Rainy sunday ..... kind of makes ya lazy .... researching the heck out of logging .... learning alot . Wished I had listened more to my dad about him and my grandfather logging in western maryland with 2 mules and hand tools when he was a kid .
Sister inlaw delivered fresh items from their butchering last night ... sausage-puddin-paunhaus -cracklins- bacon and hams later after they both get smoked and cured ..... ... my doctor will do backflips ... but I'll die happy ....
Afternoon all
It is WET in Southern Ohio this morning. Just got back in from services fixed some coffee then going to putter in the garage or start on next week's homily. Bride and youngest daughter is driving home from Washington DC and the grandkids are with their mom, so it is really quiet here. Seems odd.
Internet was acting up this morning, keep getting a "Server Busy" message. Oh well.
Fife - I am going to try the smoke fluid bit tonight!
Jim F - Kept your bride in mind during intentions this morning.
Buckeye - Does the wrrenty on your computer cover coffee damage?
May God bless
Jim
hello guys, in spite of another health setback i am going to try to build a 4 by 8 train layout next to my bed. i will try to get two ready made sawhorses or a banquet table, and have one of my friends put it on top of them(it) and anchor it. then i will simply make an oval of 042 track with a few sidings. i will probably put green felt on the board with some plasticville houses and a station. any recommendations on what type of track i should use? does lionel ready track come in 042? i guess that is the largest i can use for a 4 by 8 layout. i am going to use a 120 watt k-line (chief) transformer. p.s. i think the world of you firemen. you are the real heros. at first i was going , upon learning about my new health problem, 86 the idea of a layout, but i am a stubborn character, and my navy training taught me that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. needless to say i am going to try to get a layout(test track) set up so i can see my trains run. thanks again for the fellowship.
navyjack
Good afternoon everyone. I had a rough night without sleep, then, I was on camera 1 at church, so my neck and head were killing me by the time Sunday School began. We did our usual Mexican food following SS., and then I came home, medicated myself and hit the pillow for a few hours. I bowed out of church tonight to give my head/neck a rest.
Doug, the missionary I mentioned a few weeks ago was one of the adults working the sleep in with the youth. He told me he had absolutely no sleep. He and his family are heading back down to Brazil in the morning.
I hope folks don't mind this, but I found a useful web site that was mentioned on the Fastrack group:http://www.tandem-associates.com/I found it has a lot of good stuff for Lionel/Af folks.
Looking forward to checking in the SPF. Wonder if any of the exchange cars have had any issues since they all hauled Grits? Probably made them all work better. Chief let me in on the secret a long time ago. Glad it was kept so till you all got them back. Another Grits caper was successful.
Hope everyone has a great week.God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Evening
Rain stopped and it's 45 degrees. For today.
Football and the car auction was my day, so many commericals I don't think I missed anything on either one. All my engine wheels are still round so I think Doug M. car arrived here before the chief got ahold of it. No grits here. Got banilla though, kind of full, granny made a Bisquick pizza, love em. Brutus I shall ride with you in the thingy tonite so swing on by...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
Sunny and 50's today. Weird!
Hauled the new recliner into the bedroom to day. Of course, that set off a round of magic tiles with the existing furnature. Move, clean under it, move again, etc, etc. No need for a gym for me today!
Just worked on a couple of small projects to clear them out of my shop and ran trains for a bit. Had trouble with a weak coupler on a MPC era Autolite boxcar. Finally decided it was where it needed to be and dropped it off on a siding. Also discovered that the coupler centering spring on the Williams BL-2 does not play well with the ACME gondola.
Saturday was the start of Sedalia's sequsicentenial. The celebration started at the train station with an AMTRACK train 'cutting' a banner. Here is the link:
http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/video/?videoId=63067840001&lineupId=1155224715
All for now.
Good evening all,
It is rainy in SE Indiana with temps in the 50s. Wife and I watched "Australia" last night. Eye candy for both of us...Hugh Jackman for her and Nicole Kidman for me (Tom Cruise is an idiot IMHO). Doug M., sorry for not answering sooner. All the standard gauge engines have stationary bells, and the electrics have non-moving pantographs as well. Tom Carnegie could have been at the YMCA today. "Here's the time and speed report for the treadmill for one mile. Time 9 minutes and 46 seconds, speed 6.03 Miles per hour. It's a nnnnnneeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww track record!" (Anybody who has ever been to The Greatest Spectacle in Racing would recognize that voice). That and 15 touches (one off the wall) made for a good workout. Watched the last part of Honduras beating the US 3-1 in a "friendly". Hope the US plays better than that in the World Cup. TBIL anytime tonight. I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car for breakfast this morning before sending it on to "Points East". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evenin' Guys,
Packed up the Christmas stuff, trains included. This is a first, packed away the Polar Express and all the add on cars, and the Lionel Fire Dept Baby Hudson and they are all in the original boxes and cases. Packed up all the Lemax buildings and figures. Have a full box of trees as well. Just need to find a place for all the Holiday Tradition set items.
Watched the Barrett-Jackson auction, too many Mustangs and Chevys - looked like a junk auction, save for the few classics (that Kaiser Darrin was nice), too few Mopars and roadrunners. That '70 roadrunner convert (440-6 auto) only $78k? Wow, makes me wonder what I'd get for my early (8/19/1969) production 383/4 speed rr convert.
Still have a bit to do yet but I've been at this since 11 AM, so I'm done now. Clean up a bit and watch Band of Brothers. Next project is to collate all the items for the Jacksonville Train Sale on the 20th. More fun...
Was in the '70's most of the day, rain & sun interchanging.
Also got word on the NJ job - I'm out, over qualified and the pay structure was too low. There will be other opportunities, to be sure.
OK, will check back later or 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
HI GUYZ,
Watched the last of BARRETT JACKSON along with Fball as I ran on treadmill for and easy 3 miles. JETS played good 1st half then STINKY STINKY STINKY the 2nd half.
Just got done running trains for 1.5 hrs, NO PILE UPs!!! Now to watch 2nd half of game.
SF.
laz57
Sir JAMES,
ME and WIFE make pitzas from scratch most Sunday nites. Lots of fun and we even sing the Italian song of DA DA DA DA!
GREAT PITZAs though!.
Wowser on the B-J auction, I've never seen so many go into the six figure neighborhood before and that's not counting the 10% auction fee. Just wonder if the same person(s) bought the Ghostbusters Ambulance and the Gotham Cruiser ? There were some really sweet early 50's wagons and panel vans and the prices were halfway decent on them.
8n, It must be genetic. I just went thru the same thing all last week, in one room.
Ol' Timer, check out the following link about logging. Think there mite be some info potential. http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/166926.aspx
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Howdy guys - wife had a good day today Just finished video chat.
Goofed off most of the day today - played some rock band with the kids on the wii. Then I spent a couple hours defrosting the freezer and unclogging the drain tube with my compressor and a hairdryer. It was backed up and dripping water into the fridge section for the past month or so. I should have done it weeks ago, but we have been a little busy Icemaker is working again too
I took the kids out to eat at Noodles and let them buy a couple books at Borders, then came home and watched Vampire Hunter D. Now I need to sort and pay some bills, so it will be a short chat for me tonight (sorry guys).
Tardis will be ready after the bills are paid, ttfn!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Chatted with RT earlier on the tardis .... was waiting around for some ebay bids ... only won one but it was a great buy ....
it's a Model Tech Studios Industrial Brownhoist Crane .... already assembled ... weathered and converted to 3 rail ... needed a different crane to hitch to the Shay and got lucky again ... heading for the tardis ...
Adios ---
anjdevil2 Watched the Barrett-Jackson auction, too many Mustangs and Chevys - looked like a junk auction, ...
Watched the Barrett-Jackson auction, too many Mustangs and Chevys - looked like a junk auction, ...
Rich,
Well said. Mustang fans are enemies of mine. These look and sound much better IMHO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al9bs-3AEyI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWqAnSKJO14
Dennis,
I have been looking into glasspacks, but Meagan Racing makes a very nice muffler that is on the car in the first video above. I was talking to the owner of the car about it. It has a deep tone without looking out of place on a Ford. That is important to me because I want it to look as close to stock as possible, and I don't want a muffler that looks like you could shoot a grapefruit out of it.
I finally was able to find a place to store the 332AC today after I rearranged some shelves. Normally, taking down the Christmas layout is a very depressing thing, but it wasn't as bad this year. It felt like it was time to take it down until next year. With it gone, I can focus my attention on the permanent layout.
Evening all. Lazy day. Sunday School and then to the pond for some relaxing of the mind. Did some trainroom work. Came down for a snack and a movie. Did get to finish Trains and Locomotives DVR'd from RFD-TV. [wifey went to sleep on couch so I got that in] Then a movie she wanted to watch. Cooked a steak on the grill [one of the best I've ever had]. Started raining. Flash flood watch. Suppose to rain inches tonight. ???? Real warm. May have some thunder. Then went and ran older trains. Ran the MP [with the Eagle on the nose] E6's. Those have not been run in over a year. Fired right up without battery charging. Think I will add a battery charging port on the underside. PS2 so not worried. Bet they don't have 75 miles on them. They are the freebees a guy sent because he never finshed my upgrade to PS2 on some older engines. That is OK. Putting ERR kits in them. Then got down my pride Pre War Berk, gave it a lube and fired it up. Man she smokes. It ran good too. Took photo of new N&W flat with bass boat. Now I know Buckeye is crying up a storm as he does not have a bass boat. Hope to run more older engines tomorrow as not suppose to have Rolesville "stuff" for tomorrow.
fifedog Woke up with a stiff neck.
Woke up with a stiff neck.
You sure. I think you have been in those "blue pills" again.
Now for some TV.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Hey those blue pills are great, they keep you from rolling out of bed at night.
sir james I Hey those blue pills are great, they keep you from rolling out of bed at night.
SJ .... that was great ... I needed that laugh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chief .... fifedog probably mistook them for tic tacs .... he should'nt keep them in his tic tac container ....
Chief,
I saw your post in SPF about going to Radio Shack. MTH makes an inexpensive kit to add a charging jack to PS1 and early PS2 engines.
Ole Timer
Great auction find!!! Looks really cool!
NavyJack
Awesome!!! Good to hear that you are going to be able to run your trains! I know that Home Depot has ready made saw horses. I wonder if the table idea might give better support though.
Well.....got up to 47 or so today....didn't do anything outside though due to rain! Supposed to drop back down again tomorrow.....down to 20 by the end of the week!!!! BRRRRRR!!! Not looking forward to being outside in that!
underworld
Evening all!
Back in town for a couple of days and then I fly out to Portland Tuesday for meetings - returning on Friday late.
Bad weather in Phoenix last Thurs and Fri made returning a bit difficult - but I made it. One of those life's little pleasantries occured. They were stuffing people on every available seat Fri since several flights Thurs were canceled. I was number two on the standby list and they filled the plane. I looked at all the following flights seat availability and they were full also. All of a sudden I was called to the desk and they gave me a boarding pass and told me to go a few gates down. I end up on a plane with only about 50 people and had 5 rows to myself. As best as I could discern from discussions with the flight attendants, it turns out they had a plane stranded in Phoenix from the previous night and no crew. They finally got a crew mid-morning and were taking the plane to Dallas - so they collected all the remaining Dallas stragglers (of which I was one) and I end up getting home about 5-6 hours earlier than I thought I would.
The unpleasant news is my sister got put back in the hospital Wed, but her husband made it back to Houston from his Russia and China trip. She has a persistent infection as a result of the operation - running fever, etc. They have her on IV antibiotics. Her husband spent the night with her last night. She is stable but uncomfortable. They did another CAT scan this afternoon and were trying to decide if they are going to have to operate to clean out the infections.
Hope everyone s doing well!
Regards, Roy
Prayers for your sister - glad her husband made it back.
Sorry for the short chatter tonight guys - had to do bills, receipts, and also unplug a toilet. Finally got done. I have been feeling really tired all day and now my throat hurts. I hope it's sinus, but we'll see how I feel at 6AM. I might take the kids to school and come back home and take a personal day if I'm not feeling better.
Oh - In the bill box, I found a letter from Bosch about our dishwasher that is running right now. It told us that we need to call and get it fixed, it could catch fire - don't use it. Guess I'll stay up until it is done, shut it off, and call Bosch tomorrow. The really bad part about this is that I think my wife asked me about this a couple weeks ago and I forgot about it I sure hope they can get it fixed ASAP!
PPS - Wes, that's a really cool crane, I am so jealous!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 36 degrees. Going up to 45 today with some rain coming.
Today is a busy day. I have a few things to do around the house, this morning. And then, this afternoon, I go to my first out-patient physical therapy session, in town. I will go alone, as it is only 4 miles to drive, one way. Wish me luck. ( 5 miles on the treadmill,,,, LOL )
Dining car has arrived and I will have the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. A NASTY 57 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Storm must have really had enormous energy when it hit the left-coasties. Have to go track down my trashcan lids. Ran trains for co-worker for almost 3 hours yesterday. No pile-ups. He grew up around Cumberland, and enjoyed seeing what I've done. Now he needs to decide what to do with over 60 HO brass engines.
INDY has the better looking cheerleaders, so I'll be leaning their way.
Chief - Don't need those blue pills. What would I do with the spare 3 hours and 55 minutes
sir james -
anjdevil - Don;t pine too much for the NorthEast. I spend my days listening to radio Margaritaville.
Roy - for Sis.
Good morning all,
It is back to winter in SE Indiana. Spent some time in Second Life last night. Finished the March CTT. The online material made a nice addition to it as well. Roy, prayers for your sister. Brutus, prayers for both you and wife. Fifedog, amen to the extra 3 hours and 55 minutes. Work will be interesting again this week, but there is a lull now. I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL anytime and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Just came in from gathering up the trashcans. Dorothy Gail says "Hey."
Good Morning
Overcast and gloomy. Last day above 32 for at least a week.
All of the snow is gone so that means more will be here soon. Darn I just can't get those tomato plants in. No big plans for the day, may start reading CTT.....S.J.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Oooo, Ooooo, dropping faster than -
Commander in Chief's approval ratings...
Tiger Woods' sponsors...
Tiger Woods' trousers...
Ravens' receivers...
Leno's ratings...
Grits from my breakfast table...
fifedog Oooo, Ooooo, dropping faster than - Commander in Chief's approval ratings... Tiger Woods' sponsors... Tiger Woods' trousers... Ravens' receivers... Leno's ratings... Grits from my breakfast table...
Fife,
Spot on. I am going to save that. I can't quit laughing.
The first aid instructor had us watch a video this morning, and I excused myself from class after someone a few seats back put their breakfast on the floor. Considering how I felt, I wasn't far behind. I am sitting in the Sunfire right now with a good connection to the campus network. I an starting to feel better after reading Fife's post (thanks Fife).
Fife, ya got me too there guy! Sunny and cool out this morning. I am on call for the next two days and then heading to Nashville for a CV Surgery meeting. It is a national meeting, so that will cover my CME requirement for the year. Plan to stop by a place called Thor's Trains in Murfreesboro, and a few gun stores to get some ammo. Need some Swift A-Frame 375H&H.
Kids are both at school, so I got to spend a little quality time at the house with my bride. Seems hard to come by these days with all the crazy schedules, but we make do. Plan on some more layout scenery today and hopefully a little running the rails soon.
Not much on the case load today, so I will work out for a little bit. Want to finish the March CTT too. Will keep Brutus and his wife and family in my prayers as well as Roy's sister. Sounds like some heavy duty antibiotics are in the works. Some nasty infections going on these days and it is hard to get hold of them once they get kicking.
God Bless,Dennis
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