Morning all. Suppose to be getting up now. Out the door for physical. At least its a lady DR. Mike C, hope Lucas gets a good summer job. Will remember him. Also, not wearing green so the ladies will pinch me. Everyone have a great day. BTW: cloudy and rainy. Nothing new. I do think it is suppose to clear out sometime today. Later
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Good moirning again,
I have old timers this morning. Happy birthday, Brent! Nice pictures of John Bull, Brutus! Kurt, did you say you played soccer last night? Cool.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps near 70. Happy St. Patrick's Day! I did weights and dribbled the soccer ball around the outdoor track for two laps (about 1.5 miles) at YMCA. The "saucy wench" is also my barber so I had a haircut as well. Watched parts of "Dancing with the Stars". Lucas had some bad news about summer work. He was supposed to have 15 hours a week at the library and he went there yesterday to see if he could get more hours. Instead they told him two other people wanted more hours during the summer and so they had none for him. At least he found out now but I wonder if and when they were going to tell him. Maybe he will find full time work elsewhere. Long day at work but actually accomplished something. Beacon is lit. I had bran muffins on the dining car for breakfast this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,,
Mornin' Fellas.Well hopefully today will go better than yesterday. Had some issues with hardware yesterday... I've been putting off some non-train related purchases and finally got them done yesterday. Picked up 2 new batteries and a wireless remote for my camera on eBay... OK yes they are train related because I'll be using them to take some pictures . Also picked up the lens with image stabilization (wide angle and zoom) about a month ago. I kept the non-IS lens for back up and also because I will still use them for other photography projects.Susie-Q is taking me out for a light dinner tonight for my b-day so I won't be able to get into the trainroom again. Definitely need to get into it tomorrow so I can measure the space for the town. I'm toying with the idea of building the town similiar to the hillside towns along the Ohio River in Pittsburgh... Not sure how that will look/turn out may have some scrap lumber to start messing around before the weekend. Also need to get that curved stone arch bridge started...Looking forward to York!All this talk of dishwashers... Susie-Q wants a new stove with double oven and I want a new dishwasher, either the two drawer variety or a deep well, tired of the plates getting knocked around when we open/close it... one of these days the china is going to get damaged and you-know-who will be madder than a tasmanian devil backed into a tight spot!
cnw1995 Dang, I learn so much about parenting on this forum. Let's see: WWF t-shirt - check. bowie knife - check. Shotgun - check. business card with clock face showing midnight - check. Large cat - hmmm, where's the cat?My dishwasher has caught a disease from Kurts. Just staring at me without any blinking green lights. Just dead - and full of course. 3 mo. old.
Dang, I learn so much about parenting on this forum. Let's see: WWF t-shirt - check. bowie knife - check. Shotgun - check. business card with clock face showing midnight - check. Large cat - hmmm, where's the cat?My dishwasher has caught a disease from Kurts. Just staring at me without any blinking green lights. Just dead - and full of course. 3 mo. old.
DougM.....you've done it again. Made the mistake of taking a sip of soda when I started to read your post. What a mess, almost choked to death laughing. "What evil lurks in the hearts and minds of fathers with daughters?" BTW, check the inside of the dishwasher for your cat.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
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See my temporary temporary layout on a card table, lol! Please pardon the dust, had to move my daughter's stuff out of the way so I could get to it.
Tardis is ready and SJ1 is falling asleep - soon, the banilla will all be ours, lol!
Doug, I'll bring the Sonic Screwdriver over, maybe we can monkey with that washer and get it fixed? Rich might be able to get another matter/anti-matter converter, that really souped up the one on the Tardis! Also gotta get Mike, Jim, Charlie, Doug, Don, Laz, Dennis, Chief, Jack, Patrick, RT, Ray and the rest of the guys - on the way!
Charlie - sweet Mikado!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
My new Mikado pulled unto home rails tonight. I really like this one.
Brutus.. I love the Bull.. nice video!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Good Evening All,
A nice day of 57, ten degrees more tomorrow, of course thats a one day only event. No trains today just napped and watched tv. Banilla is ready and the thingy should be making it's rounds soon. Have a good tomorrow...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Buckeye Riveter cnw1995My dishwasher has caught a disease from Kurts. Just staring at me without any blinking green lights. Just dead - and full of course. 3 mo. old. I'm glad it caught Kurt's disease for your sake and not the Buckeye disease where the lights blink and smoke pours out. The fire department just ripped it out from under the counter and threw it out the door.
cnw1995My dishwasher has caught a disease from Kurts. Just staring at me without any blinking green lights. Just dead - and full of course. 3 mo. old.
I'm glad it caught Kurt's disease for your sake and not the Buckeye disease where the lights blink and smoke pours out. The fire department just ripped it out from under the counter and threw it out the door.
I seee one of my sneeky raids into Ohizo worked. Crossed the wires on several relays in that dish washer. Works every time. Now I do think Buckeye must have paid Mother Nature off. Still raining.
Another long day. Tomorrow is the same. Physcial in the AM, lunch with County Commissioner that suddenly wants to come to Roseyville and Town Board tomorrow night. Good night all.
Evening all!
Doug: Sorry about the sick dishwasher. Call the manufacturer first, and make sure the diagnostic fee is paid as well as the parts and installation.
Brutus: Very nice!
Shotgun Hhhmmmm,,,,,All I have are small arms.....I still have a few years before dating age.
Beautiful day here! Spent some time in the yard with the girls, played baseball, soccer, went for a walk, and did some yard work. Ug. Need to do more tomorrrow. Spring clean up is miserable under all these trees. Once it's done it's done.
Kurt
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88 - Too funny! Happy birthday, just in case I forget tomorrow!
Howdy guys - nice warm day here in St. Louis! Took an hour with lunch and drove across the city to a train store and picked up my John Bull today!
Edit: Doug - hope they can fix it, should be under warranty?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Only one rule for our son's when at that "dating" age -- nothing good happens after mid-night, be at our home or hers. Period. Be home (or earlier) at 1:00 AM weekends ......... no need to be out at all on week night's. Yup, DAD with rules -- sure didn't hurt them, very successful teenagers and *** good ACT scores
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
rtraincollectorhave mulitple cats not just one lol but one is 23 LBS one is 20 Lbs and , and ,
RT, are you sure these are house cats.
Ole Timer Patrick .... I wish that everyday ! My wife is a pure city girl .... refuses to this day as when we got married to live in any house she can't see a neighbor's house from .... crazy ... but true . She says it's " too SPOOKY ... it makes her have a real scarey feeling " .... LOL --- When I built this house it was in the middle of the boonies ... woods all around ... had to peek through one little area to see a neighbor . All the landowners sold the woods and people built everywhere ! Maryland's like that ... horrible . RT .... for all that cat food and litter ... HOW DARN HUGE is that cat ?
Patrick .... I wish that everyday ! My wife is a pure city girl .... refuses to this day as when we got married to live in any house she can't see a neighbor's house from .... crazy ... but true . She says it's " too SPOOKY ... it makes her have a real scarey feeling " .... LOL --- When I built this house it was in the middle of the boonies ... woods all around ... had to peek through one little area to see a neighbor . All the landowners sold the woods and people built everywhere ! Maryland's like that ... horrible .
RT .... for all that cat food and litter ... HOW DARN HUGE is that cat ?
have mulitple cats not just one lol but one is 23 LBS one is 20 Lbs and , and ,
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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And guys ... I never had daughters but took custody of my wife's youngest sister back in the early seventies . Well her date said he did'nt like my rules of taking her out and was'nt afraid to tell me .... my opinion a real loud mouthed punk .... he called and told her he was coming at a certain hour to pick her up .... I told her to show him in to the rec room ... I guess he thought he'd put fear in an old man's heart . When he walked in all cocky i was cleaning my remington 1100 auto shotgun . I pulled the bolt back and let her slam shut ... said
" you have something to jump on me about ? " Well ... it was " No Sir ! ... stareing at the shotgun ... those rules are just fine " . That was the last time he came around ... to my pleasure .... LOL . Sometimes it's good to be a redneck - grits eatin - hillbilly . You know the old saying
" Never bring a knife to a gunfight " .
Buckeye Riveter fife.....just wear your WWF Champion T-Shirt (you still have it?) and hold your bowie knife so the young suitor can see it glimmer in the dim light, then say, "You know, knives are much quieter than guns."
fife.....just wear your WWF Champion T-Shirt (you still have it?) and hold your bowie knife so the young suitor can see it glimmer in the dim light, then say, "You know, knives are much quieter than guns."
I only give them a hint of what an Italian father MIGHT do. I don't play, as they say. I just give them the idea that there may be weapons involved (or cement and wash tubs..)
FIFE, on the other hand has that double 0 classification, license to carry and kill....
Either way they fear me a bit, and respect me alot. And that goes a long way to them understanding my position on the rules and regs, so to speak.
My daughter had dinner at his house last week and he had his arm around her and I joking said in a stern voice, "get your hands off my daughter". A quick yes sir and a snap to attention and it was all good. Of course, he didn't know it was a joke.....
Oh, yeah, that drive by thing dosen't hold water, either....and if I don't know 'em she don't go. I get license plate numbers, names, addresses & home & cell numbers....and if they are late...whooo boooy!
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
RockIsland52 fifedog RockIsland - Yeah. Why is that Rich/Fife.......Back when you guys were a twinkle in someone's eye, I picked up my girlfriend early one evening and gave our itinerary to her Mom. Mom was off to visit her mother for the weekend and forgot to tell Dad. Dad came home from work unaware of anything, met me at the door at midnight with a most unpleasant look on his face, grabbed his daughter, then slammed the door in my face. (The days before cell phones ). The next morning I called the house and got the girlfriend, insisted she put Dad on the phone. Then I apologized to him for the miscommunication and told him I was mortified about his consternation. He apologized for not giving me a chance to explain the night before, and in his fury he also hadn't given his daughter a chance to explain either. I told him I should know better than to make any assumptions. I asked for his work phone number so I could run stuff by him first. That was also back in the day when folks used to actually answer their telephones. The father and I became closer as a result, and he mellowed, at least with me......he downshifted from his shotgun to a Louisville Slugger and some brass knuckles. I have one daughter and only one daughter. Always insisted on meeting the boys, EVERY time. Curbside pickup was unacceptable. A brief chat to go back over game plan and expectations was the order of the day. When daughter saw how painless this could all be and actually liked being treated with respect, things went smoothly. I didn't give a rat's bowl of grits what other parents or girls tolerated or expected. Out of sight is not out of mind for a parent. Jack
fifedog RockIsland - Yeah. Why is that
RockIsland - Yeah. Why is that
Rich/Fife.......Back when you guys were a twinkle in someone's eye, I picked up my girlfriend early one evening and gave our itinerary to her Mom. Mom was off to visit her mother for the weekend and forgot to tell Dad. Dad came home from work unaware of anything, met me at the door at midnight with a most unpleasant look on his face, grabbed his daughter, then slammed the door in my face. (The days before cell phones ).
The next morning I called the house and got the girlfriend, insisted she put Dad on the phone. Then I apologized to him for the miscommunication and told him I was mortified about his consternation. He apologized for not giving me a chance to explain the night before, and in his fury he also hadn't given his daughter a chance to explain either. I told him I should know better than to make any assumptions. I asked for his work phone number so I could run stuff by him first. That was also back in the day when folks used to actually answer their telephones.
The father and I became closer as a result, and he mellowed, at least with me......he downshifted from his shotgun to a Louisville Slugger and some brass knuckles.
I have one daughter and only one daughter. Always insisted on meeting the boys, EVERY time. Curbside pickup was unacceptable. A brief chat to go back over game plan and expectations was the order of the day. When daughter saw how painless this could all be and actually liked being treated with respect, things went smoothly. I didn't give a rat's bowl of grits what other parents or girls tolerated or expected. Out of sight is not out of mind for a parent.
Boy what some of you dads go thru don't blame you but it makes me glad sometimes I never had any. I miss the joy they can bring but don't miss the worry they can bring also.
Well had a relaxing day well rested for tomorrow.
sir james I Good morning all Sunny and 50s today. Back from the Dr. appointment, lung c-scan wed. and then follow up next week. He took an xray, thinks it's mu'cus but wants to be sure. They ran a tube down my throat by way of my nose. Then went down and took a sample. Found out I had a rare bacteria in my lungs. Easy to cure once they found out what it was. We too have a retiree that does nothing all week and early on sunday mornings through the summer out he comes on his Sears tractor to mow his suburban size lawn. Did not know you all had grass that far Nawth. All he is doing is helping you get up in time for Early Church. Well most of this morning is gone already and I'm not sure about the rest of today. Time will tell. S.J.
Good morning all
Sunny and 50s today. Back from the Dr. appointment, lung c-scan wed. and then follow up next week. He took an xray, thinks it's mu'cus but wants to be sure.
They ran a tube down my throat by way of my nose. Then went down and took a sample. Found out I had a rare bacteria in my lungs. Easy to cure once they found out what it was.
We too have a retiree that does nothing all week and early on sunday mornings through the summer out he comes on his Sears tractor to mow his suburban size lawn.
Did not know you all had grass that far Nawth. All he is doing is helping you get up in time for Early Church.
Well most of this morning is gone already and I'm not sure about the rest of today. Time will tell.
S.J.
Sorry for my absence but I had some major pc issues. Some freeware upgrade turned out not to be free and kept running. Couldn't find it on the Task Manager to shut it off. Son did something to turn it off, and now I am back in action.
Kurt.....happy wifey B-Day. What did she buy you?
Brent.....can't figure out why all of these stellar women are so good to us. Happy B-day even if it is tomorrow. 59 is it? Susan must like older men.
RT.....slow down, brother. Teach the dog and the cat to carry their own supplies into the house.
Charlie, SJ, and Kurt......you guys did a credible job hiding the brewskies while playing trains and videotaping Friday night. Laz is proud of you.
Dennis.....Church sounds hazardous!
SirJames.....hope the Doc gets you straightened out. With all of that grits talk, the body's natural defense mechanisms must have cut in.
Patrick...... 3/4 of a mile is still too close for the kids to live.
Rich..... and the BF got out alive without any mental disorders? Good for you. Fife's BF encounters much more terrifying for the victim, and they don't come back!
JohnF.....get well!
DougM......what animal is sealed up in the wall this week?
Brutus.....sounds like you are building a mud hut in the basement, not putiing up walls.
Chief.....is it time to place my order for tomatoes? If you need an Assistant Town Mismanager, lots of us qualify because we can understand half of what you write, about a quarter of what you say, and 10% of what you mean. I figure that gives us the inside track communications-wise.
Later, gang.
88- Conventional wisdom would lead one to think that after running a Premier SD40-2, Trainman Hi-Cube, Amtrak Superliner, and AutoRack thru for clearance, but NNNnnnOOOOOooooo...(John Belushi)
Well incase I somehow miss it tomorrow Lioneroar88
Patrick never had that distance but sure did have fair distance when growing up as most lots where I lived were 3/4 acre or larger
Good morning everyone,Another cloudy day here, but little rain. The Chief is getting all of our rain I think. Very dry here for March.Had a bad day yesterday, either a 24 hour bug or something I ate. Much better today.
Have yet to get some pictures of the visiting narrow gauge gondola car. For sure by next Sunday.
Made a cad drawing for the small control panel on my grandson's HO layout. Anyone know of a good cement to attach it to aluminum that will not stain the aluminum? Thought of rubber cement but it may stain the aluminum, not sure.
SJ, I hope all of your health problems are minor.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Good morning all:
Ole TimerSir James .... talk about noisey neighbors .... I have a neighbor who must have telepathy ... every weekend morning I want to sleep in .... he gets his lousey chain saw out at daybreak ! He's retired yet ... has all the time in the world at a descent hour .
Sir James .... talk about noisey neighbors .... I have a neighbor who must have telepathy ... every weekend morning I want to sleep in .... he gets his lousey chain saw out at daybreak ! He's retired yet ... has all the time in the world at a descent hour .
Neighbors? What neighbors? One advantage to living on a farm is neighbors are not close. the closest is my son & family who lives on the farm but is 3/4 mile away. And I have some control over their noise.
Ole Timer - Don't you sometimes wish you were back in the mountains?
I am back from the Post Office after depositing the weekend orders. Now for some Grits, maybe with honey on these.
See you later.
Patrick
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