Good Afternoon.......
Hmmmm..that's a good one.
Hello, seems to be working now. hmmmmmmm
Hi guys, I'm back after a hiatus taken to build 7/8 scale trains outdoors (they're still there and I still do that).
I'm planning a tiny 4x8 layout with a loop of code 148 3 rail track (handlaid), maybe a turnout or 2.
The other day, I started wondering if the batteries in my MTH DCS trains might be leaking and I didn't even know how to remove them. I thought about putting them all on eBay, but then decided not to and maybe start another layout, so the bug has bit.
Anyway, I hope to eventually have some progress photos to post.
Glad to see the coffee pot is still here, as are most of the coffee drinkers.
Cheers
I think all is ok. Had a problem with the font settings and color, but looks good now.
Later............
laz 57 Making up Buffalo Chicken macaroni & cheese to nite for supper!!!! BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!! Stay frosty my friends, Tis the season, laz57
Making up Buffalo Chicken macaroni & cheese to nite for supper!!!!
BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!!
Stay frosty my friends,
Tis the season,
laz57
Laz... As a connoisseur of Mac and Cheese, I am looking forward to being at your house tonight for a delicious supper. I also like blue crab and shrimp with my Mac and Cheese.
TGIF
Looking forward to nine inches of snow this weekend and 30 mph winds.
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
Buckeye Riveter laz 57 Making up Buffalo Chicken macaroni & cheese to nite for supper!!!! BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!! Stay frosty my friends, Tis the season, laz57 Laz... As a connoisseur of Mac and Cheese, I am looking forward to being at your house tonight for a delicious supper. I also like blue crab and shrimp with my Mac and Cheese. TGIF Looking forward to nine inches of snow this weekend and 30 mph winds.
We'll leave the light on for ya. You should taste my Lobsta and Mac & Cheese. We made it up in Maine this summer ah em em em good!!!!
Good evening all,
First of all, prayers for those who need them. Had a nice conversation with my sister tonight. Work went very well today. All things done and no interference from the outside. Still plenty cold here. More snow coming. Tired of that. Racing this weekend at Daytona with the Rolex 24 Hours. Lots of real (Indycar) racers there. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello there. Windy and cold here.
It was 12 when I came in from the barn a while ago. Guessers say 26 tomorrow and the the bottom falls out again. Highest temp on the 10 day forecast is 30 next Sunday. I need to get some coal tomorrow.
Mrs returned to work today on a two hour delay. She was warmly greeted by students and staff. Tonight she is tuckered out.
Kev.......that Bobcat may try to dine on George?
It sounds like Blaze Fred and Jack's friend all need some extra tonight
Charlie.........good luck with the wood.
York packet came this week. It will be in the mail Monday
Fife....I always seem to get the best deals when the grandkids are along......
Off to bed
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
FJ&G show us some photos. Maybe a thread with lots.
BURR still Yankee cold. Warming after tomorrow. Maybe close to 60 by Monday and then down the hill again.
Lazy day. Mostly TV and DVR'd shows [mostly hunting].
Did pickup some boxes of the new caliber round of .17 Winchester Super Mag. My new rifle comes in Feb. per Savage. 20 grain bullet travels at 3,000 feet per second.
Friend Fred is doing great. Home on pain meds.
Back from a meal of prime rib, salad bar and sweet potato [can't eat baked potato, carbs] with SIL and hubby. Plop Plop Fizz Fizz.
Sleep tight.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Hello again y'all,
Just about bed time here but wondering what to do with my old CTT magazines. I have every one from the Premier issue until now but they don't seem to be worth anything. I just want to save or sell the Premier issue and a few others with articles about layouts belonging to people I know/knew. Can't seem to find anything on the CTT website about back issues older than 1999. I need some indexes or something so I won't have to look at every one of those old issues to find the few I want to save.
latest news about the Big Boy move says that the Rail Giants Museum at the L.A. County Fairground in Pomona is inviting anyone who wants to see it when it moves out of the fairground on to live rails. The only catch is that this will occur in the middle of the night between 3 and 4 AM. Sunday morning. They will do it without me. I might drive down to the Covina Station at 7:00AM and see it where it will be for one hour. After that will go back home and watch the whole thing on A live video broadcast that Trains Magazine is doing from 11:00PM Saturday night to 4:00PM Sunday afternoon. If anyone is interested, go to the Trains.com website and look up Big Boy.
Laz, sounds like good eating at your place. I like mac and cheese with anything. Mention of the blue crabs makes me homesick but don't think I'd waste a lobster tail on mac and cheese.
Sleep tight,
Ray
SPMan
Konbanwa and Ohayo Chuck,
The weather was a bit warm today; the high reached above 50. I actually slept in until 0745 which was quite nice. I spent the morning drinking coffee and working on a crossword puzzle while chatting with the wife. I had no chores to take care of today so I then spent the afternoon preparing a Sunday school lesson and reading. The wife and I went out for dinner and now we are about to relax together and enjoy some wine.
Rich - I too was not used to Windows 8 at first, but I have grown to truly enjoy it. I have it on my laptop and the Surface tablet. If I decide to buy a mobile phone (smartphone) when we return to the US, I will buy a Windows 8 version.
Hudson John - I hope Doray's PT session went well and that she is recovering nicely.
SP Ray - I haven't been collecting CTT as long as you so I don't have that many, but I am glad I switched to the digital version last year.
Sayonara,
Joe
Morning. Cold but warming more today. Will be windy though. Probably going to the lake house for a few. Back after the noon hour.
Ray, I give my CTT to kids that love trains but don't get CTT.
Have a good one.
Its 17F here in Central NJ...work day...
for those in need.
Fife - on the HEMI Dodge!! I have my eye on a Dakota Magnum V6 with 130k...price is right so I may dive in. Need something to haul the bike and other "items" around. Oh, yeah, it's a LONG bed extended cab, so it's not too cramped and the Harley will fit.
MikeC - Indy car? There are a lot of GREAT DRIVERS PERIOD!!
Joe - Last night was my 2nd experience with Windows 8...its better but it ain't great...yet. We'll see. I'm getting tips from one of the "brains" in the parts dept. All good so far.
Back to the grind
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........
Good Morning, Joe........
It is snowing and 21 degrees. More snow on the way. We will have a lot thru the weekend.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I can relax and read my new issue of CTT mag. Lunch and a nap, for sure.
Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
22 degrees and falling to -3 overnight.
Doug M. seems to be doing well and mending.
I gave away all of my OGRs and Model RRs, left them on tables at train show entrance(s) each one marked free on cover so they could not be resold in good condition.
I have all of the CTTs. kept them.
"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 Mornin' Y'all From Warming Taxachusetts,
Looks like today we will get above 32/freezing today for the first time in a long time, can't remember when. Same for tomorrow. We have had 9 days in which the low has hit single digits thus far in January. This may go down as one of the coldest Januarys on record in these parts. The heating and the electric bills are WAY up with the former being staggering. Monday the temps will dip again back near the single digits. I hope everyone stays toasty.
RT........rumor has it that it is your birthday! I hope you get something with flanged wheels. How old are you? 39? .
Chief......I hope Fred is not feeling too punk after his hernia surgery.
HudsonJohn.......I am glad that Doray continues to make progress and that things are settling down somewhat for you. Your dance card has been pretty loaded and you must be sagging a tad.
Banks.......great news on your wifey, her return to work. I hope that she can recharge her batteries this weekend and doesn't push the envelope too much.
KEV.....prayers continue for Blaze. He really is struggling.
MikeC......I have always been a fan of the Daytona and LeMans 24 hour endurance races.
LAZ......how far up in Maine were you this past Summer? Once you get North and West of Portland, you encounter a vast expanse of unspoiled country I refer to as "where God lost his shoes."
My friend Ron continues to struggle in the hospital. He had a colonoscopy last night that came back "unremarkable" which means they found no cause for his symptoms. Gastroenterologist is in the mix, so hopefully a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan can be laid out. He has been under the weather for a month! The wife and I have been offering to help out the wife with whatever she needs, but so far she has declined even though she is distraught and at her wits end. People don't ask for help when they really need it. In her case, she has said she doesn't want to inconvenience us driving the 40 miles to her place. Hopefully today will bring better news. Pam and I may cook up some food and just take it to her, even if it pisses her off.
When it rains it pours. My son-in-law's 82 year old mother took a fall last night which resulted in a visit to the ER, a CT scan of her noggin, and staples in her head. She was released about 1AM. So the wife and I are backfilling with the grandkids and whatever else needs doing while my daughter and SIL tend to Mom. Getting her to agree to go to the hospital in the first place was like pulling teeth.....she was so adamant about not going.
Our 7 month old Dobe pup Raven will be "coming into season" soon. That is going to keep us busy for the next couple of weeks. Maximus is nuetered, but the instincts don't die if you know what I mean. Segregation of the two is on tap.
Later, gang.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
By the way, Microsoft will not be supporting (my) Windows XP Home Edition any longer come April. I have Explorer 7 browser. So it looks like I am going to have to make some major decisions.
What are you guys using......and why?
I don't like to figure this stuff out on my own and am not techy in any sense. I do have a local PC business that I have been using, may run my dilemna by Bill.
Jack
EDITED
RockIsland52 By the way, Microsoft will not be supporting (my) Windows XP any longer come April. I have Windows 7. So it looks like I am going to have to make some major decisions. What are you guys using......and why? I don't like to figure this stuff out on my own and am not techy in any sense. I do have a local PC business that I have been using, may run my dilemna by Bill. Jack
By the way, Microsoft will not be supporting (my) Windows XP any longer come April. I have Windows 7. So it looks like I am going to have to make some major decisions.
Jack,
I've been running Windows 7 since I upgraded from that mess known as Vista in 2010. I've seen enough of 8 to not like it. I've had no regrets with 7. It's stable and runs just about everything for me.
I still have XP on an old desktop that I keep around for MTH's DCS. 7 beats XP in every way to me.
Jim
JimmyT......just did some reading. It seems that businesses by and large agree with you, Windows 7 is their XP replacement choice, not 8 or 8.1.
Good Afternoon! 32 here, going back down to 10, winds at 20 - 30 mph and an inch or so of snow in the forecast.
Just reloaded the wood cribs on the porch. The wood stove is doing it's job. Doray is making great progress. She is planning our daughter Michele's Baby Shower. Glad to read that Doug M is doing well.
Banks: Glad your wife is doing well. See you at York.
Chief: Glad that Fred is doing well.
Joe D: Relax and enjoy the day!
Jack: Continued prayers for Ron and his family. I am sure his wife appreciates the support that Pam and you give her. Prayers also for your SIL's Mom. I am sure that your daughter and SIL appreciate what you do for them also. You are busy like me!
Rich: Don't let them get to you at work today. Enjoy tonight and tomorrow.
Enjoy the Day!
John
Mornnin' All.
Yesterday was good inspite of some gremlins.
Ray, I don't know of anybody down here that could do the job. The only ones that I would even think about considering for something like this are:
> http://timkorepairdepot.com/Home.html
> http://www.traindoctor.com/
> http://only3rail.com/ This is Chuck Sartor's newshop, he was doing the repairs & service for Mizzell's many years before it closed when the heirs decided to close-up.
I highly reccommend any and all three.
The munchkin spent the nite so gramps was up very early making bacon waffles for breakfast, his fav.
Laz, Most anybody can make plain ol Mac-N-Cheese but it takes some creativity to make it special. One that I make every once in awhile is with browned hot Italian sausage and use a blend of Mozzarella, Asiago, Parmesan and Provelone cheeses. Or maybe some Chorizo and Mexican cheeses. Unfortunately I can't make it to often because of the "sodium" content.
All stay safe and warm in the cold weather, I won't mention how boring our's is.
Prayers for those in need.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Afternoon fellas and gals; Snowing here lightly. Gonna have a nice bowl of lentil soup tonight. Hey Chief; Anyone gets under your skin; Do what I do; burp them and change their diaper. You'll both feel a lot better! later.
Think good thoughts, do good deeds!
dougdagrump Ray, I don't know of anybody down here that could do the job. The only ones that I would even think about considering for something like this are: > http://timkorepairdepot.com/Home.html > http://www.traindoctor.com/ > http://only3rail.com/ This is Chuck Sartor's newshop, he was doing the repairs & service for Mizzell's many years before it closed when the heirs decided to close-up.
Thanks Doug, I might give one of these guys a call. In the meantime I talked with Larry Pierson, President of TTOS Southwestern Div. who also repairs trains. I explained the problem and he said to bring it to the next meet and he would take a look at it. He thinks that the main gear might be attached to the axle with a set screw on a collar beside the gear or something. He said sometimes you can move the gear a little to left or right and might create a new place for the worm gear to bite. Anyway he sounded optomistic. He recommended lubing these steam engines when needed by going right into the gear boxes and adding the lubricant. All the instruction sheet shows is some small ports on the bottom of each drive axle marked "Grease" but I don't know how effecient that is to coat the gear. It seems to me that you need to really get into it and see what's going on. With the amount of running you guys do at the museum, you probably lubricate regularly.
Well, the Big Boy move is set for tonight and tomorrow morning. The U.P. is sending out some diesels and extra cars along with some things to be donated to the museum which are all part of the "Hospital" train that will go out to the L.A. Fairplex tonight and pick up the Big Boy and will pull it back to West Colton tomorrow where it will stay until ready to go back to Cheyenne Wyoming probably in March. I plan to go to a local Covina Metrolink Station to see it tomorrow morning between 7 and 8 AM. After that I will watch the rest of the move on Trains Magazine Live Streaming coverage which starts at 11:00PM tonight and goes until tomorrow afternoon.
Went to TCA train meet today with cash in my pocket to buy a used MTH SP cab forward but it had already been sold since the last meet. Would have bought it then but did not have the cash on me. In light of my recent troubles, it might have b een a blessing in disguise. Sometimes used is buying somebody else's troubles.
later,
More snow, more shoveling. Watched the first reboot of Star Trek tonight. Kind of boring. Glad I did not see it at the movies. Bad wreck at the Rolex. Hope the drivers are ok. Did run the 318E today as the sun came out and warmed the back porch. Went thru more boxes today. Progress is being made. I hope everyone has a good day.
Went to lake house. Turned on water and heard a noise under kitchen. Found a frost proof faucet had frozen and cracked. Screw off the old one and on with the new one. Had neighbor Grady along. He did the crawling and holding the pipe from inside under house [tall crawl space] and I did the outside. The reason for the problem. The plumber had made a huge hole for the long stem to go through the wall. North wind blowing right through. Even though the underside was heated some, the pipe froze at the washer. Now hole is full of expanding foam and covered with the plastic shield that came with new one. Also he had not done a good job of anchoring it to the house. New 3" deck screws pulled it up tight. Fixed that problem. Everything else OK.
Warmer tomorrow and through Monday.
We went to Sunday school and church this morning. After lunch, the older two kids and I went back to the church to help remove carpet. The church is replacing 20-some-year-old carpet and to save money we decided to pull up the old stuff ourselves. We had about 30 volunteers and it only took an hour to remove the old stuff, foam, and trim. We still have a few more rooms to clear but we started with the major areas that will have the carpet installed first. I took the older son out to Coco's Curry House for dinner since we hadn't been there in a few months. We don't have much else going on for the evening.
SJ – Thanks for the update on Doug M.
Hudson John – I’m glad Doray’s PT went well.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 17 in the Mid-Atlantic region, where they had to suspend the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge this year. Didn't know one could perish from shrinkage...
Fifeladies went out last night to celebrate middle princess turning 21. They were pretty loud upon return in the wee hours. Youngest and I held down the fort and watched Harry Potter (again).
Hudson - Lemon, please.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill..........
Good Morning, Joe......
It is a cold 6 degrees. Snowed last night. Going up to 36 today. Melt the snow.
Today is an easy day. I want to do some reading and watch the Pro-Bowl later.
Cheerios for breakfast on the dining car.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
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