Well my birthday present to myself came today and it is great love the sounds from the engine. The whistle is great! ( I have not owned a tmcc steamer prior to this one) Got it pulling my PRR Passenger cars it looks great. Having fun with it. Nice addition to my collection. Didn't take me anytime to decide its a keeper lol
Not much else happening Talk to you all later.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good morning all, our little group of train guys got together yesterday for lunch and an operating session at my layout afterward. There was only three of us this time. We only have four left in all. I remember when this group was about 20 people. Time, death and distance have taken their toll on us. Saw a nice piece on TV last night about Walt Disney. I thought I had seen everything on him but there was some new stuff I had not seen before. What a guy! His only surving daughter Dianne appeared on the show also.
My nephew and his wife in Virginia had a new baby boy a few days ago. He was a little premature but weighed over 6 pounds. They were concerned when he was losing a little weight but is gaining now. I think he is going to be OK.
This is a tough winter for you guys in the East. I know you will be glad when spring gets here. The population in the Sun Belt will probably go up again this year after that Winter. I've been in Shake and Bake country here since 1958. Don't think I could survive in the East now. Smog is bad but you don't have to shovel it.
Later,
Ray
SPMan
Hello all,
Thankfully the severe freezing rain that was predicted here on Tuesday and Wednesday turned out to be minimal. Temperatures this winter here have been near average with below average precip. Son can't wait to use his new snow plow. (Wouldn't bother me in the least if he has to wait till next year) Keep that cannon pointed some where else.
RT, belated Hope it was a good one.
Light snow / rain mix is predicted for tonight and tomorrow. Planning to complete the removal of the Christmas decorations and get them back to the attic. Many other things to do but there will be some time included for trains. May watch the game, probably have it on for train running. I'd have no interest at all if the STEELERS weren't in it.
SS fund is calling, try to get back over the weekend.
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Hello: laughed at your missive on blondes. years ago we were invited to a family function, wedding or engagement . yes and you guessed it, happened to be on big game day., how odd? now these people, who will remain nameless, (wifeys relatives) wouldn't know a football from a coconut! not the sporting type. needless to say one big brouhaha ensued. well now the test of wills began! back and forth, forth and back we did go. what a contest!! the immovable object (me) against the irresitable force (her). a battle not seen since Grant took Richmond. (sorry Chief ...not) well finally the big day came and i was exhausted, ready to give in when Divine Providence stepped in. the weather made a turn for the worse and snow was on the way. yipee! i was saved by the bell. of all the times i have been called in for work, this was the best! we still laugh about this at every super bowl. hair color does not determine a woman's thought process,and no, she's not a blonde !
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
The nasty stuff is just coming in from the SW in the form of heavy rain and strong winds.
Fortunately for us the Atlantic takes some of the chill and sting from your storms. I've had to keep the house lights on all day, forecasters say the worst will hit Saturday-Sunday. Sou'wester and wellies for my stroll to the Grapes.
On the trains front, my arthritis has deteriorated in my hands and am I no longer able to assemle Lionel (my home is very small and Lionel has to be run on the floor, no room for bench work). I don't really want to sell up, but it is a shame to keep it sterile and boxed when some one could get pleasure from it.
Emirates have today flown two A380s into Manchester. (just thought I would throw in some really useless information, seeing that it's Friday.)
John Baker
Yea! - it's snowing again - might quit by noon!
News is making fun of all the light weight sports cars jamming up the roads - so far:
SNOW - 3
Mustang - 0, Camaro - 0, Porche Boxster - 0
The light weight crossover SUVs are not faring much better...
The helicopter video of a new Camero backing down the center of a freeway ramp as a Target semi-truck squeezed past him was unable to catch the change of the Camero's seat covers to brown...
Regards, Roy
Doug I'm only joking of course, but wives do seem to do that. I'm learning to use a new laptop this morning so I'm kinda fumbling along here. Every one have a great day...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
Good Morning
sun and 6 degrees at 8 am.
A chatty bunch overnight, tax man is here,I'm staying out of the way, don't want any mistakes.
Doug sorry to hear that your not the boss at home,, course there are many like you so fret not.
Aloha all. Wow, Jack 7 degrees. That's sure balmy. It's (tap, tap) 3 here and 15 below with the lake breeze. Mayor Daley must be retiring since there's huge piles of snow all over the Loop. Ah well. Glad to be out of the house and back at work. Ran the wheels of the 520, Percy, James and Thomas last eve. Just a few pile ups as Percy likes to derail on a certain curve pulling a heavy train, causing 'confusion and delay.'The bride made plans for us to go to some play Sunday -- during a certain game. "Oh, is that this weekend?" Yes, she's blond too.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Mornin' Ya'll from A Sunny Frigid 7 Degree Taxachussetts,
Since December 26 we have had 2 blizzards, another three major snow events, interspersed with a few 4 inch dustings, etc.......perhaps 80-90" total snowfall versus an annual average of 42". And there is another 5 weeks to go before we are out of the woods.
It hasn't just been the snowfall totals. We have had terrible drifting due to the high sustained winds which accompanied many of the snow events.
Temperatures have been consistently running below the normal highs and lows for this time of year, including a few uncharacteristic stints in the single digits, three days below zero, and one minus day that was the coldest recorded in 6 years. Consequently, there has been very little snow dissipation to speak of for what has already fallen.
The driveway looks like I should name it the RI52 Memorial Tunnel. The mounds at the end of the driveway stand majestically at an impressive 11' and 9', respectively. The continuous snowbank from the driveway to the front porch and stairs stands boob high (technical term). The snow mounds off the back deck stand at an impressive 8 feet. For six straight weeks the weather has dominated the local news, ad nauseum.
So after consecutive weeks of this onslaught, and with another major snow event on tap for tomorrow, it was not until this very morning that the wife wakes up and out of the blue asks me in an alarmed tone: "How much snow is on our roof? Is the dryer vent clear? Are our water pipes going to freeze? How is the oil guy going to make it to the rear of the house to refill our heating oil tank?"
I know what you are thinking, and you would be correct. She's blond.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Morning all!
Started snowing last night about midnight. Woke up to about 4-6 inches at my house. Still snowing very lightly. Roads as shown on the tube are not good, but little traffic. Might get above freezing tomorrow afternoon. The high temp quoted for Super Bow; Sunday keeps dropping. Down into the 40's now (from 60 quoted earlier this week!).
A veritable winter wonderland here! I have not had a chance to speak to my sister in Houston but they were supposed to get some sleet/snow also.
Schools claosed today again - 4 days in a row - the son is loving it. My daughter is not - has not been called to work since Tuesday.
Brent - good to hear you are getting work done on the layout!
Have a great day all!
fifedog Buckeye!!! ---> I have the day off, but thanks to you, I shall be cleaning the coffee, that shot out my nose, from my computer screen and keyboard. Thanks. Buddy.
Buckeye!!! ---> I have the day off, but thanks to you, I shall be cleaning the coffee, that shot out my nose, from my computer screen and keyboard.
Thanks.
Buddy.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 18 degrees. Going up to 28 today with, maybe, some sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have one small errand to run and the usual chores around the house. Then, I can relax.
Buckeye and LAZ..... TGIF
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
TGIF
What did Don start over on?
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
Morning all. Looks like Buckeye has been spying on me again. Found out the real truth. Off to the Town Board retreat. Lucy woke me at 4:30. Kept jumping onmy back. Got up, put on comforty clothes and set in recliner. Went to sleep with her in my lap. She slept too. Spoilled dog. Had some cold rain this AM. Looked up on a portion of the roof and it was WHITE. Little sleet was mixed with it. Too warm for it to do anything. We are in a drought. Seems no large amounts of rain this winter. Hope I can stay awake.
Mike C., hang in there.
Doug M., shovel, shovel.
Roy M., poor Dallas. Move to good old NC.
Stupid Man, who highjacks a bus? Sure enough. He got on a bus near the VA NC state line and flashed a gun. Thye got him in Henderson.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Hi GUYZ,
7 here and cold. Getting ready for more SNO HI O tomorrow. Got the shovel shined up. Can't wait it's like Christmas Morning.
BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF.!!!!
Gonna run trains tonite with the PUP.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good Morning, was a chilly 16 when I left home at "Exit 77" down the Shore.
Jim, Sturgeon-Phish, I know all about home improvements, building a house and WIVES. Do it all now, because they love to make impossible changes later after they watch those pain in the a-- home improvement shows.
Chief, I feel your pain when it comes to people borrowing and you need it.
Buckeye, So that is the "Real Story".
Joe Demay, Good luck with the plumbing.
Thoughts and prayers for all in need.
Time to turn the lights on,
John
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps reaching the 30s. Hauled big tree limb off neighbor's property last night before they had a chance to complain about it. Did some running for wife and dad. Work was busy. Got a lot of odds and ends stuff that had been hanging over my head done. Will spend today doing case reports. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL anytime and I can drive. We can re-route some of the power back to the refrigerator to keep some of the adult beverages cooler tonight for the trip. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
fifedog dbaker - That took a lot to start all over, but man does it look nice. Please take lots of progress shots for SPF.
dbaker - That took a lot to start all over, but man does it look nice. Please take lots of progress shots for SPF.
Evening All ! THANKS FOR ALL THE COMPLIMENTS !
Fife - This isn't my layout, Im working part time for a guy who makes custom layouts. (Lloyd's Layouts), I'm assisting in the design, and do the wiring. Its been a lot of fun, I really am enjoying it.
Roy - Still have the "other" company, had a couple people who wanted to buy it, but turned it over to the wife. She's doing a great job, and I'm "consulting".
Regarding the layout I have had a great time working on it, and the other guy is enjoyable to work with. It is equally exciting or more watching the reaction of the owner as hes sees things unfold. Originally he wanted the layout for conventional running. Then i showed him what Command Control was and did he ever get excited ove that. So modified everything to accommodate DCS & TMCC. Going to be a fun layout. We are waiting on some switches to lay in the last track loop, engine yard, and classification yard. Will most likely resume that activity next week. Hopefully have it landscaped within 3 weeks.
Spent the day working around the house, we had some rather significant winds yesterday. Didn't have any problems, but sure made a mess. Spent about 3 hours CLEANING THE POOL. (Man was the water ever cold, had to clean out a couple of filters, and my hand was immersed for about 10-15 minutes, and it actually began to ache. Looks like I need to take the primary filter apart and clean the grids, and resaturate with Diatametious Earth.
Didn't get the computer problems resolved, think might have to invest in a new one. My computer guy flaked out on me again. Chris got some good news today, he is going to be working the Academy Awards again this year. $$$.
Hope everyone can see the sun soon, that the snow isn't too deep and the weather clears up.
Going back to work on the layout tomorrow afternoon, going to primarily do some running and training on the DCS.
Don
Howdy guys - back to work today over the ice and ice. They moved where my team sits again, so I had to schlep my stuff down 2 floors for about 4 hours. My new cubicle location is okay, but right under an air vent and I think it was 80 degrees all day.
Jack - Chewy is a girl dog and is box trained. We have a box lined with puppy pads that she uses, although she is 6 years old now.
Sounds like an excellent haul for Benzilla
Not much going on today - a long day as it took an hour to get to work and an hour and a half getting home due to traffic and accidents. TARDIS is ready and Mike can drive
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Woke up to a brisk -9 today. My new boss, who moved here from Brazil last summer, said that "it's not cold - it's beyond cold!"
Never did run trains yesterday. Ended up shoveling the alley as a plan 'B' to get the cars out and moving today.
Weekend is almost here is an early TGIF.
All for now.
Good evening all,
All the pipes are now thawed out. Our pipes are buried so I presume the ground would have to be very cold to cause them to freeze. It has been extremely cold so I believe it is possible. Fortunately all is back in order with no problems, and it will warm up to the high-20s and mid-30s the next couple of days.
Doug/Roy – My kids love the $1 section at Target. Their money goes farther in that section. They love the simplest things sometimes.
Unfortunately I did not run any trains tonight, and now it is time for bed.
Good night,
Joe
ChiefEagles Lazy Busy day. Started at 5:30 8:00 AM. Had Legislative steak and eggs breakfast in Raleigh at a fancy place. Meeting Nap immediately after. Came home to help boss around the contractor and off to Lowe's to get more "stuff". Home to clean up money off the floor scraps of the work and blow sawdust off concrete. Went ot start painting printing money and the hot neighbor lady came and borrowed ladder while I had gone to Raleigh. Had to wait for him her to bring it home. Wifey says do not paint tonight get it done now. Gun safe ready to paint and fix up. Putting rubberized shelf liner on the bottom shelf where gun butts go. Felt in the barrel loops. Got Town Board retreat at a fancy resort with lobster and shrimp tomorrow morning and afternoon. Was chilly today but not below freezing. Warming as time goes by unless than darn Buckeye and Chuck let fly with the Snowohio gun again. Later
Lazy Busy day. Started at 5:30 8:00 AM. Had Legislative steak and eggs breakfast in Raleigh at a fancy place. Meeting Nap immediately after. Came home to help boss around the contractor and off to Lowe's to get more "stuff". Home to clean up money off the floor scraps of the work and blow sawdust off concrete. Went ot start painting printing money and the hot neighbor lady came and borrowed ladder while I had gone to Raleigh. Had to wait for him her to bring it home. Wifey says do not paint tonight get it done now. Gun safe ready to paint and fix up. Putting rubberized shelf liner on the bottom shelf where gun butts go. Felt in the barrel loops. Got Town Board retreat at a fancy resort with lobster and shrimp tomorrow morning and afternoon.
Was chilly today but not below freezing. Warming as time goes by unless than darn Buckeye and Chuck let fly with the Snowohio gun again.
34 and dropping to 16 tonight at exit 77 (GSP) for those who don't know that's the Garden State Parkway.
After reading what alot of you guys got with this last snow I would say we dodged a bullet, we got nothing but rain! Which is odd for us this year. More rain for Saturday as it will be in the 40's.
Don- I wish I had the time and place to wire a layout like you're doing, look forward for the updates.
RT- Happy belated birthday! We all deserve to have our day in the sun!
Roy - I bet the NFL will be keeping thier fingers crossed when the Super Bowl comes th Jersey in 2014!
Doug - As I say to my younger friends, enjoy them while they're young and keep in touch with thier "little" lives. Not that the joy goes away when they get older, as mine are all in thier 20's, it's just a diffent kind of joy.
Hopping all is well with everyone,
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Busy day. Started at 5:30 AM. Had Legislative breakfast in Raleigh. Meeting immediately after. Came home to help contractor and off to Lowe's to get more "stuff". Home to clean up scraps of the work and blow sawdust off concrete. Went ot start painting and neighbor came and borrowed ladder while I had gone to Raleigh. Had to wait for him to bring it home. Wifey says do not paint tonight. Gun safe ready to paint and fix up. Putting rubberized shelf liner on the bottom shelf where gun butts go. Felt in the barrel loops. Got Town Board retreat tomorrow morning and afternoon.
Was chilly today but not below freezing. Warming as time goes by.
Evening all
Mid 30's no snow on the ground. Extended forcast looks good. I am going to replace the window that got broke this Saturday if it is not too cold. Will try and do it before the kids basketball game.
My bride is talking about adding on to the house. It would be two story or 1 1/2. An extra bedroom upstairs, family room downstairs, and my input, a full basement that will be MINE! Starting to draw up plans and then estiments. Hopefully the house we have on the market will sell then we could pay for the addition without going to the bank.
Don - That is a great looking layout. Really sharp electrical work. Satisfaction in a job well done.
Jon - Can you knock the breeze off the pipes with some blocking? MAybe rig a lightbulb to give off some heat?
Need to run to Autozone
Good night and may God bless
Jim
Good Evening
Bright sun and 22 today, near 0 overnite though.
We just stayed in today and let the world pass us by. Already had cherry pie and banilla but have extra for the tardis trip...Chief I gave up on their engines and bought BCRs for the ones I have. Good luck with yours...S.J.
Doug, our kids have fun with the 'Flarp' too. Thankfully, they know enough to put it away before mom gets aggravated. Temps dropped off and it is in the high 50s. Overcast and will most likely rain soon. Guess that means more snow for the folks further north.
Did a interesting case this morning, followed by coming home to watch a movie with my bride. She is now off with the daughter at ballet practice. Made some reservations to go to Las Vegas in the summer.
Chief, hope your garden plans are coming together. I am thinking of starting one, may need some advice.
Hope everyone can stay indoors up there in the great white north!Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Sunny with warm 10 degree breezes today. Heading to the beach.
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