Best Day Ever?

tgovebaker

Member since
December 2003
From: Northern California
118 posts

Best Day Ever?

Posted by tgovebaker on Monday, January 24, 2005 11:58 PM

Today was an exceptional day! The mailman delivered a beautiful Lionel (conventional) Southern Pacific SD-70 (fresh off eBay) at the office today, which meant that I had too much to carry on the bus. The wife agreed to pick me up on the way home. In the car she informed me that she got a big $5k raise, so she was in an excellent mood.

When we got home, not only did I find the brand new CTT in the mailbox, but also the Railsounds and Command upgrade kits I ordered when I won the SD-70. I had to flip a coin to decide what to do first -- get the new engine integrated into a lash-up, or read the magazine. I nearly forgot to eat. Fortunately, my lovely wife was in an unusually good mood, and let me race down to the basement early.

Why can't we have days like this more often?

Enjoy!

-Tom Baker
San Francisco

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:28 AM

Congrats on your new loco and your wifes raise! Maybe that will mean more locos, for her [;)]

Chris

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tschmidt

Member since
January 2003
From: Jamestown, NY
658 posts

Posted by tschmidt on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:59 AM

...and to think I was envious of a multimillion dollar sports contract.

Enjoy the day...enjoy life!

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laz 57

Member since
October 2004
From: Millersburg, Pa.
7,607 posts

Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:57 PM

Be nice to that lady of yours and she just might buy you a choo choo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
laz57

There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; Robert Service. TCA 03-55991

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ChiefEagles

Member since
February 2004
From: Rolesville, NC
15,416 posts

Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:10 PM

Now that is an exceptional day. God bless.

God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville Laugh , KC&D Qualified Cowboy

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locomutt

Member since
September 2003
From: Louisville,Ky.
5,077 posts

Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:48 PM

Congrats on an Execptional Day!!!!!! Would be nice if something
like that happened around here.[:D]
Uh,just be extra nice to the other half.

Although that did happen around here,not long ago.
I think the wife made it to the door before I did.
SHE really wanted to see what we had ordered.

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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