ChiefEagles Kev, just making a point. BTW: I own tobacco farms. Was going to use some of that "secret stuff" in a smoke unit. Time ran out. Off to a free meal.
Kev, just making a point. BTW: I own tobacco farms. Was going to use some of that "secret stuff" in a smoke unit. Time ran out. Off to a free meal.
You know, Chief, I am just messing with you. Don't eat tooooooo much. I think you will like the "secret stuff".
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good evening all,
It is warm and cloudy in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s. Reality will come back tomorrow with more rain and temps in the 40s. Spent the day taking down Christmas items and the tree as well. Not much else going on. Took the "saucy wench" out to Chili's last night. First time we had a nice meal while not on the road. TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
ChiefEagles KEV, interesting site. Mostly arguing. Why don't we ban alcohol and vehicles. Kills more people than guns each year. Actually kills more people than tobacco. Yes,interesting site. I think that is the post V8Dennis is talking about. Wait Chief,,,,, I thought you were a tried and true southerner???? They all agree that nothing is better than GUNS, BEER or SHINE and A PICKUP TRUCK and all at the same time. You had better move north. Got Volunteer Fire Dept. Holiday meal tonight. Always have it after New Years as so much going on between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Combined Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years meal. In short,,, another free meal.
KEV, interesting site. Mostly arguing. Why don't we ban alcohol and vehicles. Kills more people than guns each year. Actually kills more people than tobacco. Yes,interesting site. I think that is the post V8Dennis is talking about.
Wait Chief,,,,, I thought you were a tried and true southerner???? They all agree that nothing is better than GUNS, BEER or SHINE and A PICKUP TRUCK and all at the same time. You had better move north.
Got Volunteer Fire Dept. Holiday meal tonight. Always have it after New Years as so much going on between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Combined Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years meal.
In short,,, another free meal.
Feeling sort of under the weather. I wish it would just freeze and kill all of these darn germs.
I mailed off a medical bill and went to the bank so I would have some cash to drink beer with tomorrow when the women are having their baby shower at the Moose and we guys can buck up to the bar. Wifey gets to drive home.
Bob, I think your package should arrive for you today if the USPS tracking is correct.
DennisW,
Charlie,
I was watching your YouTube video of the new Conventional Classics 726 with the Madison cars. Lionel did a much better job reproducing the 726 this time around compared to the Century Club version from 1997.
Got the 2426W in the mail today. Condition wise, it's a perfect match to my 726. Whistles great with a mellow but loud sound.
Back home. Going to do some Box work. BTW: called Nicholas Smith and ordered another NS Legacy. So, I'll have two shipping Monday.
KEV, interesting site. Mostly arguing. Why don't we ban alcohol and vehicles. Kills more people than guns each year. Actually kills more people than tobacco.
Later.
Hello all
Sitting up here in the kitchen to get online. The signal in our unit is fairly weak and we haven't invested in the booster yet.
Pretty cold this weekend in the Ol' Pueblo. Too cold to finish painting the bike frame:(
The hardtop definitely doesn't like cold weather w/o the lower shrouds and thermostats. The cooling system seems to work too well, something I'm not used to after starting out w/ VW's. Engine was barely warm after being run for 20+ minutes a couple nights ago.
Jack - I think it's time to just invest in some 2 X 8's and cinder blocks All my furniture has either been been cheap or free so it's hard to fathom, but then you're married
Chief - glad to hear you're doing better
Dennis - happy birthday!
Kev - thanks! and nice find on the ore cars!
Selling off my last gun. Been in a friend's gun safe for 7 years now. If I ever get another it will be an Enfield replica. If it does load down the barrel I'm not interested I find all the AR hype interesting as it is not that great a weapon. I know as I trained on the originals. Were NOT accepted as released. But I guess some people think they look cool.
Will see if the transformers came in today.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
SPManGood morning all, Another cold morning (34) outside. Going down to 27 tonight they say. Maybe I better wrap up some exposed water pipes? It won't stay that low very long, probably just before dawn. Chief, good luck with change in meds. Don't need anymore knee locking. Did not get out to the train room/garage at all yesterday. Too cold! but I might venture out today if the spirit moves me. I still have my artificial tree up in the house and running my prewar Lionel train around it. No hurry to take it down but probably will by next week. I'm also still playing Christmas music in the train room that I taped during the season. I never get tired of it. Ray
Another cold morning (34) outside. Going down to 27 tonight they say. Maybe I better wrap up some exposed water pipes? It won't stay that low very long, probably just before dawn.
Chief, good luck with change in meds. Don't need anymore knee locking.
Did not get out to the train room/garage at all yesterday. Too cold! but I might venture out today if the spirit moves me. I still have my artificial tree up in the house and running my prewar Lionel train around it. No hurry to take it down but probably will by next week. I'm also still playing Christmas music in the train room that I taped during the season. I never get tired of it.
Ray
Ray......probably you need to do nothing with the exposed water pipes for that temp for that short a period of time.. But to be safe, and if they are garden spigots, just do what snow country folks do.
Shut off the cold water feed (spigot) inside the house, usually located at or near the wall where the cold water feeder pipe goes through the wall or foundation to the outside wall and the outside garden turn off/on spigot.
Then open the outside spigot and let it drain and drip until empty.
Leave the outside spigot open until it is not still leaking water. Any residue water sitting in there won't be enough to freeze, expand, and split the pipe.
If the outdoor spigot continues to drip slightly because the inside spigot is not closing off completely, you may just want to let it drip for the few hours the temps are below freezing.
That's part of "winterizing here. Hope this saves you from wrapping the pipe.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
V8Vega Wow I really started something on fiero.nl off topic with my post I was going to add here but decided it was too controversial. 97 replies and their long on 3 pages, it takes a hour to read if you read slow enough to comprehend good. It was on gun ownership. freedom, and revolution.
Wow I really started something on fiero.nl off topic with my post I was going to add here but decided it was too controversial. 97 replies and their long on 3 pages, it takes a hour to read if you read slow enough to comprehend good. It was on gun ownership. freedom, and revolution.
Very Good dennis_6 Is this your post V8?
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/098369.html
Good morning all,
SPMan
We removed the Christmas decorations from outside today because it is 60 degrees in Buckeyeland and the 8" of snow has melted.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Morning. Foggy and real warm. Suppose to have burned off by now. Getting ready to go to Raleigh Mayor's Dad's funeral.
Got a new Lionel NS diesel with Legacy ordered from Nicholas Smith Trains [first order from them]. Got a hint from a post on OGR forum that the engine was there. Hope to have it "in house" and running by middle of the week.
anjdevil2 Foggy up to 60F today. Feeling a little better. Took my FloVent and Levaquin before work, had to eat, now with agida...
Foggy up to 60F today. Feeling a little better. Took my FloVent and Levaquin before work, had to eat, now with agida...
That has been the med of choice for my Dr for my colds, pnumonia and bronchitis. Took two and a half weeks worth. Suddenly joints [especially knees] starting "locking up". Too much Levaquin will do that. Why I have had to switch to another med.
See Sir. J is having to get a different dog sled. Good luck on your search and buying.
KEV, all there is down east is black soil [dirt is soil out of place ].
Hope all are having a good weekend.
Happy Birthday Dennis
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
It's an overcast 51 this morning. BUT the real January returns tomorrow with much colder temps. I must give a sad farewell to my beloved Ford Ranger as it has been sold. Granny has trouble getting in and out of it so it was time to get something more comfortable. Our club meet is tonight so this it for today. Brutus is in charge of the Banilla...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
Good morning everyone.
Seems really dreary today. Weathered my Erie Lackawanna hopper some after spraying it with varnish.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good morning , 50Degrees but will be sleet by night fall. Almost the same as with BOC.
Not a lot on the plate today, wifey is home.
My friend Tom came over yesterday when the grand daughter was napping and picked up his post war New Haven 2242 and the KW that I fixed for him. So we did trains for about an hour. He was telling me he is looking at buying 1,495 ac. in the Alabama black belt. A stretch of the state that has good black dirt. If he gets it I will be heading down there to check it out,, should be fun. Chief, have you ever seen BLACK DIRT???
I sent in my TCA app and the check two weeks ago but I have not got anything back yet, but maybe York this year?
Bo. That is just how it went down, I am in the clear and Ryan is out of luck testing them for me. The signal looks great.
8N, when you do get that ALCO done you will need to post pictures. So now you will have the ABA black bonnet set. cool!!!
Brutus, I hope Char gets better. I wish I was close to anyplace that had a train show.
Laz, as with the Bears, there is always next year.
Wow, Jeffery looks like it is never going to stop raining by you. I sure wish you could send DougM and I some of that.
Like Chuck, I am going to spend some time outside as long as it is warm. I was so busy yesterday I forgot to get the mail so I think I will walk up there and get it. That will make a little over a mile of a walk.
Quickie post from Pennsauken:
On the way home, I'll go via the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge to Ewing and drop a deposit on the Lionel NJ Transit set. I think I deserve it. Then off to pick up my clearace Christopher Radko glass Christmas Orniments - like of the '50's style - at JC Pennys. $20 for like 6 6" and 10 3". Excited? Oh, yeah!!
Got my W2 yesterday...it's amazing on how you (can't) live on less than 17K a year. Especially in New Jersey..... .
Chuck - #3 on the Forum but #1 in our hearts, congas on surviving 5 years of this insanity!!
Off to Ewing.....
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
Dennis...... You are now learning what many of us have. The more little ones you have, the faster you age! Hope your day was fun and that you got something with flanged wheels to look at. You certainly don't have time to run them.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a foggy 49 degrees. Going up to 65 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will relax. Maybe do some reading. I plan on spending some time outside enjoyinf the warmer weather. I don't think it will last long. And, of course, lunch and a nap, later.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast. 5 years now.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
HI GUYZ,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENNIS!!!!!!! Hope to see you at YORK?
Rained yesterday so no hunting. Going to SILs today so no hunting. My season is done. On the brighter side yesterday I ran trains for an hour NO PILE UPs!!!! Had a good run sesion was gonna work on layout but decided to run em instead. Felt good.
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Good morning. It's 69° with 100 humidity and light to moderate rain. There's a fair chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. The high is projected to be 78°.Another sleepless night. It's safe to say that I'm in a really lovely (read that as bad) mood this morning. God help anybody who comes around knocking trying to sell stuff door to door. They're not supposed to do it but some people don't check the laws for this area or just don't care. The word 'NO' doesn't seem to mean anything to some of them. Those individuals get introduced to Bertha. They understand her with no translation needed and are suddenly in a real hurry to make a hasty exit! But enough about that.As I was saying before I got side tracked on sales people, I couldn't get to sleep last night so I sat up all night watching movies I've seen a bunch of times hoping that I'd get bored and fall asleep. No dice. I even watched '2012' and 'Unstoppable'. Those two watched one after the other should have been a surefire cure for insomnia. But it didn't work.No plans for anything today. Guess I'll just take it as it comes. It's more rain today. According to the weather guesser it's more rain clean through to Thursday! That doesn't help my mood any. The lakes coming up and those folks living lakeside are starting to think they may be in for real trouble. I'm safe enough up here on my hilltop thirty some feet above the lake. At eight feet it'll be in one of my neighbors home. At ten feet it'll be in another one and at twelve feet my father will have water in his great room. Hopefully they get the flood gates opened enough and that won't happen. The folks downstream from the dam could have a problem though. Last I heard the 'Little Sandy' creek was up over ten feet and I can hear water roaring over the lakes spillway from here, half a mile away.
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
Good Morning
Variably cloudy with a chance of a shower later on..high not nearly as warm as some of you...about 55F expected..but Sunday will get only to 36F and continue down from there....
Have some friends coming over for supper later on ...that is about it for today...
Have a good one!!
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/
High 50's and mostly cloudy here today.
The black bonnet F3 B-unit came in at the LHS today. The Canon T3 came in at Staples yesterday. New toys to play with.
I got the 4-6-2 steamer opened up the other night. Without side rods, it runs smoothly. The smoke unit even works! I'll give it a good cleaning and a new traction tire before it goes back together.
97 Probe - I found a 1995 catalog on e-bay. It got here yesterday. It looks like somebody pieced together a train out of that catalog.
Brutus - I was hoping to make that train show tomorrow, but it looks like work is getting in the way. Maybe we'll be able to make it on Sunday.
The mechanical work on my dual motered Alco B-unit is done. I'm at the body work stage. Life in general has gotten in the way of this one.
All for now.
Oh yeah Happy Birthday again Dennis - already said hi on FB. TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Okay - 2nd try to post as it hasn't worked today for me? There was a big train wreck a few miles from my house today, but looks like BNSF has it under control. It was almost all the way into Imperial Mainstreet, which would have been really tragic! Family went out to dinner tonight at a new Chinese/Thai food place - awesome! Best Thai food I've had in years - drunken noodles with seafood and my lips are still burning, yum! Nice chat with the guys. Depending on how Char feels tomorrow, we will go to the WGH Show at America's Center. Should be great, sure hope she feels better as she has been fighting a cold for a few days. TARDIS is ready - let's go!
Jack, I guess MA Yanks can't read either. This morning's post.
ChiefEagles Joe, no soccer here until the Yankee implants came down. Just like hockey. Never had it here until the Yanks invaded. BASEBALL, FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL. Remember, true American = Mama, Baseball, Apple pie and Chevrolet.
Joe, no soccer here until the Yankee implants came down. Just like hockey. Never had it here until the Yanks invaded. BASEBALL, FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL. Remember, true American = Mama, Baseball, Apple pie and Chevrolet.
Then there was this [I might say the first ever] highly intelligent reply by KEV.
KRM Golly, to listen to Chief, one would think the only Americans are all the stump jumpers from RoseyvilleNC Is that where the Mayflower landed???
Golly, to listen to Chief, one would think the only Americans are all the stump jumpers from RoseyvilleNC Is that where the Mayflower landed???
Manteo, first English colony. Colony was not lost. They had found the greatest place to live in the new world. So they moved inland and kept quite. Why? Because they knew eventually the Yanks would come flooding down and mess up the place.
FOGGY!!!! Horrible since 4 PM. Tomorrow it will burn off and get into the 70's.
CSI NY and Blue Bloods. Now off to bed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER DENNIS. Need to know if we are going to York this year. If so, Roseyville will change their Rec Day Parade Date.
Sleep tight.
Happy Birthday Dennis!
Spent much of the day installing relays and signals in Maryville. Going to try to finish up tomorrow.
Sounds like some of you guys got a good deal on some RMT cars. KRM, did that story line above really work? If so, very smooth!
I've been staying up to late, so its time to hit the rack. Here a picture of one of the bridge signals that finally got installed.
Again, Dennis, Happy Birthday!
Good night everybody! Bo
Visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dr. Dennis
Joe, Pull the triger on those cars, They won't last at these prices. It is all the talk on OGR.
Rest of the story:
Well I think Jack would be proud of me, and sorry Ryan. After babysitting all day the daughter just left with the pink eye munchkin. Anyway I said to the wife earlier when the grand daughter was still here,,,,hey guess what Lexi and I got today??? ........... What ??? Well there is this super sale on RMT in stock cars so Lexi and I ordered some,,,heck they were under $10.00 each........you want to see them????........sure,,,,,,,,,,cool I will pull up the site so you can see them.. Remember I told you once that any car for $10.00 or less would be too good to pass???,,,and these are NIB.........Really?? yes....check them out.........They are nice.........Lexi likes them ,,,,,,They are nice and that seems to be a deal....Yes it is babe. ........I am going to pull them with your post war #41....it will be nice. Yeah I think so too. .. Now just to break the news I ordered 4 sets.
Have a good night all.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dennis
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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