Good Mornin Ya'll from Warming and Rainy Taxachussetts,
Seems like a lot of us are having a time of it with all of the water. We got another 7 inches of snow yesterday and then the temps dropped into the low 20s. Snowblower made short work of most things, shovelled the rest. Mounds made somewhat of a comeback, lawn still covered with about 2-3' and the mounds still 5-6' in depth. Temps hit 28 by sunrise, 33 now and maybe 40 later, and rain all day today. So our flooding should commence. Locally, a lot of the street drains need work, covered in ice and snow.
Got to babysit the grandkids Saturday afternoon through dinner until about 9PM. Fun and smooth sailing until the daughter and SIL showed up to spend some time and then take them home. Kiddies have their number, but Grammy and Grampy have the kiddies' number.
DougM......hope the wifey is feeling better.
RaySP......hope your leg is better today. Too much hopscotch or not enough scotch? Sorry to hear about the continuing engine issues. It must be pretty discouraging.
Chuck.......what will you do if the wifey locks you in the train room?
Dennis.......which DSLR camera do you have and which lens did you pick up? If the zoom is good enough DonB might be able to put it to good use and post some pics.
Mitch.....hoping this was your last snow day? Dream on.
Chief, and MikeC.......prayers for you two as you wrangle with these estate things. When all else fails, and
Fife.....I am shocked. Thought your wifey would be seriously conflicted about Yankees after meeting some of us great Nawtheners.
DougDG.......sorry to hear that the crud is hanging on with both you and your better half. It must be the warm temperatures, you need to move to snow country.
8N.......stay on the wifey re the walker. remind her she doesn't want to develop a permanent limp or overtax her back. The handcuffs are a great fall back measure and can come in handy later on.
SJ........meditation and contemplation is NOT goofing off.
Rich.....was glad to hear that things continue to fall into place for you. The past year has been quite the roller coaster ride for you, but one by one you keep chopping down those obstacles.
HudsonJohn........will you be making your rounds by boat today?
Later Gang,
Jack
PS: Jeff Gordon isn't going to starve any time soon, regardless of how he finishes.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Jack, the bride appreciates your concern. She's better. it rained overnight here and then froze so everyone skated to work. I guess I'd take it over your snow. Snowiest Feb. ever in Chicago (since 1870-something). Most of ours is gone.Metra removed longstanding rules on its West (formerly Burlington) line that shares so much freight. It used to hold freights and other scoots from entering a station when one train was unloading. Now, with some new signage and fencing, they can roll through and have multiple trains in one station at the same time. Should be interesting. My line hardly has any freight anymore.
Does anyone use similar rules when 'operating' on your layout?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning all,
It was a busy past few days for me. On Friday, I completed a 14-hour roundtrip drive to Pine Bluff, AR, and back to swap out some equipment. The drive went well, but it wore me out. On Saturday, I completed house chores during the day and relaxed with the family at night. We started a game of Star Wars Monopoly, but had to pause it due to it being late. On Sunday, we went to church then finished the Monopoly game. The 7y/o son won. I did not complete any layout work this past weekend, but I was able to run the trains last night.
It was cold this morning when I woke up to run; it felt like 18 degrees with strong winds. It is sunny now and the high is 55.
I need to get back to work. Have a great day.
Joe
Morning all!
60 here and partly cloudy. A little warmer tomorrow. Yesterday was very noce although I did not do much. Still a bit under the weather today. Taking it easy and working from home.
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Howdy !
Doug, Roy, and everyone else, HOPE YOUR FEELING BETTER SOON !
"Dennis.......which DSLR camera do you have and which lens did you pick up? If the zoom is good enough DonB might be able to put it to good use and post some pics. "
Jack - What pics would you be interested in??
- Neighbor?
- Layout I am working on?
- Cold weather here?
- OR, Just Ole Beautiful ME?
Don
Someone Leave a Note on the Chief's Fridge.
Tomorrow's Finally March 1st. New Thread Due,
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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sir james I Someone Leave a Note on the Chief's Fridge. Tomorrow's Finally March 1st. New Thread Due,
He would miss it snoozing in the recliner eating popcorn. Dreaming he was Boss Hogg going after those duke boys
Evening all not a lot going on here normal day at work. Not a lot going on here suppose to get some severe storms tonight so trying to get all my chit chat in early
Hope all doing well and to all who can use one about now. decided it was DIgiorno not delivery tonight
Hope all had a good talk to you later
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Evening
35 today, some snow melt but the ground is still covered. I waited too long about making a purchase, A Lionel Lionmaster Legacy NYC SD90 from a set breakup. I called the store today and it was gone. Oh well York is coming. Banilla is ready and the beacon is humming...S.J.
Laz and Rt, I got the message. Thanks a bunch for the information. I will try to order them now.
Ray
SPMan
RockIsland52 Jack, thanks for your thoughts re my leg pain and train pain. I have an appointment with my regular doctor tomorrow afternoon and expect that he will probably refer me to a specialist if it is something he can't deal with.
As far as the ACL E6 A-B-A set, I have put them aside for a while to make up my mind if I want to spend any more money on them. The thing that bothers me is that it is one of my favorite road names. I saw a set of FEC E6 engines with the same kind of problem mine has sell on E bay. Of course the seller only got about one third of what he paid for them but I guess it is better than nothing for an engine that needs repairs.
Got a tip from RT and Laz about the new Williams Norfolk Southern executive engines. I might go for them. They are conventional so at least no electronic problems with that. I already have an AA set of Williams ACL E7 units which I have put back in service to replace the B/O E6 model. They run great! I just wish Williams would get the purple right.
later,
Thanks Sir J. Just got on computer.
Had to travel down east to pickup a nice some of $$$$$$$$$. Worth the trip.
Bought new Garmin GPS for pickup truck. Had one but no Bluetooth. This one has it so handsfree phoning. Found out you pay $89.99 for lifetime map updates. Signed up. Took over an hour to reload updates to GPS and maps [even with RR high speed internet]. Actually notice more things to select now and maps up to date.
Big winds earlier. Then bad storms hit followed by much needed rain . Still raining some.
Now for TV and popcorn after starting a fresh pot of coffee.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
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