Morning. Back from lake house and going back for today only. Going to Lowes and buy a small chest freezer for lake house [10% discount for Vets today]. Got all rifles shot in at range at lake house. Joined the shooting club. They have skeet range and all.
Colin, glad to hear from you. Been a while.
Chat later.
PS: Wifey on the train to NY City as I type.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Veterans Day
Good morning, sun going to 50s. Annual ultrasound at noon with no plans after....Have a great day. Oh and No Mail today.....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
Aloha all. Beautiful Veterans Day here. Let the youngest ride his bike to school. Probably last time this year. I keep saying that. Driest month here in 54 years. But I'll take the warmth. My personal thanks to those of you on this thread - and your family members - who served or are serving... Hi Colin. Nice to 'see; you. Laz, I always visit with the shop and autos teachers on parent's night. They're fun and have great stuff to see....
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning all and happy Veterans Day!
I am enjoying the day off for the holiday. One of the perks of being active duty is getting time off because of the sacrifices previous military members have made. Therefore, I thanked the first Vet I saw today, my wife. She served seven years on active duty; she got out right before having our first child. She was able to sleep in today since I was able to get the kids up and ready for school.
We woke up to a chilly, rainy day. Today's high temperature will be in the mid-50s. We don't have much planned for today. The wife is enjoying some time at the spa right now (previously purchased birthday gift), and the baby is having a nap. We will probably go out for lunch once she returns. There are a couple of places (Chili's and Applebee’s) in town offering free meals to active duty members and Vets today; we will take advantage of that. We will also compile our Christmas shopping lists/plans this afternoon.
Have a great day everyone,
Joe
Doug M,
In my 26 years of doing this shop teacher stuff only had 3 parents come in to talk. Oh well nothin wrong with quiet.
laz57
Colin,
Hopefully you'll get the job.
Laz,
One way to look at it is that you're doing something right.
I just snagged two lots of AF roadbed on ebay a few minutes ago. Got 18 straight and around 30 curve for about $113. I will look for more at the show in Monroeville this Saturday.
TANKS JIM, I sure hope so?
Happy Veteran's Day !
Wanted to add this poem that I have read many times and it is very special to me.
Marine chaplain Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, which eloquently speaks to both the courage and the irony in the role our soldiers play in protecting our great nation:
It is the Soldier
It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer, Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
May God continue to bless America.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Colin great to hear from you again. Getting a job on the rail road would be great If I had to do it over again I myself might look at that but too old for it now and to out of shape for it now also.
To my fellow Vets thanks for your service. I spent the day serving food to my fellow vets and it felt great. Always does but especially on days like today
Hope all had a good day today.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Back from the lake house delivering my chest freezer [got my 10%]. Already cold and put some frozen foods from frig freezer in there. Now that is better.
Went by GC and their Veterans Meal is Monday. Can't make it as Mayors' Assoc. that night.
Now to clean rifles. Bought a cleaning kit for the lake house today. That will help me clean them there and not have to bring them home to do.
Later.
Evening all
Colin - Glad you're back
Jim - Great buy on the track and roadbed.
I missed the parent conferences today. Bride went but the maintenance took longer than expected on the Aux Sub we took out at work and I need to stick around to restore it as the supervisor did not have experience with 13.8 kV switchgrear.
Good night and may God bless
Jim
Good evening
A nice day for november.
I had a busy morning but goofed off this afternoon. Talked to Charlie as he drove home tonite..Banilla is waiting.S.J.
Good evening all,
The wife and I had a nice day together. We ate lunch at Applebee's and had only had to pay for our drinks. We then did some Christmas window shopping for the kids' presents. After the two older kids came home from school, I helped them with their homework and then took my daughter to jazz class. While she was dancing herself silly, I took my older son for a quick ice cream snack. My wife made breakfast for dinner tonight: banana-chocolate chip pancakes, fried eggs, and bacon. I do enjoy eating breakfast twice in one day.
Not much else is going on, so I'm off to bed early.
Good night,
Hiya guys - hope everyone had a great Veterans Day
Got the truck fixed - needed a new battery and a cable was going bad. Spent most of the day hanging out with my wife at the hospital. She is doing a lot better this week and tests have shown a lot of improvement. Thanks for all the prayers and good intentions.
Good luck Rich, got my fingers crossed for you!
Nice talk with SJ and Charlie, but it's late and I'm tired - Tardis away!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Had our first snow of the winter here in Jolly England.
GRITters are out on the roads.
An Emirates A380 Super Jumbo passes over my home every lunch time. No sign of a Tardis, perhaps its out of banilla.
John Baker
Rainy and in the 50's today. Needed the rain, though.
Happy Veteran's Day. And thanks to those who are.
Was hoping to get Friday as vacation, but I've got to keep pushing a couple of projects to keep them on time. Maybe can take Monday as vacation if all goes well tomorrow and Saturday. Been working long hours lately and might not get all of my vacation in this year. Anybody else think something is a little fishy there? Oh well. It is not that bad, as I enjoy what I do and I'm thankful to have a job to compalin about.
Waiting breathlessly for the Lionel November release items I have on order.
All for now.
Morning all. Sorry I missed a heart filled thanks to the Vets yesterday. We have been very busy and I didn't have a chance. Have to head back in now, so don't have time to read all the posts. Did see that Colin checked in....good to hear from you. In some ways, you have grown before us on the forum. I see you as a young man full of good character...and that is quite a lot these days. Good luck to you.
Chief, with the cleaning kits for your rifles, you should use a non-sectioned rod and a bore guide so it doesn't harm the rifling. You have a good bit of money in those rifles and I would not want anything to mess that up.
Gotta run,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Hi GUYZ,
23 and very frosty here, to get to 60. Sucking up leaves today after school then fire with wife.
Run trains tonite?
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is 30 degrees. Going up to 62 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have to take my dog to the Vet, for his yearly shots. Then, run an errand. Maybe I'll have time for a nap, later.
Buckeye and LAZ.....TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Sunny & 36 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. S'posed to be pretty this weekend...might spend the night on the "yatchet".
Mr Ryan sure did pick apart the ravens secondary last night; still, the purple birds had a chance.
Morning. Early meeting with DOT. Then meeting at lunch in Raleigh. Back to Rolesville to meet with House Rep. Busy day.
Dennis, using one piece coated rods. Tried a "fiber" rod on .17 and tip broke the first time I tried to send a patch through.
BTW: Wifey in NY City. Enjoyed her train ride and got in early than scheduled.
for flyer guys there are a lot of american models equip reasonable on bay. look for a seller out of kentucky. got a chuckle from the mention of the yatchet. i still remember the funny pic chief put on the forum. little did i know he was refering to someones boat. john glad to hear from you from england, how are those great english trains. wish someone in england would make afordable trains. even hornby is sky high. good idea cleaning guns indoors. almost got a spas-12 confiscated while i was cleaning it on the porch in my house in ca. lucky for me cop was a redneck. navyjack
Good Morning
40s with fog, headed towards 60.
Cereal and toast for breakfast. Granny informed me that there's a new Big Lots store so we will check it out today and have our friday meal out as well..Keep working youse guys.....S.J.
Morning guys! Just got home from class, so now, sometime today, I'm gonna cut a few lawns as finals for the season and then head to Philly for the Temple game tonight. Tomorrow morning I'm heading up to Lansdale for a Dyno Day to see a few high HP cars. Sunday is gonna be dedicated to more cars, specifically detailing them. I actually get enjoyment out of detailing cars because it's on of the things that relaxes me in life...plus, there is no better color then shiny black after a full wash, clay, polish, detail and wax!
Dennis, thanks! I'm honestly shocked by the people my age around me these days...no respect, no thanks, no manners. If I was like that I would have been punished! I tell my girlfriend that she needs better manners and she has slowly started to listen! Bad manners of any sort tick me off!
It does feel nice to be able to talk to you guys again, but I have no idea what's going on in the O Gauge world right now, but I saw the Lionel ES44AC's and they are amazing!
Well I'm gonna go do some work! Talk to you guys later!
Colin
Aloha all. TGIF from a greyer Chicago. I had the biggest surprise from the bride yesterday: She pulled out a Christmas file to prep for her holiday shopping- pulled out two Hornby Duplo club magazines from the early 90s and showed them to me, saying, do you want these or shall I throw them out? She can't remember where she got them - and they certainly are not easy to find. Now I have two wonderful things to read: Highlight of my day! I heard a smokestack came down the wrong way during a demolition in Columbus, Ohio. Where's Buckeye? Brutus, glad it was only a battery. Jim, that's a heck of a big switch. Joe, I want to specifically thank you for your continuing service. Laz, my teen wants to become a teacher of auto mechanics at a high school when he 'grows up' John, when those A380s come over, I hope you duck in case more engine parts fall off. I should talk, one of Chicago's own Boeing Dreamliners caught fire the other day. I think I'm done museum-visiting this week. Got a bit of a bug I think... hope I shake it off.
DougM.....oh no, not you too!!! Wife went back to the Doc Wednesday, put on antibiotics (as a precaution, I think) and went in for a chest xray yesterday, results pending. Crud continues for us both, day 14, but we are both improving and feeling a bit better. Thanks for all of the good thoughts, guys.
JohnB.....snow in the UK? Wow!!!!
Colin.....nothing compliments you and your family quite like taking the polite and high road. Others will follow your lead. And most will respect you for it.
Later, gang.
Jack.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
CHUCK & BUCKEYE,
TGIF!!!!!!
Sorry CHUCK almost forgot.
Navy Jack, what about the European trains that MTH is making now? Are any of those models of English trains? Now as to being affordable, that's another question.
Ray
SPMan
hey ray, i have heard that the european trains made by mth are great, but out of my price range. they do make a gorgeous british pacific. because of the price, i am limited to versions of the lionel hall class 4-6-0, which i am thankfull for. the lionel engines are about 150 vs mth 1100 plus. probably worth every cent but i cant afford is all. the croc is cool also as i favor electrics. like everyone else i suppose i buy what i can, and appreciate what i cant. navyjack
Chief, told the wife what you said about needing more people who speak English at your McDonalds and she they need more at hers. Feels left out when they are in a group chatting away in spanish.I did tell my daughter to apply so she could study spanish while she works.Might help her grade.
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