Jack - I go to all sporting events with TheQ... that was part of the pre-nupt.
Good morning all,
Jack, good on you for helping the 78 year old with the dead battery and cheering up after dog fell short on running event.
Doug, I don't drink but I really wouldn't drink at those prices for beer? It's like that at ball parks here as well. The only thing that surprises me is that their are people who will pay it.
Chief, thanks for defininition of BTTS. I thought it had something to do with Buckeye.
Cloudy morning here and we even had a shower for about 5 minutes.
Have a good week all,
Ray
SPMan
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
RockIsland52 Greetings Again Ya'll, LAZ and Joe? Pulling weeds? If you miss any of the root, they just grow back more virulent than ever. Chemical warfare with weed killers is fast, easy, thorough, dog and children-safe used as directed, and doesn't leave holes and bare spots in the lawn. Annihilates all of those suckers! PAT........I am going to try your advice about the foot and leg cramps. They are becoming annoying, only happens when I am lying down. They seem to come and go.....couldn't possibly be my diet of Cheetos and beer, could it? Re your garden, I can just picture my wife forgetting to turn off the electric fence when working around the garden. That would be a Kodal moment, don't you think? Chief......... By the way, you cashed my check for my BTTS membership three weeks ago but I haven't received my membership card yet. Is this some sort of REB scam? Later, gang. Jack
Greetings Again Ya'll,
LAZ and Joe? Pulling weeds? If you miss any of the root, they just grow back more virulent than ever. Chemical warfare with weed killers is fast, easy, thorough, dog and children-safe used as directed, and doesn't leave holes and bare spots in the lawn. Annihilates all of those suckers!
PAT........I am going to try your advice about the foot and leg cramps. They are becoming annoying, only happens when I am lying down. They seem to come and go.....couldn't possibly be my diet of Cheetos and beer, could it? Re your garden, I can just picture my wife forgetting to turn off the electric fence when working around the garden. That would be a Kodal moment, don't you think?
Chief......... By the way, you cashed my check for my BTTS membership three weeks ago but I haven't received my membership card yet. Is this some sort of REB scam?
Later, gang.
Jack
Jack:
Don't often tell stories on myself, but you mention holes and bear spots in the lawn. Every year I spray around trees and beds with a vegetation killer sprayed from a sprayer pulled behind the riding mower. This year unknown to me, one of the hoses leaked and as I moved from one tree and bed to the next I left a 6" path that turned brown.
Looks like a design left by a space ship landing, or a happy drunk dancing on the lawn.
If you can't find the Calm locally, you can order it on line.
If your wife is like me, she will forget to turn off the garden electric fence only once!
Chief - my BTTS check also cleared several weeks ago and no membership card. I doubt this is a REB scam, not to a fellow REB.
Pat
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Lunch Time,
Another cool, dreary, day.
Dennis, Congrats to your daughter for graduating Kindergarten. Too soon it will be High School. Congrats also go to your son for his grades and Leadership Award.
Brutus, Congrats on your son's grades and I wish you the best with this weather.
SPMan, Ray, hang in their with the knee.
NJDevil, Rich We got the New Urban Interface Unit. Pretty impressive. I will shoot you a picture. It was built by Toyne in an International all wheel drive chassis. It is over 10' tall.
RI Jack, Great story about the 78 yr old dog trainer.
Thoughts and prayers for all those in need, especially the victims of the recent tornadoes and flooding.
John
Proving ignorance is bliss and the importance of hiring your deficiencies ( I have a pc guru just in case), I have not had any problems with Microsoft XP over the past 7-8 years (?) or I am so technology-challenged I don't know I am having a problem. My wife works for a large corporation but has no issues when working from home on our pc with all sorts of database and software she has to interface with. She even thinks the home pc is faster than her new work laptop.
SJ.......you are right. Store bought tomtoes are tasteless not to mention expensive, around $3.00 a pound up my way The wife and I depend on friends with gardens that always get overenthusisastic at planting time and wind up with enough tomatoes to open a farm stand. They thoughtfully bring them over and give them to us because they hate to see them go to waste (as do I).
Re the price of things......I do the grocery shopping. Maxwell House Columbian here has hit $14.49 per the latest 31.5 ounce container (whatever happened to the old 3 pound coffee containers?)!!!! My wife's preferred and mandated laundary detergent, Tide Total Care, has hit $16 per 100 oz. Tried to tell her for months the stuff was way too expensive and was the highest priced spread. Yesterday she happened to glance at the price on the container and went into sticker shock, exclaimed that there must be some mistake. I was about to tell her that she just doesn't listen to me; but instead I waited until the urge passed.
Dennis.......I was sorry to read your adoption seems for the time being to have fallen through. But your two children are making you proud. You are blessed.
RaySP........Hopalong Cassidy? Now that brings back memories! All you need is a cowboy hat, a gun, and some boots with spurs.
DougM.......the MLB inter-league series this past weekend in Boston had me torn between my allegiances between my Cubbies and my Red Sox. They haven't played each other since 1918, about the time the Chief was born.
Chief........I am still waiting for your status report on the tomatoes you are growing for me. CSX runs up to Taxachusetts, so bulk transport and delivery should not be a problem. By the way, you cashed my check for my BTTS membership three weeks ago but I haven't received my membership card yet. Is this some sort of REB scam?
Fife........glad to hear you and Fifepup got a chance to get in some quality father/son alone time on the Seven Seas. Congratulations on your Sis' nuptials. Word of advice......don't shoot the new brother-in- law as he'll need your mentorship, some family indoctrination, and some husband training.
JimmyT........why on earth would you go all the way to Berlin to find toy trains? Don't we have any here in the USofA or on Ebay?
Rich........I can well remember my daughter's Prom night. If my memory serves me correctly, the wifey had given me strict instructions to go easy on the boy when he showed to pick her up. I can guarantee you that while you could not be there, your Princess was thinking of you throughout that entire evening, and all you are to her. I suspect most parents cannot say that oftheir teens. The steady stream of MOPARS on the Mecum Auto Auction have me thinking of you and your Road Runner every night. Can't wait to see some pictures of your beast, or did I miss them?
Brent.......this is a horrible turn of events, the Q even considering taking her brother and SIL to the baseball games instead of you!!!!!!! In her defense, she's probably worried you'd fall out of the second row deck going after a foul ball.
DougDG.......re the 100 miler bike tour you volunteered for. Reminds me of a time when I was a young lad, dating my wife. She had unilaterally come up with the bright idea to sign us up for, and drive to, one of those in Michigan. This one took place around a little town West of Ann Arbor, in the middle of nowhere. Of course, we didn't do any preparation training. At the twenty mile mark she was struggling mightily on an uphill stretch of road that went over Route 94. I convinced her we should stop at the 25 mile waystation, take a rest, and eat some pasta. During our break her leg muscles went into shutdown and she agreed with me that we should call it a day and visit a local ice cream shop followed by a pub.
MikeC.........I envy you. It has been 28 years since the wife was my girlfriend and we were at the IMS for the 1983 race.
BRUTUS...........you posted "almost done with outdoor projects." My wife never runs out of outdoor projects for me. What is your secret?
8N........with all of the rain, maybe that mysterious small puddle in the middle of your basement floor is coming up from underneath, groundwater. We have a high water table here and have likewise found a puddle or two on the basement floor that stumped us. No cracks in the floor either.
Joe........congratulations on the end to the Yankee slump and a return to First Place. Don't look over your shoulder. The Red Sox, after starting the season 2-10, have gone 23-11 playing .676 ball since that time and are now just a half a game behind. DougM......the Cubbies did get them the night before last.
Prayers for the folks in the flood ravaged areas and now the people in Joplin. Good grief!
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
What is with all the animated Purdue Boilermaker Logos on the forum? It appears everyone is supporting Buckeye's Toy Train Society!
cnw1995 Brutus is OK. Joplin miles away from him. Great 'rescue' Jack!
Brutus is OK. Joplin miles away from him.
Great 'rescue' Jack!
Thanks Doug. Off to the lake house.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
It was a busy weekend for me. On Friday night, we met some of my wife's family friends for dinner and then came back to our house to chat about the Air Force. Their son just graduated high school and is considering enlisting so they wanted honest answers that some recruiters do not provide. On Saturday I was busy pulling weeds, laying mulch, and mowing the yard. I then had to pick up some tables and chairs from the church. On Sunday we went to church, my son had baseball practice, and then we used the tables and chairs for a little barbecue at our house. We hosted our Bible study class that just ended. We had a good time and the men and kids enjoyed the trains very much.
It is going to be hot and muggy today. I have plenty of work to accomplish and this will be a busy week for us. The son has baseball games, and the princess has ballet pictures, recital practice, and the recital this week. After this hectic week life will slow down a bit for the family.
Dennis - I hope your kids enjoy the new school. We decided to start homeschooling next year. My wife misses the kids throughout the day and we believe the one-on-one focus they will receive from us will greatly improve their education. I'm very thankful we can make this happen.
AF Ray – The Yankees are playing well again. They are still tied for first in the AL East.
I hope everyone remains safe; there are plenty of storms going around.
Good day,
Joe
Good Mornin Ya'll From Rainy Taxachusetts,
The same weather refrain from over the weekend and into today. Brutus is about 285 miles Northeast of Joplin MO. I join the rest of you in hoping all is OK with him.
We did have a flash or two of "sudden sun" syndrome, but the weekend was still unsettled, overcast, and had periods of drizzle, fog, and rain. May finally hit a high of 70 today (with rain, what else?). Haven't seen this "lower than normal" temperature pattern for several weeks. Taken from the "glass is half full" or "there is a silver lining in a dark cloud" theories.........this 7 week weather pattern has not been triggering local flooding since we haven't gotten any deluges. Better yet, the rain has made me look like a veritable landscaping genius.
As reported previously, the wifey had been irked about the "deplorable" condition of our lawn coming out of this past winter. What the dog and the wife didn't do to contribute to the lawn's temporary demise, mother nature did (thin spots, dead spots). Pam wanted me to rip out the lawn and start over. Lime, fertilizer, weed killer, and the rainwater has really turned things around rather quickly. She actually remarked Friday night she is astounded and pleased at the current state of grass affairs. It took everything in me to keep my mouth shut and blurt out "I told you so!!!!" So for the younger married POT members out there, take this from that: Shut up. Don't argue. Execute your own plan violently. And after the victory, shut up.
The wife and I drove up to Scarborough ME very early Saturday morning to take in an all day dog event (conformation, obedience, and agility competitions) at the Wassamki campgrounds. We ran into a 78 year old woman with whom we train in New Hampshire. She had driven all the way up to Scarborough to compete in obedience with her dog! She was there with her friend, also in her 70s. This woman has a "difficult" large German Shepherd. Unfortunately, she was was disqualified in her advanced competitive obedience run and was sitting on a chair near tears in disappointment.
To make matters worse, this woman had tweaked her back and was in pain. Pam had some ibuprofen in her purse (along with what seems to be the rest of her earthy possessions). Meanwhile, I felt compelled to cheer her up.
"How many 78 year olds do you see competing on the field? How many 78 year olds do you see competing in advanced obedience no less? How many 78 year olds do you see with a titled advanced obedience dog? NONE, except you!!!!!!! That puts you on the top of the stack in your age category." That seemed to cheer her up
So I volunteered to lug all of her stuff back to her car in the parking area. Yup, you guessed it. She had left her headlights on all day, her battery was dead, and she went into a panic. "How could I be so stupid? It is terrible to get old and forgetful and put myself in this spot. What am I going to do?" I came right back with "That's what I am here for. What's my excuse for my stupidity when I leave the headlights on? Everyone does it occasionally. I've been braindead since birth; and you know my wife Pam will attest to that (picture my wife standing there, shaking her head enthusiastically in the affirmative). Relax, we'll have your car started in 10 minutes, and you will be good to go." Humor is the best medicine.
Everyone was laughing at this point. One guy standing there immediately volunteered his jumper cables and ran off to get them. I snagged a woman driving by who volunteered her vehicle for the jump. Car started right up. Bing bang boom and life was good again. Hugs ensued.
"How can I ever thank you?" "You already did, the day you stepped into the training room with your dog and inspired the rest of us younger slugs with what is possible, despite any and all obstacles. Now drive home safely and have a frosty or two for a wonderful day!" Off she and her friend went with smiles on their faces.
Ya gotta love people who don't quit on life and hide in their houses, don't think life ends for them as they get older. The incident also reminds me how such little things we do for folks, things we don't think twice about, can brighten someone elses' day.
I now find myself a zillion POT posts behind. Got to do some reading to catch up.
Aloha. Hope Jim is OK. Big storms last night. Lotsa lightning. Began working on the Atlas pedestrian overpass last night. Hope to continue it tonight. Everyone be safe.
fifedog ...any word from Jim...? Horrible news out of Joplin.
...any word from Jim...? Horrible news out of Joplin.
Answering machine just picked up. Take that as a good sign.
Good Morning
68/79 today, maybe some storms later
A great weather weekend. I'm not sure what today will bring me but I'm ready. I got about half way through the current CTT, but still have a lot of back issues to read during patio time...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Hello all,
Prayers for those suffering from the recent storms & flooding, makes the local overabundance of rain seem trivial.
weekend's over Got some yard work started. Almost dry enough to till the garden. Prediction is for a chance of Thunder showers daily through next Saturday Son is trying to get soybean & corn planted between rains.
Pat, thanks for the info on CALM. Mrs suffers from Restless Leg. I'm going to try to find it locally.
Probe, Good luck on the new job. When do you start? May swing by Sam's & pickup one of those cameras.
8N, I had that problem once. It turned out to be the roof.
Best get back to work. They say the SS fund is going broke.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Mornin' boys. Mornin' Phish. Overcast and 67 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Waiting for the messy MEAN system stretching from Cleveland to Memphis to head east.
Did get to go sailing for several hours with fifepup. T'was his reaquaintance cruise. Had him on the helm, but he doesn't care for tiller steering. Came home and cut grass and prepared steaks on grill.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 62 degrees. We had some strong thunderstorms last night. Windy. Looks like more rain today. Going up to 80 today.
Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the usual chores to do. I will be busy until my afternoon nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
laz 57 ChiefEagles: SPMan: Chief, what is BTTS? Could it be Big Toy Train Society? Ray BEST TOY TRAIN SOCIETY Only the best may belong. Charter members are Dennis W., Roy M., Don B. and myself. We have a very few elite in mind as members. COPYCATS!!!!!! We were the ORIGINAL ELITE!!!!!! laz57
ChiefEagles: SPMan: Chief, what is BTTS? Could it be Big Toy Train Society? Ray BEST TOY TRAIN SOCIETY Only the best may belong. Charter members are Dennis W., Roy M., Don B. and myself. We have a very few elite in mind as members.
SPMan: Chief, what is BTTS? Could it be Big Toy Train Society? Ray
Chief, what is BTTS? Could it be Big Toy Train Society?
BEST TOY TRAIN SOCIETY
Only the best may belong. Charter members are Dennis W., Roy M., Don B. and myself. We have a very few elite in mind as members.
COPYCATS!!!!!!
We were the ORIGINAL ELITE!!!!!!
laz57
You are not the elite anymore. You've fallen way behind.
Prayers for those in Joplin and other areas.
Later
Hi GUYZ,
10 more dayz o school! Watched NHRA last nite some pretty good races. Did a nice 3.25 mile run with my gal, felt good. Today after school might have to cut grass again?
Stay frosty,
ChiefEagles SPMan: Chief, what is BTTS? Could it be Big Toy Train Society? Ray BEST TOY TRAIN SOCIETY Only the best may belong. Charter members are Dennis W., Roy M., Don B. and myself. We have a very few elite in mind as members.
Good night all. Just finished Jesse Stone and news. Dogs out and in. Cat in. Line of storms headed this way. Not like those at west of NC.
8N, hope you find your "puddle" source.
Sleep tight. [lake house tomorrow]
Sunny, muggy 70's today. Thunderstorms blew through in the late afternoon. The heavy ones with tornados missed us.
Watched the F1 race in Spain. Between the changes in the 'sporting regulations' and the tire management, the guy who ends up in the lead at the start is not as likely to win as in previous seasons. The 'sporting regulations' kind of stack the deck against the lead car in ceratin passing zones on the track, as the overtaking car can change the angle of the rear wing, giving a slight speed advantage.
Got a head scratcher going in the basement. There is a leak with no apparant source in the middle of the the floor. No pipes above the puddle, the area directly above the puddle is in the middle of the dining room floor, which is dry. No tell tale drips on the celing of the basement either. Pipes near the puddle are dry as well. Going to dry up the puddle ans see if it returns, noting things like bathroom use, weather, etc. Gotta be coming from somewhere.
All for now.
Got on the pot to post and now the storm is getting here at last. Finished the lawn, cleared out down in the trees, adjusted the trench a little bit here and there, and just about done with my current outdoors project. TARDIS is ready and we have banilla, so let's go all you guys (including OTTS, REBS, and BTTS )
PS - Mike, sounds like a good day
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good evening all,
As good as Saturday was, Sunday was even better. It rained, the sun came out, and it rained again in SE Indiana, but we were at IMS for a full day of Bump drama. Got to see both Vitor and "Junky" get practice laps in, spent some time at the museum, saw many qualifying attempts and runs, and saw major bump action. No other race features so much effort just to make the "show". Nothing...no where.....never. Scored two IZOD shirts that daughter and I will be wearing on Sunday. Wife went along and we had a wonderful day together. Today was the way Indy was the way I used to remember.....the way it was supposed to be. Was sitting along the back stretch on one of the spectator mounds, and I was thinking, "Life IS good." There was a sense of peace and serenity that came over me that had not been there in a long, long, long time. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good evening
83 and sun all day, of course storms are forecast.
Banilla will stay in the freezer till Brutus arrives in the thingy..S.J.
Aloha. Very warm, humid and windy. Dodging storms. Brent, Win7 is cleaned-up Vista. As you said, it's not bad. I'm migrating lots of PCs to it and it's a real challenge to bulk-install. Ah well. I see no-one was raptured from here last night. I took the teen to his annual White Sox game - we had nice seats, saw them win and didn't get rained on. I held back from paying $7.25 for a beer. Celebrated the rare, beauty of a day after church by taking the youngest on his first extended bike trip today. My, the whining and complaining after a few miles... but he made it. Hope to play with trains later tonight.
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Saw an article on-line about the annual Cincinnatti Christmas display at Duke Energy,ne C.G.E., it is being moved to the C.U.T. this year. Hope it results in a longer, if not year round, display.
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Afternoon all,
Sunny and hot in Southern Ohio; looks like thunder storms in the works for tonight. Had two services this morning then went down town to help with Confirmation. The Bishop was presiding, so best to make all work well. The service went without a snag and there was a meal afterward, so my bride gets a night off.
Looking forward to the latest CTT. Looks like a great American Flyer article. Think of you often and pray for you more often!
MAy God bless
Jim
Afternoon All,
Kinda unusual day here !! Not working today !!! Did go to the "Big Train Show" in Ontario yesterday. It was probably 90% G-Scale, 9% HO, and 1% everything else. Did get some Pico curved track, want to see about putting a train in the backyard.
Also working on a couple of paper facades today, see how that will come out. So hope everyone has a good day, and pleasant weather.
Don
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