COFFEE POT #8 August 2010 for all to take a drink and chat. Welcome all posters. 5 yrs old and still going. Sweet ice tea too.

[hscsltb]

RockIsland52

Drove up to Maine yesterday AM to help out friends and a family with a huge yard sale.  As I posted about a month ago, my wife and I lost a close friend suddenly and without warning.....and her family needs a lot of help sorting through things and clearing out the homestead.  It was sad to see a long and giving life reduced to a yard sale.

Later gang. 

Jack.

Jack the part I hate the most is watching people paw over the stuff like its junk.This is why I donated my parents stuff that I didnt keep.

[ChiefEagles]

Afternoon all.  Signed in and did not see a block that said "recognize me when I return" nor one "remember me"??????  BTW: Overlord, why is it I have to start a new Pot each month and some other threads [loaded with photos] keep going and going like the Energizer Bunny.    Still got those stupid stars.   Lots of good smiley faces. Neat new items like background color with different text color.

Back from down east and doing estate things.  Emptied the house of all of the silverware [lots including trays and services].  Found written deeds dating back to 1840.  A typed deed dated the middle 1800's.  Did not know they had typewriters back then.  Found my Great GrandDaddy's end of the year farm inventory [for taxes I think] dated middle 1800's.  His spelling was worse than mine.  Had about 500+ acres in Edgecombe Co. which is now part of Wilson Co.  Wilson Co. did not exist until later and was made up of parts of several counties.  BTW: Spelled his name Daws and yet my Great Uncle Zeb [his Son] who raised my Mom [her Mom, his sister, died when Mom was 2 days old] spelled it Dawes.  500+ acres back then was a large holding for NC.  It is told that Uncle Zeb could do "numbers" but could not read.  His Dad, Wells Daws, did not beleive in schooling.  Uncle Zeb married Aunt Winne who was a school teacher.  She tought him to read, wright and spell.  Uncle Zeb became one of the most respected men in the County.  Interesting.  Question, what do I do with all those old deeds?  Donate them to Archives and History?

Later. 

[rtraincollector]

Chief if you don't want them I would conciser doing just that with the deeds as its history of the best type to me.

evening all. been a quiet day did weed two flower gardens and pulled out the old dead summer flowers ( only time I feel safe doing it as I go in there and just pull anything )

hows it going hope all had a good day.

[ChiefEagles]

Had to resign in on Firefox too.  Works great.  Now I am getting it set up the way I like and it does good.

[rtraincollector]

lionroar88

RT - go to the top of the post and click the button to 'stop emailing me replies'

There should be a profile option to turn this off as the default... like the previous software.

Brent unless you unclick the box at the end of the reply about

Email me replies to this post. each time it will do it or by clicking the top to stop you will need to do it each time I tried going in my preferences and changing it but it still does it. This is going to be the new pain I think  now weather it acually does send emails of the replies each time I'm not sure as have unclicked or hit don't send replies on the top each time I have posted a post.

[Brutus]

Hi guys!  It was a little hot here in Saint Louis today and we are looking at some storms, but then cooler temps are predicted into the weekend.  AC is working fine after I defrosted it.  Vents are working well and no electrical problems   I have 3 days off for the weekend and can't wait.  I really hope to get a lot of work done on the basement.

Also - a friend got an X-Box 360 as part of a package deal with a new television.  They didn't want it, so I got it for $100.  Now I need another television and maybe add a harddrive to it - this one doesn't come with one, but it's the same as my old one otherwise.

Tardis is ready and just watching for beacons!  We'll be along shortly!

[fifedog]

Evening boys.  New look is okay I guess.  Took away my color chart.  It was an excellent rail day, as I finally met NS 4271/4270, that were tied down next to the car shop at Bayview Yard.  Absolutely beautiful in the black and white tuxedo livery.  Far better looking in person than in pictures.  Unfortunately, I had nothing to take pictures with.  Will try tomorrow morning.

SPMan - Rails and "sails".  My kinda trip.

Hey look, we can the Chief.

[dwiemer]

Good evening everyone.  I have not had much time to look over the whole forum, but it does look pretty.  Has been a long day.  Had a case that turned into a long ordeal and then an emergency.  I was supposed to do an interview, but perhaps tomorrow.  We shall see.

Brent, glad you were able to tackle the rest of the job without injury.  Keep up the track record.  Perhaps you should get one of those signs stating "This site has been injury free for XX days".  Susie Q would get a kick for sure.

Chief, certainly make copies in case any type of legal issues arise, but then, give them to some archive such as library, or perhaps a local college.  One of the schools I attended had letters from Robert E. Lee that had been donated by family.  Made for very interesting reading.

Got a call while at work.  Daughter was sent home from school with an ear infection.  Poor kid had a fever and headache as well.  But, as kids go, they bounce back quickly and she wanted Chick-Fil-A on the way home from pediatrician.  Will still keep her home tomorrow.

Better get some sleep as it will be another early morning.
God Bless,
Dennis

[wrmcclellan]

Well here we go. Trying the new forum software.

The "stop e-mail" button at the top is confusing. Why can't it simply say "e-mail replies to posts" is either "ON" or "OFF". Easy to understand. And then having to do it again in the reply editor is silly.

Warm here and humid but thay are predicting a nice Labor Day weekend.

Hope all are well.

 

[sir james I]

Good Evening

Hot here 92 today. No grass left everything has turned to straw. Got Banilla, got a beacon humming just waiting for the thingy.  S.J.

[cnw1995]

Aloha all. Chief, here we have county historical societies. I donated a host of local train records to them. They were thrilled. I wonder if they have that in NC?

[anjdevil2]

Hey Guys..

Fife...sorry I didn't call, It was a busy morning and Mom took me as my BIL freaked about the last trip to MD.  As it turns out, I got sick and lost my voice...still working on it, but gettin' better.  It wouldn't have been right to get you all sick....

Had WTC Steel honor guard Saturday morning.  Every available bridge had uniform emergency personnel stationed on it.  We were oustanding!  After the assignment we headed south for my test....and if there was more than 5 empty bridges from here to Delaware, I would be surprised.  NJ did an outstanding job!  The NJ/DE bridge plaza was full of fire apparatus and ems.

Baltimore FD test was good, 65 questions and I think I hit at least 60 of 'em.  Won't know until 10/1.  Physical tests in November, January 2011 for the first Fire Class.

Weather here has been hot, but for me, better than FL.  Have some errands to do tomorrow and an interview Thursday, possibly another on Friday.  Things are looking up. 

That's all from Exit 8...up to bed with another load of tylenol and hopefully a good nights rest.