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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:32 PM
good night, paul............Blame me... I fear that I pigged everyone out... sorry

GARRY

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:11 PM

Hey where is everyone. Only Jeff's been in since 5 pm and it's now after 8. Mary Ann and I had to take one of our pickups to john over at the track so he could get to school. He's teaching tonight. After getting him ofwe went to eat and then came home and took care of the animals. Now Daisy the dog has crawled in to her bed and I think that I'll crawl into mine.

Good Night All

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:10 PM
My microwave just bit the dust, so I'm off to Wal-Mart to get another one.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:18 PM

Afternoon Gang: I'm just taking a break from work, er playing on the 7.5 in RR. I burned another couple hundred feet of track. I had to go back to the dentist. The glue didn't hold the crown. He stuck it back on and I'm just going to have very soft food for supper.

Jerry: It's good to hear that Sallie isgetting along. I'm sure that she really enjoyed seeing the grand baby.

Garry that's some view you have there.

Well I'm going to rest alittle and watch Quigley Down Under.

See you all later. 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:25 PM

Time to "Ham it up" !!!!!!!!! 

"Hamlet" and Sheriff" are only two of at least 30 painted and decorated 350 lb. concete pigs in town.

Anybody ready to kiss a pig?




Back to the board..... actually, Colby, regarding Scott, I've been there done that. Bill T, our favorite donut guy from Indiana says he's a railroader, too.  

I see very few trains here. The following photo is one from our home today with a "water freight train". Leaves are slightly yellow now.

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:56 PM

 ModelTrainLover wrote:
I see, hey PC when is your next trip up here going to be?

Don't know......right now life keeps getting in the way!

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:59 PM

Is anyone looking to get into the railroad indastry like our very own Scott?

check out this website. http://www.rrb.gov/PandS/Jobs/rrjobs.asp

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Posted by Flashwave on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:57 PM
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Morning.

I have some good and bad news.

the Good news: I have expanded my locomotive fleet by adding a Warbonet Santa Fe F7, and my rolling stock with a Southern Pacific express boxcar, and a Erie gondala- (spelling right?), more curved track, a power pack, and a righthand switch,

the Bad news: I got it from a friend of mine that I had given  all of the above to. But my feelings are not hurt, cause he just does not have the time for it and wants me to have most of his trains for save keeping. either way the trains will not go to waste, and the power pack is one of two that Jeff sent. BTW Jeff the power pack works perfictly.

weather: rain, drizzle, 50's, and cold.

 

I swear, in any box of trains you get from a Yard Sale, or a buddy, etc, there's ALWAYS a Warbonnet. Or 60.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:53 PM
I see, hey PC when is your next trip up here going to be?
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:52 PM

Just bumping the diner off of page two.

*BUMP!*

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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:07 AM

 ModelTrainLover wrote:
Hey PC how's the layout comming?

Incredibly slow.......don't ask.

and BTW if you are modeling a Maine Fall you might want to come up here and see for your self.

Been there many times during that season (used to live there part of the year).  Why do you think I want to model it?  It's breathtaking!

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Posted by Hoople on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:50 AM

Good morning.


Feels nice and cold out here again... Don't see any rain though.

I got my walthers catalog, I like some of the stuff I saw in there. I think eventually I'll have to get me one of those F7s in Southern Pacific.

Colby: I have a Bachmann Spectrum 4-8-2 collecting dust-You can't have it, It's got to be repaired/replaced by bachmann, my little brother got to it. Dad now says he can't be near my trains... I don't forsee it happening anytime soon.

Well, gotta run.

Mark

 

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Posted by Cox 47 on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:41 AM
Good Morning All...Its sunny and much cooler here this morning its 47 right now posta be even cooler later this week....I'll have a slice of Trigg county Ham on a Biscuit,and coffee please...Thank You...Had a good visit with Sallie yesterday She cried when she saw the grand daughter and she had a big time playing with her..I saw a lot of tracks but no trains..The CN was doing some sort of track work just north of Effingham so I think they had the line down...I am bidding on 3 more Bachman passenger cars on Ebay...They will probaly go too high for me as I am at my high on them now and they have 2 more days to go..Trip yesterday kinda tired me out so I am going to have to spend some time catching up today...You all have a good one...Jerry
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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:57 AM

My 730th post!!!!!!

270 TILL I JOIN THE 1,000 Post GROUP

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:55 AM
Hey PC how's the layout comming? and BTW if you are modeling a Maine Fall you might want to come up here and see for your self.
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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:46 AM

Mornin' all!

Boy, it got cool around here overnight!  Right now it's a balmy 47 degrees out, and the sun's been up a while!  Day before yesterday it was 91!

Rest Of Today: more clouds than sun, breezy & cooler, spotty shower? - high: Mid 50s

Tonight: mostly cloudy & chilly, spotty showers around - low: 45

 

Gerry, I just try to look up more then I look around, thats all.  Paul said it well when he said, "Follow me as I follow Christ".

All, I hope today finds you blessed indeed.  I pray for all of you.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:41 AM

sure no problem. You got anyother stuff down there that's collecting dust?Big Smile [:D]

Anyone have train stuff collecting dust? Lunch and dinner on me.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:50 AM
Colby: Nice to know my old stuff is being of good use. It was just collecting dust here.

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:44 AM
 JimRCGMO wrote:

Colby, I guess the good thing is that your buddy might be more likely to come by to visit/run trains. Meantime, you can start saving for some additional MRR'ing stock and then you two can have a real RR empire! Smile [:)]

Blessings, and prayers for those needing them (that'd be most all of us),

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

Yeah and the funny thing is he still has a few more pieces of rolling stock that he is willing to 'sell' to me, and the number of boxcars I have outnumber all my other rolling stock combined.

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Posted by egmurphy on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:42 AM
 ModelTrainLover wrote:

...and a Erie gondala- (spelling right?)...

Close, it's gondola.

Congrats on increasing your motive power and rolling stock.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:38 AM

Good Morning, Diners! Zoe, I'll have a cup to go, and one of Bill T.'s donuts, please - thanks!

In Cape Girardeau, MO, today it's 52 F (11 C), 72 percent RH, and supposed to be sunny and nice later, with a high of 70 F (21 C) this afternoon, and then cooling off to about 42 F (6 C) tonight. Now, when could I sneak away from work, and where's that fishing pole? Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Colby, I guess the good thing is that your buddy might be more likely to come by to visit/run trains. Meantime, you can start saving for some additional MRR'ing stock and then you two can have a real RR empire! Smile [:)]

Jeff, looks like you'll be warmer today than Cape will be. Stay cooled off - I know when it's humid, (to me) it sure feels warmer than the air temperature would have you think it is.

Better get going - the monitor's getting a bit flakey again this morning.

 

Blessings, and prayers for those needing them (that'd be most all of us),

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:00 AM

Morning.

I have some good and bad news.

the Good news: I have expanded my locomotive fleet by adding a Warbonet Santa Fe F7, and my rolling stock with a Southern Pacific express boxcar, and a Erie gondala- (spelling right?), more curved track, a power pack, and a righthand switch,

the Bad news: I got it from a friend of mine that I had given  all of the above to. But my feelings are not hurt, cause he just does not have the time for it and wants me to have most of his trains for save keeping. either way the trains will not go to waste, and the power pack is one of two that Jeff sent. BTW Jeff the power pack works perfictly.

weather: rain, drizzle, 50's, and cold.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:15 AM
Good morning.

Today's Weather for:  
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      10/10/2007
 
 
Wind Chill:  64°F
Humidity:  86%
Dew Point:  60°F
 
So Far Today
High:  69°F
Low:  64°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph NNE
 
Today  High: 85    Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 10 mph. 
 
Tonight  Low: 55    Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:19 AM

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

10-10-07

Clown [:o)]

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 10:17 PM

Good evening, Chloe - cup of hot cocoa, please. Thanks!

Got in my Superior Bakery kit, and the Dixie's Diner kit in the mail today. Very nice, both of 'em. Yeah!! [yeah] Still waiting on my P2K Frisco gondola kit. I think I need to build some freight cars next weekend, from the looks of my stack of kits.

 Cederstrand wrote:

Here is a pic of that fan I dabbled on the other day. It started life as an all white fan...boring!

 

So Rob, you're in Southwestern Georgia, huh? Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] Good that you're getting the water tanks in. Of course, you could have put a pole in the back of the truck, hung a tank on it, and sailed home, right? Wink [;)]

Ed, on my computer monitor search, I've found some refurbished 17" widescreen ones that are under $150 - of course, tonight, my CRT monitor has been a bit flakier - the screen's doing a little dance every so often, and I'm afraid it'll die on me any second now. To be on the safe side, I just shut it down for a few seconds and then turn it back on. So far, that's working, I guess. Still need to get something picked out and ordered soon...

Well, I'd best get going for tonight. We had some cooler weather today - hope everyone else gets a bit of that (and that Rob and those in dry areas get some rain soon).

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

 

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 8:58 PM

Evening Gang: I went to the dentist this afternoon. I had another crown come off and he glued it back on. John got the first field cut. We'll try and bale Thursday. I'm not sure how long it's going to take the hay to dry out since the weather has finally gotten fall like. It was nice and cool this morning and really stayed bareable this afternoon.

Rob: Good to hear that you got some rain. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get some more. I figure that it will rain while you are trying to put up the gutters. That fan looks good. Kokopelle is on my tipi. I also play around with the flute. I've made a couple and I bought a real nice one a while back. I haven't played in some time so I guess I should give it a try again. I used to play for Mary Ann when I was off on a camp some where.

Ed: It won't be long untill you start shipping OJ north. We'll look forward to it.

Well I guess it's time to check my E-mail and hit the sack.

Good Night All

 

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Posted by egmurphy on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 8:00 PM

Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,

Another beautiful, if a bit warm and humid, day down here in Paradise.  Cool [8D]  Fairly moist, as we had rain on and off most of the day.  Tomorrow promises more of the same.  On the bright side, the cloudy weather keeps the temps down to the high 80's and keeps the sun from heating up the roof too much.  Good thing we headed out to the orange grove yesterday.  Crop looks good, mandarins really starting to get some color.  Won't be long now until we start to harvest them in earnest.

I see I missed (thankfully) the excitement out in the main forum a couple of days ago with the new troll attack.  What a weird dude that guy is.  Really missing a few spikes in his tie plates.  Looks like you maintained your cool pretty well, Jeff, way to go.

Dick ought to be getting back home from his Canadian rail adventure in a day or so.  I've kind of lost track of his exact travel dates.

Rob - sorry I didn't post earlier but Happy Belated Birthday.  Nice job on the fan, by the way.

Garry - nice work on your layout.  Nice photos.

CG Jim:  I've started looking at LCD monitors and prices online...
I'm also considering a new monitor.  I'm convinced that mine is darker than it should be, and I have it adjusted as bright as it's limited adjustment allows.  But photos that others post that everyone seems to see just fine look too dark and lack detail on my screen.  I've seen my own photos on my daughter's computer and I've seen the difference even just between those two computers.  Plus, I'd like one a bit bigger than the 13" screen I have now.  Maybe during our next trip NOB I'll see what I can find.

Hasta mañana,

Ed

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Posted by Hoople on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 6:21 PM

Afternoon!

Rainy and somewhat cold over here in Seattle.

Last night's football game had me on the edge of my seat. The Dallas Cowboys, my favorite team, duked it out with the bills. For those who didn't see the game, it wound up with the cowboys making a touchdown, missing the conversion pass with 25 seconds on the clock, they onside kick it, return it, and get it to the 47 yard line. They throw incomplete to Terrell Owens, and the time got reset. They give it to Marion Barber, he picks up about 9 yards. 2 seconds are on the clock, the kicker comes out, he kicks it, it's good, but the Bill's head coach called a time out just before the snap, making them re-do the play. They kick it, and it was good again. (53 yard fieldgoal, rookie kicker)

That was one heck of a game.

Mark

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Posted by Flashwave on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:30 PM
 Cederstrand wrote:

"BUMP", back to page one. Where is everyone?

refill, please & thank you.

Here ia a pic of that fan I dabbled on the other day. It started life as an all white fan...boring!

 

Hay was delivered and is now being eaten. Still waiting on the water tanks. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

 

Hey! That's a Kokopeli! (forgive spelling) I have one of those on a necklace.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:25 PM

"BUMP", back to page one. Where is everyone?

refill, please & thank you.

Here ia a pic of that fan I dabbled on the other day. It started life as an all white fan...boring!

 

Hay was delivered and is now being eaten. Still waiting on the water tanks. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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