Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 30 degrees. A little snow overnight. Going up to 36 today with snow flurries.
Today is an easy day. Usual chores to do. Nascar race later. I may watch it from the train room. I finished the track cleaning, yesterday. It really needed it.
Dining car has arrived and it's the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Morning all. Did not sleep well. Found a cold somewhere around here. Nose ran all night and had sore throat. Shave and shower after a cup of "room" coffee. Then a little breakfast. Store does not open until 10. Head home middle of afternoon for Sheriff's B'day party. Have a good one.
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 all
I put some pictures of the 764 express station on the SPF and getting ready for services. I will be thinking of your alls needs during intentions.
Bob- You've most likely said it and I forgot, but where is you observatory?
Jim F- I'll take my brats with sourcrout and brown mustard
May God bless
Jim
We closed up due to high winds a few hours ago. The moisture is headed for us. Glad to hear Hawaii and the west coast were not much affected by the tsunami. Probably be snowing again is a few hours. Got to catch some of the olympic coverage tonight. Saw the Night Train and Team USA take the gold medal in bobsled for the first time in 62 years.
Fife - I thought the same thing at first about Brutus' comment about eating brats
Dennis - hope the painting project went well and you are able to get it all out of your hair before church tomorrow.
Will probably reassemble the 2025 tonight. Should have a smoke unit waiting for me when I get home on Wednesday to finish it off.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good evening everyone. Wife is home and now she and the kids are asleep. Been painting most of the day. Still have some to do. Just taking a little break. Looks like a lot of folks posting lately... which is good. Chief, I have several different email accounts, and I get over 400 per day. Most is junk, but some are good. When I have been out of touch for awhile, it can really stack up and I can only make quick scans and delete a bunch.
Well, had better get back to painting. Will not finish tonight, but have to make some more headway. Got early church tomorrow, so I do need to get some sleep in. Hope everyone is doing well.
God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Pat .... I think that cabin is beautiful .... really ... I'd love to spend time there or own it . Perfect peaceful home away from home .
Howdy guys - nice chats with RT, SJ, Wes and Charlie tonight.
Prayers for all on the forum and our friends and families Special prayers for the people in Chile. I have a friend who is scheduled to go on a cruise to the Hawaiian islands - I think they were flying to LA Monday, then getting on the ship there? I wonder what will happen now?
Fife -
My 520 came in the mail today and now, thanks to SJ, I know where to oil it. It runs pretty good, but lots of sparks. I'll clean the wheels and contacts and lube it tomorrow. It sure is loud, like the burro crane! Neat little engine. I wonder if I got a beat up one with a broken shell if I could use the rest of one of these to make a Toby for Thomas to run with? It's probably about the right size.... Looked at Hobby Lobby for some brass, but they only had a sheet of copper in stock.
Picked up the Vampire's Apprentice on bluray and some popcorn buckets that pop up in the microwave - some fun family time after dinner It was a decent movie, but not sure there will be a sequel and it's obviously meant to be a series. Apparently there are like 12 books so far or something. Kids loved it, but I'll give it a B+. I've seen a lot of the movies they were using as source material, lol!
Tardis is ready and banilla sounds good too! Let's hit it!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evening all
Had a good day. A meeting in Columbus then and home changed oil in the Civic, bride grilled steaks and read a book. Kids at the other grandparents this evening. We'll get them in the morning before late Mass.
Contined prayers for your alls needs
Evenin' All.
Had a good day at the museum yesterday, no pile-ups and lots of good converastions with the guests. Was running an 18 car string of 4-bay coal hoppers behind a Lionmaster D&H Challenger or a pair of D&H C-420's.
The munchkin spent the nite lastnight, went home a couple hours ago. So grampa is trying to gather up the energy to service/inspect yesterdays stuff and put them away.
The tsunami didn't amount to much here in Sandy Eggo, believe they said about a foot & a half thankfully. Even though people are warned to stay away from the low-lying beach areas the usual bunch of idiots were there, and I quote "we wanted to see it". The worst part is that they brought their kids with them, kinda reminds one of a quote from Forrest Gump: "Stupid is as Stupid does".
Patrick, Check on your herd, think they have been flying around here for most of the day. Oh well, maybe it will drown some of these dang gophers that have destroyed my yard as well as two brick sidewalks.
Later All.
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It was a great day running trains with SJ and our friend from Grosse Ile. We had some nice conversation and a great lunch.
I ran my new scale Polar Express cars. SJ and I both thought the observation car had a spooky green cast to the interior. Will be interesting to see what others think as more and more are delivered.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Brutus - Wow! Didn't know you were a cannibal. Try to limit yourself to one brat per day.
LawsonFarms - Is that cabin 4 sale?
I've always said my pergatory will be spent directing traffic outside an assisted living community...wearing only a gunbelt...
Good evening
31 cold degrees can't shake the chills this afternoon. But I did have a great time running trains today. I took a K-line TMCC TM and charlie took his new scale polar express passenger cars and a lionel TMCC scale steam loco Mikado i think it is. Banilla for all so belly up to the soda counter...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
edw ChiefEagles PS: can't read emails as wife has computer on at home. Thus they download there before I can retrieve here. Hey Chief, check your e-mail program for a setting that allows you to "leave messages on the server". Then you will be able to download the same messages at different times, from different computers.
ChiefEagles PS: can't read emails as wife has computer on at home. Thus they download there before I can retrieve here.
PS: can't read emails as wife has computer on at home. Thus they download there before I can retrieve here.
Got that setting on this laptop [5 days] but not at home desktop. Mainly because I get so many emails, TWC RR starts sending me nasty emails about filling up my server allotment and rejecting my emails. Had that happen the other week when desktop was being refurbished. Then I have to got to Web Mail and delete the deleted ones. Usually I shut it down but left in a hurry. She will not shut it down so she can read her emails.
Slow day at the store. Sold chargers but not like yesterday. Got a little bit of an ear ache and stuffy nose. All that horrible dust in that dirty building. Everything is covered in thick dust. Cabela's has carpet and thus a little less dust and dirt. Also better on feet and back.
Dinner time. later.
Good evening all, TCA train meet was a total dud today. Rainy weather kept a lot of people home. Only about two or three sellers and they were the same ones that come to every meet with the same stuff we have seen for months. I don't think they want to part with this stuff. The prices never change. I left the meeting a little early between rain showers. Did not stay for door prizes or raffle drawing as I haven't bought a ticket yet. One member set up a small layout and ran the Polar Express while music from the movie was playing in the background. My sump pump at home has been working overtime this afternoon. Heavy rain showers continue all day. Open house by realtor for house next door tomorrow. They should have a better day for it then. Called an old train buddy in Missouri this afternoon. He has joined a group collecting classic automobiles and another one collecting model autos and a few trains. He says train collecting is not too big in his area. Hawaii was spared any damage from the tsunami scare. Nothing here either that I have heard of. If the Southern California Coast had any problem, the whole city of L.A. would be under water before it got to me so I was'nt too worried.
Don, good thing you did not come to the TCA meet in Arcadia today. You did not miss a thing. My buddy who runs the trains on the carpet central over there did not show up either account family obligations. I did hear that he has been able to recover some more of his stolen train collection but don't know how much.
Ray
SPMan
Chief, no snow in my part of the north just wet.The Pawtuxet river is 2 feet above flood stage.Glad I live on high ground.
Buckeye said:
Pat...Isn't it a shame that fifedog scheduled the TCA gathering at the same time as the Rail Fest in WV this summer. I'm not sure where everyone is going to stay for the festival.
I don't know what he was thinking. Have you noticed he hasn't commented on our lists of his "to-do" items for that weekend? In an attempt to get a comment out of him, here are a few more.
He says he has to:
Clip his yard with hand shears.
Inventory his free electrical tape supply.
Get a nose piercing to install a bull ring.
Clean out his cattle cars and fertilize his house plants with it.
Pick out his favorite Grits recipe.
For the festival, I can get this WV place real cheep.
Pat
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Hudson#685 Buckeye: My favorite is when you are in a congested city intersection, making a right turn in the truck, with the directional light on,and some clown in a "tuner car" tries to pass you on the right between the truck, curb and light pole with a police car right behind him and swears that you cut him off and that everybody else including the 3 people he almost hit on the sidewalk are liars. John
Buckeye: My favorite is when you are in a congested city intersection, making a right turn in the truck, with the directional light on,and some clown in a "tuner car" tries to pass you on the right between the truck, curb and light pole with a police car right behind him and swears that you cut him off and that everybody else including the 3 people he almost hit on the sidewalk are liars.
John
John....I had something like that happen to me in the '70s, where a idiot hit me, spun around in the intersection two or three times as the pedestrians in the cross walk ran for their lives and then told the police the light was green. Of course the 12-15 pedestrians, several security guards at a nearby hospital entrance and me were all liars. I had the damaged car, but the pedestrians were the most upset.
Don.....For the educational benefit of us in Ohio, would you go to the beach and take some video of the tsunami hitting shore? We have seen forest fires in Kentucky, earthquakes in NW Ohio and mud slides are common in SE Ohio, but a tsunami has never been recorded for Ohio in the last twenty five years.
Jon....After reating about fires, earthquakes and tsunami's in California and hurricanes in the South, Iowa and Ohio might really be the best place on the face of the earth. Plus we don't have any of those snakes, gators and swamps.
Laz....Only fifty days to the Masters at Augusta. Looks like the course needs a snowblower.
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
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Good afternoon
Cloudy and gloomy, feels damp. no new snow.
Spent most of today with Charlie and his train friend running trains all by remote with no pile ups. I knew of this man but we had never met. He has a nice basement layout with trackwork done. the three of us will be traveling to York together. I hope every one is having a good day.....S.J.
Hey Chief, check your e-mail program for a setting that allows you to "leave messages on the server". Then you will be able to download the same messages at different times, from different computers.
Aloha all. Grey and cold today. Glad to not be on the islands today. Hope everyone gets to high ground in the next hour-and-a-half. Survived winter carnival fundraiser at the local elementary school with the youngest. Repairing a few things around the house. Youngest has a friend over - looks like the friend needs medication....
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
i have a lot of respect for lcol north. when i was in the military i had a poster in my office of rambo with ron reagans head. it was called ronbo. everyone respected president reagan and we liked lcol north cause he fell on his sword for him. i just happened to think how good a senator he would have been......navyjack
my heart gos out to those without power.
A Yankee Report: Jack [Rockisland] was without power for 22 hours. Big rains and snow melt has everything flooded in his area. His home is OK. Snohio was west and north of him. He had high winds. Right after power came on, he had to leave for a wake up in Maine. Drove up. Winds blew him bad on the drive.
Don, I can ship you this high $$$ inflatable vest. This makes three I have. Guess I could spare one. BTW: the big wave is going to hit all of the Pacific islands. Wonder if it will wash up on CA coast????
Store is almost dead for sales. ????? I hear all of them are not doing well today. Back to work.
Good morning - well, almost Noon here. Slept in a little, but got up about 8:30. Never got any breakfast, the dining car was sidetracked somewhere I guess? Had 2 brats for lunch though, so it's all good. I need to do some work on the trains today - have some that were put in tubs, but not really with "long term" in mind at that time. I'll put some bubble wrap on them and make sure they are stored nicely. Need to clean up the basment a little bit. Once we are cleared by the doc, I have just a couple walls in the bathroom to finish with drywall and then taping and mudding. Doc doesn't want a lot of extra dust in the house right now, though.
TTFN!
Good morning all, eggs, grits and ham for breakfast. Lots of rain showers early this morning before daylight. Pumped out all the places around the place that accumulate water. Now its off to the TCA Western Division Train meet today in Arcadia. Hope there is something I can use there. Also hope to see RAK who runs the DCS demonstration layout and see how he is making out since he had some trains stolen last month. I know he recovered some of them.
Will report back here later,
Thought would report in. The weather alerts and warnings are superceding each other. First one comes on with eminent flooding in the area, so prepare to evacuate if you live in low lying areas in the burn areas, then that is interupted with a weather alert of ensuing Tsunami wave approaching. Fella just doesn't know what to do.
I think you all better get ready for another storm from the west coast, this one is a pretty good one too, lots of rain and its followed up with a cold front. (subBob take note) However, I don't think you will be affected by the Tsunami, we will take care of that one.
In the meantime I think I will spend the day in the train room. Going to make a major modification to the mainline tracks.
Later
Don
cheapclassicsGood morning all, It is a cloudy day in SE Indiana with a new dusting of Snohio on the ground. We Hoosiers scoff at such stuff, and get ready to reload the Snohio cannon for another round. Watched some of the Olympics last night. Too bad about Ohno being DQ'd in the one race. Hope the Americans do well in the bobsled and win the overall medal count. The Princess makes her last NASCAR run for a while. Wonder how they will promote the races after today? Had bran muffins on the dining car this morning for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL any time today. I hope everyone has a good day. Keep on training, Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning all,
It is a cloudy day in SE Indiana with a new dusting of Snohio on the ground. We Hoosiers scoff at such stuff, and get ready to reload the Snohio cannon for another round. Watched some of the Olympics last night. Too bad about Ohno being DQ'd in the one race. Hope the Americans do well in the bobsled and win the overall medal count. The Princess makes her last NASCAR run for a while. Wonder how they will promote the races after today? Had bran muffins on the dining car this morning for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL any time today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
I don't know, but I am tired of hearing about her. You would think she had as much talent as K. Bush or Edwards. Her best finish so far is 31st, 3 laps down.
Chuck.....Your election to SNOWOHIO PERSON OF THE YEAR is back on track. (Pardon the pun.) Buckeyeland, due to your constant firing of the SNOWOHIO GUN received, due to recoil, a record amount of snow for February.
Baby Buckeye is coming over today to work on scenery with me. It will be fun. She wants to build a PE layout, so I might send her to Baltimore to see the fifedog's layout.
Chief......Why don't you travel to Ohio to test that new inflatable life jacket? We can go to Lake Erie, cut a hole in the ice and you can jump in. We would then start the clock and record for the advancement of science how long the jacket holds your head above water. Of course, I assume the jacket would be good for a least four hours, so instead of us just sitting there watching you in the water, Chuck, Wes and I could go to shore for some cold beverages, wings, rings, TV, etc.
fifedog......For a construction worker, the red and blue lights are our best friend. You can't write enough tickets in a construction zone where there is active work. It isn't the interstates that are the scariest, it is the local roads with the local drunks during the day. They know better than to get on an interstate. BTW, those people caring mattresses on top of the car with a kid being used to hold it down, arrest them too. (If one goes out and sits at an intersection for three or four hours watching traffic, which is required for most traffic engineers, you will leave wondering why there are not more killed. My favorite is the right hand turn from the left hand turn lane in front of traffic after the green.)
Mmmm....Pop off blocker on and no smiley faces.
Looking forward to the U.S.A. vs Canada hockey game.
navyjack lcol oliver north...hats off to you sir, you are a true patriot. you have a legacy of loyalty and honor that we can all learn from.
lcol oliver north...hats off to you sir, you are a true patriot. you have a legacy of loyalty and honor that we can all learn from.
Navyjack, not sure what brought this quote, but I too have the utmost respect for Oliver North. He came and spoke at our church a few years ago. He certainly will inspire you. I got to talk with him for a few moments and he is very personable. I can see how marines were able to follow him into battle.
I am home playing with the kids while the bride is earning a living. Got my reading to do and then to tackle the honey dos. No trains for today....HD list is too long. Got to sleep till 0730 so I guess it is a good start to the day.
Chief, glad you were able to score a load of ammo. I am going to send you an email. Hope you have a good day of sales and a safe return home.
Dennis
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