cnw1995 wrote:Morning all. I'm back! Hope you missed me. I certainly missed visiting the pot. This is the first day I felt like myself in a week. Glad to be over that flu and back at work for the day. Boy, it sure feels good to feel good. Looks like Chicago will miss this storm - that's a nice change - although it's only in the 20s today. I haven't even looked at the trains in a week. Hope to rectify that this weekend.
Hi Doug.....Welcome back. I'm glad you are feeling good. And YES, you were missed. Want some snow from Ohio ?? It's bad here.
Chuck
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Dougie...Glad u r back!
WILD WEATHER here in paradise. Heavy rain, tornado/Thunderstorm watches/warnings, flood watch, wind warnings...just need snow & ice and we'll be perfect...
Worked out last night for 1 hour 1 week 'till softball tourney I probably will be ready if not sore.
Not much on the train front, just tryin' to stay dry
Later!Rich
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
Glad your feeling better Doug. Knock on wood, we have managed to avoid thr "F" word this year. The snow has started the bride has left. The trains are running and house has the smell of "wood" smoke fluid. Its going to be a good weekend. I think it's time to go build a mountain.
Jason
B&O = Best & Only
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
ChiefEagles wrote:RT,I'll get to Miss Edna's soon and ship that item.
was going to ask you about that I'm running out of money again so let me know how much quick, lol.
got an email yesterday while working on the porch. My reseme for a cook job at the Vet center (hospital) in columbia has all the qualifications so its being forward to the hiring company to be reviewed.
acually heres what it said
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 3/6/2008VHA DEU ATLANTA1670 CLAIRMONT ROADNETWORK OFFICEDECATUR GA 30033Dear This refers to the application you recently submitted to this officefor the position shown below:Position: FOOD SERVICE WORKERSeries/Grade: 7408-02Vacancy ID: Agency: VAMC Columbia SCDuty Location: Columbia, SCWe have reviewed your application and found you qualified for theposition listed above. Your name has been referred to the employing agency for consideration.
Its a start but counting thinking I'm hired its just the first step in a number of steps and I have just as good a chance as most who have filed.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Had some bad weather to the north of me(about 45 miles) yesterday afternoon around 3pm, Stuart FL got a report of a tornado, it tore up the airport in Stuart, damaged about 14 airplanes & ruined two others, and ripped the roof & sides off a building at the airport. The area has had some heavy rain lately and some tropical storms coming in from the Bahama's & Cuba area.
Needless to say my pond is full again or near flooding stage, it only floods my lawn and drainage canal to the east of me and no property damage when this happens. Hopefully Lake Okeechobee will come up some with all this rain and we can get out of drought status.
Lee F.
Good Morning,
A coffee sounds good this morning, 22 degrees and cloudy. Dire storm is now forecast to stay south of here, with us getting a little bit.Yea right, we will wait and see.
G.sons have 1/2 day of school so my wife will be going to their house until after 3. If no snow we will eat out tonite. Can't decide,coney island(they do have other food) or a real resturant. Those with rain,good luck. I buy a new sump pump every 5 or 6 years just in case. When it rains sump cycles constantly. Enjoy your friday and stay safe,,,,,S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
RockIsland52 wrote: Lee,Original equipment rotors just ain't what they used to be, they are thin relative to those of yesteryear. After what you describe with the after market ones, they are probably about the same. There is little or no margin for error today on brake pad replacement, wait a bit too long and you wind replacing both pads and rotors.Whatever happened to a brake job where rotors could be machined and reinstalled, not replaced? On one of the Infinity models, customers were experiencing worn out brake pads and the resulting damaged rotors within 14,000 miles, some as soon as 7000.Infinity actually wound up providing a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty on pads and rotors for that model and existing customers! They also provided refunds to customers who already paid the freight on the premature weardown repairs. The pads were great for improving stopping distances but plain wore out quickly. At least they stood behind their product.When in doubt, swap them pads out or it could get expensive.Jack
Lee,
Original equipment rotors just ain't what they used to be, they are thin relative to those of yesteryear. After what you describe with the after market ones, they are probably about the same. There is little or no margin for error today on brake pad replacement, wait a bit too long and you wind replacing both pads and rotors.
Whatever happened to a brake job where rotors could be machined and reinstalled, not replaced? On one of the Infinity models, customers were experiencing worn out brake pads and the resulting damaged rotors within 14,000 miles, some as soon as 7000.
Infinity actually wound up providing a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty on pads and rotors for that model and existing customers! They also provided refunds to customers who already paid the freight on the premature weardown repairs. The pads were great for improving stopping distances but plain wore out quickly. At least they stood behind their product.
When in doubt, swap them pads out or it could get expensive.
Jack
Jack,
I just had to replace the rotors as they were out of round and causing highway speed vibration. Brake pads were good, unusual but true.
Reason to replace brake rotors verses turning on a brake lathe is cost, just as much to turn the rotors as to replace the rotors.
Ford Motor Company around 1995 or so had a problem with brake rotors on buses, the school district I drove for had to turn their rotors with only 4000 miles on the bus, they couldn't wait for Ford to send replacement rotors(send one in get one back) as they needed the seven Ford buses in service.
jmkk wrote: Morning Well it should be snowing soon. The weather guys are saying 12 + " Looks like it gona be a good one......The bride will be heading down to Berlin, OH today for three day's and two night's of scrapbooking. She even took the day off today so she can beat the storm down there.Looks like three days of trains for me.......Have a great day all and be safe. Jason
Morning Well it should be snowing soon. The weather guys are saying 12 + " Looks like it gona be a good one......
The bride will be heading down to Berlin, OH today for three day's and two night's of scrapbooking. She even took the day off today so she can beat the storm down there.Looks like three days of trains for me.......
Have a great day all and be safe.
Jason,
Don't you just hate when that happens, wife goes out of town? Glad you cared enough to suggest she leave early, for safety reasons.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Got some of my deck repaired yesterday as it was nice and I was off usually work nicw days and off rainy or/and cold days. Still need one more nice day to finish it. If the wheather prediction on yahoo is correct when I'm off wed its supose to be nice again and maybe I'll get it done.
Not to much else happening . No trains other than looking at them lol.
Morning Well it should be snowing soon. The weather guys are saying 12 + " Looks like it gona be a good one. Ran the new B&O S-2 lastnight. Nice little switcher, it made it through the yard no problem. Although a little problem came up, the smoke unit is pulsing now. Its not a constant stream of smoke like the first time it was on the track.Its a on off on off cycle with about a one second interval's.
The bride will be heading down to Berlin, OH today for three day's and two night's of scrapbooking. She even took the day off today so she can beat the storm down there.Looks like three days of trains for me. I should have lots of pics for SFF.
RockIsland52 wrote: Busy mounting pontoons on my trains. With the snow melt and rain we've had this past week plus the 3" of rain predicted tonight and more tomorrow, Chief should be up here selling pumps instead. Bad/sad news for a lot of folks, and the news last night had a short covering the run on pumps at retail and rental outfits.Jack
Busy mounting pontoons on my trains. With the snow melt and rain we've had this past week plus the 3" of rain predicted tonight and more tomorrow, Chief should be up here selling pumps instead. Bad/sad news for a lot of folks, and the news last night had a short covering the run on pumps at retail and rental outfits.
My pump has been cycling non stop to drain my swimming pool for 4 days... I can't wait to get my grading problem fixed.
Wes
RockIsland52 wrote: Busy mounting pontoons on my trains. With the snow melt and rain we've had this past week plus the 3" of rain predicted tonight and more tomorrow, Chief should be up here selling pumps instead. Bad/sad news for a lot of folks, and the news last night had a short covering the run on pumps at retail and rental outfits.For those of us not geologically inclined, rising ground water levels become as much of a basement flooding factor for a lot of folks as the more obvious above ground sources such as saturated soil and peaking rivers, streams, creeks, and ponds. Add in the beaver problems we have with their industrious nature (protected species), and we may be in for quite a mess. Jack
For those of us not geologically inclined, rising ground water levels become as much of a basement flooding factor for a lot of folks as the more obvious above ground sources such as saturated soil and peaking rivers, streams, creeks, and ponds. Add in the beaver problems we have with their industrious nature (protected species), and we may be in for quite a mess.
Swim Yankee, swim. [told you, don't mess with Mother Nature and the Chief]
Morning. Off to get blood test and then off to Charlotte after a trip to Town Hall. Enjoy.
Good morning all,
Lots of weather headed our way. Looking for a quiet day at work and all h--- has broken out already. Did weights and watched "Lost". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Wife has had enough of the Christmas train on a 4' X 8' board on the LR floor, so I started disassembly. Almost made it to St. Patrick's Day, a new record nonetheless.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It's a cloudy 34 degrees. Going up to only 36 today with winter storm coming in. Rain, snow, sleet. Good weather to stay home.
Today is busy. I have to run a few errands and do some work at home. I will try to find some time to run trains later. Need to work on scenery.
Dining car has arrived and it's time for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great Friday.
brwebster wrote: Moan moan moan! I'm buying Corvairs for the whole bunch of youz giz! Then you'll really have something to b***h about! Right, Chief? Bruce Webster
Moan moan moan! I'm buying Corvairs for the whole bunch of youz giz! Then you'll really have something to b***h about! Right, Chief?
Bruce Webster
Loved all of mine. Really not a lot of trouble back then. Just carry a spare belt and some tools. Don't over inflate the front tires.
evening all!
Bracing ourselves for another monumental dump of the 4 letter S word. Areas east of here are expecting 30-40 cm. For those of us who are metric impaired, 39 cm is 3ft of white hell. This has been one winter I won't miss...if I ever survive it.
Hmmm? The Rogers Corners Big Dig. Might wanna invest in Railscope just to check for cave-ins before running sessions.
Keep your stick on the ice!
Watching Supernatural on dvr and reading emails - wow, over 40 emails today! Only a few new or classic jokes, so didn't forward much. Was in training again all day. Mrs. Brutus is out transporting girlscout cookies and from the 30 plus boxes we were stuck with she and her friends have us down to like 4 boxes left. This is what happens when someone sells cookies and then moves way - the troop leader is stuck getting rid of them and the people who thought they have cookies coming will be left without even a crumb. :(
I think we are supposed to get snow again Friday night. I want to stop and pick up a truck load of drywall first, but it won't be tonight. Wish me luck!
All this car talk reminds me of a good old song - "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, by friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends"
Sir James, I have cookie dough icecream, key lime pie or strawberry shortcake (WW versions), so come on down if you are hungry!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Got back into the train room and got the LEGACY system to name some of my locomotives. I'm still learning the quirks of the system but it sure is slick! I may have to spring another 3 C notes for a LEGACY system for the dining room. Three levels-six trains. Supposed to be in the low 30's or high 20's in sunny Jax, FL Sunday morning. I am ready to be done with sub 50 temperatures. I keep threatening to move from SE Georgia to the real Florida but it probably won't ever happen.
Don't forget to move your civilian clocks ahead one hour Saturday night. Remember that the railroads always kept to Standard Time. During the DST months when Dad said he had to be at work for the NYC at 6:00 A.M. Mom would always ask if that was Railroad time or not. Everyone stay safe, warm, deiced, and dry.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Sitting here tonight in front of the screen dreaming of the great weather we are going to get tomorrow. My favorite precipitation is on the way...ICE!!!
Attended the OTTS, Central Ohio Division Meeting today. It was train music meeting. We also discussed the Roger's Corner Tunneling Project.
Roy...Did I ever mention to you that I might be heading to Dallas for a meeting? Please meet me at the airport with the Roseyville Mayor's Limo.
Cancelled our Saturday meeting. Everyone wanted to stay home and chip ice off of their cars.
Chief...How did you get that photo of me fishing?
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Evening all
On night shift again tonight. The weather in Southern Ohio was beautiful today. We got my friend moved today and the nice weather was an asset. Truck was LOADED and pulling a 16' tandem that was LOADED.
The JB Weld is great stuff. It can be machined, when dry. Wipe clean the surfaced to be bonded with a degreaser, alcohol, thinner, or the like.
Sounds like we are going to get hammered with more snow. Bleah. Going to Columbus Friday night for class and Saturday morning class too, then back home to go to work. 8 months to go!
Something that I've noticed with new pads and rotors is the manner in which they are broke in really sets the stage for how long they last. Easy slow stops for a few days seems to temper the rotor and set the pads. I've seen a new set of rotors trashed with a hard emergency stop before they coluld get broke in.
Take care all
May God bless
Jim
Dodged one here today - lot's of SNOHIZO to west and north - but all we got was lots o' rain - which is a good thing! Up to 9 inches north of here! Another chance for a little more to night if it goes below freezing. The clouds and DFW "heat island" effect held it off!
Sir James - that is crazy - pads rusting to the rotors - I have never seen that - must be the heavy metallic loaded pads?
Regards, Roy
EVENING ALL,
My wifes car sat in the driveway for a week and the aftermarket brake pads rusted to the rotors.(last summer)what kind of safe auto parts is that?
As I mentioned earlier my DIL and 3 yr old GS stopped by this AM and of course we ran the Hogwarts x. About 315 today the doorbell rang and they are back,this time with the 5 yr old just got out of school. Little bro. told him about the morning visit and big bro(5)wanted to see the HWX run as well. We feel fortunate that all three of our kids live within a mile of us. We know that could change some day but it has been very nice having them close.
I got mail from Lisa today,she is well but has been very busy. We do miss her when she does not check in once in awhile,,,,A pleasant evening to all.....S.J.
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