LOL!
Have a great day everyone. Much needed rain here in SWPA.
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Morning all.
Been packing for the move, we close on new house 3 Aug 2021. It has 3 bed 2 baths with an added 2 car carport with storage room ( about 5' x 20' ) attached to that is a single garage with room for a workshop.
Won't actually move until the 18th, pack up is 17th move is 18th. I want to change locks and get cable, gas, & electricity hooked up before we move in.
Otherwise not much else going on here
Smokey1 - Congrats on the new abode. Which room will be for trains...? Five x twenty sounds intriguing.
WOOOO HOOOO!!!! PAGE 1!!!
Just checking in - raining and 80 here.
Camaro = Belly Button car (everyone has one....lol)
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
V8Vega Something went wrong, it destroyed the truck
I just watched the video. Yikes! All of which means:
1) LAPD should return that truck for a refund. They obviously didn't get their money's worth since it didn't perform as advertised.
2) There was something a hell of a lot more powerful than fireworks mixed in with the pile.
3) Next time take the stuff WAY outside the city limits before you blow it up. Bomb squad cops in North Jersey used to take confiscated fireworks out to designated disposal ranges in the Hackensack Meadowlands to blow things up. Just sayin', you know.
Mornin' boys and girls. Clearing and a pleasant 70 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. FifeyWifey babysitting over at Nurse Princess's castle. She asked me to do some yard work over there, so I'm waiting for the dampness to burn off before I load up the Durango. I feel like strumming the uke today, too.
DJSpanky et al...
check out R J Gabor Bridges, out of Buffalo, NY. On ebay, they are megab46.
I have 2 of his custom built spans on my layout, and love them. Very reasonbly priced, especially for the craftmanship, and ready for painting or staining. Mine looked so nice, I struggled with covering the natural wood appearance.
TGIF - even though I have to work tomorrow ---- lolRain and storms moved through yesterday, lower humidity and lower tempsDrill was another bust - 1 officer showed up and he was unprepared. Did a Rescue Truck Tour. So, he "winged" it.Home by 930 and under the covers.Tonight, we will be shopping for Sunday's picnic and Jenni's conditioner and shampoo, then discuss the "Guest List".....Tomorrow, work from 0800 to 4 PM, them run over to see the Trenton Thunder (Minor League) play the Iron Pigs (Phillies AA) with a private BBQ.Sunday the INFAMOUS Mastriano BBQ and Fireworks extravaganza.V8, Flint - Yeah I believe there was something "more" in that fireworks batch - lol
Prayers for ChiefBack when I can
DJSpankyJust did a run to ShopRite, they had beef on for $2 a pound.
"Wail!" Oh, how we miss Shop-Rite!
We've got Publix, Kroger, Wegmann's, but it's just not the same.
Thanks brother Fifey. Made it back to the PC. Went through 1 million emails. 79 degrees and sunny. Was going to have some fun on PC this afternoon. Well, neck is hurting so bad that ain't happening. Actually better. Backing out on some meds. Trying to eat.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
DJSpankyI hear ya, although it's not as good as it used to be.
Lady Firestorm says "Try the Shop-Rite in Rochelle Park!
Every time we're up north we work in a visit, and come away wondering if we did the right thing moving to VA. Of course we did, but still...
Hey everybody, Lady Firestorm's got a question. She's putting together a cat-themed gift basket to be raffled at an animal rescue fund-raiser. The particular contents for the basket are wines and she needs guidance.
The question is, "If you were a cat, what kind of wine would you drink?"
Any ideas? I've got mine!
Not a wine afficianado though I have occasionally been accused of being a whiner. But...something with a catnip back?
Same me, different spelling!
Flintlock76 Hey everybody, Lady Firestorm's got a question. She's putting together a cat-themed gift basket to be raffled at an animal rescue fund-raiser. The particular contents for the basket are wines and she needs guidance. The question is, "If you were a cat, what kind of wine would you drink?" Any ideas? I've got mine!
I'm not a wine drinker but this looked kind of interesting.
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pennytrains Not a wine afficianado though I have occasionally been accused of being a whiner. But...something with a catnip back? Oh Becky, you're so close! Lady F left a bottle of something called "Catnip Wine" on the kitchen table yesterday. The bottle was the size of one you'd get in a four-pack at the supermarket. Thank God I read the label before I opened the bottle to sample it!
Oh Becky, you're so close! Lady F left a bottle of something called "Catnip Wine" on the kitchen table yesterday. The bottle was the size of one you'd get in a four-pack at the supermarket.
Thank God I read the label before I opened the bottle to sample it!
dougdagrumpI'm not a wine drinker but this looked kind of interesting.
Thanks Doug! Now that DOES look interesting!
Happy 4th to all. Stay safe.
Happy Forth o' July everyone!!
Regards, Roy
Mornin' boys and girls. Sunny and 72 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Steaks on the grill today, and I believe Ms Kelly wants to check out the fireworks at Deep Creek this evening.
Had a very nice trip on the train yesterday, as it was my first as the conductor (I cleaned up pretty). Weather couldn't have been nicer, and had a lot of nice chats with the ridership.
Careful with those sparklers...
Happy 4th y'all !
Let the festivities begin !
Happy Birthday U.S.A. and many more to come !
Happy 4th of July, and thanks to the Vets who have made it possible!!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello there, Hope all had a good 4th. The clan gathered here at 7 for Burgers and Dogs followed by fireworks at dark. Bed is calling.
Prayers for those in need .
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Afternoon. Back in office on PC. No drugs and no extra O2. Doing better. Did the shower and shave and blood ox was 88. Reclined on couch with no supplemental O2. Blood ox was 90. Climbing out of this hole. Dressed for the first time since hospital. Been wearing slip on gym shorts and tees.88 and sunny. No rain for a few. Gardens and grass growing.Back to the den.Enjoy your day.
Morning all. Had an uneventful 4th except for the pups fighting for the best spot hiding under me and the bed on Sunday.
Daughter, boyfirend, and grandson moved out on Friday. The house is way too quiet. I miss that little guys. Fortunately they're not too far away. Still like having him around.
Did some upgrades to some DCS units for a friend over the weekend. Other than that haven't done much with the trains. Spent a good amount of time in the pool.
EVeryone stay safe and cool today!
Mornin' boys. Hot (heat index 100) over next couple days. Took advantage of Hot by filling cracks in Fife Drive with liquid driveway filler. Easy to use, but hard to do so neatly.
Youngest Princess has a dental appt, so Daddy-Daughter breakfast afterwards. I'm thinking pancakes.
Good MorningMy brother and my nephew have left for Texas - my nephew will be going back to Kuwait for work by years end.Work was slow, but got paid for the regular work day and the holiday - which is cool.....After work, went to Jenni's on the bike, we took her car and went shopping for food, had dinner late and I was home by midnight after watching "Employee of the Month"...it was eh...Line/Exec meeting tonight, I'll be running it as the president is out. He'll do the regular meeting on Thursday as myself and Jenni will be heading to Carlisle.County Meeting tomorrow - may miss my softball game I have to attend the Trustees meeting prior to the regular 8PM meetingFife - my next Daddy-Daughter day is Monday the 26th - I've already been told - lol
Chief - one step at a time - MartyE - I have no grandchildren however, I do my my daughter and her now fiance - some good times....I see them when they are around - they both work retail. When Dad died, I moved back with Mom, just to keep an eye on her....
90's today and tomorrow, should cool off for our trip to PA on Thursday and we will MISS this hurricane thing on Friday......I am SO ready for a few days off.......
85 degrees and sunny. Went to sleep as soon as read emails last night. Slept till 6:30. Slept in the bed the whole night for first time since hospital.Shoulders hurt right now. Time for some meds. Not on aux. O2 right now. Getting better. Will take portable tank to use in truck but not in restaurant [bb-q and fried chicken] and Tractor Supply [black oil and corn].Spent and hour and a half at one of our Chevy dealers yesterday. Looking at new Colorado. No aux. O2. Did good. Hope all have a good one.
HOT is the word!
Well it is going to be mid 90s today so,,, you bet,,, the new AC that is yet not three years old, took a crap last night!!! Called the guy at 10:37PM to leave a message for him to call me and he picked up. He said he will be here at noon?? We will see.
Chief, I am happy with our 2017 Colorado. Seats are not as comfortable as the Silverado but okay.
Turned on the AC in the shed so I have a place to hide that is cool.
Mornin' boys. Sunny and 72 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Working on a new project in Fifedom, because Wifey discovered a leaking sink trap under the bar sink. A little plumbing. A little carpentry. Picked up a tray of supertunias while we were at Lowe's as well. Little black bugs are murder outside.
Good to hear the Chief is feeling better.
Morning folks!
Some sprinkles, 80's today. I'll take it!
Not much to report - just takin' it easy for a few days.
Chief - glad you are better
Good Morning - and it IS my Friday-----Line/Exec meeting last night - I waited 15 minutes, we had 5 show, ran the meeting and out by 7:25 - ran home to close the windows, then met Jenni for dinner at Taco Bell.Storms blew through here last night about 9 - mucho rain and thunder - Sunny now and up to 95 again.County Meeting tonight, I need to get there early to discuss the new 2nd assistant Fire Marshall. 7 PM start time.I should start packing later today - I have a lot to do tomorrow, cleaning and prepping the car, need the oil changed prior. Not sure if I'm doing it or I'll head to a Valvoline place.Still discussing Honeymoon plans, either OBX or OC, MD. She want to be near the beach and trains - not sure we can do both within a reasonable distance.....Good progress, Chief!!Off to work, will check back later
Still hot here but should pull out tonight with a front from the North.
Banks, WOW July 7th and most of the corn is tasseled out already!
Boy I should of been a HVAC repairman, $535.00 later and he "hopes" he has it fixed??? New T-stat and control board. What a racket!
SIL had his knee surgery this morning, they say it went well.
Not much else.
anjdevil - Rich, check out chesapeakebeachresortspa.com when you get a chance. Oldest Princess wedding was there, and the hotel was excellent. The town is what Ocean City would have looked like a century ago. Very quaint. There's an old train station on the complex. Even without a honeymoon, would make a great getaway.
Hello there,
Kev.....corn is behind here do to cold wet spring.
Spent the last couple of days dealing with the heat, farming and slowly starting on the house while trying to catch up on yard work. Son brought the combine Monday. While changing the settings from beans to grains found the works jammed with black walnuts. Took a couple of hours to get about 5 gallons out of it. Squirrels must have been busy last winter. Yesterday son baled while I caught bales with the loader. Saves time, he dosen't have to run to a place they won't roll away. Got 46 bales. Today I lined the dump trailer with feed bag to keep it from leaking while son started to combine. Got about 3/4 done before he had to go to work. Rich......if you go to OC MD check out Seaside Hobbies. About 15-20 minutes north in DE. Nice little place, 100% trains. Time to see about supper.
Prayers for those in need.
DJSpanky KRM SIL had his knee surgery this morning, they say it went well. Kevin, do you know what kind of repair they were doing?
KRM SIL had his knee surgery this morning, they say it went well.
Kevin, do you know what kind of repair they were doing?
DJ,
As far as I know it was Partial meniscectomy surgery to remove the damaged part of the meniscus. I also think they cleaned behind the knee cap, he is only 36.
Man bad week, $535 to get the HVAC fixed and $306 for the Gator.
79 and cloudy. The "storm" is suppose top pass through NC. How much rain???? Busy day. Lots of visitors. Out for fried catfish for lunch. Doing better without aux. O2.
Morning and rain. Off to the hospital for chemo [I guess. Think I have improved a lot since Dr. last saw me.]Enjoy the day.
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 73 in the Potomac highlands. Elsa would have impressed me more if the Gulf had frozen over... Already home from doctor check-up and blood draw. Still need to drop the tonnage I'm hauling around. (Feel free to insert wife jokes here; I ain't)
Successfully fixed the leaking pipe, and cabinet.
Headed up mountain in a bit for fishing, and helping Dad.
Overcast, cooler, but humid. HVAC made it over the night, a good thing!
Chief, glad your doing better, what did you decide on the truck?
Banks, that is the kind of start we had last year, corn was only getting a good start last year at this time.
Fife, I put on 18lb over the last 15 months. I don't even know how to try to loose weight, been spending most my life trying to gain weight.
Home. Wifey says over 5" of rain. Probably so as folks kept coming into hospital talking about how had it was raining.Lost another 3 lbs. All blood things were fine. Finally got chemo and infusion. Got a call yesterday from Humana says they had approved the appeal. I chewed --- over appealing treatment for cancer. Well, got to Dr. today and she had not gotten approval. She called and so did their financial. Humana was passing them around and around. I finally called and got the auth. # myself. Then called admin with State health Plan. They were not happy. So, due to delays I finally got my treatments late. Was the last to leave.Rest for a while.
Having to put up with that kind of crap is rediculous.
dougdagrump Having to put up with that kind of crap is rediculous.
Good point, especially if the student's blown his or her money on a useless degree.
Pass this on to any teenagers you know going off to college:
There's only one reason for college, to get a red-hot education so you can make a red-hot living when you graduate. Any other reason is BS. If the school's not giving you what you need finish the term and find another.
And remember, after you graduate and they've got your money they don't want to know you. In another four years they'll have forgotten you existed.
85 already. Sun I bet is hitting it. Showers later. Enough rain for those north of us.Sleeping too good. Can't wake up for any period of time. Wifey just announced bologna, egg and cheese sandwich.
DJSpankyI also heard that Japan is not going to allow spectators for the Olympics? Scared of the Delta variant apparently. Um, there's a solution for that: get vaccinated
I was surprised to hear how low the vac rate is in that regimentally civic-minded country, only 17%.
I hope everyone is looking forward to a great weekend.
Hello there, Latest news is son is no longer an employee of Chief's favorite RR. 102 positions cut from the Juniata Shop today, over 300 since February of '20. Consensus among employees I know is they are running their locomotives into the ground. Band aid repairs to keep them running. Not doing preventive maintenance. Gonna come back to bite them. Praying he'll find a good job. Lots o' jobs out there at much lower wage. Other than that been getting some needed rain and shopping for a Medicare supplement for Mrs. She turns 65 next month. Joe......bummer on the plane. Had that happen with a drone I was trying to figure out for grandson. Eyelids are getting heavy. Prayers for those in need
Ready to head to hospital for MRI. 73 degrees and sunny.Hope today brings more healing. Breathing getting better.Banks, that is not good. Hope that turns around soon.
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Chamber of Commerce kind of weather in the Potomac Highlands. Perfect day for any dignitaries traveling through.
Morning, Birthday party for the youngest grandchild Jordan today, 8 years old already. Looks like it will be a wash out. Daughter already trimmed it way down because the SIL is hurting from his surgery. Thought he was Superman first day after and is paying for it now. So I have to pick up the slack.
Banks, Sorry about your son, how many years did he have? Maybe he will be recalled? There were times I felt like I spent more years out of Cat than at work.
Boy, Joe sure don't have much to say since he retired from the military?
Hang in there Chief.
Got to get ready to go.
Evening folks!
A nice warm day with some sprinkles and then sunshine.
Otherwise just checking in! Have a great evening all!
Spent from 10 AM to 12 noon in MRI. Then Wifey took me by for two Snoopy's hotdogs. Came home by way of Home Goods [I sat in car] and Food Lion [I sat in car]. Finally by Sam's Club where I pumped gas. Been resting most of the afternoon. Was really thirsty all afternoon. Nurse said drink a lot to get contrast out.Now back to couch.
86 and cloudy. Popup showers and thunder.Cathy came while Rodney [SonIL] mowed. Good visit. Wifey, sister and her hubby gone to Smithfield shopping.Had a slow start this AM. Chicken noodle soup and a nap and feel a lot better.Hope all have and great and safe week ahead.Back to the couch and TV.
Evenin' boys and girls. Breezy and 90 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Had the day off, but am dog-sittin', because the kinfolk headed to Baltimore to visit Oldest Princess. I actually did some railfanning and antique shopping. Found an old lead cowboy on horse figure (no markings) that looks to be O gauge. Stopped by the WM station when I heard my former ride coming. Good to see some of old faces; hugs and well-wishes. Took a little video of them heading west. Yesterday, I had the honor of being Mr and Mrs Buckeye's conductor. They were riding in style up in 1st class, and we had a good time getting all caught up. I look forward to a visit to Snohizo in the future. I'm enjoying my new gig.
Partly sunny, some rain in forecast, low 90's - ahhhh summer!
Still taking things easy here - tidying up some work areas - nice to just relax!
Four doc appts this week - two Wed and two on Thurs
79 and sunny. Super heat for today. Slept OK in big bed.
Best regards for Rocko. That's rough.
MENARD'S is dipping their toe in the engine market, by introducing a 3-rail F3 in Santa Fe.
fifedog Best regards for Rocko. That's rough. MENARD'S is dipping their toe in the engine market, by introducing a 3-rail F3 in Santa Fe.
Thanks Fife,
About time they started looking at motive power,,Yes if you can get one!
https://www.menards.com/main/grocery-home/menards-collectibles/train-stuff-from-menards/train-stuff/o-gauge-santa-fe-f3-diesel-locomotive/2793945/p-1841405561230112-c-13318.htm?tid=-7511010942224483331&ipos=1
Mornin' boys and girls. 71 and humid as all-get-out along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Rough night, as had FifeMax in a tizzy. We love this 9 yr old Border Collie, but he certainly has cured us...
Pretty sure I'm going to be a grumpypus all day...
fifedogMENARD'S is dipping their toe in the engine market, by introducing a 3-rail F3 in Santa Fe.
Saw that, "diagrua's" opened a topic on it. I've already e-mailed Menards with a suggestion, they ARE looking for feed back.
Guest@menard-inc.com (Attention Ray)
I expected Menards was going to get in the "power" business, it was just a question of when.
Prayers for Rocko and his family! Some advice to all of you still working out there, be careful, please!
V8Vega Fifemax I'm on my 2nd border Collie, I love a active dog and I think they are the most active of all. Both go absolutly nuts with fireworks.
Fifemax I'm on my 2nd border Collie, I love a active dog and I think they are the most active of all. Both go absolutly nuts with fireworks.
We've had eight Basset Hounds. All but one slept through fireworks and thunderstorms. A local earthquake too, for that matter!
Bassetts only get excited about important things, like food!
DJSpanky Some heavy thunderstorms, maybe got three quarters of inch of rain out of it. We'll see what happens today.
Spank, if you're not using those thunderstorms could you send some down here? We got some rain last week but it's just not enough.
Slow this AM but feel OK. Can't stay awake. I'm guessing that the new nausea meds is making me sleepy.Wake up and drink some sweet ice tea with lemon. Back to sleep. Did watch [through eye lids] Barn Wood Builders. Living Off The Grid next. Then sleep.Hope all are OK.
Afternoon folks!
Sunny and 95 today -
Still taking it easy - been dealing with a lotta fatique the past few days - but still on the upwards mend!
Spent a lot of time this am filling out on-line forms for doc visits - better than doing it in the office!
Kev - ouch - prayers for the young man
Chief - keep takin it easy!
ChiefEaglesDid watch [through eye lids] Barn Wood Builders. Living Off The Grid next. Then sleep.
Chief, have you ever watched the Mike Holmes shows like "Holmes on Homes" or "Holmes Makes It Right?" Man, are they fun! Trust me!
The stuff he finds wrong with houses will have you scratching your head in disbelief!
Kev.....Prayers for Rocko. Hope he does well . My dad lost the middle 3 fingers on his left hand in '64. He could lift more with his little finger than most men with good hands.
Went to the dirt drags Saturday. Son had an off night and went out early. Off and on thunderboomers Sunday. Hot, humid with showers all week. Yesterday a dental cleaning. Today a follow up with my hearing aids. Then a visit to BILs new place. Moved into a senior living apartment in a former hospital. Very nice place. Prayers for those in need
Oy. Hopefully he'll be okay. A different kind of okay, to be sure. I'll keep you all in my prayers!
KRM Rocko as far as I know now, after many hours of surgery yesterday, they stitched what was left of the middle finger back on. Not sure what they did on the ring finger. Everything was pulled backwards in the machine when it caught his glove. They are not sure it will get the needed blood to heal and it may yet need to be removed. It will never function as it did. So that is still TBD. They also removed skin from his leg to replace the skin pulled off the back of the hand. Not yet sure what they will do with the broken bones. There was a delay in surgery because he and Dan’s sister are not married so his parents had to get there to approve? Damn liability, lawsuits and lawyers. That delay did not help.
Rocko as far as I know now, after many hours of surgery yesterday, they stitched what was left of the middle finger back on. Not sure what they did on the ring finger. Everything was pulled backwards in the machine when it caught his glove. They are not sure it will get the needed blood to heal and it may yet need to be removed. It will never function as it did. So that is still TBD. They also removed skin from his leg to replace the skin pulled off the back of the hand. Not yet sure what they will do with the broken bones. There was a delay in surgery because he and Dan’s sister are not married so his parents had to get there to approve? Damn liability, lawsuits and lawyers. That delay did not help.
It's amazing what they can do now. I worked with an engineer who had lost one hand and the other was a mis mash of both his hands. He got one hand caught in a paper machine and tried to save it with the other. This was +/- 30 years ago. They've only gotten better.
Good Morning!!Lots to catch up on - Looks like everyone had a great weekend....Rained heavily going to and from Carlisle, we took the PATP going out and up 81 to 78 going home - we were limited to 45 in the heavy rain which made the trip longer.2,929 showed up and it was definitely more crowded than last year. We caught up with just about everybody - It was a great time.Rained Monday and yesterday, more rain later today. Up to 80.Good Progress, Chief - Prayers continue.Nice to see Fife and Mr and Mrs Buckeye together.....looks like it was a good time!!Banks - Prayers that your son finds employment soon - that does really suck.....
1 year ago yesterday, I proposed to my beautiful girlfriend Jenni - still waiting for that 1st argument....lol
I took the bike to Jenni's and surprised her with a card and roses. Roast Beef dinner with corn on the cob. Home by midnight.It was SO HUMID the sky was lit up like it was snowing - it was a damp ride home, the windscreen was wet and the bottom of my jeans were wet.Not much on the agenda for today. Off to work
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and pleasant along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Another rough night with FifeMax, not due to weather, but apparently he had a digestive "issue" at 0300... Woof.
Yesterday was humid, bigly. Weeded out a large yard bag full, and it looked like I walked through a waterfall. Did start on the next section of the layout; Fort Mulligan.
80 degrees with heat index around 100. Slept good last night. Back to the can't hardly stay awake morning. Drinking lots of sweet ice tea with lemon.Watching some TV. Dr. phone conference at 11:00. Not satisfied with lung advancement. Coughing up yucky stuff a lot.Hope all have a great day ahead.
Morning boys and girl(s). Sunny & 68 in the Potomac Highlands. Peaceful night's sleep. Hoping the Chief had the same. Had nice chat with FifePup last night.
After taco boats for dinner, headed to the train room to continue working on the new scenery. Spent a couple hours with glue gun in hand, forming cardboard earthworks and bomb proofs. Will post a pic or two on SPF.
77 and sunny. Woke up at 6:15 AM from a dream I was healed. Then felt the best I had since starting treatments. Out the door to hospital for chest x-ray. blood work and injections. Full day.Have a good one.
Chief, hang in there, sounds like you getting there!
Boy from dry as toast to wet as a swamp. No middle ground. At least my grass I planted is looking good. If it don't get waashed away. 2.7" in two days, at least I got the grass cut first.
Got my teeth cleaned and am good for another 6 months. Oldest birthday is next Tuesday so I got him a part he needed for his 1975 Triumph and have it in the mail to him. It should fix his oil leak issue. No word on the SIL's surgery recovery or Rocko so I guess they are doing better.
Not much else, be good.
Good Afternoon, I think it's still Thursday-----The heavens opened up and Thor was having a good time right after 5 Eastern - lasted until 7. I made my getaway to Jenni's for chicken dinner coated with crushed BBQ chips - it was great.Had some Carvel ice cream after dinner as a dessert.Prayers for Rocko....and Chief!!!90s again today, humidity up there somewhere, should be uncomfortable, but hey, I can't shovel sunshine, and I HATE shoveling snow....
Should be drill night - I'm gonna 2 wheel it, I think!!
Mornin boys and gal(s). Sunny and 70 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Gotta mow the lawn before it gets too warm in a bit. Wifey babysitting today, so I'm thinking Subway for dinner.
We went to Hagerstown yesterday on a little shopping trip. Stopped by the Outlets for a pair of boots, couple of Nautical shirts, and Grandma had to go to Carter's, of course. Then Michael's to get my new print framed. Then Hobby Lobby for stuff. Then a very nice meal at Olive Garden. Came home and had nice phone chat with Buckeye.
81 and sunny hot.Errand to run with Wifey driving.Daughter coming around 1 to babysit. Got retired director of Human Services coming round 2. She is riding with the Wake County Extension Director.Feel so so.That is it for today.
You're doing the right thing, I'm sure your friend will more than appreciate your presence.
Weather still decent - 90's and peasant breezes. Survived my 4 doc appts and one lab visit Wed and Thurs. Still under the weather a bit with the fatique - but docs said all is OK. Skin doc attack - I look like I was the loser in a Star Wars laser fight.
Prayers continue for those in need
81 and hot sun. Going to be another hot one. Possible showers this AM.Good night's sleep after Wifey got in at 12:20 from Wilmington. Wedding went great.Good morning resting up. Two slices of cheese toast and coffee. Shower and shave later. Take more breathing treatments [been a little slack on that]. Feel a lot better. If I could get this blood ox to stay up without aux. O2, I'd be good. Can't go out for long periods as heat and humidity hit you when you go out.Hope all have a great, safe and happy weekend.
Sunny and mid-90's today. Haze from the "Sahara dust" - keeps temps down. We are having one of the coolest 1st half of July in the record books.
Dennis - agreed re the YT videos - some people just like to hear themselves talk.
Chief - hang in there!
Piddling with the El Cam dash install - a few minor electrical issues I am tracing down and need to optimize the main wiring harness placement for best fit. This will probably take several days at my current pace
Hi all!
Nala our house guest, loves riding in the Gator, and Russell and Tiff came by to show off his bike I built for him years ago that is now fixed with the birthday gift I got for him to install to repair the oil leak, the bike is four years older than he is. Nice day all in all. Hope yours was to!
Kev....Nice Ride! What year? Our Priest bought one in 72(I think that was the year) His cousin was the local dealer. A bunch of us talked him in to going to the woods with us. He didn't make it far..
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 68 in the Potomac Highlands. Nothing on tap today, perhaps the Nascar race, and some time in the train room. Need to tidy up a bit, as we are hosting a little gathering Wednesday night.
Yesterday was on the train as the gondola guide, spotting eagles. (Oh, hi Chief) We had to unload for weather halfway through the trough again, then the heavens unloaded on us on the drive home. Truck needed washing anyhow. Cleared up just in time for steaks on the grill.
V8VegaWhen I was young 650 Triumps were the king of motorcycles.
If what I've read is true it was a Triumph Steve McQueen rode in that great film "The Great Escape." A period correct German BMW bike wouldn't take the pounding they were going to put it through so the studio people "humped up" a Triumph to look German.
And supposedly no-one knows what became of that Triumph.
PS: It wasn't Steve who made the jump over the barbed wire fence, it was a stunt man buddy of his who was a close look-alike. As Steve put it, "I'm good on a bike, but I'm not THAT good!"
Anyway, go for a ride with the "King of Cool," God rest his soul! Taken from us much too soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec5iTVtj7z8
Morning gang,
We will be taking the house guest home this afternoon, I think the cat will miss her. He loves to mess with her and has no fear of her at all. She on the other hand has great fear of him!
Weather is perfect today.
My son's bike (in the picture) I got in 1982 as a spare parts bike for mine. Both are 1975 Triumph Tridents, 3 cyl model T160. It was the last year of the three cylinder bikes of that style. Only year with elect start. They are called 750 but they have 743cc stock. Mine has a 867cc big bore kit with 12 to 1 compression so it is too much engine for the starter to turn. They started 3 cylinders in 1969 as T150 and the T160 was only a one year production of under 2,200 bikes. I have had three. I sold one and I still have mine and Russ still has his. I also have had a 1967 TR6C 650cc, a 1971 Trophy T250, a 1972 TR6C 650cc all before I got my 75 new in November of 75. I paid $2175.75 in the crate and assembled it at the bike shop I bought it from. So now you all know the history.
Yes that was a Triumph in "The Great Escape." It was a 1963 Triumph TR6 Trophy.
A lot of field spraying going on today. It is cool to watch those guys fly so close to the tops of the corn and not get killed.
Best get to it.
KRMA lot of field spraying going on today. It is cool to watch those guys fly so close to the tops of the corn and not get killed.
Your own personal airshow, and the admission's free! Can't beat that!
Morning/afternoon all!
Cloudy here and rain in forecast for this afternoon and tomorrow. Temps only hit 92 yesterday so we stay well below normal.
Good progress on the El Cam minor dashboard electrical. Validated that the issues were not related to the wiring harness reinstall and all appeared to be in the plug-in instrument pod.
Pulled the instrument pod - which plugs into the main dash with an interesting flexible PC "board" concept. I found two issues - one was many of the lamps (night illumination, check eng light, seat belt light, brights indicator, etc.) twist in connectors have a lot of oxidation, in addition to the wires on the "bayonet" lamps. I scraped the lamp leads and filed the connectors copper contacts and got all the work with exception of 3 burned out lamps I replaced. Made a diagram of the connector contacts and used a 12 vdc p/s to test all the lamps in the pod. I am presently working on polishing the flexible copper contacts on the pod's PC "board" as they are quite oxidized also. Removing the pod and dash "disturbed" the 37 yr old electrical connections and replacing the pod exposed the oxidation issues.
Talk about a "high end" '84 Chevy vehicle - there is a tiny night illumination lamp in the ash tray - never knew it was there and it still works.
Dinner at a neighbors last night where all brought a side dish. Good conversation solving the world's and our adult children's issues.
Kev - nice back story about the bikes!
Hello there, Another week done. Hot and humid. Need to get hay made. Not as hot but good chance of showers every day in the 7 day forecast. Had to have Mrs little poodle put down Thursday. The lump on his right hind leg was growing like mad and he was staring to walk funny.
Little work on the house. Son brought a fresh load of sand and we sat up the easy set pool for the kids. Just finished a takeout Turkey dinner from a local VFD. Rich....how do VFDs raise money there. Seems like the locals put most of their time fundraising. Now for a nap. Prayers for those in need
Sorry about your wife's poodle Banks. We've had eight Basset Hounds over the past 44 years, and when the time comes to let them go it never gets any easier.
I'd never have the effrontery to accuse God of making mistakes, but I wish He'd have given dogs longer lifespans. Wonderful animals.
Busy day. 84 and suppose to be raining. Missed it here.Started off real slow. Showered and it took all my O2. Did eat my two pieces of cheese toast. Frankie called and bringing Carolina Bar-B-q, fried chicken and works.Sat and ate the largest meal since hospital. Doing great this afternoon. Had biggie visitor from WakeMed [even thought she is petite]. She raided that tomatoes and peppers. Pharmacist walked in as I started to post. Our friend Gail came by and Wifey went with her to a house she has made offer on. Finally Wifey, dogs and self.Early out tomorrow. Chest CT at Duke/Raleigh at 8:20. Think I am selling my 97 Silverado [can't drive for months] to a guy begging for it and Wifey's CVR. Why not. Only one driver and guys offers good $$$. After this is all over, buy a Colorado.
73 and raining. Good pour downs but not as bad as doom and gloom TV station is saying.CT was fast and out the door. Wifey went shopping at several places and I sat in car.Leftover gizzards and a thigh.Now TV and rest. Arnold palmer to drink [miss one good ingredient].Later.
Flintlock76 Your own personal airshow, and the admission's free! Can't beat that!
Yeah but you got to stay up-wind, that stuff is death they are spraying.
Sorry about the dog Banks.
We saw Rocko yesterday at SIL's dad's b-day party. He is got a long way to go but in good spirits, may of been the NARCOs or beer, or both.
House guest grand-pup is back home and the cat is happy. Not much else.
Afternoon all!
Cloudy and rained all morning. Nice gentle rain. Going over to daughter and SIL's for dinner tonight.
Test install on the El Cam instrument pod and everything works! In the process I repainted the needles/indicators with fluorescent orange as they has all faded to a dull tan color. Look nice! Pulled the dash loose to see how I can reroute (or properly route - maybe I reset it wrong) the wiring harness as it is not letting the instrument pod set without pinching the harness into the A/C ducts. Still working on that.
Meanwhile back at the laundry room - our fairly new but out of warranty Kenmore electric clothes dryer had quit working correctly. What made this a PITA is the dryer ran (without heat) on just one phase of the 220. Originally thought the heating unit had gone out. Our daughter and SIL had an extra Whirlpool (yeah - they look the same and as we all know are made at the same place), so son and I went and grabbed it. Worked fine for a couple of weeks - then it stopped heating and timer inoperative - Whaaaat? - the Mrs realized it ran for over 2 hrs and it had not shut off (timer is 1 hr max) - and clothes were damp.
So realizing two fairly new dryers cannot have the same failure I finally suspected the socket. Wiggled it and it worked. First thought it was a loose wire (only 44 yrs old) on the socket. Pulled it out and the neutral was slightly loose. Tightened and it seemed ok - so swapped the dryers to return the daughter's - until after a bit the Kenmore quit again with no heat - so back to the socket - ultimately determined internally one of the hot leg socket contacts has "separated" from the wire clamp on the back. Off to Lowes for a new socket. Installed and so far so good.
That design is absolutely STUPID. If ya drop a phase/leg it should not work at all! So many dumb dumbs in this world. It's exhausting...
Banks - sorry about the pup.
Been fiddling' around in the train room all day. Picked up the grandsons' carpet central, and boxed their cars back up. Swapped out the 19th century choo-choos with Chessie era diesels. Even put a new AA battery in the wall clock (hey, it was right twice a day...).
FifeMax got a bath today. He's pretty good with the process, but it still takes two of us.
Morning all
Seems like eveyone is doing OK. Banks sorry about the pup. Dogs are the best.
Roy must have been hell wearing damp drawers. LOL! Hope you found the culprit.
Take care everyone. Nothing new at Kodiak Junctions.
77 and sunny. Been lazy this AM. Slept so much between dinner and actual bedtime, figured would not sleep well. Signed off here and went right to sleep. Woke at 6:50.Shave and shower main things on agenda. Shower is when I get so tired.
Good Morning!!Saturday after work, we cleaned the piggy cage and a few household chores, then ran off to Moe's for dinner. At that point the weather turns and it was raining sideways, thunder and lightning, all that. It let up a little and we headed to my house, as we were cat sitting Smurf the Wonder Cat. We watched Step Brothers, which was mildly amusing and then settled in for sleepy time.Sunday we got up to take care of Jenni's frog, had breakfast at IHOP and previewed our trip to Strasberg. We saw the 611 and the MARIAN car we will be travelling in and she is excited. Did some errands and picked up Mom and met everyone at Cranbury Pizza to celebrate Jenni's Birthday on Tuesday (Today). Afterwards, went to Mom's for Carvel Ice Cream Cake and coffee.Yesterday, I cleaned house and ran over to get started on the Super Bee. I had it running, got the cooling system back intact with the charging system and then nothing. I'm thinking of finding a points type distributor and going from there. Spent the better part of the day working on this.Stopped for "Lunch" and had a nice chat with RT - sat outside of Quick Check while the local freight passed by about 1/4 mile away.Was about to collapse at home when my softball manager texted me. Ran off and played 2nd base - got there in the 2nd inning. 0 for 2. Scored. We won the game. Next game is tomorrow night. Will finish work and head to Jenni's for her birthday. Might take her out to dinner. Up in the air right now. Have to stop for a card and flowers. Weather is in the 70s now and up in the 80s later. Sun is out and getting humid.
Slow and steady, Chief!!Banks - we run a Golf Outing and Christmas tree sales. Once things open up, then we can rent the ballroom upstairs and catering can continue. Yes, we spend a lot of time trying to raise funds. Prayers on your doggie.... Off to work
A little hazy, to hit 87 or so, with possibility of showers later. Not setting any records but really enjoying another cooler than normal summer so far.
Watched Bezos' launch this morning - very cool to watch a rocket land upright.
Back to figuring out the wiring harness routing on the El Cam - shoulda taken some detail photos when I pulled it loose - but thought the original clip locations would define it. Not so - my mistake.
Anj - cool about the Super Bee project. Good luck with the distributor issue.
89 hot and sunny degrees.Doing good today. Morning's are always a little slow due to sleep meds wearing off. Still a good morning.Two County Commissioners bringing lunch. Ordered fried catfish.Tomorrow is early Human Services Board followed by blood draw at 9 AM. Then Chemo around 11.Hope all have a great day.
chief - Good to read that you're getting some appetite during this time.
Sunny and 91 on tap. Hooomidity on the way up
Good day yesterday with the El Cam. Figured out (with an assist from G-Body web forum, YT videos, and the manual) where the dash harness was supposed to route over the instrument pod. Success! Everything works as it should excepting the speedo which I left disconnected (PITA to connect and disconnect). Moved on to installing all the little bits like the bracket for the ODB1 connector, parking brake cable, radio rear support bracket, A/C controls, etc.
The radio was not working and part of the issue is the dash speakers are shot. Bought a couple Pioneer 3.5" speakers from www.buyitfrombezossoIcangointospace.com and although they fit into the holes - they are thicker than the stock speakers. So rigged up the radio/cassette player, one speaker on clip leads, and attached the antenna. Nothing. Determined there was no fuse in the fuse block. Found a fuse and radio worked great! Today I will pull its cover and lube the cassette mechanism and cross fingers it still works (yes I have a ton of cassettes with music I recorded from vinyls).
The plastic headlight switch bracket is of course busted - but useable - and the dimmer control for dash interior lights is not functioning. Found a metal repo bracket and new switch on OPGI - they also have repo speakers (but very pricey). After I check to see if I can make the Pioneer speakers fit I will place the order with OPGI (inc speakers if I need them).
Mornin' boys. Clear and 57 along the Patterson Creek cut-off, where I woke up to a malfunctioning water pump. Was making an electrical humming noise, and the pressure switch contacts wouldn't open. Will call our plumber guys in a bit. Woof.
At least we didn't have this strike us for last nights chapter cookout at Fifedom. Wifey was the hostess with the mostest, once again. Lots of train running, and some engines not behaving... Everyone had a good time.
69 and sunny. Big air quality warning. Smoke from western states is actually making it look cloudy.Out the door to blood work and chemo after a quick attendance to Human Services Board meeting by computer.Have a good one.
Good morning all!
Sunny and gonna get warm today - N TX toasty!
Made a spacer - about 1/4" for the Pioneer speakers yesterday - test fit looks like it will work. So ordered the other parts for the El Cam headlight switch. Son and I procured some wood at Lowes and we built a plant stand/shelf unit (approx 4' x 4') similar to one he saw on the interweb. It was a nice afternoon with pleasant breezes. We worked on the back porch. We had a nice time building together.
Getting a carport installed (garage faces alley so it is in rear of the house). Just too many hailstorms we have had to dodge in recent years and with the El Cam in the garage for the time being, the '09 Tahoe sits out all time. Sun does a number on older vehicle plastics. They started this am with the holes for the posts and city inspection. Should be up early next week.
Fife - all trains on track right?
Chief - glad you are getting about!
68 On the North Bluff heading to 90.
Planted my second seeding of grass and feterlizer at the creak and other spots that need some yesterday. Now it won't rain for sure.
Same here Chief with the smoke from the fires even maks the moon orange at night?
Time for a new switch Fife, if it has not cooked the pump, try breaking the contacts open to see if that does it. If so then you know the contacts are getting bad.
Krogers is the only plan for today.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Clear and 57 along the Patterson Creek cut-off, where I woke up to a malfunctioning water pump. Was making an electrical humming noise, and the pressure switch contacts wouldn't open. Will call our plumber guys in a bit. Woof. At least we didn't have this strike us for last nights chapter cookout at Fifedom. Wifey was the hostess with the mostest, once again. Lots of train running, and some engines not behaving... Everyone had a good time.
I recommend a low pressure cut out on the new switch. Protects the pump if it runs out of water or if a pipe breaks and can't build pressure it will shut down.
V8Vega Thur. 97 Fri. 95 I have cassett tapes and VCR tapes too, never use them.
Thur. 97 Fri. 95
I have cassett tapes and VCR tapes too, never use them.
I use my VHS. Lotsa stuff that I only have on tape. Music cassettes I only kept what's irreplacable. Like demo tapes of my band.
V8VegaLast year I had a stop and the 1st plane was late causing me to miss the 2nd plane and I had to spend the night and go the next day.
Transfers. Oh brother.
There's a joke here in Virginia, "You could book a flight on Delta from Richmond to Norfolk and STILL have to transfer through Atlanta!"
You know, I used to love flying but it's no fun anymore, for a variety of reasons. If where I want to be is in practical driving distance, i.e. two days or less, I'll drive.
...still waiting on plumbing doodles...
74 and sunny. No hazy smoke.Thick Egos with real maple syrup.Slept OK. Little slow today but Ok since chemo yesterday.SisterIL bringing Chinese takeout for dinner.Off ozy. Doing Tylenol.Hope all have a great day.
Partly cloudy today, high 90's, hoomid, it's summertime!
Spent the afternoon on the El Cam radio/tape player. Fabricated the speaker spacers with some 3" PVC, painted them black. Then made a couple of spacers for the speaker screws as the new speakers have a plastic frame and the plastic would distort or break when cinching them down. Then made a couple of 6" adapter cables to go between the wiring harness speaker connectors and the new speakers. Installed the speakers and connected the radio - nada - wiggled the wires - something. After a lot of fiddling finally figured out the crimps on the pins for the radio power connector (which looked fine) must have oxidized. Extracted the pins and soldered them. All good! Radio, volume, L-R fade, treble/bass, station controls all work smoothly.
Took the covers off the radio to try and access the tape player mechanism - no luck. This thing is packed. Did not want to mess with it at this time. Found a YT video on disassembling one of these vintage guys and filed that for a future project. Amazing what one can find on YT.
Chief - keep on keepin' on!
I still have a bunch of cassettes and VCR stuff. Amazingly our adult kids use the VCR more often. They just did a VCR handoff at last weekend's family dinner.
DFW as a hub made fying direct available most of the time when I was working. I avoided Chicago and Atlanta as anytime a bird flies over those airports and tinkles they shut down operations for hours. Man - I clocked over 2M miles combined on all the airlines...glad that is over.
fifedog ...still waiting on plumbing doodles...
Fife, why not DIY? Most those guys you hire are dumb as a box of rocks anyway.
I had my fill of air travel working for Cat. Good thing almost all were direct flights in and out of Chicago. I have no want to fly today.
Hot and humid for the next week. 90s with dew points in the 70s, sucks!
Tore my old layout table down today....dang yankee craftsmanship!
Two things Fifey don't tangle with: plumbing & electrical. I can change a light switch, or install a sink strainer, but that's it. Our plumbers installed a new jet pump and pressure switch. The old pump was toast. We've been dealing with the same outfit since moving to WV. They were in and out in a little over an hour. We're happy.
Even had some time to railfan up in Cumberland with my buddy Tom.
No real plans for today different than the past week or so. Packing and continuing taking down the shelves in the train room.
72* going to 91*
Hope all have a good weekend.
Hot, Hot, Hot and Humid on The North Bluff. UGH!
Watering the new grass seed. I also have it covered with some old hay. Should halp it take in this heat.
Fife, yeah, you got to stay in your comfort zone with that stuff. I just figured if you can wire a layout you got it covered.
76 and sunny. Trying to convert from opioids to Tylenol. Neck hurts. A little slow today. I'm sure I'll bounce back soon.
Good afternoon all!
Sunny, hooomid, and high 90's today!
Got the AC and radio back into the El Cam dash yesterday. The radio was a chore and when I finally got it in and all the screws attached I spotted the antenna cable hanging - ugh. All electrical and AC vacuum controls function properly. The new headlight switch/interior lights/dimmer scheduled via FedEx later today (tested with the old one). Just need to get the last items attached - new headlight switch, refasten steering column, lower SC valance/ac duct, radio/AC bezel (will need some edge grinding/shaping to fit), glove box door, and fabricate some fasteners for the pass side dash bezel/trim piece (the plastic snap tabs broke off as expected). I somehow misplaced the 4 screws for the dash speaker grills. I modified some screws that I picked up at the auto parts store but they do not look right and I cannot find them on the web or elsewhere. Will have to compromise - they are hard to get to once the windshield is installed. Regardless - barring unforeseen events - I plan to schedule the new windshield next week if possible.
Olympic binge watching started...
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Cloudy and 67 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. My buddy Tom heads home today, after a very nice visit. He surprised me with a purple MTH padded barstool (the one with the back support). It looks great and I love it. I reciprocated with a dinner ticket for yesterday's train. He rode while I did my Conductor duties. We had an attire bus tour of folks from India, and they were lovely and fun to be around. At one point they were dancing and singing in the aisle, so I "had" to join in. Lots of cameras came out at that point. Fifey may be an international success in Delhi right now... Can't wait 'til the owners see that one.
Some quality H-2-Ohh is flowing at Fifedom now. We realize that the old pump had to be on borrowed time (when we purchased the house), with how the new one is operating.
Happy "Training".
Watched a lot of Church on TV today. Shower drain full of hair. Yes, coming out like all get out. SonIL coming to mow. Off to SisterILN's for a thick ribeye BIL purchased at butchers. BTW: remember the worse Chinese I ever had SisterIL brought the other night. Well, seems all but SisterIL agrees with me.Had to take some ozy. Pain got too much to take.
Headed for our first 100 day - our abnormally cool temps til now are done - it was 88 at 10 am. N TX normal
Worked on the El Cam ash tray assembly. Very rusted. Drilled out 3 rivets to separate the plastic handle and the metal latch assemblies so I could drop the tray into a jug of Evaporust. Evaporust continues to amaze me. Tray looks like new after 18 hrs of soaking and it does not affect the spot weld points.. The Evaporust also works great on the black anodized body and trim screws, not affecting the anodizing. They also come out looking like new. Found a product on the interweb called Rust Prevention Magic (RPM) that you can coat steel parts with to keep the natural finish - used by classic car restorers. Ordered a small jar via buyitfrombezossoicangointospace.com - should be here by Thurs/Fri.
Also received the new headlight mounting bracket (steel vs plastic), headlight knob, and headlight/dimmer switch yesterday from OPGI. Good news is the switch is a Genuine GM (says so on the box) part -surprisingly made in Taiwan!
Chief - prayers - tough times - hang tough!
Fife - BOLLYWOOD!
Neat gold medal women's road race cycling win by a lady from Austria - no team, just an individual - she stayed in front from halfway and was so far ahead - one of the favored cyclists from Netherlands, who crossed #2 - thought she had the gold.
The skateboarding competition is kinda dumb - folks falling all the time, walking off, and only a few do stuff the whole time - I do not get it...son thought it was cool...so I am old...and proud of it!
Went to SisterIL's for steak. Great stake and baked potato. Watched movie with the crew. Monitored blood ox. Never below 92. Rode home. Checked as soon got inside. 92 Means no more aux O2 unless outside in heat or strenuous activities [which I will not do].Soon will look like boot camp haircut as falling out. Now some TV [all I can do]. Not needing aux O2, go to Train Box and work.
Chief - I went "full Yul" early last year, and don't miss my flowing locks. Get some lollipops. Who loves ya baby...?
Hello, hello and hello. Was a little slow this AM as usual. Now better. Shedding like a lab or golden. 85 and hot per Wifey.Got call from some Humana homecare service. They are going to start monitoring me and helping with anything needed. Wish they had call earlier during this thing. Dr.'s appointment [pulmonary] which is first since left hospital. Since I'm 95% off of aux O2, wonder what he will say now?Hope all are OK.Again, bored. Hope to get to Train Box in a few days. That will help.Have a good day.
HOT 100
Thought I would have the El Cam dash completed yesterday but was stymied by the repo metal headlight switch bracket - the lower mount is 1/4" thicker than the original so the instrument bezel will not seat at the switch. Will have to grind out the lower stop that it rests upon. Also - and not unexpected - breaking a few plastic mounting tabs so fabricating workarounds slows things down significantly.
Chief - continued prayers
First posts set for carport
Hello there, Wow......over a week since I posted. Chief.....more Prayers. Roy.....good work on the ElCamino. Pictures? RT.......good decision on the house. Joe...I follow Dave Ramsey's advice, give NO one authority to access your bank account. Set up a shill account just for Ebay. As soon as funds are deposited I move via electronic banking. Spent last week making hay between rains. Got 6 or 8 round bales to make that really got wet. Drove to Lancaster Pa to see the Oak Ridge Boys Saturday night. Great show but they are slowing. Drove home yesterday after Stops at the Strasburg train store, the Toy Train Museum QVC Outlet and a couple other places. Felt a bit under the weather this AM. Gave in to daughters request and had a Wuhan test even though I'm vaccinated. Results tomorrow or Wednesday. Back to napping. Prayers for those in need
wrmcclellan Evaporust continues to amaze me. Tray looks like new after 18 hrs of soaking and it does not affect the spot weld points.. The Evaporust also works great on the black anodized body and trim screws, not affecting the anodizing. They also come out looking like new. Found a product on the interweb called Rust Prevention Magic (RPM) that you can coat steel parts with to keep the natural finish - used by classic car restorers. Ordered a small jar via buyitfrombezossoicangointospace.com - should be here by Thurs/Fri.
Evaporust continues to amaze me. Tray looks like new after 18 hrs of soaking and it does not affect the spot weld points.. The Evaporust also works great on the black anodized body and trim screws, not affecting the anodizing. They also come out looking like new. Found a product on the interweb called Rust Prevention Magic (RPM) that you can coat steel parts with to keep the natural finish - used by classic car restorers. Ordered a small jar via buyitfrombezossoicangointospace.com - should be here by Thurs/Fri.
Roy, I have a Moped from 1961 I had running in the 90s that has lots of rust in the gas tank. The gas was in powder back then and I flushed it out but it kept plugging the carb and I would have to peddle it home. Do you think if I fil the tank with that stuff it will clean it up??? I would like to get it running again but the fuel tank is built into the frame so I don't want to tear it all the way down???
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and 62 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Wifey wants some Deep Creek time today, and it will certainly be a good one weather-wise.
I had a nice chat with Chief yesterday. Talked about his health "journey", his victories as of late, and inspiration. Talking with him, actually healed me.
Have a good one, everyone.
71 and partly cloudy. Guessers hit it after midnight with a small shower. Southeast of us 5". Great phone call from Fifey yesterday. Getting ready to go to pulmonary Dr. Back before noon and Fred bringing me lunch.Have a great day.
Hot hot hot - 101 today - sweet!
Completed the El Cam dash project yesterday afternoon! Banks - I have photos and will try to make some time - but it is so tedious to pull photos into Proboards and CTT sites (from Shuttefly).
Scheduled the El Cam windshield install for Monday!!! In the meantime I will be bolting on the remaining items for the AIR pump so it can be ready for state inspection.
KEV - you have nothing to loose but the $35 for a gallon of evaporust (or more as you will need to fill the tank completely). I think the problem may be flushing or suctioning the dissolved rust and rust flakes out. The resto guys throw a bunch of large steel nuts in a tank and vibrate it to knock the big rust loose - maybe lift it with the tractor and drive it around the property
It's replace the light fixture over the kitchen sink day today. No big deal except for the fact I'm not the contortionist I used to be, I found that out when replacing the disposall under the kitchen sink. So I'm waiting for Lady Firestorm to be up, alive, and moving around before I start in case I fall off the stool.
Aside from that, I fixed copiers for 30 years, doing a light fixture should be no problem. Maybe.
Groan. The new light fixture's in, the old fluorescent fixture's out, but while taking off the old fixture I discovered the guy who installed it in 1984 did a half-a$$ed job and messed up the sheetrock under it! OK, it's off to the hardware store tomorrow for some spackling paste to cover up the holes. It never ends.
Now I know how Mike Holmes feels!
94 in the sun [86 shade] and partly cloudy.What a day!! Surprised pulmonary Dr. He could hardly here and congestion in lungs. Blood ox was 93 and above. No more aux O2. Will keep it in the utility room for a few. Changed daily inhaler [one I have now landed with Noah when the arch hit dry land]. I'm sure improved and only once a day. Then walk test. Walked up and down the hall with nurse watching blood ox monitor. Started at 93. Surprise as it went to 94. After several trips, nurse could tell hips were hurting [no pain meds since last night] and said stop. Got down to 92. Go home.Fred brought Smithfield bar-b-q and slaw sandwiches for Pam and I. Great visit from Fred. Old cuss is really a good guy. Peculiar. But, aren't we all.
The creek recreational area is looking good....Can't wait to get all the grand kids & cousins here. They should have fun down there!!!
Roy, I think I will!!!
Beautiful KRM! Looks like a walking path through a well-tended park!
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Hazy and humid 65 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. It will be a FifeMax kinda day. Vet at 1015 hrs, this afternoon. Do need to swap out propane tanks at the local DG.
Wifey enjoyed our day at the lake. Started with some adult beverages at the Honi-Honi. Picked up goodies at Bear Creek Trading, more goodies at Christmas Chalet, which included a new structure for the North Pole Village. Fine dining at Dutch's, and ice cream at Huey's. We simply like driving all around Deep Creek, checking out the water, and pretty cottages aligning the shoreline.
84 and sunny [94 in the sun]. Guy came and looked at pickup. "How much do you want for it?" Sicker shock kicked in. We will talk some more. Now headed by Wifey's work to look at CRV.
Some light clouds so we will hit 98 vs 100 today - may need a sweater or hoodie to avoid the chills!
Carport was completed yesterday and city inspector signed off. Contacted ins co to get it added to the policy.
Working on small details for the windshield install - sanding/priming/painting a few small rust spots on the lower mounting surface. Also prepping/installing the trim/surround clips. The repro clips are a little small on the 'channel' that captures the clips to the pins welded around the windshield frame. So using the Dremel to grind them out.
KEV - looks great! Good luck with the Evaporust if you try it.
Chief - glad you're feeling better!
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Foggy and 65 in the Potomac Highlands. Not sure what's on the agenda today. Spent the evening rearranging the trains on the layout, switching from modern era to a more Post War flavor. Placed the C&O 1601 on the high line, with a complete set of Lionel varnish. Looks sharp. I forgot that I have the Chessie Club 1903, which we actually have on the Potomac Eagle, which is cool. I like to roll my nice desk chair into the aisle, turn off the room lights, and let all four lines rrrrroll.
FifeMax has an ear infection, so he now gets drops in each ear for the next 6-8 weeks. Vet is happy with him, otherwise, even though he tinkled on the scale. 43.6 pounds, in case you were wunderin'... He got a "pup cup" from the local ice cream shop.
74 and sunny. Heat index over 100 for today. Feeling good today. Blood ox is up.Fred is already at the farms. Last spraying of herbicide worked. All grasses dead. Means he doesn't have to spray as much as he thought. Pull SD cards and come back.Out the door for blood draw and then chemo.
80 was the low last night and 99 today - 106 heat index The carport is nice to have!
El Cam - realized yesterday I forgot to clean up the lower mounting surface (upper firewall) for the windshield - so spent the afternoon on that. Also cleaned up the lower windshield "stops" and mounted them. Today I may piddle with the smog pump install.
Dennis - yup - it's crowded here - tell your friends to think of other states to move to!
V8 - Well then, we got lucky...
Hello there. Wuhan test positive. Went from under the weather to feeling really bad. Currently in emergency room at UPMC Bedford awaiting a cat scan. Already been told I'm staying. More later. Prayers for those in need
Hang in there Banks, you can beat this!
Banks - Hope you're feeling better, and quickly.
You're too orinery to get beat by this bug Banks! Hang tough!
WOW Banks, I thought you had the shots? If so you have a better chance. This new strain is bad. Hang in there Chief!!!
As for me,
I started looking at the Moped project. (1963 or 1964 Montgomery Ward Riverside,,,best I can tell after looking at all the info I could find) I got this from a friend in the mid 90s. I had it running back then. It has been sitting since. So today our neighbor Butch came by with a cool probe camera and we looked into the fuel tank. Found a lot of rust that we figured on but also found small rocks stuck in the rust from someone, at sometime trying to clean the rust out of the tank. We tried to make it fire but only got a fart from it. So I guess I will order the rust remover for the tank and also clean the carb and try it again. Last it ran was late mid to late 90s? I changed the front wheel today with one that had a good tire. I had extra and gave it a good looking over, adjusting things along the way. It would be nice to get it running again. As Grand-pa McCulley always said, Kevin, don't ever finish all your projects because if you do,,,,you won't have anything to do. This one may take me to the end!!! Thank GOD I put AC in the shed!!!!
Not much else from the North Bluff!
Here is the old tire and wheel.
Hello there
Kev...yep. Had both Pfizer shotsO2 fluctuating between 83 and 92 proopted trip to ER. Do have pneumonia and no blood clots. O2 running on 4 to keep level up. Going to be here till O2 not needed. Running doxycycline in IV now
Special prayers for Banks. Peumonia was what put me down. You can do it Banks.
Mornin' guys and gal(s). We kinda dodged the storms, and got some nice rain. Front yard needs a quickie trim.
My buddy Tom called last night. He got caught in a hour+ backup Sunday, due to a 10-50PI, with a double fly out on 70. Woof. He also asked if I was attending the train show in Ranson, WV tomorrow. I don't feel like driving 1.75 hrs to go to what traditionally has been a small show. We'll see.
for those in need.
for an end to all the nonsense goin' on...
Good Morning!!Prayers for Banks and Chief......Chief - sounds just like when Dad was getting his chemo - Benedryl and all. BP was always low.Banks - I hope you "escape" soon!Becky - Band? DO tell!!
Big storms rolled through here, I was actually "trapped" on my street, was flooded on both ends, missed 7 separate incidents with flooding, trapped in cars all that. 2 tornadoes close by. Everybody is OK, no issues. Flooding has receded as of this morning. 80s and lower humidity later.Hoping for an easy day - end of month is always a clusterf**k......That's all from here - back later
WOW Banks, that is tough. That bug is smarter than all of us. And some of us ain't helping to beat it at all? Get better, friend, you did the best you could or could be asked for!
Looks like we will be back on the mask thing again here as well. People are getting sick all over the place, the nonbelievers mostly. Go figure?
Cooled off and humidity fell a lot. 80 today will feel like winter. I got to hand it to that overpriced Dense shade grass seed I got,,,at least it works! $80.00 for 20lb is steep!
Ordered the Evapo-Rust, rust remover from Amazon today $34.60 for two gallons, not bad. I also ordered a can of Seymour Cast Blast paint to replace the one I used up. Love that stuff Roy. It is great on resto projects like your doing.
Not much else going on here. Moose for carry out dinned tonight!
Morning all!
Another HOT one today! 99 with a 195 degree heat index!
Got the AIR injection manifolds and check valves installed on the El Cam exhaust headers. That took over 2 hours - Eight 1 in long flare nuts that you can only wrench about 1/8th of a turn at a time. Whew - glad that is over. The AIR pump pulley and bracket are in the Evaporust and looking good - will clean them and paint today. Try to install this afternoon. Working on the hoses and fittings - will have to make a trip to the auto parts store. So far so good!
Banks - that stinks - prayers on fast recovery!
Chief - continued prayers!
KEV - neat project - I better understand why the gas tank is not an easy removal. Good luck! The Evaporuct will create a lot of solids/debris in the tank so draining/cleaning will be a bit challenging. The nice thing about the Evaporust is you can just keep using it (when dirty) until it looses effectiveness. So keep it when you drain it from the tank. I let the solids settle in extra plastic jugs and then use an old cotton rag to strain the last of it. I will check out that paint you mention!
My sympathies to Tyler Spank. That's tough.
The thing is, with rising deer populations all over he's not the first and he won't be the last. Small consolation I know.
I saw a post on the Route 80 Rant Page last December:
"Man, there's dead deer all over the highway! It looks like Santa Claus crashed his sled!"
anjdevil2Becky - Band? DO tell!!
Civilized Yak. Cross Van Halen and Yes and you'd have some idea of our sound.
Remember tomorrow night Pot changes. New person should do it so we get a different "menu". Would be fun. Just be sure to add the 17 years. Thanks [hint: maybe Penny]
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and 58 along the Allegany front range. Pleasant weather lately. Off this weekend, so maybe spend some time in train room. Mowed lawn yesterday, then cut the entrance to our neighborhood, and picked up trash (HOA kinda thing).
My buddy Tom notified me that the Bunker Hill train show, in Ranson, was cancelled due to "air conditioning" issue. I've been to that venue, and it seems to me they could have overcame that issue... And the weather is gorgeous on the panhandle today. Go figure. Me, I'm hoping for York, and Altoona, perhaps.
Speaking of, Banks, got an update for us?
Gooood morning. 75 and cloudy. Rain???
Have a good one.
Good Morning and End of July Weather sorta reminds me of September - 55 right now going to 81 Took the bike over to Jenni's and indulged on Arby's Roast Beef.We did her hours for work, watched a bit of the USMC 8th & I evening program and started laundry. Was home by midnight - It was a bit chilly on the ride home, but nice.Afterwork, we're planning on church, then heading toward the shore to pick up some parts for the Super Bee - that will be for Monday's extravaganza.Not planning to do much on Sunday, have to pick up a trimmer at HD later and will probably do yard work for a bit tomorrow. Nothing else on the horizon.I've gotten the green light to go to York on Friday - I will submit my time off for Oct 22 if yuz giz are going......It will be a day trip, maybe see my BF and God DaughterFINALLY got the update on the Fiesta - Ford will contribute $200 (on a $600 repair, gee, thanks) but the dealership will do my service for free and get me at about $400 total, so I approved the repairs and SHOULD get the car back by Tuesday.Magnum is still on the lift - I'm not pressuring him, he does good work and I brought my own parts. So when he calls, I'm good with it. I still have exhaust to do and a windshield.I'll be doing "performance paint" on the hood (satin black), since the clear coat is peeling off. When it comes back to me......Spank/Tyler - There is nothing you can do to control wildlife - I have hit my share, I hate it, but it just happens - Chief - good update - glad you are feeling better!!Prayers for Banks !!
Becky - More like Prog Rock? Yeah - I like it!!!
Kev - Good Luck on the Scooter!!
OK - off to work - been crazy - took me an hour just to post this.....
Rich, that was a double good bike trip. Got to be with Jenni and Arbys [the best roast beef. I get the biggies one].
ChiefEagles New person should do it so we get a different "menu". Would be fun. Just be sure to add the 17 years. Thanks [hint: maybe Penny]
New person should do it so we get a different "menu". Would be fun. Just be sure to add the 17 years. Thanks [hint: maybe Penny]
Hhmmm, bacon waffles with REAL maple syrup sounds good !!!
Afternoon/morning all!
HOT yet again - but a cool front on Monday will supposedly drop us to low 90's. OK
Got the smog pump and hoses installed on the El Cam - Started her up and no issues so far. Have to do some additional work on the vacuum control line to the AIR pump diverter switch assembly. Jury rigged a vacuum check valve as I cannot find the right size. Looks like a local NAPA store has one that I will go check out later. Vacuum lines/accessory gear for older vehicles has been the hardest part of putting this vehicle back together. It uses 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4" lines which used to be common at all auto parts stores. 3/16" (4mm) easy to find. The others not so (1/4" fuel line is what I have to use but it is very stiff and hard to install). Windshield install confirmed for Monday morning! Just a few more vacuum items to piddle with.
DJ - nice score with the DMV appt for Tyler. Yeah it sucks to hit a living thing with a vehicle. Also have to be careful to not wreck a car to avoid a chicken in the road - true incident while I was riding in a university station wagon on a business outing.
KEV - what is the part number of the cast iron paint? The Amazon and even their home site decriptions are all over the place and I do not want the Aluminum version (seems to be confused for the cast iron version). Here is an example:
https://www.amazon.com/Seymour-16-2668-Automotive-Specialties-Paint/dp/B000EM0180/ref=pd_sbs_1/132-5797107-4329559?pd_rd_w=7Uu7O&pf_rd_p=0f56f70f-21e6-4d11-bb4a-bcdb928a3c5a&pf_rd_r=PAGC0YDFMFCBTS3QEEB3&pd_rd_r=e12b898e-5ce1-44be-a2e9-ef6c2d0d980a&pd_rd_wg=Dusv5&pd_rd_i=B000EM0180&psc=1
Says it is cast iron and then description states "high gloss chrome like aluminum finish".
Nice here, cool and overcast. I like it.
DJ, you got to tell Tyler deer seldom ever travel alone, bucks at times but does, hardly ever. So don't wast time looking at the first one look for the others to come. But then he knows that now.
Roy, I use Seymour 16-048, $11.78 a can, this is it. I think 16-2668 may be a new number. It is a flat cast look. From looking at their site looks like 16-048 is good to go in CA. Like I care about that.
https://www.amazon.com/Seymour-16-048-Paint-Products-CastBlast/dp/B00897DPC6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Seymour+16-048+Paint+%28Blast+Products+CastBlast%29&qid=1627752562&sr=8-2
http://www.seymourpaint.com/product/cast-blast/
dougdagrump YES!!!! Hhmmm, bacon waffles with REAL maple syrup sounds good !!!
Hello there. Thanks for all your support.
Still in UPMC Bedford. Only way to keep O2 over 90 is to be on 4 litres of O2. I get a bag of remdesivir and half dozen bags other antibiotics each day. Beentold I'll. Be here til my O2 stays on 90 with no help.
Thanks KEV! I will get me some of that!
Banks - continued prayers!
anjdevil2Becky - More like Prog Rock? Yeah - I like it!!!
Well that's what we tried for anyways. Although there is a tape of "Jingle Bell Rock" we did that sounds like a cross between Sam Kinison and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Giddy up jingle horse, PICK UP YOUR FEET!!!
ChiefEaglesThanks [hint: maybe Penny]
Ummm.....I eat Lipton soup for breakfast.
pennytrains Sam Kinison
Wow. Who did the Kinison screaming effects?
I did. But it was a little Joplinesque.
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