RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Home from the lake. Drove home through a "pressure washer". Guess what? It has caught up with me. Weather allert just went off. Severe Thunderstorm Warning. No joke!!!!! A little behind with your allert. Going to bail as lightning.
Remember, Bob's surgery tomorrow.
Later
BTW: got rain at the lake today too.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Sunny and low 90's again today.
Wife is improving - got another PT today. She wore out the first one? Looks like I'm going to be building a ramp on the steps to the deck this weekend. Not quite sure we want to tackle steps for the next month or so. I'll have to mention the idea of a tatoo to cover her new scars when I visit tomorrow. Realitively safe, as she can't throw anything yet!
FIL is improving too. Whatever attack he had yesterday has not left any visible effects. Still in the hospital for tests and observation.
My junker 200 series Alco chassis got here today. Exactly what I expected - a good source of parts for my all powered ABA project.
All for now.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s. Welcome back, MT. Thank you all for the congrats. I will pass them on to the daughter who did all the work. Congrats to Jim SP on the anniversary (almost to that mark myself (along with "saucy wench"). Good day at work as I finally got all caught up on case reports, which is the first time I have done so since I started this job. Sometimes it feels like a M*A*S*H unit in there with the reports being the "wounded", which in a sense they are. I took it easy last night, and we are having an old high school over for a visit tonight. I had the usual fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". Prayers going out to those who need them, especially Subbmmbob. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning guys. Prayers lifted for Bob, may God direct the surgeons and staff in charge of you. May you have complete success with the surgery and a fast recovery, with as little pain as possible.
No scheduled cases this morning, but I do have plenty of administrative items to tackle. Hope to get done early and get home. Bride is supposed to work this weekend, so I will be here with the kids. Perhaps it will be a good time to get some layout work done.
Best get going. Hope it is a great weekend for each of you.Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a foggy 70 degrees. Going up to 84 today with a chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. Chores this morning and PT this afternoon. I will work out at the Fitness Center, which is in the same building as the Out Patient Therapy room. I can drop in and say " Hello" to my favorite Therapist.
Dining car is here from "Points West" and it's the usual for breakfast.
Buckeye....TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Good Morning all
Thanks for the congrats. My bride planned the evening. Riverboat Dinner, perfect weather, kids with other Grandparents, soft lights . . . .
I got off “easy” ? on the gift front. As a combo birthday/anniversary gift my bride is taking her Mom to the Holy Land on a tour. Her mom is 83 and going to the Holy Land is on her bucket list. My bride is very special, and tolerant!
Jim T- Thanks! I’m watching the 650’s,
Bob – Special prayers for you and your docs and nurses this morning
Buckeye – TGIF
This evening cut grass and Saturday more garage demo work
May God bless
Jim
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Leave trains.com for four years and it really changes! Hello, everyone!
Morning all. Early trip to groomers. Got a video to shoot at 2 PM [instead of 10 AM as I had scheduled ]. Delays trip to the lake. Going to run errands and etc. Got to go to Town Hall and do some letters.
Remember Bob and his surgery. Prayers for 8N's FIL.
Got an inch of rain last night.
Have a good one.
Good Morning
Sun and low 80s today. One more day and July is gone .
No breaking news this morning, enjoy the day.......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
8ntruck - Sorry, I thought it was your brother-in-law that was sick. I hope something is found out quickly about your FIL.
Yesterday, the family and I drove to OK City for the day. I went on a Hobby Lobby run since I knew they had hugely discounted many of their model train items. I didn't find too much I had to have right now, but I did pick up a Walther's Cornerstone operating crossing gate for only $10; it usually retails about $30.
Today will be a relaxing day inside. Today and the next few will all be over 100. However, that grass is only getting higher.
Joe
Happy Friday,
Heat up to 110F today...
Subbob, 8N's Mrs & FIL
Got more packing done last night, returned my consignment items to the owners, so that put me behind schedule. But had the Princess with me and that made it more fun. We stopped to get a book which she read to me on the way back. She probably stayed up all night to read it. She does that.....alot....but at least she reads!
I got my exit interview done, have to close out the month and then off to pack some more. It's very stressful, everybody wants me to stay, but I have to do what I have to do.
TGIF, my friends, hope to see you all on the other side of the month. I'll be checking in until 5 pm.
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
Prayers for Bob's surgery
Congratulations to Jim and his bride on 32 big ones. God Bless.
Congratulations to Mike for the new baby.
Yesterday was a zoo. Waited over half the day for service people to show up and they finally came about 2:00PM after promising morning time. The plummer and the tree trimmers showed up at the same time so they had to dodge each other in the yard. Plummer was fixing sprinkler system. Cable TV took a dump but got that back on this morning with a call to Time Warner.
Still waiting for my MTH Z4000 to arrive from Maryland. It was due yesterday.
Have a good day y'all,
Ray
SPMan
Good afternoon everyone. Home already and so far it is a nice day...hot, but nice. Fed Ex dropped off our son's new violin. This would be a whole lot cheaper if they didn't grow so fast and need a larger one. At least the kids are far enough apart that daughter will get son's current one and so on.
Got some sad news today. The son of one of the guys who was killed from the FD while I was up there died this week. He didn't have a good life from many aspects, but it is still sad that its over.
Jim, I too want to go to Israel. Our church goes over every year, so it may happen someday soon. From what others have told me, it is like no other experience.
Chief, hope you are able to get the interview done and head to some peace and relaxation soon. We are looking at some thunder boomers again this afternoon. Hope it is not too bad up your way.
God Bless,Dennis
SPJim and Dennis,
I went to Israel a few years ago for work. I was there for about 45 days. I was able to visit the prominent holy sites in Jerusalem, as well as the Massada and Dead Sea. I spent time in Tel Aviv and some smaller towns in the south. Israel is an amazing place even with all that goes on over there. I would like to go back with my family on a vacation some time.
Ho HO HOO off to the lake I go!!!!!
Good Evening
Another nice day. I just enjoyed it. Banilla is ready and the rotating beacon is humming.
S.J.
Hello all
Surgery went well. They actually called me up and had me come in early. The surgeon was great. She knows her stuff and is great for support. Stomach hurts pretty good and I could use some sleep as I didn't get much last night. Ran the trains a bit to show Nancy after we got back.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I'm honored to know all of you.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
glad your home and all is fine now dennis will tell you take it easy for a while so that means you should have plenty of time to run trains and talk to us
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Bob thats great, home already,get well soon.
Glad to hear things are going well, Bob - hang in there!
Had some rain storms here in the Saint Louis are today. Worked, played a video game for a while, and now chatting with RT, SJ and Charlie. Wife and kids come home from KC tomorrow, so I'll have to spif the place up a bit when I get home from work tomorrow. Hope all have/had a great one today
Tardis is ready and we have brownies from RT, so let's hit it! Just need some banilla
Rainy, cloudy, sunny 90 today.
Bob - hope your recovery goes well.
My wife thinks that they are going to release her from the hospital tomorrow. Her PT had her out for a couple of walks today, one included stairs. Maybe I won't have to do a ramp this weekend after all. I mentioned the 'hide the scar with a tatoo' idea to her tonight. She thought a minute then said maybe a dragon or a snake, or even a snake looking like it is wound around the scar like the medical symbol. No new news about FIL. In our family, no news about things like this is good news.
So sorry, all youse old guys. I'm on vacation next week - won't be contributing to your SS checks.....
Bob.....great news. Home so soon? Who did you pith off to get ejected that quickly? Hook up with 8N and start picking out tattoos for yourself and his wifey. Maybe you can get a volume discount?
Jack.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Glad to hear all went well Bob. I hope you have a speedy recovery - it sounds as if you're already on that path.
8N - Enjoy your time off and your good news. I'll be paying these old geezers' checks for another 20 years or so and I know I won't see any of it. I'll write it off as charity.
We had a pretty quiet day. I finally mowed the grass. Then I had time to troubleshoot an uncoupling track, and test the operating crossing gate. All went well and are working.
Good night,
Bob you the man,couple hours out of surgery and your running trains.Glad it went well. 8N good news about the wife.Joe looks like Ill be contributing for another 24 years so Id better live long enough to get something out of it.
Brutus Im really lucky to have 3 great kids.Oldest is my step daughter but we have been together since she was 3.As far as she is concerned I am daddy.She turned 16 this year.How time flies.Also have 9 year old princess and a 6 year old son.
It is a cloudy 68 degrees. Going up to 86 today with a chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. I have some paperwork to do and the usual chores around the house. PT went well yesterday. I am achy today. Right knee hurts right now. I need to work it today to loosen it up.
Not much new in the train subject. Still have to order my new car from Marty.
Dining car is here and it's a Cheerios breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
hey harold, welcome to the coffee pot. i am a newcomer, but these guys are all great and have made me feel welcome also. sbmmbob....dont know for sure, havent read your post, but think you have come out of the hospital and are doing well. i am glad to hear it. i know that the sky will be watched properly again. ha..ha..still looking for virginian passenger car williams streamline set. also decided on lionel s-2 electric for next loco. weather is not forecast to be too bad this weekend. need a break anyway. wes i was trying to get on your facebook so we could talk guns and logging. my real name is jack virgin. navyjack
Mornin' boys. Beautiful moorning in the Mid-Atlantic region. Watered the garden and adding some fresh H2O to the pond (which I think might have a hairline leak ). After dropping wifey off at work, will be down in mancave sprucin' things up should anjdevil hook that right hand exit off of 95. 88 - I'll buzz you if he calls from Quantico.
Speedy recovery to submmbob and Mrs 8ntruck.
Hudson - I literally missed the boat on Wed. Wifey and #2 princess were out shopping, and I was left standing at the dock. Discovered my house battery bit the dust, so off to WestMarine...again. Oh well. Fifeygramma lives nearby store, so stopped by for a visit (little voice told me to...hope that don't mean something...)
Nothing new on the train front. Still waiting for my favorite train store to call with my WM Gp-35. Wifey just informed me that we may do a road trip in Oct to MAINE for #2 princess college open-house.
Cuh---ching...
Good morning everyone. It is a beautiful day out, but I am sure it will be a hot one as AC kicked on at 0700. Wife is working and so I am home with the kids. Plan to get some of the honey do list done and make SWMBO a happy woman. (Besides, it will allow for more time on the layout later )
Bob, glad to hear you are at home. Guess they were able to do it through the scope. As mentioned earlier, you will have to take it easy. Though things are much better with the scope, abdominal surgery is still a painful experience. Even more than when we do hearts as the abdomen is always in motion.
Joe, thanks for the heads up on Israel. It has been a desire of mine for some time. Just need to make it happen. I do hear that it is not the type of vacation that is relaxing as you are always on the go with so much to see. Plus, I think it is only natural for ones "guard" to be up.
We took the kids violin teacher out to dinner last night. She is in her 80's and is really a fun lady to have in company. She has lived in a number of places across the country and has met a number of famous people and plenty of fun stories to tell. On a troubling note, her son who is in his 50's has developed an addiction to crack. He has started to steal from her. Puts her in a most difficult position. I have contacted someone with a whole lot of experience in such issues from the Sheriff's Dept. Hope he has some suggestions that we can help.
Hope everyone is having a blessed weekend.Dennis
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