Just got off the phone with UPS... The shipping info was updated to status: Exception. What is an Exception you might ask? Well they can't tell you on the phone, but online it says something along the lines that 'Your item is in the UPS system but an anomoly occured that could impact your delivery date'. So I tell the guy on the phone that this is an order worth over $300 and it better be here on Friday, and in PERFECT condition. IF they have damaged the box/item or they have lost it, I will be beyond *** as this is a special gift for my wife for Christmas. 'Oh I understand sir. According to our estimated shipping time...' 'It will be here Friday before end of day. I know how to use your online time estimator, shipping cost calculator and track packages. What I want YOU to tell ME is WHERE IS MY PACKAGE?' 'Oh I understand. I can't tell you the exact location.' 'Why not? There is a barcode on the package that is scanned at every location. So where is it?' 'Oh I understand. It is somewhere in the UPS system.' 'Really? You scanned my package and turned it into binary code and have it stored in your system? That's cool. Then how do I get it out of your system and back into reality?' 'I don't understand.'... WTF can't US companies hire people that SPEAK FREEKING ENGLISH????!!!!!!!Don I have no idea how you deal with these people every day... I would have a bloody forehead from banging my head on a wall all day.
Howdy guys! Kung Fu Fighting! Fast as Lightening! I love the part where they pray for peace from Buddha and then kick someone's rear end!
No trains today but hear good things about the Casper Car arriving at stores/shipping out. Hope I get mine!
Going to a funeral tomorrow morning from work, then back to work. Snow expected overnight and it rained all day today. Kids are hoping for a snow day already, but I think we are not supposed to get any accumulation this time.
Tardis is ready and beacons are on the screen so let's get going, want some banilla to go with these brownies I baked. TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good evening,
Bad weather heading this way as well. The good part is that it is supposed to snow over night and then turn to rain about 5:00 AM. Now if they have it right driving should not be to bad. I have no where I have to go tomorrow, but wife has 1 mile to work so, if there is snow on the roads, I will be driving.
Daughter had 12" of snow yesterday in Southwest CO and another 6" today.
Stay dry and warm.
Good Evening
No s### yet but getting windy.
My Lionel Strasburg docksider arrived today, gave it a quick shake down run and all is well.
Nasty weather predicted for the next two days, nothing like Iowa though. Brutus I am ready for the thingy just bring me back early. Banilla is waiting..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Evening all
Finally getting to sit down. Long day very tired. Still have a lot of decorating to do.
Good night and may God bless
JIm
I have two Flyer loops down so far. I have the both the 755 Talking Station and 718 Mail Pickup down as well. The 755 seems to have a dirty cam lobe for the contact to start/stop the train, so I'll have to clean that. I have also discovered why Gilbert changed to a larger motor after the 332AC. Even after a thorough cleaning and lube, the 332AC goes nowhere fast. I'll get pics of my progress asap.
LOL I heard Jon is out sight-seeing on his Harley.
Pat
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Fierce winds ripped away the roof of a police station, thousands of people lost power and drivers stuck by closed highways settled in to wait as storms swept out of the West to the nation's midsection Tuesday.
Much of the Upper Midwest was covered in deep snow, and strong winds Tuesday night were expected to create blizzard conditions. The storm had already blanketed much of the mountain west and drenched Southern California with rain.
Jon.....You lucky dog, you!!!!!
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
Rich, I used to go past Fairfield all the time on my way up to the fire academy. Nice place. Also had some folks I knew from there on the FD. Guy was a cop and his sister and he both were on the FD in Fairfield. Wild bunch to be sure. Also have a best friend who is a Newark FD. Batt. Chief who lives just a stones throw from there.
Brent, I order a lot of items from The Train-Station in NJ. They use UPS all the time. Used to be, you could check the tracking and know that an item would be here on X day as they said. Now, it usually arrives the Tuesday following the Thursday that the tracking would say it should. Of course, since the service has gotten worse, they are going up with shipping rates in February.
Well, was a long day and it is just getting longer. Son has a program their class is doing tonight at Church. It will be cute and fun, but will certainly make for a longer day. Wife went shopping for cold weather clothes for the kids for our trip to NJ soon. They are all hoping for snow....I on the other hand have had my share of the stuff.
Chief, of course you should be the first photo. Maybe they should make it their photo on the home page! Congratulations, looks like Y'all had fun.
God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
lionroar88 Afternoon fellas.I know I've posted about this before, but has anyone watched the tracking info on a package via UPS? I ordered something for The Q for Christmas, the store is in California... Los Angeles to be exact. Well I received shipping notice yesterday and started to watch it... Went from LA to Cerritos - in 5 hours - now it is back in LA! At this rate it will be here sometime mid-2011! Guess it is all that green stuff in CA!
Afternoon fellas.I know I've posted about this before, but has anyone watched the tracking info on a package via UPS? I ordered something for The Q for Christmas, the store is in California... Los Angeles to be exact. Well I received shipping notice yesterday and started to watch it... Went from LA to Cerritos - in 5 hours - now it is back in LA! At this rate it will be here sometime mid-2011! Guess it is all that green stuff in CA!
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Great parade pictures. They should have put you as picture #1. Mayor first, right?
Brent,
I have had that happen with UPS as well, but the packages usually got here in a reasonable amount of time.
I have been very busy designing a web site for a team project that I am involved with, and I didn't have a chance to post yesterday. I got some Christmas shopping done at Best Buy on the way home today, and I also looked at digital cameras again while I was there. The Kodak M341 display model was charged today, so I spent some time checking it out. I was split between the Kodak M341 and the Cannon A1100 when I purchased the Kodak last week, but I am glad that I bought the Kodak now. I'll have to wait until Christmas to get my hands on it though.
I put the Christmas tree together yesterday, so I'll get a box of Flyer track from the basement and see if my plans will work. The tree isn't decorated yet, but I just can't take it anymore.
Mornin' All !
Weather has blown thru, lots of rain & wind yesterday. Just some clean up in the yard, some tree branches and leaf litter all about. Neighbor had a tree come down in front yard, no damage to house just some landscape repair.
Bob, Keep your head down and stay indoors, another nasty storm due to come ashore thursday so you'll probably see it fri/sat timeframe.
Chief, How about a pair of nite-vision goggles, know any retired snipers from Camp Lejeaune ?
for all those in need.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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cheapclassics Hmmmm, I appreciate the soccer conversation, but why is it from the Chief only when UNC wins???? Mike C. from Indiana
Hmmmm, I appreciate the soccer conversation, but why is it from the Chief only when UNC wins????
Mike C. from Indiana
Really like you and don't want to make you mad. [soccer is European sport and not American. BASEBALL is American]
Sunny, breezy and chilly. Warming though. May have some T'storms tonight as temps rise. Got things to do. Maybe get neighbor [who I hauled around yesterday] to help get leaves up. He loves running my leaf blower. Going to go check beaver mess. Buddy who hunts cleaned it out yeaterday. Seem to rebuild each night. Will have to go "spot light" them I guess. Word is out in beaverdom to hide from the Chief and his rifles.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning
29 and overcast. S### expected this afternoon turning to rain overnite.
I am feeling better but I am not making plans for today.
Sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast. Very good.
Have a safe day .... S.J.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning Boys...
Must have caught what RT have, was abed from Saturday to Monday morn, very weak,
had a few things to eat and lots o fluids, feeling better, just wiped out..... And what sucks is I only lost 2 pounds from all that.
Fife, yup, your count was correct---usurped by a dog!!
for everyone – let’s all finish getting sick now, before Christmas, ok?
Princess finished the under tree, still looking for more buildings, but I can’t figure out where they are, I’ll make a better effort to locate them tonight.
Still have to light the exterior of the house, I might be able to get that done tonight or tomorrow.
Probably closing the door on the PHL move, I just cannot afford to spent that kind of money to move (it’s all on my own dime, no company help AT ALL), it jest ain’t in da budget and my 401K is for education/house/retirement ONLY. But, as they say, God closes one, opens another. Dennis – one word – Fairfield!!
New boss started yesterday, too early to feel him out, but looks interesting for the short term.
Up to 75 today and cloudy, 80’s later in the week. Hmmm, yup lousy Christmas weather.
Giant beat da ‘Boys, and Marty gets shutout #103 and ties Sawchuck for most shutouts in a career. GO DEVILS!!! Oh, yeah, tied wid those nasty Penguins in points, too
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 morning all,
It is cloudy and cold this morning in SE Indiana, but the roads are clear. Hmmmm, I appreciate the soccer conversation, but why is it from the Chief only when UNC wins???? Feeling better, at work, long day ahead. Got to run. I had the regular fare on the dining car. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mornin' boys. Wintry-mix on it's way in the Mid-Atlantic region. Fear it's gonna be the icey kind.
My ravens flew up to the Sunshine State of Wisconsin and layed a purple egg.
Chief - by my count: Tracker 19 - Eagles 1...
Buckeye - Check out the lens work of Tom Mugnano on railpictures.net. He caught some postcard images of 734 this past weekend.
We are getting all kinds of snow and wind. Must be a foot out there at least. Due to my foot being covered only by a bandage, sock, and the brace, I'm not venturing out into it. Spent most of the shift organizing a couple of tool cabinets. Boy, amazing what ends up in these things after almost 20 years.
Working on ordering parts for the 258, mainly just the brushes and springs, but I'm also going to pick up some other stuff I need. Have to put this on hold 'til I get the parts I need, but maybe later I'll clean up the 1615 and lube the Amtrak FA.
Watched the next part in the Dream-Plan-Build series. Some good stuff in there. Think I'll keep 'em up here for a good diversion once and a while. I'll try and post some pics of our winter wonderland later.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
JIM,
Everybody was KUNG FU FIGHTING!!!
Those fists were fast as lightning......
laz57
Hi GYZ,
32 and cold here waiting for big storm tonite into tomorrow? Hopefully 2 hr delay.
Stay frosty,
Cloudy and 30's here today.
Lost part of the afternoon to the insurance company. We've got a catch 22 going with the pre approval of my wife's treatments. Long story that I detailed in the post that just dissapeared. Must be a sign. Suffice to say, it is frustrating to work through medical insurance. Seems like convienence for the patient has been designed out of the system. My wife's treatments are simple compared to what others are working through. Must be a good reason that the system is the way it is, but I sure don't see it. If we ran our factory the same way, I'm not sure we'd ever ship any product.
No train stuff tonight. Vegged in front of the TV.
Lter all.
Watching some old Kung Fu movies from the 70's - man, lots of great action and silly plots!
Tardis is ready so let's hit the road guys. Nice talk with SJ tonight. Prayers for all.
Evening. Great Town Board meeting. Was done quickly and came home. Did Christmas tree lightiing just before and cable access channel TV interview. BTW: open this link and scan through the photos until you see the yellow convertable. First Lady, First Dog and Mayor riding at the beginning of parade.
http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/pets/image_gallery/6563011/
Eveyone, GET WELL.
Drove 200 miles with neighbors to get their kids to school and then to get them car ins. and a used car. Took all day.
Later
fifedog On a more pleasant topic. If you are at Rocky Gap, hop over the mountain and do a little railfanning in Cumberland, or head down to Orleans crossroads. Hope you have nice weather.
On a more pleasant topic. If you are at Rocky Gap, hop over the mountain and do a little railfanning in Cumberland, or head down to Orleans crossroads. Hope you have nice weather.
Fifedog....I believe at Cumberland they should be running their Polar Express Train through the mountain snow to Frostburg.
Thanks for the well wishes guys, took a Motrin and a late nap, feeling a little better tonite.
Dec 20, TTOS Its on my to do list. We had some s### flurries floating around today but nothing on the ground. Granny is babysitting.
Brutus I will try to take the thingy trip tonite, just shoot me home early. Banilla and rootbeer on tap...S.J.
Howdy guys - well, talked with RT earlier. Son was sick last night and also had a sore on his mouth. I had today scheduled off as we were originally going to be at KC for 2 days. Took my son to the doc and they put him on antibiotics and he can't go back to school until Wednesday per school policy even though the doctor wrote that he could go back tomorrow.
Good Afternoon, IT'S " PEARL HARBOR DAY"
Sir James, Hope you are feeling better. Never had a stone BUT just returned from the dentist. Started a root canal (my third this year). Don't think I would trade. At least it's happening prior to my cobra (dental) expiring in a few months. Let me know if your going to the Mad Heights show on the 20th. Would like to meet you in person.
On my way home from the I stopped by my LHS in Clinton TWP, MI and picked up my MTH AeroTrain. Will have to wait until tommorrow to run it.
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