RockIsland52 lionroar88: Thanks Doug!After the sunroom addition TheQ had me paint the room a light sage green. That and the medium brown carpet just made the room look like a dirty cave. We decided to change the wall color to yellow as part of this project and I have to say it REALLY changed the look of the room! It is so much more inviting now. Brent........my wife was reading over my shoulder and looking at (with admiration) your picture of your new favorite (sun)room, getting some sinister ideas about her own honey do list. Suddenly she became horrified to learn that SuzieQ caved in and gave you space for one train artifact by the fireplace. This has my wife worried there is a weak spot in Susan's armor and that I might get similar ideas. Jack
lionroar88: Thanks Doug!After the sunroom addition TheQ had me paint the room a light sage green. That and the medium brown carpet just made the room look like a dirty cave. We decided to change the wall color to yellow as part of this project and I have to say it REALLY changed the look of the room! It is so much more inviting now.
Thanks Doug!After the sunroom addition TheQ had me paint the room a light sage green. That and the medium brown carpet just made the room look like a dirty cave. We decided to change the wall color to yellow as part of this project and I have to say it REALLY changed the look of the room! It is so much more inviting now.
Brent........my wife was reading over my shoulder and looking at (with admiration) your picture of your new favorite (sun)room, getting some sinister ideas about her own honey do list. Suddenly she became horrified to learn that SuzieQ caved in and gave you space for one train artifact by the fireplace. This has my wife worried there is a weak spot in Susan's armor and that I might get similar ideas.
Jack
Brent and Jack: I like my wife's various ideas for locomotives..being as how she was out west for a number of years before we met she kept on talking about getting the GMD1's with the A1A wheel sets...now we are finally getting them..as Rapido are in the process of working on them ...
Jack: It was a Merc in front of Barris' paint shop...
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Good Evening....
It is raining on our'n heads right now...and 55F currently...not bad for a day in March here...
Got some stuff picked up for the house so I can get some of the dang trim work done around the kitchen and bathroom areas...the next stop on the Floor Wars, London ON division, I forgot the part number will be the entrance and front 'powder room'......oh...did I say that my mrr budget has been whacked lately?
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Fife,
Don't feel bad, I got into it and watch every Thursday. I liked the basketball segment a few weeks back.
Brent,
You could always remind Susan that there are more expensive hobbies. For example, trying to save 20 year old Mazdas.
Jack,
According to the Carfax report, the original owner kept up on the routine maintenance judging by the entries from the West Mifflin, PA dealer where he originally purchased the car. I am the second owner, but I can't say what happened to it between owners. Except for one burnout (had to get it out of my system ), I baby it. Hasn't seen salt and only got caught in the rain once since I've had it.
I was hoping that the 264 Forklift would get here today, but nothing yet. I spent some time on the Probe GL trying to figure the fuel gauge out, but nothing there yet either. It is running much better though. I refuse to give up on it and am hoping to have it back on the road by the end of the month.
Testing... testing...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
cnw1995 Testing... testing...
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cnw1995: Testing... testing...
Working... working...
Need more ssssibelance..
Big chicken dinner tonight and it's pulling my eyelids down. See y'all tomorrow. Laundry day tomorrow.
Tired. Cooked chickens on the grill for Pam's friend Gail and her Mom to eat dinner with us. Also Pam's Mom and Dad came to eat. Gooood.
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
59 degrees now. 60s tomorrow.
Those who read my morning post know where I spent the day. Funeral is tomorrow at 10. I'll stay up awhile to see who comes to chat...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Looking for you, SJ.
Evening all!
Apologies for being awol but work load and home activities have been the order of the day so little energy left over to check the forum.
It looks like the work load and other stuff will continue to rule for the next couple of months (including all the activities leading up to my son's HS graduation end of May/beginning of June).
Looking forward to York next month and a break.
Hope all are well!
Have a great day tomorrow all!
Regards, Roy
Good Morning,
57 and raining.
Nothing much going on.
Got in late last night and missed the Tardis.
Have a great day,
John
Hi GUYZ,
50 here to get into 70s.
Got my YORK passes in the mail so I'm there on APRIL 20th.
BLOWNOUT, as usual great pic!
Stay frosty,
laz57
Mornin'...
It is a wonderful sunrise here in London ON...it rained most of the night and t'underboomed but it is all clear now...oh..high today? 60F...lovin' it...
Need an extra strong dose of rawcaffeine in an IV bag this morning..people down the road from us had a large party that spilled out all over the place last night...yes, even in the rain...so all manner of things were going on there......it was finally shut down by the friendly neighbourhood police officers by 4am.....you see...these people sometimes like to party on a bit...
Today's schedule includes some putting a loom together for Audrey and a few chores around the house...later on today a few friends are going to show up so we can run some choo choo's...
Mornin' FellasWell by the time I got home from work yesterday I did not feel like doing any tile work... tonight is trash night so I really want to get the debris cleaned up off the garage floor and get the two tiles cut so the mess can go out with the trash! Have a haircut appointment tonight to get the shag carpet removed from my head! My hair hasn't been this long since HS!Family coming into town this weekend for my birthday to see Christina so I really need to get the tile installed tonight so I can grout tomorrow night and install the last piece of threshold. Probably do the touchup paint Thursday night.I really need a day off from work (both work and working at home)... York CAN NOT come soon enough!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cloudy 53 degrees. Going up to 65 today with a slight chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. I have a few chores to do and then I have to work on some paperwork. I'll be busy for a few hours. Lunch and then the afternoon nap. I think there is a ballgame today from AZ.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Good morning form PA Dutch Country,
Warm and rainy here this morning, to clear later. To be in the high 60s & 70s all week with lots of Sun, can't beat that for early March in PA.
SJ, My condolences to you and family.
Jeffrey, That photo looks like an actual RR shot, nice.
Laz, Will you be planning a Friday Morning Breakfast when it gets closer to York time?
Thanks John.
Good morning. It's 67° with patchy fog. The high will be 82° and partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms.Not much happening today. Have to do laundry this morning. I may be able to get some layout work in later.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 60 already in the Mid-Atlantic region. 'Twas a bad night for chickens, as that's what we served in Fifedom as well. Lots of doctor visits (scheduled) for Fifelings today. Got the green light for YORK from work, so I shall be there on Friday.
88 - Looking this shaggy...?
...or are you more of an Epstein...?
50 into the 60s today.
We will be leaving soon, so just checking in. A good chat, last night with some of the guys..S.J.
Aloha. A beautiful, sunny 50 degrees. Might get up to 70. and I get to ride the L to Lincoln Park today. All good. Daughter and boyfriend come home tonight for spring break - I can sense the 'disturbance in the Force' already. I tried retrofitting a little wooden barn that would make a perfect single-engine stall for Percy last night. I think I may have to do major surgery on it to make it work and as it belongs to my son, that will probably not happen. I am glad to have caught the Tardis last night!
Sunny 45 and going up to 70 again today. Cheerios in the bowel and away we go. Not much going on but I am fine with that. Missed the hint on chicken last night and did fish, but chicken is on for tonight. May clean up around the house some to get ready for the March birthday extravaganza on Sunday. We have four birthdays in March so going to do them all at once. They are 8,24,51.and 78 or something like that. House will be full. Blownout nice AMC there. Fifedog you had to go and post those pictures. Ouch. Roy, Glad you stopped in. Prayers to all in need, Later, Kev.
Sunny 45 and going up to 70 again today.
Cheerios in the bowel and away we go. Not much going on but I am fine with that.
Missed the hint on chicken last night and did fish, but chicken is on for tonight.
May clean up around the house some to get ready for the March birthday extravaganza on Sunday. We have four birthdays in March so going to do them all at once. They are 8,24,51.and 78 or something like that. House will be full.
Blownout nice AMC there.
Fifedog you had to go and post those pictures. Ouch.
Roy, Glad you stopped in.
Prayers to all in need,
Later,
Kev.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good Morning CTTFans!
Coffee and Donuts to go please...
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Konbanwa,
The weather was very pleasant today: mid-50s and sunny. Yesterday it was nice as well but a little bit cool. It was still nice enough to bring the older son to the baseball field for some practice. He did well and hasn’t lost much skill over the past few months. He does still need some work on picking up fly balls of the bat. He has no problems picking up the ball when I throw fly balls to him but he can’t seem to pick up the ball when it leaves the bat. We had a nice dinner at home and then relaxed. I just finished some schoolwork and will be off to bed momentarily.
Doug M. – Were those Hornby cars I saw on your track?
Dennis – Thanks.
Jack – I’m making sure I can outrun the wife should I ever need to. Actually, my wife is much more competitive than I am and she is not worried about the boy coming home bruised or banged up. She was quite the softball player in her day and she throws the ball harder at him than I do. She is not one of those mothers and she knows healthy competition will help him grow and mature. She also knows taking a ball to the head is what I call “feedback.”
Sayonara,
Joe
Good Mornin' Y'all From Rainy But Unseasonably Warm Taxachusetts,
I'll take it!!!!
Spent 4 hours again yesterday with after school tutoring the "improving" 8 year old granddaughter. Vocabulary, spelling, and definitions. Phonics. Sentences. Punctuation. Nouns, pronouns, and proper nouns. Adjectives and adverbs. Tenses. Multiplication, division, and times tables. And some reading and reading comprehension for good measure. No matter how hard I press, she's still sucking it up like a sponge and isn't complaining a bit. I try to make sure we have fun throughout. I hope she accepts over time that the only limit to her progress is herself. Self esteem and independence, marching to her own drummer, beating her modest expectations. Think I will ask the daughter and SIL if I can go with them to the next parents/teacher conference. I need to make sure we are all on the same page. I'm psyched!
SJ........again, condolences about the loss in your family. I hope each of us, when dealing with these things, can celebrate the life and all of the good that accompanied it.
Chief........what were the results from the surveillance tapes? Is an arrest imminent?
Roy........glad to hear you keep feeding SS for the Chief. We wouldn't want to see him run out of $ and have to eat less.
Spanky........good to hear from you!!!
Brent.........better get the hair colored too to hide that "parental" grey that should be creeping in. You don't want family to see you in your current condition.
DougM..........the joys having a daughter with boyfriends. You need to get a rifle from the Chief and mount it prominently over the fireplace. Wear a sidearm when he comes to visit or to pick her up. Casually mention to him some made-up story about your upcoming parole hearing. Fife can guide you. .
Fife........at one time my hair looked more like Horshack than Gordon Gekko.
Blownout.........week day neighbor's parties that need to be broken up "with encouragement" at 4AM? I am surprised someone didn't blow a gasket by 1AM and call the police. Neighbor must be well liked. Re the 1949 Merc pic sitting out in front of the Barris shop......that is what my grandparents' next door neighbor had. The sound when he fired it up and drove it is still music to my ears. But somehow I recall the grill being busier than the one in your posted photo. Good stuff!!!!!!!!
LAZ.......will you be weraing two wrist watches to York? One for the time of day and the other a "countdown to retirement" watch. I think da Yorkie boys should all be buying you frosties at York to celebrate.
Jeff.........one of the advantages of living up here in snow/tundra country versus where you live is that Mother Nature somewhat thins out the reptile, insect, and varmint population annually.
JimmyT........I wouldn't worry a lick about the color of the tranny fluid and would have anticipated a "severe usage" fluid change at the mileage you changed it. You didn't buy a Corolla. My 1969 Corvette, which I purchased in 1973, already had a slight telltale exhaust color that "this horse had been ridden hard", that an eventual and premature engine overhaul was in my future. Who cares? You got what you wanted and what you enjoy, and the condition and cosmetics of your Mustang would leave me feeling really good about my choice.
JoeyD........one of the good things about having more than one child is that the parents get wisely desensitized over time and let the little ones trip and fall once in a while. If only I kew then what I know now...........
Later, gang!!!!!!!
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Morning all. Partly cloudy and warm. Small showers off and on. Sunny right now though. Goofing off today. Probably lake house tomorrow and Thursday until afternoon. Suppose to be in the 80's for a few days. Fishing time.
Jack, got two sets of "guys" at the pond from game camera. Not who we figured it was this time. All the "others" are in jail except one who out ran Raleigh PD Officers the other night. Will meet with some parents about the photos.
Brent, you will fine that the folks will make all grades of excuses to come see you all but really the main reason is one person.
Chat later.
Lunch Time,
Rain ended and it is getting nice out.
3 1/2 hours to go. Planning on relaxing tonight and running the trains. I have to try out the 2056 Hudson that I bought last week.
Blowncyl., that 56 Chevy brings back some good memories. I can not wait to start restorodding my 56 Nomad.
I will try not to be late for the Tardis! I will bring the banilla!!!
RockIsland52 Jeff.........one of the advantages of living up here in snow/tundra country versus where you live is that Mother Nature somewhat thins out the reptile, insect, and varmint population annually.
Boy, I'm having some seriously slow loading times here and at the MR site. The other forums I frequent load just fine.
It works fine for me. Must be something on your end.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
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