Jim sorry to hear of your best train friend/mentor. Prayers for you and his family
Bill
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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TGIF
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Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Good evening all,
It was rainy in SE Indiana today. Jim, my condolences on the loss of your friend. I see where there are plenty of beacons lit for tonight and the Tradis is headed out with full power to the stabilizers. I see where Illinois is going to be the site for a new TV series, "Land of the Lost.....Legislators" :-) I did a lot of executor type things today. Still a little sore from the soccer. I had the regular fare plus a donut today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Snow, then slush, then rain, then snow again today. It is wet and sloppy, but a whole lot less accumulation than if it was all snow.
Jim - condolances on the loss of your friend.
Got my wife home from the hospital today. Shuffling the house around to allow clearance for the walker she will be using for the next couple of weeks. Got to wait around for the home care people to stop by tomorrow. Sort of a traveling nursing service, I guess.
All for now.
Good Evening Gents,
for Mike C., Jim Phish, Brutus and all our intentions
It was fire drill night here at Station 41 and watching Ben Hur (rower #41) and I'm on page 41, so it all works out for me.
Really busy at work, 11-12 hour days. Have a cold coming on now also...
Won some Atlas track on Go Motor Bids, was a good price too!
Going to hit the bed and catch up on the earlier posts later....have a good night!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
The eyes of NC are upon you. Here in hotel. Warm and T'storms tomorrow.
Jim, sorry for your loss of a good friend. Especially like that.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Laz....How many more hours unitl Friday? I have a Tippi Wire Cutter. I have used it for years. It is difficult to use on foam that is 2" thick.
Jim...I am sorry about your friend. In the last ten years I have lost four really good friends and I still miss them.
Evening all,
Sad day. My best friend Bob died last night from complications from hip surgery. He 85 I think. Bob is the man responsible for getting me hooked on American Flyers S gauge trains. He was my friend, my mentor and my hero. He was the father I never knew. One of my proudest moments was after I was ordained, he said he was proud of me. I really loved him. He is truly a saint
Good night and may God bless.
Jim
Good Evening
36 and cloudy all day. The guessers say we will be blessed with more snow tonite. Winters sure making up for the easy one we had last year. No news today I was just lazy. Banilla is ready if someone can find the keys for the thingy...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 afternoon/evening all,
We had Bible study last night and by the time I put the kids to bed it was late and I was bushed. Needless to say I did not post. It was a little cool today and we had some much needed rain; a couple of mild thunderstorms as well. We don't have any big plans for tonight. We will go out for dinner, but I need to get to bed early tonight. I will be up very early tomorrow: I have to drive to Pine Bluff, AR, to swap out a piece of equipment. It will be a 14-hour or so roundtrip drive. I hope to get some train time in though before I go to bed.
Prayers for all those in need.
Good night,
Joe
jonadel laz 57: Hi GUYZ, This site was as slooooooow as Molasses in a SNO HI O winter day in getting page open. WOW!. Anyways it was 22 and usual cool start here, suppose to get rain tonite and tomorrow. They say copious amonts to fall from sky. I'm getting ready for Big Train Show in ALLENTOWN on Saturday. Gonna invest in a TIPPI Foam Cutter. Any of YUZ GYZ ever use one? Here's a site if you want to check it out. http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PC4774 BUCKEYE, you must have rug burns from playing with the rug rat? Fridays a comin. Stay frosty, laz57 Laz -- get the biggest Hot Wire Foam cutter you can find. We burned through the first smaller unit fairly quickly, we then found a much bigger/hotter unit that is well worth the money, you won't be sorry. I don't see the unit we bought in this listing but I'll keep looking and let you know. They are a WONDERFUL invention!
laz 57: Hi GUYZ, This site was as slooooooow as Molasses in a SNO HI O winter day in getting page open. WOW!. Anyways it was 22 and usual cool start here, suppose to get rain tonite and tomorrow. They say copious amonts to fall from sky. I'm getting ready for Big Train Show in ALLENTOWN on Saturday. Gonna invest in a TIPPI Foam Cutter. Any of YUZ GYZ ever use one? Here's a site if you want to check it out. http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PC4774 BUCKEYE, you must have rug burns from playing with the rug rat? Fridays a comin. Stay frosty, laz57
Hi GUYZ,
This site was as slooooooow as Molasses in a SNO HI O winter day in getting page open. WOW!. Anyways it was 22 and usual cool start here, suppose to get rain tonite and tomorrow. They say copious amonts to fall from sky. I'm getting ready for Big Train Show in ALLENTOWN on Saturday. Gonna invest in a TIPPI Foam Cutter. Any of YUZ GYZ ever use one? Here's a site if you want to check it out.
http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PC4774
BUCKEYE, you must have rug burns from playing with the rug rat? Fridays a comin.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Laz -- get the biggest Hot Wire Foam cutter you can find. We burned through the first smaller unit fairly quickly, we then found a much bigger/hotter unit that is well worth the money, you won't be sorry. I don't see the unit we bought in this listing but I'll keep looking and let you know. They are a WONDERFUL invention!
Thanks JON for the heads up on the hot wire. I'll keep that in mind.
Cloudy, warm and sprinkles. Out the door to BPS in Concord, NC [NASCAR land]. Buckeye and his culprit buddy in Ioway better behave as I have my laptop. Home Sunday afternoon.
laz 57 Hi GUYZ, This site was as slooooooow as Molasses in a SNO HI O winter day in getting page open. WOW!. Anyways it was 22 and usual cool start here, suppose to get rain tonite and tomorrow. They say copious amonts to fall from sky. I'm getting ready for Big Train Show in ALLENTOWN on Saturday. Gonna invest in a TIPPI Foam Cutter. Any of YUZ GYZ ever use one? Here's a site if you want to check it out. http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PC4774 BUCKEYE, you must have rug burns from playing with the rug rat? Fridays a comin. Stay frosty, laz57
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Lunch Time,
Nice, Quiet Day, so far,
RI Jack, Have your grandaughters call your wife and have them tell her how much they like having the trains set up and if they can be up so they can play with them the next time they come over and when they call if Grandpa can blow the whistle for them. It may work.
Back to work,
John
Good morning
32 and cloudy
Do it grampy Jack, picket loud and long, call the media if necessary. No breakfast yet, think it will be cornbeef hash from a can. I can handle heating that. Have a great day....S.J.
Buckeye Riveter Laz......Is it Friday yet? Grandson and Daughter heading back home today. It has been a great time playing trains on the floor in Mrs. Buckeye's beautiful living room.
Laz......Is it Friday yet?
Grandson and Daughter heading back home today. It has been a great time playing trains on the floor in Mrs. Buckeye's beautiful living room.
Buckeye.......I love the images your post conjures up in my head.
The first is the image of the MILLION little fingerprints all over everything that the little ones can reach and touch, from the height of 3 feet down to the floor, requiring a massive cleaning counteroffensive once they leave (waxing the furniture, cleaning all of the glass and brass, walls, woodwork, etc.), crawling around on the floor looking under furniture with a flashlight for stuff the dog can chew up and consume.
The second is that of my "in serious jeopardy" Christmas layout which remains up and operating on the living room floor so the granddaughters and I can play every time they come over.
And the third, the fact that the otherwise unused living room gets some practical use, away from the TV and the adult yakking/catching up elsewhere. Beyond the trains, I have my one granddaughter's doll house, story books, and some of their toys in the LR. My granddaughters spend more time in the LR (with me) in two weekend days than my wife spends in there in an entire year!
So this morning the wifey declared in a serious tone that it is time to take down the trains. My response: "Why? Why not leave perfection alone?"
I think I will make up some picket signs, organize a grandchild protest march, and set up a picket line with the little bumpkins. "SAVE THE TRAINS !!!!! FREE GRAMPY JACK !!!!!! DOWN WITH 3-RAIL OPPRESSION !!!!!!!!
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 32 degrees. Going up to 45 today with a chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores. Maybe a nap later. Not much else new here.
Dining car is here and the usual Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday..
Chuck
Cloudy and about 50 today.
My wife is recovering well. She was up and walking around today - well enough that they are talking about releasing her from the hospital Thursday instead of Friday.
The Lionel web site lists the Texan Freight set as being shipped. Mine ought to be showing up at the LHS pretty soon. Looking forward to it.
Good night all. Chilly. Early day [have to be in Raleigh by 7 or so]. Meeting until noon. Come home and pack for Bass Pro Shops. BTW: click on www.ewtv.org and click on Rolesville Mayor's Show. Latest video on littering. Starting another one tomorrow morning on Human Services Board.
Sleep tight.
Getting ready for bed and have to pack for the overnight tomorrow. Sounds like a nice service, Mike. Bless you guys. Prayers for your wife, Bill - first the back and now the knee. Hope this recovery is quick and good results! Nice chats with Charlie, SJ and RT. I'll be off tomorrow night, but should be back on Friday night, so Mike can drive both nights and just come pick me up. The key is under the You-Know-What as usual
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
There was a "window over Terre Haute" today in SE Indiana as the sun shone briefly during the service. We played "Back Home Again in Indiana" as we took dad home. Thank you all for the support. Tonight I got to scrimmage with "my" beloved soccer girls. The best kind of tired in the world is soccer tired. Did me a world of good to do a "normal" activitiy. I had cereal and a donut for breakfast. TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evening all
Prayers for those needing them, which is all of us!
Really going to be over the next day or so, today was nice. Going to do some reading.
Good night and may God bless
Well we had sun all day but only in the 20s. It was quiet here with the kids gone. Got banilla and butter pecan and the beacon is humming...S.J.
Good morning all, York without the Chief! What kind of deal is that. Chief, don't you have an assistant or another council member who could represent you in the parade? I think you and D. Baker would have some laughs together if you could make it.
Hudson385, John, The Courtyard by Marriott in Hunt Valley is a nice place. I think she will enjoy it. I stayed there a couple of times on York trips. Thought it was very nice. I rode that light rail car from Hunt Valley to the train station in Baltimore for a side trip to New York City once on a York trip. A lot easier than driving.
Brutus , nice going for your daughter on the spelling bee.
Pat, I think the absense of the big guys at York would be a big dissapointment if I were going. Nobody came to the Cal Stewart meet on the West Coast either but they don't always come here. MTH is pretty close to York. Don't know why they couldn't set up a layout. Sometimes differenf clubs set up layouts in the black hall in recent years. One of them got shot down over TCA camera rules as I recall. Hope they have that ironed out by now.
D.Baker, Don I will keep Mizzels in mind for the MTH repair. I know you gave a good report on them in the past. The place I talked to had a very good price and even with shipping would not be worse than the local shop. I finally found the box for the thing. Only took me three days. My son finally found it. One more reason to organize things in the garage. Incidentally re York, I ran across a copy of a print I bought from railroad artist, Robert West called "Thirty miles from York". It shows a steam powered Pennsylvania passenger train somewhere near highway 30 in Pennsylvania. I might sell it if you know of anyone who would be interested.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Lunchtime,
Nice Quiet Morning.
Fife, They are driving down. This came photo shoot came out of nowhere. Meghan graduated the Antonelli Institute a couple of years ago and is pursuing a career in photography. She has been working for a company that does school portraits and this is their slow time and they pick up in a month. She also works part time for my brother's wife who does photography, weddings, events and the such. Meghan is my wife's sister's daughter. I will get back to you on what they are planing on doing. But knowing them, SHOPPING. I will find out the location.
Brent, You are right, who would think that the grand opening of another Office Depot is a big deal. Meghan could use the experience and the money.
SJ, Have Granny bring home the Banilla.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
Basic. Polluted rivers make the basic.
Reindeer. It's cloudy, do you think it will reindeer?
"Daddy!"
ChiefEagles Lucky dogs going to York. Wish I could go.
Lucky dogs going to York. Wish I could go.
I'm sure you can put it together, Just put a bunch of grits in a thermos, dust off the over-alls, patch up the T-Shirt and your on your way.
Looking forward to seeing you all !
Roy, let George know I tried emailing him a number of times but it always comes back.
Don
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