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Just back from lunch with the daughter - which always seems tobe painful - she's so... young and foolish. Was I ever like that? ;) Then chipped ice from the driveway - got a workout! Waiting for the youngest to come home from Chuck E. Cheese. Sounds like Don is having fun!

Morning all. Worked on track until midnight - what a nice evening. Hopefully will be able to repeat it tonight. Brutus, those evenings are special. I remember a few dances with my now-16-and-driving-me-crazy daughter. Good to remember. Had three of her friends sleep over. Expect they'll sleep...

Whew - frantic day today - watched small fry all day - picked up other small fry at buses when their parents were stuck in traffic, barely got the middle boy packed and off to his church trip, now have a house full of girls getting ready for a dance. Have to feed 'em too. Worked too - fortunate...

Morning all. I am hosting some five year olds whilst their moms go off with my bride to Iowa of all places for the weekend. Hope to get serious train time tonight and tomorrow after the youngest goes to bed as the teens are also busy - heck, we'll run trains when he's up too but I want to do...

Morning all. Here's a first: I'm in the office on a Thur instead of working from home for the first time in more than a decade. I have a 'command performance' to attend a certain meeting. Even wearing a tie. Then I'll turn around and go back home. Good news about your mom, Brutus, and your...

Morning all. Prayers for those who asked for them. Mmmm, that sounds like a good breakfast... Did you see Corgi has a new catalog out - with another Birney trolley for Connecticut Co., and a dead PCC as a truck load? corgi-usa.com

John, do you have a item type I could use or that you'd recommend? As you said, there are a million items - I found 14,000 things with the word 'Marx' available. Or are those the ore wagons Kurt mentioned - I didn't think to search for those. I know I've seen 2 axle cars that could pass for...

Greetings from class where my students are working away on their lab assignments building web pages. I enjoy these next two classes. John, I sure wish I could visit York someday - just to "hobnob with my fellow wizards." I will browse for Marx. Kurt, those ore cars are a great idea. Sorry about...

I always knew Don's a star! Here'a question: I'm looking for two axle rolling stock I could kit-bash to run behind Thomas and his friends. Any ideas what I should look for - is there Marx or AF O gauge I could explore?

Morning all. Wow, Laz, your kids will be in school until July with all their 'snow days' Glad your mom came through fine, Brutus. Today's my 'long' day - with lots to do too. I have a nice fat book to read on the way home about how the coming of the railways changed life.

Rats, I have to obey my own law it seems, so it is snowing again here too and may not hit 10 tomorrow. Sorry for blasting snow and ice randomly about. Before I resume hexing Buckeye's layout - I sense he may have visitors soon - Let me gaze into my magic semaphore lamp: I think... maybe... It...

OK, Jon. I will wave my magic snow-wand and send it all south to ...where's a good place: how about Florida - that is plenty far, right?:mrgreen:

Morning all. Thank goodness for a hot pot of joe and a glowing stove in this caboose. Boy, all the complaining about the weather elsewhere, and it's 35 below here - actually a few ticks below zero with a stiff breeze out of the west - see, Kurt it's all Jon's fault - it's from Iowa. Jeffery, I...

Morning all. Brisk here. Brutus, whenever I visit someone's home and get to see a gigantic basement, I always spec out what sort of layout I could fit in it - LOL. I've always liked the look of the Phantoms. The youngest is my only train buddy these days - his older siblings are embarrassed -...

A productive day, Brutus! Agree, Jon. I love the White Sox, but boy, it's pricey - and I try all the tricks like half-price Monday, upper-upper deck, eat-at-home, buy-peanuts-outside, etc. And forget the NFL and big-time college. Good thing there's great high school and minor-college sports! Oh...

We got mail. So I must've cleared enough of the ice. Stupid plows. Finished taxes. Still wish to continue living. Time for trains or a nap. ;)

Morning all. Sir James, that's good to know. Here they use trucks and drive right up to the box. But I wanted to clear everything out for them. Temp dropping already - supposed to hit a high of ... 4 tomorrow. The high. Sigh. With the wind from Iowa, they're talking 35 below. Rats. Well, it...

Great purchases, David. Great photo too.

Evening all, sleeting here. Sending it off to Kurt and friends out east. And of course, it will all freeze tomorrow. Thank goodness for buried utilities. The post carrier didn't bother climbing the hill to deliver the mail - what was that about 'neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night...'...

Afternoon all. Just back from Fields uh Macys. One of the advantages of being in downtown Chicago is I get to take care of all my 'shopping' in one swoop. Dinner reservations for Thur: Check. Card for Thur: Check. Giftie-thing for Thur: Check.:thumb: