Good morning all, just a quick check in here. Hope everyone is OK. Had a great day yesterday with the grandson at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was the first time he had ever seen one. I'm off to the TCA Western Div. train meet now. Hope to see some old friends and run some trains. I got a phone call on Thursday from MTH that my Z4000 transformer has been fixed and is on the way back to me. Have a good day all.
Ray
SPMan
Mornin' All.
The other half is out da door with a few other hens hittin' some "garage sales" this morning. They go over the listings to the extent that it probably looks like Eiesnehower's staff planning D-Day. Oh well, finish this up then it is back out to a nice quiet patio with another cup of coffee.
Comic-Con brings out some interesting people but I guess it could be worse. Just think what it would draw for a "fill-in-the-blank" political convention. Pass the barf bags please.
3.6 ?, that doesn't even qualify as a good foot massage. If it was in D.C. it surely was felt in many more states than four, confusion being near the top of the list.
Time to go refill the mug then go commune with mother nature.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Good morning
Overcast and humid going to the 90s.
More rain and storms forecast kind of unusual for end of july. By now most everything has dried up. Little round Os for breakfast. Grannys new lens is working like it was intended, now if she can overcome the post op issues all will be great for her. Have a super weekend.
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
Evenin Girls and Boys? DougDG - you must be referring to fife in the grass skirt!
RT - My turn to drive. Everyone be ready for extra cool (FROSTY) air in the Tardis.
Ray - Yes, NASCAR this weekend. And one of the fife five plus the Blue Goose is bound to win.
Don - And you want to move???
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Let me get this right...there's an "other magazine"... Nobody tells me nothing ! I'll never get to read about Dougnotta's triumphs in SANDY-EGGO.
Banks - Make sure you stop and wave in a real exagerative manner. I'm not leaving the dock today with temps feelin' like 110! Headin' down to tinker a little with the boat before it heats up too bad.
dbaker - We had you all jealous over our 3.6 shaker last week. It was felt in 4 whole states. The local news finally stopped talkin' about it.
Morning guys. Quick stop over as wife has a honey do list for me. I see where both Roger B's layout was featured in CTT and Dougdagrump's 3railers was in the 'other magazine'. Have yet to read either, but hope to do that today at some point.
Morning prayers/reading done and time to hit the list.God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 72 degrees. Going up tp 90 today with sunshine. I love the summer.
Today is a busy day I have some chores to do and a project to work on. I will be inside most of the day. I usually go out in the morning when it is cooler. It's nice to sit out and watch the hummingbirds at the feeders.
Dining car is here with the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
fifedog Wah Wah Wah. I'll take the heat over this past winter, A-N-Y-T-I-M-E. Besides, I'm working on building up a good base...
Wah Wah Wah.
I'll take the heat over this past winter, A-N-Y-T-I-M-E. Besides, I'm working on building up a good base...
Never hear US complaining out here about the weather. We will report on it occassionally, (when we have some), but for the most part just a routine 77 to 84 degrees with approx 40% humidity 330 days a year, then an occasional 95'er or 99'er to just remind us what hot can be.
But somebody's got to do it..
Don
Evening all!
Bob - we will keep the good thoughts and prayers coming your way! Glad they have a diagnosis for you finally!
Doug Da G - Great article this past month on the Sandy Eggo's 3 railers. Man the layout looks good in the photos! Glad I got to see it in person - and the chili was excellent too!
Sir James - storms, tornadoes, etc., are you sure you don't live in Texas?
Jack - when I see your posts - I have no idea how you keep all this stuff from all these guys straight?
Doug M & 8N - Mich UP - ummm! - if that includes Traverse City area I got to spend some time there years ago on a big cellular project for the area - Nice! Biked the Rails to Trails there one afternoon - Very Nice!
Brent = El Brento?
Cooled a bit here to mid-90's and some T-Storms in area. Mid to high 90's for next week or so. What else is new?
Got results of physical I had earlier in the week - the news? - cholesterol is up - I need to get back to exercising...ugh?
Prayers for all the others that need them - Chief's mom in particular.
Take care all! NASCAR Brickyard 400 this weekend!
Regards, Roy
Doug,
It is a bit frustrating when things like this happen. I was looking at Acer until I read some bad things regarding the customer service. I eneded up with a Compaq CQ50 series. If it does need an expensive repair, I'd probably just save for another. Upgrading is good.
Evenin Girls & Boys.
Great day at the museum, lots of visitors as well as a few from the Comic-Con starting this weekend in Sandy Eggo. Only one really recalcitrant loco, one of my B&O's normally referred to as "Best & Only" was more "Balky & Ornery".
Stopped by Michaels yesterday to see if the Lemax halloween stuff was out yet, was informed by manager to come back around the 30th. Kicking around an idea for using coal dump cars to deliver treats to the kiddos.
Bob, for next weeks schedule.
Got a few more things to check before the eyes "glaze over".
Jim, Don't feel lonesome on the laptop, the wifes 2 1/2 year old Acer had the motherboard go belly-up. Cost more to repair than to buy a new one.
Later All.
edw,
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind in case it happens again.
green97probe The laptop started acting up again this morning. I can't figure it out. The power supply is outputting its rated 18.5V, but the laptop doesn't even acknowledge that the power supply is plugged in and just runs off the battery. Any ideas on this?
The laptop started acting up again this morning. I can't figure it out. The power supply is outputting its rated 18.5V, but the laptop doesn't even acknowledge that the power supply is plugged in and just runs off the battery. Any ideas on this?
Could be the power jack where you plug in the charger cord. This is a common failure point, the internal solder connections crack and the laptop will only charge intermittently and eventually, not at all. There are several places online that will do a repair for around 100 bucks.
Howdy guys - just getting ready to go visit the in-laws tomorrow. It's their 50th anniversary celebration.
Bob - my wife when through that, glad they figured it our and hope the days fly past you and you are all healed up in no time. They thought she was having a heart attack too, but luckily her doctor spotted it pretty fast.
Nice chats with RT, then Jeffrey, and then Sir James tonight. Said "Hi" to Doug too, who is also packing.
Tardis is ready and I think I will take some pee-can icecream again, just to be ornery! Pat, are you driving or is it Mike?
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Hello all,
Hot and humid here, still getting the occasional teaser rain. Really need an all day soaker.
Son got oats finished. sold 'bout half of them for $2.30/bushel. Enough to cover cost. The rest will be feed and about 1/2 of what remains will cover cost of fuel for fall plowing. May bale straw tomorrow.
Getting ready to travel to Delaware Seashore State Park. Four new tires on the camper today. May or may not get to check in before we leave.
In case I don't..............
Fife, I'll be lookn for ya
Chief. more prayers for Mom
Sub bob, prayers for you too. My Mrs was having issues a few years ago. Several medium size gall stones were removed. Six months later she had another "attack". Endoscopy revealed severe acid reflux. Now much better after treatment.
Prayers for all who may need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Aloha! Hang in there, Bob. Praying for you. Decided to avoid the hours-delay on I-40 west near Ashville and travel Savannah>Atlanta>Chatanooga>Nashville, staying somewhere in KY. Then Louisville, Indy (hopefully avoiding Brickyard traffic) and finally Chicago. I'll probably regret the routing. Sure like the drive though. Thought of both 8n and Charlie plotting out the UP trip, ya hey...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Evening
Bob hope you feel better soon.
90s today with sct. storms all afternoon and still at it. Well the grass turned green, lol. next month it will turn to straw. Pizza Hut today and homemade apple pie w/banilla tonite. I guess thats enough. Got banilla for the thingy crew though, so just follow the lionel beacon.
Nothing much new today. Just told the boss when the surgery is scheduled. Turning as many wrenches as I can before they wont let me for a few weeks. Trying to get the brakes done on the Jeep. Since I may be in town for a bit, figured this might be a good time to sell it.
Unfortunately, every time I eat I go thru my phases. Wish I could just forget about eating for a bit. It's taking everything I got just to change the rear brakes. Taking a break right now. A lot of fun when it's hot and humid and you already have a condition that makes you sweat. As Laz says, stay frosty.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Bob,
Glad you're back.
I'll take this heat over snow any day. I don't need any more winter weather to make that baseball-sized hole in the Sunfire's rear subframe any bigger.
I just picked up an AF green 718 mail car. RT will probably be after me now.
88 - Caught that video this morning. Amazing sight.
anjdevil - Can only imagine what your innerds feel like right now.
Greetings fellow WHINERS from H@ll, er FLORIDA!!
101 so far and climbing....I’ll take that snow right now, Brent is correct,
there is only soooo much you can take off before stainless bracelets appear...
1 week and counting....still have most of the bedroom to do then the train room then the garage and 3 tool boxes full and a roll around. I might get this done in 2 weeks...maybe.
Princess is not coming (again), Mom is being a real bear on this... The less said the better. Princess had her boy “friend” over last night to watch “inglouious B@stards” I still haven’t seen it all, but the first 45 minutes was hilarious...after I dropped him off at his place, we went to McD’s for munches watched a bit of the Simpsons and I retired @ 1AM, up for my “P” test and work @ 0645. SO, yeah, I’m tired....
Soooo, how is everybody?
Dennis, maybe when you are up in Jersey we can hook up or I’ll most likely be at SPRING York. This October 16th , my Fire Dept is celebrating 175 years of existence and we do put on a party....so I won’t make York this time.
Bob – good to see you back.
1300 and time for lunch!! 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
For those who were wondering if that whale breeching and landing on that sailboat was a photoshopped image... here is some video of the breeching, landing, destruction http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38379217#38379217
Good Morning
Hot, humid, and storms expected.
I don't like the storms after what happened to my house three summers ago, but I'll take summer over winter 1000 to 1. Not sure about today yet it is our eat out day, but no plans..Have a great day..S.J.
SURPRISE !!! It's cooler and better air ... no pollution ...in FLORIDA than in some parts of the east today ... plus they have ocean breezes and we have stagnant air flow !
Mornin' Fellas.Buckeye - It is supposed to hit 103 here in MD tomorrow. If I wanted to live in Death Valley I would have been committed. This is simply INSANE! Not 5 months ago we had 60+ inches of snow on the ground... oh to harken back to the blissful days of winter...
huh...
what is that?
seems there are a few guys in white jackets here...---Dropped the Silver Streak off at the dealer for an oil change, and have some cabin filters changed. They gave me a 2010 328i as a loaner. Was hoping for a 2011 5 series, but no luck. [tdown]
Good morning all,
Likewise for the heat here today. Today is our daughter's 9th birthday. She has one more day of theater direction before their show tomorrow. We will take her to the Olive Garden for dinner tonight. It is her favorite place to eat which is odd for three reasons: I am Italian and know how to cook real Italian food; the wife is a trained cook and makes outstanding Italian food; and lastly, our daughter is allergic to wheat (contained in most flours used to make pasta and bread). If she eats wheat her skin breaks out a little and becomes itchy. We can control it with medicine, but I don't think its worth the hassle. She loves the salad, and no doubt she will ask to have some breadsticks tonight. We may allow her since it is her birthday and just preload her with some Benadryl which keeps the itching at bay.
I hope everyone is feeling well and having a great Friday.
Joe
TGIF
It is going to be really hot today in Buckeyeland. If I wanted to live in Florida, I would have moved there!!!
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
It is HOT in SE Indiana with temps already near 80 heading north of 90 today. Thunderstorms and heavy rain wiped out any interest in soccer practice for me last night. They may have practiced, but traipsing around in six inches of water really does nothing for enhancing soccer skills. Stayed home and read latest issue of CTT. I liked the article on the 1960 Lionel offerings. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning for breakfast with an added doughnut. TBIL anytime. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
PS Bob, glad to hear they found the cause of your issues.
It is a sunny 72 degrees. Humid. No rain last night. Going up to 88 today with sunshine. It's gonna be hot.
Today is a busy day. Wife is going grocery shopping. I am doing a few chores and working on paperwork. Going to the Fitness Center this afternoon. I missed Wednesday session. I can really feel the difference. Won't happen again.
Buckeye.....TGIF
Dining car is here with the usual Cheerios breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
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