BrutusHowdy guys - St. Charles in February might be doable, I'll have to check into that My wife has been on transfusions since April and erinest (SP?) shots. Right now, the schedule has her in the hospital the first week of January and then that should last about 4 to 6 weeks after the chemo and the transplant is done. Thanks for the prayers and they are out for all you guys too, esp Bob, Bob, Bill's wife, JimSP, Jeffrey, Brent, Chief, Dennis & family, Jack.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some, so prayers for all of us and our loved ones.
It has been over a week since I checked into the pot, so I quoted Brutus to try and make sure I did not miss anyone in need of prayers. Prayers and best wishes to all of those in need of them.
It seems that time just flies as I get older and it is harder to find time to log on even once a day, guess that is because it seems to take longer to do everything.
A week from today will be a special event at the RR Museum of PA, free admission with a gift of a nonperishable food item for the "Food Bank" or a toy for "Toys for Tots" If you are in driving distance that should be excuse enough to make a visit. Hours are 12 Noon to 5 PM. I expect to be there as a volunteer so look me up if you decide to come.
Along with just about everything else in PA the Museum has taken a hit in the budget with a 40% cut in funding. Nine of the 16 full time employees have been laid off. Looks like the volunteers will be carrying even more of the load in the future.
Will sign off now as I need to post some pics on SPF today.
Good Afternoon from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 52 degrees. Going up to 58 today with mostly sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I was busy this morning. Now, to relax and enjoy the rest of the day. I am going to run trains for a couple of hours and then watch the last Nascar race. I hope #48 wins. It's a long wait until Daytona.
Dining car was here from "Points West" with the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Laz ... you lucky rascal ... I used to hunt pheasants with a passion ... all the land/farm fields got bought up and there's houses on all of them within a 15 mile area ... NO PHEASANTS .... so much for wanting to live in the country years ago . I used to get 3 or 4 every year for thanksgiving dinner ... . Man do I miss pheasant hunting ! Maryland's posted to the hilt ... about all the open land for bird hunting is history .
Charlie ... nice lil buck there ... my grand-daughters threaten me for killing them anymore ... I just quit telling them what they're eating ... LOL . Still digging and dragging out xmas decorations ... gonna do it big time this year . Going gun shopping next week ... don't know why but that little voice says I need another one or maybe 2 ... wife does'nt agree ... 3 gun safes full but ...... ... not counting the ammo chests and accesories chests full ... LOL . Of course that .45 acp that puts a lump in my pillow does'nt count .... pity the first home invader that comes here .... .
Bob,
The 4 piece 302s just have more screws than their one piece counterparts. Here is how the 4 piece comes apart after it is separated from the tender.
1. Pull out boiler front and unsolder wires.
2. Unscrew brass tube in stack.
3. Remove screws holding linkage to boiler.
4. Remove screw holding pilot to steamchest, then remove screw holding steamchest to boiler.
5. Remove two screws holding motor into boiler.
6. Remove two screws holding jack panel to cab and turn panel so that it clears the cab.
7. Slide rear of motor forward so that it clears the motor mounts, then the motor can be removed from the boiler.
That's really all there is to it. As long as you don't make my mistake and let the panel screws get lost in the newspaper that you were working on top of (which was thrown away), the job is easy.
Good Morning
We had fog when I got up. 50s today but going down by thursday.
Granny's at church so here I am witout the dining car chef. To early to think about today.
Have a great sunday...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
Aloha all. Looks like a beautiful day here - November is making up for October, that's for sure. I'll be home with the youngest who apparently is sick. I'll leave that discernment to the bride who has a plan to get him better by the time we planned to leave for the east coast tomorrow. Everyone else at church - son playing in the band, bride with the teen ministry. Maybe I can set him up in bed before a TV and take a nap. Glad you're OK, Lee, and didn't break anything falling off the roof. Prayers for all. Even for the Bears
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
HI GYZ,
35 and frosty here today getting up to 53. Gotta suck up leaves for the last time today, and blow out the gutters on house with leaf blower. Gotta help the neighbor ladies too. Then watch DA BEARS beat up on the BEAGLES, I hope.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Morning. Chilly and sunny. Rain to move in later. Prayers for Bob, Princess, Brutus' wife and others. Moving slow this AM. Going to Mom's with noon meal. Wifey is off all this coming week. She'll want to do her projects all week. Going to the lake house either Thanksgiving night or that Friday morning. Have a great week. Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Mornin' boys,
Long week and seems like a longer weekend. Pulled the Christmas stuff down yesterday, ran all over town getting the stuff I need to build a layout for a coworker. Princess has been in the hospital since Monday, so I've been tied up with that. She'll most likely leave there Monday afternoon. Praying that this incident will be over and we can move on.
With all the toubles, still excited that the Christmas season is upon us. Have to finish shopping for dinner for Thursday. Still have to finish the oldest's axle swap later today, visit the Princess and get the framing done on the train table.
to all that need 'em...God does thing in mysterious ways.
The weather here has been in the hi 70's, saw some young blonde thing and her 2 y/o blonde daughter at Lowe's yesterday. In NOVEMBER? Something just ain't right!
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
Back at the scope for the big Taiwanese Turkey Shoot:) Was on my foot more today than the last week or so combined. After a few hours up here was thinking I might have jumped the gun a bit. Not really painful, but just letting me know it's there. Been elevating it and that helps. You should see me trying to roll around the control room w/ two office chairs. Takings the steps slowly and one at a time to keep weight off the right foot. I've also been carrying the crutches from floor to floor. The brace/boot they have me in is somewhat awkward since it makes that foot crab more. Ever since the military my feet walk at 45 degrees, so it seems like I'm going sideways at time. My friend John is calling me Igor.
8ntruck - glad to hear they found out something w/ your wife. Hopefully they can avoid surgery. And getting train parts from the dentist might actually be almost a reason to go. I'm overdue for a check-up and all, but after all the fun this year, I just can't bring myself to schedule that one.
Brutus - sounds like things are working out for your wife's procedure. Hoping and praying for you.
Steve - good to hear from you. How's the "new" ride doing BTW?
Doug - all the talk about your museum got me to thinking. Any connection w/ the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo? They were the ones wanting to to do runs over the Goat Canyon Trestle in the Carrizo Gorge.
Doug M - didn't make it to the post office, but I'll get it there.
Jim - how does the 4 piece boiler 302 break down? I was curious if the one I have is such an animal. BTW did you see the Flyer 766 in the latest issue of CTT?
Brought enough train stuff to keep me distracted and hopefully in one place for a while. Going to try cleaning the rails of the old switches w/ goo gone, throw in some bulbs, and do some testing. I also brought up the 1615 and the FA to do some cleaning and oiling. The FA is new but I think it could benefit from some of that Lucas Hi-Tack Red. Thanks again for whoever suggested that.
Also need to clean up the 258 set and get it off to its new home. A friend who has been helping me out in the neighborhood this summer is interested in some of the radios I was thinking of selling. May finally start using that to fund the train habit and it'll avoid having to ship one of the heaviest of them.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Completed first day of Cal Stewart Meet today and I'm all tuckered out. Ran trains for the show all morning then went shopping after being releived. Passed on a MTH proto 1 Southern PS4 mint for $350. Would have bought it but the seller could not take credit cards and I left the check book home. I did buy a Golden Gate Depot 80 ft. Southern Pacific Combine (Heavyweight) in Daylight colors. These are scale and beautiful cars with lighted interiors and people inside. Tinplate or scale wheels and couplers. I got mine for three rail. Color does not match MTH Daylight colors but what the heck, it still looks good in the train. Real cars varied too according to age and use. Ran my MTH Metrolink engine with K Line Metrolink cars for the show. We also ran a MTH UP E6 streamlined trains and numerous steam engines. Standard Gauge was run as well. The show provided us with a 6 ft. Christmas tree to go on our layout. It was a nice touch. We put it on one end of a figure 8 standard gauge track. Going back tomorrow for the final day of the meet. Public will be allowed in from 10:00AM until 4:00PM tomorrow. Drawing for raffle prizes at end of the meet.
Later,
Ray
SPMan
Off to bed. Tired. Spent day with the two School Board members and then we met at the Middle School's 20th Anv. Tired. Off tomorrow AM to Mom's down east. Taking Thankgiving meal to her for noon tomorrow. Suppose to start raining again by late afternoon. Good night all.
Partly cloudy and 50's today.
Ran the normal Saturday errands. Loaded up this summer's accumulation of brush and yard debris and took it to the city's composting facility.
Ran trains for a bit and worked on my frend's Marx 666 a little. The wheels were throwing sparks, so I went over them with a Dremel and wire brush. Hooked the track cleaning car to the #600 switcher and ran that around the middle loop for a while too.
Got to thinking that the cotton wiping cylinders the track cleaning car uses look an awful lot like the cotton packing the dentist jams in your mouth while working on a tooth. I'll have to check the drug store as a source. If all else fails, maybe I can bum some off of the dentist next time I visit.
Later all.
Howdy guys - St. Charles in February might be doable, I'll have to check into that My wife has been on transfusions since April and erinest (SP?) shots. Right now, the schedule has her in the hospital the first week of January and then that should last about 4 to 6 weeks after the chemo and the transplant is done. Thanks for the prayers and they are out for all you guys too, esp Bob, Bob, Bill's wife, JimSP, Jeffrey, Brent, Chief, Dennis & family, Jack.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some, so prayers for all of us and our loved ones.
Tardis is ready and I see some beacons are still on - Jim went to bed, but can use the wayback circuit of course. Need to get Rich, Patrick and MIke on that power conduit - apparently it is leaking? Guess I can fly 'em better than I can fix 'em! Let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Did a nice 2 mile run today then went a hunting for pheasants. Well ended up in a 4 hr. hike, NO pheasants, Oh well had anice fire ate dogs and burgers. Ran trains for an hour NO PILE UPs.
SF
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the high 50s. I did yard work for an hour and then did weights and soccer drills at the YMCA. We went to Mass tonight and visited dad for a little bit. Going to Bloomington tomorrow to visit daughter, son-in-law and grandson. I saw where Menard's had their Lionel sets on sale. Just glad to see the name in advertising. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning for breakfast. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello all.
Mitch- good job. I'm looking forward to our opening day a week from Monday.
Jon- Safe trip
Mrs Santa, Confuse the kids?????. Someone is confused besides the kids.
Busy week here. No trains run. Trying to get every thing ready for winter. Started to re-assemble tractor. Need it to haul manure. Son is picking corn for a friend. He broke his picker.
Four yearlings will arrive this week.
Spent today working on another 2 million plus bid at the office. We did get awarded a new Walmart store this week. At a break even price. At least the men will be working.
Going to bed soon. Get to sleep in till 06:00 tomorrow. Mass at 07:00.
Prayers to all who may need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Was nice this morning here in middle Indiana, good enough for me to think I was going up on the roof to deleaf the gutters and put up the lights........ all went well until I started to step onto the roof and the ladder began to slide back ...I had my waist line above the gutter when the top end of the ladder slid down and away and of course I followed..........down....down..down.managed to hit the deck more or less feet first, but ended up tweaking my left ankle as it ended up caught in the rungs. Sooo... I nailed a cleat to keep that ladder from slipping again and went on up as my loving wife suggests that I come in rest for a minute and I mumble something about getting my work done while I can still walk! Soooo about 6 hours later, I no walkie walkie BUt I got the lights up and I can still get down to the train room so it wasn't that bad was it
This has certainly has been an incredibly busy 10 days and nights for the two of us but finally yesterday we were able to really relax and enjoy the company of Doug at the San Diego Train Museum. It was like a breath of fresh air finding their room and getting away from those silly two rail train layouts in the other part of the building Doug gave us the special tour and it was just fantastic, thank you Doug. If any of you ever get to southern CA for a vacation be sure and set aside a day for time at Balboa Park and experiencing the San Diego Train museum, WELL WORTH THE TIME. We head home tomorrow, it seems like we just got here yesterday.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Oh my goodness but this is the height of stupidity. . . save for Notre Dame's football prowess. Sad to be a Domer. Good thing it's basketball season.
ChiefEagles Morning. Was chilly last night but warming fast. Sunny today. Rain coming tomorrow PM and into Monday. We have set a new record. Latest in the fall without a freeze. Yes, only a slight frost in some areas but no freeze. Eat your hearts out Yanks. Raleigh has messed up again. They have banned Mrs. Santa from their Christmas Parade. Said it would confuse kids. Well, lets see if that gets overturned. BTW: I am having lunch with Mrs. Santa today as she is newly elected School Board member supporting Rolesville having the new high school. We allow Mrs. Santa in our parade and she is also with Santa at the park evry night in Dec until Chirstmas. Chat later.
Morning. Was chilly last night but warming fast. Sunny today. Rain coming tomorrow PM and into Monday. We have set a new record. Latest in the fall without a freeze. Yes, only a slight frost in some areas but no freeze. Eat your hearts out Yanks.
Raleigh has messed up again. They have banned Mrs. Santa from their Christmas Parade. Said it would confuse kids. Well, lets see if that gets overturned. BTW: I am having lunch with Mrs. Santa today as she is newly elected School Board member supporting Rolesville having the new high school. We allow Mrs. Santa in our parade and she is also with Santa at the park evry night in Dec until Chirstmas.
Chat later.
sir james I Buckeyes won, belly up to the bar, banilla and rootbeer for everyone. Heck, if I can sneak some out we will have some of granny's christmas cookies....S.J.
Buckeyes won, belly up to the bar, banilla and rootbeer for everyone. Heck, if I can sneak some out we will have some of granny's christmas cookies....S.J.
Trying to sneak Christmas cookies around here is liable to get one into some deep trouble.
Mich - Good shot! You got some good eating ahead.
Chief - Is that the infamous floating dock? I swear I see a shark or two out there!
Steve - Judging from a recent series on Alaska, all kinds of fish and game are still available.
The cup race tomorrow is going to be booooring! Jimmy Johnson is a great racer, but starting on the pole, having the best pit space, and needing to only finish 25th or better, it is all going his way. For me that makes it snooze time.
Only possible excitement is Brad Keselowski and the recent enemies he has made.
Later
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Aloha all from a sunny Crystal Lake where the bride and I are doing too much today. Have to go over to the Parents Mtg for the wrestling team. Half-done with setting up Christmas - early so it's ready when we come back from T'giving. Half the lights don't work. Half the ornaments are up. Need a nap. LOL. Prayers for our needs.
Jim,
I found some copies of that book elsewhere. Thanks for the info.
I got the Flyer 760 this morning. It is in nice shape, but there is some light red overspray on the lip above each bulb. It should be easy to remove. The red coating on the bulbs is flaked, so I'll probably replace them.
Chief - Thanks for the update. I have now struck Raleigh,NC off my list of places to visit/live.
Still overcast and 40s I think.
For some reason I am not hungry this morning, so a fried egg and bologna sandwich is going to do it. Congrats to Charlie on his sucessful hunt. He sent me a pic a few days ago but this is his story to tell. Noon today will bring saturday football to our tv room, I will have to check the paper to see who is playing. Hmm I think it is Ohio state and Michigan. Have a nice weekend....S.J.
Good Morning from foggy Southern Ohio
Well finished the homily for this weekend last night. With the help of the Holy Spirit the words will strike a note on someone.
I have to do a closet shelf repair today. We have the closet maid shelves and the shelf in my closet fell dumping my clothes in a heap. Also need to get the stuff for the train show coming up next weekend. I am going to set up my All Aboard AF scenic panels. I don’t see them very often so it may be of interest.
Jim – The full name of the Baker book is, Greenberg’s S American Flyer S Gauge 1945-1965 Repair and Operating Manual, by Thomas B.Barker; Greenberg Pub. It comes up on ebay maybe once a month or so but goes for >$50 usually. Many of the pages are almost directly from the Service Manual, but there is a lot of really good service tips and instructions. It would be a great addition to your library. Here is a link to one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200407038795&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Jim F –Continued prayers for your bride!
Chief – that lake is beautiful!
Charlie – you are really stoking my desire to go hunting again!
Time to get to work.
May God bless
Jim
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