Second interview over. Now just have to wait to see if I get a call on Thursday. No call, picked someone else.
Grandson's birthday is Thursday, wonder what kind of omen that is? Having a get together Saturday. Have presents to wrap, Karen said it was something for me to do while waiting. Gee, might take all of 15-20 minutes.
For all you Yanks and especially ROCK:
Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy. Wife had this cooked for me when I got home from Town Hall at 6:30.
Eat your hearts out.
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ChiefEagles wrote: For all you Yanks and especially ROCK:Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy. Wife had this cooked for me when I got home from Town Hall at 6:30.Eat your hearts out.
Left half of the plate looks great ( but not good for my heart and vains) but the right half of that plate I would have a hard time getting the nieghbors dog to smell of it in fact my cats would try to cover it up.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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No Thanks !!!!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Blueberryhill RR wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: For all you Yanks and especially ROCK:Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy. Wife had this cooked for me when I got home from Town Hall at 6:30.Eat your hearts out.No Thanks !!!!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DITTO SMILEY? Anyway, AMEN to that Chuck!!!
Our OTTS Meeting went well. Good to see Chuck, again.
When did men's synchronized diving become an Olympic Sport? Some people have too much time on their hands.
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
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Buckeye Riveter wrote: Blueberryhill RR wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: For all you Yanks and especially ROCK:Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy. Wife had this cooked for me when I got home from Town Hall at 6:30.Eat your hearts out.No Thanks !!!!WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DITTO SMILEY? Anyway, AMEN to that Chuck!!!Our OTTS Meeting went well. Good to see Chuck, again. When did men's synchronized diving become an Olympic Sport? Some people have too much time on their hands.
GOOD EVENING ALL
&%($#grits won't even come off even with the delete button. no wonder they make such good pothole filler. Played lazy today, did next to nothing and nothing did even less. Sunny day in the 70s ok with me. Doc tomorrow about sinus infection that won't go away, train store after. got to stay away from preorder book. OK Brutus fire it up I am at the landing site....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Chief....I didn't fall for this. These are counterfeit grits with red eye gravy. You said your wife makes a big hole in the middle of the grits to pool the gravy, so what are these really? And who made them? Don't eat them, may have been made and spiked by the CC or B of E lady with whom you get along so well.
Fife......Beetles. Paul. Beatles. Duh, me stupid.
DougM......the Grubex will do just fine in the bag until next spring, as long as the bag doesn't get wet. You can put the stuff down in April because its active ingredients work for 3 months. But it works better (stronger) if you put it down closer to just before the grub larvae emergence from the ground..... when they are in the process of making their way to the surface to emerge and become beetles. About June 24-July 1 for your/our climate. The larvae gets wacked before becoming beetles. And then there relatively few beetles to go back underground in your lawn during September to make new larvae for the following year. It's the larvae that destroy the lawn and eat all your lawn roots=dead grass. It's the beetles that feast on the trees. Nasty but controllable suckers.
Sir James.....sinus infections don't usually go away by themselves. Wife and I got them simultaneuosly and, when we could take it no longer (2 weeks or so), went to the Doc for meds. Wacked the infection symptoms in four or five days! Miserable experience. Hope you are soon to be feeling better.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Cheif, thats not fair not passing the scraps around.
This wk. busy for my wife who will be at the "Tastefully Simple" disply at the Pa. Grange Fair. I'm the gopher guy.
Today; worked on sons Vintage "Tour De France" racer then did a twelve miler on mine. Hadn't been on the bike past few days and it sure affects the endurance. Makes me work harder on the flats.
best to all.
cooltech
Laz, you are welcome for the Old Mills, but I think you left a few? I'll swing on by and see if they are still good?! Need to run trains, can I check out your big boy?
Sir James, on the way man. Ditto, hope doc appt goes well and you are back to feeling good soon!
Doug - those grubs are no fun, hope that you can get them whacked. Maybe put out a contract, I think Laz knows a few guys....
Chief, it looks good to me, but redeye gravy at bedtime would keep me up - that's for breakfast! Don't let the bedbugs bite, or their larvae!
Jack - The dilithium chamber conversion was pretty recent, but my favorite accessory is the new chevron activated arch transportation center.
Good night all!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
fifedog wrote: Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Pleasant and 61 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.rt - Outstanding, dear Sir. Your "journey" this past year certainly has meaning.Chief - I'm guessing that you went thru Hagerstown, as they have WESTERN MARYLAND #132 on display there. Other towns that have similar events are Sykesville, Thurmont, and Mt.Airy.Bakeer - That Phelps chap is from my neck of the woods.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Pleasant and 61 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.
rt - Outstanding, dear Sir. Your "journey" this past year certainly has meaning.
Chief - I'm guessing that you went thru Hagerstown, as they have WESTERN MARYLAND #132 on display there. Other towns that have similar events are Sykesville, Thurmont, and Mt.Airy.
Bakeer - That Phelps chap is from my neck of the woods.
Fife, You've got me there, who is Phelps? Don't remember any one of that name!
16C/61 of yours in Stockport. Very cold for mid August, should be 22C/72F and it's persistant rain 25mm/1inch expected today. Dear lady has some Italian friends over from Salerno, 35C/95F there, they are feeling frost bitten!
Planning to get us a ride behind 'Tornado' in the Autumn/Fall, but price forecasts are expected to reflect the importance of the event [they still need £300,000.00/$590,000.00] and may overstretch the budget.
John Baker
Morning!
Buckeye Riveter wrote: When did men's synchronized diving become an Olympic Sport? Some people have too much time on their hands.
Probably the same time as team handball (the water polo without the water). Everytime I turn on the olympics I find things I don't care to watch...
Sir James: Take care of that sinus infection. Cooler weather setting in.
Brutus: Arch transportation center???? Have you converted this thing to run on Big Macs?
Received the UP Well Car yesterday! IT IS HUGE! 14" long traditional scale. Nice looking car. I'll post some pics.
Watched RFD TV this am...Trains and Locomotives...(I bet this is the only channel they have in Rosiville...That's why Chief only watches DVD's) The Magnificent GG-1 was today by Mark1 Video. A lot of train action, mostly from the '70s. Good video. They have this show on a few times a week, with various train videos, usually at 4 or 5am.
To the Zoo today!
Kurt
PS I need to cut the grass too.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 54 degrees. Going up to 82 today, with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. Wife has not been feeling well. Need to get her some meds to take care of this. Looks like a kidney infection. She is taking it easy.
No train time today. I need to spend some time relaxing.
Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
Nice weather in SE Indiana. Worked with "my" soccer girls last night. Went to Staples and Wal-Mart for "Victory" drink items for soccer kids. Did some more work work at home last night. No time for Olympics or trains :-( Had bran muffins and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal for breakfast on the dining car. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
HI GIZ,
58 this mornin and nice a cool breeze blowing. Love this weather for August. Ran another 4 miles this morning. Yesterday went to BARRYs TRAIN SHOP and wasn't going to buy anything when a guy came in and wanted to trade in some stuff for a brand new Legacy Heritage UP SD 70. He had an EL CAPITAN set with the B UNIT and extra cars. After he left told BARRY that I was interested in it and got it for a great price. The B unit alone is a very hard piece to find and was bringing in big bucks on e bay. Its conventional but still can run it with the newer ZW. Plus it looks great that silver and warbonnet red. Now I would love to find a dummy A unit for it?
Got grass to cut and laundry to do today. Run trains later.
SIR JAMES hope your sinus infection clears up.
BUCKEYE, I'm with you on that lousy southern breakfast. YUK!
B good or b gone,
laz57
Morning all.
My South This was written by Robert St. John, executive chef and owner of the Purple Parrot Cafe, Crescent City Grill and Mahogany Bar of Hattiesburg, MS. Thirty years ago I visited my first cousin in Virginia . While hanging out with his friend, the discussion turned to popular movies of the day. When I offered my two-cents on the authenticity and social relevance of the movie Billy Jack, one of the boys asked, in all seriousness; 'Do you guys have movie theaters down there?' To which I replied, 'Yep. We wear shoes too.' Just three years ago, my wife and I were attending a food and wine seminar in Aspen, Colo. We were seated with two couples from Las Vegas. One of the Glitter Gulch gals was amused and downright rude when I describ ed our restaurant as a fine-dining restaurant. 'Mississippi doesn't have fine-dining restaurants!' she insisted and nudged her companion. I fought back the strong desire to mention that she lived in the land that invented the 99-cent breakfast buffet. I wanted badly to defend my state, my region, and my restaurant with a 15-minute soliloquy and public relations rant that would surely change her mind. It was at that precise moment that I was hit with a blinding jolt of enlightenment, and in a moment of complete and absolute clarity it dawned on me -- my South is the best-kept secret in the country. Why would I try to win this woman over? She might move down here. I am always amused by Hollywood's interpretation of the South. We are still, on occasion, depicted as a collective group of sweaty, stupid, backwards-minded, racist rednecks. The South of movies and TV, the Hollywood South, is not my South. This is my South: My South is full of honest, hardworking people. My South is the birthplace of blues and jazz, and rock n' roll. It has banjo pickers and fiddle players, but it also has BB King, Muddy Waters, the Allman Brothers, Emmylou Harris and Elvis - and Leontyn Price. My South is hot. My South smells of newly mowed grass. My South was kick the can, creek swimming, cane-pole fishing and bird hunting. In my South, football is king, and the Southeastern Conference is the kingdom. My South is home to the most beautiful women on the planet. In my South, soul food and country cooking are the same thing. My South is full of fig preserves, cornbread, butter beans, fried chicken, grits and catfish. In my South we eat foie gras, caviar and truffles. In my South, our transistor radios introduced us to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones at the same time they were introduced to the rest of the country. In my South, grandmothers cook a big lunch every Sunday, so big that we call it dinner (supper comes later). In my South, family matters, deeply. My South is boiled shrimp, blackberry cobbler, peach ice cream, banana pudding and oatmeal cream pies. In my South people put peanuts in bottles of Coca-Cola and hot sauce on almost everything. In my South the tea is iced and almost as sweet as the women. My South has air-conditioning. My South is camellias, azaleas, wisteria and hydrangeas. In my South, the only person that has to sit on the back of the bus is the last person that got on the bus. In my South, people still say 'Yes, ma'am,' 'No ma'am,' 'Please' and 'Thank you.' In my South, we all wear shoes....most of the time. My South is the best-kept secret in the country. Please continue to keep the secret....it keeps the idiots away!
Some of my Cousins have a song for yuz giz.
http://rhettandlink.com/blog/2008/07/14/264
Have a good one.
For those looking for Fall Foliage trip ideas, or winter (ski) trip ideas which include a train ride and, if you wish, a meal, consider Conway Scenic Rail Tours out of North Conway, NH. www.conwayscenic.com
There are train trips ranging from 55 minutes to 5.5 hours. While there are a a number of old trains still running in New England, there is a concentration of several in North Conway, Mt. Washington, and Lincoln NH, including 2 Cog Steamers that make the trip to the top of Mt. Washington, elevation 6,288 feet, and the highest peak in the NE US. About a 2.5 hour drive North of Boston. The Conway tours focus on two routes, one through the Mt. Washington Valley and the other through elevation and Crawford's Notch.
Conway's operating fleet includes #6516, an EMD FP9 built in 1957. Former Conrail #23, a GE B23-7. #2820, a U23B. #4266, an EMD F7A built in 1949. These are decked out in Boston and Maine colors. And for steam fans, #7470, a recently restored (back in service 2007) 0-6-0 former Canadian National built in 1921.
I tried to make a reservation for #7470 within the next few weeks but found out that the tender is out for repairs. It is scheduled to be back in action for the Fall Foliage and winter seasons.
ChiefEagles wrote: Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy. Eat your hearts out.
Country Ham Biscuits and grits with red eye gravy.
Chief, that picture has my mouth watering. However, our good Southern home cooking does have some drawbacks.
The most medicated states are in the South (primarily due to obesity).
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100212410>1=31036
Good Morning all,
Speaking of grits, The September issue of a magazine primarily aimed at the HO crowd has a special insert on laser kits. It includes an article on using GRITS to apply a weathered finish to a structure. I am sure some of you would agree that is a good application for them.
We had a little rain yesterday, about .2", but every little bit helps. Nice and cool today so far.
Still working on the dollhouse project, need to get that finished so I can get back to trains.
Chief....Where did you copy that work of fantastic fiction? I laughed so hard!!! Made my day!!!! Make sure you post some more Southern fiction real soon.
The rain continues unabated here, last night and now, and the pond is the highest (for August) I've seen it in the 20 years we've lived here. Neighbors' landscapers are out mowing in the rain, while this landscaper is staring at another mowing debacle if the rain ever stops. More like Seattle weather, and the grass is green and growing! 60 degrees now and it might hit 70 today. I had to laugh this am when I went out and saw one neighbor's sprinkler system pumping out water during the rain!
John Bakeer......watch Wheaties cereal boxes soon for pictures of Michael Phelps.
Sir James.....last (2 week) sinus infection in my place was jointly shared with wifey. We went to the Doc at the same time but were ushered into separate examining rooms which made no sense to me, same Doc for both of us. I got bored and went to visit wifey. Doc walks in, sees the two of us outfitted in our Johnnies and laughing, thought she barged in on some lewd and lascivious, extracurricular patient activity until she realized we were a pair. Get well!
Chuck.....hope your better half is feeling better.
Kurt.....you have been to the zoo more than once lately. Must be a good one. Which one is it?
DougM.....the White Sox are no more banged up than the Red Sox, though Boston came out on top last night in Comiskey Park to even the series. Tampa Bay is cranking in the East, up 5 in the loss collumn and appear to refuse to lose. White and Red Sox in a dead heat for the AL Wild Card while the Yankees continue to fade. Keep Grubex off garage floor as the humidity may seep in, and the product will become a clumpy, unusable mess unless you can put it in your oven to dry it out.
Cooltech.....don't tell Chief you are a gopher, even if it is for the wife. He shoots em all.
Chief.....I read your South post but didn't find any reference to red eye gravy for the grits. Typo? Like DougM said, peanuts in Coca Cola? Hmmmmmmmm! Sounds like a recipe for choking and one's demise. On a more serious note, I could never understand why US folks travel abroad when there is so much natural wonder, diverse culture, beauty, and fascinating history to boot in their own back yard. For me, a trip to York would be fantastic with a day at Gettysburg. How many folks travel as far as DC but skip Williamsburg or Mt. Vernon?
Laz......great score with the El Capitan set with the optional B unit. Timing is everything. Congrats! Optional B unit not so easy to find.
MikeC....re your missing the Olympics yesterday, I stayed up late last night and was flipping among 3 channels (ABC, USA, and MSNBC), to stay dialed into Olympic stuff I have an interest in. I need to go to ESPN or CNN/SI.com and start scheduling or recording my watching because I'm missing the good stuff, like Phelps' WR Gold performance yesterday.
Ciao for now,
Ye Gods!!
I make no wonder that you are all sick!
I don't know how you could eat that lot
l
off a bright blue plate----------yeeeeuuukkk!!!
Rock Island--Jack,
I'm in UK/Europe, don't get Wheaties here and I don't eat that kind of stuff anyway--[too much like grits], best place for that rubbish is the bottom of a bird cage
or a cat litter tray.
No offence intended Chief...
Afternoon guys,
Went to Ormond Beach over the weekend, was with my wife and her cousins. Wasn't all bad as I bought a new MTH SD-45 with Proto Sounds at the Roundhouse South in Port Orange on saturday. Took two tries to get my handheld(DCS unit) to accept it and now it runs great, has ditch lights and electric couplers front & rear, even has smoke from the fans, the SD-45 is in Reading Lines colors. Also got the newest MTH catalog.
Also checked out Hobby Town in Ormond Beach, they don't have much for Lionel or MTH, mainly H.O. stuff.
Getting ready for train show on saturday in Lake Worth FL, southern division of the TCA is holding this one. Might be able to get a table at the door on saturday as I don't think there was that much publicity about this meet.
Lee F.
Went to Ormond Beach over the weekend with my wife. Saturday I bought a new MTH SD-45 in Reading Lines, has Proto Sounds 2 and works great. Also have the new MTH catalog. Might buy the Williams Pennsy set but will wait and see.
Getting ready for train show in Lake Worth this saturday.
My new computer is back and working again.
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