Chief, glad you made it home safe before the big storm heads your way. Was quite windy this afternoon, but the heavy stuff is supposed to hit late night. I got called in just as my bride was starting to cook dinner. Just finished and we are at a new day....Arghhhhh! Looking forward to Monday when I come off call.
Chief, sounds like the secret plan worked. You are a crafty one! Hope everyone enjoyed their "desert". Actually, it sounds great and I think when the rest of the house wakes up in a few hours, I will take them out for some grits.
I see several old topics are being resurrected on the forum. Not sure why, but oh well. I do like the search feature on this site so folks can check to see if questions they may have have been answered in past discussions.
Take care,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Home in 9 hours. Only took 6 1/2 to drive up. Took 3 1/2 hours to cross the river in DC and get to Quantico. No wrecks so it all goes to poor traffic engineering. HOV lanes end and have to merge right into the same area that I-95 goes from 4 lanes South to 3. Backs traffic all the way backover the river in DC.
Never ever really got sleepy. Had to "pit stop" three times. That gave me some exercise walking. Right foot got numb twice.
Had a great time.
BTW: guess no one mentioned I "gritsed them" again at Dennys. Second great grits caper. Waitress came out after everyone was eating with a platter. The platter had bowls of grits. She said, "I think everyone wants desert."
The surprise attack and then the Second Grits Caper was worth the long stop and go drive back.
The South has won again.
Good night.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Howdy guys - had a big storm fly through here a few hours ago, but no tornados nearby. Thanks for sharing the pics, looks like a bunch of handsome guys to me Just took it easy today, watched some tv and read some ctt issues, then killed some zombies. I found some old PC stuff while my wife was cleaning out a closet. TARDIS is ready and beacons are showing up, so lets get moving!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Had a really nice time today meeting all of the guys from the CTT gang at York. SJ and I both wanted to let all of you know how much we appreciated the fellowship. It is a wonderful thing to know that you have true friends like this... even if you only see each other in person on occasion.
Really made it a great York for us.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
great pics charlie. Like the no grits badge lol. Good to see you met up with chief and Don. See you all seem to have a good time.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good evening everyone. Waiting for the pending storms....from what I hear, we are in for a long night. For those along the eastern seaboard, you are all getting it after it passes through here. Stay safe.
Was a very good afternoon, finished work relatively early and was able to make the retirement ceremony. For those who saw "Fireproof", this was the black firefighter who almost gets hit by the train. He is very well liked and respected. A three star general flew down from DC to officiate the ceremony. I was impressed when they began to tell Ken's story and career in the USMC. He is transitioning to be a Associate Pastor at our church. Bob, I will share your kind thoughts.
Ray, I too learned something new about Rommel and Montgomery. So often, we here about the "brilliance" of Monty because he defeated the Desert Fox. Had Rommel had the resources, it may have been a much different outcome. As it was, he held the Brits to a stand off for some time with about 1/5th the tanks. Come to think of it...Monty had to be bailed out a few times, but that is for another day.
Hope everyone has a blessed night.Dennis
Good Evening
A great time meeting Don B. and whats his name. I think the guy was from NC or one of those other little foreign countries. He kept mumbling some thing about a parade on Saturday. Anyway it was a pleasure meeting the Chief rebel. Banilla is on me tonight so belly up to the soda bar..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Lots of fun today at York. These pictures speak for themselves. Group photo to follow later by Laz I think...
Well guess the Yankee's have that Rebel retreating home now where he belongs. I glad to hears he was treated good and fed well as he use to small portions but Roy showed him what real portions are about.
hows it going all. Not a lot happening visit to med appointment was fine no good or bad news just the same Ole stuff lol.
Was up late last night talking to Brutus so ended up taking a nap this afternoon so bet won't be able to sleep well tonight lol
well our roses out front are blooming and looking great. so warm temps are here for a while
Just relaxing now will talk to you all later hope the York attendee's having a great time
Back at the 'scope for another week. A little quieter this week since we are no longer doing VLBI. Weather is pretty good and we are open for business.
Chief - nice way to slip in on them. Safe travels home tonight.
Dennis - thank your friend for his service for me
Regarding Andersonville, a number of those guys were released at the end of the war only to end up on the Sultana when she exploded and burned near Memphis. Largest marine accident in US history.
Hope everyone has a fun and safe time at York. Thoughts and prayers for those in need.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good morning all, nice to hear how the Yorkies are doing.
Chief, nice going with your sneak attack.
Dennis, I agree about Capt. Wirtz at Andersonville. They should have hung Jefferson Davis and the rest of the hiarchy. Also, I know Chicago was no picnic either. Probably a lot of revisionist history going on nowadays. I have been watching the tank battles on the History channel myself. Never knew how depleted Rommel's command was and how much firepower Montgomery had when he won the battle at El Alamein.
Ray
SPMan
Aloha.Grey and cold here. Survived both birthdays. Next week is anniversary. Sigh. Only one at work. Everyone else at mandatory diversity training. Can't wait to hear the stories. Hope Ray recovers rapidly and your son too, Hudson. Yee Haw, Boss Hawg meets the Sheriff! Sorry you couldn't have pulled him over, Fife. Maybe on his return trip. The Northern 'Andersonville' in Chicago was Camp Douglas, Dennis, a hellish place on the near south side where I used to work. Glad the Yorkies are having fun. Can't wait to see the photos
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning guys. Sounds like Chief has had a successful raid on the north side of the border. While my day ahead seems rather subdued, It sounds like some here have quite a lot to deal with.
8N, if she continues to have issues with the scar on the knee, you may want to ask the Dr. about using "Platelet Gel" which is made from the patient's own blood. Has high growth factors, and can allow for faster wound healing along with a smooth scar. Either way, hope she is up and back to full strength in a hurry.
John, Wow, what a day. Hope all are well in a hurry. Your son is lucky in not losing the thumb.
Fife, Too Funny! You did great! You could have had him pulled over....
Currently watching Tank Battles, on the battle of El Alamein. Bit of cloud cover, but supposed to clear out and be nice. With any luck, my schedule for this afternoon will be clear as a very good friend is retiring from the local Marine Corps base and they are having a celebration. It should be great.
Got to run. Hope everyone has a blessed day.Dennis
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s and rain later on tonight. Worked on more stuff last night. Long Beach is this weekend for Indycar. Sounds like everybody is having a good time at York. I keep thinking I should go there one of these days, but I am not sure what I would be looking for. Mostly it would be to meet all of you who attend from the pot. Regular fare on the dining car. TBIL and I can drive again as some of the regulars are in York. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 50 degrees. Going up to 65 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have to start a project and the usual chores. I will relax this afternoon in the train room for awhile. Also want to spend some time outside.
Buckeye & LAZ..... TGIF
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Chief glad all going well for you but as I said befor you didn't have me fooled. something told me all a long you would show up at York. hope you have fun and I told the boys to distract fife as you slither sneak back down south thru the north to your safety.
Wish I could of gone with you. I actually asked for sat, sun, and Monday off seeing I was off today and Tuesday and Wednesday. But didn't really have the cash flow to make it worth the trip. Maybe next year.
Oh by the way chief up in that next of the woods most of those places actually know how to feed ya they don't give skimpy portions. I know I grew up in that area basically.
hope all you guys get good deals there at York and watch out for those guys trying to make a quick buck as they think the ones coming don't know there stuff. Chief I see caught one already. Talk to you all later have medical appointment today so need to get going.
TGIF
Laz......I fear for your safety today. The Chief has a full stomach of northern foods. I believe that the Army Surplus store in York still sells gas masks.
Those Michigan guys are smart. They didn't tell the Chief where they were eating supper and consequently have avoided embarrassment and thousands of dollars paying for the Chief's meal.
fifedog......Your pictures did not post.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Hudson - Thanks for the bulletin on AF53. Hope all is well. On the plus side, he will lose some of the weight we are trying to lose together. However, I don't believe in hacking off body parts to achieve that goal. Hope the boy is ok as well.
AF53 - Zero loss (at least no gain) this week. Too much this past week.
Traindood - Hemlocks are ugly trees anyway...
Good morning,
Chief: You got them good.
8n, Speedy recovery for your wife.
Bad night in Bayville yesterday. First, my brother in law, Ray, AF53, had to have his gaul bladder removed. He developed pains and had to go to the ER. While he was in the hospital room waiting for his sugery at 8 pm, my son was cutting wood for some outdoor furniture that he is building, cut his right thumb on the table saw. I got the call from my wife on my way home. The thumb is not that bad, many stitches, he will have to sit it out Sat. at the Fire Academy. Ray's surgery went well and he should be released Saturday. So I visited both of them in one trip. Son is going to school today. So that is the news from Bayville, NJ. Where the woman are strong, the men are good looking and the children are above average. Wait I heard that before. Sorry G. K.
Have fun in York. Enjoy breakfast.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
John
Everybody, I can explain...! You see, we have this new cell-phone law in Martin-land, and when my phone rang, I pulled over to the curb and parked (not wanting to look like a hypocrite). So, I had a nice long chat with the Chief, not knowing he was scootin' by nearby on I95 north. But now that I have His Honor's res-gestae statement, charges are pending for his return.
But, just imagine what might have been...
Oh, the possibilities....
Morning all. Up early. Could not go to sleep last night. Rolled and tumbled. Too much Yankee food. Shake and Bake eats and eats. Around him, its always meal time. Will admit, the last two restaurants we ate dinner, they gave you big proportions. If fact, Wed. night, John ordered ham steak. They brought him the HOG.
Well, coffee and more coffee. Pack up and meet the gang for GRITS!!!!! Then photo time later to meet more of the gang. Been a good trip.
Bad part is driving back so late in the afternoon. Will hit DC wrong and then try to stay awake rest of the trip [no sleep last night]. Will have to stop and get several mocha's on the way home.
All this for a parade. Well, this year's Rec Day parade is in honor of a friend who volunterred to help with the Rec Dept for 45 years. He died this summer with cancer. His widow will be grand marshal and one ball field will be dedicated and named for him.
8N, you've been a great hubby helping the wife. Hope she recovers fast.
[this individual cup mess with hotel coffee does not come out as hot as the pot thingy. Taste horrible]
Wifey tells me that bath repair is going slow. Got to get home and get them on project. Seems for some reason, they have taken all of the walls out. Yes, no plaster at all. OH WELL.
Packing up. Another sucessful trick on the Yanks.
8NT - glad to hear about the procedure and hope that machine (replacement) helps. My dad has one of those right now and it's been helping him a lot. Mom and sister went to Des Moines to visit the new baby and mama, so I need to check on dad tomorrow.
Dennis, thanks for the prayers man. Things are going pretty well now, just nagging little problems that will eventually clear up.
Chief - Good one man! But - RT had you pegged the whole time!
Nice chat with RT tonight late. Sorry I missed SJ, I was taking a shower after doing some work around the house for a while. Figured you guys would be worn out and sleeping after all the goings on today! I replaced the light fixture for my wife and decided to wait until she was home so she could eyeball things and tell me when they were even and lined up the way she wanted. I did manage to drop part of the old light fixture on her The little cover plate that hides the electrical connections etc. She sure jumped when it fell down!
Catching up on Dexter, which I'd never seen - I've watched 5 episodes now on a free netflix month, pretty good. At first I thought it wasn't living up to the hype, but after getting to know all the characters better, it is a good show. We dropped all the movie channels from our cable so I think we will pick up the online netflix subscription at $8 a month. My son and I can both watch it in different rooms and even watch different shows simultaneously. Not everything is available online, but so what? There is plenty to watch
TARDIS is ready and tonight we have another in-flight movie. This time, it's Yahoo Serious in Young Einstein! Mike, we will patch the feed through to the aux beacon scope so you won't miss the fun
Sunny and 70's here today.
Started the morning before the sun was up getting my wife to the out patient facility. They knocked her out and worked the scar tissue out of her knee. She now has about 30 degrees more of free movement, probably 15 or 20 degrees on top of that with some 'help'. Home about noon with a new toy - a Flex-Mate K500 knee flexing machine. It ran for a while then promptly lost its mind. Thinks it is at 90 degrees bend when it is really about 10 degrees. There is a position sensing pot on the knee joint. It probably has a loose wire or a slipping shaft. I could probably get it running again, but being a medical device that is on loan, I think I'll leave it alone. A call to the doctor's office tomorrow and probably a 70 mile drive each way to get a replacement machine.
Anyhow - the proceedure today was a big help, now all we've got to do is the therapy to maintain it.
The group of 5 boxcars I got on e-bay arrived today. The Frisco and Shreaded Wheat cars have plastic trucks with one operating coupler, putting these as mid 60's cars. The Baby Ruth car has bar end trucks with tab type instead of thumb tack couplers putting this as an early 50's car. The operating milk car and refirgerator cars are in really rough shape, but will clean up and make a couple of good runners.
Scored a 6418 16 wheel flat car on e-bay last night. Original girder load, original box. Looking forward to receiving that one.
Mowed the lawn and applied some weed killer to the creeping charlie in the yard this afternoon. Now watching a line of thunder storms that will be here shortly. The weed killer was supposed to be rain safe in an hour. We'll see.
Enjoy York, those who are there.
All for now.
Good evening all,
I had a nice day doing not much of anything. I shipped the older two kids off to school then hung out with the baby while the wife met a friend for coffee. I finally hung up the one display shelf I built. It is nothing special, but it holds a steam loco and tender, a passenger car, and four pieces of rolling stock. Now the layout looks cleaner. I also wired up a Lionel Animated Freight Platform I've had for some time just sitting there on the layout. It is the one with the three guys who move about the platform. I wish there was a way to have its light on separately from activating the guys, but either way it is a fun piece. After dinner I had more train running fun.
It sounds as if the boys are having fun at York. I hope you all post photos of your steals (recent purchases. However, it doesn’t surprise me that a Reb would rob from a Yankee.
Doug - I hope your wife had a nice birthday.
Good night,
Joe
A nice day here around 70+. Never did find the chief. we tried. To bad he didn't tell us he was coming as we might have made plans for supper but we ended up at separate restaurants. We will see him for the photo shoot at 1pm Tomorrow. I have made no big buys just a couple of small price items. Tomorrows another day though. Grab some banilla and come on by with the thingy....S.J.
Evenin' all
Beautiful in Southern Ohio!
May God bless
Jim
Great Day at York....
Played phone tag with the Chief and Don. We will hook up tomorrow for sure at the CTT booth. Sir James and I made our rounds leaving just the Silver and Blue halls untouched until tomorrow. We had 9 Michigan guys for dinner at Smokey Bones BBQ... yum. Don and Chief were welcome but already got hunkered down at Logans.
Back to the fairgrounds in the morning!
dwiemer Chief, hope phase 2 of the plan goes well. As usual, they will never know what hit 'em. So, how many locomotives you going to bring south of the border? Dennis
Chief, hope phase 2 of the plan goes well. As usual, they will never know what hit 'em. So, how many locomotives you going to bring south of the border?
Dennis
Actually none so it looks. Got a set of Amtrack cars for a steal. [I do not have any of those at all] Then two add ons for another good price. Found a diesel but dealer had upped the price and then wanted to give me a discount that was retail price. Saw my old buddy Mike Taylor [only Yankee worth a hoot] at Ma and Pop Junction. He is now partner with Marty. He is now web master for OGR and MTH. He found me one in NJ. Less than MSRP and then the guy discounted it $30. [the shipping is less than the $30] BTW: M&P Junction is now a MTH dealer.
Clicked on the "torn paper" in address bar. It turned blue and now it "reads" Southern. Now wait a minute. Shouldn't that color be gray?
If you are buying at york, get Roy to buy for you. He can bargin corn off of a cob and the farmer will never realize what happened.
Now, I do have to leave right after photo time to drive straight back. I do have a big town parade to ride in Sat. morning. The thing is, it is suppose to rain Friday night [love driving interstates at night in the rain] and Saturday.
Sleep tight.
Good evening everyone. Hope the weather in PA is almost as good as it is here. 80 and clear. Ray, Andersonville was a dreadful place during the war. The commander who was tried and hung for war crimes actually did his best with what he had. Supplies were hard to come by and disease was rampant. I once saw a program on a Union POW camp up near Chicago that made Andersonville look like a country club. The commander there had plenty of supplies, but wanted the prisoners to suffer. As is typical, winner writes the history books and so there is little mention of that place.
Hope everyone has a safe and fun time.Dennis
Buckeye Riveter 420 MILES NORTH?????..............FIFEDOG, an APB for a deranged old coot speaking Suthern and driving a vehicle with North Carolina plates may be forthcoming shortly. He appears to be heading towards Trenton, NJ. Which means he is trying to get to York, but is lost again. Just put him in the tank and I'll call his son in August 2014 to pick him up.
420 MILES NORTH?????..............FIFEDOG, an APB for a deranged old coot speaking Suthern and driving a vehicle with North Carolina plates may be forthcoming shortly. He appears to be heading towards Trenton, NJ. Which means he is trying to get to York, but is lost again. Just put him in the tank and I'll call his son in August 2014 to pick him up.
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