Full plate yesterday, more of the same today. We have a road trip to NH on tap for a couple of things, won't get home until after 10PM. Our plate is too full, need to slow down and get off the tread mill.....otherwise, the season to be merry will become the season to be burned out and feeling unfulfilled.
Friday I chatted with a friend of ours who recently had (apparently successful) cancer surgery and was feeling overwhelmed. "Too many things" not getting done for Christmas. She was down and stressed.
I could only remind her of the way things were just a couple of months ago for her and steer the conversation to all things that are so good in her life. Health, happiness, and family........after that, there is not much that is so important it can't be put off or discarded all together. Is it me, or do the folks around you seem particularly stressed this holiday season?
I just hope we can all just let a few things fall off the plate and enjoy what we have. Otherwise, the important things take on no more significance in our minds than the unimportant, and we wind up feeling pressured and unfulfilled.
Please accept my apologies for this pontification. I for one don't even have my trains set up around the tree.....yet. This is the latest in the previous 22 years that I have not gotten this pulled together by mid December and it is bothering me. I'll just have to "git er done" and then backfill all of the time that has been missed running them with my granddaughters. Wifey: "Jack....are you cleaning up the pine needles in the LR?" Jack: "Oh yes dear." as I pick them up one at a time and drop them into a passing open gondola.
Best regards and wishes for a good day for all. Tomorrow will take care of iself.
Jack
PS: Speaking of feeling unfulfilled, I will miss all of the football games today!!
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Aloha mates! Great reminder, Jack! A brisk 11. Just back from dropping off the bride and youngest at church - he sings n the choir all day and she prays before services. I'll drag the teens over later. Bad news about the busted car - parts on back-order, we may not have it before Christmas. Oh well, just an inconvenience. Still haven't killed the lizard, nor has it been discovered. Remembered a nice app to send a free personalized video message from the Big Man at the North Pole (not The Big Man upstairs - He doesn't need video) to our youngest. Its at http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/home Good luck on your promotion test, Joe. Prayers continue for a good, right job, Rich. Stay safe and dry, Ray
Had Sam Addams Seasonal in Fife's honor last eve, and a Berghoff Amber for Jack Looking forward to trying to catch the Bears-Vikings playing in the frozen tundra later today.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning
20s 20s 20s, suppose to be 30s.
Still tired from yesterdays company but its a warm tired. Didn't wake up to P till 5:30 very rare for me to do that. TTOS show today, details later if I find something. Charlie will be there with the Glancy traveling module layout.
Merry Christmas.....S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Afternoon all. Going to walk the easement/path at the lease. Armed of course. Now wearing backpack with big shooting bag for weight. Will get me in shape. After first of the year, back to the gym [unless I have to have neck surgery]. Hope no surprises today at the lease. Then up and work on train room. Was warm this AM but now windy and makes for a cool wind chill. Snohio did not make it here. Turned to rain as the REB army heated the atmosphere at snow making level [per weatherpeson] and so nothing but rain last night. Failed Yankee snow cannon attack.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Call it liquid sunshine, call it heavy dew, but up close it looks just like rain. No kidding! The monsoon is still with us. It rained most of the day yesterday, all night and is still raining today with more predicted for the next 4 or 5 days. If this stuff turns to snow somewhere back East when it gets there, it will be a blizzard. Hope not for you guys back there. I've been waiting for a let up so I can get out and start a siphon on my swimming pool to pump out some excess water but I haven't been able to get out there all morning. Looks like I will just have to get wet to do it.
#2 son is out chasing a Christmas special train this morning in all the rain to get pictures? It is a train operated by Amtrak over our local commuter line. Every year they give a train ride to children patients at City of Hope which is a local cancer hospital located on the rail line.
Did not make it to TCA Christmas meet yesterday because of other commitments. Wish I could have. Saw some pictures of it this morning. Looks like a good time was had by those attending. There was a 1950 Lionel Hudson to be awarded as one of the raffle prizes but don't know who won. From the pictures, it looked like my friend Richard Keppel was there demonstrating his operating stationary steam engines and accessories.
Got to get ready for 11:30AM mass
Have a good day,
Ray (SPMan)
SPMan
Walked easement and found nothing new. Went to Lowes and got new locks and a few duplicate keys. Only "key" persons getting a key from now own. Jason [Conceal Carry Instructor that uses the range for his classes] is making up membership cards. Try to be nice to everyone but then one or two spoil the "pie". Fair and cold now. Staying inside tonight and watching old Christmas movies.
Chief,
The only solution I am thinking of regarding the vandalism involves razorwire, but then again that probavly isn't the best approach.
Jack,
I still haven't finished the Christmas layout either. I need to get it done tonight. Brent probably beat both of us.
Fife,
As long as you are buying, I'd like one of these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtoSDYW_Goo But, I'd also be happy with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdWpVUHX0hc
I had all intentions of finishing the Christmas layout last night, but I couldn't find the tin snips to cut some fitter sections. After about an hour, I found them along with a soldering iron that I haven't seen in at least six years.
Good Evening
Nothing new at the TTOS show. Got banilla and beacon will be humming...Lions won.S.J.
Good evening all,
It was cloudy in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s. Weather supposed to turn bad again this week. Latest Narnia is ok. Checked the series of books and this was from the fifth book. Read the last one and decided this was probably the last movie they will make. Not too much action in last book . Spent day at eldest for oldest grandchild's sixth birthday. Ran the Scout set last night for almost an hour. Very smooth. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL anytime. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Sunny and 40's today.
Wife had a follow up appointment for her back on Friday. Her back is healing well. The doctor wants her to start PT. Wish her knee was improving. The 'knee grease' shot she got a couple weeks ago does not seem to have helped. The back doctor says she needs a good knee to properly rehab the back. We will start thinking about knee replacement after the holidays - and after the deductuable re-sets to zero on the insurance too .
Welcome club ladies are coming over tomorrow night to play cards. I don't remember who sait it, but hiding in a corner until they leave sounds like a good idea.
Scored a #3361 log dump car on e-bay the other day for cheap. Ought to be here soon. LHS says some of the Lionel items I have on order are due in this week.
Just three more days to work this year.
All for now.
8ntruck We will start thinking about knee replacement after the holidays - and after the deductuable re-sets to zero on the insurance too .
We will start thinking about knee replacement after the holidays - and after the deductuable re-sets to zero on the insurance too .
Always happens that way. Prayers
Cold but fair. Seems some guy in CA was braging about his weather. Sure is quite now. Let it rain, let it rain.
Sleep tight.
Hey guys...
Hope all your Christmas plans and preparations are going well. Been busy but having a good time.
We're really getting a soaking! Rain started yesterday evening and as of now we have had 4", I'm sure that doesn't seem like much to you guys, but were going to be setting records here I'm sure. Heard earlier tonight some areas have had 7" all ready. Got the pump running in the pool, have drained it down a total of 5", in anticipation of overnight rain.
Went to the "Big Train Show" yesterday, hooked up with a couple of guys and helped them spend some money. One bought a Daylight set, and the other bought some buildings and rolling stock. The guy that got the building is expanding the layout to accommodate them. The Daylight was purchased because it was there, he has enough trains to open a big hobby shop. But they were enjoying it so that's what matters. Was looking for Ray, but didn't see him, wasn't sure if he was going to the show Sat. or Sunday.
I did pick up an Estate House, at the show, and got it incorporated into my layout today. Also, cut-out and installed some "cobblestone" drive ways and sidewalks. Looks pretty good. Wife spent the day doing the last of the inside decorations, boy does it ever look Christmasy! Tomorrow is "baking day", so the aroma's will be wonderful, good day to stick around the house. Had a REAL enjoyable day! Lot better than working!
Best wishes for all !!
Don
Good morning guys. Up early even though I am on call. We have some specialized equipment we use on folks who have damage to the heart muscle. Anyway, as of this morning, all our machines will be attached to patients and so I have to go an hour away to another hospital to get a "loaner". Going to be a long two weeks of call!
We had that band I spoke of last week at our church yesterday. The Annie Moses Band was very good. Church was packed last night for the concert and a good number of folks were not from the church. In fact, one of our cardiologists who is Jewish was there too. It's all good!
Don, hope your weather clears and no damage to the abode. We had two days of rain that cleared last night. While we got nowhere near the rainfall you had, it was welcomed as the temps have dropped and our fruit trees needed a good soaking. Hope they survive....deer hope so too!
Got a number of items in all train related too. Yesterday, I got a Southern tractor trailer set in that I have not seen before. Also, picked up some 72" switches for future layout expansion. Need to finish what I have first though.
Left overs for breakfast is finished and now it is time to head out. I do hope that each of you has a great day ahead.God Bless,Dennis
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Good morning all,
It is cloudy in SE Indiana. It will be an interesting three days at work with year end close. First time thru this. Have to get done by end of Wednesday and Tuesday looks to be absolutely treacherous weather wise. Hhhhhhmmmmmmm...... I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL anytime, but we may have to ground the Tardis if the weather gets too bad. Not worth a wreck this close to Christmas. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 10 degrees. Going up to 28 today with cloudy skies.
Today is a busy day. Chores to do and a project to work on. I will be busy most of the morning. Maybe a nap this afternoon.
Where is Buckeye??????
Dining car is here with the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
Cold start here today. Only getting to 30. Ran trains last nite NO PILE UPs all is good with DA WORLD!!
BEARS vs VIKEs tonite, GO BEARS!
yes CHUCK, where is BUCKEYE? Need YUZ GYZ to zero in the SNOW CANNON for BULLSEYE in NC.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good Morning
Weather is the same, overcast and 20s
No breaking news this morning, had a nice long chat with Charlie last night. Btutus was having cable trouble but he did get the Tardis on its way.
Morning all. Warmer here. Mayors' Christmas party tonight at the super fancy Capital City Club. Off to walk the easement on the lease with loaded backpack. Then Town Hall for a few. BTW: seems the snow cannon is turned back on you Yanks. Sending life perservers to CA.
Mornin' Ya'll From Overcast and High 20s Taxachussetts,
Yesterday was a wonderful day, albeit not spent at home. Christmas party at our dog trainer's facility up in NH, didn't get home until close to 11PM. Attendance hit an unexpected 50 people, and the mood was so positive and festive. You've heard that many hands make light work, and such was the case for the party----before, during, and after. Pot luck and BYO, and the spread was way over the top!!!! I was thinking of Laz and his recent loss of his faithful Collie companion because some of these dog folks attending the party are expecting puppies between now and the end of the year......except the pups are American Staffordshire Terriers and German Shepherds.
Chief....I am still not liking what I continue to hear from you about the sick person/people who continue to vandalize around your surrounds. Whoever it is, they are not right in the head, nor do they share your morals and ethics. If you need to add a Doberman to your pack for personal protection purposes, let me know. I'll send Maximus down to go with you on your patrols. Just don't accidentally shoot him or feed him grits.
DougM....you were a sly dog yesterday, telling your wife da Bears would be playing. Wives are usually pretty flexible about letting some things slide so that the man of the house can watch his team zero in on a playoff spot. How did you ultimately explain to her last night that the game isn't until tonight?
SJ must be way behind on his Sunday afternoon naps as his 4-10 Lions have now won two in a row. Soon to be SJdaGrump. If you look at their dismal record you have to take into consideration the strength of the teams they have played this season: they lost two games by a total of 9 points to the 9-4 Bears; lost by 3 to the 10-4 Eagles; split two games with the 8-6 Packers; lost by 5 to the 9-5 Giants; lost by 3 to the 10-4 jets. 7 0f their 10 losses were by 10 points or less. They look promising.
Fife must be pumped after yesterdays game when his 10-4 Ravens held off the 10-4 defending Super Bowl champ Saints, are tied with Pittsburgh for the NFC North (record -wise) who lost to the Jets, and are in primo shape for getting a playoff birth. The D stepped up when they had to. I HATE THE JETS!!!!!!
MikeC......."year end close" stuff at work around the holidays is no fun, with deadlines that don't move. Hang in there.
DonB and RaySP.....we all thought you two hired scantily-clad pool girls to do all of that swimming pool maintenace for you? Hope the mudslides for which CA is infamous don't rear their ugly heads.
8N.....that was great news overall on the wifey's back checkup. One major mountain scaled and two lesser ones to go (PT and knee). Will you be joining her at the health club during PT? SJ, Spanky, and Chuck are at the ready to give you some pointers on health club protocols. Easy for me to say, but it sounds like she's made of the right stuff and with your help will continue her march forward.
Dennis.....when do you break ground on the addition to your house that you will need when you break out all of your 3 rail treasures and come to realize you will need a 50 X 50 layout with 5 main lines and 10 sidings to accommodate all of your stuff?
Later, gang!
Aloha all. Looking for a bit of snow tonight. Jack, I'm not that bright. I thought it was the Sunday Night Game and spent quite a while wondering why I'm seeing the Pats-Pack before I retrieved the paper and remembered it was tonight. Fortunately, a certain person remains unaware. . . That said, can't wait to see the Big Bears Game out in the weather. Always glad to watch them play outdoors while being indoors. Got a brainstorm for moving some track around with the layout. May or may not try it.
Don sending rubber rafts for you and your neighbor girls to get around in.
Hey all how you all doing. Taking it easy today was suppose to goto foot doctor but canceled didn't feel like getting up at 6am for 8 am appointment.
talked to Brutus last night then lost him. Think his isp went down.
Won a Lionel SSS last night from 1987 it was a southern railroad one with a GP-9 and all the cars has die cast trucks and operating couplers at both ends suposely unopened box. Box looks a little ruough thou but have seen the engine alone sell on ebay for what i paid for the whole set. so couldn't turn it down.
Hope all having a good day.
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Good morning all, more rain overnight but we are getting a small break this morning. However, it looks like it will rain any minute. Forcast calls for heavy rain tomorrow and Wednesday.
Don, I pumped my pool down too yesterday. I took it down about 5 inches to make room for more rain. Also have to pump rain water out of a little dressing room beside the pool every day. The paper says we only get this kind of rain about every 10-15 years. They ought to be getting plenty of snow in the Sierras. That's good for the water supply. Rain just started up again as I am writing this. Don, we must be getting more here than where you are. I estimate about 6 inches so far.
Neighbor's 5 Collie dogs have shelter but they still run around in the yard. They look like drowned rats right now.
Will try to get out sometime this week for some shopping.
Later,
Afternoon to All,
Unusual for me to be home at this point in the day. Came home to let the cable tv technician in so we could setup new Tivo which is one of the Mrs. big Christmas presents. Cable provider switched to all digital signal so our old Tivo was not liking the change. With the new one, we no longer need a separate set top box for the cable so we actually eliminated a remote. Now we only have one for Tivo and one for DVD player, not too bad.
Be glad when the week is over, kids are getting restless, teachers are getting cranky, you get the picture.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
The sun did shine today, no new snow till tomorrow. but not much so they say. Yea I was kinda tired today thats 4 sundays this season I missed my nap. Banilla is ready for Brutus and the thingy...S.J.
Partly sunny and mid 40's today.
Join my wife at the health club for PT? Not a bad idea, but it sounds like work. Besides, she is going to the high priced medical rehab type of outfit. Good people there though - that is where I was going earlier this fall to work the kinks out of my knee.
Ton O stuff I want to get through at work before the holidays. Looks like I need to start picking and choosing 'cause it all is not going to get done. Today just flew by.
Evening all. Cold but not as bad as earlier in the week. Cat is in the house. We now have another one. Silver gray one with sharp pointed face. Pam called it some name. It has taken up residence under garage and feeding from the self feeder.
Put up new trail camera today with LOCK. Also no flash buy infrared. Will take photo of anyone coming up to cable and/or their vehicle. Also heard "Skeet" is out of prison again. This conicides with 2 break-ins in subdivision at 2 AM this morning. Folks were in the house. Got finger prints. One guy heard the break-in and thought it was his dog. Burg and Finn would have him backed in a corner with Lucy being cheerleader.
Early called Human Services committee meeting tomorrow morning in Raleigh. Burg going to Vet's for a "bath day".
Having a drop by here Wed night. Everyone on the forum is invited. 6 PM till 8 PM [EST].
Howdy All From Fungus Corners Ca.
Hasn't stopped raining here since friday afternoon, fortunately it has benn mostly lite to moderate rains. Most of the heavy stuff has been staying a bit north of us, til tomorrow. The forecasters are saying the heavy stuff will be here tuesday & wednesday.
The club's Christmas party was saturday nite, I swear that slab of prime rib was as big as a manhole cover, oink oink. Picked up a couple of cars in the raffle.
Fife, on the layout construction.
Sounds as though the "significant others" are doing well, must be all the TLC thay receive at home.
Later all.
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One of these days, the guys with the Snohio cannons will aim them away from SE Indiana. We got pounded again last night. Will be going in later today as carpool person who is driving wanted to wait a little. OK by me so I do not have to drive. Long day at work, but got a lot done. Hope to get a lot more done today. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL anytime and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
HAPPY 1st DAY O WINTER!!!! Did YUZ GUYZ see the eclipse? I was up at 430 for my workout but skies were cloudy. Heard it was great. Playing with layout and adding some switches. Don't know yet if it will work?
FIFE, good job on the CHRISTMAS layout for your wife.
Did BUCKEYE get his lumps o coal?
DOUG M,
BEARS WIN !!!!
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