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Posted by Derrick Moore on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:35 PM
 Hoople wrote:
 Derrick Moore wrote:
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I'm going on what it says on the main page, not what's at the bottom of this page. Apparently there's a 1 post difference between the two. According to the bottom of the page, this 1,005 but on the main page it's 1,004.

Don't know why but main page has always been a post behind. I remember with the old hard system it being a whole page at times.

Now this is the 1016th post. Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Big Smile [:D]

You just started something dangerous. Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

OH GREAT; HERE WE GO AGIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by Hoople on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:09 PM
 Derrick Moore wrote:
 Hoople wrote:
 Derrick Moore wrote:
 rtraincollector wrote:

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
I'm going on what it says on the main page, not what's at the bottom of this page. Apparently there's a 1 post difference between the two. According to the bottom of the page, this 1,005 but on the main page it's 1,004.

Don't know why but main page has always been a post behind. I remember with the old hard system it being a whole page at times.

Now this is the 1016th post. Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Big Smile [:D]

You just started something dangerous. Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

OH GREAT; HERE WE GO AGIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I'm at it, Laugh [(-D] :

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:43 PM
Alright children that's enough ,  DUKE..show them the door>>>
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:27 PM

Enough is enough! No more ditto trees.

Tomorrow I'm getting a new camera. A Kodak C533. I know there's others that are a lot better but this is the only one I've found that zoom in super close on an object 8 inches away with crystal clarity and stays within $140. The only otehr one I found that could do that costs over $600. Too much for me!

Pc: As far as dinner, I'm getting this:

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Posted by bjdukert on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:38 PM

Alright children that's enough , DUKE..show them the door>>>
Dick we will do it this way. OK kids,enough of the ditto tree or we will have which ever of the girls that are working Zoe,Chloe,or Janie show you the door and then contact Vinney to help enforce. GET THE PICTURE!!!Pirate [oX)]Dead [xx(]Eight Ball [8]

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Posted by Hoople on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:53 PM
Ya know I was gonna say ditto right now, but I decided not to.
I'm good.
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Posted by JPowell on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:58 PM

 grayfox1119 wrote:
Good morning everyone, bright , clear and cold morning here today, 19F (-7C) here right now. We have 2" of snow due tonight, but wait until Friday!!!! We are predicted to get a Nor'easter, the first of the Winter season, and it has all the makings of a block buster because the Tropical jet stream and the Northern jet stream are going to "phase" together along the Atlantic coastline. Were're ready, bring it on!!!

Good Dick! Keep it there! I don't want any part of it. I have had my filling of winter this year!

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:03 PM
I was in Lake Charles today and I picked up some new 1:87 scale vehicles. A Ford Thunderbird with camper, a VW Bettle with camper, And four others without campers. A VW Bettle, a 56 Chevy Bel-Air, a 69 Camaro Z28 and a VW bus. They were all clearance priced at a buck each. I wasn't passing that up.

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Posted by JPowell on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:16 PM

Evening all-

  Just a quick stop in tonight. Not much going on around here on either the MR side or the fire dept side. I will be stopping by the LHS on Friday though, just to browse, or so I hope. Anyone need me to look for anything for them? I'm off on Friday anyway, so there will also be stops to Barnes and Noble, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Target, along with other things I have to do.

Lee - check your email!

Well all, have a good evening!

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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:44 PM
 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:

Enough is enough! No more ditto trees.

YEAH!! What he said!  (Notice....I didn't say it!)

Tomorrow I'm getting a new camera. A Kodak C533. I know there's others that are a lot better but this is the only one I've found that zoom in super close on an object 8 inches away with crystal clarity and stays within $140. The only otehr one I found that could do that costs over $600. Too much for me!

Hey!  Congrats!  You'll have to show off tomorrow night!

Pc: As far as dinner, I'm getting this:

You liked that the other day, huh?

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:59 PM
 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:

Enough is enough! No more ditto trees.

Tomorrow I'm getting a new camera. A Kodak C533. I know there's others that are a lot better but this is the only one I've found that zoom in super close on an object 8 inches away with crystal clarity and stays within $140. The only otehr one I found that could do that costs over $600. Too much for me!

Pc: As far as dinner, I'm getting this:

Jeffery I have the CD33 and love it have had it for about a year now.

Hey guys tomorrow is the big 52 for me So I'm taking off from work will probally put up a rug layout and run some trains .Big Smile [:D]

Talk to you all later

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:00 PM
With that I buy the page so enjoy

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:00 PM

Evening Gang: The party went off fairly well concidering the weather. As it turned out it we had rain, sleet, and snow. Alot of the folks showed up and we had a good time. The company gave me a watch and the gang in maintinance gave me $251 that they collected. The WGH train show is 17-18 March so the money will come in handy. My foreman and some of the guys fixed the lunch and did a great job. The burgers were just right and with patato salid and beans tasted good in the cold. Now just 2 more days and I'm free.

Well it's a work day tomorrow so I'd better get to bed. I'll see you all tomorrow.

Good Night

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Posted by der5997 on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:37 PM

Good evening folks:  Made a couple of A?C units for the roof of my Omega 3 Fish oil plant today.  I’ve also just got through painting them, a couple of processing tanks, and some storage tanks for the same site. (the process tanks fit through the roof, the storage tanks are on the wharf, or in a mini tank farm off site.)  More rock work attempted, not much though, as it’s a bit fiddly, and I’ve got to wait for some of yesterday’s to harden before I can work around it.

 

We are having a SP&S weekend garbage sail in march and I'm going to try to go, Kathy can't take the 100 mile ride very uncomfortable for her, so maybe I'll get to go.

Der, in case Chuck and Kathy don't get back to it first, I believe that's the Spokane, Portland and Seattle (which I believe was part of the Northern Pacific, back in the ol' days...).Jim in Cape Girardeau 

Good call, Jim.  The Spokane, Portland and Seattle was owned by GN and NP.  It never reached Seattle, but Seattle was included in the name to hide the fact that it was a route from Portland to Spokane on the north side of the Columbia River. In 1970, it merged into Burlington Northern.Sue

…Thanks for the SP&S info.  Now I’m wondering what a SP&S garbage sail is!  Garage sale?  100 miles?

Paul:  Retirement!  Hope the party was a smash!

 

Dick:

the hardest part for me has been trying to decide what I can fit on an around the room layout, how much of Northern three states of New England I can really include in the layout….Have any of you guys run into this same dilema, or, do you just model a small section of a RR?
…My case exactly Dick.  Add to that my trying to max the running distance by having two levels at one end, and a mid-point between the two, so the track is nearly always on a grade as it goes around the room.

What I’ve done is to try for scenes that have the flavour of the Maritimes, without being exact for any one Province or location.  I’m also modeling CN, as I’m not a CP fan, and I’ll paint up some locos as lease units.  That’s prototypical enough from what I’ve seen around these parts.  VIA is one of my trains, and in a consist that is fairly like the run to Cape Bretton.  Flavour, rather than exactness, is my approach.

RT: …if I’m reading you right!

Goodnight all, and God Bless.  Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.Angel [angel]

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:46 PM

Good evening gents, just dropping by for a late coffee before hitting the sack.

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RT!!!!!  Happy B-Day [bday] FEB 1st !!!!!! I can't remember when I was that young RT....but then again, my buffer register is so full I can't even remember two days ago!!! LOL What is planned for your BD?? Do I see a new locomotive in that gift box under table 2 in the Diner ?? Hmmmmmm!!!

PAUL: It sounds like you had a great retirement party, congratulations Paul, and I hope you have many years of healthy retirement to enjoy life and hobby with your bride. Maybe you can do some travelling now? The door is open and welcome mat is out if you ever make it this far north.....but I must warn you DUKE has dibs on my wife's Strawberry-Rhubarb pie.....

See you guys in the morning......Fergie has been sleeping late these days, the coffee is not ON when we hit the Diner, the Indiana Jones will have to do the duties I guess.

Bon Soir mais amis

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:36 PM

Good evening, Chloe. Hi, Dick! I'll join you for a bit. Cup of coffee would be good.

Snow has arrived in Cape G. We have about a tenth of an inch (couple of mm's.) so far - I'd say it must have been coming down in the past hour or two, since I didn't see any coming down when I got back from prayer service. They're saying about an inch by tomorrow; no word on how much more through the day on RT's birthday... Happy B-Day [bday], RT!

Not sure if my little shredder has a thermal time-out on it, or if the motor overheated and I'll have to replace it. Was shredding some old pay receipts and credit card receipts that might have my account or SSN numbers on them. Didn't get through all of them yet. Clearing out various papers that are taking up space and I don't need...

So Paul, got a shopping list ready for that train show? Sounds like you should be able to find something you like, with that retirement cash. Yeah!! [yeah] Enjoy your last couple of workdays (well, before MaryAnn makes you clock in on Saturday... Evil [}:)]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Well, 'bout time for me to head off for bed. Might have to clear some snow off the car in the morning, but I have the broom in the apartment, so shouldn't be too hard to do. Those of the rest of you getting snow, drive careful in the morning (or whenever you need to get out).

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 11:08 PM

Won a ABA B&O Baldwin Sharknose set the other day (I figured to go with my O-27 B&O Passengercars all 8 of them ) Love the engine broke out one car today to see how they look well Angry [:(!]Sad [:(]Disapprove [V] take a look the engine is in scale size its taller and longer than the passenger car lol so I guess all 8 of them are heading for ebay.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Thursday, February 1, 2007 4:18 AM

Good morning ! from Indiana. Big Smile [:D]

02-01-07

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Posted by inch53 on Thursday, February 1, 2007 4:44 AM

mornin, coffee and a short stack Zoe,

We got a dusting of snow so far, guesser's are saying maybe an inch here for the day. Looking for a high around 30. So my trip to Danville VA this afternoon shouldn't be to bad.

HAPPY BURTHEN DAY RT, hope ya has a good one. Mines in a couple weeks. To bad bout those cars, maybe you can find some thats right.

DICK, no pics of the wreck, no way to town and by the time Mother got home it was to late.

PAUL, glad the party went good and you had fun even with the weather. Just think one more day after this one [SHORT TIMER].

Yesterday wasn't a good one, the lights went out just before 7 and was out for bout 2 hours. So I was behind on some chores. Then bout 11, I took a letter out to the mail box. slipped on some ice an landed hard on my back side. Ended spending most the day laying down cause my back an neck hurt so bad. Didn't get much done on wiring, to hard to crawl round under the layout. I may do some today, not feeling to bad now. Best get ta chores, hope ya'll has a gooden

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, February 1, 2007 6:35 AM

Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.
Today is shopping day, so I'll be in and out during the day. And I'm getting my new camera today.

Happy Birthday RT

Today's Weather for:  
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      2/1/2007

 
Live Conditions 6:19 AM
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 
 
Wind Chill:  38°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  39°F
 
So Far Today
High
:  41°F
Low:  39°F
Rain:  0.09"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph NNE
 
High: 52 °F
Low: 37 °F

Now through 08:00 AM CST February 01, 2007

High: 50   

Through 8 AM...a broken line of showers will be found across the coastal waters, between Marsh Island and the Atchafalaya Bay. You can expect a moderate rainfall, which will reduce the visibilities to around 3 miles. Isolated showers will be found elsewhere across the coastal waters. Otherwise, patchy fog will be found over south central Louisiana.  

Today  High: 50    Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs around 50. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.  

Tonight  Low: 38    Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.

Let's keep it simple today. I'll have French toast.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Thursday, February 1, 2007 6:50 AM

Happy B-Day [bday] RT, and many more. That's a bummer about the passager cars, but the diesel looks real good.

Inch: Take it easy there Ole boy. I've done that a couple of times myself. It sure catches you by surprise.

Time to punch in. I'll stop in later.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Thursday, February 1, 2007 6:53 AM
 Hoople wrote:
 Derrick Moore wrote:
 Hoople wrote:
 Derrick Moore wrote:
 rtraincollector wrote:

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
I'm going on what it says on the main page, not what's at the bottom of this page. Apparently there's a 1 post difference between the two. According to the bottom of the page, this 1,005 but on the main page it's 1,004.

Don't know why but main page has always been a post behind. I remember with the old hard system it being a whole page at times.

Now this is the 1016th post. Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Big Smile [:D]

You just started something dangerous. Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

OH GREAT; HERE WE GO AGIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, February 1, 2007 7:04 AM
ENOUGH!

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, February 1, 2007 7:23 AM

Ahem!... Cowboy [C):-)]Uh, if the tree stuff keeps on, we could just put 'em outside of the Diner (and let the irate mob from the general forum out there tar and feather 'em...)

But on the other hand, perhaps better sense will arise and the tree will wither away without requiring any chopping down...Evil [}:)] I certainly hope so, at least.

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, February 1, 2007 8:32 AM

Mornin'!

Gettin' to lookin' a lot like winter 'round here!

And it's RT's birthday?  Happy B-Day [bday] man!

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Posted by Cox 47 on Thursday, February 1, 2007 9:14 AM
Good Morning All.....Cloudy with just a dusting of snow this morning.....I'll have coffee and a Krispy kream please .....thank you....RT......Happy Birthday ....You all have a great   day....Mike...Sounds like you had a bad day....Hope your back is better...Gota watch that ice...Sallie got home at 1 am this morning they put a temporary access in..She is pretty tired but glad to be home....Ran trains for a while yesterday.....I have high bid on a Overton car a combine should make a good one car train and on a couple of DPM buildings I think i have enough to do the rest of the town.....I feel a nap in ol blue coming on....You all have a good day...Jerry
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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, February 1, 2007 9:26 AM

Good morning all.  I am watching a great sunrise as we speak.

Philip,  Now you have the cold weather.  We have 20's at night, but it has been in the high 40's and sunny by afternoon.  There is no fog this morning so it should get warm sooner.

Happy B-Day [bday], RT.

Well, I should get some things done early so that I can go outside today.  I have a photography class tonight.  I am hoping to improve my skills.

Paul,  I sent my tractor in for service yesterday.  The  chipper will probably go on when it comes back.

Later, Sue

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Thursday, February 1, 2007 10:19 AM

Good morning everyone, the chores are done ( wood stove, pellet stove, empty ashes, bring in more wood, etc. ) so I have a few minutes before I get back to designing the layout. I really didn't want a "canned" layout, one taken out of the books we get from MRR, I wanted the New England area. For the 1st layout, downstairs in my 10.5' X 16' room, I want to build the Northern NE area. For industries of the 1930-1955 era. In particular, Milk trains from the farms and dairies, wood and lumber, paper mills, coal delivery, etc. and some passenger. In NEVER expected that the paper layout design would take me so long. I have a mountain of disgarded drawings. My desire is bigger than my room will allow!!!%$#$ . So, I am forced to scale back, use some "poetic license" and select what I can realistically fit on the layout without having a farm in Northern Vermont next to Boston, Ma, or Crawford Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire sitting on the B&M line next to Greenfield, Ma...ohh well....

MIKE: Good Lord man, be careful when you step out on ice, you can be permanently damaged!!!!!! Keep some salt handy and spread it on your walks if you suspect slippery conditions....the alternative is not good as you have found out. I sure hope you are feeling better today.

JERRY: Glad to hear that Sallie is back home and feeling better.....my friend has that problem and it is no joy !!!

RT: Sorry to hear about the train set, but, today is your BD, so maybe there is a package around the house.

DER JOHN: Layout design phase is a pain in the butt for me, the benchwork was easy, wiring will be easy, soldering is easy for me......but trying to fit what I want and BEING HAPPY with it has cost me MONTHS because I am not happy with each design layout, and I won't lay one track until I am happy with the design, pulling up track later is not an option for me....planning phase "is".

Back to the drawing board....

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Posted by rtraincollector on Thursday, February 1, 2007 10:31 AM
getting cars to fit should be no problem LHS has 3 different sets my mouth has been watering over anyway its almost been a full drule lol. not 8 cars but its enough.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, February 1, 2007 10:39 AM

Good (snowy) morning, ET Diners. Zoe, a cup of joe, please.

Snowy out (for now, not coming down, but that may change), so should be a fairly slow day (good for paperwork) here in the office. Looks nice out there (with me inside where it's warm, of course). Zoe, I'll put another log in the wood stove for you.

Dick, do you have track planning/design software to try out some ideas (and save some of your paper)? I find that way I can save multiple versions when I'm trying something out, and then trash the files that don't make the cut. Another thing for you that might help would be either use Google Earth to look at some RR tracks in the NEast and when you find some area you like, do s screen print of it. That, or one of the RR maps or CDs you can find (as starting points for sections. Have you put down what your objectives for the RR are (such as - modeling logging ops, passenger runs or not/modeled after particular kinds/lines, etc.) so you can trim some but not leave out the most important things you want? Just a few ideas. And like you said, you always can use poetic license to merge a couple of features you like, but not take up extra space.

Well, back at the paperwork. Later!

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

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