Good afternoon all,
Another day of rain here in Enid, OK. At least I'm not at work; enjoying the final day of this four-day weekend. The family and I have played Dominos and Wii Backyard Football. Now we may go for a drive to Oklahoma City (an hour 15 away). It will get us out of the house and I may get to stop at a hobby shop.
Chief - If you're referring to me as the Okie, you will be a bit disappointed. I am a Yankee originally from PA. I am in the Air Force and currently stationed here. If it's any consolation, my wife is originally from Muskogee, OK. We were also stationed in Abilene, TX, at one point.
Hudson - If my son is a future professional angler, his maternal grandfather will be the one to coach and manage him. He used to fish in bass tournaments all the time.
Regards,
Joe
Well, we had a nice 4th of July with all the traditional hot dogs and hamburgers plus watermellon. #2 son also attended freinds get together and brought home some good Mexican food from there. Home made Carnitas sort of like pulled pork. I will make some homemade burritos with it.
NavyJack, Yes we are all Americans now! I served in a historic Virginia National Guard unit which was part of the 29th division back in the 50's after Korea. Our division patch was blue and gray because we had units from both North and South. They also fought together on the beaches of Normandy in WWII.
Cool weather continues here in the morning. Our town is having a parade this morning and a friend of mine is playing in a dixieland band at a park this afternoon so the 4th weekend goes on.
Best fireworks this weekend was at the Los Angeles Angels stadium in Anaheim after the game.
My Z4000 MTH transformer made it back to Maryland according to the service information on their website. Hope they are not too busy to look at it soon.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Morning all chatting with Brutus. day off. Plan to just relax today. Hope all had a good and safe weekend.
Back to work tomorrow for next 5 days but off sunday was supose to be off sat but signed up for OT on sat so all is good.
Talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Morning all. Moving slow this AM. Burg does not like the bangs. He doesn't like "gun fire" either unless it is me shooting a squirrel. Then he is OK [funny]. He really does not like thunder storms and hides from them. Lucy and Finn ignored it.
Nice to see an OKie on here. First cousin to a Texican. [that should bring on a conversation] That reminds me. We had real Texicans at the "gathering" last night. From Boumont.
More clean up to do and then go to Mom's for a few. [shes getting worse]
Later.
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
Hot already, going into the 90s. Humidity is up as well.
Ahh we had a great yesterday, our little family, food and fireworks galore. My bodys tired today but the memories make it worthwhile. Have a great day......S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Morning all. Rich, did you stop by Pedro at South of the Border? I remember reading those signs for many miles before getting there.Hudson, I have been through your area many times. Have a friend who lived in Tom's River and many guys on the job up there had second homes down that way. Nice area.
Well, family is ready to go out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Hope everyone is having a wonderful time.Dennis
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Good Morning from the Jersey Shore: Sunny, 79 going to 98 today.
I am glad that everyone had a great time yesterday. The parade was fun and the turnout for participants and watchers was good. As we were lining up we had a Haz-Mat larm from a neighboring town, a crew of our haz-mat techs left with the Haz-Mat rigs for Barnegat. Our Haz-Mat Team covers Ocean County and parts of Burlington and Monmouth as well. Yes Chief, I blasted them with the old mechanical siren. If I see that it bothers someone I refrain. I then spent the rest of the day grillin and chillin with my BIL, Dan. We grilled for all of our family, as well as the employees of our wive's ice cream shop.
RI52 Jack, If you are looking on the map, we are just South of Toms River on the Bay side.When it comes to mosquitoes, or AKA, the Jersey State Bird, we find that the propane/ electrical mosquito magnet works well. Coupled with the tiki torches at night, I was bitten maybe once of twice early on woking in the garden. Now since the mosquito magnet has been in place it is great.
RT, I guess that Jersey is not for everyone, especially if the people you meet are "joiks". I work throughout the entire State and the cultures and perspectives that people from different parts of the State have are really different. North East Jersy has a lot of NYC influence and you can pick it up while down towards Vineland, the people that settled their in the 1930's were from the glass manufacturing areas of the South, mainly Georgia and the attitudes of the people and even the way the properties are laid out reflect it.
8N: The race car seems to be coming together good. The big part is that nothing broke. Congrats on the tool box.
DEMAY, Joe, the fishing trip may spark his interest even more. You may have a future Bill Dance there.
Fife: It can be worse, we have a Black Lab puppy that just turned 9 months. Last month he found a litter of 3 baby rabbits. Their mother was killed by a fox according to a neighbor. We have a pet rabbit, so he decided that we need 3 more. They are now with a local wildlife rehab specialist and they are doing well.He got mad when she took them away. Come to think of it he came from a rescue league out of North Carolina.
Rich: Glad that you made it safe and you are having a good time. The job market is tight. We have a hiring freeze, but keep checking the web site.
Thoughts and prayers to all in need.
John
It's Monday...and I'm still here!!
Last night was great, friends, food and Family. The "locals" supplied the fireworks, it was fun.
Princess is off with the girls to Avon By The Sea, I'm going hunt around for job prospects. It was hot
yesterday, but by no means swealtering, being used to the sub-tropical climes, it was ok.
Saw my buddy's Gold Wing, I just may have to pop for one....
RT - no problem, Jersy ain't for everyone...
Chief, I slipped through the Rebel Guards in SC & NC, no problems...the cloaking device works good on the car!
Blew through Baltimore, waved at Fife just before the Key Tunnel...
for those in need, will check back later!
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
Mornin' boys. Hot. Gonna stay hot.
RockIsland - I need to borrow Maximus. The rabbits in my yard do not respect our Collie. Coulda swore the other day a bunny did the Russian leg-kick-dance right in front of Lassie,and he didn't flinch. I just told the dog he's embarrassing.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 68 degrees. Beautiful day beginning. Going up to 88 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have some chores to do and then, I will relax. I plan on being in the train room this afternoon. Ballgame today. Indians are falling apart. Too many on the injured list.
Dining car is here and it's the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
hello guys, hope everyone is ok. served with guys from the north and the south. most were good guys. at this time of year i think of friends i met in the service who have passed. also there was some kind of civil war thing in the mississippi river at the rock island arsenal(dad is buried there at the national cemetary). seems kinda strange, we kid each other about being rebs and yankees, but we all end up together. what i think matters is that we are all americans, and we have each others back. won auctions on a mercedes 500, ssk, and a jaguar xk-120. am still waiting to get my on30 critter. had brats and macaronii salad on the third, corn and ice cold watermelon. wife made cookies for the grandkids. sounded like everyone had a great time with their families. jack i always admire your dog. he is sharp and bet he watches the grandkids. dobies are great family dogs if raised with the kids. chief, i had lots of sweet iced tea this weekend. i always think about you when i am drinking it. wish i could let you taste some german or sicilian food, bet you would like it as much as i like southern food. my grandpa wilhelm koeller was from germany, came to u.s., my uncle richard fought and died fighting the nazies in ww2(see all germans are not nazies) take care guys. navyjack
Just a quick splash and go. From the sounds of things everyone had a great July 4th except for Demay who got a soaking.
What a day! A small affair. We had the granddaughters over with the daughter and SIL, my son, and a good friend. BBQ ribs, bbq chicken, regular chicken, steak, and pork......and that was just the meats! Son did all of the grill work. Mojitos and beer. Three desserts, or was it four? It was a scorcher here, topped out at 93. Kiddie pool got a workout (28" deep) and the adults were not to be denied due to the temps. The water temp hit 82.
The USAF formation flew right over our place going to and from the downtown Boston festivities. And enough folks in the neighborhood put on their own fireworks displays that we didn't have to leave our deck to catch two decent amateur shows across the pond. No sirens, so I guess everyone and everything remains intact. It was great to just relax in the warm summer ambience.
The mosquitoes showed up about 9PM but we were ready for them. Wish I had stock in Deep Woods Off. That stuff works! I kept ahead of the game on the cleanup, so when we all retired indoors at 10PM there wasn't much to do except relax.
It looks like we might do it all again tomorrow. Weather is supposed to be the twin of today.
Later gang. Time for a good snooze.
Jack
PS: Chief......how did your dogs and the new pup do with the fireworks? Ours was with us when one of the neighbors started shooting off the heavier loud stuff. Maximus could have cared less, was too busy checking out the perimeter of his yard in the hopes he would finally catch the nemesis rabbits that have the audacity to enter his domain. No luck, they were in hiding. The chipmunks too.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Evening everyone! Was a very nice day today. Had a great speaker at church and Sunday school was very good too. FIL and his bride came down and we headed out to the sports park where our church both honors the vets and our country with a big 4th of July celebration. They had a bunch of inflatables as well as lots of activities for the kids and families. Unfortunately, the SOG parachute team had to bail as they had very bad weather where they were taking off from. But, the music was great and we had some awesome fireworks. The crowd was about 25,000 strong, which set a record for the largest crowd for any event in the entire city.
I am about wiped out right now. Time for bed. We are not operating tomorrow, so it should be a restful day.God Bless,Dennis
The last couple just left!!!!!! A monster crowd. Over 60 people here for hot dogs. I cooked from 5:15 until 7:00. Then went to big celabration at the school. Said a few words and then the fireworks. Lead folks through the dark park back to their vehicles. I knew the best and most direct trail as I have walked it a many a time. Tired and so are the children [dogs]. Wifey insists on cleaning kitchen so let her. Off to bed for me and the gang.
God bless the USA.
Good evening all and Happy 4th of July! It rained all day today causing the local fireworks show to be cancelled. Oh well, I was able to spend the day in the garage working on the layout and playing with the kids. It is now time to relax with the wife as the kids are nestled away in bed.
CNW - Glad to hear your son caught a fish. My father-in-law will be here in six days to await the arrival of our newest son. He will take my 7 y/o son fishing, which will hopefully satisfy his fishing desire until the end of Summer.
Good night all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 90s. World Cup still going on. Will finish next Sunday. Watched IRL race from the Glen today. Vitor had some kind of problem and was well off the pace. Swiss Miss was on her way to beating the Princess but crashed out. Penske won with Will Power so the whole race was a bummer. Did go to Mass this morning and then to 4th of July parade. Chief, when you visit the "deserter", I am only 50 miles north of you. When at Madison, you can also visit Hanover College where the saucy wench and I met, and where Mrs. Buckeye went to school as well. I had bran muffins on the dining car for breakfast this morning. It was a good drive last night on the Tardis and I can drive again tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Happy 4th!
Increasing sunshine and high 80's. Humidity to match.
I've set off my obligitory package of Black Cats, and gotten the obligitory 'grow up' comments from my wife. Traditions. Gotta love them.
This week's race was a two night special. Ran qualifying on Friday to set the inside row, then again on Saturday night to set the outside row, then the feature on Saturday night. Sucessful night(s). Ended up 15th out of 22, the driver got almost 100 laps of experience, we found a good set up for the car, and did not break anything. Won a big tool cabinet too. Good thing we had the sponcer's sticker on the car.
As a bonus, we had the honor of carrying Old Glory for the flag cermony on Friday night.
About time to fire up the grill for the hot dogs.
All for now.
Jack we left N.J. 26 years ago and have no desire to go back nothing but problems there when we were ( basically the group we were associated with) Rich and rest from there nothing personal but just wasn't for us. the best thing we have decided that came out of being there when we were was we met and neither of us from there.
Hope all have a good 4th Got home about hour and half ago off tomorrow not much else going on. Hope all have a safe one.
After catching up on posts form Rich and John, I've been looking at maps to refresh my memory from my days living in NJ over 35 yrears ago.....lots of good times and I miss the place.
93 here and still the temps are climbing. I spent the AM mostly working on the kiddie pool for the kiddies who are supposed to arrive with daughter and son-in-law around 4. Thank the Lord they volunteered to bring all of the food and do some cooking. Thank the Lord they volunteered to bring all of the food and do some cooking. Two other couples and the son are also scheduled to attend. The beer is ice cold and I am hoping to drive down the inventory levels a tad......but usually this crowd has moderated its consumption.
After the pool, I watered the flowers. Cleaned up from yesterday's festivities. Worked Maximus the dog who has decided that he is a "refined" dog who likes the a/c over the outdoor heat. The lawn is still browning out despite the watering, so it looks like I may be losing that battle. The chipmunks continue to wreak havoc on the annuals planted in the ground but seem to be leaving the potted plants alone.
I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend and doesn't spend too much time in front of the tube watching AMC John Wayne westerns. The weather is just too nice to spend the day indoors.
Later, gang.
Jack.
Happy July 4th! Here's a link I think you might enjoy about saying thanks to those in Harm's way.
http://www2.nationalreview.com/video..._060110_C.html
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Happy 4th of July!!! Slept late and then made biscuits, bacon and eggs for "brunch". We're going to my folks' house for dinner and taking Chewy with us so she isn't alone. She is okay with all the bangs and whizzes and whistles as long as she has us with her. TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
ChiefEaglesUs REBS celebrate today as it is independance from England
Chief, I recall from the Ken Burns Civil War Series that the town of Vicksburg, Miss. surrendered on the 4th of July 1863 because the confederate commander believed that he could get the best terms from the "enemy" on that day. However, Vicksburg did not celebrate the 4th of July again until 1945. Now that's what I call holding a grudge. Have a good 4th all,
Happy 4th Guys... Best weather in Northern Michigan for the holiday in years.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Morning all. Back from Sunday School. Getting ready for the herd to arrive this PM. Thank you wifey.
Fife, we will be watching yuz giz.
Rich, do not drive back down I-95. We may block the highway and arrest you as a Carpet Bagger.
Hudson, don't blast too loud on the siren.
Us REBS celebrate today as it is independance from England. We also celibrate Succession Day.
BTW: has that Un-American game finished? [Mike, thanks for the note]. Wifey's Uncle lives in Madison IN. We call him a diserter.
Have a great and safe 4th. God bless the USA.
fifedogHappy Independence Day boys. Mornin' English. Think it's gonna be a hot one here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Cook-out and swimming down at the beach. Watched fireworks at the shoreline last night - beautiful evening. This is the first time I've taken vacation over the 4th, not sure how to handle it. Headin' for a mini-raid down to Williamsburg this week.
Happy Independence Day boys. Mornin' English. Think it's gonna be a hot one here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Cook-out and swimming down at the beach. Watched fireworks at the shoreline last night - beautiful evening. This is the first time I've taken vacation over the 4th, not sure how to handle it. Headin' for a mini-raid down to Williamsburg this week.
Fify - The Virginia Southern Military Guard met today and decided, because of your stature, you will be given a pass to travel down to Williamsburg unimpeded.
Pat
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Good Morning
Sunny going to 91.
HAVE A SAFE and PLEASANT FOURTH of JULY.
Good Morning and Happy Fourth of July from the Jersey Shore, 75, Sunny, going to 95.
We had a great time at my nieces's wedding yesterday. Everything seemed to go smooth. My wife is her Godmother, and she was involved with everything. She is working on her scrapbook now.
Busy day today. Parade at Ocean Gate this morning. The Fire Engines are ready. This is a fun, short parade, with a lot of enthusiasm. Fireworks tonight in Beachwood, nearby my wife and her sister's ice cream shop. It is their busiest day of the year and they will be busy until after midnight. My brother in law and I will be grillin and chillin.
Chief, thanks for the compliment and you deseve one for your 16 years of service. During yesterday's parade my son informed me that there were only 2 guys there from the Fire Company who were older than the 1957, REO, 2 1/2 ton, Converted Military Brush Truck that I was driving. I was 1 of the guys.
Thoughts and prayers for all of those in need.
Have a Happy and Safe Fourth of July,
Happy 4th of July to everyone.
It is a sunny 60 degrees. Going up to 90 today. It will be hot.
Today is an easy day. I will relax and run trains later. Maybe watch some John Wayne movies. Not much else going on.
I wonder what LAZ is doing nowdays ?
Y'all have a great Sunday.
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