Good evening.
Nothing to report. Watching Happy Gilmore and listening to Queen's Headlong. Feeling good. Night everyone.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
It's a whole 34* here.
Well missed posting this morning. Had another early start at work. Had to work on a radio and antenna on a customers 40' residential tower. Froze my butt off. I had to bust ice off the antenna bolts just to remove it! After that it was more interference hunting. Freezing rain and working a test stick don't go well together. Not to mention being in the ghetto of Flint Mi. The guy that likes to work with me makes my day go very long. He likes to give orders,never drives,only worries about where to eat,and sleeps half the time I'm driving. The really bad part of it is our boss considers us equals but put him in charge. Enough crying about work.
Hope everybody is survivng this nasty weather. We have allot of flooding around here.
Have a good night all
From the thumb of Michigan
RockIsland52 BRENT.....why is Christina without her layout? What kind of Dad are you? So what if the family room is leaking like a sieve. Get on it!!!
BRENT.....why is Christina without her layout? What kind of Dad are you? So what if the family room is leaking like a sieve. Get on it!!!
Jack - I think you misinterpreted what I meant by 'fix the skylight'. The skylights are fine. The issues with the sunroom are all drywall/spackle related. After I broke my arm I was laid up for a couple months and not permitted on ladders, so when I finally was well enough to get back to work I had to rush things so I would incur additional fees for the building permit. On one wall I used pieces of drywall instead of full sheets and then rotozipping the windows... lesson learned. All I am doing is filling in the low spots, and feathering out the high spots. Once I am done and have everything repainted I will hopefully be satisfied. It has been driving me nuts for 2 years that it wasn't done perfectly the first time.As for the layout... I need time, which has been eaten up hosting family, doing car repairs, doing home repairs, etc, etc. Hoping to get something together soon. Just have to decide if this is going under her bed or in the basement... leaning toward under her bed right now.
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Looks like fair weather for the next seven days with maybe a small shower thrown in here and there. 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
Hiya guys - big storms here last night, but no damage at my house. 23K without power at noon, today. We were lucky. Found out I have training next week here in STL and then go to Nashville for 2 weeks, so that will be interesting.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Lehigh Valley 2089 Good evening. Nothing to report. Watching Happy Gilmore and listening to Queen's Headlong. Feeling good. Night everyone.
Jake,
You will not make this putt! Best Adam Sandler movie ever. I've watched a few times this week myself. Big Daddy is great too.
Jim
Good night all. Was a pretty day. Breezing and pollen. Wifey and I ran an errand right after dark. Looked like driving in smoke. Has not rained yet. Suppose to have by now. May get storms by morning. Will wash all this pollen away.
Shut down A/C during the day. Pulled quick disconnect. Used coil cleaner [deluted with water and sprayed from tank sprayer] and waited a few. Hosed it clean. What a dirty coil. Now it will work better.
TWC [Time Warner Cable] has fixed my no sound on 516 Sportsman Channel. Swapped the whole house DVR box back to living room. All OK. They called and said they found something that engineering had to fix. Who cares what, it works.
Sleep tight.
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 from kinda slipperyoutthereville...
We ended up with a coating of ice over ever't'in here but little bits of power outages scattered here and there...east of us ... a lot more...
Having something of a slow day here....so just kicking back a little...
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...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
TGIF
Spring has sprung with the flowers a blooming.
Just returned from a trip to Clarksburg, WV. WV is full of railroad history. One can find old tunnels and bridges hidden in the mountains. There are mountain towns whose only existence was due to the railroads. US 50, the road I travel, parallels the famous tracks of the B&O National Limited, long ago abandoned, but the tunnels and bridges remain for the North Bend trail.
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
Good morning. It's 43°F with 100% humidity. It will be sunny with a high of 75°F.Still have some more clutter to clean up on the layout. Surprising how fast it builds up. I have a train running this morning. Three geeps and a slug pulling twenty-seven cars. I'll switch them out later and give the FP7's a run.
RedfireS197 Lehigh Valley 2089 Good evening. Nothing to report. Watching Happy Gilmore and listening to Queen's Headlong. Feeling good. Night everyone. Jake, You will not make this putt! Best Adam Sandler movie ever. I've watched a few times this week myself. Big Daddy is great too.
Click is good, and so is Grown Ups.
Good morning.
Feeling ok this morning. Supposed to have on and off rain today. We're about 2" behind, so we are in need of it.
Just learned of an Air Show that's to take place tomorrow. Will do some research about it.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cloudy 60 degrees. Going up to 67 today with no more rain.
Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of chores to do and some paperwork to finish up. Then, I can relax. Lunch and a nap, for sure.
Buckeye & LAZ.... TGIF
Dining car arrived with Cheeerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
Rainy here and 50. Next week for YORK weather looks kinda good lower 70s Thur-Fri. with chance of rain. Gotta dust, wash kitchen floor, and vacuum house today.
JACK, I use red and tacky grease. That stuff sticks to everything.
ZERO, we'll be at Round the Clock diner the east side of I 83.
CHUCK & BUCKEYE, TGIF!!!!
BUCKEYE yes spring is here, are you going to tip toe through the tulips?
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Buckeye Riveter TGIF Spring has sprung with the flowers a blooming. Just returned from a trip to Clarksburg, WV. WV is full of railroad history. One can find old tunnels and bridges hidden in the mountains. There are mountain towns whose only existence was due to the railroads. US 50, the road I travel, parallels the famous tracks of the B&O National Limited, long ago abandoned, but the tunnels and bridges remain for the North Bend trail.
Gloom and more gloom on The North Bluff. Spring has not sprung here. May hit 53 degrees today
Buckeye I took that Rt 50 ride years ago like 1970 when we went to DC. Amassing and beautiful road to take.
Rich, I was driving my uncle's brand new 1969 Roadrunner 383.
Ryan, I know those safety cabinets cost a ton of money but so do gun cabinets and I need one of those.
Well got to work on some chainsaws.
Have a good day
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
uuuuummmm.....well....there goes our day....
2 big poplar trees that sat in neighbour's back yard are now down across our backyard....and looks to have landed on opposite neighbour's garage... Kinda messy back here...gotta go...CYLTR!!!
Good morning
It was 32 when i came into work. Guess our high might reach a whole 40. Rain drizzle mixing to rain snow and then snow tonight. Plants don't know if they should bloom or move south.
Still have flooding going on and power outages. Hope to see most of it cleared up by Sunday. next week looks like more rain coming!
I think i asked a few before but what is this York thing i see talk of?
Jeffrey-Wimberly are those pics you include in your postings your personal layout? If so they look great - would like to see on of most of the layout in one shot.
Kev thanks for the info ... I'll be in touch as I progress through the layout.
That's a short note for now. Wish I had more train time and less work time but need to fund the hobby some how.
From the thumb of Michigan (does anybody live close to it??) have a great day!
Temp is 37 again.
Spring bulbs are up and grass is green from all the rain but the warm air just ain't get-n here. The Chief needs to make a long speech, maybe that would help. We will have our Friday out meal about 1pm and then I'll be done for the day. Except maybe some Banilla in the eve. The working folk don't think so but Fridays seem to come pretty fast around here...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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blownout cylinder uuuuummmm.....well....there goes our day.... 2 big poplar trees that sat in neighbour's back yard are now down across our backyard....and looks to have landed on opposite neighbour's garage... Kinda messy back here...gotta go...CYLTR!!!
Not a good way to start the day.
Hope all goes well on the clean up. Kev may have a few chainsaws you can borrow. Well once he fixes them anyway!
Good morning all,
It is cloudy and cool in SE Indiana. Work has tapered off slightly. Got a lot of minor projects done yesterday. Watched Glee last night. Was totally disgusted with plot last night. Most of the time iit is pretty good, but last night was awful. Took a training session on youth sports and concussions last night. It was pretty good. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning, 47 and Raining Down the Jersey Shore.
Started the morning off right. After going for a quick walk with the dog, (the cat was the smart one, she stayed in) I ran the trains for a bit. I gave my PW Black 221 a good run after a clean and lube job. Today my wife and I are going to lunch and then it is off to King of Prussia, Pa to hear a sell job on a "Vacation Adventure". Remember this is not time share.(Yea, Right!) And to claim our free cruise! (This should be interesting) This came out of filing out the entry for a Gift Certificate for Grybowski's at a Greenburg Show. This is our Friday Day Out Trip.
Brutus, RJ, BOC: Be careful with the storm.
RJ: I know what you are going thru with your co-worker. Been there. I worked 40 years for an Electric and Gas Co. Make the best of it.
Brent: Good Luck with your projects.
Brutus: Jim, glad your home escaped damage. Going to miss you at York.
BOC: Barry, Careful with the ice. I hope you do not loose your power.
Chief: Glad that TWC solved your problems.
RJ: York is the "Eastern Division - TCA York Meet". It is held in April and October at the York Fairgrounds, York, Pa. It is one of the best train shows if not the largest. You can get more info @ www.easterntca.org and tcamembers.org . People come from all over the country to attend.
Prayers for all in need.
Have a Great Day!
John
Aloha. Stil grey and 30s, but not raining. TGIF! Spring hasn't sprung yet. Beginning the bride's 'birthday weekend' with a brunch. Then I'll take her antiquing - a good excuse to look for overpriced tinplate. , My daughter is planning to surprise her by driving home and picking up the other college kid. 5 hours each way for only a day home is something you do when you're young! Ivor ran last night without complaints. Jeffrey, love the photo of light on the rails from the other day. Brutus, glad you're OK with the storms. BoC, glad the trees didn't hit you. Buckeye's WVA trip sounds nice. Why do I hear banjos?Did this describe you when you were young? http://www.theonion.com/articles/toddler-junkie-immediately-hooked-on-looking-at-tr,32025/
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
doug yeah that sounds like me.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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laz 57 Rainy here and 50. Next week for YORK weather looks kinda good lower 70s Thur-Fri. with chance of rain. Gotta dust, wash kitchen floor, and vacuum house today.
Brent:
Maybe have a line dedicated to PW? You can run non-TMCC/Legacy on the same track.
Or just save them for Christina & Matthew to run .... I'd say when they get older, but Christina has shown that she can run 'em pretty well.
Raining here in Central NJ, windy and nasty. Yesterday was the worst and I'm not liking the direction this is going. I already called the neurologist and awaiting a callback. I'm not going to be out of work for a month, I'm already getting cabin fever. [banghead) If I had a layout and trains at hand, I could clean and lube them all!! Close up work is ok for me, so far.
Brutus glad you are ok.
Off to the netherworld.....god I HATE daytime TV....
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
Waiting for Wifey to get ready.
BOC, Barry, You are lucky that no trees came down on your house.
Brent: I would keep the PW Trains. You may regret it later. The small layout sounds like a Great Idea. I am thinking of a small layout with just Pre War.
Had fried eggs and taters with sourdough toast for breakfast (no grits). Normally use egg beaters but indulged myself for a change.
Today is one of my bi weekly days for taking dieuretics so have to step lively between bathroom breaks. Wife needs to go to get new glasses sometime today and will go with her. She has a driving test coming up before the 25th so she wants to get her peepers right before then. I have to get my license renewed this coming October. First in 5 years.
Governor (moonbeam) Brown is over in China trying to get them to buy in to our high speed rail project. Might as well, They have all our money. Anyway, I will be lucky if I'm still around when it's completed or if I am won't want to ride it.
Joe, you're right! I make better Italian food than they do and I'm not even Italian. (Neither or they)
Took a good walk yesterday afternoon, uphill and down. It was a good test for my COPD. I felt like that lady in the Advair commercial with the elephant following her around. Blood oxygen level was still very good when checked after I got home though.
later,
Ray
SPMan
lion88roar laz 57 Rainy here and 50. Next week for YORK weather looks kinda good lower 70s Thur-Fri. with chance of rain. Gotta dust, wash kitchen floor, and vacuum house today. Laz - has wifey been out of town? ----Mornin' FellasReally need to get the sunroom wall work done this weekend as next week is York, then Saturday TheQ has a function to attend, and the following weekend my folks are coming to visit their grandkids (they no longer come to visit their son).Laz has reminded me that I need to get the tractor tuned up for the pending jungle growth... Looking forward to York next week. Can't wait to see the gang again.----Thinking of unloading some trains. Since I have gone Legacy I'm not sure I want to hold onto the PostWar items I have collected. Problem is what I have I REALLY like - else I wouldn't have bought them. Was planning on building a small layout for them to showcase the opperating accessories - milk car, dump car, corral car, etc. UGH...
BRENT.......IN THE WORDS OF FIFE, YOU ARE BUSIER THAN A ONE-ARMED WALLPAPER HANGER....... Just some clarification: does Christina's Daddy-Do list take priority over Susan's Honey Do list?
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
charliebrownJeffrey-Wimberly are those pics you include in your postings your personal layout? If so they look great - would like to see on of most of the layout in one shot.
Greetings From Cold And Rainy Cape Ann Taxachusetts,
HudsonJohn.....I too am waiting for the Wifey to get ready.
BOC........yup, you sure was lucky with those trees. BUT, you may be waiting for quite a while for any chain saws from KEV because he seems to be tied up hauling family member's stuff all over the Chicagoland area and points West.
Jake......we don't believe a word you say about "D." We heard the same stuff from JimmyT about a certain member of the female persuasion we dubbed Boysenberry.
Rich......I sertainly hope you get this dizziness thing straightened out. You wouldn't happen to be blonde, would you?
CB.......one of my close college room mates resides on the water in Traverse City.
RaySP......I was glad to hear that you are out walking again for some exercise. That "normal" blood oxygenation level must make you feel pretty good. Maybe the elephant from the commercial is hanging on your shoulders.
Gotta hurry up and wait for the wife.
Afternoon. Ran errands with Wifey. That was after doing Town stuff and signing checks this AM. Rained off and on. No bad storms as of yet. Looks doubtful.
Doug M, we had steam engine come to the Town 3 miles from the farm. Saw it even after every one else stopped steam. Then went to a switcher. East Carolina Rail Road.
Got some more running around to do. Then hit the hay early as turkey hunting tomorrow [season opens]. Driving to the farms. May hunt here early next week. FIL's got them too.
Later
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