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    So I have gotten my start with DCC, and fried my first decoder.

    I have one word for you: LENZ their warrantee covers fried decoders, even if you do what you did to that Digitrax.
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    Its Halloween!!!

    We ate all the candy ourselves (my mother & me) an put a sign on the door "sick- do not disturb" Which is true because I tried poisioning my self wiith spray paint and Windex, from working on my truck's body and cleaning it's windows. in 1.5 weeks: a 90 pack of Resses's gone! :D :D :D :D :D :D
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    brother's kids: the aftermath.

    Re: Re: brother's kids: the aftermath. And not far apart either, I'm in London. That's the plan, I'm just waiting for them to show up in the mail. I wish the had more n-scale suitable animated signed through..
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    brother's kids: the aftermath.

    Re: signs I'm still waiting on them to show up in th mail. my web site is at http://neon.zugdcc.com right now all that's there is one photo of the otl" sign I have on my own layout, unny part is I didnt order any to be sold. Maybe next time it it goes good.
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    have you ever had to leave NEGITIVE feedback on ebay?

    I was thinking something like: "After a delay payment was received"\or something like that.. I also has some flat cars I bought on ebay once, it wasn't until I'd already left positive feedback that I discovered that the sell had change the Atlas trucks for a cheaper brand, with a couple...
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    have you ever had to leave NEGITIVE feedback on ebay?

    The emailed worked, they've now Paypaled the money to me. I'll never know for sure what really happened on their end, wether they did send it and it didn't go through, or what... But I did add them to my blocked bidder list. I'll be sending the item off to them tomorrow.
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    have you ever had to leave NEGITIVE feedback on ebay?

    I was about to leave the ne feedback last night after I posted this, but instead I email him asking them to tell me why I shouldn't post neg feedback. here's the reply: So I emailed them back and said it wasn't there, and included my Paypal email address. Which hasn't changed since I...
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    have you ever had to leave NEGITIVE feedback on ebay?

    here's an item i put on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19121&item=3148394569 the auction is long ended. all the required notices were sent to the buyer, he replied one after the first reminder saying he'd pay soon and never another peep out of him. I filed the...
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    look up!

    A shot from a couple weeks ago.
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    brother's kids: the aftermath.

    THEIR GONE!! THey behaved pretty well. Not a loco was touched.:p About an hour after lunch my brother wanted them to see the train. So I unlocked Fort Sunnydale and led them in to my world. I ran my SR PA-1 pair and then the CP SD90 & SD40-2 pair. THe girl got to run the BNSF SD60M...
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    how to keep brother's kids away from trains.

    I was just talking to my brother on the phone and told I was kid proofing the train room and put locks on the door. "I don't think that's nessary." was the answer I got I then said nobody is going in there without me. and silence... So the locks are in place, they're not staying over...
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    how to keep brother's kids away from trains.

    THanks for all the replies. A couple more details to fill in the blanks. My mother (67) and me (36, 3 weeks away from 37) own the house together, and our two cats. So mostly the visit is with my mother. The bathroom is only accessable from the train room. There two door to the train room...
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    Atlas 40' car too light.

    Anybody else have trouble with Atlas 40' box cars being to light? I have 3 CP box cars, all tend to derail easily, espically behing long locos. So I useall keep them apart and back a bit. Yesterday I pickup some lead weights and put a 1/4 oz square in. Huge differance, the cars the like...
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    how to keep brother's kids away from trains.

    My brother has announced they he's coming this weekend with his wife and kids. The girl is 7 and the boy is turning 3. I have a good size n-scale loyout I'm trying to protect. Today I installed a door on the train room that will be locked most of the time while they're here, but the 2nd...
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    Atlas CP, CP: are they out yet?

    Has anybody seen the Atlas GP-38 or GP-40 CP. CN or GO locos yet? I thought they were to be out by now, but know sign of them.:confused:
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    goodnight everybody (photo)

    I did check and it worked when I viewed it. Maybe I over reacted. That said it really doesn't matter, I have bigger problems to worry about the a sig on a post.
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    goodnight everybody (photo)

    Didn't make it, I bought it. It's a Light Works USA "EL Lamp" http://www.microstru.com/ That's their website. Thank said That said, I probably wont post any more photos that feature the signs. I liked them so much I decided to try being a dealer. I can't find regular work and thought...
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    goodnight everybody (photo)

    Another night shot. Wont you like to live here?
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    use ebay or forum to sell loco?

    I took the MT couplers off today and tried the one think I hadn't, the Kato long-shank couplers that came with the SD90. It worked!:D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) They have far more flex then the "good" MT couplers do. The SD90 still has a slight problem with one 9 3/4" (2nd line loop on the...
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    use ebay or forum to sell loco?

    I've already had one person email me about a price:) I want to double check my numbers. Each loco was about $150 Canadian + $45 for each decoder (+tax). I have to sell the decoders with them since they only fit these locos. I've added MT couplers on both (front only on the SD90 because I...