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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:22 PM

speaking of mail my copy of MRR normally gets here right around the end of the month I really hope the mailman didn't mess up because N scale mag is a good read but there's not enough. 

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:53 PM

 Evening Dinners and Happy Halloween!

 Flo, get me a beer while I run out and turn my porch light off!

 Kind of sad that many of us feel this way today. My self, I would welcome Trick or Treat'ers but my wife does not feel the same way. So I follow Tod's rule!

 Far as the Ghost Train video, that is how my DCC system works most of the time.

 Well I open again Thursday, then off to the VA Hospital Again.

 So it time to head in.

 See you later

 Ken

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Posted by GMTRacing on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:54 PM

Good Evening All,

    Made it back from Sebring ok but had to drive with the rest of the crew as our flight was cancelled. Got to Winchester va on Monday when we hit the front of the hurricane and stopped for the night. Most of the worst blew through overnight and we got back to the shop around noon Tues. CFO was home as the power was out at the shop until this morning. No real damage to speak of save for branches and one pine tree at home (it missed everything coming down).

   Hope the rest of you are all right. I'll try to check in later, I'm still chasing things at work.   CUL, J.R.

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Posted by chochowillie on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:39 PM

Evening all,  especially you Flo! All ready for the move overnight? I think I'll have one of those yummy looking muffins and a cup of tea please.

Just got back from the Dr's. Got  to shoot some cortisone into my left shoulder. With luck, he hit the right spot and the pain from my shoulder all the way down m. arm will quit. Stupid  worn out joint.  I asked him if he couldn't just install a grease nipple there and I could give it pump or two out of the grease gun when it starts to hurt. Sad He didn't think it was a good idea.

Finally got my blog going today. If you are interested, the address is listed below.

Well, time to go shell out the goodies. 

Later all. Big Smile

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Posted by Packer on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:42 PM

Evening guys

It's been somewhat chilly. I call it nice; co-workers and friends call it ******* cold (***** has many meanings, like really, but usually it's an explicative)

Got that GP30 working, and got it to play nice with my GP15-1. I was running around as road switchers, taking cars from the yards and putting them at the industries around the layout. Usually the tracks are empty because some people will park several of their locomotives so they can rotate them out every lap (I don't like it when they do that, because they wind up clogging the yard. Found out there were enough tracks when cars were at industries to bring the 30 or so "club cars" out of stagging. Of course they'll be back when I go again on tuesday. I think I'll just tack those cars in staging to the end of my train I keep down there and bring them up lol. I did have 1 issue, one of the trucks on a club car broke in half. never seen that happen before.

Disney's Star Wars? Sounds like a castathrope (sp?). I imagine a sequel to it, just so they can have a sequel. And in this sequel, the dark side and the light side all sing Kum-bai-ya with the force... I think I know what George lucas was thinking: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Can you tell I dislike Disney?

i'll be catching up in the back.

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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 cudaken on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:04 PM

 Hum, still in Kansas?

 Man I miss Ulrich.

 What about Noblesville IND?

 Ken

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:04 PM

Packer

Evening guys

It's been somewhat chilly. I call it nice; co-workers and friends call it ******* cold (***** has many meanings, like really, but usually it's an explicative)

Got that GP30 working, and got it to play nice with my GP15-1. I was running around as road switchers, taking cars from the yards and putting them at the industries around the layout. Usually the tracks are empty because some people will park several of their locomotives so they can rotate them out every lap (I don't like it when they do that, because they wind up clogging the yard. Found out there were enough tracks when cars were at industries to bring the 30 or so "club cars" out of stagging. Of course they'll be back when I go again on tuesday. I think I'll just tack those cars in staging to the end of my train I keep down there and bring them up lol. I did have 1 issue, one of the trucks on a club car broke in half. never seen that happen before.

Disney's Star Wars? Sounds like a castathrope (sp?). I imagine a sequel to it, just so they can have a sequel. And in this sequel, the dark side and the light side all sing Kum-bai-ya with the force... I think I know what George lucas was thinking: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Can you tell I dislike Disney?

i'll be catching up in the back.

that's not good, yes as for star wars they'd better not ruin it and they'd better keep their cartoon characters as far away from it as possible. don't worry I'm not much of a big disney fan either. page is on me.

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Posted by mononguy63 on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:45 PM

Brrrrrrr...... That was a cold trick-or-treat outing tonight. I need a hot chocolate! Coffee Didn't have as many visitors as years past - maybe the cold shortened the festivities, or maybe it being a school night. At any rate, we actually have leftover candy this year for a change. Hmm, what ever shall I do with it Devil

cudaken
 What about Noblesville IND?

Ken, if you're pining for Noblesville, I was there a couple of weeks ago. Took these pictures at the museum

Jim

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Posted by kbkchooch on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:51 PM

jeffrey-wimberly

howmus
Let's see what is in today's mail....  "Our specially trained, licensed advisors can enroll you over the phone in as little as 15 minutes."  Think I'll pass as I already have better insurance, and they are most likely "specially trained" as con artists.  It is THAT time of year for those of us over 65 I guess!  What else did the mailman bring today?  "Mallstate, your in our conniving hands...."  Sent to my son who hasn't lived here in over a decade now....  To bad they didn't include a return envelope.

Chronic junk mailers who are sending me lots of their stuff sometimes find it being sent back to them in their own return envelope. A few find another junk mailers stuff in THEIR envelope!

 nahh Jeffrey,,

The fun comes in putting deal #1 in envelope #2, then deal #2 in envelope #3 and so forthMischief

Remember, they don't pay postage unless the return envelope is use,,,,its a little FREE fun you can have!!Laugh

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:41 PM

kbkchooch

jeffrey-wimberly

howmus
Let's see what is in today's mail....  "Our specially trained, licensed advisors can enroll you over the phone in as little as 15 minutes."  Think I'll pass as I already have better insurance, and they are most likely "specially trained" as con artists.  It is THAT time of year for those of us over 65 I guess!  What else did the mailman bring today?  "Mallstate, your in our conniving hands...."  Sent to my son who hasn't lived here in over a decade now....  To bad they didn't include a return envelope.

Chronic junk mailers who are sending me lots of their stuff sometimes find it being sent back to them in their own return envelope. A few find another junk mailers stuff in THEIR envelope!

 nahh Jeffrey,,

The fun comes in putting deal #1 in envelope #2, then deal #2 in envelope #3 and so forthMischief

Remember, they don't pay postage unless the return envelope is use,,,,its a little FREE fun you can have!!Laugh

awesome I want to try that now.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:01 PM

It's been a somewhat restful day for me. The ankle isn't hurting quite as much now as it was in previous days. Tomorrow morning I have to go down and keep an eye on my mother and make sure she gets her meds. There's usually a private nurse that comes in every day and watches over her but she can't make it tomorrow for some reason or other. Tomorrow is the 1st so that means I also have to go into town to pay some bills and get gas. My legs going to be feeling bad after all that!

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.



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Posted by alfadawg01 on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:36 PM

Good evening all,

Well, Halloween 2012 appears to be history, at least in this neighborhood.  Only 4 groups of trick-or-treaters this year....there's gonna be lotsa candy at work tomorrow.....

Good news on the employment front today.  My part time radio job will go full time for at least 2 weeks starting on Monday.  We have a pledge drive on November 13-15 so there's lots to do to ramp up for it, plus 14 hous days during the drive.  There may be more hours after the drive as we pick up the pieces.

The return of full-time work brings the urgency to get some stuff done around the house.  Leaves are being mulched and hair will get cut....gotta look good, even if it is radio.... My lovely wife and I are going to a wedding on Saturday at a new house that I built a model of for the contractor.  It will be a strange experience seeing it in 12"=1' scale.

Have a splendid evening and don't forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night.

Bill

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:43 PM

Evenin' folks!

Janie, just a decaf and a couple toll house cookies please...

Wonder where the diner be in the morning?

May I be the first to wish all of you a blessed All Saints Day!

Tonight was a disappointment as have been the last couple of years on Trick or Treat.  I had 8 kids all night and 2 of them were my beautiful granddaughters dressed up as little witches!  I did enjoy them being here for a few minutes.  They each (all 4 including the parents) got into the Butterscotch Toll House cookies I had packed up for them...  One of the kids who came to the door informed me he loves the solar panels on my roof!  He got extra candy!

My retirement $$$ got transferred on schedule today so I am happy.  I was a bit worried it might not happen due to Sandy, but they are evidently up and running.

Prayers for all suffering from the hurricane, and others who are just suffering...

73

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 JohnReid on Thursday, November 1, 2012 5:11 AM

Bonjour y'all ! Had a bunch of munchkins at the door last night.Funny thing Lara somehow knew who to bark at.Kids she knew no problem,kids she had never seen before,a bark or two and they were dressed up and it was dark out.Dogs seem to have senses that we are not even aware about.

Coffee smells good Flo I'll have toast, no butter please. Have a nice day y'all. Cheers!

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