[Just ate my post]
Funerals over and families have gone home. Hope the news media goes too. My week has been turned upside down. Nothing done as planned. The Town and Community came to the" call ". Flags at half staff and black bows everywhere. One teen would have been 18 tomorrow and graduated. I have to sit on the stage tomorrow at graduation. I wonder what will be said. On this forum, from CA to the North and down into the South, you all shared the pain. God bless and thanks.
Think I will hit the road to the lake house tomorrow afternoon late. To get away [and mow].
Sleep tight.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
TGIF
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
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Good Morning,
We had a bad thunder storm rip thru here last night in Central Jersey. It kept us a bit busy. Cooled down a bit.
Brutus: Prayers for Char and Fran.
SPMan: PT can be tough but hang in there.
Chuck: You are lucky that they did not bait and switch therapists and substituted Nurse Ratchet instaed.
Buckeye: I have been lucky with no stones but that has to be painful. I saw what a few guys that I work with went thru.
Chief: Tomorrow may be one of the toughest days you will ever have. I wish you the best and remember you have all of our support behind you.
Thoughts and Prayers for all in need.
Have a Great Day.
John
Hi GUYZ,
Another HOT one today, last one I hope? Last day of DETENTION for teachers.
ROY, I'll Drink to that.
BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!
CHUCK, speaking of HOT? Nice pic!
Stay frosty and watch your topknot,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 72 degrees. Looks like rain is on the way. Going up to 84 today.
Today is an easy day. I have a few phone calls to make on business and the usual chores. Looking for a roofer to patch two holes in shed roof from the tree. About 6 inches each. Other than that, not much else new.
Buckeye & LAZ....TGIF
Dining car is here .with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Morning all. Up and moving. Hot and dry here. Some "popcorn" showers popping up around the state. Wish we could get one. Ran soaker hoses in garden yesterday. Garden is later this year than in the past. Been doing too much lake house work. Really changing since I "soaked" it some. Getting squash and a tomato every now and then. Some getting ready to ripen. Got little cucumbers so they are on the way. Will relax with coffee and breakfast. Then get ready for the trip down town to graduation. May go to lake house as neighbor there says grass still growing. Not here. Crunchy here.
Since I got my SS check on time, guess I will let all you workers off this weekend.
Later
Morning all!
Chief - sorry for the task today. Hopefully someone will find some positive things to help with the grief.
LAZ, Chuck, Buckeye, and all - TGIF
Sunny and 95 again today. Need some rain but none in sight.
Working to feed the Chief, Chuck, SJ, ad the rest of youz SS guz...
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Aloha from a cool, grey and rainy Chicago. Sending the storms eastward. Whew! Glad I don't have to work this weekend for the Chief's check. Looks like a busy Friday. Youngest turns 9 in a few days so have to go present-hunting tonight.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning
Overcast here and 55, rain expected. A 14 year old boy walking to school yesterday morning tried to beat the Amtrak train, didn't make it. Another sad story of kids taking chances. All warnings and gates were working. TGIF for you working folk...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
Good morning all,
It is rainy in SE Indiana with pop up storms all day long. Rain held off long enough for us to enjoy Allison Krauss concert in downtown Indy last night. It was a good show. Busy weekend on tap. 30 cars will be starting at Texas Motor Speedway for the INDYCAR race Saturday night. Should be interesting. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
I am very glad it is Friday, it has been a long week and I still have plenty of work to finish before I can start my weekend. The Yankees blew it last night and were swept by the Sox. They better tweak their pitching fast of the rest of the season will be long.
SJ - That's an unfortunate incident. How fast was the Amtrak going?
Chief - I'm sure there will be a lot of emotion tonight.
Traindood - I am blessed with an amazing wife, who makes the simplest ingredients into an amazing meal.
Good day,
Joe
Chief, hope all goes well at the graduation. Prayers for you and the others.
Traindood, Ouch! I never had a stone that big, thank God, but most of them hurt a lot. I have had some that just passed without me knowing it until they came out. Re eggplant, my wife is a good cook too. I just like to mess around sometimes in the kitchen with things that only I like. Oyster stew comes to mind but that is a hit with the whole family.
Buckeye, never had a stone pass that fast but the last one did pass the following day. Some of them took several days.
Chuck, congratulations on OTTS, other toy train society.
later, Ray
SPMan
TGIF.
Graduation ovr [was at noon]. Wake Co HS's are so large, they have to use the convention center in Raleigh. Then only limited number of relatives may attend. Have to have tickets. Matt's brother walked across the stage and got his certificate. I stood up as he made it to the top step. Everyone then jumped up and aplauded him.
Washing clothes and soaking garden before hitting the road to the lake.
Later.
ChiefEagles Graduation ovr [was at noon]. Wake Co HS's are so large, they have to use the convention center in Raleigh. Then only limited number of relatives may attend. Have to have tickets. Matt's brother walked across the stage and got his certificate. I stood up as he made it to the top step. Everyone then jumped up and aplauded him. Washing clothes and soaking garden before hitting the road to the lake. Later.
Very gut getter that part of the ceremony chief don't know if I could of done it. Glad you where there for them. May God bless them all.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Chuck.....A mean, mean storm is heading towards you tonight.
Wifey and I went out for ribs and sweet ice tea. Came back and loaded washer. Jeans and play shirts dirty. Started lightning.
Storm went around us so I turned on soaker hose. It came back and POURED. Now it is actually backing up and coming down again. Will hit the road to the lake house as soon as wash dries and it stops raining. Garden will love it. Taking ripe tomatoes from garden. TOMATO SANDWICHES. Back Monday AM.
Good evening
61 now, sct rain all afternoon
Joe I don't know how fast the train was running but the kid had to know it was there. Gates down, flashers working,and the conductor saw the kid and was blasting the horn. No BLTs here before the middle of July but I have the bacon fried and the toast made. We had a nice visit from one of granny's sisters, niece, and her young daughter. Banilla is waiting..S.J.
Can't pack 4Runner as pouring. Slows up and then comes back. Storm just sitting over us and WF.
PS: 1.75 inches so far. Gone.
Thunderstorm, complete with 1/2" hail blew through this evening. Hopefully, this signals a break in the temperatures.
Busy week, got lots done.
All for now.
Mornin' boys. Humid and overcast here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Been a hot week (not complaining). I actually prefer 90's to 20's.
Middle princess graduated this week (wifey already suffering separation anxiety). Youngest princess wants her sisters' shoes to go with her to college. Fifepup will be working at the local grocery store soon.
Saw a complete unit train from the Wheeling & Lake Erie (4 engines and hoppers) visit our steel mill (calling it RG, this week...) Must admit that paint scheme is growing on me. Oh, related to an earlier post, as the above mentioned train was entering the grade crossing of our main boulevard (red traffic signal- flashing red overhead crossbucks - diesel horn) older gentlemen came driving through hazards....he met me on the other side...sign here, sir.
fifedog.....Thankfully the older gentleman met you and not a Wheeling and Lake Erie locomotive. Thank you!
What a wonderful day! http://youtu.be/rmArTW2DDNw This should put a big smile on Jon's face today!!!
It is a rainy 70 degrees. Big storm last night. No trees down. Going up to 80 today, with more rain.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores. Baseball this afternoon.
Indians manager needs to do his job. They are really in a slump. Yankees won last night.
Dining car is here with the usual breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Buckeye - The older gentleman t'werent to happy to meet me. He wouldn't concede that his actions were hazardous (the lead engine was actually entering the crossing- 5mph probably - from his right...Less than 40 feet mind you). Got all fired up over the $90 fine. If there was a positive, traffic at the time was heavy, and lots of motorists witnessed a "cause & affect" moment.
fifedog Buckeye - The older gentleman t'werent to happy to meet me. He wouldn't concede that his actions were hazardous (the lead engine was actually entering the crossing- 5mph probably - from his right...Less than 40 feet mind you). Got all fired up over the $90 fine. If there was a positive, traffic at the time was heavy, and lots of motorists witnessed a "cause & affect" moment.
fifedog.......Have you ever been asked to do a cab ride to watch for gate crashers? During my short 25 mile ride in the fireman's seat on the Napa Valley Wine Train, the conductor and engineer asked me to help them spot any vehicles not stopping for the grade signal warning lights. Sure enough, a Chevy pickup's cloud of dust was spotted roaring down a dirt road hidden in the vinyards, and crossed the tracks less than 50 yards in front of us as the signal warning lights and bell were working. The engineer laid on the horn. The conductor caught the pickup's rear plate and right there in the cab called the Sheriff. There was no way we could have stopped that train loaded with hot food, families and crew to miss that truck if it had stalled or stopped.
61/70s today
Fife probably not the first time he's done it either. That $90. might save his life. I have no big plans for the day so I'll just see how it goes...S.J.
Still muggy here this morning with big storm in middle of the nite. Have to check out creek see if ok to fish? Gotta cut grass this morning, when it dries.
BUCKEYE love the video. Your little engineer needs a little more time on the rocks with the balancing thing.
FIFE, what do ya mean fine. Gee I usually beat the trains by 17 feet, gosh 40 feet is like a whole football field.
good job fife wish more officers would be so alert to it. I see it to often and some times close my eyes as don't want to see what might happen hasn't yet in my view thank-goodness but it does happen.
Morning all just put a turkey in the oven. we normally buy 3 or 4 around thanksgiving when they have them on sale cook one put rest in freezer and then cook them through the year. I don't have a big freezer probably call it a medium freezer so can't really store more than 3 in there without taking up most the room but it does us in size for what we want. we must of unknowingly saved the biggest for last as this one is just over 20 lbs so will have turkey for a while lol.
not much else going on about to make wife a cherry cheese cake this morning also. Since already using the oven will have to do one of those nobake mixes you can get ( bought it last night)
Just relaxing this morning. acually slept in this am and just got up about 20 minutes ago must of been tired working all this past week to pay chiefs SS.
Talk to you all later
Nice video Buckeye
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