88Lionroar, that Bill Dance video was great. Still laughing.
Dougnota, hope you are feeling better by now.
We are getting a few showers this morning. Not much but we'll take all we can get.
V8 Dennis, $100,000 per month for retirement for some civil service workers is unbelievable. No one is worth that kind of money.
Wife goes back for more theraphy today. Feeling a little better this morning.
Dinner with social group scheduled for Wednesday this week at a Mexican restaurant. Most of the food is good but last time I got a chile relleno, they did not peel the burned part off the fire roasted chile pepper before adding to receipe. Will avoid that next time.
later,
Ray
SPMan
SPMan 88Lionroar, that Bill Dance video was great. Still laughing.
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Lunch break, I did the Evelyn Wood speed reading treatment on 7 pages of the pot. Seems all are doing fair and that is good. Went to town ,cashed my driving check. Went to Ottawa got a spark plug for the Gator, oil & filter for the truck, Softener salt, wash job on the truck, a new pair of tennis shoes, and alll of my hairs on my head cut. All at different places. Now to detail the truck and cut the east end.Buckeye, hope you got out of Kentucky alive. John, I hope to close the UD deal this week. I think we / I will try that Windex Outdoor Glass and Patio Cleaner on the windows. Sounds like a good idea. MikeC. Indycars in Brazil this weekend. Sounds like a oxymoron to me. 8N, keep that pressure down pal. BOC, Did Spring get that sparrow?? DougM, Congrats on the daughter’s graduation. Rich, Prayers for your recovery. And on that Kcar. Bob, Rich’s Kcar is only ½ a MOPAR. Brutus,, Just be glad the TSA only went through your bag! KEVINK22, Poison Sumac. RJ, I am liking what I see on your layout. John, Our water is more than 100 grain of hard and anything over 10 is hard. I have your mini water treatment plant in my basement. Where is Ryan??????? Oh There you are.
Back at it.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good afternoon.
Headache and sore leg right now. Just wishing that I could go right home, though I know that's not possible...
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Flooding. Thunder. Small stream flood warning. Its headed north to the lake house now.
Tragedy:
http://www.wral.com/norfolk-southern-worker-killed-in-nc-mudslide/12415614/
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Been with my father most of the day. Breakfast at his place then out to the VA center at Fort Polk so I could file for an appointment there. Hopefully I'll be able to enroll there and maybe get something done about this foot of mine. All Medicaid seems to cover is the docs time to scratch his head. No new appointments until sometime in June. Well, it's a start. Then to Wal-Mart to pick up some items. I got two boxes of gauze pad, a couple rolls of tape and a bottle of 91% alcohol for the aforementioned foot. I also got a jar of Black Bean and White Corn salsa to go with a bag of tortilla chips I have. I also made up sixty invitations for a certain persons upcoming wedding. Not mine so don't even start celebrating.
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
Jeff = Must've been the ghost of Christmas past, reassembling your engine....
Brent = I swear that Dance character looks similar to the Chief....
Followed up today with ENT doc, MRI is normal (yeah, ok, I've haven't been normal in this lifetime...) was told to progress slowly, schedule PT to handle and see my neuro doc. OK, that's progress, I guess...need to have the neuro doc schedule me now.
OK, so here is the ALL MOPAR American made Reliant....(no Asian parts here):
It need 1 hubcap, some dash speakers and I replaced the radio with a nice Pioneer unit. I have a matching set of 6X9's from the Wagon and that's tomorrows project. Needs a good cleaning also.
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
Hello all
A little more cleanup around the house today. Ended up switching out the dresser w/ one from a guy who is moving out. A little taller, a little longer, and in better condition. And the 'price' was right. Found some old cat toys in the process.
Got the new camera in today. Battery is charged but it needs a memory card as they do not come w/ them. I guess a stop at the store tonight is in order.
Anj - now that looks like a real car. I like it. Ever since about 1990 everything looks like a Honda Accord and a dustbuster on wheels.
I saw some old fishing rods at the antique store/flea market and thought of you guys
Time to see if the Corvair parts are in.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Evenin' boys. Overcast and 64 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Wifey and I are in the midst of vehicle shopping. Front runners are the Chevy Traverse (her) and the Dodge Durango (him). Other considerations are Grand Cherokee (too $), Ford Explorer (too boxy), Tahoe (too big & too $) and Suburban (way-way too big). So far have driven the Tahoe, Traverse and Grand Cherokee. The Traverse was by far the best experience.
88 - Who would steal a grill? Start looking in the beds of old beat-up pickup trucks.... We stop them all the time.
sirjames - Alexis will be completely out of her brace in a week, and back to school around Memorial Day. She is home-schooled in the meantime, by way of the lap-top and a head-set.
Fife,
Keeping the going for Alexis. One thing to consider about the Explorer is that is one of the models that Ford uses an aluminum hood. That doesn't sound like a problem, but it can become a very big headache when it starts to corrode. I am in that situation right now, and am scraping the $$ for an aftermarket fiberglass hood for the Mustang. I wouldn't avoid the Explorer just for that, but thought it would be worth mentioning. Nobody wants to work on an aluminum hood around here.
If you can get a Hemi in the Durango, go for it.
Job search is officially over.
Jim
Rich,
I still want to know how it's possible to find an older car in this part of the country that is that clean. I see people do it form time to time, but I get disastrous results when I try. I'd kill for a first gen Probe half that clean.
fifedog Wifey and I are in the midst of vehicle shopping. Front runners are the Chevy Traverse (her) and the Dodge Durango (him). Other considerations are Grand Cherokee (too $), Ford Explorer (too boxy), Tahoe (too big & too $) and Suburban (way-way too big). So far have driven the Tahoe, Traverse and Grand Cherokee. The Traverse was by far the best experience.
Wifey and I are in the midst of vehicle shopping. Front runners are the Chevy Traverse (her) and the Dodge Durango (him). Other considerations are Grand Cherokee (too $), Ford Explorer (too boxy), Tahoe (too big & too $) and Suburban (way-way too big). So far have driven the Tahoe, Traverse and Grand Cherokee. The Traverse was by far the best experience.
Fife, Check out one of these, Chevy Captiva, the Cobalt of SUVs I have drove some of them and would get one for the wife in a heart beat. Good on gas and a safe little car. JMHO
KRM fifedog Wifey and I are in the midst of vehicle shopping. Front runners are the Chevy Traverse (her) and the Dodge Durango (him). Other considerations are Grand Cherokee (too $), Ford Explorer (too boxy), Tahoe (too big & too $) and Suburban (way-way too big). So far have driven the Tahoe, Traverse and Grand Cherokee. The Traverse was by far the best experience. Fife, Check out one of these, Chevy Captiva, the Cobalt of SUVs I have drove some of them and would get one for the wife in a heart beat. Good on gas and a safe little car. JMHO
They do look pretty good...do you know of their maintenance history?
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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blownout cylinder KRM fifedog Wifey and I are in the midst of vehicle shopping. Front runners are the Chevy Traverse (her) and the Dodge Durango (him). Other considerations are Grand Cherokee (too $), Ford Explorer (too boxy), Tahoe (too big & too $) and Suburban (way-way too big). So far have driven the Tahoe, Traverse and Grand Cherokee. The Traverse was by far the best experience. Fife, Check out one of these, Chevy Captiva, the Cobalt of SUVs I have drove some of them and would get one for the wife in a heart beat. Good on gas and a safe little car. JMHO They do look pretty good...do you know of their maintenance history?
BOC No I don't know of their maintenance history but they are a new offering and I thought they are nice. I would go drive one if you are looking for something like that. The nice part of my part time job, I get to drive all kinds of stuff and I did like these.
Good Evening....
Well, had a good day today of finishing off some stuff for stuff's sake....and found that a local vets group had some wreathes stolen from them...they were preparing a memorial service for the Battle of the Atlantic...and, someone came and took them...sigh...guess you need to post guards now just to keep wreathes in place
Oh...and, yes, the little Spring did catch the sparrow...a la Serval out in the savannah....
The temp is 71.
We headed west, picked up my cousin and his wife, then went to Battlecreek Mi. casino. A safe trip with good company but not a good casino day. It was fun anyway. Sounds like Alexis is getting better. good. We had Black Cherry ice cream but there's plenty of banilla...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
Sunny and just under 70 today.
The AT&SF operating box car I won on e-bay a while back got here today. I'm pretty happy with it, considering the low price I paid for it.
Anjdevil2 - I did the stress analysis for the wheels on your Reliant. Was waaaay back in the day - I think it was the second project I worked on as an engineer. We designed these wheels for the original K Car. Yours looks like it might be a 2nd generation K car.
All for now.
KRMAFRay, looks like you had a great ride over the weekend.
Kev - Yea it's a good 15 minute ride. I remember years ago going with HudsonJohn and our other brother in law Dan when our oldest was around 3? So maybe 1985 +/-. When our ride was over we toured the caboose where moms and dads were taking pics of their youngest sitting up in the cupola. The kids were having a blast.
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Good evening all,
It is cloudy in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s. Long day at work, but good evening at home as wife and I started cleaning out attic. Got rid of some stuff and marked some stuff for yard sale. Did read all the posts, but not enough time to digest them all. Kevin, Indycars put on a heck of a show yesterday with a last lap pass for the lead on the last turn. Cannot wait for the 500. Will be a wild one. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
RedfireS197Job search is officially over.
Jim -
Been a busy day for me today and now I'm relieved it's time to sign off. I guess we found out last night that I truly can install a DCC decoder in my sleep! I hope nothing happens tonight.See y'all tomorrow.
Fife - for Alexis' continued recovery and good luck on vehicle hunting.
anj - those were good cars. Had one as a co car years ago.
Ryan - hang in there!
The rain here is finally over for a few days. Over 6 inches here since Fri night. Before the extra 6 inches we were 8 in over last year. Was pretty cool today 54 on the truck thermometer but to hit 72 tomorrow and some sun!
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
8N - Yep I believe it is a Gen II K car.... even Dad thinks its a great little car. The sag in the rear is killin' me (it's an aesthetics thing...), but the rear spring replacement isn't that hard. remove the shocks and jack up the car...that is simple. And that is what I wanted, and simple vehicle that runs and drives with no issues. Should get me 27-30 MPG...which is almost 9 MPG better than the Pulsar.
JimT - on the ended job search...CONGAS!!!
Fife - The Durango and the Grand Cherokee share the same platform, so if you go with the Dodge/Ram, you can load it up for cheaper than the Grand. I loved my Grand Cherokee ('96 model). Road and drove well and always got 21 MPG no matter what...driving towing...same thing. Good news on Alexis...my Princess did the home school her junior year. Laptop and headphones......
Princess Birthday tomorrow, I'm so bummed i cant be there......I was supposed to be there Sunday....Really sucks.........planning a trip in June to make up for it, bit it won't be the same.
Off to bed I go....see ya tomorrow!
ChiefEagles Flooding. Thunder. Small stream flood warning. Its headed north to the lake house now.
Chief - Watch out with that flooding. We had record rainfall in April. Washed out a lot of roads and a few bridges. Some are still closed around here.
No train work tonight. Still working on yard. Next project is new storm door that I will be putting in,new handle on the main door,and paint front door area and a couple windows in the front of house.
All for now. Good night
Good night all. Several inches of rain [not go to the gauge to see till tomorrow]. Town Board approved a Wal-Mart Express. Off to bed.
Sleep tight.
fife....Check our engine problems with the Traverse. I know of a guy that is getting a new one.
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.
Shoudn't have any work tonight, so I'm feeling a little happy about that. Otherwise, just tired.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a sunny 60 degrees. Going up to 72 today, with a chance of rain this afternoon.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and some paperwork. Then, I can relax and do some reading. Lunch and a nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
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