I offered all the water he wants to my friend in Dallas. We sure have more than we really need here in Central PA.
Feel free to come and get all you need. Carey Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On 9/9/2011 9:16 AM, Bob Werre wrote: > > I wish I could help Bill vacuum up water from the rains--in some areas > around here folks are so used to doing that, but not this year! Many > years ago when I was a teen, a park ranger in Colorado talked about a > Texan (who normally boasted about how things were better and bigger in > Texas) admiring all the free flowing streams, rivers and waterfalls in > the area. The Colorado resident said "well if you could suck as much as > you blow, you could suck down all the water you need." We're about 2' > short of rain for the year. This causes foundations to move, crack, and > tilt. I occasionally have to put small blocks under my layout's legs > when cars start to move on their own. > > The wild fires have been pretty much in the northern part of the Houston > Metro area; but the biggest near Austin where hundreds have lost their > homes--so much for living in the piney woods! I spent much of yesterday > at home working on two modules outdoors with particle mask, both for the > dust I was making and the very fine ash that is settling all around. By > afternoon, I was gluing down ties. I estimate I've got to lay about 50' > of track and five turnouts. > > BTW I did a weigh-in on the modules that I decked with Gatorfoam. I'm > at 20.3 lbs for a six foot module. I need to compare that to our > conventionally decked modules that use 1/2 plywood. The framing was > about 13.4, Gatorfoam at 3.3 putting the Homesote at under 4 lbs! I > have yet to add leg sockets and the rail itself, so I'll probably end up > at about 25 lbs for each six foot section. This is much lighter than > anything we've built so far. Thus far the only downside I've found for > the foam is that it punctures easier than I would like. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > On 9/8/11 8:14 PM, John wrote: > > > > If you get water in the basement just switch your prototype layout to > > the FEC to Key West. > > > > John Armstrong > > > > Well, about 1:30 yesterday, my basement started leaking around the > > stair-well area. I very seldom if ever get water in my basement, but > > it did, > > and now I'm vacuuming up water out of the carpet. > > > > The Jefferson Central sits above all that, so the trains still run, but > > folks I'm old and this ain't easy. Frankly, I did use pre-caution > > preparations for this one, but the rain was so heavy my preps just > > gave out. > > Mary and I are so fortunate, many of our friends [in town] had their > > basements totally emerged in water. 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