My left eye is really bugging me tonight. It's displaying all the symptoms of conjunctivitis. Pink eye for those lacking in understanding of medical terminology. I've been more or less expecting it. If it was going to appear it was a 90% chance to be in early spring with a high amount of pine pollen and this last couple weeks it' been heavy. Four days out of seven there was enough on the windshield of my van that I couldn't see through it. Using eye drops it should be cleared up in a week or two. Problem is my left eye is my good one. I have a bad astigmatism that makes me fairly blind on the right side without my glasses and the glasses warp things that I'm looking at close-up. That's going to put a crimp in anything that requires a straight line.I put the F unit trio of Frankenlocos in the display rack today. That leaves the layout to a consist of four FP7's and a consist of two GP7's, a GP35 and a slug. The FP7's got a good run today. Nothing else was done on the layout.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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
Temp is 35, we had sun today.
No breaking news today, pretty normal day for indoors. So I'm just checking in. . . . 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
Evening all. not a lot going on here tonight. Just sitting around was a slow but busy day off and on today. Helped wife paint the bathroom. Looks good actually slowly but surely the whole house needs it. been here 5 years and you know they use cheap paint when trying to flip a house just so it looks good to sell.
Got my NYC Hudson in today and I'm very pleased with it. turned smoke off as were not big on smoke looks nice but the smell gets to us. Especially me with using a inhaler for a bit.
Took wife to store to get a few things turn out to be Wal-Mart then Lowe's and finally Adi ( a so called discount food store. )
Waiting for the tardis crew.
Won an auction then it turned out not to have everything so I told the seller just refund my money please. Stated new in box only out for pics but then I questioned after winning if it had the cab 1 that came with those sets and no its missing told him please cancel auction and refund my money please which he did.
Oh well not a lot else going on for now.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Evening..
Well...I had visions of working away in my trainroom today but wifey needed a 'couple of things done'...turned out to be several...and I'm not even finished...tomorrow we go to church and then finish off the tax return and do some more stuff...dang it...
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...
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wrmcclellan Certainly glad the week is over. It got pretty cool here today. It is only 50
Certainly glad the week is over. It got pretty cool here today. It is only 50
Kiss MY GRITS!!!! I suppose you are mowing the grass, too.
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
Ahhhhhhhh..............nice to finally get on.
Been working on an English term paper all day, about John D. Rockefeller.
Also got some great body work done on the P-38J Lightning. Pretty dusty right now. *achooo*
KEVINK22,
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Boy, do i have alota catching up to do.
Still fuzzy
perhaps I'll try to catch up and comment later
were gonna try to go out to eat.
Ryan
Hi all
I have been running since Lexi got up at 7:00. I just put her down for a nap. She pi$$ed off Grandma because she stuck her finger into two tomatoes?? What the heck why not she is a two year old.
I will check beck later.
Kevin, BTW,,,,,,,, Great Name!!!
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello all,
First off to KEVINK22 as the Clampet's would say............ sit a spell, take your shoes off. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
The Seafood buffet was slow last evening. I didn't hear the count but I'll be surprised if it's over 600. When the count is low we still put out a lot of food because it's easy to go back through the line. (it is all you care to eat)
On a more unpleasant note the headline in today's paper was disturbing. It seems our Parish's pastor has been accused of sexual misconduct with a minor in the 90's...............................
Not sure what the rest of the weekend will bring.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Zero ExportJust popin in to say hi, I skimed the last few days of posts, hope to catch up tonight. I have been busey and really sick. It was all could do to get her at the airport yesterday. I threw up so vionlently last night I pulled a musscle or some thing in my back. Then I have to listen to her go on and on about the fact I did nothing while she was away. I guess I am not entitled to some time off anymore. Ryan
It was all could do to get her at the airport yesterday. I threw up so vionlently last night I pulled a musscle or some thing in my back.
Then I have to listen to her go on and on about the fact I did nothing while she was away. I guess I am not entitled to some time off anymore.
Ryan......Except for the illness part, this should be my post...... but I don't remember posting it. Hope you are feeling better!
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Temp is 31, and cloudy.
Well I had a nice chat with RT last night, Brutus must have been playing with his zombies. He showed up just as I stumbled out of the Tardis. For our "Other Forum" readers, I had a fried egg and Spam sandwich for breakfast. Happy weekend to all...S.J.
Good morning. It's 60° with 100% humidity. The high will be 75° and there's a fair chance of getting wet.No hard and fast plans today. I might do some cleanup work on the layout later. Otherwise it's looking like stay off the feet kind of day.
Hi GUYZ,
Ran trains last nite, NO PILE UPs!!! Off to GUN SHOW.
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cold 21 degrees. Going up to 45 today with some sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I can do some reading and relax. Not much else new.
Baseball game and Nascar race on TV today.
Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Good Morning All,
Early start to my day. One of my sons was up for most of the night with either growing pains, or teeth pains as he is only 2.5 and still has molars that are trying to come in. So i have been up for sometime. No breakfast as of yet. Having a easter egg hunt at the house for friend, and their kids so all are bringing some goodies for an in prompt to bruch, so i'll feast than;b ut first a COLD T-Ball practice for my oldest son this morning. Hope everyone has a good day!
-Kevin
submmbob wrote: Think I figured out the problem. He put autolite plugs in a GM engine
Good Morning
Gonna be a somewhat sunny/cloudy sorta kinda day here high near 32 expected...
Had a good day yesterday..managed to find a few boxcars of the correct vintage to make up a string of graincars 35 cars long...tying that lot to 3 RS2's oughta look good on my layout...
Today? A quiet day is planned....no runnin' 'roun' doin' stuff...hopefully, that is....
Hello all
Worked on my buddy's Daewoo today. Cylinder head is back on, but the torque sequence is kind of interesting. Will need to do some more research there. Tomorrow, I hope to get the new timing belt on and the engine mount back in. Then he can clean out the oil pan.
Think I figured out the problem. He put autolite plugs in a GM engine
Jack - good to hear from you!
DougM - incoming...
Mike - good news on your daughter and thoughts and prayers for the family.
Jeffrey - will see what I can find in 1/96 scale Corvairs
Car is running fairly well BTW. Need to put in the electric fuel pump up front @ some point. Will help w/ fuel boil off.
No more RR cars in today. Maybe tomorrow.
Hope to assemble the 'new' bike later this weekend.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Konnichiwa,
I was able to sleep in until 0930 this morning. I was the last one to wake up. I took the kids for a quick 1-mile run (pushed the 2 y/o in a jogging stroller) and came home to a big breakfast/brunch. The wife made eggs, bacon, sausage, and biscuits and gravy. She makes the biscuits and gravy from scratch which makes them even better. The weather is pleasant and after I finish some schoolwork I’ll do some more work on the playhouse. The wife will be playing Bunco tonight with the rest of the wives from my office. That means the kids and I will be on our own so who knows what will happen.
BOC – I need to move near you; I wish we still had snow.
Jack – I’m glad all is well with you. You are a very generous and caring man; your family is truly blessed. It's too bad you bring yourself down by liking those Sox.
Mike C. – It’s great to hear your daughter is doing well. You and your family are in my prayers.
Sayonara,
Joe
Buckeye Riveter KRM Buckeye Riveter Chief, Please give Ms. Pam my condolences. I know she puts up with too much after my Roseyville Raid last year. Buckeye The next raid you plan, give me a call I would like to ride along. Kevin.....Make sure you watch about a dozen Dukes of Hazards movies such that you have the training to run from Boss Hog The Chief. Do you know how close I came to getting the cuffs put on me and spending the rest of my life on a chain gang in the swamps filled with snakes south of Roseyville living on bread and water? (Have you ever seen Cool Hand Luke?) The situation was not for the faint of heart.
KRM Buckeye Riveter Chief, Please give Ms. Pam my condolences. I know she puts up with too much after my Roseyville Raid last year. Buckeye The next raid you plan, give me a call I would like to ride along.
Buckeye Riveter Chief, Please give Ms. Pam my condolences. I know she puts up with too much after my Roseyville Raid last year.
Chief,
Please give Ms. Pam my condolences. I know she puts up with too much after my Roseyville Raid last year.
Buckeye The next raid you plan, give me a call I would like to ride along.
Kevin.....Make sure you watch about a dozen Dukes of Hazards movies such that you have the training to run from Boss Hog The Chief. Do you know how close I came to getting the cuffs put on me and spending the rest of my life on a chain gang in the swamps filled with snakes south of Roseyville living on bread and water? (Have you ever seen Cool Hand Luke?) The situation was not for the faint of heart.
Buckeye. Good point I was thinking I just don't want our escape don’t end up like the last shot in the movie Macon County Line.
Long day, we have the munchkin so they don’t have to worry about her during Jerry’s funeral tomorrow. She would just be too much to handle at 30 months old. It will work out better this way.
Time to put Lexi down for the night.
Catch you guys tomorrow.
Evening all!
Looking forward to a low key weekend!
Stay well all!
Regards, Roy
Getting late. Night everyone.
I went to the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery today and registered for internment there when that time comes. There are after all many more days behind than there are ahead. I hope I don't have to make another trip to town and back before the first of the month. I'm pretty low on gas. With that minor chore done I went to my fathers place and had lunch with him. Chicken pies, mashed potatoes, corn, broccoli and some small potatoes about the size of walnuts. I then talked him into letting me have his Blue-Ray player. He's had it for a couple of years and never once opened the box. It was one of those things my mother bought on QVC. She was always buying stuff just to be shopping. I have it hooked up here and it works great! Very little done on the layout today.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Temp is 36
Banilla is ready, so let's see who shows for the Thingy ride...S.J.
Hello. Nice to finally get on today.
Not a whole lot to do today. Did some more body work on the ol' P-38J. Still plenty of body work to do on it, but I'm going to be able to do some more painting on it soon.
Prayers for those who need them.
Ryan: Wise words! I believe it!
for the Princesses...Mike C., Ryan & Jack, Bo and his friend
Happy Anniversary Chief & Pam
Major fire in township Wednesday night....Got to bed at 945 that night, was up at 1100 for ladder assignment, turned out to be a false alarm, back in bed by 1200 midnight. Up at 0120 for fire, got back to the station, got trucks back in service off to shower and shave then to work. Saving grace was it was half day for me. Got home at 230, napped until 5, ate then off to firehouse for drill then home at 9.
Wild and woolly...I used to do those all nighters when I was younger....forget it now....OMG I was so tired I did 2 cups of joe...I usually only do 1 per day..... made it through. 1 injury, some dope left his helmet in the truck and go whacked with a hose coupling...4 stitches. Occupant got out with her dog. I heard her cat was missing...can't confirm it, though.
Work tomorrow...if the blinkin' car starts ...almost wouldn't let me go home tonight...and my parts are in Edison....stupid USPS........I paid extra for Priority shipping.
Brent - good talk!!!
off to bed
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
Hudson#685 Just a quick peek, I have been running all day. Just got back from a run to Alsip to pick up a 2012 Kia for the dealership and now I have to get ready to leave and go to Joliet for Jerry's wake. So if you don't mind John I will let you sum it up for me. Jeffrey: I hope your knee is doing better. Brutus: Jim, I hope you and the family feel better. Buckeye: Good luck with the doctors. Mike C: Prayers for your situation and your daughter's recovery. Fife: Contiued prayers for Alexis. Everyone Have a Great Day! John Kev. I will catch up later.
Just a quick peek, I have been running all day. Just got back from a run to Alsip to pick up a 2012 Kia for the dealership and now I have to get ready to leave and go to Joliet for Jerry's wake.
So if you don't mind John I will let you sum it up for me.
Jeffrey: I hope your knee is doing better.
Brutus: Jim, I hope you and the family feel better.
Buckeye: Good luck with the doctors.
Mike C: Prayers for your situation and your daughter's recovery.
Fife: Contiued prayers for Alexis.
Everyone Have a Great Day!
John Kev. I will catch up later.
Bo, condolences for the loss of your friend. You read about these things but it's hard when it is so close to you. Tragic loss!
Ray
SPMan
Mike C. / CheapClassics:
Keep your head up. It will get better.
This is hard for me to say because, I, like alot of you guys, am whallowing in my own misery
An Old American Indian once told me this, and I think theres merit to it:
We have all allready survived the WORST day of our lives. That was the day we were born,
Why is this you wonder? Think about this. You just popped out of your mother, your BROKE your HUNGERY, your soaking WET, your NAKED, you have no CLOTHES, you have no MONEY, your COLD, and then, someone you never met, nor did anything to, picks you up and slapps your butt.
That is the WORST day you will ever endure. yes here and there we'll run into one or more of the above, but never all of them at the same time.
My food for thought for today
Started at 27 and up to 41 at noon.
I had a good time with Mom last night. she made chicken for dinner and I rewired, cleaned the motor and serviced a recently purchased 2046w tender. Waiting for the wife and we are going out to lunch and a nice day out.
Demay, Joe: That will be great if you can make it to York in October.
AF53, Ray: 2 boxes here.
John
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