Demay Good evening fellas, Friday flew by and I was able to leave work about 90 minutes early. That allowed me to pick up the two older kids from school and take them for some ice cream at Graeter's. No, it's never too cold for ice cream. Not a whole lot going on tonight. Yes, Mike it is pretty quiet on here. I hope every one is well. Brent - Sorry about the BMW, but the Durango sounds quite nice. Buckeye - What time are you going to the show tomorrow? Joe
Good evening fellas,
Friday flew by and I was able to leave work about 90 minutes early. That allowed me to pick up the two older kids from school and take them for some ice cream at Graeter's. No, it's never too cold for ice cream. Not a whole lot going on tonight. Yes, Mike it is pretty quiet on here. I hope every one is well. Brent - Sorry about the BMW, but the Durango sounds quite nice.
Buckeye - What time are you going to the show tomorrow?
Joe
If I make the show it will be Sunday, afternoon.
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
V8, I haven't heard anything yet about the car crash in Glendora. Hope they caught the crooks.
Banks, thanks for asking. Wife is doing better lately. Will see a specialist next week and is still continuing physical therapy for a non related problem. Seems to be doing some good with that.
No rain here yet but we will take it if it comes. I have held off on watering today hoping for some from the sky.
Getting a little work done on my train collection for a few days but not much. I am boxing up some stuff that I will sell if and when I feel the need. Been boxing up my Lionel PS4 flatcars with trailers and my Metrolink 18 inch Bombardier cars by K Line. The engine is an F59PH from MTH with proto 2.
Still searching for boxes for the last two PS4 cars.
later,
Ray
SPMan
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello there,
Had a nice long post last night and the phone ate it.
Busy here at work and home. Last weekend's snohio that turned to rain became a thick layer of ice. Starting to get all of dad's stuff in order.
Fife. ..how goes the desk patrol ?? Still looking for a house or are you going to build?
88 ...sounds like you got a great ride. ....
Ray...how goes things with the Mrs? ???
Well I slept in so I best move on and fry the bacon. ..
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Evenin' FellasWell the BMW was a total loss... would post a pic but for some reason I can't find a site to host pictures from, tried my Shutterfly account but I must not be paying them enough for this feature...You Mopar guys will be happy to hear that I ended up with a 2014 Dodge Durango Limited. Has all the bells and whistles except the tow hitch, Hemi, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control (no forward collision avoidance). Really nice ride, so nice that I've put over 350 miles on it since Wednesday night when I bought it! Took it to pick TheQ up at BWI this evening and it received nice reviews. On Wednesday when I bought it, the kiddos were with me (very well behaved for a 2yo and 3.5yo), we got in to take a drive and Christina flipped up the rear entertainment screens "WOW Dad! This car has TWO TVs!....... Can we watch Frozen?" LOL
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Good evening all,
Really quiet here on the coffeepot. If Joe had not posted, there would have been no one between the one I did yesterday and tonight. Work was really quiet today. Got my LEGO order today and will be building this weekend. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello,
The snow stopped around midnight last night (ended up with an inch at best), but the temperature dropped significantly. It was well below freezing all day today and it will remain that way until tomorrow. The next chance for snow isn't until Monday, but I leave for California and Utah on Sunday so I'll miss it.
Kev - I will gladly come get your snow; leave it in your yard for me.
It's late here and time for bed.
Good night,
Sunny but cold today. Work was quiet but busier than expected. Did a lot of running around after work for the missus. Tired. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning all,
Chores are piling up around here since I have not had time. Need to vacumn the pool after that last wind storm we had.
Ate big breakfast today and it was late. Might have light lunch or skip it.
Took our first walk this morning in days.
Got a thing in the mail from someone trying to sell insurance on your gas pipe repairs. $5 per month for the rest of your life. Sounds like accidental death insurance. Gas Company has nothing to do with it. What will they think of next?
I would have bought insurance for water pipes but none available. Have since replaced the ones in the house. Sprinkler still out but on a separate line.
88 -Understood. Anyone with 2 little ones gets an automatic waiver...
Afternoon all. Busy Town morning. Waiting for Enterprise [who picks you up MAYBE SOME DAY SOON] rental car for pickup. Every time. Off to Charlotte BPS until Sunday noon. Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good morning,
-2 out there with bright sun, going up to 16 later. Wife went to work. So I hope the roads were better.
Joe, if you want anymore snow come on by and get all you want.
The basement dehumidifier shut off for the first time this morning since The 20 month old Jordan un-pluged the lift pump and the basement got wet so I laid the carpets back down and now I can get around down there.
Will do some train stuff today where I can stay in and warm.
Have a good one.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill..........
Good Morning Joe..........Glad you like the snow.
It is a cold 18 degree. About an inch of snow last night
Not much new here. 42 days before baseball starts. Been running trains and taking it easy. Daytona soon.
Y'all hve a great Thursday.
Chuck
Good evening,
A busy day today and yesterday. My car didn't start yesterday so I borrowed the wife's van. Today I grabbed a new battery for my car. The one that died was installed in 2008 and made that August so I think it served its purpose. It's snowing right now and I hope it keeps coming - good job Chuck.
Laz - The catalog has some nice offerings. i really like the USAF items.
Mike C. - I agree about different tastes. I am glad you enjoyed; I did like the way they made the field/stage look like an equalizer and different things.
Thanks Bob.
A very quiet day at work. Weather was good at noon. Snow cannon is hitting us now, but not too bad. Played indoor soccer. Got a goal. Did not get home in time to watch Arrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Yes........yes......yes. Senior moment from being overjoyed by a Riveter basket ball win.
Buckeye, Don't you have a K-Line Mikado ? For awhile traction tires were non-existent.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
DougDG.......T/T for Mikado ????????????
BTW, they still don't have the replys being able to display the emoticons. Spell check doesn't work either.
Hump Day......
40F now.....drops to 20 tomorrow.
Still waiting on my RMT CNJ cars.....Stuck in Keasby, NJ ....
Ray, If you could put a list together and email it to those that may be
interested....? Just a thought
Just a quick check in, gotta go back to work
to those in need!!
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
Wife's doctor visit went well yesterday. Today she has physical therapy for neck pain.
Papers full of news about more attrocites by ISIS. Worst vermon I have heard about since WW II.
Boxed up a few of my train cars yesterday. At least it's a start.
Snowing again on The North Bluff and 18 degrees. Like Doug said, temps will fall all day.
DouDG, Your right about the pickles,,,,I add my own Hamburger dills to mine.
Aloha from a grey and snowy Chicago where it's much colder today but only expect an inch or so of the white stuff. There was another inch to clear when I got home last night, then had to resolve a credit card issue that must've been compromised somewhere with a few micro-payments. Yes, Mike, I loved that commercial. They really nailed the look of the real painting. In fact, I'll go visit it again today. Gosh, the new Lionel catalog is gorgeous. Nice photos.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Busy day at work. Sunshine outside. Quiet at work as my 2 coworkers are not speaking to each other (can we say....Paradise??) Watched the Flash tonight. Good show. Saw the American Family Insurance based on Hopper's Nighthawks. Doug M, I am sure you would enjoy that as well with as much time as you get to spend at the Art Institute. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evenin' All.
More time in the yard today, got really tired so I'll do a little more tomorrow.
Kev, Yeah we got the frozen ones here, but they just ain't the same w/o that cheap salty little pickle that the fresh off the flattop have. The Grand Opening in Vegas must have been pure chaos: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/29/white-castle-in-las-vegas-forced-to-close-to-restock-after-grand-opening/ .
Buckeye, It appears that Brasseurs has some t/t for the K-Line Mikados. Last time I checked their site they didn't show as being in stock. The alternatives that I had tried, Lionel & MTH, didnt work out worth a ****.
Hope the weather becomes a bit more friendly to you guys in the north and northeast. Kinda funny when the prognosticating groundhog bit the mayor on groundhog day.
Later all.
Morning all. Sunny and chilly. Warming. Lunch meeting and gun store. Got to get ready to go to Bass Pro Shops, Charlotte [Concord Mills] Thursday. Run by the new Lionel Factory Store a few blocks from hotel.All you with snow, hope removal is easy. Stay warm and safe. No heart attacks shoveling/plowing.
Brent Have a good one.
Aloha from a snow-filled but sunny Chicago. We actually closed yesterday (snow day!) because of Sunday's storm. I guess we might get a bit more overnight. I enjoyed the big game because all the kids were home to watch and comment on the commercials and everything, and then I had all those extra hands to help clear snow. We enjoyed half-time - no one does spectacle like the SB, and the kids recognized all the songs. Then the daughter and her husband chose to drive back to Michigan after the game so they could go to work. Sheesh. Couldn't talk them out of it but they made it. Snow day was nice. I didn't really do anything but watch train videos and run Ivor for a while. Buckeye, I just got a copy of a haz-mat bulletin from a CSX friend that notes the updated tanker placards. Thanks for the catalog link, Laz. It sure is fun to drool over, but yes-pricey.Kev, you got a lot of snow. We only got about 13 inches.
dougdagrump It appears that White Castle is slowly working it's way West, newest location is Las Vegas.
It appears that White Castle is slowly working it's way West, newest location is Las Vegas.
Still cold and the world is covered with snow here on the North Bluff. Just waiting for the tons of snow to slid off the shed roof and block me in.
DougDG we don’t have a White Castle close but they sell them in the freezer section at the grocery stores here. Do they by you?
Bob, Thanks again for the neat Lionel Mail Pickup Set. I got to get cracking on placing it.
Your right MikeC It takes all kinds, Maybe if I would of known who that singer was it would of helped.
Hello all
Another night on the mountain training the new guy.
Managed to fix a G-scale Bachmann loco for a friend at the trolley barn. Not the highest quality unit, but it cleans up nice. Has me hankering for an O-scale ten-wheeler.
Also managed to figure out what the director's Flyer 16B needs. Just a new power switch and a cord.
Didn't watch the superbowl. Was while I was sleeping anyway. Personally, I rather watch the grass on the field grow. Just not my thing.
Liking Joe's new layout.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good Evening All.
The game was preety good, couldn't comprehend the logic of that last pass play by the Seahawks though. A few of the commercials were good. I'm not much into the half-time shows, they have turned into to much of a "how much more extravagant can we make it so it's bigger than last year".
Friday and saturday at the museum were good, no catastrophies on friday and the Kid's Club went well on saturday.
Spent the first half of the day in the dentist's chair, the second half was working on all the weeds that the little bit of rain brought out. In some areas you could hardly see the "decorative gravel" for the weeds. Not sure as to which one was more fun.
Took a quick look at a few of the new Lionel catalogs, didn't see anything that really caught my attention.
Later All.
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