Toy train operating and collecting

ChiefEagles:

kpolak:

Looo Kooo Koooo Koooo...coo...Koooo Koooo Koooo!  Heading to the great white north today!

Finally admitted it.  Loves the white because it reminds him of GRITS.

Chief I underlined the important word for you

Spent the afternoon on 65' dinner cruise on the Mississippi.  Suprise birthday for AiL, not one with cancer.  Great Prime Rib dinner!  Kids had fun too!  Fife:  Now I have the boat itch.....too.

Just because you are on the mighty "Mississip" does not mean you are a Southerner.

Again don't think he even was trying it a northern thing you wouldn't understand  

Kurt

Morning all.  Lower temps this week and lower humidity.  Thinking about buying a new John Deere rider for the house here and giving older one to Frankie.  My old 15 year old Murray I gave him several years ago has about had it.   Got errands to run.  Chat later.

Morning all at work today well Just doesn't seem like its been 25 years for the other and I but it has we had a peaceful dinner lastnight in celabration of her birthday and our anniversary. The way we like it. tonight we'll probally just have a peaceful evening again may watch some TV with her.

Not much going on just a normal day here will talk to you all later have a good one and hope all and there families are doing well prayers out for those in need

Good Morning

Sun for now, storms later they say. Maybe I should try running for mayor, I like the perks. Free meals, a summer cottage, looking at new JDs,wow hmmm. Oh well back down to the real world, I have no special plans for today just going to enjoy the sun. Have a great monday...S.J.

Morning all. My condolences, John and prayers for your step-sister's family. I've got a new 15ht flr. office that looks over the South Loop and even Lake Michigan. Lucky me. Fife, I thought you were taking care of my work whilst I was out. It's still here. Maybe you're still working on it.

sir james I:

Good Morning

Sun for now, storms later they say. Maybe I should try running for mayor, I like the perks. Free meals, a summer cottage, looking at new JDs,wow hmmm. Oh well back down to the real world, I have no special plans for today just going to enjoy the sun. Have a great monday...S.J.

"Youall" have grass that far North?  Bought a new JD.  Got rebates on them now and 12 months same as cash.  Better rush to the JD dealer and get one.  Be sure to get the hydrostatic transmission.  Great.  Its just like the one I bought last fall for the lake house.   Frankie is getting my old one [2003 model] which is just like these except hood is changed.  New ones have the "flush" attachment to the deck to wash out the wet grass stuck underneith.  Works too.  Time for tomato sandwiches.  Later 

cnw1995:

Fife, I thought you were taking care of my work whilst I was out. It's still here. Maybe you're still working on it

Doug.....As an educator, I know you won't believe this but fifedog ate his homework.

fifedog:

Lawson Farms - I do trust that you will make a full recovery, Sir.  Lovernox...hey ain't that that 2-part lotion that makes things feel all warm & tin-gul-lee...

If giving your self shots in the stomach is "warm & tin-gul-lee" then you are right! Lovernox? I think when you ate your homework you spit out an extra "r".

Spent the last few days lounging with the leg up. Getting restless, so I may find two chairs for the train room and do the same their and run trains.

Today's Wise Farmer Saying: If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

Pat

Good afternoon everyone.  First things first.  John, sorry for the step sister.  Will add you and the family in my prayers for peace and comfort.  Doug, one of our friends from school was visiting Chicago and attended one of the satellite centers of your church last Sunday.  Their daughter was at a conference and I think your pastor was a speaker there.  Chief, nice thing you are doing for Frankie.  Sure he appreciates it. 

Well, I am on call, so I came in a little later than usual.  Not much going on, just had to deal with the state medical board paperwork....they need to adjust some wording in a new law that was passed.  Coming in late did allow me to go shopping with the wife and kids while the maid handled the house duties.  When we got home, my head was aching and my neck was stiff from arthritis.  I guess that is why I don't need to do much of that shopping stuff....unless it is for trains.  Amazing what we can do when we have a vested interest.

Hope everyone has a great night.

dennis

LawsonFarmsRR:

Spent the last few days lounging with the leg up. Getting restless, so I may find two chairs for the train room and do the same their and run trains.

Pat

Follow Dr's orders.  Get well soon. 

Picked 5 gal bucket of cucumbers.  Wife not making relish this year as we have plenty from last year.  Giving them to two ladies that do pickles.  Then I get jars from them free.  Ran soakers yesterday and Sat.  Now everything looks good.  Need rain.  Been lazy today.  Sawed down one small tree and hauled it to the pond area.

Later.

Evenin' boys.  Evenin' English.  Pretty day here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Hope to take off early tomorrow with an experienced crew and go track down a Brazilian square master.

rt - Conrats on #25!

Lawson Farms - I must have been confused...anywho, is that a wooden leg ye restin...?

Buckeye - I ain't the homework eatin kind.  However, I remember this one cutie in home economics....

A 'cold' front moved through here Saturday night.  Sat on the front porch and watched the thunderstorms for a while.  Also enjoyed the change of air.  80's and lower humidity now.

My tomatoes look like green marbles.  Chief, I'm jealous.

The plant is in summer shutdown, so it is really quiet.  Working through my back log of work, in my windoless 2nd floor office.  Sure would be nice to be important enough to have a 15th floor office with a view of the Chicago Loop AND Lake Michigan.

Some sad news.  My daughter in law's brother died this morning.  He was about 27.  He was found passed out last Thursday, so he was put in ICU.  High blood sugar, then his kidneys shut down, lungs started filling with fluid..........  No history of medical problems.  This hit out of the blue.

Prayers to those in need.

8ntruck: Condolances to both of your families from ours---

Audrey and I took advantage of a lovely morning to go for a long walk along some trails by the Thames River up here---by the time we got home it started to dribble---it has been showering and monsooning since--

I'm going through some photo boxes and finding everything but what I'm looking for---oh well

Have a good evenin'---

8ntruck sorry to ear about your daughter in laws brothers prayers for the families.

Evening all not doing much watched some tv with wife.

Talk to you all later

Thanks Fife

 Sorry to hear about all the losses !  It is never easy.

Sure like them maters Chief!  They lookin good!

Installed a couple of signal lights over the weekend with the Lionel IR detector.  Led's are really great, but can be a challenge connecting multiple units together, getting the polaity correct.  But when they work they are great!

Also spent probably about 25 hrs working on various layout out scenerios for the club.  Even got all the necessary vendor input, then at the last moment one Sr. Member says, No I'm against any change.  Oh well, that's the way it goes.  What gets frustrating is when you talk to individuals 1:1, they're all for it.  Then in a meeting everyone seems to have forgotten what ever was previously discussed.  Let's see how does it go ? "Pshaw" ?

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.    (Sure wish I would learn that!)

Did get an update to the Sunday Photo Fun, of Buckeye's car.  As normal late, but there nevertheless.  Wil get the car off to Iowa tomorrow.

Need to go and check what else is still working on MY layout, since I did all the rewiring.

Hope everyone has a great evening.  Tardis light is ON !

Good Evening

Another nice day, kindy goofed off a lot but not all of it. Still no word from Brutus, he could be lost somewhere with the Tardis. Banilla is waiting...S.J.

Pat - prayers for your leg to get better

8nTruck - prayers for your family (extended and closer), sorry for the loss

Continued prayers from Chief's bride, JimSP's family, and all in need.

Got a weird letter from insurance.  First, the doc wanted to send my wife to Barnes, but insurance said it had to be SLUH.  So, we went to SLUH, now they say we will have to go to BARNES.  Sheesh.  Patient coordinator at SLUH is trying to figure it out for us, but it seems it has to do with the precise type of transplant they want to do.

Did haircuts Friday then shopped until bedtime basically for matching shirts for all of us.  Saturday, we did family pictures and then my in-laws came to visit.  We hung out all day yesterday, did a bbq and had some good visiting, then they left today. 

Don, you are on - last stop though, guys want to see your neighbor's house   Mike, you can drive and we'll set Pat up in the lounge.  Have to borrow Chief's recliner again.  I'll check in a little while and see if there are any more beacons, then head out.  Ciao!