Mornin' Boys...
Cold and windy here in Paradise up to 50 today, wind making it feel colder. I got a call from the LTS's owners wife, he's in ICU with sepsus...Dennis I'm not sure what that is, but feel free to chime in...kidneys were shutting down, but now it's better, so a little prayer would be appreciated.
I know 2 of youse giz have acquaintances with the big casino, prayers out to those as well.
Went to bed early last night, I was exhausted 0500 is way too early in the AM for me, that's for sure..
Bands, huh? OK, I'll try to remember who I saw:
The Who (once)YES (many times)Emerson Lake & Palmer (The Pirates Tour)Beach Boys (many)DokkenWhitesnakeScorpionsMitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (jealous?)RUSH (2)Beaver Brown Band (Eddie & the Cruisers) at Asbury Park(2)
I think that's all of them. Would like to see Bruce without the commentary and Joan Jett (my daughter saw her and I'm jealous) 'cause her music is good and she's hot for 50!!!!! Maybe Metallica and Queensryche. That stuff just gotten way too expensive (Bruce's tickets here were $100 and up).
That's all the news for now - tried to get to Denny's for breakfast - OVERFULL PARKING...so not today..!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Good morning. Partly cloudy and cold. At 2:30 AM it was snowing up a "storm". Sticking to the grass and my storage area roof top. At 8 AM no snow to be seen except on my turnip patch. Temp is 35. Lucy is here trying to help me type. Off to cook breakfast of sausage and waffles. While eating, watch the rest of a DVD'd Extreme Trains. Got a meeting at noon and one at 1 PM. Rock, glad you are getting more and more snow. gives you something to do during the day. Clean places for the pup to poop. Anyone heard from Patrick?
Have a great day. Prayers for those mentioned and those who are looking jobs. May we not loose any here.
Guys, got to ignore the sauced out over the hill band teacher. He gets on the bottle due to the blizzard conditions he lives in. Then he gets on his rants. He is really a nice guy when he is sober.
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Good morning all,
It is Snohioing in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s. Did very little last night. Did weights at the Y and a little juggling. I asked my Norwegian soccer friend how many juggles she could do and she said 70 was her best so my 7 means I am 10% as good as her (at least in one aspect of the game). At least that gives me a target to shoot for, but then she said some people could do over 1000 in a row. And of course (for those who have been here for a while), all of the above info just pales compared to the fact that I got an e-mail from her in the first place :-) Work was good yesterday and I surprised myself with how much I got done. Still fighting the cold I got from Doug on the Tardis the other night, but I slept well and did not have to drive. May just stay home tonight. Mrs. Fields cookies on the Tardis? I am so there. I will even drive. Beacon will be lit. Patrick, leave the beacon on and we'll fly by to pick you up. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Thanks Brent. I'll come over and get them, then hang them out of the sunroof on my way home!
Mornin' Fellas.Long day yesterday getting the End of Month Reports finished.Wes - nice space! I have 3 8' Shop Lights you are welcome to if you get it. That would be more than enough light for that space! I'm installing some recessed can lights in the ceiling to replace the shop lights, they just don't belong in the space I'm about to remodel.JohnF - Sorry to hear about Jean's friend. That is rough. Prayers will be raised.Roy - Need to email you about the 'power' solution we discussed in October...Concerts... Mine have included:Tony Orlando and DawnKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonGeorge JonesLinda RonstatClint Black (2)Reba McEntireRushMetallicaJimmy's Chicken ShackGreen DayPieces of a DreamDavid BenoitChris BotiDave CozMindy Abair (hubba hubba hubba)And some others that I can't remember
Last thought about musicians. One of the most inspiring trumpet players to my kids was Maynard Ferguson who recently passed away, he was a screamer icon (high notes) and he surrounded himself with some of the best musicians in the world. His Bop Nouveau band was unbelievable, I always felt comfortable taking my kids to his concerts and they came home inspired. The other two that I forgot to mention was Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, even though those concerts were almost 40 years ago I still remember them clearly.
Jack--I should also mention those were the BS days (before Sharyl) and BC days (before children) but more importantly, those concerts were very affordable. I look at ticket prices now and I just close my eyes and get out the plastic. What do I listen to now? The last two concerts within the last year---Anne Murray, we would walk across a frozen parking lot with wind chills well below zero to hear her any night (which we have) and Harry Connick, Jr. We heard Harry one year ago this month, one of the best concerts I've heard in my life, unbelievable. He, like other great musicians surrounds himself with the best players on the planet plus his banter with the audience is absolutely hilarious.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
We put a reasonable offer on a house we are interested in last night. Let's hope they bite. Here are a few pictures of the add-on shop extension. It's 8' x 39', and needs insulation, more power and lighting. Great potential though.
Wes
HI GYZ,
31 and not to bad here, little snow here today then getting colder. Suppose to hit 50s by weekend?
Stay Frosty,
laz57
Morning Folks,
Busy day here at the Coffee Pot yesterday, I too am jealous of all of the great acts you guys have seen. Chicago has been a long time favorite. Back in the day I was a huge Yes fan and also Emerson Lake and Palmer, saw them multiple times, also Santana.
Weather here is not terrible, some flakes expected but not as much as forecast. Mainly a dusting so far. Today I have an all day training, best part is they are serving breakfast and lunch. Not often does the Board spring for meals, much less two meals. Surprised they didn't cancel to save $$$, budget is going to be really bad with housing sales down and state income revenues down along with other budget cuts. Hopefully this too shall pass. They are cutting 40 teaching positions, worst I've seen in 30+ years.
Got to get going. Hope everyone has a great day.
Mitch
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dougdagrump Unless I missed it nobody mentioned Muddy Waters. I think Willie smoked to many of them funny cigarrettes, among other things.
Don't forget John Lee Hooker, and Buddy Guy! It was a few years ago now, but Buddy Guy had a place in Chicago, that features all these old superstars of Blues. Buddy's usually there, and sits at the end of the bar. I'm not sure if he or it are still around, Doug?
Kurt
Here's the last post of the day or the first one, depending on your perspective.
First, prayers for the friends of Dennis' and John F's wives.
I was reading the weather reports from yuz guyz, Doug and Don on the left coast, Roy from Texas, and even Chief's. Then our weather came on.....another 6" of the white stuff in the next day. The downside is more snowblowing and shovelling. The upside is that the fresh snowfall covers all of the yellow snow from the puppy. Man, can that pup crank it out!
Spent a few hours helping a friend update a resume. He was surprised at how much value he added to his firm when we quantified the costs he pulled out of the business and the efficiencies he developed. He got laid off while the less productive stayed on board. Very discouraging, left him confused. The good old boy network is alive and well, sometimes not in a good way for many who work hard and productively but nonetheless find themselves looking for work.
Don......when you were vacuuming the pool, did you find your speedo from the "busted hot water tank" escapades? Throw it out. It doesn't look flattering on you.
Doug......lucky for us the Rocky Mountains contain most of that inadvertant California gas production caused by Super Bowl cuisine. My daughter featured Mexican food at her place. Between the refried beans and the peppers......yow! Was almost tempted to sleep with the window open last night. Even the puppy was whining.
DougM.....thanks for the youtube link to your layout video. I didn't know you had some serious track footage, and I liked the way you have mitigated any power dropoffs. Fortunately you didn't nail the throttle because that may have spelled the end of the video camera passing through that bridge overhang! Better take the Jack Daniels cold treatment.
Wes......I can't think of anything I dislike more than moving. I look around our place and realize how much useless junk we have accumulated over the years. If we could just get the kids to remove their junk, I'd have some decent train space in the basement. My garage is also a disaster. It stores their camping gear they "temporarily" dumped off here last Fall and countless bags of clothing they haven't worn in a decade. I'm tempted to issue a final vacate order with a drop dead date, then relocate their stuff to the curb on trash day. I am sure others in this Forum have the same dilemma. Wife says I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill. Then complains we need more space.
John F.....thought about your suggestion. If I broke my posts up into smaller ones, I could boost my post count. But then Dennis would be lost, and Chief would get on my case for running up the score. Seems like we visited that territory last year about this time. Thank you for the link to your pictures. Enjoyed them.
Kurt......running the trains with the 4 year old. Priceless. They grow up too fast but move out way too slow.
Jon......you got to see some of the great musicians and performers of our times. I saddled myself with a mortgage when I was very young and before I was married. Had to focus my extra cash on video/audio home entertainment , necessary household appliances , home repairs , and lawn/garden paraphanalia . BTW, The Brooklyn Bridge was out and about at the same time Chicago was making their splash, late 60s and early 70s......but they were a one album wonder. Here's one for you. I attended a concert in which Sly Stone actually showed up, much the worse for wear.
and good night.
Jack
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Unless I missed it nobody mentioned Muddy Waters. I think Willie smoked to many of them funny cigarrettes, among other things.
Brutus, It will be self-contained power supply. I picked up a really small wooden box with a hinged lid, about 5x3x1, at one of the local craft stores. The "billboard" structure, 3/16x1/8 basswood strips, will go on the upside down box with the connector to the electronic control and power supply passing thru a hole in the base. It's thin enuff to sit on the roof of most of the buildings and be hidden by the building facade. This is my first attempt at something like this and trying to work with this little bitty stuff is a real pain. Made a few booboo's, they don't effect anything but appearance so I can live with it.
Dennis, When we used to go to Park City to ski Mrs Fields corp offices were rite on main street and every nite after dinner we went by for desert. We would walk to every place in town so I always managed to pick a place with Mrs Fields between the lodge and the restaurant. I thought that just not to long ago they went belly-up, after Mr & Mrs split up.
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Doug - love your layout and a great video too!
DougDG - does the sign need to have self-contained power since it can be moved?
New pot is fine with me, now we know the routine! Wow - ice cream cookies, banilla and Kurt has rootbeer too! Let's go guys
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Oink Oink, the sow's ear is back from a BUSY long day. Only two meetings tomorrow. Then may hit the road to the lake house for a day and night. Got two meetings Thursday evening and night. Do I would stay longer. Escape!!! Now for some popcorn. Did service my pickup this morning [oil, lube grease fittings. filter and rotated tires]. Was a good day to lay on the concrete. Was in the 60's again. Cooler and raining now but not freezing. Weather person says snow flurries. ????? Will have to drop like a ton of feathers to do that. Feathers??? A ton of feathers is the same as a ton of bricks. Too warm. Hey, on Extreme Trains. The fast container train one. Noticed he kept jumping from one train to another. One was even hopper cars. One had a big NS right in the middle of two UP's. I kept seeing black and watched real careful. Soon caught it. Was watching DVD'd versions and saw the fast reefer one today. That guy is nuts. Everything will cause a wreck or derailment. Too dramatic. almost news time. Later
PS: someone must have slithered in and voted the POT down again. I had it started with 5 stars.
Evening all!
Ran trains with 4-yo, sort of...she mostly played with the crane!
Dennis: Quite a bit of difference in the Santa Fe 0-8-0 from the set, compared to the Lionel Lines 0-8-0.
Good Evening All
We had a nice day for around here 38 degrees but Wed. it's going down again, then back up. Well I had a chat with Doug,another with Charlie, and Brutus, and my train show friend, but no train running today. Had a good supper so all is well here..banilla and cupcakes are waiting...S.J.
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Dennis--
No offense taken, no apology needed. Musicians and actors should keep their political mouths shut in a concert. Period. If they want to go hold a political rally on a campus at the student union, fine, I think we agree on that. I've never heard The Boss live but I sure would like to, if he got going on a political rant I think that might be the "let's go get a beer moment". I don't ever remember Duke or Count or Dizzy or Chase or Woody or Miles making political statements, all they made was the best music ever. Cheryl Crow and Willie N. all had a political statements----- excuse me, pardon me, BEER MOMENT I'd still go to the concert for the music, that's just me.
Buckeye Riveter dwiemer Buckeye, I went to your web site. Nice photos, but I didn't see any Norfolk Southern engines..... Dennis....There are plenty of NS locomotives, but the statistics show they are only viewed by someone from NC. SEE NS Heartland Corridor Survey.
dwiemer Buckeye, I went to your web site. Nice photos, but I didn't see any Norfolk Southern engines.....
Buckeye, I went to your web site. Nice photos, but I didn't see any Norfolk Southern engines.....
Dennis....There are plenty of NS locomotives, but the statistics show they are only viewed by someone from NC. SEE NS Heartland Corridor Survey.
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Did you guys see that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today?? Guess we got another 6 weeks of this miserable weather! Hope you guys do OK, if there is anything you need let me know I will do what I can to help. (Got to get off work early tomorrow, need to vacuum the pool)
Don
jonadel Dennis--easy big boy, I have not said one word about musicians and politics. What's going on?
Dennis--easy big boy, I have not said one word about musicians and politics. What's going on?
DVRed the Trains and Locomotives tonight (kids were watching Tom and Jerry). will check it out tomorrow. I am also working on a final plan for the control panel. I have the Lexan, and piano hinges, but I want to make sure I do it right. All the switches are run with enough wire, just need to feed them into the panel when done and wire the back of the switch to the main.
Well, again, sorry to Jon (please forgive me), and for having to clarify things above. Figured if I posted in public, apology should be like wise.
Dennis
Good evening everyone.
Jack, If you want to build up your post count, you could break up your last post into about a dozen small ones.
My wife got some bad news today, a friend since HS has been diagnosed with cancer and the Dr. has given her 6-8 mos. Her husband survived lung cancer about 10 years ago.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Good Evening from cool Southern Ohio
Got the house cleaned up and even hit the train room a bit. Going to relax with the bride in a few.
GregM – Thanks for the link, I will pass them on.
Jack – I love your “summary” posts!
Dennis – Prayers for your wife’s friend.
Patrick – Keep the cows warm
May God bless
Jim
Good evening. Got home in a timely manner tonight. On the way, I stopped by Hobby Lobby. For those interested, they had a few of the Lionel Santa Fe 0-8-0 sets. Lots of good talk about that engine. With the 40% coupon from the Internet, the price would be about $180.
Brutus, if interested, I bought some new ice cream sandwiches made with Mrs. Field's chocolate cookies on the outside....very tasty! Swing by with the Tardis, I save a box.
Wife was on the phone with her best friend who lives up in Findley, OH. She was recently laid off and found out she has cancer. Bride says she is keeping a good attitude and just going through the motions. Has a husband and several kids to keep in mind.
Jon, regarding politics and musicians, I don't really care who they support, but when you go to a concert, you shouldn't have to put up with an hours worth of political talk in a two hour show. Of course, I also listen to some music from folks with different political persuasions. I just downloaded some Buffalo Springfield and others on the iTouch. Got about 600 songs, so there is bound to be a bunch.
Doug, great video. I too like the bridge scene. I am planning on using some detail on the inside of my tunnels as I want to run a camera around the layout too..
Chief, glad you are in. I will talk to the other guy and see if we can make it happen.
Hope everyone has a blessed night.
Yow !!! When I first saw that " locked " on the pot ...I was shocked .... tried to read through and see any bad posts to see why ... now I guess I get it .... became too large or something .
RT...No mater how much beauty rest the Chief takes, you can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.
I remembered bergi saying that he wanted us to restart each month but didn't say anything yesterday as didn't want to take the chance of maybe it would go on without being ended but I see we had to go wake the chief up so he could start a new one. I know he didn't mind but you know he needs all the rest he can get beauty rest that is.
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Jon,
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels was a favorite with me too.
Chuck
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