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Posted by sir james I on Sunday, May 29, 2016 9:13 AM

I have a 11K Honeywell generator. The weak spot is the auto transfer switch. It has to work every time. I went that way so it would start and run if we were not home. Almost all regardless of brand name use the same 2 cylinder gas engine. The 11 K also saved me from having to change out the gas pipes and regulator.

88 degrees yesterday, about the same for today.

S.J.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Sunday, May 29, 2016 12:02 PM

Memorial Day remembrance:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2BbVZ2LEc .

Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, May 29, 2016 2:53 PM

Afternoon all.  Busy here as usual.  Rainy [actually sun came out] and 84 degrees.

Had a dry spell of 6 days without rain.  Garden growing up a storm.  So does grass and weeds.

Went to the farms Tuesday.  Could not believe it. Was dry which includes some big mud holes in the path.  Actually drove on the fields [not planted ket].

Collected a lot of ticks while finishing my new deer stand.

 

Friday, we dedicated the Veterans' Memorial here in downtown Rville.

Group photo of veterans in attendance.

The monument.

 

Remembering those who didn't come home.

Ray, MIL in facility now.  FIL doing so much better as he gets rest.  You did the right thing.

Have a safe holiday.

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Monday, May 30, 2016 7:45 AM

Ever thankful for those who have passed on. Have a great Memorial Day.

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Posted by sir james I on Monday, May 30, 2016 9:00 AM

MEMORIAL DAY 2016

Chief, nice tribute.

We will be staying home today.Number 2 son and family will share burnt offerings from the grill. 80s today.

S.J.

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Posted by KRM on Monday, May 30, 2016 9:40 AM

Good Day Guys, Nice here on The North Bluff.

Got to admit the race yesterday at Indy was a good one for a change. Plenty of action and drama. Happy with the win. Was looking at GasMonkey # 24 till he hit the wall. Don’t feel too bad for AJ who fielded foreign car engines with non US drivers. I got to admit I did feel a bit sorry for him when it looked like they would get it done.  Now Nascar was okay but you got to give it to a guy who can stay out front for most of 600 miles.
Not much going on today, got to weed wack and that is about it. Had the big holiday party yesterday afternoon. No plans for today
Remember to thank a Vet!

 

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Monday, May 30, 2016 7:10 PM

Good Evening from beautiful Southern Ohio

Finally put the garden out.  Reconfigured the beds brought in some new dirt and planted.  Bride happy.  

Busy weekend; haad Confirmation then downtown for the Corpus Christi procession; the twins helped.  Then to a niece's high schppl graduation party.

Thanks to all Vets and those who gave for the service of others!

Jim - Got the 356; It will make a good project, Thank you

RT - The cars look great; nice color

Chief - Good looking deer stand, sure beats hanging from a tree

Good night and may God bless

Jim

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, May 30, 2016 7:57 PM

Evening all. Thanks Jim and other's but think I eihter need to get them sand blasted ( the rest of the cars ) or the humidity is getting to the paint and making it look like it was poured on ( not the ones you have seen but cars I did later which were not sand blasted. ) I have 3 green abd 3 blue I now need to redo also so It's hold off time I think. I'm looking at a sand blaster on line I may try and get I have a compressor but still will need to get a dryer for the line and filters. I hope to goto Michaels, or hobby lobby Friday when in Aiken and get what I need for doing the lettering and numbering, I have the stamps need a brayer and a piece of glass or something like that ( may stop in at lowe's or home depot and see if they have any scrap glass I could get. ( small piece about 4" x4" or in that area)

Been a real nice and quiet day was able to relax. we don't do the grill thing so I cooked my self a burger on the stove in a small frying pan, had potato chips with it.

Hope all had a good weekend talk toy ou all later 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Monday, May 30, 2016 8:58 PM

Good evening all,

USA!  USA!  USA!   An AMERICAN driver won the 100th running of the 500!  Great weather, great crowd, great atmosphere!   Traffic into and out of the track was much better than expected.  Got to see a Foyt car in P-1 for 11 laps and loved every second of it.  Watched the race again when I got home and we are watching the Victory Dinner as I write.   Did very little today.  Went to niece's wedding on Saturday as well.  Long weekend.   I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by Banks on Monday, May 30, 2016 9:32 PM

Hello there.

back to the grind tomorrow.

Sounds like everyone had a good weekend. Mine didn't go quite as planned.  Saturday was ok. Grandson got 2nd on his old machine. Not so good middle of the pack with the new one. Need to take it apart and "Look Around " inside it next time there is a long enough break between races .At least piston and rings. Brady's tuning paid off. He trimed his ET by almost 4/10th  of a second. 500 feet in 6.6 seconds.got him 2nd place.

Sunday went south when a "some assembly required " gas grill kicked my butt followed by rain. 

This afternoon while watching the parade Mom had another TIA. This one was the worst that I've seen .Took her several minutes to come around .Meantime I got her into the Tahoe and headed to the hospital. They are keeping her for "observation". she didn't seem to come back all the way . Lots of tests scheduled for tomorrow.

Best get t sleep .

 

Prayers for those in need  .

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:22 AM

Aloha. Happy Monday, um Tuesday. Enjoyed the best weather for Memorial Day in memory. Highlight was wrestling the grill out of the basement and setting everything up. Prayers for your mom, Banks. Nice memorial, Chief. Tropical Depression Bonnie seems a little early for this time of year, Fife.

Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:53 AM

Good morning,

71 heading to 81 and humid here guys. Had just enough rain last evening to pop the grass and spike the humidity.

Spent a good part of yesterday prepping the rest of the south house wall for stain, then moved the lift around to the front. Got a lot of repair to do on the end tails but can get stain on the rest first.  It was hot and humid out there and your in the full sun working there.

Banks, Prayers for your Mom.

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Posted by SPMan on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 4:13 PM

Chief, nice commemoration for the fallen.  Sorry to hear about your MIL having to go in a facility.  Must be better for the FIL.  I'm doing better too since Helen went in.  Deer stand looks big enough to put in some comforts.

I took my very first ride on the new Gold Line light rail between here and downtown L.A. yesterday. Cost me 35 cents each way for Senior weekend fare.  Went with my oldest son on his birthday.  We had a nice lunch at a well known restaurant (Phillipe's) near Union Station and rode back home.  Took about 45 minutes each way.  Pretty crowded for a weekend.  The next section to be built will come even closer to my house but I don't care if it ever comes.  As it is I'm only 5 minutes away from it now.  They are building a lot of apartments near the new line to capture more riders.  It's not as good as riding a train but at least it's on rails.

Ray

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Posted by cheapclassics on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:08 PM

Good evening all,

Good day at work.  Quiet evening at home.   I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

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