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

    Morning! Jon, Sorry to hear about the basement. Brutus: Praying for good weather on your camping trip. Don't let those kids get dirty! :twisted: CSXect: I ate half a quart of the grape tomatoes the other night... I looked down, and decided I better stop. The same thing happens with...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Congratulations on the new baby! Woo Hoo! You'll be amazed how well you will be able to function with little to no sleep. Have you named her yet? Kurt
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Busy, Busy, Busy....Church today. I'm lucky to get more than 5-minutes to sit anywhere...unless it's 4:00am. Sir James: Great layout photos! Brutus, thanks for posting! Kurt
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Brutus: I believe he installed plastic flex tubing with stainless steel braded jacket. Supposed to be blow-out proof. Yes it's safe. Can you buy a couple sections of these, make a loop in them and attach to the base of the faucet connections? Or check the base of the copper pipe from the...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Interesting.... So Lionel has Jon Zornacky, former president of Electric Railroad, now their Chief Technical Officer, and Mike Reagan from TAS....:thumb: Expecting Great things electronically from Lionel in the near future! Thanks for the information John. Awaiting MIL visit...usually a LOT...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Jeffrey: Looks like an RSC-2. I owe you guys big time! I added the 5a fuse to to the fastrack test track this am, and I went thru 3-fuses. The GP didn't want to turn, so it went straight off the track. Finally got it limbered up, and it ran like a champ. Nice sound! Thanks again, Kurt
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    Its Monday 04/14/08, Weekend modeling accomplishments!

    Added 1/8" plywood to the outside edges of the layout board. Fussed with the control panel fitting. One side is radiused to match the track. Just about ready for the stain.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Brutus: Nice layout! Even if it is temporary. Doug: Sounds like Birthday weekend celebration went well! Another Korean dish we go out to breakfast for is Be Bim Bop. Bop, or Bap (rice) Be Bim (to mix) 'Jethro bowl' with similar marinated beef, an egg, sunnyside up, carrots, spinich...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Chief: Glad you're feeling better! Sorry to hear you've infected the misses. If she's sick it means you're not that sick..nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Brutus: I'd buy one of those! Probably why they discontinued the upgrade. Out for kids bedroom furniture and Korean food...MMmmmm...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Happy Birthday Spankybird! Jeffrey & John: Take care of yourselves! Brutus: Good luck on the Camelback! I saw some Mikado's out there with TMCC! Chief: Great news on Carter! Pretty funny! Kurt
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! CSXect: Great Job! Up most of night...1-yo was up about 1:30am...I couldn't get back to sleep...back to sleep at 4:00am...storm were south of us,but dog was going crazy...Did manage to invest in an Atlas GP-15 with TMCC. Finally raked yard, took most of the day...not sore today...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Does it matter??? We walk in, say 'Hi Brutus', run trains, and he feeds us dessert! Gutters cleaned and re-caulked, boy are my legs hurting...Need a break. Kurt
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Sir James: Great news you're still here! I expected you to be packing for the left coast or AZ after this year's snow. Spankybird: Great trains! Chief: Sorry to hear about Sheriff. Hope they decide to take care of him. Beds cleaned out..last minute yardwork and gutter cleaning before...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Beautiful day yesterday! 60 and Sunny! First weekend in a long time! Yardwork, with a lot of breaks with the girls! Sat on the swing and shared a coke with 3-yo...good times! Spankybird: Great looking new additions! John: A load of great information! Thanks! Laz: Thanks...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Bride back...Really enjoyed dinner out and a concert yesterday...Funny...She was in England in the am, and returned home to see a Choir from Cambridge, England. Laz: Trout fishing by day, and Burgers for dinner??? :eek: Brutus: Glad you had a good time on the trail...Maybe next...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Afternoon! Not much going on today...Feeling out of it...I have a cold; sore throat, sinuses. I think the kids have it too. Try to get outside and get some yardwork done. Mid 50's and sunny. Looks like Doug has the bug...Doug...2-words...Used CAB-1's. :mrgreen: Spend the $$ on a nice...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Dennis: I was looking into the Baby FM because it was smaller...I don't have the room, but I do like switching. I'm expecting this to be about the size of a PW Geep.? I need to keep up appearances on the wiring side...Don set the bar pretty high. Kurt
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Brutus: e-mailed you ideas on temporary cure for the bug. Bride still out...Holes drilled in train frame for wire...Hit a screw, and messed up hole saw bit. Work on blocking areas for terminal strips. Dennis: Thanks! I found a Baby Trainmaster... We'll see. Watched parts of and...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Morning! Dennis: I agree with Doug! Our 3-yo has a bob. We had to fix what she started...Now we get a lot of compliments on her haircut! Any favorites on the TMCC Engines? I'm think I'm getting the CAB-1 bug...I hope it's not contageous...Doug, Brutus, Sir James...beware... Signed 3-yo...