HI GIZ,
42 here this morning going to 60? TROUT FISHIN this afternoon about 5. Going to fish till dark. Hopfully catch and release a few?
FIFE, sounds like you had quite the excursion yesterday. Glad all went well.
Going to take dog foe a walk then do a nice 6 miler.
B GOOD or B GONE.
laz57
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Just heard about Mr. Heston - RIP
Good talk with Sir James this morning! I was online last night and about to post when we got a call to a card game at our friends' house. Played Phase 10 until about 12:30 and by the time we got home we all just went to bed.
Orienteering at scout camp yesterday went fine. A buddy and I teamed up and took our boys. Dave (buddy) went on the hike while I stayed at the finish line and waited for them to get back. Apparently people were really upset that their boys got muddy? I guess they never knew that a month of rain and rain all week up until the day of a hike would make the woods muddy? My feet are fine again today, just a little tight in the morning, exercise a little more each day and soon I'll be right as rain!
Mike - I guess Kiera needs to make some more soccer movies for you? Chief - Waffle House is okay once in a while, but they put some kind of butter flavor junk on the grits that make them taste bad? Well, that ought to bring in a comment or two...
Wife had plans, but apparently they have been changed to sleeping all day in her recliner I need to make a run to Home Depot later, then some train time! Sir James reminded me I need to run some trains asap!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Brutus wrote:Well, I was just talked out of buying a tmcc set on ebay and then got an email that I won it? LOL $69 for the base and controller plus a book etc. NOW I need to find a tmcc locomotive -- I'm sure the bride will understand! Kurt - this is TOTALLY your fault! LOL
Awesome! Can't wait to stop by and run some trains with that! I'll even bring the banilla! Nada for me. My apologied to your Bride...She may not let me in the house. Good thing Chewy will!
Sleepy day this am.. Went to breakfast at a new Coney...MMMmmmm...Nothing like a Gyro and a small 'famous' greek salad for breakfast! Well...except for a couple of coneys with CM&O! Then off to the playground and a short walk in the woods. Wore the kids out!
Hey, that will make a great road name! CM&O The Coney Express! Now I need to build a Coney car, and a Chili, Mustard, Onion, & Hot Sauce Vat Car, and a couple of potato chip box cars... Need to talk to Laz about designs on the the Old Mil delivery car, that will run after 12:00 noon.
Kurt
fifedog wrote: Fifedom is just like the ARMY...we do more by 9AM then most people do by 11:43...
Fifedom is just like the ARMY...we do more by 9AM then most people do by 11:43...
9AM!!!! I'm just waking up!!!! Maybe turned on the computer and had one cup of coffee. But, maybe not.
kpolak wrote: Brutus wrote:Well, I was just talked out of buying a tmcc set on ebay and then got an email that I won it? LOL $69 for the base and controller plus a book etc. NOW I need to find a tmcc locomotive -- I'm sure the bride will understand! Kurt - this is TOTALLY your fault! LOLAwesome! Can't wait to stop by and run some trains with that! I'll even bring the banilla! Nada for me. My apologied to your Bride...She may not let me in the house. Good thing Chewy will!Sleepy day this am.. Went to breakfast at a new Coney...MMMmmmm...Nothing like a Gyro and a small 'famous' greek salad for breakfast! Well...except for a couple of coneys with CM&O! Then off to the playground and a short walk in the woods. Wore the kids out!Hey, that will make a great road name! CM&O The Coney Express! Now I need to build a Coney car, and a Chili, Mustard, Onion, & Hot Sauce Vat Car, and a couple of potato chip box cars... Need to talk to Laz about designs on the the Old Mil delivery car, that will run after 12:00 noon.Kurt
KURT, I already have the plans for an OL MILL car it is engineered by my WIFE. I ask her for one she climbs on in and brings one to me? CHOO CHOO!!! Can't say that to loud.
BRUTUS, CONGA to you on your winnings. Yes next get yourself a TMCC engine. I bet since Legacy is going good you'll start to see great deals on TMCC I stuff? Enjoy your great find.
ChiefEagles wrote:OFF to early Church and Sunday School. Coughing [spelled it right] my head off. Pollen!!!!!!!!!! BTW: John F. got a tomato in my greenhouse the size of a quarter and lots of blooms.
Good afternoon,
Chief, I have one the size of a golf ball, but I'm sure your's will pass mine as it will be another month till I can plant outside. With all the cloudy weather, not getting enough light to grow very fast.
Fife, Sure sounds like you had a full & enjoyable Saturday.
Don, Now that you have upgraded, maybe I will get up enough nerve to try it. I'll call if I have any problems. Doubt if I will try it before York though as don't want to be out of business for some visitors. What was the serial port problem. I've heard that it doesn't like the USB to serial adapters but works on a motherboard serial port just fine. Agree? BTW, did you see the latest MTH newsletter? It mentions that future O and large scale engines will have PS3 which will be operable with either DCS or DCC, now that sounds interesting.
To all the TCA members out there, the new TCA quarterly (April 08) is one of the best issues I have seen. Some really nice articles including one on how to integrate Action accessories into a semiscale layout. Don't think I am stepping on any CTT toes here as they are TCA members also. Just mention this to point out that there are other reasons to join TCA other than admission to York. Also the HO layout at the Museum will not be finished for at least the beginning of the season so they decided to use it as a layout in progress demo. Will be doing work on it while the musuem is open as I have been told. Neat idea.
jefelectric wrote: Also the HO layout at the Museum will not be finished for at least the beginning of the season so they decided to use it as a layout in progress demo. Will be doing work on it while the musuem is open as I have been told. Neat idea. The idea came from me! My layout won't be finished till the beginning of the season too. What season is anyones guess? Afternnon all!Maybe if I stayed away from train shows and LHS's I'd get some layout work done. Went to a local show this morning and got a few items I really didn't need but couldn't live without. Found a nice MPC PC GG1 new in the box. Dual motors with Magnetraction should make it a good hauler on the temporary tubular I thought at under 2 bills it was a steal. Also picked up 2 scale items...a Lionel, NYC bay window caboose and a Weaver NYC mail car. Some new stuff for the Xmas layout include an operating switch tower, rotary beacon and lighted freight station. Talked with the guy fixing my SD40 and was told the volume pot wasn't the problem ( I knew that! ) so a new sound board is ordered. All in all a great day. Hope yours was just as much fun.Bruce Webster
Also the HO layout at the Museum will not be finished for at least the beginning of the season so they decided to use it as a layout in progress demo. Will be doing work on it while the musuem is open as I have been told. Neat idea.
The idea came from me! My layout won't be finished till the beginning of the season too. What season is anyones guess?
Afternnon all!
Maybe if I stayed away from train shows and LHS's I'd get some layout work done. Went to a local show this morning and got a few items I really didn't need but couldn't live without. Found a nice MPC PC GG1 new in the box. Dual motors with Magnetraction should make it a good hauler on the temporary tubular I thought at under 2 bills it was a steal. Also picked up 2 scale items...a Lionel, NYC bay window caboose and a Weaver NYC mail car. Some new stuff for the Xmas layout include an operating switch tower, rotary beacon and lighted freight station. Talked with the guy fixing my SD40 and was told the volume pot wasn't the problem ( I knew that! ) so a new sound board is ordered. All in all a great day. Hope yours was just as much fun.
Bruce Webster
It was a very nice day today and I got a start on my bench work for layout It is going to be a 10x 16 1/2 footer made of four 5x 8'3" table modules L grider style the first of the 4 tables is framed up minus legs. pics to follow tomarrow.
Chief what is this I read about Fedexing fish and gooseing the dear sorry could not resist.
Speaking of Fish I can not wait for the Ashville 4th of July festivile/and fish fry hope to be back on food by then.
Evening all from beautiful Southern Ohio
Sunny and in the 70's. It was hard to come into work. I would much rather be at home outside, but this is what pays the bills! This is the last night shift, then I will be off till Friday dayshift. I have plans for some outside and garage work over the next couple of days. Counted 43 deer coming into the reservation here at work this evening. All look good with no signs of winter stress.
Got up early and went to evening Mass before work. The Bishop was in town for the kid's Confirmation. Very nice service.
Jim- had to laugh when you wrote of folks getting upset at there kids getting muddy, it is almost like getting dirty now is a bad thing. There is a lot to be said for sweat and dirt IMHO.
Chief- Nice Crappy! One of the guys who work for me is heading to Watt's Bar to Crappy fish in the morning. Hopefully he will bring some in this coming weekend and we'll have a fish fry!
Well, need to check on the guys
God bless
Jim
Jim, I know! I remember my Mom would literally just hose us off in the yard, strip to scivvies in the garage and head to the showers! I guess Nintendo has spoiled the Moms too!
Thanks for info Laz! Okay guys, after a little research, it is clear I will need a TPC so I can run my mth 4-6-0 in command mode and then I want to upgrade at least one of my docksiders as an experiment to see how well I can do it. Looks like that will cost about $90. I sent them an email to see what it would take to upgrade the HWX... I'm not really up on this stuff, but from the MTH one, it looks like you put the electronics in the tender and use a tether. So, I would really like to have controll of the chuff and a coupler on the tender, plus tmcc. This looks like it's different from cruise, which is tmcc plus additional control of speed, right?
I might wait for the item to arrive since it included an instruction book on command systems published by CTT!
Watching Aliens in America, pretty funny!
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s. Quote from Brutus
Mike - I guess Kiera needs to make some more soccer movies for you?
I heartily agree. Chief, I am glad to hear some one else likes the movie.
Watched a tape of the F-1 race. My wife had her hopes as one of "her" people was on the "pole" position, so to speak, but Kubica got snookered at the start by Massa and then Raikkonnen passed him as well. Still, it has been a long time since some team other than Ferrari or McLaren led the constructor's race.
I see where an American driver running for some one other than Team Red or Team Green won an IRL race. Graham Rahal did real well today with the win. Manning was out to lunch again, but AJ IV had a respectable finish, and Danica was 10th.
My wife and I went to see the IU Brass Choir today. It was a little disappointing as they played all classical pieces, none of which I recognized. We finished up this round of scholarship applications. Woo-hoo! I did get my weight work done at the YMCA. We had bacon and biscuits on the dining car this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Went TROUT FISHIN and caught and released 1 while BRO caught and released 3. Not to bad for 2 hrs of fishing. Came home and WIFE had PITZA and beer waiting for me. I'am very LUCKy.
Ran trains all SD 90s for an hour NO PILE UPs another GREAT nite in the MILLERSBURG YARDS.
ChiefEagles wrote: [isn't it nice not having Buckeye around]
I'm going to call you and whine and complain, then write about a thousand emails to anyone and everyone that I know.
Do you feel better now?
I'm back in Buckeyeland where the sky in blue and the grass in green. I had a meeting this weekend at the Hyatt Hotel at the Pittsburgh Airport. Dumbest hotel setup I've ever seen.
Hockey season has ended in Buckeyeland. Wait until next year.
For yuz guys in PA, I'm going to be in Hershey in early June.
Why is fife in the army again? His life story should be a best seller.
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
Good Evening All
It stayed nice all day, spent some time outside at sons house he was cleaning the garage for a birthday party this coming sat. When I got home we watched the LPGA,and the race. you know switch back and forth, but I know none of you guys do that.
Had a nice talk with Brutus this morning, we solved world problems,immigration,gov. assistance, we did it all everything should be final by morning. Good Nite Chewy,S.J.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: For yuz guys in PA, I'm going to be in Hershey in early June.
Buckeye Riveter wrote:Why is fife in the army again? His life story should be a best seller.Mrs Fife likes her man in uniform?
Buckeye Riveter wrote:Why is fife in the army again? His life story should be a best seller.
Jim,
Maybe that's why we have so many sick kids, they ain't eating enuff dirt in the formative years like we did.
If you get a TPC I think you will like how the 4-6-0 performs with it. You have access to most of the PS2 functions but not all. However if you do get one double check the PS2 operations compatability on both the TPC300 and 400. At the museum we have the 400's and they work great with the PS2 so I "assume" the 300 will also, about a $50 price difference between the two on E-Bay.
As to the HWX, I believe the ERR upgrade will fit and one of their sound chips isn't really an English whistle but probably close enuff. I think they have some sound files on their site so you can hear what's available.
Give this site a look:
http://www.coilcouplers.com/tmc/tmc.html
Tried a new place for dinner, I am so full I feel like a tic. Just wish I could find N.Y. veal parmesan here, it was ok but the veal just ain't as good.
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Wow, lots of posts since I last checked in. Time for bed, so I will try to catch up on the last few days tomorrow. Chief, did you eat that fish? And, if you did, does that make you full of Crappie? Just kidding. Hope everyone is doing well. I stopped at Sears in Columbus, GA today as I had had an incident awhile back and almost had to arrange a faster meeting for someone to see the good Lord. Anyway, after reporting the issue to the main corporate Sears, I got a gift certificate for $50. Went today and cashed it in and bought a small "ShopVac" for the train room, and also a flex shaft for the Dremel tool. My total cost, $9.00.
I read that Charlton Heston Died today, I am saddened by his passing, but I am sure he was saved and is present with the Lord. I wish we had a large flag pole that I may lower it to half staff. CH was a patriot, served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and afterward. Was discharged in 1947. How many of Hollywood's Elite would put their carrier on hold and go fight for their country as so many of that era did? Very few these days. I have the DVD set he did on the Bible, in which he actually goes to the places spoken of in the Bible. Gives the narration and talks about the significance.
Well, heading to bed. May you all have a blessed week.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Laz - Old Mill is pretty good, but Budweiser can be good too, right? I have an extra vat car around here. maybe need to paint it and label it for rootbeer, beer, and ??? Maybe sweet tea?
Dougdagrump, thanks for that info too. I was just looking on that couplers site. I remember that John Seamon had sent me that link, but it's on one of the other computers I guess? That was a while ago. Anyhoo, good info but nothing there on the tpc. Thanks for that info, I'll look into that too. Wife is asking questions, too many questions. I think I need to lay low for a couple days
Sir James, Kurt, Doug, Dennis, other Doug and all are invited over for some chocolate cake!
Seems I'm always late to this party! Anyway, I enjoy hearing about everyone's news.
Got quite a few tasks done today. Change a wall mount on a TV in Chris' room, weeded flower beds, (due to all that rain), and chop the front yard down again. (Hopefully soon we will have a lawn there). And worked on a scale mph calculator for use at our club.
Speaking of which, it should be a fun night on Tuesday. Just hope they can all follow my plans. Then the next sessions will be more a result of a group effort than just me.
Not much else to report on here, sad to hear about CH, what a man! Going to head out to the train room and play for awhile. Won't get to again until probably Wednesday. (Another presentation to a computer user group Monday night.)
Take care all, hope you have Great Day tomorrow.
Don
Morning!
Brutus: I'm in. Can you keep me in the TMCC loop????
Brutus, I too need a TPC for my layout...probably a few. I have Legacy and several locos with TMCC. I do not have any Legacy equipped Locomotives...yet. The vast majority of my engines are Post War and some modern. I hope to convert some to command and also to run the Postwar steamers under TPC. I think two 400s should do it. I have included two separate loops for running conventional in case I don't want to be constantly working back and forth between command/non-command.
Well, I am tired from this weekend. Need to rest a while by going to work...just kidding. Sometimes it does seem that I work less at my job then at home, but I love being a husband and father...greatest job.
Hope all have a blessed week.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It's a sunny 48 degrees. Going up to 70 today, with some sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have some errands to run and the usual chores around the house. Looks like mowing time is almost here. Ground is still wet from all the rain. More is on the way. Need some train time. Have to do some cleaning and dusting in the train room.
Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Dennis: I'm in the same boat. How did you decide on the 400? Is it watts per lin. ft. of track or is it better to just get the best?
Thanks,
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