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Sirfoldalot said:
I wonder what will become to the KCS "Belle" train and F Units?
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TLOC said:
I am not counting the windows in passenger cars or seeing that they should be 16” wide. I now just want the feels right feeling
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Like those in the previous topic, some of these folks will complain about accuracy, before they even see a rendering of the model. They just complain for the sake of complaining. They then lay low, when someone produces a photo or diagram.
 
PRR Modeler said:
Don't overdo your rehab.
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Not a chance. I'm trying to keep things in perspective. :rolleyes: Most days I'm not even close to "goal".

Curt: Browns, was a PRR yard on the original Camden & Amboy line (John Bull). The two S-4s were ex NYC, and mostly used at the South Amboy Coal Dumper, adjacent to the enginehouse. Road connection, Symbols A (for Atlantic Div.) 1 and A-2 between South Amboy and Morrisville, usually drew a GG1, E44 or an ex NH E40. Coal trains, from the West drew GG1s, E33s or E44s. Passenger trains were either MP54Es or GG1 powered P70s. Very PRR.
 
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JOE I missed a compliment on the S-4's. Mighty fine photography!

TERRY, I cannot find the files you mentioned. I don't have an iphone, but since you said that it will be mandatory - i might as well go ahead and do it .. another thorn in my foot! I have 2FA on a bank account and a couple CR. Cards; it just is a PIA!
 
chadbag said:
of course how much did it lose in past years...
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That particular ETF I've only been in since last November, so it has done well for me. I know the losses well though. 2009 was a disaster for me, one of the primary reasons I went to self-management. The financial advisor that I had at the time (and for a while afterwards), just didn't see stuff the same as me. While I made gains in some years with him, I did a lot better with a "practice" website; which I turned into the real thing once I had the time. I primarily use ETF's and specific mutual funds rather than individual stocks. One of my favorites that I used years ago, was one that I refer to as my "sin fund". It was invested in casino's, tobacco, alcohol, and "girlie movie studios". Sadly it is no more, but the investment paid off handsomely. Right now I am looking at defense oriented funds, as replenishment of "war supplies" should be strong for a few more years.
 


Evening all,

It was busy after the storms last night. We fared ok, and not a ton of rain. Little wind damage around town but not like the wife's brother got. Tree came down with a branch coming through the roof, (ceiling intact in the house), and through a wall. Both instances, the tree came between the studs. Funny to see the vinyl siding punched into the house. Piece of plywood sealed the house and roof is tarped. Still a mess and some work to do, but could have been worse. No one was hurt.

Complaints about air bases: McConnell AFB in Wichita was the original municipal airport. No houses within 2 miles of it when built in the 1920's. Cut to the 1990's, Air Force brings in the B1B's. People starting court proceedings against the AF for the noise and vibrations caused by those planes. End of runway less than a mile from those houses and flight path overhead. Idiots bought those houses knowing the house was in the flight path of the AFB.

Oh well, tomorrow I'm taking the grandkids to Wamego, KS. Home of the Wizard of Oz museum. There is an app put out by the state that will get us in free. Multiple museums and attractions are involved with this app.
 
If I were a professional painter, I would starve to death.
I have been painting over the stained wood on my front porch and smaller screened in rear porch for the last 4 weeks. I usually paint from 6 to 8:30 or 9 am, depending on heat and humidity.
This pic was taken before I got all the shutters painted.
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I had a death grip on the ladder and paint bucket, 28 feet in the air, as I painted the last set of shutters around the right side of the house yesterday.

I had more heat and humidity this morning as several train club members cut the last 10 sheets of 1/2" plywood into benchwork foundation pieces for a new HO 24 section layout. We had to mention, "measure twice and cut once" several times today.
They were smart enough to not allow me to operate the tape measure or the pencil or the saw!
I hold down a sheet of plywood with the best of them. I will get pictures as there is something assembled.
 
Snowman said:
Next: This is a true story.

My sister knows a gal* who was one of her bridesmaids. She shall remain unamed here.

This lady's* big brother--and he's a very big, very wide man--is Gabe Newell. Gabe is a multi-billionaire, perhaps best known today as the CEO and driving force behind gaming conglomerate "STEAM." I gather he came up first with a short stint at Microsoft, then worked for a while with the crowd at "Doom," and still later on founded "Valve Software," who best known game(s) were "Half-Life" and its follow-ons.

He's a good guy too, according to my sister, who has met him and spent some time with him and his own little sister.

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At some point Gabe's little sister is having some trouble making the rent on her apartment one month, so she swallows her pride and and asks him for a loan to tide her over.

[She will probably be a multi-millionaire in her own right when he passes, but until then they each take care of themselves]

"He didn't give me the loan," she told my sister, "but he sure solved my problem!"

"He bought my whole building...".
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A bit late to respond, but this reminds me of a similar true story regarding the father of a friend of mine. Bill owned a Western Wear store in Denton TX, (since the early 50's), his childhood buddy Weldon owned a competing store. They always engaged in some friendly competition; Bill sold Lee jeans, Weldon sold Levi's and that kind of competition. One day in the late 80's, another fellow came to town and said that he was going to open his own western wear store and compete with Bill and Weldon. Before he started, they both invited him to drinks and dinner at a very exclusive private steakhouse near town. They told him that there wasn't room for another store in town and tried to convince him not to proceed. But the hard-headed gentleman persisted, and got a lucrative location and proceeded to stock the store with many $$$ of inventory.
So, a week before his grand opening, the three of them again met for drinks/dinner and he bragged about his opening. That was when Bill pulled out an envelope and read from the enclosed paper. He had just purchased the building and was terminating the gentleman's lease immediately. The poor fellow was stuck with over a half million dollars worth of inventory that he had to move within seven days Bill and Weldon helped him out by purchasing some but not all for 10¢ on the dollar. Bill eventually sold the unused building years later for a good profit. Money talks!
 
Sirfoldalot said:
JOE I missed a compliment on the S-4's. Mighty fine photography!
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Sherrel: I'm not familiar with the photographer, but he captured the essence of Browns in the dead of winter. 1974 was exactly 12 years before I first saw Browns, and Southern Branch (CNJ) local from Red Bank to Browns, closed down South Amboy Yard and the Coal Dumper, and taken over the Raritan River Rail Road, moving their operation from South Amboy to Brown. Other changes included running the freight through Oak Island Yard in Newark, instead of Morrisville, and bringing the freight via YJOI-60, a transfer crew. 1986 Browns power consisted of GP-38s, U23Bs and B-23-7s with an occasional SW 1500. The Transfer ran with a consist of Four B-23-7s.
 
santafewillie said:
A bit late to respond, but this reminds me of a similar true story regarding the father of a friend of mine. Bill owned a Western Wear store in Denton TX, (since the early 50's), his childhood buddy Weldon owned a competing store. They always engaged in some friendly competition; Bill sold Lee jeans, Weldon sold Levi's and that kind of competition. One day in the late 80's, another fellow came to town and said that he was going to open his own western wear store and compete with Bill and Weldon. Before he started, they both invited him to drinks and dinner at a very exclusive private steakhouse near town. They told him that there wasn't room for another store in town and tried to convince him not to proceed. But the hard-headed gentleman persisted, and got a lucrative location and proceeded to stock the store with many $$$ of inventory.
So, a week before his grand opening, the three of them again met for drinks/dinner and he bragged about his opening. That was when Bill pulled out an envelope and read from the enclosed paper. He had just purchased the building and was terminating the gentleman's lease immediately. The poor fellow was stuck with over a half million dollars worth of inventory that he had to move within seven days Bill and Weldon helped him out by purchasing some but not all for 10¢ on the dollar. Bill eventually sold the unused building years later for a good profit. Money talks!
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Lesson to be learned-"If you want to succeed, never tell anyone your plans".
 


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