happy fathers day guys....for anyone liking the sopranos...son married a sicilian girl, she is very thought full and pretty also. wife had a baby shower for her, looked like a scene from the godfather. he had it out in our yard with all christina's relatives, and there were more black luxury cars in our driveway than there ever was. wes i havent won a shay yet, but i won a little gas powered logging critter(gas mechanical is how i believe they describe it). i would still like to win a shay, maybe a climax and an outside frame 4-4-0. the southern fried chicken sounded good mr. baker. this is the morning when i am supposed to have grits, pat i hope you, jack, bob and everyone else have a great day. navyjack
Happy Father's Day ALL.....
Chris got home on Thursday evening. All is well ! Had a good trip, and I think he learned alot, as well as some self-confidence and reassurance. From everything he has told me he did well. (We have a very close relationship, he shares a lot of stuff with me he won't his Mom. So it works well all things are necessary to be told.) Anyway, El Camino did come home with a sparrow in the grill. What is really funny is what has happened since he has been home. He had quit his job in Feb., because of school, which was fine. He paid for the trip himself, and upon getting back home realized he spent more money that he had planned on. So Friday he gets a call from Bev-Mo, ( a chain of wholesale liquor stores. The stores are about the size of a super-market) anyway he had put in an application a couple of weeks ago. And they called him Friday for an interview Today. He got the job! Unbelievable!
We spent the day today planting rocks in the front flower bed. Tired! Need to start getting ready for the Train running this week.
Checked out the MGIO website, was an interesing website!
Hope everyone survives the weather OK.
Jack, who is training who?
Later, Guys
Don
Good morning [well, I need to go to bed]. Reclinerized after gettting home late. Sat down to watch news. Made it through the weather. Showing T'storms going out of VA mountains and along the state line. Hope they make the lake house. Real dry there. Watered all of Pam's flower beds up there. Need some rain here. Speaking of rain. Heard bad storms up north and especially in MI. Hope all of our gang is OK.
Finn is growing fast. A lot taller than Lucy now. Burg and him seems to be getting along a lot better. They really do good at the lake house.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
SEVERE storms going on here ... thought I'd jump in between lightning and just say hi while I quickly check emails and bids .....
Mowed the yard, filled in some low spots with black dirt, but didn't get to trim today and it's all just too muddy under the deck and down in the trees - hoping it dries off a bit tomorrow. It was hot and humid out, so I took it easy and rested often. Then rested and watched some episodes of the Woodwright Shop, and ended up with a nice steak dinner at Chili's.
Nice chat with RT, SJ and Charlie - Tardis is ready, so let's go guys! We have some cookies from the bakery to go with the banilla
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Happy Father's Day Guys!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Hi All,
Everything is going fine. Hot and beautiful.
A BLESSED FATHER'S DAY TO ALL !
Prayers for all in need especially for those "IN HARMS WAY"
Sunny, muggy 80' here this evening. Started out 90's and muggy. Thunderstorm blew trhough mid afternoon and cooled things off a little - shut down the swap meet and canceled the dirt track races tonight too.
Walked around the swap meet (automotive) for a couple of hours. Came away with a new wire brush for my angle grinder and a Craftsman table saw molding cutter set - $24 total spent. Considered a 400 inch small block Chevy short block for $75, but I don't really need another project like that. Besides, with the heads available now, a 350 with a stroker crank and over bore will make as much power - probably be more dependable too.
Put the new Coke box car on order at the LHS.
All for now.
Dougdg, yep ate them at noon still enjoying them. burb, pardon.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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RockIsland52 Grayson......you still may be the youngest on the Forum, no? Jack
Grayson......you still may be the youngest on the Forum, no?
Jack
Chronologically speaking you are correct, but when it comes to the behavior of some who visit that is noway an accurate statement.
Evenin' All.
Been a pretty lazy day, put yesterday's museum toys away after checking & servicing then it was time for baseball. Dogers & Sox, now it's the O's and the Padres.
SJ, A big sack of Whitecastles, yumyum, they are so good but I would be tasting them for several hours after eating them.
Did make a trip to the grocery, picked up the goodies to fix Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Smashed Spuds w/milk gravey & Corn-on-da-cob. Why go out for dinner and put up with the crowds, just as soon fix it myself at home.
for all of those in need.
May all have a Happy Father's Day !
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Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 90s in "Infernodiana" (ok, not as good as Hotlanta, but it is the best I can do). Was going to be very ambitious today, but grandkids and graduation party derailed all activity. Maybe tomorrow working around the IRL race I will get some tasks accomplished. None of the "good guys" qualified well. Will Power is on the pole. Dennis, perhaps you should post Spoiler Alerts when talking about the movie. This talk of a gangster character makes me wonder if you doing a parody of the "Sopranos". You said it was about fathers and the dad in the Sopranos was a major focus of the shows. My son might even be interested in this flick. As Captain Amazing said in "Mystery Men", "Keep up the good work". I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL anytime. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Glad you got out all right, Roy.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Evening
Hot and sunny all day.
Menu for grilled chicken is postponed till tomorrow. Youngest two grandsons proudly walked in with a huge sack of White Castles. That was at noontime and that took care of S J for today.lol Got plenty of banilla for the thingy trip though.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY .....................................S.J.
SPMan Dennis, my daughter in law is from China. I'll ask her if she ever heard of that rice dish you described. Ray
Dennis, my daughter in law is from China. I'll ask her if she ever heard of that rice dish you described.
Ray
Ray, it is pronounced Con-Gee. From what I was told, it pretty much is a staple of the Chinese family diet for young kids.
Father in law and his wife are here as we will be filming the final scene of the movie tomorrow at the church. While we still have the rest of this week for other scenes, this one will include well over 2000 extras. Should be a lot of fun...and a lot of work! Anyway, we all went out to dinner tonight for Italian food and are now stuffed to the gills.
Raining like crazy outside which will bring a welcome relief to the heat. I am told that the heat index for this past week of filming was 110 degrees. Had some folks on the verge of heat exhaustion.
Got a call from one of the guys I work with. His son is taking a "Adventure Camp" in which the kids take some piece of machinery/electronics, etc. that doesn't work and they learn how to diagnose a problem, then, fix it. Sounds like a good course for the young ones. He wanted to know if I had anything his kid could try to work on. I went through my train inventory and they all work, so he got an old VCR that we had laying around.
RT, good luck with the baker position. That seems to be your forte' and I am sure it will come with a little more green to spend on trains.
Hope each of you have a great weekend.God Bless,Dennis
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fifedog RockIsland - The only thing Brent learned from The Karate Kid is "wax-on,wax-off..." The penalty box Bad dog.
RockIsland - The only thing Brent learned from The Karate Kid is "wax-on,wax-off..."
The penalty box
Bad dog.
Good morning all, got some sad news a couple of days ago about a tragedy for West Coast Railfans. A guy I know who operates private railroad cars for excursions among other things was on his way home from a private railcar trip. He was driving between L.A. and Arizona when his car crashed and rolled according to local police. His wife was driving and sadly was killed. He was hospitalized for several days himself. Don't know anymore details yet but sent him an E mail. Hope he gets it eventually. He was the partner of a departed friend of mine who was into a lot of things about trains. He started off in HO and graduated to the real thing before his death. The two of them founded a business to provide railroad equipment to the movie industry. My departed friend also worked at the California State Railroad museum when it was being built. He did restoration work at the Nevada State Railroad Museum as well. Hope everyone has a nice father's day tomorrow. I'll be happy if someone else does the cooking or takes us out.
Sent my MTH Z4000 transformer back to Maryland yesterday for repair. $50 for packing and shipping expense but cheaper than a new one.
SPMan
Afternoon all!
Back from a week of delayed flights. Spent far more time waiting in planes or airports due to delays than time in the air. Flying has really become a miserable experience. All flights full and loaded with long standby lists since so many miss their flights due to the delays or cancelled flights.
Hot and sunny here for Fathers Day weekend. 100 tomorrow and high 90's today. No rain in sight here.
I was able to escape Chicago earlier than planned yesterday and before all the storms Doug described really messed things up. Unfortunately (sincere apologies Doug - hopefully next time) I was unable to find time to meet with Doug during my short 1.5 day trip. Hope your trip to the beach in Crystal Lake is a fun one.
Relaxing here. Texted the kids this week while traveling to remind them this weekend was Fathers Day weekend and I expect pampering and presents. Also noted the weekend is loaded with races (NASCAR, Rolex Sports Car, etc.) Unfortunately I cannot repeat their responses.
At least the missus this morning made me eggs, toast, and bacon to order for breakfast! It was delish!
Well off to park myself in front of the TV with races, magazines, and a book I am trying to finish.
Regards, Roy
Morning to All,
Belated birthday wishes SJ. Prayers for those that need'em. RT hoping the baking position works out.
Been a busy week 4 days of training, 3 more next week and then it lightens up for a while. Hosting Father's Day dinner tomorrow, finished all the outside chores, mowing, trimming etc. Will be heading to sprint car races tonight with my Dad. He and my Mom are coming up this afternoon. The Mrs. doesn't much enjoy the sprint car races, so glad Dad is coming to go along. Son and his GF along with brother and his family will be coming tomorrow. Sister and BIL and my little train buddy are in Seattle visiting BIL's family so no trains tomorrow, otherwise I'd have been out in the train room preparing for his visit.
Got to get some lunch, Mrs. is at grocery store taking on provisions for the Father's Day dinner.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Alohoa all. Wow, what storms through last eve. I was home hours late due to trees on the train track. Pastor's house struck by lightning and caught fire. Good thing they were all OK. Off to the beach at Crystal Lake
Good morning everyone. Quick check in before getting into the honey do list. Been exceptionally busy and so the house work has been put off till today. Funny story, I got home late again last night from the movie set. I had helped "make-up" dept. with the looks for a gangster who gets shot. I showed them how to apply the blood so it looked real. Anyway, this fake blood doesn't wash off too easily. This morning, when my wife came to check on me for sleeping so late, she sees the fake blood on my hand and wants to know what happened.
Chief, I don't put milk on grits. Cream of rice which I referred to has a creamy consistancy and is not as course as grits but you don't need milk. Anyway grits are fine with me now. I had to eat the other stuff when I had stomach trouble a long time ago.
Got to run,
Ray"
Ray, when we were in China, they had a thing called "Congi" which was rice with milk. The babies were pretty much given a diet of it and they loved it. I, however, was not brave enough to try it.
Will try to check in soon.Dennis
Good Morning
Sun going to 89 or so, air feels heavy, hard to breath. I'm stayin inside but don't like losing a summer day. The storms reached here just at chat time so everything electronic gets unplugged. We were spared the worst and power stayed on. Granny fixed me a nice omlette for breakfast that will hold me for awhile. Grilled chicken is on the menu for supper.
Have a great day....S.J.
RockIsland52 Didn't want to jinx him. Brent is watching Karate Kid to pick up on some safe painting techniques. By the way, RT, shouldn't you be practicing your baking ans be sending us samples for our opinions? Jack
Didn't want to jinx him. Brent is watching Karate Kid to pick up on some safe painting techniques. By the way, RT, shouldn't you be practicing your baking ans be sending us samples for our opinions?
and I do those that ride the tardis get some every night like last night was Chocolate cake With a light chocolate icing ( mixture of white icing and chocolate icing )
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Didn't want to jinx him. Brent is watching Karate Kid to pick up on some safe painting techniques. By the way, RT, shouldn't you be practicing your baking and be sending us samples for our opinions?
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
RockIsland52 Just a quick spash and go, The heat will be settling in here too this weekend, may hit 90 today. Already 75 and climbing. First the Bruins, now the Celtics. Doom and gloom. At least the Red Sox are closing fast. Chief.....continued prayers for your Mom. Stay strong, brother. Grayson......you still may be the youngest on the Forum, no? Rich.....tell your Mom we are praying for her foot recovery, and tell her to slow down. Don......what if Chris never comes home? He's got the El Camino. Chuck....no PT update? What happened? Didn't Attiless show up? Spanky.....glad to hear PT is coming along and the hammy is cooperating finally. We are off to NH for some dog training! Later, gang. Jack
Just a quick spash and go,
The heat will be settling in here too this weekend, may hit 90 today. Already 75 and climbing. First the Bruins, now the Celtics. Doom and gloom. At least the Red Sox are closing fast.
Chief.....continued prayers for your Mom. Stay strong, brother.
Rich.....tell your Mom we are praying for her foot recovery, and tell her to slow down.
Don......what if Chris never comes home? He's got the El Camino.
Chuck....no PT update? What happened? Didn't Attiless show up?
Spanky.....glad to hear PT is coming along and the hammy is cooperating finally.
We are off to NH for some dog training!
Later, gang.
Jack forgot 88 and his PT
a nice lazy day here 75 and light clouds today. had a severe storm last night right after I got home and lasted about 2 hours not sure how much rain we got but we needed it.
Good Morning from the Jersey Shore: Sunny, 78, going to 85 with a chance of thunder storms. No fishing today, my son went camping with some friends and I dont go without my partner. The fishing is slow anyway.
I purchased a PW Lionel 221 Dryfuss Hudson on Ebay for a reasonable price last week and I am waiting for it to arrive.
Thoughts and prayers to all in need.
John
Mornin' boys. S'posed to be hazy, hot and humid all weekend long. Gonna plant some blue flowers in the newly redone garden, then go grocery shopping.
So lemme get this straight, we're gonna have 3 bakers around here? Please don't dress alike or I'll really be confused...
Nice to hear from Grayson.
You guys are really good to be able to read my post last night with all the typos!
Thanks for the suggestions. We are still putting together the agenda.
More poison ivy to get out
May God bless
Jim
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny and clear 65 degrees. Going up to 82 today with a chance of rain, later.
Today is a busy day. I have chores to do and a project to finish. Later, I will watch the Nascar race and ballgame. Not much else new here.
Dining car is here for the usual Cheerios breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
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