HI GYZ,
33 and frosty here this morning. I have the dreaded Parent Teacher conferences today. Oh well good thing is I don't get any parents. Bad thing is I have to stay there till 830 tonite. I have to make a swing for the Home Ec teacher so that will take up about 2 hrs. Then I have some little things to take care of.
SIR JAMES, use DA TARDIS for them leaves just don't do it upside down. It might look like a blizzard?
SF,
laz57
Good Morning
Overcast and 60s today.
I am going to chop the leaves with the mower today. No they are not deep, just to clean things up. My legs are hurting today may be the weather. but no walk thats for sure. Breakfast smells good.
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
Good morning all,
It is a cloudy but mild day in SE Indiana with temps near 70, which is not bad for early November. Not much more to report since last night. I had the regular fare on the dining car in addition to a cinnamon roll before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL, and I can drive after going to the YMCA tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Dennis - prayers for you and your family.
Brutus - Happy birthday.
Cobrabob - Nice Cobra II. I haven't seen one those in a long time either. Seems to me, the last one I saw was in the rearview mirror of my 350 Monza .
Busy weekend. Nice weather, so we made the best of it. Raked the rest of the leaves, did some other minor cleanup around the yard, roasted the rest of the habinairo peppers on the grill & threw them in the freezer to warm up this winter's chili, progressive dinner Saturday night, Dinner theater in Kansas City Sunday afternoon.
Remembered what I wanted to comment on in my last post. My wife and I ate at one of the local buffet resturants Friday night. We got to thinking how everybody uses the same serving utensels. Probably a good way to pass flue bugs around - low risk, but possible. We decided that we can avoid the buffets for a couple of months.
Got a missile firing trail car on e-bay yesterday. It will need a little clean up and a set of missiles, but the price was right and shipping was not too bad.
My wife's left leg went gimpy last Thursday. Hurts from the knee down and she is having trouble putting weight on it. Doctor's appointment Monday. Hopefully we will find out what it is and it will not be too serious.
Later all.
Shoot he's on to me. There goes my free lawn service.
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 70s. Went to Mass and then washed and waxed the "saucy wench" mini-van. Possibly could have done the PT Cruiser, but did not want to overdo it today. Ran the Alaska set on a slightly bigger Fastrack layout. Watched "Desperate Housewives". It was good.
I had cinnamon rolls on the dining car for breakfast before sending it to "Points East". TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Made a mudpie today - then went out for a big steak - yum! Talking with Wes and SJ on chat and watching Stargate Universe. Tomorrow I start training for a new team at work, hope it works out! Same job, just a slightly different flavor.
Tardis is ready and I removed the lawnmower blade from the roof - no more flying upside down and mowing your lawn, Sir James!!! On the way guys - a frosty rootbeer sounds great
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Quiet, but good day for the scope. Things seem to be settling in. Finally managed to win a 1615 Got a pretty good deal on it, plus it came w/ 3 cars! Should be having a little fun while I'm limping around.
Finished watching the Ohio Steam Spectacular video tonight. Some great cab shots and close ups. Saw a preview for a video of the rotary steam plow on the Cumbres & Toltec. Going to have to look out for that one.
Just upgraded this laptop to the latest version of Ubuntu and I'm still getting used to the increased response speed.
Chief - Thank you. I'll be sure to get that in the mail while I still have 2 good feet.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Beautiful Ohio day.
Dennis....My sincere condolences to you and your family as you remember your Mother.
We were at the lake and spent four hours blowing and raking leaves. Took all the life jackets to the basement. Boat is connected to the on-board battery charger. This last week a skiff of snow was on the ground.
This is my last year on the City's Planning Commission. After nine years it was time to hang up the spurs.
If I'm not back on the forum, I want to salute our Veterans this 11th. The 11th month, the 11th day, the 11th hour was supposedly when the armistice took place during WWI.
Hoping everyone has a great week.
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
Beauty of a day here got to 70. Sucked up leaves took dog for 3 walks, ram an easy 2 miles, ah life is good. Ran trains for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPs. Saw that my BEARS stunk up SOLDIER FIELD. Oh well still got a bunch o games to go.
Good Evening
A great day here high 60s. One more tomorrow.
I shall wait for the thingy with banilla and root beer.
Train show was thumbs down for me.
La Jolla is about 15 mins. N of the museum if traffic isn't bad. If you want them I can give you directions, don't know about Garmin but sometimes Mapquest really takes you on some strange routes. Actually the route I would give you would work for both the museum and the zoo since we are almost next door neighbors.
The TTOS show in Pasadena is about 2 1/4 hours up the road from La Jolla, again time is dependent on the number of crazies that are given weekend passes from the asylums.
I think the "Hornblower Cruises" is still doing the dinner cruises around the S.D. Bay & Harbor. Last time we went, some years back for a Sony event, it was really nice and good food. The cruises depart from the embarcadero where the Star of India and the USS Midawy are moored.
Must be old age, I can't remember which city Shake & Bake lives in. I believe it is within 20 or 30 mins (+/-) of the TTOS Show.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
dougdagrumpJon, Not sure how long yuz guys plan on hanging around out here but check out this link, http://cal-stewart.org/ . It's not quite the size of York but it should have all the makers(importers) there as well as a lot of sellers. I'll be sending an e-mail early this week regarding the museum. Did Sharyl want to visit as well or is it just a "boy's day out" ?
Doug--thanks for that link, looks like a great show. How far would that be from LaJolla? We are there for 3 nights for sure as the company is paying for the hotel, not exactly sure where we will be on the weekend. I do know we want to spend time at the San Diego Zoo and perhaps a cruise/tour one day, I will have a rental car but I will be relying heavily on my Garmin GPS.
I need to make an executive decision and just get my days planned. How far away is Don B.? Also, I do want to get to your museum, distance?
Just a super weekend here, temps in the 70's and dry. Very unusual temps for November, THANK YOU Al Gore Of course that's after the 3rd coldest and wettest October on record
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Afternoon. Busy morning. SS and then to gro with wife. Now getting things done so I can go to the lake. I'm sure grass is to mow as it rained the whole three days I was there the other week. Got to come back for a meeting tomorrow evening. Got a charger to install too [warranty thing I doing for the Co.].
Dennis, sorry to hear about your Mom. God bless.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Dennis, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. I will remember her and your family in the prayers of the faithful at this morning's mass. God be with your family.
Brutus, belated happy birthday to you. Hope you had a good one.
Ray
SPMan
Mornin' All.
Dennis, Condolences to you and the rest of the family.
Jon, Not sure how long yuz guys plan on hanging around out here but check out this link, http://cal-stewart.org/ . It's not quite the size of York but it should have all the makers(importers) there as well as a lot of sellers. I'll be sending an e-mail early this week regarding the museum. Did Sharyl want to visit as well or is it just a "boy's day out" ?
The last of the halloween layout visitors will be here later today, tomorrow it starts coming down. Lotsa work but also lots of fun. Kinda funny watching some parents almost have to drag their kids out to finish their "trick-or-treating".
My condolences to you Dennis. I have been there so I know what you are going through.
Spanky - Virginia is defiantly the place to be today!
RT - I am always up for breaking records. Don's neighbor's "performance" will be a bonus. Ready when you are!
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Did a search of my posts and found out I needed right hand switches. Lo and behold I found a good deal on a couple of 1122's and a controller. Should be having fun next week. I figure I can a least sit on the floor and put track together while my foot is recouperating. I also found some LEDs to replace the #53 bulbs. Just about every one in the used set of switches I got a while back was burned out. I'll let you guys know how they work out.
Seemed to be destined not to get a 1615, but all in good time I guess.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny and clear 55 degrees. Going up to a beautiful 70 degrees, with lots of sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I plan on watching the Nascar race from Texas, this afternoon. Maybe from the train room. Maybe spend some time outside, enjoying the weather.
Dennis.....Sorry for your loss. Prayers out to you, and your family.
Dining car was here, and we had the usual for breakfast.
Where is Spankybird ? ( Tom ).
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Sun is shining,60s today and tomorrow.
I am going to the little TTOS show this morning. I could give you the highlights now for as you know it's always the same. Have a great sunday...S.J.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 52 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Speaking of 52, if Ray-Ray & Co play half as intense as they did against Denver, could be a long day for Bengals fans.
Chief - I was refering to the train show, big guy...
Frosty morning here to get to 67. Gotta suck up leaves again. Went for pheasants yesterday, got a good walk in and only put up one bird. Couldn't get a shot at it, would have hit it in the butt end and ruined it. It flushed out of the high sweet grass and couldn't get a head shot. Corn is still up and can't get in the up corn so gotta wait for farmers to cut corn then we'll have lots o birds. Had fire with BRO last nite, burgers, dogs, and OL MILs. Great nite. Ran trains for an hour, NO PILE UPs.
DENNIS, sorry for your loss, prayers for you.
Stay frosty,
Another quiet day here on the mountain, hopefully anyway. Things are going pretty well considering all the fun we've had the last few weeks. We must be in operation, I'm watching 1615's again:)
So sad to hear about Dennis' mother. Prayers for him and the family.
Jim - I'm going up to Colorado for Christmas this year. I'll talk to Tom about the Probe and maybe we will try that ignition module mod. He does like the car, but I don't really thing he has the time or funds to invest in it. It's been sitting for several years now. It would be nice to see it with someone who is into it. It's a blue GT w/ less than 100K. If Tom is interested in selling, I'll send you some pictures.
The retro railroad article in the last CTT is making me ancy. Would like to get some more switches so I can play w/ track plans, but darned if I can remember if I need more rights or lefts
Dennis, My sincere condolences to you and your family. May your Mother Rest In Peace.
Ken
Really Sorry to hear about Dennis' mother ! Prayers for you and your family, fortunately your faith, relatives, and friends will help through the grieving proccess. God Bless, and may she Rest in Peace.
Don
fifedog Chief - Remember to pace yourself, easy on the hydrating, and stretch pretty good before. Hope you win! Good luck!
Chief - Remember to pace yourself, easy on the hydrating, and stretch pretty good before. Hope you win! Good luck!
Did just that. Was there at the finish line when the first runner came in [I was the starter but they wouldn't let me shoot my pistol, had to use siren on "bullhorn".] Two first places were guys [one in his late 20's and second was 14]. Ran it in a little over 19 minutes [3 miles]. 120 runners which I thought was pretty good since first time we had done this. Was a sanctioned and certified race. I had to hand out the rewards. Also had car/truck show [CobraBob8 would have loved that]. Some nice rides [30 years old or more]. Some "T's" and "A's", some Chevelles, Transam, big Chevies, some Fords, one MoPar and a pretty white 62 Corvette convertable [like on Route 66]. I had to leave before it was judged to meet Frankie at big train show. Big trains show was pretty good. Big 40 X 80 HO layout. Was massive. All modules. Great scenery. Lots of mills and some mines. Also had a 20X20 N gauge layout. Those guys had to keep "pushing" or "nudging" their engines when operating at a slower speed. If they flew, they did pretty good. HO had DCC but still not as good as our TMCC/Legacy and PS2. Some engines had sound but could not be heard over the fans and etc. The most popular with the kids was the O guage but it was a small one with Polar Express and a Santa train. Left there and went to Miss Edna. She was featured in a 30 minute cable TV show. Full of brunswick stew [from Pam's parents' Church. Tied so off to bed.
BTW: NCSU meat Maryland [finally got there heads out........ and won a game]
63 today.
Leaves still blowing all over the place so I will wait till monday. Dennis made a post on facebook that his mother has past. I hope I am not out of line by posting this in his place. I just thought his friends should know. Some time outdoors and TV football was my day. Waiting for the Tardis to hop all over the place before it gets here. Banilla will be waiting.
IIABSDISEI with temps near 70 (warmer than all of October here, go figure). First of all, Brutus, a very Happy Birthday wish for you, and may you have many more rides on the Tardis. I can definitely drive tonight, and Don's neighbor told me she would do a special show just for you :-) Secondly, Dennis, a special prayer for you, your mom and your family. Godspeed to you on your trip. Very good article in the lastest Trains about the KCS Christmas train. Warms your heart.
Last night I went to the YMCA for weights, treadmill and soccer drills. Surprisingly busy for a Friday night. Today I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. I mulched the yard again today and did some more in the barn. Tired. Watched "Sister Act" with the "saucy wench". For those of us who are Catholics on the forum, that is the way Mass should be done :-) I hope everyone has a good day.
Chief - Finally picked up the Pro Mariner Sport 12 ($139). Charging the batts as we speak.
Go NAVY!
Bob,
If your brother is looking to sell, I would be interested. I'd rather see him fix it and enjoy it though. I really want an 89-92, and I found a gorgeous 92LX locally last night. Unfortunately, I can't afford the reasonable $2695 price tag at the moment. That's what I get for buying trains all summer.
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