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

    Good evening, sun today soared all the way to 17, 5 tonite and then a slight warmup. But wind has slowed to not a problem, thats what makes it feel really cold like yesterday. Train story of the day: grandsons rode the christmas train at the mall. Have a good tomorrow....S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Same thing here, eight degrees and wind gust 35 to 40. No use messing with the snow till the wind slows, about wednesday maybe. No trains just being lazy..S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, just checking in as usual. No snow today but a little more expected overnite. I did a little train fussin today but nothing major. Take care all S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, No rain here, ten inchs of snow. At 4:30 AM we had dry streets and green grass, by 8AM couldn't see across the street. No trains or nap today just moving snow around. I think 10PM may be as far as I go tonite. S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, Temp stayed at 27 but sun was out this afternoon. Like many others we are expecting a snow storm to arrive before morning. No trains today, just goofed off. Have a safe trip if your traveling in the snow tomorrow. S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good evening all, snow had stopped by daylite, about three inchs. cloudy and 27 all day. I ran the trains for a little while today but you know there are only so many things that one can do in the house all day. Oh well after the 21st we will start to get a little more light each day. I always...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, cold 22 all day, now snow has arrived 3 To 4 inchs by morning they say. No trains as wife wanted some errands done and I decided to beat the snow and go today. glad I did snow just started but has covered the ground already. Have a good tomorrow...S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, only news here is the weather. Rained all nite,51 at 8am and 32 by 10am. As low as 12 tonite. Nothing new in the local train world, Lionel did ship some 027 type stuff, but the big dollar items have not arrived. Good for me, bad for the store...TTFN..S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Les, a word for your wife. Some stores keep track of returns and too many returns mean they may refuse to take something back. N, sorry to read your leaving, I hope you will still be able to visit. S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, CSXect that method works very well. sorry I cannot post any sketchs'.the best part is you can make any size curve you need and it will be a perfect curve without kinks. We have 43 degrees and showers now and then, watched the Lions lose and then took a nap. That brings us to now...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    GG track is great if you can get the hang of it. I have no way to show you but maybe can explain my method. Use scrap wood draw the curve you want and cut it.Then tack the curve to the table, drill a starter hole for each screw, start on one end and screw down, then start wraping the track up...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Well it was the greedy oil companys and their high gasoline prices that started this world wide downspin on all kinds of products, in fact everything that has to be transported has gone up in price. you noticed how the price of gas has gone down, they want to be invisable right now. Train show...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    GOOD EVENING ALL, a cold 22 with some snow showers today but nothing to do any fussin about. Not much going on today either, train show tomorrow but I have nothing on my want list, I'll just have to wing it. TTFN..S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    HOWDY ALL, actually no big news today so I'm just checkin in. No trains either. S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good Evening, A partly sunny but cold day. Most of the snow has melted. As usual my activitys were indoors so not a lot to gossip about. Just messed with the trains a little and spent time with the tv & PS2..Enjoy tomorrow...S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good evening, just checkin in. Rain and 37 today, 28 tonite so could have some iceing in the morning. No trains ran today,sorry. TTFN S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good evening, it stayed below freezing all day today, but rain and 40 tomorrow. Then of course back down again. Not to much training today but I did fuss with them some. Have a good tomorrow....S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    DECEMBER 07,1941, I remember, and as long as god allows me to have a memory I will remember.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    GOOD EVENING, snow is over, about three inch's. 28 degrees going down to 19. An indoor day, got the paper, got the mail, that was it. Watched tv and ran some trains. Hpoe your Sunday is a good one..S.J.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Good evening, cold 18 right now but no snow. I'm not sure where today went but it just slipped away. My wife and I had a late afternoon meal out and I did a few laps with the Hogwarts and this evening watching tv. Thats it, I guess I'm done. Enjoy your weekend...S.J. Also talked to brutus over...