bighead wrote: hello everyone i've always wondered what this is? what do you talk about here? what do u do? and can i join on in? thanks for answering my qustions if you do. -Jake
hello everyone
i've always wondered what this is? what do you talk about here? what do u do? and can i join on in? thanks for answering my qustions if you do.
-Jake
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
nope sadley i didn't i want to model with someone but o well i model n and ho right now working on a steam era ho. and i think i'll take a BLT thanks!
here are 2 pics of one of my pride and joys
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
bogp40 wrote: John, That WS kit, is that the scenery sampler/ practice stuff?
Why yes it is one of them. This one makes a 10"x18" diorama and comes with a section of track for showcasing a engine or car or 2.
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/nuts4sports34/
Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Hoople wrote: gear-jammer wrote: Hoople wrote: WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!Mark, Didn't you have snow days? The schools down here go until June 22.Yes, we had snow, wind, and power outage days. Total of 2 weeks off. Didn't change the end day one bit. BTW, I go to a private school. Once again, came home with good grades... Nobody really cared. Well it is kind of typical... My average was something like 94-95.Good enough for me.
gear-jammer wrote: Hoople wrote: WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!Mark, Didn't you have snow days? The schools down here go until June 22.
Hoople wrote: WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
Like Sue said... we do care! I wish I was able to have had those grades when I was in school. Oh well.
Just my luck again... TOTP. Take it easy this time guys and gals. I need to save as much $$$ as possible for my trip next Sat to Knoxville. Gas will cost me a arm and a leg atleast!
Anyways, not much to report on today. I spent the morning with mom and dad. Went to the Regional Farmer's Market and then out strawberry picking...yumo! This farm we went to had soem nice big fat juicy berries. We were there about 45 minutes and managed to pick 35lbs of berries and spent about $40 for all of them. Mom's already told me that she'll have plenty of jam made by the time I get back from Knoxville early August.
Well, this is my last 'free' weekend home till the 3rd of August. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get on here between now and then, so if I don't get a chance to come in while I'm there, have a great summer everyone. For those that don't know why I am off to Knoxville, well I have to attend a 6wk leadership course that is a prerequisite for my next promotion. Sad thing is that the promo is still 2+ yrs away.
Well all, take care and enjoy the summer!
Thanks! Thats my dads camra I used. I want to get my own but i'm still a good 150 bucks away! I want to get a kodak easyshare z612 digital camra.
-jake
Hi Jake!
I see you've already met a few of the regulars. Nice steamer BTW.
Gotta run right now, but I wantd to say hey.......HEY!
Later!
Afternoon all
Been awhile since I have posted but I have been in the corner booth. The CFO and I took a bike trip(motorcycle) down to St. Louis last week and thought you might be interested in some of what I saw. I did talk with JimCG one morning but our schedules didn't let things work out so that we could get together,but it was nice to put a voice with the name.
OK,without further adue I will post a few at a time so that hopefully those on dialup won't have too long to wait.
CFO wasn't too happy with me when she saw the camera
More to come.
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
That's about it
Talk to you later
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
Hate to chat and run, but there's this big ugly storm coming my way.
See the red circle? I'm in the center of that. See the stuff south of me? It's heading NNE at a fair clip and I don't want to be online when it gets here. Bye for now.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Hate to chat and run, but there's this big ugly storm coming my way.See the red circle? I'm in the center of that. See the stuff south of me? It's heading NNE at a fair clip and I don't want to be online when it gets here. Bye for now.
Wow, hope it's not too nasty!
As for that bigger red circle up in Kentucky, I'm in the middle of that. I hope we get some of that rain soon because, like Garry said, the Bluegrass is turning brown!
-Brandon
PA Belt wrote:hey yall, im back, to a hiatus on my layout and the internet, whats new?
Anyone up for dinner? After that i'm headin' on down to the layout
Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers
Another beautiful (if rather hot) day down here in Paradise. Spent most of yesterday out at the orange grove doing last minute maintenance before leaving town next week. I was fortunate in being able to "convince" Junior to help out with the work. I'm sure glad I don't have to run that grove as a real business. Too much like work. But it is fun to have as a hobby.
Not much progress to report on the loco I'm trying to remodel. Starting to look like it will have to wait until we get back from the vacation to get completed. I hope I remember where all the screws go at that time.
grayfox1119 wrote: Are you going to be able to visit John in Northern NS, or LUC and Fergie in the coastal south area? At least you will be cooler up there.
Are you going to be able to visit John in Northern NS, or LUC and Fergie in the coastal south area? At least you will be cooler up there.
Unfortunately, no. I'd love to make the trip driving so that I could drop in on a number of Coffee Shop friends along the way, but I think such a trip would require a couple of months. We fly Houston to Newark, then Newark to St Johns.
Fergmeister wrote: Ed: e-mail is on it's way with the answers you are looking for.
Ed: e-mail is on it's way with the answers you are looking for.
Fergie, never received the email. Any chance you could resend it?
JPowell wrote:Ed - My customer is interested to know if you'd like to sell him a carload mixed w/ bananas, mangos, and papayas. Let me know.... thanks!
Sure, the FCVN is always interested in smuggling, make that shipping, local produce up north. I could throw in some containers of yogurt and you'd have a smoothie on wheels. I'm sure our acct reps can cut you a good deal. Hey, maybe we could trade for strawberries.....
Hope you enjoy your course. Stop in when you have a chance.
bogp40 wrote: Ed: never got to talk to you, I had been following the progress of your layout some time ago. You must be close to completing the scenery by now.
Ed: never got to talk to you, I had been following the progress of your layout some time ago. You must be close to completing the scenery by now.
I wish. Unfortunately work is advancing at a speed approaching zero. I'm going to see if I can get myself motivated after getting back from Canada and after attending the national railfan and model railroading convention down here.
I enjoy hearing about the orange industry. Even when I lived in So Cal over 20 years ago, and was surrounded by groves, It never dawned on me how much is involved the industry is. Ahh, that great smell of the blossoms, never can forget it. Have a safe trip to Houston
California citrus growing is really big business. There's a lot of citrus products grown down here too, but it's not anywhere near as advanced (speaking of technique, equipment, etc) as up in California or Florida. Hard to get good information or advice, there doesn't seem to be any equivalent of the state or county agricultural agents that are so common in farming areas up north where you can go to for advice, counsel, soil testing etc.
Welcome to The Coffee Shop, Jake.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: In short, everything you can talk about on the forum and a bunch of stuff that you can't talk about 'out there' without being booed for being off-topic. Nothing is off-topic here.
With the proviso that we tend to stay away from politics, and/or open discussions of religion, and that we tend to keep the discussions G rated.
Lost signal from our ISP for several hours last night. Fortunately they seem to have repaired the problem overnight. Hope things stay stable this evening.
Hasta luego
Ed
egmurphy wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: In short, everything you can talk about on the forum and a bunch of stuff that you can't talk about 'out there' without being booed for being off-topic. Nothing is off-topic here.With the proviso that we tend to stay away from politics, and/or open discussions of religion, and that we tend to keep the discussions G rated.
Evening all, I'll take it easy on JP and just have barley pop, Mother's been gone all day to a doings up in Albany, so I fixed me a T-bone steak for supper
Haven't been round much this week, nothing really to talk about, just kids, baseball n chores. They did get Clyde n Heathers modular home set and with luck they'll be living it next week. Them n the kids are sure happy to be back on the home place since the fire I've got a little train time in, got my wooden bridge done and some more ground cover down, nothing worth a photo yet. I also got the frame work done for my drawer control panel finished and bout ready to start marking tracks n wiring.
Gardens doing ok so far, we've had to water it a couple times now. We're under the same conditions as a lot of folks, very dry. Water districts are asking people not to water their yards or gardens [we have our own well]. Lakes n ponds are starting to get low. Hard to believe we started May 3" ahead, now we're 3" short.
Did get to go yard saleing some before Mother had to leave, no trains, but did pick these cameras up. The Minolta leather case [left] for $2 and a Pentax for $75, including Vivitar 67 mm lens [bout $150 on Ebay], flash and tripod [$100+]
Don't think I did to bad, now for some rail fanning. Better get some more film first
Talked to RT Friday evening, good to hear from him. I'd a talked longer, but #1 daughter called
BOB K, COLBY an GARRY, liked your pics this week.
BIGHEAD, I see you already receive some welcomes and I hope you enjoy your visits here. I model HO also and collect trains of bout every kind and size. We've got a Kodak CD33 and like it. Does ok for a cheap digital
JP,, hope your training goes well and you get to check in some.
DUKE, it's not wise to upset the CFO. We've been by the arch a bunch times, but have never been in it. I think I'll pas though, claustrophobic.
Best gets round gotta couple things to finish up afore dark. May get over n get some pics of a couple old NYC, Cairo line [abandoned] bridges, that are [or were] still standing hopefully tomorrow, might even get in some trains pics out back. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay cool
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good Evening, Janie - I'd like another of those tasty root beer floats, please.
Thank you, JP!
Jake - I see a lot of the crew has greeted you already. Have a beverage of your choice on me - Janie, put it on my tab (but the rest of my stuff on JP's...) Nice loco there, Jake - is that an 0-8-0? If so, that's a good size switcher to have.
PA Belt, sorry to hear about the 8th grade - will you be able to make things up in the summer? I know not every school has that option if a student's missed only part of their work. Best wishes on getting things up to speed again, though.
Jeff, lay low until that storm passes by! No need to risk computer, life or limb - the posts will be good to read tomorrow, too! Oh, since others were showing where they were (relativel), I'm here (the red circle near the very top):
We're kind of dry here, but I don't think they're talking any rain until the start of the w**kweek (and then, only 'isolated thunderstorms' - so probably just summer afternoon pop-up storms if that). It was plenty warm today, I think it reached 94 F, and the humidity is up some.
JP, have a good trip and as Ed said, write when you get a chance. Two years for a promotion?
Mike, I recognize that 67 mm. lens you got at the yard sale. The 67 mm is your filter size - the lens is a Vivitar 70-210 mm. Macro Zoom (can do close-ups and also from a slight telephoto to a long one)! If it's the Series One model (most of those were), it should have pretty sharp optics on it . There's a ring on the barrel that you move to shift from macro (close-up) range to the telephoto range. I think you pull it toward you to go into macro mode, but it's been a while, so not for sure. I had one of those (in a Canon mount) when I still had my 35 mm. cameras. Good shopping there!
Duke, nice pics from St. Louis - the first one, I was thinking "Is that the Arch and it's a cloudy day, or some stone pillar?" Then I looked at the others... (Duh!) Glad we got to talk on the phone, at least. We should be able to do better next time, since I have a couple of days a week when I see my outpatient clients (and have a regular lunchtime).
Ed, good that your ISP got things reconnected so quickly. Where do they have your MRR'ing conference in Mexico? Maybe you can find some bargains if they have a trade show like ones up here NOTB do. Better soak up all the cooler weather while you're up in Nova Scotia, and see how much you can fit in the suitcase on the return flight....
Speaking of NS, anyone heard (email or otherwise) from Luc lately? May need to get out the search dogs to track him down.
Went by the in-town LHS this afternoon (on the way back from post office), and visited/looked to see if they had any new books (don't think so). He said on the Thomas the Engine recall, the company's sent out four different memos to the dealers, and they contradict each other... I also found a Microscale car data decal set they had marked down to 50 cents, so I got that.
That's all of my news for now - not any MRR'ing w**k done today, but I might tomorrow (if I get the dining room table cleared off). I have some Accurail hopper car kits and some Athearn kits I might see about putting together. Need to do that so I can make my own coal loads for the hoppers.
Everyone take care and see you tomorrow!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (and the air conditioners are humming...)
egmurphy wrote: JPowell wrote:Ed - My customer is interested to know if you'd like to sell him a carload mixed w/ bananas, mangos, and papayas. Let me know.... thanks! Sure, the FCVN is always interested in smuggling, make that shipping, local produce up north. I could throw in some containers of yogurt and you'd have a smoothie on wheels. I'm sure our acct reps can cut you a good deal. Hey, maybe we could trade for strawberries.....Hope you enjoy your course. Stop in when you have a chance.Ed
Ed - My customer would like you to make up a combination carload of all 3 items. Let me know when you're going to ship it and by who (my guess is you have a interchange w/ KCS yes?) and have them foreward it to CSX for direct drop here in Syracuse and I'll make sure my crew is waiting at the yard for it. I'll have my accounts clerk email yours on Monday for the bill, since she's off for the weekend. If you'd rather exchange your fruits for a carload of strawberries, give me till late next weekend as the farm I got mine from today said their 2nd field will be ready to start harvesting in ernest come next weekend. I'll contact the owner Monday and tell her that the crop is already sold, if you want a carload of these delicious berries!
Hey, Mark - lucky for you, we both were on JP's tab. That top-of-page thing is kind of like Murphy's laws. When you don't want TOP honors, you get 'em, but if you're trying to get it, someone else will hit it first.
Have fun with your LHS trip - if they have a sale on the passenger cars you could get those, but I myself would hold off it it isn't on sale. My , anyway. How far along are you on the benchwork and track supports, by the way?
Well, I'll get on out for tonight. Later!
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Just a couple of quick responses before I turn in.
inch53 wrote: We've got a Kodak CD33 and like it. Does ok for a cheap digital
We've got a Kodak CD33 and like it. Does ok for a cheap digital
Let's say "inexpensive" instead of cheap. Better vibes. And with 3.1mp it has plenty of resolution if your primary interest is railfanning and posting on the internet. Should be good enough to print up to 11x14. And it has a 3x optical zoom too. Not a bad package for $100. Kodak digital products are okay. I have a DX6440, which is only 4.0mp. Does everything I need.
JimRCGMO wrote: Where do they have your MRR'ing conference in Mexico? Maybe you can find some bargains if they have a trade show like ones up here NOTB do. Better soak up all the cooler weather while you're up in Nova Scotia, and see how much you can fit in the suitcase on the return flight.
Where do they have your MRR'ing conference in Mexico? Maybe you can find some bargains if they have a trade show like ones up here NOTB do. Better soak up all the cooler weather while you're up in Nova Scotia, and see how much you can fit in the suitcase on the return flight.
The convention is in Aguascalientes this year. That's close to the center of the country. But it's a haul from here because there is no good direct route. It used to be an important rail center. Still sees lots of traffic, but the shops and loco servicing facilities are mostly gone.
Doubt that I'll find anything there. Even though this is a national convention it really is about as big as a relatively small local show up north. But I attend mostly to see friends and because it's about the only show in town down here, so to speak. Since I'll be stopping off in Houston on the way, I get to stop in at my (not so Local) Hobby Shop. Plus I have some stuff that I ordered from on-line dealers waiting at my daughter's house.
I'm actually going to Newfoundland, which involves flying over Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. But I don't touch down there or I'd try to see John and Fergie.
JP - see separate email on fruit.
Okay, that about does it.
Hasta mañana