MikeInHubCity
Living the life in the heart of the Dairy State
2 generations prior had 13 kids, too. Grandpa’s father was one of 13 as well.
Running Bear's November 2020 Coffee Shop
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GeeTee
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Its probably 6.25 - 8.25% here . Usually its 1 to 2 above the base . The only time I buy locally is HEB and an ocassional trip to Home Depot ,Target,TSC. And it varies depending on the taxing authority , I have about 4 HD within 45 minutes all in different tax areas , some rural some incorporated , some with mass transit , some without.
Its inherited property so this time around theres not enough to over run the value at the time of inheritance (timber prices have slipped). The next round the money will likely be significant .
If its 7 its gone up , when I lived there it was around 5- 6 state . thats been 30 years.
My taxes in Hays have gone up 10 % per year for last 2 years and thats with a new pipeline being built with in half mile. Here we just have no industry to support the kind of spending thats been going on at the county and school districts , it was ok a few years ago because the state passed tax relief under Perry? it dropped from $4400 down to $3500 , but there hasn't been any relief in about 15 years ? I don't how much longer ( this part of Hays is or was largely retired people) it can continue.
The main thing over there , land prices are much more reasonable , $1000/acre vs $20,000 /acre here. Although thats changing because a lot of people are moving in from out of state , Low land prices and cheap property tax is whats pulling them in . After a long period of stagnation , Jackson has really exploded growth wise on the east side all the way to Brandon ,MS. I have also heard that Meridian
In my case 20 year old Lobloly plantation pine , state supplied trees (non genetic or select) , the loads ran right at 50% pulp (less than 10") 50 % chip'n saw( 12"-14") . pulp prices are pathethic at $5.00/ton C and S was $14/ton , ~3600 tons total , I think . @ roughly 30 tons to the truck.
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Chip'n Saw is mixed , small saw 2x4 2x6 , the excess is chipped for chip board / pulp / or cellulose (saw dust/NDF , non digestable fiber ) , Not that much is used for paper . Cellulose is used as a food additive for primates . If you dont get paper bags at the grocery store , they drop the price and it goes in the food you eat , either way you walk out of grocery store with it.
Fully grown timber 35 - 40 year (18"-24") will go for plywood , large dimensional , or if its straight power poles. Right now ply ~$25 /ton poles $40+ /ton .Full grow harvest @ 180 - 250 trees/acre.
We lost a paper plant in LA due to low demand a couple of years ago but recently gained a decking mill within 25mi. The main consumer is GP and a few ma and pa specialty mills.
Between prescribed burns,fire lanes and thinning techniques , most of the fire towers are gone.
The biggest enemy now for trees is beetles and environmentalist.
Due to low paper demand, some parts of the state pulp is ~ $3 /ton so its hard get anybody to cut it especially on sub 100 acre tracts. Thats causing a lot of landowners to either reduce the number they plant , or not plant at all ( chicken houses) .
Our biggest ally is California environmentalist , they're saving the forest in California from the saw , so it can burn to the ground and take the towns and subdivisions with it . We sell them the lumber to rebuild.
Here's a add on as delivered to the 'FRISCO' EA-7 ... This is #2000 and #2003 for the "Texas Special," a streamliner operated in conjunction with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad ('Katy') in an Electro-Motive photo taken in March, 1947.
Notice the look=a=like for the Lionel F-3 version.
Notice the look=a=like for the Lionel F-3 version.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Morning all!
Just coffee, dark roast, Flo
Sherrel, was your rain experience more of a midwestern Drizzle, a midwestern Shower, or a midwestern light splatter? Either way, enjoy it. But don't take any soap with you. I learned that SoCal rain isn't worth trying to sneak in a free outdoor bath.
Currently 43° in the Fort. Highs in the low 70s later. Looking like a good chance of midwestern showers in the middle of the week.
Went for a walk yesterday afternoon. Felt almost spring-like in our condo community. One of the reasons wife and I settled here is the park-like atmosphere in our neighborhood.
Got a little train time in yesterday around a visit from Sis-in-law and her partner. They're part of our social bubble for Covid. Wife pulled out the DVD of our wedding vid from the early 90s so they could see the old relatives no longer with us. After they put up our new faux- holiday tree.
I'll try to do an update in my still untitled thread today. Thanks to all those commenting and liking the posts there.
Just coffee, dark roast, Flo
Sherrel, was your rain experience more of a midwestern Drizzle, a midwestern Shower, or a midwestern light splatter? Either way, enjoy it. But don't take any soap with you. I learned that SoCal rain isn't worth trying to sneak in a free outdoor bath.
Currently 43° in the Fort. Highs in the low 70s later. Looking like a good chance of midwestern showers in the middle of the week.
Went for a walk yesterday afternoon. Felt almost spring-like in our condo community. One of the reasons wife and I settled here is the park-like atmosphere in our neighborhood.
Got a little train time in yesterday around a visit from Sis-in-law and her partner. They're part of our social bubble for Covid. Wife pulled out the DVD of our wedding vid from the early 90s so they could see the old relatives no longer with us. After they put up our new faux- holiday tree.
I'll try to do an update in my still untitled thread today. Thanks to all those commenting and liking the posts there.
CambriaArea51
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Good morning.....Coffee Flo, please.
Everything is done outside, leaves picked up around the house and loaded the tractor and bagger on the trailer and got my dad's house done. Sat outside and had a few beers after which around here is not normal this time of year,highs ar normally 45-50. At 67 degrees it felt more like spring then fall.
Everything is done outside, leaves picked up around the house and loaded the tractor and bagger on the trailer and got my dad's house done. Sat outside and had a few beers after which around here is not normal this time of year,highs ar normally 45-50. At 67 degrees it felt more like spring then fall.
montanan
Whiskey Merchant
Good morning. It looks like the weather guessers may have gotten it right this time. This is what we woke up to.
Flo, a couple of eggs over easy, sausage patties, home fries with some rye toast and black coffee please.
I have a pretty good idea of what I'll be doing this afternoon.
Later
Flo, a couple of eggs over easy, sausage patties, home fries with some rye toast and black coffee please.
I have a pretty good idea of what I'll be doing this afternoon.
Later
McLeod
Forest Lurker
Morning, folks!
It didn't affect me in my 4x4 pick-up yesterday, however, the light snow we had made it a bumper car situation for many. The intersections were very slick until the sanding trucks came by, and some people just simply drive too fast for the conditions. It's a case of 'natural selection' in weeding out the weak and undeserved; they keep the tow truck drivers employed, if nothing else.
There's been a bit of cooling off here; 14°F at 5:00am. Another 10° on the good side is supposed to add to that by noon. I could see stars outside when I awoke, so the sky is clear. Most of the snow fell to the south; I'm hearing Calgary and beyond got more than a foot of the white stuff. Not a good time to be on that flat, open Queens highway between Edmonton and Calgary.
Willie - I like the photos you posted yesterday. A Lego layout seems more of a novelty than anything else; and a novelty on someone else's floor, at that. I can imagine that it is extremely expensive to make up a decent sized Lego layout. Something only the rich kids can have.
Sherrel - You are posting wonderful photos of the EA-7. I actually thought that design was more recent than the 1940's, but, I suppose that's my inexperience showing through again. - Bye-the-way, I am taking photos to court; lots of them. The ticket was a voluntary payment one, but, I've signed the 'not guilty' section and sent it in. I believe I'm going to whoop that cop in court, and put a dent into his socialist tax-collection efforts.
I'm not interested in driving around today, not until the roads are clear. So the plan is to go into the basement and continue preparing my layout area. Lots off work to do in that, still. Admittedly, I have been negligent in that effort.
Thanks for all the likes on my past posts.
I don't have modeling photos for you today, so you'll have to settle for prototype photos from two days ago. The day before it snowed, a pair of GE locomotives were sitting in idle in the local yard:
Looks as though 2673 had a fire at some point.
They are not great photos, but, they add to the record of locomotives that have visited my hometown.
Chet - I just saw your post. I knew that snow was crossing the border! You got far and away more than us way up north. I know through past posts, that you are lucky enough to have machinery help to clear it. So it might not be so bad. Good luck clearing it. - Mine is cleared; I did it during the night
Have a good one!
It didn't affect me in my 4x4 pick-up yesterday, however, the light snow we had made it a bumper car situation for many. The intersections were very slick until the sanding trucks came by, and some people just simply drive too fast for the conditions. It's a case of 'natural selection' in weeding out the weak and undeserved; they keep the tow truck drivers employed, if nothing else.
There's been a bit of cooling off here; 14°F at 5:00am. Another 10° on the good side is supposed to add to that by noon. I could see stars outside when I awoke, so the sky is clear. Most of the snow fell to the south; I'm hearing Calgary and beyond got more than a foot of the white stuff. Not a good time to be on that flat, open Queens highway between Edmonton and Calgary.
Willie - I like the photos you posted yesterday. A Lego layout seems more of a novelty than anything else; and a novelty on someone else's floor, at that. I can imagine that it is extremely expensive to make up a decent sized Lego layout. Something only the rich kids can have.
Sherrel - You are posting wonderful photos of the EA-7. I actually thought that design was more recent than the 1940's, but, I suppose that's my inexperience showing through again. - Bye-the-way, I am taking photos to court; lots of them. The ticket was a voluntary payment one, but, I've signed the 'not guilty' section and sent it in. I believe I'm going to whoop that cop in court, and put a dent into his socialist tax-collection efforts.
I'm not interested in driving around today, not until the roads are clear. So the plan is to go into the basement and continue preparing my layout area. Lots off work to do in that, still. Admittedly, I have been negligent in that effort.
Thanks for all the likes on my past posts.
I don't have modeling photos for you today, so you'll have to settle for prototype photos from two days ago. The day before it snowed, a pair of GE locomotives were sitting in idle in the local yard:
Looks as though 2673 had a fire at some point.
They are not great photos, but, they add to the record of locomotives that have visited my hometown.
Chet - I just saw your post. I knew that snow was crossing the border! You got far and away more than us way up north. I know through past posts, that you are lucky enough to have machinery help to clear it. So it might not be so bad. Good luck clearing it. - Mine is cleared; I did it during the night
Have a good one!
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Partly cloudy, slightly foggy and 57° on this Sunday morning. The ever-changing long range weather forecast has changed again. The chance of rain tomorrow is no longer there, and there appears to be a cool front coming in Tuesday night.
How about a BLT with extra bacon this morning Flo. OJ to wash it down with.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding the Lego RR pictures from the museum; Guy, Garry, Karl, Ken, Tom O, Jerry, Hughie, Chet, Sherrel, Tom, Chad.
Not a lot of time in the train shed yesterday, too much time outdoors doing stuff. I am back to creating figures for the feed store. I took an unpainted Preiser figure and carved him up a bit to make a decent redneck type that would be seen at the store. I have three (maybe more) of these doorman type figures and I really only need one. The one on the right is normally standing in front of the hotel in Ft. Wish. The one in the center is one that I started to paint a few years back, but stopped. The one on the left is the same figure after carving him up.
Then I gave him some new clothes.
It took about 45 minutes and drew no blood from me, or any amputations on Lester.
I also found a few other figures that I will be able to use.
And a final sitting man to perch atop a crate.
Note those pallets that came with the feed store kit. They weren't too hard to assemble and they look great.
Meanwhile back at the store, Rufus waits on the porch for some human companions.
Chet - If I were to guess at the size of the museum I would guess at ~7500 sq ft indoors (2 buildings), with an additional acre outdoors of various stuff. I haven't been in their new additional location yet because it isn't open, so I don't know about it.
Sherrel -
Guy - The museum claims to have over 2 million pieces of Lego. Some of it was donated by a few collectors widows. I believe that almost all of their stuff has been donated.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe and wear that mask in church.
How about a BLT with extra bacon this morning Flo. OJ to wash it down with.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding the Lego RR pictures from the museum; Guy, Garry, Karl, Ken, Tom O, Jerry, Hughie, Chet, Sherrel, Tom, Chad.
Not a lot of time in the train shed yesterday, too much time outdoors doing stuff. I am back to creating figures for the feed store. I took an unpainted Preiser figure and carved him up a bit to make a decent redneck type that would be seen at the store. I have three (maybe more) of these doorman type figures and I really only need one. The one on the right is normally standing in front of the hotel in Ft. Wish. The one in the center is one that I started to paint a few years back, but stopped. The one on the left is the same figure after carving him up.
Then I gave him some new clothes.
It took about 45 minutes and drew no blood from me, or any amputations on Lester.
I also found a few other figures that I will be able to use.
And a final sitting man to perch atop a crate.
Note those pallets that came with the feed store kit. They weren't too hard to assemble and they look great.
Meanwhile back at the store, Rufus waits on the porch for some human companions.
Chet - If I were to guess at the size of the museum I would guess at ~7500 sq ft indoors (2 buildings), with an additional acre outdoors of various stuff. I haven't been in their new additional location yet because it isn't open, so I don't know about it.
Sherrel -
Hell! That's just a heavy dew here!
Guy - The museum claims to have over 2 million pieces of Lego. Some of it was donated by a few collectors widows. I believe that almost all of their stuff has been donated.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe and wear that mask in church.
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good morning from another beautiful morning in So. Central Wisconsin where again we will hit the 70’s. Today though the 10 mph winds are going into the teens and gusting into the mid 20’s. Today and tomorrow the weather app says will be great and Tuesday the Wisconsin version of Fall will return.
I left the Chicago area suburbs for Wisconsin and college in 1970. Except for 2.5 years back in Chicago I have become a Wisconsinite and learned to love the Winters here except for cleaning off sidewalks. My son left Wisconsin after High School in 2003 and couldn’t wait to get away. He lives in the heat and humidity of Austin, Texas now and adjusted fine. IMO the weather is just an adjustment in thinking, the body adjusts automatically.
My fermentation tanks that are for sale have generated lots of interest and requests for additional pictures. But no purchase yet. Strange because usually I get sales and rarely have I been asked for additional pictures. I will be in the hobby room today as I have to figure out how to replace the Ethanol plant with the grain terminal. I have too many drawings of plans but I like just playing with track and foundations on the framework. Have a great day.
TomO
I left the Chicago area suburbs for Wisconsin and college in 1970. Except for 2.5 years back in Chicago I have become a Wisconsinite and learned to love the Winters here except for cleaning off sidewalks. My son left Wisconsin after High School in 2003 and couldn’t wait to get away. He lives in the heat and humidity of Austin, Texas now and adjusted fine. IMO the weather is just an adjustment in thinking, the body adjusts automatically.
My fermentation tanks that are for sale have generated lots of interest and requests for additional pictures. But no purchase yet. Strange because usually I get sales and rarely have I been asked for additional pictures. I will be in the hobby room today as I have to figure out how to replace the Ethanol plant with the grain terminal. I have too many drawings of plans but I like just playing with track and foundations on the framework. Have a great day.
TomO
GarryCBQ
Well-Known Member
Good morning .
I think I'm better, but the cough will probably be with me for a while.
Tom O ..... You said you were originally in the Chicago suburbs before you went to Wisconsin. .... Similarly, I grew up in Chicago suburbs. After that, I was in Colorado briefly and then to Michigan for many years. Now were are in Kentucky and like it.
Willie .... At first glance, I thought your figures in your first picture were from the movie, Night of the Living Dead. .. Anyhow, you did a great job painting them.
Sherrel .... The Frisco Texas Special E7's look great. I think the paint scheme looked even better on MKT PA1's.
Everybody ...... Have a nice day....
I think I'm better, but the cough will probably be with me for a while.
Tom O ..... You said you were originally in the Chicago suburbs before you went to Wisconsin. .... Similarly, I grew up in Chicago suburbs. After that, I was in Colorado briefly and then to Michigan for many years. Now were are in Kentucky and like it.
Willie .... At first glance, I thought your figures in your first picture were from the movie, Night of the Living Dead. .. Anyhow, you did a great job painting them.
Sherrel .... The Frisco Texas Special E7's look great. I think the paint scheme looked even better on MKT PA1's.
Everybody ...... Have a nice day....
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Garry
Small world!
Born in Chicago at Little Company Mary in 52. 68th and Hamlin till 5 th grade at Queen of the Universe. Then Oak Forest till 70, class of 70 at Tinley Park HS. Lived in Central Wisconsin 76 to 2014 and retired from my brother’s business where MikeinHubcity lives, Marshfield, Wi. My sister stayed in Orland Park till January of this year. Always disliked going back but because she stayed there we went back for visits. The brother is now in Mauii, Vegas and Cave Creek, the sister now in Pasenda and the son in Austin. Only the daughter stayed in Wisconsin and we are 2 miles from her. The others finally had enough of the weather. If airfare was cheap and supersonic I would live in New Zealand outside of Christchurch. But, we are very happy and content in Verona, Wi.especially in the days we could travel.
TomO
truckdad
Well-Known Member
Good Morning Gentlemen
Thought I'd post a couple pics of my limited progress, been a coupe busy weeks in the truck. This Middlesex Manufacturing building has not been too hard considering I dont have the proper modeling infrastructure yet. While a rookie at building structures, I think they could have used a full 1 piece floor/base for this size kit. I glued supports for 3 floors that I made from cardstock and have a few items to put inside in case someone looks close! The sugar mill has become the focus of my attention and there is a lot to model. 2 huge silos, boiler house, diffusion tower and a warehouse with truck loading docks and the highline for dumping the beets.
And, heres a link to a utube video of a lecture about the SP and beet trains going to the mill I'm trying to model.
Thought I'd post a couple pics of my limited progress, been a coupe busy weeks in the truck. This Middlesex Manufacturing building has not been too hard considering I dont have the proper modeling infrastructure yet. While a rookie at building structures, I think they could have used a full 1 piece floor/base for this size kit. I glued supports for 3 floors that I made from cardstock and have a few items to put inside in case someone looks close! The sugar mill has become the focus of my attention and there is a lot to model. 2 huge silos, boiler house, diffusion tower and a warehouse with truck loading docks and the highline for dumping the beets.
And, heres a link to a utube video of a lecture about the SP and beet trains going to the mill I'm trying to model.
MikeInHubCity
Living the life in the heart of the Dairy State
Morning gentlemen(I use that term facetious with this gang). 65° here in the center of Dairyland, with the weather guessers calling for a high of 73°. Flo- a couple rooster bullets, sausage patties & a TGOM today, PATY.
Greg@mnrr
Section Hand
Good Morning Everyone......over cast sky and mild for this time in November.
Waiting for the chimney repair guy to come and use an epoxy cement around the flashing of the chimney. He coming about 70-80 miles to do the work and he says we're in his service area. He wants to do the work while the weather is warm.
Just finished talking to a high school friend of my SIL and who is a newscaster for a national television network. We became friends when she still lived in Wisconsin and did local news. She called to catch up on our lives. I never brought up broad casting news about the election!!! I'm sure she had enough for now.
Went to the cabin yesterday on a beautiful day and I wish we would of stayed at the cabin. Placed Cathy's convertible into storage for the winter after washing the car, Stabil in the gas and Bounce in the car under the seat and where mice like to hide. On the way home stopped for a load of firewood for the home fireplace. Wood is more than half the price up north than around home. Funny driving up to the cabin my truck averaged 19.2 miles per gallon and with a load of wood coming home averaged 20.9 miles to the gallon. Same gas and driving habits.
I forgot to get some small branches while at the cabin. I want to cut real wood for my pulp cars and the few wood piles I have on the layout. I like the look of Tom O's wood piles and loads were he used real wood for the pulp logs..
Speaking of taxes...our cabin is under-valued and the taxes but the land at the correct market value. Land near Coloma is valued higher due to the amount of standing timber which right now is sized for poles and we may do some selective cutting next year. Land over ten acres and wooded can be tax free if the owner follows certain rules regarding wood lot maintenance. In Richford Township no land can be divided into parcels less than five acres and if a home is constructed on wooded land the building must be located so it can't be seen from the public roadway its located on. It's strange that around our cabin small parcels of land are more expensive per acre large parcels.
A box car came in the mail yesterday and I opened the package at the kitchen table and Cathy asked me how much it was and I just said $150 and she didn't bat an eye. Real cost of the car was with shipping about $40.00. Actually, when I showed her the box car and all the car's details...she liked it. Cathy does have any interest in my layout and will come in to the train room and check on my progress when I'm working on a project or will suggest we go rail fanning and she likes waiting for trains at Du Plainville.
In-spite of the cost approximate cost of $6 to a little over $8 dollars for postage for a typical order for RR supplies or rolling stock, I'm doing more mail order than ever before because of the Virus and its easier to just go on the web and place an order. But, I miss talking to model railroad store owners and looking at the available products. I spend less on mail order than shopping in person and when at a hobby shop my impulsive purchasing take over.
Chet....more snow in Montana? Fire up the tractor. Weather here in Wisconsin to get colder after Tuesday, but no snow. We can get heavy snow in late November.
Lunch time....
Greg
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Waiting for the chimney repair guy to come and use an epoxy cement around the flashing of the chimney. He coming about 70-80 miles to do the work and he says we're in his service area. He wants to do the work while the weather is warm.
Just finished talking to a high school friend of my SIL and who is a newscaster for a national television network. We became friends when she still lived in Wisconsin and did local news. She called to catch up on our lives. I never brought up broad casting news about the election!!! I'm sure she had enough for now.
Went to the cabin yesterday on a beautiful day and I wish we would of stayed at the cabin. Placed Cathy's convertible into storage for the winter after washing the car, Stabil in the gas and Bounce in the car under the seat and where mice like to hide. On the way home stopped for a load of firewood for the home fireplace. Wood is more than half the price up north than around home. Funny driving up to the cabin my truck averaged 19.2 miles per gallon and with a load of wood coming home averaged 20.9 miles to the gallon. Same gas and driving habits.
I forgot to get some small branches while at the cabin. I want to cut real wood for my pulp cars and the few wood piles I have on the layout. I like the look of Tom O's wood piles and loads were he used real wood for the pulp logs..
Speaking of taxes...our cabin is under-valued and the taxes but the land at the correct market value. Land near Coloma is valued higher due to the amount of standing timber which right now is sized for poles and we may do some selective cutting next year. Land over ten acres and wooded can be tax free if the owner follows certain rules regarding wood lot maintenance. In Richford Township no land can be divided into parcels less than five acres and if a home is constructed on wooded land the building must be located so it can't be seen from the public roadway its located on. It's strange that around our cabin small parcels of land are more expensive per acre large parcels.
A box car came in the mail yesterday and I opened the package at the kitchen table and Cathy asked me how much it was and I just said $150 and she didn't bat an eye. Real cost of the car was with shipping about $40.00. Actually, when I showed her the box car and all the car's details...she liked it. Cathy does have any interest in my layout and will come in to the train room and check on my progress when I'm working on a project or will suggest we go rail fanning and she likes waiting for trains at Du Plainville.
In-spite of the cost approximate cost of $6 to a little over $8 dollars for postage for a typical order for RR supplies or rolling stock, I'm doing more mail order than ever before because of the Virus and its easier to just go on the web and place an order. But, I miss talking to model railroad store owners and looking at the available products. I spend less on mail order than shopping in person and when at a hobby shop my impulsive purchasing take over.
Chet....more snow in Montana? Fire up the tractor. Weather here in Wisconsin to get colder after Tuesday, but no snow. We can get heavy snow in late November.
Lunch time....
Greg
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kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
Sherrel .... The Frisco Texas Special E7's look great. I think the paint scheme looked even better on MKT PA1's.
Everybody ...... Have a nice day....
Garry, IMHO, the PAs looked better than the Es no matter what paint they wore.
Glad to fear you are improving!
Boris
Beach Bum
Good Afternoon y'all, Happy Sunday! Another near perfect Fall afternoon, with the sound of multiple leaf blowers in the air...
I'm literally waiting for the Spackle to dry on the layout, before I can do more on the module. I use it to fill holes on the cork roadbed, especially where switches are located. I also have a few short sections of track to solder together.
Chet, Willie, GT et all: One final note on Jersey property taxes, we are assessed at 100% of full market value, and reassessed annually. They don't want to miss a single shekel. Now, there are some (legal) ways of reducing taxes, like the Veterans Credit, and Senior Tax Freeze, and I take advantage if them. Murphy apparently did away with the Homestead Credit, because I paid the full rate this year...another hidden increase. We cant go anywhere, until the MIL situation is resolved, so we live with it.
Overview of the Reading's Wayne jct. Electric Car Shop, and Freight house from 11-07-1975.
Conrail SESA, (Selkirk to South Amboy), Symbol Train at Iona Island, NY - on the River Line (West Shore), in May 1988.
Meanwhile, an undated photograph of Conrail Power on the Anacostia River Bridge, (D.C.).
I'm literally waiting for the Spackle to dry on the layout, before I can do more on the module. I use it to fill holes on the cork roadbed, especially where switches are located. I also have a few short sections of track to solder together.
Chet, Willie, GT et all: One final note on Jersey property taxes, we are assessed at 100% of full market value, and reassessed annually. They don't want to miss a single shekel. Now, there are some (legal) ways of reducing taxes, like the Veterans Credit, and Senior Tax Freeze, and I take advantage if them. Murphy apparently did away with the Homestead Credit, because I paid the full rate this year...another hidden increase. We cant go anywhere, until the MIL situation is resolved, so we live with it.
Overview of the Reading's Wayne jct. Electric Car Shop, and Freight house from 11-07-1975.
Conrail SESA, (Selkirk to South Amboy), Symbol Train at Iona Island, NY - on the River Line (West Shore), in May 1988.
Meanwhile, an undated photograph of Conrail Power on the Anacostia River Bridge, (D.C.).
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Any one else here notice that Model Railroader magazine shrunk this year. Something felt different with the last few issues, and sure enough I took time to actually check. Between March and April 2020, they removed 8 pages, from 82 to 74 not counting covers. But they didn't reduce the price by 10%! Not that I thought they would. If I get really bored, I might see if it's advertising pages or modeling pages that disappeared.
PRR Modeler
Well-Known Member
Good Afternoon All,
Started with some chores then finished installing the 2nd interchange track. Everything got hooked up electrically. Now that the mainline has been completed I can start continuous running for track testing. My wife dragged me to Wally World and after getting home I had no energy to do anything more on the layout.
Dave- Nice photos.
Guy- Also nice photos.
Greg- Ouch!
Rich- Nice loco photos.
Willie- Nice museum photos and work on the little people.
moermusic- That is a lot of wood.
Joe- Nice photos.
Chet- Thank you. Great layout photos. You're running trains this afternoon?
Sherrel- Nice photo.
Garry- I'm glad you're doing better. Nice photo.
You can see I need to work on the roadbed.
I hope everyone has a good night.
Started with some chores then finished installing the 2nd interchange track. Everything got hooked up electrically. Now that the mainline has been completed I can start continuous running for track testing. My wife dragged me to Wally World and after getting home I had no energy to do anything more on the layout.
Dave- Nice photos.
Guy- Also nice photos.
Greg- Ouch!
Rich- Nice loco photos.
Willie- Nice museum photos and work on the little people.
moermusic- That is a lot of wood.
Joe- Nice photos.
Chet- Thank you. Great layout photos. You're running trains this afternoon?
Sherrel- Nice photo.
Garry- I'm glad you're doing better. Nice photo.
You can see I need to work on the roadbed.
I hope everyone has a good night.
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