The pot of coffee is always on [even after 2 years have passed]. Come on in. Sweet ice tea too.

[FJ and G]

Welcome back Chuck!

John,

The "Page" function seems to not be working on my Mac (perhaps it works on a PC) so you can go back.

Another option is to go to the search engine and type in the word Caesarea.

That one word will bring up a majority of the posts I've done on the Holy Land! Pretty neat, hey?

[Jumijo]

Congratulations, Laz!!!!

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

It is sunny with temps heading to the low 60s in SE Indiana today. It is amazing what a good night's sleep will do for you! I did very little last night, but hope to play some soccer this evening. One of these nights I will watch the Veronica tape from Tuesday! I hope everybody has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all. Been raining off and on since Tuesday night. [:D] Out the door to Houston Texass Bass Pro until Sunday night.

Dennis and Jim A, Help. T&RSA Bought two MTH NS tank cars from Miss Edna yesterday. Also won a SF Caboose [great price] on the auction.

Got to run. Rain means Charlotte airport is backed up big time so will rush and sit at RDU. Charlotte is the worse airport in the USA.

God bless.

[Jumijo]

I'm here for you, Chief. Resist temptation. You can do it!

I've been clean for 23 days now - and loving it! No new purchases in sight, either.

Jim

[tschmidt]

Laz and Sask - Congratulations to both of you on the 5 stars.[^][^][^] I have appreciated reading your posts on a daily basis. Laz, I hope you have a good end to your school year and Sask, good luck with the rest of your education.

Chuck - glad to hear that you are home. We're still thinking of you.

I hope everyone has a great day.
TomS

[Dr. John]

[8D]Wow! It's bright in here this morning. Must be all those new stars! [;)] Congrats to Laz and Sask for the 5th star. You realize that puts you in a higher tax bracket?! [}:)]

Chuck! Glad you're home and on the mend. I'll keep you on my prayer list as you regain your strength and continue your recovery. [:)]

Jim F. - Could you post some pics of your Lego structures? I'm curious as to how they are turning out.

Cooler today but we only got a trace of rain yesterday. Oh well.

Dennis - Sorry you're under the weather. Grits would have probably cured you if you had gotten some in time!

Dave - Again, marvelous pictures. I enjoy seeing them!

Y'all have a good one!

[Blueberryhill RR]

[code]Good Morning from Blueberryhill [/code]
I'm home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
It's 45 degrees and Sunny. Going up to 70 degrees and SUNNY. LOVE IT.
Feeling a little sore and achy. But I'm home. And it's DONE. YEP.
Hope all of you are OK. Thanks, again.
Run those trains.
Y'all have a great day.
Talk to you later.
Chuck

[spankybird]

Good Morning All from NE Ohio

where the temp is 53 and going up to 65 with Blue Clear Skies


OTTS Meeting this Friday. Anyone wishing to join us can e-mail me for directions. Updates on York and OTTS meetings with MTH and Lionel for the museum layout.

Chuck – Good to see you are home and getting well ! !

Cong – Laz and Sask on the 5th Star

OH Buckeye – Guess who is out of town this weekend ! ! ! (no bench building that way)




Pick of the Day


All be safe
Tom

[Anonymous]

Will be sunny and 70's today, possibly 80, here in Sparks, Nevada. Have a good day everyone.
Greg

[cnw1995]

Welcome Greg! Great to see you back, Chuck!
Welcome to the club, Sask and Laz - I'm awaiting my check.
Sunny and beautiful today in Chicagoland - just great for working in the basement (sacrasm alert on.)

[1688torpedo]

Hello All! Chuck- Glad you're home. Rest up & feel better. Dennis- Hope you get better soon.Coughing up blood does not sound Good[xx(] sounds like you need a Doctor. Get Better. Laz & Sask- Congrats on 5 stars! Laz- is this a cause for celebration with Janedog & Ceaser the 800 lb Bear ? Jim F. Hope you get better soon as well.Stay away from the Grits![;)][:P] Take Care all.

[JeffPo]

Like the Chief, woke up to rain this morning, so the motorcycle stays in the garage.

I'm also hoping to get over to Miss Edna's tomorrow make a few purchases. :)

[johnandjulie13]

Good Morning All:

I am glad to hear that Chuck is back home. Take it easy Chuck! Rest up and get better.

David:

That is some vacation! I like the pictures.

Laz:

Congratulations on five stars. Your Indians could use some of that star power. [;)]

Last night little John ran one of the trains off of my refurbished TW transformer. At 2 1/2 years old it was amazing how he intuitively figured out the F-N-R-N gear changes with the direction throttle. He was starting, stopping, reversing, like an old pro. I just hope my trains are durable enough for this treatment.

Regards,

John O

[Buckeye Riveter]

Chuck, I'm glad you are back on Blueberry Hill where you can smell that fresh country air and see the dogwoods in bloom. [8D][8D][8D]

LAZ and SASK, Congratulations for the five stars. [:D][:D][:D][:D] But more importantly thank you for your participation in the CTT forum. Both of you have contributed significantly to the enjoyment of many.

The mechanical department of the Baltimore, Ohio and Wabash Railroad is going to be putting in long hours of overtime. My Chessie GP-30 is going back to Lionel for a major overhaul. [:(] My K-Line Mikado threw a traction tire and the garden railroad lines trolley track is only working about half the time. [:(]

Have a good day.

[Jumijo]

Mid 60's and sunny here today. So I threw on a pair of dark sunglasses and went walking around the town of Lexington at lunch. Didn't see any redcoats or minutemen. Did see a huge hawk. Heard him screeching before I saw him. Everything is in bloom here.

Sox lost to the Tribe last night. How'd that happen? Word around here is that Clemens is coming back to Boston to close out his career. We'll know in a week or two.

Cleaned wheels and track last night. Then painted the new benches I made. Then read OGR till I fell asleep.

Congratulations, Sask!

Dennis - horking up blood is one of a handful of things that would make me schedule a doctor's visit. I hope you do so and get well soon.

Jim

[Brutus]

QUOTE: Jim F. - Could you post some pics of your Lego structures? I'm curious as to how they are turning out.

I'm not supposed to be sitting up too much, but I loaded these from my camera to my webpage raw - I didn't edit them down, so they will blow up really big. Also, sorry, they are a little blurry - apparently I wasn't hold very still. I'll fix it when I'm able.









You should be able to see that there are light gray arches between the legs. These will be replaced with dark gray. Also, the footings should all be the same when it's done - I had to use regular slope pieces to fill in for now. Also, the sanding tower is just a platform right now and the sand pile should be much bigger when it's all done. The ladder on the sanding tower platform will be black when it's all done (I hope).

[Brutus]

Ah - Apparently I neglected to open the flash! Also, the date funtion was on since we took the pics for the insurance on the house. Sorry - I'll fix these in the future for my website.

[jefelectric]

Good afternoon,

Again, Welcome home Chuck. Take care of yourself and keep up with the therapy.

Tom, Do you run those large steamers on 027 track?

Laz, congrats on 5 stars.

Jim, Nice pics of the Lego layout. I've seen pictures of some really big Lego club layouts but have never seen any in person. Quite facinating what can be done with them.

Chief, I have only flown through Charlotte one time and that was years ago, but it wasn't very much fun. Our connecting flight was miles (at least it seemed that way) away from our arrival gate. I do have a connection to that area. My Dad was an aircraft electrician at Morris Field which is the present location of the Charlotte Airport, from 41 to 44. I was just a kid at the time.

It is a beautiful day here, did some garden work this morning and plan on more this afternoon.

All have a good day.

[Roger Bielen]

Chief, going through Charlotte I usually had time enought to grab a sandwich and a liquid refreshment at the pub, don't recall the name, at the intesection of two of the terminals. Even if you don't have a brew the sandwiches were pretty good. That's assuming things haven't changed in the past 5 years.

[dougdagrump]

Chief, I find it hard to believe that it could be worse than O'Hare or Atlanta. [:D]

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougdagrump

Chief, I find it hard to believe that it could be worse than O'Hare or Atlanta. [:D]

[#ditto]
The Chief knows better than to go through O'Hare. [}:)][}:)][}:)][;)]

[tmcc man]

WELCOME HOME CHUCK

Well, today was good, not much else to say

Jefelectric I do know some stuff about steamers.

I am a little disappointed about Sunday Photo Fun, because there is no challenge for me now. What happened to my quizzes?

[spankybird]

QUOTE: by jefelectric

Tom, Do you run those large steamers on 027 track?

Yep, all the time.

[Blueberryhill RR]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jaabat

Welcome home, Chuck! Glad to hear that you're home and feeling better!

Jim

Yep and it's a great feeling. AIR never smelled so good.

[cnw1995]

Today's truth: taking down a layout is harder than putting one up.[:-^]

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon, everyone!

With this post, I am now officially a five star member! Perhaps I should give an acceptance speach. Let me say that as I look back on the 2000 posts I've made, I can say with utmost certainty that I've had an absolutely wonderful time here on the forums! Thank you to everyone for being such a great group and making this place what it is! May the good times continue!

[FJ and G]

Doug,

Once you fire up the sawzall and use the crow bar and sledge, and after a few minutes of adrenaline, and perhaps a glass or 2 of Port, it ain't so bad. [:D]

[Roger Bielen]

Doug, remove the things you value and then turn the kids loose.

[jefelectric]

SASK, Congratulations on the fifth star.

Doug, Don't envey you your job. Been a long time since I took a layout apart. Not nearly as much fun as putting it together.

Good night all,