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  1. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 70 and very cloudy. The high will be around 80 and it will be partly cloudy. I stayed home yesterday and rested up from the previous days stupidity/overwork and now I feel much better. About the most strenuous thing I did all day was to reorganize my closet. It contains...
  2. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 59 and partly cloudy. Today's high will be in the upper 70's and it will be partly cloudy with a small chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. I don't expect to get much done on the layout today as I am in pain from my neck to my knees. I really overdid it...
  3. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 4-03/4-09

    I loosely modeled that car after a prototype here in Leesville. Check it out: http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm18/forum-2/KCS%20baggage%20car/ Yeah, that's me in the photos, back when I could get around a little better.
  4. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 4-03/4-09

    Very nice shot. It's good to see somebody else taking part.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 47 and clear. The high will be in the mid 70's and it will be clear. Didn't get much done yesterday as I wasn't feeling well. One of the down sides of getting older. I spent part of the day watching some 'Hogan's Heroes' shows and assembling some city details when my hands...
  6. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 40 and clear. Today's high will be in the mid 60's and it will be partly cloudy. No layout work yesterday with the exception of routine cleaning of loco wheels, about a 10 minute job. The rest of the day was used doing some grocery shopping and picking up some needed...
  7. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 46 and partly cloudy. The high should be around 60 and it will remain partly cloudy. Really nothing to report from yesterday except that I cut some grass. Nothing on the agenda today that I know of so maybe I'll get some layout work in. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 66 and cloudy. The high is due to be in the mid 70's and it will be partly cloudy. Yesterday I finished the weathering on the freight car repair barn and the G&D boxcar. I also worked on the fire station to bring out the mortar lines on it. I may get some time today to...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 50 and clear. The high will be close to 80 and it will be partly cloudy. Yesterday I got quite a bit accomplished. I got rest of my new engine house done then set to work on the buildings that will be attached to it. I was considering what to use to show up the mortar lines...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Took a little gray paint to the bricks and instant mortar lines.
  11. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 4-03/4-09

  12. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 47 and clear. The high will be in the low 70's and it will be clear. I completed the construction of the town hall kit yesterday and started in on the engine house kit which I completed this morning and have set in place on the layout. The older structure it replaced will be...
  13. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 3-27/4-02

    For one, they're not finished. For two, who said anything about routing them anywhere? I just run 'em. I don't go in for operations. I just let the trains run. Been working on the engine house today. Here's what I've got done so far.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good morning. It's 63 and very foggy. The high will be in the mid 70's and there's a good chance of thunderstorms. There's a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until noon cdt today. A lake wind advisory is in effect until 6 PM cdt this evening. I was up until 1 am working on the Town Hall...