A little slow getting new pot going. Morning to partly cloudy and warmer temps [than last night]. Rain coming over night and then into the low 70's!!!!!!
MichRR714 Chief- Do you have an extra bed at your place?... Wow looks like we are really in for it here. I just sent the wifey to pick me up an insulated coverall as I left all of mine at the cabin. Arctic cold is supposed to follow the snow. Hope everyone stays safe!
Chief- Do you have an extra bed at your place?...
Wow looks like we are really in for it here. I just sent the wifey to pick me up an insulated coverall as I left all of mine at the cabin. Arctic cold is supposed to follow the snow.
Hope everyone stays safe!
Deserting Yankees are welcome. Plenty of grits to go around. Off to take Finn to the vet for a removal [you know what ]. Go by BoJangles for a biscuit. Contractor on the way to start the trim work.
Later.
PS: some stupid pole says Buckeyes know how to play "round ball". Never happen. Only good Buckeye is a chocolate candy with peanut butter center.
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Mornin' boys. "Dice" is the best way to put the weather. Schools closed. Real fun to begin after sunset. Thought I saw a wooley mammoth...
Good Morning
17 and cloudy.
The big ones not expected here till afternoon. We will be fine if the power stays on. No ice forecast for here just high winds causing blowing snow. Anywhere south looks good this morning...S.J.
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Hi GUYZ,
25 here with the whole kit and kabootal of sno hi o, sleet, and later freezing rain. Needless to say SCHOOL IS CLOSED. I'll take it. Got things built last nite was just finishing up last project when my Principal came in and told me to go home. She said, I'll see you Thursday so I don't know if we'll have school tomorrow? Oh well more time with the PUP. I'll be running trains later today with her.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Aloha all. Snow? What snow? Nothing really here in downtown Chicago yet though the media panic continues. Any excuse to go home early I guess. I'll probably postpone class tonight because no one will show up. All the more time to run trains...after visiting the Art Institute at lunchtime. Good news about your bride, Brutus.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning all,
It snowed, we finally got snow! It started around 0300 this morning. We have received about three to five inches so far. It's not accumulating on the ground too much because we have 35 mph winds blowing it everywhere. It's 12 degrees outside right now and well below zero with the wind-chill. I do not have to report to work until later and that may change since it is still snowing. The kids' school is closed so we should have some winter fun today. If you can't tell, I am thrilled for this weather.
It’s time to finish some coffee and get ready to play.
Joe
The storm missed us here. Still no job news yet. I finally got the alternator out of the PGT and had it rebuilt. While I was putting it back in, i accidentally broke the wire off the plug for the oil pressure sender. Normally that would be a problem, but I read that only 93-94 Probes display an actually reading on the gauage, while 95-97 just send a fixed voltage to the gauge. That was confirmed when I started it and the needle moved to the middle of "Normal" even though the wire is off the sending unit. I'll fix it anyway when it gets warmer outside. I won't even think about driving it until the Spring after there have been several periods of rain because I don't want any salt on it.
Does anyone have a Lionel 783 Hudson? I've been thinking of possibily buying one, and I was wondering how they are since they are MPC.
thanks chief for starting out the pot again. thanks to you it has become a very fine social community and i also thank ctt magazine. you guys are the best. i heard the services are finally considering wearing one color uniform. about time. one less taxpayer expense. hope the bad weather misses everyone and gets only the politicians. joe are you assigned recruiting duties. you seem to have great family hours. i had officer recruiting assigned to me once as a collateral duty. i am not being nosy only think you af guys are neat. navyjack
Buy anything after the 783, MPCs first try did not come out very well. They are growlers, slow, brush eaters, and don't pull very well. I have one and a lot of fine tuning improved it but the newer ones are much better.
Early Lunch at Work,
I really envy you guys who do not have to go to work when it snows or extreme bad weather. I took an early lunch because I have a conference call about the storm. We are looking at a major event with the ice and wind involving the power lines.
Brutus, Glad to hear that your bride is doing better.
SJ, Enjoy the banilla tonight. I have a feeling that their will be no banilla for me. Just a cup of hot coffee or hot chocolate to get warm for a minute.
Chief, come to think of it, us yanks from Jersey came down a few years ago to help restore power in NC after a major ice storm. The folks were very hospitable to us and glad that we came.
Prayers and thoughts to all in need.
If your power goes out, please give the guys a break restoring it. They want to get it back on as quick as possible.
John
Wind, sleet, winds, ice, and snow. One to two feet predicted in my neck of Taxachusetts, quite a range. The only thing that could possible make it worse is to go to the cupboard and find nothing but grits to eat.
Brutus.....I was certainly glad to hear Char's numbers are good. Prayers continue. I think she should dip you in some germ killing agent and make you sleep in the garage for a week.
MikeC........prayers continue for your Dad, your family, and you. Strength, brother.
JimmyT.......prayers and fingers crossed on the job prospect.
HudsonJohn......why on earth would you send power repair crews down Chief's way? Looking for abuse? Joe, you finally get your wish. The video of Oklahoma City this AM on the news was interesting......don't you know snow is supposed to fall, not go sideways? DougM......I thought you were supposed to get amounts as high as 20 inches from this one.......must be all the hot air in Chicago's City Hall that keeps the snow in check. Mitch.....you had better start planning on home schooling so your kids get a break between school years.
The wifey called and said she will be headed home early, so I need to clear the driveway.
Poor RT......he don't get no respect. When I signed on there were 3 POTS going!!!!! He started one of them. Thanks for the thought.
Later, gang. May drop back in later.
Jack
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Good afternoon Y'all! It is cloudy out, but in the 60s. Currently watching the Galloping Goose program that was on RFD-TV. DVR'ed it and finally getting around to viewing it. Didn't know there were so many variations.
Had a good day so far, went in early to set up for today's case. Then, went to church for the discipleship class, and back to the hospital to do the case. I got some award for some work I had done back in December. They give me a choice of a bunch of different things, but I didn't see the leg lamp.
Have to go pick up the kids soon and then back home for some relaxation. Wife will be bringing daughter to ballet, and then we have violin practice. With any luck, I have a few things I want to get done on the layout.
Hope everyone is having a great day.Dennis
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dwiemer Good afternoon Y'all! It is cloudy out, but in the 60s. Currently watching the Galloping Goose program that was on RFD-TV. DVR'ed it and finally getting around to viewing it. Didn't know there were so many variations. Had a good day so far, went in early to set up for today's case. Then, went to church for the discipleship class, and back to the hospital to do the case. I got some award for some work I had done back in December. They give me a choice of a bunch of different things, but I didn't see the leg lamp. Have to go pick up the kids soon and then back home for some relaxation. Wife will be bringing daughter to ballet, and then we have violin practice. With any luck, I have a few things I want to get done on the layout. Hope everyone is having a great day.Dennis
Dennis I think you need to get your eyes checked as you can see there it is right in front of you.
Hope all having a good day just relaxing here. Did build my 3 trailors for the layout and added some trees and put the flag pole from the trailors set in front of the school Thought that it looked better there than in front of the trailors. Wife got me a Jd tractor but I think its a little big but she tries so I put it in front of the barn. its bigger than my bull dozers oh well its the thought.
talk to you all later.
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Good afternoon all,
It is messy in SE Indiana, but not as bad (yet) as the rest of the state. I called into work, and there 6 out of about 35 people in our division who made it in. They are sending those workers home at 3 and may close the state offices tomorrow as well. It is really bad in Indy. I went outside to get the paper and bring the trashcan back around. Power is still on and as long as that holds, we will be ok. Dad is hunkering down as well and drinking a lot of Ensures. That is a good sign. I have been cleaning the house and the "suacy wench" and I have been watching old TV shows on Antenna TV. I hope all who are caught up in this mess stay safe. I had bran muffins on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL with the de-icers on full power. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
It works! You guys can stop the snow cannon test! We've gotten about 8" since 7am. More coming.
We shut the plant down at 10:30 this morning to make sure everybody got home. I finished up what I was doing and left about noon. Helped push the plant manager's Mustang out of the lot. A low car with fat tires is not the winning combination today.
Just watching the snow drift around.
All for now.
Good afternoon all, neighbor next door told me that the animal control people came by today and told him he had to get rid of three of his collie dogs because the city ordinance only allows two. He has five all together. I don't know who blew the whistle on him but somebody complained. The dogs do bark a lot but so do a lot of other dogs around here. I have overlooked the barking because my neighbor is a good person and hasn't bothered me. I told him I was sorry it didn't work out for his dogs. I don't know if he will sell the dogs are what. He said they are pure bred collies and I assume they have papers. Somebody on the forum lost a collie a while back I think. Don't know what it would cost to ship an animal like that or if it would be worth it if anyone was interested. If so I will pass the word along to my neighbor or give him your E mail.
Ray
SPMan
ray that was fifedog. don't know how he is about that idea or your neighbor is about that idea.
Well not a lot going on tonight. Had what I thought was something other than what I picked up at wal-mart i picked up cheese enchiladas and thought I picked up cheese enchiladas.
So much for my birthday dinner didn't really care for it but it was my own doing not looking closely at the box.
Well taking it easy for rest of the night work tomorrow. Talk to you all later have a good one.
did have a good desert this afternoon thou I had butter pecan ice cream with strawberries on it topped with Hershey chocolate syrup.
Good Evening
The snow hasn't reached here yet but it's on our doorstep, the wind has though. I went out and put the front of the truck 2 inchs from the garage door and the wind is biting cold. Hopefully all 2000 miles of us will get through this with power and heat. Banilla will be ready for those who want it. beacon will be on...S.J.
Chuck....We should have never let Doug Murphy borrow the snowohio cannon. Look at the mess he has made.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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Evening all
Rain and 43 out. Sure beats snow and ice. Going to have a quiet now the kids are in bed. Going to do a little reading then prayers, going to incude Dennis' eye, Mike's dad, Char in special intentions.
Good Night and may God bless
Jim
Good evening all,
We had a great day being snowed in. We completed a jigsaw puzzle, drank hot chocolate, played games, and watched some wholesome family programming (The Military Channel). We also had a couple of snowball fights and did some shoveling. We only had about five or six inches of snow, but because the wind here is crazy we ended up with some large snowdrifts. A couple of our pipes are frozen, but most of the house still has water. They probably will not thaw out until Friday since it will remain well below 32 until then. Tonight's low is six degrees and school is already cancelled for tomorrow, but I should be at work.
Navyjack - I'm not in the recruiting business. My hours are very flexible since my job can be very hectic at times. When things are not too busy I can leave the office at a decent hour. It makes up for all the time I am away from home.
RI Jack - Yes, I finally got my wish, and I made the most of it. We may get some more snow Monday. You're right, the wind here is crazy and the snow does blow sideways. It always seems to accumulate in my driveway somehow.
It’s time to spend some quality time with the wife.
Good night,
Aloha. Wow, is it RT's birthday?!
Dang, this snow-cannon is out of control. I think I broke it with the switch on. It's crazy outside. The whole house is shaking, everything blowing sideways. We even had thunder. Glad we have buried utilities. Think this blizzard should be named.Glad I left early today. We're closed tomorrow for the first time in forever. Got to see the CTA's diesel locos on the L with snow-sweepers... Good thing Chicago has nearly 300 plows - and 50 snowmobiles...
RT I thought it was Fifey that lost a Collie but don't have his E mail address.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RT - Sorry, I didnt remember in time to say it earlier!
Relaxing day at home watching the sleet build up on the roads and deck. Snow is coming now, but due to a pressure area, it will only be a couple inches. Our office opens at 8 AM, but liberal leave policy is in place so I will take off. There isn't really a good chance I could get up my hill here at the house, but if I did there would be 2 more worse hills before I got to the main road Not gonna even try tomorrow!
Read some in the new CTT - good issue again boys, keep it up!
Glad your Dad is hanging in there, Mike. Prayers continue.
Working on track plans a bit with some good books I've been reading. De-Icers are on full with Atomic Batteries to Power. TARDIS is ready to fly, so let's hit the road!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Happy Birthday RT
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Good Evnin' Ya'll From Snowy Taxachusetts,
Got 6" of the white stuff today from storm #1. Overnight 2" expected. Tomorrow storm #2 hits, coming up from the South, but the 8-16" forecast for me has been downgraded to 6-10" with a switch to sleet. DougM and NavyJack are getting hit pretty good Northwest and West of Chicago. I heard a news story about stranded motorists out in Rockford (a few miles from NavyJack). I realize neither of youse guyz know what to do with your time while you are housebound. If you need sage advice on how to effectively goof off while looking busy and productive, give SJ a call.
My apologies to RT for these belated wishes for a Happy Birthday. I believe that is #56 for the Northern transplant. HAPPY B-DAY RT !!!!!!!
Dennis......your eye injury has started to worry me. Dial things down a notch and get well.
Time to grab some ZZZZZZZZZZZZs.
Evenin' Y'all,
to RT !
Joe, Hope those pipes aren't frozen enuff to rupture when they thaw out. When we lived up in the Colo mntns we always left a select faucet or two just slightly running during the 20/30 -* periods to prevent freeze-ups.
Don't think my arthritis could take those kinds of temps anymore, sometimes when it gets close to freezing here my shoulders just don't move very well. Thank goodness for very hot showers.
Got a real chuckle watching the weather channel when the two "weather guessers" in Chicago got surprised by some thunder & lightning, by their reactions I would guess that they had to change their skivvies after that segment.
Be safe all and don't overdue it with snow & ice removal, and with the way the temps are dropping frostbite is a major hazard.
Nite All.
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Nice and mild here in Stockport UK. I see on the news you guys are in for a big storm. Hope you all get through safely and not too much damage.
I'm getting better, only took me one day to find the new Pot.
John Baker
Good Morning from the frozen tundra of NJ,
Everything is covered in at least 1/4" of ice. Driving is terrible. Right now it is quiet at the shop.
RI Jack, The bad part about going to NC was that they paid us in Confederate Script and Goober kept saying, "Hey'. Ernest T kept breaking windows and saying, "It's me it's me, I'm Ernest T".
8n, Your manager with a Mustang in the snow, I have a nut who brought his Honda sport bike in a major snow storm. He claimed that it is better in the snow. One of the guys took him home after he could not make it passed the parking lot.
RT, Happy Belated Birthday.
Mike C, I wish the best for your dad.
John Bakeer, Your turn for the nasty weather will come.
The lights just blinked. I guess the fun is about to start.
Thoughts and prayers for all in need.
Good luck to all during the storms.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is 42 degrees. Very windy. No rain, no snow, no ice. I hope it stays this way.
Today is an easy day. No plans to go out. I have a few chores to do and then I will relax. Maybe run trains later.
Doug Murphy....UNPLUG THE CANNON.
RT.....
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
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