"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Good evening all,
A great day at the historical society. The trains were a big hit. Seeing the eyes of the kids light up when they saw the trains was worth every minute we spent there. Watched "Christine" tonight when we got home. Good movie. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Fife,I have to agree with Banks on the cub. They are light duty and not the most versatile machine to own but still a fun piece. If our Gator ever gives up I would like a Mule. But so far the Gator is +10 years has over 1,800 hours on it and still has the original battery. I have only had to replac the rack and pinion boots because I hooked them on some brush. The compact Gator only runs about 18 MPH but that is fine for 8 acres and I think I could buy three of them for the cost of a Mule. Wife likes it just fine and it is nice to sit side by side and ride around. Now the older grand-kids are learing to drive on it. So it has paid off in many ways and done a lot of work.
Still out.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
MichRR -
Banks - I ain't pullin' the trigger. Thanks for the checklist, just the same.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Fife,
What are ya hoping t do with it? They are nice Lil tractors but too light to do much work. Attachments are hard to come by as well . They only fit Cubs. Three point hitch is standard across most brands. Are the tires loaded? Were they ever? If a loaded tire leaks and not fixed correctly and soon the rims rot out in no time. Any blowby coming out the crankcase vent? Tells you what shape the rings are in. Couple things to look at before pulling the trigger.
I agree with Kev. Ya need both
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Tis morning,
Steady rain and will all day, Going to town for sausage. Wife and cat are sleeping.
Won two Lionel tin signs for the wall last night for like $14.00 Better pay for them now.
Fife, you need both!!!! Ain't it great when they can play without a I-thing device in their hands.
Mike, enjoy the time off.
Boo y'all. Sunny & 38 this morning in the Mid-Atlantic region (now a blimp-free zone). Gotta mow the leaves after while, and take wifey to supper.
Fifepops was called into action yesterday, as boy needed to be picked up at noon. He wanted to play trains downstairs, and afterwhile asked about the "fire train Grandmom bought me..." Yes, the 6-16660 Wifey purchased at YORK. The one that was supposed to be a Christmas gift.
So up at the carpet central, the boy was playing with his new train, along with some army tanks on flats, and some small metal airplanes. He spent an hour alone in the living room. No tv. No i-thingies. Just him, the toys, imagination, rockin' it 50's style. 'Twas nice.
Banks - The fellow is asking 2200. Parade ready. Good looking red finish. Newer "skins" too. Wifey wants her Kawasaki Mule instead.
Gloomy and 60 today
The man says little ones will get wet tonight.
I am leaving soon to help with the modular layout for a train show. It is not a club layout but belongs to the Detroit historical Society. We are all volenteers.
S.J.
Mike go for it a week off hopefully will give you a refresh body and mind. Everyone needs it now and then.
Take it day by day mike
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It was a long day at work, but it convinced me to take a week off work. I know I will be buried when I come back, but it will be there no matter when I do it. If they get desperate enough, some others can take up the slack. Wife and I are already making a list of things we can do next week. We also got doors on the last 2 bookcases by ourselves. Now I have the temporary tables to run trains now. Did some set up testing tonight for the Halloween exhibit tomorrow. Also watched Grimm and Blue Bloods. Kev, you are right about work. I am so looking forward to retirement, but I also know it a few years away. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there,
TGIF!!!!!!!
Fife. .....tell me more about your Farmall Cub
88....I've heard those stories about retirement. Can't wait to see if it's true. Good luck with the job. Keep us posted on Christina
Doug & Ray....good luck with your car issues
Son has all the corn picked .
Patricia has most of the leaves down. This weekend I want to gather them up
Laz how's the hunt going?
Spending this evening with the Real McCoy's on YouTube
Best move on
Prayers for those in need
Good afternoon all,
Don, sorry you had so much trouble with the car repair. I have a smog check coming up next week on my old 87 Buick Century. It always passes because it has such low milage for it's age but if it doesn't I will have to think about getting rid of it because it can't stand the cost of all that it needs.
Got lab results back yesterday on wife's leg tumor. It is called an invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Have an appointment with surgeon on Monday who will schedule a day to remove it. Hope there are no complications. My family doctor ditched the dermotologist that he first sent us too. So now we are in better hands I hope.
Bought my wife some blue jeans and new PJ's. Says nothing fits right although she tried them on. I will take back soon. I have come to the conclusion that she can't wear anything with a stretch band waist. Bought her some other new clothes a while back and foolishly threw all the tags away. Now she is unhappy with those too. I'll probably just donate them to the church. I give up. She tried on everything at the store and said they felt OK but now, not so much. I think we should just buy a bunch of Moo Moos like they wear in Hawaii.
Ray
SPMan
Got my new eyes today,,,,,better, but the brain is in adjustment mode.
Like Doug said,,, Just around 50 outside here today but the sun is out and there is 0 wind. It is very nice.
Got gas for $1.939
Aloha. Hey the sun is finally out - burning off the spooky-looking fog. That blimp sure caused havoc a few days ago - Fife, I thought of the same Austin Powers scene. The winds and rain of the past few days have knocked down most of the leaves - I can now see how this wisteria is taking over the yard like kudzu. I will wait a few days for things to drive off and hopefully, the leaves will blow into the rest of the neighborhood I am the only house with big trees so always have a lot of raking to do. Speaking of cars, I had the oddest experience today - I took the bride's car into the shop to check a few things for winter - everything was fine, even the tires, nothing needed to be done. They didn't even charge me for looking. That's never ever happened to me.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
A few years ago. I took my pickup to the Ford dealer for an engine light, always have to wait for parts so I picked it up the second day and the light was STILL on. They did get it right on the second try, turned out to be something entirely differtent than they did the first time. At least mine had an exrended warranty that I usually pass on.
MichRR714lion88roarWhere the hecht has Chief been? Wonder if the 'commerce lady' made him change his hunting plans again... WhistlingHe's been trying to hunt.. but that darned day job keeps getting in the way. Hopefully he is in his deer stand with the crosshairs on a big buck. :)
lion88roarWhere the hecht has Chief been? Wonder if the 'commerce lady' made him change his hunting plans again... Whistling
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Good morning,from a gray fog covered North Bluff. 35 going to 55.
Maybe I will get my new eyes today.
Bob, I scored some replacement trucks for the baggage car last night. Was less than it would of taken to fix the old ones.
Don, your not alone on the repairs. Seems like every time I take something to get fixed it gets to make the trip at least twice. Makes you wonder if they test run anything. Last time they worked on Sandra's car the check engine light was on before I got home. And this was the dealer. They should know better.
Don your luck with cars sounds like mine. My truck was vandalized about year or so ago after repaired the ABS light comes on they show where there is a tooth missing in the wheel funny never did it before but claim it couldn't been part of the vandalize at time didn't have the funds to check it out but still under so-cal warranty as the insurance company backs the claim so may see if it could be with the wiring harness they spliced back together.
Oh well have decided come next spring ( we take possession of this house first week of Jan. 2016) will look into converting the garage into a train room seeing the truck will never fit in there anyway. ( truck is about 8" to long) and I don't really have room in the house for a train layout, it only makes sense. so that will give me about 14' x 17' to use for a shop and train room if I section off about 4' x 10' that should be enough for the shop seeing I don't use it that much anyway ( maybe down the road get a storage type shed convert into shop lol shhh don't tell wife.
That's the plans for now anyway. need to check into doing the overhead ( the attic area better to make me feel better ) but believe I can do most the work except electrical and closing the garage in and cutting a door into the garage area from the now storage room attached to it the actual building is like 20' wide by 18' deep ( outside dimensions)
Well talk to you all later
Evening All,
All is well here, I think. As long as the problems are minor ones, I have no issues. SMOG test due on our van. So last week I made a blunder, took it to a large national Transmission Company who offers "FREE Check Engine" light diagnostics. Yep there free but they read the code and give you the code. IF you want the code decifered its $150 ! So went to another place and they offered the same deal but do NOT apply the $150 toward the repair. So went back to the transmission company. They said one of the codes was from the transmission, that the ratio between second and third was causing it. So gullible me said OK check it out (anoter $500). He calls a day later with a list of bad parts as long as my arm. Total cost to rebuild $2800. So I told him NO not going to happen, just put it back together and I will pay the $500 as I agreed. So he wanted to call me back in 15 minutes. Then when he called the price is now down to $1500 out the door with a year warranty. I gave in, told him to do it. 2 days later I pushing to get the car back, he keeps reminding me how great a deal I'm getting, just because they don't want ANY dissatisfied cusomers. So I go and pick it up, then he tried to get me to let him replace and axle for $100??? Told me IF I had any further problem with the Check Engine light to just bring it back. (Right) I drove off and got 1/2 block, and the light is back on! So I'm in the same spot I was a week ago, only out $1500 and have a rebuilt transmission I dont think I need. Oh well, my fault I should have known better.
On a lighter note, one of the layouts I was going to start working on soon, going to be delayed for a month or so. The owner (a contrator) has decided he need a bigger layout. (Currently using a 2 car garage, decided to move the real wall out 20'. So the room will be 44 x 28'. I know he has the resources and capability, but it is going to be a monster.
I had a couple of Dr appts today and it all went great. Asked about the Shingles shot, and the VA is going to provide it. So that's not bad.
Getting tired so hope you all stay dry, and have a great day! (Getting windy here, Santa Ana's, can certainly do without them.)
Chief good luck in the election!
Don
Yea the last I heard he was trying to get out for some hunting.
He's been trying to hunt.. but that darned day job keeps getting in the way. Hopefully he is in his deer stand with the crosshairs on a big buck. :)
cheapclassics Good evening all, Very good day at work. One of two ideas I had was approved without dissent and the other achieved about 75% approval. I think when we get done working on what other people think they want, they will find out that it will bite them in butt and my plan will be followed to a T. Great night tonight as my team advanced in the tourney due to a forfeit by the other team (not enough players). We play again next Tuesday. This will give 2 full weeks of rest between events. Weather was cool today. I hope everyon has a good day. Keep on training, Mike C. from Indiana
Very good day at work. One of two ideas I had was approved without dissent and the other achieved about 75% approval. I think when we get done working on what other people think they want, they will find out that it will bite them in butt and my plan will be followed to a T. Great night tonight as my team advanced in the tourney due to a forfeit by the other team (not enough players). We play again next Tuesday. This will give 2 full weeks of rest between events. Weather was cool today. I hope everyon has a good day.
Mike, something to think on,, At least you get some good time with your teams.
Every day is a good day to stay home. Funny now that I have been off this long almost seven years now after 45 working. I look back and see how little all of those things I did in the working years I thought "so" much of really did not account for anything in the big picture of life. Not even a grain of sand in the bucket of life.
Grand-kids are where you can make it up. Make up,that is the sins of work..
Well pulled seven engines off of the table today and will pull some sets off tomorrow. Just was running out of room to run stuff, So I decided to do some inventory change and pull some stuff that has been on the wood for 4 + years. I have lots of old stuff I need to run. So I will do some switch around and move some others. Heck I could not move anything, every spear was full and I was running out of options.
Only issue is I need more shelving to store stuff on.
fifedog KRM - I never was a fan of the NYC, but that Jade Green color looks great on any layout. I'm happy with it.
KRM - I never was a fan of the NYC, but that Jade Green color looks great on any layout. I'm happy with it.
Hey guys,Good evening, Yeah a project would be good for me. I can't sit still, never could and built this shed for it.I did get the leaves to burn today and spent 4 hours clearing/burning leaves and moving the down Ash trees to Brian's burn pile. Then Brian came over about 4:30 pm and we shot the BS and drank beer. It has been a long time and it felt good to just talk to someone other than George.Fife, I am not much into road names but like you I like the color scheme of the car. I am a kid that grew up next to the EJ&E line in Plainfield IL. Not many know of it and Lionel has done two box cars, 6-9422 and 6-9470 and now they have offered a SD38 in J dress the 6-82800 but at $649.99 I am only a looker but I do recall the # 650 sitting buy our house many times and would wish for one. BTW KRM works but you can all just call me Kev.
Evenin' boys. Sunny & 62 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Grandson was here all day, and we cleaned the leaves from the driveway (pile-ups) and played trains (no pile-ups).
DJSpanky - Good to hear the boy is doing well. Don't stay away so long.
V8Vega - Tried sending you a PM.
dougdagrump Kev, It's safe.
Kev, It's safe.
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Kevin sounds it thats how a lot of time it will come or it may be some how some one has gotten your email address not hard and just lucky pulled that name out of the air I would not open it either way
Morning all. No plans for today just a quick fly by 52 going up to 75
have a good one
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