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Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Lynn Willer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:15 GMT

maybe building a model train in a bottle.... naw.. -Lynn- ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Lynn Willer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:46:07 GMT

the firebox wont have water leaks, perhaps just air moisture. You could take some plastic spray coating and cover the brick. That would also stop pieces from

Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Doug Harris — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:08:29 GMT

... How about bottling, sealing and selling asbestos lagging? There ought to be a fair amount of that.. It's going to be collectable in few years.. (Sorry -

Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Steve Matda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:39:38 GMT

Hmm. Wonder if the firebrick is even intact...water freezing and expanding over the years. And then there's the "hazardous materials" liability thing...

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Martin Moorefield — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:34:43 GMT

I bet Bob Clay or would've given enough money to not only save them but to cosmetically restore them also. Martin ... From: Steve Matda

Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Lynn Willer — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:21:14 GMT

probably analyze the existing firebrick and have it replaced, selling the existing as momentoes or whatever, putting the buyer's custom name on them with a

Re: Dumb Suqqestion

Steve Matda — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:38:36 GMT

Are there still ashes left in the fireboxes??? I would have thought that after the last fire was dumped there wouldn't be any. As with any fund raising

Dumb Suqqestion

nw215689 — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:05:50 GMT

GidDay All! I was wondering if anyone had maybe thought about bottling the close to 100 year old sinders from the fire boxes and sell them in tall clear jars

just to whet your appetite...

dinwitty — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:01:50 GMT

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Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

Steve Matda — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:55:12 GMT

I used to be president of our local ham radio club. Sometimes it's hard to temper the enthusiasm of some with a hard dose of reality (no offense to any).

Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

doowoppie@... — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:54:15 GMT

David, There is nothing wrong with trying to help but making a donation is really a big difference than listing something for sale. We use cooperation

Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

Lynn Willer — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:58 GMT

you couldn't list the engines for sale, you could have a model of a car or something, and make note that the proceeds of the sale will go to donate to the

Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

Philip Martin — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:47:04 GMT

Wasn't condemning the act one bit...just the fact of listing something for so much on eBay seemed crazy to me. It was only about $5? Strange...costs the same

Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

David Bodendoerfer — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:41:48 GMT

Its only 4-5 dollars to list it. Which I won't do again. Sorry it was the only stupid thing I thought of that could reach alot of people fast. And 4-5 dollars

Re: Ebay, Lost Engines of Roanoke and TWVRPS

Philip Martin — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:44:30 GMT

Seems pretty stupid to me to do...I can imagine the eBay fee for listing something for 300K... Phil Martin Oxford, WI ________________________________ From: