Good evening all,
It is another beautiful sunny day in North Central Ohio with temps in the 80s. Great day at the track. Got to meet Vitor Meira who drives for AJ. Got autographs and pictures with him. Qualifying did not go well as he is starting 24th. SFR is 26th. Only consolation is Swiss Miss is 10th, much faster than Princess. Great food and large quantities, great accommodations as well. Dennis W, I know what Heaven is like now. I guess I will have to be good so I can get there. Chief will be disappointed when he hears that he missed the story about the NS black diamond train we saw on the way to the track on Friday. I had hotcakes and sausage on the dining car for breakfast this morning courtesy of MickeyD's. TBIL from Westfield Center anytime. I hope everyone (especially AJF racing and SFR and the Swiss Miss) has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Sunny and high 80's today.
Psih - my wife and I have had that same 'different is not necessarely wrong' discussion many times over the years. It also applies to the route chosen when driving.
The Battle of the Badges race was a pretty good show last night. The race went to the guys who could get around the corners the fastest. All of the Crown Vics seemed to be evenly matched speed wise. There was a film crew there from Racinboys.com, so maybe there is some video available. The State Fair Speedway site probably has some pictures too. The event was a fund raiser for Special Olympics.
All for now.
Good evening guys. Just finished watching Star Wars...The Return of the Jedi. Been some time since we watched that one. Had to go in this morning to do rounds and then came home to do some work around the house. Made shrimp scampi tonight for dinner.
Mike, my dad did some work for Penske racing many moons ago. He was thrilled to see the car and do some work. Dad would do some fabricating of parts. It was a short time thing as he mostly did some work for Penske GM Power and the crew chief just needed a couple of things worked out. Still, he enjoyed it. My only brush with such was when I got to ride in the pace car in the Meadow lands Grand Prix which they no longer have.
Have church tomorrow and I am sure I will be on camera even though I am not scheduled. The one guy is still recovering from his injuries. I also need to head in and do rounds again at the hospital. Was thinking today how fortunate I am to have gone into the medical field. We may gripe about the direction we are heading, but at least we still have jobs. Too many folks out there looking. Some friends of ours who have had a auto dealership since 1955 just had to close up shop and declare bankruptcy. Sad. Still, we are all blessed. I have seen folks who are really destitute in third world countries and what we have here is still so much better, even on our worst days.
Kids were playing with the trains when I got home from the hospital today. Kinda warms the heart to see it. I really need to spend more time on the layout and getting them involved. Just need more time in the day.
May each of you have a wonderful week ahead.God Bless,Dennis
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Hi Wes..
Great day in northern Michigan. Ahh..better air up here!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
And much quieter, slower pace.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Nice chats with SJ and Charlie tonight. Worked 5 OT then picked up some more supplies for the last two air ducts in the basement. Took a little nap, went out with the family to eat at Noodles, then let the kids buy some books at Borders. I picked up the bluray/dvd copy of Kick-A__, which was a great movie though very violent and lots of bad language. Watching the specials now - I had no idea this was a British movie with a few American actors as it was supposed to be set in New York. Lots of good info about insurance and hope all are progressing and healing up. Prayers.
Tardis is ready and we have Sam Adams, Old Mills, a few Bud Lites, and the usual rootbeer, banilla, and other treats. Let's hit it guys!
PS - Mike, I highly recommend you see Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog as it is from the Buffy writer/director and was really very good, though quirky and weird.
PPS - Still waiting for information about my wife's request for extended leave due to her anemia and bone marrow transplant situation. Now they say we will hear on Monday. We'll see.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evening All!
Did some "consulting" today, an easy day, then came home and started some "retirement stuff". Wanted to look at some of my old engines and check them out.
- Have an old 1615 switcher, got it down, oiled it up, cleaned the rollers and wheels put it on the track. And it really runs great! Only problem was headlight is out. Checked the books and manuals I have and found out. Not only the bulb is burned out, but is missing, so is the light holder. Nothing was there empty area. So putting a parts to be purchased list together. Also found out that the switcher I have has the grab rails on the engine, makes it twice as valuable according to Greenburgs 2009 price list.
- Then pulled down an old set of Santa Fe F3's, (2383 AA's), lubed, oiled, greased and put on track. Ran great! Only problem of course was the whistle. Didn't have a battery in it (D cell), but there is some rust, (typical). So will clean that up and check the wiring and replace as necessary. (Lots of cloth covered wiring.) Messed around a little with a jumper wire and seems to be an internal ground issue, which will be easy to resolve. Didn't realize it but it too is more valuable than I thought. I thought it was 2333's until I lit it up on the track, and the number boards were much easier to read.
Finally, I am really impressed with how well Legacy runs the old TMCC units! And, ran the conventional using DCS with variable track voltage. Had a fun evening.
Don
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 72 degrees. Going up to 86 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I plan on relaxing. A few chores and then I will spend some time in the train room. Ball game and Nascar race today.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
hello guys. four days of heat coming up. hope the air conditioner keeps working. here is new navy zumwalt class yachet. made with shallow draft to go up river. has firepower of a battleship. may not be built due to budget cuts. it would be cool to have a navy yard on your layout complete with o gauge ships. a lionel navy yard switcher trundling supplies back and forth among the piers. oh well i can dream. wes have you done anything with your buildings? ray, had cockatiel pet. she was very demanding and loved to have her neck rubbed. she did not ever want to go back in her cage. navyjack
Greetings from Pagosa Springs, Colorado,
We made the trip safe and without incident.It was the first time that we flew Air Tran and they seemed to have their stuff together. It was a long drive from Denver, but we stopped at a roadside BBQ which was great. Hertz had a long line that moved slow, but when I got to the front of the line, a manager opened up another section and I was fortunate enough to get him. He told me that he was upgrading our car and I said great. He asked me if I wanted a minivan and I said that I would rather not, that I was supposed to get a Chevy Impala. He than asked me if I would want a Cadilac CTS. We rode in comfort.
Bob, take it easy. The cars will be there when you are better.
Navy Jack, We left out of Philly and of course I had to go by the Navy Yard.
Dining car is opening up.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
John
Good Morning
Sun and 80s today, possible shower, maybe.
Don B 60 year old engines, a few drops of oil and they RAN, without a battery. Amazing.
Well I feel pretty good this morning but no plans for the day, guess I just wait and see what granny says. No dinning car, chief went to church......S.J.
Morning guys - bright sunshine outside, kids are up and grumping around the house, wife is sleeping late, and I've got poptarts and AVP 2 on the tv. Good to go
Navyjack ... all I've got done is started on them ... train work has been put on the back burner for awhile . Alot of visitors and summer stuff ... waiting for it to cool off ... want to go to Florida later ... and maybe Vegas in the fall .
Morning all!
Back from travels. A bright and sunny day here is North Texas. Only going to be in the low 100's next few days. Low's at night 79-80. It's a dry heat!
Hope all are doing well.
Regards, Roy
Roy, Check out Sunday photo fun, looks like George in one of the photos.
jefelectric It sure is quiet on the pot when the Chief is at the lake.
It sure is quiet on the pot when the Chief is at the lake.
Been back over 24 hours and not "said" a word to this bunch. Actually been busy. Had to mow all over again as 2" of rain while I was gone [widow lady's too]. Wife went with sisters to a wedding [one of her cousins] in the real and original Washington [NC, known for years as "Little Washington". Better than the Nation's Capitol as you can own and carry guns there. ]. Got back late [around 11:30 PM]. SIL's hubby got to drinking after work and got mad because whe was real later returning and did not call. He tashed some of their condo. He got to screaming at her so she called Raleigh PD. That did NOT help. Told her she could have called me and I could have defused the situation. She agreed. Now she is staying at my house [with teenage son]. Think Lucy, Finn and I are going back to the lake.
Hope to paint the outside of the lake house this week with my new "airless" professional paint sprayer. Put up new larger shutters painted Ivy Green [wife's choice].
Still got some estate things to do. Maybe later part of the week.
jonadel It's awfully nice NOT hearing from the Mouth of The South and his "the big fish got away .... again" story. Tough to believe stories from the "Tar Heel State", what the h.... Oh well, it is what it is, more hot air from the south The sad thing is that he still can't spell Iowa ... reflects POORLY on the school system in his beautiful state and he waxes paragraphs about his new school. Chief -- adult ed might be a nice idea ............. Have a great weekend you old geezer!!!!!
It's awfully nice NOT hearing from the Mouth of The South and his "the big fish got away .... again" story. Tough to believe stories from the "Tar Heel State", what the h.... Oh well, it is what it is, more hot air from the south The sad thing is that he still can't spell Iowa ... reflects POORLY on the school system in his beautiful state and he waxes paragraphs about his new school. Chief -- adult ed might be a nice idea ............. Have a great weekend you old geezer!!!!!
Ioway is the spelling for me. Means I want to stay away from Iowa. The over the hill, hot air, horn blower, band teacher is enough to keep everyone away. Can not believe that Shake and Bake [everyone knows that Buckeye would] has not joined into this conversation of down grading the great Rebal from NC. Since it came from up Nawth, we call it Yankee trash. Yankee trash is lower than the garbage that has been in the landfill so long it has turned to methane. In other words it stinks.
That brings up another subject. All you "crying" about the Feds over ruling the CA law and the AZ law need to understand. State's Rights is why we succeeded from the Union [not slavery]. Now you are screaming the same thing. You'll soon be wearing gray and singing Dixie.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles jefelectric It sure is quiet on the pot when the Chief is at the lake. Been back over 24 hours and not "said" a word to this bunch. Actually been busy....... jonadel It's awfully nice NOT hearing from the Mouth of The South and his "the big fish got away .... again" story. Tough to believe stories from the "Tar Heel State", what the h.... Oh well, it is what it is, more hot air from the south The sad thing is that he still can't spell Iowa ... reflects POORLY on the school system in his beautiful state and he waxes paragraphs about his new school. Chief -- adult ed might be a nice idea ............. Have a great weekend you old geezer!!!!! Ioway is the spelling for me. Means I want to stay away from Iowa. The over the hill, hot air, horn blower, band teacher is enough to keep everyone away. Can not believe that Shake and Bake [everyone knows that Buckeye would] has not joined into this conversation of down grading the great Rebal from NC. Since it came from up Nawth, we call it Yankee trash. Yankee trash is lower than the garbage that has been in the landfill so long it has turned to methane. In other words it stinks. That brings up another subject. All you "crying" about the Feds over ruling the CA law and the AZ law need to understand. State's Rights is why we succeeded from the Union [not slavery]. Now you are screaming the same thing. You'll soon be wearing gray and singing Dixie. Later.
Been back over 24 hours and not "said" a word to this bunch. Actually been busy.......
Now THAT's more like it!!!! I was beginning to worry about you, Chief. Too quiet, too long.
Jack.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Evening
80s today
Wow it sure got windy in here all of a sudden, and it wasn't coming from Chicago. :) goofed off today but ready for a tardis ride, banilla will wait in the freezer...S.J.
Good afternoon all,
Entertaining to have the Chief back on duty. Sorry for your relative problems. Sounds like alcohol played a part in this story. We have a hard enough time managing our lives with booze (I know prohibition didn't work) and now they want to legalize marijuana in a lot of places. Can't wait to see how that will improve our lives.
Chief, glad to hear someone else has heard of "little" Washington. My mom was a nurse at a hospital there when she met my dad a long time ago. I have a friend that had relatives there back in steam days and he rode the old "Original Norfolk and Southern Railway" to visit there. He belongs to the Original Norfolk and Southern Railway Historical Society. He has some pictures on the web under "Bill Sellers Railroad Pictures" showing the trestle across the river at Washington, N.C. and the depot too I think. He and I met on the internet and he is a real treasure for railroad history in Eastern, North Carolina. He inspired me to write an article of my own for the ACL/SAL Historical Society about the ACL. Funny how these things work out.
Chief, is everybody toting guns in Washington? I think it is legal in Arizona too. Used to see guys riding motorcycles with a six shooter strapped on their side like a cowboy when I went to Yuma working on the railroad.
Went to mass this morning and waiting now to see if friends of ours at church want to eat out tonight. They called yesterday but we were tied up. Our friend's wife has a rough disability with back trouble and we never know until the last minute wheather she can make it or not when we eat out. I hope she can. She really needs to get out as much as possible. She has been through multiple surgeries etc. etc. and nothing seems to do her any good. I pray for her and so do all her friends. She needs all the prayers she can get.
Have a good evening,
Ray
SPMan
Chief good to see you. Miss your post.
Evening all made spaghetti sauce tonight. Put 5 qt containers in freezer and 1 qt in fridge after wife and I having dinner from it.
Not a lot going on just working 7 to 3:30 for a while still working an extra day here and there but no more 12 hour days.
Well hope all had a good weekend talk to you all later
Hey rich you need to change your quote from exiled from N.J. to back in N.J Where I belong.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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SPMan Chief, glad to hear someone else has heard of "little" Washington. My mom was a nurse at a hospital there when she met my dad a long time ago. I have a friend that had relatives there back in steam days and he rode the old "Original Norfolk and Southern Railway" to visit there. He belongs to the Original Norfolk and Southern Railway Historical Society. He has some pictures on the web under "Bill Sellers Railroad Pictures" showing the trestle across the river at Washington, N.C. and the depot too I think. Ray
Chief, glad to hear someone else has heard of "little" Washington. My mom was a nurse at a hospital there when she met my dad a long time ago. I have a friend that had relatives there back in steam days and he rode the old "Original Norfolk and Southern Railway" to visit there. He belongs to the Original Norfolk and Southern Railway Historical Society. He has some pictures on the web under "Bill Sellers Railroad Pictures" showing the trestle across the river at Washington, N.C. and the depot too I think.
MTH [I am almost sure] has a diesel in Original NS. Think I will buy it if Miss Edna still has it.
All is well on the home front with SIL. Her and son [along with dogs] are back at home. He got a little too drunk and not use [married 4 months] to Pam's family's clock. They were suppose to be home by 9:30. Got in at 11:30+. Pam and her sisters will say, "I am going ot the mall to shop for a few minutes and will be right back." Figure 2 to 3 hours = a few minutes. After 24+ years, I am use to it. He is mostly embarrased. No physical contact was made anyway.
Trains September issue, page 18. top right corner. Lady photoed "whacked a bottle of bubbly firmly against the coupler" is a friend and neighbor of mine [hubby is Major in Wake Co. Sheriff Dept] on the Piedmont. She just retired from the NCDOT Rail Div. but did the graphics for the engine.
Later
BIG PS: forgot. Wifey's Red Hat Club [she is trip & program chair] is going to do a train trip to NY. Early Nov. Wants to know if nay of yuz giz could help "guide" the group. Hubby's may be going [that means me].
jefelectricRoy, Check out Sunday photo fun, looks like George in one of the photos.
John - yes that is George. I responded over on the SPF thread.
Good evening everyone. Chief, glad you got back and things seem to be returning to normal. I would hold off on painting while it is so hot out. Paints tend to not hold up as well unless between reasonable humidity and heat.
Had good church services today. Had a nice prime rib for lunch and then tonight, after the evening service, they had the Ice Cream Social. Lots of home made treats! Almost sick to my stomach from all I ate. When I came home, saw the large owl in our front yard. He is impressive as the wing span is huge and he stands about 2.5 feet tall. Amazing watching him cut through the trees to get small animals. Also, saw 5 deer in the yard tonight. Always a pleasure to watch them....until they eat the young trees.
Well, I have a early case so I will say "Good Night" to each of you and hope that you have a blessed week ahead.Dennis
It is another beautiful sunny day in North Central Ohio. Beautiful day at Mid-Ohio. Shameless plug for insurance company. Westfield Insurance was a presenting sponsor for the race today, and they do a first class job of making sure their guests are taken care of. Good company to do business with as well. Vitor was 15th and dropped three places in standings. SFR had a long day as their driver was punted buy some one else. Only bright spot was that no one eliminated the Swiss Miss and she finally well and truly pounded the Princess.
On a slightly different note, got to attend Mass that was held at the track. Helio was there. Priest said there was room up front for him in pole position. While the service was very short, it was very moving. Not wanting to start religious controversy here, but one of the comforting aspects of being Catholic is that we can into any service anywhere in the world and it is basically the same. Perhaps that would not appeal to a lot of people and there is no theological significance to it, but it was nice today.
I had hotcakes and sausage from the Golden Arches today for breakfast. TBIL from Westfield Center. I hope everyone has a good day.
Tardis is ready and some banilla would be great. Be right over guys!
Got another vent up and adjusted the first one a little and added defusers. Had to do some "surgery" to get one vent line attached - went through the bottom of the main line, cut hole in the top for the collar, then installed the vent and repaired the main line with some sheet metal. Started on a 3rd vent, but miscounted and need another 90 degree piece. Also need to move some of the original wiring and replace a cracked board - might just stub in alongside it instead, which would be a lot easier.
Got to dig my winter coat out - some clouds dropped the high today to 100. Same for Mon/Tues - and then back up to 103 Wed. The ol' A/C (both units) is working great!
hello guys, sounds like all is well. hot humid weather here. rt, sounds like you can have s--t on a shingle for many mornings. new navy times indicates a large rif going to happen soon. from top down this time. they figure too many chiefs on the dole and not enough indians. trouble is lots of ships and aircraft will be done without also. fleets hornets are getting old. they should bring back the tomcats. pat the tomcat is like a souped up nascar racer, that can fire the genie missile and can take out waves of incoming bombers. it is nuclear however, and i guess the government wants to dissarm. the uss iowa is sitting in mothballs and there is a lot of rust on her. i hope they do not leave her fall to far out of disrepair. my dream layout, in order to be correct, would have a closed navy yard, with cobwebs and derelict ships tied to their berths sitting on coffee grounds. navyjack
Morning all,NavyJack, someone did a navy yard on a layout that was featured in one of the O guage mags, not sure if it was CTT or OGR several years ago. Also, I picked up a model of the New Jersey that I am hoping to take the time and build soon.Well, didn't sleep well enough last night and I have a big case to get to. Hope everyone is doing well and hope to be done early so I can get a nap in.God Bless,Dennis
It is a sunny 68 degrees. Going up to 88 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have chores and errands to run this morning and I will workout this afternoon. I will be busy. No time for trains today.
Dining car is here with the usual for breakfast.
Anyone hear from LAZ ??
Y'all have a great Monday.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Sunny & 75 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. S'posed to be hot this week. 9th already; months squirtin' by.
Busy weekend. Lots of cleaning and sprucing up in and around fifedom. Hosted a dinner party for my 4 best friends and their spouses. Lots of great food and comraderie. Wifey outdid herself again, that's why she's "the hostess with da mostest."
Did take fifepup over to M&T Saturday to watch the RAVENS practice. He walked away with Coach Harbaugh's autograph. Pretty cool.
All around, good weekend. Now just need a weekend to recover.
Oh...and thus far it's jefelectric, 88, anjdevil on the 21st. Get them PM's to me.
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