The wife INSISTS......

[Medina1128]

Better idea.. take her with you... I had a buddy whose wife insisted he go to a major drag racing event that was out of town. Well, we got rained out and came home 2 days early. We had noticed that one of our group didn't go this year... guess who was at his house when we got back to town?

[jeffers_mz]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

jeffers_mz,

I bought another Kato Mikado at the Indy show for the same price and then went to the LHS and bought two traction tire set-ups. My getting the one yesterday was just perfect as i already had the upgrade at home. Now the mainline power is almost complete.

I always like it when my purchases seem to make good sense after the fact. I found a P2K GP7 last week for $43 and thought it'd be easy to find a second one, but that's not the case. For a given throttle setting he's the slowest diesel I have and no other diesels will MU or run with him. I need to do some research to see if I can get away with running him concurrently with some transition steam or not. On the bright side, he seems capable of pulling every freight car I have, so consisting him isn't necessary, and I may not have room left over for another train either.

[dhilyer]

Hey nharrison21,

There is a show at athe North Atlanta Trade Center in Roswell, Ga (Atlanta) this weekend (Feb 4 & 5). About a 3.5 hour drive from Asheville, NC.

Dan

[cwclark]

QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar

Maybe she's going to have her boyfriend over while your gone.[:O][B)]

that's really WRONG loathar.....[}:)]

[pcarrell]

jeffers_mz,

I bought another Kato Mikado at the Indy show for the same price and then went to the LHS and bought two traction tire set-ups. My getting the one yesterday was just perfect as i already had the upgrade at home. Now the mainline power is almost complete.

[jeffers_mz]

Pcarrell, I had picked up some locos earlier in the week (that's how I heard about the show) had just put the styrofoam backon the layout after an extended period of track re-work, and a friend and I were up till about 5 am Sunday morning running speed comparisons to see which locomotives can run with others the longest without overtaking, since I'm running DC here.

I need about one more consist before I'm "done" (the state where you only buy what you like, operational needs being already met) and between the lack of sleep, the 150 mile round trip, no cash on hand (and the show dealers usually don't take plastic or checks), the unlikelihood of finding exactly what I need, I gave it a pass. Naturally the place was full iof HO gear, because I didn't go. If I had it would have all been G scale, that's how my luck usually runs.

Good snag on the Kato. I picked up a Kato switcher last week and he runs smooth, smooth, smooth. Not real burly on the grades, but he stays in the lower yard mostly, and there's no reason for him to pull long strings up over the pass, so I'm happy and suspect your new engine will bring you some of the same.

Hoosier Daddy, my brother spent a good bit of time in West Lafayette studying chemistry, eight years all told if I remember right. His advisor was a prof named Charboneau, ever met him?

[HoosierDaddy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mononguy63

Hey HD. We live in Franklin Township, not too far from Franklin Central. I'm a Southport alum myself.

Didn't make to the show today, either. I'm trying to get started on a new layout, so I figured it would be better not to let myself be tempted to expend scarce financial resources on equipment for which I currently have no use. If it was as heavy on N scale as it sounds, then I didn't miss much since I'm an HO guy.

HD - if you're a research chemist in W. Lafayette, you wouldn't be affiliated with the greatest university on the planet for a railroader, would you?

Well, I did graduate from the greatest univeristy on the planet, you know, the one in Bloomington[:D]. I've actually lived in WL for a lot longer than I ever lived in Bloomington though. And seeing as how I married a Purdue grad I've had to tone down my anti-Purdue bias quite a bit.

Not only that, but I have a really hard time getting my sons to cheer for IU over Purdue. I mean come on, how can you compete with a train for a mascot. It isn't even fair.

So, mononguy63 you were a Southport Cardinal. I myself was a Roncalli Rebel, but the house I grew up in was in the shadow of Perry Meridian. It's been 20 years since I graduated from HS this year. It doesn't seem possible that it was that long ago.

Happy Modeling,

HD

[mononguy63]

QUOTE: Actually there was more HO then N scale stuff. I just tend to tune out the "distracting" scales

DOH!

[Todd McWilliam]

My x-wife told me to go to train shows all the time, just so She would not have to deal with me.

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mononguy63

If it was as heavy on N scale as it sounds, then I didn't miss much since I'm an HO guy.

Actually there was more HO then N scale stuff. I just tend to tune out the "distracting" scales. [;)]

[mononguy63]

Hey HD. We live in Franklin Township, not too far from Franklin Central. I'm a Southport alum myself.

Didn't make to the show today, either. I'm trying to get started on a new layout, so I figured it would be better not to let myself be tempted to expend scarce financial resources on equipment for which I currently have no use. If it was as heavy on N scale as it sounds, then I didn't miss much since I'm an HO guy.

HD - if you're a research chemist in W. Lafayette, you wouldn't be affiliated with the greatest university on the planet for a railroader, would you?

[JohnT14808]

Well, we get to experience the first Great Western and Atlantic Train Show the weekend of Feb 4th and 5th up here in Olympia, WA. Used to be GATS, I think, but it really brings out the modelers in this area. I may be looking to get another steamer; just have to see what is there.

I'll be going on Saturday, as there is a football game on Sunday that I want to watch...[:D]....Go Seahawks!!

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffers_mz

I didn't get to go either. Did they have any interesting layouts?

Interesting pieces for sale? What were the prices like?

They had 4 N scale layouts, one of those was a decent sized English layout. They had 1 HO on display but it wasn't running. They had a timesaver switching game in HO also. They also had a 3 rail setup, but it was pretty small. The English N scale was the cream of the crop IMHO.

If you are an HO fan there was LOTS of stuff. If you're an N scale guy like me, it was pretty good when the doors opened, but by noon it was pretty well picked over. That is, unless you're a collector, then there was lots of older equipment. I saw several Atlas 0-8-0 loco's and a good assortment of Minitrix and so on. The O scale guy's were out in force with something at every other table.

The prices were OK at most tables with only one or two exceptions. I managed to score a brand new N scale Kato Mikado for $85.00 and three Kato cabeese for $50.00. I also nailed a few cars and some parts. The guy I got my parts from sold his entire lot of N scale equipment just five minutes after I bought my stuff for $250.00. That guy walked off with about twenty loco's, including ten or twelve steam loco's, and forty or fifty cars and a bunch of parts. Most of that stuff I didn't need for my RR, but he got a steal of a deal.

Sorry you and HoosierDaddy couldn't make it. Maybe next time, huh?[8D]

[jeffers_mz]

I didn't get to go either. Did they have any interesting layouts?

Interesting pieces for sale? What were the prices like?

[HoosierDaddy]

Couldn't make it. I've got kids and a wife who are all under the weather this weekend. Daddy's job to try and make everyone a comfortable as possible. I was hoping to make it, but it goes without saying that family comes first. I'll have to keep an eye open for other local shows througout the year.

ps Mononguy63, where on the south side are you? I grew up just north of Greenwood, on the far south side.

HD

[pcarrell]

Just got back and for a small show it wasn't to bad. What did you guy's think?

[pcarrell]

Well, I'm off. See you there!

[pcarrell]

trainfreak

Gotta love those logo's in your signature!

I freelance a RR called the Autumn's Ridge Railway & Navigation Co. based on the Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR that connected to the MEC in Burnham Jct.

[trainfreek92]

well maybe she just wants you to have a nice time this weekend????? Tommorow im going to the BIG E in Springfield. Going to buy a Nice engine and fright cars. Bring some stuff to sell, then maybe buy another nice engine[^] Have fiun at the show!! Hopefully the trains will still be there when you get home!! Tim

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tom Bryant_MR

Yup. We are both going to the San Antonio, Texas show called SAMRA today.

My wife is a keeper. While she does not actively participate in the modeling, yet, she has a great eye for what looks good, color etc. I ask her advice on these topics often.
And, she saves all kinds of material for me with the idea, "could you use this on your RR somewhere ..."

I have no right to complain [^]

You are indeed a very lucky man. I've said it before, I'll say it again....Yup, she's a keeper![;)]

[Tom Bryant_MR]

Yup. We are both going to the San Antonio, Texas show called SAMRA today.

My wife is a keeper. While she does not actively participate in the modeling, yet, she has a great eye for what looks good, color etc. I ask her advice on these topics often.
And, she saves all kinds of material for me with the idea, "could you use this on your RR somewhere ..."

I have no right to complain [^]

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mononguy63

For anyone who knows anything about Sunday's meet in Noblesville - would it be worth my drive up from Indy's south side?

BTW, I think it stinks that they would schedule an event on Sunday morning. Some of of have other places to be then.

I don't know much more about it, but it's being advertised pretty well, so maybe it has promise. Indy's south side isn't far at all. Just zip around 465 and shoot off at I69, then take the split for SR37 at 116th street exit and go til you see the WalMart and it's next to that. It's maybe 20 or 25 minutes from Beach Grove area and besides a couple of stop lights on 37 it's all hiway.

You're right about the Sunday morning thing. You'd think they could plan that better. Fortunately for me our church has service on Saturday night. If you arrive a little later it should be OK though. I think the auction is from 2-4pm.

[mononguy63]

For anyone who knows anything about Sunday's meet in Noblesville - would it be worth my drive up from Indy's south side?

BTW, I think it stinks that they would schedule an event on Sunday morning. Some of of have other places to be then.

[Anonymous]

That is only a 2 hour drive. I wonder what the wife has planed.......

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tatans

T H E wife ? ? ?

Yes, THE wife, the only wife, the best wife in the world, THE wife!

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffers_mz

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffers_mz

You got to love it, west to east across the top of the city we have 421, 31, 431, 37A, 37, and 37/69. No wonder people are always asking me for directions at the gas station. I'm guessing the geniuses that planned that are the same ones who "planned" development in Castleton and along north Meridian.

I remember when there was an Esso station on the NW corner of Allisonville and 82nd street, and farms on the other three corners. No mall, no 465, just a quiet country road heading out of town into the really quiet areas.

Well obviously you're a local. Where are you at? I'm in Fishers.

And yes, Castleton was planned FOR gridlock, same as I69 was planned to be a parking lot at rush hour all the way up to 116th street.

I grew up in Castleton. Back then Fishers was just the old buildings, one of which wasn't too particular about out of state driver's licences purchasing ale. Geist was a wilderness except for people fishing.

A lady who sends you to a show with a pocketful of cash is a lady that probably ought not to be forgotten come February 14th. Otherwise it might be "model meets rolling pin".

:-)

There's no way I could forget her even if there wasn't a train show!

Oh, and I moved here in '87, so Geist was already happening, although I think that "package" store was still around, but I was already legal.

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by selector

Several reponses come to mind:

And you would argue with this perfectly reasonable suggestion because...?

Has she been hinting at any major expenses recently..a new dishwasher, new car,..?

You replied, "Honey, I'd only consider going if I could take you along and we could check out that (name it) you've been eyeing."

..or, I you're really clued in, "Gosh, Hon, I hadn't really planned on going. Maybe we could do something that YOU'd like to do." It may not get you to the show, but it will pay enormous dividends later. [:-,]

-Crandell

Crandell,

You may just be the smartest man I know!

Number 2 hit it right on the head!

She hit me up for a new (Brand new) house tonight!

How could I refuse? I can't say no to her.[;)]

[railroadyoshi]

BIG E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pcarrel, not thinking about marraige, I don't even think i'll ever have a girlfriend like that...wait a minute...i'll never have a girlfriend...[:(][;)]

[selector]

Several reponses come to mind:

And you would argue with this perfectly reasonable suggestion because...?

Has she been hinting at any major expenses recently..a new dishwasher, new car,..?

You replied, "Honey, I'd only consider going if I could take you along and we could check out that (name it) you've been eyeing."

..or, I you're really clued in, "Gosh, Hon, I hadn't really planned on going. Maybe we could do something that YOU'd like to do." It may not get you to the show, but it will pay enormous dividends later. [:-,]

-Crandell