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Posted by chochowillie on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:42 PM

jeffrey-wimberly
I'm tired of this 'somebody else will fix it if I break it' crap!

Just like a bunch of kids....... NOT ME, NOPE, CROSS MY HEART must have been somebody else Stick out tongue

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Posted by chochowillie on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:37 PM

howmus
my left hearing aid was dead

Why is it that they always quit when you are in the vehicle or somewhere that you either don't have spare battries or no clean em out do dads or no wax guards? I hate that. Hmm

Which reminds me, I have to make an appointment to get my hearing checked again in prep for getting a set of new ones. Sure glad I don't have to pay for the little suckers or for the batteries that go in them Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:50 PM

Good afternoon, feeling better now.

No homework again tonight. Just got a new reaserch paper topic for English class. The next paper simply has to be about literature in some form or another. I am going to do this paper on "The Last Dogfight". Good book. Should work well.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:34 PM

Well I was going to use the new tractor today to move my old fridge out to the road for pickup. When I went down to get it I found that it wouldn't move. Not forward or backward. I looked underneath and found that the drive belt has been burned up. It was running fine the last time I used it and had no drive problems. And it's obvious to me that it's been moved since then, so that means somebody used it and couldn't keep their darn foot off the brake pedal. I've told the other family members many times the brake isn't for stopping under power. It's only for parking and to keep the tractor from rolling while in neutral. Period. Some of them can't get that through their heads. If the responsible party doesn't step forward and pony up the money for a new belt I'll put a kill switch on the ignition system so only I can start it. I'm tired of this 'somebody else will fix it if I break it' crap!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:14 PM

cudaken
 Jeffery, I am sure you have a cure for this problem! How do you reattach a truck side cover when the mounting pin breaks off? Engine in question is my Athearn BB E 7. Got any spare side frames?

Normally I'd use a good side frame. Obviously you don't have one or you wouldn't be asking about it. In a case like that I would push the old pin out of the truck (if it hasn't been removed already) then get a piece of plastic sprue or a piece of wood dowel the same size as the mounting hole. I carefully drill a hole the size of the sprue/dowel in the side frame right where the other pin broke off then put a dab of glue on the replacement and push it into the new hole. When it's dry I mount the side frame on the loco. If it's loose in hole in the truck put just a tiny dot of super glue on the new pin and push it back into the hole.

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Posted by pascaff* on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:12 AM

Morning All, well it is still morning here in the west.

   Currently 44 with an expected high of 72, under pleasant skies.

   Day off so need to do laundry, grocery shopping, and layou w**k.

    Finding stuff I put away in a safe place is always dangerous for me. Tore down my last layout in 2005 when we bought this house, and packed everything away nice and secure. Because of different circumstances, did not get around to starting a new layout in ernest until last spring. By that time I forgot which boxes had what layout stuff in them. Confused Still looking for several items. Will probably find them when I have a garage sale later this spring to clear out some stuff I am sure I no longer need, but will find I do actually need next year, and then cannot remember they went in the garage sale.Confused

   Prayers to all in need.

     Paul

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Posted by inch53 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:48 AM

a funny for the day

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.

The mother sent the 8 year old in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon. The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Do you know where God is, son?"

The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!

Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the
boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD?!"

The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home & dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?" The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time! God is missing, and they think WE did it!"

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:33 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Just a cup of Dark Roast Coffee to go, Zoe.

I have to get out the door to drive to Canandaigua for a Dermatologist appt. at noon.  got up this morning early to pick up my son at the car repair place, and my left hearing aid was dead...  On the way from dropping my son back home I stopped in at the hearing center since it was on my way home.  Turns out they both just needed a good cleaning which they did on the spot...  

Gotta go!

73

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:16 AM

 Morning Dinners

 Flo, Diet Dew pleases.

 Well I did it again! Got ready for work to early! LaughWay my starting times very it is easy to get confused I guess. Whistling

 Jeffery, I am sure you have a cure for this problem! How do you reattach a truck side cover when the mounting pin breaks off? Engine in question is my Athearn BB E 7. Got any spare side frames?

 Well, it is that time again for real, off too work.

 Ken

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Posted by Cederstrand on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:33 AM

Coffee in a  SUNNY SOUTHERN   mug, please.

The (HO) Kato Unitrack I bought for making gentle curves (for the couple larger locos I ordered) will require 6' of table just to make a 180 degree turnaround. WOW! Might not have room for a sofa in the train room by the time I'm done.Hmm

Going to get the cleared areas I've been working on seeded today before the potential strong storms tomorrow. Will be nice to finally rest after a week of very challenging (for me) work.

Have a good day all.

Cheers! Cowboy Rob

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Posted by Fergmiester on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:24 AM

Chocowillie: So, I'll ask the question that I get asked. "Did you look in the place where you last put them?" Mischief Really??? Ya nothing worse then putting something a in a place so you know where they are when you look for them, only to find out it was put in a spot "SOOOoooo" good you can't find it! It's also the reason I have 6 tape measures and a whole host of redundant tools. Not to worry you'll find the switches when you give up, buy new ones and start looking for another missing item... 3 months from now.

Speaking of loosing things I've been modelling two Pulp Wood Cars by Tichy all made of grey parts... care to guess what colour the carpet in my cabin is Blindfold Yah! looks like I'll be making some spare parts to replace the lost ones.

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Posted by galaxy on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:22 AM

Went grocery shopping. bought little, but sure added up! Almost out of food stamps and only hte 10th of the month!!!

MOH went off to do grocery shopping for FIL and MIL. So, off to do his bidding MOH goes, besides MOH wanted to stop by the old store to get a letter of reference from the assistant manager there.

Will do some laundry now.

last night horrendous T-storms Storm Umbrella Lightning came a callin' here . MOH was surprised how violent they got. MOH has always been at work when they hit and here they sound like 747 jet engines sitting on top of the roof! At work, the sound dind't seem as loud as here, nor does it do as much damages at MOH's {old} work.

Well, off to do chores...

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:16 AM

yeah, hopefully I can get enough from the set.

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Posted by Curt Webb on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:29 AM

Morning All,

Not much happening. Getting ready to go outside to clean gutters. High today 86 F.

I received some trees in that are too bright green for my fall motif on the layout. Any suggestions on how to darken them?

Gary- I got rid of a lot of equipment before Xmas and have not missed it.

Jeff- That's a great little playground.

Ulrich- Sorry to read about your Dad.

Hope everyone has a great day and prayers to those in need.

Curt Webb

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:19 AM

Good Morning

Nothing but rain in our forecast here...and it is doing just that. Raindrops keep falling on my head...

Got a whole lot of nothing much going on here today...'cept getting some housecleaning done.  That I is doing right now....Whistling

Ray:  Geese are fine...Swan....HHHHHHHHHHH...that is basically what it does with me, just hisses and acts belligerent.....then chases me back into the house...LOL!!!

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Posted by TMarsh on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:08 AM

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and the meaty omelet please, thanks.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Some could be strong to severe according to the local guessers.

Yesterday was a mini day of stuff. Spent all day doing little things.

Well, Brenda made it back fine and in one piece. All in all she had a good time. She said her Sister acted like a fool, but that’s par for the course.

Not sure just what I’ll do today. Finish the laundry I suppose and I have to go to town, then probably oughta see if the generator starts sometime in there just in case.

Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!

Todd  

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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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Posted by NP2626 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:06 AM

Up here in what is considered Up Nort in MN, we have 26 F, with a high projected on 38 F.  Going to be mostly cloudy.  We have 12-18 inches of snow in the yard, this is down from around twice that of two weeks ago.  Guessing; but, I'm thinking the lakes all still have 2-3 feet of ice on them.  They are predicting 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow and snow not quitting until Friday sometime!  This is a better forecast than the Twin Cities, who are supposed to get anywhere from 6 to 13+ inches over the next couple days!

Normally, the snow would be gone by now and we'd be seeing some 50-60 degree days!  However, there is freezing rain along with this late snow storm and I am thankful we're not seeing that!

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:33 AM

Good morning. It's 71° with 94% humidity. It will be cloudy with a fair chance of rain. Looks like the high will be 82°.


Only plan for today is to work on cleaning up the layout. Looks like it'll be wet outside so I'll be staying inside as much as possible.



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Posted by Packer on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:16 AM

Morning guys

Gotta work again today. After work I have to pick up my meds, then call athearn about the SD40-2 snoot handrails. Then I might finish up some more kits I have.

Ken, Is the motor in the other B&O loco lined up right? The noisiest one of my SD7/9s (not counting the sound one) has a slight growl. They use mounts like the old athearn BB locos, and you might want to clean out the trucks as well. I think in one of mine I messed with the thrust washers and wound up setting aside one of the P2K ones for an atlas one (which are a little thicker). Jeff can probably tell you more about that one.

Vincent

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:08 AM

Good morning.

Much the same plans today as the past few days. Not much else. Been feeling too run down the past few days to work on the 109, P-38 or layout. Hope to be feeling better by this weekend.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.

-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.

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Posted by galaxy on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:52 AM

Morning coffee in the diner with friends..

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING!!!

Today is wednesday, April 10th 2013!!!

The prayer candles are lit for those in need...

MAKE it a GREAT day!

Geeked

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:10 AM

"Good Morning!" from Tipton IN

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Mischief

Cool

TIPTON IN

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:56 PM

after much consideration, I believe it was time for me to part with my B-mann ATSF northern and it's heavyweight passenger train(with a caboose). maybe I will get a GN caboose from selling it, I think I may also end up parting with my CC E7's and replace them with custom F units once I get them. 

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:23 PM

Evenin' folks!

Janie, just another decaf for me please...

I'm tired tonight and a bit sore from the exercise yesterday.  My son called while I was busy printing the envelopes for the Scholarship dinner invitations tonight.  Needs me to pick him up at a Service place where they get their cars serviced tomorrow morning at 9AM.  He has the day off an will be watching his daughter (32) and has to be home before noon to meet daughter #1 at the bus as they have a half day of school tomorrow.  I'm hoping they are putting a trailer hitch on the car so we can haul the trailer over to a teacher friends house to get the wood she is trying to save for us! 

Barry, are you talking Koi there?  I'd stock it with some large mouth Bass or bluegills.  Something that eats well. Smile, Wink & Grin  Don't want to feed the birds huh?

Jeffrey, got the fridge working today?  I wouldn't want to be without a working fridge down where you live!  Around here you can still get away with just putting stuff in a cooler outside at night and it would keep pretty well as we are still getting temps in the low 40's high 30's at night.

Had a couple windows open to air out the house today.  Got up into the low 60's for a couple hours.  Felt good, but it won't last.  raining out right now and supposed to have a few thunderboomers over night and for the next couple days.  In fact just saw a flash outside....

Guess I'll call it a night and offer prayers for all of you in need out there in model railroad land...

73

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

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:13 PM

I've got the temp of the new fridge set at 37 degrees. That's close enough. The freezer is -5. Again, that's close enough. They aren't absolutely perfect but as long as they keep my chimichangas, cheese, sandwich meat and fixings and my Cajun sausage fresh and doesn't freeze my insulin (stored in the crisper) that's all I need. The freezer contains more chimichangas and sandwich meat that's all frozen hard as rocks.

Got all the couplers on the FP7's changed out and I replaced the front coupler retainer pins with screws. I've had instances where pins have fallen out due to vibration or whatever other reason.

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



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Posted by tcwright973 on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:08 PM

A terrific day here with temperatures in the upper 70's, although a little overcast. Too nice to stay indoors, so the rest of the flower beds were cleaned up and I also got a Rose of Sharon thinned out. Think it needs to be cut back a little more though. After all that got done, both my back and my knees told me I'm getting old. So the wife and I think we will put in a lot more perennials instead of annuals this year. It's too bad because I really like so many of the annuals. There's just such a variety of colors and bloom sizes available. But I can see that spending all that time bent over planting them isn't going to be as much fun as it once was.

If tomorrow is like today, I'd like to give the car a good wash and interior cleaning in preparation to giving it a wax job later on in the week. But there is a possibility of thunder storms, so I'll have to wait and see how that works out.

Missed out on an engine on E-Bay that I was looking at. It was for a western Pennsylvania railroad that I don't have represented in my collection. It was a "buy me now" as well as open for bids, but I thought about it too long and when I finally decided to get it, a faster thinker beat me to it. Someday I'll learn to go with my first instincts.

Take care everybody.

Tom

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:25 PM

Good Evening

Lotsa rain for us today...downpour after downpour after downpour...then came the t'underin'boomers...with even more rain..and this will continue until Thursday the guessers tell us...obviously rubbing their hands together with glee....Confused

Ray:  We be thinking of Carp.....after the geese and an errant swan leave our lake alone, that is...Whistling

Angel for those under the weather...both literally and figuratively. 

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:04 PM
Well, not much to report today. Nothing really. Night everyone.

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:01 PM

chochowillie
That is exactly why I have 3 tape measures, 4 tri-squares etc. However Idea

Three tapes to go twice as far?

4 Tri-squares to work around a corner?

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Posted by galaxy on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 7:44 PM

chochowillie

I found the missing push buttons switches about 1/2 an hour after posting my tale of woe. Right there on my train workbench under a box of Kleenex and labeled in BIG BOLD letters.... Push button switches.

That is where you VIP'd them.

You put them in a VIP...V ery I mportant P lace !

I put ALL my "missing items" in a VIP.

As Jeffrey says, it can often be right in plain view, sometimes hidden from view.

 

Well

tooth is KILIING me tonight..superceeding my back pain actuallly! Can't wiat to have it out on Friday.

MOH handed me a bowl of popcorn {which I SWORE I wouldn't eat of} and I AUTOMATICALLY ate just 2 bites before I hit a hard kernnel on that tooth!!!!!!!!!!!!   I saw stars!

Well, off to bed soon.

Geeked

 

-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.

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