Good Evening from SLICK & ICY Southern Ohio,
On night shift again. The roads coming to work were a sheet of ice. There were many accidents, and several roads and overpasses were shut down due to icy conditions. My bride was working and here relief was not able to make it in and so she is holding over and hopefully will get to leave at midnight. The weather forecast has it warming at midnight so hopefully the roads will be better.
Two new to me cars came in the mail today, a 971 lumber unloader and the 973 Gilbert Milk car. Both are in nice shape and will only need some minor tweaking to get them excellent. If I get them cleaned up I post pics on SPF this week. I am thinking of moving some accessories around on the layout, and maybe taking the Gilford Station off. We shall see.
Lots of things going on at work at church and at home. Very busy. It will be late before I can check in tomorrow.
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Good night and may God bless
Jim
Merry Christmas Charlie!
Hey, that extra cat was a secret!
Tardis is ready, let's go! Got some Old Mills for ya, Laz - ready?
You want tipple even with the regular track height of your layout, is that it? Makes sense to me! Plus, a coal pit would be sunk down anyway, right
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
BRUTUS,
U DA MAN now you have 11 days off, means MORE TIME FOR BEER?
laz57
HI GYZ,
Ran trains tonite for 2 hrs. all good NO PILE UPs!!!!! Started planning stages for Lionel Coal Tipple and have come to the conclusion to sink the Tipple down to be even with the top of homesote. This, I think will make life easier? On the account I have only a 5x 12 foot area to run this and with the tipple sunk down and even with the top of layout will make life easier?
Stay Frosty,
Back from taking wife to the mall. Not too bad. Lucy and I sat in the 4Runner and waited. She came out and we drove up and picked her up. Now to stay warm. Tomorrow is "zoo" day. Off to Mom's down east [pickup pork bar-be-que, slaw, potato salad, fried chicken Southern style , hushpuppies and sweet ice tea. May try to get some collards from the place in Pinetops [where Mom lives near]. Eat and open presents with the two older kids. Rush back for Church. Then rush to MIL's, eat and open more presents. Come home and crash. Sneak Santa out for Pam. Get up Christmas and go to movie. Then MIL's for another meal. Sometime Youngest and Cart come for a while. Then they go back to Wilmington as their social schedule is too tight to stay. Going to say good night now. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite. Please Mr. Santa, Please, Please make it snow deep on Buckeye.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good evening All
RT- I'm suprised your wife did not notice the extra cat. I brought it with us in case one of hers got out. Decided to leave it anyway, look around, it's there someplace.
Charlie good to hear from you, I hope things are going a little better for you now.
We had lite snow all day, a couple of inchs maybe, can't tell with all thats already here. Banilla is waiting, we have christmas cookies but out of pumpkin pie. Ok Brutus fire up the Tardis and lets go. 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
Chief- Nicely done, Sir.
34 degrees, ice and then rain all day, and now ??? Yuck! One more day and then I'm off for 11 days, Laz - yay! Hey, except I am working 6 hours of OT on Saturday. Couldn't turn it down and we need to hit goal this month still. Wife sidetracked me, so did not get to run the new (old) train last night, but I'm gonna tonight before bedtime. Love this hopper, very neat (803). RT - glad we got some brownie points with your bride!
Buckeye Riveter Wes Whitmore Buckeye Riveter WES....I'm still alive. That was one heck of a party Frank! I slipped out the back door when it was too busy for me to get back in the train room... Wes Wes....I was very upset that the Chief again did not attend. He has stood me up for the last 5 years. You invite him to the big party in Ohio and he ignores you, but you invite him to a party in Washington, D.C. and he can't get there fast enough. Sorry we did not get to run the Beeps. I would have liked to see all five of them pull a long train. Did Jack get a Buckeye ornement?
Wes Whitmore Buckeye Riveter WES....I'm still alive. That was one heck of a party Frank! I slipped out the back door when it was too busy for me to get back in the train room... Wes
Buckeye Riveter WES....I'm still alive.
WES....I'm still alive.
That was one heck of a party Frank! I slipped out the back door when it was too busy for me to get back in the train room...
Wes
Wes....I was very upset that the Chief again did not attend. He has stood me up for the last 5 years. You invite him to the big party in Ohio and he ignores you, but you invite him to a party in Washington, D.C. and he can't get there fast enough. Sorry we did not get to run the Beeps. I would have liked to see all five of them pull a long train. Did Jack get a Buckeye ornement?
Chief was suddenly called to DC by President and President Elect on some matter of state. Why I have not posted since early last night.
Well, the Mom of four got her eyes full. My office was overfilled with the toys and clothes we got for her kids. Someone called the newspaper [not me].
Wife watching TCM The Shop Around the Corner with Jimmy Stewart. Do not know how many times she will see Mr. Mauntacheck fire Jimmy Stewart only to find out he is the hero and hire him back.
Then I have to drive her to the mall and drop her off for her to go get an item.
Yanks were repelled. Temps again only got into the middle 20's. Tonight is suppose to stay above freezing. 60's by Christmas day.
Chat later. Going to eat some mircrowave popcorn to hold me until we go out to eat.
Later.
Dang Brutus you all really impressed the wife this am when we got up you all been here got cake wrapped up leftover and even cleaned your alls dishes and stacked them nice. She said after that she'll forgive you all this time but don't let anymore cats out. and then gave a big to you all.
Not much happening here put an offer in on some trains we'll see how it comes out. I guess I really need to back away and save sopme cash till I get a newer putor. Oh well guess when this one leaves me stranded I'll start saving till I can get a new one lol.
Any way just sitting here reading and playing card games talk to you all later.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Merry Christmas to all!!!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Chuck - Prayers are still being raised for you and Paula.Dennis - Sorry I missed the note about your friend and his wife's loss. Prayers will be raised for them as well.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
YES BEARS WIN!!! I went to bed at 11 so I didn't see the end of game. I had a half day today so thats why I stayed up that late. Anyway off for 12 days NO KIDOs. Looks like some milder weather is headed our way? To get some rain tomorrow? It's only 25 here today but tomorrow to get to 43.
Last nite I did bench work on my offshoot of the main layout. I am puting in a 5x12 foot open strip mine with the Rotary tipple, 397 coal loaders(3), and the Gantery crane with clam bucket along with the coal elevator. Hope to get some work on layout over break? I'll post pics when done or in progress.
FIFE, LOVE those OWL SANCTUARIES!!!!!!
John, that was one wacky game. Turned off the TV after yet another Bears interception. After digging out the paper this morning, can't believe they won. Off to battle through the snow to the grocery store...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning gang,
Temp was 13 this morning and already it is 32, we're in a heat wave as they predict a high of 50 for Friday.
Don, I had a similar situation a few years back with an Olds power window.
Colin, Haven't seen you posting much lately, guess all that driving keeps you busy.
Where's Laz? His bears won last night. They might have frostbite though.
Well got to clean up the train room for the Christmas guests.
Good Morning All
Lite snow just arrived but is suppose to be rain tomorrow. Still to early for any breaking news from here. So it's just going to be a "have a great day". S.J.
Good morning everyone,
Well we were going to have a half day today, but my mom offered my sister and I the day off. I figured I would be able to catch up on a lot of missed sleeping hours, but of course not. It's a cold day here, actually it's downright freezing. I was up until about 4AM editing photos, mainly changing sharpness, color and brightness. I ended up waking up at about 6:15. I'll post some of the pictures if you guys want. They aren't of trains, however, they are of cars. (The two edited are a Mercedes S430 and a Ferrari F40.)
I think I cursed myself by saying I was in good health. The past couple days my bad leg has been acting up. It feels exactly like when I tore the ACL, and I'm guessing that it can't be good. I'm probably going to schedule and appointment soon, because the pain is getting to be too much to handle. It even hurts to drive.
Have a good day everyone.
It's a day early but I don't think that I'll be able to get to the computer tomorrow:
This "older" guy and his "Chief Engineer" wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.
88 - His honor's contribution will be given a nice nawthern greetin' in 2 more months...
Mornin' FellasTrying to put some finishing touches on this project for work. Still have other stuff to do for the same project, but I want to get these last few items fixed on what I've done so far.Enjoyed the SPF posts this week - no one noticed the Chief's car???Fife - I was going to ship my C&O PS1 (the one we found in York in April) but decided against it. The string of 8 PS1s really looks nice behind the Kitties.Well off to work, or should I say back to work... TTYL
Morning all. Looks like it snowed overnight - what a surprise... I'll clear it after I blast through to take the boy to wrestling practice. Now he tells me his phone died. Sigh. I'll get one of those cheap pay-as-you-go ones and swap the chip. Power window equipment is breathtakingly expensive. Even for our Dodge minivan, the parts started at around $300. Fortunately, I could take the door panel off and figure it out myself. That's why I got crank-windows in the new car. LOL. Prayers for Paula. hard to associate Christmas with such a loss. Haven't had a chance to touch the layout. Thinking of connecting some loops - just adding a manual switch that is isolated from the other loop. I could push an engine accross the gap if I phased the transformers correctly. I dimmly recall dismantling a similar set up all last Christmas - LOL.
Good morning all,
It is supposed to get really nasty in the weather department today. It does not matter to me as I am not driving. Stayed up way too late reading last night. Last day of work today for the next week and a half. Looking forward to time off. First long down time since last Christmas. May not post as regularly but will read to stay up to speed. I had bran muffins on the dining car this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Happy Christmas Eve -er, EVE For weather, check out post from G'burg.
Spent a nice afternoon with my oldest boy, whom is still healing. Did a little Christmas shopping for him and his little family, and for the first time this season, got into the Christmas Spirit. Had a late lunch at the local Owl Sanctuary...
Still haven't finished my layout, but things are shaping up. Will probably just fill in the holes 'til after Christmas, then finish "fleshing" them in later. I wanna run trains, dagnabbit.
Be merry, or be gone...
Good morning everyone!
Thanks for the kind thoughts and prayers for our Youth Pastor and his wife. We came close to losing our son when he was 2 weeks old, so I know the agony of seeing them in that condition. Can't imagine the pain of losing him. As you say, this close to Christmas, and the fact that he was born on Thanksgiving will mark these times for their eternity.
Don, I have felt your pain a few times. Mercedes Benz has a history with window regulators. If I go to the dealer, it is $500+ dollars. The last time it happened, I took it to the place that does our other cars. He ordered the Regulator Kit through NAPA and it comes in two parts. Motor and mechanism. This last time, it just needed the mechanism and so with labor, it came to $160. They do sell them aftermarket and that is the way to go. And yes, it still has a warranty.
Well, I got a suprize last night upon coming home. A box from my favorite train store. They had sent me a Angela Trotter Thomas Christmas car as a present. Just another reason for dealing with train stores vs big box stores. I do buy from both, but when possible, try to go through the train store.
Had to fry a turkey for a guy from work last night. Brought his kids over while we did some cooking. Kids are a bit on the "different" side. Little one is full of energy without the guidance of a diciplinarian and daughters acted like they were in their own worlds. Just stood there texting each other back and forth...boardering rude.
Wife is actually working today. First time since August. I hope she remembers all her passwords for the drug cabinets and things. She will have to re-orient herself to the nursing floor and also have to update some information. They are now requiring them to work at least 24 hours a month, so she will have to start working a bit more. We are looking into a nanny or babysitter, but it seems they are hard to come by...at least good ones.
Chuch, Hope wife is doing well. It is after everything is over and they have to get back into life that it gets tough. Mourning is a hard thing, never know when memories or the sense of loss will hit with overwhelming emotions....All we can do is be there for them. May God's peace and comfort be with her in this most difficult time.
God Bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Morning all
Getting ready to go home in about an hour. We were just busy enough last night to make the time pass fast. The first midnight is a killer
Don - What kind of car has a $500 regulator? Something I've done before is gone to junk yards went for the part and helped the yard guy remove the piece, so I have a clue on how to take apart mine at home. I figure all the parts going down the road are used, so why not get parts that are already used? (Remember I have American Flyers so I keep them running with "used" parts all the time.
Chuck - prayers for you Pam and her mom. She will need you as she grieves.
A fresh cup of joe for the drive home but not so much as you wake up before you want to!
May God bless
Morning to All,
It's a chilly 17 degrees today, not nearly as cold as yesterday AM, a whole 8 degrees warmer. The big difference is the wind. There's no wind compared to 20+ mph yesterday.
Today is last day for kids. Early dismissal so everyone can leave after the kids go. Tomorrow we will pack and head to BIL and SIL's house in Northern VA, our son wll meet us there. We'll have Christmas Eve dinner with them and go to church, then open gifts with them in AM. After breakfast we will head to sister and BIL's house for my family's Christmas. Hope nephew enjoys the trains.
Don Baker - I feel your pain. My little leaf mulching incident where my lawn tractor caught fire cost me $549. Of course a new tractor would have been closer to $1500 if not more. The tractor repair guy is very thorough and very honest. I have worked with him through the years. Still hurts the wallet this time of year.
Chuck - sorry to hear about your wife's losing her mother. Never easy at any age.
Dennis - sorry to hear about your Asst. Pastor's child. Very hard when a child passes, especially this time of year.
Yesterday at school we learned that a 19 yo former student was killed in a car crash eary Sunday AM. Bright, beautiful girl with a heart of gold, studying to be an elementary teacher. What a shame.
Well I must be going. Try to check in later today.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good Evening/Morning
FINALLY, got my contribution to the SPF up. Hope I didn't take up too much space.
Now..... How many days does it rain here?? 10 days per year MAYBE !!!
How often does my brother come down to visit ?? Once maybe twice a year !!!
So What Happens ????
We decide to go out for brunch, get in our car, wife opens the passenger window to clear the moisture, the window doesn't go back up!!! Have to take it to garage, just how much is a window regulator cost????? $500 Now this is the wifes car, so what do we do???? Buy a $500 window regulator. If it was my car? How many colors of cardboard are their? What really ticks me off, is that had to replace a regulator in our van this past spring, they said the same thing. I go online find them for $50-$90, call the garage, they say. We can't warranty that ! That's OK no warranty needed! Ask them today about aftermarket, they say can't get them, they don't make them. Now, I'm at work, she's at home, they have the car. So I tell him quite calmly, fine you put in that $500 regulator, and then after the car is picked up, you can erase our account from your system and our 4 cars. I'm over a barrel on this one, and you can have it, but it just cost you a significant customer. So he tried to justify it, and I said justify all you want, you can get me once, but you won't get me again! So enjoy!
My little rant is over!
Hope everyone is near ready for Christmas, and the weather becomes favorable.
Don
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