LawsonFarmsRR Good early, early morning. 4 AM and I am tired of waiting for the Tardis so I decided to come in for coffee. Guess I need to check the bulb in the beckon. Brent - Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you------ LAZ - Great lighted display, especially the train cars. Chief - Now that Buckeye is renting the outhouse downstairs, is the upstairs over Buckeye for rent? I think RT is interested in moving there. Pat
Good early, early morning. 4 AM and I am tired of waiting for the Tardis so I decided to come in for coffee. Guess I need to check the bulb in the beckon.
Brent - Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you------
LAZ - Great lighted display, especially the train cars.
Chief - Now that Buckeye is renting the outhouse downstairs, is the upstairs over Buckeye for rent? I think RT is interested in moving there.
Pat
No, but I hear the downstairs is avaible that you always wanted, he moved upstairs just for you pat so you could have the downstairs.
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Hi GUYZ,
45 and still a bit rainy here. Contractor is to start digging today on addition? We'll see? Thanks for the CONGAS on the display cases.
Stay frosty,
laz57
It is still raining heavily. The pond behind me is over its banks. The house next door sits about 3-4 feet lower than me, and the water now covers their driveway......next the water will be in their garage and into their basement (under the house garage).
Just beyond my house on my street, a creek runs behind 5 houses and dumps into the pond. With the pond beyond overflowing, the creek is backing up; and those houses are now in jeopardy of flooding. Rain expected all day.
These folks need a miracle. I am going to go out and check on things. I should be ok.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 40 degrees. Going up to 58 today with a few rain showers.
Today is a busy day. I have some errands to run and a few chores around the house. Then, I have PT this afternoon. No train time today. Glad I ran trains, yesterday, for a few hours.
Dining car is here with the usual, Cheerios, for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Good Morning all
Wet in Southern Ohio and more rain coming.
All be careful and may God bless
Jim
Good morning all,
It is cloudy in SE Indiana. Happy Belated Birthday, Brent! Did Lucas' taxes for him. Not as bad as ours to do. Watched "Housewives". Not much else going on. Still happy from Vitor's run yesterday. Although the first pit stop was a little slow, the second one was perfectly timed, and they made a great run. The Princess lost a lap midway thru and was second best among the ladies as Ana Beatrice was 13th, and Simona even led a few laps. For once they had a road course with places to pass. Toe still not 100%. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast as it rolled in from "Points East". TBIL anytime, and Patrick, we will pick you up first. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Aloha from a dark, grey Chicago. I gud uh cold in ma nose. Ugh. Let me add my compliments on your shelves, Laz. They looked glassed-in. That's a lot of snow-shoing, Bob. I used to do that when I was (much) younger and liked to cross-country ski. Brutus is probably still doing laundry. Jack, hope the rain stops. Didn't know it was such a storm. Gotta check on mom in Connecticut.
Teen is home from school today - someone was 'threatening' the kids and building over the weekend and he was worried so for one day, he can be sick. What a world.
Looks like a quiet day if only because I'm not feeling well and will hide in the office.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning !
Returned from our Disney World trip yesterday. Great time with Daughter, son-in-law, the 4 grandchildren and military families. If you know any military (active or retired) have them check out the Shades of Green Resort. Room rates are according to your pay grade. Even if you don't stay there, they can usually get park tickets at a discount. They can contact me also.
Prayers for all and especially for those in harms way.
hello guys, i was real sorry to hear about the bad weather. i hope that everyone got away with no problems and that the bad weather passed. the last thing we need is more problems. jack you are right in the middle of this arent you? i hope that you and family are ok. we are real high and still we got a little rain downstairs two years two years ago. it was real scary. happy birthday laz57. sorry i was late getting to the computer. rt really appreciated the phonecall. i enjoyed talking about the wisconsin. pat you are a nice man and i really respect you and the hours that you work. i remember being awake on the deck of a ship at that time often seeing the sun come up. you are (excuse the expression) a real fire-pisser(compliment). anyway we really appreciate guys like you. anybody who keeps beef on our tables is ok in my book. thanks and the rest of you guys also have a safe peaceful day. navyjack
Morning. Off to meetings in Raleigh. Home late tonight [one good thing is free steak dinner tonight].
Jack, praying for neighbors and you.
Pat [REB gray], RT is out as Buckeye wants both "floors". I know RT is crying.
Navy, enjoy the day.
Mike C, you mentioned you were watching something in Brazil. Guess you were learning to speak Portuguese.
Shake and Bake sure has been quite over a certain subject he was sworn to keep quite. Now if he intervened, I have a Bible story to tell him. Remember when certain Israelites did wrong and the ground opened up and swallowed them. You live in a very precarious location.
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NAVYJACK,
It's BRENTS BDAY, mine was on January1st. Have a good one.
Good morning All
Very damp 40s this morning, the kind you feel right to the bone. Not cold damp.
Chief must have lost a few pounds this is the first free meal he's mentioned lately. I've already been out this morning so it's goof off time from here Have a good day..S.J.
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ChiefEagles Morning. Off to meetings in Raleigh. Home late tonight [one good thing is free steak dinner tonight]. Jack, praying for neighbors and you. Pat [REB gray], RT is out as Buckeye wants both "floors". I know RT is crying. Navy, enjoy the day. Mike C, you mentioned you were watching something in Brazil. Guess you were learning to speak Portuguese. Shake and Bake sure has been quite over a certain subject he was sworn to keep quite. Now if he intervened, I have a Bible story to tell him. Remember when certain Israelites did wrong and the ground opened up and swallowed them. You live in a very precarious location. Later. .
Funny thing buckeye told me that chief and Pat were having a bidding war to rent the bottom floor of the place saying buckeye could have top floor they wanted bottom floor
Morning All !!
Happy Birthday Brent !!! Glad your still with us!
I can't say anything about the Grits in the Car Exchange Cars, I was sworn to secrecy! At first I was wondering who was leaving those "boogers" in the cars, then realized that every car had a "small" amount of this thick goey stuff stuck in them. I couldn't believe "Fife" would do that, (he is who sent the cars to me.) Then I started looking closer, and usually inside the box cars I would see the defacing material stuck in the upper corners. My concern was that it would eat through the materials and leave holes in the cars. On the "non box" cars, I found the same residual, caustic materials on the wheel trucks, or on the underside of the frame, and even under the knuckle coupler. Fortunately, I had anticipated an evil attack of sorts, and knew it would obviously have some long term effects, and had provided each car with a bag of Grits Neutrilizer. (California Tofu). But since I had been sworn to secrecy I can't reveal who the culprit was that was behind the attack. He has been known however to have previously infiltrated a Yankee restaurant in the great state of Pennsylvania, and tortured a number of train enthusiasts with a force feeding of grits. The co-conspirator restaurant manager has since been banned from the food industry, and was last known to be working as a bus boy at Waffle House.
Buckeye, I would suggest you keep the I Love Ohio, car in quarantine, until a FULL detailed inspection is performed. (The graffetti is the least concern, definetly will require an indepth disassembly, and inspection.)
Oh yeah, a last thought, the last time I talked with the Chief, the "Carolina Cripple" still had not made it back home. It doesn't really surprise me, even when I had it the trucks were barely hanging on. Obviously, it had to be due to the excessive Grits exposure it has endured over the years. (Just one more indicator, that IF you had a car participate in the 2009/2010 Car Exchange, a thorough inspection and degausing is ABSOLUTELY, MANDATORY, prior to its integration back into YOUR fleet.)
Don
sorry brent, i was wrong with your birthday. i got you mixed up with laz 57. anyway, happy birthday my friend and a belated one to laz 57. by the way your layout is nice and i really like the cabinets you made. guess my age is catching up to me guys....navyjack
Rain and flooding update from NE Taxachusetts.
10' down here and 2" more expected before this stuff moves on by 11 tonight. Road closures and evacuations continue. Landslide has closed Route 1 in Topsfield MA about 7 miles northwest from here which as many of you know is Route1/ Route 95, goes from Maine clear to Florida.
Laz......now you know what you can build for me for my birthday. That display is beautiful and the first one I have seen that is lighted. Nice choice of wood too, must have gotten pricey. Shouldn't you be Laz 53?
Re the dog discussion, I concur. Dogs are the best and teach us about unconditional love. Loyalty. And they never have a bad day, always happy and never dwelling on bad stuff. JimSP.....I think a young housebroken miniature schnauser would be perfect, even if it needs a little training due to the previous owners' permissive tendencies. They can live a long time too. Pat.....I hear you, about the pain of losing a trusted and loyal companion, and you have had 8! We lost both of our dogs unexpectedly within 3 days of each other a year ago this past Thanksgiving. The wife was depressed and distraught for quite some time over that. Still sadly reminicses about each them. Our new dog will make his mark in his own right.
Dennis....I have a DQ about 2 miles from my house. After our Saturday night dinners at Grammy and Grampy's house the women, especially the granddaughter, have me making an ice cream run......year round.
Brutus.....who conducts the licensing test for piloting the Tardis? You guys must have skipped me and New England last night. I stood out in the rain next to my beacon for hours last night, and you boyz never showed.
John Baker.......good to hear from you from across the Pond. Sending our rain your way.
OleTimer.....I can't get enough of the grandkids either. Like Spanky with Tyler and Corey, I love to disappear with my granddaughter to play with her dollhouse and the trains, one on one. SJ and JimSP hit the nail on the head with the parents and problems.....there is no replacement for a parent or a grandparent spending quality one on one time with them, away from the distractions of the "electronics' except for the trains, that is. I listen to and play with my grandchild. Lo and behold, she reciprocates because I don't tune her out, no matter how tired I may be. When trains and/or the dollhouse are not on the agenda, reading to each other in another room away from the distractions and noise. Also, when Grammy and Grammy ask for compliance, we ask once politely but firmly, then get up off our rear ends and make it happen. Simple. Clear. No anger or frustration, no raised voces, just calm resolve. If there is any resistance, then my grandduaghter gets a choice where one of the options is clearly not the way to go. It seems children interpret their boundaries depending on who is in charge. It is too bad each of us makes these subtly permissive mistakes with our kids, and once we have the program figured out we are grandparents. Better late than never.
Roy......glad to see you back. prayers continue for your sis.
RaySP....you've reminded me I have to visit the eye doctor.
Chief.....you are looking pretty svelte and dapper in that pic, sucking in your gut. But we know better.
Harold......my garage is a disaster too. Son borrowed daughter and son-in-law's camping equipment, never returned it to them, and dumped it all in the garage when I was not looking. It has to first be taken out, opened up, washed, and then dried out.
Papa......Disney with the daughter, SIL, and grandkids. Beautiful. Did you get to SeaWorld and see Shamu?
DougM....hope your cold passes quickly. I'm wondering how my MIL and FIL's sump pump is working out in your neck of the woods. My wife talked to her mother last night, and if Noah's Ark pulled up to the curb they wouldn't mention it to each other.
Pat......I need about 400 head of very thirsty cows to drink and lower the pond level here. You have to admit that outhouse has been well maintained.
NavyJack......any news on the layout front?
Later Gang
Quack quack Jack
Don:
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good afternoon everyone. Jack, sounds worse every time I talk to folks from back up that way. Did watch a little of it on news in the Dr's lounge and saw some areas where ice was flowing down the rivers. They also had images of Wayne, NJ with it's flooding. Glad we are down this way. Hope you and your neighbors come out without too much trouble. Hope some have generators as power is sure to be an issue with trees falling from wind and saturated ground...hate for sub-pumps to fail.
Chief, congrats on another great Grit raid...and you didn't even have to leave home. I have some ideas for the next one, but will discuss privately.
Gotta run.Dennis
PS: look at that, today is my anniversary here...5 yrs. Lots of fun and companionship from some great people I call friends...thanks!
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RockIsland52 Dennis....I have a DQ about 2 miles from my house. After our Saturday night dinners at Grammy and Grampy's house the women, especially the granddaughter, have me making an ice cream run......year round. OleTimer.....I can't get enough of the grandkids either. Like Spanky with Tyler and Corey, I love to disappear with my granddaughter to play with her dollhouse and the trains, one on one. SJ and JimSP hit the nail on the head with the parents and problems.....there is no replacement for a parent or a grandparent spending quality one on one time with them, away from the distractions of the "electronics' except for the trains, that is. I listen to and play with my grandchild. Lo and behold, she reciprocates because I don't tune her out, no matter how tired I may be. When trains and/or the dollhouse are not on the agenda, reading to each other in another room away from the distractions and noise. Also, when Grammy and Grammy ask for compliance, we ask once politely but firmly, then get up off our rear ends and make it happen. Simple. Clear. No anger or frustration, no raised voces, just calm resolve. If there is any resistance, then my grandduaghter gets a choice where one of the options is clearly not the way to go. It seems children interpret their boundaries depending on who is in charge. It is too bad each of us makes these subtly permissive mistakes with our kids, and once we have the program figured out we are grandparents. Better late than never. Later Gang Quack quack Jack
The munchkin was here friday so he and grampa made some pudding, wasn't interested til he heard the magic word, "Chocolote". He enjoys being in the kitchen, the son-in-law enjoys cooking as I do so I guess he comes by it naturally.
Jack, Shouldn't be much longer before you guys can drag out the Ice Cream Maker and cook some up together, some of the newer ones seem to be much easier/better(?) than the older srtyles.
Looks as though our rain is about done for the year, gorgeous outside currently but the wind is just howelling today.
Laz, Great display case, but it appeared to be missing the sign w/a little hammer "In Case Of Emergency Break Glass".
Later All
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Jack and Dougdagrump ... we sure are lucky are'nt we with those beautiful grand-kids . They give us the true REAl love and I might say the attention we need too . The lil 1 1/2 year old grand daughter knows who to ask for something to eat ... she always says .... " no I want pappy's " no matter what it is .... maybe the " treated like a princess " with all the service she gets influences it . I still have to turn down the
" want a taste pappy " when she gets her tootsie roll pop here ...all slobbered .... but she just wants to share .... LOL .
Jack ... caught some of the news on you folks up there ... sounds worse by what you're saying than they tell us .... nothing new for the news folks .... they seem to act like we want to hear too much about tiger woods than what's happening to our fellow citizens suffering .... I'm sick of hearing about that idiot and his affairs . Be careful and safe buddy ... praying and hopeing all the best and safety for you all .
Papadiesel and all you other vets out there ... if they have'nt stopped it yet ... any honorable discharged vet can get reservations on the military bases at the guest lodging ... as of a couple years ago you could contact the base or your local recruiter and set up reservations .... kids and grand kids loved it ! Son took us all to Fort Bragg as he was 82nd Airborne and I took family to Norfolk naval base .... we and the kids got to eat in the mess halls and even toured a ship . The adults loved it too ! Excellent rooms and suites at an extremely low price . The active service guys treated the kids like royalty ... God bless them ... gave them hats and stuff ... said they were their little brothers and sisters ... you could tell they missed home and family so much and it made their day too . Caught myself saluteing a couple times .... old habits are hard to break ... lol ... but the officers just smiled and saluted back .
DougDG......all I need to do now is get a cell phone/texting/wireless internet jammer, turn it on, and then hide it in the house. Then the daughter and SIL will have to contend with CWS....... "connected withdrawal syndrome," and have to muster some genuine human interface, like a conversation.
"OMG Jack.....your wireless router in your house and the cell phone tower outside the house are down!!!!!! Call in Comcast, NASA, the cell phone company, the US Marines, and the A-Team. McGyver too!!!! We are under a technology attack!!!!! This is a disaster of epoch proportions!!!!!" "Gee, this is terrible! I'll get right on it. Go read to your child in the meantime."
BTW......I think my SIL's Blue Tooth earpiece is epoxied onto his ear.
Thanks for the compliments on the layout and cabinets.
JACK,
Nope laz57, first 3 letters of last name and 57 is year I was born.
Sf,
Good Evening All
Sun arrived and temps went into the 50s.
Joints hurt today, maybe the dampness. I have banilla and will wait for Brutus and the thingy....S.J.
pat do you remember a singer called billy ed wheeler? he was one of my favorites. he had a song called "ode to the little brown shack out back". it was really funny. a person would have to have used one to find it so rib tickling. i remember when my grampa would bring me up to his house in wisconsin when i was a boy. if i had to go at night he would walk me to the other side of the road to use the outhouse, and during the day i would use it to the accompanyment of the yellow jackets drone...ha..ha..navyjack
sir james I Good Evening All Joints hurt today, maybe the dampness.
Joints hurt today, maybe the dampness.
Just plain OLD AGE!!!!
Over ate. Brought half of it home in a "doggie bag". This guy over feeds us. Meetings were OK except County Commissioners. The County Manager [under the advice of the County Atty] had removed elective [now remember that word] abortions out of the health insurance contract. The Dems on the Board cried foul. Now it came out the Vice-Chair, who is a Dem, had agreed to have it under the consent agenda. When it hit the floor, she changed her mind due to outside Dem pressure. It was re-instated today with a vote of 4 to 3. All by party lines. This fight got crazy, out of order and went on forever. Shame adults act the way they do.
Shake and Bake, he just does not want to admitt he got "gritted".
Sleep tight.
dbaker48Buckeye, I would suggest you keep the I Love Ohio, car in quarantine, until a FULL detailed inspection is performed. (The graffetti is the least concern, definetly will require an indepth disassembly, and inspection.)
The car has been disassembled and was clean as a whistle. Thank you for the certificate. I put it inside the rare and expensive "I Love Ohio" boxcar. Who oiled the wheels and greased the couplers? It sure works better now.
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Good evening everyone. Was a nice afternoon. Came home early after cases were done. Spent a bit of quality time alone with bride and then we went and picked up daughter from school. Wife had done some clothes shopping, so daughter loved coming home to try on new outfits. Then got son and came home to do some chores. Wife wanted me to TSP the kitchen cabinets and then I put some coats of paint on the walls there. Will do another tomorrow. The paint really does cover well, but we still want several coats so it can be washed well and kept clean. I was amazed at how dirty the nooks and cranny's can get when they are in the out of the way places. Maid never hit those well.
Finally done with all that and now it is time for bed. Have some big prayers to lift up. One of the friends of a missionary that we are friends with in South America got assassinated yesterday. I know it is a rough place, but that hits close to home. Someone martyred for Christ... a true test of faith. We still have it so well in this country.
God Bless,Dennis
Another quiet night collecting photons. The talk of a 3% salary cut is going around. We may not get our mechanic. I may be pulling double or triple duty for a while, but I'm thankful to have a job.
Dennis - sorry to hear about your friend in South America.
Jack - the radar in your area looked pretty fierce last night. Glad to hear you are still dry. Thoughts and prayers for you and your neighbors.
Watched the other half of a video on articulateds again before I went to bed. Beautiful stuff. Love the sections on the N&W and Rayoneir logging locomotives.
Sold a few of my pieces of radio and electronic equipment to some fellow boatanchor enthusiasts. Guess I'll be packing when I get back home.
Need to snowshoe off to the facilities.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Prayers for your friend's family, Dennis.
Bob - don't forget to take paper when you go to the facility!
Got a call this afternoon from my wife. Our neighbor installed a new storm door on the weekend and wanted to know if we wanted their old one - heck yeah! Got home, made dinner, then went next door and got the door and all the hardware too, and he helped me put it in the basement. The screen is torn, but otherwise it's in good shape and the glass insert is very nice. I think it's a Larson. I remember when the first owner of that house put it in and he never scrimped on anything, so this is a good deal!
Tardis is ready, Mike, we'll pick up Pat first, then go back and get Jack from yesterday! I guess the cloud cover fooled us, buddy! Banilla sounds great, let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
47 and nice here to get to 56. Another day at school, 58 days left til summer.
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