laz 57 Hi GUYZ, Went down to BARRYs TRAIN SHOP today with maintenance GUY at school. Only got a few packs of scenic people for 40% off and also got a LIONEL BAR STOOL at a GREAT PRICE. Can't tell because of discount of all business I give him but it is NICE. Came home ran TRAINs for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPs. CHIEF, if that SNO HI O gets to deep I volenteer to come down there to DA SOUTH and help you out. But you gotta have lots of OL MIL on tap for me cause it looks like 15 inches foe NC? I'm ready CHIEF just say da word. And dat is OL MIL. Stay frosty, laz57
Hi GUYZ,
Went down to BARRYs TRAIN SHOP today with maintenance GUY at school. Only got a few packs of scenic people for 40% off and also got a LIONEL BAR STOOL at a GREAT PRICE. Can't tell because of discount of all business I give him but it is NICE. Came home ran TRAINs for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPs.
CHIEF, if that SNO HI O gets to deep I volenteer to come down there to DA SOUTH and help you out. But you gotta have lots of OL MIL on tap for me cause it looks like 15 inches foe NC? I'm ready CHIEF just say da word. And dat is OL MIL.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Just read Chief's post and it appears it's BYOB......bring your own brine! What is that all about? Next he will be telling us they use recycled crushed road kill bones to treat the roads down there.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good night on the chat with Brutus - SJ - and RT .... sat here trying to put all the tiny trim back on this crane while typing ... still working on it .... ... how come I've got 100 times more glue on my fingers than on it ... can't wait to start the matching car ..... yea right ! Oh well ... swore I'd get them both done this weekend .... in case I don't ... it does'nt lightning in January does it ? " I swear to *** I'm gonna finally finish both of these this weekend " .... should have never came out of my mouth .... ..... maybe he did'nt hear me .
Evening ALL !
Really had a beautiful day today, somewhere close to the 70's, and clear skies. Chris went snow boarding up at Big Bear Mtn today, came back sore but none the worse.
Had a tramatic time in the train room tonight....
Started with a KLine (TMCC) Cotton Belt not having "audible" sounds, noticed it last night. Fired up the layout and things Lionel stuf started to move, no watchdog signal. (Still having problem with that, see "Sr. Moment problem thread".)
Tried every button combination I could imagine, still no go, could barely hear the sounds they were there just not audible. Decided to do a reprogram, no help, then all of a sudden I did something and it was roaring. Then shut power off to see if the sounds had a delay. Nope. Then decided to replace battery. Getting the old 9v battery unhooked broke a wire on the speaker. Soldered it back on put it back together and it works great!
Since I have a pair of them thought should check the other one. Battery needed replacing on it as well, opened it up, make sure being extra careful with the speaker. So removing the battery, the black wire broke out of the battery connector. Great!! So take the entire body off, checking where the leads run to replace the holder with a spare I had. Then realize big dummy, just connect it to the leads from the old on! Get new soldered in, heatshrink applied, and it too tests great!
So now going to park the two diesels on their siding, guess what, the sounds on the first one is barely audible!!! Try all the button combinations again, no go! Time to go quit for the night!
Working 1/2 day tomorrow and Sunday, nothing planned for afternoons & eves. Maybe work on a bridge.
Later
Don
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 15 degrees. No snow. Going up to 30 today with cloudy skies.
Today is an easy day. Physical therapy, yesterday, was rough. I worked out on a machine, pushing myself away from a wall with my legs. I ached last night. Today, my legs are a little bit sore. I did pretty good, according to the lovely, brown eyed, brunette, therapist. I think I will enjoy this.
This weekend, I am running trains, in the afternoon. I started some scenery projects last week. I can stand and walk around as I work on them. Feels good.
Dining car has arrived and it's the usual for breakfast. Cheerios.
Chief.....I hope you still have power. I think you have a generator.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
12 here this morning and NO SNOW!!!!! Gonna start taking apart back porch this after and get a nice 2 miler on the treadmill. Then church tonite and out to golf course for supper. Run trains later.
Good morning
It was 8 degrees when we got up. 12 now, no wind or snow. Suppose to warm some from this point. Good chat with the guys last nite, ran a few minutes past my bed time but all is well.
Enjoy your weekend....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 guys. it is so cold here in Illinois, that the dogs are sticking to the fire hydrants. 3 degrees.
pat you are not a nasty old man, just good at remembrance. believe me i know it when i see it....ha ha.
hello chuck. i am glad to hear that your physical therapist is helping you. i bet you are having fun working on your train layout. i am looking forward to moving around also. my bp is still not under control, so they have temporarily suspended my pt. will be back to normal soon though i hope, and will be able to continue. navyjack
Mornin' boys. Flurries and 19 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Living room is finished, and Wifey and I made a major Kinkade purchase (planning this for years), which will definitely affect the fundage for Spring YORK.
Littlest Princess is working on an arbor "tips & techniques" for SPF. Never say "I'm bored" with a model railroader in the house...
I like the coffee here. Suits my taste. But it's certainly not everyone's cup o' tea.
It just started snowing here in the mountains in Maryland . One forecast says showers .... another says possible inch or so ...
Fifedog : I like the coffee here. Suits my taste. But it's certainly not everyone's cup o' tea.
I must have missed something ... ... I like it here too !
Ole Timer It just started snowing here in the mountains in Maryland . One forecast says showers .... another says possible inch or so ... Fifedog : I like the coffee here. Suits my taste. But it's certainly not everyone's cup o' tea. I must have missed something ... ... I like it here too !
I must have missed something too. Are we just dense?
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Pat ... I guess we did ..... we're better off and happier just staying out of it ...
If what's coming down now is snow showers ... I'm going to hate what that local weather man calls snow storm .. man it just started snowing big time !
It's all good fellers. Sometimes I like to throw out little subtleties...
Okay ..... I'll take your word for it ..... fifey ....
Only 2 more tiny pieces left and restringing to finish this crane I just had to have .... then on to the MOW car ....
Morning. "Big hipe". Maybe 3 or 4 inches. Lots of sleet this morning after some nice snow before light. Radar shows about to go away. They over forecasted it again. We do not usually get much snow from the west [Ioway]. Big snows come when cold air has been in place for some time from the north and moisture comes up through the South Carolina hills. The biggest snow [20" or more] came when cold air was in place and a northeasterner blew moisture off the coast inland. Could not make snow cream today as too much sleet has fallen into the snow. Watching movies and TV. Reading magazines too. Think wifey is cooking on George Forman grill [hasn't used it in a year or so]. At least my nose says that is going on and she told me not to come in the kitchen as she was cooking a surprise. Trains this afternoon. The big thing is it will drop into the teens tonight and only hit low 30's tomorrow before returning to the teens Sunday night. Monday AM will be a slick one.
Jon, Renee Chou is a good friend and reporter for TV 5. She reported this AM with a ruler she brought from Ioway. Yes, she was a reporter in Ioway before coming to Raleigh. No wonder she loves it here.
Staying warm.
PS: RDU cancled flight out. ????? Then announced a NW flight from Detroit is on time. I had commented no big deal up north. I've flown out of NH, Detroit, Chicago and others with it snowing and icing. Deice the plane and go. Guess they have never flown out of Spokane WA.
Night before these 6 AM photos. It was snowing hard and S/W slid down the runway sideways. Closed the airport for an hour to replow and reopened.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
SNOHIZO now covering the roads. That makes Wifey frustrated, because she knows Fifey won't drive unless he has to.
I know, I know...tie some kerosene rags around my ankles...
Afternoon all from snowy Southern Ohio
It has been snowing all day and we have about 4" on the ground. Bride is shopping for a new washer and dryer. Not a bad idea since we do at least one load of laundry a day anymore.
Putting the finishing touches on this weekends homily then going to church early to get the walks and stuff cleared off. LHS has a neat 332DC and I may bite at the bait! It would be just a clean up. We'll see.
Everyone be careful and may God bless
Jim
fifedogIt's all good fellers. Sometimes I like to throw out little subtleties...
Aloha from a sunny and brisk Crystal Lake where it's about 26. Sorry for the snow in the rest of the country. Nothing here. Shipped some things to the FL hotel the bride will be staying at in another week. Hope the bottles make it there unbroken... Thanks for the GPS recommendations!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Chief - we are getting your missing snow. 8" and still coming down strong.
Deicing is key. Remember the under deiced plane that left Washington National (now Reagan) and went into the Potomac river in 1982?
ChiefEaglesIt was snowing hard and S/W slid down the runway sideways
Chief, what is S/W? Do you mean Southwest Airlines?
Morning all, went to a special Mass this morning for my late brother in law who passed away on the 9th in Chattanooga. My grandson was the alter boy which was nice. After service wife and I went to breakfast. I had steak and three eggs with O'brien potatoes and sourdough toast with coffee. Won't need any lunch today.
Went for a little walk after we got home but too full to walk much. Went to see my oldest friend yesterday who is housebound with COPD. He had a close call last week and had to go to hospital with lots of fluid on his lungs. Could have died but they pulled him through again. I don't know how many of these close calls he has left. He has been my best friend since 1971. We have been through thick and thin together and shared all kinds of mutual interest. I got the O gauge train bug from him. He was an excellent train repair and restoration expert for prewar standard gauge trains and the like. He did work for people all over the country and still found time to take care of my stuff. Now he is unable to do that kind of work anymore but we still talk a lot.
Looks like beautiful weather will continue today.
Ray
SPMan
Fife,
I never realized that you can be subtle. Sometimes it takes me a while to catch one, but it is always funny. Keep it up. It has brightened my day numerous times.
Jim,
332DC? Go for it! Would my posting more pics/video help?
I went to work at 9AM today thinking that I was 9-4, then I saw that I wasn't scheduled until 4-9. I got to work until 2PM, then they let me come home. I am not sure what I'll do today. I might play some Silent Hill since I am too tired to work on the layout. I went to Best Buy yesterday and bought a Sony PSP, but I am not sure that was a good idea. Maybe I just need t get used to it.
Hiya guys - Ray, hope your friend hangs in there for a good long time.
Snow overnight - maybe 2 inches here in town. My friend John came over and we went to the train show. Met Dave Farquhar in person - neat guy :) We checked out a big room full of stuff. I picked up a 1:48 Fokker Tri-Plane to hang over the layout. I'll think of Buckeye sowing snow over NC every time I look at it Also picked up a Santa Fe Burro crane from a table that I think was a guy from a local train store, but I couldn't swear to it. Prices were pretty high on a lot of the stuff, but there was some good stuff. I took $100, and that was a good thing, because I think I would have spent whatever money I had Dave had to go, but John and I went out and had big hamburgers for a late lunch. Good time!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jim,we have 3 PSPs in our house.Like how my wife and I can play against each other in some of the games.I still have not beat Lego Star Wars yet but am 89% completed.
Harold,
Did it take you a while to like the PSP? I thought I made a big mistake after buying it yesterday, but the more I play it, the more I like it. I got the Gran Turismo bundle, and I also bought Ace Combat X (great doesn't do it justice). I just ordered Medievil a few minutes ago after remembering how much fum the original was on the PSX. I still need to get a case for the PSP though. I am storing it in the box until then.
Jim, you will enjoy the PSP - it is very popular here too - they are playing some fighting game against monsters and they can wirelessly play together which seems neat. Sounds like a nice time, Brutus! Looking forward to seeing the Burro crane.
Good Evening
well it's clear but cold 14.
I just stayed inside today, read CTT, well at least the parts that looked good to me. I miss saturday football. There is no snow here at all with just flurries forecast. Brutus I am ready for the thingy and the banilla will not melt tonite..S.J.
RT and I held the chat/tardis down all evening so far ... finishing some train work .... time to eat ...
Adios Amigos --------------
Sturgeon-Phish Afternoon all from snowy Southern Ohio It has been snowing all day and we have about 4" on the ground.
It has been snowing all day and we have about 4" on the ground.
Jim.....Central Ohio has not seen one flake of snow today. We are currently beneath a starlight sky but the temperature is falling. Paid a visit to Smoke Stake in Lancaster today.
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
Jim, I liked it from the start.Mine is 1000 series I bought used off my brother a couple of years ago.My wife and daughter both have the 3000 series.We play blokus wirelessly sometimes.Bought a used hard case at Game Stop for mine for 5$.Still can not fly the obsticle course on the Death Star to get that last mini kit piece.
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