Good Evening
60s today, that was it.
Daughter and family took us out for fathers day dinner, Both gr/sons are playing football games next sunday. Granny watched them play today, I went to #2 sons house for a grilled burger and man food. Banilla is waiting but I've had mine. Brutus, fire up the thingy and come on by..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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lionroar88 JT - what does Boysenberry think of that Stallion?
JT - what does Boysenberry think of that Stallion?
Brent,
That's Phase III. I am fraid to type any more along those lines.
Fife,
I'll never change my username or get rid of the PGT. I have no choice but to use it as my daily for the time being, as well as a winter car unless I can find a cheap beater.
Thanks all for the compliments. I took it out and practiced a bit more today and tried starting out on a hill. Definitely need more practice there. I spent last night standing in the garage and playing with the Mycolor option, which is great. I need to call about rustproofing asap as well. It is clean underneath, and I want it to stay that way.
Good evening everyone. Been away for over a week as we took a vacation out to Las Vegas. No, don't gamble, or get into risque behavior, but we did have some fun. We got bumped up to the penthouse at the Hilton GV on the strip...very nice. Then, I had rented a helicopter to take our family on a tour of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. We landed on the floor of the canyon and had lunch. Great photo ops. Only a few train related items...we went to M&M World and they had some MTH items, a few box cars and a trolley set along with some buildings. All over-priced.
Got back this morning and caught a few winks before heading to church.Jim, good luck on the new wheels. Never owned a mustang. Hope she serves you well. It has been a long wait and it seems things are turning in your favor.
Hope to catch up on the goings on more later.God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Sounds like a great trip, Dennis!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Nice break in the weather this weekend. High 70's and low 80's this weekend.
Got some yard work done, wandered through a car show downtown, stopped by the LHS and ordered a couple of PE accessories. My wife keeps talking about a Polar Express program of some sort at the depot museum in early December. I suspect that there will be layout of some sort involved.
The most interesting car downtown was not in the show. It was a '57 Chevy 4 door sedan that had been chopped about 6" that was parked on one of the side streets. A difficult job that was done nicely. The windshield and back light angles matched the roof and looked right.
Watched the rain fall in Montrieal this afternoon. Was a pretty good F1 race, once they got it going.
Chief said he got his SS check last week. He's probably spent it on grits driveway patch already, so it is off to work tomorrow doing my part to refill the SS fund.
All for now.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 70s. I had bacon and biscuits on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on trainng,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning,
Rainy morning in Central Jersey.
Mike thanks for sending the dining car here. I had a danish and it hit the spot.
Did you ever notice that interest is generated if you are a fan of that brand or not if you mention a Mustang or 57 Chevy?
Thoughts and prayers for all in need.
John
Hi GUYZ,
MINNIE CAMP started this morning at 5AM already got 3.25 mile run in and finished lifting weight. So now gonna eat breakfast and start on those dang weeds. Later gotta go to E town and look at a job I have to do for a fellow train nerd.
Stay frosty and watch your topknot,
laz57
Morn - Ow! Mornin' boys. Sunny and six - Ow! - ty here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Back on night- Ow! - work... Ok, why are my shins so sore...?
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cool 60 degrees. Looks like a sunny day at about 78 degrees.
Today is busy. I have a few errands to run and the usual chores to do. Worked in the train room yesterday. Finally got my SF FP-45 running. Found a broken wire to the circuit board. Pulls a long train nicely. Has the same motors as my Trainmaster.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
green97probe Thanks all for the compliments. I took it out and practiced a bit more today and tried starting out on a hill. Definitely need more practice there. I spent last night standing in the garage and playing with the Mycolor option, which is great. I need to call about rustproofing asap as well. It is clean underneath, and I want it to stay that way.
Good Morning
61/70s today.
A week in Vegas and no gambling,oh my. I love Vegas but always had a daily allowance for gambling. Hey sometimes I won. And those that say it's throwing money away, it's no different than spending a week at a theme park. Actually cheaper if you add food and lodging. Fried egg with Spam for breakfast, now there's a healthy sandwich...lol..S.J.
Morning all!
Sunny and hot here as usual.
Announced to wife last night that yesterday was the start of Fathers Day week - OW! Fife, what was - OW! - that you said - OW!?
Dennis - nice trip and as you carefully set the stage - "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...."
Probe - gatta agree with Brent. The old style tar stuff all over the underside makes a car very difficult to work on. Lotta plastic under there now and the galvanized dip the manufacturers do is pretty effective.
Doug'snottaG - nice find but I would avoid the 3 foot header off the trestle anyway!
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Aloha from a beautifully sunny and cool Chicago. Today is the youngest's birthday - his final year in single digits. Busy weekend - found the oldest museum building in IL on Sat and drove down for a visit. Truly a classic, with stuffed animals and mannequins on exhibit. None of this new-fangled electronics. Needless to say, we were the only ones there. Worked all morning in video at church yesterday and held a birthday party at a local indoor pool. Surprised at the number of people who never responded to the invite.SJ, since Fathers Day is this weekend, maybe you can get some more meals out of the family.Brutus, sounds like the plumbing worked. A big job done well. Congrats.Don B, what a nice gift. Those Trackmobiles look nifty.Buckeye, what a great vid. Sounds like your nephew enjoyed his trip.Congrats on the new Pony, Jim. 07 was a good design year for them.Traindood, Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch) lived down the street from me when I was growing up. I knew her only as the Maxwell House coffee lady. She was nice in real life.Fife, too many of my fellow commuters run across the tracks to make their train. Especially since the inbound are on the 'opposite' side - a legacy of the C&NW. Fines here are $400!Laz, hope you keep us posted on Minnie's progress and your summer work on the railroad.Dennis, I like Vegas. Especially in Jan. when it's super-cold in Chicago.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
A reminder
Tomorrow June 14 is FLAG DAY
Well that was another weekend that went too fast. I did the usual chores around the house and took the kids out for walks. Yesterday we had church and a whole bunch of relaxing. However, I did spend a few hours on the layout: I rearranged the town area which meant rewiring the buildings. But now the town has a few street lights and is laid out more efficiently. I'll post some photos tonight.
I have to go to a meeting in OKC this afternoon which will end up being my entire afternoon. We are having company for dinner tonight so I cannot spend any time in OKC at the train stores once the meeting is over.
Chuck - The Indians will turn it around but I hope they wait until after tonight's game.
AF Ray - The bleacher seats are always fun. That's where all the riffraff sat in the old stadium - we felt right at home there.
SJ - I love fried Spam, but unfortunately my wife cannot stand it. We did not have much money growing up and Spam made up many of our meals.
Good day,
Joe
Sir James - You only remembered that because you once dated Ms Ross...
Lunch time,
Probe, Jim, I agree with Brent on not rustproofing the Stang. It has been done at the factory unlike my 65 Rustang.
8n, you are right about the workmanship chopping a car and getting the angles right. People do not understand the skill that goes into it.
SJ, that is a great comparision gambling and theme parks. When we go on a cruise I have a limit per night for the casino, both time and money.
Joe, when we were kids fried spam and fried baloney were a treat for us.
Laz, your Minnie sounds like our Mack, a Black Lab / Pointer mix. He is very friendly and has to say hi to everybody and animal he sees. other than that he is very well behaved.
Brutus, thinking about the lawn tractor and I had a flashback when I did about the same. It brings a smile to my face.
Tragedy hit over the weekend. A young man who graduated High School with my son on Wednesday was found floating in the Bay over the weekend. An investigation is underway.
Have a Great Day,
Dennis, what an exciting trip to Lost Wages. I see you were smart enough to keep yours. The helicopter ride must have been spectacular. We went on one in Hawaii once over Waimea Canyon on the island of Kauai . The whole flight was choreographed with music as we flew over the edge of the canyon. Shared the ride with another couple who's wife got airsick but I was determined not to let it bother me and it didn't. Not at those prices. I haven't traveled by air now for over 3 and a half years since I started using oxygen part time at night. Doc thinks I would probably need it to fly also. I would like to test myself somehow to see how I would fare. I have thought about taking a ride up in the mountains around here to the 8000 ft. level with my portable oxygen concentrator for a back up and see how I do. They say that airline cabins are only pressurized to equal about 8000 ft on land, not sea level. I have thought about taking a train somewhere but when you look at the sleeping car cost it defeats the purpose.
A railfan organization called "Train Orders.Com" is putting together a nice train trip in August with private dome cars etc. from LA to Oakland (Emeryville) on the Coast route and then over Donner Pass the next day after one night in a hotel . All meals on the train are included. The trip last for several days including hotel stays in Reno and side trips to Nevada State Railroad Museum and the V&T railroad among other things. I have always wanted to ride over Donner on a train. My son and I might do it sometime on the regular Amtrak train and fly home from Reno if I can get the oxygen business figured out.
Have a good week all,
Ray
SPMan
Home. Had to come for the Chamber's Expo this afternoon. Then nothing until Wed PM.
8N, I caught that comment.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
Good evening and thanks guys. We did have quite a time of it. Regarding the casinos, even if I did want to drop some coins there, the smoke would kill me. Was bad enough just passing through. On the topic of flying, I would avoid it if possible. I usually try to choose my CME meetings on location....something nice, but within driving distance.
Ray, that trip sounds great! I look forward to taking an extended train trip, but with the family, I will wait till the kids are older and perhaps more patient. We do have some opportunities in the next several years to do some exotic vacations, but will have to see.
Well, router had been giving me trouble since AT&T had a bump in the super highway recently. I went to office depot and purchased a new Cisco router and all seems great. I will hold onto the old one in case, but we are happy with the new one.
Take care and hope to check in soon.Dennis
Brent, Roy, and John,
I understand where you are coming from against rustproofing, but I am worried about leaving it as is. I saw how nasty the underside of the Sunfire was, and I don't want this Mustang anywhere near that. I will not let it see any salt, so that should help. We used to have a Ford dealer in town, and the owner now rents storage space inside the building from $50/month. That's a small price to pay to keep it safe during the winter IMHO.
On the other hand, not rustproofing = more $$ for upgrades.
Ken,
I am having trouble starting in first because my left leg becomes tense, and I either stall it, or leave some of the tires. My aunt and uncle both drive it and make it look so easy. Neither one wanted to get out.
Doug,
I love the 05-09, but Ford outdid themselves when the 2010 came out. The first GT I looked at last year was a '10, and it was amazing inside and out.
Spam FTW.
Traindood no idea ask chief or one of them
for mustangs I had a few in my day. loved them all except the last it was okay but no power.
1st was a Dark blue 70 with a 302 ( my first car as it was my parents then mine)
2nd was a 73 with a boss 302 engine in it It was my oldest brothers but I bought it from him weird car if I dropped a qt of oil it would increase HP about 25-35 horses
3rd my favorite was 67 289 high performance from factory guy on my 1st ship needed money it had 114,000 miles on it in 77 and I gave him $400.00 for it I blew the engine in it racing and was transferring next week and didn't have time to do anything with it this guy that lived in apartment complex i did liked it and offered me $500.00 for it i said sold
that was my mustangs especially like 2 nd and 3 rd
4th was 81 with a 4 cylinder barely could pull it as it had the automatic trans it did okay but no real get up and go. or compare to what I was use to.
not to much going on tonight will talk to you all later time for shower and bed ( yeah its monday night so time for my weekly shower)
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Fife,,I helped ole Betsy design that flag. Came out pretty good I think.
Banilla and A & W are ready for the thingy guys, so come on by.
S.J.
Thanks Doug - it was a big project, but worked on it in two separate steps. This part I did all myself, so I'm nervous I don't think I have any leaks, but there were two drips. One was right below a relief screw on a shutoff and I tighted the screw - we'll see if that was it. The other was right below a screw on valve for toilet supply. I put a wrench to it and turned it another half turn, so we shall see. But so far so good
John - yeah, I was blushing a bit when the guys showed up to help me, but they couldn't move it either. Had to put a strap on it and "tow" it out to good ground. Actually took it all the way up and put it on my patio, but I was driving it in reverse as they pulled. It wasn't sunk in, but there was a lot of wet "clay" type soil there and the wheels were just spinning. Live and learn!
I felt so sorry for my daughter tonight. I sent her out to do the leaf blower and a cicada landed in her hair - the horror was palpable -- and very very AUDIBLE!
TARDIS is ready and we have banilla with A&W, plus we have a little buffet of left over BBQ and Spaghetti (don't ask!). Let's go!
sir james I Good Evening Fife,,I helped ole Betsy design that flag. Came out pretty good I think. S.J.
We knew that as we can look at you and see you are that old.
Traindood, more info.
Jim [Greenprobe], great looking "pony".
Now for some rest. No popcorn. Wifey cooked a big meal and I ate late due to Expo. Squash [from garden], cabbage [from garden], boiled potatoes, tomatoes [from the garden] and bar-be-qued chicken. Ate lots of the veggies.
Suppose to have tomorrow off. Got to mow grass as had lots of rain.
Sleep tight.
Cloudy and 70's today, with some thunderstorms this morning. Dang grass is growing again.
Probe - I'll chime in on the side against extra rust proofing. Rust prevention is a whole lot better from the factory now than what was done on your J-car. Your car, though, so it is your choice.
Good evening all,
We had a great dinner with our company tonight and we had some train time to go along with it. I don't have much else to report. I posted three new photos of my layout's town area. I made some changes due to the Crossing w/Flashers coming back.
Train-related question: What do you all use for lights in buildings? I have used some inexpensive lights in a couple of my buildings, but I would like to light multiple floors in my Ameri-towne buildings and was looking for an easy way.
John/Traindood - Wow, now that's poor.
Chuck - That was a great pitching match tonight, but unfortunately your Indians got the best of it.
Good night,
Good Evening...
Been a busy day! Over the weekend, (Fri Night) on of my caps broke off. Got to the dentist Saturday, and a Root Canal was scheduled for today. (BTW Chris put $1 under my pillow Sat night. Told him that he was out of date and current rate was $20, I was getting cheated.) So had the Root Canal done, with a temporary tooth installed.
Then have ANOTHER appointment tomorrow, Neurosurgeon or Neurologist one or the other, then lab work Thursday, so Primary Dr, can review blood panels next week, then back to Dentist, oh I forgot the Dermatologist in there too. All this since I quit smoking 3 months ago. Knew I would just start falling apart.
Tomorrow AFTER the Dr's appt, start taking apart the layout. (At the Oncologist's house) .
Spent sometime in with my layout and everything was really running great. Really like the little Trackmobile. I'm really impressed with the short wheelbase and continued operation going over switches etc.
Wife and I discussed a trip she will take in August to Wis, for a family reunion. She will end up driving her parents back there for 3 weeks. Hmmmm got to start thinking, nothing been said about any restrictions.
Hope you all have a great day.
Don
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