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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 47 and partly cloudy with rain on the way. The high will be in the upper 60's. Yesterday I received two items in the mail. One is an 8 mb SM memory card I can use for my Olympus camera and the other is the #5 right-hand turnout I ordered from Bachmann last week. It was sent...
  2. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 1-30/2-5

    Very nice. I love the cop car tucked in by the bill board.
  3. J

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

    The turnout I ordered from Bachmann just arrived. That was quick. I also received an 8 MB SM card from a member on another forum. I checked it out already. It works and is good for 10 photos.
  4. J

    Weekly Photo Fun 1-30/2-5

    I picked this Bachmann GP40 up in Alexandria yesterday. It was built as 6 wheel pickup and 4 wheel drive. I rebuilt it last night so it's 8 wheel pickup and 8 wheel drive.
  5. J

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

    Good morning. It's 35 and clear. The high will be in the high 60's and it will be partly cloudy. Went to Alexandria yesterday and picked up a couple of things. One was a pack of half section 18" radius curves and the other was a Bachmann locomotive set containing two UP GP40's and a rather...
  6. J

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

    Checked into a new MAF sensor for my car today. Autozone wants $242 for it! On a cold day in he!!. I'll get one from a scrap yard first. I can pick up 11 or 12 for that price. One of them would have to be good. Picked up a little something in Alexandria today along with a package of half section...
  7. J

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

    It finally crawled up to 56 here. Looks like that's where it's gonna top out.
  8. J

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

    Man, I really went on a spending spree this week. In one day I bought a SM card for my Olympus D550Z camera, a new Nikon L18 camera so I can get the kind of close-up shots I've been wanting to do and a #5 right-hand turnout so I can split the track going to the north engine house. That comes to...
  9. J

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

    I know what you mean. I brace my camera on the layout or on a solid object if I'll be having my hands on it, otherwise I use a tripod, large or small.
  10. J

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

    Good morning. It's just below freezing here at 31 and it's cloudy. The high is expected to be in the high 50's and it will be partly cloudy. Friday is coming into view and will soon be in torpedo range! Well I went camera shopping yesterday. I looked at the ones at Walgreen's but none were...
  11. J

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

    Good morning. It's 39 and cloudy here in the Sportsman's Paradise with a light rain falling. The high should be around the mid 40's with the rain tapering off. I got the work done on the engine house doors yesterday effectively making them into one large door. Walther's probably didn't have...
  12. J

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

    I finally got the Engine house doorway cut out the way I want. Now I have to get some foam board and rough out the foundation. I'll have to wait til my SS check hits the bank (Friday).
  13. J

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

    Good morning. It's 63 and cloudy. The high should be around 70 and there's a chance of rain. If all goes to plan today will be the day I get the work on the doors of my old Walther's backwoods engine house done. For those who are familiar with this structure you know that it has two doors side...
  14. J

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

    That's called vegetation. You know, absorbs carbon dioxide, puts off oxygen. Came through the physical with flying colors. I go back for another one in March.
  15. J

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

    Good morning. It's 45 and cloudy. The high is expected to be around 57 and it will be partly cloudy. This morning I'll be off to the docs office for my standard physical. That includes being stuck with needles. Yeesh! Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/26/2009 Wind Chill...