Sunny and 32 at exit 77 this afternoon.
Laz - I haven't logged in for about a year. I just added this forum to my favorites and it opens it up right to here. For me there is no reason I can think of in logging out.
Navyjack - Sure anytime you want. Maybe John and I can test your buys out for you and report back
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Good morning all,
It will be another spring-like day here for us. I suppose I should take advantage of it and complete some outside chores. However, I will probably just open the garage door while I run the trains today. We have friends coming over for dinner tonight, but other than that we should have a pretty uneventful day.
Laz - If you have the Remember Me button clicked, you shouldn't have to keep logging in as long as CTT’s site is operating properly. However, if you have your Internet browser set up to delete Cookies every time you close the browser or log off the Internet, that would be why you have to log on to the site every time.
S.J. - I agree. I think we can sometimes rant in general terms, but I am glad politics is off limits on the site.
Good day all,
Joe
No actually, we can't talk politics here or you risk being deleted. its probably a good policy as we all have different opinions on some subjects. this keeps us civil. But right now I would sure like too.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Hello Sir James: you could talk politics but it won't help. Get out and get involved and VOTE, VOTE,VOTE.
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
Frosty this AM. Now in shirt sleves. Off to vet to get Burg his meds and then Miss Edna's. Been busy this AM.
True Grit, OK but not as good as the original. Funny. Original came on last night on AMC so watched it too.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning
28 and I just cleared 3 inches of lite snow.
It's gone till wednesday. I have a lot to say about our reaming but since we can't talk politics, I'll suffer in silence but not alone. the roads are already clear but Me thinks I will stay in today. Granny is frying real potatoes so a good breakfast is on the way...S.J.
af53 is it ok to have my train buys shipped there. even if there is a fee it will be worth it not to have all the drama. navyjack
Okay will try this again had to sign out quick as the fire alam went off seems some workers were getting tile up and they set it off when they had to burn some off with a torch no fire just the smoke set it off.
Oh well rather be safe than sorry but its 30 outside so not fun when you can't go get your jacket bu smarty here parks close to where we are to assemble when we have a fire so guess who jumped into there truck and warmed up quick lol and had company too . glad its a 6 passenger truck .
Not a lot going on thought I was working OT tonight but I've been told I'm not so thats fine with me.
Well time to get back to work talk to you all later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Laz no theres some setting somewhere got changed on you either thru a bug or something I had it once like that but it was all sites if its just ctt I would look at my settings there.
Hi GUYZ,
Up this morning at 0530 to let out the PUP. She and I slept great, we both feel asleep on couch, went to bet at 12.
Today gotta go down to BARRYs to pick up repaired BB. Theback to play with PUP.
QUESTION for YUZ GUYZ,
Do you all have to keep on Logging IN? Seems everytime I go on this site I have to LOG IN. What's up with dat?
CHARLIE, have fun at the cabin.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is 23 degrees. Going up to 28 today.
Today is a busy day. Lots of chores to do around the house. Projects all finished.
Baseball season is coming soon. Glad of that.
Dining car is here with the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Hudson 685 yeah the money crunch is getting to be felt here also I use to get anywhere from 32 to 48 hrs ot every 2 weeks now lucky to get more than 12 and there hiring more so ot will be a thing of the past. so train money is disapearing quick. And our pres and congress and sentors decieded to freeze our pay for next to years but they made sure they got one ( not including the pres there) .
Just have to live with it
Hope all having a good day talk to you all later
hello guys, hope that everyone gets through the snow. i know joe the pay raise is a joke. as a retiree this is the second year without a raise at all. rt sounds like he got a lot of neat stuff. congrats. my big grandson is coming over this am. he wants biscuits and corned beef hash for breakfast. i would like to see the remake of true grit also. have to wait till they bring out the video. have watched the trailer over and over. like the part jeff bridges plays. have cut my train buying way down. have to get some big stuff this year. need to get the snowblower tuned up also. it is a toro and wont keep running. grandson caught a 30 lb or so snapping turtle. he would like a henry 22 but his mom is a tree hugger and i am too old for another war. navyjack
Jack, It can be explained in one short & concise statement:
"Figures don't lie, but liars can figure".
Crazy day on the layout today, all kinds of gremlins were out & about in the early part but seemed to quiet down as the day progressed.
I had three lines running all TMCC, til it was time to rest an engine. Replaced it with a conventional using TMCC & TPC .
Got sufficient coverage for Sunday, guess I have no excuse to not tackle the "Honey-do List".
It will be an early bedtime tonight.
Nite all.
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AF53 Chief - I hope you give us a review on True Grit! Trailers make it look like it's a good one! sir james- I hear ya! Even us working stiffs are having a worse year this year. We just voted last month, as a union, to forgo our contracted raise! Times are tuff! Gas, electric, food, health care, heating oil, etc. continue to go up. I'm not complaing beacause I still have a job but alot of us are stepping backwards these day. Piont to ponder??? We all can't be stepping backwards,can we, who is stepping forwards?? Ray
Chief - I hope you give us a review on True Grit! Trailers make it look like it's a good one!
sir james- I hear ya! Even us working stiffs are having a worse year this year. We just voted last month, as a union, to forgo our contracted raise! Times are tuff! Gas, electric, food, health care, heating oil, etc. continue to go up. I'm not complaing beacause I still have a job but alot of us are stepping backwards these day.
Piont to ponder??? We all can't be stepping backwards,can we, who is stepping forwards??
Ray.......the published inflation rates are driven by the changes in the consumer price index as measured by a "market basket" of goods and services normally and regularly purchased. We are told what the inflation rate is monthly, which at first glance seems reasonable and low.
But I don't see it with heating fuel, groceries, or at the gas pumps. And that is where the rubber hits the road.....or a start. I don't see it with health care costs. I don't see it in taxes. I don't see it in fees. Are not all of these items part of everyday life? Then where are the offsetting items in the "market basket" that brings the overall average back down?
My conclusion is that the numbers or the formula are seriously flawed and the "market basket" the economists and statiticians measure is not our market basket, not representative of the real world. These knuckleheads should be introduced to the real world.
One would think that an economist of integrity or of the least bit of intelligence would conclude: "Hey, the numbers I am cranking out and publishing don't pass the common sense test and don't match the results I personally see at the cash register."
If anyone can explain to me what I am missing, it would be appreciated.
HudsonJohn.........just got done watching our weather (snow) forecast. The early opinions are another 6" to 12" next Wednesday and Thursday. The white stuff keeps piling up, and I am going to have to devise a new strategy to get the snow up and out further into the yard. Once the mounds get over 7 feet, even the Ariens can't shoot it up and over the mounds when you get within 5 feet of the base.....and I am NOT going to shovel the snow by hand! The end of the driveway and in towards the house about 12 feet....that is where the mounds are a good 9-10 feet because of the snow donated to the driveway by the plow crews.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
RT & Hudson#685 - If you guys want to have those items sent my way I'll make sure they are taken care of real good
I might even test them out for you!
Good evening all,
We had a nice Friday night: out for pizza and watching some Winter X games at home. I ran trains for about 45 minutes with our two sons. We had all three trains going and only had one minor bumping, not really a pile up; nothing even derailed. I downloaded the new Lionel RTR catalog, but I have not looked at it yet.
Fife - I hope I didn't appear sensitive about the Cutler thing, I knew you made your comment to tease your son. I sounded off because of all the nonsense I've seen on the sports outlets since the game. I'm not a Cutler or Bears fan, but I don't think people like Neon Deion should be running their mouths.
S.J. - Thanks to the whopping raise we military folks received and our awesome tax code, I will make an extra $4 a month this year. I guess I ended up better off than you. I'm not complaining either; I have a job and I didn't join the military to get rich.
Good night all,
Didn't get up to much today - took off to rest my leg, took Aleve. I did play some videogames for a while and then we went out to get our monthly haircuts at the salon. Nice talks with RT, SJ, and Charlie. Wife has C-Dif somehow, so they added yet another pill to her daily round. Tardis is ready, so lets hit the road :)
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good Evening from the Jersey,
Great to be home. I must either be getting used to the snow or I am losing it. As I was driving in my company truck this morning, looking at walls of snow on each side of the road, I thought to myself this is real nice. I really like it. Then reality kicked in as I got out of the truck. Bring on Spring. We had light snow all day and it is forecasted all weekend. Another storm coming Tuesday/Wednesday.
Banks, My tree is still up. We may take it down this weekend also. The needles are holding also. My wife is real fussy in storing all of the balls and decorations in their original boxes. It takes forever.
Navy Jack, That grey snow is the snow that was deflected and sent to us by our friends down South. I will give you a call this weekend.
RT, You are suffering from the same disease as me. Maybe I will have mine sent to AF53's house, pick them up and slip them in.
RI Jack, I hear you about the snow.
SJ, You may have lost $79 a month on your pension, but you just gained 3" of snow.
Dennis, Watch that eye when working on the fixtures. Dust and dirt seem to find their way there real quick. I went coon hunting with a friend of mine and his dad a number of years ago with his hunting club. I would rather go duck hunting.
AF53, Ray, I know all about getting a wage freeze. Also about getting a train purchase freeze. The only good thing about the snow is the OT.
Prayers and Thoughts for all in need.
Be extra careful driving and walking in the snow and ice.
John
dwiemer Hey guys, if anyone is interested, this weekend is the start of the annual Coon Hunt here. I have already seen a number of pickups with spot lights and dog cages driving around. Here is a little news story: http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=573585 I have thought about going one time, but I value my sleep too much. Hope everyone has a good weekend.God BlessDennis
Hey guys, if anyone is interested, this weekend is the start of the annual Coon Hunt here. I have already seen a number of pickups with spot lights and dog cages driving around. Here is a little news story: http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=573585
I have thought about going one time, but I value my sleep too much.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.God BlessDennis
And how do you sleep thru all that gun firing?
Oh yeah you get use to it just remembered i use to sleep thru them firing the 16" guns and it rocked the ship beside having a big bang lol
I remember when rabbit season and quail season opened up in VA. it use to sound like a mini maffia gun fight at times lol. or thats what the wife would call it anyway lol.
hope your eye heals fine the tatoo part doesn't sound fun at all
Good evening everyone. It has been a bit of a crazy day. Woke up with my eye hurting again. Had to do a case, so didn't get it checked out till this evening. Seems my eyelid had stuck to some of the new tissue on the wound while I was sleeping. When I opened my eye, it tore the top few layers off my cornea. Sooooo, more meds and hope it completely heals in the next four weeks. If it doesn't, they will have to do a little procedure called "Corneal Tattoo", in which they stick a needle into the eye a bunch of times....sounds like fun!
Anyway, it was a most difficult case today, but went as well as it could, so I was glad to get that behind me. Wife is currently out with some of the ladies she works with. Plan for the weekend is to go help out a friend by replacing some light fixtures and all the outlet covers in his house. Has a big fear of all things electrical. Guy might know his way around surgery, but don't let him near anything mechanical. Then, I have some limbs to burn, but with the eye the way it is, I don't want to cause any irritation. Most likely will spend the rest of the day on the layout.
Fife, I was told of a video of a bank robbery where the guy took a woman hostage. While trying to leave the scene, he tripped and the woman fled. He tried to recapture her, but got a bit weighed down by some Lead! Doubt he will be a repeat offender if ya know what I mean.
TCA#09-63805
Just pulled into the cabin. We have 12 on the ground and expecting another 6 overnight. Snowmachine batteries are on charge. Going to head out to the hunting property in the morning. Have to check on the deer.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
TGIF
I have seen the movie TRUE GRIT, both versions. The new version is very good except Matt Dammon. I thought he was weak.
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
30 today
Now that the pavement is clear and dry we are getting 3 inches of snow overnite.Well got my federal pension notice for 2011, with blue cross increase and an apparent increase in federal withholdings, I just stepped backwards $79. a month. But the cost of living hasn't gone up at all has it. Banlla is ready but I may let it defrost before the thingy gets here..S.J.
Well, this snow event was 11 inches at my place and with the overall sub 32 degree temps since Christmas the mountains grow. None of the neighbors dug out the fire hydrant across yesterday, so I may take that on shortly. Low teens overnight but it hit 30 today. Next snow is forecast for next Wednesday! Looks like we won't be seeing grass until March.
Well it finally happened for a while anyway I was informed today that I'm now on double restriction on buying anymore trains. well it was fun while it lasted lol. did get some great items and sold some item to get some even better items than I had or gotten.
got my Reading NW-2 in today with the Transfer caboose. Also got my N&W Cattle car. still have the southern Pacific set to come in and an crossing gate I'm high bidder on at choochoo. If I lose out I lose out not really worried about it got what i really wanted and that was the train set with the TMCC Berk in it.
Hope all have had a good week I have to work the weekend but I'm off monday and Tuesday and then next weekend so I'm good lol. Talk to you all later
hello: on that Cutler injury. some of you may or may not know that Cutler is a diabetic. i have had great experience with that disease for decades. to me, he looked like he had high blood sugar or low blood sugar. his face and lethargic demeanor tell me his blood was out of whack. you don't guess with that disease. could lead to coma or even death, puts a lot of pressure on other organs as well, not the least of which is not being able to concentrate. it' only a game. medical staff did the right thing. later.
Frosty this morning. Sun came out and ran around in shirt sleves. Now it is a little chilly. Wall sanded and re-mudded. Off to the movie with Wifey [new True Grit]. Then probably Texas Steak House. Hope to get all Christmas tubs under layout and then get it back to normal. Feel badly for you Yanks and the snohio.
Sen-so-teev... I was speakin' tongue-in-cheek...
I was teasin' my son. I'm sure Mr Cutler is a swell guy. "Check please."
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