Last coffee pot for 2021. Been a bittersweet year of the 17-year run. So many gone yet many newcomers. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

[MartyE]

Woo hoo.  Got in! 

Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years Folks!  Let's hope for a much better 2022.

[smokey1]

[fifedog]

Mornin guys and gal(s). Foggy and 48 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Wifey and I still dealing with this cold. However, yesterday got a "gift" by way of a sunny 62 day. We grabbed our patio chairs and soaked up the rays, and felt better.

KRM - Great google-moogly!!! Glad you are ok after that ordeal. Woof.

[Flintlock76]

Good Lord 'K, take it easy and take care of yourself!  

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[KRM]

Been hard to log on here. Where is everyone?

WOW this year is going out hard. Just got over the sinus crap now this. Monday morning I choked on a one-a-day men's over 50 vitamin tablet and it got stuck, so then I hacked up some coffee I had drank and then started bleeding like mad from my throat. Tore the lining when the pill got stuck and I started choking. So I called the Dr. office and found no one was there so I drove myself to the ER coughing up a lot of blood thinking whoa,,, this is it folks.. The bleeding slowed then stopped about 1.5 hours after I got there and they told me I should see a Dr. for a scope inspection. I don't think I need a referral and I want to make sure who I see is the best person I can use after the problems I have had. So I left my doctor a note to see what he thinks whenever he gets back?

Been on soft mush since and will be for the next few days and have a very sore throat. Barfed blood all over the side and inside door of the Ranger and had to clean up that mess. It is all from a botched scope job in 2020 so I don't feel to good about getting another one. They tried to call it Mallory-Weiss Syndrome caused by a Hiatal hernia and esophageal stricture. I call it BS. It was the stuck pill that cut me open caused by esophageal stricture from the botched scope job!

The hospital was a mad house over run with C-19 cases as "they" told me why they could not of kept me over night if they wanted to so they booted me out the door as soon as the bleeding stopped and I was fine with that. As soon as I got ther the first thing they did was jam a swab up my nose to my brains before they did anything. When I left the ER waiting room was full of people waiting to get seen. What a nutty world we live in today.

Anyway alive for another day. Having a better time with food today.

Happy New Year, be safe out there!! Glad to see this one go! Prayers for those in need.

See you next year.

[Flintlock76]

KRM

Flintlock, 1302 was built in 1949 so maybe bronze.

 

Right, that's a 1949 locomotive.  I was wondering if the bell was painted steel as it just doesn't look "right" for bronze, if you know what I mean.  Maybe they stuck with steel because it was cheaper?

Not that it matters in the general scheme of things.

[KRM]

Flintlock, 1302 was built in 1949 so maybe bronze.

[Flintlock76]

Great picture Fife, and beautiful kids!

Behind them, a face only a C&O fan could love.

Just kidding!  1309's a magnificent achievement!  

Something of little consequence, I wonder if that's a bronze bell on 1309 or a painted steel bell?  During WW2 due to the copper-brass-bronze shortage a lot of locomotive bells were made of steel and painted to resemble bronze.  

[fifedog]

Here's the pic of Matthew and Christina that Brent sent me. They rode the Polar Express/WMSR behind C&O 1309, and I was told the experience was excellent.

[fifedog]

Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and 50 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Will get Fifedom back in ship shape today, as the families departed after 6 last night (I was in bed by 7!). Some of my layout gifts were a 3434 (modern) poultry car that has sound, an AF Beth Steel gon with pipe load, a 1919 Wilcox flower truck (D56/Bachman), and a couple O scale baggage cart kits. Ms. Kelly made a wonderful crab cake dinner, and no one had room for dessert...

[Flintlock76]

8ntruck

Does that impact star in my glasses lens count?

 

Yes.  Chalk it up to experience and blame it on a fallen icicle!

[8ntruck]

Does that impact star in my glasses lens count?

[Flintlock76]

8ntruck

Didn't get any train related items this year.  Santa did leave a Daisy model 25 pump action BB gun.

Don't shoot your eye out kid!  

[8ntruck]

Merry Christmas all.

Sunny, in the 40's here in mid Michigan.  Quiet Christmas here. Just my wife and me.  Small roast in the oven, about 20 degrees from being done.  Salt, pepper, garlic, and rosemary rub, with a beacon wrap.  Squash, broccoli, baked potatoes to go with it.

Didn't get any train related items this year.  Santa did leave a Daisy model 25 pump action BB gun.

We will continue the Daniel Craig James Bond marathon that we started last night.  Watched Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace last night.  Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die yet to go.

[KRM]

Merry Christmas gang!

Did our thing last night with those we love, Just chilling today watching old Mecum auctions.

Prayers for those in need.

[Flintlock76]

Merry Christmas all!  Have a wonderful day!  

[Kens std gauge]

Merry Christmas everyone! I got the newest Greenberg standard gauge book (430 pages!) and I'm looking forward to starting it today.

[smokey1]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[8ntruck]

Drove to our Michigan quarters yesterday.  Woke up to 32 degrees, fog and about an inch of snow on the ground.  The snow melted by mid afternoon.   Looks like it won't be a white Christmas this year.

Instead of walking the dog on the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail today, we went out for a stroll in the woods in the nearby State Game area. Bushwacked for about a mile and a half.

Merry Christmas.

Prayers of healing for those in need. 

[fifedog]

Happy Christmas Eve guys and gal(s). Sunny and 62, sixty-two, in the Potomac Highlands. Waiting for the oldest princess to arrive with her family. The grandsons will be awakening up in Fifedom tomorrow morning. I'm feeling a little under the weather, as I just couldn't keep warm on the train on yesterday's final NPX runs.

anjdevil - Hope Ms Jenni bounces back soon.

I hope everyone has a peaceful and happy day.

[Flintlock76]

Sorry to hear about Jenni 'Devil, I hope what she's got is of short duration!  Remember, there's a lot of other things out there besides "The Pestilance," so it might not be anything serious. 

And a Merry Christmas to you and yours, even if it's delayed a bit!

Wayne

[anjdevil2]

Merry Christmas

Jenni is sick and has banished me from the house - late last night she showed a positive quick test.  As of this morning, she has a low grade fever (99) and it's a little difficult to breathe.  I left her Vitamin D and Zinc and her parents dropped off the rapid test and Vitamin C.  Our Christmas will be later than most.

Last night was the anniversary of our 2nd Line of Duty death (8 years), a small group congregated at the cemetery to commemorate his death, we moved on to our 1st LODD and one of our long time members and chief.  We toasted all 3 and laid Fire Dept. handmade grave blankets on each. 

Afterwards did some shopping then brought chicken noodle soup, mac and cheese and a pretzel to Jenni.  Our Christmas will be delayed - there are no tests available and Christmas makes it more difficult.  We'll have to wait until either Sunday of Monday for another test.  

Hope to bolt outta work early, need to make stuffing, get a table and chairs to my house and help the Princess with food and house prep.  Maybe hit church at 10 PM.

I check on Jenni every few hours to make sure she is ok.  I have nothing going on with me.  Everyone but Jenni, Mom and myself were vaccinated.  Personal choice, that's all.

Work is slow - and that's fine

[smokey1]

Morning all.

Started out at 27* here this a.m. Going to 56* today

Already got some running around done this a.m.

Made a mess of the train room yesterday, trying to dig out and see everything I want to sell, or want to keep.

Hope all have a good Christmas

[lion88roar]

Fife go ahead and post it... still struggling with photos. lol

[smokey1]

Welcome to the craziness ebay. it seems if its from CA. you can not even get a boxcar for less than $45 in shipping cost

[Waynestrains]

It may just be me , but I am regularly on ebay and buy quite often, I find the shipping costs to be totally out of whack. Often I find items I am very comfortable with the price and then I see shipping cost and quickly back off. Again this is just my view of it.  Also a Merry Christmas to everyone.   Wayne in Indiana but once from NJ

[smokey1]

Lots of items end with no bids, not necessarily price, can be a lot of things to play in the factor, condition, not really what someone wanted, ETC. it's very common for items not to have a bid on it when ended. I have items up there right now that probably will end with no bids. And it isn't because of the price. Sometimes items end because someone doesn't have enough to buy what you selling even though it is definitely worth your asking price. When you put something up there at a price or best offer and get no offers, does not mean the price is too high either. 

[Flintlock76]

Leverettrailfan

 

 

8ntruck

Wandering through the Lionel listings in e-bay,  I see a lot of "auction ended, 0 bids" notices.  Got me wondering, prices too high?  Intrest in collecting dropping?  Venues other than e-bay taking over?

 

 

Perhaps folks are all "spent out" from christmas shopping?

-Ellie

 

 

No bids?  Now that is interesting.  I can understand auctions ending if no-one meets a "reserve" attached to an item, but no bids at all is a little strange. 

Maybe e-Bay needs a test track?

[anjdevil2]

Good Morning

We made rocks last night - finally - as I found my rock molds - we used plaster of paris, though I think there are other things we can use.  They came out pretty good.  Jenni will use some for her layout(s) and the others I'll cover in snow for my plowed snow effect.  I did paint the sidewalk on the one module I have at Jenni's.  

Tonight we will wrap presents.  I have to get Aspen chips to clean the piggy cage and then attend to my module.  I need tro grab my K4s from my house - I think it need to run around Jenni's tree.  Then maybe bed before 11.  A couple more presents and I'll be done.

Rained last night, 37F now 45F later.  Looks like rain the rest of the day.

Off to work