The temp is 31 cloudy degrees.
Nothing on the to do list today so we are going to take the new car out for a run. Six weeks and a hundred miles, I guess it's time to do something with it. Don't leave work early today we need that SS money ..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Good morning all,
It is snowy in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s. A quiet night at home. Watched Glee. Something tells me the next storyline in that show will be rather controversial and not end well. A quiet day at work today. On the road to Bloomington this weekend to see grandson's basketball game. I hope the weather is cooperative. TBIL and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cloudy 32 degrees. Going up to 40 today with rain later.
Today is a busy day. Wife is grocery shopping and I have a bunch of chores to do. Put groceries away, have lunch and take a nice nap.
Buckeye & LAZ... TGIF (where ever you are)
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Kev, thats a heck of a way to get out of Valentines Day activities.
just kidding, hope your feeling better
I thought I was gonna need a ride in a similar vehicle after that massive buffet we went to, holly crap....
I had a prime rib, two filet minions, fried shrimp, corn, maccaroni salad, tuna sald, potato salad, a regular lettuce salad, pork and sourkraut., mashed potatos, peach cobbler, 6 Pepsi's and a blueberry slushie to top it all off
and then there was hour plus drive home...........................................
and I woke up hungery this AM?
Ryan
Good morning. Early dismissal today. May work on layout some.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Kev,
I'm glad you're home and alright. I hope it wasn't too serious. I'll be praying for you.
Joe
Thanks for the birthday wishes, I'll pass them along. Not quite ready for the insurance, that's for sure. We'll see about his license in a while when grades are where we want them. He has made great improvements and I'm proud of him, but it shows he could have done it the whole time really. I was probably just the same - I'd ask my folks, but who needs that aggravation
TARDIS is ready, let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Partly sunny and 40's today.
My wife and I went out for VD dinner last night. Nice time, and we missed the crowds. Only thing is, the resturant did not have any death by chocolate dessert. We went to the store after dinner to get the chocolate and exchanged VD cards - found one that we each liked, showed it to the other, then put them back in the rack. I stopped by the flower shop at lunch today, got a bunch of dasies and took them to my wife at her work for good measure.
The USPS insurance claim on the damaged GP-7 I got in December is finally processing. The seller and I have reached a fair settlement, so I can close the book on that one. Have to get the new couplers on order for this one.
All for now.
Well it's been a busy day for me and I'm wiped out. So I'm calling it a night. See y'all tomorrow.Old metal Mantua Magnolia tank car.
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KRM Hi Guys, Wild last few days. I now know how and where it is legal to kidnap and hold someone for ransom in the USA. The USA Healthcare system! But I am back home and alive. I had my first ride in a big square red truck with a horn that sounds like a bunch of female cats in heat. My ticker is still doing it’s job. My wallet will be empty when the ransom is paid. The wife got me for Valentines Day. She is no doubt upset. I will try to catch up tomorrow. Right now all I want is a hot bath and my own bed. It is good to be home!. Have a good night.
Hi Guys,
Wild last few days. I now know how and where it is legal to kidnap and hold someone for ransom in the USA. The USA Healthcare system! But I am back home and alive. I had my first ride in a big square red truck with a horn that sounds like a bunch of female cats in heat. My ticker is still doing it’s job. My wallet will be empty when the ransom is paid. The wife got me for Valentines Day. She is no doubt upset.
I will try to catch up tomorrow. Right now all I want is a hot bath and my own bed. It is good to be home!.
Have a good night.
WT been poping in out last couple of days not up to it and your riding around town playing pulling the cats tail. Tell us whats going on don't leave us hanging.
Evening all just got done ordering some parts for my ZW's and other items lol. Smoke unit parts for my 736 need to return it to original with a pill type smoke unit.
Any way been a quiet day even went back to bed this am and I never do that unless I'm sick I was at the desk and just started freezing so went to bed and slept for about 3 hrs got up feeling better. so far doing okay tonight.
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Good evening. Worked later than usual tonight, and much later than expected.
Nothing to report.
Night.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
40 degrees
No Waffle House here either, Only thing I order at one is the pecan waffle anyway. We had a Shoney's once but that only lasted about a year. It opened just a short time before they started closing them. A quiet afternoon, MTH has announced a nice uncataloged DT&I coil car. Check it out with a dealer. I only mentioned it because of the road name. Banilla will be ready but I might have some before then...S.J.
Ohayō,
The wife departed at 0645 this morning. She just texted me and said they are now on the bullet train. You know life is not fair when your wife who has no interest in trains is able to travel on a bullet train before you. The kids are enthralled in their schoolwork and should be finished early. The schools get out early today since Monday is President’s Day so my kids want to be finished with their work by the time their friends get out of school. I don’t have much else planned for the day except hanging out with the youngest one and figuring out what I’ll make for dinner tonight.
Jack – I’ll probably be in bed by 10 PM every night; I am a very boring person. I hope you guys are still surviving the storm’s aftermath.
dougdagrump – I received the Lionel email about their visit to the museum. Nice job!
Brutus – I hope your son had a great birthday.
Sayonara,
Lima Alco C420 shell on Stewart Athearn powered AS16 chassis.
Buckeye Riveter Mr. Murphy, you must live in the sticks if you don't have a Waffle House. Even Roseyville has one just down the road.
Mr. Murphy, you must live in the sticks if you don't have a Waffle House. Even Roseyville has one just down the road.
No we don't. Just told them, "NO!", at where they wanted to build.
Busy Mayor day. Then got home and took Wifey shopping for her Valentines Day. What she wanted. Did not want candy, flowers, dinner out nor diamonds.
Now for some chow. Diet stuff.
Got early meeting in Raleigh tomorrow morning again.
Chat later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evenin' boys. Sunny and 45 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Wifey gave me a very nice Margaritaville shirt (she likes black on my back). I gave here chocolate covered caramels.
anjdevil - Thanks for the "loaner", but the early Mike's offerings just didn't do it for me.
dougnotta - The new Mike's Premier 4-4-0's do do it for me, but not at that seven hundred dollar price tag.
cnw1995 - The challenge of creating something new and different is what I love most about this hobby. Trying to find dated material from that time frame is a challenge. I've been spending some evenings looking at sites with vintage postcards.
Afternoon or early evening to you all. Did do work again woke up with a fever again this am doing better this evening thou.
Not much going on today did find my voltage tester and soldering gun so I did some soldering. Got in a 2224W tender with the 2026 and it needed new wires to the pick-ups. It needs some TLC also but see them selling in a lot better condition on the bay for $100 - $150 so figure I would list this one for $35 and see where it goes lol.
The ZW I got in with it is great infact think its better than the last one I got. Oh well guess will get a few post for them as its missing one ( U ) and my second one is missing 2 (U and the D)
Happy Valentines Day!!!
Jack, that snow will make an old man out of you quickly and you will start dreaming of
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
RockIsland52 I enjoyed the observations on retirement. I consider my 91 year old father-in-law with my 89 year old mother-in-law. Then I realize that they never in their wildest imagination they never thought they would live this long and would be self suffiecient until they cashed in. Or that the upkeep on their modest home, uncovered medical expenses, Medicare premiums/co-pays/deductibles, prescription drug expenses and the donut hole, Medi-gap insurance premiums, having to pay someone to do what you can no longer do yourself, and property taxes would be eating them alive. Or that their savings, retirement plans, and social security benefits would be barely enough to keep them afloat. Retirement and passing on a modest inheritance as we once knew it or thought it would be or should have been may very well be a thing of the past for many of us. Later, gang. Jack
I enjoyed the observations on retirement. I consider my 91 year old father-in-law with my 89 year old mother-in-law. Then I realize that they never in their wildest imagination they never thought they would live this long and would be self suffiecient until they cashed in. Or that the upkeep on their modest home, uncovered medical expenses, Medicare premiums/co-pays/deductibles, prescription drug expenses and the donut hole, Medi-gap insurance premiums, having to pay someone to do what you can no longer do yourself, and property taxes would be eating them alive. Or that their savings, retirement plans, and social security benefits would be barely enough to keep them afloat. Retirement and passing on a modest inheritance as we once knew it or thought it would be or should have been may very well be a thing of the past for many of us.
Later, gang.
Jack
Jack, I enjoyed the story about your in laws. Have they considered a Reverse Mortgage? I have been looking into it for our farm and I am impressed with the details.
They now have them for farms, and since our major asset is the value over and above the small mortage we have it seems like a good way to provide for our retirement. I would be interested in your or anyones opinion.
Pat
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In the box from Canada I found among other things four locos. A Tyco 2-8-0 Consolidation. The motor (tender drive) looks to be hopeless. Another steamer, a Lima 0-4-0t would probably run well with the right care. It'll look good on one of my shelves. A third loco, also a Lima model is a Plymouth switcher CN #76. It seems to have some pickup issues. It wouldn't do well on anything less than code 100 track anyway. It has pizza cutters that can handle the thickest Pizza Hut has. There's also this Lima diesel, CN 3220. It somewhat runs. It would probably run quite well after a thorough cleaning. However I'm more interested in seeing if I can adapt the shell to fit a better quality chassis.
anjdevil2Happy V-D Guys!!
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Got my two Atlas FP7's today. They're 70's era. One is UP 912, the other is BN 9794. The BN loco runs fine. The UP however has a problem. On the front truck there are two fingers that hold the truck onto the frame, or should I say there would be if they weren't broken off. I got this loco AS-IS with NO warranty stated or implied. So went on Ebay and grabbed one in fair condition for $20 to use as a parts source. The UP unit is also missing the coupler retainer pins and a horn.Currently the BN unit has horn hook couplers. That's about to change so fast. It's getting a pair of Kadee #148 Whisker couplers.The mailbox was like the 'horn of plenty' today spewing forth all kinds of good things, expected and unexpected.
I got three tank cars, two which need some attention. A Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers lapel pin. Two video cassettes. One titled 'Thunder on the rails', the other is about Grand Central Terminal. I also got a box from Canada which I haven't ripped into yet.
Good afternoon. Work tonight after Jazz Band, but don't expect it to take to long (sub custodian for the Towanda School District). It's a small area that I have to do. If I were to do the area with my brother (we usually do areas together) we would be done before 5. I expect to be done, maybe, around 6 to 6:30. I leave Jazz Band practice at 4:00.
And thanks for the compliments on the roster! Be sure to check for a 2055 after March 2 of this year (if I get one at the train show in Scranton).
Good afternoon all,
Thanks for all the comments about the daughter. That is the plus side of life. The other situation, as many of you have noted, will be resolved sooner or later. There was a recent discussion concerning garage doors. What you need to do is what I did. Buy a house with a 30x35 pole barn out back that has 11 foot high sliding doors about 11.5 feet wide. Most vehicles will fit in one of those bays with lots of side room. I hope everyone has a good day.
Happy V-D Guys!!
Youse with significant others and wives----have a nice day, hope you remembered!!
Me? The Princess and I both dislike the 14th of February. No, I didn't instill this in her..... I just don't care for it and she thinks its much ado about nothing.
She is working and doing well. We're trying to make plans for her to visit or me to visit. Just have to work out the details.
Fife - I have an MTH 4-4-0, if you would like to borrow it until Christmas, I would be more than happy and honored to ship it to you. It is PS1 and smokes like crazy. PM me if you wish, we can set it up.
LV - nice collection!
MikeC - things will work out. Good news on your daughter.
Brutus - for your son's birthday!!
SubBob - If you need any insight on how your living conditions work, let me know, been doing this for 2+ years
Back to work to support you bums retired guys in your endevours...
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
BrutusSon's birthday yesterday - can't believe how fast 16 years have passed. Brent will know what I mean shortly.
Brutus......... to your son on his 16th birthday yesterday, that was a big one!!!! Condolences to you on your new automobile insurance premiums.
Mornin' All.
Weather is turning for the better, finally, but I am still cold. Been a crazy hectic week so far, tomorrow is museum day so I might get to slow down a bit(NOT).
Last week after setting up for the WGHT some of the Lionel folks came by the museum for an "after hours" visit: http://lionelllc.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/a-visit-to-the-san-diego-3-railers/ .
Bob, I briefly thought about a small storage unit since there is just so much "stuff" in the garage I don't have any more storage space. Talk about sticker shock, don't know if it's just Cally or they are all the same but in the immortal words of SNL's Emily Litello "Nevermind".
Yesterday I finally had the energy to finish taking down the halloween layout, that thing is a bear to wrestle around the garage for storage.
Mike, Hang in there. Your daughter is on the mend and the other issue will be resolved one way or another.
The BetterHalf was surprised this morning to find a dozen red roses and a mushy card on the dining room table for her. When you're the "early riser" it makes it so easy to set-up these little surprises.
Fife, I'm a big fan of the 19th century 4-4-0's / 4-6-0's but I tend to favor the MTH, PS2, as they have more power and smoke. The only bad part of the 19th Century stuff is that you can not find period appropriate seated passengers anywhere.
Gotta get movin'.
Later all.
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Happy Valentines Day guys! I thought I posted last night, but I guess I forgot or it didn't take? Son's birthday yesterday - can't believe how fast 16 years have passed. Brent will know what I mean shortly. Waffle House is in Saint Louis, Doug - the one in Arnold is great as it is No Smoking
Mike - shoot me a PM if you want to talk, my friend.
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