Well I hope your happy Kevin and John!
I forgot about those things for a while but not so much no more
It's getting close to bedtime and you just threw the Fiddler all out of whack
That ought to keep me up for a while
Yikes again
TF
Track fiddlerNutty Buddies??? Is there something I don't know about here John and Kevin??? I buy these by the two pound extra large box
Several weeks ago, Covid struck close to home. Instead of toilet paper, there was panic buying of Nutty Buddies and the two stores in town were out.
I've resolved to buy them by the truckload so that I never go without again.
York1 John
SeeYou190John: I went to the store today and NUTTY BUDDIES are back in stock! -Kevin
They are here, too! The multiverse is again in order!
SeeYou190 John: I went to the store today and NUTTY BUDDIES are back in stock! -Kevin
John: I went to the store today and NUTTY BUDDIES are back in stock!
-Kevin
Nutty Buddies??? Is there something I don't know about here John and Kevin???
I buy these by the two pound extra large box
But I could be missing something here. You guys might have to help a brother out
Oh! The plural thing threw me off. It looks like I'm good
Take it easy on me as you got me a little riled for nothing. Sometimes when they add an S they have an extra ingredient like caramel or peppermint or something I started getting very interested real soon
J.R. got me thinking too Garry. I'm going to figure something out here. I thank you for your support too
I like the silver and powder blue PA's on that bridge. It's always appreciated Ed. But do you have any Green Machines on a bridge again
Howdy.
Douglas ... Thank you for your kind message.
Ed ... The tin roof sundae was yummy. Thank You.
TF ... JR has good suggestions about theft protection. Surely, you can set up an alarm system or something that will help.
everybody ... Have a good night.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Living the dream.
Viz.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/booby-trap-man-shot-killed-gun-death-home-thanksgiving-maine-van-buren-a9228491.html
How do you make a beautiful bridge look even more beautiful?
DH, Ninevah, New York, 1973 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Sprinkle a few PAs on top!
Cheers, Ed
Yikes Kevin!
I don't like to hear a story like that. It's a good thing we ain't all like that guy.
Judy says we're going to the post office this week and I'm bringing the wagon top
Old school mello rock
Track fiddlerYou can't hook up a 12 gauge to a trigger switch when the door opens. In the 70's when thieves were stealing Outboards On Mille Lacs Lake, one of the resort owners did that and went to prison.
In Florida, and I would hope everywhere, passive devices that cause harm are EXTREMELY illegal. There was a case in Tampa many years ago where an owner of a construction company booby-trapped his yard. An 11 year old kid, a child of one of his customers, was crushed in a trap he set.
Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in here
Just nod if you can hear me
I think there's an echo again
I'm glad I was never a Rockstar as they all seemed to have their problems
Hey!
I filled up the cookie jar but I'm running out of quarters here.
And you know how it is that you never quite know if you're doing a good job on the music selection. So you guys might have to plug in a few quarters yourself
Did you know when your ears are ringing they call it some word that starts with a T. But it really is no big thing. You just need to listen to The Roaring silence because you were a working man all your life
You didn't know I had another quarter, ...Did you?
Well I did
Here's Johnny
I enjoyed reading your reply J.R.
I'd like to thank for that, as your experiences made mine feel a little easier
Who took the last cookie out of the cookie jar and didn't put some more in?
And can someone tell me why there was a piece of masking tape going over the coin slot on the jukebox?
See what happens when I go out of town! Not everything, but some things went to shambles. I'm back now and I have a quarter to liven things up a little bit around here, .....OK!
Although the music I prefer is usually a bit mellow though
And that one was aimed at Brent! And all you other good people that can enjoy it
Good Evening All,
TF - That is truely awful. Glad you had people intervene on the tow/storage charges at least that takes the insult out of the injury and I'm sorry for your loss.
I have had a rig and just a trailer stolen over the years. We keep it all on the lot with a fence and gate and surveilance cameras. The rigs have locators hidden in them since they are fairly expensive even without cars in them. Some of the truckies we've used haven't liked it either when we've called them out for excessive speed as you can monitor as they go as well. Look into alarms and other antitheft devices but I think when you leave for a weekend I'd probably use an alarm or tracker and chain all the wheels together with one of those cobalt hardened chains and matching locks. Of course with your luck they'd probably show up with a roll back and drag it on or just strip it where it sits.
We lost my bosses rig Thanksgiving weekend in West Palm Beach. Stolen right out of the hotel parking lot - Surburban and tag trailer with the race car and all our tools and support equipment. The trailer was found two days later stripped and abandoned next to a crack house with the race car sitting in the middle of the empty lot with minimal damage. Guess he didn't know what to do with a Cooper Monaco - especially one of a kind. All the tools and parts were gone along with anything else of value along with the Suburban. The thief pawned everything he could and drove the Suburban until it ran out of gas then abandoned it too. Just as we were making preparations to get the car and trailer out of impound, it turned up. The guy that stole everything did it regularly taking stuff out of hotel parking lots in the wee hours. He was caught and convicted and was supposed to make restitution. Still waiting on that.
I like the idea of hooking the doors to a booby trap like paint or some sort of scent like eau de skunk. At least you'll have the satisfaction of getting them back.
Ciao, J.R.
Good evening.
Thanks David, Charlie, John, Kevin, Ed, Mike and Dave.
Yep!
John, ...I still have those beads! Those big ones are the Clydesdale beads I wore at Mardi Gras 2000. People don't steal Mardi Gras beads as they know Voodoo is prevalent in New Orleans I just don't have the heart to throw those away as every time I look at them I get a great big smile on my face.
You should have seen me! I was like a Rock Star in the eyes of the tourists that night But an idiot in the eyes of the people that live down there A Night to Remember, ...Yes?
I was going to let the trailer go but it's back in the East Lot now. Kendra called Jeff, the owner of the towing company and he released it to me for $100. That's more than fair as I understand the cost of diesel, employee payroll, taxes, paperwork and liability insurance. I think that equals more than $100
The trailer is back and ready for Fire #3 I usually think positive but I'm going a bit Sinister as my mind is wandering to conjure something up for thief #3. I darn well know it's going to happen
I was thinking of some kind of high pressure spray wand filled with permanent fluorescent orange paint mixed with skunk piss and habanero pepper sauce, hooked up to a door trigger switch
You can't hook up a 12 gauge to a trigger switch when the door opens. In the 70's when thieves were stealing Outboards On Mille Lacs Lake, one of the resort owners did that and went to prison. So that's not a good idea for me as I've been known to occasionally drop the soap while taking a shower
I really want to get Thief #3. This is getting to be like a game for me that I'm more than ready to play
Anyone have any other brightideas? I'm willing to listen
Ed. Thanks for posting the film. Very interesting. On my layout http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/284615.aspx?page=1 I wanted a scrap yard that was different to others I had seen.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
gmpullmanLaying NEW TRACK at the East Broad Top!
That sounds encouraging!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Tf,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your trailer! When I first read it I had horrible thoughts of thousands of dollars worth of lost tools. I'm glad you didn't have to go through that a second time. I'm glad you are taking it in stride.
In the Toronto area the tow truck wars are getting nasty. In the past year there have been about a dozen tow trucks torched. The government is finally starting to crack down on the towing industry. There are some pretty shady characters involved in it. I have always used the CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) and I have had excellent, professional service every time.
Good evening all. A warm day, but didn't go out. With workpeople coming and going, being indoors was required.
Roasted Squash, Jeweled Bulgur & Zhoug is on the menu.
Mixed Fruits in a Greek Salad to follow.
Stay Safe everyone.
Sorry to hear about that lousy turn of events, TF. At least tou didn't get hurt — I mean, you could have happened along while the "perps" were there and got hit over the head with a tire iron! Carjackings are on the rise in the Big City near me
One of the "tin-knockers" we used at GE told me once that he got out of his van at a gas station. While he was putting more air in the rear tire it suddenly began rolling away! Somebody jumped in and took off with it! Thousands of dollars worth of sheet metal tools
I used to see people ALL THE TIME leave their cars running while just "popping in" for a quick coffee at the convenience stores. Every now and then I hear about somebody driving off in a car and there are children in the back seat!
They'll never learn...
David, I saw your locomotive scrap yard in the "Show Me" thread and was reminded of this:
Laying NEW TRACK at the East Broad Top!
210317_2 by lmyers83, on Flickr
Spring is really HERE today!
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Somehow my post migrated to the top of the page! You know what that means
Tin Roof Sundaes all around!
hot-tin-roof-sundaes by Edmund, on Flickr
Track fiddlerI have a tough morning to deal with today. As bad luck has it, my tool trailer was stolen again. It's not that we live in a bad neighborhood but at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac for easy pickings I guess. I had a heavy duty tongue shank lock on the trailer but these thieves must have portable acetylene.
There are lots of trailers stolen down here. Hitch locks are easily defeated, or thieves don't even mess with them and just use a hook to tow the trailer away.
Most trailers stolen down here have boats on them. The theives remove the engines and loose valuables from the boat, then leave the boat and trailer in the woods.
Also, in Florida, you can register a trailer as "Home-Made", so registering a stolen trailer is very easy.
Track fiddlerThe addition to their slapping my face was the Mardi Gras beads as they we're good enough to leave me my treasure
I was about to comment on the fact they left behind the most important part to any New Orleanian -- the Mardi Gras beads. Stealing those would be a fight'n matter!
Good Morning,
Had a little rain yesterday but I did get the snowmelt pumped out of the pond. That is about a month earlier than normal. Still some ice at the bottom though.
TF, sorry to hear about your trailer. Seems a lot of towing companies are crooks.
Winnipeg in the late '50s had buses made by CanCar. I remember them as the engine was under the floor behind the front wheels. They had a wide stainless steel band on the side. I rode in them a lot.
Robbie turned 12 yesterday. We had pizza to celebrate. He goes nuts for it. We can't say the word, or round thing or pie. Started calling them cicular object. He only gets a tiny piece of crust from each slice. My wife is convinced he won't make it past summer but it all depends on how fast the liver tumor grows. So far it hasn't affected him at all. He's sleeping beside me on the downstairs sofa right now.
I have to get the tax info ready today so that I can get it off to the accountant but first I need more coffee.
CN Charlie
I didn't know where to post this without getting in trouble, but here's my latest layout video. This one covers unboxing some new D&H trains and running the last few trains on my layout before the teardown starts tonight.
https://youtu.be/RDiVWAF74Lg
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Sorry to hear about your challenges, TF.
What comes round will come round to the thieves.
As for the Towing Company? Trying to profit of others misfortune is just as bad. Good on Kendra supporting you.
Good morning again
Thanks John, Garry and Mike, for the sincere trailer sympathy Who ever said anything like that since the beginning of time but all I can do is laugh And I do thank you again, as I appreciate some good people left in the world today.
Oh, It did get worse
Chiefs Towing wanted $420 from me this morning to get my trailer back. They lied!!! They said the bill consisted of $175 Towing fee + 4 days of storage. Well that's kind of funny since the police officer told me it was towed at 6:20 in the morning on Saturday.
After I stated that fact to the gal at the counter, the bearded man came out of the office and said, we will knock $80 off the bill then.
Well that leaves $340 dollars. I don't know? But it seems to me the last time I did some math, $175 dollars, plus two days of storage at $40 dollars, equals $255 dollars.
The trailer used to be white with chrome diamond plate on front but that's the paint job the last ratbag thieves did on my trailer. Ugly huh! I wouldn't be caught dead driving that ghetto trailer down the road anymore.
I told Chief's Towing, Why don't you give me $420 and keep it? I'm washing my hands of this thing. I want nothing to do with the police report, the insurance company, or the trailer anymore.
The last time this happened I lost all my expensive tools, I was made to jump through so many Hoops, I could have been out working for the time I spent dealing with things and made much more money then I ever collected for my loss.
The criminals charges were dropped because he had bigger felonies on top. So he sold all my equipment, pocketed the money and that is okay. It seems thieves rights in our judicial system are way better than the victim they prey on is entitled to. Did that statement even make sense???
What's funny about the picture of the contents the thieves left behind. They staged it! That pink styrofoam for my model railroad was 4×8 sheets. They cut the foam and put it back in there, left the empty boxes, the glass globe on top with the paint roller as a slap in the face as they were done with their job. The addition to their slapping my face was the Mardi Gras beads as they we're good enough to leave me my treasure
All you can do is laugh and I sure hope these people's Karma comes around to them. They at least deserve that!
I haven't called Chief's Towing back yet but I'm going to. They have a big account at the hotel where my Judy works. Judy's best friend Kendra from high school is in charge of who does the towing out of that hotel lot and there is a lot of them every month. Apparently hotel parking lots are good cover dumping grounds for stolen cars and stripped equipment. Kendra told Judy they will not be using Chief's Towing anymore after hearing my story this morning.
A little tidbit for me to chew on to make me feel a little better today And I will be letting everyone know at the Chamber of Commerce meetings too.
Water Level RouteMaybe an empty car in a wind event?
We have had some empty coal hoppers blow over in storms out here. Not often, but it has happened.
gmpullmanThis one has me scratching my head, Dave —
TF, I'm so sorry to hear of your troubles again. Hang tough.
Garry, good to see you posting again. Hope you are feeling better.
Everyone else, happy(?) Monday.
Mike