A few gripes

[lonewoof]

QUOTE: [i]Originally posted by cwclark
classic case of : our boy's on drugs!....LOL

Oh, man, don't EVEN get me started about drugs! Every time I open a bottle of aspirin I have to throw it out 'cause it says "DO NOT USE IF SEAL IS BROKEN". I think next time I'm going to cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle...
I get a lot of canned food I have to throw out, for the same reason!

[DavidGSmith]

Thanks people, it is always nice to start the day with a laugh.

[dbduck]

I ordered a Peco double slip turnout.....waited 3 weeks for delivery & when i got it out of the box....discovered that the rails where mounted on the underside of the ties. Don't get me started on my Atlas 90 degree crossing....not marked as to which way it needs to be installed

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dbduck

I ordered a Peco double slip turnout.....waited 3 weeks for delivery & when i got it out of the box....discovered that the rails where mounted on the underside of the ties. Don't get me started on my Atlas 90 degree crossing....not marked as to which way it needs to be installed

That needs to be mounted 180 degrees to the left of the opposite side. That way your train can do a U turn straight ahead.

And if that doesn't work, add a kanuter valve and twist it a little to the right and it should line right up, that is, if your spratchet is in sync.[:o)]

[jblackwelljr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

QUOTE: Originally posted by dbduck

I ordered a Peco double slip turnout.....waited 3 weeks for delivery & when i got it out of the box....discovered that the rails where mounted on the underside of the ties. Don't get me started on my Atlas 90 degree crossing....not marked as to which way it needs to be installed

That needs to be mounted 180 degrees to the left of the opposite side. That way your train can do a U turn straight ahead.

And if that doesn't work, add a kanuter valve and twist it a little to the right and it should line right up, that is, if your spratchet is in sync.[:o)]

That actually makes sense to me.......oh nooooo....

[DigitalGriffin]

You know I love my wife very VERY much. Now that I have said that...

The Mrs. recently asked how to rewind the DVD the other night when the movie was over. We just stared at her, and she didn't get it.

Think I should have her design wire my zone controlled signalling DCC up? ;-) I'll throw in a couple tortoises hooked to a DCC decoer for good measure to make sure she has at least some challenge.

[mononguy63]

QUOTE: Did you know that if you take a raw egg and hold it directly above your head between the palms of your hands, no matter how hard you try, you can't break the egg? Go ahead, try it.

Hah! The joke's on you - I succeeded twelve times out of twelve...

[tigerstripe]

Why would anyone still use a kanuter valve? Since I switched to DCC, I have been using dingle-arms and frakus rods although the initial cost is more they seem to work alot better. The only drawback is you have to add headlight fluid every two weeks or so.

[andrechapelon]

That reminds me. Anyone know where I can get a Nella wrench? It's like an Allen wrench, but it's designed with the hex portion inside rather than outside.

Andre

[pcarrell]

You guys have got to stop! You're killing me! [(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]

[Anonymous]

I hate it when that happens!!

[davekelly]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerstripe



Why would anyone still use a kanuter valve? Since I switched to DCC, I have been using dingle-arms and frakus rods although the initial cost is more they seem to work alot better. The only drawback is you have to add headlight fluid every two weeks or so.

I heard that only Digitrax works properly with frakus rods. If you have MRC or Lenz you're outta luck there.

[jacon12]

I've heard some perfectly logical stuff here today. That's why I like this place.
Jarrell

[Anonymous]

Well I had the gas pump problem licked once. My first car was a `77 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. Yep I could park on either side of the pump because the filler was hidden behind the license plate in the middle of the rear of the car. Truly "The Standard of The World". Why they stopped doing that is beyond me. Sadly in 2001 the Caddy reached the end of it's life and I bought an `83 T-Bird. As for your other problems like the upside down Kadee Couplers and the hunt for code 83 to code 100 track best of luck, I have no clue on those.

[davekelly]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

Well I had the gas pump problem licked once. My first car was a `77 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. Yep I could park on either side of the pump because the filler was hidden behind the license plate in the middle of the rear of the car.

Ever see "Family Vacation" when the Dad (Chevy Chase) thought the filler was behind the license plate? Still cracks me up.

As to why they went away? Perhaps the Pinto had something to do with it.

[bogp40]

It's almost as bad as the landscape forman hollering at his help laying the sod........
Green side up!!!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

Well I had the gas pump problem licked once. My first car was a `77 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. Yep I could park on either side of the pump because the filler was hidden behind the license plate in the middle of the rear of the car.

Ever see "Family Vacation" when the Dad (Chevy Chase) thought the filler was behind the license plate? Still cracks me up.

As to why they went away? Perhaps the Pinto had something to do with it.

Yeah that was funny as hell. I heard some car really did have the gas tank filler on the fender but I can't remember which one it was.

[selector]

This is a true story: many moons ago, in Basic Officer Training, our instructor Sgt was using the old fashioned overhead projector to show his diagrams and notes to us on the screen behind him. He looked back when all of our heads tilted to the left, and noticed his image had shifted. I swear, he walked over to the screen and tried to tilt it.....[(-D]...with a straight face...! [(-D][(-D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: I just bought a new loco that I was going to run in the #2 position, facing backwards, and the one they sent me faces forward

What do you mean? Just put it on the track so it faces opposite the other one.

Well, thanks everyone i've read some pretty funny stuff here today. Maybe i can think of one to add.

[Anonymous]

This is the same forum that made accusations of trolls???

[Billba]

I had a problem a few years back trying to design a layout. All of the ink pens and mechanical pencils that I could find were RIGHT HANDED!!! [|(][|(] I spent a couple of hours every day for about a week going to, or calling different stores. [%-)][%-)]

If it hadn't been for CadRail, I would have never gotten that layout designed!! [:P][:P][swg][swg][:-^][:-^]

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

Well I had the gas pump problem licked once. My first car was a `77 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. Yep I could park on either side of the pump because the filler was hidden behind the license plate in the middle of the rear of the car.

Ever see "Family Vacation" when the Dad (Chevy Chase) thought the filler was behind the license plate? Still cracks me up.

As to why they went away? Perhaps the Pinto had something to do with it.

Yeah that was funny as hell. I heard some car really did have the gas tank filler on the fender but I can't remember which one it was.

That was the corvair for one. There were many others too.

[Anonymous]

Jarrell
Are you by any chance blonde?
Bill

[dbduck]

true fact .........when VCRs first came out , Sony included with every unit...a video tape showing "how to hook up VCR to TV"

[littleboom]

True story: My dad is a plant engineer and he came home upset one night because his boss yelled at him for not being able to convert rpms to metric. What bothered my dad the most was that the boss's yes-man was able to do it with no problem...[%-)]

MIke

[selector]

QUOTE: Originally posted by littleboom

True story: My dad is a plant engineer and he came home upset one night because his boss yelled at him for not being able to convert rpms to metric. What bothered my dad the most was that the boss's yes-man was able to do it with no problem...[%-)]

MIke

Weellll....what's the problem? I mean, it's revolutions per foot to revolutions per meter.


Sheesh.

[Medina1128]

Don't get me started on "human ignorance". Have you looked at the warning sticker on a gas pump? "DO NOT POINT TOWARD FACE. DO NOT SMOKE WHILE REFUELING. (and the best one) DO NOT INGEST." I thought the old gas pumps (the ones WITHOUT the warnings) were nature's way of weeding out the weak and stupid. Really, should anyone THAT dumb be driving a car?

[MAbruce]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Medina1128

Don't get me started on "human ignorance". Have you looked at the warning sticker on a gas pump? "DO NOT POINT TOWARD FACE. DO NOT SMOKE WHILE REFUELING. (and the best one) DO NOT INGEST." I thought the old gas pumps (the ones WITHOUT the warnings) were nature's way of weeding out the weak and stupid. Really, should anyone THAT dumb be driving a car?

While we're on that subject, I've always wondered why drive-thru ATM's have brail on the buttons. [:0]

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by MAbruce

QUOTE: Originally posted by Medina1128

Don't get me started on "human ignorance". Have you looked at the warning sticker on a gas pump? "DO NOT POINT TOWARD FACE. DO NOT SMOKE WHILE REFUELING. (and the best one) DO NOT INGEST." I thought the old gas pumps (the ones WITHOUT the warnings) were nature's way of weeding out the weak and stupid. Really, should anyone THAT dumb be driving a car?

While we're on that subject, I've always wondered why drive-thru ATM's have brail on the buttons. [:0]

In case Stevie Wonder is out cruising and needs some cash,....why else?

Ever wonder why we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

[jblackwelljr]

Or why those cardboard car sun shades carry the warning: DO NOT USE WHILE DRIVING

Are we getting off topic??