Morning all.
Prayers for you Doug da grump
Chief prayers for your wife and her family. May he now rest in peace.
No big news going on here today.
Talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Well shiver me timbers matties! - Dere's a wayward breeze 'tis morn' - lift th' main sheets - wind t' ar backs...
Chief - prayers for yar family - may yer FIL rest in peace
Dougnotta - run dem nasties through!
Fife, Kev, DougM, an' ArrrghT - clear sailin' today!
Regards, Roy
As Captain Ron would say, "Let's kick the tires and light the fires."
Gonna havta fill me wooden leg now.
Good evening all,
Somehow it is fitting that this is talk like a Pirate day as the junior high team played a classic match. School mascot is a pirate by the way. The team jumped out to a 5-0 lead, then watched as the other team made a 5-1 run and then sealed the deal with a 3-0 run to win 9-5 at the "All American" sport. The cowbell was ringing.....a lot. The crowd was rocking and the intensity was high. Nice to be on the right side of the scoreboard after a struggle like this one. Work was busy. Weather was rainy but dry when it needed to be. Hot temps return this week. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning team!
Another warm one on tap with breezes and 94 as a high today. There may be some cooling down in a week or so, but not much.
Fife - whatcha fill the wooden leg with
Mike C - nice win!
Good morning,
66 heading to 90 today with a butt chewing at the Dr office at 11:00. Normal high for today should be 73.
We have been looking at used dogs and those rescue places are just rip offs.
Very few we have seen are abused dogs, most are runaways. Sounded like a good idea but, Rescue dogs are a money grab where you get a stupid dog for dumber people. If they were good smart dogs they would not be in a rescue place in the first place. And they complain about puppy mills.
Guess I will get a dog the old fashion way. Pick it up off the street.
Get this letter I got from a rescue????? WTH??
Thank you for your inquiry. Our adoption process starts with your completing the attached application. Please let "your references" know I will be contacting them. Once you pass all your reference checks, I will schedule a home visit for you. The whole family needs to be present for that visit. When you pass the home visit, you will be officially approved to adopt! ?????
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Afternoon fellasMade the trip to Dallas and back OK. Wasn't feeling well, but managed through it. Went to Gas Monkey Bar & Grill for dinner on Wednesday - pretty good food, was surprised. Bought a T and a workshirt. Thursday I was able to hook up with my ex-coworker. Good to see him. We hit up Hard 8 BBQ in Coppell... very tasty. Not quite as good as Mission BBQ here in MD, but pretty much neck-n-neck as different types of BBQ. Good thing Hard 8 isn't here cause I would rotate between the two daily. LOLKev - that is cheep compared to prices for pure-breds... I don't get it either. Almost as bad as adopting a kid... and no one is coming to my home for a 'home visit' for me to adopt a dog.Chief - sorry to hear about your FiL.Banks - sorry to hear about you boss. That's what took TheQ's mother 11 years ago.
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Aloha from a pretty and warm day downtown. i have a friend who works at a shelter who says the 'adoption' paperwork (albeit sometimes overdone) is to discourage those who scoop up dogs for fighting them or other nefarious purposes. They are also supposed to help weed out spur-of-the-moment decisions that end up with a quickly returned dog, and to walk a family with other pets or young kids through all the consequences.
Our current pup is a rescue - who probably ran away. I didn't mind paying a chunk of $ to get him fixed and help keep the shelter going.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
cnw1995 i have a friend who works at a shelter who says the 'adoption' paperwork (albeit sometimes overdone) is to discourage those who scoop up dogs for fighting them or other nefarious purposes. They are also supposed to help weed out spur-of-the-moment decisions that end up with a quickly returned dog, and to walk a family with other pets or young kids through all the consequences. Our current pup is a rescue - who probably ran away. I didn't mind paying a chunk of $ to get him fixed and help keep the shelter going.
i have a friend who works at a shelter who says the 'adoption' paperwork (albeit sometimes overdone) is to discourage those who scoop up dogs for fighting them or other nefarious purposes. They are also supposed to help weed out spur-of-the-moment decisions that end up with a quickly returned dog, and to walk a family with other pets or young kids through all the consequences.
Slow day at work. Hot day outside. Got two phone calls late last night after posting. One was from wife's brother in the Phillipines and the other was a relative who I had not seen in 20 to 30 years. Turns out his mother (who I did know) had passed away. It was good to talk to him again but obviously not under these circumstances. Chief, my condolences on father-in-law. Last home game for high school boys Thursday night. I hope everyone has a good day.
I've had some complaints about the dog rescue group discussion. While I feel that the discussion is pretty much stuffed full of blueberry muffins, it does not violate any forum rules; it clearly has rankled some forum members. And in an open disclosure, my last seven dogs have been rescues. Perhaps this is a topic best left to other forums. 'just say'in.
Bob Keller
Wake up!
73 already heading to mid 90 again. Seems like August and September have got their weather swapped. Will have 90s till the middle of next week.
Mini motor cycle battery should arrive today. Got the inner tube yesterday and got the wheels back on it. So I should know if it will run by tomorrow or if I need to get a new controller for it.
Boy my arm is sore from the flue and pneumococcal shots I got yesterday. Ouch!
Best move on.
Sun and 80s.
It's great while it last. I am enjoying every day like this.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Aloha. Another warm, sunny day! I will miss this in January - except it will encourage me to play with the trains in the basement. Looking forward to meeting an exterminator tomorrow morning to get rid of a wasp nest in the side of the house.
Wow, slept in this morning for the first time in many months. Feels great but the head is pretty foggy. More coffee!
It hit 99 here at the airport yesterday, but only 97 at the house! Temps will not drop until sometime late next week. Late Sept early Oct can be a really ugly time of year here...
Kev - you got me thinking about the flu shot for this year.
It is that time of year Roy,
The new battery pack did the trick, All ready to go. I have $73.00 in it. Ready to give the kid some road rash,,,,,,,,, Told his folks they better get him a helmet and chest guard.
Bob Keller I've had some complaints about the dog rescue group discussion. While I feel that the discussion is pretty much stuffed full of blueberry muffins, it does not violate any forum rules; it clearly has rankled some forum members. And in an open disclosure, my last seven dogs have been rescues. Perhaps this is a topic best left to other forums. 'just say'in.
For the first time in 21 years of soccer, a team from Greensburg beat a team from Columbus! The Junior high bunch won 4-0 against a team that pounded them last year. They are now 6-6 and if they win the final game next week, they will be the first team since the boys went to Semi-state to finish over .500. "My" soccer boys and soccer girls both lost tonight, boys 15-0 and the girls 5-1. Ouch! Busy day at work and hot and muggy. I hope everyone has a good day.
TGIF!!!!!!!
Back later
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Mornin' boys. Cloudy (due to Jose) & 60 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Doing my narrator duties next 3. Hosted cards with some of the co-workers Wednesday night. Big Boss asked me to help out with brakeman duties next day with a MOW train, 0700. When I arrived, briefed engineer that he may see a "colorful display" coming off the covered hopper we were using... He didn't.
Leaves are changing a bit early here.
Good morning from a hot and humid North Bluff.
Fife, same here with the leaves. Already burning them to.
Not much else today. Another hot one in the 90s.
The Hickory and Elm are at it already.
Anyone need some acorns????
High of 88 today and tomorrow.
No leaves falling in our neighborhood but a few trees are showing some change into fall. No burning here in the city, they have to be raked up and bagged for collection. I do miss the fall smell of burning leaves though. I have no trees so the neighbors provide me with leaves when the wind blows but I just chop em up with the lawnmower.
Morning all!
To hit 91 today, so a bit cooler.
No leaves here, but when they drop, the city park that is west and at the end of my street provides a billion leaves for my yard since my house is the end of the circle.
Dennis - bummer re the pilot light.
Fife - what is the colorful display off the top of the hopper?
Kev - bet the squirrels are happy!
TGIF!
Good Evening from beautiful clear 71°F Southern Ohio,
I cut grass and collected more dead falls most of the day. I'm reclaiming more yard with each mowing. I think I'm making progress. I took the mower over parts of the yard that I've not cut before. Our leaves are starting to fall now too. I want to be able to access all of the front and be able to chop up as many leaves as possible. The front is about 3 acres with 20+ trees. The back is another 3 acres of wooded hillside.
My bride and I went to the kid's homecoming pep rally. It was a blast! The four upper grades danced to songs from the 70's 80's 90's and 2000. The twins are freshmen and their dance skit was from Grease. All the kids had a fun time. There were hot dogs and hamburgers and a bonfire that is still going on and there is a dance and we can hear the music from our front porch.
Mike – the exchange student we're hosting is from Spain and plays soccer. He has been quite an asset to the team, as he plays a different style of soccer. As he says, less physical and more skill based.
Kev, the motorcycle turned out great
Good night and may God bless
Jim
Evening all.
Jim I have been to spain many times. Beautiful Country. I loved Barcelona and Torremolinos. I'm sure a lot has changed since the last time I have been there ( about 1991 )
Good day at work. Upper upper management approved my plan for a project today. Pleasantly surprised at that development. I am always amazed when someone listens to me as it does not happen too often. Jim, glad to hear an exchange student being helpful....reminds me of when my Norwegian soccer friend was here....... Quiet night at home. Awfully hot today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning,
Grass has stopped growing due to heat and dry here.
Hot today and will stay hot till Wednesday. Then falling from 90s to 70s where it should be this time of year.
Cooking brunch and then just screwing off the rest of the day. Wife is stuck watching old black and white Gunsmoke shows all day.
Morning. Hot and dry. Going to have to water. Got errands to run. Then clean house some to help Wifey. Most of the dusty stuff done on addition. Still slow progress.
Funeral done and that is settling OK.
Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evening all!
A pleasant day today at 91.
Spent the day watching college football and then we went to a local burger/beer joint for dinner. My alma mater TAMU beat Arkansas in OT. Sweet!
NASCAR Xfinity tonight, Cup tomorrow. Cowboys play on MNF so I will have TV control for the race!
Bad soccer day as everybody lost (2 grandkids' teams and both high school teams). Weather awfully hot. Debating on mowing tomorrow. Did go to a nice exhibit by the local historical group. Wonderful speakers and music. Very nice displays. That part was a great day. I hope everyone has a good day.
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