Hang in there Joe, you'll be through this stage soon. Good news on the roof, JimSP - cheers! Good news on the paint, Chief, that was a good trade.
Nice chats with RT, SJ and Charlie tonight. Had some storms in STL earlier around 1PM, but nothing down where we live. One lady had to run out and put up her windows, but it was too late! Her seats were soaked. I never leave the windows down in downtown Saint Louis, lol! Not because of the weather, either!
Repairs to tracks between STL and KC have set back the Amtrak schedule for a couple weeks.
Tardis is ready, so let's get this ball rolling!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good evening all,
First post of the day since work kept me pretty busy today. I spent most of the day out of the office, which could be considered good or bad since it was another hot one. It's great to see I'm not the only one dealing with heat wave issues.
Glad to see folks here and their spouses are recovering well and getting back into the swing of the things. I guess I'll show my youth since I don't know who the lady is in the photo Fife posted. Perhaps a wise man such as SJ can enlighten me.
I need to get to bed early since the baby likes to be awake most of the night now.
Good night,
Joe
HOME AGAIN. Chat later. [houe painted white in 106 heat indexes]
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Evening All
Stuffy 90 today. But we sat on the porch till after dark just enjoying summer. No breaking news today, I got banilla and strawberry for the thingy ride so Brutus swing on by...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
Evening all
Roof framing on the garage, metal tomorrow.
Jim - The green 650's and 718 came today. They are NICE. MAil arm works lights work and they track very well. A little pledge and they will look new after I touch up the window frames.
Sam Adams calling
May God bless
Jim
dbaker48 NAVYJACK - CHECK THIS OUT........http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/57660482/m/845108392
NAVYJACK - CHECK THIS OUT........
http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/57660482/m/845108392
Way to go Navyjack! After 7 months wait, it sounds like our counterparts on the OGR web site are getting you a layout.
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Quick stop over as wife is wanting "us" to watch the Duggars video on the movie we are doing. As to the computer conversation, we have several. Toshiba is the usual one I am on. It is a Satellite laptop and the only issue we have had is the DC input is loose, but that is OK, it is working for now. Have a Dell laptop that we spent 3x as much and is not quite the same. That one, the screen went out on it and so we have it hooked up to a flatscreen TV. I have a number of photos and my layout diagram on it, but we rarely even fire it up. Have a HP desktop with more memory than I can ever use and faster than anything I have ever seen. That one has a 23" monitor on it that is great for photo edits and working in multiple split screens.
Had my physical this morning followed by a few cases. Long day, but I got through it somehow. While we were doing the second case, the rain blew through and we had a few inches to really mess up traffic for the way home. That is OK, farms needed the rain.
Hope to check in later,God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Don
It's Rudy's birthday - he's 11. Happy birthday to this rail-dog
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
hey pat and rt. had a buddy in the navy, an engineman first class who used one as a frame for a picture of his ex-old-lady. hung it right in his foyer. navyjack
LawsonFarmsRR RT Thanks to Navyjack we have another use for our free frames! Pat
RT
Thanks to Navyjack we have another use for our free frames!
Pat next time I head up that way I'll stop in and we can play a few games.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
green97probe I had a 15.4", and I will be moving up to 15.6". A 17" screen is definitely nice though. My friend's HP had a 17" screen, and that seemed huge compared to my 15.4".
I had a 15.4", and I will be moving up to 15.6". A 17" screen is definitely nice though. My friend's HP had a 17" screen, and that seemed huge compared to my 15.4".
Pat ... the commode seats make great redneck horshoes for folks who can't get ringers too often also ....
I'm going to leave the GP 100 at home; too much hassle to get it out there
green97probe Brent, The laptop I had was running the 32 bit version of W7, and the one I am looking runs the 64 bit version. Should I worry about compatability issues?
Brent,
The laptop I had was running the 32 bit version of W7, and the one I am looking runs the 64 bit version. Should I worry about compatability issues?
Mornin' Fellas.Jack - Laptops are the way to go. Batteries can be bought dirt cheep on eBay, as can power supplies. I won't buy another plug in wireless card, they just don't last. I also recommend people buy laptops with BlueTooth builtin. Why? Because may devices now (speakers, keyboards, mice, etc) come in a BlueTooth version.The reason I went Gateway over Toshiba was I got a much better laptop for the price. Mine doesn't have BlueTooth and that is the only drawback to it. I bought a wireless mouse because I hate, despise, those touch pad devices, and with a bad hand I simply can't operate it with the left hand (too sensitive).
Fife.....I can remember the days of party lines up at my grandparents home in Northern Wisconsin!!!!!!!!!!!! Security and privacy was non-existent.
HudsonJohn.....isn't it funny you go all the way out to Colorado and then see all the East coast folks.
JimSP.....bet there are bear out there. Grizzlies! Will you be packing?
Roy.....hope all is well with your daughter, no snags.
JimmyT and all.....................my daughter and SIL went all laptop. Think they are on #3 at home. While the portability is great they are not careful about things. Batteries, power connections, plug in wireless.....something "mechanical" is always going South. Coca cola spilled into the keyboard and other places did the last one in. The one I am on now while bbsitting the grandkids is slower than a dead tortoise.
Rich.....sounds to me like you have all the bases covered except for one. You need to get your car up there.
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning
Overcast and hi 80s today, about 3 minutes of downpour during the night. That was it.
One ringy dingy, two ringy dingys, that pic of Ernestine gave me a huge flashback, thanks.
Doug M it seems that by the time you learn to use your new phone, you buy another lol.
Tomorrows friday the 13th so get everything done today....S.J.
Guys,
Thanks for the advice on laptops. I am back on the desktop because my laptop decided to act up again yesterday. I pulled the HDD and RAM and put the rest in the garbage. It just isn't worth the aggrevation. I have settled on Toshiba after what I've read here and elsewhere. I've got to call Office Depot to see if they can hold the one I am interested in until tonight.
Aloha all. Supposed to be the hottest day of the year today. Finally figured out the new iPhone. Seems it was "provisioned" without a data plan, so it wouldn't connect to anything. Wonder how that can happen. Nifty little thing. Seems to do everything. Condolences to those of our 'family' here without air conditioning.
Good Morning from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, the weather has been great.
I have not had a chance to go through the posts. The wedding on Monday went well and we got caught up on people that we have not seen for a long time including folks from Baltimore and Elktown, Md. On Tuesday, we spent the day taking the train ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It is a must do if you are in the area. Wednesday, I helped my friends 17 yr old son with his 1971 Chevy Truck, for a few hours. I am going back to help him today. All that I have to say is what a mess. The kid had bad advice. Enough said. This area is hit had with a lack of work and a lot of homes and businesses are for sale. Where my friend lives, about 1/2 of the homes are for sale.
Fife and Rich, I will let you guys know about the Symposium when i get back to work on Monday.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
John
Mornin' boys. Mornin' indoor plumbing challenged. Woke up to a thunderstorm with 10,000 lightning strikes (yep, counted all of them).
RockIsland - You thought Ernestine was hot, didn't you...?
Good Morning all
Restful evening as the rain kept me from working outside and the kids and my bride were shopping. Had Sam Adams, leftover ribs and tomato pie. Got some stuff together in prep for going on retreat next week. I’ll be in the Idaho mountains working for the park service rebuilding/building trails as part of a spiritual retreat called Wilderness outreach from 8-19 to 8-31.
Roy – prayers for your daughter
NavyJack – Special prayers for you and your bride.
Jim – We have a Gateway and a Acer. I don’t think I’ll go back to dsktops again.
Bob – I feel your pain. I am trying to get ahead of schedule before I leave so there will be less to get messed up. I do have some really fine folks who work for me that can take care of the stuff I do. Every position I’ve had I constantly work with my direct reports to replace me.
Got to go
hey pat, i almost forgot to tell you, aint indoor plumbing great? wife has been keeping me cool with sponge baths with water from that thing the dogs drink from. that pay rt says you are gettin reminds me of my retirement check from the navy. navyjack
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a humid and cloudy 74 degrees. Looks like a big storm any minute. Going up to 88 today with thunderstorms in the forecast.
Today is a busy day. Wife is going grocery shopping. It's gonna rain. She will not be happy. I have a few chores to do and then put all the groceries away. This afternoon, I can relax. Legs are sore from PT, yesterday.
Dining car is here and it's the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Bob.......remember the best thing about your first day back at work......with or without you, others will always find ways to screw things up. That is a constant in life, and why each of us can take comfort in the value we bring to the table. Stressful? It can be until we realize that constant won't change, the mess today will be replaced by another tomorrow, and we can walk away at the end of the day simply knowing we are doing our best. The rest will take care of itself. More important is how your dealing with life less one GB!
8N......the wifey is on a roll! She (and you) must be very encouraged. Sure beats the heck out of the "before" doesn't it?
Prayers for all who need them, including those of us who don't think we need them today. We probably will.
hottest weather of the year. no air conditioning. submmbob glad you are back to normal. new yachet is all navy can afford. navyjack
Good morning all,
We did get rain in SE Indiana yesterday. Hot again today. Went to YMCA for first time in a while. Work went well. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL any time and I can drive with no loop de loops. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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