Running Bear's May 2026 Coffee Shop

[Snowman]

Hey...things are looking up! I was trying to get into Ebay in order to buy a replacement set of F's for those stolen two years ago...found a four unit set of WP units on ebay (but couldn't log in)...and while waiting I just found and ordered--hopefully successfully--four others all in Rio Grande paint. Which was the whole point in the first place. But now I don't have to replace the stolen compressor and airbrushes quite so fast to see the whole trainset done and done.

As Forrest Gump might say: "It's one less thang."

Every once in a great while life throws you a bone. And as Yogi Berra once said: "If you come to a fork in the road...take it!"

 

[Kusojiji]

She's taking it and tumeric, and drinking green tea. And some other stuff that I forget. we went from zero to 600 mph on getting this under control

Ah, ok. May take some time to equalize. Can't mess with the corn bread!

 

[DeaconKC]

A really nice day here today.. Got up to 79, sunny and low humidity. Dentist appointment first thing, good report from that. Then ran over to the Train Store in Bald Knob, made an offer he didn't accept, but wound up with a new building and some N scale cars. Found some new paint markers at HL on clearance. My Missus is a little better from her Diverticulitis and our Niece and G'niece stopped by as Mollie [5 years old] had picked some daisies for my wife. About got the Battletech Project wrapped up, so on to getting work underway on my TTrak module. Did get some time out on the porch today with getting some airdry clay onto the layout for some terrain work around some tunnel entrances. Now if the Cardinals can hold on and win against Milwaukee!

 

[Snowman]

A really nice day here today.. Got up to 79, sunny and low humidity. Dentist appointment first thing, good report from that. Then ran over to the Train Store in Bald Knob, made an offer he didn't accept, but wound up with a new building and some N scale cars. Found some new paint markers at HL on clearance. My Missus is a little better from her Diverticulitis and our Niece and G'niece stopped by as Mollie [5 years old] had picked some daisies for my wife. About got the Battletech Project wrapped up, so on to getting work underway on my TTrak module. Did get some time out on the porch today with getting some airdry clay onto the layout for some terrain work around some tunnel entrances. Now if the Cardinals can hold on and win against Milwaukee!
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FWIW, I've already passed this one on. The Rod Serling bit.

 

[TLOC]

 

[Snowman]

SOOOoooo much to work with here ^^^. Although great too as it sits now.

 

[Snowman]

Ok, I'm gonna steal this from the Zephyr thread and repost it here. Just for fun and grins. But so far, I don't think anyone has yet tumbled to it. We'll see how it goes.

Post in thread 'N Scale Kato Pioneer Zephyr'

May 4, 2026

That original Budd trainset ^^ actually did make at least one appearance too further west, on the D&RGW. The railroad's art-department offered a pamphlet, or even a poster or two, albeit with a doctored background. Perhaps even a few more, with doctored background scenery. One of them might have been at the East Portal of Moffat Tunnel, but as I recall the terrain behind the portal was borrowed from other locations. Another might have been at a different, but classic, Rio Grande photo-spot: Castle Gate, just west of Helper Utah.

And of course this original silver train...

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[Snowman]

AAAaanddd, you can hardly login or even browse Youtube these days without coming across this gal:

She has probably done more in the last few months to promote the works of Earth Wind and Fire and "September" just by dancing. Which is all good.

Maurice White (RIP) would applaud her, and I do too.

 

[Kusojiji]

Were you able to track down the seller? Near you?

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good morning Coffee Shop, it's Tuesday!

Weather: The temperature is 55°F (13°C) and a chance of light rain.

Showers with a chance of thunderstorms then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph toward daybreak then becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph through early afternoon becoming north late this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Have a great day!

 

[AirbrushNo5]

good morning…from
Last train ride of this trip…
We are on high speed rail that is just creeping slowly along at the moment passing the never ending fields of olive trees…and a couple of electrified tracks..

 

[Kusojiji]

Everytime I listen to my oldies, I remember how we got the words wrong all those years.

EJ - Rocket Man something something something hair along (burning up his fuse up here alone.)

ELO - don't bring me down, Bruce (groos - whatever that is) Yeah, my friend Bruce got that from me when he gave me bad news.

Hot Chocolate - I believe in Malcolm (miracles) Another friend I used to burn.

Lou Christie - lychee lychee again (lightning striking again). Lychee a popular fruit in Hawaii. We used to help ourselves to a tree in someones yard on our way back home from school, walking up hill, through waist deep snow, in a hurricane, of course.

 

[bnsf971]

Everytime I listen to my oldies, I remember how we got the words wrong all those years.

EJ - Rocket Man something something something hair along (burning up his fuse up here alone.)

ELO - don't bring me down, Bruce (groos - whatever that is) Yeah, my friend Bruce got that from me when he gave me bad news.

Hot Chocolate - I believe in Malcolm (miracles) Another friend I used to burn.

Lou Christie - lychee lychee again (lightning striking again). Lychee a popular fruit in Hawaii. We used to help ourselves to a tree in someones yard on our way back home from school, walking up hill, through waist deep snow, in a hurricane, of course.

And of course, Jimmy Hendrix' Purple Haze":
" 'Scuze me while I kiss the sky"...

 

[bnsf971]

Good morning to everybody still mourning the loss of the shipment of Hellman's that went down on the Titanic. It's clear and 63.

 

[Kusojiji]

" 'Scuze me while I kiss the sky".

Isn't that correct?

 

[kbkchooch]

Good morning gang!

55° under partly clear skies, looking for a high today of 80°.
Oh goodness, Cinco de Mayo and taco Tuesday all in one day. I’m guessing the lines at Taco Bell will be long come lunchtime.
Murdered lyrics, my favorite was always CCR‘s bad moon rising. Don’t go out tonight for it’s bound to take your life, there’s the bathroom on the right!
Laser gang!

 

[kbkchooch]

Isn't that correct?

Yes

 

[bnsf971]

Isn't that correct?

That's correct, but a lot of people hear something completely different...

 

[migalyto]

Everytime I listen to my oldies, I remember how we got the words wrong all those years.

EJ - Rocket Man something something something hair along (burning up his fuse up here alone.)

ELO - don't bring me down, Bruce (groos - whatever that is) Yeah, my friend Bruce got that from me when he gave me bad news.

Hot Chocolate - I believe in Malcolm (miracles) Another friend I used to burn.

Lou Christie - lychee lychee again (lightning striking again). Lychee a popular fruit in Hawaii. We used to help ourselves to a tree in someones yard on our way back home from school, walking up hill, through waist deep snow, in a hurricane, of course.

How about Manfred Man Blinded by the light.

For years I thought it was "wrapped up like a douche"

When really it was" Revved up like a deuce"

Thanks to YT lyric videos I have found lots of songs I got wrong in my earlier years.

 

[Kusojiji]

That's correct, but a lot of people hear something completely different...

Ok, I figured it out, guy haha. I also found that I wasn't the only one who thought it was Bruce.

"wrapped up like a douche"

Yep, that's what I heard as well.