Congratulations Fife on the Ravens' victory. Hope you did not get an "all hands on deck" call for crowd control for the post game celebrations.
And re Fifepup moving away.........they may leave the nest but they don't stay left.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
KRMWOW kind of chilly out there today, 14 degrees at 4:00PM .......Chief, You want to know what cold is??? It is when you take a ride on the Gator around the perimeter of only eight acres and your beer freezes up before your done! That my friend is cold. Not as bad as nose hairs freezing up but right there. I do love the nip,,,,,,, till I get cold. Fire is cooking in the fireplace now. .......
.......Chief, You want to know what cold is??? It is when you take a ride on the Gator around the perimeter of only eight acres and your beer freezes up before your done! That my friend is cold. Not as bad as nose hairs freezing up but right there. I do love the nip,,,,,,, till I get cold. Fire is cooking in the fireplace now. .......
I am disappointed in you. An experienced and ingenious person such as yourself should not have these problems. The beer in in your hand should never freeze up if you are drinking fast enough. The the extras in the mini 6-pack-sized cooler should not freeze up either since the cooler wards off the cold temperature extremes. Now go back out and practice until you get it right.
wrconstructionmore snow today, just an inch or two. wish it would just SNOW and be done. this inch here and there is anoying.
Ryan.....I am disappointed in you too. "Annoying" is looking out the window at the crack of dawn, discover that the forecast was correct, that there were two feet of snow dumped on you overnight, and you suddenly realize you forgot to get gas for the snowblower. And then the wife declares "Ryan, I sure am glad I have you to take care of these things." Now THAT is annoying. Scary too.
Good morning,
The lights are back on at the Superdome and Fife will be getting some overtime to protect the locals from themselves during the celebration. All is well.
Not much going on today. I need some electrical supplies for the added lights above the table and a new saw blade for the miter saw and my circular saw. So I guess I will take a ride to Menard’s.
Ryan, you’re right about that black or chock cherry wood. Not much burn value and a lot of sap in it.
Jack I promise I will practice on keeping my beer in a liquid state.
You guys have a good day.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
SPManV8. what rain? We did not get any over here on the East side of L.A. unless it was in the mountains. Maybe it evaporated before it hit the ground. later, Ray
later,
Ray
Ray........it saddens me to think you California boys are still beset with these Winter weather problems. When, oh when will it end?
Temp is 20, more pesky snow falls. Everything gets clean and dry and then here it comes again. Granny says the furnace blower is too loud so I reminded her to be glad she can hear it running. I wanted to buy a new one last summer but she gave me a thumbs down and since this one is working I had no cards to back my play. Now new regulations has caused the price to almost double on a new one. OK I'm Done, must be I'm tired of winter. ....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. It's 49° with 87% humidity. It'll be cloudy with a fair chance of rain. The high will be 68°.Nothing in particular planned for today. I might be able to get in some uninterrupted layout time today. Then again someday pigs will fly. Yesterday I had time to run a train around the layout a few times after I shut the computer down last night but not much else. By that time I was wiped. Looks like I have some older freight cars and bits and pieces headed my way. I'm also working on picking up a used loco or two. 70's and 80's era stuff. Looks like the projects will be picking up again. Good thing too. I need something to keep my mind off recent events. The more the better. Who am I trying to kid! It's just fantasy project work and I'm trying to bury myself and my feelings in it. I said good-bye to my mother a long time ago when she still knew who I was but it's still hard to take. I miss her so much.
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
Aloha. Grey and snowy this am. Just like yesterday. Spent all day watching the college boy's final home hockey game for the year. Then watched the Big Game... Bride was apologetic she forgot about it and we didn't have any snacks. But I told her we have beer so everything is just great. Buckeye, glad you are OK. I still remember suddenly waking up in my Nova -- full of screaming co-eds, whilst sliding down I-80 sideways in a Pennsy blizzard. One of whom was 'driving'. After slamming into a snowbank at the bottom of the hill, I remember thinking now we're really in trouble. Then miraculously a wrecker showed up, pulled us out and wouldn't take any cash. I drove the rest of the way back to Illinois.Sounds like my Scout experience was similar to others. One year, 'camping' consisted of being dropped off at an abandoned slag dumping site in northwestern Connecticut, with a sleeping bag, a canned ham and a .22. No adults. That weekend was like Lord of the Flies. Can't you imagine doing that today?Bob, thanks for the Marx tower explanation. Nice pickup of the Marx 'State 'o Maine' car.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning, 20 and a fresh snow covering the Jersey Shore.
It has been a busy weekend! My son and I picked up a 1973, Economy Power King 1614 Tractor Saturday. That was an all day affair, for it was 3 hours each way into Delaware. As we were loading the tractor, my son tells me that he thinks that a tire is leaking on the trailer. So we stopped at a local Tractor Supply to get a new tire with rim and they were out of that size. So we stopped at the nearest gas station, filled the tire, a slow leak down about 10 lbs. We stopped every 1/2 hour or so to keep an eye on it. We made it back without an incident. Anyway the tractor runs great.
Kev: I went thru the planning and construction of a new house once. I did a lot myself and working 2 jobs and building the house was enough. Now after 25 years it is time to remodel and update the house.
I have been burning more wood than usual also. My furnace only sees to run to make hot water and it is 72 inside right now.
Mike: I wish your daughter the best and a speedy recovery.
Ryan: Like me you have a mix of brands. I really like the postwar trains but I do have a lot of modern. i have Lionel TMCC, but the owner of a LHS is working on me to switch to MTH DCS. To me there is no perfect system and when I get to my new layout I will probably set it up conventional and gradually switch over to DCS.
Fife: It could be worse. When my daughter got married and moved out she moved across the street. Now the new house that is being built is about a mile away. Come to think of it it is a stones throw from AF53's #1 daughter. Ray and my kids all live in the same town and they are within 10 minutes from our houses.
AF53, Your sister Linda could not believe that you put a camera on your engine. Doray asked me when I am doing it!
Thoughts and Prayers to the growing list for all in need.
Have a great day!
John
Buckeye,
Glad you're alright.
Kev,
I've got a similar freezing problem. That's what I get for keeping the Extra Gold in the garage next to my other tools.
Jim
Morning. Busy. Got to run. Sunny and warming. 60's tomorrow. Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Rock, she is ALWAYS on me about making sure theres gas for the tractor and gas for the generator, etc, one time i recall dumping gas from the lawn mower just to have enough to plow the driveway open to go get more gas to finish plowing the driveway to this day I have not heard the end of it.
Hudson, I always bought what I liked, but now that i can run them, as far as steamers are concerned, I really am taking a liking to MTH
Ryan
Good Mornin' Y'all From Crystal Clear and 20s Taxachusetts,
My apologies for being mostly MIA since last Wednesday. Life interfered, leaving me a zillion posts behind. I missed a lot of important stuff, so I need to play catch up.
DJ...........I can hardly contain my joy over your positive news on little Tyler. Over the past too many months you and your family have managed to scale a most daunting and formidable mountain and take on all that was thrown at you. Tyler is one very brave little boy with parents who had no quit in them. The DOC's report this past week could not have been more welcome news.
Jeffrey......I was touched by your tribute to your Mom. I hear you when you say that you miss her so much. I hope that your Dad is doing OK. Time eventually heals a lot of sorrowful wounds but never erases the fond memories. Not a day goes by that I don't think of my folks (RIP).
Right about now Brent and Susan may be a proud Dad and Mom for the second time. Prayers that all is going smoothly for them. Brent, as for being color blind, make sure you don't accidentally run a red light on your journey homeward bound with the precious cargo. As Fife said, "Smooth sailing!!"
AF Ray.........I was glad to hear that all looks positive on your family's medical fronts. That is a lot to hit you all at once. You and your family have my continued prayers.
HudsonJohn......I suppose your Mom is a bit lit up that her treatment has to continue a little while longer. I hope she is not too discouraged by this. If necessary, on your way to and fro, take her to an outlet mall on the way back home.....it will take her mind off of things. Prayers continue.
MikeC.......I hope that this morning brings good news on your daughter. GB issues are no fun.
RaySP........I was glad to hear your wife's eye procedure went well and hope that she's seeing a lot better this morning.
SJ........I was glad to read that your recent visit to the skin Doc was once again successful. What a lot of the younger folks here don't understand is that us older more "mature" guys grew up as kids spending a lot of time in the sun without the benefit of SPF anything. And I don't mean Sunday Photo Fun.
Gotta start reading to see what else has been going on here.
Good Afternoon From Windy Cape Ann,
We too got hit late last week with a taste of Spring (60s) but things have returned to normal, albeit a tad under the normal low 30s temps this time of year. We too got the wind gusts to 60mph last Thursday and Friday; but I don't seem to have any shingles laying around in the yard. Have not yet had a chance to scope things out in the sunlight.
I still can't figure out why so many here continue having forum issues......lost posts, signing on, font size, etc. Now it is with pop-ups. Maybe it is because I am still running ancient software.........IE 7 and Windows XP home. Instead of upgrading, perhaps youse guyz should be downgrading.
Brutus.......was sorry to hear that your wifey's hours got cut back 20% for the foreseeable future. It is never a good time.
RT.......if you did get hacked, I didn't get anything suspicious though my wife DOES think your emails to me re 726 and 736 Hudsons for auction/sale are a bad influence on me.
Buckeye........I am so glad that your unintended visit last week to that rock wall did not cause you any injury.
HudsonJohn.......congratulations on your daughter Michelle's breaking ground and getting in the foundation on her/their new home. So much for your retirement!!
Rich.......if you run into any snags with your "D paperwork" this coming weekend, let me know. I can help with the embellishment honest statements of fact. When I get done with it, you may have a new and unexpected positive cash flow from all of this. for your friend's Mom.
KEV........hope you are nearly over the hump with your cold symptoms. I use Afrin nasal spray. About as effective clearing up stuffed up noses as using Drano; and each use lasts for about 12 hours. on the layout expansion progress video! RIP for your Cherry tree......along with the pics of the tree damage and the ones of your pet Pleated woodpecker, looks like a scene out of Jurrasic Park......thing is almost as big as a Teradactyl.
8n..........re your leaky tire, my money is on either a rim leak (do you have alloys?) or a puncture (nail or screw) because the air loss is not continuous or constant. A bad valve stem would be continuous. Re air loss because of the colder temps, don't think it is that. You would lose only 1psi for every 10 degrees colder it is/was from when you last checked the tires. The psi comes back up about 2 psi when you are driving for 20-30 minutes, or 1 psi for every 10 degree increase in ambient temp.
SJ.......wait until you get a quote on a new furnace. Be sitting down when you read it. May be in the 5 digits!!!
BOC.....souds like da code is movin' on.
Chief........was glad to read that you finally got the heat pump issues in the BOX squared away. Condolences however on the bill.
JimmyT.........did you check pre-purchase to see if your new 13.2 inch rear rotors will fit with your wheels?
Hope JON is acclimating himself to the Ioway Winter.
Ryan.......so when do we get our autographed copies of your video? Wonder if you will get nominated for an academy award: "best comedic actor in a documentary."
JoeyD........six mile runs are not going to prepare your for the marathon unless you plan on taking a good dose of amphetamines and pain killers before your run.
Prarietype........re that dead and smoking Alco 200 motor, back in the early 1960s your symptom on my slot cars usually turned out to be a bad winding somewhere on one of the armature poles. Had to scrap the motor and either replace it or rewind the existing one.
KEN (krapug).........where have you been hiding?
Adios Muchachos.
ChiefEagles Kev, listen to Brent. Just don't follow in his footsteps. Saw a leg and arm off while falling from a tall ladder.
Kev, listen to Brent. Just don't follow in his footsteps. Saw a leg and arm off while falling from a tall ladder.
Okay Chief, Why did you have to go and say thay??
So I am adding a light fixture above the layout addition and standing on the table with my head in between the upstairs floor joists pulling romex wire and I lift my head and feel a piercing feeling in the top of my head. Yeah right,,,,,, a nail is jabbing me in the head. I was lucky that I was moving slowly and only minimal brain damage accrued.
Well that job is out of the way. I picked up new saw blades for the jig, miter, and circular saws this morning. Let see how that goes.
Back to work, Later.
Jeffrey, thanks for sharing your feelings about your mom. Missing a mother is perfectly natural but it still hurts. Time will heal.
Saw the first half of the Super Bowl. Did watch the half time show with Beyonce'. Switched over to the Music Man musical on movie channel after that. More my speed. Sounds like the niners made it a game at least in the second half. That must be their strategy, wait until the other team kicks your butt and then start playing. Didn't work this time though.
Jack, yes the weather gets rough here sometimes. I even had to wear a jacket this morning for my walk.
Still a little apprehensive about the new portable oxygen concentrator my provider switched me to. It delivers pulse doses of oxygen only and is not continuos flow. The question is weather or not it will be OK to use when I sleep. It depends on your breathing to dispense oxygen each time you breath in. I don't know if my breath is strong enough when I sleep to activate this thing. The only way to be sure is to have an oxymeter test I suppose to record your breathing at night. I have a continuous flow machine that I use in the house. The portable is only for travel. Need to talk to my doctor about this.
Have a good week,
SPMan
Jack,
Checking if they fit before buying would've been the smart thing to do, but I took the seller's word that they'd fit. They're paying return shipping and refunding my money.
Well, here it is (finally), BT&S #790 completely weathered and decaled.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
It's been a busy day. Went to my fathers place for breakfast this morning. Then brought my great nephew here to see the layout in action. Boy when I turned on the room lights he thought he'd died and gone to heaven! His eyes got almost as big as his face. I showed him how to work the Zephyr and he picked it up real quick. He got to run a long train being pulled by three geeps and a slug then I showed him how to switch them off and put a trio of F units without touching the locos. After running the F units for a while for a while it was time to take him back to his mother. From there I went to town and got a couple of pizzas. I haven't yet had a chance to eat a piece of either one yet. As soon as I got back my father called and said he was coming to pick me up to go look at a new yard tractor. He needed to see how well it fits me before he buys it. Well I stuck the pizzas in the fridge and we went and looked. It's a large Murray-Ohio, 46" cut, 20hp Briggs and Stratton, hydrostatic tranny. With the exception of the parking brake which is set with the left foot, a plus for me, it's all hand controlled. With the left hand advance the drive lever forward or backward for forward and reverse. The further it's pushed the faster the tractor goes. Steering is by steering wheel. I would have nixed steering levers real quick and he knows it. I'm sure I'll have to make a slight modification so it can backed up with the blades engaged. I told him I like it and he bought it on the spot. We loaded it onto his pickup and brought it home and I put it in the shed. It's already been made clear to the others that I'm the primary operator. They'll have to live with the little MTD Yardman. Now why did he get this new one? Well the old Peerless is going away. After 15+ years the engine is still good but the rest of it is pretty much worn out and we can't get the parts we need to fix it any longer. The mowing deck is rusting out and the tranny is singing it's death song. He saw late in the season last year that I was having a hard time with the Yardman. Most of it's controls are set up for the right foot. That doesn't work well for me. Driving it in forward was hard enough, reverse was extremely difficult. This new one has the physical size and weight of the old Peerless so adjusting to it is no problem. Well enough about that. I now have some time to myself and I hear a pizza calling from the fridge.
I'm feeling pretty good now when compared to how I felt this morning. Still kind of tired, but mostly end-of-day-out-of-school kind of tired. Looking to get home, relax, and maybe do more decaling (yes, I've been doing a lot of that recently, and will be doing plenty more )
Good Evening, 21 and 1 to 2" of snow predicted.
Chuck: Please reaim the Snohio Cannon.
Ryan, my favorite modern steamer is my K-Line #913 A5 Pennsy Switcher with TMCC. My favorite modern Switcher is my Atlas O Raritan River #3 SW Switcher with TMCC.
Kev: OUCH!!! I felt that nail.
Jack: Mom has a reprieve. She goes for Chemo Wednesday and she does not have to see the radiation Doc until a week from Tuesday. On the way home I will take her to her favorite dinner for lunch.
SPMan, Ray, Prayers for you and that Oxy machine.
Jeffrey: Congrats on the new tractor. I still use my 1990 John Deere. Patche dthe mower deck countless times and rebuilt the spindles.
Jake: Get well soon.
Have a great night,
Good evening all,
Chuck, you definitely need to reaim the cannon as SE Indiana got another 1-2 inches of the white stuff today. Made for a sloppy mess all day. No cavities as check up went well. Did some errands for the "saucy wench" and tried to get some other items done as well. Only a four day work week this week. Looks like daughter will have one procedure done on Wednesday and another on Thursday. Could be an interesting week. TBIL and I can pull double shifts until Brutus is better. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
RockIsland52 Buckeye........I am so glad that your unintended visit last week to that rock wall did not cause you any injury. Jack
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
Evening all. Busy day. The fairly new Cisco wireless router acted up. Had to call Cisco and got the nicest lady in the Philippines [yes, spoke perfect English with a little northern accent]. She sent into my wireless through my laptop and did new upgrades. Fixed it. By then time to get ready to go to the Dr. about this cold. New meds. Then County Commissioners and then, Town Board tonight.
Buckeye Riveter RockIsland52 Buckeye........I am so glad that your unintended visit last week to that rock wall did not cause you any injury. Jack Thanks Jack. Many years ago in a land far far way, I was paid to break horses, so the rock cliff was just a love tap.
The only horse he ever broke was his rocking horse.
Now for some TV and popcorn.
Sleep tight.
It's been a busy day and I'm wiped. Ran some trains for my great nephew today. He used my Digitrax Zephyr to change out motive power from a lashup of geeps and a slug to a trio of F units with minimal coaching from me. Well, time to pack it in. See y'all tomorrow.
Hudson#685 It has been a busy weekend! My son and I picked up a 1973, Economy Power King 1614 Tractor Saturday. That was an all day affair, for it was 3 hours each way into Delaware. As we were loading the tractor, my son tells me that he thinks that a tire is leaking on the trailer. So we stopped at a local Tractor Supply to get a new tire with rim and they were out of that size. So we stopped at the nearest gas station, filled the tire, a slow leak down about 10 lbs. We stopped every 1/2 hour or so to keep an eye on it. We made it back without an incident. Anyway the tractor runs great.
John,
That 1973, Economy Power King 1614 Tractor looks a lot like a Case tractor my brother had back about then. I wonder if they made them for Case??
Top left and second row.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1978+case+lawn+tractor&qpvt=1978+case+lawn+tractor&FORM=IGRE
Jeffery, good to hear you are getting a tractor upgrade too, My Huskeyvarney is a hand operated hydrostatic tranny too. I like it just fine. What is the model that your dad got?
Darn crud is kicking me again,,,,,,,on ,,,off,,on,off. WTH??
Night boys.
Temp is 23. lite snow all day maybe 1 inch. Doc in the morning to have stitches removed. Watched Bonnie & Clyde tonight a 1970s movie that I hadn't seen in years. Turner channel has been crankin out some good ones lately. I am heading for the thingy with banilla for the crew..S.J.
A quick visit:
SJ: Good luck at the doc's tomorrow.
Kev, Economy could have made them for Case. This one has hydraulics and a 3 point hitch. It has a 14 HP Kohler Engine and the trans is the same one that was used in the Crosley, I believe a BW T90 or 91. Some came with a tandem transmission. This one is a candidate to have a front end loader installed. I may just build one.
Have a Good Night!
Mike - prayers for your daughter! Kev - glad you didn't leak any brains and hope you feel better. Jeffrey - sounds like a good tractor, congrats on the new equipment and the train fun you had. Thanks for the kind thoughts, but my back was pretty much better today. I took Chewy to the vet and she got eye drops to heal an ulcer - not sure what caused it. She is sure a good dog. TARDIS is ready and we have banilla, but no lemon - need to go hook up with John again! Let's go!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
jeffrey-wimberly......... As soon as I got back my father called and said he was coming to pick me up to go look at a new yard tractor. He needed to see how well it fits me before he buys it. Well I stuck the pizzas in the fridge and we went and looked. It's a large Murray-Ohio, 46" cut, 20hp Briggs and Stratton, hydrostatic tranny. With the exception of the parking brake which is set with the left foot, a plus for me, it's all hand controlled. With the left hand advance the drive lever forward or backward for forward and reverse. The further it's pushed the faster the tractor goes. Steering is by steering wheel. I would have nixed steering levers real quick and he knows it. I'm sure I'll have to make a slight modification so it can backed up with the blades engaged. I told him I like it and he bought it on the spot. We loaded it onto his pickup and brought it home and I put it in the shed. It's already been made clear to the others that I'm the primary operator.........
Hmmmmmmmm.........doesn't sound right to me either, Jeffrey. Something is up. You had better lay low until the other shoe drops.
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