We have an inch of snow on the ground tonight.
Brent...Package arrived today from you. What a complete surprise!!! I'll try to open it tomorrow. I can't believe you sent me something all the way from Baltimore, MD.
Friday I have a big test to take. I might pull an all nighter and study round the clock.
Chief...I have a garbage disposal to sell you and it won't be cheap.
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
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
EVENING ALL
WE had some rain early today but most of it stayed south of us. Took the wife to lunch but ate too much almond chicken. Two big plates of food w/rolls and tea, Total bill $10.87. That was at noon and I'm still full, no banilla tonite. No trains today either. Busy day tomorrow afternoon as we are getting some new windows installed. Not the entire house, bought some a few years ago and now some more. Just what I can pay for is the way I do it. Later S.J.
Just in case, goodnite Chewy.
"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
Evening all . well my appointment for the physical is tues the 25th 1 PM in Asheville, NC. Watch it chief a yankee entering N.C. on you .
Not to much else going on will talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Will do!
RT - good luck again!
TTFN
Bedtime. Grandson is wide open. Runs everywhere. Climbs steps. Granddad says no. Now he runs to them, looks at me, I say no, he smiles and runs away. Calls Burg "wolf wolf". Sleep tight.
PS: RT, radar is on and we will be watching you. Eat one bowl of grits and you get a pass through.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Brutus wrote: Will do!RT - good luck again!TTFN
thanks jim and the rest who have wished me luck.
Found out there is plent of train items to keep me bust when I move to Columbia , SC as NS and CSX both have lines there along with amtrack. Also there is a train Museum With train rides available and also a train club that has layouts in all scales from n to G
ChiefEagles wrote: PS: RT, radar is on and we will be watching you. Eat one bowl of grits and you get a pass through.
Sorry Grits ain't on this yankee's menu does not compute will robinson
Late evening all!
Well the daughter finally made it home at midnight. The trip via Atlanta got canceled first thing this am, so we all spent the day looking for options. Obtained trips (some direct , some via connections in Chicago, Nashville, Washington Dulles, etc.) for all back to DFW, so no OKC drop offs. Got all but 2 of the kids and 3 adults home tonight. One adult and 2 kids still in NY, but have a relative there to spend the night with. Two adults got stuck in Wash Dulles airport and are spending the night there. All remaining are on first flights in the am. Son made it home OK on the bus from Colorado. Long day today. Hope to sleep late in the morning. Kids have rest of week off, so I do not expect to see them before 2-3 pm tomorrow. They have not had much rest the last 24-36 hours but they are in good spirits.
Have a great day tomorrow all!
Regards, Roy
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
I'll put on a fresh pot to help keep awake all night!
Good morning all from wet Southern Ohio, where it is still raining and the river is still rising.
Thanks for all the kudus on the job anniversery. I am truly blessed to have had the job I've had for so many years. On nights and this is the last night for this cycle. It will be good to be off because Thursday Friday and Saturday are going to be special services at church and they will go late into the evening each night.
Pots done brewing, so going to pour myself a cup and go check on the guys
May God bless
Jim
johnandjulie13 wrote:Mitch: It looks like you are right on schedule. Thanks for posting the link but it did not work for me. Congratulations on the appointment it is a big responsibility. How many students will the school house? With 35 full time teachers, I would guess about 700 students. Is that close? Please keep us posted on the progress. With everything you have to oversee, it is similar to building a layout, only slightly more important.
Mitch: It looks like you are right on schedule. Thanks for posting the link but it did not work for me. Congratulations on the appointment it is a big responsibility. How many students will the school house? With 35 full time teachers, I would guess about 700 students. Is that close? Please keep us posted on the progress. With everything you have to oversee, it is similar to building a layout, only slightly more important.
John - You are right it is almost like building a layout... A 73,000 sq ft layout. So many details. Right now we are in the scenicing stage. Putting on the details but we haven't run any trains yet. The train leaves the platform on August 26th
Sorry about the URL. Here's the correct link
http://www.carrollk12.org/ebbvalley
If I could type I'd be dangerous .
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the high 40s and the rain is temporarily stopped. I did some slow trackwork last night and built with my "new" set of brick blocks. The projects always take longer than expected. Was finally able to turn sump pump off. Finished a big project at work yesterday and start on a new one today. I had the last load of bran muffins today on the dining car from "Points East". Thanks for the new pot of coffee, Jim. I see in another post where reggie is getting out of O-gauge. I hate to see that happen as he is an interesting character (which is saying something considering the rest of the crew here). Chief, I would be happy to send you some good Hoosier rain, but it does not seem to want to cross the Ohio river. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Getting closer to 1,000 posts!
RT...Good luck !!!
Roy.....I beleive you are starting to meet the qualifications for a Texas Cat Herder.
Mike C.....I saw Reggie's post too, and his past construction photos will be missed.
We do have water. I-70 is closed east of Columbus.
GOOD MORNING ALL
I have to do some junk moving today so windows can be installed. Oh joy. The blinds will be the worst, I'm not sure how many hang down from the picture window but its a lot. At least we will have sun today. Spring does not want to come here as avg. is high 40s and it just barely reaches 40.Sometime. on a good day. I don't think there will be trains today. S.J.
ChiefEagles wrote: Bedtime. Grandson is wide open. Runs everywhere. Climbs steps. Granddad says no. Now he runs to them, looks at me, I say no, he smiles and runs away. Calls Burg "wolf wolf". Sleep tight.PS: RT, radar is on and we will be watching you. Eat one bowl of grits and you get a pass through.
rt - Eat one bowl and something will "pass" through you allright...
BTW, best wishes on this new adventure.
Mornin' boys. 45 with a lot of wind coming from the west. I may need to wear my lead moccasins. Wellllll, it appears someone tried to break into fifedom in the past week. Making coffee yesterday morning, looked out window and noticed sliding screen door (to Florida room) was wide open, and upon closer inspection, saw where someone sliced a 6 inch hole near the hasp plate. Checked the other doors, and a similar opening was made on one of the east side screen sliders as well. The interior glass sliders were locked, but apparently someone sized us up...
fifedog wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: PS: RT, radar is on and we will be watching you. Eat one bowl of grits and you get a pass through. rt - Eat one bowl and something will "pass" through you allright... BTW, best wishes on this new adventure.
My luck it cement me up as no flow lol
fifedog wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Bedtime. Grandson is wide open. Runs everywhere. Climbs steps. Granddad says no. Now he runs to them, looks at me, I say no, he smiles and runs away. Calls Burg "wolf wolf". Sleep tight.PS: RT, radar is on and we will be watching you. Eat one bowl of grits and you get a pass through. rt - Eat one bowl and something will "pass" through you allright... BTW, best wishes on this new adventure.Mornin' boys. 45 with a lot of wind coming from the west. I may need to wear my lead moccasins. Wellllll, it appears someone tried to break into fifedom in the past week. Making coffee yesterday morning, looked out window and noticed sliding screen door (to Florida room) was wide open, and upon closer inspection, saw where someone sliced a 6 inch hole near the hasp plate. Checked the other doors, and a similar opening was made on one of the east side screen sliders as well. The interior glass sliders were locked, but apparently someone sized us up...
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a clear and sunny 34 degrees. Going up to 41 today, with sunshine.
I have a busy day ahead of me. Grocery shopping in Cambridge and throwing up at the Shell station. Gas is at $ 3.39 a gallon. I have seen it as high as $3.51 , recently. At least it isn't raining. Ground is a soggy mess. No train time today. Darn.
Well, Dining car rolled in from " points west " and there was enough left to have breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Yum, good "day off work" coffee! Have a dvd to watch (The Tunnel) and some calls to make later. Spiders are coming out of the woods, so I guess Spring is near! One just waived at me from the wall behind the tv. Kids didn't notice, so it's okay! Need to see if I can get the truck serviced tomorrow. Oh, hope my train station shows up today! Good luck on the windows, Sir James. Glad to hear all is well Roy. Fife - you need a sign: This House protected by COLT.
Type to you later (TTYL)
Morning all. What's with this software this morning? Doesn't want to let me post - maybe a subtle message from CTT.
RT, good luck!Sir James, sounds like your bride had a nice birthday. My bride's big day is coming up in a few weeks - for once, she is buying a few things she likes for me to give her - instead of my usual guessing - wrong. Hope you can clean out the stuff for the new windows - isn't it too cold to put them in yet? Brutus, hope you're still resting your feet. Roy, glad everyone's home in the family. Our spring break begins Fri - don't really have plans for the boys yet - maybe take them into the city one day to work with me. Can you believe we're supposed to get 5-6 inches of snow overnight? And the daughter leaves for France in the morning - at least I don't have to drive her to the airport - just the high school. That 'casing' sounds scary. Great reason to have a big barky dog. Hope to get some train running later today. I have all these coffee stirrers and dowels I have dyed brown - what could I make out of them? Maybe a team track or small 'halt' shed. Any suggestions?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
fifedog wrote: Mornin' boys. 45 with a lot of wind coming from the west. I may need to wear my lead moccasins. Wellllll, it appears someone tried to break into fifedom in the past week. Making coffee yesterday morning, looked out window and noticed sliding screen door (to Florida room) was wide open, and upon closer inspection, saw where someone sliced a 6 inch hole near the hasp plate. Checked the other doors, and a similar opening was made on one of the east side screen sliders as well. The interior glass sliders were locked, but apparently someone sized us up...
Got .45 you can use if your service weapon is not enough. Better, will loan you Burg [the big 108 Lab mix with loud bark]. Seems to work here.
Well, morning has been full of babysitting Carter. Mom and G'Mom had to get ready and it took all morning. Now I can shower and shave. I cooked breakfast for everyone. They are off to shop. Carter and G'Dad did run trains for a while. He just stares. He likes to see them disappear into the tunnel. That is amazing to him. Could go to meeting in Raleigh but tired of meetings. Will do yard and garden work today. Later
ChiefEagles wrote: fifedog wrote: Mornin' boys. 45 with a lot of wind coming from the west. I may need to wear my lead moccasins. Wellllll, it appears someone tried to break into fifedom in the past week. Making coffee yesterday morning, looked out window and noticed sliding screen door (to Florida room) was wide open, and upon closer inspection, saw where someone sliced a 6 inch hole near the hasp plate. Checked the other doors, and a similar opening was made on one of the east side screen sliders as well. The interior glass sliders were locked, but apparently someone sized us up...Got .45 you can use if your service weapon is not enough. Better, will loan you Burg [the big 108 Lab mix with loud bark]. Seems to work here.Well, morning has been full of babysitting Carter. Mom and G'Mom had to get ready and it took all morning. Now I can shower and shave. I cooked breakfast for everyone. They are off to shop. Carter and G'Dad did run trains for a while. He just stares. He likes to see them disappear into the tunnel. That is amazing to him. Could go to meeting in Raleigh but tired of meetings. Will do yard and garden work today. Later
88, how did interview go??? G'Son gone with the women [G'Mom, Mom and GG'Mom]. His Mom is probably scared G'Dad will give him Coke, let him play in dirt and roam the backyard. A little older [only 11 months] and he will be doing all of that and fishing. Really windy so windchill is rather low. Have to bundle up. Later
Good morning folks!
It is good to have the kids home and accounted for. They are sleeping like the proverbial "log.'
The game now is when will they wake up????
Beautiful day here today. Sunny. 70's predicted I think, low 60's right now.
Fifer - keep yer guard up!
Chuck - gas here is ranging from $3.17 for Reg to $3.49 for Prem. I would rather have the price high than to have to wait in hour+ long gas lines like we did in the late 70's.
Have a great day all!
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