Well lets see how Don would of really posted this
dbaker48 Don here. Sure is a great Burden to have to Chief here. Feeding him good so he's to full to think of them nasty grits . Going to let him have a ride in the cab of Knots steam engine this afternoon. Sure will be glad that I can refill food supply for $50 instead of $500 it took while he was here twice in one week come Wednesday morning. Never had such a person stay and visit with me. Great advisor on n and HO Scale trains. How lucky I am to have Wednesday just 2 days away .
Don here. Sure is a great Burden to have to Chief here. Feeding him good so he's to full to think of them nasty grits . Going to let him have a ride in the cab of Knots steam engine this afternoon. Sure will be glad that I can refill food supply for $50 instead of $500 it took while he was here twice in one week come Wednesday morning. Never had such a person stay and visit with me. Great advisor on n and HO Scale trains. How lucky I am to have Wednesday just 2 days away .
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Chief -- Chief -- Chief -- that first post today is so BOGUS it made me laugh You do know it's illegal to assume someone else identity PLUS you used Don's computer ...... I guess I'm not surprised
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Good morning all,
Chief and Don, glad you guys are having a good time. Kay sounds like a good cook and hostess. Chief, don't let Don run out of water on that steam engine.
I bought a Southern Railway MTH proto 1 F3 A-B-A diesel set at the train meet yesterday. It is in the Pelican paint scheme. That's the one with white tops and double white stripes on the sides. I put it though it's paces this morning while it was cool out there. Everything works fine. The seller had already installed a BCR so I don't have any battery issues. I'm glad I had some experience in programing this kind of engine because the instruction sheet left some stuff out. It has station announcements which can be triggered by setting it up with the bell button etc. They did not even mention this feature in the instructions. All she needs is a couple of new traction tires. Not a problem. The engine is like new and no wear on the pick up rollers. I paid $200 which I thought was a fair price. It originally sold for about $680. Both A units are powered so I have four motors and will pull more than I will ever run.
I have been nursing a sore feeling in my abdominal/chest area. At first I thought it might be an old ulcer acting up but I'm beginning to think it's more like a muscle strain or something. Don't think it's a hernia. Nothing is bulging out. Feel a little better today. Hope rest and no heavy lifting will help.
Real happy with my paint job on my 96 Honda Accord. Looks like a new buggy now.
Don and Chief, how about some pictures of your travels.
Ray
SPMan
dbaker48 Don here. Sure is a great honor to have to Chief here. Feeding him good so he is happy. Going to let him show me how to really run the Knots steam engine this afternoon. Sure will be sad to see him leave Wednesday morning. Never had such a wonderful person stay and visit with me. Great advisor on trains and O gauge trains. How luck I am to have him visit.
Don here. Sure is a great honor to have to Chief here. Feeding him good so he is happy. Going to let him show me how to really run the Knots steam engine this afternoon. Sure will be sad to see him leave Wednesday morning. Never had such a wonderful person stay and visit with me. Great advisor on trains and O gauge trains. How luck I am to have him visit.
Thank you Don. Kay has been a great hostess. You have struggled to drive drive me around the sunny CA. Only problem is, you constantly make U turns. Seem we are always going in circles. Well, I will give you proper instructions on steam engine operation this afternoon. After all, I have clocked numerous hours on the Tomas in the park and etc.
KAY grilled chicken and brats last night. Outstanding.
Enjoying my trip.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Don
I HATE SMART PHONES FOR POSTING!!!!!!!!!
Tough week. Granddaughter Victoria's bloodwork at the six week mark showed no improvement, platelet count way too low, another month of waiting to see if her immune system corrects itself. Son-in-law's Dad now on day 7 in the hosptal, heart issues, surgery decision looms......and his Mom cannot be left home alone, so we are watching the youngsterS and one oldster. I have been riding herd on the carpenter and the painter as work continues on the house exterior.....the usual hassles where what is supposed to be done and when it has to be done must be reiterated. Oh yeah, car issues which will require a dealership visit to refix what they fixed but did not stay fixed.
Grammy and Grampy are trying to cover all of the bases with the family stuff and helping out watching the grandchildren. But now the stuff I need to get done or manage aint getting done!!!!
JACK
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
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Good Monday Morning All!
I want to thank everyone for the congas on the new grandson. New life in the family is always a good thing. Carrie was scheduled to come home today but they have pushed it until tomorrow.
Fife - As to which he will be raised on, two or three rails? Why, both of course! Pre-War American Flyer was both. To be honest, he will probably have a taste of Flyer, Lionel and Marx.
JoeD - The Yankee Tractor trailer's scale if 1:64. Perfect for Flyer.
Later....
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Aloha. Back at work in a sunny and hot Chicago. After working at church Sat and Sun, I took the youngest to the local historical society for their 'fest' - he found an original GameBoy for $1. Boy, was it 'huge.' It was so hot, we soon escaped to a local ice cream parlor. It's always Ice Cream Week here. This week I'll prep for going up to the UP with the youngest for camp. Ray, congrats on the new 'grand'!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
We have a sunny 77, going into the 90s everyday till Saturday.
Shopping this morning, nap later.
No train news. A chat with Brutus last night.
On a PW ZW all U post are connected. There should not be a meter reading with the handles on off. I cannot conform the other readings.
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
Good Morning, it is 84 and 80% humidity already. it is going into the 90's all week!
Today it is some running around helping Doray get ready for the Ice Cream Festival. They are tearing down the small house about a 1/2 block away from me that was severly damaged by 2 huge oak trees during Sandy. As luck would have it the guy who lived there was not at home when it happened.
Fife: I will get the link for the Ice Cream Festival and the Boat Show. Johnsson is trying to get assigned patroling the festival. lol
Prayers for all in need.
John
Good MorningWe be going up to 87F feeling like 106F later on..oh joy...oh bliss...good thing we have the A/C going here....Today, however I need to get some hay cutting, I mean grass mowing done...again. I swear I can even hear the dang stuff growing at night....sheesh. So, better be off and do this...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
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny and clear 74 degrees. It is gonna get hot today. 88 degrees.
Today is a busy day. I have a project to work on and the usual chores. I wantto spend a little time outside this morning before it gets hot. Then, a nice lunch and a nap.
Friday we will try the deep fried pickles with our fish fry.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Chuck
Konbanwa,
I had a nice 4-mile run this morning; however, the humidity did suck all the fluids out of me. I then had a non-eventful day for work. I believe I will be grilling some chicken for dinner tonight, but I need to do that soon since it appears we’re about to have a thunderstorm.
Ray – Thanks for the info. What scale is it?
Chuck – Let us know how those pickles turn out.
Sayonara,
Joe
Mid 80's again today. A little cooler than usual for this time of year - no complaints, though.
AF53 - Congrats on your new young one!
Got the elliptical upstairs, assembled and operational today. Nope, it is not going to leave that room without disassembly! Didn't pull anything in the process, either.
A used ZW has shown up at the LHS. It is very dirty, but all of the controls move as they should, though not too smoothly. It is a safe bet that it needs to be opened up and cleaned.
Are there any checks I can make on a ZW with a volt - ohm meter without plugging it in? Looking at the schematics, it looks like there should be continuity between all of the U terminals, about 60 ohms between the U terminals and the short light, continuity between A,B,C, and D, or any combination of them if the controls are not set to off. Individually, it looks like I should also see continuity between the A post and the U post if only the A control is on, and the same for B, C, and D. Guess I'd also ought to check between the base plate and the binding posts. If I see continuity there, there might be a short in one of the windings?
All for now.
Email from the contractor today and we got the price down a couple hundred bucks - I think they will start on Thursday. After that, we just need the carpet and a few things to install like the toilet and sink. These guys will put in the floor in the bathroom, so put in the fixtures after that. It's starting to feel real to me
Chuck - if you read this, please know that I too enjoy the fried pickles. They are very good while they are hot. The ones we get at Texas Roadhouse are dill and come with a great sauce. Bon apetit!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good evening all,
Lousy day all around. Sato loses top 10 finish on restart crash that collected him. TCGR won again. Cory Monteith of Glee passed away. Long week at work ahead as well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening...Got to 88F here..and, of course, with 75% humidity felt more like 100F...back to heat and stick...yuck.We just spent the day indoors under the A/C. No sense going out with everything that needed done already done earlier in the week...Have a good one!!
Chuck,
The pickles, as Joe said, are great!!!
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 afternoon all,
Went to TTOS train meet today and picked up an A-B-A set of MTH Southern Railway F3 diesels for a good price. Just got through checking it out at home and everything works. Both A units are powered so I have four motors. Threw a traction tire while running but no biggie. I have more of them. Funny thing is, I bought this same set at York back in the 90's when they were new but had buyers remorse when I got home. I subsequently sold them. Always had second thoughts so now 10 years later I got them back and for a whole lot less money than the first ones.
I see the sunshine boys are still at it. Now they are building lawn mowers. Hope you guys are having fun. Sounds like you might have gone to see the layout that Don's friend is working on. Would that be Bob?
Chief, I'm adding another engine with a Southern name to my layout. I think my reb cover is blown.
later,
Morning all. Slept good. Drowsy from sinus meds. Still going to be a good day.
Shake and Bake did get his new electric mower put together. Kay and i had to give supervisory assistance.
Off to train museum and friend's layout.
Have a good one.
Demay Konbanwa, I'm getting ready to call it a night here. We ended up having some serious downpours this afternoon, so there is no way I could have build a temporary outdoor layout today. I ended up having a very nice, relaxing afternoon. Chuck - I have eaten deep fried pickles numerous times. They are extremely tasty. They are great dipped in a zesty ranch sauce. Sayonara, Joe
I'm getting ready to call it a night here. We ended up having some serious downpours this afternoon, so there is no way I could have build a temporary outdoor layout today. I ended up having a very nice, relaxing afternoon.
Chuck - I have eaten deep fried pickles numerous times. They are extremely tasty. They are great dipped in a zesty ranch sauce.
Thank, Joe. Our little local eatery, where we get fish fries from, has them on the menu. We will try them.
We have a sunny 75 this morning, going into the Hi 80s today.
Got the grass cut yesterday just in time to go to grandsons birthday party. We sat around talking till dark. Got home in time to chat with Brutus.
JoeD - It's from The Hamilton Collection, but I don't see it on their site. I won it on ebay.Thanks everyone for the compliments on the pics. He's already being sized for an engineers hat!It's 10:00 and time to head up to the hospital. Carrie and Patrick come home tomorrow.
Good Morning, 85 going to 90 and Sunny.
Ray: Great pictures of you and Patrick. When can I expect the New Lionel Yankee Train to be delivered?
Sounds like you guys are having a blast on the West Coast.
Today it is install a new compass on the boat and add a temperature gauge for the outboard. Then it is train work.
Enjoy the day!
Ray -- Congratulations on the beautiful Grand Child, what a precious gift.
Question.............
Have any of you guys ever eaten deep fried pickles?
Good MorningWe are going up to 86F in the sunshine, feeling more like 102F later on...right now it is a cool 60FHaving a day of rest after the shows we put on...
Like what Buckeye just said ....great photos!!
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