Eveing Gang:
Hoople you did very well on those grades. Keep that up and you'll have a future that will alow for lots of MRR stuff. Yea I'd keep that Big Boy too. It's a great keep sake. Maybe some time in the furture you will get it running.
I spent the afternoon and evening at the meet. John did all the running with my locomotive. It ran very well and the two gons did great. We had 2 derailments that were very easy to take care of. I left the floors loose so when it does derail you just take out a seat and the floor panel and reach down to the truck. Grab an axle and lift it back on to the track then do the other and put the floor and seat back in and go. There was a good turn out and everyone did alot of running. The triditional track side dinner was very good and catered by Terry's son, Tommy. Tomorrow most of the folks will be packing up and heading home. A great time was had by all.
Jake: to the dinner. Join in and have fun.
Well bed time.
Good Night All
JimRCGMO wrote: 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?
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?
Does a 4x8' Sheet of playwood 1" of foam sound done? Sounds like it to me. Besides that, I have E-Z track mixed with atlas, atlas on Homasote. Oh and benchwork= 21/2'x8' fold up table. with 3/4 ply, its all good.
Oh and under 18 get a 10% discount on everything.
Mark
JimRCGMO wrote: 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.
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.
YA DON'T SAY................
Good morning ! from Indiana.
06-17-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Mornin, just some coffee Janie and a sweet roll
A good DADDY DAY to all the dads here, hope ya has a good one.
Mother come home with one of the grandkids last night, she's staying for the week
Another hot one here, mid 90's and higher humidity. They're talking a chance of rain today [10%] tomorrow [30%] into Tuesday [40%] of scattered thunderstorms, no good general rainfall
JIM CG,, you right on the lens, that what it is. I haven't used one since high school. I'm hoping it helps me get some better telephoto train pics.
ED, the Kodak does good on trains n grandkids, but I still like film better. I found a place for film that I can download my pics onto my puter, plus they send me prints and a new roll of film for $5 per roll. That's less than Wally world prices.
Need ta gets started on some outside chores, before it gets to hot for me. May get in some train time this afternoon, hoping anyway. Ya'll have a gooden n take cares
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Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/17/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Heat Index: 77°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 70°F So Far TodayHigh: 72°FLow: 70°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph ESE Today High: 90 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 70 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Light and variable winds. The breakfast bar is open!
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happy fathers day yall, hope its i good one for the dads, and hope you treat your dads nice for every one else
i just pulled an alnighter watchin MacGyver(is it sad that im 14 and i know who MacGyver is and actualy like the show?)i need some pine nuts and good pine cones. and whats the name of the natural gum that comes from pinetrees? ohh, and some matches
PA Belt wrote: happy fathers day yall, hope its i good one for the dads, and hope you treat your dads nice for every one elsei just pulled an alnighter watchin MacGyver(is it sad that im 14 and i know who MacGyver is and actualy like the show?)i need some pine nuts and good pine cones. and whats the name of the natural gum that comes from pinetrees? ohh, and some matches
Well I see why you failed 8th grade. Your life but a few in here including myself will tell you your really messing yourself up you'll learn but it will be too late then.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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bjdukert wrote: CFO wasn't too happy with me when she saw the cameraDuke
CFO wasn't too happy with me when she saw the camera
Duke
They never are! Amazing mine hasn't burst into flames or melted with some of the looks I've gotten!
Ed: I'll try again and even reroute through home e-mail. Shipboard system is quirk when it comes to Hotmail.
Well not much to report except the FOG horn is blairing again! We had an excellent afternoon of Whale Watching as a pod of Humpbacks played all around us. One or two even jumped clear of the water! Missed it by split second as I only have one of them 1/2 way out.
Anyway Salt Cod, Pork Scraps and onions, a real crowd pleaser, for lunch so I must be off.
Later All
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Morning guys.
Happy Father's Day or Happy Grand Father's Day (it depends which one you chose)
I'll be in and out today.
Morning guys
Happy Fathers day to all the dads.
Nothing new here. I'll just take a bagel please.
-Jake
Morning.....Happy Fathers Day.....Sunny hot and humid with a high in upper 90's here....I'll just have a glass of ice water...just finnished a plate of biscuits and gravey.....Thank youHavn't been doing much railroading working on coal mine and finnished up body mountin M/T couplers on another hopper and 4 coal loads...
Inch....Sounds like you hit the jack pot...Did you see any model railroad stuff...I didn't get out just to hot for a fat man on a power chair....
Fergie.....Wow that whale sighting must have been something...does tha happen often?
Well my son is coming up this afternoon havn't seen him in a couple of months don't know if any of the girls will be here or not..You all have a good Fathers day....Jerry
Oh y'a went out this morning got a tomato bout the size of a marble first one out!!
BTW everyone, thanks for the warm welcomes! =]
P.S. Hot, sunny, humid, mid to high 90's
HI ALL:
Happy Fathers Day to all.
Today is sunday and Father Nick is comming over to give Kathy communion, we havenot been to Mass in 2 weeks. Kathy has been in the hosp. with pnemonia from the 6th till 14th. She is now doing much better. The Dr. says that she is fragile what with all that is wrong with her.
I don't too much time to do anything that has to do with MRR that I fell like I'm latting you'all down???????? E-mail is in the 100's and I'm trying to get it all done today. The weather has been about the same as me rain, cold 55 today and not much sun, by the way what does it look like?????
Signing off; To All ;;" Fair Winds and Following Seas"...............chuck
Hoople wrote:Oh and under 18 get a 10% discount on everything. Mark
What a great day to be 17!
I will be off for a while, there's a lot of unfriendly stuff heading my way.
Afternoon all
Amazing mine hasn't burst into flames or melted with some of the looks I've gotten!
Inch It wasn't a bad ride to the top but you are right if you are claustrophobic because the cars are small.
Ok,here are a few more from the top of the Arch and I do have some others coming. As Ed once said,"leaving the best to last".
Let me give a to those I haven't and best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
"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
Evening Gang: Short one tonight. I got myself a fathers day gift. I got 3 flat cars and two gondolas for only $1000. No there not gold plated there 1.5 inch scale. Since it is fathers day I showed them to Mary Ann and didn't get killed. She's a good one but I don't think I'll try that again untill next fathers day.
John called from his place out at Turkey Creek. He said that the water from the Brazoes river was backed up the creek and getting near his lumber pile. We're going out tomorrow to put up a fence to keep the lumber from floating away. We go from drought to flood quickly around here.
Jeff take cover. The storms that are coming your way dumped a lot of rain on us but no high winds that I noticed.
Well time for bed.
Evening, Janie - just a cup of decaf for me at this time, thanks!
PA Belt, you still want to learn enough to get your high school diploma - without it, you will have a lot fewer opportunities in life (less likely to land a decent-paying job, etc.). I see people coming in to our agency every month (if not week) who are stressed out because they can't get a job without a diploma. I also see people who had to go back and get their GED because they found out how hard it is without one. You can do what you want, but tough it out for your future. Ditto what Paul said on your BigBoy, too - you may be able to get it back up and running, with some time and w**k. Oh, by the way - on the McGyver thing, my daughter got hooked on the Beach Boys (1960's group, if you don't want to search for who they are...), from listening to some albums of theirs that I had around. So just consider McGyver as, uh... retro! ([yeah] that's it!)
Paul, sounds like a good day at the meet for you. That's thinking ahead with the seats on the cars!
Ed, I looked up Aquacalientes on Google Maps, and that's still a long ways from there to Houston - you'll have a bit of a drive!
I didn't get the hopper cars assembled, but did get January's cash purchases entered into Quicken. Want to have a good picture of where things are on my finances (for this year onward, at least). Feels good to get some progress on that. Maybe I can get one or two of the hoppers done this week in the evenings...
Mark, sounds like you could do some scenery, all right? You're probably far enough along with the track to do some running, too, yes?
PC wrote:YA DON'T SAY................
(Not a word...)
No word from my daughter today (not that that's a surprise). I was thinking earlier today about just writing her and asking that - if she has a reason why I don't get her time on holidays, maybe she could talk to me about whatever it is and we could work on the problem.
Church was good this morning (again), although my buddy (another Mark) wasn't there. He farms some, so if the weather's good on the weekend, he often ends up working on his place. Mark tries to keep busy with his hauling and other paying jobs during the week. I'll email him to tell him that he would appreciate the message, and should get a copy of it from the church.
The weatherguessers are talking some possible showers tomorrow - they kept drying out as they tried to move up our way today. The Missouri bootheel got some rain, but that's 75 - 100 miles south of us. So Inch and Jerry, probably be later in the week for you guys, unless the storms turn right and head up the Ohio River to Indiana. After this bunch comes through, they're not talking about any more rain for another week.
About time to head for bed. Hope all the other fathers had some quality time with your kids (in person or on the phone) today.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good evening to all......we had a great time at my grandaughter's grad open house...until the gully washer hit about 4:30.......it rained about as hard as I have ever seen it here, you could not see the house across the street. We all headed into the garage. The lightening was very vivid also.
DUKE: Taking the CFO's picture without prior written approvals is VERY BAD!!! And she is sitting right behind you on the HD!!!!!
FERGIE: Tropics are quiet, east coast is quiet, enjoy the sailing.
ED: Sweep of the Giants!!!! But those Yankees keep winning also. So your flying into Newark.......that is perfect for a driving trip north from there. You stop in CT and see J.R., then 1 hour north of there you meet me at the Steaming Tender in Palmer Ma for a nice meal while we watch the trains roll by at the Diamond. From there you head to Portland, Maine ( about 2 hour ride ) and take the CAT to Yarmouth, NS. You can drive the car right onboard the CAT. From there you visit Fergie and LUC, drive north to see John at Sheet Harbour, then take the Ferry to NF. How about that plan ??
Time for bed, see you guys in AM
JimRCGMO wrote: Evening, Janie - just a cup of decaf for me at this time, thanks!PA Belt, You can do what you want, but tough it out for your future. Ditto what Paul said on your BigBoy, too - you may be able to get it back up and running, with some time and w**k. Mark, sounds like you could do some scenery, all right? You're probably far enough along with the track to do some running, too, yes?
PA Belt, You can do what you want, but tough it out for your future. Ditto what Paul said on your BigBoy, too - you may be able to get it back up and running, with some time and w**k.
Jim-i know how the beach boys are, little duece cuope, littel gto, smooth vibrations, i like em, any way, back to the show
i havin trubel makin my track design, my room is 10-12, and i allready have the bench work up, btut i want tomove all ove it to the other side of my room, but if i do that, i loose 50 bucks. my shelfs for the layout are only 12" wide, so im limeted in turntabels. any thoughts?
Mornin, coffee please Zoe,
JIM CG,, do have a 40% chance of rain here in E ILL, plus a 60% tonight, 30% before noon tomorrow. If we don't get it now, the next chance is some times next week maybe. More areas here are sterting to ask for volintary cut backs on water use. Looks like a long hot dry summer
plan on spending the day, trying to stay some what cool. Hope ya'll has a gooden
inch
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hey guys check out what I found! The UP and what it's doing with the new GenSets
Good morning. I will just have coffee today. I have lots to do.
We worked outside yesterday, but did run the F7's. The cleaning car got a workout.
Sue
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Hello everybody
Pictures below were taken at a friend's layout. Gus models IC with locomotves dating over a period of about 50 years. He has 1950's GP9's with green diamond logos through today's CN paint schemes.
I mentioned this layout a few weeks back. Jerry asked for photos.
Now, DIck asked for pictures too. What was that Dick?
GARRY
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