sir james I Good Morning 37 with rain expected later. It's suppose to turn into a ugly mix of sleet and freezing rain overnight. The blog didn't really bother me and I've come to the conclusion that he's probably not an adult at all and the layout he kept bumping to Pg.1 belonged to some one else. It's happen here before. I switched Chiefs grits to oatmeal and toast. Enjoy your day...S.J.
Good Morning
37 with rain expected later.
It's suppose to turn into a ugly mix of sleet and freezing rain overnight. The blog didn't really bother me and I've come to the conclusion that he's probably not an adult at all and the layout he kept bumping to Pg.1 belonged to some one else. It's happen here before. I switched Chiefs grits to oatmeal and toast.
Enjoy your day...S.J.
S.J. -You are right about that. He appears ever six months or so, throughs a tantrum, and he's not heard from again for another six months. A wise leader told me this two years ago. This leader also gave me three words to live by for this type person -ignore, ignore, ignore. (Can't name the leader because I didn't get permission to do so.)
Pat
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Good afternoon all, missed the Tim boy thing. Must be that same guy everyone talks about back again to irritate people. I don't go there. Nice day today so far with sunshine. Church mission again this morning after cold cereal and bananna plus toast. Message today was about service to others. "If you did it to the least of these, you did it to me". Something to think about.
Re Archie Bunker et al on All in the Family, I used to watch it years ago. It's probably politically incorrect by now. At least they were an equal opportunity show. Archie insulted everybody. Don't like Rob Reiner's politics. Acting was OK. He cost me a lot of dough when I was still a smoker by starting a campaign to raise taxes on cigarettes. in California. Extra money raised, never helped anybody. It just went into the general fund. Whole thing was a lie. At least I don't smoke now, so he can stick that tax where the sun doesn't shine..
later,
SP Ray
SPMan
Evening all not a lot going on. did by chance catch up with an old Navy buddy I haven't seen in 27 years were sending messages back and forth right now.
good to touch base with him.
train wise not much going on.
did read where they guy that supposedly inspected the train where the 6 year old died says he didn't inspect it and also the driver said he knew he was going to fast also. Sad Sad story the more you read/hear.
Hope all had a good day. i had fun today it was a day to be mischievous I guess first got on the elevator ( we have 2 main sets of elevators one set is considered service but everyone rides them the other is considered passenger) any way got on the elevator and heard this female say hold the elevator well her and (I guess) her husband got on and it was one of the service elevator and as it started to go up he asked is this the correct elevator ( I was standing with my back to the wall) I said ( in a mischievous voice) no this has the padding for us Psyche personal they laughed as knew I was kidding she even said thats good and you do it so well. So had my fun today.
actually starting to get back to a good mood me instead of depressed me.
Have a good night all.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good evening,
Pretty nice day today. I'm hoping I'm far enough South of Laz that we don't wake up with slippery slop on the roads tomorrow morning.
Chief, I like that link you posted to the passenger upgrade in your area.
I guess by now everyone knows there is a separate thread on York to sign up if you are meeting the gang for breakfast and going to be on hand for the picture. Fife, didn't see you on the list yet?
John
Good Evening
34 and a sloppy mix falling
Granny's niece visited today, but no train running. Banilla is ready for the thingy...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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I don't know what the heck is going on. Looks like its raining grits outside. Was this weather ordered from Rolesville?
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Got about an inch of snow last night. I guess the roads were pretty slick for the folks on the way up today. Weather turned very good and we got a fair bit of observing in today. VLBI crew should get here soon and then the fun will begin.
Time to go find dinner and a pillow.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Evening all
Mid 70’s today and flowers are blooming.
John – I will keep your friend’s daughter in my prayers. She be a real fighter
Buckeye – Holmes county is beautiful, and the draft horse are beautiful.
Looking at getting a chipper shredder, a troy built, any of you have a recommendation?
Thanks!
May God bless you all
Jim
Chief, thanks for posting about the high speed trains of the future in North Carolina. I've been gone from the East so long, I am surprised to learn that things have become so modern and busy in that part of the world. My memory is still of steam powered trains and dirt roads in the old North State. I'm sure it's a lot different now. I'm going to try some new kind of pulled pork to make bar-b-que that I found out here. It is cooked but they leave any seasoning off so you can do it yourself. I'll let you know how it turns out. How are your NS executive F units doing? Didn't you get the MTH version? I just ordered the WBB version but haven't got them yet. They look good in the pictures though.
Good evening all,
It’s a late check-in for me. I didn't do much after work this evening. I had time to play some catch with my 7y/o son and that's about it. We ate dinner late due to it being our daughter's ballet class day. I've spent the past two hours playing with the baby and getting him to fall asleep. Unfortunately, no trains tonight either.
DJ Spanky - I hope your son had a great birthday.
I missed the Tardis tonight. I am going to swing by Charles Ro before heading off to bed; they are having a big sale.
Good night,
Joe
Howdy guys - nothing much going on here today. Tomorrow is my wife's birthday and we are going to dinner and then to a store to let her verify she really wants the piece of jewelry I picked out for her - I learned this trick years ago, lol!
Nice chats with SJ and Charlie. News just showed a story on the new highspeed train that will connect Saint Louis and Chicago at last . Now they are pushing for Saint Louis to KC. So you could go from KC to Chicago eventually in just about 5 hours by train, I think? These would be 110 mph lines I believe.
8N - hope your wife's knee improves! Prays for us all and our loved ones for healing and blessings.
TARDIS is ready and I got Rich to adjust the stabilizer again after last night
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
DJSpanky .......... Tyler turned 8 on 3/3, got a couple of train cars amongst other things for his birthday. We had a party for him at the bowling alley. Gotta get a track layout set up so that he can run his new cars.
.......... Tyler turned 8 on 3/3, got a couple of train cars amongst other things for his birthday. We had a party for him at the bowling alley. Gotta get a track layout set up so that he can run his new cars.
This sounds like a great scheme to double the rate at which the Spanky RR empire is built. Hope the little guy loved his gift.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Late evening all!
My son and I got the video of the Texas Motor Speedway Nascar ride. Very crappy quality. Calculated track speed and we did not get much over 140 at best. Think I will go ask for a refund - right - and get new Depends if we got another ride to 160.
MAy not be able to check in tomorrow morning but I need some help - what are you talking about - white stuff from the sky???? Major cold front this weekend and temps will drop from 80 to 70 on Sat - will have to get our coats back out?
Prayers for those that need them.
Have a great day tomorrow!
Regards, Roy
About 70 and cloudy today. Cold front moving through. So far, thunderstorms have missed us.
Picked this up at the LHS today:
More pictures and comments on another thread.
About all for now.
Good morning all,
It is rainy again in SE Indiana. Did the paper work on dad's car last night. The house showing went well. Who knows, may be in a month or two, everything will be settled. Work could have been a lot better yesterday, but persevered and made it ok. Lots to do today. Scrimmage with "my" soccer girls tonight. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL after soccer, but someone else will have to drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
morning all 6am and already 67 outside so It going to be another nice day. Calling for partial cloudy but with temps like this who can complain Oh high of 80.
Well need to get moving need to get lunch going and out the door have a good one you all.
Good Morning,
34, Rain/Snow miserable day for working for the electric company. RT, want to trade?
I just went over the posts, the phone rang and I have to run.
Everyone, Be Careful, Looks like winter is not over yet.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
Good Mornin Ya'll From Overcast Taxachusetts,
29 degrees here, seems like frigid. The weather has included snow showers and rain the past few days but it is supposed to reach 40 today. Vermont has 32 inches of new white stuff on the ground, so it could be worse.
Please say a prayer for a good friend of mine. He lost his wife of 39 years 22 months ago. She was a pedestrian, tragically hit by a car and killed. The driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter. The trial has finally begun, and my buddy is reliving the horror all over again. The families sitting on both sides of the isle in the courtroom are devastated. Distracted driving? The end result is the same. Our friend, his children, and his grandchildren have lost her forever, and he is struggling.
I ask that each of us take a moment today with our loved ones who drive. Tell them that you love them. Remind them that in a flash their lives and those of so many others can change irrepairably in the blink of an eye if they take their eyes and mind off the road when behind the wheel of a 4,000 pound weapon. If they had heard this woman's injuries as I have, they just might think twice before playing with some gadget or anything that might cause some tragedy such as this.
Our friend was a kind and giving person, but she is gone. It didn't have to happen.
SNO HI O this morning a little but north of here schools are closed.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Boomers heading our way.
RT.... For work I drive many miles and I'm so fed up with the distracted drivers. My heart goes out to your friend.
Anyone know about the train show at Pittsburgh this weekend?
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 46 degrees. Going up to 60 today with a chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Not much new on the train subject. Trying to build the train piggy bank up for the next purchase.
Dining car here for the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. and 51 all day in the Mid-Atlantic region. Had to be bulldog this morning with fifepup. He proclaimed, again, that he intends to play in the NFL. Zero athletic ability, mind you. Sent him to school brooding.
8ntruck - Good lookin' box.
Roy - You are mocking us. Aren't you.
RockIsland - Even with laws on the books, I've been observing that no one wants to give up driving while talking/texting on cellphones...including my co-workers.
AF53 - Week 2) -1.
Aloha. Grey and colder. Nice evening. After the usual evening craziness- running out to get a new heat lamp bulb for the lizard, picking up and dropping off kids, I got to watch Top Gear and the Six Nations Rugby final, whilst eating leftovers, then ran trains. Bride was out at her cooking club.May get some of your snow later this week, Joe. Employee annual review time here. HR has created such an elaborate, multi-page matrix full of acronyms. We close the door, talk about how things are going, what works and what could be better, then I fill out the papers like HR wants. Works for us. Jack, condolences on the loss of your friend. Distracted everything these days - watched someone walk right into traffic on Dearborn whilst texting - almost got killed. Brutus, you're brilliant. to your bride. Fife, my boy - who doesn't know how to skate - dreams of the NHL...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning
32 and going down, rained all night with snow just north of us. Granny fixed a good breakfast that should last till supper. Follow up with MD this afternoon...S.J.
Good morning from the TCA Library, yes I'm goofing off .
I don't answer my phone when driving. My voice message says I'm either unavailable or driving.
Now I wish I could convince my granddaughter to stop it. Every time I see her driving she is on her phone. I keep talking but it does no good .
Had a wee bit of snow this morning, but not enough to lay on the roads.
Cataloging old issues of Electrical Merchandising Magazine, most are from the 20s, some 30s. The have ads from Lionel, AF, Dorfan & Ives. A few have all four most only have one or two of the companies.
Well I guess I should get back to work, don't want to get my pay docked .
Haven't posted much this last winter but all is well here in the Heartlands, grass is starting to turn green and yard work will commence soon. We have been doing lots of updating to our home since January 1 and it's really starting to look good, it's amazing how 8 gallons of paint will improve the kitchen, living room, hallways and our bedroom. The kitchen also received new granite counter tops, back splash, cabinet lights, sinks and all new lights, what a dramatic improvement. We attacked a long (24') hallway last weekend, took down the old bead board and installed new bead board along with chair rail and base board. I did buy a power miter saw for all that work and let me tell you, that is my new best friend!!!!! And yes, we did a few wrong angle cuts in those corners but that's the way one learns, the 45 degree cuts are the best way to line up those corners, we felt pretty darn good Sunday afternoon when we were done .... finally. And more importantly, we had all of our digits when the job was done!
We will gut two bathrooms in May and the let pros take over, then lastly we will have all new carpet in the house. We have no intentions of moving and as of June 1 we will have been here 21 years. Might as well spend the kids inheritance on ourselves
I haven't spent any money on the trains in a long time, I was thinking about adding some circus trains, those may have to wait until fall, maybe the York fall meet? Just not sure about that -- we have been invited to a wedding in MX at Tulum in early December, she's a very dear niece that we really care for. Not sure if I should be worried about our safety but I am, it's my wifes younger sisters daughter and they are just about our best friends.
Other than that we have just been marking time here at home, haven't traveled at all and that's OK. We did have some tough weather last night, tornado's touched down 6 miles south and west of us and did BIG damage, ugh. I was judging a contest in Adel last night and all I heard was rain, our sirens never went off, which surprised me when I saw the 10:00 news -- homes and out buildings destroyed just minutes from us.
I have talked with Chief several times this winter and he keeps me up to date with the east coast news. I do think he and Miss Pam need to take a road trip this summer and hit all of the coffee potters from the Atlantic to the Pacific -- wouldn't that be a fun trip? From a personal standpoint I would really enjoy such a trip, I love being on the road for extended times when I have no daily destinations ... just enjoying our wonderful country.
Stay well everyone and do good things
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Greetings Folks,
I'm here to make everyone feel good about their weather. We have received over 6 inches of heavy snow since last night. The winds are howling like banshees and there is more snow predicted - possibly up to 3 inches. Schools are closed and roads are slick. When the worst of the storms moved through last evening we had major lightning and thunder. On the positive side, I am snug at home in my train room, my wife and I get to spend the day together, my dogs are laying at my feet and I don't have to mow the lawn yet.
Just my way of saying Happy Spring.
Enjoy your day no matter what the weather.
Northwoods Flyer
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I’m very jealous of all you folks still receiving snow. Spring is definitely here and it will hit the mid-70s again today. I suppose something drastic could happen and it might snow, but I doubt it. I have two meetings to attend today and the usual tasks. I had a bowl of raisin bran for breakfast. After work, I have to take my 7y/o son to batting practice and then we have Bible study tonight so it will be a late evening for me.
RI Jack – I’m sorry your friend is struggling. I hope the trial is speedy so he can have closure. Do we consider ourselves to be so important that we must talk/text while driving? Why can’t we wait or pull over?
SJ – I hope your MD appointment goes well.
Jonadel – Your safety concerns about MX are very valid. We have restricted base personnel from traveling to most parts of MX. There was an article in today’s paper about a local pastor who was jailed over a vehicle accident. After dealing with a corrupt police and judicial system he is now safely home; however, he is fortunate to know a US Congressman and Senator which shortened his stay in the jail to only 30 hours or so (without food or water). Most of us don’t have those connections.
Have a great day,
Mornin All.
Bit of frost on the pumpkin here this morning but starting to warm-up ever so slowly.
Fife & Doug, Been there, done that. Daughter wanted to be a "Child Psychologist" til she learned there are no quick cures and not everybody is healed. Became a teacher instead and her mother and I couldn't be more proud of what she has accomplished and her achievements within the district.
Need to start planning for friday's museum run. In other words select, service and pack. It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Time for a refill .
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Lunch Time,
Busy morning. Everyone wants everything.
Jack, prayers for your friend's wife and the family. It is a sad lesson for all. At work it is against policy to use any device while driving.
SJ, Good luck with the doctor today.
John F, we saw a video put out by Verizon on cell phones while driving. I will see if I can send you the link and you can show it to your Granddaughter.
Jon, Do I hear Road Trip? Ray, AF53, load up the Suburban.
Northwoods Flyer, So that is Spring in Wisconsin. With my luck I would be running the trains and the power would quit.
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