RE: New Ruby "Mimi"

2002-10-25 Thread Tom Hudson
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I just faxed over my order to Sulphur Springs. With a little luck, I'll be steamin' by Halloween! -Tom

Re: New Ruby "Mimi"

2002-10-25 Thread Earle
Sulphur Spring also has Steam Oil for sale along with just about anything else you'd need for gauge 1 live steam. Check them out by visiting the Steam in the Garden site (www.steamup.com) and look under suppliers. Great site to visit anyway.Earle - Original Message - From: "tom leaton"

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread WaltSwartz
Keith, The Barber's chair reminded me of an incident at my shop. One of my customers had a dental supply business, took in trade-ins on new items, etc. Somewhere in my readings about unrelated subjects and trivia, I learned that a Dentist chair was supposedly the first chair to be designed "ergo

Re: New Ruby "Mimi"

2002-10-25 Thread tom leaton
From: "Tom Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New Ruby "Mimi" Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:47:06 -0500 Hi all, I just picked up an Accucraft Ruby #4 2-4-2 ("Mimi") and need to pick up some steam oil

New Ruby "Mimi"

2002-10-25 Thread Tom Hudson
Hi all, I just picked up an Accucraft Ruby #4 2-4-2 ("Mimi") and need to pick up some steam oil for it prior to firing it up. I'm in the USA; can anyone recommend a good supplier? Maybe someone with a Web ordering system so I can get the order in tonight? :-) Looking forward to my first live s

death, taxes & wife

2002-10-25 Thread Gary
Personally, I make sure my wife has as much time and money for her interests as I do for mine. Keeps both of us happy. If we aren't using something or enjoying possessing it, there is always www.ebay.com to raise cash for some new interest or thing or just to keep too much from piling up. Gary - w

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Geoff Spenceley
Keith, Harry et al, Well, If I were to die tomorrow, no one could say I didn't wear out, ruin, bust up and destroy a lot of locos!!. No neat cases, no machine shop, just a hobby room (spare bedroom) of which our cat allows me a small portion to use. Piped in compressed air while I "fiddle"--fol

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Trent Dowler
Hello Everyone, My wife, kids and family have no idea *what* some of the items in my workshop are, much less how much they're worth. A couple of years back while upgrading my insurance, my agent suggested that I take pictures and/or video of my "stuff". I emphasized on items that I had th

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Keith Taylor
> 3. Unless there is a major change, all worldly goods will be donated to > charity with the proviso that Mr. Lunkenheimer cared for. > Keep your steam up! > Walt & Lunk Walt, I'm sure any number of folks would be happy to take your rail stuff. But you can rest assured that if no one else does, My

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Keith Taylor
- Original Message - From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have an almost identical experience. ... Although beyond retirement age he died unexpectedly, before > producing the first chip on a model project. Harry, That actually happens quite a lot! But once again, if h

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread WaltSwartz
1. But he had FUN building the boxes and shelves! That's the real goal if you stop, step back, look around and smell the flowers...if it don't smell like flowers, maybe that person has an allergy and likes another smell. 2. An awfull lot of effort goes into building the elevated track sysyems

RE: Roundhouse Jet hole size

2002-10-25 Thread Shyvers, Steve
Bob, I couldn't find any info in my files about RH gas jet I.D.'s. Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Cgnr@;aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 9:14 AM To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Subject: Roundhouse Jet hole size Anybody have any idea what size t

death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Harry Wade
At 11:00 AM 10/25/02 +0100, you wrote: >Not entirely on topic, but this correspondence reminded me of the man who, > . . . . . and then build some special fixtures and jigs >When he died, his friends found a workshop full of odd shaped pieces I have an almost identical experience. A en

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread cgprod
Hi Mike. All this talk about passing on and what to do with the railroad ;; I tell ya if I cant take it with me Im not going Graham S - Original Message - From: Mike Chaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 2

Re: death, taxes & wives (was scale autos)

2002-10-25 Thread Mike Chaney
Not entirely on topic, but this correspondence reminded me of the man who, having retired from a demanding job, decided that he was going to build a model traction engine. He set up well equipped workshop and declared that, to make the job easier, he would start by making tools and attachments for