Glad to hear that about wife, Jim F. OUCH!!! Charlie. Glad she is OK now. Big raid by yellow jackets up at the lake. Several neighbors been stung. Seems they are coming out of the ground everywhere up there. Must be the dry weather. One buddy has 3 nests in his yard. Mike C., glad leg is better. Eat more GIRTS and it will do great. Ignore SJ. Good night all.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Ahoy maties! 'Tis sunshine and 76, with a NW wind at 8mph here in the Mid-Atlantic region. So guess what I'm doing after while...and you're right --- nothing's getting done on the layout... Boy and I spent afternoon scrubbing cabin walls, as the canvas lady surprised us with our interior cushions. Nice ultra suede in a pacific blue tone. Really turned out nice.
mitchie - We have a couple RV showrooms nearby, thanks for the heads-up...HEY! That was funny.
cnw1995 - I'll have to research that one.
Lawson Farms/Blueberry - howzabout that kid in the 5 car...?
Morning all. Off to Sunday School and then get house ready for the crew to come in tomorrow and refinish hardwood floors. I'm off to the lake house for a week with the dogs. Pam is staying with a work buddy. Chat later.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 65 degrees. Going up to 82 today with mostly sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have one errand to run and then, I will take it easy.
Nascar race last night was good. #5 deserved to win.
Dining car was here and we had the usual for breakfast. Cheerios.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Good Morning to All,
Fife - you are so lucky to be sailing today. Supposed to be beautiful weather. They will be time for the layout when it is too cold to sail.
Blueberry - I agree that the #5 deserved to win, he had the best car all night. Glad to see Mark win. He's a very nice guy, signed an autograph for my son at Pocono a few years ago. He really took time to talk to a 7 year old. Made me a Mark Martin fan for life.
Lazy morning here. Wife is still snoozing. She must need it.
Take care.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good Morning
Another beautiful morning.
My wife actually skipped church this morning to go help # 2 son paint his garage, I shall join them shortly. I guess that will be my plan for today. Egg and bacon sandwich for breakfast and I think it will be a very late lunch....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
fifedogAhoy maties! Lawson Farms/Blueberry - howzabout that kid in the 5 car...?
Ahoy maties!
Awesome - who says 50 is to old to drive in NASCAR. And now Mark has 40 bonus points and counting when the chase gets here!
Oh Oh - Chief off to the lake by himself for a week. We need a secrete fly over to check that out.
Dougnota - I passed your apologies on to the cows. They started eating again.
Brutus - Let me know when it is my turn to pilot the Tardis. I have a bet with Don and Doug that I can get us from the East Coast to the West Coast in under 5 seconds. So, eat lite, no greasy foods, and I will bring the Pepto.
Today's Smart Farmer Says:
Pat
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Pat becareful there trying to get you in trouble again as the last time I was allowed to drive I went from hawaii and got her up to top speed by the time I was about at san diego,CA. and I exited at the FL./ GA. state line and it was like 5.63 seconds and the turbo and afterburners were freid and the tarus was down for over a week getting parts and fixed thats why I'm not allowed to drive it anymore unless brutus in it also. Me was a bad boy. They got me that way and now they get there turns more often as I'm out of the loop for rotation.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Morning guys - not much planned today. Doing laundry now. Will screw something up in the basement later and then play with Thomas - TTFN!
Oh, Patrick, you can drive tonight and RT can drive tomorrow. I upgraded and set the minimum start up power and maximum power settings, so should be safe as churches right?
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
If anyone has any doubts that being Country and being Southern aren't the same thing, they need to watch this.
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Pat that means hes installed a govenor in it so you might be lucky to get 8.75 seconds across the us now . Bummer guess i will need to look under the seat where the electronics are and see if we can adjust it to do better Pat. Might need don to help hes electronic guy.
rtraincollectorPat that means hes installed a govenor in it so you might be lucky to get 8.75 seconds across the us now . Bummer guess i will need to look under the seat where the electronics are and see if we can adjust it to do better Pat. Might need don to help hes electronic guy.
You are right, Don is a terrific electronics guy. However, the bet is with Don and Doug, so Don may not be objective enough to do the rewiring. I have full confidence in your ability to discreetly reach under the seat and do the rewiring. You will earn half the booty. Can't say what that is, but it involves Don's neighbor.
Aloha all. Beautiful day here - hopefully a beach day now that we're home from church. Glad your bride had a good week, Brutus. I survived my bride's 'wrath' from a party yesterday - walked away from a few folks who wanted to convert us to their political views.Left her there. Don't mind th0se conversations sometimes, but these folks were rabid. Almost got carried off by mosquitos last night too. I need to repair a few window frames this week. A few more are deteriorating - the window's fine, but the outside frame is going bad. Oh well, hope putty saves me a few years - got my first college tuition bill . RT wants to drive the Tardis tonight? Mike C, love your Mr. Ashley Judd nickname for a certain driver. Didn't Chicagoland Motor Speedway look nice last night - first time I haven't gone to this weekend's race (too expensive). Charlie, glad she's OK now. Wasps are active here this year.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
LawsonFarmsRR Oh Oh - Chief off to the lake by himself for a week. We need a secrete fly over to check that out. Pat
OH no!!!!!!!! Might see the ---less ladies lying out on the upper deck of the pontoon boat.
Fife, no worries, actually, I don't partake either. Just remember some of the fine time you mentioned while you and your bride were on vacation. Just something peaceful about being under sail.
Bob, HTN, Hypertension is High Blood Pressure. With diabetes, it can lead to a number of other issues. That is why it is critical to keep a tight control of things. One of those things that you just need to look out for yourself.
Chief, Keep your powder dry up there! A whole week away from the town may be refreshing for you, but also may allow for time to have trouble brew back there. Hope it is a good one for you. Also, make sure they turn all pilot lights out on water heater, stove, etc. Had seen a few cases where houses were leveled from not doing so.
Well, I am on a break from working on the train layout. Had to stay home with kids today as daughter was ill and wife had to work the nursery at church. I hate missing, but it is important to take care of kids. Of which, Charlie, that is one nasty looking sting reaction. Good note is that she must not be allergic, or it would have been worse.
I am off for the next couple of days as I need to use some vacation. As it is, I'll lose over 50 hours, but will donate it to folks who would not get a paycheck otherwise. Wife wants to lock me in the train room to get the layout completed. Told me "you have a full bathroom in there, I'll drop off food and change of clothes, you come out when it's done!" Guess she told me.
Doug, these days, I think we are about to all be of the same party: Those in Washington making laws in one party, Those of us at home having to pay for all the laws they come up with being in the other party. Won't matter which party one belongs to, it seems DC changes politicians to be "Them".
God Bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s. Daughter was up today to work on landscaping front of house. Looking better. Watched the IRL race and the F-1 race as well. Mr. Ashley Judd won the IRL race as Team Red swept the first four spots. The Princess was 6th. Stop the presses! AJ's car got major air time, completed the first lap unscathed and finished 7th! Mark Weber got his first F-1 win in 130 starts. Congrats to Mark Martin as well. Old age and treachery..... Kind of reminds of me and soccer...every once in a while. Glad some one else is driving tonight. Wild ride last night,especially with everybody fiddling with the electronics. Beacon is lit. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evenng all!
Quiet day today. Dinner for 9 last night. Started with 4....
Beacon is lit!
Kurt
Okay here I come with the tarus get those beacons on. Hey pat played witht he electronics man does this thing fly now that new turbo and afterburner is in it. From alaska to miami in 4.99 seconds and I was only 80% on the gas. you can pick up don and all tomorrow and blow them away.
evening all not much going on here put up another shelf for trains today still have to add the second shelf to it but all look good sofar. Hope all had a good weekend mine is next weekend.
talk to you all later
Good evening gang,
Ran some trains this evening for the first in a while, they still work! Not much happening here trainwise. The wife has not been feeling well so I have been playing nurse to a not very willing patient, doesn't pay a lot of attention to my advice.
Received an Ann Arbor box car off the interchange track on Friday, but have not had time to do photos yet so it is not on SPF this week.
It looks like our rainy season has stopped. Could it be because my landscaper finally got around to doing some work I ordered last year? Now I have to do a lot of watering to keep new seeding going.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Hey John - prayers for the Mrs! Yeah, I'd say you are right - contractor finished job so rain quit!
Hanging on here in the back seat of the Tardis, trying not to think about the sonic booms over Chicago a little while earlier! Hope we didn't wake anyone up!
Worked on the basement today, but just a little bit. Then worked on Thomas - some pics on SPF. About 1/2 way through the conversion I think? Need to get data from ERR about the whistle control. Guess I can finish wiring up the control board to the motor _ bypass the E-unit, really, and that's it for being able to run it. Then a few finishing touchs and tada!
Pat just made a run to the bathroom looking a little green and I can hear RT whooping again!!! Mike and Kurt, have you guys got anything good in that cooler or just rootbeer?!
PS - WHERE IS LAZ????
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 63 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Took the boy out cruising yesterday afternoon. Wanted to sail up to Fort McHenry, but hit a pocket of "dead" air at the channel, and ran outta time. Hey, maybe that's what really happened to the BRITS...
dwiemer - You do get to relax better on someone else's vessel. However, I have to admit, I'm so focused at the helm, that it helps me to forget any troubles on shore. Just need to get over being uptight when mishaps occur.
Mornin' Fellas.It has been a very long, tiring, trying, roller coaster ride here over the last month. As many of you know Susan and I have been trying to have little ones for over 2 years now. Well she finally had a positive pregnancy test about 3 weeks ago. Last Thursday it was confirmed that both embryos were not growing and this round is going to end in a miscarriage. I've not felt like doing much of anything train wise, nor anything really for that matter... just heart breaking.Good news/silver lining in all this is that we know she can get pregnant! So we are going to trying one more round of treatments, as well as look into adoption. So one way or another, hook or by crook (no we aren't doing anything illegal), we'll have a little one!I did force myself to go down to the train room yesterday. I installed some more foam subroadbed and determined how to fix one problem area... now I have to remove some track, remove some ceiling tiles, remove a couple poorly placed boards and install some stiffer boards. Think I'll go with some 1x4s on edge to provide additional support. Then I need to work on a retaining wall and get some scenicing done along the track so I can build the Domino Sugar plant and get the town base installed.Saw an interesting article in MRR about how to realisticly light a scene. I knew most of it, but the illustrations really help make sense of it all.OH - Big news! I signed a contract with an Electrician and the Building Permit arrived in the mail on Saturday. So the deck remodel begins this Wednesday with redesigned framing, deck expansion, and footer being prepped for inspection. Once the inspection is complete I'll pour the footer and and then start installing the decking on the screened porch. Then I have to start work on prepping the sunroom floor for insulation so the sub floor can be installed. Then next Friday the carpenter and his crew will arrive and we'll start removing siding and getting the rest of the project area ready for construction on Saturday/Monday/Tuesday. Pray for nice weather for me please! Fife - I've come to see the logic/wisdom in my favorite Australian saying 'No worries mate!'
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the low 80s. Brent, please accept my deepest sympathies to both you and Susie-Q. While the "Saucy Wench" never experienced the kind of difficulties you are going thru, we can definitely understand the heartbreak you are enduring. You have a good attitude by looking at the positive side of the situation. Everybody here is praying that you will have a good result at some time in the future. Grandson was here yesterday while daughter was landscaping. I ran the Alaskan Docksider for him a couple of times, but he was too full of energy to sit for very long. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning. I have the beacon lit for after soccer practice (if I go). Leg cannot make up it's mind if it is better or not. I hope everyone has a good day.
Well the story is out Fife was not where he really said he was he was up north read below
Boat runs aground off Liberty Island; 8 rescued
NEW YORK – A boat has run aground and taken on water near the Statue of Liberty. All eight people aboard have been rescued.
Coast Guard spokesman David Schuhlein (SHOO'-lyn) says the 36-foot pleasure boat hit a sandbar between Liberty Island and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., on Sunday afternoon.
He says the eight adults aboard were wearing life jackets and weren't hurt. Six were taken to a Coast Guard station on Staten Island, where relatives picked them up. The other two plan to remain with the Coast Guard until the Sailboat is salvaged.
Well 88 as stated befor my wife and I never were blessed with children and boy did we try. But for some reason it never happened. Wish the best for you 2 and your in our prayers that you do. If not adoption is a great idea.
Morning all not much happening. sent Laz a joke the other day and got a response that he liked it. So sent him an email this am asking where he is. We miss him on the foruem.
Getting ready to goto pay taxes on truck this morning. And hope to get some item to the auction house that don't want anymore.
Talk to oyu all later here the dinning car coming down the tracks.
88 - Welcome back, Sir. You've been missed. No worries...
rt - If Lady Liberty were perched in the Patapsco, I'd eventually scrape her...
Have you ever wondered what City Hall in Roseyville, NC looked like? Now you know. (You knew I would have something special for my 5,500 posting.)
Have a good day. I have to catch up later.
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
TCA 09-64284
Aloha. Nice weekend here. Spent it mostly at the beach. My condolences to you and Susie Q, Brent - that is tough. As you probably remember, we ended up adopting - three times. There's hope. Have to tinker with the layout before guests visit next weekend. I saw Laz's bear being chased by mosquitos the other day. He's probably nearby. Roseyville FD
Good Mornin' Ya'll From Sunny Taxachusetts,
Miracle of miracles. Sunny days continue though some overnight storms persist, the perfect combo so watering is not necessary yet. I spent so much time over the weekend trying to catch up on the landscaping. The problem is that I start out with the wife's list, but she keeps adding to it and won't let me finish what I start. "While you are over there......"
We are having a chipmunk problem. The neighbor set up some sort of bucket of water contraption with an access plank and with food bait, not wanting to use poisons that might be harmful to the wildlife or domesticated pets. After 3 weeks........nada. The critters are too smart. Our front asphalt walkway suddenly developed a 6" x 6" hole! Appears that they excavated under it and then burrowed their way out.......a veritable sink hole. Got me to wondering how extensive the varmints' tunneling is under the front stoop, and when that is going to start sinking.
I may have posted this already, can't remember. But the wife had me down at the rear of the property removing poison oak. The neighbor had tried the same about two months ago and wound up at the emergency room and then the opthamologist. He got stuff in his eyes, and his arms and legs looked like leprosy. I wore goggles, long pants and shirt sleeves, and gloves. No issues.
Don't recall if I mentioned that Maximus the puppy swallowed a whole sock in less than 5 seconds......gonzo! Had to keep the dog under parental supervision 24/7. Took 6 days, but fortunately the dog passed the sock, still intact. Dodged a bullet there because of the risk of obstruction, necrosis, septicemia, choking, vomiting, diarrhea, or worse, death. Gastrointestinal surgery was the next step. I never thought I'd be happy to a dog pile on the rug, but I was this time. Saved it on a plate for the culprit son as a graphic reminder of what a moment's carelessness can do.
Brutus......my continued prayers for the wifey. It sounds like you were blessed with a great family weekend. I hope everything continues to proceed positively.
Brent.......my prayers for you and Suzie-Q continue. So many mistakenly think that having children is a walk in the park. As do others on the Pot, I know differently. Stay strong, brother. BTW, I know of no one who undertook a deck project like yours and regretted it. In fact, wish they had done it sooner. Day or night, rain or shine, hot or cool, bugs or no.
Charlie.......that's one nasty bee sting on the little one. I hope she doesn't develop a phobia for bees, at least no more than the rest of us have. There is a spot at the rear of my property where the bees had made a home in the ground, right in the lawn. I "found" their home mowing the lawn, and they let me know I was trespassing. After quite a few bee stings, I surrendered the turf until I could pour about 16 ounces of gasoline down the hole at night when they were settled in. That did they trick because they were not seen or heard from since.
SJ......I am with you. There is so much to do keeping the prime homestead reasonably intact that I cannot fathom trying to keep up a second place. It seems that in my family there is not enough quid quo pro. I wind up helping out others but the reciprocity seems to be missing from the equation. And something like Fife's yacht......that maintenace is never done either. There are a couple of outfits locally here where you plunk down an annual fee, pass some boating tests, and then rent what you want via advanced reservation. They handle everything including insurance, and you just show up at the appointed time and pier. No news stories yet how someone trashed any of these boats either.
Fife......I've been mia for a couple of months and missed the part where you acquired your flagship. Congratulations! How far is it from your home to go out on "patrol?"
Kurt......I was thinking of you and your kids this weekend, and your wonderful stories of trips to the zoos with them. Lasting memories for them. Unfortunately, the politicos here on Beacon Hill have seen fit to drastically cut funding to the Franklin Zoo in Franklin MA. and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham. One, the other, or both may have to close. It is discouraging to see what "they" have selected as sacred cows while taking the scalpel to venues that the average taxpaying citizens could really use while the citizen belt tightening and higher taxes continue for all.
Jon.......we may be buying a lot of our sweet corn from Iowa and the Midwest this year rather than getting the lions share locally. The weather here hasn't been cooperating this year. The corn looks substandard. I couldn't bear a summer shortage of corn on the cob. I noticed you never mention mechanical issues with your bike on some of these long road trips. Is it because your bike never hiccups, or is it something you just take in stride.
MikeC......glad to hear that the leg is progressing in the right direction overall. I twisted an ankle a few months back, and this past weekend was the first time it wasn't barking at me while mowing the lawn, or after. I can't explain that either.
Chief.......I think Don (or was it Doug) should loan you their pole dancing neighbor while you are holding down the lake house front this week. You could charge admission and help defray some of the hardwood floor refinishing expenses. Dennis seems to have some time off of work and could serve as the video and sound guy, and you could sell videos too for an extended revenue stream. The rest of us could volunteer our talents in artististic direction.
JohnF.......my prayers that you wife is feeling better. There is nothing worse than a wife with an active honey-do list, unless it is one who is trying to be productive while convalescing.
RT.......I don't know what to make of erratic blood pressure. Not something to mess with. Take care of yourself. You have that train room to crank out! Where have the wife's houseplants been relocated to?
Pat......thanks for the continued farmers' wisdom. I get a kick out of those. Was glad to here that you are just about back to full and equal strength. Did the docs ever conclude what caused the clot in the first place? I must have missed that one in my absence.
Spanky......thank you for being the consistent and graet leadoff man in SPF. I always enjoy your photos. This week we got treated to a great sampling of different brands. And it was great to hear Northwoods has finally cleared the Wisconsin snows from his driveway.
Buckeye......congratulations on your 5,501st post. I don't think I will be catching your post count anytime soon. Never tire of your posts and your humor, especially when ribbing the Chief is involved.
I was glad to hear that Laz is alive and well. But I am surprised there is no internet service in the bear cave. I miss his golf and fishing posts, and the ones about his running escapades. And those nighttime fires and brewskies (Old Mils). His exercise regimen tires me out just thinking of them. His dog has been complaining about them too.
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
RockIsland52 Fife......I've been mia for a couple of months and missed the part where you acquired your flagship. Congratulations! How far is it from your home to go out on "patrol?"
Brent,
Continued prayers for you and Susan.
Jack,
Keep an eye on your vehicles until you get the chipmunk situation resolved. They like to make a home in airboxes. I had a mouse make a nest in the airbox in the Probe. I don't know how the car ran with that much stuff against the air filter. Then, the mouse found its way into the ducts inside the dash. When I turned on the blower, I couldn't believe all of the noise. I got a nice suprise when I pulled the blower out. Not cool.
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