good even every one
what a mess this country is in right now.
Kev, bet your glad to be on high ground......
Rain and bad storms and Tornado warnings here. Major power outage in town, has traffic lights out and traffic all backed up.
Had a GREAT time at breakfast this am with the "Crew" It was really nice to meet everyone face to face, good turn out too.
Hopefully I will be able to attend the show this Fall.
Prayers for all in need of them
Ryan
Good afternoon.
Man. Three events in a matter of days. A bombing in Boston, explosion at a plant in Texas, and a dam break on the Il. River. Wow are we unlucky right now............prayers for those that need them.
Anyway, some good news on my end. Really good news. Got called down to the office at school today, with 9 other kids, all of them were ones that wouldn't get into trouble (ususally anyway). Turns out, we are in the Top 10 of our 139 kid class! Was really happy to hear that.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good afternoon everybody! tgif
Prayers for Boston,Texas,and Illinois
I got sent out early this morning on a down microwave link. I got it back up and running. When i was leaving the site I noticed the wind kicked up to 40mph gust and the temp dropped about 5*. I also noticed the guy wires shaking from the wind and decided it would be best for me to get my behind out of there.
The boss gave me the ok to leave early today so I can get home and rest up to be back on later!
Flooding all over my area. They have 11 roads shut down at this time for water across the roads.
From the chilly thumb of Mi
Afternoon all hows it going. Waiting for the mail to run of coarse today would be his late day. I ordered some super O 1/2 track and waiting for them as they should be here today. Holding me up on getting it right to see how I can get all these loops on.
Where I will add switches. ect.
Off today work the weekend and monday then off a week. May try and do the laundry room floor. ( the left over flooring from the den.) Who knows but sounds good that way I get that out from under the train table lol.
Talked to Charlie and SJ last night on the tardis. Sounds like there having fun there in york.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Aloha. So cooooooold and windy, with snow 'pellets' flying everywhere. Took an unexpected 3 hours out of my morning to pick up the college boy who's sick. Prayers for Boston.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
RockIsland52 KRM Prayers for the folks in your town, KEV, and for the folks in Texas in the aftermath of the huge explosion there. And for our safety forces laying it on the line here in Metro Boston. Man, what is going on? Jack
KRM
Prayers for the folks in your town, KEV, and for the folks in Texas in the aftermath of the huge explosion there. And for our safety forces laying it on the line here in Metro Boston. Man, what is going on?
Jack
Thanks Jack. Sandra and I know first hand what being flooded is about. All you can do is watch it come up and wait for it to go down.
Yeah what is going on here in Marseilles is an act of God. Texas, most likely corporate greed with lack of safety enforcement.
And Metro Boston Nut cases,,,again.
Finally got a minute of free time. I have the genset running that I was fixing for a friend. Funny they just won't run on water. I also order the parts I needed to finish up Chainsaw #2 and going to scrap out Chainsaw #3. The Wife wants to go to town and get some pork-chops and see the flood damage so we will be doing that this afternoon. I have been told our old house in Plainfield is sitting in the Dupage river,,,,,,,,again. Boy I don't miss that.
Well I had better catch up on the posts here so I will check in later.
TV is nuts with the Boston bomber chase. I hope they get him.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
KRM Bad day for Marseilles IL. 9 barges broke loose on the Il. river and 3 hit the dam. massive flooding in town close to the river. middle school is sitting in a lake. Prayers for these people. and the mess that started a MIT last night. http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/19585653-418/1000-evacuated-in-marseilles-after-barge-hits-levee.html
Bad day for Marseilles IL. 9 barges broke loose on the Il. river and 3 hit the dam. massive flooding in town close to the river. middle school is sitting in a lake.
Prayers for these people. and the mess that started a MIT last night.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/19585653-418/1000-evacuated-in-marseilles-after-barge-hits-levee.html
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Just a sip.
Good Morning...
Weather here is kinda dull and rainy...current temperature is our high of 60F going down to...guess...the temperature of 28F with a chance of...snow.......back to winter...
Yesterday I got to mow our hayfield..I mean lawn and clean thatch from our border/perennial gardens and clean some remaining trash from the trees that fell...next on list is to replace tile on kitchen floor...sigh....
What is going on in Boston is way too weird for words...speechless here...
Have a good'un!!
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I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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Boston and surrounding area. Unbelievable. Would happen under Jack's watch. Think LE is doing a great job shutting everything down and making folks stay inside. Protects those who might get caught in a shoot out, explosion or kidnapped as a hostage.
Off to town to do my dangerous dog(s) hearing. Cloudy and real warm. Storms tonight.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good morning all,
It is chilly in SE Indiana. Glee was awful last night. May be last season I watch it. Quiet day at work finally. Did see a GP40 in MTH catalog with markings that look like engine that runs thru hometown (Indiana and Ohio). Pretty cool. Pretty expensive and no cars with road name to go with it. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
fifedog Wild night in Boston. Officer dead. Bombing suspect dead, other on the run. Apparently Chechnya ties (think 3 Days in September). I can't believe they went on with memorial service with these two on the loose.... Stay vigilant.
Wild night in Boston. Officer dead. Bombing suspect dead, other on the run. Apparently Chechnya ties (think 3 Days in September). I can't believe they went on with memorial service with these two on the loose....
Stay vigilant.
FIFE and all........We have four or 5 towns North of Boston on lockdown along with the transit system and taxi service as authorities continue to search for the second bombing suspect. Residents told to stay in their homes. Businesses asked to remain closed. 1,000,000+ folks on hold.
Suspects: two Russian brothers (not citizens) living in Cambridge and/or Watertown, 26 and 19 years old, not currently students but the younger one had been in high school in Cambridge (wrestler and 2011 scholarship winner), both been here possibly as long as 10 years (at least since 2001). Parents still live in Russia. An uncle lives here too (in Md), he is stunned, ashamed, and clueless but was not particularly close with them. Why the brothers remained here here, unknown. "Friends" describe them as nice guys, nothing suspicious about them, even up to the day of the bombings.
After the pictures of the two suspects were plastered all over the media yesterday afternoon around 5:30pm, things started happening. About 10:30PM last night an M.I.T. police officer in Cambridge spotted and confronted the two and was killed. Possibly interrupted by the MIT police officer planting another bomb?
An hour later the suspects carjacked a car (with owner), released that person 30 minutes later. News reports said they then were spotted and chased by law enforcement, using explosives while being chased. Later were located overnight nearby in Watertown just North of Boston where another huge gun battle ensued. A 33 year old MBTA transit officer was wounded in the Watertown firefight and is in surgery.
One suspect dead from the firefight (older one, 26 y.o.) but the other younger brother got away.
MASSIVE manhunt underway. It's like a war zone here. My prayers today not only go out for the victims of the Marathon blasts but also for the police officers who have put themselves in harms way and have paid a horrible price, one the ultimate price.
UPDATE 8:50AM: remaining suspect may be holed up in Watertown house, surrounded. Massive law enforcement presence. 2.5 mile perimeter set up.
Good morning. It's 41° with a wind chill of 36°. Humidity is 83%. Wind NNW 15mph gusting to 28mph. The high will be 65°.Sunny today but cooler. I'm going to see if I can get some of the mess on the layout cleaned up before I get interrupted for some reason or other. Four of the FP7's are getting a good run this morning. L&A 626, RI 405, L&A 1514B and L&A 1523C. Quite a mix of motors there. Whatever brand Roco used in the 70's, Mashima, Athearn and PPW.
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Mornin' boys. Overcast and 63 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Waiting 'til after rush hour to head north. "General" funds in my pocket. It will be nice to see the gang at 1300.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cloudy 68 degrees. Going up to 76 today with some rain coming.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will relax. I have some reading I want to do and a small train project to work on. Lunch and a nap, this afternoon.
Buckeye & LAZ......TGIF
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Good morning.
Same plans as usual. Some work this evening, so there's a little bit more in my pocket.
Konnichiwa,
Yesterday was a busy day here. I was on the firing range all day for work as it was time for me to qualify with my M4 and M11. I did not have any time to relax after work as the baseball team had its second practice last night. I have identified three kids who are capable of pitching, but no one besides my son has volunteered to be the catcher. My son will be able to do it but I would to have at least two kids playing that position. My son is also one of the kids who will pitch so we need another catcher. Unfortunately, out of 14 kids, I have about 6 whose arm strength limits them to only playing 2B. I can’t hide the weaker kids in the OF at this level as many balls will now be hit there. We only have two more practices before our first game next Saturday so I have much work to do with them. The wife went to Tokyo for the night with two of her friends; they are celebrating a birthday for one of them. I think the kids and I will survive the night on our own.
SJ – Thanks for checking in. How do the updated sounds on your new WBB loco sound?
Ryan/Jeffrey – I don’t think it is a $64 million question, but it is certainly one of economics. Lionel does not produce as many of its US-made Armed Forces cars as it does all its other foreign-made items. If Lionel chose to produce significantly more or all its items here in the US, the cost of production would rise. This would lead to a rise in the cost of labor and ultimately a rise in the price to consumer (retail price). The prices for new items are high now (in my opinion), and Lionel probably calculates that its customers (market) will not pay more. While many of us clamor for “Made in the USA” products, we’re not truly ready to pay made in the USA prices. The simple fact is labor in the US costs more than labor in China and many other places. I’m not going to get political or cause any ruckus as to why US labor costs are so much higher, but it’s just the way it is.
AF Ray – I’m glad you saw a winning game. I guess DJ is out until after the All Star break.
Sayonara,
Joe
Hello all
Looks I'll be on my way to NM later this month. Will be working my week ons taking this new telescope apart for shipping to AZ. Should be interesting.
Got a plant for the yard at the house. We are having a competition w/ the guys next door.
Also got a new kickstand for the bicycle, made in USA. Go figure.
Corvair got another bath as well.
Continued Daewoo assembly tomorrow. Hopefully we are on the home stretch. We got the the water outlet and inlet gaskets. One looks like Illinois and the other like Ohio
Was riding behind someone on the busiest part of campus, and she was trying to ride a bike and use her cell phone There should be an inertial device that keeps the phone from working if you are moving.
RT - love the 'smartboat'
Save travels to all those going to york.
Prayers for those in Texas and the family of the MIT officer.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Home from the lake house.
Dang - wondered where that thing go to! Glad you found it RT, be sure to make SJ clean it up as he is the one who made that mess!
SJ - sounds like a great find my man, and what a great dinner! Sounds like you guys are having a great time!
Finished online web-based live meeting training today for the quality job (I already have had for about a year and a half). Next week I go to Nashville and I'll be there for 2 weeks working with the quality guys at that office. Man - I really don't want to go on this trip, it's bad timing for me with all the stuff we are doing at work right now and to get some of my other stuff done. Oh well - they get what they get if they send us off to training. Gotta go check out that new Lionel catalog!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jack, We did okay. 5.5" overnight last night but the problem is it was in spurts and washed out 1/4 mile of the down side of the driveway. I had a mess to work today and I also did a drive to Alsip for the dealer. A lot of water out there.
Yesterday Brian and I put down the grass mat and started the replacement of the loops on the addition. I would post pictures if I thought it mattered. I have been hoping Chief would post some pictures of his progress but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,nope.
Ryan, I got the paint cabinet cleaned up and it looks good but it is too short for many of my rifles.
Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Thank you!!!!!
Have a good night.
Dinner in town went quite well. I had a chimichanga with rice and a salad. The thunderstorms busted loose while we were there and had settled down to a moderate but steady rain by the time we left there. It's still raining now and I can hear more thunder in the distance.It's time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evening found the tardis sideways in a tree SJ must of been at the controlls again Hope all have a good york visit
We sat down at Smokey Bones tonight and got a pleasant surprise from NJ, John and his son with Ray tagging along so we ended with 14 dining together. Some purchases were made today, I got one of the new WBB GP30 W/sound. A call from home, Granny said they had tornado warnings for all afternoon but she was ok when I checked back at 5 pm. Banilla for all tonigh...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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RockIsland52Brent.....by my math, that puts the master layout fourth on the list, provided the honey-do priority list does not get altered, which it will. June??
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Greetings from York!
Had a nice dinner with SJ and Charlie and the Detriot 3 railers.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. Storms are predicted around 4:00.
RIJack - HudsonJohn's dog mack will undergo further tests next week. He had low sugar.
More tomorrow.
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
RJ,
My plan is to change all curves to 042, but it is taking time due to money.
Here's the latest 3662 finished. I cleaned the body since the video, and it looks much better now.
Jim
RedfireS197 RJ, I upgraded some of the curves on my layout from 031 to 042. Now, I can run a wider variety, and the layout seems larger as well. I just need the money to finish it.
I upgraded some of the curves on my layout from 031 to 042. Now, I can run a wider variety, and the layout seems larger as well. I just need the money to finish it.
So you did leave on some of the 031 curves?
Still in the air what I'm going to do for my layout.
We have had tons of rain here. My sister who lives a block and a half from me informed me her basement was flooding. Currently my train is on my basement floor. All I could picture was my set under water!
Thankfully my basement was nice and dry.
My cousin informed of a Railroad Days Fest they have in her town (Durand Mi) in May. I believe the dates are the 17th to the 19th. Not sure if it is more fest and less railroad but i hope to make it there and find out.
Preparing for more rain and high winds for Friday.
From the thumb of Mi
Good night all!
Oh and Laz thanks for the catalog link
Good evening all,
Stormy weather on way in SE Indiana. Stormy day at work as well. Hope both situations clear up soon. Mowed the yard tonight. Surprised myself. Looked at the catalogs today. Lots of nice things that would be fun to own, but nothing on my "must have" list. Indycars (real racecars) are at Long Beach this weekend. I hope everyone has a good day.
When chief got re-elected they promised him a new boat and a vehicle to tow it with chief was all excited about it Tuesday as they said it came in so he was ready to goto the lake house with it. What they didn't tell him was what it was. They did tell him the county went all out and told him they got him new car and boat with trailer see pic enclosed
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