Running Bear's January 2025 Coffee Shop

[shortwrench]

I made some changes to my layout expansion project. I'm not going to have an engine servicing yard. Instead, I'm going to be a more like Willie and have more businesses. It looks better with all the lights. I did add on one spur for a company in town. You have to remember the new president is a businessman. So I'm going to try and boost the layouts economy.
Swal

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Nice utilization of the space while maintaining accessibility.

 

[NorthBrit]

Cities named Hell in America.
Hell - Michigan

Cities named Hell in Norway.
Hell - Nord-Trondelag

Cities named Hell in Netherlands.
Hell - Gelderland

Cities named Hell in Cayman Islands.
Hell - KY

 

[chadbag]

are you shure? Never heard of Hell in switzerland (at least not as village or city)

I've asked him for a copy of the pic. He was in Switzerland, but also spent a few months on the German side of the Bodensee. This was late 80s.

 

[TrucTrain55]

Ever check out 3000 toys.com, they have different scales cars, trucks, and accessories.

Yeah I don’t have but a few.

Going to sell some 1/87 Classic Metal Works soon if anyone interested PM me here.

 

[chadbag]

It dipped down to 11F after I last posted but is back to 13F. Strangely I'm dressed now pretty much the same as I was the other night when I was working in the 13-15F except I don't have the polo shirt. I am in my unfinished basement office and its probably around 55F. And I am cold. I guess when you're working and concentrating on stuff you don't feel it.

Need to get up to the house as my sister and BIL and niece will be there in a few minutes. We're doing a work day to finish stuff up.

 

[Texas Hobo]

Good morning, all! Appears to be a lot of frozen individuals in the diner this morning. We awoke to 34 degrees, heading for 40. Then tonight we fall into the 20's with snow expected to fall all night and into tomorrow. Tomorrow's low in the teens. There so many variations to the forecasts as to the amount of snow we'll see. Range from 1" to 8". And of course, snow being a novelty this far south everyone is going bananas. Been looking for a "snowmobile dealer near me".
I spent yesterday getting the hobo camp ready for the freeze, wrapping pipes, insulating hose bibs plugs for the roof turbines and test run the generator.
Looks like at least 2 train room days coming.

STAY SAFE (and warm)
LATER

 

[Boris]

GO BILLS!!!
Sorry Louis.

That's all right, the Redskins are still in the picture. Buffalo will be eliminated by KC next week. It's in the script.

 

[Boris]

Good morning.... Back from plowing, an 8" dump off Lake Ontario. Snow and wind got so bad we had to pull the trucks off the road due to the poor visibility. All cleaned up after an hour delay. Train room later.

Lake Ontario Lake effect can be really nasty....stay safe when working.

 

[troyphoto]

Yep... I need to sell some of my old armies off to pay for more.

 

[TLOC]

It dipped down to 11F after I last posted but is back to 13F. Strangely I'm dressed now pretty much the same as I was the other night when I was working in the 13-15F except I don't have the polo shirt. I am in my unfinished basement office and its probably around 55F. And I am cold. I guess when you're working and concentrating on stuff you don't feel it.

Need to get up to the house as my sister and BIL and niece will be there in a few minutes. We're doing a work day to finish stuff up.

Home stretch, congrats it’s been a long time coming for you and the family.

 

[TLOC]

For those that have an issue of forgetfulness here is the answer and it involves no pills!

 

[Bruette]

Overdid it somewhat on the housework yesterday. I had to get it done otherwise it 'piles up' and I hate that.

David, please follow the doctors' orders and listen to your body. I understand how you feel but think of how things will back up if you end up back in the hospital. And I hate it when that happens! I like it when you check in with us every day.

 

[migalyto]

Yep... I need to sell some of my old armies off to pay for more.

Welcome to model train addicts club!

Here's your T-shirt.

 

[NorthBrit]

David, please follow the doctors' orders and listen to your body. I understand how you feel but think of how things will back up if you end up back in the hospital. And I hate it when that happens! I like it when you check in with us every day.

I fully understand, Louis. The challenge is Dawn is disabled and has to rely on me to do the housework etc.. I did one day of getting things back to some sort of normal and now the going is easy. Dawn knows that and today has kept me in check taking it easy.

 

[Bruette]

Dawn knows that and today has kept me in check taking it easy.

I'm glad to hear that!

It took some... "struggles", before I learned to check myself and I still slip up. I know you can do it.

 

[NYC_George]

Swal - Filling up parking lots on the layout gets expensive.

I guess I'll have to hit the Lotto Willie I have the station, diner, church and use cars dealer's parking lots to fill plus the cars on the streets.
Swal

 

[Patrick]

Afternoon all,

Been to Hell and Paradise in Michigan. Hell in the lower peninsula and Paradise in the upper.
Can't say I'd want to live in either.

15° and snow.

 

[bnsf971]

 

[santafewillie]

I guess I'll have to hit the Lotto Willie I have the station, diner, church and use cars dealer's parking lots to fill plus the cars on the streets.
Swal

Since the area that I roughly model is an area that doesn't salt the roads in the wintertime, it was not unusual to see 20-30 year old vehicles still in daily use in the era ('78-'95) that I model. I use a lot of Oxford vehicles from the 50's and 60's, which due to the value of the English £ can be gotten for under $10@ at my LHS.

 

[santafewillie]

That storm system will potentially bring the snow and ice that Hughie and Len have posted about, but will not extend far enough north to hit me. We will still have bitter cold (for us), but temperatures back into the 50's by Wednesday.