| 9-11 19:03:20 | DAZed | well on an unrelated note, I can testify that the lamb chops were a success |
| 9-11 19:02:11 | rvn2001 | He said he only has a small oval at home and wanted to test them on a large layout. |
| 9-11 19:01:20 | DAZed | I would say he should test his show runners beforehand, but i've been there....sometimes even when you test it all goes south |
| 9-11 18:59:32 | rvn2001 | He was getting more frustated with it until he switched them out to t.o.f.c. and well cars. |
| 9-11 18:58:57 | DAZed | good for him |
| 9-11 18:58:47 | DAZed | well, as long as he was having fun with it. |
| 9-11 18:57:05 | rvn2001 | ...and flat cars with trailers. |
| 9-11 18:56:49 | rvn2001 | He, eventually switched to well cars. |
| 9-11 18:52:58 | rvn2001 | I had to add weight to mine to get them to track well. |
| 9-11 18:52:03 | rvn2001 | De-railing trucks.. |
| 9-11 18:51:30 | GNFan | Misbehaving lok or something else? |
| 9-11 18:50:19 | rvn2001 | He was really proud of what he had done. It was a shame that it didn't run... |
| 9-11 18:48:28 | rvn2001 | Correct, Mike. |
| 9-11 18:48:12 | GNFan | No two trailers alike, Thom? |
| 9-11 18:47:15 | rvn2001 | His RoadRailer was all different trailers....even a Taco Bell trailer. |
| 9-11 18:45:05 | rvn2001 | Another guy was trying to run his RaodRailer without much success. |
| 9-11 18:44:09 | rvn2001 | Regular ore cars behind the Big Boy and Bethgons behind the DD40. |
| 9-11 18:42:58 | rvn2001 | One guy was running British and French stuff. The others were running a Big Boy and a passenger train and a coal drag behind a DD40. |
| 9-11 18:42:29 | DAZed | gotcha, was the open house tied to some local train show or just sort of stand-alone |
| 9-11 18:41:31 | rvn2001 | Nope. Some of it is his old layout that they moved to this house and the rest newly added. |
| 9-11 18:40:42 | DAZed | any particular railroad or theme or era? |
| 9-11 18:40:21 | rvn2001 | More of a "U" with some extensions. |
| 9-11 18:39:54 | DAZed | so a blurry "E"? |
| 9-11 18:39:18 | rvn2001 | Nice. 2 levels around 3 walls with a peninsula the full length. |
| 9-11 18:39:13 | DAZed | I have 3 Ring cams (incl doorbell) and about to get a 4th so I can check on the dogs in the backyard. |
| 9-11 18:38:18 | rvn2001 | It wasn't very expensive and I'm hoping to, atleast, deter the "slasher". |
| 9-11 18:38:15 | DAZed | Thom, how was the layout? |
| 9-11 18:37:45 | DAZed | I know from experience that is not fun |
| 9-11 18:37:31 | DAZed | Thom, sorry to hear about the necessity for security measures |
| 9-11 18:36:36 | rvn2001 | Doug, I was at a N scale layout open house yesterday. |
| 9-11 18:33:29 | rvn2001 | I now have a new trail camera viewing my parking area and 2 motion-activated floodlights covering the same area. |
| 9-11 18:32:38 | rvn2001 | One of them has been hit 5 times. One of those times was a brick through the back window of his Cadillac. |
| 9-11 18:31:27 | rvn2001 | My neighbor did a little investigating for me about the tire issue. Eight people have had vandalism to their cars recently. |
| 9-11 18:30:35 | DAZed | they just needed a snack |
| 9-11 18:30:10 | rvn2001 | I'm not sure I want to share BBQ with them... |
| 9-11 18:30:03 | DAZed | I know, they were hangry. |
| 9-11 18:29:44 | rvn2001 | Remember....one of my neighbors slashed one of my tires a few weeks ago... |
| 9-11 18:29:24 | DAZed | yeah, that makes sense |
| 9-11 18:29:06 | DAZed | But hey, your neighbors would love you bringing them the extra too. |
| 9-11 18:28:53 | rvn2001 |
It's just me here. I don't eat all that much...  |
| 9-11 18:28:39 | DAZed | Thom you can freeze some of it. But I get it, probably not as beneficial when you're flying solo. |
| 9-11 18:27:51 | DAZed | I'm not too proud, I like it being easy. I'm not trying to win any contests just trying to make some food that is as good as the crappy restaurants the charge stupid prices. |
| 9-11 18:27:42 | GNFan |
Thom, I'd suggest that if you do move to Texas, you'd best select a spot downwind of Doug's place.  |
| 9-11 18:27:36 | rvn2001 | I'd have to eat the same thing for a week... |
| 9-11 18:26:46 | DAZed | Thom just get you a pellet grill. It's pretty easy. The hardcore smoker guys make fun of them calling them Easy Bake Ovens. |
| 9-11 18:26:45 | rvn2001 | That holds |
| 9-11 18:25:28 | rvn2001 |
I need to move to Texas..... |
| 9-11 18:24:48 | rvn2001 | I only need to build 3 sides of the frame that wolds the lighted part. |
| 9-11 18:24:28 | DAZed | I'm getting ready to take a pork butt off the smoker. I also have put some lamb chops on the smoker to "reverse sear" for lunch. The pork butt will rest for a few hours then to be shredded for some pulled pork for dinner. |
| 9-11 18:23:33 | GNFan | Got it. |
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