Mornin' Guys...
Up to 80 and breezy later..Sunny and Humid now
Rained yesterday, went to church the to IHOP for my Senior Citizen breakfast...goofed around until 6 tried to go to out favorite Italian restaurant for Pizza and it was ---CLOSED!! Went for take out pizza at another place, by the time we were done it was 8:30!! Go figure... Had a Harley cake from my daughter and got a blue shirt..no flanged wheel sets...but I have enough (for) now....
Thanks for the well wishes guys! It means alot!
OK back to the salt mines...
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
anjdevil ---> . Now, go and treat yourself to a nice car-wash...
anjdevil...............Happy Birthday
Chuck
Good Morning
60s and very damp, ah good ole Michigan my nose is swollen shut again. I enjoyed a few days of relief at York. Scrambled eggs and sausage gravy over toast this morning, very good.
anj I hope you have/had a great birthday....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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fellas - it is really hard to type with one hand, so I'll try to do this quickly.
What happened was I was on the ladder hanging a section of screened soffit for the screened porch. I had the fibreglass step ladder on the porch stoop with the non-step legs sitting pretty close to the edge. While I was hanging the soffit I had to use my left shoulder to leverage the soffit into place, then used my right hand to drive the screw into place. Just after getting the screw in the laddershifted and one of the feet slipped off the edge and that was all it took. Had i used the multi-ladder this would have never happened. i broke my humorous, ulna, rushed my wrist, and dislocated my shoulder. Last Wednesday they plated a screwed my humorous and the Wednesday they wll rebuild my wrist. I am lucky that here in Baltimore we have a hospital dedicated to orthopedic surgery and they are in-network with our insurance.
No tool/ladder sale. although I do have a slightly used/abused fibreglass step ladder that is free for the taking.
ANJDEVIL!!!! Go and buy yourself something with flanged wheels.
laz57
laz 57 ANJDEVIL!!!! Go and buy yourself something with flanged wheels. laz57
Brent I know irs hard to type one handed but were glad to see your back and you will mend. take care and play the one handed peck peck every once in a while. best wishes . Glad to hear from you again.
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jefelectric Blueberryhill RR Good Morning from Blueberryhill.... It is a cloudy 60 degrees. looks like more rain. Going up to 70 today. Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the daily chores around the house. PT this afternoon. Then, relax. Legs are a little stiff today. Need to loosen them up. Hope all involved had a good time at York. Dining car is here for the usual breakfast. Y'all have a great Monday. Chuck Chuck, Get in shape so you can come to York in the Fall. That's a great way to loosen up the legs! Seriously we would love to see you there. Bum a ride with Buckeye and Wes.
Blueberryhill RR Good Morning from Blueberryhill.... It is a cloudy 60 degrees. looks like more rain. Going up to 70 today. Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the daily chores around the house. PT this afternoon. Then, relax. Legs are a little stiff today. Need to loosen them up. Hope all involved had a good time at York. Dining car is here for the usual breakfast. Y'all have a great Monday. Chuck
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 60 degrees. looks like more rain. Going up to 70 today.
Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the daily chores around the house. PT this afternoon. Then, relax. Legs are a little stiff today. Need to loosen them up.
Hope all involved had a good time at York.
Dining car is here for the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Thanks for thinking of me. I'll do my best to make it.
Blueberryhill RR jefelectric Blueberryhill RR Good Morning from Blueberryhill.... It is a cloudy 60 degrees. looks like more rain. Going up to 70 today. Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the daily chores around the house. PT this afternoon. Then, relax. Legs are a little stiff today. Need to loosen them up. Hope all involved had a good time at York. Dining car is here for the usual breakfast. Y'all have a great Monday. Chuck Chuck, Get in shape so you can come to York in the Fall. That's a great way to loosen up the legs! Seriously we would love to see you there. Bum a ride with Buckeye and Wes. Thanks for thinking of me. I'll do my best to make it. Chuck
CHUCK,
With all the running I do for BUCKEYE and FIFE, they should be able to take turns giving you piggyback rides. Hope you can make it in the fall.
ANJDEVIL
BUDDY ........
Good morning all!
Just a quick stop to check in before I head to Sandy Eggos for meetings all week. Dougda"G" and I have communicated and are trying to get together mid week. This way we can directly coordinate Southern (central) US and West Coast activities - you boys in Ohizo can ponder what this means to you .
Had a great time in York. Had a great/fun breakfast Friday with Laz, Laz's SWMBO'd, and JEFElectric (John F). We had to consciously pick a point to leave and go to the show! Also saw Marty, Fife, Sir James, Mitch, and Kent & Carl of CTT. Good fun had by all. Brent, Wes, Buckeye, and "da" Chief were missed and we hope to see them in the fall (get well soon Brent) along with Chuck if he can make it!
Picked up several items including 4 modern era post war style Madison cars to go with my GG1s, an Instant Martians Warner Bros car (very good price), a couple of ZW circuit breakers, some pewter figures for the layout, a Pennsy tugboat, and some die-cast cars. My best buy was a set of 3 Lionel PW 450 signal bridges, complete, and in very good condition.
The most interesting item at the show (for me) was the O-Scale giant Bucyrus walking dragline at $8500 at Die-Cast Direct's booth. Of more interest is the guy has sold nearly 100 of these beasts. Looks like the model construction vehicle/machines guys can smoke the toy train guys for $$ spent on a hobby?
Will be back next weekend.
Have a great week all!
Regards, Roy
Good Afternoon Ya'll From Partly Sunny Taxachusetts,
Sorry for the absence, but I just got back with my family from a 12 day 2,700 mile road trip (by car, 2 of them) to visit the great grandparents, family, and friends out in Elgin IL, Gary IN, and Northbrook IL, and Chicago. Chevy Chase would have been proud of us. Hit Niagara Falls on the way out and the Rock and Roll Hall of fame on the way back. May have criss crossed paths with some of the York boys as we headed back to MA on I 80/90 and then swung North on 90 in Cleveland up through Erie, Buffalo, and Syracuse on the way back.
Have tried to catch up on the Pot as best I can. Good to hear from JohnB and the UK transportation issues. If this plume had occured here in the US I am certain the domestic airlines would be charging travellers a fee to sleep on the airport floors.
Chief......your Mom and your family have my continued prayers. Hang in there buddy. Your plate looks to be a bit too full right now. How is the leather sofa for reclinerizing?
Brent.....sorry to hear about your ladder acrobatics and subsequent incarceration in various health care facilities. Evil Knievel and Humpty Dumpty have nothing on you. Bob Vila doesn't seem to have these problems. Prayers from my wife and I to see you through this morass and for a speedy recovery. Looks like the completion dates for both the sunroom/canopied deck and your layout will get pushed out a bit.....but they can wait.
Brutus.....from what I gather, you had the crud and then got hit by a car. Did the beer bottles break? What's next? A saw or ladder snafu? [:D Good news on Char yet again. A return to work in August? WOW!!!!!
Chuck.....glad to hear your soreness goes away during your PT workouts. The muscles are getting a good workout!
Hudson.....it was good to hear your friend Vince has made it to rehab and soon home after a long hospital stay. Continued prayers for him and his familty.
RaySP......a belated to your wife. If she is like my wife, she doesn't like the birthdays but can be brought out of her funk with the right presents.
Rich...... belatedly. 55 is it?
Dennis.....sorry to hear you have been under the weather. Prayers you get well. Take it easy or you will become the patient.
Fife......did you have to use your considerable influence to get SJ and Charlie out on bail in York? Is SJ the party animal we think he is? I know that there was no way Brent could have missed Laz' ladder parody in the York pictures, even in his condition.
NavyJack......you should start a thread on "The Cars We Had Once Upon A Time." Re your Truimph TR3A.....part of the British (automobile) invasion from the 60's along with Austin Healy. MG, Lotus, and Jaguar. Great top down fun and the best friends of the foreign car mechanics.
DougM.....happy belated anniversary to you and your far better half.
Charlie.....nice score at York! A 736 was it?
DJ.....hope both Corey and Tyler are feeling better. And that you don't come down with something. Sounds like you are getting along recovering from the knee surgery.
8N......hope that second opinion eases your mind about a course of action for your better half. Prayers she has a speedy recovery.
Banks......why is your Dad having his house jacked up?
Lee.....like others have said, the job situation is pretty bleak up my way. A friend of mine is selling Hondas now, or trying to.
OleTimer......I can't think of much that is worse than a wife who gets the redecorating bug. My wife likes to direct the proceedings, says she can't paint as well as I can. But I am not buying it.
Papa......congratulations on the Baptism of your granddaughter!
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Thanks for the Birthday wishes guys! I said it on Facebook, you all are like family. And I really do appreciate it!
Yup, hit the ol' double nickle this year....now I can eat off the old fogie's menu...
Brent, thanks for stopping in...I can just imagine the pain......good to see you back.
Fife - actually looking for a BIKE wash...
And I need to get pictures of the Jordan Spreader I smuggled in got for my birthday!
prayers for all in need...!
Aloha all. A beautiful spring day here. Jack, welcome back. I'm not hurt you didn't visit during your vast Illinois roadtrip. Really. Just drove through Elgin on the way to Geneva and back taking my mom and bride to visit all the quaint 'shoppes' there - amid the tchotchke, I found a trove of nicely-priced Lionel in a dusty corner. A 145 gateman for $35; a semaphore and box for $30. Lots else I'll have to re-visit.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
SJ missed the bannila last night. Talked with Charlie some and Brutus. No Doug or Wes either.
Charlie hope your feeling better today.
Doug don't let Dennis know as he lives in GA he might buy it all up (I'm sure he would leave you some )
got my 8617 in I thought it looked like it was plastic in the pic but its die cast so might have a shell talked to Jeff.
Hope all had a good day.
Got my dock side train set in knew engine had some issues but he said nothing about the shell being broken off, it looks like they literally just tore it off without taking top screw out. oh well will part it out I guess. Its a dc engine so it has the can motor in it just not the electronics to make it ac or electronic E-Unit.
Did some honey do today so thats done with and have doctors appointments all morning tomorrow.
talk to you all later
rtraincollectorCharlie hope your feeling better today.
I am... think I ate some bad food.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
RockIsland52Charlie.....nice score at York! A 736 was it?
A real beauty and a runner too !
Happy Birthday anjdevil !
Sounds like a great time, Roy. Hope you're feeling better, Charlie. My treasures. Now to figure out how to hook them up to see if they work.
Rich,
Doug,
Nice score on the 151 semaphore and 45N gateman. To test them:
45N,
Touch wires from transformer to binding posts.
151,
The center post is the common for the coil and the light. Connect one of the wires to it. Touch the other wire to each of the outer posts in turn. Touching one post will activate the light, and touching the other post will cause the arm to lower.
Oh thank you!
anjdevil2 , a bit late but I just logged on.
Doug, if you need more info I can send you diagrams.
BTW, the new Williams trolleys are really nice my only complaint is the lack of interior lighting.
laz 57 Blueberryhill RR jefelectric Blueberryhill RR Good Morning from Blueberryhill.... It is a cloudy 60 degrees. looks like more rain. Going up to 70 today. Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the daily chores around the house. PT this afternoon. Then, relax. Legs are a little stiff today. Need to loosen them up. Hope all involved had a good time at York. Dining car is here for the usual breakfast. Y'all have a great Monday. Chuck Chuck, Get in shape so you can come to York in the Fall. That's a great way to loosen up the legs! Seriously we would love to see you there. Bum a ride with Buckeye and Wes. Thanks for thinking of me. I'll do my best to make it. Chuck CHUCK, With all the running I do for BUCKEYE and FIFE, they should be able to take turns giving you piggyback rides. Hope you can make it in the fall. laz57
Laz,
I gained three pounds this winter. Please increase the running to at least 15 miles per day.
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
Hello all,
Glad to see everybody had a safe round trip to York. Some prizes were hauled home.
Will one of you please match faces and names in the photo?
Been over a week since I posted. I think I missed Anjdevil's birthday, Belated
If I missed any other occasions, I'm sorry.
I see Chief's Mom is having a rough time. Prayers sent.
Glad to hear 88 and Spanky are on the mend
We are having a much needed rainy evening so I took a little time to catch up.
Dads house was sinking worse than we thought. Now instead of pouring concrete to support it the plan is a new block wall. Worse news is we can't find a mason who will come in less than three weeks. I've decided to pour the footer and if a mason hasn't been found I will lay the blocks my self. I laid the foundation for my garage ten years ago. It ain't the prettiest block work but it hasn't moved.
Not much on the train front. Took grandson to the last open house of the season at the Altoona Model train museum.
I'm still considering going to the train show in Cumberland this Saturday. I'll probably pass though.Too much that needs done around here.
First Hillclimb of the season this Sunday, I will make that. Check it out http://www.beaverdalehillclimb.com/
Son is still looking for a job, I think unemployment (uncertain future) is starting to get to him.
I think I'm going to get a glass of wine and catch up on some reading.
Prayers for all who may need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Evening
Sunny and 50s today, about normal.
Got everything put away and tested, banilla is ready for those that want a fix.
S.J.
Fairly quiet right now at the 'scope, but will have 4 different observers for the shift so it will get interesting later. Computer and engineering types coming up tomorrow to play.
Chief - thoughts and prayers for your mom.
Brent - good to have you back and rest up.
Rich - happy belated birthday! Do they have a Harley flat car available?
Doug - the volcano photos were incredble! Would be interesting to see what they had to say on that in my old department (when I was looking down instead of up)
Dennis - hope you are feeling better
NavyJack - saw on another post you used to work w/ the seabees. Then obviously you know how crazy we are.
Jim S. - nice work on the flyer sign!
Finished machining the surfaces for the mounting plates for the milling attachment. Using the flycutter on the big mill was fun. Found a small machine vise that should work. Next week on the hill I should be able to drill and tap the plates and try it out. I have a couple of small live steam engine kits I want to put together (one from stock and one from castings).
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Be right there SJ, just gotta engage the banilla-circuit on the thingie
Watched Deadliest Warrior on the dvr -- William Wallace vs Shaka Zulu. My Scottish ancestors would be pleased with the results
DJSpanky - glad you are getting better!
Wife's hemoglobin was up to 11.7 and 12 is considered normal range, so really going gangbusters now! She'll get a last bag of immunoglobins Thursday and I'm taking off part of the day to help out. Her preliminary biopsy results show only a trace of her old dna, 100 percent engraftment and no graft vs host problems at this time
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jim
Almost sunny and mid 50's today. Dry enough that I cut hay mowed my lawn.
88 - Ow. Murphy's law would say that the injury was on your dominant side. You a righty trying to be a lefty now? Here's for a speedy recovery.
Navy Jack - the Triumph TR3A had independant rear suspension, didn't it? I think that is what the 'A' suffix was for. I had a Triumph Spitfire when I was in college. Fun cars - gutless, but they handled well enough to make them really fun to drive.
Anjdevil - happy birthday.
Burtus - great news about your wife.
All for now.
Evenin' All.
Had a nice chat a bit ago with Roy. I'm going to pick him up at the hotel tomorrow evening, he can't play hookie from his meetings, for an "afterhours" tour of the museum. Nothing running but it will give him a better chance to see the "inner sanctum". But, should he decide to visit on friday morning before heading back to Big D I think I can scrounge up something for him to run:
Brutus, Great news on Mrs Brutus !
Belated to Rich.
Forgot what else I was gonna say.
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Long day. Jack called, Frankie and I were hanging a ceiling fan. We did lots of wiring. Some in prep for the screened in porch to be built week of the 10th. Going back tomorrow for a few days. Water is finally down so ramp can be used.
Rich
Brent, take some advice from an older guy with more experience. When you want to try jumping from high places, take parachute training with the 82nd. Get well old buddy.
Off to bed.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
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