Buckeye Riveter Good job Chuck!!! I knew the $4.00 we paid for the modification to the snow cannon would work to screw up summer weather in NC. BTW, how is our mosquito farm doing? I can't wait to send them to Roseyville for some fun with the Chief. I just realized that Roseyville government kept running while the Chief was gone. This means only one thing, someone in Roseyville has graduated from the 8th grade. I wonder who it is?
Good job Chuck!!! I knew the $4.00 we paid for the modification to the snow cannon would work to screw up summer weather in NC. BTW, how is our mosquito farm doing? I can't wait to send them to Roseyville for some fun with the Chief.
I just realized that Roseyville government kept running while the Chief was gone. This means only one thing, someone in Roseyville has graduated from the 8th grade. I wonder who it is?
The town blacksmith.
Good EveningBake and parbroiling is the phrase today...it got up to 93 feeling like 112.Didst do the home desperate thing and picked up the blue foam..and a few extra thingsChecking out some other things tonight...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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Konbanwa,
I had a quick 3-mile run this morning before heading into the office. It was an easy Friday and I was able to leave early. The older boy is off on a camping trip for the night with some other church youth, and the rest of the family is enjoying a quiet night at home. We’re having pizza for dinner. I think I might cut the grass tonight to get it out of the way.
Sayonara,
Joe
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Way too hot today.
Hudson - The interest is there. Wifey has to work tomorrow. Perhaps next year. Thanks for the link.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a humid 74 degrees. Going up to 92 today.
Today is an easy day. A few chores to do and then I can relax. I want to do some reading and spend some time outside before it really gets hot.
Buckeye & LAZ......... TGIF
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Hello all
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!
Busy and Hot here. Finally got our hay all made. The Barley field is still a swamp, We may have to write it off. Son still has about 10 acres to do for a neighbor.
Chief....Glad to see you had a good trip.
I'll be at Delaware Seashore State Park next week. Probably visit TOY TOWN in Berlin MD too
Brent & Fife I'll be waving on the way by.
Jack, How is Victoria?
Terry seems to be doing OK with his Chemo & radiation
Lots to do so better get back to the SS fund
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Morning! Another hot one today!
The only thing new on the train front is that I purchased some Plasticville Buildings for the "Branchline" at Mom's house. I stay there 1 night a week to keep her company and help out. I bring my repairs there. She gets a kick out of it and I remind her that this is all her and Dad's fault, because if they did not buy me my first set in 1953, I may not have the interest in it that I do. She laughs and reminices when she is down there. She si doing great with the cancer.
Chief: Glad the trip was a lot of fun.
Buckeye: Just keep the mosquitto farm South of NJ, PLEASE. We have enough of them!
Dennis: That sounds very reasonable for the work that they did. The $100 is probably for the extra material to paint the whole car. And you still came out ahead.
Fife: The weather is not looking good for tomorrow. As they say, The Show Must Go On. I may just have to take a Road Trip South soon.
Banks: Good News about Terry. Continued Prayers.
Jack: Continued Prayers for Victoria.
Have a Great Day!
John
Banks- Not sure where I'll be next week, so here's a pre-emptive wave.
Hudson - Brent was saying sometime early August. We could all meet up at the Nauti-Goose, in Northeast, MD.
Good MorningHot Hazy and very humid out...82 out right now feeling like 100...posta get to 93 feeling like 111 later this afternoonGoing to be another indoor activity kinda day for me..no grass, or even weed,cutting. We did not even hear anything resembling a grumble here, rain wise...nadaHave a good day!!
Morning. Hot and HUMID. Heat advisory.
Off to the lake house to mow.
Mowed yesterday here. Grass had grown horrible. Did neighbor's yard too. Did get unpacked. Now to find time to download photos and share them.
Banks, farmers here are suffering from rain too. Prayers for you good farmers and those here too. You all are still the best.
Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Banks,
I'll be expecting details on Toy Town when you return. Had to stay home this summer due to work.
Jim
The temp is 87, like most everywhere today it's going into the 90s. A hot breeze from the SE reminds me that the Chief has arrived home safely. No toy train news but CTT has arrived. A nice chat with some of the guys last night.
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
Mornin' FellasI am available the second or third weekend in August... then not till mid-Sept... UGH
I looked up Nauti-Goose on GMaps and it brought back a lot of really old memories. Back in the 1950s my Mother's family bought/rented a number of trailers and slots at a trailer park in Craft Haven (just across The Bay from Nauti-Goose), I remember going there a number of times in the late 70's/early 80's and having a blast. Well looking at the area on GMaps I was able to locate where the trailer park used to be. The roads are pretty much still there, and you can still make out some of the slots, but the docks appear to be in poor condition... really sad. It was a great place to go as a kid because there were dances Friday and Saturday night, lots of cool playground stuff, the concession stand, you could walk around and 'visit' the other people... not many places like that around today.
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Evening all hows it going? not much happening here. Hope all are doing well. hope this is the post to take it over the hump so you don't get the blank page
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Dennis V8, sorry to hear that your Del Sol got hit after that recent paint job but glad it was covered by insurance. I got my paint at One Day also. Mine ran $804 but I am satisfied with it. Only problem so far was somebody running a shopping cart into my side mirror at the super market. Just a small nick though. Now I'm parking defensively. I need to get some shade for my car though. Sun is brutal over here in the driveway. Need one of those auto tents are whatever they are called. Guy has one for sale in the neighborhood. Says make offer. It looks kind of flimsy though. Dennis, I think you asked about the steering on my Honda since repairs. It does seem to be wearing in now or else I'm just getting used to it. Seems easier now.
Chief, Buckeye put some miracle grow on your grass while you were away.
Did a little grocery shopping today at Cosco. Too hot for that. Got some fresh rockfish (red snapper) for dinner that I will cook on the grill. It was really good last time we had it.
Not much train running time this morning. Had to run an errand. Need a new hose connector for my hose caddy but can't find the right kind yet. Old hose sprung a leak. Taped up with waterproof tape but did not work. We have doubled our watering on the lawn and it is beginning to green up finally. True Green guy sprayed for fungus and cutworms about two weeks ago.
We seem to get a lot of crickets this time of year. They just walk in through cracks under the door or somewhere. My son catches them between two paper cups and puts them outside. I just hit em with a fly swatter if I can.
Have a good weekend all,
Ray
SPMan
Good evening everyone. Been crazy past few weeks. Did an early case today and was able to leave early. Spent the rest of the day having family time. Kids grow up too quickly. Our dog has been limping lately and he also needed some shots, etc. took him to vet and then spent some time walking with oldest son and dog around the back of the property. For the first time, we actually have peaches growing on some of our trees! Really need to put some more fertilizer out there.
chief, sounds like you had a great time in California. From the fun y'all had, wasn't sure you were heading back east. Those old NS engines you saw out there were probably getting ready to be front line motive power for CSX! :-)
jack, I didn't catch what the need for prayer was, but will do....God knows the need, and is quite able to deliver.
God Bless,
dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good EveningWe got clobbered but good this evening...three lightning strikes within a minute of each other...two got some pine trees next to us and the third struck our house...I checked the house and found that our 2" wide braided copper wire had taken the hit and left a few scorch marks around the surrounding grass!!! As well...we got 4" of rain from this thing and another inch of marble sized to golf ball sized hail Right now it is still grumbling and raining out....77 feeling like 87....bit of a difference here...
Good evening all,
It is still HOT in SE Indiana. Quick update on last 3 days. Our soccer team finally won a game 3-1 Wednesday night. It was hot and we had no subs so I played the entire 50 minutes. The team played well and I had my good touches so it was a good night. Lucas finally called us and we had a good conversation there. Thursday we had friends from New Mexico visit. Tonight I scrimmaged with the high school boys. Tiring but fun. Wife and I watched Toy story 3 again. Got caught up at work, and today was a quiet day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
It is a cloudy and humid 74 degrees. Going up to 84 today with rain later.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Then, I have some phone calls to make. Lunch and a nap, later.
Dining car has rolled in with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
We had a relaxing Saturday here. I was able to mow the lawn last night which meant I could have a relaxing morning, and I took full advantage of it. The wife and I relaxed together over coffee. I took the youngest for a bike ride in the afternoon, and that was the most physical activity I had all the day. The wife and I went out to an off-base Tex-Mex restaurant; it was muy delicioso.
SJ – I’m halfway through the latest CTT. I’m thoroughly enjoying it as usual.
Prayers for all those in need.
Good MorningWell, we did get rained on last night...and lightning all around us for hours as well. Today will be clearing up and drying out a tad...high of 78F feeling like 84F...so...a bit of a change from the ridiculous stuff ...Today is a day for BBQ'ing later on..and in a good way too!!Have a good day!!
The morning temp is 74, going into the 80s today.
News this morning was about yesterday's downpours and high winds. Oldest son has a totaled summer gazebo and youngest DIL lost a lot of yard sale stuff that could not be gathered up fast enough. We all have power though so all is well. A nice chat with Joe and Brutus last night.
Good morning all,
Going to the circus today with my #2 son in Ontario, Ca. Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Red Unit this year. Best of the two IMHO. Saw the Blue Unit last time and was not as good.
Now will join Chuck over a bowl of Cherios but will also have an egg white omelette.
later,
Ohio is getting pounded with rain and thunderstorms this morning.
Attended choir practice with the wife last night. I had a good time.
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 Saturday afternoon --
We've gone from floods in May to a drought right now! Our weather is just totally unpredictable, the farmers struggled to get crops planted in May (many did not their beans in) and right now the corn is showing signs of stress and it's about to tassel.
Tough week health wise here: the boss is just now getting over her 2nd bout with poison ivy and she always wears gloves and long sleeves. We are done for the year cutting trees in the timber and the splitting can wait another month. I ended up with a ruptured ear drum and an inner ear infection, caught me off guard for sure but waking up to blood on the pillow is not a good sign. We have an excellent ENT Dr. and I spent time in their office yesterday, three anti biotics/hearing test and I'll see him again in two weeks, left ear is 95% useless right now. But looking forward to a complete recovery.
So all of this has led to more time in the train room and catching up on movies at night. It's ironic that we spend more time in the train room in July than any other month, I think it's because it's so darn nice and cool down there and that's a big relief. Several years ago during a super hot spell we did a complete inventory down there, we just had fun organizing everything and now when we want to find something we go right to the binder and look it up, that is a HUGE plus Sure nice to have the storage under the layout off the floor.
I'm low on miles for the bike this summer -- maybe 2500? Labor Day weekend and all of Sept. and two weeks of Oct. are my favorite times of the year to ride. Get all those families with their kids back in school and motel rates drop like a rock, it's when the geezers come out
Buckeye -- would enjoy an audio clip of choir practice last night? Oh, c'mon
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Good AfternoonNice and dry out here...relatively speaking of course, lol. Actually we got to 79F feeling like 85..which is waaaay better than 94 feeling like..oh...116 out...Had one of our buddies come out with the portable sawmill to take down/apart the 2 pine trees...245 bd ft of extra lumber to mess around wit'...heeheehee...Getting ready to do the BBQ thing as well..Have a good evenin' all!!
Just got home from the circus. It was a good show featuring a very good high wire act and tiger act. I was a little dissapointed that there was no tradtional flying trapeze this year but there was a trapeze act of sorts although a different type.
Popcorn was $8.00 per box so we took a pass on that. My son and I both had lunch on the way home at N-and -Out burger for three dollars more than a box of popcorn at the circus. Don't know why those bean counters haven't figured out that you could make more money in the long run by charging even $5 a box. I suppose that's greed for you.
It was raining a little when we came out of the circus. Just got a few sprinkles here at home while ago. Don't think it will amount to anything.
Back home from mowing at lake house. Just mowed here again. Was OK but rain tomorrow so beat it before it got too big.
Buckeye Riveter Ohio is getting pounded with rain and thunderstorms this morning. Attended choir practice with the wife last night. I had a good time.
Proves, don't mess with Mother Nature and the Chief. [Putting Miracle Grow on my yard.]
So you drank beer and got drunk at choir practice. Humm. New religion. Must be a Yankee thing.
Jon, excuses, excuses. Its OLD AGE.
Notice Shake and Bake has not posted lately. Probably can't get the Model T to crank to get to the public library to use their computer.
Well, Wifey night. Watch Hallmark Channel movies. Do get popcorn and diet ginger ale.
Hope to download photos tomorrow. Will take some time.
Later
It is rainy in SE Indiana. Helped older daughter move some stuff today and went with her family (wife and I both) to Indy Museum of Art to see a special exhibit by Chinese dissident, Ai Weiwei. Very powerful stuff and also some very creative work as well. Latest CTT was waiting for me when I got home. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evening all time to bump this to next page and then head to bed hope all had a good day today. Looking forward to tomorrow around 3:30 P.M. as then off till tueday 7 am.
Talk to you all later.
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