always suspicious when I bring my car home from the mechanic ... and immediately have another problem.

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Friday, January 28, 2011 6:46 PM

Whatever you do don't ask the old question  "What else can happen"?  I guarantee you will have an answer shortly after.

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Posted by Michael6792 on Friday, January 28, 2011 6:52 PM

JTG

 bgard:

I think it's time for a new mechinic. Had same problem. seems they where not on the up and up......... sorry quote to car problems.JTG

 

 

Yep. I think the same thing. I'm always suspicious when I bring my car home from the mechanic ... and immediately have another problem.

I took the transmission for my Jeep to a local shop for a repair & they told me it needed to be either completely rebuilt or replaced to the tune of $1400.00. I took it hom & took it apart myself and replaced a little clip that cost me .29 cents. Has worked great ever since.

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Posted by hcc25rl on Friday, January 28, 2011 9:10 PM

It will get better, no? Live in Minnesota and you'll have 64" of snow.

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Posted by JTG on Friday, January 28, 2011 11:03 PM

hcc25rl

It will get better, no? Live in Minnesota and you'll have 64" of snow.

Jimmy, I hate to tell you this ... but i DO live in Minnesota!

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Posted by NittanyLion on Friday, January 28, 2011 11:51 PM

It took me five hours 28 minutes to drive 5.3 miles home from work the other night, and there was no power when I got home.  2011 can only go up from here.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:12 AM

JTG

 

 hcc25rl:

 

It will get better, no? Live in Minnesota and you'll have 64" of snow.

 

 

Jimmy, I hate to tell you this ... but i DO live in Minnesota!

feh...we got 128" of the dang stuff here...

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Posted by ndbprr on Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:53 AM

 We have the same thing in northern Michigan.  Our new state slogan is," Come to Michigan where we have 11 months of good sledding and one when it's not so hot".

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:02 AM

ndbprr

 We have the same thing in northern Michigan.  Our new state slogan is," Come to Michigan where we have 11 months of good sledding and one when it's not so hot".

 

Ours is getting there...11 months sledding...8 months construction destruction........they use the less snowier times to muck up our roads....

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Posted by dominic c on Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:35 PM

To bad your not a Steeler's Fan That will cheer you up

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Posted by Michael6792 on Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:39 PM

dominic c

To bad your not a Steeler's Fan That will cheer you up

Joe C

Pittsburgh Pa

Being a Steelers fan might not be so cheerful 8 days from now.

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Posted by dominic c on Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:01 PM

Dude

That reference was not to you and I didn't mean to start anything with some cheesehead. So mind your own business.

Besides, If the your team does pull one out of there$1***$2they will still be 2 Lombardi's behind. And by the way guess where your head coach is from? that's right PGH Pa

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Posted by Michael6792 on Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:11 PM

dominic c

Dude

That reference was not to you and I didn't mean to start anything with some cheesehead. So mind your own business.

Besides, If the your team does pull one out of there$1***$2they will still be 2 Lombardi's behind. And by the way guess where your head coach is from? that's right PGH Pa

It's an open forum. If you didn't want anyone else to comment on it you should have sent an e-mail.

 

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Posted by NittanyLion on Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:38 PM

Miller Engineering made the Heinz logo-sign and the Clark Bar billboard, ergo its easier to construct an HO scale Heinz Field.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:57 PM

Michael6792

 

 dominic c:

 

Dude

That reference was not to you and I didn't mean to start anything with some cheesehead. So mind your own business.

Besides, If the your team does pull one out of there$1***$2they will still be 2 Lombardi's behind. And by the way guess where your head coach is from? that's right PGH Pa

 

 

It's an open forum. If you didn't want anyone else to comment on it you should have sent an e-mail.

 

Let's not end up with another locked thread here..we're only having fun here....remember? Fun?

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Posted by Forty Niner on Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:27 AM

Try this one on for size, December 08 I went into the hospital because the flu that I was given because some clown couldn't cover his face when he sneezed in mine didn't want to go away. In January 09 I left the hospital and came home, minus my left leg from 3" above the knee. I've been having a bad year for 2 years now. Anybody wanna trade?

And before you ask "did I get an attorney" the answer is "yes", and that's another story of incompetence...........(***, I can't find my dictionary either!!)

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Posted by Forty Niner on Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:42 AM

Oh yea, and I forgot to mention that when I got home I found out that on New Year's Eve a drunken driver had driven off the road and through our yard killing my favorite cat who was doing his business in the front yard at the time.

His excuse was he thought it was "his" driveway until he hit the tree..........apparently the State Troopers didn't beleive him, but my cat was just as dead.

As the old salt slogan says, "When it rains it pours"!

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:33 AM

I guess that post can go both here and the thread about keeping kats out of the train room.

 

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Posted by thortenney on Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:23 AM

I am new on the MRR  forums,  I was wondering if you guys could explain what is the reason for the msgs like this and the elliots  dinner  page?  ive got up the courage to ask a few questions about our hobby and have got some great ideas and advice, thanks,  The main reason i got into railroading is i think its fun, I enjoy making things, and i get some kind of personal satisfaction from it, And for me it keeps my mind busy, i drive a truck for a living and i have alot of time to think, i try and spend my time thinking of how can i do this or that instead of thinking how my jobs stinks, my wifes hates me, my health stinks, i`m broke, etc! maybe i`l try and find the Dr.phil, Espn,or Jerry springer web sites to look for modeling/railroading conversations,   Thor.


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Posted by Forty Niner on Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:29 AM

You do realize that to the rest of us what you stated there is a little scary?

Mark

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