Well Dennis if I do ever make it up there I might need you to be there with me as I will need someone from a cardiologist team there as not sure how much of a shock my ticker can take
Chief that might be a good deal if next year you go I could drive to Rolesville, N.C. and then ride with you to York. Will have to look into that in the future as we get closer to it. Thanks for the offer from both you and Dennis.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Good evening everyone. Dougnotagrump, good deal on the Atlas engines. I have a couple that I need to send to them to have some work done. Jefferey, I too have some project engines I plan to do some kit bashing to. Have ideas, just no time to get to them. In the end, the hobby is what you make it out to be. The main thing is to enjoy it.
Got good news this afternoon when I got home, our son made the superintendent list again. Means he is in the top 1% of the school system. Must have gotten it from my wife! Anyway, the important thing is that they do their best. Our daughter is very smart and is in the gifted program, but she is in first grade and they don't match the grades the same way till second grade.
Spent a good part of the afternoon dealing with committee assignments and having to get my expense account done for the meeting I was just at. Not fun stuff, but I guess we all have to do some aspects of work that are not the most fun.
As for the Chief's "Saturday" comment, yeah, I got it, everyday is Saturday when you are retired! But then again, he is only pretending to be retired. Never sits back and relaxes, he is always on the go.
RT, sorry about York. Perhaps if in the next year or two if I, or the Chief are heading up, can swing by and pick you up on the way. On my part, it will be at least a year till we get settled from bringing back the two additional crumb snatchers. I love my trains, but do have to keep things in their proper perspective.
Well, better get going. May you each be blessed this night.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good evening all,
Cloudy today in SE Indiana. Did not sleep at all last night. Got up and called in a sick day. Wife has not been feeling well and I was just drained. Nothing major was scheduled for today so I just slept all day today. Feeling more human. Will get back into swing of things tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Slow day here. Temp about 80. Went for ashes this morning at 8:30 mass. Paid 17 bucks for pancakes and coffee for two with a couple eggs after church.. I think they saw me coming.
Picked up grandson from high school this afternoon cause his mom went to the dentist. I ran trains for a little while this afternoon. Parked my new 10 wheeler from WBB with old time passenger cars to give it a rest. Running NS executive train now with ABBA F3 set.
later,
Ray
SPMan
rtraincollector Jeff basically its like rich said it's your railroad so you can have what type of engines you want real or fictitious models.
Jeff basically its like rich said it's your railroad so you can have what type of engines you want real or fictitious models.
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
My post disappeared.Reg gas today was $3.24, point 9 of course. Ran some errands and some trains..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
Feeling better tonight been eating on the lite side all day.
Been a kinda boring day as wasn't feeling the greatest for most of it.
Prayers for Mrs Brutus and her second eye surgery I believe tomorrow.
Talk to you all later
Quick cup ---
Happy Ash Wednesday....
Jeff - Hey, it's yours, so do what you want...I think it looks cool.... just sayin'
New clutch cable is in and the pedal is much better and easier to push...next is the exhaust and trying to get that 5 th gear to engage...
RT Hope you feel better soon!
Chief & Mrs Chief - Get well soon wishes for youse as well
up to 60 today, but alas, my schedule was in the way again...no hog riding today
Making green beans and Mac n Cheese for dinner for me and the Princess...she had a bug an just now is feeling better. Took off from school and work yesterday, but went to school today.
That's all for now
for all those I've missed that are ill or in trouble.
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 Afternoon
Got most of the stuff done for the bathroom..now I'm waiting to finish off the grouting..
Then it is off to start on the entrance!! Yay!....weeeellll....meh...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Train Master Chief: I hope the Mrs is doing better. Jeff: What is the point of building that loco? Nothing like that was ever built so it has no purpose. I can hear the rivet counters screaming.
Chief: I hope the Mrs is doing better.
Jeff: What is the point of building that loco? Nothing like that was ever built so it has no purpose. I can hear the rivet counters screaming.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
cnw1995 Jon, my buddies say there's still snow up in Door County, but not much.
Jon, my buddies say there's still snow up in Door County, but not much.
Doug M
I was in southern Door county Monday and no snow there. There was more snow in central WI. than up north.
We got the 1946 Jeep 2A frame striped down and ready to sand blast. I had to refill my oxygen and acetylene tanks. Don't use them too much but I knew I would need to heat some things up on a frame that old. Prices have gone up. Cost $138.26 to fill both. $ 88.61 for the acetylene and $39.11 for the Oxygen. They are the big tanks.
The last time I filled the acetylene was 30 years ago and the last time I filled the oxygen was about 10 years ago. I think the oxygen cost $22.00 the last time I filled it.
Very warm here today in the high 50s.
Later,
Kev.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Afternoon Y'all.
Yesterday was veg-out day after monday's Kid Club Fun Run at the museum. All went fairly well, only some small issues as usual but I still felt like I had run a marathon by the time I got home.
Got my engines back from Atlas. Run like a charm, they had to replace some electronics in both units. Beginning to think we might have some electrical issues on the club layout, I still have an MTH PS-2 unit that I believe requires a new sound board. Oh well, will be sending it out shortly.
Gassed up the truck monday nite, $3.99/gal. If it goes up much further just mite have to look at some cut-backs on trips to the museum, unfortunately there aren't any other club members in my neck-of-the-woods for carpooling.
Got to go check the marinara sauce & sausages for dinner, let it simmer all afternoon.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
This morning I started one of those little 'can it be done' projects just to see if I could do it. I removed the body from my old Rivarossi U25C and cleared everything out of it to see if I could mount it on a 70's era Athearn SD45 frame. It took a little filing here and there on the frame and some rather radical surgery within the body shell but I got them to fit together reasonably well. I think it looks rather good with the EMD trucks.
Aloha . Grey and cold. I thought NASCAR deliberately marketed the driver's personalities rather than the cars. I know the reasons for it, as Jack notes, but I sure wished they raced something I could recognize in a showroom. Jon, my buddies say there's still snow up in Door County, but not much. Prayers for Chiefs pneumonia, RT and for Char. Looks like I'll get the surgery on my own eyes next month if what they've already done passes muster this Fri. Blownout, nice photos! Like SJ, I like hearing about Joe's activities in Japan - and his missives are from the future too!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Blueberryhill RR Chief......Today is WEDNESDAY Feb. 22nd. NOT Saturday. Looks like Chief is on the sauce again !!!!
Chief......Today is WEDNESDAY Feb. 22nd.
NOT Saturday.
Looks like Chief is on the sauce again !!!!
Chuck...... that is what I thought too !!! The snohio you directed his way plus the prospect of today may also have played into his total state of disorientation. Another thing that worries me. He is out there prunning peach trees and grape vines when he has major interior Wreck Tangle rennovations to do and an entire layout to relocate there. We are going to have to help him with his sense of prioritization.
Yesterday I went out to ship a package to my neice for her wedding shower this coming Saturday. A bona fide knucklehead somewhere down the road in front of me ignored the huge red over white "DO NOT ENTER" sign tried to enter the highway using the exit ramp (going the wrong way) and had an abrupt face-to-face with someone coming off the highway. Could have been worse. He could have made it onto the highway and had a high speed face-to face. The road I was on was backed up as a result of the wreck and turned a 15 minute chore into an hour.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good morning. It's 63° and cloudy. The high will be 75° and it will be partly cloudy.Nothing going on today other than cleaning up the layout a bit. Right now a train could make most of the trip around but would be stopped at the 180° curve on the east side due to stuff being on the track. I've gotten a couple of nibbles on my GP30's but nobody's run away with them yet.
Morning all. Overcast and wet out, but supposed to warm up a little today. Chief, my peach trees were doing the same. Hope a hard freeze towards the end of winter doesn't cause havoc. Not much to report. I am still on call and have a bunch of stuff on my plate. Got a "Greenville" station in from the train station in Nj. Going to rename it and put it on my pike. Looks nice, but will need some weathering.
Have a blessed day,
36 now, with rain later.(in February ?) Into the 40s this PM.
A nice chat with some of the guys last night. I like reading about what Joe is doing in Japan. RT sorry about your decision to skip York. Get better fast ole friend...S.J.
Morning
Today is going to be dull and wet again..high near 34F.
I am going to get ready to retile the beep beeep bathroom floor and then, the next floor to get redone will be the entrance way...
We have Cardinals and a couple of Robins singing this morning...sounds a little more active today than this time last week...
Good Mornin' Y'all From Overcast But Warming Taxachusetts,
Here it is February and there is no snow.....none on the ground and none in the forecast. And no teens or single digit temperatures. Already 38 this morning and going up to the mid 50s today, tomorrow as well. Like LAZ, the Spring flowers here are following the temperature averages and not the calendar.
Re NASCAR.....I understand the reasons why some of the things are the way they are. The needs for revenue stability/growth, safety; relative "affordability" for the teams; a points arrangement that keeps more teams (and broader fan support) in the hunt later in the season; and the "playoffs-like" shootout to generate more excitement toward the end of the season where “it ain't over until it's over.” These concepts all have merit.
But there comes a point where satisfying too many "drivers" of the sport's financial health and growth (listed above) water down the very things that have generated interest in NASCAR from its beginnings: technology/innovation; risk/speed/excitement; and car/driver/team differentiation.
What we see are moves from the top that blunt these latter three things. What would I like to see? More of the latter.
I would like to be shaking my head in awe, respect, and curiosity for a driver/recognizeable car brand/team, one that I detest, than to see a race or championship won on fuel economy, better team drafting, or through race attrition. Take off the handcuffs.
Later gang.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is 40 degrees. Clear skies. Going up to 55 today with some sunshine.
Today is an easy day. A few chores to do and then, I will relax. Maybe do some reading. I plan on taking my afternoon nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
Konbanwa,
I took today off to work on some big school projects. I went to the base library to have some peace and quiet and I was able to accomplish a great deal of work. I took a quick break from the work and was able to catch a quick ride on the Tardis with SJ, Brutus, and Charlie. Kev exited as I arrived - I guess I smelled bad. Charlie was keeping SJ and Brutus in line which is no easy feat. The wife made breakfast for dinner tonight: frittata, ham, and corn cakes. It was delicious. The kids are in bed now and the wife and I are relaxing.
Jack - I don't think I'm going to get that third layout. We don't have much storage space here and the wife already claimed that space to store her many containers of wrapping paper.
SP Ray - I'm glad you were able to start walking again. I hope that helps the other health issues.
Chief - I thought you Rebs were hospitable. I figured you would have a welcome wagon waiting for RT.
RT - I'm sorry you may not make it to York this year. Obviously we all have to make difficult economic decisions from time to time. You'll get there eventually even if the Chief won't come get you.
Sayonara,
Joe
Morning all. TGIS [Thank God Its Saturday]. OH, some of you have to work. Get that SS in for us retired guys.
Ribbon cuttng this AM [free breakfast].
Extra warm here.
laz 57 Hi GUYZ, 39 here going up to 54. I'll take it. Daffodils and crocus are coming up. Already bloomed here in the wonderful SOUTH. RT, not a box a WRECK TANGLE. Get it right. Nice pic though. Not for long. laz57
Hi GUYZ,
39 here going up to 54. I'll take it. Daffodils and crocus are coming up.
Already bloomed here in the wonderful SOUTH.
RT, not a box a WRECK TANGLE. Get it right. Nice pic though.
Not for long.
laz57
rtraincollector Morning all. Not feeling greatest think I might have caught the virus again from work. So took today off. hate doing it seeing I'm going to be off Friday thru Wednesday odd on vacation/normal time combined. But better if I don't go in and spread what I have just In case it is that virus. Just taking it easy this am. LAZY!! Got pneumonia and still going. BUM!! Nascar I'm not that much on following it I like to watch it every so often but as to which driver is doing what couldn't say but do know of the young lady in there and from what I hear she's not really that good or well liked so I'm just basically staying out of this one Things are looking on the bad side for me going to York as much as I want to go as want to meet a lot of you that are going to be there but its starting to look like the finances are falling thru that where going to support that trip. May make it one of these years but even after buying my guess passes looks like its not going to happen. I want to thank all involve who help me get as far as I did with it but the cost is just coming to be too much for the trip and all. This hurts me but its the way it must be just facing reality and with 167,000 mile on the truck not sure if I want to make that far of a trip with it. And rental is out of control from this area as with all the fees they add on here ( airport, ect ect) ( thats over $100 alone to rent a car) it would be over $300 to just rent a car plus the gas so its not in the plans for this year sorry again to those who help me get this far in getting tickets and all the questions. Next year, get to Roseyville and ride with me. Use my "points" for the room. Maybe Dennis can make it up too. One big car load. Well heading back to bed you all take care talk to you all later
Morning all. Not feeling greatest think I might have caught the virus again from work. So took today off. hate doing it seeing I'm going to be off Friday thru Wednesday odd on vacation/normal time combined. But better if I don't go in and spread what I have just In case it is that virus.
Just taking it easy this am.
LAZY!! Got pneumonia and still going. BUM!!
Nascar I'm not that much on following it I like to watch it every so often but as to which driver is doing what couldn't say but do know of the young lady in there and from what I hear she's not really that good or well liked so I'm just basically staying out of this one
Things are looking on the bad side for me going to York as much as I want to go as want to meet a lot of you that are going to be there but its starting to look like the finances are falling thru that where going to support that trip. May make it one of these years but even after buying my guess passes looks like its not going to happen. I want to thank all involve who help me get as far as I did with it but the cost is just coming to be too much for the trip and all. This hurts me but its the way it must be just facing reality and with 167,000 mile on the truck not sure if I want to make that far of a trip with it. And rental is out of control from this area as with all the fees they add on here ( airport, ect ect) ( thats over $100 alone to rent a car) it would be over $300 to just rent a car plus the gas so its not in the plans for this year sorry again to those who help me get this far in getting tickets and all the questions.
Next year, get to Roseyville and ride with me. Use my "points" for the room. Maybe Dennis can make it up too. One big car load.
Well heading back to bed you all take care talk to you all later
He's got Alzheimer's like Buckeye. Posts and then posts again. Forgot he just posted. [been waiting to get this guy ]
Have a great day.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
DOUG M, great find on those posters. Which reminds me did LIONEL ever produce those FATHEAD posters?
BLOWNOUT, nice pic.
Stay frosty,
Been a few days. Lots of pages have gone by on the Pot.
NASCAR comment - Danica Patrick is a good marketing move. She will spice up the sport for a while. Of course Mr. Montoya arrived on the NASCAR scene with lots of fanfare but faded quickly as the novelty wore off. I still miss the old days in the late 60's and early 70's when what was driven mattered as much as who was driving it. Seems that the only series that still has technical compitetion anymore is F1.
The Burro crane I got on E-bay arrived today. Found that it had a broken boom when I unpacked it. No biggie, as the price was good enough that a replacement part from the Train Tender is not a burden.
Prayers for healing.
All for now.
Good night all. Extra warm out. Pruned the peach tree [which looks like it is about to bloom] and half of the two grape vines. Rest requires a step ladder. Will do tomorrow afternoon. Ribbon cutting tomorrow AM and then a meeting.
Caldwell pivioting bi-pod for Remington 700 .22-250 Varmit Special came. Heavy rifle to hold off hand from prone or sitting. Now I can shoot its eye out.
Found out the other side of the story. Seems UPS screwed up bad. Been delivering to the other proper PO since Oct. Put on wrong truck. Then driver screwed up and then clerk back at terminal. I'll get my cameras one day.
Sleep tight.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month