Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Overcast and when I'm 64 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. S'posed to rain thru tomorrow...of course, NASCAR is over in Dover.
Doug's MOW car is in fifedom, and I was just downstairs tring to plot where the new CPL's will go.
kpolak - A lot of acorns being raked lately.
Good Morning from wet Southern Ohio,
Kids up and playing inside. We watched the posted videos of the accessories in a current post and the video from Buckeye several times. They are true train fans!
Pat, fried bologna reminds me of growing up. We had meat maybe two or three times a week and it was usually bologna or SPAM
Buckeye – I’ll let you know when it arrives.
Dennis – Glad you are above the floods.
Jim F – Praise to God!!!! Now shift the prayers to successful transplant
Going to try and work in the garage today
May God bless
Jim
Good Morning
Gloomy 60s, yuck.
Kurt you are welcome to call or visit anytime. Breakfast of eggs cornbeef hash and toast. My only plans for the day is Michigan football, I prefer the Buckeyes but they are not on here this weekend. Have a great saturday....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Morning all!
Brutus: Great news!
Buckeye: Awesome video!
Charlie: Did you get a bear?
SJ: Trying to stay up later, and sleep in longer (past 5:00am), but it's not easy. How 'bout I call you when I get up, and we can chat?
Trains today with some friend's Children. Spent the last 2- days raking up acorns. 4-compost bags full. Still more dropping. Putt-putt with the girls was great! Too short, but the 2-yo was done with it by the end. I found 2-more spots close to home!
Kurt
Wow!! The east coast is staying in bed this morning LAZ. Only you and I are up and running. I did five miles how many did you do? (I drove. )
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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HI GYZ,
Gloomy here at 54 and gonna rain. Did all my running around yesterday.spent two hrs with retired principal, nice to shoot the bull with him. Came home and had dogs and OL Mils with wife at the outdoor fireplace last nite, great!!!!! Camre in and ran trains for an hour then went to beddy. Do some work this afternoon on layout?
Stay frosty,
laz57
Brutus.....So glad to hear the great news. Your wife has been in my thoughts many times over the past months.
Running trains this weekend...Whooooo, Whooooo!!!!
Brutus - GREAT NEWS!
Dougnotta - that's really good information....I've been sitting on the rolling stock (99% new and in boxes) for close to 5 months. Mrs is starting to make noises that it should go. If it brings a good price, I'm in for 20% - I figure at least $1000 worth of stuff - but I'll have to price it out before the train show next week and take bids. That e-bay thing is killer on the bottom line and then to ship is a nightmare - especially if I have to do multiple boxes.
Welp, nighty night time it's almost midnight EDST - so off to bed - I have train inventory to do tomorrow!
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
BrutusGood news - wife's tests were all GOOD
Good news - wife's tests were all GOOD
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Good Evening
Yep fried egg and bologna or spam makes a good sandwich. Add a slice of cheese, messy but good.
Low 70s today, I think our luck is running out. Cleared out the veggie garden today as cooler temps will stop the growth anyway. Whats left of the tomatoes are in the house wrapped in newspaper. Well banilla ready and waiting for the thingy, so lets go....S.J.
Good news - wife's tests were all GOOD and only one laboratory test remains, which takes 24 hours. She'll start that on Sunday and go to doctor office first thing in the morning Monday. Paperwork should be faxed to insurance Monday afternoon. So, in a few weeks, we should be in the transplant process!!!
Checked one local store for a new power brick and cable - they don't have them, but could get in a week he said. Another store says they have them on their website, so I will check that out tomorrow.
Right - TARDIS trip to Blueberry Hill! Let's hit the road!
Prayers for all in need
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evenin All.
Great day at the museum as far as operations were concerned, did have one Atlas reverse loop wye that required some increased spring tension. It was either fight thru the repair or shut down one of the upper level mains, surprisingly the spring was extremely co-operative(no swear words required). Didn't hang around for the Atlas thing, they weren't going to be there til 7pm and I was to pooped.
Fried Bologna ! As a kid growing up that was an A#1 treat, all that changed upon my arrival in Boot Camp and getting mid-night chowhall KP my first nite there. As long as it wasn't able to crawl off the grille it was fried and served. (Please note that an appropriate smiley is not available.)
Rich, The LGB stuff pricing has been going crazy of late. for the buyer, for the seller.
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Jim, thanks for the thoughts. We are fine. Back in 94 and again in 98, we had two 500 year floods that devastated the area. You may remember the videos of floating coffins, etc. Did not affect the area where my home is, but down by the hospital was a mess.
As to the "Camera", talk about a misnomer, "Golytely", yeah right!
Ray, some prisoner in a local jail protested the Christmas meal that the warden's wife made as a special treat for all the folks there. It was Possum stew. Even brought in the ACLU on the deal, they ended up giving him baloney sandwiches.
Take care,Dennis
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Steve - Only in Jersey, Brother...!
Pat - Dad makes Fried Baloney and Pork Roll for breakfast when I back up North.
Plus Pork & beans and scrambled eggs for breakfast with bagel shop fresh bagels. YUM!!!!!
SPMansir james I Egg and balogna sandwich for breakfast Sir James, that reminds me of a song by Tom T. Hall who sang about some guy in jail having fried baloney eggs and gravy for breakfast. Made it sound like punishment but I guess it's OK if you like baloney. Have'nt tried it myself but it's probably not that bad. Could'nt be any worse than scrapple. Ray
sir james I Egg and balogna sandwich for breakfast
Sir James, that reminds me of a song by Tom T. Hall who sang about some guy in jail having fried baloney eggs and gravy for breakfast. Made it sound like punishment but I guess it's OK if you like baloney. Have'nt tried it myself but it's probably not that bad. Could'nt be any worse than scrapple.
Ray
Aaaaah Good ol' baloney. I was a junior in collage on our 1st wedding anniversary, in debt, broke, tired of studying. My wife, a marvel in the kitchen, fried up baloney with double backed potatos for our anniversery dinner. It was great! I still remember it 49years later. From humble beginings........
Pat
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Good Afternoon all
Lee - Glad you're back
Dennis - Good to hear all is well, had me a wonderin'
Buckeye TGIF
SPMan
dbaker48Did have that dreaded probing camera test earlier this week
Dbaker, glad you survived the camera thing. I have one coming up in January. You're right, the drinking all that prep stuff is the worse part. I have had several of those things over the years. I would'nt be surprised if that is what caused my colon problem but how could you prove it? All that poking around sometimes causes collacteral damage.
I'm going to the TCA Western Div. meet this coming Saturday. Might try to dig out something to sell.
My aunt Martha was laid to rest this week back in Virginia. Wish I could have been there but it was'nt in the cards.
My ACL E6 units are in the shop waiting for parts to come from MTH I guess. Whole thing takes a while.
Be glad when the hot weather is over. Did not go to the fair this year for that reason. Friend of mine belongs to the outdoor Garden Railroad Group over there. I'm sure he's tired of the hot weather by now.
later, Ray
The drama continues here in Lakewood. Yesterday morn. while half the county,local and some state and fed. law enforcement assets were a few hunded yards away at the shooting sene, a couple of knuckelheads walked into Investors Savings Bank on rt. 70 and pulled a butch cassidy deal with a guy vaulting the teller counter (gun in other hand) and robbing the bank! I doubht they knew how many cops were one block away but they managed to get away on foot. My wifes bank where she is a teller is one block down the road on 70 so they were informed by the police right away. You can't make this stuff up. The officer that was hit in the head yesterday is continuing to get better, so thats good......Steve
Good afternoon everyone!
Finally back to the grind. Have been out of the loop for the last week. All is well and I'll check back a little later when I have some time to post.
God Bless,Dennis
Good Morning!
Another busy week! Very little train time, ugh . Some activity in neighborhood, I think the local PD has the neighbors house on a routine patrol. Sure don't know what is going on there but 4 or 5 patrol cars show up at least once a week. Maybe a result of excessive Tardis song and dance??
Fires getting to be old news here, sounds like the big Station fire will be under control this weekend, then this morning in the LA Harbor a refinery was on fire for awhile, but they got that one under control in about half an hour.
Did have that dreaded probing camera test earlier this week, had difficult time with all the prep stuff just too much liquid. But, its over. Dr. thinks should be on a 5 year schedule due to family background.
Looking forward to this weekend, work 1/2 day both Sat & Sun, then plan on working the Exchange car pictures. And probably just kick back and relax.
Hope everyone has a great day and weekend, for those in need.
Later
Don
Sorry it took me a while to get back on here, seems like the summer down here keeps me almost as busy as a one arm wall paper hanger doing the Empire State building. Trying to find a dentist with the health insurance I have is extremely difficult, found one about 30 miles from the house that takes my insurance.
Stuff has been breaking down, examples; riding lawn mower needed new battery, air conditioner quit last friday-the large capacitor went out(called a friend in Orlando FL, an AC repair guy and he told me what to check before calling out a repair guy.) Wife's car started leaking coolant last week, can't find leak right now, will have try to locate leak during daylight hours, when I can see and put the pressure tester on the cooling system.
Trying to get ready for train show on October 10th in Pompano Beach, FL. Going to try selling some Fastrac that I got from a friend of mine almost a year ago, also some post war Lehigh Valley quad hoppers.
Also heard about a new train show in December at the National Guard Armory in West Palm Beach FL, it is on Gun Club Rd.
At work lately it seems that even the FL Turnpike is affected by the super long recession(why not just say the REAL WORD, DEPRESSION!!). The Labor Day weekend was very low as far as traffic went on the Turnpike. My plaza may lay-off a couple of collectors if the traffic don't pick-up again before the new year.
One or two things that I have noticed here in south Florida is that businesses continue to close; restaraunts, copy centers(place where you go to get photo-copies of stuff made), even hobby shops. If they don't close they quit carrying a full inventory, sometimes just a bare minimum to stay open. Hopefully the econmy will pick-up over the next year or I might be laid-off. Even though you do a good job, right now that don't matter, it is a budget cut and not anything that you have done.
Wish I could say some more positive stuff but at least I have a job.
Lee F.
I had to work last night, but it was a very easy shift. When I checked my school email after I got home, I learned that my only class today was cancelled. So, I stayed up late playing the Forza 3 demo. That is going to be an amazing racing game. I am in the top 6% of the online players, but I need to take my lap time from 1:13 down to about 1:03 to advance. I am using the MS wheel for the moment, but I'll dump it when I have the $350 saved up for the far superior wheel made by Fanatec. I need to get more work done on the layout as well.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 65 degrees. Going up to 76 today with maybe, some rain later.
Today is a busy day. Wife is runnig an errand and then, she will be busy with the house. I have a few projects to work on this morning and then, I will be relaxing this afternoon.
Leaves are really turning coloes on the maple trees. Hardwoos come later.
Dining car arrived and we had the usual for breakfast.
Buckeye....TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Goooooooood FRIDAY Morning......
Up into the mid to high 80’s again today already humid . Should be dry until next Thursday. The weather prognosticator says 20-30% chance of rain throughout the week.
Chief – should be boxing up the CPI car for shipment Monday.
Nothing really new here – work has been crazy, we replaced the screen on the back porch last weekend (90 X 100), cleaned up the train room again.
I will be getting stuff together for the train show & sale in Deland on the 3rd. Need to get it all together and get it inventoried and priced. Mostly MTH stuff. It’s nice but too finicky for my tastes. This should be the last of the Train Works stuff. Then it’s onto the LGB stuff I have from one of my customers. Need to make a booklet of it all, e-bay price it and get that sold. That will be a cash deal for me, as I have no G gauge stuff (or the room for it).
More drama from the Princess – I’ll be glad when she’s 21 – maybe it’ll be calmer but I doubt it. Dance is going well, I met here at Mickey D’s yesterday – she had lunch with her friends after school, which was fine. Just need to catch up on the Homework – which she’ll do Saturday.
Getting ready for Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando on the 25th, we have a suite outside of Universal and tickets in hand...can’t wait.
for those that need ‘em – I’m loosing my mind so sorry if I missed some o’youse.
See ya inna while.
Sun but chilly, Egg and balogna sandwich for breakfast. Getting ready for morning walk.
Doug it's nice having you join our chats, now if we could just get Kurt to stay awake past nine. Everyone have a great day...S.J.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Buckeye Rivetertgif.................I am so glad the last two weeks are done. I'm so tired I can't hardly type.I have been on a constant run.[:O]
tgif.................I am so glad the last two weeks are done. I'm so tired I can't hardly type.I have been on a constant run.[:O]
Buck Up Buckeye! Get some rest. We need you in top form tonight at Blueberry Hill. The Chief will be there! And Don's neighbor will have competition on the Tardis. Life is Fun.
Good morning all,
It is rainy again in SE Indiana with temps in the 70s.Woo-hoo, Tardis party at Blueberryhill's place for Elvis sighting! Sounds like a good time will be had by all. Will definitely have to detour to Roseyville to pick up the Chief as well. Unlike the other night, there will be no discussion on the big screen viewing tonight. It is "Dollhouse" with Elisha Dushku. I do believe she puts them all on the trailer, including Don's neighbor.
Ok, back to reality or some semblance to it. "My" soccer girls' game was postponed due to weather, but the boys had theirs in the rain and lost 2-0 to a very good team. After that I did wieghts and some treadmill at the YMCA. I also read some of the November CTT. The article on postwar sets was very good.
The big news is that there is a toad in the backyard. The "saucy wench" found it when she got home from work. She took a couple of pictures and called me. I asked her to put a recycling bin over it so I could see it when I got home. Now I am worried that I will hit it with the mower, but for the first time in a long time, we have a cold blooded vertebrate in the back yard. Talk about a diverse ecosystem! Cool!
I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it to "Points West". As implied from above, TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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