Sunny and mid 80's here today. Humidity is coming up, so it is not quite as nice as it has been for the last couple of days.
Waiting for the batteries in my drill to charge so I can finish assembling the new shelves involved in the most recent re-arrangement of my wife's sewing room. Just found out that they need to be painted too....
My sister and BIL visited Friday and Saturday. Good visit. Have not seen them since Memorial day.
We ran the last race of the season on Saturday night. Convinced my BIL that he should get a pit pass. He had a good time. I don't think he has ever seen racing from the pit side of things. We did not do well - DNF'd on a minor accident and a spin. Too bad, as the setup on the car was as good as we've ever had it, and we were keeping up with the pack.
Grilled burgers, and corn on the cob toinght.
Decades ago, I was at a beer tasting party. Old Mill won! Some said that it was not that it is a good beer, but that the judges were getting too buzzed.
All for now.
Good afternoon all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s. @$#%^&^%$%@*&^#@(()*&# Team Red won again on fuel mileage at Kentucky. "Special Ed" and Wheldon for Panther had the field covered, but the yellows fell wrong and Penske sneaked another one in. On top of that Vitor tried to lap the Swiss Miss in a place he could not go and wound up taking him and her both out (did take out a Penske, tho). Sarah had a horrible as she dropped out after running slow and Graham was so slow he finished behind Milka. At least got to see Pippa Mann win the Lights race. Spent today for six hours fixing %($*%)*#()&#()*&)&*&@($^#()&% light on barn. Finally working. I hope everyone has a %()$#)&$)#&$)&*) better day than me (LOL)!
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening
Overcast all day, reached middle 70s.
Brats, grannys potato salad, veggies from the garden and home made peach pie with banilla. Yea I'm full. Fire up the thingy, I'm ready to go, we can grab the banilla on the way out....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
cheapclassics Good afternoon all, Spent today for six hours fixing %($*%)*#()&#()*&)&*&@($^#()&% light on barn. Finally working. I hope everyone has a %()$#)&$)#&$)&*) better day than me (LOL)! Keep on training, Mike C. from Indiana
Spent today for six hours fixing %($*%)*#()&#()*&)&*&@($^#()&% light on barn. Finally working. I hope everyone has a %()$#)&$)#&$)&*) better day than me (LOL)!
Well mike I know a home owner here doing a little more cussing after putting an outside light up turned power back on and had a $200,000.00 fire from it.
" The Columbia and Richland Fire Department teamed up Sunday to fight a Columbia house fire.
Officials said they responded at approximately 4:27 PM to Palatine Road.
Officials said it took approximately one hour for 45 firefighters from Columbia and Richland to put the blaze out.
Officials said the blaze started when the homeowner was installing a flood light on the outside of the house. The homeowner turned the power off to install the light, but when the homeowner turned the power back on there was a spark which led to the blaze.
Officials said there is $200,000 in damage."
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Well, home again. Did not want to come home. Neither did the "kids". Got meetings all day tomorrow and every day except Wed. Can't go to the weekend as got VIP tickets for Garrison Keeler and Prairie Home Companion in Cary [neighboring town]. Probaly go back Sunday and fish all week.
Sorry none of you made the big pigpicking we gave on the 4th. Lots of bar-be-que pork, slaw, mashed pototoes and sweet ice tea. Had about 60 lake neighbors attend. Got two quart bags of pork left over [after giving 5 quarts away].
Will catch up on postings later. Took two hours to read all my emails.
Now for popcorn and Coke Zero.
Later.
BTW: Bob M has been back in the hospital but is out. Last word [Friday night] he was doing OK. Think Jack may have tried to call him today.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evenin' All.
Busy day today, our "Kids Club" ran the layout today as they do on most monday holidays. Starting at 9am well before the museum opened and 4 new operators every hour thru 4pm. No wrecks or catastophies. Only casualty was the MTH Car Wash that died.
for Bob !
Tired and the eyes kinda glazing over.
Later all.
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Prayers for Bob - hope they have this licked now
Son and I replaced the light fixtures in the kitchen with hanging pendant lights. Of course they are over a sink and an island on a vaulted ceiling, so have to climb way up and hang out while doing it. I was very careful and had my son hold the ladder and hand me tools & etc. A 2nd set of hands was essential. Back and arm hurt, because you know the first configuration on the lights wasn't right, lol! Neither was the 2nd. Finally got it close enough and lights work so it's all good.
Went to my sister's house for dinner - we brought icecream cake. Others brought pork tenderloin, burgers, dogs, potato salad, corn, beans, and other goodies.
TARDIS is ready and beacons are on the screen, so let's hit it
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s. Good point, RT. I always try to be carfeul when wiring, but even the best of intentions can be disatrous. Maybe that is why it took so long. I had the regular fare on the dining car before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL and I can drive anytime. I hope everyone has a good day.
Life may have returned to normal. Daughter and family are now living in NYC. For the last month we have helped them get ready to move from a four bedroom home on a tree lined street to a two bedroom apartment with no parking. Both cars were sold and the lawnmower is now at the lake.
If you haven't checked the round house progress, you might be surprised! http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/Album_Aerials_10_08.html
Have a great short week.
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
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a clear 58 degrees. Going up to 82 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have a couple of small projects to do and the usual chores. One errand to run and then I can relax. Not much else new.
Dining car is here for the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Buckeye Riveter Life may have returned to normal. Daughter and family are now living in NYC. For the last month we have helped them get ready to move from a four bedroom home on a tree lined street to a two bedroom apartment with no parking. Both cars were sold and the lawnmower is now at the lake.
Not good. Little Baby Buckeye is too far away from your trains.
BTW: saw OSU playing Marsh. Who the heck is Marsh???
Morning. Up early to take Finn to groomers. Now to get ready for a day and night of meetings. All have a great week at work [for my SS].
Good Morning
We have sun and warm 80s today, but windy.
Got to go find a freezer this morning, didn't notice till yesterday that the old one was running all day. To old to repair even if it's freon. I hope everyone had a great weekend...S.J.
Aloha all. Pretty morning .Sunny and cool. Got the inspiration to begin walking more at lunchtime by visiting office tower lobbies and checking if they have any interesting art. I will be thinking it's Monday all day today. LOL.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Happy day after Labor Day weekend!
Had a great time at Lake Texoma. Cool front came through and we had extremely nice days and cool evenings. Light breezes with highs about 90 and lows in the 60's. Lots of wakeboarding, wake surfing, knee boarding for the boys. Lake water temp was nice and cool - refreshing. Spent one afternoon anchored off a sand bar island (along with approx 200 other craft) and the boys walked around the island trying to meet girls (which they did - cell phone numbers exchanged) . One group on the island set up a generator and a water pump and built a huge 'slip & slide' that anyone could go on. Some of the "boats" on Texoma are 60 feet - major fresh water cruisers with multiple bedrooms. Also several 'cigarette' boats screeming about. Spoke with one guy whose boat had three 600 HP engines - something like 1-2 mpg at speed. Nothing like seeing a 35-40 ft boat throwing a 100-120 ft rooster tail. Got back yesterday afternoon and stowed the boat, mowed lawn and washed cars.
Nice soaking rain today and 77. Tropical Depression Hermine getting us some rain for the next 3 days. Cool front next weekend and more rain.
Have a water sports Boy Scout campout Sat Sept 18 at a local lake. Will be teaching water skiing and wakeboarding. Hope the weather holds. But with all the rain predicted the water will be quite cool - off course no ice floes like in Ohizo in mid-summer - but cool for Texas.
Prayers for Bob
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Just finished reading all the posts I missed while I was out of town this past weekend. It seems most of them dealt with posting photos. The family and I went to Wichita, KS, this past weekend for a short respite. We were able to get a lodging room room on McConnell AFB which was very nice. We visited the Sedgewick County Zoo and the Exploration Place. Both were a great deal of fun and I was very impressed with the zoo. Exploration Place is an interactive museum for kids, but adults can have fun too. They even had a miniature exhibit of Kansas with O gauge trains running. Needless to say, my 7y/o son and I could have spent the entire day in that exhibit. The wife was very pleased with the shopping in Wichita and I was able to visit two hobby shops. One was a Hobby Town USA which had a great deal of items, but I was not impressed with their prices - no deals to be had. The other shop was Engine House Hobbies: I brought in my 1044 for a diagnosis on as to why it will not sound the whistle in my modern conventional steam loco. The authorized Lionel tech said the 1044 is working properly and it was hit or miss as to whether a 1044 will work the whistle in a modern loco. He recommended buying a Lionel whistle controller. I will do some research on eBay. I did buy one item at the shop as well. A coal tower someone had on consignment. It looks like a Bachmann (Plasticville) product that has been nicely weathered. I will hopefully post of photo of it this Sunday.
Time to enjoy the last day of my extended weekend.
Joe
BTW - here is an important web site that Buckeye uses when he planning his summer boat outings in OhiZO and parts north.
http://www.icefloe.net/
Well the weekend went ok. I caught up w/ a few friends. I did visit the Ace Hardware that sells the Lionel track and ordered the Kalmbach wiring book for toy trains. Same price as on the web, but no shipping. This week will be busy w/ follow up appointments and such.
Hope everyone has a good day
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Well ... I'm up here at the Rocky Gap resort ... looking at the huge lake ... wish I had my scanoe ... guess I'm up the lake without a paddle ... alot of golfers here .. but I don't play golf ... wife's been in training meetings all day ... don't have to do that anymore since I retired ... had 34 years of them .... believe me I DO NOT MISS THEM !!!!
wrmcclellan BTW - here is an important web site that Buckeye uses when he planning his summer boat outings in OhiZO and parts north. http://www.icefloe.net/
Needless to say, I have seen the U.S.C.G. Ice Breakers working the ice below the Mackinac Bridge. The locks at the Soo shut down from January 15th to March 15th, but the U.S.C.G. keeps the shipping lanes between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron open.
BTW, one of the best places on the Lakes to see the big boats pass by, The Rock Cut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXEzF5ViCrI
Windy and 87 today.
Banilla is ready and beacon is humming waiting for Brutus to come by in the thingy....S.J.
I'm watching for you Brutus.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Rain in the AM, sunny and nice in the afternoon.
Slept in, did some yard work, generally enjoyed the day. Vacation is done, have to go back to work tomorrow. Got to keep youse guys' SS checks from bouncing, ya know.
Stopped by the LHS today. Picked up a copy of the Lionel Volume 2 catalog. Did not notice anything that really 'lit me up' on the first pass through.
4000
Back to work today to pay in on Chief's SS benefits. Hope you guys got your claims in on heart due to agent orange as the clock started ticking on that.
TARDIS is ready and I'm willing, so let's hit it boys!
Good evening all,
First off, congratulations Brutus on going over 4,000; I guess those that missed it are a little .
Pretty pleasant day today. Had a nice lunch with the wife and baby and then lounged around the house. Simple dinner tonight of leftovers. Back to work tomorrow so I should shove off to bed now.
8N - Our LHS did not have the Vol 2 yet. I was able to download a copy from Lionel's website, but it's just not the same as having it in my hands.
Good night,
Meetings over. Rest tomorrow. More Thursday. SS check has already hit my account [not effective until midnight]. Now to keep yuz giz working on through next month.
Sleep tight.
Good evening everyone. Glad I checked in as I missed some important notes. Bob, glad you are home and hope that things are going well for you....will keep the prayers coming though. Chief, emailed a note on a few items you may be interested in.
Today was daughter's birthday. She got plenty of gifts and we took her and a friend's family out to dinner and cake. Since it is a school night, had to cut it short. Have a busy week ahead. We have some meetings with work and Saturday is booked as son has two birthday parties and I have a project with our church. One of the neighborhoods that we filmed in is really destitute. We are beginning a ministry there to bring toys for the kids as well as have horses to give them rides and BBQ to treat them right. This will be an on going event, most likely every week. At least we can give them something to look forward to. This is also in a heavy gang area, so perhaps we can bring some light there too.
Should be a good day at work and then I can get some more of the list done....then, perhaps the trains! Been working on a portion of the layout that just needs something...see if I can figure it out.
Hope each of you have a blessed night.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 70s after the cooldown. May shorten the initial greeting to SOSO until the weather changes. Did bike work at YMCA. Work was busy. Division meeting was extra long. I had the regular fare on the dining car before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL and I can drive anytime tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
It is a clear 65 degrees. Had big thunderstorm last night. Going up to 80 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and then PT. I plan on spending an extra hour walking today. Legs are stiff.
A few leaves have started to turn colors on the Maple trees, already.
Dining car is here from "Points West". I will have the usual Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
ChiefEagles Meetings over. Rest tomorrow. More Thursday. SS check has already hit my account [not effective until midnight]. Now to keep yuz giz working on through next month. Sleep tight.
My paycheck seem much smaller last week and now I know where all the money went.
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