Elliotts Trackside Diner (est 1-1-07)

[grayfox1119]

WOW, Spring fever must have hit the Diner patrons, no one here since 8:31 this morning? And now it is after lunch ??? What gives ?? 

On my front, we are into day 5 with the 3 boys living here, the two oldest are in scholl all day, and really are a big help after school with supper, dishes, etc. but the 1 year old has me and Grammy plumb tuckered out....he is a one man wrecking crew. I can't believe how intelligent a 13 month old child can be. I had Sean in my computer room so I could keep an eye on him while I "tried" to get a few things done.....he was a bit quiet so I turned around and he was trying to plug the line cord into the wall outlet to the paper shredder!!! Now how does a 13 month old possible know how to do that?????? He hasn't seen us do that here, and I doubt if he saw it at his house because they have baby safe plugs in all the outlets!! Man these little tots today learn quick!!

So as you can guess guys, I have not had time to even read my MRR mags. We can't let him out of our sights for a minute. If we put a gate up to keep him a room with toys....forget it.....he cries and raises h..!!!!!!! He does not want to be "gated", so one of us always has to follow the little guy around from room to room.....it's nap time now, so we just got a 1 hour reprieve...lol Now I know why God set it up for younger adults to have children.

PC: Got a chance to look at your fine photos...nice job....one loco looks like it had gunshot holes in the nose..where did that loco run?

COLBY: Very nice jon with the steamers!! We live about 3/4 hour ride from Edaville RR, saw this loco one time. And, we have been to Bridgeton, Maine and we camp along the Saco river in the Fall in Crawford Notch. I didn't know that there was a Bridgeton & Saco River RR, very interesting history, thank you for sharing with us.

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Well it sure looks like it will hit 70F (21C) here today, it is 65.3F now at 1:40pm, and we don't see the high for the day usually until about 3:30-4pm, and that hasn't happened here since last October 18th!!! So as Chuck, Kathy and Sue said a few days ago, we are sending the warmer weather East!!!  Thanks you guys!!

See you guys for supper,

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Just got back from Alexandria. I have my new diabetic shoes and boy are they comfortable. It's nice to get out of that darn brace walker. That's like wearing a boat anchor. I still have to wear an ankle brace though, until the muscles in my ankle get built back up. I was in that boot brace for going on 4 years so my ankle is pretty thin.

[JPowell]

Haven't seen JP (among others) in lately - anyone know of his whereabouts?

Jim -

  It's called 'women!'

 

Well all, since I poked my head out, I might as well stay for a spell. We had a dosey of a derailment near here Monday Morning -

Service Bulletin: Derailment Recovery Under Way in Oneida, New York Released: Mar 12, 2007

At approximately 7 a.m. today, a CSX Transportation train traveling from Buffalo to Selkirk derailed at Oneida, New York.

Fortunately, there are no reported injuries. Public impacts include precautionary, voluntary evacuations within one-mile of the derailment site. Freight and passenger services are temporarily halted. Rail traffic is being rerouted, and customers whose cars are on the train have been notified by CSXT Customer Service.

At this time, it appears that three cars, probably containing propane, are on fire within a general pile-up of 26 derailed cars. There were 79 cars on the train, including 40 propane cars and two containing non-toxic inhalant hazardous material.

CSX is supporting emergency responders, community and other officials. Our shared efforts are aimed at controlling the fire and handling the needs of the public, including the need for prompt, accurate information, and minimizing environmental impacts.

For more information, please contact CSX Customer Service at 1-877-ShipCSX (1-877-744-7279), option 5, option 6.

And this update....

Oneida, New York Derailment Response Efforts Continue Released: Mar 12, 2007

Updated 1 p.m., March 13 - CSX Transportation provided the following update regarding the Oneida, New York, train derailment, which occurred at 7 a.m. on March 12.

Today, working closely with local, state and federal emergency responders, CSXT is continuing to move rail cars away from the fire using standard procedures. In addition, company and public responders will be conducting a flaring operation, which involves piping liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from some remaining rail cars into a pit, where the materials are burned in controlled conditions.

CSXT also continues to work with the Red Cross in addressing the needs of residents at an outreach center located at the Red Cross Headquarters, 100 Washington Avenue, Oneida, New York. People with questions or needs may also call a CSXT 24-hour telephone hotline, 1-877-835-5279.

The CSXT train was traveling from Buffalo to Selkirk, New York when it derailed at Oneida. There are no reported injuries. The train consisted of 79 cars, including 40 LPG tank cars and two tank cars containing hazardous materials that are not classified as toxic inhalation hazards. It is believed that four cars in total have been on fire since the incident occurred, and one of the four stopped burning yesterday. Efforts to extinguish the remaining fires are ongoing.

 

So, as you all can see, there has been alot of action around here besides me 'hanging out with women!"

Anyway, I have a physical to go through next week, so wish me luck! And, as of last night, I have decided to look for a new 'er' vehicle as I am driving off to Knoxville TN at the end of June for a 6-week Leadership School. Also might be heading off to New Orleans for a 2-week training trip with my unit come the end of April.

Well all, time for me to get going. Have to get some things taken care of before I watch SU in the 1st round of the NIT on ESPN at 7. Talk about a snub.....

Take care!

[JPowell]

One more thing before I forget....

On the topic of Wal-Mart and the rumors about them not doing anything good, comes this ....

There's a Super Center store about a mile from the above mentioned derailment. Seems that when the order for evacuation was made at the onset of this emergency, all but the managers left and went home since the store was forced to close for most of the day. The managers stayed and made sure there was food for the Red Cross shelter that was opened for the evacuee's as well as for the Federal, State, and local workers at the scene.

So, while I can atest to one or a few of the rumors, there is some good that does come out of this company as well.

Take care!

[wetidlerjr]

Good evening ! from Indiana.

03-14-07

[Attaboy]

Good evening everyone, second page? Guess I'll do something about that.

I'm on vacation this week and haven't been online much at all.  Not going to go back and read everything since I don't even remember what page I last posted on.

No MRRing yet this week but had the new water softener installed and my lawn tractor serviced yesterday.  Today I started putting new lights in the garage.  I use it for a shop with my home improvement projects and the two little lights that were out there just weren't enough.  Should be able to finish it up tomorrow.  Then I won't be working in my own shadow all the time.

Prayers for those in need.

See you later.

[der5997]

Hi gang!  We are hosting grandchildren while their mom gets afew days reak! (I’ve lost the letter that follows a, you know, the one the the left of N and right of V on the keythingy) I spilled some pencil graphite onto the keythingy and that didn’t do it any good.

 

Anyway, efore I went for the kids, I managed to finish painting the Range Light and get it on the layout. Here’s a few shots.  The LED is too much, gives off too strong a light, so the only lit up photo is an out of focus one.  

The ground cover has to go on the site yet, and I’ll make steps to the door when I know how high to do them.

I see that photoucket has a new look to its home page.

 

 

 

Dick: Photos in MR? Late Summer? OK, so long as it’s not this year!!!(and someone else takes the shots with the fancy schmancy gear they want their photos done with…none of the ordinary chaps’ digitals for them, oh no siree!)

 

Ryan: Let’s wait and see if the rock castings can survive the painting of the scenery.  If that works out, then I’d happily throw a clinic.

 

PC:  Again, nice shots, thanks from all of us RR deprived types.

 

Scott:

so that I can have a pull out layout that's underneath my bed

…You’ll have to fight off the dust v>nunnies!

 

Jeff:  Hope those shoes work out for you. That’s a long time to have the leg v>nrace.

 

Well, things have softened to a dull roar downstairs, so I guess I should find my v>ned.

all, and May God watch over you.  Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.

[grayfox1119]

Just stopping by to say goodnight...I am so tired that I can't hardly type..is it Sunday yet? How did we do this 40 years ago?  Ohhhhh, is that the answer? 40 years younger ? LOL

DER JOHN: Tsk tsk, you know better then to have spillable items near your keyboard !!!!! Use an air compressor and blow it out, or use the vacuum side of your house vac and suck the keyboard keys. I would power OFF the computer before performing this maintenance.

JEFF: My dad had those shoes too, they really helped him. He was even able to bowl up until age 87 uisng them.

Well thats it for me, the baby will be up with the darn rooster, so I better call it a day, see you guys in the AM...

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: Boy this has been a slow day here. I think that the ladies are in a bad mood since the tips have been a little slow.

The new stove and microwave arrived before 8:30am. We had been told to expect delievery between 9 and 11am so we went to the donut shop to get some sausage rolls for breakfast and brought them back. Wehn we got back they were here to make the delivery. They had to carry the stove all the way from our front gate to the kitchen because the truck wouldn't clear the trees. They did a great job.

I didn't get to do anything except work on the kitchen and chase to town 3 times for parts and paint. I'm going to let someone else do the install on the microwave. It is a unit that fits over the stove with a vent a hood. It takes at least 2 people to do the install and I am only one. I spent most of the late afternoon tracking down the circuit breaker for the line that I installed some 30 years ago that I felt we would need some day. I had marked all the breakers but time had faded the lettering. Well all that I had to do otherwise was MRRing. 

I think that I'll head for bed. Mary Ann and Daisy the dog are all ready tucked in so I'll join them . Well Mary Ann at anyway.

Good Night All

[GMTRacing]

Good Evening All,

    Not much going on here - middle sons home from college for a week and that's all good.

Der - how about staining the rocks first so the green can't overwhelm them? I've been using acrylic tube paint cut with water and a bit of detergent lately on plaster and liked the results.

Jim - The stone cutting plant is just a lil' ol' shack from Walthers. Midstate Marble is the kit name. It will be renamed Marlboro Stone in honor of a friends operation in NYC. They cut stone quarried for the most part in Vermont there covering buildings such as Trump Tower and some of Columbia University. The little shack doesn't do the operation justice, but I don't have the room for a scale size operation and I'm sure Stanley would see the humor in it.

this is where Marlboro Stone fits on the layout - near the gravel operation.

Time for some zzzz's - CULJ.R.

[wetidlerjr]

Good morning ! from Indiana.

03-15-07

[inch53]

Mornin, irish coffee and a couple doughnuts Zoe,

Had some rain and a cold front come through last night, cooled things off, 39 out now after a hing of 77 yesterday. Looking for a daytime high of 40, under cloudy skys, wind chills in the low 30's.

Been nice the last couple days, with highs in the upper 70's and sun. I shut the pellet stove off Tues. morning and didn't have to light it till today.

RYAN, Glad the wifes doing ok now with all the goings on.  We keep bout a 1 month stock of canned goods on that way we don't have to run to the store every time we turn around. The nice weather has got me out some. I don't handle the cold as well  as I use too

PC,  another bunch of good pics from up yur way, thanks. I liked that little engine the best. I picked up a brass Mantu last summer that looks like it, I hope to get going again some time.

DICK, I got lucky the last couple day and had a break from kids and I needed it too. We have some trouble with our stove smoking up the glass on the lower setting. I forgot to say anything bout the fan, but ours cakes up with fine ash and doesn't move enough air. That may be part of the problem too.

Been busy with yard work, got most the back yard done and started on the front, and it's not as bad as the back was.

Got kids today, so not much going to get done round here, best get onto chores afor they gets here. Hope ya'll has a good day

inch 

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

     46F and rainy this morning with a high predicted in the mid 50's. Supposed to get rain today, snow and cold tomorow, and cold and sun Sat. Sunday should be ok- I must live in New England. "Don't like the weather? Wait 5 minutes it'll change.

     Inch - I know what you mean about not taking the cold as well anymore. When we were hiking around the Grand Canyon I was wearing two pair of gloves (especially when it was 17F and windy) and my fingers were still numb.

Hope those ailing are doing better, and you all have a good'un. Time for w..k. CUL,J.R.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I will be wearing my new shoes to work today to get them  broken in. It feels good not having that %^#!*& brace on, though I still have to wear the ankle brace.

Today's Weather for:  
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      3/15/2007

Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23
 
Wind Chill:  59°F
Humidity:  100%
Dew Point:  59°F
 
So Far Today
High:  61°F
Low:  57°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  3mph NE
 
Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 AM cdt this morning.  
Now through 07:00 AM CDT March 15, 2007
 
Through 7 AM...a few showers and possibly a thunderstorm will affect portions of Saint Mary Parish between Franklin and Morgan City. Movement of this activity will be to the east at 30 mph. Rainfall rates are expected to be less than one quarter of an inch per hour. Also...patchy dense fog will occur across the area west of an Alexandria to Lake Charles line. Over the coastal waters...a band of showers and thunderstorms will extend from the mouth of the lower Atchafalaya River along the coast to Marsh Island...then between 60 nm south of Marsh Island to 20 nm south of High Island. This activity will move east at 25 knots. Occasional lightning and heavy rainfall reducing visibilities below 1 mile will be possible with the thunderstorms...mainly between 20 and 60 nm offshore offshore of Marsh Island to the lower Atchafalaya River.  

Today  High: 78    Partly sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.  

Tonight  Low: 55    Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph.

Bacon and eggs this morning.

[ModelTrainLover]

*yawn* Morning guys.

 I would just like to add this for those who didn't get to see it. 

 in other news I got a wickad short buzz cut I'm almost bald!! I still have some hair. lol

 

Our Historic Engines Need Help!

Photos by Tim Zimont and Mark Spremulli

In 2004, the MNGRR's Steam Program fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration. This means all four of our steam locomotives now have to go through a thorough inspection. FRA mandated upgrades must then be completed before a locomotive is allowed to run. At the start of 2004, the MNG used its available funds to put Monson Railroad engine #4 through the FRA process. To this day, number 4 is our only available locomotive.

The museum has since set aside funds to put Bridgton and Harrison engine #7 through the same process. Since #7 is much bigger than #4, the cost for rehabilitating engine 7 exceeds what the railroad can currently afford. We estimate it will cost between $25,000 and $30,000 to put #7 back on track. We will not start the restoration work until we have the sufficient funds to complete the project. We need your help!

A Maine native, #7 is a 1913 Baldwin built for the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. Weighing in at 33.5 tons, #7 is a 2-4-4RT type locomotive that hauled passengers and freight in New England for nearly 100 years! After her career in Maine, in 1947, she went to the Edaville Railroad in South Carver Massachusetts as founder Ellis D. Atwood's first engine!

She made her return to Maine in 2002. She saw occasional service at the MNG in 2002 and 2003, but has not turned a wheel under steam since.

Please consider a tax-deductible donation to put this engine back into service!

Checks should be made out to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. Most importantly, be sure to include a note indicating that the check is for the "Engine 7 Fund."

You can also click the donate link on the left, and during the payment process you may specify "Engine 7 Fund" in the memo field.

[der5997]

all : There was a large dog fox in the yard this morning It was catching mice, which was way cool for the grandchildren to see. I got some shots at maximum zoom, and forgot to increase the definition, so they are grainy, however for you city dwellers….this one was on the path down to the south west corner of the property…the camera flash worked, and it’s the first time I’ve seen “green eye”. Couldn’t get rid of it with the red eye tool either! Then he moved to the west, and a it closer to the house and …and here’s a really cool fox photo that I suspect is a photoshop product JR & CapeJim: Thanks for the tips on those rocks. I think I’ll try JR’s suggestion first, as it looks like less work! I have to find an inconspicuous part of the “rockery” to test out these techniques. JR: I like the way you have the tracks through that Stone Works. (I’d name it however I can’t with this computer, see last night’s post! ) Here’s a thing that I’ve sent to several on my email list, I thought it others might like a read of it as well.

Subject: British news paper salutes Canada

This is a good read. It is ironic how it took someone in England to put it into words... Sunday Telegraph Article From today's UK wires: Salute to a brave and modest nation - Kevin Myers, The Sunday Telegraph LONDON - Until the deaths of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, probably almost no one outside their home country had been aware that Canadian troops are deployed in the region. And as always, Canada will bury its dead, just as the rest of the world, as always will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does.

It seems that Canada's historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the crisis is over, to be well and truly ignored. Canada is the perpetual wallflower that stands on the edge of the hall, waiting for someone to come and ask her for a dance. A fire breaks out, she risks life and limb to rescue her fellow dance-goers, and suffers serious injuries. But when the hall is repaired and the dancing resumes, there is Canada, the wallflower still, while those she once helped glamorously cavort across the floor, blithely neglecting her yet again.

That is the price Canada pays for sharing the North American continent with the United States, and for being a selfless friend of Britain in two global conflicts.

For much of the 20th century, Canada was torn in two different directions: It seemed to be a part of the old world, yet had an address in the new one, and that divided identity ensured that it never fully got the gratitude it deserved.

Yet its purely voluntary contribution to the cause of freedom in two world wars was perhaps the greatest of any democracy. Almost 10% of Canada's entire population of seven million people served in the armed forces during the First World War, and nearly 60,000 died. The great Allied victories of 1918 were spearheaded by Canadian troops, perhaps the most capable soldiers in the entire British order of battle.

Canada was repaid for its enormous sacrifice by downright neglect, its unique contribution to victory being absorbed into the popular Memory as somehow or other the work of the "British." The Second World War provided a re-run. The Canadian navy began the war with a half dozen vessels, and ended up policing nearly half of the Atlantic against U-boat attack. More than 120 Canadian warships participated in the Normandy landings, during which 15,000 Canadian soldiers went ashore on D-Day alone. Canada finished the war with the third-largest navy and the fourth-largest air force in the world.

The world thanked Canada with the same sublime indifference as it had the previous time. Canadian participation in the war was acknowledged in film only if it was necessary to give an American actor a part in a campaign in which the United States had clearly not participated - a touching scrupulousness which, of course, Hollywood has since abandoned, as it has any notion of a separate Canadian identity.

So it is a general rule that actors and filmmakers arriving in Hollywood keep their nationality - unless, that is, they are Canadian. Thus Mary Pickford, Walter Huston, Donald Sutherland, Michael J. Fox, William Shatner, Norman Jewison, David Cronenberg, Alex Trebek, Art Linkletter and Dan Aykroyd have in the popular perception become American, and Christopher Plummer, British. It is as if, in the very act of becoming famous, a Canadian ceases to be Canadian, unless she is Margaret Atwood, who is as unshakably Canadian as a moose, or Celine Dion, for whom Canada has proved quite unable to find any takers.

Moreover, Canada is every bit as querulously alert to the achievements of its sons and daughters as the rest of the world is completely unaware of them. The Canadians proudly say of themselves - and are unheard by anyone else - that 1% of the world's population has provided 10% of the world's peacekeeping forces. Canadian soldiers in the past half century have been the greatest peacekeepers on Earth - in 39 missions on UN mandates, and six on non-UN peacekeeping duties, from Vietnam to East Timor, from Sinai to Bosnia .

Yet the only foreign engagement that has entered the popular un-Canadian imagination was the sorry affair in Somalia , in which out-of-control paratroopers murdered two Somali infiltrators. Their regiment was then disbanded in disgrace - a uniquely Canadian act of self-abasement for which, naturally, the Canadians received no international credit.

So who today in the United States knows about the stoic and selfless friendship its northern neighbour has given it in Afghanistan? Rather like Cyrano de Bergerac , Canada repeatedly does honourable things for honourable motives, but instead of being thanked for it, it remains something of a figure of fun.

It is the Canadian way, for which Canadians should be proud, yet such honour comes at a high cost. This past year more grieving Canadian families knew that cost all too tragically well.

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Please pass the on to any of your friends or relatives who served in the Canadian Forces, it is a wonderful tribute to those who choose to serve their country and the world in their quiet Canadian way.

TTFN

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

der ......... thanks for "National geographic" pix......... that fox fits rite in w/hounds! We have Red Foxes, Cayotes, Bobcats, too many deer, too many skunks, plus some other animals. In the warmer months, "Charles and Camilla" (our pair of big black snakes do a great job of keeping smaller pests and rattle snakes away.

jeff...........  wishing you the best with the shoes, etc.  ...  regarding breakfast pix, I never "sausage" good eggs.

everbody...........  thanks for good thoughts.    Still visiting ailing family member, but things improving now.

[grayfox1119]

Good afternoon gents, just got the little one down for his afternoon nap. My technique that has worked all week, is to have a bottle of apple juice, a clean diaper, and my CD of ocean effects on softly next to my bed. Then, Grampa and Sean lie down and downs his apple juice while I relax next to him. Before the bottle is gone, he is out, and I sneak out of the room quietly to sound of waves breaking upon the shore.

I have some sad news to report, our good friend Duke has lost his father who passed away into Eternity. Duke's dad was a WW2 veteran, one of those who made a great sacrifice for the rest of us.

DUKE; We are saddened to hear of the passing of your dad, he rests in the arms if the angels now as they bear him up to his Heavenly home. Our thoughts and prayers are for you and your family at this time of great personal loss.

MIKE: I did clean the blades of the exhaust fan. I use an old tooth brush to clean the soot off each blade, and I check to see if it spins real easy, which it did. It has to be the door seals that  are letting some odors out. The ashpit door is real tight so I have a hard time believing it is the one causing the problem. I suspect the upper door, which has the viewing glass, I have to check to see how I can tighten the latching mechanism.

JEFF: It sure must be a pleasure to have that darn leg brace off.

DER JOHN: Have you submitted your photos of the dog-fox to NG yet? I hear they give  new Digital Cameras to those whose pics they select.

The article on Canada's military was very true. It is a shame that so few support the freedom of this world with action instead of words. Have they learned nothing from 2 world wars? Freedom is everybody's job. Let me say that as a neighbor south of the border, we in the U.S.A very much appreciate the sacrifices of our brothers to the north.

RYAN: Get ready, some real fowl weather is headed this way from Texas. I know that we are getting 6" of snow at least on Friday, and it will be the heavy wet variety as we will be close to 32F. I haven't had a chance to do anything on the CAD layout with our little grandson running around here for a week. Mom and dad get back home about 6pm on Sunday, and things should be back to normal by Monday.

Got to run, I just found out that our 11 year old grandson that is also staying with us, has to turn in a project. A model of the Olde Sturbridge Village Sawmill!!!! Good Lord, now we have another project to do.....anyone know how to build a model of a sawmill? I need it for this coming Tuesday......ya , kids tell us these things at the last minute.....!!!!%$%%$#

Later,

[der5997]

I got an email from Duke today...I replied that I would let the Diner know.  Here's what he said:

Another U.S.Army WWII Vet has passed away and that Vet was my Dad.  He passed at 1am this morning and I wanted to let a few friends know.

                                Thank you all for being a friend.

                                                            Bob

[SilverSpike]

Duke: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

May your dad rest in peace and knowing that the lord has accepted him with open arms.

I got the email too, I will try to call Duke later this evening.

[JimRCGMO]

Good afternoon, Zoe - I'll have a Pepper and a bowl of that broccoli cheese soup please, with a chunk of that little whole wheat loaf.

Jim -

  It's called 'women!'

Ah, that's what it is, JP! Sounds like progress to me... (but maybe I forgot - it's been a while) Oh yeah, good luck on your physical next week!

Attaboy, sounds like you not only have been busy - you're planning to be busier, too. Hope the additional lights help you out there.

Hey, Dick, who's ruling the roost over there - you or the toddler? Seriously, would the kid be irreperably harmed by a little time in the cage (er, I mean) gated room? By the time he's old enough to claim psychological damage and want a shrink, you might be gone! (Well, maybe not by then). Kid's going to wear you out, otherwise... You sure you didn't spike grandson's apple juice? I'm sure a lot of parents and grandparents have probably been tempted to think about it, even if they didn't do it... 

PC - like your train pics - is that an NW-2? Like that old Geep; those things are like that battery bunny (Keep going, and going...)

JR, good to see those pics of the Marble company - I have that kit, but am thinking of making mine into a cabinet/woodwork company shop. Hadn't thought about being able to run a track through those doors. Thanks for tipping me off to that possibility.

Paul, you've been way too busy - you might lose your ROF card, if you keep it up!

Jeff, hope the new shoes work fine (and maybe you'll be able to get around without the ankle brace? Hey, we can hope.

Got cool last night - with the humidity and the temp drop, it almost felt like winter again today. Only up to 49 (F) out now, and supposed to drop back down to 38 F tonight.

Well, lunch is over and I need to get back to work. See everyone later on!

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

JEFF: It sure must be a pleasure to have that darn leg brace off.

Yeah it is! I don't walk like Frankenstein anymore, just Herman Munster.

On the way home from work today I knew something was wrong. When I got home I checked my blood sugar level. It was 51. I immediately raided the candy stash.

[Cox 47]

Afternoon All....It mostly sunny but a lot cooler here..Just as we were going to bed the curtains blew out and it was like the A/C had been turned on and it started to rain.....I ran a coal train for a while...I am having trouble with the Atlas Acumate couplers the M/T's seem more rugged and couple better any of you other N scalers have any thoughts on this?.....Duke...Sorry for your loss you are in our thoughts and prayers.....Der John....liked your nature shots...Jeff...Glad to hear you'll be getting around better bet you feel a lot lighter....Its about time for Sallie to get up from her nap she's out of sorts because the Basket Ball tourney knocked out her Soaps today.....You all have a good one...Jerry

[grayfox1119]

Good evening guys and gals.......well we just got the word here from the weather bureau, Northeast storm WARNING for us late tonight and all day F riday into early Saturday morning, 6-10" of snow here, 10-15" just west of us, so we are on a line that could bring even more.  Is this what they mean by "MARCH MADNESS?????  Ohhhhhhhhh, that is BASKETBALL, well you can't tell the difference now can you !!!

JEFF: WOW, that is a very low reading for Glucose.....I hope you carry candy bars or sugar cubes with you when you drive, or away from home anyhwere where supplies are scarce.

DER JOHN: Get ready John, we have another Nor'easter headed our way, you should see the action begin about Friday night and all day Saturday, maybe into part of Sunday up in NS.

CAPE JIM: Little Sean hates gates. We only have one, so we have to set that up at the top of the stairs. Ohh OH, here he is ...on my lap now.

See you guys later,

[Anonymous]

Hey Guys,

Ryan, On page 98 you mentioned SculptaMold, what store would you find that at? (You know, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, local hobby shop?)

Colby, You'll faint when you see my hairstyle at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Or maybe just fall asleep like before... (get the shaving cream.... FAST!) ......Either way you'll be suprised. See you tomorrow.

-Alex 

 

[SilverSpike]

Ryan, On page 98 you mentioned SculptaMold, what store would you find that at? (You know, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, local hobby shop?)

-Alex 

Alex,

You can get the stuff at most art supply stores, some LHS have it too! Here is a link to Dick Blick Art supplies:

http://www.dickblick.com/zz331/04/

 

[bjdukert]

Evening all and nothing for me Chloe,thankyou

This is to say thank you to all and I didn't want to add to what is already going on in the shop,but you are all friends and again,I thank you.

Duke

[james saunders]

Hey guys

I've got some good news! I got my drivers licence yesterday!! $165 later and I can now drive myself everywhere!!! very exciting - Now I can go railfanning in places I couldn't previously!

 

All for now,

 

OzJim 

 

 

 

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:

Duke: My sympathy for you loss. My father was also a WW2 vet and passed away in '82. I still miss him. Hang in there.

Tomorrow John and I are driving up to Oaklahoma City to pick up an order of rail for his 7 1/2 in gauge railroad. His pickup is an 88 and he's been having problems with it so I figured I'd better drive our truck and avoid having to go on a rescure mission.

Mary Ann and I got a friend of ours to take on the job of installing the microwave over the stove. He's going to make a cabnet to go between the one on eather side and fill the space above the microwave. One more job taken care of. I spent the afternoon clearing away some dead trees that were going to fall on our fence. Having the tractor with the loader fitted with the grapple sure made it easy.

Well I guess I should get to bed. John is coming by early so we can get up to OKC and get back.

Jeff that's great news about the shoes. Happy Day.

Good Night All 

[grayfox1119]

Last call for coffee at the Diner for East coast guys, west coast AK and AU still are good to go.

OZ JIM: Congrats on obtaining your DL!!! Now be careful of several things when you go railfanning:

1. Don't pick up lady hitch-hikers.
2. Watch out for Roo's, they can do serious damage to your car
3. Take extra gas, with the price rapidly rising again, we don't want to see you stranded halfway to Alice Springs.

ALEX: Most LHS carry Sculptamold, and you can also order it directly from Woodland Scenics. WWW.Woodlandscenics.com

SUE: I was checking our butterfly bushes yesterday, and they still have all the brown stems on them, so I am going to harvest some material for trees. Only one thing wrong, we have a foot of snow due tomorrow, so they might be hard to get for a few days. Luckily the deer don't like them, so they are in good shape. A herd of 10 deer walked right past them three days ago.

BOBCAT???  Yup, made the news tonight on TV. A homeowner up in Westford, Ma videoed a big Bobcat in his backyard this afternoon. This is really unique because these cats are very wary, they are very secretive, and  are RARELY seen around populated areas. I think that the leash laws enacted a decade ago has much to do with all the wildlife returning to populated areas......more so then urban sprawl.

Well, time to turn-in, the little one will be awake early in the morning, that means another day of chasing the little guy around the house.

Bon Soir mais amis,