Cold & damp here. Cat has already came back in and has only been out since 5:00am. MUST be cold.
House cleaning this AM have a best friend from the old days coming in from Denton TX. after lunch today to visit and spend the night before he moves on. It will be great to see him and catch up on everything.
Some good shows on History today.
fifedog: I with you on the Penn State stuff the media just can't report something and move on they have to run it to death. By the way I got off easy from the NTSB, engine is fixed and there and now some screws in that curve section of the track.
Guess I will light a fire and get the duster out.
Later,
Kev.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Kung pow chicken boys. Foggy and 50 near the Bay. Coulda swore I mowed/blew/raked all them dang leaves up this week. I was rudely mistaken. Had a nice shrimp-salad sandwich on the yatchet last night. Pretty soon she'll be on the hard. The news/talk shows in the region is simply saturated with the Penn State fiasco. It's 24/7 here.
What a wonderful day it's going to be in Iowa! We are welcoming 4 young Marines from the east coast at noon as part of the Wounded Warrior Project, they will be hunting in northern Iowa this weekend, all of this is possible because of private donations. Our Patriot Guard will be providing the flag ling at the airport today and I feel honored to be part of it.
Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps today, 236 years
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Good morning. It's 45° and partly cloudy with a 7 mph north wind. The high will be 64° and it will be sunny. Expecting a low tonight of 36°.Sounds like things are busy on the KCS mainline this morning. I've heard more than half a dozen trains going through in the last couple of hours. I bet my parents poodles are going nuts! They bark at anything that sounds menacing or threatening and trains really set them off. Nothing going on for me at the moment. I'll be doing some cleanup work on the layout. It could stand a good dusting. I got a bit of a start last night when I started up my van to go to the fire station. It fired up and I heard a couple of bangs and a shrill scream. I cut it off and popped the hood and had a look to see if I could see what was wrong. For some reason a squirrel had climbed up onto the front of the engine and got caught by the fan when the engine started. Needless to say the last thing the critter saw was a bunch of spinning blades. Although it was dead as a brick the squirrel was still in one piece so cleanup was easy.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold and cloudy 34 degrees. Only going uup to 48 today with cloudy skies.
Today is an easy day. I have a buunch of paperwork to do and the usuual chores. A few exercises, and then relax.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Konbanwa,
I've been very busy today since we starting moving into our house. Tomorrow, we are off to IKEA; I have no idea how long it will take us to drive there, but it's only about 30 miles away. I'll post more tomorrow; I'm pretty tired right now.
PSU fired JoePa. He should have told the police and not just the AD. He should have known better, but I didn't think they would fire him. I figured they would let him resign at the end of the year. What a way for his career to end.
Sayonara,
Joe
dougdagrump Wow, talk about sticker shock: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/09/reformer-feels-shock-anxiety-over-bullet-trains-bi/ .
Wow, talk about sticker shock: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/09/reformer-feels-shock-anxiety-over-bullet-trains-bi/ .
Evenin' All.
Been a very quiet day today, very tired so didn't do much. Did try to figure out a problem w/one of my Atlas SD-35's, looks like a a power spike while traversing a turnout at the museum damaged a TMCC board. Plan on sending it to Atlas for work, it has a couple other issues that I don't really feel comfortable tackling. If it involves soldering no thanks, when I solder it ends up looking like a seagull with a spasdic colon decided to let loose.
Chief, Congrats on another term.
Trying to watch the CMA show but there just seems to be to much Las Vegas in it.
Brutus, Must be an "old age thing" but I do not care for the newer genre of movies/shows with all graphic/gorey violence. My favs are still the old Boris K. and Bela L. style flicks.
Ray, Welcome home, glad the trip went well. Just in time to welcome the yuck weather coming in this weekend.
Rich, Best wishes on the new job, prayers it turns into a full time position.
Brutus, Since you are out of Eagles Nest the local Bevmo is still open, could pick-up some Moose Drool.
Nite all.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Big congrats, Chief! You deserve to win.
Roy - good luck on the nerve, I hope it's okay!
Ray - sounds like you had a good trip, glad you are back safe and sound!
Watched Hell on Wheels - I have a feeling based on some books I have read that it is somewhat historically sound, but they have really tweaked it up and made it over-the-top. Lots and lots of graphic violence, too. I liked it, but not sure how it will last as a series. Maybe it's just meant to go one season or is a mini-series?
TARDIS is ready for launch and we have some banilla and also Klondike bars. We have Old Mills, but we are out of Eagles Nest???
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
ChiefEagles Had to take a break when doing the engine repair, had to pick up the granddaughter from day care. She has been expelled ..Poor Kid.... for using her new teeth as defensive weapons. 3 strikes your out. Now the daughter has to find new day care provider. Glad I live 45 miles away don't think she will want to drive that far for me to do it. Give her a hand gun and teach her how to shoot it. The other kids will not mess with her. I'm sure she was defending herself. Chief, What is a appropriate hand gun for her to start with at 14 month? My S&W 357, the 9mm P1 or my old H&R 999?? First use of the fireplace tonight, darn right cold and windy out there. George the cat is in love with it. Night all! Kev.
Had to take a break when doing the engine repair, had to pick up the granddaughter from day care. She has been expelled ..Poor Kid.... for using her new teeth as defensive weapons. 3 strikes your out. Now the daughter has to find new day care provider. Glad I live 45 miles away don't think she will want to drive that far for me to do it. Give her a hand gun and teach her how to shoot it. The other kids will not mess with her. I'm sure she was defending herself. Chief, What is a appropriate hand gun for her to start with at 14 month? My S&W 357, the 9mm P1 or my old H&R 999?? First use of the fireplace tonight, darn right cold and windy out there. George the cat is in love with it. Night all! Kev.
Give her a hand gun and teach her how to shoot it. The other kids will not mess with her. I'm sure she was defending herself.
Chief,
What is a appropriate hand gun for her to start with at 14 month? My S&W 357, the 9mm P1 or my old H&R 999??
First use of the fireplace tonight, darn right cold and windy out there. George the cat is in love with it.
Night all!
Time for me to call it a night. After working on the projects today and attending a fire dept meeting this evening I;m wiped. See y'all tomorrow.
Hello all,
Thanks for all the Anniversary wishes.
Our hoped for trip to Indian River Inlet this weekend didn't pan out. Soooooooooo...... Our anniversary trip may be to the Greenberg Show in Monroeville With no complaints. I couldn't have asked for a better MRS. Hope the show is better than it was in February.
No deer sightings at Son's since the corn is gone. They are really working on the Soy beans here. (about five mile as the crow files) If all goes well they will be safe before the weekend is over.
Slowly getting some yard work done. Rain is due here around midnight. That'll slow it down again.
Chief Congas on another term. Local school board lost for incumbents. They were pretty proud of the fact they thought our school tax was to low.
Shame about the mess at PSU
Ray sounds like you had a good trip
Kev, I'm with Chief on the handgun
Off to bed.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
wrmcclellan Jeffrey - I like that style Gas station. There was an O scale model called Corner Gas and Oil that I missed picking up. The new Weaver brass corner gas model approximates the GGO model but it is not the same level of detail.
Jeffrey - I like that style Gas station. There was an O scale model called Corner Gas and Oil that I missed picking up. The new Weaver brass corner gas model approximates the GGO model but it is not the same level of detail.
KRM NTSP gave me a warning for celebrating Chief's victory when I should have been engineering. Glad it was pulling log cars no environmental problem from the crash. Keep up the celebrating. Had to take a break when doing the engine repair, had to pick up the granddaughter from day care. She has been expelled ..Poor Kid.... for using her new teeth as defensive weapons. 3 strikes your out. Now the daughter has to find new day care provider. Glad I live 45 miles away don't think she will want to drive that far for me to do it. Give her a hand gun and teach her how to shoot it. The other kids will not mess with her. I'm sure she was defending herself. Kev.
NTSP gave me a warning for celebrating Chief's victory when I should have been engineering. Glad it was pulling log cars no environmental problem from the crash.
Keep up the celebrating.
Had to take a break when doing the engine repair, had to pick up the granddaughter from day care. She has been expelled ..Poor Kid.... for using her new teeth as defensive weapons. 3 strikes your out. Now the daughter has to find new day care provider. Glad I live 45 miles away don't think she will want to drive that far for me to do it.
Rain or no rain???? That is the question. One minute it is suppose to and the next maybe not and then maybe.
Popcorn time.
Sleep tight [got 8 AM meeting in Raleigh (free breakfast)].
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evening all!
Fife - aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Take it away, take it away....my eyes!!!!!!!!
Anj - congrats on the temp job!
Ray - so glad your trip went well.
Kev - yep - this is going to be a long road. I was able to arrange work so I have no more business trips this year. I made sevral trips with this problem and it set me back on healing up.
Pat - thanks for exposing part of the truth behind Chief's election!
Work has been really hard the last two weeks. Lots of things to address across multiple teams.
And SJ - I am so looking forward to deciding to goof off for the day.
Cooler tonight - Mike C sent some winds our way I think.
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
Good evening all,
It is windy in SE Indiana. Work went well. Quiet evening at home. Bran muffins for breakfast. TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
It's 59° here now. Looks like we might get down to 42° tonight with no rain in sight.
Here's one of the things I was working on today.
Good Evening
59 degrees, and very windy
Yep I just goofed off today. Can't find anything that suits me on TV so I might just play some PS2 golf. Banilla is ready but better land on manual control, you got a cross wind tonight. ..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
laz 57 Hi GUYZ, CHIEF, where my free BEERs? I did the write in vote and still NO BEERs? Stay frosty bouyz, laz57
Hi GUYZ,
CHIEF, where my free BEERs? I did the write in vote and still NO BEERs?
Stay frosty bouyz,
laz57
LAZ........I think I got your beer as well as mine. Label said: EAGLES NEST BEER. Chief must have made a mistake, was distracted because all of that non-campaigning has been tough on him. I read the ingredients on the label, and hops were nowhere to be found, just grits. So I dumped it all down a clogged toilet, cleaned it right out. But now the sewers in the street in front of my house are clogged and overflowing.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Rain pulled out and the cold is crashing in. Speaking of crashing.....
Well crash victim # 8689 has been repaired as per plan and is now back in service.
Ground off the mounting studs and drillrd out truck frame ears. Installed socket head bolts with lock nuts to hold blasted off front truck assembly back on truck frame.
NTSP gave me a warning for celebrating Chief's victory when I should have been engineering. Glad it was pulling log cars no environmental problem from the crash. [D
Roy. Take your time on that never damage. Nerves take a long time to heal. They will only heal at about 1" per year. I had 3 Ulnar never operations in the mid 90s from a arm crush and it still gives me fits now and then. Leave surgery as a last resort bad enough to have surgery on the arm, I would try to keep away from it on the neck. But in the end it is up to you.
Jeffery:
Have a great night everybody!!
CHIEF - With all the write in votes from LAZ and I you should have had at least 150% of the vote. Please send my beer ASAP!
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Good afternoon everyone. Tried to post yesterday, but got called away for another case. Didn't leave the hospital till after 11pm.
Chief, congratulations on the election. As for not spending any money, that will come when you pay off all the voters from here! Could be a very expensive "free" campaign.
Ray, glad you had such a good visit east. Yesterday was two years since mom died and one thing that stands out in our minds, and the minds of our kids is that we got to go on vacation a month before with her and my dad. Most precious thing is the time spent with those we love. And thanks for the kind thoughts.
Have to get busy on some reports as I have a meeting with the execs tomorrow.
May God bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Afternoon guys!
Congas, Chief....
Dems swept the polls up here....apparently most of the dumb masses are truly clueless.
Funeral for our past chief went well. Weather was outstanding, in the 70's. Saw guys that never cry yesterday shed some tears. I was just honored to be asked to be in the procession. Viewing for my past Captain's dad went well also. Learned this morning that Hal Bruno has also past on.
Fife - I had to stab my eyes on that picture.....please..make it stop...!!!!!
SP Ray - glad you are home safe. Sounds like an enjoyable albeit short trip.
I have found a temp job. Local body shop needed someone to do assembly/disassembly and suspension work. Wants to see if I'll be ok so this will be a trial run. 5 miles from my house and just past the WaWa so this will be a win/win . I'll be a contractor until he is satisfied I'll be ok. Just need to get my tools here.....cuz I start tomorrow!
Nothing else of import as of yet. Will check back later!
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
Good morning all,
Chief, congratulations on the victory. "Grits rule". Didn't realize you were right in the middle of an election while I was traveling.
Sent my extra rented POC batteries from my trip back to the supplier in Charlotte, N.C. this morning. Called Fedex to pick up but they say I have to have an account so I just dropped off the package at a local pick up point.
Roy, good news on the neck problem. Hope you don't need surgery. I ran into the same thing over 10 years ago but mine has since healed itself I guess. Not causing a problem now.
Water leaking in street in front of my house this morning but they say the break is on the City side of the meter so they will fix it at their expense.
Saw an article in the morning paper about airlines flying full flights and less of them over the holidays. Flying is not for sissys anymore. Guess we were lucky to get a reservation when we did.
Big Cal Stewart West Coast Train Show coming up later this month. Might go but have gone to the Dixeland Jazz Festival in San Diego for the last two Thanksgivings. Think we will pass on it this year. Maybe stay home and cook a turkey.
Ray
SPMan
Roy - As part of your rehab, DO NOT watch this individual...
The consequences could be irreversible...
Congrats on the win Chief.
Good morning. It's 53° and sunny. The high will be 68° and it will be partly cloudy (so weather guesser says).Not much going on here today. Power was out part of the night. I discovered this morning that one of the trailers on my layout has a tenant. A wolf spider has moved in and set up housekeeping. In scale feet it's 3' tall and 10' wide. When I spotted the behemoth it was walking across the park. It went to the mobile home back of the park, climbed in through the picture window and is still there at this time. I guess now I'm going to have to do some work on it before I get tenant complaints about it not being level.Today's photo is a rare look at the front of Ezra's place. I'd like to do more to it but it's extremely difficult to get to.
Morning all!
Kev - if Fife call the NTSB on you watch out!
Chief - congrats on the win! As to the need for paperwork to justify you spent nothing on your reelection campaign - "no good deed goes unpunished".
Cooler here with the front blowing through. 45 and maybe 60 today. Warming slightly as we get to the weekend.
Have an appt tomorrow morning to get the boat winterized. Gotta haul it across town in rush hour. That is always fun?
I can't remember if I already mentioned this but the doc gave me a Tues on the healing of my nerve and neck pain and said we now take a "watch and see" on this. If it continues to heal/diminish then the slight problems I will deal with are not worth operating on the neck at this time. That sounded good to me. Another 6 weeks and we will know where this stands. In the meantime I have now met several people that have had the operation and say it is a miracle compared to what they were dealing with. That also made me feel better.
Have a great day all!
Congrats Chief. Your town must love you.. re-election even after the DUI
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Good morning
54 with some sct. showers today.
No plans for today, after his check bounced, Chief sent me instant Grits for votes but that won't do it. They did fill the pothole at the corner quite nicely though. For those working folk....
Happy Hump day....S.J.
Official results
Rolesville Mayor Candidate Votes Percent Frank Eagles (i) 109 100% (Last updated 9:00 p.m., Precincts: 100% reporting) Rolesville Commissioner (Elect 2 seats) Candidate Votes Percent Shannon Whitley (i) 106 52% Gil Hartis (i) 97 48% (Last updated 9:32 p.m., Precincts: 100% reporting) Really had a great turnout. Not really. There were three precincts voting in town. We were the only thing on the ballot. Cost the Town over $3,000 to officially elect us. NC law requires the vote. Now I have to do a lot of paperwork showing I spent $0 on a campaign. Unbelieveable. Sunny and real warm. Sinus thing has me down. Will get out and around soon. I see there has been some tough weather west and north of us. Suppose to die out as it reaches us. Only turn things cooler. Have a good one.
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