>Hi Vuickie,
I clean forgot you were in Oregon, so you and Glen are potential members for the potential Jefferson State Live Streamers!! Perhaps we could use one of the theatres in Ashland for our first steam up!! Thanks for the input on Home Depot. Well, at least I have a big Ace is the Place about 1/2 mile from our house! They are expanding to some hobby tools too- at my nagging. Cheers, Geoff. >Geoff and guys! > > Just a reminder that I am now in Southern Oregon instead of >Sacramento. And I am a "charter member" of PCLS. It would be fun >to be a "charter member" of Jefferson State Live Steamers, too! I >am in Ashland (I am a returned native, actually), next to the >airport. Lots of track, but it is still in stacks. With the floods >and mud, it will be awhile before Glen and I can run our locos >anywhere but the bench! Incidentally, I have a brother who lives in >Hiouchi <sp?> at the Crescent City golf course. > > Vickie-Marie > > > >Geoff Spenceley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Thankyou Larry, Gary, Fran and John, > >I like the ideas being presented, the name too, John: "Jefferson Live >Steamers" for us railroaders in Northern California and Southern >Oregon?? We should say North Northern California as many folks think >of Northern California as the Bay area but we are 300 miles North. >The steamers and their steam ups in the Bay/Sacramento area are >great and I would love to attend but I'd like something closer. I >do Sacramento, of course, there is NO option! > >I could also host a small steamup, elevated double track about 100 >feet circumference, minimum radii 11', more or less, also a ground >level garden railway in the middle, Then there is a 3-1/2"- 4-3/4" >around the house. My small lot is nothing but rails. Right, I have an >understanding wife! > >Larry has a very attractive garden railway too just about 5 miles away. > >Of course, Brookings or even Crescent City would be more central for >all. We could have day steam ups without the necessity of an >overnight stay for most of us, that option would be open. > >A comment for Bert: > >I am so sorry you had damage to your railway, I hope the ruins can be >raised from the ashes (icicles) without too much work. Hope you >enjoyed the Sisheim event in Germany.! > >Geoff. > > > > > > > >>If you include Humboldt County CA, you are not alone. Here in the Eureka >>area, there are 5 of us, some more active than others. We have 4 >>railroads, some have been featured in magazines. (But not mine). I'd >>sure like to get something going. I realize we are a bit of a way from >>Eugene. Maybe we could do Brookings as a midpoint. Sounds good to me. >>Lets wait till after the very rainy season and do it in the "not as >>rainy season." I wish I had a portable track, but alas not so. >> >>Larry >> >>fran wrote: >> >>>so far as I know, I is the only guy on the south coast who is intersted in >>>live steam and the outside track is not quite done due to my illness and >>>continued wet,,,some kind of record for the southcoast I guess. >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Geoff Spenceley" >>>To: ; "Small-scale live steam discussions" >>> >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:48 PM >>>Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] Brookings Oregon . . . God's country >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Gary, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>What is more, Brookings is further blessed by being only a couple or >>>>>so hours drive north of on the beautiful Redwood Highway from >>>>>McKinleyville ( my town)! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Is there going to be a steam up in Brookings or have I missed >>>>something? (as usual!) >>>> >>>> >>>>Geoff. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>All of Oregon is God's country, unless like some of my friends it is >>>>>considered Druid country. Brookings is near the Smith River, a gorgeous >>>>>river surrounded by Redwood forest with great camping, fishing, and >>>>>rafting >>>>>water. >>>>> >>>>>~ Gary - Steaming over Terror Trestle in Eugene, Oregon >>>>>http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor > >>>>http://www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy/ >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fran >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:42 PM >>>>>To: Small-scale live steam discussions >>>>>Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] Pete in Brookings >>>>> >>>>>Brookings Oregon....Gods Country >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>SSLiveSteam mailing list >>>>>Send messages: [email protected] >>>>>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>>>>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>SSLiveSteam mailing list >>>>Send messages: [email protected] >>>>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>>>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >SSLiveSteam mailing list >>>Send messages: [email protected] >>>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>SSLiveSteam mailing list >>Send messages: [email protected] >>Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >>Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > >_______________________________________________ >SSLiveSteam mailing list >Send messages: [email protected] >Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > > > > >Vickie-Marie Ward >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20060113/cecf8003/attachment.html >_______________________________________________ >SSLiveSteam mailing list >Send messages: [email protected] >Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
