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

    Roy...Do you use one of the micro-sweepers to clean the layout? I thought about trying a swifter duster to clean. Chief...I see that I forced you to post again at the caboose. :yep:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Thanks, Roy. Did you see the lump of coal posting this year? Ozzy...We are thinking about you. Ride the wave!! Chief...Please tell Pam thanks for the nice gift she sent me. :-D BTW, I am sure glad I forced you to start posting on the caboose. sign1:roll1::D Don...Steam sounds car sounds...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Chuck...After getting another lump of coal for Christmas this year I have sent a letter to Santa changing my reference for naughty and nice from the Chief to you. :mrgreen: Also, next year I am going to put on my want list, gift certificates from the train stores in Wheeling. Speaking of...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Dr. John...You will find that a GPS will save you time and gas. This fall we found ourselves in the middle of nowhere running low on fuel and the GPS guided us to the nearest gas station, 16 miles away. :thumb: Two years ago, while fishing in Canada about five miles upstream from the lodge, a...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Merry Christmas Day from Roger's Corners, OHIO! :winter1::winter1::winter1::winter1::winter1: Again this year, I got a lump of coal. :confused::rippedoff:wall1 Ever since I met the Chief, I get coal, before that......Hey! Wait a minute! Something just occurred to me. Mmmm... I better...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    No Mac and Cheese??! I'm not sure you live in the South.:cry:
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    You get your butt over there, sir!!! It is not better not finding out. I am now dealing with a good friend who never went and found out and now he is really suffering. He has had to close his business and all of his future plans on retiring in about ten years in the Smoky Mountains are on hold...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    What would happen if you pull the levers forward and push the levers back? Does your house catch fire?sign1
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    After having 50 + people at our house balloon6and running the trains for four house, I'm tired, but it was worth it when you see the faces. Good night.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Finally a great way to use a crane car. Check out the top photo of CTT Page 23. At first I only noticed the beautiful Rock Island freight in the foreground of Mark Purtle's photo, but then looked at the tunnel and the bridge bent being put in place. The rock wall apears to be made of ceiling...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Tom, have you seen any choppers suitable for G Scale?
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    In order to save time, I am just editing Chuck's posting today. Same deal, different time.:mrgreen:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Chief....Since you know my layout, should I be considering Lionel Legacy? How does it run the SC-2 controllers?
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Chief... When that bridge falls down, you are going to be blamed. You are the highest elected official on the forums, so it will be your fault!!
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Chuck, I respectively disagreee about there being nothing much else good in the February issue of CTT. If you check out page 12, our own Don Baker has a great letter published. :thumb: Also, check out page 59 about building a bridge correctly, unlike the bridge shown on page 41, where the...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Tom...Why would NS want a photo of a swamp (NC) on their calander? :mrgreen: If you received a new CTT, would you take a look at Page 9, specifically the ad from Steeltoys.com. I have never heard of this company before. Has anyone delt with them? Chuck...We are going after the bridge...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Good afternoon from Buckeyeland, where we have had rain, sleet and now snow. Cedarcreekrr... How is the CSX doing in Garrett? For those with a lack of education in the history of the B&O, Garrett, Indiana is named for John Garrett, one of the past presidents of the B&O railroad. Garrett's...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    Good evening from a warm but wet Buckeyeland. Every December this place gets real busy. Trying to get gifts in the mail to the relatives overseas. Chief, I didn't know I was a burr under your saddle. I'm flattered. :thumb: I feel very sorry for those hit by the ice. :winter1: We...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    While I was gone, did they really let the Chief become Mayor of Roseyville? I thought I had all that nonsense stopped. :p