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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Boris: Good to see your post, it's been quite awhile I was off. David
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Hello Karl and Troy, Eat Oranges best or take vitamin 'C' and Zinc to promote healing. Good to see you again Karl.
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Good Evening Spike drivers. Say Francine, how about a nice bowl of Hot Apple Cobbler ! Since my earlier post I decided I'd better get more fire wood for the night so I made three trips loading 2 - 24 lb. Cat food bags each trip with split and Oak rounds about 22" in length for the night...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Thank you Truck Dad. Being gone due to my left hip and knee health and having Google twice change my email address, hence my revised name, I appreciate your remembering me.
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    WIIllie wrote: "Never did rain here yesterday, although it did less than a quarter mile up the road at several neighbors homes. That's always an interesting phenomena to observe." Years back I had that happen right in my back yard where I could literally walk in-and-out of the rain !
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Good morning Spike Drivers & Gandy Dancers, how are things here at Jeffreys' Dinner ? Hello Flo - Francine, how are my two favorite waitresses this December 15th. Bill of Rights Day, my 77th. Birthday and the morning of Jeffrey's passing 4 years (?) ago. Flo, I'd like 3 eggs scrambled, lightly...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    NIIce scenes Dave .
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Willie:. Have you tried Lowe's or Home Depot or Amazon?
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Hi Gary, Glad the MDC Shay runs well, how slow will it move, how many seconds to crawl from the start of one tie to the next tie? I think I had mine down to 2 seconds? I still have a 2 Truck kit and a 3 Truck kit left.
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Good late evening fellow spike drivers. How are things here at Jeffreys' Dinner ? Hi Flo, Francine, I'd like a nice slice of Rhubarb pie and black coffee Yesterday and early this morning about did me in due going back and forth emptying ice cream pails of rain water. Then to top it off...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Willie wrote:."David - The 1500 watt ceramic heater is the best you can get without going to 240v. Energy efficiency among all makes is about the same. A lot depends on wind direction and velocity, and where the garage door is facing; but a room that size will stay about 20° warmer than outside...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Hi Gary, I've been a big fan of MDC (Model Die Casting/Roundhouse) and their kit locomotives and cars, including the 2 Truck Shay and have assembled a couple of them shortly after they first came out as they were the only inexpensive powered kit Shay available ! With some careful assembly...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Hi Gary, I've been a big fan of MDC (Model Die Casting) and their kit locomotives, including the 2 Truck Shay and assembled a couple of them which with some careful adjustment and corrective measures can and due run great from point-to-point or short runs. Mine are all (DC) I should add that my...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Smudges: Thanks for posting the lmages and source info. I never thought to check.
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Dave: The flat car log load looks good as does the entire scene, I also really like the mile post 7 sign ! Something I noticed though is that there doesn't appear to be any fastener on the chains to tighten them-up to help prevent the logs from shifting. Possibly a bolt and nut through two...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Good morning fellow Spike drivers & Gandy dancers ! Hi there Francine - Flo, how's it going Mel? Oh yes Francine, I'd like 2 large eggs, scrambled, 2 strips of bacon sliced into 1/8" cross slices and lightly fried then the eggs scrambled on that. A couple of slices of Rye with peanut butter...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Register, Pain't them up a bit and give them, along with battle axes and swords to two rival gangs with instructions to beat the shit out of the shields !! I think that should look very authentic !*!
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Willie wrote, "I got a new electric space heater from Amazon to supplement the one in the train shed. It sometimes gets too chilly to do any modeling work out there, although I can run trains. I just cannot do modeling with long sleeves on, they snag on track/scenery or drag stuff off the...
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Patrick, No problem, thanks for noticing. I also use my Android 4/5G phone for everything too and it did take some getting use to. I'm still trying to get a strong enough signal in my rural area !
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    Running Bear's December 2022 Coffee Shop

    Hi Curt, Good to see your post after my long absence.




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