Surprise!!
Yup, still kickin'!
Been busy with Princess' graduation, the quick trip to FLA and back, now a house hunt. Work is WORK, but it's payin' the bills.
Had a delightful time with Mom, my sister and me driving to FLA in 13hrs and back in 14. The graduation was awesome and I only cried once when the parents were asked to stand up. We sat real close to my daughter's row and we exchanged "hearts" and kisses. I'm so proud of her. Her mother, was no where near, as she left for Fort Lauderdale to stay away from me...don't ask, she is a little warped.
The Post Graduation dinner was joined by another family, a friend of Barbara's (they walked together and sat together during graduation) and a good time it was at Maggiano's.
We left after lunch on Saturday (with Barbara and her boyfriend, who seems to be a real nice guy).
It was hard to leave her, but she'll be back up here to visit and I'll be going down in October for a visit (and maybe she'll be here for Christmas!!!!).
As for trans, I just received a Lionel Sawmill from TrainCity. Have no place to put it, but the price was right! Train purchases are almost nil, as there really is no room for them anywhere.
House hunt is now in full swing, taxes are a limiting factor, but there are possibilities.....
for our intentions...I haven't been going through the posts, just so much to do these last few weeks!
That's all from here, hope to check back soon!
Rich
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
I hate skeeters too. but for some reason I seem to remember them being worst way up north I don't know why but when growing up if we went up to my cousins in N.Y. it seemed they were worst than where we lived. maybe they just lived in a bad area but they were close to the city and we were out in the country oh well hope he does better charlie
Not a lot going on here. just relaxing as off next 2 days
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
Look what those mosquitoes did to little Jack's eye
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Lunch time,
Beautiful Day here, Sunny and low 80's.
Chief, Looks like you have a future Engineer there.
Brutus, that is very neightborly of you. Where I live it is the same, but instaed of getting rid of the wood we burn it. If not in the wood stove in the fire pits.
Buckeye, You left yourself wide open for the with Chief EAGLES. I was waiting for it.
Banks, Prayers for Mom and your nephew.
Joe, You are right. It takes a Yank to make a good Reuben. No Grits in the recipe.
Traindood: Do I hear HAROLD'S for the Reuben? You can't beat the World's Largest Pickle Bar.
Everyone have a Great Day.
John
Good morning all,
I slept too long this morning and did not get up in time complete my morning run before it got too hot so I will have to do it tonight after sundown. I have plenty of work to knock out today but nothing that should keep me here later than usual. The 7y/o son has is last regular season baseball game tonight.
Banks - Your mom and nephew will be in my prayers.
traindood - I'm glad I could help.
It’s to work on Chief’s SS.
Good day,
Joe
Had a "hail" of a time getting to work today as I rode in with my car pool person. Rough day at Milwaukee for my teams and Team Red finished 1,2, and 4 as well to rub salt in the wounds. Moved more of Lucas' furniture from dad's to our place. Lucas asked me if I was going to relax on Sunday. I had to laugh. Not too much left of the furniture. Saw "Bridesmaids" over the weekend. Good show. Some of it over the top, but mostly well done. I had sausage and pancakes for breakfast on the dining for the last two days. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning all!
Going to a balmy 99 today, 25-35 mph winds, and then some cooler mid-90's temps for the rest of the week. Maybe some showers tomorrow and tomorrow night. We need them. Nearly 5 inches behind on rain year to date.
Banks - Prayers for your mother and nephew.
Doug M - Amazing how college vists start to make them act more mature. One more year of high school and we are done with that!
Stay cool!
Regards, Roy
Good morning
68/80s today maybe sct. storms tonight. Prep day for me it's going to be a long 24 hours...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
Aloha. Just sloshed to work through a thunderstorm. Spending the rest of the day a bit damp. This is one of those days where the weather is just fine 46 miles away at home. Sounds like a good day was had by all, except Fife, who sounds like he's turned vegan eating at Have-the-Grass. . Hope to hear more about the car being repaired today. Banks, prayers for your mom and nephew. Roy, we have college visits too - St Xav next week.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning. Hot and dry. Send rain. Watering garden. Meetings this AM, afternoon and tonight. back home around 10 PM. Long day.
Banks, prayers for your Mom.
We have a lady from Texas who makes a mean Reuben.
Go to work all you workers. Got to keep my SS coming in. Even work a little overtime if you can.
Have a great week. God bless.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 74 degrees. Looks like rain. Going up to 84 today .
Today is a busy day. I have a few errands to run and the usual chores to do around the house. I need to do some dusting in the train room, but not today.
I hope the Indians winning streak keeps up. back to 1st place in their division.
Dining car is here with the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
8ntruck Found a searchlight for my recently aquired EMD generator car. Still looking for the pole.
Found a searchlight for my recently aquired EMD generator car. Still looking for the pole.
Lionel remade that car I believe early 2000's I have one when I get home I'm off next 2 days will try and find it and see if I can get you a stock number for it
BANKS,
Prayers for your MOM.
laz57
Hi GUYZ,
65 here and nice did a 3.25 miler this mornin and now weights. Then gonna put down some bricks for driveway in front of outbuilding.
CHUCK TRIBE wins in extra innings, you're doing a great job coaching. Are you their new hitting coach?
Stay frosty and watch your topknot,
Mornin' boys. Wifey and kids took me (ok, I drove) to HavreDeGrace for dinner at the Tidewater. Very nice meal, and I toasted everyone. Hand-dipped ice cream and jungle gym, and a little boat watching for me, topped off the afternoon.
Banks - I was patrolling the waterways, but didn't see your signal...
Hello all,
Back from the Beach !!!!!!!
My computer at home is still at the computer Doc (I'll get it later today) So I couldn't check in till now. It'll take me a few days to catch up.
I found out last week that Mom has cancer in her uterus. We will will visit the oncology department at McGee's Women's in Pittsburgh tomorrow. At 90 years old I'm not sure what can or should be done. Please add her to your prayers.
Also, one of my nephews is having a procedure tomorrow to relieve atrial fibrulation. Some how they do it through arteries in the groin. It is still 6 hours under general anesthesia.
SS fund is really calling today, I'll check back ASAP.
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good evening all and Happy Father's Day!
I hope everyone enjoyed today and was able to relax and spend some quality time with a father or child. We had a very relaxing day: playing games with the kids; watching Star Wars with the kids; and running the trains. I ran trains alone because the kids already had their showers and did not want to come out into the hot garage afterwards. Oh, I made some delicious Reuben sandwiches for dinner - better than I can get in any restaurant in these parts. Only Yanks can make Reuben sandwiches Chief.
Yesterday we spend the day in OKC. My MIL's side of the family had a reunion so we were required to attend. I spent most of the time playing Frisbee with the kids. It was 106 yesterday so we had to play in the shade.
The Yankees are winning 10-4 in the bottom of the 9th so I'm pretty sure they will win this game. It's now time to relax with the wife before getting some sleep.
Good night,
Thunder boomers last night. Sunny and about 90 today.
Spent most of the day at work trying to get a project that is running late caught up. Challenge is getting the manpower to do what needs to be done. As Scarlet used to say "tommorrow is another day".
Out to Coulton's for a dinner.
All for now.
Buckeye Riveter Pat......Malabar Farms is only about 20 miles from our house at the lake. It is one of the most beautiful places in Ohio with Bald Eagles perched high in the trees overlooking a trout stream. Other wild animals roam the dense woods on both sides of the valley where the cows graze in lush green fields. The old stage coach stop, now a restaurant, still uses the spring water that flows from the hills.
Pat......Malabar Farms is only about 20 miles from our house at the lake. It is one of the most beautiful places in Ohio with Bald Eagles perched high in the trees overlooking a trout stream. Other wild animals roam the dense woods on both sides of the valley where the cows graze in lush green fields. The old stage coach stop, now a restaurant, still uses the spring water that flows from the hills.
Keeping an eye on you Yanks.
Went to lake house. Mowed. Drove to In-laws and ate. Now home TIRED and SLEEPY.
Got night all.
Good Evening
I hope everyone had a nice fathers day. All three kids came by to spend some time with old dad so we had a great afternoon. Banilla is ready for the thingy crew...S.J.
Evening all!
Happy Fathers Day to all of us fathers!
Pat - no windmill allowed here. I am in a dense neighborhood with height and noise restrictions. Any towers have to have a "fall" radius. I have thought about solar as I have a massive amount of south facing roof - but no matter how I calculate it (even installing myself) - electrical bill will have to get really high to offset the investment - and then all one needs is a good ol' N TX hail storm and that is the end of the solar cells.
102 today and the wind continues (w/ 35 mph gusts) though Mon due to current predictions.
Busy week this week and maybe only one trip out of town for one night.
Have two college visits scheduled with son for next Mon (U of Oklahoma) and Tues (OSU).
Have a great evening all!
That farm sounds very nice! I love stuff like that. Wanted to buy a few acres and put a house on it years ago, but now we probably never will do it. Oh well, this is enough house, especially when the kids are grown.
Big storm last night/this morning. Just hung out all day until wife went out to take my son's friend home. Turns out the neighbor's tree came down, but it fell on his side of the property line. Mel wasn't home, but later we heard him out there and for father's day, I spent about 2.5 hours cutting up my neighbor's tree. I guess I'll help him haul it down to the woods for a while tomorrow night. I think it will be a multiple day project though.
Hope all you Dads out there had a good one
TARDIS will be ready soon, hope Mike can drive as I'm beat. I'll just hang out in the club car and have some boston cream pie my wife bought for us!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
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
Aloha and Happy Father's Day! Hope you all feel celebrated today. Nice chatting with the boys last night, and running trains. That's an interesting idea. Pat. They sell small versions even here. There's a gigantic windmill a few miles away from us - it's 5 stories tall. It provides supplemental power to some plant. There's a whole huge, spooky farm visible for miles from I-65 on the way from Chicago to Indy.
Happy Father's day all,
Buckeye, #2 son left yesterday for Railfan trip. Today he is in Milwaukee attending some kind of Indy type car race. After that he will see parts of Illinois including Chicago and parts of Wisconsin.
Cloudy (marine layer) cool morning. It was hot yesterday after it burned off.
One more PT session scheduled for next week, then will see the doc to see if I need more but I'm doing good according to therapy people. Been getting slight headaches lately sometimes. Kind of wondered if it could be side of effect from pain medication but I'm not takiing it anymore. Nothing about it in paper work. Will ask doctor.
Watched Irish kid tearing up the U.S. Open yesterday. Wow! 14 under par. He is only 22. He blew up at the Masters with a big lead. Hope he can make it this time. All the U.S. players seem to be in the tank this time. We need a new hero since Tiger self distructed. Hope he gets his life straightened out someday.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Afternoon all. Sunny and hot. Had a great party last night and then went to the DWI check point and worked with my PD. Got in at 2:15 AM. Slept ont he cousch as wifey had two siters and niece in for slumber party. Up early for senior men's Fathers' Day breakfast at Church. Sunday School and visited the pond. Now off to the lake to mow and return.
Frankie's GF's son [5] ran trains twice last night. Niece [5] ran them with him the last time. OHH!!! Little guy cried and did not want to go home.
Later.
Happy Father's Day Guys!
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