Good Evening from cold Southern Ohio
Just got the kids down for bed. They have been a lot of fun, but I am beat! Going to start nightshift tomorrow so hopefully there will be school so I can get some rest!
I took the boy and we both got hair cuts, bride said, it’s really short, I saud, we get our money’s worth, besides, the boy likes looking like Papa.
GregM – Thanks for the job lead for my daughter, I will pass it on to her.
Buckeye – I picked up some glue dots and used them on a few folks who kept falling and they work great. I also used them on a couple of sign posts. Great tip.
Got a search light car on ebay to refinish. Another project!
Well going to spend some quality time with my bride
May God bless
Jim
Evening all!
Nice bright day today but cool - high of 50.
Greg M and Jack - that's cold man! Give me a little hope would ya???
Busy day tomorrow starting with a conference call at 6 am - Japan, US, and France participants - global business eh?
Hey Chuck! - NASCAR is just around the corner!
The Chief dodges another SNOWHIZO bullet!
Stay well all!
Regards, Roy
Sturgeon-Phish Buckeye – I picked up some glue dots and used them on a few folks who kept falling and they work great. I also used them on a couple of sign posts. Great tip.
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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Buckeye, Double bad news, if you haven't heard already. Maerklin, who bought out the bankrupt LGB, appears to be going down the same tube.
Weather guessers are saying that all this gorgeous weather is coming to an end, starting tomorrow morning it is supposed to start getting cold and rainy thru the weekend.
Got the billboard done but I am not to sure about the height, mite have to trim the base a little.
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Brutus Sir James, what we need is a Door into Summer Tardis is ready, sorry it was running late last night and forgot to post. Mike, you are on man! SJ - sounds good! Watching Fringe online - good show but I can't watch it in real time as it scares my wife and I never get to watch my shows on the dvr anymore, guess I'm low man on the totem pole. Got my prewar tank car I won on ebay for $3. Trucks, frame, latches are good. The tank was roughed up pretty badly on top, but not rusty, more like it was stored in a box full of nails or something? I think I can just sand it smooth and then repaint it. One end is popped out a little, but I can fix that easily. Now, should I restore it or do a custom job on it? Where's RT - working OT I hope?
Sir James, what we need is a Door into Summer Tardis is ready, sorry it was running late last night and forgot to post. Mike, you are on man! SJ - sounds good!
Watching Fringe online - good show but I can't watch it in real time as it scares my wife and I never get to watch my shows on the dvr anymore, guess I'm low man on the totem pole.
Got my prewar tank car I won on ebay for $3. Trucks, frame, latches are good. The tank was roughed up pretty badly on top, but not rusty, more like it was stored in a box full of nails or something? I think I can just sand it smooth and then repaint it. One end is popped out a little, but I can fix that easily. Now, should I restore it or do a custom job on it?
Where's RT - working OT I hope?
No O.T. for me just laying back tonight. did get tax thing straightened out Jim had to resend it electronically. Fed excepted so all should be good now.
Think we are going to get some windows for the house here as these we have are not the greatest lol. might try to keep the old ones if I can for when I build a shed . Be nice to have them .
spent 1/2 my work day in urgent care ( E.R.) Just can't get a doctors appointment unless its your time to be seen you have to goto urgent care Anyway been feeling light headed for a couple of weeks and it kinda got bad at one point today. Called appointment desk to make appointment to See my doctor but was told I'm not due to see him till April 20 something she said so she said you need to got ER or call the TAP nurse who all she can do is tell you to go to ER or you can leave a message for your doctor but he can take up to 24 hours to respond. I said I give up. I always thought that ER was more expensive but the way they use it here is like a walk in clinic as you can't see your doctor except the 2 times a year your suppose to be there for your semi annual appointment.
Oh well not much else happening. Doc did say something about my equal Librium or something like that lol.
Well I now have the last of the Nascar series on there way ( Dale jr train set and dale senior expansion pack ( 2nd one if I didn't tell don't asked not a good subject)
Anyway supose to get down to agout 14 tonight might light a fire come morning lol.
About it off tomorrow because of doctor visit today has meds wants me to take a day or two befor returning to work and I'm normally off friday.
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Well, just like that, we aren't moving anymore. Our babysitter told us that they would rent our house, and now they are not. I'm really actually relieved. Looking at houses, putting in offers, counter offers, etc sure is stressful. I don't feel like putting the house up just to sell it for less than I owe, and I don't want to rent it to just anybody. I'll just work the next few years paying down this mortgage, and try again in 2012 when Jack is old enough to start kindergarden.
Wes
fifedog Evenin' boys. Evenin' English. When yuz giz open up the CTT page, do you find yourselves eyeballing that blue and yellow SantaFe GP-60? Eyecatching, yes?
Evenin' boys. Evenin' English. When yuz giz open up the CTT page, do you find yourselves eyeballing that blue and yellow SantaFe GP-60? Eyecatching, yes?
Fife, Thank goodness they didn't use the Santa Fe that Lionel did for JC Penney a few years back. Remember the flap over the lack of steps on the front trucks.
dwiemerCharlie, want to have fun? Start making a fuss anytime folks leave the seat down. tell them that if they don't lift it, you'll start peeing on the seat! After the swelling goes down, you can then say "yes dear, I'll remember to put the seat down".
I guess I'm fortunate that my wife puts up with me at all.... :)
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
RockIsland52 Ran some trains earlier today (no pileups despite a cranky coupler) and began my annual angst over whether I should touch up or repaint some pieces or leave them as they are. Some like Northwoods would observe there is an interesting story behind every nick or scrape, especially with trains that have survived childhood and have been running for over 5 decades. My engines get wiped down and wrapped in old white t-shirts when pulled off and replaced on the track with another. Guess I'll procrastinate until my obsession with perfection passes.
Ran some trains earlier today (no pileups despite a cranky coupler) and began my annual angst over whether I should touch up or repaint some pieces or leave them as they are. Some like Northwoods would observe there is an interesting story behind every nick or scrape, especially with trains that have survived childhood and have been running for over 5 decades. My engines get wiped down and wrapped in old white t-shirts when pulled off and replaced on the track with another. Guess I'll procrastinate until my obsession with perfection passes.
Jack,
I like keeping my trains in original condition. But I target my purchases so that I mainly buy items that don't need to be refinished. The exception is those pieces that are very difficult to find or rarely come on the market. Then I might consider having a piece in rough condition and upgrade if the funds and a better example become available at the same time. If I could afford it I would have items in pristine condition. You remind me of my fantasy of having pieces in original condition but then also taking old beat up pieces and restoring them to like new or in colors that Flyer never produced. I see the latter as being an activity when I am done paying for college and in retirement. I really do have Train Pox. I like the statement that someone on here uses. "Too many trains feels just right."
There are so many approaches to what to do with restoration or touch up that I think you need to find the one that works for you, The pieces that I have that are family pieces I will never restore purely out of nostagia. But if I can find another example of those pieces new and in the box I would consider owning it too.
The only thing to remember about painting or touching up is that you can never put it back to its "as is" condition.
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
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Good night. Reclinerized since 8:30. Seat better be down. My Mom taught me that years ago. I am amazed at the male persons who are not respectful enough to do that. Very simple. Those who don't, must NOT wash your hand either. I was also taught that the male walks next to the street/curb side. Cold tonight but warming and around 70 Sunday. I hve train meet but if it is 70, might stay at lake house and fish. If I do come back Sat. night, will do train meet Sunday AM and fish pond that afternoon. Suppose to be in the 60's all next week and into the weekend. Bet that old troll in Ioway tries to send us some of his cold mess. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.
PS: Northwoods, stay warm.
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Believe me Chief that is easier said than done.
It is supposed to drop to about -12 tonight. But this should be the end of the deep freeze. It will be in the upper 30's during the day for the next week.
Wow a heat wave!
LAST CALL,
Prayers for Roy, Don, Ray, and Doug as they struggle mightily to get through their nasty TX and CA weather. OMG, rain?!?!?! I have to wipe the tears of sadness off my keyboard now or the keys will turn to ice.
Fife.....liked the pics of the station. Liked the station even more. Thanks for your thoughtful offer to help me dispose of the extra beer inventory. A true man for others, as Bishop John Carroll would say. Maybe we can load some up in the Tardis and let Brutus be the designated driver, but I'm not sure what the load capacity is in that thing. Laz will have to grit his teeth, though. No Ole Mils.
Charlie and Dennis, Chief too. So we don't wake one another, wife and I usually don't turn on any lights if we have to tap a kidney in the middle of the night, just slowly find our way in the dark. Early in our marraige we had the toilet seat controversey. One night she deliberately left the seat up. Much later, I, expecting the seat to be down, plopped right down into the bowl. That was most unpleasant. Swear I could hear snickering coming from the bed.
Dennis (GA), Chief (NC), and RT(SC).......17, 18, and 14 degrees tonight, respectively. Thats mighty frigid for your neck of the woods. Will be in single digits here. The real men live in Wisconsin where it will be -14 tonight, right Northwoods?
SJ......no news lately on your headaches. My wife's went away when the kids moved out. Then one moved back in, and.....yup. My father would have moved to the South Pole before he let me move back home.
Speaking of moving.....Wes, I feel your relief that the prospect of moving has passed. If you need the space, would building up and out work? I don't recall if you said there were lot line restictions on your existing place. If you like where you are, the neighbors are decent, the commute is tolerable, and the interest rates cooperate, maybe this is the place to be. No home is perfect, there is always a wish list.
Roy.....please don't take this the wrong way. GregM and I only have your best interests at heart when we console you with "The worst is yet to come."
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
ChiefEaglesPS: Northwoods, stay warm.
We're sure gonna try!
Evening All, (morning by now).
Been busy the last few days, but always time to read the pot, just not enough time to respond a lot. But some scattered thoughts.....
Yep, we gots us some bad weather headed this direction. The forecast is now for Drizzle on Thursday & Friday, and most likely Sprinkles on Sunday!!
Regarding the seat issue, this could evolve into a major topic, possibly even require Federal funding for research. For example, Does the normal seat position relate to the dominate person that lives in the household? Male or Female. Is there a correlation to the frequency of use and the "normal" position. And then there is the unthinkable question as to the cleanliness of the area when the seat is always left in the lowered position. Now for the really impossible situation is those dam--d lid covers! Those are impossible. My inlaws have those, and I've always wondered whether or not he was a pointer or sitter. I've been able to learn the old side shot while holding the lid with the knee trick. Yepp, this sure could become a totally engrossing topic.
On a light side, went down to the train club today, wanted to run some conventional stuff that's been sitting for a long time. Lubed and greased them, and they really ran great. I was impressed! Then we had the meeting, things don't change! The "artist" has a plan going that will end up with 60' (yes foot) siding elevated 16" running the distance of the layout, and ultimately turning back on itself. Will then put the train at the main line going in the opposite direction. Needless to say I expressed some concern but it wasn't well received. When I had previously "left", a couple of guys said and pleaded not to, someone needs to stand up to "them". And that is why they stayed, so I'm going to do a layout plan with the new track changes and distribute it to all the members. That way everyone can see and understand the changes BEFORE the point of no return is met.
Getting late, so hope everyone has a great day, and doesn't get buried in all the snow.
Don
dougdagrump Buckeye, Double bad news, if you haven't heard already. Maerklin, who bought out the bankrupt LGB, appears to be going down the same tube.
I am becoming more and more a fan of Heartland Locomotives.
Mrs. Buckeye is hugging the porcelain this morning.
It is a little chilly here today, but I wish it were colder so that more rift-raft would move to say, Roseyville. Northern Michiganders used to tell me that the cold and snow kept only the tough and hard working to stay year around. It was natures way of limiting the population.
Breakfast meeting this am across town. So I better be on my way.
Wes....It will work out for the best.
HI YUZ GYZ,
A nice balmy 8 degrees here this morning, and A 2 HR DELAY!!!! We got 3 inches of SNO HI O last nite. I just got done shoveling 2 driveways. Not heavy snow just the fluffy variety. Got the cheeks rosy this morning, coffee felt good.
Ran trains last nite for an hour, NO PILE UPs!
JACK, I'll be up to help you with that fridge full o BEER! I can't believe some people would leave a SB party and not wait til BEER was gone?
Stay FROSTY,
laz57
Good Morning all
Still have the grandkids and school is on a one hour delay.
While here I have been working with the boy and the seat issue. If he pees with the seat down, he washes the seat. Great motivation to do the right thing.
Greg & Jack - I often buy with an eye tward restoring. Since I run & play with mine pristine is not in my budget or mode of operation. I have as much fun restoring as playing! I got a 592A Crossing gate to refinish last night. Ahhh more projects.
Time to get the kids up. See you later
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the single digits again. Supposed to warm up. Watched "Lost". Worked on balancing the checkbook. Down to $1 off. Will figure it out tonight. Maybe do YMCA tonight. Shoveled Snohio out last night. Roads were clear driving home. Late to the party on this topic but concerts that I have been to:
Rush, Styx, Fleetwood Mac, Christopher Cross, Kansas, Eddie Money, The Electric Amish (a parody group), Seals and Crofts, Neil Diamond and Olivia Smiley (local girl with her bluegrass band)
I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Sturgeon-Phish Greg & Jack - I often buy with an eye tward restoring. Since I run & play with mine pristine is not in my budget or mode of operation. I have as much fun restoring as playing! I got a 592A Crossing gate to refinish last night. Ahhh more projects.
Jim,
Your restorations always look great. I am always impressed with the quality of your work. If I had the skill and equipment I would consider doing it to some of the worn pieces that I do see, but for now its the hunt and aquisition, and doing the research on their history that interest me most. I don't let the condition of my trains stop me from running them. I have decided that while I am the steward taking care of them for this time I will enjoy them in any way that I can. That includes running them. I have lots of shelves for display and have to put up more, but none of my pieces are shelf queens.
I have put on a number of displays in the community where I give a talk and have trains running for all ages (and genders) to have the experience of seeing them in operation and do some hands on running of them. I love the pictures that you post of your grandkids playing with the trains. When my son was small we had his entire 1st grade class of 20 some kids over to operate my S gauge layout. I still have some of his friends mention it to me.
I'll look forward to seeing your next restoration project in SPF. Thanks too for the Fastrack connectors. They arrived yesterday.
Roy Just want you to emulate the boy scouts, you know, "Be Prepared."
Buckeye If your door question was for me, I am going to knock on it again today. Hope Mrs Buckeye recovers quickly. Is the situation you mentioned immediate family?
Jim You are welcome, least I could do.
I thought yesterday was cold, today is even colder. Sun is shining but is only predicted to be high of 17 degrees. Furnace is in a continous loop, Oooooonnnnnnn - Off - Oooooonnnnnnn - Off.
Computer I would use to do taxes in in basement, too cold to stay there very long. Should be warmer next week, will just wait until then. Even if I should somehow get a little refund, I am certain the state will get all of it and more.
Morning. Cold and breezy. BURRR. Lucy and Burg had to go out. BTW: Rock, Burg thanks you for the pill suggestion. Moves a lot quicker now. Reminds me, neighbor's nephew [teenager] was out behind neighbor's house and Burg went over to fence barking. He told me that was a BIG black dog. Breakfast to cook. Then tidy up around the house for wifey. Meetings this afternoon and night. Planning on escaping tomorrow to the lake house. Suppose to have train meet Sunday AM but if too warm, may stay at the lake and fish. OH, guess the Yankees have not heard the latest. Moving the Statue of Liberty to the M&D Line facing nawth so all headed South will see the "Give me your......." . Dennis, Lee, RT and Rich have to agree.
PS: Buckeye, tell Mrs. B to get well. Not fun. Wifey and I had a 12 hour thing Tues. Hope her's goes that quick.
Good Morning,
Get your frozen orange juice straight from the tree this morning!! No preservatives straight off the tree, just squeeze the orange and the frozen crystals will come out!!! 30 degrees or lower overnight here in Frosty Southeast Florida!! According to Yahoo.com it is 33 currrently. Like why should I complain when it gets below freezing about 60 miles north of Miami FL?? I think it could be the polar ice caps are shifting. Had heater turned on, set it at 69 degrees, just enuff to take the chill off the air inside, set it any higher and the power company gets all your money. Hopefully it will warm up for saturday so I can do some more car repair work.
May be called in to work on saturday, looked at the schedual with a supporviser and only one person on for the second shift, we need at least three people or the supporviser has to work in a lane as well. Time for the clowns at work to wake up and hire some more people.
Thinking about having a yardsale instead of doing Flea Market, with a yardsale all you do is display and sell, not load up car and trailer to go to Flea Market then unload there and when finished drag home what you don't sell. Too much work with the Flea Market.
Lee F.
Morning all!
Nice day on tap here!
Hope Ms. Buckeye gets better soon.
25 this morning and we finally turned the heat on in the house (don't ask, I just live there...)
Long evening last night and fixin' to be so again tonight. Doctor's appointment until almost 7, had to pick up meds across town, had a quick bite out then home to finishing fixing the drier (parts came in yesterday). It occurs to me that there is a drier "bug" going around and looks like I caught it Sunday. Bought the part off the 'bay, was bent, spent 20 minutes making it right and tested the drier. NOW I can do my laundry!!. Cleaned up the train room while testing the drier, watched Law & Order while doing that.
My LTS train guy was doing better Tuesday night I had a quick visit, his sons from Atlanta and London (England) were both there. Dennis, you were spot on in your pm to me. BP is down, he tolerated the dialisys very well, and he was in a medical coma. Fighting the breathing machine, according to the nurse, is a good sign. If I can get up there to visit tonight, I will. Princess has rehersal tonight, then Dance Team at the BB game and now she is sick. She went to school today, really proud of her. New 'tude since I took over being "head" parent!!
I will be at the LTS Saturday, I offered to take a couple of days off to man the shop, but was turned down. So far it's all good!!!
Stay warm, will catch up later...
yeah Chief, your tired and HOMELESS....! Most of them are here already!!!
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
Hello All:
I received a PM from Selector that gently put things into perspective, and I thanked him for it.
Some times the stated reasons we go off the "deep end" are not the true reasons for the frustration. That was my case and I apologize to the thread. The following is not intended to be an explanation, but an interesting story (I hope).
Last Sat. my cows got wander lust, broke through a fence, and traveled 3 miles through the woods and across 2 creeks. They wound up in the newly seeded back yard of a one year old house. But that's another story.
I played the pied piper of cows, and with a bucket of corn led them back the way they came. I had tracked them Indian style, hoof prints and broken branches. A few hours later, with brier scratches and wet feet from the creeks, most of the cows were back home. I repaired the fence and went to bed.
In the morning the last 5 animals had returned and were waiting at the gate to be let in for their morning corn.
Some may say "Why put up with that?", but it is an adventure and life never gets dull!
One thing I new and forgot, it is best, when writing a critical email (or post), to wait a day before sending it. Often times they never get sent.
Patrick L
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Patrick Interesting story. Many, many years ago, the neighbors had a farm a few miles away and they would let me go there every now and then to ride the ponies. They talked about them getting out and once I even went to help look for them.
I can remember summers helping with gathering the bailed hay and stacking it in the barns at the various farms around where I grew up. Really hot, dirty work. Man I miss those days! Didn't have to think about unemployment or mortgage payments, etc. Maybe Peter Pan was right.
P.S. Still have foot in door.
Hey Patrick,
Welcome back.
Hey, at least your doing you own thing, and like you said, life is an adventure....
Rich
Good morning
Sun but -4 at 8am, going to18, warmer after today so they say.
Our friend Mich. Charlie read on the "bash" forum that Lionel may not ship all of the scale Pere Marquette engines so he needs a hug. I had to give him a giant Valium last nite to calm him down. As for washing hands I learned years ago not to P on my hands, so no problem. Trains later...S.
And I do hope Mrs Buckeye is feeling better, lord knows she already has a cross to bear..
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LawsonFarmsRR Hello All: I received a PM from Selector that gently put things into perspective, and I thanked him for it. Some times the stated reasons we go off the "deep end" are not the true reasons for the frustration. That was my case and I apologize to the thread. The following is not intended to be an explanation, but an interesting story (I hope). Last Sat. my cows got wander lust, broke through a fence, and traveled 3 miles through the woods and across 2 creeks. They wound up in the newly seeded back yard of a one year old house. But that's another story. I played the pied piper of cows, and with a bucket of corn led them back the way they came. I had tracked them Indian style, hoof prints and broken branches. A few hours later, with brier scratches and wet feet from the creeks, most of the cows were back home. I repaired the fence and went to bed. In the morning the last 5 animals had returned and were waiting at the gate to be let in for their morning corn. Some may say "Why put up with that?", but it is an adventure and life never gets dull! One thing I new and forgot, it is best, when writing a critical email (or post), to wait a day before sending it. Often times they never get sent. Patrick L
Been there, done that many times. We usually had a lead cow and could catch her, put rope on her and rest would follow [especially the herd bull]. He was fairly tame but had to keep an eye on him. We use to feed peanut hay as we raised peanuts. Lots of protein. Also would grind it with shuck corn and add minerals and molasses. OOO, they loved that.
Still cold. Going up and running some trains. I guess the few MTH PS2's need a battery charge. Later.
PS: I sent you and email. You must not have gotten as I got no reply. Thanks for this AM's PM.
Patrick: I remember chasing down a few cows. GF's (not my Bride) family had about 25. Someone left the gate open. Boy they sure like to jump and buck, when they get loose.
Working on a new scratch sand house...finally whitled down a plan and elevations. Now ready for the build! A bit too cold to be in the garage cutting down wood. I may need to stop at the hobby shop.
Don's car arrived safely! Looks like it's loaded with grapefr...no.......oranges and macadamias! That would have been too easy. Is it Sunday yet?
Kurt
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