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Good morning, it's 53 in St. Louis and headed to 67? I think the high tomorrow is supposed to be in the 40's!!! Lots to do on the honey-do list, so I doubt I will play with my trains today. Guess Jeffrey's internet connection is on the fritz again?

Looks very interesting, Jeffrey - I like it a lot! Got up to 60 in St. Louis, but temp is diving faster than the Dow Jones :O Got my CTT today and Lionel Nation #1 came yesterday. No shipping email from Trainz though? Hope it's on the way! Watching the new Hulk movie with the family -...

Mad - glad the ankle is going down. Steamhead, I listened to a show on radio a month or two ago about the formaldehyde problem. Apparently, a lot of stuff in our houses has this substance, but they manufacture to prevent it from being given off as a gas at regular temperature ranges. But...

MadH - wow! Good luck on the car, I hope you get your $! Chief, you put in a long day! Is that building going to house your next layout? John (JEF) - Yep, it's a TMCC K-Line with front and back coil couplers and railsounds, lights, smoke, and railsounds. Should be very cool! Jeffrey -...

Nice pic this morning, Jeffrey! Sounds like you got some wiring done, good job! TRAINZ shipped my new PRR A-5 switcher with TMCC and railsounds - yeah! Also some trick or treat figures. I wonder if they will ever ship the lionel teddy bear? Sir J - it's 57 degrees now that the sun has...

Chief, hope I don't need surgery, I think it's a torn muscle. I keep using it though, 'cause I'm not a very smart man. Jeff - nice pic, thanks for sharing! No trains for me and I lost on 3 ebay bids, so guess it's in the cards. Still no word on my A-5 switcher....

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Good evening folks. Spent the day relaxing. Read a little, watched a couple movies and a bunch of New Yankee Workshops I taped. Back to work tomorrow. NO trains today, but I expect I'll get word that my PRR A5 shipped soon. Bid on a couple train cars on ebay - so far I'm winning one of them.

CSX - sounds good! if you are using wood, could you use a dremel or something to carve the "boards" to the shape you want? Jeffrey - that's coming together nicely. I wonder if anyone ever did one of these all rotted down and broken. Seeing the exposed boards made me wonder about it. Maybe...

PS - interesting effect, Jeffrey! Is that regular foil or heavy duty?

Good night Chief - missed the popcorn and no bedbugs wishes when you were gone!

Picked up some house supplies today - kid at the store helped with drywall and when I got down his side on the bottom sheet was cracked through, so he did me no favors :( Oh well, I'll need more anyway. Also picked up a relay, some connectors and wire at Radioshack for an experiment I have...

Good morning - going to Lowes or Home Depot today to get supplies for the house. Need to get some more work done on the basement this weekend and also I want a new light fixture in the laundry room.

Well, you can never have too much firepower or ammo, that's a fact! 45 degrees in Sunny St. Louis. Planned to do something outdoors with the kids as we are all off today, but we'll see.

Cool at 44 degrees in St. Louis. I was just on dream shopping on a website for some electronic stuff for a future layout, to control trolley logic. Well, I registered and the site says wholesale only. I'm not sure if I will be able to buy from them or not :( OTOH, they have an actual store in...

Thanks for the link, John - some good prices! Had a big rain in St. Louis today and now temps are heading down. I think I'll work on a Halloween trolley layout this weekend with the kids. No OT due to computer updates at work, so a real 3 day weekend for me.

Jeffrey, looks like the sheriff is in town :) Talked to a fine gentleman today on the phone - Kurt Polak. Had to quit when his kids needed a nap. Mine were in school, so I goofed off all morning and then did some more yard work.

aussiebounce7bday1balloon6 Happy Birthday, CSX! Jeffrey, I hope you are feeling better soon!

Good progress Jeffrey! Boyscout popcorn is the best, but our local troop and the cubbies too have switched to some other brand that is not as good :( Email is malfunctioning again and it's the same online, so it must be my provider. Oh well - maybe I'll get something done today? Worked...

Chief would like this one - watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. One of the scenes shows two riverboat gamblers. One guy loses everything, including the deed to the plantation. He wants one more hand and offers his fiance's hand (basically). Mitty says, "....and if you lose?" "Why I...