Coffee Pot #2 Februry 2012 5+ years and going strong and its for all to chat. Plenty of coffee and sweet ice tea for all. Come and join us and chat. GRITS for the Yankees.

[sir james I]

EST=90 minutes till March.

I don't like wishing my life away but I sure don't like winter anymore.

[8ntruck]

Sunny, windy and in the 60's today.  The severe storms missed our part of Mo. last night - prayers for those who that the storms did not miss

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for mom, all.  She is looking better every time I make it to Michigan for a visit.

The box of bits & pieces from the Train Tender arrived while we wer traveling to Michigan.  Now I have parts for the Burro crane I recently got on e-bay and a couple of operating milk cars that need a little attention.

All for now.

[Brutus]

Storms were far away from us, thankfully.  Prayers for those who were hit, hurt and killed though.  One guy on tv was in a car that was rolled over and over by the wind.  he made it, but the car was really a mess - he was really lucky!  Good news, 8N!  Prayers for all who are sick or hurt right now - thankfully, I'm doing a lot better today.  Work was okay, just stayed at my desk as much as possible.  Char is doing well - she has her follow-up eye appointment tomorrow.  My friend Vickie is doing better and they are thinking about a different chemo regimen.  Also I fixed my chair and interestingly I had to replace a lost cotter pin with a bobby pin and some tape around the end to hold it closed   I think it will hold for years to come, but I might stop at ACE and pick up a replacement pin sometime or other!

TARDIS is ready, so let's get moving!

[RockIsland52]

Good Evnin' Y'all From Pick Your Own Forecast Taxachusetts,

Since my last post, the forecasted snow accumulation is back down to 4-6 inches total for my locale.  Why I bother to pay attention to it I don't know.

Dennis.........What we have been trying to do with Maximus' skin issues and thinning hair is do as little as possible differently.  Since he gets these stints and then they pass, and nothing changes in his diet (including supplements), the vet has been able to be fairly certain the source of the issue lies elsewhere.  Antimicrobial dog shampoo takes care of the skin bumps and dander within a matter of days.  The skin scrapings reveal nothing.  We haven't even changed laundry detergents for his bedding or the dog towels, though we set the washing machine for a second rinse.  Low Winter humidity?  He got this the last time the Summer before last and it was gone by October.  I did some reading and wonder if he might have a mild case of hypothyroidism, could kick myself I ddidn't have him tested for that earlier this month when he was in for his annual vet visit.  re your product suggestion, we are considering adding more oils to his diet and something for the joints since he is a very active dog.

Off to bed!

Jack

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning.

Wet flurries ending this morning then 60% chance of showers this afternoon.

to all those suffering from the latest storms across the US....

Going to try to finish off the transfer of all my stuff from the old computer to the newer computer today..got the email from a couple of the companies that I need to reauthorize the programs from last night so that will get done this morning...

Jack:  We had our dog tested for that as well(hypoparathyroidism) as he did exhibit some of those very symptoms..he did have it...it might just be one of those things though as well..some dogs/cats just have some skin issues....

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Grey and cold today. Nice break to have lunch with pastor. Hope to run trains tonight. Great news about your sis, Ray!  Dennis and Rich, I remember the NYC radio ads. "Funny Car! Funny Car! Funny Car!" about the races in 'Englishtown, NJ"

[dwiemer]

Yes Doug, those were the days.  Getting ready to head in. Finally Friday! Been texting with one of the ladies in China who is taking care of our son.  As you can imagine, they are a charitable organization and need some medicines, etc.  I am going to hit up the pharmaceutical reps for some donation of medicine to care for the babies.  On a train related front, on Facebook, there is a site called "vintage Bergen County" that has a bunch of old train photos from the county I grew up in.  From old train station photos, to actual steam engine and trolley photos.  Very neat to look at.

Gotta run, God bless,

Dennis