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

    Good Morning from Greewood twp. Humid & 90-100 next 5 days! Have a great weekend.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Good Morning from Greenwood! Hot & Dry here, if you don't have air conditioning, FIND IT SOMEWHERE! Its almost to hot for a donut. (Almost) :D Stay cool and have a great day all!
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Here's a few from yesterday.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Afternoon? I've so busy I thought it was morning. Hot & Muggy here in the hill country. Storms all around us, again! John, I cannot see your picture. I even tried to force it open but no-go. Wish I could I am in the track laying stag and like to see how all you experts do things. Have a...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Alright, They didn't post again!:curse: Been a long weekend, I'll do it tomorrow.
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    A few pix from a couple hours of track laying. Hope all had a good weekend.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Good Morning from Greewood Wisconsin! :wave: 58 & lt. fog. My 15 yo son started helping with the layout last night!! I am a hap, hap, happy man! :D Have a great Saturday all!
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Didn't have time for a good morning from Greenwood so, GOOD AFTERNOON! We are at 70 and clouds. 2.65" Rain Yesterday morning but straight line winds too out a lot of crops! Can't have it just right I guess. Have a great weekend! Russell :wave:
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Big Itchy Rash all my life! Grew up around them in various locales. Chris, That may be the best part of it. Lay it down pull it up and no problems. Gotta go, :wave:
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    After several hours of shut-eye I repaired the damage from last night. The chaulk really does work well on the roadbed and comes up without using a pry bar. I am off on my lines a hair and needed to do some real delicate work to cut a piece of flex to fit. (2 3/16") I am using wired connectors...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Well, good news, bad news and ugly news. The good - the chaulk works extremely well for the roadbed. gives time to adjust and sets up strong to hold it in place. no movement and lays evenly. :thumb: The bad - tape dosen't work so well when you have to move the track even a little. :oops...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Good Morning from Greenwood :wave: 2" Rain overnight! 86 & humid today.......74 & dry tomorrow :D
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Hey Gus, I'm happy you got out of Madison :D That's the reason I asked about the closet cause, we are living in a farmhouse thats 100 yo and it would be a real chore to tear anything out! hamr I just think its great that you did it and now its even greater knowing that you were a...
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    Pupolarity Of The Hobby

    Its all in the hobby folks. My kids think I'm going into my 2nd childhood. Good! let them think that. My wife of all people pushed me back to the best hobby in the world because she kept saying I NEED A HOBBY! Stress, worries, life in general can be a real mind melter. The world is a place that...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    You guys sure are pushy! :D I've only been doing this since like, uh, well okay its time to lay some track! I am experimenting with all purpose chaulk tonight. it is easy to work with but a little messy. I, Lynn, set the first bumpers to my layout tonight and then, my 15 yo son had to show me...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    SEE!!! :( Everyone wanted me to post a stupid picture! I post one ugly pic and everyone runs away! :wave: Well, Lynn wants the layout plan but I haven't figured the posting process yet on that one. It really was just a trial to see if I could upload a stupid jpg. announce1 The track...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Lynn, I will have to try something different to upload the plan. I'm using this Rail Cad and am having problems converting to jpg, ect. I am on the road all day so will have to try again tonight. That really is a bad pic I posted! Geez! :oops: Have a great day everyone!:wave: Russell
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Good Morning. Its a nice one again in the hill country! 55 deg 72% hum :D Russell
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    Ah Ha!:D :D :D This is an old pic but now that I'm not being stupid anymore,:oops: I will figure out how to upload the plan and get it here soon. I really am a morning person but my brain some days dosen't agree! There has been finished improvements to the benchwork so don't laugh to hard at...
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    Enough of planning already!!!!

    There is if I can figure out just how to get it here! :rolleyes: I can upload right from hard drive can't I? Drag and drop or pound it up in here with a 20# sledge? :) As Arnold once said; I'll be back