Morning guys, Mike, said a special prayer for Lucas this morning. I have several folks with CA that are in my prayers.
Chief, sorry didn't get to talk last night. We are fine, just a bit swamped with the kid activities. I am now starting to do the homework with Ricky. Thought I finished homeworkwhen I graduated, oh well.
Yesterday was fun in that I got to see the Voyages program on Circus Trains. Rather neat how they refined the loading and unloading process. I have seen the Ringling Brothers train parked here in our local NS yard.
Well, I hope to get to do a little more work on the trains, but we will have to see. This weekend, we are going to MILs house for a visit, which means I have to take my tools and fix things as her husband is totally inept. I would rather wait at home with the dogs, but must do as told.
Dennis
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cool 53 degrees. Cloudy, and only going up to 72 today. It rained hard last night. Thunder and lightening. Dogs were scared and slept in the bedroom. It finally stopped raining about 5 am.
Today, I will take it easy. Maybe run trains later. I have a few more pictures that I took to post in Shutterfly. I have one of the old " trash can " 671 Turbine, that I will post for Jim ( jaabat ). It still needs new numbers.
So far, I plan on going to the Train Show, October 7th, at Berea, OH. I would like to go to a couple a year, if my finances allow. Hope to see a few forum guys there.
Well, there's the whistle. Dining Car is open. Breakfast.
Y'all have a great day.
Chuck
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Sounds like most everyone has a busy weekend coming up. Mine should be fairly calm for a change. Good chance to get some yard work done and go over and cut my Dad's yard. Nice and cool this morning. Starting to feel a little like fall. We had two days of needed rain as the front came through. Jim F. Congrats on winning the water tower. Do you plan to incorporate it on your Halloween layout? I'm waiting to see if I win a dressed-up Marx 1666 loco on the 'bay today. Mike C. - Im keeping Lucas on my daily prayer list. It seems like every family is touched by cancer in one way or another. Marty, sorry your weekend plans got messed up. I don't get too many free weekends so I "feel your pain!" Still playing around with the RR Track software, putting together different designs for a 6x9 layout. Also have a new design for the Christmas layout if She Who Must Be Obeyed gives the okay for using the dining room again! Actually, my wife is a pretty good sport about trains (at least around Christmas) as we both enjoy the Dept. 56 village pieces. Have a good day!
Sounds like most everyone has a busy weekend coming up. Mine should be fairly calm for a change. Good chance to get some yard work done and go over and cut my Dad's yard.
Nice and cool this morning. Starting to feel a little like fall. We had two days of needed rain as the front came through.
Jim F. Congrats on winning the water tower. Do you plan to incorporate it on your Halloween layout? I'm waiting to see if I win a dressed-up Marx 1666 loco on the 'bay today.
Mike C. - Im keeping Lucas on my daily prayer list. It seems like every family is touched by cancer in one way or another.
Marty, sorry your weekend plans got messed up. I don't get too many free weekends so I "feel your pain!"
Still playing around with the RR Track software, putting together different designs for a 6x9 layout. Also have a new design for the Christmas layout if She Who Must Be Obeyed gives the okay for using the dining room again! Actually, my wife is a pretty good sport about trains (at least around Christmas) as we both enjoy the Dept. 56 village pieces.
Have a good day!
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Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Dr. John wrote: Marty, sorry your weekend plans got messed up. I don't get too many free weekends so I "feel your pain!"
But Dr. John, you are off all week except Wed. nights. To top that off, all the widow ladies feed you fried chicken dinners.
Sure, them preachers only have to work a couple days a week, and in the time when they are not working, they have to visit folks in the hospital, visit the berieved, handle phone calls at all hours to listen to other peoples problems, having to tell people that the stain on the wall that they think looks like Jesus probably is not a sign of the second coming, and prepare a sermon to keep the flock informed of the Word. Oh, and try to keep the peace between the multiple factions that tend to try to undermine every step you take.......Oh what a job they have.
Anyway, Dr. John, good luck on the 1666 and with the flock.
Hope y'all have a good day.
dennis
jaabat wrote:Marty, You were the first person I recall getting that hot chocolate car. I'm not worried. If local guy doesn't have it, Charles Ro is close by. I'll get it there. My wife bought both of last year's add-on cars there 3 days before Christmas. No big deal either way. Jim
The Weasel might have it. After that comment about the ZW, I'm going to call you Weasel Jr.
Ambulances and fire trucks keep heading south of Roseyville. For the last 30 minutes. About 5 minutes apart, a differnet one goes by screaming. Off to Wake Forest to see if I can find breakers. Rain is letting up.
dwiemer wrote: But Dr. John, you are off all week except Wed. nights. To top that off, all the widow ladies feed you fried chicken dinners. Sure, them preachers only have to work a couple days a week, and in the time when they are not working, they have to visit folks in the hospital, visit the berieved, handle phone calls at all hours to listen to other peoples problems, having to tell people that the stain on the wall that they think looks like Jesus probably is not a sign of the second coming, and prepare a sermon to keep the flock informed of the Word. Oh, and try to keep the peace between the multiple factions that tend to try to undermine every step you take.......Oh what a job they have. Anyway, Dr. John, good luck on the 1666 and with the flock. Hope y'all have a good day. dennis
jaabat wrote:I'm heading out. Chief, Wipe that maple syrup off your face before you leave the house. Dr. John, I sure hope some Massachusetts Yankee doesn't out bid you with some ultra steep last minute bidding! ;) I REALLY like that Marx loco . . . Good luck! Tomorrow. Jim
Good afternoon all,
Still raining here & in the mid 60s.
I was just wondering, why doesn't anyone ever bring donuts to eat with the coffee like they do on "The gauge"?
I had an interesting conversation this morning. One of those situations that the Chief seems to have happen to him often. I looked at my on line invoice from Embarq (my telephone co.) and it was showing a past due amount. How can you have a past due amount when they take the monthly bill out of your checking account. So I called and got this nice lady with a delightfull accent. After she determined that I was in PA, I asked if she was in GA, she said no, she was located in Tenn but was originally from GA. I just love those GA accents. Anyway, I think we solved the problem.
Going to try to renovate a little section of the layout to install a gas station. Hope it works.
Dr. John wrote: jaabat wrote:I'm heading out. Chief, Wipe that maple syrup off your face before you leave the house. Dr. John, I sure hope some Massachusetts Yankee doesn't out bid you with some ultra steep last minute bidding! ;) I REALLY like that Marx loco . . . Good luck! Tomorrow. JimJim,May the best REB or YANKEE win!
Dr John, I won the ZW war. Just finished installing the automotive 15 amp circuit breaker. Got the ZW with a "robery price" [he really wanted it but had committed it to me]. $7 and it is super fixed. Now, you take him to the cleaners on the engine. If he buys it, I'll call Mary and "rat" on him. Us REBS stick together.
mitchelr wrote: Good morning guys. Rainy here, cool too. In 50's, should clear up by weekend. Was away for a few days in the mountains of western Maryland in Garrett County after visiting our son and watching WVU romp over Eastern Washington. WVU versus Maryalnd tinight. Should be a good game. Enjoyed the scenery. Visited a restored Queen Anne Style B & O RR Station. Very cool. Forgot the camera so no pics. Bed at motel was hard as a rock, did not sleep well. Last night was 4th of 5 Back to School Nights. Last one is Monday then no more night meetings until October 11. Still have about 12 pages of posts in the Coffee Pot to catch up on. Take care, Mitch
Good morning guys. Rainy here, cool too. In 50's, should clear up by weekend.
Was away for a few days in the mountains of western Maryland in Garrett County after visiting our son and watching WVU romp over Eastern Washington. WVU versus Maryalnd tinight. Should be a good game. Enjoyed the scenery. Visited a restored Queen Anne Style B & O RR Station. Very cool. Forgot the camera so no pics. Bed at motel was hard as a rock, did not sleep well. Last night was 4th of 5 Back to School Nights. Last one is Monday then no more night meetings until October 11.
Still have about 12 pages of posts in the Coffee Pot to catch up on.
Take care,
Mitch
Mitch,
Was that the station in Oakland, Md? It is really a neat area of the country. I have been to the area many times and it is really nice.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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John, I married one of them Georgia Peaches and get to hear that accent every day. Chief, while I may be on double secret probation and train restriction, Kim bought me some Lemax village items including the ferris wheel for the layout. I did marry well. Have a good night everyone.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jim Fortner wrote:Survivor Cook Island - Pretty good first episode - knives are already out for some players, so should be fun as the show goes on.
Jim:
Candice Woodcock will make her debut as a reality TV star tonight.
She’s a graduate of Terry Sanford High School and one of 20 competitors in the new season of “Survivor: Cook Islands.” Like her fellow castaways, she is hoping to stick around the game long enough to win $1 million.
While Woodcock is forbidden from talking to the media until her torch is snuffed out, her parents already are getting a taste of what fame might be like.
“I think the word is starting to get out in Fayetteville,” says her father, Dr. Michael Woodcock. He is an eye surgeon, and many of his patients have told him they’re waiting for the show to begin.
But Candice’s younger brother, Michael II, has seen a different reaction. His friends don’t believe that his sister will be on national television. The family can’t wait to prove them wrong.
They will at 8 p.m. when the “Survivor” theme song is cued and one of the show’s most controversial seasons begins.
Here’s what you need to know about this season:
“Survivor” Host Jeff Probst has seen his fair share of cunning and smart players over the course of 12 seasons, and he says Candice could be a contender. “If I were picking people who have a shot of winning, I would put Candice on that list,” he told the TV Guide Channel in a special that aired Sept. 3. And Probst doesn’t say that about everyone.
So what does she have that will help her outwit, outplay and outlast, the other 19 players?
BRAINS: Candice graduated from Terry Sanford High School at the top of her class and with a perfect math score on her SAT. She attended UNC-Chapel Hill on a prestigious Morehead scholarship where she double majored in biology and psychology. It’s clear she did well. She now attends Georgetown University and is working on a master’s degree in physiology and biophysics before she attends medical school.
MENTAL & PHYSICAL STAMINA: She was a soccer player in high school and was captain of both the soccer team and the cross country team. But she also has braved the elements, so to speak. As part of the Morehead scholarship, she spent a summer in Kenya. She lived in mud huts and had to use her resources to get 700 pairs of eyeglasses to needy Kenyans. And before she entered college, she spent weeks on the open sea in a sailboat as part of the intense Outward Bound program.
A COMPETITIVE EDGE: “It may well be just her nature,” says her father, Dr. Michael Woodcock. “In soccer, she played defense. She was a marking back, and her job was to neutralize the best offensive player the other team had. During her four years at Terry Sanford, the leading scorer in the conference never scored against Terry Sanford.”
What does Candice say about herself? She talked about her advantages in the TV Guide Channel’s special.
“I played sports. I love to work out, so, I mean, I’ve got outdoor experience,” she said. “My parents always used to tell me when I was little, ‘Candice, you have to learn how to let somebody else win sometimes.’ Because I always wanted to be first place.”
Her father says Candice may have inherited her tough mental spirit from her parents, who also have a competitive nature. But a large factor in succeeding in the game of “Survivor” is the ability to play well with others, he said.
“You can’t win it yourself,” he says. “Other people have to let you win. I’ve seen other seasons where the most qualified didn’t win. She’s got what it takes to win.”
To shake things up, and to give the cast much-needed diversity, the 20 members are divided along racial and ethnic lines — black, white, Asian-American and Hispanic. Probst conceded in a conference call with reporters last week that people “flinch” when they first hear about the new set-up. But he hopes viewers will give it a chance.
“They’ll be surprised at the results,” he said. “I think you’ll sense a freshness.”
He said the “twist” was a response to criticism of the lack of minorities on the show. Typically, he said, 85 percent of the applicants are white.
As a result, casting directors launched “literally the biggest casting endeavor we’ve done in 13 seasons,” Probst said. They reached far and wide, he said, including calling the Miss Koreatown pageant in Seattle to see if there were eligible interested contestants.
“That’s how deep we dug,” he said.
Incidentally, according to CBS, the teams will be named for islands in the Cook Islands. Candice’s team is called Rarotonga.
“In America today, you have to deal with different types of personalities, gender and race issues,” Michael Woodcock said. “Hopefully we won’t see major judgments based on demographics. Whether or not it turns out to be divisive depends on the quality of the individuals.”
Probst hopes the season sets a new course for the franchise and that racial stereotypes are pushed aside.
“We’re not going to go backwards,” he said. “The show is absolutely more interesting than last season, if for no reason than because we have different points of view.”
Good morning all,
Congrats Dr. John, see, sometimes the good guys do win. I have a early day today in that I will just do one case and then it's driving to Montgomery Alabama to visit the MIL. That is when the real work begins, so far my list includes framing and putting up a new front door, fixing a leaking toilet (sounds like the ballcock valve stem), and repairing drywall on a ceiling. Oh Boy! I think this is going to be fun.
Anyway, I hope that y'all have a good one. PS: any good train stores in the Montgomery area?
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