John, glad you had a nice trip to Colorado. I haven't taken a long Amtrak trip in years. Hope it went well. Some of those Amtrak trips can be problematic. They can be great when it all goes right though. I've been thinking about taking some other mode of transportation from California to Chattanooga for a visit. The fastest would be to fly into Atlanta and drive up. After reading the morning newspaper about the air crash in Buffalo and how the regional pilots are treated, I don't feel safe making the flight from Dallas to Chattanooga aboard a puddle jumper small aircraft to a regional airport.
Welcome home,
Ray
SPMan
Morning all!
Fife: Yaaaarrrrr! Nice! Will it be Atlas-O 3-rail around the deck?
Brutus: Continued prayers for your Bride. Glad she's doing better!
Kurt
Jefelectric .... wow ... sounds like a wonderful trip ! Glad you're back home safe and sound .... how is the food on the amtrack .... I have'nt taken an extended trip on one for years ... but am thinking of going on a short one to Florida in the near future . Darn rain again .... .... will it ever cease ?
Storms ran everyone off the tardis last night .... hope all you guys are safe and sound ... this crazy weather is unbelievable . Jim ... hope you had a hardy breakfast this morning ... like I should talk ... I had 3 cups of coffee .... ... decaf at that ....
SJ .... true ... first getting your sea legs on a choppy day .... second manuvering while under sail ... that's an art all in itself .... have seen capsized boats on the bay from captains trying to learn it themselves .... hope fifey is very careful ....
Good Morning
Storms have passed, sun is out.
Going to hitch up the dogs to the sled and head for WalMart. In Michigan we can use the team until early August.
Fife like the boat, just a word of advice. Go to the bank, empty your savings account and go throw the money in the water next to the boat. Because thats where it will end up anyway. Lots of fun but buying one is the easy part.
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
Special prayers for the all the expectant Moms, Dads & Grandparents -- nine months of hard work for the Moms and lots of stress for the rest of us.
Fife--the sailboat looks FANTASTIC!! You will enjoy it for many years, hoping for NO mutinies! My only concerns were lightning storms and launching the boat but since you have a slip you won't have to worry about power wires. Every year there are fatalities linked to the mast coming into contact with power lines, very sad. Sailing has to be one of lifes great experiences.
I have the princess here for three days while her parents are at our annual band directors conference. Grammie will come home at noon so I can go to a rehearsal, every two years we do a retired directors band along with past presidents. We do a two hour rehearsal this afternoon and a concert tonight and not surprisingly it's very good. I really enjoy practicing the music and playing in a great band, wish we could do it more often. The only sad part is when we play a powerful arrangement of Old Scottish Melody which is known as Auld Lang Syne, it's out of respect to directors that have passed in the last two years, I can never make it through that song without shedding a tear. It will be even more meaningful for me this year, one of the most influential teachers in my life passed away 18 months ago, I did play at his funeral.
OK, that's it, the princess needs some attention
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Morning from Town Hall. Thought I would give the Town Manager a "jolt". I did. He showed up for work at 9 AM and I was sitting here much to his surprise. Now loaded to go to the lake house.
Mike C., hope the "sausey winch" gets better.
Dougie Poo, you must have a job like mine. Off when you want to be. Enjoy your visit.
Now can you all invision Fifey and crew sailing around the "Horn"? The big fog horn in the bay.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Morning all. Beautiful day here - everything scoured clean by thunderstorms last eve. Prayers for healthy grands and for Brutus' bride. Glad you're back safe and sound, John. Going to Volo, Illinois to peruse their car museum today - it's a neat place - http://volocars.com - especially as everything is for sale! The youngest has baseball tonight too. Fife isn't Gilligan, he's the Skipper!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning all,
It is rainy again in SE Indiana (was not worried too much until I heard somebody talking about "cubits"). Played soccer with "my" soccer girls last night. Lucas is working 2 to 10 now so he can at least call his girlfriend in the evening. Wife was feeling pretty puny yesterday as intestinal "bug" really hammered her. She had the headaches as well. She is doing some better today. Work was interesting yesterday. Some "issues" were brought up that have needed to be resolved for quite some time. Hopefully everything will work out ok, and if it does not, I am not sure I care anyway. Beacon is lit. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Got caught up on the previous posts,
Hope the wives continue with improvement, will send up some prayers for their health.
Fife, I like the siderails on your new layout base, will it accomodate 72 or will you be able to go up to 84? Really nice hatch opening as well. Is the layout solar powered or you going to have to run extension cords?
Congratulations .... Skipper !!!
Don
Good night all. Reclinerized again.
Brutus, your wife needs some of my wife's blood. She has too much iron. Her's did test OK this time. She has to give every 6 weeks to keep it down. Glad your wife is doing better.
Off to bed. Will hit the road tomorrow AM to lake house. Will have to go by Town Hall and upset Town Manager before I go.
Sleep tight.
John,
Glad to see you got home safely, hope you got dinner. Looking forward to the pics.
Now to check out what's new on the thread.
I'm back. Got home today from a 15 day round trip to Colorado via Amtrak. Visited daughter and family and managed to kidnap the 16 year old and bring her along home with us for a while. That's it for tonight, need to get some rest. Oh and we had someone stop in that is from Waco, Texas, for a little bit this evening and asked me to run the trains. Amazingly everything worked perfect after not moving for several weeks.
Good Evening from wet Southern Ohio
Jim F Continued prayers for your bride
Fife - NICE boat!!!!!!
May God bless
Jim
Very cool boat, Fifedog sir! You need one of those cocked hats with a feather in it and a spyglass, lol
Big storm came through here a little while ago and not supposed to be all clear until either 10 or 3 AM depending on channel.
Wife had biopsy test today - she is really sore, esp if she moves around. Has to stay still for 24 hours. Good news so far, her hemoglobin was up to 11.8, which is just under low-normal, so the medicine is working! Should hear about results of the pathology lab in a week.
Banilla! On the way, Big Guy! I'll look for beacons on the way. Actually, the Tardis is just my way of waving at people or getting a wave - hiya!!!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Fife ...... nice boat bro ! Can you sail her ... by that I mean by the sails and not the engine ?
Good Evening
We've had some light rain, possible storms expected during the overnite. I am hoping they will get tired before they get here. No trains today but OGR is here doesn't look all that interesting. I read the article about Lionels Classic GG1s, but the rest will take awhile. One carton of banilla left so if we could find some cupcakes for tonite we will be all set. Brutus when the weather clears, fire up the thingy...S.J.
Nice boat and a hardy crew. enjoy.
Grass mowed, pond bank weedeated, center of path Roundup'd, shooting range Roundup'd, 8' wood picnic table loaded in back of truck [stood it up and turned it upside down and slid it in] and bookcase inside picnic table in back of truck and all done since 3:30. Now for Criminal Minds. Then hit the road to the lake house tomorrow AM.
Praying for all of the Grandbabies to be healthy and full term. I believe there are at least two if not more.
Later.
Woo hoo! Good luck, Gilligan! She looks wonderful. Boxcar from a Southern state arrived on the Interchange track today - a little hobbled. Storming here. Sir J, that's a miracle.
...and someone back home said, "wunder why he don't write...?"
...and for less that all 4 Vision Line engines...
This can't wait until tonite. I went to the DMV with a sack lunch for license tabs and to renew my license. Suprise: No Waiting, in and out before the motor stop. I ate the lunch on my way home :).
Great ride home last nite with Doug and the chat gang, Doug called the stops as he had the window seat.
RockIsland52
Which one is Jack and which one is Maxim????
Back home from the retired pilot buddy's. He gave me a high $ great shooting pistol. That was a shock. Got a call from Jack yesterday while I was sitting in dentist's waiting room for my buddy to get his teeth cleaned. Some old cow was fussing because I was on my cell even though I was very low. Big room with just her and I. She could have moved [she was sitting next to me and I was ther first]. Too many rich old folks from up Nawth in Pinehurst NC. One lady came out bragging bout going back to NY for the summer and no A/C in their "cottage". Got to go to meeting now. Chat later.
Good lord ... thank goodness GOD watched over them and is healing them ... they say it's particularily hard on children and us old folks . I'm not a extremely religious person by any means ... but I know he's there ... watching over the children ... I'm sure he'd like to thump me at times though ... LOL .
Ole Timer Kpolak .... glad to hear the kids are getting better ... was a bit worried when I read your other post about hem being ill .... with all this mexican/swine flu going around . Kids hold a dear place in my heart .... every one of them .
Ole Timer: Thanks for the concern. I wouldn't be suprised if they did have the Swine Flu. They both started with a fever that lasted about 6-8 hours. Pediatric Tylenol seemed to break it. Now they are finishing up the last of an upper respiratory thing, that every one seems to be sharing. Neither Bride nor I had the Flu. This Flu didn't seem to be any worse than any other Flu.
Lee ... wish I could pipe some of this almost daily rain down to you ... LOL . On that skylight ... the best thing I've found for years is pure silicone adhesive .... it's the same thing they use to secure glass in skyscrapers ... it can be bought at lowe's-walmart-home depot . Just get a good clean surface to apply . If done properly it should last for many years ... regular caulk just does'nt get it . it's not expensive either . The heat or cold does'nt affect it like tar when in alot of sun or heat.
Forgot .... had to edit .... get the large tubes that you use in a caulking gun .... also ... I keep telling myself " I don't need anymore whatevers and can't help myself ... LOL .... we're addicted .
Good Morning,
Finally we are getting some rain! Almost four months and NO rain here in south Florida.
Went to Ready To Roll yesterday, bought another coal hopper, a Reading Lines by MTH, for my layout. As if I need another hopper for my layout, already have about 14 Lehigh Valley quad hoppers from the post war era, and about 12 two bay Lehigh Valley hoppers. Reading Lines coal hoppers are near a dozen now.
Tried to fix the roof the other week before it rained and it seems like it is doing better but not completely fixed as yet, still a small leak at the skylight. Will go up and caulk around the plastic part of the skylight this next time, put tar on it last time around where it meets the roof shingles.
Going to work on my H.O. freight cars in a few days, re-numbering the hoppers for more realistic look. Worked on my MTH T-1 this morning again, put on a new traction tire and glued a step rail piece back on.
Lee F.
Kpolak .... glad to hear the kids are getting better ... was a bit worried when I read your other post about hem being ill .... with all this mexican/swine flu going around . Kids hold a dear place in my heart .... every one of them .
Man I got a learning experience ... dropped into CLASSIC TRAINS forum by mistake and do those guys know their trains !!!! UNBELIEVABLE .... I'm going to drop in there more often just to learn .... I guess this old brain can absorb .... LOL .
Great ride on the Tardis last night ...
CNW .... good luck on ebay ... I've got a couple good buys ... also have been shot down so many times lately on auctions I may wear a bullet proof vest from now on ... LOL . Nice chatting with you and the guys last night .
kpolakCharlie: I'm in! Still plan on dragging the kids, and meeting up with you and your family Friday!
Sounds good Kurt!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
MichRR714 Who is coming to Trainfestival in Owosso?
Charlie: I'm in! Still plan on dragging the kids, and meeting up with you and your family Friday!
Back from a bike ride with 4-yo with 2-yo in trailer behind my bike. Awaiting carpet cleaners...Furniture, children's toys, including bed all moved from the carpets to be cleaned...
Everyone still hacking and coughing here...cold seems to be leaving slowly...
Good morning all. Great trip home after class with Sir J and the boys via chat last evening. Gave my conductor friend a CTT. He tells me stories of his 40 years on the railroad. Spring raining again in downtown Chicago. Looks like a quiet day I hope. Along with my real work, I'm prepping to move three floors of recalcitrant employees and faculty to another building 15 floors up in about a month. Should be a challenge. Hoping to snag a #96 coal elevator off ebay...
Sun is up but we are expecting rain this PM and storms tonite. Something smells good in the kitchen, me thinks breakfast is on the way....S.J.
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