Good Evening
34 right now
Gloomy all day and damp, these old bone's are aching. 2 grandsons here for the afternoon, actually behaved themselves. Tomorrow granny's gonna let them be at their house. Banilla is ready for the Tardis...S.J.
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Hey all first day back to work was a rough one haven't done it for 9 days lol.
Traindood It could be that board has a bad spot on it and the new one will fix it.
i have had bad boards befor and had to replace them its usually not that hard worst was redoing the board in my NYC GP-9 but all is fine in it now.
Not much happening today but did almost go into shock realized this is the first time in a long time I had nothing for sale on ebay or was bidding on anything lol.
Hope all had a good day Remember tomorrow is
T.G.I.F.
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Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
...about sums up the weather.
AF53 - 35. By end of July.
This is kinda me now....
This is what I'm trying for....
laz 57 dbaker48: lionroar88: Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon! So how many actually plan on going to York?? I Do.. I'll be there. I am now wearing my badge just like SIR JAMES, so I don't forget it. laz57
dbaker48: lionroar88: Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon! So how many actually plan on going to York?? I Do..
lionroar88: Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon!
Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon!
So how many actually plan on going to York??
I Do..
I'll be there. I am now wearing my badge just like SIR JAMES, so I don't forget it.
laz57
I can't make it.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
traindood Hey Chief: Thanks for the invite. My daughter vacations near Hickory. N.C. from time to time. I don't know if that is near you. Maybe they'll drag me along one of these days. Hey you never know......................! later.
Quite a ways west of me. Near I-85, I-40 and I-95.
Afternoon all. Busy day. Early dentist apt [2 hours] and then letters of thank you to the agencies that responded to the "tornado". Haircut this afternoon. Then heavy rains. Wifey cooking homemade spaghetti.
Sorry about Sable. Missed the post.
Later
Doug M.....Back in 1998, we had to build a road that is 1480 feet, to get back here, to build this house. It was a big hay field. It took 26 truck loads, about 170 tons to build a road good enough for the cement and concrete block trucks. That was a lot of gravel.
Chuck
Good afternoon all,
I was not able to post last night due to getting home late from Bible study. By the time we got home and I got all the kids to bed I was beat. The weather has been very nice today and the high is in the 60s. It's been a somewhat slow day at work. I don't have much on tonight's agenda either.
Traindood - I lived in Germany for three years and loved how easy it was to use their train system to travel around Germany. I'm not saying they are a better country in any way, but as a train fan I was certainly a happy camper. But of course, the autobahn was certainly fun as well.
Good day,
Joe
Aloha all. Still battling computer issues at work with our continuing upgrades. Just normal stuff. Sorry about Sable, Ray. That was sure a horrible end for Rutgers; don't think that team will ref again. Chuck, wow! 20 tons of gravel! That's alot. Serving at church mid-week service as video director tonight.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
I will be there Don.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
dbaker48 lionroar88: Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon! So how many actually plan on going to York?? I Do..
lionroar88 Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon!
Don
Good morning
It's damp and gloomy, but 43 and I'll take it. Cereal for breakfast and 2 grandson's this afternoon. 1/2 day of school...S.J.
Mornin' Fellas.I missed my reduced fair to York and keep forgetting to call and preregister... got to get on that soon!Also need to get my mug shot done for an updated license... needs to be done by next Thursday.Not much else going on around these parts - except the rain. Ray - for Sable
MikeC - missed what is taking place. Prayers that it all works out.JimT - DC has all walks of life, and it is really a neat place to live. One of the few cities where you really don't need to own a car, unless you want to travel by car.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a rainy 40 degrees. Ground is getting soaked. Going up to 48 today with rain all day.
Today is a busy day. Gravel truck this morning for the driveway. ( 340 feet ). Probably going to take 2 loads. ( 20 tons ). Price went up a lot since the last time. Then, I will run an errand. Nap this afternoon. Good weather for it.
Dining car is here from "Points West". Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday. Keep dry.
RAY,
Prayers for the PUP SABLE sorry I missed the post. I know the pain you're feeling.
Hia GUYZ,
BIG RAINS here today to get 3.5 inch o rain, boy why couldn't it be snow? We'd have it til July. DARN.
Stay frosty,
Good morning all,
It is cloudy in SE Indiana. Any state that has the Indianapolis 500 IS heaven on earth. Don B, nice addition to Chief's deck. Scrimmaged last night with "my" soccer girls. Lunch with sis did not go too bad. She was not too upset about stuff so far so I am not doing too bad. Work has been relentless. Do not see a slowdown for awhile. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on "Points East". TBIL anytime tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Ray,
for Sable. Sorry I missed that before.
Hello all,
Splash and off to bed this evening.Still busy as he** at work. Haven't caught up yet. Hope I haven't missed any thing important.
Anybody going to the train show in Altoona on Sunday?
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
I want to thank everyone for their kind words for Sable, for those who don't have pets you might not understand what pet owners go through when this happens, makes you wonder why we seem to always replace them sometime down the road.
Anyone catch the ending of the Rutgers/St Johns game? What a horrible ending! Catch it on ESPN tonight as I'm sure they will cover it. March Madness awaits.
Jack - Thanks for the info, I did some reseach on lipomas in dogs and it gave me alot of hope.
SJ - I can only imagine what line of defense you have in mind, we can only hope you can share it with us at a later time!
Fifedog- You're on with the weight lose....how much?
Chief - Great story, if that story doesn't remind everyone to have respect for others before knowing them I don't know what would, thanks!
Greg - Post away, it's a great thread.
Thanks again to all,
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Brent,
The weather keeps interferring with my implementation of the next stalking phase. It snows, then rains, and just as I am trying to get the PGT out, it snows again. As for the job hunt the place that I took my resume and application to hasn't called yet, but I received and responded to email for them through career services. Hopefully I'll hear something.
As for DC, I don't think that would be the best place for me.
Jack,
Hopefully that will get to that point with Ms. Boysenberry. I wouldn't want to go into detail though as I've never had a post deleted by Bob before, and I wouldn't want to chance it.
Was going to post last night around 10:30 after work, but I went to bed since I had to work 9-5 today. I got the Kennywood Memories DVD from WQED in the mail today. Love it. I do regret not attending Rick Sebak's lecture when he was at CalU last spring though.
39 degrees, it rained all day, it sure beat's having snow. Old cell phone what about the guy that had a crank on the side of his, that has to be an old one. Banilla is ready for the thingy ride..S.J.
fifedog RockIsland - I don't think its been over the top...
RockIsland - I don't think its been over the top...
Afternoon All.
Lots of sun & bright blue skies @83*.
RockIsland52 DougDG........your gas prices are always higher than most of the rest of us. How can you live so close to a major harbor and pay more for gasoline than those in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana who have their gasoline trucked 500-1,000 miles? On the topic of rare, vintage cell phones. I may have you beat. Mine can only be used as a phone and a camera.....that's how old it is. Later, gang. Jack
DougDG........your gas prices are always higher than most of the rest of us. How can you live so close to a major harbor and pay more for gasoline than those in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana who have their gasoline trucked 500-1,000 miles? On the topic of rare, vintage cell phones. I may have you beat. Mine can only be used as a phone and a camera.....that's how old it is.
Later, gang.
Jack
Well let's see, I think it has been longer since a new refinery than our last nucleur plant. The highest fuel taxes in the nation as well as an overly agressive Air Polution Control Board resulting in different fuel blends around the state at different times of the year.
Camera phone, , I don't even think that was a dream when my phone was made. It even has an extendable antennae like a CAB-1 controller, although considerably shorter.
Don, That "deck accessory" you provided sure would make a mighty nice weather vane to mount on Chief's rooftop. Wonder if he has a cupola ?
Later All.
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traindood RE: gas prices. We are spoiled living in the best place in the world. Close friends came back from England where gas is 10 bucks a gal. WHEW!! Guess those joy rides are over for awhile. AF53, sorry about your pooch, went through same thing,really hurts, couldn't get a dog for a few years after that. Hey Chief: great story, the best ones are the ones with the punchlines you don't expect. You'all have a great day. P. S. Creeks and streams here are just roaring with water, more expected tomorrow. later.
You can't compare gas prices in England to the US, the countries are so dissimiliar it isn't even close to being comical. England is about the same size as Alabama! The population is mostly around major cities and they have extensive public transit. Towns in Europe are located along centuries old roads and the rail system connects the major cities and the minor cities along the rail routes, not every town in Europe has rail service. So most people commute via taxis or personal vehicle to get to the railline, then they hop on a train to get to their ultimate destination. The best comparison I can draw is Germany... the rail system in German is much akin to our interstate highway system and the Autobahns are akin to our rail system. If you catch my drift, the focus in Europe is on rail transit to get from point A to point B over long distances, in the US we either fly or drive. Also, in Europe passenger rail has priority over freight and therefore the passenger trains run at higher speeds. Can't do that in the States (unless there is a fundamental shift in how we approach high speed rail service). I also don't see how high speed rail is going to be successful here due to the trains not being able to compete speed wise with the airlines.
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