NEW TRACK-FINALLY SOME GREEN

[transam6870]

hey guys
it would seem that the water pipe that runs up the north wall of my slot room and feeds the bath above cracked and sprayed a fine mist over the north 4-5 ft of my track while I was at work yesterday. :angry-banghead: :angry-screaming: :angry-cussingblack: :angry-jumpinganger: :angry-fire: :angry-teeth: did I mention :angry-steamingears: :angry-steamingears: :angry-steamingears: :angry-steamingears: :angry-fire: :angry-fire: :angry-fire: despite all the paint, poly, gallons of glue and scenery-the half inch mdf is now roughly an inch thick. I have a t/a proxy looming in the not too distant future, so now I am out as a host. . . . for now. there is a snowballs chance in hell this will pass me by. the wrecking crew, ie. me and a cordless and a bfh will remove it this weekend. the water line has been repaired and shrouded to prevent a repeat. 4 sheets of mdf were picked up on the way home and have a new track plan in mind. so at least I should have working lanes sans some scenery when it comes my turn. THIS SUCKS :angry-cussingblack: :angry-cussingblack:

[2FER SLOTS]

Deep breaths.
It'll fix.
Nobody got hurt.
Insurance debuctible?

That does truly suck :oops:

[transam6870]

actually it is deductible come to think of it- I gotta make a call. thanks 2fer

[waaytoomuchintothis]

AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!

There. I feel better. You should try it.

[mgs75thmeu]

And I though it was bad when the furnace guys had to get on my table right in the middle of my layout!

[ElSecundo]

Ugh, that sucks. Sorry to hear it. :(

[Dodgefarmer]

Very sad to read of your loss, hopefully you will be able to recover without too much hardship.

Best wish's
Randy

[HRWJim]

Man that is rough. I worry about that too as both tracks are in water shut off areas. Good luck with the rebuild. Jim

[SOBwanhoser]

Bad news!
For what its worth, I've seen MDF return to approximate shape days after some water exposure - but I guess it really depends on the amount of moisture it is exposed to.

Also found this:
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta ... hp?t=38702

Good luck with the rebuild/repair!

[Cjent]

Wow........... I guess maybe living in a no basement part of the US is not so bad.
Good luck with the rebuild and keep us informed.

[LloydL]

That's very bad luck, but the positive is that you can make any little improvements you want on the rebuild. Good luck with getting it sorted!

Regards, Lloyd.

[pfuetze]

Autsch, that hurts! But, you can build a new layout, improved :D
it hurts for sure to see such a nice track being destroyed!
Looking forward to see the new layout! Always look forward :)

[Broman62]

[transam6870]

hey guys
I am a little happier now. the insurance lady gave me a check for some of the water damage- sheetrock, ceiling tiles etc.. actually I am now excited about a new track. true I can fix some of the problems that track had. It was way too technical for my taste, short back straight with a kink, hairpins and 18 inch turns. this one will be fast and free flowing, long front straight, no hairpins and 42 inch turns without all that other busy stuff going on around it. just track and landscape. got the new one drawn up and ready to start routing. still its a serious p.i.t.a. but kind of good thing too.

[Datto]

Dang! That stinks! You can rebuild it! Even better!