Good evening all,
Got the Octoober CTT. Good issue. Reffed two u-10 games by myself Saturday and watched "my" soccer girls lose 7-2. Boys won earlier while I was reffing 2-0. Wife and I went shopping Saturday. Mowed,edged, and trimmed the yard today. Weather was tolerable. Indy car race was horrible. Team Red swept the top 5. Vitor was 22nd. Swiss Miss could not run due to some Customs Snafu.. Imagine the stink if some foreign golf player could not compete in the Masters or some other event for the same reason. Hmmmm. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening
66 now.
We had a nice day in the 70s with windows open. I finished adding the fuses and diodes to the layout so that is done now. Thumbed the new CTT but no reading so far..Lot's of banilla so climb in the thingy and lets go..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
Wifey and I are TIRED. Got on roof by ladder and cleaned roof with leaf blower. Then gutters. Three big truck loads of limbs and leaves. Then leaf blower on the drive and pad. Now to use bagging unit to clean up the grass part of the yard. Pond is full and flowing over the spillway. Water running in so will probably stay full until next summer.
Nothing from the NJ, NY, RI and MA guys. Hope all is OK. Glad the yatchet made it OK.
Off to bed.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good evening everyone. Had a great day with church and family time. Morning sermon was on parenting and discipline of our children. All good stuff. Took family out for Mexican food as always and got to see some friends. Every Sunday night, our church has a time of prayer for about a half hour prior to the start of services. Tonight was no different, and so I got to lift a few up. Then another great service and finally home.
Fife, glad the boat is OK. I was watching some footage from Long Island and they had a part of a life guard tower that had crashed into a boardwalk. Looked like the surge was going to cause some issues up that way. I texted my dad and he is fine, just taking a little time to rest before going back to dispatching.
Chief, glad you guys are OK. Saw some news of twisters that had come up with the storms and damaged some buildings a little east of you. We didn't get any of it. Heat stayed at 100 and the sky was clear.
Well, time for bed. Hope the folks up north are OK. Plan to check in the morning to make sure Y'all come through with no issues.
God Bless,Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Thanks for asking ...
There is historic flooding and damage north & west of New York City, ie on the Western side of the Lower Hudson Valley. Approximately 75 miles of the New York State Thruway is closed in both directions north of the Tappan Zee Bridge (Westchester) due to flooding, mud & rock slides & trees. That is unprecedented & unexpected. Then there is the matter of the similarly impaired secondary arteries. As a result there are thousands of motorists stranded without any ability to approach a 25 mile radius of New York City from the north. Areas of the Mid Hudson Valley have received 16" of rain this month; that's well over 1/3 of our yearly allotment. We'd be glad to send of few weeks of rain down to our friends & family in the Gulf area.
Greetings From Post Irene Cape Ann Taxachusetts,
Torrential rains at times, lots of local flooding, power outages, closed/collapsed roads, two tidal surges at high tide, and high winds accompanied by downed trees.........but I was lucky near the coast. No damage and less rainfall than points West of me. I might have gotten 4 inches of rain, max.
Earlier in the week the forecasters predicted a storm path that was originally supposed to run right over me with 5-10" of rain. But by yesterday it was apparent the center of the path would keep to a straight North (sort of) path. So I wound up on the Easterly edge of the storm. Normally hurricanes turn Northeast and pass Taxachusetts to the East, off the coast. Irene here wound up being a tropical storm, and winds for me never exceeded 65 mph, gusts to 40 right now.
Rain cleared out about 4PM. Central and Western MA on the other hand are a disaster, took the brunt of the rain with major river flooding around Worcester and points West and North of there.
More tomorrow.
Jack.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps near 80. I had pancakes and sausages for breakfast on the dining car before sending it to "Points East". Prayers for Chuck and Char. TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hi GUYZ,
First day o school 179 to go forever! Just can't wait to see those smiling faces?
Stay frosty,
laz57
Aloha. Another beauty, sunny day here in Chicago. First day of homeschool for the youngest. Kelly and I took in show last night, 'For the Boys,' a great adaption of the Bette Midler movie with nice songs. Got a pair of Cubs tickets for Sunday, but I'm working. Anyone want them? Glad our right-coasters are OK!Got some ideas to work up a hot-air balloon to join the Sodor air force for the layout
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning from sunny NC. Slept late. Need coffee. Now to vacume with rider all the leaves. Grass needs mowing anyway. Got to pickup limbs from widow lady's yard and mow that too.
laz 57 Hi GUYZ, First day o school 179 to go forever! Just can't wait to see those smiling faces? Stay frosty, laz57
Thought you had retarded.
Waiting to hear from the NY and NJ gang.
Later.
ChiefEagles Thought you had retarded.
Oh how changing 1 vowel completely changes the message!
Good Morning
Sun and 70s today.
Flipped a coin haircut/shopping, haircut. Had two real BLTs as time is growing short for the real thing. Good to read each of our pot friends checking in from the east coast. Last Monday of August....S.J.
Good Mornin' Ya'll From Crystal Clear Taxachusetts,
Prayers for those devastated by the weather event. I wasn't one of them.
Damage on the South shore of Ma. as well as Central and Western MA. was heavy. Arguably worse for many than 1991's category 2 hurricane Bob which made a direct hit (on me/MA.) with winds of over 100 MPH. Irene had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit MA., so many thought it would not be a catastrophic event. They were wrong.
The reason for the extensive coastal damage here in MA. was not the winds that accompanied Irene. It was the unfortunate simultaneous combination of the new moon's exceptionally high tides and the storm surge from Irene.
Inland, the amount of rain that fell Saturday afternoon and throughout Sunday in MA. was far more than the rivers and creeks could hold, over 10 inches in places by some estimates, causing massive flooding. An oversaturated ground compromised trees and their roots, many that had withstood storms from the past century. Then the storm with the heavy rains moved into upstate New York and an already soaked/saturated Vermont.
It is true that there are far too many coastal and low lying areas where folks have chosen to build and/or reside. When I moved here 23 years ago and was looking to buy a house, I spent time investigating local flood planes and 100 year storm information. I stayed away from the flood planes and chose a new subdivision development and a house a mile off the Atlantic that sat up higher than the rest around me.
I got lucky, but many of my neighbors have not been so blessed. Who can predict the extent and capacity of the underground water aquifer on what was once farmland? Or the fact that I have experienced at least three 100 year rainstorms since moving here 23 years ago? Since this was a new subdivision, there was no info on rising groundwater and the resulting basement flooding. Many of my neighbors have not been so lucky, spending their savings on uninsured flood damage and water mitigation (sump pumps, drain tile, landscaping changes, and the like).
There but for the grace of God go I. John Bradford.
Jack
ChiefEagles laz 57: Hi GUYZ, First day o school 179 to go forever! Just can't wait to see those smiling faces? Stay frosty, laz57 Thought you had retarded. Waiting to hear from the NY and NJ gang. Later.
laz 57: Hi GUYZ, First day o school 179 to go forever! Just can't wait to see those smiling faces? Stay frosty, laz57
I was going to ask the same question but thought guess the addition to the house changed all that. or he is slipping in to senile and just though he had to go so was kinda affraid to ask
Morning all not a lot going on here today just relaxing and thinking of things I'd like to do to the house but don't have the money to do lol
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Morning all!
Videos on the news this morning show a lot of flood waters and in one place a covered bridge washing away. Looks like a lot of flooded basements.
LAZ - but who's counting - right?
107 here yesterday. Some light rain this morning cooling things down a bit - to 102 this afternoon - and the rain did not amount to much.
Doug M - wish I could take advantage of those Cubs tics - but the drive to the stadium would be a bit too much for me - but maybe a cool evening would be worth it?
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
ChiefEagles Morning from sunny NC. Slept late. Need coffee. Now to vacume with rider all the leaves. Grass needs mowing anyway. Got to pickup limbs from widow lady's yard and mow that too. laz 57: Hi GUYZ, First day o school 179 to go forever! Just can't wait to see those smiling faces? Stay frosty, laz57 Thought you had retarded. Waiting to hear from the NY and NJ gang. Later.
Nope retiring after this year. Retarded yes,everyday.
Lunchtime,
Busy morning coming back from vacation. We have wide spread power outages and the public is being told that your service "may be restored by September 4". A lot of damage has been done to the infrastructure from flooding and wind. We are working around the clock and we have crews from out of state.
The good news is that by some miracle, my family and I escaped any damage. We did prep for the storm, but I did not even get a drop of water in the basement, eventhough people were evacuated less than a 1/2 mile away. I just have a large amount of small branches and leaves that my John Deere Tractor and Cyclone rack should make short work of.
Prayers for Chuck and Char.
John
Glad to hear all survived the storm so far. I was wishing we would of gotten at least a little of it but not the whole blunt of it as we could of used the rain so if we could of gotten the outskirts of it and some rain I would of been happy.
Good evening everyone. Glad to hear everyone has weathered the storm. Long day and another tomorrow. Just purchased a video surveillence system for the house as there have been some problems with folks breaking into cars and also stealing air conditioner units for the copper. We have a home security system, but it doesn't protect against outside issues.
Heard some great reports from folks /critics of the latest movie. We shall see if they keep up the kind words closer to the release date. Joe, I spoke with my bride and she would like to visit her mother which also allows me to catch up with you in AL. I will get the information on Dr. John to you soon.
Back home late last night from North Carolina. Chief, I've been there before, and I'm sure I'll return. Virginia and North Carolina are two beautiful states to visit. I've been up and down the Blue Ridge mountains a few times and camping to Assateague Island and New Bern. Nice areas.
On the drive back I saw dozens of trees uprooted along the interstate mostly NC and Va. Then later dozens of electric trucks heading north. As HudsonJohn stated all we got was wind gusts and tidal surge, but we get floods like this every 10 years or so.
ongoing for Chuck and Char and RaySP.
HudsonJohn - That delivery I mentioned probably won't arrive for two more weeks (just so you know).
Laz - Starting a bit early this year? Around here is a good week away.
Glad to be home!
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Well, two big storms have come through. All summer we could not "buy" a rain storm. Now we are having inches. Pond over flowing and more running in. No rain forecasted yntil noon. Suddenly 32 counties under warnings. Earlier storm [around 5] had sharp lightning [one strick close by], beating rains, winds and hail. 3/4 inch in about 20 minutes. Now one that has been here for over 2 hours.
lionroar88 ChiefEagles: Thought you had retarded. Oh how changing 1 vowel completely changes the message!
ChiefEagles: Thought you had retarded.
Yes, this came from a joke. GrandPa took his Grandson to the store. Grandson told everyone that his GrandPA was now retarded [retired].
sir james I Good Morning Sun and 70s today. Flipped a coin haircut/shopping, haircut. Had two real BLTs as time is growing short for the real thing. Good to read each of our pot friends checking in from the east coast. Last Monday of August....S.J.
Both of them or just one got cut. No more than you have, I'm sure your barber is glad see you. Takes longer to get you in the chair and back out than to cut those two hairs. BTW: had two BLTs yeaterday for lunch. Still getting tomatoes but not as many and as large as earlier. Still good tomatoes.
Prayers for the Yanks. I just got to see news on NY and New England states. Sad.
Wife is laughing. She is watching Lizzard Lick Towing on the True Channel. They are about 6 miles from Roseyville. I think it is fake.
Good night.
PS: prayers for Hudson [John] that he will be safe as he works to restore power.
PS: PS: Jsut talked to friend down east at Pinetops [where I am from and where Mom use to live]. Tornado was close but not at their house. They had 1 1/2 inches for rain in about 30 minutes and lots of hail. Fred and I are going down there tomorrow morning. Bet we will not be able to walk around the fields and woods. Very flat and black soil.
72 now with sun all day.
Just back from son's house, showed him how to start the motor on my ex boat. They are planning a holiday week end near Lake Michigan. Yep chief, got both hairs trimmed, easier to comb when they are even..Banilla is waiting..S.J.
I've been at the in-laws the past few days and I have only had time to read posts here and there. I am on leave this week before heading out to AL on the 6th. I'm glad the hurricane wasn't as bad as initially predicted. I hope folks can recover soon. I'll catch up more tomorrow.
Dennis - That sounds great.
Laz – I was hoping the PA kids would win as well. We enjoy watching the LLWS; I went to it years ago when my LL team won our championship.
Good night,
Prayers for Chuck and Paula.
Howdy guys - busy day for a day I took off from work. Doctor appointment was good - he said he would not have put her in the hospital based on labs, but better safe than sorry. Char talked to him about all the issues she had with this "visit". It was positive, but there was good communication.
I had an 11:30 appointment to get the truck inspections done. It's a good thing I had an appointment, because I was stuck there for almost 2.5 hours. I then had to stand in two different lines at the License office - one for tags and one for a new license, since I got my Report of Birth Abroad forms from the State Dept., and thought I would combine trips. I stopped at Home Depot on the way home and got some Stabil and some washers. After that, I cooked a meatloaf for dinner and killed some zombies on the xbox for a couple hours. Nice chat with SJ and Charlie
So glad that none of the potters was hit too hard by the storm and it sounds like things are generally going okay.
Oh Laz - my son is now in HS and he is taking an introductory class that covers wood, plastic and metal working. Wish I could take it too Emerson Electric used to make those same saws for Craftsman, I think? If it's the one I'm thinking of, then my brother-in-law has one, which had a "3 HP Max motor", which was actually like 1.5 constant HP? It was a good saw and has never had any problems with it, big congrats
TARDIS is ready and Mike is driving, so we better get a move on!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Morning all. Quick check in before heading out the door. Prayers said and reading done. Got several cases for this morning and with any luck, I will get out early. Have lunch to do and then I need to get some odds-n-ends from Lowes. More projects from SWMBO.
Chief, just be careful walking around any areas that have yet to be cleared. Unstable limbs, etc., can play havoc. I know I am preaching to the choir.
Laz, our kids have been back at school since August 12th. I guess we start a little earlier so we can be done early. While my bride mostly does the drop offs, the system has bussing. I think out of 97 buses, only two are air conditioned. Guess they toughen them up so they won't complain when it gets real hot.
Well, I hope each of you has a blessed day.Dennis
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 80s eventually. Did some tree trimming and some yard cleanup work last night. Work went well. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". Glad to hear all on the pot made it thru the storm ok. Prayers going out to all who need them. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day. Looking forward to the new movie, Dennis.
morniing guys
quick chheck in. spent two pluus days at thhr fd....water roolled through the firehouse, save the eauipment but looks like somme remodeling is gooing too happen.
we fought to save the water plant but the flood was to fast..everyone one is ok. family made iit throouuugh. we r oon a boiil water restriction.
princeton first aid/rescue lost an emt trying to save someone in a floded car....no victim was found..his parner is ok.
excuuse my droid...it doosent know how to sppell...lol
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
Morning all. Sun is back out. Another 1 1/4 inch of rain late yesterday afternoon and last night. Going down east early.
Rich, wish my Droid would post on this forum.
Prayers for all those up north.
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