The temp is 72 with some spotty lite showers.
After getting my scripts yesterday I came home and cut the grass. But boy I goofed in the spring, we were out digging up crab grass as I did not put preventer on it this year and it seems to laugh at my attempts to kill it. Can't use roundup as it kills everything. Out of respect to Don B. I will not tell you what I enjoyed for breakfast.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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RockIsland52 Just lost a long post somehow, took me 20 minutes to type!!!! That never happens to me Jack
Just lost a long post somehow, took me 20 minutes to type!!!! That never happens to me
Jack
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cool and humid 70 degrees. Going up to 78 today with rain.
Today is a busy day. I have some chores to do and an errand to run. I need to finish a small project. Lunch and a nap for sure.
Dining car has rolled in with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
I've taken to putting everything up on Notepad first then copy/pasting the thing onto the forum post...I've had a lot of those disappearing things lately...sigh
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Good Really Early Morning...Lawn cut, mower cleaned, floor of garage/studio cleaned, weeding done, mmmmm, seems a lot of nothing got done...lol!Today apparently will have those ol' t'underin'boomers come through..high of 82 expected feeling like 93...not bad...Have a good day!!
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/
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Happy Monday!
Mostly cloudy and mid 80's here today.
Had a doctor's appointment with the specialist this afternoon. Still not sure what's up. The choice was more tests, or monitor. I've got an appointment set up in 3 months.
Idle toy train related thought - if one were to replace a power cord on a ZW with a three pronged cords with ground, where would the proper place to be to attach the ground wire? The steel base, maybe?
All for now.
Evening All!
Sure will be glad when the weather here gets back to normal! This humidity stinks. Humidity was 81%, and 85 degrees. Work was unbearable today! Thankfully I have the next two days off!!
Going to go and install a lattice work around the inlaws A/C unit, I think they need space for some yard decorations.
Got the train room back in shape. Strange, but I have one N&S engine and THAT was the one that acted up! Then win I was testing it it caused a circuit breaker to pop. Finally found out one of the side steps was hitting a screw head on a switch machine, causing it to short out! Fixed it. Speaking of led's I was testing a flashing led with a 9v battery. (The supplier told me they would flash for weeks, well it lasted 8 days. Battery died yesterday. But, the battery was outside in the direct sunlight too.
Chris took a drive yesterday from Kalmazoo to Rockford, Ill., to see relatives. There and back in 1 day! He rented a Chevy Spark, has an 8 gal gas tank! He saw my only living Aunt, he has seen here maybe 4 times in his life. Reports back from him and her, they had a short but great time. He was extremely interested in family history. Guess he is bring home 5 family Bibles from various members, numerous pictures, and great memories.
Mike C, I'm not even going to comment about the skin cancer treatment. But it sure does leave a lot of opportunity open. (See how nice of a guy I am.) Also, will have to check out Turbo, that has ALWAYS been one of my dreams from childhood, is to attend a Indy 500.
Doug, Will have to see if we can find any of the Blue Bunny, never heard of it.
Buckeye, Are those all your grandchildren, or just the one at the throttle?
SJ, There you go again, just like last year with the BLT's, got my order in with the wife. BLT's on the menu soon. Unfortunately without home grown tomatoes.
BTW, was doing some chanel sorting last night and saw this show Lizard Lick Towing. Just another reality show.
But then.... I noticed it was from NC, did some checking and sure enough it is within 16 miles of the Chief in Wake County. Ended up on the Rolesville website, and saw the "Mayor's Show". I have to admit it they were pretty good. You may enjoy watching if you have the time. http://rolesvillenc.gov/
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Don
Good evening guys. Up a little later than normal as I am taking off tomorrow. Wife and kids have lots that we have to attend to. Been fun catching the exploits of Chief in California. The west coast may never be the same.
Been watching "Eyewitness War" on National Geographic with oldest son. Really gives a different view of war than Hollywood and computer games. We have a number of friends who are/were fighting over there. When they send videos or send pictures, it is a small taste of what real war looks like verses the perception.
Joe, I stopped getting WSJ as they would skip days and then pile several papers in one bag. Thanks for the read, but I didn't want to continue the way our local delivery worked.
i have to get back to the family. Hope each of you have a blessed night.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
I am still alive but still scrambling to help family cover bases due to recent medical issues. My SIL's Dad with the cardio issues is finally home from the hospital after a week in there and the Docs' game plan is to see if meds can right the ship. My Mother-In-Law is also home and likewise the Docs are taking the medication approach to dissolve blood clots in one leg. I think we dodged a couple of bullets here with these issues.
The exterior work on the house is progressing, but the carpenter who has been hit-and-miss the past week with his attendance still has some minor details to finish up.....while I sit on 1/3 of his money!!!
The painter is about 95% done, with rehanging/painting the downspouts, installing new shutters, and some minor trim work left on his agenda. This guy has asked for no $$$ until he is finished!
The power washing of the 20 year old deck has it looking amazingly fresh and back to color......California redwood really holds up!! It will be sealed with two coats of Cabot oil stain (clear with a mahogany tint) after some minor repairs and some light sanding. One snafu.....I shattered the glass table on the deck because I was stupid, replacement table and chairs sitting in the garage awaiting assembly.
The place overall is looking pretty good except for the lawn that is in serious need of some water; and the hose and sprinkler seems to be the only solution since God is not cooperating by giving me some rain, been pretty dry here. More $$$ out the window. But I promised the wife all would be in good order for the dual birthday party extravaganza/cookout for the 2 grandkids the first week of August. We expect 45 people or so for that one.
My June electric bill due to all of the required A/C was unsettling with usage exceeding 1,000 kwh. July's bill will be worse with all of the 90+ degree days (9 so far?), including a record high (for the date) of 99 last Friday.
Once the part is in, my car has to visit the dealer for two days to replace an LED high mount brake light bar on the rear hatch.....seems the extreme heat loosened it and it warped badly!!!! It is fastened with adhesive strips, not clips or screws!!!! It is bowed about 3 inches out of its original shape!!! Now I ask you, what is to prevent that from happening again if the replacement is exactly the same? The part alone is $550, but fortunately it will still be covered by the dealer or GM since it was replaced once before (last September) under my extended warranty.
Then it is off to my automotive paint guy whose repaint of my front fascia May 2012 didn't hold up......owner admitted the paint did not seem to be adhering correctly to the fascia for some strange reason (bad prep, but I kept my mouth shut). Appointment has been made to get that squared away, on his dime.
I need these car issues behind me because we are taking a road trip with Maximus to Canada mid August with a bunch of dog people we know for canine obedience competition in St. John New Brunswick. Then maybe a trip with the grandchildren to visit my wife's folks (great grandparents) a week later and to help them out with some things. An easy 3,500 miles between the two trips.
Later, gang. I will try to catch up on my reading tomorrow, I promise. In the meantime, prayers for those in need of them, especially those still recovering from the Chief's visit to California (Ray SP, V8 Dennis, DougDG, and DonnyB) and my favorite Yankee fans (JoeyD, AF Ray, and HusdsonJohn). MikeC.....I see you have a convert in Brent!!!
Good evening all,
It is humid in SE Indiana. Interesting day. First off, I agree with Brent's observations on the game and the team. Definitely could be a factor in the next world cup. Went for my skin cancer removal today. Funny incident. When I talked to them about it, they said it was on the right cheek, where I had a skin tag removed. I thought they were referring to my posterior, and it turns out they were referring to my face. A good laugh was enjoyed by all. No slicing and dicing, just some scrapping and cauterizing and I was good to go. I scrimmaged with "my" soccer girls tonight which was fun. Wife and I went to see Turbo this afternoon. Even if you are not an Indycar fan, you can enjoy the movie, and if you are not careful, you may become a fan as well. They really captured the feel of the Speedway, down to the "marbles" that build up on the track. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evenin' All.
Light supper followed by a mile walk with the Better Half, worked up a sweat with this humidity.
Was able to sneak away for the afternoon so our daughter and I were able to check out a bayside hotel for the Better Half's surprise anniversary party. Unless we can find something that tops this place, won't be easy, it looks like all systems are go.
The MTH US Army GP-20 that I ordered for the Kid's Club to use arrived today. Nice little engine, should work fine for the K-Line OIF Boxcars that were donated to the kids. Now just to find the 30-77045 Army Caboose, got the Super Sleuth Laz looking in Pa.
Well gotta get some things done, later all.
p.s. Speaking of ice cream, tried some Blue Bunny Brand over the weekend. For coming from a grcery store it is .
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Good Evening:
No new train news. I spent the day helping my daughter get things together woith her new house. Tomorrow it is installing ceiling fans. SIL and ladders do not get along.
Brent: Ice Cream, sounds like Doray is influencing someone! lol
Buckeye: Nice pic. What it is all about!
Chief: Congrats to your ex partner's promotion.
Prayers for all in need!
John
dougdagrump Mornin' All ! Off to SPF. I'm back. Request fulfilled. Ray, With all the serious issues that many of us on the "Pot" are dealing with I thought a bit of jockularity is/was needed. Prayers for your friends.
Mornin' All !
Not much action today. Ran trains a little this morning but bailed out when it got hot. Still need a new connection hose for my hose caddy in the yard. On dieuretics today so have to stay near home or else near a bathroom.
New future King of England born today but no name yet. Mother and child doing fine according to the news.
Ray
SPMan
At the throttle.............
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
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The temp is a cloudy 75.
Some errands to run and grass to cut.
I had my first real BLT of the season this morning. A BLT is useless without a garden tomato. No toy train news.
Mornin' FellasHad a fun weekend with the family. Saturday was spent running errands (did some much needed banking stuff which resulted in paying off a line-of-credit, then consolidating two CC into the line-of-credit. long story short - I no longer have any balance due on any CCs , in 3 years or less I will have that PLC paid off as well), now to loadup the payment on the house in Pittsburgh and get that sold in 3 years (no more ties to the ex-wife blood/money sucker). Then we took Christina shopping for her birthday (the only thing she would tell us she wanted is ice-cream ), stopped at The Disney Store (lots of princess and Minnie Mouse stuff), then Toy's-R-Us (new tri-cycle), not sure what else we'll get for her - I know TheQ wants to get a nightstand for her room, and a clock (I have no idea why).Yesterday we took Christina for her first haircut, she really seemed to enjoy this, and it was MUCH overdue. Matthew is just eating, growing, sleeping. He is trying to sit on his own, which provides a lot of comedy as his feet act as the pivot point as he rolls over (yes he face plants, and his rear is in the air), of course he giggles the whole time.Heading to TheShack at lunch today to pickup the toggle switches, some wire, and connectors for the panel project.Ordered a USB to Serial-port connector yesterday and a copy of Windows 7 32-bit. I found TheQ's old laptop on Friday and decided to try to turn it into my trainroom computer. Also ordered a new rechargeable battery for the ZW panel. Everything is supposed to be here by Friday.------------Soccer------------Everyone has their opinion on all sports, it is different that anything else. Soccer is more popular now than it was back in the 80's when I played. It is more popular in certain areas than in others as well. It is kind of like Lacrosse.I will say this though... I have been following the USMNT for years, and the group of guys they have right now is far more entertaining to watch. It used to be that the USMNT would sit back, defend, and wait for an offensive opportunity to present itself... now - they ATTACK, they take more risks, etc (example of this would be during the second half yesterday the US had a corner kick, and the coach subbed Eddie Johnson for Wondolowski(sp), well on trots Johnson into the goal box as Donovan lobbed a perfect pass from the corner, Johnson headed the ball right into the back of the net for arguably one of the most exciting goals I have seen in a long time). Oh, and on Thursday the USMNT beat Costa Rica 1-0, but the goal was scored during a play that started in the US goal box on a superb save by their backup goalie, he threw the ball out to Donovan, who ran down the sideline and lobbed a perfect pass to Brett Shea's foot, soft dribble to set the ball up, then fired it off the goalie's hand for the score. The result is a 9 game winning streak (the longest in the USMNT's 100 year history), two more victories and they will win the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the 5th time. I'm telling you guys, give the next game a view.
Morning. Sunny but calling for scattered Tstorms later. Got to go to Town Hall for some business. Got Mudcats baseball game tonight. I throw out first pitch. Big meal for Mayors' Assoc. and suite seats.
Former partner with Wildlife Enforcement just made LT. About time. Probably the smartest and best officer in the state.
Had big Tstorm last evening just before dark.
Hope all have a great week.
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Good Morningmmmmm...where did our sun go....mmmmmm...we be kinda dull today...gonna be a high of 82 feeling like 92....Had to do the lawn again this fine morning...it grew 4" since last week!!:eek!:Gonna be a somewhat slow day which can be a good thing...so have a good day!!
It is a cloudy 74 degrees. Looks like rain any minute. Going up to 86 today with rain.
Today is an easy day. I have a project to work on and the usual chores to do. Then, lunch and a nice nap.
Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Monday.
Konbanwa,
I had a nice 5-mile run this morning before dropping off the older two kids at paintball camp. They go every day this week and thoroughly enjoy this camp. I decided to pedal the bike to work today; it was extremely warm and humid, but it was a nice change of pace and it’s only a few miles each way. As long as it’s not raining I will continue to use the bike. I’m roasting chicken and vegetable for dinner tonight.
Chief – That’s a fortunate work schedule for the legislature. I guess if they’re not listening to the people they will be gone come next election.
Mike C. – Don’t get your hopes up about soccer catching on in the US. I read an article a couple of months ago about how it is still not fully a part of our sports scene; even after spending tons of money on marketing and broadcasting. I guess our country hasn't lost too much of its senses.
Brutus – Way to utilize that cheap labor source.
Sayonara,
Joe
I got my son down in the basement for an hour and we pulled out a bunch of stuff form my work shop area and got all the leftover metal studs and crap out of there - they were blocking the whole back end of the workshop area. I gifted the extra studs to the guy who did all the trim and door work for me. Then my son and I went to see RIPD, which was pretty good
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
About 80 the last couple of days, but high humidity and a few thundershowers.
Stopped by the LHS yesterday and did some dickering and dealing on that last batch of used Lionel stuff. Still a large distance between the asking price and my offering price. Time will tell.
Finished the re-paint of the spare room. This weekend's project was starting to move my wife's sewing stuff into it. Many of the shelves were up in the attic. Fortunately, the temperature outside was not very hot, so the attic temperature was merely hot instead of sauna like. The shelves are not very strong, so I'm going to have to sheet the back to give them some shear strength. This project is taking on a 'magic tile' aspect - can't go directly from point A to point B. Have to make a bunch of seemingly non-related moves.
It is humid in SE Indiana. Did nothing today except finish latest CTT and watch US beat El Salvador 5-1 in CONCAAF Soccer match. Interestingly that was the ONLY sporting event carried on network TV in our area. Slowly but surely soccer is taking over the US sports scene, one Sunday at a time. In a few years the only TV sports will be soccer and Indycar. BWWAH-HHAAA-HHHAAAAA! I hope everyone has a good day.
dougdagrump Mornin' All !
The temp is 82
No train news today.
It's been a hectic 22 hours. All is well now.
dougdagrump Mornin' All ! Off to SPF. I'm back. Request fulfilled. Ray, With all the serious issues that many of us on the "Pot" are dealing with I thought a bit of jockularity is/was needed. Prayers for your friends. A bit of insomnia last nite, was awake at 3am and did the toss-n-turn thing til about 4am . Kinda glad I got up and went outside to sit for awhile, mother nature treated me to quite a light show to the east and northeast. Just hope there was sufficient rain with it to help with the fires already burning and didn't start any new ones. Storms forecast for the next few days with flash flood watch issued, we sure could use the rain just hope it doesn't come in buckets instead of a good slow soaker. Good day at the museum friday, no "pile-ups" or even any of the electronic gremlins appeared. An absolutely fabulous pot-luck dinner last nite with some of the other club members, oink, oink, oink. That's probably why I had insomnia. John, Big conga's to the "Ice Cream Queens". Gotta get up and movin'. Later all. p.s. Anybody notice anything funny with the photo in this ad ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/O-Scale-Scratch-Built-Water-Tank-for-your-Lionel-Mth-Steam-Train-Layout-/121146606931#ht_146wt_917
Yes, Doug. It looks like they are putting water down the engine's smoke stack. It has no tender. Hmmmmmmmmmm........
Good morning all,
Doug, that's a pretty scary looking critter staring you in the face.
Got some sad news last night. The lady who along with her husband have been friends and dinner partners of ours for several years. We also attend the same church and belong to the same senior social group. Her husband said that she only had a few days to live and has taken a turn for the worse. We are going to see her after church today. He said she may not be able to talk but can hear you.
Good Morning!
Results from the NJ State Ice Cream Festival:
First Place: Special judges Panel, 2 Sisters Ice Cream Stop.
Second Place Peoples Choice: 2 Sisters Ice Cream Stop for their Lemon Creme Ice Cream. First went to a place from Maine.
Doray and Linda did it!!! The best part is the rain waited until after the Festival. A Thank You to SJ for suggesting making Lemon Ice Cream! They competed against National Chains such as Friendly's.
Fife: Sounds like a plan! Count me in. I will see if Ray can go. My son is probably working. They place third last year with the Pineapple Ice Cream.
Off to a Train Show in Bricktown, NJ.
Have a Great Day!
Good Morning
Sunny with high near 75 today...feeling like 90...
Getting the Lair Of Doom actually finished off this fine morning...it is now a somewhat cleaner space...wonder what might fall out of the black hole to fill its pace besides my recording studio now...
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