Anj - hope you get some good sleep dude.
Jim SP -- Char is doing really well. She's still on a few meds, but they have been reducing them each visit. She had a biopsy (bone marrow) about 2 weeks ago and it has been tender and taken a long time to get better this time. She has a follow-up appointment Monday, as a matter of fact. Kids are doing well, getting ready for school to start up again.
I ran the Dewitt Clinton tonight. I need to put the video up on youtube. It did load up to FB, so if you have me on there as a friend, you can go check it out. Once I get it on youtube, I'll share it here. I upgraded some program on the phone and now it will load to various websites.
Chief - in fact I could post on here with my old Blackberry, but I had to turn all options on on the browser program - Maybe it has to be open as a popup, even though it doesn't look like a popup? I can usually fiddle around with a computer or something and get it to work, but no luck yet on the droid.
TARDIS is ready - we have banilla, of course!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
RIJack - been there, done that! Too funny! Those babies will nail you every time!
Great day here today. Sunny, low humidity, low 80's.
Opening day at the State Fair today. Wife and I spent most of the day there. Ate the obligitory once a year fair food - corn dogs, Itialian susage sandwich with grilled onions, funnel cake, fresh roasted peanuts, and 'fresh squeezed' lemonaid.
We always enjoy the 4H exhibits, the handcraft eXhibits and the photography and art exhibit.
My wife did well with all of the walking today, being about six months out of knee replacement.
Got to get to the LHS soon. My replacement Santa Fe freight set is supposed to get here this week.
About all for now.
Sorry for posting this so late. Been away from computer. Brent called earlier this evening.
Brent, Susie and Baby are inbound to MD. They are out of FL [actually in SC when called]. May be close to home by now. Prayers answered.
Good night.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles Sorry for posting this so late. Been away from computer. Brent called earlier this evening. Brent, Susie and Baby are inbound to MD. They are out of FL [actually in SC when called]. May be close to home by now. Prayers answered. Good night.
YES !!!
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Hello all,
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!
Plans changed, back in the office today. Need to get caught up on the pot. Only checked in once this week. I'll try this weekend but it doesn't look good. I'll be running the Hay Ride at the Parish Festival Fri. Sat & Sun. evenings. Worked on setting that up a couple nights this week.
88 Great news!!!!!!
SS fund calls
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
TGIF!!!! Two more weeks of summer class and then Fall semester starts-three classes so far-maybe four. Have been spending some time with the trains. Pulled all the connections to the transformers in the train room. Relabeled, rerouted, and began to reconnect everything. It had been a while-several years-since I first put that all together and it took more than a little while to figure out which wires went where. An electrician would have a stroke!
I did make an interesting discovery (to me anyway) about Legacy. I thought I was having issues with my Legacy Hudson acting up. Finally noticed the batteries were just about drained. As long as I keep the batteries charged, the issues have gone away.
Still hotter than @#%$*&^^% in Noth Florida (aka South Georgia). I'm almost looking forward to our winter!!! (Who said that?)
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL Ride Amtrak. It's the only way to fly!!!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a foggy 56 degrees. Going up to 74 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. Not much new to report.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for Breakfast.
Buckeye & LAZ......TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
FINALLY DONE with the stone veneer walls!!! YEAH for me. Got done at 230 yesterday, hands were achiing but went to play GOLF yesterday, should have stayed home to watch the pointing dry. Oh well ideal conditions about 74 and pleasant. Have half dozen wings and Yuengs last nite slept like a log. Today MOM amd SIS from SANDY EGGO coming down so gotta cut grass and pull weeds.
CHUCK and BUCKEYE TGIF!!!!
Stay frosty,
laz57
Morning. Meeting at lunch. Then may hit the road to the lake house. May try to find those strip[p]ers again this weekend. All have a great weekend. BTW: thanks to all you workers. my SS came right on time.
Later
Great news on Brent and Suzie Q!!! Okay - time to make the donuts, everybody stay safe today!
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
70/80 today, gonna be a nice one.
Phish, early Marx engines had a drive wheel with a gear on the inside edge, this gear would not fit through Lionel switches so it would lift the loco up and over the frog. Best thing is get some old Marx switches.
I haven't planned my day yet, enjoy yours...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
Trying to get the train room back together. Found an old TW transformer that needs some work. Any recommendations for who does good transformer repair?
Good morning everyone. Took the day off as it was the first day of school for the kids. It was nearly two hours to drop both kids off, drop my wife off at the hospital and come home. Normally, I could have the trip done in about 45 minutes. I am sure things will be much lighter once folks get used to the system. One problem is that they have all the county schools in a small geographical area and lots of conflicting traffic patterns.
Colin, I have enjoyed skeet and trap shooting for a number of years. I won a 870 Express, but I also have the Wingmaster. Regarding Skeet/Trap, I have a few double barrel guns that I love. Whatever gun is most comfortable and allows you to pick off the birds intuitively, that is the one you should get.Chief, There is a lot of difference in meaning when you leave out that "P". Hope you make many memories with that 22. I think I have had more fun with 22's in the past than any other weapon.Lee, tough break. Many folks are getting hit with similar issues. Now, more than any time in recent memory, it is important to remember that it is not getting knocked down, it is getting back up that makes us strong.Jack, I agree that the paperwork and all the hurdles to adoption are frustrating, but the reward is well worth it. Careful discernment with regard to the home study should clear up any potential to a bad outcome for the children, so I agree with that, but as we are all seeing with the latest rounds in DC and also in our state governments, each system wants to get their paws on our wallets. They vie for control and regulation so that each gets their fees. One glaring thing that gets to me is that you need to update the I-120 form. This is the one that requires finger prints. It expires after one year. If the adoption process takes longer than 1 year, you have to pay the fee and travel to a federal finger print facility (in our case, 3 hours to Atlanta), and have everything re-done. These are finger prints! they shouldn't expire. OK, I am off the soap box.Brent, I remember something Barbara Bush once said: "I was an expert on raising kids....till I had my own!" Oh, the dirty diapers. Amazing how the first two weeks, they seem tame. Then, they both stink and come in volumes unimaginable from such a tiny child. I also just read that you and your family have been set free and are on your way home! Congratulations!!! May the love of your family continue to grow...You and SusieQ are so blessed, as is your daughter.Jim, As SJ mentioned above, the gears reaching the outside of the flange causes the engine to jump the frog. I have some old Marx pieces. My answer to that problem was to build a loop without any turnouts on a raised level. I just have these engines relegated to that line and it makes it easy to control their speeds, etc.
Got to get to working on some of the adoption paperwork. My bride handles most of the work, I just write the long forms out. Well, hope that each of you have a great day and are blessed. I am sure Brent and family will try to get as much rest as possible to recover from the journey.God Bless,Dennis
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ChiefEagles Morning. Took dogs to groomer early. Been cleaning office as have not had time to do a good cleaning since master bath was finished. Still had a lot of drywall and plaster dust. Now to mow here and widow lady's. RockIsland52: Banks: Hello all, Quick check in while passing through the office ChiefEagles: Home again. Been reading this thread but can't post from phone. Can other sites but not this one. Wish they would fix their software. Caught strippers. Later CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!! What did Pam think of the strippers????? 88 More What I want to know is what the Chief did with the strippers once he caught them. Jack. Sent them north to my buddy named Jack in Taxachusetts. Figured he would know what to do with them. I had forgotten. Later.
Morning. Took dogs to groomer early. Been cleaning office as have not had time to do a good cleaning since master bath was finished. Still had a lot of drywall and plaster dust. Now to mow here and widow lady's.
RockIsland52: Banks: Hello all, Quick check in while passing through the office ChiefEagles: Home again. Been reading this thread but can't post from phone. Can other sites but not this one. Wish they would fix their software. Caught strippers. Later CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!! What did Pam think of the strippers????? 88 More What I want to know is what the Chief did with the strippers once he caught them. Jack.
Banks: Hello all, Quick check in while passing through the office ChiefEagles: Home again. Been reading this thread but can't post from phone. Can other sites but not this one. Wish they would fix their software. Caught strippers. Later CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!! What did Pam think of the strippers????? 88 More
Quick check in while passing through the office
ChiefEagles: Home again. Been reading this thread but can't post from phone. Can other sites but not this one. Wish they would fix their software. Caught strippers. Later
Home again. Been reading this thread but can't post from phone. Can other sites but not this one. Wish they would fix their software. Caught strippers. Later
CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!! What did Pam think of the strippers?????
88 More
What I want to know is what the Chief did with the strippers once he caught them.
Jack.
Sent them north to my buddy named Jack in Taxachusetts. Figured he would know what to do with them. I had forgotten.
Later.
Chief......they never made it up over the MD line. They were captured by Reb patrols and detained for "interrogation."
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
TGIF.......and this time I really really mean it, I was an active participant in a colonoscopy this morning. Although I hate the prep, I lost a good buddy Tom to colon cancer two years ago, so it is important.
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
Good Afernoon Ya'll From Sunny Taxachusetts,
What beautiful weather. Low 60s at night for sleeping. A dry low 70s here now. Things however are heating up on the Cape Cod beaches facing East. While the beaches are open the "water" is not. Great White sightings continue with them feeding on the seals. Any humanoid dumb enough to press their luck and swim with the shark will become chow.
I went to the vet this morning with Maximus as it seems ha has a slight eye thing going on. $135 of care later, we are told "No worries" by the vet. The same Bausch & Lomb antibiotic ointment I had to use recently for a stye and related issues cost $28 more at the vet!!!!
MikeC.....the Indy Car race this Sunday is in Loudon NH at the New England Motor Speedway. About 80 miles North of me. Luckily for the wife and me, we won't be going anywhere near there. Three factors are certain to create gridlock on Sunday afternoon/early evening: the vacationers returning Southward, the race, and the construction on Route 93 South.
Fife......."Let Chief's strip(p)ers go!!!!!!!!!!! Let Brent, Susan, and Christina go while you are at it.
LAZ...........pointing, isn't that what hunting dogs do?
JimSP........boy are you busy. Between family, work, the church, and your kiddie football coaching, your plate is pretty full.
Rich..........that's OK, buddy. We all suffer at times from rooting for the wrong team, the bad guys, the arrogant spoiled ones.
V8Dennis..........all you need is a drill and some 3/4 inch lag bolts to keep that rear view mirror in place.
Brutus..........Blackberry? Droid? My cell phone is so old it has a crank on the side of it, presumably to let the party line operator know I need to make a call. Glad to hear the continued good news on Char. I read somewhere that lawn mowing might be good for her.
8N.......... those State Fairs can be taxing on the legs, Glad your wifey's knee didn't get overworked.
Brent...........at our house (Grammy Pammy and Grampy Jack's) we don't have any proper, current technology in dirty diaper disposal. I made the mistake early on of throwing one in the garbage can in the kitchen. The only one who seemed non-plussed by the stench was the dog. By this time you and the family should be safe and sound at home. Once again, and on the arrival of your little one, Christina. Victory is sweet. Hard fought victories even sweeter. BTW, are those sleep deprivation bags under your eyes, or did you walk into a wall in your present condition? .
Mel.............no apologies necessary re the comment about the steamy FLA weather, or your wish for Winter to get to here.. We are blessed with a more moderate Summer and beautiful Falls up my way, and we usually don't get snow much before Christmas. It's the January-March timeframe we suffer in New England.
Dennis.....your children are already headed back to school? That's un-American!!!!! Your comments about the difficulties and obstacles in the adoption process sounded just like words of the CEO of NewBalance shoes who was on the news this morning. NewBalance manufacturers shoes here in the US of A. He said government over-regulation, and the cost of that regulation, is one of the key factors driving businesses (jobs) abroad. Government just doesn't get it, whether it is over jobs/employment or adoption. There is a pattern here.
Gotta run. Prayer for all who need them.
Jack
Afternoon fellas.We made to my FiL's at 3:30am. We made the 13hr 48min trip in 12hrs! That includes 5 stops for drinks, food, diaper changing, and consoling. Christina was a trooper! Only 3 squaks the whole trip.Exhaustion took on a whole new meaning.
lionroar88 Afternoon fellas.We made to my FiL's at 3:30am. We made the 13hr 48min trip in 12hrs! That includes 5 stops for drinks, food, diaper changing, and consoling. Christina was a trooper! Only 3 squaks the whole trip.Exhaustion took on a whole new meaning.
Christina has filed a formal complaint with the "executive" members of the Pot. She has accused you of parental abuse: According to the complaint: "Said new Father did not provide a rear DVD player (with wireless headphones and surround sound) for the Princess to watch her favorite movies during the trip."
Brent,
Congrats to you and The Q again. I for one am not suprised how quickly you got back to MD.
Not much going on right now. I am proud to say that I will no longer support Lowes after how they treated me when I tried to get a key cut for the Mustang last night. I went in with both working sets of keys and the Ford PATS 2010 key blank which is uncut. After the employee refused to cut it, I kindly asked why, at which point he raised his voice considerably yelling that the key is encrypted. When I told him that that doesn't affect the ability to cut it and that I can program it myself, he proceeded to yell at me saying that I don't know what I am talking about. I told him that I have read all three volumes of Ford's Workshop Manual for the 07 Mustang cover to cover before I walked out. I was so mad at that point that I felt it best just to walk out.
Luckily, there is a small family run hardware store in town that will cut it. Rant over.
TGIF!!
Great news about Brent, Q and Christina !!!!!
Cooler today in the mid 80's low humidity and a nice breeze. Slept well last night, was in the 50's and very comfortable.
Later tonight will have dinner with a good friend then maybe head over to the "bar" for a mini class reunion.
I was in mid post and had a fire call....MVA on the Turnpike, turns out it was VERY minor, so nothing to it.
I'll check back later!
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
Brent, congratulations on the new little one and glad you made it back to Md. safely. I have only driven that route once and then only from Florida to Suffolk, Virginia. Seems like we took two days to do it with overnight someplace on the way but we were towing a boat from the Southern tip of Florida.
Took Honda in for service this AM and got a report on a bad rubber boot on the front right ball joint. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did on a 96. Smog and heat eats up rubber things here. I decided to go back next week maybe to fix it since I already killed one and a half hours waiting for the car today. I might just leave it next time and get a ride home. I would like to find a service place close to home. Dealer is too far away.
Took a pass on get together last night for running trains. Too hot, too tired, what's new? I enjoy them best when I go out there in the morning. Still pondering what do do with MTH E6 with failed light circuit. Kind of gave up on MTH service for a while but friend of mine wants to take a crack at it and see if we can by pass the circuit board and run some LED lights instead for headlight and mars light. I really like my new WBB Norfok Southern Executive F3 A-B-A set and run that a lot. Kind of a welcome relief to get back to the basics after fooling with electronics too much.
Hey Chief, forget about those stip(p)ers. We just called em Rockfish in Virginia. Wouldn't mind having some now. You wouldn't believe the price of seafood in the market here. Even farm raised. Maybe it's like that all over now. I remember when fish was a cheap meal. When I was a kid the adults used to go on fishing trips and come home with wash tubs full of pan size fish, literally. I guess the population explosion and commercial fishing have taken their toll on sport fishing. I can appreciate "catch and release" programs for some stuff today but growing up it was "catch and eat".
Just got invite for dinner out with friends tonight. I think we have only eaten at home once or twice this week. We are getting spoiled but its my only vice.
Have a good night all,
Ray
SPMan
I'm [Lucy and Finn too] gone for a few. Later
ChiefEagles I'm [Lucy and Finn too] gone for a few. Later
Oh Boy peace and quiet for a few
Good evening
75 now, another beautiful summer day.
I finished the last CTT today and browsed the Lionel catalog while enjoying the evening on the patio. Brent no DVD player? oh the shame what will her friends say. Banilla is ready for the thingy...S.J.
Howdy guys! Don't kid me, Christina probably will get a persona bluray player for Christmas
Nothing much going on here today. Worked, had a couple pieces of pizza, and now having a nice chat with RT. Saw an old buddy at work today and he's not doing very well. He is out on disability due to some problems with his heart (MI) and depression, and now they think he has early alzheimers We only had a few minutes to talk, but it was sure good to see him.
TARDIS will be ready soon, hoping to pick up Mike tonight and see if he'll drive for us
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI. Worked all day moving Lucas and fiancee. Tired. TBIL but cannot drive. Will fall asleep. Reffing two games tomorrow. None of my favorites did well in first practice at New Hampshire. Sorry I have not read any posts to respond. We have a house again. Good night all.
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all! Not much going on just work, work and more work. Had a great time yesterday in da Bronx! Probably the BEST weather ever! 80 degrees with a slight breeze, low humidity and we were in the shade the entire game, awesome. Got back awhile ago from visting HudsonJohn. Seems the USPS man delivered something for me at his house again (imagine that?).
Brent - You must be smiling alot these days, NICE!
Jim - Lowes troubles? It doesn't surprise me nowadays as it seems more and more the customer is always right wrong! Nice that you kept your cool though.
HudsonJohn - Let me know when he delivers a box to the wrong correct address again, should be soon!
Night all,
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
It is a cloudy and cool 60 degrees. Looks like some rain is coming.
Today is an easy day. Ball game and Nascar race today.
Dining car is here with the usual for Breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
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