RE:COFFEE POT #4 April 1st, 2011, for all to take a drink and chat. 5+ years and going. Menu adjustments -> KIBBLES ! NO GRITS, and Some coffee and tea.

[Hudson#685]

Good Morning,

Busy weekend for me. Did my front lawn, rake, aerate, lime, fertilize and seed on Saturday and then serviced the pickup. Sunday did my daughter's front lawn for them.

AF53, Ray, Now you know why I was asleep by 9:30 Sat. & Sun. I am surprised that you did not jump in and add the story that your wife's family has, that they are direct decendents of Robert E. Lee. Congrats on the mail car.

Dennis, Kudos on the kid's violin concert.

Prayers for Baby Sierra, Jack's MIL, Char and everyone else in need.

Have a Great Day,

John

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a warm and cloudy 70 degrees. Going up to 77 today with rain coming.

Today is a busy day. Chores and grocery shopping. The prices keep going up on food. Gas prices here are at $3.89 a gallon. No inflation, huh?

Indians won another game. Maybe Grady will be back soon. They must be eating Cheerios, Ray.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ, 54 here today gonna get to 80. 

CHARLIE and SIR JAMES take the lunch trip on the STAUSSBUG train its pretty good.  A little expensive but a good meal.  Me and WIFE did that a few years ago.  Have fun see you on Friday.

Stay frosty,

laz57

[dwiemer]

Morning all.  On call, so I am heading in a little later.  Going to do some of my homework for our bible study in preperation for tomorrow's class.  It is real foggy here.  Dropped the kids off at school for the first time following their spring break.

Wow! watching the news with video of a large tornado in Iowa....hope Jon and Sharyl are OK.

Time to jump on the work for the day.  Hope everyone is having a good day.
Dennis

[RockIsland52]

traindood

Evenin' fellas and gals:     Just watched the Bo Sox crush those overpriced, overcovered, overwatched, overtalked about bums from the Bronx.  Yipee!!  Now i will go to sleep happy.  Over and out!!  

traindood....Boston's worst season start since Ted Williams played in 1945, after all of the payroll $ and the national prognostications that Boston was the favorite to win it all this year.  Now 2-7.  The Red Sox stranded a zillion guys on base last night, over half in scoring position.  Baltimore in first place, Fife?  

Two of three from the Yankees.....we'll take it.

Rain and maybe 70 today.

Later, gang.

Jack

[cnw1995]

Aloha from a gradually-clearing and warmish Chicago. Nothing like the 80s of yesterday - the teen actuallly turned on the a/c whilst the bride and I were at 42nd Street. It was a great show. The air went off when I came home. Looks like a busy week as we'll celebrate my bride and the teen's birthdays. Prayers for all safe travels to York. Wish I could go someday. Here's some for Buckeye's next birthday.  

[sir james I]

Good morning

63 and rain overnight

Breakfast of eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and half a muffin. Going to pack soon, I'll be ready in the morning, plan on being grumpy the whole trip. I might as well enjoy myself...lol..We may not ride the train as we do have some here we ride. gonna catch the Choo-choo barn, Pa. RR museum, and of course TCA museum. Caboose motel if we have time. wow i'm tired already. I no longer have any idea whose birthday it is so TTFN..S.J.

[traindood]

Morining fellas and gals:    Not a rabid Bo Sox fan, just a fan who likes any team, as long as they beat those Bronx bums.

   Busy day today, outside chores and stuff.  later

[Anonymous]

Mornin' Fellas.

Busy weekend. Started rebuilding the second level on Saturday and found that I need 2 packages of 1/4 O45 curves, made the treck down to the LTS and there was an event in town requiring me to park 2 miles from the LTS... hoofed it over, picked up the necessary track (sans 1/4 O45s which I NEED to finish the work). So spent yesterday morning working on the third level... the area where the first to second level grade meets the second level and where the Atlas Pratt Truss bridge spans the valley... well last weekend I realized I would need a longer span, so I picked up Atlas' double track through girder bridge... holy heck is this think heavy!!!! well I was able to get the new bridge in alignment, and get one abutement built. Next up is to build the second abutement (which will also be a partial tunnel portal). Then start work on the abutements for the truss bridge. I have decided that before I put the bridges in place permanently I will do the scenery work around them. Will force me to do the scenery before I continue laying track. So I will be working on scenery and track placement from two directions!

Biggest improvement - I was able to eliminate 4 switches that comprised the upper level reversing loop. I'll post pics to the newly designed trackage before I continue much further - but I need those 1/4 O45s first...

[Hudson#685]

Lunch Time,

Beautiful day in Edison, NJ,

SJ, Charlie, Have fun in Strassburg. One of my favorite places. I am there a "few" times a year. The Red Caboose Motel, that is where we stay if the wife does not come with us. It is the "Guy's Stop". If you are in area for dinner, Miller's can not be beat. Plain & Fancy is up there too. I am planning on doing vol. restoration work at the PRR Museum when I retire. They liked my background.

JEFELECTRIC, John, Congrats on the grand daughter's 18th birthday.

Chuck, The price of gas is climbing all over. I paid $3.49 this morning. The Sunoco up the road was $3.55.

Charlie, Why was everybody keeping an eye on the guy in the blue plaid shirt in the video?

Traindood  & DJ, you guys ain't making any points with AF53. He is a diehard Yankee Fan. On second thought, go ahead, I bust him all of the time. He is thick skinned and enjoys giving it back.

Sarah, di well with the feeding tube. She may be coming home on Friday if all continues to go well.

For everyone going to York, Enjoy and Be Safe.

Back to work,

John

[SPMan]

ChiefEagles

Buckeye Riveter:

Roy.....I think my birthday is this Wednesday.

 

He does not have a brithday.  He was hatched.

Did service JD lawnmower this afternoon.  Sun came out and warmed up good.  Did not mow though.  Ready to go tomorrow AM. 

SPMan:

Good morning all

Chief, you know your history well.  I know Gen Johnston's story too.  You were right about Sherman being overuled for the lenient terms he offered Johnston.  There is a story about how Johnston removed his hat during bad weather when Sherman's funeral procession passed him.  He was told that at his old age he shouldn't do that and well, he did get sick and died of pneumonia shortly thereafter.  Johnston said "If it was the other way around, I'm sure Sherman would have removed his hat".  So I guess Johnston thought there was some good in him.

Ray

 

Ray, I'm one of those Rebs that does not dislike Sherman.  He was in the Army and was given orders.  He followed them.

Buckeye is just trying to get another one of my fabulous brithday gifts I send him. 

 

Chief, I'm sure Gen Sherman followed orders but I believe it was his proposal to make the march in the first place.  Lincoln and Grant both had reservations but Grant trusted Sherman's judgement and gave him the go ahead.  It was Sherman who said "I can make this march and make Georgia howl." Sherman was not the first person in history to use the scorched earth policy.  It happened many times before.  It was Sherman who said "that war is all hell"  He said that "war is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is,  the sonner it will be over."  This idea of total war was carried into modern times as well.  The Union also sent Gen Sheridan into the Shenandoah Valley to "clear it out".  He said that  when he got through burning crops, barns, grinding mills etc." that a crow flying over the area would have to bring his own provender. " The idea of fighting a "gentleman's war" apparently died with the South.  Any way you look at it, war is nasty business.

Ray

[sir james I]

Good Evening

59 and cloudy

Packed and ready for Charlie in the morning. He is taking a laptop so I am hoping to be able to check in here at least in the evening. Have a great week and banilla will be ready..S.j.

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Evening all

Had  a busy weekend even with a communion service to the prison being canceled due to misbehaving inmates.

Got some honey dos done, replaced the roller on the patio door, plugged a tire w, here the bridepicked up a screw, and replaced the lampsocket on an overhead fan.  Wifey thanked me.

There was a show on A&E about the drugs in our county.  Show did not begin to show how bad it really is.  It is no wonder we can't sell the house we fixed up.

Happy Birthday Buckeye

Good night and God bless

Jim

[8ntruck]

Sunny and mid 60's today.

Spent most of the day with a follow up visit with my wife's knee surgeon.  Adjusted her pain pills and scheduled a 'manuipulation' later in the week to break up scar tissue.  Basically, they will knock her out then MAKE the knee bend.

All for now.

[Demay]

Good evening folks,

It's been a few days since I posted.  We have been busy.  Our 7y/o son had a baseball tournament which lasted all Saturday; his team won first place and he played very well.  The in-laws visited with us for a couple of days as well this past weekend.  I've been doing odds and ends around the house and running errands with the family.  I took this week off of work so I will be caught up with the house chores by tomorrow.  I plan to work on the layout a little and maybe even widen it a foot or two.  I am also going to hang a display shelf tomorrow.  I have two buildings I need to install lights in as well. 

I was catching up on the posts and noticed a couple of Yankees haters here.  It's a shame jealously turns folks into such  people, especially when their team took quite the thumping tonight.  At least AF Ray and I can remain calm and know our team will win plenty of more games and championships. 

SJ and Charlie: Have a safe and fun trip to York. 

Prayers for all those in need, especially the kids and wives.

Good night,

Joe

[AF53]

Hello everyone!

Fife - Going Thur night to see your birds against my YANKEES.

Okay traindood and DJ - You guys almost sound like Giants or Dodgers fans. Just curious, but do you or did you ever root for any team, and I don't mean "anyone that plays against the Yanks", again just curious to see where you're coming from.

Good night all,

Ray

Chuck - Cheerios or not they are giving you fans some good times and that's what counts.

John - I was thinking about mentioning the lineage from Robert E. Lee to my wife but wasn't sure how to bring it up without getting caught in the middle. But it's kind of neat when you think about it. Even generations later the name Lee is in many of thier names, mostly as a middle name like in my oldest.

 

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all!

Getting ready for trip to York tomorrow. Have to leave the house about 11, flight at 2. Get into BWI about 6:30, drive to York (about an hour). Looking forward to seeing the gang!

Busy day today but all went well and I got my projects finished so I can leave with a clear mind.

Had some nasty storms here last night. Four small tornados did some damage, but the golf ball size hail did a bunch more. Interesting - the vinyl/plastic fences folks are starting to put up around here look like swiss cheese after the big hail pounded it.

Supposed to be nice here for the rest of the week and into the weekend - but York has rain predicted anywhere from 10% to 100% every day starting tomorrow through Sat. Just means we will have to spend all our time indoors looking at trains!

If I do not get back to the forum until we return, have a great rest of the week all!

[MichRR714]

Got home from the office at 11pm.  Tried to cram a few days work into just Monday... 

Car is fueled, bags are packed and we will be heading to York in the morning.

Get ready SJ here I come!

[ChiefEagles]

Good night all.  Bills paid.  Busy day.  Town stuff and then rebuild stuff.  Finally got to mow the grass and disk the garden spot.  Side dressed and put dirt to cabbage plants.  Suppose to be raining by morning. Guess I will have to stay in tomorrow. 

Safe trip to all going to York.  Shake and Bake called to brag he was getting to airport to fly.  Poor me.   If any of you see the guy who had the remote controled lift gate for layout.  Get his infor. 

Sleep tight.

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

IIABSDISEI but cooler with temps near 60.  Did financial stuff last night.  Work was good yesterday.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Hudson#685]

Good Morning,

Demay, Joe, Congrats on your son's team win. You must be proud of him.

Everyone going to York, Have a Fun, Safe Trip.

Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.

John

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

  54 and rainy here was a beauty of a day yesterday, got to 80.  Rest of week is to be rainy save for Thursday.  Oh well looking at trains indoors isn't too bad?

Have a safe trip all YUZ GUYZ flying and driving in to PA.  See YUZ Friday.

Stay frosty,

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill,,,,

It is a cold and rainy 42 degrees. Going up to 50 with rain all day. Yuk.

Today is a busy day. I have some chores to do and an errand to run later, if it ever stops raining.Ground is soaked and flooding in the low fields is starting. Good thing we are on a hill.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

Chuck

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Where the rain?????  Fertilized and no rain yet.  Busy day.  Chat later.

[dwiemer]

Morning all.  Chief, got your rain down these parts.  We have had the second heavy rain in the week.  Has been good for the farmers and landscapers, but taking it's toll on the local pine trees.  Had our weekly bible study this morning, at 6.  When I am on call, it makes for a very long day.

Hope you guys heading to York have good weather.  When we were up that way, a little rain can make for some sloppy walking.  Also, if anyone finds a CTT Divco truck, I'm still looking.

Got a long day, so I had better get to it.  May each of you have a blessed day,
Dennis

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Sunny and cool on this long day - safe travels to all Yorkies. Glad your son did well, Joe. DJ, I share Tyler's woes about paper writing; you're right, he's got to get used to doing it himself. Dennis, I just saw a collection of Divcos at a die-cast kiosk over the weekend. I'll see if I can track down contact info... Took the boys out for ice cream and to buy mom a present with their hard-earned cash. Listened to the White Sox on the radio blow another one.  Birthday week for the bride continues...

[ChiefEagles]

At Town Hall.  Got to make an emergency trip out of town.  Explain later.

[traindood]

Morning fellas and gals:      Rain, rain go away, little boys( now men) want to play, with their trains; that's right!     Hope you'all have a safe and fun trip to York.  God spares, i'll be there in Oct. with bells on!     

[traindood]

Morinin' fellas and gals part deux:     Hey Af53,  I lived in the Big Apple for 50 years before moving to this location. When i was very small, NYC  was the center of the baseball universe. There were no teams on the left coast; i think the furthest one was at St Louis. Anyway, my dad and I loved the Brookyn Dodgers. My two brothers loved the team from the Bronx. You can imagine what went on.  My dad would take me to Ebbets Field on public transportation. The ride was just as exciting as the game.  My older brother didn't want to go and my younger brother was too little.   It was great seeing my favorite players up close. Ebbets Field was small, maybe 35k SRO.  but the thing that set it apart was the foul lines were very close to the field. Carl Furillo could throw hitters out from right field after they hit a single. Many other stories i could share with you about those swell times. Most exciting player bar none was Jackie Robinson. Once he got on base anything could happen.   After the Dodgers left for Chavez Ravine in'57 I was heartbroken and never got over it.   There was a standard joke at the time that if you were in a room with Hitler, Stalin  and Walter O'Malley and you only had two bullets in your gun, who would you shoot? Of course the answer was : You would put two into O'Malley!    As far as the team from the Bronx goes,great rivalry. Bronx team won most of the time, however  once  the Dodgers won in '55,  i  thought this was the turning point in the franchise, but it was not to be.  They packed up and left. Even very old people, much older than I can't get over it. Now if they would bring that team back...........?   Not likely.    later.    

[Demay]

Good morning all,

It's going to be great weather for working outside the house and in the garage.  Today's high is 79 and very sunny.  I have some weeds to pull and a shelf to install and I'm looking forward to it.  The wife will be heading to the nail salon later on so I will have to keep an eye on the baby for a while.

Thanks John and Doug.  I'm very proud of my son.  His skills are improving every time he plays and best of all he is enjoying the game.  We're trying to convince him his game will improve quicker if he eats more vegetables and healthy proteins,  but he isn't going for it yet.

traindood: I know many people who feel as you do.  Fortunately for me I was born in '74 so I only knew the true NY team.   Your remembrance of a great franchise was fantastic and your line about Hitler, Stalin, and O'Malley was even better.

Good day,

Joe