Good Evening from Blueberryhill....
It was a beautiful day today. Sunny and 77 degrees.
I have been dealing with a bad leg cramp for a couple days. Taking meds and using a heating pad. Walking is hard. Need to eat bananas.
Buckeye is still using the candle. Wants to return it to the store for not working. Bonfire on front lawn every night. Can't see the TV. LOL
Y'all have a nice evening.
Chuck
It sure is good that I am such a nice guy. If I wasn't, I would probably say something like,
"If those Ohizians wouldn't have bet so much on that game last week-end, they would have been able to pay the light bill."
But, that would really be cruel, so I would never say anything like that. Hope they get their power back soon!
Tomorrow is the BIG day for the Chief !! Hope it all goes well.
Hey, I've got an idea!!! The Chiefs new place is closer to Ohio, we could send some extension cords and help Buckeye out. Just know that the Chief will probably never get the electric service put under his name anyway. So he wouldn't mind. I'm sure there arn't very many people watching sports shows in Ohio anymore, so an 16 or 18 awg cord should be fine. I wouldn't advise sending any wires that were Crimson and Gold in color though.
Don
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
GOOD EVENING
A nice day here 78, got the grass cut and trimmed,suprising what four inch's of rain will do to the grass. I didn't find any weeds but I'll be watching.
Kurt- Did the engines measure out near scale? if so then they are the right size. What amuse's me are pictures of an 1880s engine sitting next to oh a 1940s, what a difference in size.
You all get ready for Thursday and I will get the banilla ready for tonite. Brutus fire up the Tardis....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Evening Y'all! Hope everyone is doing well. Just checking in before heading to bed. put in some more long hours so far this week. Got a candidate coming up from Mississippi and one from Florida as well as a prospect from Sandy-Eggo as Doug would say. I really hope it goes well for at least one and we bring them on board.....I am getting worn out. It will be few months at least as Georgia Medical Licensing board takes at least 6 weeks once the application is received.
Watched a video on Tony Lash's layout. It is impressive, even if the pros did it. I may not agree with some of what Tony has to say about the industry, but he has done well with his business and with his layout.... a pleasure to watch.
Chief, good luck tomorrow. I am sure all will go well. Have you picked out a place for the second layout? Somehow, I doubt you will be going with Realtrax.
May everyone have a blessed rest of the week.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
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Good morning from a sunny [for a change] dry Stockport, high presure over UK for a change [we have had the wettest summer on record].
If you rolled out an 80ft toilet roll and drew a pencil line on the very end that would represent how long humans have been on the planet, so what makes these numpties think that a few squashy creatures can affect this lump of rock? It's the financial system that needs sorting.
Going to vets. at 1020 BST for a full set of tests on my Diabetic condition. Should be a good result, have cut my intake of swig to 28 units [I used to spill more than that!] a week. Robinsons have gone on short time working and are laying people off!!! BMI down too, 32 to 28, got to lose another 22 lbs to hit the mythical 25 index, reckon I'll be there by the dreaded C-word.
ERNI has got an infection, I think it might be 'Antivirus XP2008 or 9' be very careful what you download guys it's a real nasty and is causing havoc over here.
Going to put Lionel down for a few running sessions. Got some spare cash [not much though] could run to a modest purchase-some track-maybe some cars, who knows?
John Baker
Brutus: WHen you get back??? Where are you going?
Chuck: I bet he gets his money back!
Kurt
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 70s. Soccer games tonight as the boys are home and "my" soccer girls take to the road. Went to practice last night. Watched some pretty ineffective efforts at corner kicks. Coaches are discouraged and can't say I blame them. Did some Second Life and some "work" work while wife watched "America's Got Talent". Filled two trash cans with sticks and twigs knocked down by Ike. Still more to do. Buckeye, you are not the only ones without power. Please tell Missus Buckeye that Hanover College has been w/o power for almost a week and they sent the kids home during that time. I had toasted cinnamon bread and cereal on the dining car this morning and I am sending it to "Points East". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning
Sunny and 78 by afternoon. I am taking neighbor lady to the train station in a little while. She is going to Chicago to see her new granddaughter. She claims she could not find anyone to take her to the station. Like they say, what can we do? At the moment no other plans for today, just see how it goes. TTFN...S.J.
HI GIZ,
Same old same old here beautiful and 74 today. Gotta play GOLF against BRO, gonna try and win one? Going down to BARRYs TRAINS tomorrow. I need a fix and he said he will break up a Santa Fe El Capitan set for me and sell me the FT engine for $120. Oh yea plus the two add on cars are in too.
HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!
laz57
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Day Four......No Power in Roger's Corners.
Boats at our small inland lakes were sunk in Sunday's storm. Trailers overturned. A two hundred old tree was destroyed at a local park.
New nasty people trick, drag your fallen limbs off of your property and use them to block the street. The city now will show up and cut them up and carry them away. (Chief, are you taking notes?)
Anybody heard from Wes? Sure wish I could run some trains. Need the therapy.
Mike, thanks for the news from SE Indiana.
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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Good Afternoon from Blueberryhill....
It is another beautiful day at 78 degrees. Going up to 82 with sunshine.
Still trying to walk wth this bad leg. Pain meds helping. Not doing too much except using a heating pad and resting. This is a bummer.
Not able to run trains. Can't get down to the basement. YUK.
Dining car was here for breakfast. Cheerios.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
ChiefEagles wrote: Back from Mom's who will be 82 tomorrow [92 but she insists on 82].
Back from Mom's who will be 82 tomorrow [92 but she insists on 82].
CHIEF......we celebrate my wife's b-day every year, but the counter got stuck on 31. And I'm not about to fix it. I saw how she fixed my male Doberman. His post-op advice to me: "Run for your life, Jack!" Good luck on the close on the Lake house!
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Buckeye - SusieQ wants me to pass a message along...'If you are going to Isaac's then I guess I'll leave early.''Will he bring me flowers and chocolates?'
Good mornin', ya'll,
Beautiful crisp and clear earlier this morning here in NE Taxachussetts, 40s. Low 70s today.
Please say a prayer for my old dog, Duke. Following last month's "clean" annual physical, dog went to bed in the pink of health Sunday night and woke up Monday AM severely lame (one leg), and we and the vets can't figure it out. Lyme ruled out. No swelling. No fever. No known "incident" or activity that we know of that could have caused it. Dog in for imaging (x-rays) now. I'm crossing my fingers and fretting as if he's one of my children.
Later,
Following are 3 photos, I hope, of the scratch built tender I just finished to go with my K-Line Porter. Construction of the tender is based on plans that were in the other magazine ealier this year.
Jack, In some ways it is worse then with your children, they can't tell you what is wrong. After the loss of my last buddy, even though he loved to make a mess of the sawdust when I tried to clean up, I decided no more critters. When I was doing some cabinet work he went everywhere with me, they knew him at our bank and always managed to find him a treat of some sort. An AKC pedigree with a mutt mentality.
To this day some of our friends try to convince my better half that we need another.
Ain't gonna happen !
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Prayers for Duke!
Roger, Wow!
dougdagrump wrote:Jack, In some ways it is worse then with your children, they can't tell you what is wrong. After the loss of my last buddy, even though he loved to make a mess of the sawdust when I tried to clean up, I decided no more critters. When I was doing some cabinet work he went everywhere with me, they knew him at our bank and always managed to find him a treat of some sort. An AKC pedigree with a mutt mentality. To this day some of our friends try to convince my better half that we need another.Ain't gonna happen !
I'm with you Doug, having my best friend die in my arms will not happen again. It's been 5 years since our German Shepherd, Miles, has been gone and I miss him big time but there are other comittments now. Nothing can replace your best pal.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Prayers for your dog, Duke, Jack.
I know the feelings.
Tared [Southern for tired]!!!! Helped the old owners load a big trailer of their "stuff". Weze ownz itz. Home tonight. Then take down a short wooden fence at Gail's up the street. Take it to Lake House [now named Eagles Nest] and put it up to contain Wildthing [Lucy]. Hope to go back by noon or so. Then I can start my work after installing fence. Golf cart charging when I left. Guy is buying his lawnmower [52" deck] back for $2,500. I will go buy a small decked John Deere for $2,000. 52" deck gaps up the yard as I saw that today as his wife mowed. Anyone want to buy a 21 Maco with 200 Yamaha [radar, depth finder, outriggers and etc]. Hungry as not eaten sincee lunch [a small one at that]. Later
PS: hope the Buckeyes get power soon.
Good evening from beautiful Southern Ohio
It was really nice today. I have been off the last couple of days working; it is good to be back at work. I finished cleaning out daughter's basement and garage. That was a nasty job, and yesterday helped a friend pour a concrete slab. I was to only rake and help screed, but the "contractor" he hired was less than adequate to say the least. Shiny new concrete finishing tools are a bad sign. I am glad I took my stuff. I am getting too old to finish concrete!
Wes-take it easy on the knee, like they said get the range of motion back. Dropping the weight was the best thing you could have done for your knees.
Chief - Ate breakfast at Bob Evans yesterday had multigrain pancakes and grits. Stayed with me all day. Hearty breakfast helped wile I was doing the concrete work. BTW, I hope the move goes well.
Jack - Prayers sent up for Duke, how is he doing?
Roger - Cool tender!
Jon and Doug - I agree. It has been a year and a half since my friend Sue died, and I still miss her. I do not want another dog. Our inside dog a Yorkshire terrier is slowing down. She has an inoperable tumor the size of a tennis ball on a mamallary gland. Starting to cough a lot so I figure it has spread to the lungs. When she starts showing pain, I will put her down, the n no more pets!!!
Well, I need to get back to work. I'll check back later
May God bless
Jim
Jack, I know all too well how hard it is. As with Doug, lost my best friend this year. We had lost a female dog last year and that was tough, but when the male, whom I had for 10 years died, it was too tough. You will go through anything and do anything to make them better. I pray that yours comes through OK. Unlike Doug, we have two small children and SWMBO pressed me that we needed to get another dog for the kids, and her. Turned out to be a good thing, he is a great dog, but I still miss Gunny.
Buckeye, hope things are getting fixed up over there. Down these parts, most power lines are under ground, so rarely do we lose power. If a line does go down, they are very quick to get it back up. We had a tornado come through five years ago and take out a few power stations. They isolated them and had power back up in under two hours. I think that was the worse incident.
Chief, glad things are done with the house. I hope the transition is quick and that you get the "Eagle's Nest" up and running soon. Glad you are moving into an established house as when we bought new.....everything needed to be bought. Window treatments, fixtures, etc.
Got another big day tomorrow. Several cases that are sure to keep me busy. At least I will be off call next week and we already purchased the tickets for the movie opening for next Friday. I am sure it will be a sell out at the local theater. I also picked up six extra tickets to give away to folks. Just need to figure out who to give them to.
Well, I hope everyone has a great end of the week. May Buckeye get some power and Jack's dog get well.
God Bless,
GOOD EVENING ALL,
Lots going on here today, sick pets,no electric,Chief bought his governers mansion. Gave up on pets as the kids left home.
Jack I am sorry about your pet and I do hope he gets better.
The only trains today for me was taking the neighbor to the train station. But the Thingy is ready and so is the banilla. TTFN S.J.
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