GregM wrote:RT - Good luck on the heart cath test. Last Sept. Karen went from cath test on Tuesday to bypass surgery on Wednesday.
not what I really wanted to hear But guess that good they caught it instead of not and what ever that could of happened.
Haven't really said anything but back the end of July I was a little chunky so I've basicly been trying the diet thing again on my own I have so far gone from 277 to 259 So its coming off but sure is slow but like friend said it didn't go on over night either lol. Came off quick first 2 weeks ( like 12 lbs and then its been like 2 a week scince so its still coming off. )
Well back to trying to going to bed didn't sleep well last night
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
What train show??? Not one until Oct. or Nov. [TCA that is].
House warming will have to wait a week. Lawyer the guy has hired is too busy to move it up [his money and not mine]. Found out from insurance lady in Clarksville VA, only two lawyers there. All one horse operations with an assistant each. So will remain the 18th. Just as well, got meetings all week except tomorrow. Then one Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Then I'm gone all the rest of that week, weekend and all the next week to the Lake House. Rosyville will have to suffer. Don't call me, I'll call you.
Good luck and prayers for Dennis's G'mother.
Glad RT is home.
All the other sickly, GET WELL!!
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Kurt - only on the big screen!
Way to go RT! I'm sure you'll be fine, glad they are taking care of you.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evenin' all!
RT - glad you are back home!
Jack - thanks!
Fifer - seein' double - ya gatta stop hittin' the bottle so early in the day
Another long day here. Meetings all day. Never even got to e-mail so tomorrow's gonna be bad.
Hope all are doing well!
Regards, Roy
Howdy
RT-welcome back, hope all goes well. Another nice day so I got the grass cut and now its raining all the way back to Brutus country. And its headed this way, looks like an all niter. No trains today, I was in there but didn't run anything. I have to see an ENT tomorrow PM. sinus innfection won't go away and my MD said go see this guy. I don't like going to doctors but what can I do. I guess we could take the Tardis back before the storm hit and get Brutus out of there, then p/u the rest of you gents. Banilla and root beer is waiting.....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
kpolak wrote: RT: Glad you're home!Just wanted to drop in and remind everyone...Cell phone numbers are being made public tomorrow...Make sure to register today on www.donotcall.govCell phones do not have a different do not call list.If they call you it still costs you $$$.Kurt
RT: Glad you're home!
Just wanted to drop in and remind everyone...
Cell phone numbers are being made public tomorrow...Make sure to register today on www.donotcall.gov
Cell phones do not have a different do not call list.
If they call you it still costs you $$$.
Kurt
Glad to say it isn't about to happen to us [yet!].
We can and do opt out on land lines [ex directory].
John Baker
HI GIZ,
68 and T storms here suppose to be all day long then fall weather tomorrow. Ran with dog yesterday a nice easy 3 miler after school. Felt good.
RT glad your home. Take it easy.
B good or B gone,
laz57
I'm going to be able to get that N/S sooner than thought as finally our tax rebate came in yesterday
Morning all not to much happening here this am. not getting windshield fix till friday. ( they have to order it)
just taking it easy today I probally could of gone in but decieded not to before left hospital yesterday as Been working a lot figured take a day of rest befor I start in again.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a rainy 66 degrees. Thunderstorms since 2 a.m. Suppose to be clear and 74 this afternoon.
Today will be an inside day. I have a few chores to do and then I will spend some time in the train room. Not much going on outside. I will have to take a nap, later. I'll force myself. LOL
Dining car is here and it's breakfast time. Later.
Y'all have a great Tuesday. Keep dry.
Chuck
I've been trying to take it easy for the last couple of days, strained my back either putting down mulch last week or helping a buddy build a storage shed for his boat on Labor Day.
On the train front, I started building a tender for my K-Line Porter. It looks kind of bare without a tender and it doesn't make sense not having any fuel even though its a tank engine. I'm sorta following the plans that were in the other mag. a couple of issues back.
Good morning all,
It is cloudy and cooler in SE Indiana with highs near 70. What will I do tonight? No home soccer games as the boys play a rare Wedenesday road game and the girls have a long road trip tonight. Maybe mow the yard, but we did not get much rain. Maybe spend time with the wife? Maybe run trains? There's the ticket (so to speak). I am in weather junkie heaven as I hooked up one of the digital TV converters last night (yes, I am still on antenna), and there are 24 hour weather stations available on digital. All weather, all the time. I love it! My wife thinks I am bad about soccer, but that is nothing compared to the weather watching. All I have to do is figure out how to tape with the VCR and I am set. The local PBS station has three channels in the evening and for our friends across the pond I can now watch the BBC news at 10 PM. In other news, I did work with my Brazillian soccer "student" last night. She might get some field time this week in a JV game. I had bran mufins on the dining car this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Mornin' Fellas.WOW I miss a couple days and guys are in the hospital (Glad you are home RT), grandmas are in the hospital (Dennis hope your grandma's last days are as comfortable as possible), guys coming in for York and leaving before the picture ceremony... and Fife's been under the weather too... must be from rescuing the flock from the nasty weather on Saturday... or too much yelling at the TV during the Raven's game?York - I am mailing my registration tomorrow. I am planning to make it for the whole day on Friday, but that may get pushed back to afternoon. Will keep you posted.Wes and Buckeye - when will you be in the area? If we can't hook up at the show, maybe we can do a board dinner somewhere Thursday night? Susan is addicted to Isaac's Deli and Restaurant... http://www.isaacsdeli.com/ Fife may even show up since their mascot is a pink flamingo? And there are a bunch of them in York/Hanover/I-83 area.Got home yesterday and the Legacy Command Base and Remote were there to greet me. A few weeks back during a gathering at our house the Remote lost connectivity with the Command Base, and I never fixed it... well last night I hooked everything back up, powered up... and the Remote found the Command Base! ran trains for a few minutes... one problem has been identified... the Jr. Berk loses center rail pickup when traversing the O-54 turnouts.
So now I have to figure out a way to get power from the center rail on one of the tender pickups to the engine... anyone ever do anything like this?
Brent,
We travel Wednesday, go to the show Thursday and possibily friday morning, and then back to Buckeye town by Friday evening. So far only thing planned is where we are staying, and breakfast Thursday before the show. I'm open to whatever everyone comes up with.
Wes
lionroar88 wrote: Mornin' Fellas.WOW I miss a couple days and guys are in the hospital (Glad you are home RT), grandmas are in the hospital (Dennis hope your grandma's last days are as comfortable as possible), guys coming in for York and leaving before the picture ceremony... and Fife's been under the weather too... must be from rescuing the flock from the nasty weather on Saturday... or too much yelling at the TV during the Raven's game?York - I am mailing my registration tomorrow. I am planning to make it for the whole day on Friday, but that may get pushed back to afternoon. Will keep you posted.Wes and Buckeye - when will you be in the area? If we can't hook up at the show, maybe we can do a board dinner somewhere Thursday night? Susan is addicted to Isaac's Deli and Restaurant... http://www.isaacsdeli.com/ Fife may even show up since their mascot is a pink flamingo? And there are a bunch of them in York/Hanover/I-83 area.Got home yesterday and the Legacy Command Base and Remote were there to greet me. A few weeks back during a gathering at our house the Remote lost connectivity with the Command Base, and I never fixed it... well last night I hooked everything back up, powered up... and the Remote found the Command Base! ran trains for a few minutes... one problem has been identified... the Jr. Berk loses center rail pickup when traversing the O-54 turnouts. So now I have to figure out a way to get power from the center rail on one of the tender pickups to the engine... anyone ever do anything like this?
Brent call our friend Jeff Kane in N.Y. ( the train tender) he has a middle pickup that will clip right on the truck of the tender and you can run a wire from that to where you need it 585-229-2050
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
GOOD MORNING
Rained all night, grass turned green, and the sun is shining. I'll see how it goes from here. Have a great day......S.J.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Thunderboomers & 79 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. No painting today; perhaps I'll slap some plaster-cloth on Mt. Molson...
88 - Actually slept thru Saturday (anyone catch the tag on that MACK truck...). I'm rather intrigued with the Thursday night "gathering" if I can get off. I Will probably skip Friday (due to afternoon court...my penitance for being "mean" to people...). Tom and I are planning on spending Saturday AM at YORK (he has his 2 tables in Red hall), then around 2 head up to ENOLA/ROCKVILLE BRIDGE. Will probably have some steak at DUKE'S before heading home...and as always, you're welcome to join us.
rt - Enjoy your new NS loco. And I have a feeling those docs will find a good heart...we here already know so.
kpolak - Hey thanks for the "no call" tip. Just took care of it....the buggahs!
Roger B - Do you think Cole Porter's dad was a train-buff...
Good mornin', ya'll,
RT.....your upbeat post was encouraging. Preventative/pre-emptive treatment sure does beat the alternative, and I'm not trying to blow sunshine up your stack. I joined the Forum 9 months ago, and you've been running flat out (successfully) for all that time through some of the most stressful of situations life can present. Re the weight, join the club. My attitude is that I didn't get this way in a couple of months and I'm not going to fix it without an extended period of time and a few lifestyle changes. I sure am missing my Cheetos (fried not baked), Kit Kat bars, and Hostess cupcakes. My dietary confessions to my Doctor made her laugh, and I was happy beer wasn't listed as a recommended "avoid" item. Have to determine what she meant by moderation. I thought my 6 barrel abs were attractive; and if I get stranded in New Hampshire's White Mountains without food, I can just crawl into a cave and hibernate until Spring.
Dennis....your Grandma's German/Brooklyn/Tennessee accent must be something to experience!
Brutus....re the return to Disney, my sentiments exactly. As spectacular as the area is (my second trip there with the whole crew back in May), it is also quite expensive (February=ouch!) unless you can mitigate some of the major expenses (i.e., food and lodging) by renting outside the park a large 4 bedroom, 3 full bath, LR queen sofa bed house, laundry facilities, with a pool and a kitchen as we did. Daughter found a ton of houses for rent on the internet within 20 miles of the theme parks.
Kurt....I bet you are secretly glad your GG-1 needs work so you can stamp your repair expertise on it. Good luck, and keep us posted.
Sir James....sinus infection, or sinus infection with an allergy? Hope you get that squared away and are feeling better. They can really knock the wind out of your sails.
JohnB.....back in 1997 when I was in the UK they had already banned hand held cell use in autos. We're a little slow here on the uptake across the Pond uptake: freedom vs. safety.
Roger.....cranky backs are no fun. That will teach you to be so helpful to others! Get well.
MikeC.....SIL has DirecTV with a million sports channels (8 baseball games simultaneously), including soccer from everywhere. Has a monthly bill to rival a mortgage or car payment. (Why our adult kids with 2 wage earners are always broke).
Chief.....thanks for the tip on fire ants. I have that issue in my back yard, and the winters up this way don't thin out the herd. Hearty little suckers, as are the bees who nest in the ground. When I try to tell wifey that mowing the lawn is dangerous, she automatically assumes I am making a mountain out of an anthill. Poured a cup of gasoline down the hole and that seemed to work with the bees.....must have taken up residence elsewhere, like my attic.
DougM.....your son "forgot" he had a Math test today?........hmmmmm, sounds all too (painfully) familiar. I have to assume there are not enough good looking chicks in class to keep him focused on that topic. Don't worry, these types of child issues will be replaced with far more expensive ones down the road. Buy trains now!!!
Fifey.....hope your wife is feeling better so she can cut the lawn for you while you are convalescing.
Speaking of wives mowing lawns, we have not heard anything recently from John (John and Julie).
Red Sox shut Tampa out last night, .5 games out of first and on a roll. Patriots haven't called me for a QB tryout.
Later, guys.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
RockIsland - Wifey's "domain" is inside (except for NASCAR/Layout rooms);I am the lawn boy. She's a little "top" heavy (shut it, Brent!), and I wouldn't want her stumbling down the hill.
Hey all, forgot to mention my TRAIN encounter yesterday afternoon. We got a call for lights malfunctioning (stuck on red), causing a traffic jam outside two nearby schools. Turned out to be a CSX GP40 with some M.O.W. cars fouling the signals. Asked the crew to move up about 25 feet, and everything went back to normal...CODE 8!
ChiefEagles wrote: What train show??? Not one until Oct. or Nov. [TCA that is].
Cheif...
The Great Train Expo is going to be at the North Carolina State Fair Grounds. This Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Here is a link for ya... www.greattrainexpo.com Admission price is $7.00 for adults...kids under 12 free...
Let me know if u are going I was thinking of going to look for the perfect little coffee house to buy and put in my layout and call it "The Coffee Pot". I will be there on Sunday.. would go Saturday but I work all night on Friday to Saturday Morning...
--Black Diamond-- One thing about a train, it doesnt matter where it's going, You just have to decide to get on... Woo Wooo.....
cnw1995 wrote:Roger, I'd like to hear how you plan to make the tender for the Porter.
Doug,
See OGR, Run227, Feb./March 2008. I pretty much have the body roughed in. When the glue totally sets up I'll sand and fill as needed before adding some details, attaching the truck and setting the mounts for the coupler and draw bar. Since my Porter is on a partially hiden loop toward the back of the layout, and runs continuously as long as the layout is powered up, I'm not bothering with a light.
Thanks for the concern about the back guys, its something I've lived with since my teens though it hasn't acted up in quite sometime and I sometimes forget to take it easy.
fifedog wrote: RockIsland - Wifey's "domain" is inside (except for NASCAR/Layout rooms);I am the lawn boy. She's a little "top" heavy (shut it, Brent!), and I wouldn't want her stumbling down the hill.
ChiefEagles wrote: fifedog wrote: RockIsland - Wifey's "domain" is inside (except for NASCAR/Layout rooms);I am the lawn boy. She's a little "top" heavy (shut it, Brent!), and I wouldn't want her stumbling down the hill.
That is usually how I prefer them too...
RockIsland52 wrote: Good mornin', ya'll,RT.....your upbeat post was encouraging. Preventative/pre-emptive treatment sure does beat the alternative, and I'm not trying to blow sunshine up your stack. I joined the Forum 9 months ago, and you've been running flat out (successfully) for all that time through some of the most stressful of situations life can present. Re the weight, join the club. My attitude is that I didn't get this way in a couple of months and I'm not going to fix it without an extended period of time and a few lifestyle changes. I sure am missing my Cheetos (fried not baked), Kit Kat bars, and Hostess cupcakes. My dietary confessions to my Doctor made her laugh, and I was happy beer wasn't listed as a recommended "avoid" item. Have to determine what she meant by moderation. I thought my 6 barrel abs were attractive; and if I get stranded in New Hampshire's White Mountains without food, I can just crawl into a cave and hibernate until Spring. Later, guys.Jack
Jack heres this is for you to check out it the reason beer wasn't listed on the not to have and why it must be in moderation
http://mithuro.com/presscuefiles/january/beer_goggle.swf
lionroar88 wrote: So now I have to figure out a way to get power from the center rail on one of the tender pickups to the engine... anyone ever do anything like this?
Brent, If the tender already has a pickup, all you need is a tether. Did this to my Lionel E6 Atlantic and now it goes through all my turnouts without a hitch. If you are going to York there is a guy in about the middle of Orange hall, in the front that has tethers from 2 to 8 wires very reasonable. One of those stands with lots of tools. See you at York.
Good Evening everyone!
Home with the oldest (6) who is playing "Lego Indiana Jones" on the Wii. Picked up the Wii Fit for the bride as she wants to work out at home, high tech style. Had some cases this morning that kept me busy and then the computer folks at the hospital told me they want me to enter things from my cases into the database....told them I wasn't interested, they have secretaries for that. They didn't like the answer, but I'd rather focus my energies on my own work.
On the train front, I won an auction for a bunch of old train magazines. Lots in there, mostly "Trains" from the 80s and also picked up a Mint, in the box 6656 PW car. It looks great. I also picked up a few other pieces of rolling stock and some scenery pieces. Getting ready to do scenery if I can ever get some time off of work.
Roger, hope you are feeling better. I suffer with a bad back and neck. Ain't fun! Anyway, I have a meeting tonight with a Rep. At least I get a good meal for my efforts. Also, I got a call today that some magazine is going to interview me for the movie. Kind of exciting, but in reality, it is a God thing.
God Bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
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