Mornin' FellasSPMan - missed the most about your Aunt. Prayers for you and your family.Laz - Sounds like a good time with your Bro. I still have to break down and clean SusieQ's 45 and 38 Mag. they need a good cleaning and I've been putting it off.----Was working from home Friday and yesterday since the electrician was at the house doing the electric rough-in. Now have a ceiling fan in the Family Room - been wanting one in there since we moved in. Called for framing and electric inspections... really nervous about these as if they pass then I get to start insulating and drywalling! Hope to be painting next week. Also will have to start putting siding back on and installing the exterior finish boards on the sunroom. Still a bit to do, hope I can get it all done by Winter.
Good morning all,
Weather map looks crazy with three fronts in or near SE Indiana. Will probably rain sometime. Did weights, treadmill, and some soccer drills at the YMCA last night. The "saucy wench" came along as well and did treadmill. She has three sub "bookings" this week so she will be busy. Watched a little of "Dancing with the Stars", but it was just the guys dancing so nothing super impressive. Did some Second Life. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast and then sent it on to "Points East". TBIL after the boys' soccer game tonight (weather permitting for the game), and the lightning resistors worked really well. The only shocking thing on the Tardis was some of the non-outfits that Don's neighbor was not wearing (not that any of us really minded....remember, what happens on the Tardis...stays on the Tardis). I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
HI GYZ,
64 here and maybe rain. Mowed grass and ran last nite, felt good. Today run and weights after school.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Morning to All,
Stopping in for a quick cup. Tonight is the last of the Back to School Nights. Hoo-rah. Maybe after this Back to School event I'll have some time for the train room now that cooler weather is ahead. Last time I tried to run trains a few weeks ago there was a problem with the power to the main line. Have to do some troubleshooting.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Evening all
CSXect- S guage is awsome!!!! But I am biased!
Chief- If congestion is the issue try a netti pot nasal cavity flush. It seems disgusting but it works!
Fife - What did you think of Greg's (Northwoods Fyer) flamingo shots!!!! They were great! They looks like the ones from Dept 56
Good Night and may God bless
Jim
Storm rolling in and supposed to last into tomorrow, so TARDIS is ready and let's get going! I'll have to turn on the lightning resistors!!!!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Finally home. Tired. Had full day. Lots of meetings and now crash. Do have a box in livingroom with NS Dash 9 in it. SP, all the work I do is not workout work. Dr. says that does not count. Kurt, don't have a cold. Allerigies. Got two pills and one nose spray. Seems to help. Good night.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Evening
We had a warm muggy day, 76 I think.
I just goofed off today so waiting for the thingy with banilla and rootbeer.
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
S scale and gauge is still alive and well in the form of Lionel produced stuff as well as American models and S helper. But there is just something about A.C. Gilbert produced trains that attracts so much attention they are realy good models compared to lionel's stuff from the same era.
Diehard S gauger with a serious O gauge habit.
RED Robin, all you can eat fries
Like the whisky river BBQ burger and the Fiesta burger as well
Fifedog,
Did you get the new Red Robin Burger with cheese sticks, spegetti sauce, pepperoni, banana peppers, meat, and bread on it? I can't wait to give that a try. My favorite appitizer included with my burger has got to be good...
Jack and I spent some time playing on the layout. For 3 years old, he is pretty good at getting the cars on the track and making them go, stop, and make sounds. Makes me want to buy every train I can find for him!
Got a package from up north. Contained a car that needs the wheels stretched to fit on O gauge. First one I have seen of it's size. I can see why American Flyer is/was so popular. Nice car!
Wes
Evenin' boys. Back on daywork. Pleasant and 73 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Good day yesterday. No dents. Good day for both of my number 5's (Joe Flacco & Mark Martin). Got to get out on the bay for a sail, with dinner at Red Robin.
Afternoon all!
Running around done for the day! Kids all better.
Chief: Sorry for the cold...It was from my kids. I'll remember to wash my hands before typing.
Lions lost....again.....Cowboy's game was fun to watch. Nice stadium for a $Billion$.
Brutus et al: Beacon is on! We have some leftover cheese cake bride made for last night's gathering!
Kurt
Hello all
Catching up on posts. Crazy busy weekend. Glad to get back to work.
Won an animated caboose on fleabay I've been seaking for a while. I have been fairly lucky lately. The track maintenance car last week and a caboose this week.
It was good to see a few birds on SPF.
Prayers for those who need them
May God bless
ChiefEaglesBack from the gym where Pam and I did an hour's workout
Chief, I'm surprised you need to work out in a gym with all the other work you do.
Buckeye, glad to hear the stone passed. I have not heard anything yet from my own urinalysis test but I have had no more symptoms or color in the water since that first day. I hope they don't find anything at all. I have had kidney stones several times in the past however. All of the pain I had with them was when they were internal passing from the kidney to the bladder. The actual passing out of the body process was almost a non event with no pain. Of course mine were small enough not to cause a problem with that but they hurt like boulders when they were in the kidney.
My aunt Martha will be layed to rest today. Funeral was Sunday afternoon at her church. Interment was in a different city causing the reason for the delay. Wish I could have been there but I was unable to do so. I'm sure there were plenty of my cousins and my own family members in attendance however.
Paper says we are having more unhealthful air in my area today. Guess we are still getting fall out from the fires last week. Not good for the L.A. County Fair but they are closed on Monday and Tuesday anyway. Friend of mine has been getting a work out over there this month with the Garden Railroad exibit of which he is a member.
Getting ready to give my trains a work out now.
Later, Ray
SPMan
Don - Did you know the bass shown in Chief's signature picture came from that "pond"? BTW great story! As I vaguely recall though, your neighbor told me she told you that story (I think, I was busy at the time)
Brutus - "The Bottle". So that's what they call it these days.
For all, but mainly for RT
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Good Morning
Much needed rain arrived overnite, about 1/2 inch. Clouds for today maybe showers and we have a warm southern breeze.
RT your cat is packaged and on it's way, had to send regular parcel post as priority mail cost more. It has kitty litter and a quart of milk, I hope you trained it to open the cap.
No special plans for today so I will just roll with it....S.J.
Doug M, whatever it takes to keep from lifting the foot is fine. It still surprises me how often even players on "good" high school teams still mess up a throw. Tell your youngest "to keep 'em planted".
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a rainy 70 degrees. Looks like rain all day. Going up to 78.
I am taking it easy today. Wife was gone to Daughter's over the weekend. She is home today, catching up. Maybe I'll run trains later.
Dining car was here for the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning. Back from the gym where Pam and I did an hour's workout. [Sore tomorrow] Now to shower and shave and go to town hall. Then Dr's apt to see if I can stop this nose from running. Look like a 2 year old sometimes. That will be followed by County Commissioners and Mayors' assoc. Home late tonight. Will try the gym tomorrow AM again.
Buckeye, if you ate grits and drank sweet ice tea, you would not have those stones. Jokes aside, glad you are better.
8N, I'm not much on spelling and most here aren't either. Don't give it a second.
Have a great week. Got to get those photos of the MoPac in computer and posted. Maybe I will do new ones as the NS Dash 9 is due today.
Later
It is another rainy day in SE Indiana. Took it easy last night, and mostly spent time on the PC. Supposed to rain all week so not sure how that will affect soccer games. Doug M, glad to hear you got to watch soccer. Buckeye, hopefully you will not have any more such occurrences. I had a cinnamon roll along with the regular fare on the dining car this morning for breakfast before sending it to "Points East". TBIL, and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
55 here to get to 73. Mowing grass after school today. Gotta teach kidos how to measure this morning with rulers.
sir james I Good Evening Still no rain yet, grass is turning brown like summer. Spent a pleasent late afternoon next door as their daughter had a birthday(8)party. watched the pitiful Lions till half time then got my nap. Ready for the thingy with plenty of banilla. RT leave the cat at home tonite:)..S.J.
Good Evening Still no rain yet, grass is turning brown like summer.
Spent a pleasent late afternoon next door as their daughter had a birthday(8)party. watched the pitiful Lions till half time then got my nap.
Ready for the thingy with plenty of banilla. RT leave the cat at home tonite:)..S.J.
I will if you will please return it . I only had it as had to give it meds.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Partly cloudy and high 70's today. Ugly looking clouds, but no rain.
Picked my son's car up from the shop Friday. Had the head replaced. My wife and I used it to go the the Barnes & Noble in Columbia to get a few highway miles on it, making sure all was well. No problems. Good thing, 'cause he is headed to Florida later this week. He has friends there, and thinks he has a job lined up.
I know, I know - it is plaque, not plack. I'm convinced that spell check and calculators will somehow figure into the downfall of civilization as we know it.
Work tomorrow. Got to do my part so those Social Security checks don't bounce.
Prayers to those in need.
Later all.
Another fairly sunny weekend here in the Ol' Pueblo. Some thoughts of rain and some clouds but nothing coming down. It is starting to cool off though (we are only in the 90's).
Ray - hope everything is going ok now
RT - wonder if you and I have some of the same medications? Hang in there and stay on top of it.
Buckeye - glad everything came out ok.
Still trying to figure out what my work schedule is going to be this next week or so. Doc still wants me on the hill with someone else 'til we start the season. I have one appointment tomorrow and then the first one in Phoenix on Thurs morning and then the diabetic education class back in Tucson that night. So going up on the hill this week is out. May go up on Friday, but then I found out I've got friends coming in town. Still got more vacation, but blast we need to get things done. Then I've got some spot on the ball of my right foot that is bothering me. Think I may have stepped on something a while back and may have a piece of something in there. Like I need another trip to the doctor. Oh well, I guess this is the week for it.
Picked up two books at the used book store this weekend. One is a copy of All Aboard!, the history of the Lionel Corporation. Read the original years ago, but it means a lot more now. Also a fictional novel of the Civil War Navy. I've read a lot of the history on this, the era fascinates me, steam and iron but still wood and sail. This book follows the historical action pretty well and is supposed to be a series. Have to look up the rest of them. Thought of the Chief and all you grits fanatics since a lot of it takes place in the south:)
Hope everyone has a good week
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
GIANTS WIN!!! COWBOYS 0-1 IN NEW STADIUM!!Jim - it's an '87. I spend more time on that Daytona than I do on my own stuff
ok off to bed up in 5 hours...see ya 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
Good Evening All,
Scanned over the past couple of days of posts, lots going on! Some quick comments;
Buckey, Buckeye, Glad the stones worked out, hopefully not to painful and a VERY Fast recovery !!!
Mike, Prayers and blessings for the young lady. Lifes lessons can be difficult! Thank the Lord she has the parents she does!
Sir James, You really need to watch where your leaving all those "cats", LOL
Chief - just remember their is always those of us that appreciate what you have done.
10,000 Posts - Well worth 10 Stars
And no matter what, just remember as you eliminate all the Hooligans from "The Pond", and go there for the Peace and Tranquility, from the stress's of Roseyville, all you have to do, is visit the POT, for admiration, humiliation, and appreciation. Which will most assurdly be forth coming from one of the Distinguished OTTS members and Friends. (hic).
Don
Fife,
Here in PA, parallel parking is a major part of the license test. After you've spent some time on the road, you realize that people have no problems with parking, but their driving skills stink.
Rich,
What year is the Daytona that your son has? One of my friends from work has a 93, and he has nothing but trouble with it. Daytonas seem pretty rare in my area. I don't even see many in the yards anymore.
I had a very rough day at work today. One of the guys from the grocery department called off this morning, then the only guy who was scheduled for tonight also called off. On Sundays, I am the only person in dairy/frozen, and I got forced into grocery on top of my normal duties today. Normally when this happens, the managers will nicely ask me to help, and I am happy to do so. However, one of the managers is less than nice. He started yelling and talking down to me as he usually does, so I put him in his place. I understand that may have been uncalled for, but I can't stand being treated like dirt when I have always been respectful to this person. Fortunately, I still have a job.
Aloha. Nice weekend. First rain here for a month.Watched some good football - and youth soccer.
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