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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:17 PM
I'll chime in with encouragement to keep it up, Dan- you'll enjoy a long and happy marriage.  And, if you respond to this post, you'll find yourself hitting another milestone...Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:05 AM

 blhanel wrote:
I'll chime in with encouragement to keep it up, Dan- you'll enjoy a long and happy marriage.  And, if you respond to this post, you'll find yourself hitting another milestone...Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Thanks Brian.  I'm planning on keeping that kind of thing up.  I'm glad to start today off with a milestone (of sorts) here in the FWC.  I'll get the place cleaned up since I'm in a cleaning kind of mood right now anyway.  Be careful in here in the morning-the floors will be freshly waxed too!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:24 AM

WOW!!  Dan, I'm glad I move on the slow side first thing in the morning:  otherwise, I might have fallen, coming in the door.  Thank you for all you did last night.  Everything looks spotless, and the floor is super shiny.  

Our current temp, at 6:20 a.m., is 66 degrees, believe we're to get up to 81, 82, somewhere around there today, before the rain comes in late this afternoon.  

Dan, keep on doing the little things to nicely surprise your new bride!  And congrats on your 3000th post!!

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:43 AM
Good morning CW. Thanks for breakfast. 52 and clear in Carolina at present. I am looking forward to a big day on the wireless with a nap or two in between. Everybody take care

Tom

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:07 AM

.....Tom, C W, Good morning...I'm a bit early this morning so no use to toss and turn so I'm here with coffee and present in the computer room.  65 degrees here right now....dark outside yet, so can't tell what the sky looks like yet.

Possible rain forecast today later, but they did that yesterday too and it remained dry around here.

Very mild for this time of year.

Is this a good time {of the year}, for the wireless Tom.....?

All have a good day.

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:25 AM
Quentin, it depends on what tou are trying to do. Fall and winter are the best for the low bands since the noise is reduced as things get colder. Higher bands are pretty much the same year round, but with the poor solar conditions, nothing can be called really good. HTH

Tom

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:36 AM

....Well, doesn't sound too bad, so go for it and have a good day of contacts.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:47 PM

OK, lunch is ready.

If CW can't get in for supper, we can all have pizza.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:50 PM

I can help get some pizzas ready and just changed the containers on the beverage fountain so all is fresh.  I think I'll turn up the heat a bit as it's a tad chilly in here today.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:51 PM

cherokee woman
And congrats on your 3000th post!!

Apparently not.  The forums deleted 29 of them somehow so I get to reroll that odometer over later I guess.

Dan

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:57 PM

Wow.  Remodelled and everything. 

Did I hear pizza for supper?   Hawaiian, please.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:08 PM

 Wow...Go to work and come home to find a new and improved website.

 It took me a while to figure out that I had to log out and relog in in order to post.

 

 

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Posted by piouslion1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:24 PM

Murry: I had to do the same thing and read some of Bergies directions to boot. I am sure that I will appreciate the new site once I become aquainted with it. I do feel that it will be a lot easier to understand than the stock market these days.

Personally I'm glad to be the pay roll where I work.  Kinda reminds you of the late 1970's in a way.

Later

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:33 PM

 Bergie:

I'm not a computer whizz.....I surely hope most of our posters didn't get as frustrated as I did trying to get into this new system.  Been screwing around with this mess for 2 hrs. and not sure where I am yet.  Just now stumbled on to "how to get on"......Surely it {instructions}, can be done better than that.....

I agree with a post I noted Gabe had earlier....."Why".....Every few years be subjected to this.  Frankly, the lead in info is terrible.  Might be great for young computer naturals, but we're not all in that category.  Wonder what might happen tomorrow when I try to reenter.  Have similar feelings that I had with last change and finally became ok with that format.....and now, again.....start over with it.....

It's free and I'm grateful for all the space we have had to communicate....Just great, and I am a TRAINS subscriber, so I'm trying to do my part that way at least....Have for decades.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:24 PM

 CW is back.  Mutt and I have been out all afternoon, and haven't been home too long.  Okay, this new look is going to take some getting used to.  We 'oldsters' got used to the other changes, guess we'll get used to these new changes, also.

Dale and Dan, pizzas sound good for tonight.  I have some supreme, when you all have them ready.

Going to go exploring, and check out everything.

 

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:17 PM

Ms Mook - A couple of your locomotives got away and made it all the way to the north woods of NY!  Numbers 1061 and 4692 were at my workplace when I left there today, busily shuffling cars around.  I suspect they'll be headed south tonight.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:30 PM

 OKAY; where's the MAP, so I can find my Workshop and the Model Railroad layouts?!?!

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:05 PM

I'm here.  I think. 

Kinda like going through the fun house at the fair. 

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:09 PM

Tree:  It is not only a long way to Tipperary, but a long way from Lincoln to New York!  I have both of them on my list of sightings. 

How do I keep this from typing off the right side of the page?  It seems to go on ad infinitum.....................................

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:52 PM

To infinity, and beyond...!

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:07 PM

I...................feel..........................PIXELATED?

Staggered back into the office after a long day on the former Greeley, Salt Lake & Pacific only to find the forum in upheaval. Futzed enough to reply.  This will take a little getting used to.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:21 PM

The pizzas are ready.  We've got:
-Hawiian,
-Supreme,
-Cheese,
-Pepperoni & Sausage,
-Sausage & Mushroom,
-Deep Dish Meat Lover's.

I sure hope that folks can find their way into here.  I'm frustrated as I've been trying to get in tonight for a while and it wouldn't let me in even after logging in and out 3 times!  Time to go find my hammer and the server.  A little HSA might be in order for them.

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Posted by spokyone on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:25 PM

FIrst my Norton had to be repaired. Then my server was down. Logged in here twice. Oh what a day! Deep Dish Meat Lover's is my favorite.

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:33 PM

....I really don't feel like I'm connected....Just here by chance of hunt and peck or something like that....Can't find any Font control.  Really can't find much of anything yet.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:09 PM

Q, there doesn't seem to be any Font control at all, nor color. 

Guess we all have been "reduced" to the same level; and have gone back

 to a "Black & White" World instead of "Living Color".Sigh

(Why couldn't they come up with that darned "Tongue & Cheek" smiley?!)

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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:29 PM

 Hmmm....  this change is about as subtle as a Mack Truck.  Hurts my eyes just looking at it, and all the ads slow load times way down....

Anyway, been busy lately, on my way over to Coon Rapids, MN with some of Baldwinsville's finest, should deliver tomorrow afternoon, then hopefully on the way down will swing by the main yard and have the steer tires changed, starting to wear a bit funny.

See everyone later, got to rest my eyes after looking at all this.....

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Posted by piouslion1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:50 PM

 

Bergie:

Was the consultant you used for this web design by some chance a non-rail type??

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:59 AM

...Good Mornning all....Early today, have Insurance meeting.   57 degrees and {dark...}...Can't tell much else yet.

Hate this small Font.....Where can it be adjusted on this site....?

Edit:  Wonder why "Sort Post" ...top in small box won't stay where we set it.....?  Ugh....Angry

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:26 AM

 

....Good Morning Ed....Believe this is your weekend.   Zzz

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:39 AM

Modelcar

....I really don't feel like I'm connected....Just here by chance of hunt and peck or something like that....Can't find any Font control.  Really can't find much of anything yet.

Progress is always change, but change is not always progress.

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