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RE:COFFEE POT #5 May 1, 2011 for all to take a drink and chat. 6+ years and going. Plenty of fresh coffee and sweet ice tea to drink. Plenty of GRITS for the Yanks.

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Friday, May 20, 2011 5:52 AM

Good Morning,

Quiet day so far. According to the weatherman, it is supposed to clear up today and a nice weekend.

I see that we all have the same opinion about meetings.

Roy, "Measureable", do not forget "The Scorecard". Useless BS. time to get off my SoapBox

Traindood: Do not forget the Morning Mayor, Harry Harrison. First on WMCA AM, I believe 1962, one of the original "Good Guys", with his Holiday Song, "May you always" and later up to his retirement a few years ago on WCBS FM. He teased Mr. G the Weatherman also.

Brutus, great news about your Brother in Law.

There is more about my son and I want to be a Lineman story. one day he removed all of the swings on the swing set to make his own "Lineman Training Center". We used to have a skill rodeo yearly at the Training Center. They had activities for the kids including bucket truck rides and a pole climb among other activities including letting them operate a small backhoe. He loved it. He was hooked when I took him up in the bucket. Then he was torn between being a State Trooper or Lineman. Now he is focused on the State Trooper.

Have a Great Day,

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:31 PM

RockIsland52
 lionroar88:

 Hudson#685:

Roy,

Do you actually get anything accomplished at the meetings or is it just do more with less and I am sure that you can figure it out? I hate meetings.

John

John - they are trying to figure out why nothing is getting accomplished.

 

Brent...............Laugh

Jack.

Youz guyz pretty much nailed it. Bang Head And we are trying to create a process so it is repeatable and measureable!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:30 PM

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 Question Question Laz....When is Don Baker's OTTS suspension completed?  Did he ever send you the money he was fined for his indiscretions?   Question

He does not care as he now is a major charter member to the BTTS [Best Toy Train Society].  This membership is shared with Dennis W., The Chief and Roy M.

Off to bed.  Got in at 9:45. 

Scotty is still in there for American Idle. 

Sleep tight all.

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:26 PM

Evening!

Buckeye - no worries - Don B sent me the fines so you can release his suspension Drinks

jim (probe) - congrats man!'

Brutus - good news!

HS Band end of year banquet tomorrow night. This is the next to last one!

Will have an early one tomorrow so no time to check in before i hit the road.

did not get any rain today - maybe tomorrow. 80's, partly cloudy and humid.

Have a great evening and a great day tomorrow all!

 

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Posted by Demay on Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:34 PM

Good evening all,

The severe thunderstorms we've been watching out for all day have not shown up yet.  Perhaps they will wake me up tonight.  The wife made biscuits and gravy and eggs for dinner tonight and it was delicious.  I ran the trains for about 30 minutes with the baby - no pile ups.  Then I wasted two hours trying to download a song on iTunes for my daughter.  I was never a fan of Apple and tonight's experience made it worse. 

Hudson John - That is a great story, I laughed out loud when I read it.

Dougagrump - Since I am in the Air Force, my son has been around planes his entire life.  Ever since he was very small he would pretend anything he had was a plane, even sticks.  Although I did not attend the AF Academy myself, I have many friends and acquaintances who have and they have provided me with valuable insight which will help my son. 

AF53 Ray - I'm glad you stopped by; I figured you were traveling to some games.  The Yankees won again tonight - their third in a row.

Good night,

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Posted by Brutus on Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:08 PM

Property taxes!!! Grrrr!  I think some went a year or two ago and got adjusted.  They wanted to raise ours, but got a new appraisal as all property in our county went down about 15 percent street value. 

Brother-in-law came through with flying colors and no obstructive CAD.  Think he will be on meds for the rest of his life though. 

Have to find where I packed up my fasttrack so I can run my new engine.  Spent all my gift money plus a bit more, but it is really cool and got a great deal Smile  It's O31, so won't run on the O27 circle I found last time to run the Dewitt Clinton.

Nice chat with SJ tonight and a short talk with RT too.  No world problems solved, but we did devise a way to detect the una bomber's DNA.  We just have to get him to international waters first! 

TARDIS is ready and we have brownies to go with the icecream. 

RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.

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Posted by 8ntruck on Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:22 PM

60, cloudy and rain most of the day.  The sun did make a breif appearance about 6pm.

Won a Wheaties scout size boxcar on e-bay last night.  Looks to be in good shape and was cheap.

All this talk of meetings at work.  We have frequent meetings to talk about work that needs to get done to prepare the way for new product production.  Only thing is, those that are needed to make the decisions rarely show up to these meetings!

Have I ever expressed my 'the grass is greener on the other side of the fence' theory?  The grass on the other side of the fence is probably just like the grass on this side of the fence.  The lower viewing angle just makes it look better.  Companies are the same way - the all have aobut the same assortment of 'weeds'.

All for now.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:50 PM

Boy, the glossy black aquarium gravel worked perfectly with the coal elevator. I got 5 lbs for $1.... Shouldn't Don be still suspended for being naked in the city - oh wait, that was his old neighbor. Big Smile

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Posted by AF53 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:45 PM

Just a quick stop in to say hi to everyone. Been away for awhile with alot of work. Sorry to have missed alot.

 

Jim - Congrats. I hope this will make the wait worth it! Good luck!

Ray

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:19 PM

All,

       Thanks for the support.  It is deeply appreciated.

Brent,

               Good luck to you and Susan.  BTW, I am also glad to see someone else who dislikes Hawking.Thumbs Up 

Brutus, 

               Angel for the family. 

Jack,

           You know me well.  I am back on the hunt now that it'll be in reach.

SJ,

         Do you have any experience with 313 Bascule Bridges?  I need some counterbalancing spring guidance.

 

The testing went well, and I am back to sitting by the phone waiting for the next call.  I palyed around a bit more with the 313 this morning.  The sound of the motor, which reminds me of that of a blender, really adds to it.  It needs a few small parts, but I am very happy given what I paid.

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Posted by traindood on Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:01 PM

 Evenin' fellas and gals:     Hey John, you made me remember Murray the "K"; Cousin Brucie;   Alan "payola " Freed and  Wolfman Jack from L.A. Only Cousin Brucie is still alive.   As Archie would have said: "Those were the Daaaaays!!   Great times then, great times now.    later.     

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:59 PM

 Question Question Laz....When is Don Baker's OTTS suspension completed?  Did he ever send you the money he was fined for his indiscretions?   Question

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:55 PM

Jim, congrats on the new job.

Well the sun finally came out and the temp reached 70. I've been working on getting the train room back into some kind of order after the meet here Saturday. Banilla is ready for the thingy so head this way..S.J.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:10 PM

Congratulations Jim  !!!!!! Thumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs UpBeerBeerBeerBeerB]BeerBeerBeer

 

GREAT NEW !!!!!

 

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:43 PM

PROBE,

  BIG CONGA on the NEW JOB!!!!  BeerYesBowYesBeerBeerBeerYes

YOU DA MAN!!!!

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:48 PM

Congratulations Jim T. !!!!!! Thumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs Up

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by cnw1995 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:20 PM

Aloha. Watched more Ivor videos last night. It's 60ish and humid. Just back from taking the pastor to lunch for a little encouragement. Never go with anything to say, just let him talk. Looks like it might storm. On the way home, found 5 lbs of aquarium gravel for only $1 to try out on the new coal elevator.  Big Smile Jim, congrats on your new job. You've truly been diligent along a long road.  Jack, it was in the 80s-90s for three days two weeks ago - and since then, about 30 degrees below normal. Chuck and Joe, That was a big win for the White Sox over the resurgent Tribe. Jake Peavey pitched well, coming back from severe shoulder surgery. Is it really Memorial Day next week?  John, love that 'working on the wires' story. Brent, good luck to you on the adoption.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:42 PM

RockIsland52

 

 RockIsland52:

 

I once had a boss who had a tendency to call all of his charges on the spur of the moment toward the end of a work day to schedule a staff meeting for that evening at 5:30PM.  His rationale?  He didn't want to cut into our 8:00AM-4:45PM productivity. 

What he chose to conveniently ignore was that the rest of us actually had a life, a family, and responsibilities outside of work.  Apparently he didn't have much of that stuff or shoved it way down on the list of his priorities in life.  When he was politely asked to call these meetings earlier in the day, he graciously complied.  After that, these meetings were scheduled for the following morning at 7AM.  Bang Head

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Been There Done That !! 

Company I worked at the President would have his staff meeting on Wed, at 5:00pm, with all his direct reports.  There were 10 of us!  Meeting went until 1:00 am.   SAME SITUATION -- PRIORITIES WRONG!!

He came into my office one evening and asked if I would take a Red Eye to Boston, and we would set up a "good guy/bad guy" scenerio.  I was to be the bad guy.  Told him no, that that was not the way we should be conducting business.  AND, I already had plans for the evening.  He came right back and SAID.  Your priorities should be Company First, Family Second, You Third.  I responded with KNOW WAY, you have it exactly wrong!  Me First (otherwise no go to family), Family Second, Company Third.  His reply was I don't need you here then.  I said your right, packed my desk and walked out.   (Company closed about a year later.)  Don't know what happened to him.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:26 PM

RockIsland52

 lionroar88:

 Hudson#685:

Roy,

Do you actually get anything accomplished at the meetings or is it just do more with less and I am sure that you can figure it out? I hate meetings.

John



John - they are trying to figure out why nothing is getting accomplished.

 

Brent...............Laugh

Jack.

I once had a boss who had a tendency to call all of his charges on the spur of the moment toward the end of a work day to schedule a staff meeting for that evening at 5:30PM.  His rationale?  He didn't want to cut into our 8:00AM-4:45PM productivity. 

What he chose to conveniently ignore was that the rest of us actually had a life, a family, and responsibilities outside of work.  Apparently he didn't have much of that stuff or shoved it way down on the list of his priorities in life.  When he was politely asked to call these meetings earlier in the day, he graciously complied.  After that, these meetings were scheduled for the following morning at 7AM.  Bang Head

Jack

PS:  Did you ever notice at work that the list of "life-and-death" priorities which absolutely, positively must be achieved on schedule (and on budget) grows practically by the day?  The newer "life and death" priorities  come faster than the existing ones can be accomplished.  The staff cuts, hiring freezes, and salary freezes are ignored.  It is like standing under Niagara Falls with an umbrella.  No matter what, you are going to drown.

When you ask which life-and-death priority is more important than the other, or which one can be shelved for a while, you get a blank stare.

I have long since been convinced that far too often the management in Corporate America deliberately sets employees up for failure.  That management, gone astray in this fashion, can create more of a morale and productivity problem than any other single factor.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:10 PM

lionroar88

 Hudson#685:

Roy,

Do you actually get anything accomplished at the meetings or is it just do more with less and I am sure that you can figure it out? I hate meetings.

John

 



John - they are trying to figure out why nothing is getting accomplished.

Brent...............Laugh

Jack.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:56 PM

Mornin' All.

Finally in a decent frame of mind to where I can post w/o a very long string of expletives. At the last minute my sister was able to fly out for a visit which makes us very happy. However when we went to pick her up at the airport what a fiasco, the entire parking area for terminal 2 is closed and some of the traffic lanes for arrival/departure folks. But of course the "Valet Parking" option was still there taking up most of an entire lane, funny thing that there was nobody operating it and no cars ($34/day).  banghead] 

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A really big CONGA for Jim T !

re: management meetings are sometimes only used to justify the position of some managers. Best part of the meetings was when they were over.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:16 PM

Hudson#685

Roy,

Do you actually get anything accomplished at the meetings or is it just do more with less and I am sure that you can figure it out? I hate meetings.

John



John - they are trying to figure out why nothing is getting accomplished.

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:31 AM

Roy,

Do you actually get anything accomplished at the meetings or is it just do more with less and I am sure that you can figure it out? I hate meetings.

John

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:28 AM

Lunch Time,

The Sun is Out. But for how long. A lot of localized flooding.

Brent, I wish you the best with the adoption process. Meeting the birth moter and family probably put everyone's mind at ease.

Joe, He is shooting for the top. It would be great if he did either. When my son was young he wanted to be a Lineman. I will never forget when he was in first grade. The first parent/teacher conference the teacher asked me what an LBH was. I explained that it was a bucket truck and what it did. She then told me that they where working outside and she told my son to pay attention in class and not the guys working on the wires. My son told her that they are not working on the wires, they are using an LBH to change a transformer. Smile, Wink & Grin

Back to work,

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:24 AM

Afternoon all,

80's and might rain this afternoon.

Meetings all day and then an industry dinner event here tonight. Ugh. Meetings all day tomorrow and more meetings all day Monday and Tuesday.

Have a great day all!

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Posted by Demay on Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:27 AM

Good morning all,

It is a comfortable 60 degrees right now, but the threat of some severe storms looms.  The wife went out this morning and picked up some donuts for breakfast - jelly filled donuts and coffee make for a great breakfast.

Hudson John - Having fun and being active are the most important parts of the game for his age.  However, when he grows up he wants to either be a MLB player or attend the Air Force Academy to become a fighter pilot, both of which require a great deal of hard work and practice.  The sooner he figures out what it will take to achieve either one of those goals, his chances of obtaining one of them will be greater.

Laz - You're almost finished, but just to rub it in, our kids are finished tomorrow. 

Chuck - I believe the White Sox pitcher threw a complete game shutout.  He deserves a tip of the hat for that performance.

Jack - We are enjoying every bit of his baseball season.  We are very proud of him for doing his best and not overreacting (whining) when he has a down day - he knows it's not the end of the world.

I have plenty of work on my plate today so I should get back to it. 

Good day,

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:44 AM

Good Morning

56 and gloomy, rained again during the night.

Granny's fixin breakfast and I will see how the day goes.

S.J.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:42 AM

Good Mornin' Ya'll From Cold and Gloomy Taxachusetts,

Somebody stole the sun and won't return it.  Must be youse guys on the Left Coast, with SubmmBob stopping any sunshine that makes it over the mountains. Was 44 this AM, don't think we will break 60 today.  Like Laz, we had heavy overnight rains.  Taxachusetts moronic drivers headlined the news this morning.  To them, heavy fog (can't see) + water on the highways (risk of hydroplaning) + commuter traffic (more morons challenging each other) = must drive faster (an opportunity to cause even more carnage on the roads).

SHOCK!!!!!  LOCAL GASOLINE PRICES DROPPED 2.6% or 10 CENTS A GALLON IN THE PAST WEEK TO $3.85 PER GALLON (87).  I must have been mistaken when I thought I observed that the price of oil dropped 12% in a day a few weeks back.  Why do consumers have to take it up the caboose faster than you can blink WHEN OIL PRICES RISE, but it takes months for the prices to recede.......and they seldom if ever get back to the same previous lower prices?  My local mechanic showed me what he is paying for a gallon of fuel, so he isn't reaping any benefit from this.  It is high time the slugs on Capitol Hill stop pontificating and actually DO something, earn their keep, follow the money trail, and start laying the wood.  SoapBox 

Roy......there is a truly sad story that has headlined our local news for days, too close to my domicile for comfort.  Mother drives up to the Northeast from Texas for reasons not yet clear.  After staying in a beach town motel for days, murders her 6 year old son in NH, dumps his body in Maine, and is captured in MA.  Her family is clueless.  Sometimes people cry out for help, but no one listens, even family.  Gets me to thinking sometimes it is appropriate to NOT mind ones' own business.   

Fife.....my take on this phenomena of folks up my way getting their yatchets in the water earlier this year is this:  extreme cabin fever from the past Winter, driving a desire to get in more boat time this season.  At dog training last night one woman defiantly declared she already opened her swimming pool and has the heater running!!!  With daytime ambient temps in the 50s, talk about major "shrinkage."  Whistling

RaySP.......prayers for your frind's Mom who passed away.  I remember when my Dad passed away I dreaded the wake and the funeral.  It wasn't just the responsibilities of handling matters.  I wanted to escape, to contemplate things in private, to have time to mourn.  However, the throngs who showed up to pay their respects to my Dad at the W and the F boosted my spirits and helped get me through it.  I think your friend could use a friendly face about now.  Hope your knee can hold up and you can attend.

Brent.......you have my continued prayers that SuzieQ's and your long and arduous journey will finally be rewarded.  One thing is for certain.  There is no quit in you two, and we are all pulling for a most successful outcome.  In anticipation of your parenthood, we promise to provide you with all of the unwanted, inane, and misguided parenting advice you can handle.  Smile

traindood and HudsonJohn.......chicanery in local government with property taxes?  In NJ?  No way!!!!!  Next, you will try to convince me the Governator in CA. was unfaithful to his wife.  Whistling    

JimmyT.....be very careful about what you say around those folks performing the requisite drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment.  They may uncover your serious addiction to Mustang GTs.  Smile, Wink & Grin  According to my calculations, you have already resurrected your search. Thumbs Up 

SJ......you're way out in front of me.  I can't even get a break in the rain to mow!!!!!!  I expect more of the same for at least two more days.  Sorry about last night.  My Boston Red Sox outswam your Tigers 1-0.

MikeC.....hope you are feeling better.  It must be a case of overexcitement with the qualifying for the Indy 500.  Wink

JimSP......is your camper gone for good?  

Brutus......besides being evil to the core, you and Char are mean, nasty, and sadistic parents, grounding your poor innocent son for an academic indiscretion. Laugh  It is amazing how quickly the child is able to turn around a grounding when the stakes are high (Xbox priviledges withdrawn) and the powers that be haven't responded well to the "Take pity on me" routine.  Thumbs Up  Question is, how do you and Char keep a straight face when said son realizes he is hopelessly outnumbered?  Sorry to hear both of your sisters had to put their beloved dogs down.  My wifey got very depressed when we unexpectedly lost both of ours just three days apart around the holidays a couple of years back.  Prayers for your BIL's heart test. Angel

Joe......these are Kodak moments with your son, and you will cherish them always even though it is just a bad night at the plate.  When my son was in little league he took this kind of stuff quite seriously......until the next day. :D]

LAZ......Minnie must be in her glory with all of the rain, out for runs with you in a monsoon. Thumbs Up  What a difference the breed makes.  Last night my dog was walking around outside in the wet like he was stepping on broken glass and hot coals. Laugh

Chief.......how are da tomato plants lookin'?  What is the ETA for my delivery?  With all of that running back and forth to the lake house (Eagles' Nest), you must own an oil company and get your gasoline for $ .20 per gallon. Stick out tongue

Later, gang.  Stay dry.  

Jack

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:31 AM

Mornin' Fellas.

Been a very busy almost two weeks around here. Last Monday we made a day trip to FL concerning the adoption. The Birth Mother was very nice and it was very helpful to meet her and her family. TheQ and I spent last Saturday going and registering for shower gifts... my feet are STILL sore - I tell you it was harder on my feet than a FULL day at York! Think I need new walking shoes. Sad

Looks like we're finally rolling out a new update to the application at work. This will solve a bunch of problems we've been experiencing and will prevent the users from entering bad data... hopefully the ill-informed questions will stop as well?

JimT - Big CONGA!!!! on the job. Now you have time to focus on more colorful objectives. Whistling

I've been working on a bathroom remodel for the past few weeks. Two weeks ago I laid the new tile floor, last weekend the floor was grouted and I started working on tiling the tub/shower - should finish that this weekend. When I test fitted the vanity I found that the walls don't form 90 degree corners... really? Builders take this little pride in their work? I can gaurantee when we build the next house there are going to be a lot of measurements taken. I will NOT stand for this. So when I put the vanity in I have clearance problems with a drawer and the cold water shutoff valve. Also need to get a new drain adapter, stop at Lowes during Lunch today. Then tonight I can install the last section of baseboard, silcone the vanity top to the base, install the drain, silicone the backsplash to the vanity top and wall, reposition the mirror (for the third time Bang Head), install the hand towel ring, and install the toilet paper holder. Not sure if I will install the toilet tonight. It gets a bit cramped in the bathroom with the toilet in place and could make tiling and grouting the tub/shower a pain... we'll see. BUT the bathroom should be done on Sunday!

Next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend... I really hope I have some time to get down to the train room and finish the rework, if not finish I definitely want to make significant progress. Really want to get that done by the end of June so I can start cleaning up the basement and going through the rolling stock, engines, accessories, etc - determine what I MUST keep, what I would like to keep, and what I can do without. Then either take what I can do without down to the LTS and get it put on consignment or post on Choo-Choo. Also need to get the bins organized so I know what is in each one and consolidate some stuff. Goal is to get the train stuff out of the main basement and under the layout.

Hope everyone is doing well and Angel for those in need.

BTW - Stephen Hawking is an idiot.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:55 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cloudy 52 degrees. Misty rain. Going up to 67 today with a chance of thundershowers.

Today is an easy day. I plan on relaxing in the train room, later. Have a few chores to do and some paperwork. Then, of course, an afternoon nap.

Indians lost to White Sox last night. 1 to 0.

Dining car is here with the usual for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Thursday. Stay dry.

Chuck

Chuck # 3 I found my thrill on Blueberryhill !!

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