LUNCHTIME !!!!!!!!! French meat pie with cajon gravy on top, garlic bread, and fresh strawberry shortcake for desert!! Mango flavored ice tea for drinks.
JERRY: The Conway Scenic RR is in North Conway, New Hampshire, which is a 2 1/2 hour ride due north of my location.
FERGIE: Maybe you could "commandere" the ship, pick up Luc and John and put in port in Portland. From there it is only a 1 hour drive up route 302 to North Conway and the Conway Scenic RR for that 5 hour ride through the White Mountains behind that 1921 yard goat 0-6-0 made in Montreal for the Grand Trunk RR.
MIKE: Sorry to hear of your loss, thankfully she got some time with family, God rest her soul.
Hey Dick, is that Cajon gravy as in Cajon Pass in California? Or as in Cajun as in spicy!
I just uploaded my first You Tube video, check out this from our FP-7 cab ride in the Southern #6133.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzbc35cv6g
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Afternoon, Zoe I have a ham n swiss sandwich, order of onion rings n tea
Did get some time in on the layout this weekend, but not as much as planned. Started building the trestle going into the yard, seems I glue, wait, then glue some more and so on. Hope to get it done this week
DICK, the 181'st INANG birds are being transferred to FT. Wayne, IN this year, but there was still a couple there last Friday. One of them did a fly over here at Mach 1+, I almost had to change my shorts.
Their suppose to have the 4-8-0 going this summer up to the Monticello rail museum, but we haven't heard anything yet on it. Me n mother are planning on going up when they run it. It'll be the first one I've seen run in over 50 years.
BOB K, a happy birthday wish to your daughter from us. We didn't get any camping [weather] in this weekend, but I did fix a pot of road kill stew there Sat. evening for us and 2 other couples that were going to camp also, but didn't. Penny fixed some homemade biscuits too. So there was plenty to eat n drink and a few rounds of dominos before it started thundering.
Did get one pic while we were there
RYAN, liked your video, looked like you had a good time there,
CSXGUY, good to hear from ya, where you been all this time
Forgot to say thanks for all the prayers for Jan earlier, but it wasn't gods plan for another outcome. We were close friends with her family for many years. Her husband, Fred and my Deb were the closest, they sleep together for 3 years. Now get yur mind out of the gutter. They both worked the same shift as blenders for a chemical company on swing shift. On the nights when they were loading tank cars, there wasn't much to do, so they'd take naps while the cars were loading.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
I'll have a roast beef sandwich with all the fixings..no, no horse radish or whatever the stuff is and no nasty stuff in it either.
Nothing new done yet, but I discovered that no rewiring is needed fo a consist on dc power A-A power one of them back wards.
pcarrell wrote:You guys are really taking it easy on my credit card today!
If so you'd better be hurrying back to work! lol
Hello ................. well if it's on Philip, I'll go easy. It's my steak and lobster tails day, but won't have too many.
Again, I'll say it's good to see the young guys here with a constructive use for their time and resources. I suspect each will do well in their years ahead. BTW, CSXguy, I was in the marching band, too. Many years ago.
Inch, I'm terribly sorry to learn about your friend, Jan. We'll be praying for her family.
Dick ........ that's intersting reading about steam on the old B&A line. The Bershire engines were really something. There's a C&O berk in the KY RY museum. You mentioned the 2-10-2's going to the CN. You forget to say that now every one of them is on Fergie's railroad.
Ryan . a diet,eh.... let us know how strong the will power is.
Happy Model Railroading! (Toot a Lu!)
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Well, in that case...
Coke for everyone!
BTW... if anyone is interested in how auto racks were loaded in the 1970's I posted some pictures I took back then in the Prototype info categroy in the loading autoracks thread.
Good afternoon Coffee Clubbers,
Just a quick one to say that I'm still with you in spirit, even if I can't post from home. I'm more or less keeping up with your doings, and I can read the thread.
Dick - no, the problem isn't my ISP. I suspect it's something messed up with settings, but way beyond my debugging level. Acts like a popup blocker (which I don't have) preventing me from getting to logon screens. I just need to get my butt in gear, unplug the computer, and take it in to town to see a computer Dr. I've just been too busy being " retarded" to do that. It's bad enough to bug me, but not bad enough to make me do something. I come to town every few days and rent a computer to login on, like I'm doing now.
We were out at the orange grove today doing routine maintenance. I don't need a weather forecast to tell you that it was hot, very hot, and humid to boot.
Best regards
Ed
Hey Dick..........Here you go!!!!!
Nothing like a good look'n BERK
Enjoy
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
I'll have the steak and lobster.
Hey Duke, nice to see you again.
Inch: Sorry to hear about Jan. Hope the family is doing OK.
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Good evening everyone.....had to cut the grass today, we have a backdoor cold front moving south from the Maritime Provinces and this might give us a spell of showery weather from Thursday through next Monday, and the grass was already 4" tall in most locations.
The pool is now clean and temp is at 72F, so I will be jumping in real soon.
GARRY: Yup, FERGIE has FOUR (4) of those 2-10-2's, he has "cornered" the Canadian Markets on the locomotives. I guess he needs that power to haul all those lobsters, fish and scallops to the Diner.
CSXguy: Welcome back. The old Coffee Shop was so big in data size that the TRAIN.COM computer guys said they would archive it and we could start a new one for the New Year. So, as Australia sees the New Year first, we elected OZ JIM to open the new Coffee Shop, which we jointly named Elliot's Diner for the original founder.
DUKE: There is NOTHING better than seeing a Berkshire under steam. I only wish they had saved one here in the Northeast for demos. The RR people here in the northeast had a complete lack of foresight.
MIKE: I know JUST what you mean!! I was sitting on the deck when two Warthogs came over my house at TREE TOP level. Even the chipmonks ran for cover.
There's the supper bell, see you guys later
I have been sitting in the back corner booth and would like to let those that have lost someone know that I understand the pain and am there with you. I lost a very good friend from Del in Nov of 05 and a riding friend about a week after that and the people in the CS at the time will remember. I also lost my dad on Mar 15 of this year. I haven't said anything but I would like to let all of you know that I have been thinking of you.
Good evening All,
Another Big Boy is ok Hoople but the real news was the BLI New Haven I-5 in hybrid or brass. I've had one on order since the announcement and at last word, it's due in July. Previously available only in brass at silly prices I've wanted one since I first saw the pics years ago. Probably don't remember them as the Shoreline went all diesel by '48 and i arrived a year later, but seems my old silver bullet was a real influence.
Good to see Duke, Ed and CSX drop back in. Wonder what ever became of our Brit friends?
Lots of w..k again today as we crank it up to reach Lime Rock.
Jerry - I use the Testors liquid cement most of the time, the Tenax 7R (Jim) when i join parts already cut and fit and can't have slop or beds showing. The other stuff I'm talking about is the Testors clear parts cement which comes out milk white but dries crystal clear and shiny. It doesn't matter if some glue gets on windows as it dries without crazying the glass, and it also has enough surface tension that (at least in Horribly Oversize scale) you can make a window pane by putting the back end of a small paint brush in a drop of the stuff and pulling around the frame much like you make bubbles with a bubble blower.
Bob - if i don't keep busy I'll just get bored but yeah, sometimes it's all a bit much.The train stuff is a labor of love though and I don't mind the extra hours at the museum or in the shop for the museum. Still have a bit of time to spend before the sandman comes so back to it (more weathering I think). CUL, J.R.
Dick:
Conway Scenic RR for that 5 hour ride through the White Mountains behind that 1921 yard goat 0-6-0 made in Montreal for the Grand Trunk RR.
csxguy: Back. I can’t remember right just how big the old CS got, but although it’s locked, it’s not barred, so maybe someone could go there, dust off a window, and peek at the last page?
Garry:
I'll have some T.H. coffee. Thanks, der!
Mike: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Jan’s family in this time of grief. Glad she had that last family day.
Ed: Good to see you again. You can keep the humidity, but we could do with a bit of your warmth.
I’m done. Time for that snack, thanks PC, http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/jeffrey-wimberly/steaklobster.jpg then bed. No mrr today, but doctor visit, and two meetings, one on the Heritage Society, and the other to help plan the day for the visit of our Lieutenant Governor. (Not sure what to say as guidance for the US types on that one, the LG represents the Head of State (Her Majesty Quenn Elizabeth II) in Nova Scotia.) The LG is visiting Sheet Harbour on July 7th.
Goodnight all and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening Gang: Not much doing here. We got another 3/4 inch of rain today. I don't think we'll besending any out to you all. When we get it we keep it. Sorry. I did get out to the shop and got the workbench cleared off so I could work on the trucks for my 4" scale gondola trucks. The first pair I looked at only needed some metal straightened up. The first truck I looked at needs some repaifr on one of the journal boxes. I hadn't looked at the last truck yet so don't know what it will need if anything. At least it's model railroading.
Inch: I'm sorry ot hear about Jan. At least she had a good time with family and friends and was not in pain when she went. That is a peasefull way to go.
Duke: those are great photos of the Berk.
Ed it is good to hear from you. I'm like you with the inerworkings of a computer. At least you figured out how to post photos. I'll get to it one of these days.
Well I'm going to head out now.
Good Night All
Almost bedtime, thought I would drop in for a last drink of cold Mango/Orange cooler.
ED/JP : Another great pitching performance from the Red Sox starters, and the relief pitchers are doing a great job also. They beat Cleveland again 4-2, Beckett looked real good coming back from finger injury, and John Lester is ready to come back from DL, he pitched a great game in AAA tonight.
ED, have you tried going into TOOLS, ACCOUNTS, and delete your former account, and then add your mail account back new again. I had a similar problem a while back and this fixed the problem.
HOOPLE: Good news for those who model the UP, but for others, we can't use a BigBOY unless we have a generic layout, or just want to collect one. Big Boys never ran in New England, just 2-6-6-2's and 2-10-2 and 2-10-4's I believe in Vermont.
PAUL: Nope, we don't need the rain either, all the reservoirs here are full after all the snows and rains from February through April, and 3" two weeks ago. We have been watching the flooding in Texas and the rescues of those who still try to cross deep water flowing fast.
See you guys for breakfast.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-30-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
The Weather for: Leesville, LA 71446 5/30/2007 Live Conditions 6:14 AMFt. Polk Airfield Temp: 68.0°FWind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Chill: 68°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 66°F
High: 70°FLow: 68°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 10mph NNE
Today High: 85 Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and thunderstorms in the morning...then rain likely and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some storms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight Low: 68 Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Good morning folks, I'll have a bowl of cerial, ED's OJ ( tall glass please ) a centrum silver multi vitamin, an 81 mg aspirin, strawberries and bluberries on the cerial, skim milk please Zoe, Hey, that's you you stay healthy doggone it ...stop laughing Fergie, wait 'til your 68 young stud.
Another beautiful day here, 65F, DP of 49F, nice warm dry air under crystal clear blue skies. ED, are you sure you don't want to come north for the Summer????
DavidP. I see that you are in the LA Weather Office this morning, Jeff is off to work completing the last of that big desk order. After this he will be off to the LHS for sure to spend some hard earned $$$ on more track, buildings and an F7, or maybe those new 6000's.
FERGIE: I hear that you now own ALL the 2-10-2's in Canada, is that true??? Have you thought about going to SUPER POWER yet and getting a 2-10-4 ?????
J.R. : Enjoy today's weather, we have a back door cold front coming at us later today, courtesy of John, Luc and Fergie!! Wherever the battlefront sets up between the two weather fronts, it will be very nasty, I hope that it is NYC...Steinbrenner is livid as the Yankees are now tied for last place !!! YES !!!!
ED/JP: Can you believe it !!! First place in the East 12 1/2 games!!! And even more surprising, the Yankees are tied for last place at 14 1/2 games out of first place. Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall of Steinbrenner's office when he's on the phone talking with to his managerial staff?
MIKE: Have you ever left the soaker/drip hose ON all night by mistake in the freshly rototilled garden, then stepped out into the garden the next day? whoooosh, where are my shoes ...LOL
CHUCK/KATHY: ALERT, ALERT, there is going to be a "white glove" inspection of your newly cleaned train room this morning at 10 am, better shape up quickly Chuck!!!
CAPE JIM: Isn't it time for another trip to the LHS for you? With Fergie cornering the market on 2-10-2's , I would shoot for the 2-10-4 market before he sets his sights on those also. Remember, the Canadian dollar is rising fast against the dollar, so his purchasing power is increasing weekly.
10/4
Good morning..... Oatmeal & OJ here.
Congrats, Dick, on the healthy breakfast. Even Ryan says he's on a diet.
Der, I really like the prairie scene.
Hello Paul ....... is an Ark under constuction in Texas yet? Kinda wet there. It's been mostly dry here for weeks, but looks like rain is on the way.
Hoople, JR, and others commented on the BLI Big Boy. I feel like yawning at BLI's announcement. How many Big Boys are out there now? Actually, I have two old Rivarossi Big Boys myself. I've heard good stuff about the Trix Big Boys.
JR mentioned the BLI New Haven locomotive. Good news to me is not that engine, but the fact BLI is producing models other than a few favorites such as the Big Boy. I'd like to see a quality (BLI, Herritage, etc.) NP 4-6-6-4 and CB&Q 4-8-4. While available, I should get one of those Herritage 2-10-2's either CB&Q or C&S.
It's been noted that all former CNR 2-10-2's are now in Nova Scotia on Fergie's railroad. Dick mentioned 2-10-4's. Burlington's 2-10-4 would be my choice.
Small layouts, however, need small engines. I have a few of those, and my CB&Q 2-6-2 is my favorite.
Enough rambling. Time to haul out of here.
Happy model railroading.
Mornin' all!
Just swingin' by to say hey!