lionroar ... thumbs up on the train ride some saturday ... will pm you when I can go . I usually go to train shows with my bro-inlaw .... the Brass Man - all brass trains only .... but he wants to go to 2 others he said are at the same time . He thinks competition on prices will be way down on the others since many will be going to York . Plus I've been spending a bundle .... but held off a wad for York... then receiced that email on the cab forward . The cab forward won ... LOL . Took a big chunk out of it . At least I'll be able to meet you and a couple others around here I've pm-ed with with meetings setup . Have to go shopping at a local guy's train room he's clearing out ... first grabs before he ebays everything . Maybe next year ....
Plumbing situation fixed! All it took was a quarter size dollop of plumber's putty and reseating the union!Ole Timer - sounds like a plan... btw - Fife and I are planning a railfanning excursion for sometime in May - Hagerstown is on our stop list... maybe we could hook up?
Louisiana Southern Pacific
Like the photo, just mite have to steal that to send to my grandson.
Did you get a chance to watch the Atlas O chat, becoming a big fan of the Trainman line of product. Since I have to schlepp all my stuff to the museum I can run the quality of Atlas w/o all the detailing breaking off.
We did a photo shoot for Atlas a couple weeks back but unfortunately we weren't able to get everything finalized and forwarded to them in time. Oh well.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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fifedog.....Did you get that problem fixed at the Towson Sheridan today?
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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HOLY INTERNET BATMAN!I think Comcast upgraded my service a few days early! I've been blasting around the internet tonight... stopped by http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ to check my connection speed... 13.2kbps download and 2.4kbps upload! Now I'm surfin' with napalm! "Hold onto your potatoes Dr. Jones! We're going for a ride!"
Good evening all
Life is good. Kids in bed. Kitchen cleaned up, and little surfing, but not at blazing speed, evening prayers then bed.
Wes & Buckeye - Fall York is a go! How do you register?
Would be plumbers - I hate plumbing jobs. Back when I did handyman jobs seldom did I make much on plumbing jobs. Especially on old pipe repairs. Fix one leak aand make two more it seemed.
Good night all
May God bless
Jim
Back from meetings and dinner meeting. TIRED!!! Got to be up at 5AM to get to Legislative breakfast up town. Then DR. and then home to get ready for York as Town Board tomorrow night. First test for Pam, not looking good. Tomorrow AM will tell. Still hope. Good night.
BTW: I see somone found Buckeye's latest photo of himself.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Howdy All
Rained all day, so not much done today. More bad news from Goverment Motors another 1600 locals lost their jobs this morning. The small company my daughter works for cut 1/3 of the staff friday. Nothing looks good here. I feel sorry for all of them.
Brutus I am ready, banilla in hand but will have to restock soon.
TTFN...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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laz 57HI GYZ, All you YORKIEs. Weather for this week, Monday-rain. Tuesday-rain. Wednesday-showers then brightening. Thursday-sunny 72. Friday-75 warm. Saturday-79 warmer. Break out the shorts, boys. laz57
HI GYZ,
All you YORKIEs. Weather for this week,
Monday-rain.
Tuesday-rain.
Wednesday-showers then brightening.
Thursday-sunny 72.
Friday-75 warm.
Saturday-79 warmer.
Break out the shorts, boys.
laz57
Well you were right about Monday, we got 0.7 inches today. Hope you are right about the rest of the week! See you Friday Laz.
Evenin' All,
Guess I'll empty the pot for the early birds in the mornin'.
Anybody thinking of your "summer vacation plans", looking for something a bit different ?
Check some of these out:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/tickets/wap_special_experiences.html
Shameless plug, what can I say. Also the San Diego Model RR Museum is open every day except monday.
Nite All !
Its a bit foggy here with rain later today to hit 62.
JOHN F. I hope they are right on with forcast the only change I saw was to be a little cooler on Thursday with high of 62? I wonder if will get a CTT button on friday? Get it at the CTT booth first thing in morning at 9AM. See you at 1PM.
Stay frosty,
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 48 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Lots of accidents last night, including one of my rookies runnin' on a "hot" call (pride hurt, that's all).
Buckeye - Wasn't "in" on that one, just the guys in the suits.
88/Ole Timer - Walkersville & Southern such an itty-bitty thing, plumb forgot about it. Think it was part of the ol' PRR that came down thru KeyMar.
SPMan - Well if we can't get you to come east, we'll just all have to come west. Just not on AA--->.
Chief - Best regards with the Mrs. Are you sure GRITS are really good for ya...
Phish - We'll have to have a seafood banquet in your honor this fall. I'll bring 2 striped bass and 5 potato rolls; and you can take it from there... Actually, whenever I pass a table full of FLYER, I always think of you first...then I can't help but wonder if Northwoods is thinning his collection...
anjdevil - I waved; did you see me?
rt - That's kinda what I had on vacation...better than Jenny Craig .
jonadel - That 28' Ericson sold for 15K while I was away...DOH!
Morning all!
Brutus, Sir James, Chief: Prayers for all your bride's health.
No York for me... I'll be here holding down the fort. Good luck in the hunt, and be sure to upload all your bootleg photos.
Kurt
Hello All
Rainy morning here. It's suposed to be beautiful the end of the week.
Have a safe trip for all who are headed to York, wish I could join you.
Prayers for the better half of Chief, Sir James and Brutus
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
fifedog Mornin' boys. Overcast and 48 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Lots of accidents last night, including one of my rookies runnin' on a "hot" call (pride hurt, that's all). Buckeye - Wasn't "in" on that one, just the guys in the suits. 88/Ole Timer - Walkersville & Southern such an itty-bitty thing, plumb forgot about it. Think it was part of the ol' PRR that came down thru KeyMar. SPMan - Well if we can't get you to come east, we'll just all have to come west. Just not on AA--->. Chief - Best regards with the Mrs. Are you sure GRITS are really good for ya... Phish - We'll have to have a seafood banquet in your honor this fall. I'll bring 2 striped bass and 5 potato rolls; and you can take it from there... Actually, whenever I pass a table full of FLYER, I always think of you first...then I can't help but wonder if Northwoods is thinning his collection... anjdevil - I waved; did you see me? rt - That's kinda what I had on vacation...better than Jenny Craig . jonadel - That 28' Ericson sold for 15K while I was away...DOH!
Good Morning from wet Southern Ohio
Rich – Have you received DougM’s car?
Chief – Prayers for Pam
Fife – Thanks!!!! Love seafood; we’re not called fish eaters for nothing! I can only imagine what Greg’s collection must look like. The pre-war stuff is very inviting, but for financial and marital reasons I am sticking with post war AF!
Jim F – Prayers for you wife and dad
Hope I’m not out of line asking but if you guys at York see the top rotating platform for a 715 car unloader cheap (< $5) if you pick it up for me I’ll pay you for your trouble. I don’t mind if it needs refurbed because the car it will go on is going to be refurbed.
Morning all. Cold and rainy here. Prayers for your dad, Brutus. Debacle last evening switching cell phone providers - nothing wrong with the switch - just the family hates the phones.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Wishing all the York gang safe travels and good buys! It will be two years since Sharyl and I attended, we have GREAT memories of the meet and the area, we will attend again and spend even more time in the area. We are now saving our coins for a fall wedding for our youngest son, Oct./Nov., sure looking forward to that day, it will be a good one! They wanted to know of any possible conflicting fall dates, I didn't list York
This Friday I will be part of an honor mission to bring home 8 American Heroes to their final resting place. There is a wonderful organization to make sure American Soldiers get to their final resting place, here's a link if you are interested. http://www.miap.us/
It looks like spring is actually going to be here for several days this week with Fridays temps climbing to 81, YES The farmers are making giant steps this week, I look at some of the equipment they are using and it just blows me away, their investment in equipment is huge but then most farms now are enormous compared to years ago.
Need to get Thomas set up as the Princess and her parents are coming in for the weekend. It's interesting, we have huge permanent set up in the basement but she absolutely loves the small set up of Thomas on the dining room floor.
Stay safe York travelers!
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Good Morning
We have two more days of gloom and then the high 70s have been promised to us.
Waffels this morning, granny made them so I sure hope they are germ free as she sounds awful and I do not need a cold. I am still coughing from whatever I had.
Had a great chat with Charlie,Brutus and RT last nite. Charlie is in Jersey waiting for Thursday and York.
Enjoy you Tuesday...S.J.
lionroar88 Plumbing situation fixed! All it took was a quarter size dollop of plumber's putty and reseating the union!Ole Timer - sounds like a plan... btw - Fife and I are planning a railfanning excursion for sometime in May - Hagerstown is on our stop list... maybe we could hook up?
Sounds great to me !
Mornin’ guys
Up to 80 today with low humidity should be a nice day ... too bad I can’t enjoy it...
Feeling a little better, but it’s gonna take time.
Jim Phish – yup I got it, been too sick to do anything other than admire it...
Fife – I thought that was you in that big silver thing in the sky...
Brutus - for your Dad
Well, gotta go back to work...sheesh – ya think they’d let ya goof off while at work
Rich
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
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 50 degrees. Rain stopped. Going up to 62 today, with more sunshine and more rain later.
Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of errands to run and it will take a few hours. Then, I will relax this afternoon. Not much else new here.
Chief.....Prayers out for Pam.
Dining car was here and Cheerios was the choice for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Good Mornin', ya'll.
T minus and counting for the Yorkies. We envy you. Tip a few for us.
Wet and 47 here but 80's by the weekend. Big sports day yesterday in Beantown. Boston Marathon: Americans finished in the top 3 for both women and men, now that's different. Red Sox won at home. Celtics won at home (sorry DougM). And Bruins won up in Montreal.
Granddaughter spent the night Saturday, she's in Kindergarten and is reading! Took her to the beach with the dog Sunday. Dog was in total wonder with the seagulls and the tide but would not venture into the 40 degree water, smart. It's discouraging to see doggie doo doo in the grass in the grassy areas just off the sand, makes ALL dog owners look bad. How tough can it be to carry a plastic grocery bag pick up after your dog. Trash barrels are there too.
My FIL has struck out so far at the Docs. Pain in wrist, arm, thighs, and shoulders persist. Tests and scans all negative. Docs stumped. More bloodwork today, and it has him wondering why they just don't take a pint on the front end rather than run an 87 year old back and forth to the hospital. Docs put him on a broad spectrum antibiotic as a precaution till they figure this out. His cardiologist is in the loop.
Chief..... continued prayers for Pam and her tests today. Hang in there. Was aked by a 35 year old single woman at my church group meeting what it is like to be married to the same woman for decades. Smiled and told her I wouldn't trade my wife for anything. Blessed, truly.
Brutus.......was glad to hear the good news so far on your wife. Continued prayers for her and for your Dad, that the Docs make some adjustments and get him rolling again.
DougM.....hi, Dad. Sorry I haven't written. Brent could use your prodigious plumbing skills. Happy 20th anniversary to you and your better half. Jewelry for the occasion......ultra smart move. You get to be a hero for a few days, then it's back to normal fixing toilets and cleaning up dog poop in the yard.
JimSP......it was uplifting to hear about your grandkids and the visit from your daughter. You Da Man!
SirJames......hope your wife is recovering from her cold. That Nyquil knocks me out, but the symptoms relief and the good sleep really help. Stop comtaminating her! When she's inder the weather you have no one up to the task of fetching you frosties.
Roy.....that was good news on your son's soccer team and some memorable moments he can hang onto with the goal scoring. Kids sometimes don't appreciate how tough it is to win a championship until they actually do it, if ever. But it isn't about the winning, it's about the learning. My son's football program was so bad (winless in 10 years) that they dropped the program. Then restarted it when he got there. After their first win, he remarked to me it was like winning the Super Bowl. Told him it was better because the boys sucked it up and left everything on the field. Finished .500 that season. Man, were those PA football games in the rain and 38 degrees brutal......for me and the wife!
Fife.......missed ya. First you depress us with details of the sunny Carribean climes.....can't wait to see you in dreadlocks. Then you depress all of us who can't make it to York. Now you say you missed the boat on the 28' Ericson we were envisioning ourselves on, tooling around the Chesapeake. Depression. Last time I passed through the San Juan airport (1994) it was nothing but 747s all in a row. Security carried machine guns! Not sure what that was all about, but they were sure successful discouraging the tourists from smoking inside AND outside their airport.
Brent......don't feel bad about your plumbing setbacks. When I went to fix a leak I only made it worse. Wife was quite amused which made me dig in and get 'er done right. After that success, I retired from plumbing undefeated.
Mitch.....sorry to hear about your cold/sinus issues. My number is up but I still don't get sick. Must be the prophylactic and therapeutic effects of the beer.
Jon......was glad to hear about your son's upcoming nuptuals and that you took the time to drive up to MPLS to break your future DIL in right. Baseball tickets! You cannot retire because you need to continue to draw a paycheck to support the kids and the grandkids......they took a vote and your retirement plans were pulled off the table.
Rich......kidney stones. Ouch, they are the worst. Drink more beer and flush those suckers out. When my wife got them the Doc asked on a scale of 1-10 how bad the pain was. She didn't hesitate and got more precise with her answer: "Worse than childbirth." I skipped the jokes for my own health and safety until the Doc gave her a shot of Demerol (SP?) for the pain.
RT......sorry to hear you are under the weather at the start of your vacation. The vacation is well deserved but the conditions are not.
Ray......I hear you about York. It's 425 miles and a 7 hour 47 minute drive from here. I am confident that you and I are in such good standing with the guys that are going that they will be picking up some vintage Postwar F3s or a Berk for us.
DougDG......isn't the San Diego Zoo always ranked in the top 3 nationally? Kurt needs to take a road trip with his kids and stop off to visit DougM and the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago on the way which I think ranks right up there. We go every time we are in Chicago.
DougDG, Ray, and Don.......100 degrees plus in CA in April? What's with that?
LSP......how did you get that picture of the Chief? It really makes him look better than he does in person. I think they took that picture of him after he heard that the powers that be in Raleigh don't want to extend the commuter rail to Roseyville.
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
well guys a bottle of that pink stuff (store brand) and 24 hours later and I feel like my ole self infactt made biscuits, sausage and eggs for bride and myself this am in fact (at 10:00 am) woke her to tell her her breakfast is waiting unless you want it in bed of coarse she said she would get up lol.
well now to go do some of the honey do list I have building up lol talk to you all later prayers for those who need them
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good morning all! Well, have the day off and it has been busy. Picked up some Mirror Mastic to put the mirror on the back of one of the bathroom doors. That should make the bride happy. She was a little upset that I got a "Dairymen's Milk Car" from Lionel last night and I am getting ready to drop some serious coin in York....oh well. Had to get kids up and ready for school and then drop them off at school. Few hours to get packed and then time to start picking the kiddos up again.
Chief, will lift Miss Pam up in prayer. All things are possible through Christ.
Well, looking forward to seeing those who can make it to York in a few days. I will be by his honor about 12:30-13:00 Tomorrow. Then it is on to the adventure! List in hand, cash in pocket.
God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good morning all,
It is a lousy day in SE Indiana with it being cold, wet and miserable. Work has been horrible. Everything I touch has gone to h--- in a handbasket. Did scrimmage with the Brazilian last night and got an e-mail from my Norwegian soccer friend so day was not total waste. One of these days I will find some one in the states who shares my passion for soccer.....(and Milka Duno will win the Indy 500 before that happens). I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. We did watch "Dancing with the Stars". Beacon is lit, and I will do the recycling tonight on the cans. I guess it has been a while. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Afternoon. Dennis, bring jacket to York. I've been in Yankeeland too many times when it was warm, suddenly clouded up and turned COLD. #1 rule when traveling to Yankeeland in spring, summer and fall, pack a light jacket.
Meetings over until Town Board. Trying to help Pam clean house but Town will NOT leave me alone. Did get County Planning Director's job done away with. She had fought me from day one. Was not qualified. She will be given another job in the County but not a Director's postion. Folks around the County [and other County staff] are chearing.
Pam has Graves Disease. Will treat with meds. If that works, will not have to "kill" thyroid.
Later.
Good afternoon,
Dennis, Take the Chief''s advice, April in PA is very unpredictable.
Chief, Prayers for Pam, my youngest daughter (Pam also) had the same problem and had to have her's killed.
If all goes as planned will see you guys on Thursday.
I am posting this from my new netbook as I am setting it up with all my favorite sites.
Afternoon All !
Chief, Prayers for Pam. Goes double for Brutus and Sir J's better halves.
Dennis, Along with a light jacket take your fiddle as well, if your travelling partner even looks at some deviled eggs you can threaten to practice with your violin. Have fun and safe journey.
Jack, They have some some rather unique zoo experinces at the "Wild Animal Park", here in Escondido. Snore & Roar where you actually tent camp inside the park, Segway tours, etc., really cool family adventure if you have some younger kids. The zoo is located right next door to the model rr museum, the park and the zoo are both part of the zoological society.
A bit cooler today, but not as much as they had predicted. They said about 89* today for a high but I have 100* on the patio. Oh well, that's better than yesterday's final of 105*.
Time to go find another cold beverage.
To all those traveling to York, safe travels and enjoy. Also be gentle on the plastic.
Raining here. Only 42. Those netbooks are the latest thing, John! Glad to hear there's warmth abrewing in Iowa... may it get here soon. Prayers for Pam, Sir J's and Brutus' brides and Brutus' and Jack's dad. Survived my big annual meeting hosting all the high-mucky-mucks for the university. Have class tonight. Wow, that SD zoo experience sure would be something... Mike C, I like soccer. Jack, good battle with the Celts. I prefer the Elvis solution for plumbing problems - shoot more holes for water to come out. Oops. Off to another meeting.
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