Evenin' boys. Whataday. Whataday... Youngest princess got GT art.(That was the good news)
88 - Yes, I was at Perry Hall for the rest of the afternoon.(That was the bad news)
dwiemer - Big CONGAS!
anjdevil - She's always right, you know.
RockIsland - Did we question Maximus?
Ray....It sounds like your car is not "tracking" straight. You may need to have your alignment checked. Maybe the caster is off. Or you may have air in your power steering unit. I can tell you a very easy way to bleed the air out if you want to send me an email.
Chuck
NOW THAT THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG.......
Captain MikeC. Has a nice ring to it.
Brutus.......congrats on your new phones! Do you use SKYPE?
BOC........get in as much prime rib as you can. In 6 months with the corn feed going to H in a handbasket, tube steaks (hot dogs) will be all the beef we can afford.
Jeff.......that is great news on your Mom. Walking and getting aggravated is a good sign. Put the pontoons on the lawn mower!!!!
AF Ray.........thank you for your condolences. The Red Sox implosion is complete!!! DougM's Cubs too, only a bit earlier than usual.
HudsonJohn......prayers continue for you Mom's next round of doctor appointments.
Chief......happy belated b-day to your (much better) half!!!!! Glad to hear about Frankie's addition to your "fleet." Are you still the Admiral?
RaySP......my dentist last week told me how great my teeth are looking. Then in the next breath, she tells me I need a deep scaling and a full set of updated xrays, presumably to see if she can find something else wrong. The entire staff in my dentist's office walk around with teeth so white you might be tempted to use them to communicate with astronauts in outer space. Now they are telling me I should try bleaching my teeth to get them whiter.
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
fifedog RockIsland - Did we question Maximus?
Fife.......he was the first suspect, but he quickly lawyered up and pleaded the 5th.
KRM Jeffery here is a long haul from back in Feb. 25 cars, pretty good for O gauge on a 16'x12' table with a 34" curve mixed in. Do you know why all of the videos I shoot when posted on You-tube show the trains moving so fast even tho they are going slow when shot??
Jeffery here is a long haul from back in Feb. 25 cars, pretty good for O gauge on a 16'x12' table with a 34" curve mixed in.
Do you know why all of the videos I shoot when posted on You-tube show the trains moving so fast even tho they are going slow when shot??
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
RockIsland52 Jeff.......Put the pontoons on the lawn mower!!!!
Jeff.......Put the pontoons on the lawn mower!!!!
Howdy All.
We still be rumblin' and bumblin' out here !
Was working on the cabinet doors but it got to hot, take a long break til early tomorrow morning.
Picked up a RS boxcar on FleaBay to run behind my 0-6-0's and an 0-4-0, was also bidding on a Rutland BC w/diesel RS ending a few minutes before this one but it exceeded my self imposed limits.
Tribe, Sox, Cubs......... how about the Padres !
Major Congas for the Wiemer Clan !
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
Wiemer Family Big congrats. Glad to hear it.
Not a lot going on here today. Normal day of work just relaxing now.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Dennis,
Kev,
The speed difference is likely due to the .mov files created by your camera, and YouTube's use of .flv video files. YouTubes conversion can cause issues like this one. I use Any Video Converter to convert my files to .flv before I upload them.
20% rain chance tonight. Looks like we're getting more than that! My satellite just blacked out and it's pouring down here!
*Well my father went out to his RV this morning to check if the generator would start. It did. so then he shut it down and pulled the fuse out of the faceplate on the genny. The fuse fell out of the fuse holder and ended up in a little hole at the bottom of the well where the fuse fits in. Now I wonder why he pulled the fuse. The thing started, it worked, obviously it was good. Why pull the fuse out? Well he wanted to see if it was good. God, I know this man isn't an idiot, so why does he act like one? Anyway, he reached in with a needle-nose pliers and managed to ground the hot contact of the fuse clamp to ground and the sparks flew! At that point I finished with mowing the grass and stopped to see what he was doing. Well I made the smart play. I took the face plate off the panel and used a small magnet on the end of a plastic rod to fish the fuse out then put the panel back on. I used a small piece of electrical tape to secure the fuse to the little holder it's in so it couldn't fall out again then put the fuse and holder back into the front of the genny. He went to start it from inside and it wouldn't do anything, not even click. I checked all the fuses in the vehicle with a fuse tester and used a multi-meter on the ones the tester wouldn't reach. So then he calls my nephew and tells him he needs him to come down to see what's ailing it. Now this man knows what bait to use. He hung a case of beer out there as a reward and the boy came running! Within an hour he found the problem. My father had fried the circuit board that controls the starter. No new board for a twenty-five year old Onan genny. So he rigged a bypass on it so it can be started and cut off. It starts now and it works! So my Father has a working genny in case the coming storm takes out the power. It's not much but it can run both fridges and a couple of lights and fans. That's all he needs it to do. Can't run a TV on it. We tried that when Rita came through in 2005. I had to carry the TV out of the house before it burned the place down! The genny puts out AC but it's not clean. The circuit for that is built into the RV but doesn't seem to work with outside appliances.Since 5:00 pm we've been getting short showers here. Some light, others heavy. Looks like it's starting.
Just got this flash from my weather service. It's something all of us along the gulf coast should be thinking about.
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.
CLASSES AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT EUNICE WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME (for my area) IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.
...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...A SLIGHT JOG TO THE WEST MAY PUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM WINDS INTO THE AREA FROM LAKE CHARLES TO FORT POLK TO ALEXANDRIA.
HOME!!!!!! Long day. 2 hours there [not including 1/2 hour for me to get to Frankie's girlfriend's house]. 1 hour killing time having lunch at Morehead. 1/2 hour going over boat and instructions from owner. 2 hours on the water in sun and salt spray. 1 hour washing and flushing boat and motor. 1 hour transfering things at State Employees CU. 2 1/2 hours driving to Frankie's GF. Last 1/2 hour driving home. Tired. BTW: Cheap scape did not buy me a fresh seafood lunch and nothing for dinner. [Cheap scape like his Mom {ex-wife}]
Congrats Dennis and clan. God bless.
Now to rest.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
It's 75 and it stayed muggy all day. Hard to breath in this stuff. Granny got 20 and a 1/2 quarts of tomatoes from her bushel. 18 to 20 is a good batch. The kitchen was closed so Pizza Hut feed us today. Daughter and 2 grandsons stopped by while on their bike ride, so we had banilla ice cream cones tonight. Finished the evening sitting on the porch till after dark. Fire up the thingy, I'm running late..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
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow, weather permitting.
Sunny, muggy 80's today.
More cleaning in the basement tonight. While I was working down there last night, I noticed a crack had opened up in one of the basement walls. I'm sure that it is drought related. Got a better look at it tonight. It looks like there was a previous trowle & cement type repair attempted on it a while back, so it is not new. Called a couple of foundation repair contractors to start getting estimates. Man, are those guys having a good year around here.
Interesting note from my sister. Her husband is getting 'downsized' one day before he retires. So he goes on unemployment for one day then retiers ? Does this sound kind of odd to anybody else?
I forgot to mention that I cut a deal on a RI boxcar that has been in the LHS so long that the Lionel orange on the box has faded to yellow. I think he was glad to get rid of it.
All for now.
Today was our 18th Wedding Anniversary. We celebrated by getting a new crown (tooth) for her, braces tightened for the kids, and I have some kind of sinus headache or brain lesion - not sure yet. Hope our 36th is a little more fun! Oh - and my truck wouldn't start to take the kids to school this morning. I called her and she was half-way home to get the kids when I finally got the truck to turn over! So she had to turn around and go back to work and I had to race as quickly and safely as possible to get the kids to school on time! I think my gas cap is worn out and I got some moisture in the gas from the temp changes and rain we had. I'll get a new one if I have trouble tomorrow. TARDIS is ready, so let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Hello all
Took last week off work and tend not to get on the computer at home as much.
Brutus and Jeffrey - thoughts and prayers for your mom's
RDC is awesome! Love the lights!. Well worth the $60 if anyone's in the market.
Kev - glad to hear you're smokin' again!
Joe - incoming...
Looks like I will be working at our telescope on Kitt Peak for a bit. Maybe more if we get this new 'scope. Will mean I will be able to get home more and be involved in some really neat projects. First, I have to make piece w/ a fellow employee tomorrow though. Wish me luck.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Hello all,
Muggy low 70's here this AM. Lower humidity and clearing predicted this PM
Brutus. Congas on 18 years
Submmbob good luck
Buckeye, when will you be in Altoona?
Laz, did you miss not going to school???
Mrs. started this AM, only 179 to go
Jeffry, hope you don't need them ping pong balls
Pat. Jeff's talk about generators yesterday reminded me. Did you ever get one?
Best get busy
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It os a sunny 70 degrees. Going up to 81 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I didn't sleep well last night. I have a few chores and then I will try to relax. A phone call on business and then lunch. I will take a good nap this afternoon.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Banks Pat. Jeff's talk about generators yesterday reminded me. Did you ever get one?
Hello Banks, yes we got a Generac 20,000 watts, whole house (well almost). It can do the whole house but we have to switch it to do the supplemental service for the barn and outbuildings.
We have LP gas on the farm so the generator runs on LP. Had occasion to test it a few hours when the electric went out, and it worked fine.
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Mornin' boys. Nah, no it's not a good one. Woke up with face puffy and bottom lip swollen out. Doesn't hurt, but definitely a reaction to something. Off to Doc at noon.
Well I had a nice post made but used their spell checker and it said there were no mis spelled words then blew the post away.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
It's a sunny 66 this morning. Going to around 80.
Being a city living guy I just have a small generator that will keep the fridge, freezer and sump pump running. We have not been shopping since we got home from our trip a week ago so off we go this morning. I might cut the grass later after it dries...A slice of banana bread will be breakfast...S.J.
AF53 Just a quick check-in before we head to the game. Dennis and Kim - Great news!!!!! Laz - I heard during the game yesterday the last Tribe championship team was from 1948. When they win the next on I want to see a pic of your face.(and a video of the cartwheels)!
Just a quick check-in before we head to the game.
Dennis and Kim - Great news!!!!!
Laz - I heard during the game yesterday the last Tribe championship team was from 1948. When they win the next on I want to see a pic of your face.(and a video of the cartwheels)!
AF53,
The TRIBE came close to win it al back in '95 when all they needed was one more strike by JOE TABLE, jose mesa, on the mound. And what does he do bring a fast balldown the middle of the plate guy hits a single we loose the game. Me and BRO get up say to each other oh well wait til next year then I go home. Ripped the heart outta me that nite. Haven't been the same since.
laz57
8N, Cracks in concrete are part of the guarantee.
SJ, We have not canned tomatoes in years but I like them much better than what you get in the stores.
Chief, Your kid sounds like mine. He has the same problem AND cause.
Jeffery, good story on your dad’s gen set and now you know how to get your Nephew over to help you with the tractor.
JimProbe, Video converter????
Dennis congrats on the additions for your family.
RIJack, I had a dentist like yours once. It was like they had to find something wrong. I got rid of them.
Brutus, congrats on 18 good years and a hope for many more.
Bob, we be smoking. Good luck with the coworker.
Prayers for all in need.
Hi GUYZ,
Second day o retirement. Got my run in with dog 3.65 miles now take her for a walk, then lift. Gotta do my paper work today go to bank, pay school taxes.
DENNIS, BIG CONGAS on the adoption.
Stay frosty,
Aloha. Beauty of a day here. Yesterday was nice for a Monday. Re-reading a nice engine-driver biography from Great Britain on the train ride in. Thanks for the Loki info, Laz. I was curious. Thanks for getting my run in for me. Jack, that's the Sox I love, never the Cubs My FiL's petunias are doing great but he spends the equivalent of the national debt on water and fertilizer on them. Love that 'nodding donkey' Jeffrey. Great news, Dennis! Congrats to you and Char, Brutus!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Mornin' Y'all From Rainy Taxachusetts,
Drought recovery continues as it has been raining slowly but steadily for the past three hours. Maximus the dog was not happy taking care of business in the rain.....needs training from LAZ' Minnie in that regard. Our dog trainer marched us all down to a pond with a beach earlier in the Spring and had all of the owners heel their dogs straight into the water, then sit them, then down them. Heel means heel. Maximus was the first in and the first to sit and down. It was my wife who was worried he wouldn't do it.
Day six has commenced with the car still at the dealer (waiting on a part, or so I was told). Maybe they accidentally totalled the car. RaySP.....re the Honda steering issue that continues: this is not rocket science. Since you have already sunk money at the dealer you chose, don't change horses, turn up the heat, suggest they consult another Honda dealership. They don't call them "stealerships" for nothing.
RaySP, DougDG, and V8.....good luck with the quakes. Maybe you guys will wind up with zillion dollar beachfront properties. And Ray, what will you do if the new retention wall falls down?
8N.....I am surprised your brother-in-law did not have enough vacation days and personal days to bridge that one day gap to the "retirement" date. Sorry to hear that, must be disappointing and stressful.
Dennis......hope you and Kim have a safe trip home with the kiddies!
Brutus........loved your account of your 18th anniversary. At least it will be a memorable one!
SubmmBob.....hope that peace conference with the coworker bears fruit. If not, at least you tried and can beat him with the olive branch.
Chief/KEV/Jeffrey......good deeds with family shall not go unpunished. And the (lack of) balance between nurture and discipline in the upbringing? Join the club. Success with an open and frank dialogue with the better half? You too often get women's logic which is illogic. Then you hear "I don't understand what went wrong with my baby?" They aren't babies any more. Jeffrey, I have to agree with your Dad's highly successful strategy, bribery.
Jeffrey.......you definitely need an arc, now that the storm is upon you, one large enough to protect the layout. Pontoons and ping pong balls are not enough. Stay dry. You have to admit that your Dad's repair story was pretty funny.
KEV.....I told my dentist I wanted to be buried with my teeth intact. I didn't say I wanted to be dead AND bankrupt.
DougM and KEV........my FIL lives in between you two and he says the leaves are already falling in earnest in Elgin.
PAT......you have a 20,000 watt generator? WOW!!! You must have more than one beer fridge to keep up and running during an outage. LAZ must be taking notes.
FIFE.....are you sure your puffy face and swollen lip isn't the result of the wifey beating you while you snore in your sleep, or is due to an allergy to the dog she insists sleep in bed with you?
Banks........ on your wifey's countdown!!!
Later, gang. Some basement cleanup (serious de-junking) is on the agenda for today. My wife, who is one of the chief contributors to the sea of useless and worthless stuff, has been on me to take action. Now that I am, she is concerned I am going to bag and take to the curb something she may want, even though I don't think she has been in the basement for over a decade.
Morning all. Warm and HUMID!!
TWC contractor buried cable to Box. Probably install tomorrow. OK with me as they did a lot for almost nothing. Why I recommend them.
Software here. I do see improvements. Thing like changing fonts. If you had not typed the first word after a quote or photos, jumped back to the top. Now it lets you go right on.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Nah, no it's not a good one. Woke up with face puffy and bottom lip swollen out. Doesn't hurt, but definitely a reaction to something. Off to Doc at noon.
Probably a drunk's fist.
Jeffrey, hang in there. Now they say may loop around north of us towards PA and DC and wet us during holiday weekend.
Have a good one.
PS: Sorry Char. You have had to put up with him all those years.
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