In a message dated 10/2/2000 7:22:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> Steve as far as your comment on the electrified track thing, I recall where
> a model steam loco was run by heating coils where the current was picked up
> from the track. Anyone back me up on this, or a
This is very common way to "fire" HO scale live steamers. Jim from Puget
Sound has several HO live steamers like this.
Dan
>
> Steve as far as your comment on the electrified track thing, I recall
where
> a model steam loco was run by heating coils where the current was picked
up
> from the trac
Snails and slugs will not cross a strip of Copper.
Paul Gamlin
Geoff Spenceley wrote:
> Hey, Some good tips on snail termination, thanks. The strip with salt
> sounds great 'til torrential Floridian rains come, the grease around the
> supports sounds best-- The waxy goo is good for snails and a
Folks,
There was actually a similar prototype problem on a logging line up north many years
ago. Seems every year
there was a caterpillar migration across the railroads tracks causing all hell to
break loose as well as the
adhesion of said lines locomotives. Sanding was useless. Talk about sl
That's funny, I didn't see any snails. Looked like a bit too much speed to me.
Are you shure you don't want to do that again so I can get it of video tape. Neet
fire afterward though. LoL! You all should have seen it.
Larry
Geoff Spenceley wrote:
> Snail Slayer Steve,
>
> As resident of damp-d
A generous application of salt causes slugs -- which look somewhat like
snails in a nudist colony -- to come "all to pieces" as it were. Maybe
sault could be used in a defensive manner to protect the track. Charles
"Shyvers, Steve" wrote:
>
> Mr. Lunkenheimer,
>
> There is a type of very stic
Hey, Some good tips on snail termination, thanks. The strip with salt
sounds great 'til torrential Floridian rains come, the grease around the
supports sounds best-- The waxy goo is good for snails and ants etc. but
messy!-I use snail bait but the beer is best as a bait. Yes Lunk--I here
them s
Hello Walt and Mr. Lunk,
Just a thought (and not necessarily a good one at that).
You mentioned putting grease on the upright supports of the elevated track.
Have you ever poured salt on a slug or snail as a kid (or a terribly demented
adult)? Try a wide strip of tape placed sticky side down
I have successfully used "snail bate." I don't know how or why it works and
don't know where they go ..available from local gardening supply.
Jim Crabb
Seabrook (sometimes very wet Houston) Texas
Mr. Lunkenheimer,
There is a type of very sticky pesticide that is designed to be applied
around tree trunks to keep insects from crawling up to do their snacking.
Its stickiness is similar to wax ring material. I don't know how it would
hold up in the Florida wet. Grease might be just as good
Thank you for your response. Your comment about the sound of the snails
singing has struck a chord (b flat, I believe) with me. After checking the
medical records of the current trackwalker, I find that he wears two hearing
aids and also complains of
hearing all sort of noises in his ears. I b
Thank you for your response. It seems the snails are trying to escape the
somewhat overly wet conditions we are experiencing at this time. The beer
bait would undoubtedly work, but I'm somewhat concerned about the possibility
of mosquito's imbibing and making life totally miserable here in para
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From: VR Bass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2000 2:46
Subject: (Fwd) [big-trains] Does Anyone Have Experience With Regner Live
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> Can anyone on this list help this fellow?
> -v-
> --
Okay, Geoff. Just don't get carried away. This "electrified track" thing
could get out of hand. All kinds of uses for it could be dreamed up.
Steve
-Original Message-
From: Geoff Spenceley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 1:48 PM
To: Multiple recipients of ssl
Well Steve
--Electrified track--fried banana slugs, so eat 'em with the peanut
fattened drunk snails who should be cooked over the smoke stack of you
favorite loco! Better if your loco is fired with charcoal, they will be
steamed and barbecued all in one shot. Gotta go--gotta set out the free
bee
Geoff,
The snails don't sing so loudly if you serve free salted peanuts with the
beer. What is the most effective method to shoo the banana slugs off the
tracks? I wonder if the guys who run electricity through the rails have
these problems?
Steve
Snail Slayer Steve,
As resident of damp-damp N.N. California, I heartly endorse your
recommendations to the Lunk. However when I tried the beer and set up beer
bars for the snails, the noise of the partying 'til the wee hours of the
morning kept us awake all nite. Have you ever heard a snail sing
Mr. B. W. Lunkenheimer
CFO
The Swamp RR
Florida, USA
Dear Mr. Lunkenheimer,
It is as a fellow railroad magnate that I offer you my sympathies regarding
employee work standards. I speak to you as a colleague and a friend.
As a long-time resident of the Golden State of California I can speak wit
Can anyone on this list help this fellow?
-v-
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