ChiefEagles Brent, prayers for your Dad. Seems you might be a "chip off the old block".
Brent, prayers for your Dad. Seems you might be a "chip off the old block".
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Joe and Doug - Dad is doing good. He has all of his memory back except the fall itself. Just sore and tight, which will go away in a week or so. He has a chip out of one of his vertebrae, but that too will heal in about 2 - 3 weeks. He was darned lucky it wasn't worse.Christina is back to her 'normal' self... 'normal' for a two-year old.Me - I can hardly talk, am weak, tired, and bit drained of energy. Just have to take it easy the next few days...Joe - I think I got a LinkedIn request from you... you're the only Air Force guy I know so I accepted... hopefully it was you! LOL!
Morning All!
Been busy!
Lots of leg exercises to do daily, also have a semi- big project been working on. Have about 230 individual train herald files (jpg) printing each one out on adhesive backed media. Going to put them up in the train room (eventually) near the ceiling. Each herald is on a 4.5" square. I print 2 per sheet, then cut to size.
Also, been working on a jig saw puzzle, I am exceptionally slow at those things. Finally got it together, (with Kay's help) last night! Puzzle has 750 pieces, ours 749! Sure, like Pat's idea of making them. And, my FIL has a scroll saw I could have as well! (Maybe when I get rid of a cast.)
A good friend of mine sent me some train videos, so been watching them as well. And they dont go out of date. Need to do a catalog of the library I have. Would be interesting to see, especially since many times sets are released with many videos bundled together. Im sure there are many duplicates! Good idea, but I get distracted and end up just watching them instead!
Bob, came over 1 night last week, we talked and watched a couple videos of Cass Mtn. It was nice of him to come by, especially knowing we wouldnt get out to the train room. Had a good visit. He did pose a interesting question, regarding a problem he was having. Think I will put a new thread up for it.
Don't know of any Dr appts this week, YET anyway. May have to schedule a dentist appt., think I may have a infection developing, treating it with Listerine, might be lucky and it goes away. The VA sent me an appt slip for an appt to have sutures removed. I appreciate their desire to improve their service, but this is a little over the top. Since I don't have any to be removed.
And finally, the most demanding part of my day is keeping Kay busy. She has an over whelming desire and natural affinity for nurturing and helping. So maintaining a constant request and needs list is very taxing.
Got to get going, (need to let Kay know the pool needs water.)
Later
ChiefEagles Shake and Bake, get up and get moving. You are getting lazy.
Shake and Bake, get up and get moving. You are getting lazy.
Don
Good afternoon all,
Went to the dentist this morning to find out what has been bugging me for the last few days. It turned out to be a canker sore that my lower partial was hitting. He put some medication on it and told me to lay off crunchy food for a while. Feels better now.
We all went out to eat last night and decided to have breakfast for dinner. I ordered the "Farmer Breakfast". Well let me tell you, I ain't no farmer. I couldnt eat it all. Took some home. It was a piece of ham with the bone in about as big as my plate plus three eggs, hash browns and a pancake as big as a trash can lid.
Went to TTOS meet yesterday but did not buy anything. I thought about two items but didn't buy. One was a Railking Scale AS616 Diesel in C&O paint for $160. The other was a U.P. Railking Scale RS3 for $150. Both were proto 2. Prices seemed low enough but don't know what the engines sold for new. Need to check it out.
Took me a long time to get on the net this morning. Had to boot the computer a couple of times.
Brent, hope your dad is OK.
Spent a little time in the train room this morning before it got hot. Ran my N&W Y6B and ACL E6's. No pile ups.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Good evening all,
Quiet day at work. Busy evening wrapping up details from the Friday Night game.
Mike C. from Indiana
Sunny and mid 90's today.
Finished up the deck repair project this weekend - no more hole from the dead hot tub that we removed. Used the circular saw, drill, hammer and power screw driver without any injury to person or property. Now that the decking is done, the next step is to clean it and apply a new finish. Once that is done, the railings will look shabby, sooo they will probably get replaced.
The tomatoes are finally coming in. We've been enjoying BLT's, tuna and tomato salads, tomato and cottage cheese, and have a batch of spaghetti sauce going. Took a fresh picked habinario pepper in to have the cook at the restaurant we usually have Saturday breakfast add into my Colombian breakfast. Spiced it right up! The Colombian is a mix of eggs, sausage, onions, potatoes, peppers of several types, ham, bacon, and mushrooms. These things are so good, I can only stand them once a week.
On the work front, we had a bit of a communication issue over the weekend. This resulted in a request on my behalf to the I.T. department for a company phone upgrade, so I will be able to read e-mails on my phone. Goody, goody.
The 3656 cattle car I won on Ebay last week got here. Gonna need a few parts and some TLC to get going. The parts needed for this project combines with parts needed for a couple of other projects finally exceeds shipping cost, so I can get an order going.
Prayers for healing and recovery.
All for now.
Hey guys, been MIA, work is long and busy.
Not much on the train front, been looking for places to live...maybe later in the year or first part of next. Reliant motor is still on the stand, been so busy as can't work on it. Bike vibrated the shifter off the forward controls and no one knows what parts can fix it. Been bumming rides since last week.
Princess is back in college, math is an issue, but the rest of the classes seem to be ok with her!! AND she's driving the soon-to-be-ex's car.....bonus!!! Papers were sent in last week for the finalization of the divorce so now we wait.
Hemi owners meet in Harrisburg was great, Kipona Festival was interesting and the weather cooperated.
My turn for the Hemi Meet Labor Day 2014.
Firemans Convention this weeked in Wildwood. I'll be outta here Thursday!!
Brent - for your Dad, you and Christina!
for those in need
Hope all are well, be back when I can!!
Rich
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
Good Morning from Blueberryhill............
It is a cloudy and humid 72 degrees. Going up to 92 today with high humidity and possible rain.
Today is a busy day. I have chores to do and some paperwork , Then a smalll project to finish. Lunch and a nice nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Good Morning...
Sticky. And hot. 95 going to feel like 115 later on....yuck
Going to be indoors today.....going to see whether I can get a few tracks laid in my Audio workstation
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/
Morning. Off to Dr. [yes, another apt.] as a follow up. Wifey changing to new DR. here in town. That is one of the reasons she is changing. This Dr. requires an appointment for every follow up and an prescriptions. Drive across the County to see her. I am sticking with her right now as she has "saved" me several times over the years.
Big reception and dinner in Raleigh this evening. Have to dress up in suit and tie.
Rich, congrats on the divorce. You have been through a lot on this one. I found it was a relief when mine was final.
8N, glad you are getting tomatoes. The big rains here hurt my crop bad. Nothing real big. Just nice but not the numbers I have usually gotten. Vines are a mile long but just not as many tomatoes. Added more and more fertilizer and that helped. Now peppers are different. More than usual.
Shake and Bake, get moving. You are getting lazy just laying around and doing nothing.
Buckeye had better be quite coming this way. We will get him this time if he says a peep.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Aloha. Might hit a hotness record today, Thank goodness for a.c. Long church meeting last night. Picked up new The Star Wars comic on the way. Never pre-ordered something like that before but it's based on George Lucas' original notes for the movie which were quite different. Looks like a sold a few old locos too that I have to ship out. Busy but mindless day ahead mostly verifying data in a database. Then have to drag all the brush I cut off the 'half-down' tree over to the spot the tree-people will take it away. That won't be fun in this heat.8n, like that Columbian breakfast!Brent, glad your dad seems better. DonB, what a cool project on the Heralds. I think of you every time my printer acts up 'what would Don do' Here's hoping Dougda is feeling better.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
SPMan Good afternoon all, We all went out to eat last night and decided to have breakfast for dinner. I ordered the "Farmer Breakfast". Well let me tell you, I ain't no farmer. I couldnt eat it all. Took some home. It was a piece of ham with the bone in about as big as my plate plus three eggs, hash browns and a pancake as big as a trash can lid. Ray
Wow! I am a farmer and I could make 3 meals out that. How many waiters did it take to carry the platter to your table?
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
I got this from my scroll saw form. You Tube at its best.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/zf_0jzPQ8lo?rel=0
Busy day at work. Rain delay at high School girls game must have fired them up as they lost 3-1 against a very good team in a class higher than them. Could have been a winnable game if a couple of plays had gone the other way. Proud of them. Rain delay did the opposite to the boys as they were getting pounded at last report.
Another sunny day in the low 90's. The weather guesser says that the heat is supposed to break in a day or two.
Chief - my few pepper plants are doing better than usual this year too. The habinairo plants are bearing more peppers than I can possibly use. Maybe I'll roast them, seed them, then puree them with a little olive oil and garlic. This makes a great spicer-upper for things like chili or bbq. 'A little dab'l do ya'.
A strange summer weather wise. We had plenty of tomatoes for us but few to give away. Cukes and beans did fine. Here we had more rain than usual and cooler summer temps which I think affected the tomatoes, they like it sunny and hot.
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
Konbanwa,
The busy week continues here and I don't see how I'm going to finish all my required tasks before flying out this Saturday. I'm sure I'll manage it somehow. Fortunately, I was able to sneak in a quick three-mile run this morning before the heavy rains came. The sun eventually came out around noon. That's it for now.
Brent - Yes, the request was from me.
Doug - Australia is a fun place to visit. This was the second time I was there; however, the first time was to Darwin which is a different place compared to Canberra. Either way, I enjoyed both of the trips. I sent you a LinkedIn request too. The new Star Wars comic sounds interesting by the way.
SP Ray - That's my kind of breakfast.
SJ - We have a couple more tomatoes to pick and eat before I leave this weekend. No one else in the house eats them. I had one at lunch today and it was great.
Sayonara,
Joe
Good Sticky Morning
Well, another sticky day for us here. 91 feeling like 108 forecast ...going to be an a/c kinda day here...yesterday it got to 95 feeling like 115 so today will seem a little cooler...lol!!
Today is my sister's birthday so we sent her an e-card...the weekend we will be celebrating it at her place....
And, I'm going to have a few gotta dos here before I kick back for the afternoon...
Have a good day!!
9ll
Remember boys.
Good Morning , Joe in Japan......
It is 74 degrees and sunny. Going up to 86 today with a slight chance of rain.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and some chores to do. I'll be busy until lunch. Then, a nice nap. Thats it.
Cheerios for breakfast on the dining car.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
fifedog 9ll Remember boys.
and never forget.....
http://www.fdnylodd.com/9-11-Never-Forget/Memorials/Blood-Of-Heroes.html
Aloha. Probably last sunny and hot day of 2013 here. Spent the evening moving brush - in the dark - so it would be ready for pick-up. Missed the TARDIS. My wife got her first paycheck and it's all screwed up. This is one thing I can't fix for her though. Spanky, my wife uses her phone as an alarm and never sets it right. Joe, nice to connect with you on LinkedIn. It must be fascinating to have been all the places you have visited and lived in. The new SW comic is fun - very different. Mike C, looks like Team USA is going to the World Cup.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Morning Everyone!
9/11 ---- First Thing I thought of this morning! Then the Anger, Sorrow, and all the other emotions set in.. Can NEVER forget!!! Prayers for the families, and the survivors of those, that gave so much.
Turned on the TV this morning and the first thing I see is a replay of 9-11-2001 and all the horror that went with it. This is not my way to remember it. I get too angry. We finally got the guy behind it all but it isn't enough. It will never be enough. We will never forget! Prayers for all the good people who died and for those who died trying to save them. God bless them.
Afternoon all. 9-11 breakfast at 8 after a 2+ mile walk. Meetings most of the day followed by a hair cut. Then Church Wed. night meal. Walked 4 blocks home. Waiting for Wifey as she wants to go to Belks at the mall.
Never forget and also Pearl Harbor [which seems to be almost forgotten].
Now the Shake and Bake story gets better. He went to the dentist yesterday [which he hates]. Big abscessed tooth. Dentist jerks it out. Yes, on the left side. Now we have the left leg in cast, left arm and hand in cast and no eating on the left side for a few days. Keep on and the whole left side will be a shambles. What next?
Have a good one.
Amen to what Fifedog posted. Interesting day at work. Busy at home tonight.
Good Evening...Pouring buckets, lighnin' flashin' thunderin' crackin' ricker frickering mess out here...4 tornado warnings, hail to beat the band...oi...calling for it to 'let up' by 12:15am...sheeesh.Today was a stay indoor kind of day...in the a/c...and another ding thing...you'd think after all the food I et over the past little while, after ding chemo..I'd weigh a wee bit more than 146lbs? Not a chance....I remember that day...getting a phonecall from a friend of ours who told me that the WTC had been attacked by two planes...then finding out that a number of my former classmates from UWO were there...and died....may they RIP....
Konbanwa (Ohayō Chuck),
Things slowed down a bit for me today which was a good thing. I still have much to do tomorrow before flying out on Saturday, but at least the end is in sight.
Barry – That sounds like our humidity and weather situation.
Doug M. – I only went back 10 years on LinkedIn so my assignments to VA and HI are not on it. We have been blessed to live in all the places we’ve lived. That was one of the reasons I joined the Air Force. I hope the wife’s paycheck issue is fixed.
Good Morning, Joe.......
It is a humid 74 degrees. Going up to 84 today with some rain due.
Today is a busy day. I have some chores and the wife has grocery shopping. That will take up most of the morning. Lunch and a nap.
I have been thinking about ordering a Williams SD-90 "The Katy" from the UP Heritage series.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
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