Buckeye Riveter You know we could try doing the POT without the Chief. Remember those weekends where he was gone and it was so nice, quiet and relaxing? Oh, the peace and quiet was so fleeting.
You know we could try doing the POT without the Chief. Remember those weekends where he was gone and it was so nice, quiet and relaxing? Oh, the peace and quiet was so fleeting.
Even quiter when you are not around. Where is Chuckster? [better know as Toots]
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Chief, I knew you were'nt gone for good. Glad you are posting again. You're not posting on the pot. You are the Coffee Pot as far as I can see so how could it go on and be the same without you. I have a feeling that any little comments I had to make the other day had nothing to do with what got your dander up. All this stuff is over my head.
Meanwhile, I just got my new CTT in the mail today and getting ready to take a look. A friend sent me a copy of "Lines South" which is the magazine put out by the ACL/SAL Historical Society. Looks like a great magazine for an old ACL fan like me. My friend had an article in it so it was extra special for me.
Don, I just gained another 10 lbs reading that ice cream story.
Might have the Thursday Night Group today if anyone shows up. One of our group is having a heck of a time with his new 3rd Rail CB&Q engine getting it to work right. He seems to have the worst luck with new engines.
Had a termite invasion yesterday with the winged ones hatching out and trying to mulitply. Bombed them all with insect killer at the local site but I'm afraid we are going to have to get the termite man and do a number on the whole place. I thought I would die before they ate the whole house but it looks like they are catching up with me before I'm gone.
This is the last day of warm weather they say. Suppose to cool off for balance of week and maybe even some rain on Sunday.
Went for two mile walk this morning before breakfast and then helped wife with work at our church filling orders from our pantry for needy folks. I hope we will be able to keep up with demand if economy gets worse. I know it's bad but we have'nt seen bread lines or people selling apples yet. I guess in this day and age it's a little more subtle than that. Back in the 20's there were no safety nets at all.
Prayers for peace and a better economy.
Later, Ray
SPMan
Don, hope things go well for the bride. Regarding the ice cream, I'm with Fife, I'd be 300 lbs if we had that much. Now, if shared with the Tardis gang, that might work. I have some friends, the guy was the COO of Ben and Jerry's....I got a ton of ice cream from them and boy did my waist grow. Think I spent more in new, larger clothes than I would have paid for the ice cream!
The Pot without the Chief.....nah that won't work. That'd be like cookies without milk, like ice cream without the chocolate syrup, like...well, you get the idea. A number of good folks here.
I did not get the latest CTT, but did get OGR. Notice that they don't have Jim Barret in the Backshop in this one. That is one of the better portions of that magazine. I do have some older issues, some where the "Erecting Shop" was called the "Erection Shop", now, I wonder why they changed that?
Gotta run. Hope to check in soon, but looks like life is about to get in the way of fun soon and I will be here less.
God Bless,Dennis
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Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Fife is always so helpful. Afternoon all. Eventful day. Dishwasher fried. Out for a week whilst waiting on a new circuit board. Guys ripped old carpet up too soon. New carpet not in for another week. Bride unhappy. Probably going to send the family out of town if I can swing it at this late date (spring break next week). Think I'm coming down with something - probably just overtired from moving stuff. Got new CTT though...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
phillyreading - Raise your benchwork. There, saved you time waiting at the doctor's office, and trying to find something interesting to read in LADIES' Home Journal. (unless, or course, you are looking for that new Curried Crab Dip recipe...)
Good Morning,
Still having some rain which is more than needed down here in south Florida, may rain until saturday. County road crew came by and scraped the road this morning with a caterpiller, six wheel heavy grader.
Did some work on one of my train tables, cut the corner off a little so I can get to the electric outlets by the back wall better. Now to put all the trains back on track and see what happens.
Going to chiropracter tomorrow and see what he says about my back, couldn't get there on wednesday as I had to go to work around 1 pm. Tax refund going fast!!
Lee F.
Lawson Farms - I guess you could think of it that way. In my circles, "trackside" means railfanning. But if you go to LAUREL, you could do both, I s'pose.
Hello again:
Plumbing update. The problem is the diaphragm in the storage tank has a hole in it . Have to replace the tank. Will replace the pressure regulator at the same time as the contacts look pitted. The plumber is on his way. I need to get that shower taken - even the cows are stand offish!
Don - Schwann's must be a national company. We have one in our little town.
Plan to run fence "wire" on the pasture posts on the layout this afternoon. Actually the wire is ribbon dental floss to simulate tape type electric fencing.
Looks like Buckeye is now the one changing the thread title.
Chief - Found you on the-gauge. Thanks. I still haven't found The Hobo Camp.
Way to go Kurt. Start them young. I'll bet there will be trains on their Christmas list this year!
fife - Does trackside in Omaha mean their dog races or their horse races? I think the track is called Aksarben, Nebraska spelled backwards.
Catch you later.
Patrick
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
dbaker - If I had $30 worth of ice cream delivered to my door each week, I'd be 300 lbs. BTW, best regards with the Mrs.
jonadel - My sources tell me that Omaha is about 2 hrs from you. I'd be going trackside there every other month. Grab us some pics when you go.
Ole Timer - yepppp, sometimes the ol' copy-and-pasties thing don't work right for me.
cheapclassics - I've always wondered if Mr Philospher said that while he was pursesnatching from little old ladies in shopping centers...
Morning All!
What! The Chief is .....oh....he's staying huh....No other takers... huh? . Glad the...uh...exam came out ok! Sorry I missed all the drama.
Don: Prayers for your Bride's surgery. Mmmmmmm Rasberry Rumble!
Sir James: Maybe it's due to too much smoke fluid lately. Prayers for you my friend. Happy Birthday to you Bride!
Today preschool featured the letter T...you guessed it! Take the trains to Preschool! What a great time! The kids kept running, jumping, and screaming, and going faster, and faster, and faster, and then, all of a sudden they were all sitting quietly. 4-yo ran the cab-1 for the GP-15, and the transformer for the 2025. The kids loved it! I loved it! Photos Sunday!
Kurt
Good morning,
Don I hope your wife's surgery goes well tomorrow.
Today is sunny and looks great out. We had oatmeal and toast for breakfast, and it won't grind the enamel off your tooth.
I will be taking the wife out for early dinner today, I guess I will let her pick the place as it is her birthday. It's the Least I can do.
Enjoy your day and stay safe...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Don ... we used to get Schwann's here every week ... then his sales dropped off and he quit coming to the neighborhood ... ... I loved their products ! Hope the best on the operation ... my thoughts and prayers are with you all . I'm sure a lil angel will be with her .... yes I do believe in angels .
I have transended to a higher station in life! And actually it was unplanned and totally unexpected! Here is what happened.......
About 4 or 5 weeks ago, was working in the front yard, and these two guys came up to the house, they were driving a Schwann's Ice Cream truck. (I had noticed them sitting in the regional park earlier, and thought that was pretty cool, but seemed a bit overkill.) So these guys came up and showed me a list of items that they had available. They were establishing a home delivery service of various food items. Some of you may recall Schwann's from years ago, same company. (I think there was a couple of trucks at one time, I know I've seen on a layout somewhere.) So, was talking to them and asking how business was and were they very successful. Unfortunately not, that the demographics were not conducive to their products. And they had only sold about $30 all day. Now it was obvious to me that they were really trying hard. So Chris and I ended up buying about $30 of Ice Cream. (Ice Cream Cake, Super Chocolate Dellight, Raspberry Rumble, Peanut Butter Marvel, and a couple of novelties.) That evening we had a feast.
The following week they were back, so we got some more Ice Cream Cake, and Raspberry Rumble, then the third week sure enough they were here again, just like clockwork. Now its become a routine. As it turns out we are now their established route in this area.
NOW I ASK YOU.... HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN, PERSONALIZED ICE CREAM CARRIER??? By the way they do not have Banilla, Will provide the Raspberry Rumble for everyone on the Tardis tonight, with take home packages.
Tomorrow maybe a bit busy, Kay has surgery at 11:00, hope it goes as scheduled. She has had a "bug" the last couple of days. But seems better now, concern was that they would have to reschedule. But things looking good for now, will see.
Later.
Don
The pot ain't the pot ... without the Chief . Came here years ago ... lost and forgot my signon a couple of times because of switching internet providers ... had to start all over with a new one . This was the first forum I ever joined only because of the coffee pot . It's relaxing to me ... was so upset over chief leaving I painted 50 gal. drums all day for my layout ... LOL . At this rate of finishing my train access. I should only be 157 when I'm finished ......
Patrick ... looks like fifedog needs help on posting pics !!!!
Chief - Please reconsider. Don't g....oh......he's staying... 10-22 then. Hee.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 53 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. S'posed to rain 'bout noonish. Got this in the mail yesterday:
Chief...... glad to hear all is well (a gag), so I'll go feed the dog. The Jameson's irish Whiskey was good, at least the first half dozen shots, can't remember the rest. You got dangerously close to me calling you today. That would have tied you up big time, might even have disrupted one or two of those free meals.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Northwoods Flyer Maximus, You are one handsome boy. Do you think that Jack would use a picture of you to be his avatar? Of course it could show you with one of his favorite train items. Jack, So much for Maximus staying the "puppy" in the house. Northwoods Flyer
Maximus,
You are one handsome boy. Do you think that Jack would use a picture of you to be his avatar? Of course it could show you with one of his favorite train items.
Jack,
So much for Maximus staying the "puppy" in the house.
Northwoods Flyer
Actually, he looks better than Jack. I really think he was born down South.
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lionroar88 ChiefEagles One good thing is we now have Al posting more than pictures. One post and you think you've changed him? LOL! Now we'll probably never get him to type another word again! He called yesterday and we chatted. He is a great guy. He got ignored when he posted and we should not have done that. I see posts and are going to reply and forget it by the time I get to typing. Mike C is a great guy but I forget to reply to him sometimes. Others the same way. Big bunch of guys on here now. Jack does a good job of replying to most all. I knew you weren't going anywhere... you get too much enjoyment out of razzin' the Yanks!
ChiefEagles One good thing is we now have Al posting more than pictures.
One good thing is we now have Al posting more than pictures.
He called yesterday and we chatted. He is a great guy. He got ignored when he posted and we should not have done that. I see posts and are going to reply and forget it by the time I get to typing. Mike C is a great guy but I forget to reply to him sometimes. Others the same way. Big bunch of guys on here now. Jack does a good job of replying to most all. I knew you weren't going anywhere... you get too much enjoyment out of razzin' the Yanks!
Got that right. Too many good guys here. The best thing was Shake and Bake. Called him and told him I was mad. Then I emailed him and we argued on email. RT, sent me an email apologizing. Nothing to apologize about. Payback.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps near 50. Another long day yesterday. Did get one issue resolved at work, a minor one, but still some sense of accomplishment. Wife babysat two of the grandkids in Indy so I picked her up after work and we went to Steak'n'Shake. If there is a recession going on, you would not know it judging by that place. We got there around 5 PM, it was almost full and when we left at 6PM, there was standing room only. From 7 to 8 PM, I gassed up the truck, did weights, fixed lunch for today, got my breakfast items ready, and got ready for soccer practice. We scrimmaged for over an hour. I got one goal, but I never really felt "in sync" last night. Did get a lead on a job for Lucas. Watched part of "Lost" (soccer does take priority). Will take it easy tonight and just go to the YMCA. I am not sure what exactly has been going on and not going on with the pot(s), but I hope all is straightened out now. Sometimes when you can only post once a day (normally) some of the ebb and flow of things are lost, and the little nuances of the conversations can be overlooked. As that great philosopher Rodney King once put it, "Can't we all just get along?" I had English muffins and cereal on the dining car for breakfast this morning. IHEHAGD.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning. I wasn't going anywhere. Folks can pick on me so I pick back. Buckeye and Chuck knew better. Been here too long. I even had Shake and Bake fooled. Strange thing is CTT did not know you could change the heading except by the originator. One good thing is we now have Al posting more than pictures. Sun is out and going to be warm. Could go fishing but got to go east to Mom's and deliver her Tax stuff to CPA. Patrick, hope the pump is not gone. Maybe a breaker has tripped. If it is submergible and its the pump, that is not good. Good luck. Jack, plenty of GRITS and redeye gravy to go around. Later.
Good morning all:
Chief - Remember these words "Patrick is Back!"? Right back at ya. Good to hear from you.
I got us this morning and turned on the shower and it HISSED at me. No water. Fixed coffee with bottled water and sat down to check the threads. It will be light in a few minutes. Time to go out and check the pump.
More later
Buckeye Riveter .... the truth will make you free. John 8:32 Re: The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well.. Stop In!!! by Chief Eagles on Mar 18th, '09, 21:39 SJ, I'm pulling legs over on CTT. Chief Eagles Conductor Posts: 143 Joined: Dec 15th, 2008 Location: Rolesville NC
by Chief Eagles on Mar 18th, '09, 21:39
Chief Eagles Conductor Posts: 143 Joined: Dec 15th, 2008 Location: Rolesville NC
Figured you'd drop in and see that.
Good night.
There may be more to this story than what is evident.
Anyway, I made a comment about the SPF being removed. NOPE, ITS STILL HERE, I WAS WRONG! PHEW!!!!! (There goes my mistake quota for the month!)
I'm confident it can all be worked out!!!! No issue !!!
njalb1 ChiefEagles njalb1 Gang, I found out this guy can't type a message. He lost all his fingers. Uses a pointer to get pictures like this and then hits the proper keys to get them posted. Right Al? Chief ! Hope my pic made you laugh! Glad you came back! Guess I found how to type! WELCOME! Al
ChiefEagles njalb1 Gang, I found out this guy can't type a message. He lost all his fingers. Uses a pointer to get pictures like this and then hits the proper keys to get them posted. Right Al?
njalb1
Gang, I found out this guy can't type a message. He lost all his fingers. Uses a pointer to get pictures like this and then hits the proper keys to get them posted. Right Al?
Chief !
Hope my pic made you laugh!
Glad you came back! Guess I found how to type!
WELCOME!
Al
A miracle!!! His fingers grew back. Had a nice chat with Al this afternoon. Hope to see him at York [his Granddaughter too].
Thanks chief, glad your test were good. Won't know about mine till thursday. S.J.
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