Good morning everyone. Bit on the chilly side but will be in the 70s most of the day. Feel sorry for y'all up north, we have never been without power for more than a few hours. Still real busy with the adoption paperwork. Have our second meeting with the social worker this weekend. Also have to do a report on how we are to deal with any needs for the children. Last night I had a nice conversation with a lady with Georgia Pines, a group that works with the blind. We are supposed to bring them in when we get our daughter. They will come to the house to teach her. One great thing about the lady I spoke with is that she is Chinese and speaks fluent Mandarin, so that should make the kids more at ease.
Joe, from what I hear, a lot of deployed folks purchase such items as cars,etc from military returning state side. At Ft. Benning, we had "the lemon lot.". Unlike the name sounds, it was where you could pick up some nice deals. Hope you have a great time there. Please share some photos of the local area when you get a chance.
Time to head in.
God bless, dennis
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Good Evnin' Ya'll From Chilly Taxachusetts,
About time to hit the sack.
HudsonJohn.........hope you are holding up under the strain and weighty responsibility of this storm's aftermath.
News from Connecticut and the Northeast.......still a massive mess from an electric power outage perspective due to this past Saturday night's storm. And it will continue to be so, as will the economic and personal impact. CT Governor (as is ours) is very unhappy and very vocal about it. Officials are now saying that getting all the folks back on line is going to take another week, for some longer. The beleagered local utility workers meanwhile are totally overwhelmed and need help too slow in coming.
CT and MA. electric utilities, as in all States or regions, understandably do not individually have the resources in place to handle by themselves a catastrophe of this magnitude. But what is an enigma to me is that the power companies, even if they compete against one another, don't seem to have an effective formal mechanism in place with further outlying and unaffected electric utililties to "borrow and mobilize" personnel and equipment in advance of a weather-related mess that they know full well is going to happen.
This power stuff doesn't happen infrequently here in the Northeast. I know the electric utilities have the infrastructure in place to buy and sell power to/from one another in a blink of an eye and a flip of a switch, and they plan quite well for spikes in electric demand (Summer) or a reduction in localized capacity (due to maintenance or unexpected equipment failure). Why not a similar responsive partnership to deal with above-ground power line damage?
Is government deregulation or over-regulation at fault for the failure to have something more far reaching and responsive in place?
This snowstorm and its magnitude was not a sudden, unforeseen weather event. We had a solid week of advanced notice with this "perfect" snowstorm and N'oreaster, with ad nauseaum media warnings (meteorologists) that the trees were going to take a horrific hit and, along with them, the power lines.
I realize that the CT. and MA governors may be doing some political grandstanding here. But imagine the position you and/or your family and business would be in if you had no electricity in your home for two weeks, with nightime temps dipping to 30.
RaySp.........it was good to hear you are in the home stretch in your preparations for your travel East this coming Saturday. It's always good to have a backup plan for that pesky back pain. Your family reunion should be quite memorable, and I am certain your sis will enjoy it very much. Prayers continue for her.
JimmyT........are you going to change your name to 91RedProbe? Congratulations on your new acquisition!
Brutus........I hope the tests on Chewy help the vet get her/his arms around this problem.
Jon........is Seafoam a gasoline stabilizer like Stabil? I add the latter to the remaining gas in the gas tank of the mower and the snowblower when their seasons are over. Then I run them for about 5 minutes to circulate the stuff through the fuel system. For the mower, i usually wait to get in that last yard cleanup before Winter, blowing the remaining leaves out of the flower garderns and bushes first. It is so much easier for me blowing and picking that stuff up now rather than waiting to the Spring. The leaves are not all down yet either.
Good night, ya'll.
Jack
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Awaiting the arrival of the halloween "Ghouls & Goblins".
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Another busy day. More work under shelter done. Walled up bay where tractor is parked with treated 2X4's and plywood. Now to paint. Cleaned out big bay for wood working area. Table saw on treated plywood floor and compound miter on stand behind it. Can cut on miter saw, turn around and cut on table saw. Drill press to one side. All mower pull behind equipment and chipper/vac lined up between big trailer and wood working area. Almost through.
Very tired. Off to bed after shower.
Sleep tight.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Time for me to call it a night. I didn't get much sleep last night and having a busy day didn't help much. See y'all tomorrow.
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
green97probe Jeff, I think you are trying to pull my back into HO... I was heavily into Bachman, Life Like, and Tyco until I sold it all off in 99 to focus on O and S.
Jeff,
I think you are trying to pull my back into HO... I was heavily into Bachman, Life Like, and Tyco until I sold it all off in 99 to focus on O and S.
Bought the GL today. Had a couple heartstoppers on the way home, but nothing serious. The first occured when I took it to fill it up. The gas gauge isn't working right now, so I didn't know it was nearly full. As I was pumping, I noticed the sound changed. When I looked down, I saw why. Gas everywhere. I thought it was a rotten tank, but it turns out that it was just a vent line. My BP dropped back to normal, and I felt better.
So, everything was ok and I proceeded home with my brother behind me in the 97. Turns out the front brakes are questionable. No big deal. It runs and feels great aside from that. Some very minor surface rust on the body, but I'll take it to the guy that fixed the 97. It has a new exhaust all the way back, and was under $1300 total. I can't wait to dig into this one. I like it more than the 97, which is something I never thought I'd say.
A beautiful 74 degrees here today, we have had an awesome fall but extremely dry. It will all work out with snows and spring rains. I noticed on the national news that it's been extremely dry in the south west and now here, I guess that's why we have "averages". Too many folks crying wolf just to be heard.
All lawn equipment now winterized with fresh oil and Seafoam in the gas tanks, I did ride the bike into the dealership this afternoon for needed service and fresh oil, hate to see the season come to an end but at least I'll be ready to roll in the spring!
Working downstairs in the train room will take precedence beginning tomorrow, weather is turning crummy and I'm ready to take several days and just tweak things up.
All the politico's are in Iowa now sharing with us how they are going to save the country, blah-blah-blah, will be glad when January 3 arrives (caucus time) and even happier when Jan. 4 is here and they are gone. Very difficult to take any of them seriously, guess my cynicism is showing.
Stay well.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Back from the clean up!
Had a 3 car MVA earlier today...some people don't know how to MERGE into traffic!!
Was in the high 50's today and will continue tomorrow, sunny and bright.
Princess made it back from her friends house and is doing homework and going to watch GLEE later. I'm heading for Shop Rite for bananas and something to drink...
Soon, I'll have to get the track plan together...8 X 16, some will be elevated, but looking at Skip's center elevated layout, I may do something like that or a hybrid of that. I have 3 weeks.
That's all from Exit 8...
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 Evening
54 now
We got back from our visit in time for me to run the trimmer. After, I drained the gas and then ran it dry. The lawn mower will get the same treatment tomorrow when I finish cutting and chopping the leaves. Banilla is ready and got some store bought cookies..S.J.
Joe I'm looking forward to your stories, keep em coming.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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SPMan Jeffrey, don't tell me you're going to spray weathering all over that pretty Santa Fe Warbonnet engine.
Jeffrey, don't tell me you're going to spray weathering all over that pretty Santa Fe Warbonnet engine.
Good morning all, not too many trick or treaters last night but more than last year. New kids next door came over with neat costumes. One like a devil and the other like a pirate. Got some milky ways left over that I will dispose of in good time.
All systems are go on my trip for leaving Saturday morning heading for Chief's territory except my back pain is still acting up. Been taking OTC Aleve twice a day but sometimes that's not enough. Put in a call with the doctors office this morning explaining the situation to his assistant. Will leave it up to him wheather I will take any different medication and will see him if necessary when I get back. Sounds like this trip is developing into a mini family reunion with most of my brothers and sisters together and a cousin or two for the first time in years. My sister in Jacksonville, N.C. that we are all going to see is holding up good so far.
Brutus, best wishes for Chewy.
Surpised that Tony LaRussa is retiring but if you have to go that's the way to do it. Morning paper says Dodger Owner, Frank Mc Court is closer now to selling the team. By the time he gets through there may not be anything left to sell.
Michael Jackson doctor trial winding down, finally. Enough of these spectacles already! Well, this is Hollywood I guess. Historic old house over there called the Magic Castle where magicians perform for club members and dinning guest, had a fire last night. Doesn't sound like too much damage. I went there once as an invited guest and saw Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampet from the Beverly Hillbillys) in the audience. He is gone now but was pretty old when I saw him. He lived to be 90 something.
Have a good November,
Ray
SPMan
Lunch Time,
Trick or Treating down in our neck of the woods is done on the 30th. We have a big Haloween Parade in Toms River, that schools, Fire Companies, First Aid Squads, businesses and many civic organizations, families and individuals participate. It seems to get bigger every year but the trick or treating seems to have slowed down.
Ken, we had no snow down the Jersey Shore also, but we were really hammered inthe area where I work.
RI Jack, Like the costume on the pup.
Have a great day,
John
Mornin' All.
Halloween is over, after working on the garage & layout for a month now it is time to start tearing it all apart. Numbers seemed to be down a bit from previous years, still went thru about 9# of candy. Applied finishing touches very late yesterday afternoon just in time to get ready for the munchkins. Now the time crunch is going to really kick-in, dismantle the halloween layout and have the Christmas layout ready before our Thanksgiving gathering.
Joe, Enjoy your time in Japan. My one and only visit was very enjoyable, especially Kyoto and Kinagawa Hot Springs. The only problem was chaperoning a group of youngsters was like herding cats.
Brutus, Hope all goes well with Chewey.
Today is veg-out day. Between the museum Sunday and spending allday monday finishing for halloween I'm pooped.
Time to sort out the morning meds, check back later.
Good morning. It's 62° and sunny. The high will be 76° and it will be sunny.I'll be going into town to pay a few bills at some places that refuse to leave the stone age and discover something called online billing. Also have to get gas and groceries and drop some packages at the post office, not necessarily in that order. I'll be back later.
Good Mornin' Ya'll From Partly Sunny Taxachusetts,
It was 30 this morning at sunrise but we'll hit 50 today. Most of the snow has melted, even warmer temps are in the pipeline, and we may have a week without rain.
My wife is wonderful for maintaining family traditions. We held our annual Halloween get-together here last night, and we've been doing it for 23 years. It started out with inviting neighbors with their kids over to our place with our kids. We'd serve something simple (chili, beef stew, some great bakery breads) and then the parents would all take the kiddies out to score their loot. Somehow or another , it became a tradition for the households to give candy to the tykes T&Ting and adult beverages to the neighborhood parents.
When our kids and those of our neighbors grew and started doing their own thing, the affair at our home started to die. A dwindling number of the same adult neighbors would come over each year for the evening sans kids. But neighbors change as does the dynamic. And a metamorphosis began.
Things started to ramp back up when our daughter and SIL and their friends started having kids, and it has continued to this day. Chow, pictures, and then making the circuit. I stay behind at the ranch with a few of the husbands to take care of the T&Ters at our home.
I was somewhat surprised/disappointed to read here how many of you are experiencing a declining number of kids showing up in costume at your door on Halloween. Not here. Even with the advent of school-sponsored Halowwen parties, we seemd to have had a record number of the little tykes last night. The amount of candy we gave out testifies to that. One thing has added to the numbers showing up at our door: parents from other locales load up their kids in costume in their cars, drive to the beginning of our subdivision, and then make the rounds. I suppose it is because our neighborhood is safe, the houses are close together, and there are very few cars to contend with.
I hope everyone had a happy, busy, and safe Halloween. Maximus the dog was dressed up as the "devil dog" again by my wife, much to his chagrin........my avatar picture (taken last year).
Here on the beautiful North Fork, we dodged the snow all together, and had a beautiful, albiet, colder
Sunday, and Halloween.
The nice thing about the colder weather is that it means train season is here !
Time to put the beach and surf stuff away.
Ken
Good morning
36 frosty and bright sun.
No chores this morning but we are going to supper at a friends house. It's granny's lady friend so she's wanting to go. Would of been a good afternoon to cut grass for the last time. I'll do it tomorrow at 60 degrees. No kids came here at all last night, I think most go to newer subdivisions or parties instead..S.J.
Aloha from a sunny and cold Chicago. Great Hallowe'en. Probably only a time or two left to take the youngest out. He just likes to dress up. The candy is not important to him. (more for me) Great idea about the beer, SJ.for next year. Bet LaRussa ends up assistant to the chairman for the White Sox. Joe, I've used this website to browse for things to do in Tokyo. There's some super-fun toy shops.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
all saints day......posting via phone....had a good halloween.....princess was out with friends we had a few trick or treaters but the numbers were dwon due to snow? display was good....clean up today.. will post more later
Mornin' Oh, I see how you are... Jump on a new thread the night before...
Where was I? Partly sunny & 43 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. All was quiet in the pumpkin patch last night. Ate my Subway supper on the yatchet, while watching the RG switchers across the creek. Rails & Sails. Grocery shopping this A.M.
Hi GUYZ,
30 here and frosty again. At least NO SNO HI O.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good morning,
Getting ready for the Safety Huddle. The hours are taking their toll for there are a "few" accidents reported.
AF53, Headaches? Ray, you should be used to her by know.
Jeffrey, rub it in about the weather.
Joe D, Enjoy the motor trip.
Have a Great Day,
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 32 degrees. Looks like it rained a little last night. Going up to 48 today with some sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and some small chores to do around the house. I plan on taking a nap later. Exercises are starting to pay off. Legs are getting stronger.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Konnichiwa,
The weather out here is fantastic right now. It has been very clear so we have been able to see Mt. Fuji for the past few days. I plan to climb it next summer; apparently you can only climb all the way to the top in July and August. We were assigned a house today. It is much smaller than we’re accustomed to, but it meets our needs and we should be able to move in Monday. We also bought the van; there was a great deal of paperwork involved but it was worth it. The van is in great condition and it should have no problems for the next three years.
Doug - Now that we have our own wheels we will probably do some exploring this weekend. I'll be on the lookout for some toys.
Chuck - Please aim the cannon east, Far East. I'll gladly take the snow off everybody's hands.
Sayonara,
Joe
Good monring all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s. Good weather for tonight's game. E-mails from team members indicate they are pumped and ready to play. Hopefully we will have a good result. I had cinnamon rolls on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East" and before the website shuts down this morning. TBIL after the game. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Still up at 2:30, headaches finally gone but I took something strong for it and it has me wired and awake.
Brutus - How shocked were you that he retired? I didn't see that coming did anyone there?
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Sunny fall day in the 60's today. About a dozen trick or treaters tonight.
My wife would not let me go out tonight. I thought my idea of trick or treating with a shot glass sounded like a good idea.
UPS was here today with my SD70. Too bad they came when nobody was home.
All for now.
New pot! It's nice to have something warm when it's cold outside Hope everyone had a good Happy Halloween. We didn't have a single kid visitor, but that has been the normal thing for a few years now. Chewy will get an ultrasound on Wednesday and we'll see what is going on.
Tony LaRussa retired today and I am glad he was able to go out on a winner!
TARDIS is ready and we have the usual - banilla, Old Mills, and pretzels. Let's hit it guys
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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