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Re: Coming in from the cold - Steve - 12-04-2010
George
It is always exciting to see a layout get started. You seem to be well on the way to a great one!
My only advice is to keep your wife as happy as humanly possible....................that should leave about ten minutes a day for mrring 
Oh yeah.......GO NP!
Re: Coming in from the cold - deckroid - 12-04-2010
Steve,
I can only hope to do cliffs as well as you do. I will say that my wife is still sore at me from 3 years ago when I made a waterfall for my previous layout using your method. See, I used the special non-stick cookie sheet that she got from pampered chef. Careless, I know... but if she didn't want me using it she wouldn't have left it in with the other cookie sheets.
I bought her a new one and that one is now mine, but I still hear about "The Railroad Incident" from time to time.
George
Re: Coming in from the cold - P5se Camelback - 12-04-2010
Back in 1989, I used a cookie sheet with low sides that I filled with beer and left out by the garden overnight. I was so proud of my inventiveness when, in the morning, I had nearly a dozen dead slugs which would never again terrorize my garden to show for my efforts.
Bad Idea!
The wife was very upset ... she could never use that cookie sheet to bake cookies again! I told her I would wipe it down with alcohol and then wash it in scalding hot water and soap. No dice! That sheet was now mine to do with what I wished and the money for a new sheet came from the gardening part of the budget.
It's now twenty-one years later ... we've been divorced for thirteen years ... but I was reminded of my "ruining" that favorite cookie sheet at the Thanksgiving Dinner table at my daughter's place (she roasted her very first Thanksgiving turkey, for her mom and dad) when her fresh baked cookies arrived on the table as part of the dessert fare! (BTW, the turkey was one of the most moist, tasty turkeys ever! My "little" girl hit a home run, first time! And I got to bring left-overs home!)
Be careful what you get caught doing! Some things are never forgotten!
Re: Coming in from the cold - Russ Bellinis - 12-04-2010
I make it a point NEVER to get anything out of the kitchen to do anything that is not for food prep! When I needed a cookie sheet for a project, I went to the store and bought one. If I decide to use a blender for scenery materials, I will go to a local thrift shop and buy a used one. My wife does not go into the garage and borrow my tools. I won't say that I don't use her kitchen ware because since I retired, I'm doing a lot of the cooking; but I don't use her kitchen ware for anything but food prep.
Re: Coming in from the cold - P5se Camelback - 12-04-2010
And, Russ, that all makes perfect sense to me now! I just didn't think it through that far at the time ...
... Mistake made ... lesson learned!
Re: Coming in from the cold - Steve - 12-04-2010
George and BiL........Using the wife's stuff without permission is always a no-no!
I did "steal" some of her stockings to sift dirt...........sssssshhhhhh! don't tell her, my life won't be worth living! George, I am sure that you will surpass my rock work, and I can't wait to see you do it!
Update Time - deckroid - 12-19-2010
Update... well, tis the season for other crazy things... xmas shopping, snow plowing, snow shoveling, salting the driveway... is it weird that I have had enough of snow and it's not even winter yet?!?
When we last left Lassie, Timmy had fell down the well and ... wait... When we last left the layout, the cliffs were a daunting challenge because I can screw up steel balls. Thank heavens for Sculpty! But here are some pics of where I am heading. I have yet to hang that last light as I am out of bulbs and I cant seem to find the sulvania daylight anywhere.
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![[Image: DSCN0341Small.jpg]](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/deckroid/DSCN0341Small.jpg)
![[Image: DSCN0343Small.jpg]](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/deckroid/DSCN0343Small.jpg)
Here's a billboard for GERN meats...
![[Image: DSCN0344Small.jpg]](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/deckroid/DSCN0344Small.jpg)
Some NP
![[Image: DSCN0347Small.jpg]](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/deckroid/DSCN0347Small.jpg)
![[Image: DSCN0346Small.jpg]](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/deckroid/DSCN0346Small.jpg)
After the glue dries the cork down after the the bridge, I will have a full on loop and can begin to work on a few more industries. Oh... and the turntable. wheee!! (actually, I am scared stiff about that turntable.)
George
Re: Coming in from the cold - tetters - 12-20-2010
Why does the idea of a "GERN Meats" make me giggle.
Great work so far.
Re: Coming in from the cold - deckroid - 12-21-2010
It's a fact that GERN Processed Meats are 3% tastier than other leading products. I have been thinking of a new product line... Turduckenam in a can!
Hey mom, in a hurry? Shopping had you in a flurry? Don't worry! Pick up a can of Turduckenam today!
If it's GERN, it's GOOD!
George