]Morning Boyz & Gurlz.
Back from my morning walk and fixed coffee for SWMBO. Gotta be out the door by 6:30 for my walk since this humidity has been around, can't get around the humidity but at least I can beat the the sun.
Yyummm, egg salad. Sometimes when our daughter comes out for a visit I fix some. Seems as though we are the only ones in our respective housholds who like it, same with Scrapple. Unfortunately the only place that carried scrapple discontinued it.
Gas prices continue to rise in SoCal, they are saying that the price could go to $5+/gal pretty soon.
Banks, Continued prayers for your sister-in-law.
Gotta scoot, later all !
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Hello there, Quick post from back doc's office.
Mike C...is this it??http://m.ebay.com/itm/Rare-American-Flyer-No-35780-Remote-Control-HO-Coal-Loader-in-Original-Box-/311400693274?nav=SEARCH
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good evening all,
Fairly busy day at work. Potential trouble possibly brewing on the horizon or it may be nothing. Can never tell with the cast of characters I deal with. Humidity gone. Did very little tonight. Banks, yes that is it and I see it is not worth much either. Thanks for the update and I was hoping I could retire on that item. LOL. Last game of the summer season tomorrow night. Work continues on the room addition. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello,
Today was a blah day at work. I have many projects to finish but I didn't make much headway on any of them. I kept getting distracted with other people's issues. The youngest is recovering nicely, and the wife made pot roast for dinner. I should be off to bed now. I hope you all had a great day.
Joe
fifedog Mornin' boys. Cloudy and muggy here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Waitin' on grandson to come over, in the meantime boiling eggs for some egg salad sandwiches. Yesterday I was just plain grumpy. Then I saw the neighbor's young grandson, and invited them over to run trains. Kinda snapped me out of it. Then I got back to work on my other neighbor's Flyer set. He has a lot of track, and half off it missing insulation strips, so I've been fabricating my own. I'm guessing it's ok to test it with a Lionel 1033...? 88 - Banks asked where you've been. I've been thinking of others as well. I see passing emails once in awhile, just haven't seen nor heard from Sturgeon or HudsonJohn. Hope all are well.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and muggy here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Waitin' on grandson to come over, in the meantime boiling eggs for some egg salad sandwiches. Yesterday I was just plain grumpy. Then I saw the neighbor's young grandson, and invited them over to run trains. Kinda snapped me out of it. Then I got back to work on my other neighbor's Flyer set. He has a lot of track, and half off it missing insulation strips, so I've been fabricating my own. I'm guessing it's ok to test it with a Lionel 1033...?
88 - Banks asked where you've been. I've been thinking of others as well. I see passing emails once in awhile, just haven't seen nor heard from Sturgeon or HudsonJohn. Hope all are well.
Fife,
I've been lurking lately. Been super busy these last several months. Got engaged last month.
I've been wondering where Sturgeon Phish is too. I don't have his contact info, and with the large amount of Flyer I just took in, I could use his help.
Oh, and I almost crossed paths with Banks at Toy Town in Berlin, MD last week. That's a must visit for anyone interested in postwar Lionel/ Flyer, or other toys.
Jim
Mornin' boys. A pleasant 67 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Grandson coming back for round two. He sprung a leak during naptime....
Demay - "Aarrgh-oooooooooooooohhhh hoo hoo hoo."
V8Vega - My border collie likes to lay under the layout while I run trains during the thunder-boomers. Soothes him right down.
MikeC- you tossed the train components out the window?
My mini-vacation was awesome....the lodge was great and we're going back.
Had time to talk about some things with the GF and took lots of stuff off the table, just trying to enjoy the company and not so much about the "5 year plans".
I need to get my goals accomplished first and foremost. Me first, most everything else later.
Good/bad news...Princess may be moving in the company by end of year, bad new is the lease is up on her Mom's apartment and Mom is abandoning the place by December with her up coming marriage. So she is in a mini panic.....I will, of course, handle the issue from here, since I am familiar with the Florida environment.
House hunt continues, which is #1 goal on the list. Some homes have no garage, but I found a few that drop ship or build on site and they are affordable. $5K for a 12X20X10.
Back to the rat race....
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
anjdevil - Good to hear.
Aloha from another beautiful day downtown. Rich, sounds like you had a nice relaxing break. I had fun zipping around Grant Park yesterday at lunchtime with an old scooter that I keep in the office. I have an actual class in an actual classroom starting tonight - for the first time in a long time...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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V8, I don't understand the high gas prices either. Last I heard we were out producing everyone in the world with fracking etc. so they had to fall back on thier old reliable excuse. i.e. trouble at the refinery. They say something is broken but blame the government for not getting it fixed because of regulations.
I have been having stomach trouble lately. I think an old ulcer might be acting up. Lord knows I have been abusing myself with the wrong kinds of food and stress. I have a regular check up today with my gastrointerologist. He will probably do another procedure on me.
Our live in son is gone all week due to his work schedule. Staying overnight closer to his job. Meantime, nobody here but us chickens. Makes me realize how much we have come to depend on him. Will consider hiring some help if this keeps up.
I have been running my trains a little bit in the last month. Got all my problems fixed for a while but need to keep it up.
My oldest son and his family returned from Baltimore/Washington last weekend after the recognition of my grandson for his work for NASA as a high school student. He got a big trophy from them and a trip to the NASA facility in Maryland. He has already been to Cape Canveral and Houston on previous projects. He is starting college this fall at U.C.Irvine majoring in aeronautical engineering and mechanical engineering. We are very proud of him.
Lost another train buddy recently from TCA Western and TTOS Southwestern. He was a retired airline pilot and a nice guy. R.I.P.
Ray
SPMan
Doug's weather report nailed it for us to.
Good to hear from you JimmyT. Engaged last month?
Gas here is $2.569 and falling.
Wifiey, wants a hard hat. With all the rain this year the walnuts are falling like mad.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Redfire - Big CONGA on the engagement. BTW, does she know about your train "affliction..." I would check out that Berlin store, if I didn't have the fam in tow when we go.
SPMan - on the grandson. Made me immediatley think of Homer from The Rocket Boys (October Sky).
It was a very very good day at work. Those potentially dark clouds have been chased away and I got a lot done on a variety of tasks. A Lionel GN RS-3 that I bought off an LCCA member arrived today and it looks great. The game went as expected tonight. We lost by double digits as we only had 10 people and we played the number one seed. The weather is very nice and work on the house is continuing. I hope everyone has a good day.
Today's weather was fantastic. It was sunny all day and the high was in the low 80s. It was around 55 when I went out for a quick 3-mile run this morning and it felt great. The youngest was not feeling so hot today, so he spent most of it watching the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies. It's time to get some sleep.
Congratulations Jim! That's great news.
SP Ray - I'm sorry about the loss of your friend.
Good night,
Mornin' FellasJust received new that was anticipated, but the desired outcome for me. Answers one question, but now creates a couple new ones. Looks like I have a few things to discuss with TheQ tonight. RedFire - Congrats again on the engagement! If I ever get to Berlin, MD I will have to check out that train store.Gotta run... will be stoping by more frequently in the near future.
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sir james ISun and 80s today. Edison just installed their new meters that send a signal to them. No more meter readers. More jobs gone. Lot's of debate about these meters but Edison is going ahead with their plans regardless. S.J.
Thought Edison died years ago.
Afternoon all. Been busy lately. Stopping by to catch up. Bigline of T'storms went through. Tomato sandwiches for lunch.
Congrats Jim.
Doug W., keep getting better.
Where is RT?
Have a good one.
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G'day All.
Busy cooking, I be Chef-du-jour for tomorrow. Doing something a bit different for tomorrow, Italian Sausage sandwiches and Mac-n-cheese made with Pepper Jack and Colby cheese. The Mad is at it again. [
We will be putting up with the gas prices for quite awhile. The fire at the refinery has put it totally out of comission and I believe the figure I heard was it produced about 20% of the gas used in SoCal. But what really is not helping is the fact that the Ca. regulatory agencies have not allowed the construction of any new refineries in like 50 to 60 years.
Got all my stuff packed and ready for tomorrow, of course all of the various tubs had to meet the weight approval by SWMBO. Hopefully Monday the restrictions will be lifted.
Back to the kitchen, later all.
Good afternoon,
WOW someone turned up the heat, AC is back on and looks like it will stay on.
Took Sandra to Ottawa to Walgreens and the low air pressure light came on in the truck. Got out and looked and sure enough I had a screw in the right front. Came home took the tire off and took it to town. $10 later I was home and it is back on the truck.
Wife is watering plants. I thinking about a beer.
SJ, No BLTs here. All the maters got drowned.
Good evening,
It is sunny and in the 80s again so I am happy. It is extremely nice in the morning as I'm driving to work. However, I believe a heat wave is on its way. I left work early today as today is the oldest child's birthday; the princess is now 14. That takes care of all the kids' birthdays until next July. The youngest is feeling a little better today as well.
Have a great night,
Greetings from Cincinnati! I've been traveling on business this week. Not too much train time this week. Next week I'm in the Big Apple.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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A good day at work. Got to practice with the soccer kids. More progress on the house. I hope everyone has a good day.
BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!!
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Today was a fun day. I took part in a charity golf tournament and had a great time. I am a terrible golfer, but it sure beats being in the office any day. The weather was a bit warm and I definitely worked on my tan. The wife and I went out for dinner by ourselves which is always a treat.
Sad day for us. One of my sisters passed away this afternoon. She had fought cancer for several months. She lived in Virginia with her husband. I'm sorry that I won't be able to go back for the funeral due to my health and the need to take care of my wife. They understand my situation but it grieves me. I have another sister with cancer but she is doing great. Thank the Lord for that.
later,
Ray so sorry to hear but you knew it was coming and you did get to go see her a year or so ago and I'm glad you did but please remember she is suffering no more she is now in the hands of the healer and is in peace. Remember the good times you had as kids and grown ups and I will say extra prayers for you and your family at this time of your lost and one extra for your sister.
Take care Ray
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Ray my condolances to you and your family.
S.J.
Ray,
I am sorry for your loss. I will be praying for you and your family during this difficult time.
Deepest sympathies,
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