This Norfolk Southern "Research Rig" was parked out back of my warehouse for a while today. some people got off with suit cases and some got on with suit cases. at a Grade Crossing........
Pretty cool Made my day
Ryan
Good Afternoon
Come on Guys, Grits ain't that Bad...... Come up here and get some PA Dutch Scrapple...... that's NASTY stuff, for those who don't know, its basically whats left over from making Hot Dogs.... and we ALL know what goes in them..... so if they don't put it in the dogs, scapple it is......
V8, I once slipped in a Camper shower.... and of coarse she had her 50 bottles of conditioner in there..... need I say more?
Kev, gotta love them big brown Tiger cats, as you know I have two, one at work and his kid at home, who is the one in my Avatar
chat later
Rich needed you today. Man it was scary neighbors house ( well 2 houses down) caught fire faulty oven. They just had it repaired supposedly . Hmmm anyway that house is only like 50 - 60 feet from ares with a house in the middle these houses are only about 15 - 20 feet apart.
that was about 11:30am after that got all cleared about 2 another neighbor has an ambulance for transportation I believe no sirens wife was whacked out after all that ( she gets real emotional around things like that)
Well got the rest of the train table bench work done today now just need to add the last of the plywood to it and cover it with the green carpet. still need to get a section about 4' wide.
Been a very busy and eventful day.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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RT, watching your neighbors house on fire is scary stuff. it almost like its yours. theres nothing you can say or do....
then tonight while your sleeping every little crack and creek will have you out of bed on edge. I've been there. we weren't home when our neighbors house went up, and the fire police had the road blocked 2 miles from the house. Well our house number is 590, and the FP could only tell me it was 590 something. I gave that man 3 options that night.
1- get on the radio and find out the EXACT address
2- let me through
3- i will get out of this truck, and you will wish you had "just" let me through.
need less to say we were let through, but tractor trailers had the mountain backed up, and I had to run the other mile to see where it was..... I have never been so scared in my life.
I was in tears by the time I got to the lane, i still to this day don't know if they were for the fact it wasn't my house, or for the neighbors....
anyway, enough of that
Temp is 53
I'm sitting here trying to think of one good reason to eat grits but I can't come up with anything. OK I waited long enough, the screen timed out.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Night everyone.
sir james I Temp is 53 I'm sitting here trying to think of one good reason to eat grits but I can't come up with anything. OK I waited long enough, the screen timed out. S.J.
SJ, That would not be unusual for most sane people.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
SJ.......I am certain that if we consult some masochists that they will have a reason to eat grits. Not a good reason, but a reason. What I get a kick out of are the guys on the POT who try to rationalize eating them by going on to say they are not bad if...... One could make the same argument for wallpaper paste.
RT and Ryan.......THAT was too close for comfort, for both of you.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
RockIsland52 sir james I Temp is 53 I'm sitting here trying to think of one good reason to eat grits but I can't come up with anything. OK I waited long enough, the screen timed out. S.J. SJ.......I am certain that if we consult some masochists that they will have a reason to eat grits. Not a good reason, but a reason. What I get a kick out of are the guys on the POT who try to rationalize eating them by going on to say they are not bad if...... One could make the same argument for wallpaper paste. RT and Ryan.......THAT was too close for comfort, for both of you. Jack
Yeah it was Jack
SJ I did come up with a kinda of a reason but its not really eating them persay its put a mouthfull in your mouth to make small patches for the railroad you know where your building a mountain or sidewalk or something like that but then you would have to go to PA. dutch area and get some scrapple to get the taste of the grits out of your mouth and besides Scrapple on potatoes and with eggs is great.
Yes Ryan I grew up in that area. I grew up just outside of Lancaster actually in a town called West Chester and my parents moved up to Lititz when they retired.
Well time to go get some help sleeping pills and other meds and see how I do tonight. Talk to you all later hope you all have a good week.
Temp is 62
Jack at least wallpaper paste won't grind your teeth away. And it probably taste better even without adding sugar or butter. No big news today, nothing exciting coming into the train store. I'm about half way through CTT. Had my banilla with chocolate syrup and peanuts so now I am ready for the Tardis chat...S.J.
Man, I am wiped out! It's been a busy day. My fridge conked out this morning so I had to get a new one. It's a Haier frost-free refrigerator/freezer. Finally got it in place and operating around 6pm. I put my food from the old one in my nieces fridge while this new one gets cold. I had put everything up in the freezer of the old one so it could at least stay cool. It was still cooling a little. I'm gonna let the new one run for at least twelve hours before I put anything in it. I may be crazy but I ain't stupid. The price on it was good. $359. As usual lately my father paid for it. I don't know what he's expecting in return. He helped my nephew get it into the trailer. That was a sight to see. There's not much room in here at the best of times and with the two of them in here it was pretty tight until they pushed it into position. I'm guessing the power outage yesterday zapped the old one. There was a rapid series of spikes just before the power died. Fridge compressors don't like that. It fried one of my surge protectors too.Well enough about that. I got the front couplers on four of my FP7's changed out earlier. The primer gray, Rock Island, BN and ex-PRR each have a Kadee 147 in the pilot and they're spot on according to the height gauge. I have two more in the display rack that need to be done, both UP (one is ex-UP). Well that's all for now.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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Worked most of the day for the Town. Excuse me Kev, session [spell check did it].
Now Yanks, keep on talking about grits. I will get even.
Did get the Town a library that County staff did not want me to have. They did not tell be of the agenda item about Rolesville Library and were recommending not to do. They did not want me at the meeting. All the County Commissioners were on my side. Most before I gave my presentation. Afterward.
Now this hits both sides. Think I will buy Ford if I buy what we call American. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo
Off to bed.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
I got the replacement unit for the 218 today and it is " like I thought" a 1957 204 in a bad 218 shell. It did not run but I found it had a bad wire going into the E-unit that I fixed and it is now at about the 2 hour mark of running laps in both directions. I think it will be fine. The problem is I think a 1957 204 would be a better unit than a 218 with a 1957 motor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have had it running for over 3 hours so far and it seems to be golden. Oh what to do??????????????
No Problem Chief,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I just had to call you out.
KRM I got the replacement unit for the 218 today and it is " like I thought" a 1957 204 in a bad 218 shell. It did not run but I found it had a bad wire going into the E-unit that I fixed and it is now at about the 2 hour mark of running laps in both directions. I think it will be fine. The problem is I think a 1957 204 would be a better unit than a 218 with a 1957 motor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have had it running for over 3 hours so far and it seems to be golden. Oh what to do?????????????? No Problem Chief,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I just had to call you out.
Kev,
Never say that something's fixed and will be fine. A bigger failure is usually right around the corner in my experience.
Jim
Good morning.
Dizzy this morning, but not feeling stiff and hand isn't bothering me. Overall, feeling good.
Hi GUYZ,
65 this morning, getting to 80? Ran and did my lifting now walk down and back to the river then clean out ponds. Maybe do a little fly fishing this afternoon.
9 more days til YORK!!!!!
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a sunny 52 degrees. Going up to 78 today with sunshine. WOW.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Then, a small project to work on. Lunch and a nap, Then, I may spend some time outside enjoying the warm weather.
Chief. I hate to admit it, but, I watched your video and have to agree with you.
Indians. Lost Home Opener. I hope they win today.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
RedfireS197 KRM I got the replacement unit for the 218 today and it is " like I thought" a 1957 204 in a bad 218 shell. It did not run but I found it had a bad wire going into the E-unit that I fixed and it is now at about the 2 hour mark of running laps in both directions. I think it will be fine. The problem is I think a 1957 204 would be a better unit than a 218 with a 1957 motor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have had it running for over 3 hours so far and it seems to be golden. Oh what to do?????????????? No Problem Chief,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I just had to call you out. Kev, Never say that something's fixed and will be fine. A bigger failure is usually right around the corner in my experience.
JimmyT why oh why did you have to say that??? It quit running in reverse right after your post. back to the drawing board.
Cloudy and cooler on the North Bluff today.
Got to go vote. Then back at the 204.
Later.
Good morning all,
It is mild in SE Indiana with a threat of rain. I hate it when other people do not do their job and keep me from doing mine. Worked on federal taxes last night. Got them done. Have to do state tonight. Hate it when you HAVE to fill out a form that has ZERO impact on how much you pay or get back. Go figure. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning
mmmmm...I did not post the last coupla days...and I have to play catch up ....mmmmmmm
Dull and dribbly here...we had a few monsoons show up and....my lake is back!!....yep..our shared backyard lake is now in full swing here...we now have the floating dock out there....Today is calling for pretty much the same thing...showers and periods of rain..heavy at times
Not much otherwise to report here....so we be going now...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
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Good Morning all!
Rain here ... not sure temp
Been at work since 3:30 am. Starting to see double. Of course knowing I had to come in super early I could not get to sleep. I believe it was after midnight by the time I finally went out.
All this talk of grits ... I'm actually wanting some. Maybe this weekend.
Worked on taxes last night - what headache.
That's all for now from the thumb of Michigan.
Aloha. Grey and rainy again, though fortunately, dodged it on the walk to work from the train station. Ran Ivor last night for quite a while. I got an idea from Lionel's blog about creating some farm fields around a lake scene I want to put together. Basically, you can tear apart a piece of thick cardboard and use the 'ridges' in it for the tilled lines, and with glue and lichen fill in the vegetation. I'm on the hunt for the proper cardboard.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning! Sunny and 70 at the Jersey Shore!
Had a busy night at the Vo-Tech last night. The nice weather inspired the guys to get into gear and get them ready for paint. Wifey beat me home and was doing her ebay thing so I missed the Tardis. A neighbor up the street gave my son an older Sears 9hp Lawn Vac/Chipper that supposedly had a seized engine. I checked it out this morning and it had a nice piece of bark jammed in the blades. Running fine now. in fact it is on his trailer gong to a job.
Brent: Christina is a lot like my Michele was when she was her age. I was building the house then and Doray would go to work on weekends. Guess who would be with me!
RT: I have been a Firefighter since 1975 and everytime I see or hear about a house fire I cringe. It does take an emotional toll on the residents besides the loss of possessions and property. Christmas time is the worst.
Chief: Thanks for the video. I bought a GMC Pickup in 2007. I am going back to Ford. Chrysler was no angel either with our money. We should have let them both go under.
Prayers for all in need.
Have a Great Day!
John
Beautiful day. Sunny and 82 later. Low was 59. Some of you Yanks are in for bad weather. Hope all stay OK.
Seems the REBS beat the Yanks in basketball. Don't try and tell me Kentuck is a Yank state.
CPA and taxes later this afternoon.
Got to mow grass again. Then spray Roundup. Probably re-disk Grady's garden tomorrow. Maybe it has dried out more. Do mine too and then shovel beds for planting.
Hudson#685 Chief: Thanks for the video. I bought a GMC Pickup in 2007. I am going back to Ford. Chrysler was no angel either with our money. We should have let them both go under. John
Big man had to pay off UAW for the votes.
Have a good one.
Temp is 41 and the sky is gloomy.
I'm sure grandson # 3 is not happy this morning about Michigan's loss last night. But they did make Ky work for their win. Granny is upstairs cleaning, I stay out of the way unless called upon. Thinking about what to pack for York. I can't decide if one pair of boxers is enough or should I toss a pair in the suitcase. For the OGR readers I had corn beef hash, one egg and toast.... oh and half an orange....S.J.
Good morning. It's 70° with 88% humidity. It will be cloudy with a high of 82°.No plans for today other than going to get my groceries out of my nieces fridge/freezer and put them in my new one. The fridge is 33° and the freezer is -5°. Other than that I think I'll just take it easy today.
ChiefEagles Beautiful day. Sunny and 82 later. Low was 59. Some of you Yanks are in for bad weather. Hope all stay OK. Seems the REBS beat the Yanks in basketball. Don't try and tell me Kentuck is a Yank state. CPA and taxes later this afternoon. Got to mow grass again. Then spray Roundup. Probably re-disk Grady's garden tomorrow. Maybe it has dried out more. Do mine too and then shovel beds for planting. Hudson#685 Chief: Thanks for the video. I bought a GMC Pickup in 2007. I am going back to Ford. Chrysler was no angel either with our money. We should have let them both go under. John Big man had to pay off UAW for the votes. Have a good one.
Chief,
Don't tromp on the UAW for what the corporate top dogs have wasted of the tax payers money. You don't see one regular guy UAW worker sending jobs to China.
JEFFREY.....congrats on the new fridge. At 33 degrees the beer will be safe but you are on the edge with the milk and veggies possibly freezing as the temp cycles up and down. JACK.
Lunch Time! It just hit 80! Just think 2 nights ago we had the wood stove going. Got the East side of the yard looking good. About 3 cords of logs stacked to be split for firewood. I have 5 large diameter oak logs to be cut down to length. That I will do tomorrow. After lunch I will work about an hour more, run the trains for a bit and get ready for class tonight.
Chief: Congrats on the Library. I get a little torqued when I think about all of the facilities that GM and Ford closed around here and sent it out of the country. GM closed it's large assembly plant in Linden also Hyatt Roller Bearing, Delco-Remy, just to name a few. Ford closed it's plant in Mahwah and the famous one in Edison/Metuchen that made the Mustang and later the Ranger and other models.
Laz: York on my mind.
SJ: The Lemon Ice Cream is ready.
Enjoy the Day!
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