Running Bear's April 2022 Coffee Shop
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Well that is silly. Much easier to show. This is the other side of that same shelf after the first truck when we started moving in in 2009. You can see the opening to the right side to the "stacks" side. There is a big "L" of shelves behind the photographer as well. This floor is now covered with another 40 or so boxes to be classified and shelved. Also the laser disc collection, and magazines so many magazines. Those are the ones I keep wanting to digitize. Too bad the Model Railroader DVD of the first 75 years is done so poorly.
Some folks are never satisfied with anything. For the most part I'm in the "close enough" camp. Today at the museum I was talking about a similar thing with another volunteer about his MTH Madison cars for the Union Pacific Overland. I noted they looked like they had the older style 242A type trucks rather than the expected 2411. We talked about it a bit and decided that it really didn't matter because 99.9% of the folks seeing the train wouldn't notice anyway. Unless one was going to enter it into a modeling contest where every detail is scrutinized by experts for some sort of rating - it really doesn't matter.
I only have two shelves of antique books. Mostly just classics but a few interesting things like an original Boy Scouts of America Handbook - hardback!?!!
At the peak of the Covid-19 work from home with zoom meetings and the like, folks got so desperate for intelligent looking backgrounds they were paying $75 per foot of books to put on the shelves behind them for the camera. Didn't matter what the books were as long as they looked impressive in the background.
For those wondering about Jerome, I saw him last night in my war game. He declined my invitation to play in a division, but at least he's still around.
Wife's mother lives 50 min south of us. MIL is a fragile diabetic in her late 80s with a pump. her blood sugar swings easily, and fast.
AND, we think she had covid last year (post vaccine) with a mild bought of coughing and sore throat, but didn't get tested until a month after. She is now (probably) dealing with long-covid that's affecting her nerves. She's having a tough time using her right hand and arm. Which affects her ability to set her insulin pump.
When she gets low Blood Sugar and crashes, the girls end up calling on an elderly neighbor to help her. That's far from ideal.
After a stint in the hospital, and my wife spending all of January living with her mother to get her past a severe diabetic episode that made the long-covid issues worse, the girls finally convinced MIL to move into the Sr Apartment complex right across from our condos. Wife can walk there in less than 10 minutes.
MIL signed the lease last week. Movers show mid-April. The homestead gets auctioned off in late May. That should pay for a year of rent and meal plan for MIL at her new place. Not assisted living, but a nurse is on staff daily to help with issues if she has any.
So, I'm going to see a lot more of my MIL in the future. Which is fine. She's a nice lady. Had some nice daughters.
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Iron Horseman
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Yes, they are in the school house. The "library" in the new house is a joke. More like a reading room. The "library" in the school house is two regular classrooms big. So 22 x 46. The shelf I showed in the picture is almost the width of the room just off to one side. It separates the "stacks" side (shown) from the reading side. The rest of the stacks are 20 Ikea "Billy" book shelves in two rows. Five deep back to back with an isle at each end.
Well that is silly. Much easier to show. This is the other side of that same shelf after the first truck when we started moving in in 2009. You can see the opening to the right side to the "stacks" side. There is a big "L" of shelves behind the photographer as well. This floor is now covered with another 40 or so boxes to be classified and shelved. Also the laser disc collection, and magazines so many magazines. Those are the ones I keep wanting to digitize. Too bad the Model Railroader DVD of the first 75 years is done so poorly.
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Iron Horseman
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You know. I have no idea what those "attachments" were. Not something had I intentionally put there. When I looked at them in "bb code" mode it showed as some sort of .gif file. Anyway I have deleted.
Iron Horseman
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Yes I love the photo. Shows everything so clearly.
Some folks are never satisfied with anything. For the most part I'm in the "close enough" camp. Today at the museum I was talking about a similar thing with another volunteer about his MTH Madison cars for the Union Pacific Overland. I noted they looked like they had the older style 242A type trucks rather than the expected 2411. We talked about it a bit and decided that it really didn't matter because 99.9% of the folks seeing the train wouldn't notice anyway. Unless one was going to enter it into a modeling contest where every detail is scrutinized by experts for some sort of rating - it really doesn't matter.
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Iron Horseman
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That is a very common problem. Kids and liquidation of their parent's "treasures". I have made it very clear that my model trains are a big part of their inheritance they should not treat lightly.
I only have two shelves of antique books. Mostly just classics but a few interesting things like an original Boy Scouts of America Handbook - hardback!?!!
At the peak of the Covid-19 work from home with zoom meetings and the like, folks got so desperate for intelligent looking backgrounds they were paying $75 per foot of books to put on the shelves behind them for the camera. Didn't matter what the books were as long as they looked impressive in the background.
I've always preferred reliable operation to prototype fidelity. As long as it looks like the model it professes to be, it's good enough.
For those wondering about Jerome, I saw him last night in my war game. He declined my invitation to play in a division, but at least he's still around.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet people, and those thirsting for two classrooms to properly display their book collection
It's Troy again.
Went to see mom yesterday. She's on oxygen, and strapped to a bunch of stuff. Heart monitor, catheter etc.
Still loopy, lots of brain fog. She struggles to complete a thought, but she is breathing OK.
Sis #1 (local and primary caregiver) is taking Sun and Monday hospital duty. I'll be back up there on Tuesday. After that we see what happens.
Chemical-induced stress test on Monday (we hope).
For those, like Willie sending prayers or positive vibes of any kind, thanks. Mom and I both appreciate them. I do have a spiritual side, just not one attached to any religion.
My wife is off with her sisters starting tomorrow. They're helping her mom get stuff packed. The 19th of this month is the big moving day.
So they've got a lot to do in three days. I probably won't see the wife much during the next few weekends as they get their mom oriented and ready to move.
So it's crunch time for me on writing this darn BBQ murder mystery.
It's Troy again.
Went to see mom yesterday. She's on oxygen, and strapped to a bunch of stuff. Heart monitor, catheter etc.
Still loopy, lots of brain fog. She struggles to complete a thought, but she is breathing OK.
Sis #1 (local and primary caregiver) is taking Sun and Monday hospital duty. I'll be back up there on Tuesday. After that we see what happens.
Chemical-induced stress test on Monday (we hope).
For those, like Willie sending prayers or positive vibes of any kind, thanks. Mom and I both appreciate them. I do have a spiritual side, just not one attached to any religion.
My wife is off with her sisters starting tomorrow. They're helping her mom get stuff packed. The 19th of this month is the big moving day.
So they've got a lot to do in three days. I probably won't see the wife much during the next few weekends as they get their mom oriented and ready to move.
So it's crunch time for me on writing this darn BBQ murder mystery.
CambriaArea51
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Good morning....Yesterday's sun is now today's clouds. 34 and damp, a hot cup of coffee Flo, please.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. It's clear here and 53°, headed for the mid-80's today. Upper 70's tomorrow before the predicted rain Monday night and then 90° on Tuesday. Obviously a warm rain Monday night.
Either the new medication that the doctor prescribed Wednesday really worked, Or I finally kicked the pneumonia for good on my own. I have felt great since Thursday. Breathing great and no more tired lethargic feeling. Joyously spent six hours in the garden yesterday making up for lost time. Things are really looking good considering that I got off to a late start this season. About two weeks ago, I planted onions, lettuce, spinach and cabbage. Yesterday I planted 54 tomato plants and did some general maintenance including getting some of the wet weather pathways in place. Today I am getting another 48 tomato plants and a dozen bell pepper plants in. Tomorrow morning I plan to plant the green bean row and a few squash mounds.
A nice start. Shadow is from the train shed which will give some relief during the summer months.
The pieces of siding on the left are temporary platforms to stand on while planting and prepping. They distribute my weight and I don't leave compressed footprints to deal with later. I use 36" wide beds separated by walkways, which are 2" x 8" salvaged planks resting on a bed of grass clippings.
On the right side (east) is a double row of tomatoes that I set out yesterday.
Immediately left are the three rows of onions. If onions can be 4" apart in rows, why can't the rows be 4" apart???
Onions are harvested near the end of May, and I will cover that area with more grass clippings and move the pathway boards over as the tomato plants will be bigger and I need more room to walk by. In this bed, you can see the red and green lettuce side by side to the left.
Further to the north is a single row of spinach going about halfway to the far end. These will be gone by the end of May also due to the heat. I just pick these as needed between now and then. Some spinach gets blanched and frozen for later use. The far end of that row will be planted with Bell Peppers later today.
To the left of the lettuce/spinach row is a partial row with six cabbage plants on the near end and 12 broccoli plants after that. Like the onion/tomato gig on the other side, I will move the currently completed pathway over to the right to allow more maneuvering room around early June. The cabbage/broccoli will be out of there by the third week in June, again heat induced.
Close-up of cabbage.
The plan is to plant more tomato plants on the north end of this row in a single file. Next to the cabbage row will be some scattered squash plants ans maybe sweet potatoes.
Further west where the temporary siding boards are, will be another row of tomatoes and finally on the west border will be the green bean row.
Given my practice of crop rotation, next spring, all beds will shift left (west). I hope also to add a row of English Peas which needed to be planted prior to February 15 in order to mature before the heat. I do not grow potatoes, soil is too alkaline; corn, takes too much room for the return; carrots and melons, soil isn't sandy enough, cucumbers and okra, just don't eat enough; and a few others. There's other stuff I will plant in the future but the ground is too rough this year for many tiny seeds. That will improve in the future.
Stay tuned. For those who don't know me well from the past, organic gardening is my second passion and gives me not only high quality produce, but much needed exercise.
Thanks for all of the likes regarding the critters yesterday; Guy, Patrick, OB Ken, Moermusic, Sherrel, Joe, Troy, Dave (PV), Hughie, IB Ken, Louis, Tom, Tom O, Smudge.
No train shed time yesterday, see above! None really planned for today.
An engine picture for you. A pair of GP38-2's that ATSF acquired from the TP&W merger in 1983. They were a part of a group of 11 and were the only EMD engines that Santa Fe owned that did not have dynamic brakes. I use them for local switching runs when I don't use the CF7's.
Jaz -
Joe - It is quite a menagerie around here sometimes. You might recall the wild pigs a few weeks ago, the mountain lion from the mid-teens and turkeys, bobcats, deer and of course the vultures.
George - Interesting toys from Lockheed-Martin.
Iron Horseman - I am in complete agreement with the "close enough" philosophy. While I don't disdain "rivet-counters", I would never be able to run a train myself if I was one. Everybody is in this hobby for their own reasons. I respect them all.
Terry - Thanks for the update on Jerome.
If you're wondering, today is World Party Day. Have a great day and go to the church of your choice.
Either the new medication that the doctor prescribed Wednesday really worked, Or I finally kicked the pneumonia for good on my own. I have felt great since Thursday. Breathing great and no more tired lethargic feeling. Joyously spent six hours in the garden yesterday making up for lost time. Things are really looking good considering that I got off to a late start this season. About two weeks ago, I planted onions, lettuce, spinach and cabbage. Yesterday I planted 54 tomato plants and did some general maintenance including getting some of the wet weather pathways in place. Today I am getting another 48 tomato plants and a dozen bell pepper plants in. Tomorrow morning I plan to plant the green bean row and a few squash mounds.
A nice start. Shadow is from the train shed which will give some relief during the summer months.
The pieces of siding on the left are temporary platforms to stand on while planting and prepping. They distribute my weight and I don't leave compressed footprints to deal with later. I use 36" wide beds separated by walkways, which are 2" x 8" salvaged planks resting on a bed of grass clippings.
On the right side (east) is a double row of tomatoes that I set out yesterday.
Immediately left are the three rows of onions. If onions can be 4" apart in rows, why can't the rows be 4" apart???
Onions are harvested near the end of May, and I will cover that area with more grass clippings and move the pathway boards over as the tomato plants will be bigger and I need more room to walk by. In this bed, you can see the red and green lettuce side by side to the left.
Further to the north is a single row of spinach going about halfway to the far end. These will be gone by the end of May also due to the heat. I just pick these as needed between now and then. Some spinach gets blanched and frozen for later use. The far end of that row will be planted with Bell Peppers later today.
To the left of the lettuce/spinach row is a partial row with six cabbage plants on the near end and 12 broccoli plants after that. Like the onion/tomato gig on the other side, I will move the currently completed pathway over to the right to allow more maneuvering room around early June. The cabbage/broccoli will be out of there by the third week in June, again heat induced.
Close-up of cabbage.
The plan is to plant more tomato plants on the north end of this row in a single file. Next to the cabbage row will be some scattered squash plants ans maybe sweet potatoes.
Further west where the temporary siding boards are, will be another row of tomatoes and finally on the west border will be the green bean row.
Given my practice of crop rotation, next spring, all beds will shift left (west). I hope also to add a row of English Peas which needed to be planted prior to February 15 in order to mature before the heat. I do not grow potatoes, soil is too alkaline; corn, takes too much room for the return; carrots and melons, soil isn't sandy enough, cucumbers and okra, just don't eat enough; and a few others. There's other stuff I will plant in the future but the ground is too rough this year for many tiny seeds. That will improve in the future.
Stay tuned. For those who don't know me well from the past, organic gardening is my second passion and gives me not only high quality produce, but much needed exercise.
Thanks for all of the likes regarding the critters yesterday; Guy, Patrick, OB Ken, Moermusic, Sherrel, Joe, Troy, Dave (PV), Hughie, IB Ken, Louis, Tom, Tom O, Smudge.
No train shed time yesterday, see above! None really planned for today.
An engine picture for you. A pair of GP38-2's that ATSF acquired from the TP&W merger in 1983. They were a part of a group of 11 and were the only EMD engines that Santa Fe owned that did not have dynamic brakes. I use them for local switching runs when I don't use the CF7's.
Jaz -
I know that this was directed at Patrick, but it hits home with me. When I was put out to pasture a few years before retirement, they replaced me with five younger people. Two actually had some other duties that I didn't have, and before I left they consolidated two of the positions into one. I just did special project managing and then nothing for 18 months before finally getting bored and leaving.
Joe - It is quite a menagerie around here sometimes. You might recall the wild pigs a few weeks ago, the mountain lion from the mid-teens and turkeys, bobcats, deer and of course the vultures.
George - Interesting toys from Lockheed-Martin.
Iron Horseman - I am in complete agreement with the "close enough" philosophy. While I don't disdain "rivet-counters", I would never be able to run a train myself if I was one. Everybody is in this hobby for their own reasons. I respect them all.
Terry - Thanks for the update on Jerome.
If you're wondering, today is World Party Day. Have a great day and go to the church of your choice.
Patrick
What, me worry?
Morning all,
Sprinkler system shut down as I have a leak probably where the pipe leaves the basement through the foundation. Water trap from where the city water comes in had 10" of water and we've had no rain in the past 36 hours, so something else that has to be repaired.
Had a nice birthday party for the now 9 year old granddaughter. Nice to have all the kids and grandkids together. Got to go help the local daughter with a project in a bit. Repairing some wooden bi-fold doors.
Troy: Hope all gets better with your mom and mother-in-law soon.
Sprinkler system shut down as I have a leak probably where the pipe leaves the basement through the foundation. Water trap from where the city water comes in had 10" of water and we've had no rain in the past 36 hours, so something else that has to be repaired.
Had a nice birthday party for the now 9 year old granddaughter. Nice to have all the kids and grandkids together. Got to go help the local daughter with a project in a bit. Repairing some wooden bi-fold doors.
Troy: Hope all gets better with your mom and mother-in-law soon.
CambriaArea51
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Willie- Can't even think about the garden till at least the 3 week of May. I spring plow then after drying a couple of days hit it with the tiller. The rear mounted tiller turns the ground to power. Every job has a supervisor, Sienna makes sure the rows are straight.
McLeod
Forest Lurker
Good Morning, folks!
Beautiful sunny morning in the 25F temperature; way too nice to think about working for the wife.
Final coat of paint was put on yesterday. Today, I just need to hang pictures and set furniture. I'll be a cleaner today, as everything has to be cleaned before it's set in place. My wife is a clean freak. Then perhaps, I might be able to get back to my layout tables.
Troy - I'm very sad, as well, to hear about your moms condition. I know how much that hurts. Hoping the best for her and you. -
I feel deep for Sherrel's situation as well, as I believe he's in the same type of position with MIL.
Willie - Cool critter photos. We have most of those, minus the Armadilla and snakes. I don't think snakes like the cold very much.
Here's a photo of a Mule deer that I took yesterday. The deer are looking very healthy this year. Suppose it was a good winter:
Curt - Very neat looking tower, all lite-up. Well done, indeed.
Whenever I meet up with a piece of equipment, I always stop and take a photo. I've got a collection of equipment photos, like garbage trucks, loaders/back-hoes, etc,etc. Now, the other day, I got a photo of the town street-sweep. - Not very interesting, I know. Fifty years from now, this type of photo might be a bit more sought after. That's why I take the photos:
Thank you for the likes and comments on my posts/photos.
Have a great day; this is going to be a good one!
Beautiful sunny morning in the 25F temperature; way too nice to think about working for the wife.
Final coat of paint was put on yesterday. Today, I just need to hang pictures and set furniture. I'll be a cleaner today, as everything has to be cleaned before it's set in place. My wife is a clean freak. Then perhaps, I might be able to get back to my layout tables.
Troy - I'm very sad, as well, to hear about your moms condition. I know how much that hurts. Hoping the best for her and you. -
I feel deep for Sherrel's situation as well, as I believe he's in the same type of position with MIL.
Willie - Cool critter photos. We have most of those, minus the Armadilla and snakes. I don't think snakes like the cold very much.
Here's a photo of a Mule deer that I took yesterday. The deer are looking very healthy this year. Suppose it was a good winter:
Curt - Very neat looking tower, all lite-up. Well done, indeed.
Whenever I meet up with a piece of equipment, I always stop and take a photo. I've got a collection of equipment photos, like garbage trucks, loaders/back-hoes, etc,etc. Now, the other day, I got a photo of the town street-sweep. - Not very interesting, I know. Fifty years from now, this type of photo might be a bit more sought after. That's why I take the photos:
Thank you for the likes and comments on my posts/photos.
Have a great day; this is going to be a good one!
Iron Horseman
Well-Known Member
I looked back through the thread but couldn't find the one about your wife's mothers move. Are they moving her to a retirement home? Was this her idea or did she have to be convinced to move?
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ctclibby
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Good Morning all!
48F in Olive Branch - should be near 85F later
25F at home, up to 55F later
[RANT] All of the drive-in's [Micky-D's, Burger King, Zaxby's ... etc] do not have inside dining. Waffle House is booming. Talked with a server last night in Applebee's and she said that they can't get anybody to work; and that is $17.50/hr - Thanks Brandon. Been to multiple states since back on the road and it seems that Mississippi is the only one so far with this issue. Applebee's was somewhat busy, but what a PITA. Gave us plastic silverware after waiting multiple times to order, get another beer and such. I had Chicken with smashed spuds that were set in front of me almost warm. Was gonna b.tch but was starving so ate it anywho. They look to have downsized the portion size as there was a ton of empty real estate on the plate. I have done the food business and I would have downsized the plate or at least add a couple of slices of bread or a roll.
On a 34, so we stayed in a 'Quality Inn' - what a run down PoS this is. Have never seen anything quite like it. No hot water at 11a yesterday when we arrived. Guess that we are too close to Memphis? [/RANT]
Anyway, off to Illinois later today, then back to Louisville. I actually woke up in a good mood and still have it.
Hope y'all have a great day!
48F in Olive Branch - should be near 85F later
25F at home, up to 55F later
[RANT] All of the drive-in's [Micky-D's, Burger King, Zaxby's ... etc] do not have inside dining. Waffle House is booming. Talked with a server last night in Applebee's and she said that they can't get anybody to work; and that is $17.50/hr - Thanks Brandon. Been to multiple states since back on the road and it seems that Mississippi is the only one so far with this issue. Applebee's was somewhat busy, but what a PITA. Gave us plastic silverware after waiting multiple times to order, get another beer and such. I had Chicken with smashed spuds that were set in front of me almost warm. Was gonna b.tch but was starving so ate it anywho. They look to have downsized the portion size as there was a ton of empty real estate on the plate. I have done the food business and I would have downsized the plate or at least add a couple of slices of bread or a roll.
On a 34, so we stayed in a 'Quality Inn' - what a run down PoS this is. Have never seen anything quite like it. No hot water at 11a yesterday when we arrived. Guess that we are too close to Memphis? [/RANT]
Anyway, off to Illinois later today, then back to Louisville. I actually woke up in a good mood and still have it.
Hope y'all have a great day!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
That was covered in last month's thread and the month's before threads.
Wife's mother lives 50 min south of us. MIL is a fragile diabetic in her late 80s with a pump. her blood sugar swings easily, and fast.
AND, we think she had covid last year (post vaccine) with a mild bought of coughing and sore throat, but didn't get tested until a month after. She is now (probably) dealing with long-covid that's affecting her nerves. She's having a tough time using her right hand and arm. Which affects her ability to set her insulin pump.
When she gets low Blood Sugar and crashes, the girls end up calling on an elderly neighbor to help her. That's far from ideal.
After a stint in the hospital, and my wife spending all of January living with her mother to get her past a severe diabetic episode that made the long-covid issues worse, the girls finally convinced MIL to move into the Sr Apartment complex right across from our condos. Wife can walk there in less than 10 minutes.
MIL signed the lease last week. Movers show mid-April. The homestead gets auctioned off in late May. That should pay for a year of rent and meal plan for MIL at her new place. Not assisted living, but a nurse is on staff daily to help with issues if she has any.
So, I'm going to see a lot more of my MIL in the future. Which is fine. She's a nice lady. Had some nice daughters.
OBTC 1909
Well-Known Member
Good morning all! Sunny and 49 on the way to sunny and 60 today.
Had a great day with my wife yesterday. We decided to go to a nearby larger town and spend the day. Had a really nice day and bought a few things we either wanted or needed. Very enjoyable day.
No big plans today. Hope you all have a great one!
Had a great day with my wife yesterday. We decided to go to a nearby larger town and spend the day. Had a really nice day and bought a few things we either wanted or needed. Very enjoyable day.
No big plans today. Hope you all have a great one!
Boris
Beach Bum
Good morning...Happy Sunday! 44° light rain. Three weeks later, I'm still not used to the time change.
Spent some time in the train room yesterday, working on the yard ladder, and switching cars. I have a section of the "Reading" that is going to have to be redone. problems include derailments, undesired switch operation, and loss of power contact due to irregular surface.
This coming week is going to be very busy. Yard work, and inside house work.
Waiting for a ship at Pier 4, Market Street.
Spent some time in the train room yesterday, working on the yard ladder, and switching cars. I have a section of the "Reading" that is going to have to be redone. problems include derailments, undesired switch operation, and loss of power contact due to irregular surface.
This coming week is going to be very busy. Yard work, and inside house work.
Waiting for a ship at Pier 4, Market Street.
Smudge617
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So yesterday and today I've been swapping out the couplings on my Rivarossi UP coaches, from the (Talgo?) coupling to Kadee #5 and obviously they had to be mounted directly to the body, OK done that on my Hornby OO freight, so added shims, checked height, glued and screwed them on checked height again, great all correct, until I tried running them round my track by hand, every single one derailed when coupled up, what I didn't realise these are the 85' versions, crap (I have Harrimann 60' which are fine) 
So need to try Kadees with the longer shank, but don't think that's going to work either, if not I might try the Kadee #451, but I need to do more research on that one, or move the trucks, definitely not wanting to do that. Otherwise I've had a great weekend.
So need to try Kadees with the longer shank, but don't think that's going to work either, if not I might try the Kadee #451, but I need to do more research on that one, or move the trucks, definitely not wanting to do that. Otherwise I've had a great weekend.- Status
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