Good Morning from Edison, NJ, another Saturday at work,
The BIG NEWS is that Char is home. Prayers that she gets stronger and well.
A little cool this morning 29 and cloudy. 1 more week and I am on vacation for the next 3 weeks unless the snow cannon gets aimed at NJ or we get hit out for mutual aid.
Time for the Morning Safety Huddle.
Prayers for all in need.
John
WHOO HOOO CHAR IS HOME !!!!!
Hey all good morning getting ready to head out the door but wanted to stop in and say hi first cool 36 this am was 29 yesterday so its warn=ming up a little all have a good day talk to you all later.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Jim
Sorry, but I favor steamers. Besides the 316 I have a 1946 or 1947 312 SIT. Lately I've been on a kick of building a set from each decade. So far all but the teens and thirties are covered.
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Thanks guys! Touchdown! What a long, stressful, and happy day! Went to work until 11, then picked up some lunch to take to my wife in the hospital. They got her meds down and removed her pic line. Docs were all done about 2-ish but had to wait and wait. Finally discharged her at about 4:45. Then I took my daughter to her choic concert, picked up Char's medicines, got some good food in her (grilled cheese sandwich), and spent about an hour sorting out her meds and stuff. What a long day!
SJ had the keys and took the Tardis out for me, so hope you guys all have a blast tonight. I'll catch up with you tomorrow
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Brutus - wonderful news! I'm sure everyone in your family is glad to have Char home.
Good evening everyone! Been a long day. Had a early case and got home about lunch time so I spent a few hours with my bride before picking up kids. Tonight we went to the Nutcracker Ballet at the local municipal auditorium. They did a good job, but it isn't my cup of tea. After 2.5 hours, I had seen enough and just wanted to get home.
Chief, not sure if the federal government still is doing it, but I know they have/had some grants for the emergency operations/preparedness of local departments. My old department got a new rescue and a good amount of monies toward a rear mount stick. I am sure they have some folks more knowledgeable than I about such, but it would be worth checking into. Even if it is a matched grant, that is half the money.
Brutus, that is fantastic news! Please know that you and the whole family have been in my prayers and we look forward to continued progress to full health for Char.
I am beat, so I will try to check back later in the weekend. I did buy a Susquehanna caboose tonight. It will go well with my NYS&W RS3 that I picked up last year. I spent many days of my youth riding on Susie-Q rails and wandering through their yard.
God Bless,dennis
TCA#09-63805
sir james I Charlie has no idea how much I enjoyed his company. ....S.J.
Charlie has no idea how much I enjoyed his company. ....S.J.
SJ- We'll be doing it again real soon!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Evening all
Wow did this past week fly by. Looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully going to get some decorating done, and some other stuff. I’m preaching this weekend too so that makes for an interesting time too.
Jim – Sorry for not getting back to you. The crossing gate is a 23601, I think, it is the one with the roadbed.
Jim F – Great news about Char, I will continue to her in my prayers.
Jack – Yes busy as a one armed paper hanger. Kids doing great. No bites on the house but not many buys houses around Christmas. Hopefully something after New Year. Bride is really watching the boxes at the door. I have pretty well wore out “this one is for the kids”.
John – I have bid on some of the AF clock work sets, they are neat. Have not seriously looked at the AF in O, . . . . yet. Greg has been working on me to broaden my AF horizons
Good Night and may God bless
TGIF
Great week. Had great visits with Chuck and Wes.
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 Evening
Well it did make 32, that was it.
I had some peach ice cream but there's plenty of banilla for those waiting for the Tardis...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
Fife,
Do it. You know you want to.
Jack,
I was suprised because of how lackluster the 2200 four cylinder mated to the three speed auto seems. GM should have put the 3800 V6 in there. As to the rate of AF coming in, I am running of space in my room due to the stuff that is boxed up waiting for the Christmas layout. My room is small to begin with. Enjoy the new TV. I've heard a lot of good things about Samsung.
John,
If Ray ever sends any Northern Pacific PAs your way, I'd be glad to help you misplace them. The 490/492 that I got in this week came from Dayton, NJ.
Ray,
I don't have a 316 yet, but I've got one 1947 SIT 312, one 1948 SIB 312, one 312AC that I am unsure of the date, and a 314AW without the control box. I do like the K5s.
I found out what was rattling in the 30B. When I pulled the back plate, I found one of the two screws and the related washers that holds the right throttle to the case. No problem, I'll just put it back after I test it. Well, when I pushed the right handle down to lock it into the throttle, the other screw and washers let go and the throttle separated from the case accompanied by the sound of the parts hitting the inside of the base. Not good. The cause is that someone apparently tightened the throttle mounting screws too much and shattered the posts in the bakelite throttle. I emailed the seller, and I just spent $48.50 to get a NOS throtle a few minutes ago.
You better not misplace anything! I know where you live!
hello guys hope everyone is ok. have been enjoying our 50 inch tv which we have had about a month. we still had a zenith console that we bought 25 years ago. cant upload avatar anyone having this problem? waiting to get my thunder mountain 0-6-0 engine and three christmas passenger cars. menards is selling a lionel set for 100 bucks with an 0-8-0. hope pat, rt, jack, ray and all the rest of the gang are well and healthy. navyjack
Lunch Time at work in "Beautiful Edison, NJ":
Boys keep that cannon pointed away from Jersey. The temps are dropping and it is going down to the high 20s. I want to start getting ready for the Holidays and not working. I already have to work this Saturday and next. Then I am on vacation for the next 3 weeks, unless someone shoots the cannon at us.
Green Probe, Jim, Ray, AF53 sends his finds to my house. He got a nice AF clock work set yesterday. I may have to misplace a few of them.
Rich, Good luck on the job hunt. We still have a freeze on hiring.
Brutus, Great news on Char. Prayers continued for both of you.
Chief, You have to be a great Mayor to back the Fire Department with that new Rig. Santa is comong early.
RI Jack, I do not think that Navy Jack bought the new VW yet. Gigi has her sights on it.
Good morning all, At the risk of getting shot at by the snow cannon, it's going to be 70 again today but rain forcast for Sunday.
D Baker, glad to see you back on the pot. I kind of feel the same way about selling at Cal Stew. I haven't tried now for several years. Did good on my last one though at the old hall. Sold an Excellent rating Lionel AA Santa Fe 2353 for $500. Nowadays, I can't hardly give things away.
Jim, prayers and well wishes for Char coming home.
Jack, re the Chief's SS payments, I feel the same way as he does about railroad retirement. Like to keep those young hogheads working a lot to keep the old man in clover.
No trains at my house last night but went to friends layout instead to see operation of new Z stuff crossing gate signals. They work real nice and even have a bell ringing along with the gates being lowered. Got a new music CD from my drummer friend and a Lionel two unit flatcar with Southern Pacific trailers from another friend at the get together. Now I need to get them something for Christmas.
Looking for UPS man today for my MTH Southern Railway PS4 according to tracking info.
Had some great Zuchinni squash with a little touch of garlic and spices last night but I think I overdid it. Still have heartburn from something. We have just about finished off the oyster stew I made but it was very good with a little bacon chips added. Only thing I like better than oysters is Eastern North Carolina Bar-B-Que. I think my Southern roots are showing.
Have a good day all,
SPMan
Greetings From Sunny and Seasonal Taxachussetts,
The news could not be better, Brutus. Your wifey is coming home! Prayers for her continuing recovery. This will be a very special Holiday season for your entire family. And you know your friends could not be happier for you two.
On the local front, my better half unilaterally decided that we would be giving each other a new flatscreen TV for Christmas this year, our first departure from a tube television. Spent a couple of days boning up on the current brand line-ups, prices, and technologies, settled some differences with the wifey over screen size (translation, I lost), then pulled the trigger Black Friday. Got an LCD (versus plasma) because our viewing room is very bright in the daytime (glare), and Samsung had the only sets in our size category with a non-glare, matte screen.
Got home, then set it up only to discover our current Comcast HD box has no HDMI inputs from the set.. So the 1080P/120HZ capabilities cannot be fully appreciated. No problem, right? Just swap out cable boxes? Not that easy.
Comcast RAN OUT of the 1080-capable boxes at both local Comcast stores, couldn't get one until this past Wednesday. I ask you: how can a cable company, in such a cutthroat and highly competitive market, run out of cable boxes at the front end of perenially the most rabid TV sales period of each year?!?! To make matters worse, these Comcast stores......you can't call them to check on stock, They don't have a phone number, don't take calls. The folks on the 800 numbers tell you your local store has inventory when they don't. You have to keep dropping in, wait in line, only to discover they have none. "Come back another time."
I am happy to report that our household's Christmas shopping is about 95% complete and we are beyond broke.
Wife is off to London tomorrow on business, and her relatives there are in a total panic over the relative dusting of snow they have. Sent them CNN links to the Buffalo/West Seneca news stories of the 3 foot snowfall with an admonishment that they should learn to drive, starting with putting the steering wheel on the left side of their cars and driving on the right.
John Baker.....are you reading this?!? Suck it up buddy. Is the M25 North of town really in that bad shape, or is this a problem a sad commentary on the UK drivers' driving skills. j
Banks......you didn't take your wifey into JiffyLube for this maintenance, did you? They don't accept Blue Cross.
Rich......prayers this one gets nailed down and you get your iron back on the road. A Harley in NJ in December.....you are tough!!!!!
Chief......we need the dimensions on your garage doors at the lake house.
Ray and all the CA guyz......knock off all the 70 degree weather updates, or the snow cannon will be redirected to Westward coordinates.
Dennis......I thought a violin trio would be more appropriate and you would be joining your kids in the performance. Kinda like a Von Trapp family performance.
Brent.....shouldn't we all be celebrating the (one year ago) launch of your personal quest to bolster the medical establishment in your home town?
DougM.....did you get your invitation to the mayoral innauguration ball in Chicago? A Daly has been mayor in Chicago for about 80% of the past 5+ decades. Sorry to hear your new phone died. You didn't drop yours in a bucket of water like my son recently did, did you?
MikeC.....I suspect soccer withdrawal is taking its toll on you. Hang in there, buddy.
Bob......we are going to have to find a nickname for you, holed up in the mountains several days a week. Grizzly Bob has a ring to it.
Fife.....where do you stash your yatchet during the winter? There are some way up my way that STILL have not pulled their boats out of the water!
Chuck.....I got to wondering how good your aim is with the snow cannon. Although Fife gave you the target coordinates for Roseyville, it seems the salvos are landing to the North and East of you in Western New York state. I am getting nervous.....another couple of clicks on the elevation and I am in trouble. On a related note, we had 125 inches of snow over the 1996-1997 season with a single snowfall record of 34 inches, complete with 7 foot drifts. Gas up and fire up those snowblowers, boys.
SJ and Charlie......playing with your trains is NOT goofing off. And your PT professional is asking for you. What's with that?
JoeyD.....I like the idea of shopping for my own Christmas present. Like many of the guys on the forum, my wife will NEVER fail to ask me what I want. Like many of the wives on the forum, she ALWAYS decides my choice is totally misguided and gets me something else.
JimmyT......why are you surprised your Sunfire would get you there? You seem to be acquiring AF stuff faster than you can get it up and running!
JimSP......you seem to be super busy lately. Any bites on the house? Hope the kiddies are hale and hearty and that Santa gets them something that runs on two rails this Christmas.....or did you convert?
NavyJack.....I am so far behind that I don't know if you settled on the VW and scored one.
Laz.....what is this nonsense about retirement? Don't you realize the strategic importance to the Chief of your working until the bandied-about retirement age of 69? He's counting on you to fund his unfunded SS checks.
I know Iam missing so many folks and so much important stuff. I got a week behind on the Pot and can't catch up. Congas for theose with victories. Prayers for those who need them. And no, Brent, I am NOT celebrating 3 years on POT......haven't had any stiches, plates, or screws for the past year either.
Later, gang.
Jack
PS: Patriots/Jets game this coming Monday night. If the Pats don't score 40+ points they may be in trouble.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Coward go ahead, say it.
No. Too easy...
Good Morning
sun and 27, going to stay about there too.
Finn is to big???Hmm
Yep last nite was fun. We ran some MPC Lionel that hadn't been on rails in maybe 15 years, a drop of oil on the axles and off they went. Charlie has no idea how much I enjoyed his company. Then had an hour chat with Brutus, I hope Char gets to stay home this time. TGIF....S.J.
Morning. Early hair cut [at least I have hair, unlike some I know ]. Now ot Town Hall and then off to the lake house for a couple of days. [Actually slipping over the M&D and turning that snow cannon back on the Yanks, better watch out ] Got to be back to wave Sunday afternoon in the Chirstmas Parade. Riding in the back of a pickup instead of a convertable. This is because Wifey, Lucy, Finn and myself will not fit in the back seat of a convertable. Finn is too big. Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Aloha from a sunny and cold Chicago. Took the youngest to a school rolling-skating event. After dragging him unright for two hours, my workout is done. Ran trains about the same time as SJ and Charlie. Brutus, just remember that one thing as Curly said in the movie City Slickers...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 32 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a reminder , Greenberg show is at Timonium this weekend.
jefelectric - C'mon now, you know I'm not a "purist", as I love to run a lot of mid-70's LIONEL. But at 40-50 bucks per car, I expect the manufacturers to properly label them. They go through all the trouble to produce beautiful molds, then don't check with quality control. Those ATLAS cars are beautiful ...and are numbered wrong . (Source - Chessie combined system equipment fleet roster, 79-80 edition.) Thanks anyway.
Demay - Wifey is pretty good at buying the right stuff, and quick to pull the trigger if I want something.
Brutus - GREAT NEWS!
PURPLE friday. Steelers coming to town (older princesses in "lock-down" mode )
Hello all,
Brutus, Great news Prayers will continue.
Going to hunt till noon tomorrow. The Dog (my son) has to work second shift. I'll spend the rest of the day trying to finish some projects in the house. Train show on Sunday near Johnstown.
Supposed to be cold all next week. Keep that cannon pointed some where else.
Well I best get back to supplying the SS fund
Prayers for those who need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 30 degrees. Going up tp 36 today with some snow.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and some paperwork to do. Plus the usual chores. I will be busy. Maybe a short nap later.
Snow cannon is facing south. Here it comes, NC.
Dining car is here and it's the usual for breakfast.
Buckeye & LAZ.... TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
28 here this morning, going up to 38. Tonite going up to MOMs to hunt deer on Saturday.
BRUTUS, BIG CONGA on your WIFE coming home. Take good care of her.
CHUCK and BUCKEYE, keep that new SNOW CANNON facing SOUTH. CHUCK don't get a itchy finger now, TGIF!!!!
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good morning all,
Great news about Char! Quick drop in this A M. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Char is coming home!!!!!!!!!!
Sleep tight.
Thats from my dads original set from 1953 that we ran every year either under the tree or in the basement on the ping pong table, It's a 316. Needs a little tuning up. I hope to have some time during the holidays. Runs a little slow while ON the track. OFF, it runs super!
Thanks
Good evening all,
Brutus - That is awesome news! I'll keep praying all continues to go well and for smooth sailing when she gets home.
Jim - I don't think it's an addiction; it's enthusiasm .
S.J. - Glad you and Charlie are having fun. I'm having a root beer float tonight.
Fife - Be thankful your wife knows you want train-related items. My wife keeps asking what I want, but after I tell her she rolls her eyes and suggests something I actually need such as clothing. I just recently educated her on scale and gauge.
I've been busy with work and Christmas shopping this week. I'm looking forward to the weekend since there is a train show. I may do some Christmas shopping for myself at the show - I've been eyeing some SD90s and Dash 9s from Williams by Bachmann.
Time for that float and then off to bed.
Good night,
Joe
Thanks for the prayers guys - working! She is scheduled for early afternoon release tomorrow and they actually called in her meds ahead of time this time, already got reports from Walgreens at 2 locations that they have received the orders, so maybe they will have it all ready when we need it!
Dropped kids at school and then did my labwork (fasting) this morning. Stood in line outside Quest Diagnostics in the cold for about 1/2 hour, but I was first in line. Work was crazy with meetings and training, etc. Did manage to get one thing done though!
Talked with Char tonight and she is really excited to come home. She will be on precautions again - hand sanitizer and stuff. We'll keep her settled down for a while until she is back on her feet and off restrictions, but it will be better for her to be home again. I'm off Monday too, as her Mom can't get here until Monday afternoon, but she will be a huge help.
Tardis is ready and everything is on me tonight boys, so belly up!
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