The Coffee Shop is now open. Come on in and say hello.

[IronBeltKen]

Ken I quit smokin in 1981 or 82. ... Lost ten pounds the first month. ... Did not need to keep the throat cool after I quit so did not drink nearly as much.

Larry, that's really interesting about losing 10 lbs - most people gain weight when they quit [increased appetite?]. I was doing alot of physical work in those days so I guess I burned off whatever I might've otherwise gained. As for "keeping the throat cool" - I gave up the booze 2 years before the tobacco, I originally wanted to quit smoking right away but was warned that I'd put myself in danger in drinking again if I did that so soon. [Nowadays my only beers are the 'virtual' ones in places like this! ]

Ken, tell the person to take Kudzu root. shoud be under $10. It will help with the cravings. You should be able to get it at your Health Food Store. I'd call before driving though. Not all of them carry it.

Well, Chip, if the local HFS doesn't have it I bet I know who does!

Rex and Stan - I feel your pain! I still remember that nice little wake-up "buzz" I would get, lighting up with my morning cup of coffee; sometimes even nowadays I sub-consciously raise my thumb and index finger to my lips. What pushed me over the edge, was being surrounded by non-smokers [many of them attractive women] in my job as a warehouse manager in a health-food distribution company. I got tired of feeling like an outcast [this was over 20 years ago, before all this obnoxious anti-smoking 'morality' became mainstream.]

Ken;
I was primary support person, super-user, network admin for the OR where I was also a PON ... Prior to retirement, since I had no formal training, just OJT, I went back to school to get some credientials. Graduated two weeks before I retired. Took a month off and started looking for a job in PC's, networks etc. Haven't found one yet, and that was three years ago this month...

Sorry to hear that Carey, at least I'm glad you were able to retire. I feel sorry for these guys who got computer science degrees and staked their whole professional life on I.T., only to lose their jobs and have their occupation vanish from under them almost overnight. I'm telling each of my kids to go into a business that requires them to be in physical proximity to their clients/customers, NOT something that can be done over the telephone wires.

 

[grande man]

Good morning all.

Sabrina, just need a large coffee this morning cause I'm in a hurry.

It's only Thursday and I be lookin for da weekend...

Anyone got anything special planned for this weekend? I'm gonna work on the RR a little with LGM and basically just kick back. After this week, those are special plans!

 

[SpaceMouse]

My wife has plans for me this weekend so layout progress takes another backseat. I'm really close to finishing the carriage factory (what I've decided old building is going to become) so I hope to get that photo essay done. Anything else will be a bonus.

 

[Lady_Railfan]

Mornin' everyone! Sabrina, I'd like French Toast with powdered sugar and a whole bunch of bacon on the side, please. I'll finally be able to get back to work on the hotel today. Slapped the first coat of paint on the gables yesterday, and the roof is primed and ready to attach. I think my next project will be a scratchbuilt house or schoolhouse.

Have a good day, fellas!

 

[RexHea]

Good Morning/Afternoon to everyone. Flo, how about that brunch special... a cup of joe while I wait.

Wow! This town is buzzing already with the excitement of this weekend's matchup with Alabama and Tennessee. They expect 100,000 fans in for the game. Already, hundreds of RV's are rolling in. The stadium only holds 82,000 (92k next year), but many are coming in for the activities. That number may not seem much to you big city folks, but the metro area pop. is just a little more than that. The Chamber expects around $15mil to be spent in the area. Hotels are booked up 100 miles away.

Excluding game time, I will just continue to play with my mucky yucky plaster mix this weekend and try to complete that part of my Sawmill Ridge project. CJcrescent will be coming over to play tomorrow. (Actually, I have the broom ready along with cleaning rags. I wonder if he does windows.)
Ya'll have a great day!
C U Later

 

[CBCNSfan]

Afternoon All, Sabe's ole girl how's about a coffee. Well it's a Peek a Boo day with the sun in these parts. I'm still plugging away on the GP9, hope to have it ready for this weekends photos. Y'all have a great day

Willis

 

[IronBeltKen]

Well its ABOUT TIME...!

Hiya clubbers,
I've made a committment to spend some 'quality' operating time with Stephanie (my 7yr-old daughter) running a passenger train on my as-yet-unsceniced garage layout. Nothing fancy, just a P2k E8 in pre-Amtrak B&O colors pulling a few leftover Riverossi's and an REA express box - dug these out of my motherinlaw's crawl space this afternoon, they've been there since I moved out of my old house in the summer of 2000. She's been begging me to let her run trains since the summer. I'll try get a few WPF shots

 

[Cjcrescent]

Hey Sabrina! Nice day, sun's out breezes are blowing. Took lunch and spent the whole time at the oservation platforms at Irondale, AL. Only saw 4 trains in that hour. Actually heard 3 saw one. It was NS putting together an outbound that of course was on the nearest track to the platform. Two others came into to the yard, on the next track over, and then the Crescent blew by southbound on the bypass track but couldn't see any of them because of the first train. Was down there the whole hour and that train just moved back and forth adding more cars the entire time.

CJcrescent will be coming over to play tomorrow. (Actually, I have the broom ready along with cleaning rags. I wonder if he does windows.)

Rex, yes I do windows, but I prefer DOS. I'm old school.

 

[dgwinup]

Howdy all! Nothing for me right now, pretty lady. I'm off to help a friend in need and wanted to see what was happening hereabouts.

Catch you all later!

Darrell, helpfully quiet...for now

 

[Steve B]

Hello everyone,
rack em up, i'm buying today,
Today was a great day, My new GP20 came it's the new limited edition P2K model with QSI sound fitted, well all i can say is YYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, what a great little model it is to, the factory sound is set at level 16 (top volume) made me jump a mile when i powered it up, this is a LOUD model, first job was to turn the volume down to level 11 then set the horn and bell and engine and squeeling wheel flanges and the list goes on and on. It is a very sweet runner out of the box with a very slow scale speed of 1.58 mph on standard DC this should get better with running in, as for detail you can't fault it with items like perfect lift rings and metal fans under the fine plastic grills, all this for only $169 from trainworld

 

[IronBeltKen]

Hello everyone,
rack em up, i'm buying today,
Today was a great day, My new GP20 came it's the new limited edition P2K model with QSI sound fitted, well all i can say is YYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, what a great little model it is ...

Steve it appears that you're experiencing the Joy of Sound As for me, I'm planning to install Soundtraxx so-called "1st-generation" EMD decoders into 2 of my SD38-2's (since they are normally aspirated they sound almost like an older geep or F unit). But first, I need to finish this layout of mine...

 

[BMRR]

Evening all... Flo, I'll have a cold glass of water please.
Been working on the train room some today, every time I start something else comes up. Maybe I can finish it this weekend. [ I hope ]
Rex - I'm really looking forward to the game Saturday. I bet I know one person that is NOT going to get a very nice welcome when he walks out on to the field.
ROLL TIDE ROLL !!!!!

Stan.

 

[RexHea]

Good evening all! Just time for a quick cuppa joe. Finally finished the plaster base on my ridge. I told my wife that if she helped, she would get a French manicure for free. (You know, with the white tips.) She thought I was talking about buying her a professional type manicure. Hehehehe! Oh, well! I thought it was funny even if she didn't.

Stan: Yeah, I'm sure Mr. F will get a deafening roar of boo's. But, what goes around...comes around. "RTR"

Steve: Congrats on your purchase. I love sound! When I operate one of my few that don't have it, it's like something is missing or wrong. When I was in this hobby for a short time in the late 60's, I used to dream of having the engines make their own sound. Now look at what we have!

 

[Cjcrescent]

I'll say Rex is into sound! Now when I go over there I have to carry ear protection!!!!

 

[RexHea]

I'll say Rex is into sound! Now when I go over there I have to carry ear protection!!!!

I'm sorry! What did you say?

 

[Cjcrescent]

Huh?

Hadda do it.
Concerning Saturday though. I'm sure the Mr.F. will be welcomed into the stadium with open arms, (YEAH...RIGHT).

Actually yall know why Tennessee chose orange for one of their colors don't ya?????

Well???

never mind....

If ya can't say anything nice, and I can't esp about "those people", to paraphase R.E.Lee, from Knoxville.

 

[Cjcrescent]

Aren't football rivalries fun????

 

[Steve B]

Anyone fancy a beer, Chip i got you a shot of the strong stuff after the bout of teanage tearaways you had in the store.
Sound is GREAT, with the P2K GP20 doing the circuit and the BLI NW2 switching the yard what more could a man ask for, heaven, i'm in heaven

 

[rtraincollector]

Evening all been stopping in everynight just not much to say but figure I would stop and get a sprite tonight and at least say HI. Been going 3 different direction at once for last month wife wants this and that boss want that and this and I want something completely different than the 2 of them to do LOL.

Oh well old enought that are wants won't hurt us lol. especially my boss he's 94 years young

 

[IronBeltKen]

Sound is GREAT, with the P2K GP20 doing the circuit and the BLI NW2 switching the yard what more could a man ask for, heaven, i'm in heaven

Omygosh Steve you're having WAY too much FUN!!!!

Mighty soggy weather here in the Mid-Atlantic states, the kids' soccer games will probably be cancelled...in which case I'll run my P2K E8 with its short 'hardscrabble' passenger consist, as Stephanie has been wanting me to do for several months now. Good night yall!