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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:16 PM

Apologies.  Probably my fault.

 

Off to farms tomorrow.  Have a good one.

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:47 PM

Clouds came out for about an hour, So I managed to cut the grass around the shed and out front of it in case the weather guesser are right about tonight's rain. So far their average is not good. Laugh

Doug DG ,with you on the tired of the humidity and we have been good this year.

John, It is only antique tractors and takes two days. I will see if I can find the web site. 

Must of been a bad at the office today for Bob, the Overlord. I sure did not see anything strange or rude going on to drive that post, must be some complaining going on again.What Frank said don't bother me, I know he is just poaking fun.  Hmm Starting to understand why people are not posting. Confused No fun allowed, what the heck?

Well have a good one.

I did stay in the basement most of the day.  Got some work done before the grand-kids show up on Thursday.

 

I will be checking in next week if I find the time.  Smile

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:06 PM

Evenin' Fellow Train-nerds,

Had a good run last Friday and came home pretty pooped. However Grampa had to suck it-up, the munchkin wanted to spend the nite with Grandma & Grampa. Mom & Dad approved but he was a bit bummed out when he heard that Dad was fixing Salmon Steaks for dinner. An 8yr old who loves Salmon, who'd have thought ! They promised to save him some.

John, Major congas to Doray for the Ice Cream Championship !  BowBow Wish I could make it to York to enjoy some of that yummy stuff. I'll just have to settle for Blue Bunny. Sigh

Made some bad food choices over the weekend, the scales kinda groaned the past couple days. Rabbit food on the menu. Ashamed

Ray, Prayers for you and your family.

A little warm & sticky, tired of the humidity.

Later All !

 

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Posted by AF53 on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:30 PM
Thanks for the heads up John. We are on our way home from Cape May. Maybe tomorrow night?

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 2:55 PM
Good Afternoon Guys! 80 and Sunny here. Tonight is our July Meeting of the Antique Truck Club. We are having a BBQ and I was asked to do a demo on using a bead roller. AF53, Ray: A box has arrived from England. SPMan, Ray: Prayers go out to your family. Kev: That is a long tractor run. Are these Antique Tractors? Chief: Good Luck with the Pond. Enjoy the Day! John
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Posted by Bob Keller on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:40 AM

Let me make a general comment about the coffee pot thread (all of our forums have something similar).

If the the mere presence of this thread on the internet bugs the pants off you and you derive great pleasure from starting fights, do yourself (and me) a favor. Don't stop by to stir things up.

There are many other spots on the web for you to share your general dissatisfaction with life and the hobby. This isn't one of them.

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Posted by lion88roar on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 9:52 AM

fifedog

Mornin' boys.  Cloudy & 70 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Nothing goin' on today.  Daywork tomorrow.  Fifepup loving his new job.  Worked night party, then slept on-board for today shift.  He's becoming a regular little Pirate.  We went to Joe's Crab Shack, and I give it a No.  Food was average, place decorated like the Krusty Krab, and the Bill for 3 came to $108.  I almost gave them back dinner....   Wifey and I salvaged the evening with Drinks on the yatchet.



Hmmm... you live in MD and you go to a national chain seafood place for seafood? I am not a big fan of Joe's, Red Lobster, or any of the other national chains. Their food isn't fresh and it certainly doesn't have great flavor. Personally I like finding local places because the food tends to be fresh and more flavorful.

Glad Fifepup is enjoying his 'gig'... I take it he is working for the Rusty ship?

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Posted by KRM on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 9:38 AM

ChiefEagles

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WOW Must of scared everyone off Chief, Frank ?  Surprise

 

Nope, your dropping by.  Wink

Seems most are busy.  Some dropped off first of last month.  Even I don't get by as often.  Summer is a slow forum time.

Sleep tight all.

Think your right Frank, seems those who are posting have a lot on their plates.

Hot is the word of the day,

Good day to stay in the train room.  Wink

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:40 AM

Morning all not much planned for today may get up on the train table for a bit cleaning some stuff off and do some other things while up there I need to attend to. 

About an hour ago I said I needed to get breakfast I still haven't so guess I need to go do that. lol 

Any way hope all have a good day. 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:18 AM

Morning all.  Cloudy and chance to T'storms this afternoon.  Moved the trip to the farms to tomorrow.  Chance of rain less.  More later this week.  Nice but send some to CA.

Traindaddy, hope the back gets better.  Back ache and tooth ache are not fun.

Widow lady that owns "Parker's Pond" and I had a long conversation yesterday.  Taking back over the pond.  "Treat it like it is yours."  I never took it away.  My son does not own it and had no right to tell you to leave.  Got another project.  Getting it back in order.  

Errands today.

Have a good one.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:14 AM

Aloha. Expected to be just the fourth in 90s+ days here this summer. We've been lucky not to have to run the a/c so much though I missed it on my commute home last night where it didn't work and the train car was jammed full of people. Through my scientific observation, I conclude people get madder quicker when they are too hot rather than too cold. Too bad we couldn't open the windows but an hour and a half later, it felt cooler stepping off into the 90+ temps outside the train. Ah well. Being a connoisseur of Murphy's Law, I know it can always be worse.

MikeC, I didn't know that Planes movie is in the theaters. The youngest loves the original movie and we thought it was straight-to-video.

Hmmm, looks like the Chief's bad appliance luck is catching. I think our dryer is dying. But there's some things to check first. I sincerely don't want one of the modern electronic ones...

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Posted by AF53 on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:00 AM

Good Tuesday Morning All!

Wow, summer is almost half over soon. Been real busy at work. 6 days a week doesn't seem to leave enough time for socializing. But lately there has been either a BBQ or a birthday on the weekends.

Today I took a day off and we are heading to Cape May, a bit closer to Fife's kingdom, for the day to visit my daughter and her boyfriend who are there for the week. Should be nice weather with a high of 81.

Hope all have a good day!


Later...................


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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:08 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill......

Good Morning,  Joe......Welcome to OHIO....

It is a muggy 72 degrees. Going up t 90 today with sunshine.  HOT

Today is a busy day. I have chores to do and a project to work on. I will be busy until lunchtime.  Then, a nice nap.

Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Tuesday.

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 4:53 AM
Got up early. Couldn't sleep (back issues again). So, GOOD MORNING to all. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, July 21, 2014 10:32 PM

KRM

WOW Must of scared everyone off Chief, Frank ?  Surprise

 

Nope, your dropping by.  Wink

Seems most are busy.  Some dropped off first of last month.  Even I don't get by as often.  Summer is a slow forum time.

Sleep tight all.

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Monday, July 21, 2014 9:39 PM
Evening all! Had a great weekend after a particularly busy week. This week is shaping up to be pretty jam packed also. Hope all are well. Have a great day tomorrow!

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Posted by cheapclassics on Monday, July 21, 2014 8:01 PM

Good evening all,

Quiet day at work.  Spent 2 hours in a meeting that was a total waste of time.  Oh, well.   Got to scrimmage with "my" soccer girls tonight.   That was fun.   I played well for once with many good touches.  Get to watch them scrimmage tomorrow.   I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by SPMan on Monday, July 21, 2014 7:46 PM

Another day spent fighting my slow computer.

Got a call from sister in Virginia with terminal cancer.   We had a long talk that was good for both of us.

#2 son and grandson off to Angels baseball game tonight.

Terrible news on the TV lately  about the Mylasia airliner shot down by a Russian built missile in the Ukraine.  Of course Putin denies everything.  He probably figures they shot themselves down.  It's time for him to stand up like a man and take some responsibility.SoapBox

Just laying low today.  Trying to stay out of trouble.

Ray

 

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Posted by KRM on Monday, July 21, 2014 2:53 PM

WOW Must of scared everyone off Chief, Frank ?  Surprise

Not a big deal Doug. Found out it was only the second year for it. There is a 40 mile run where they drive over 100 tractors through a bunch of towns over two days coming up soon. So I will check that out. Last year they went down the road out front.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, July 21, 2014 8:27 AM

Aloha. A quiet weekend, took the youngest to the beach Sat and Sun. Caught up on some reading. Too bad about the tractor event, Kev. Glad you got your washer and dryer, Chief. And congratulations to Doray's ice cream for the big win. Thumbs UpBow

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, July 21, 2014 7:59 AM

Morning all.  Partly cloudy and some showers around.  County Commissioners today.

Headed east to farms tomorrow to check food plots and feeders.

Have a great week. 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, July 21, 2014 6:21 AM

Morning all. Wake up you sleepy rebel. Today taken the big quilts and throws to laundry mat and wash them as to big for our washer and dryer. Getting the improvements on my layout going in and looking good to me. 

Time for breakfast. hope all have a good day 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Sunday, July 20, 2014 6:36 PM

Good evening all,

Situation somewhat better.  After being taken out in the first race, Sato salvaged the weekend for AJ with a nice 5th place finish in the second in Toronto.  Moved back into the top 20 in points, and salvaged some dignity for the Foyt team.  Ran the HO layout some more and cleaned up some financial issues.   Going to be a lot of soccer this week.   I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:50 PM

Hey you all been going thru some of my files and came across how the cheif met fifedog this was years ago when the chief & fifedog were younger 

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:50 PM
Good Afternoon! The latest Good News here is that My Wife's Ice Cream Shop took FIRST PLACE at the NJ State Ice Cream Festival yesterday. That is the second year in a row. And of course we will have our "Ice c Cream Tailgate Social" at York in April. My son, Doray and I appreciate the congrats on his job. Joe D: Hope the trip back went smooth. Sounds like a nice vacation in Hawaii. Don: It must feel great driving again. Chief: Glad the Home Depot fiasco is over. Kev: Too bad the tractor show was a bust. Glad the 6026W worked out well. I like that tender also. Fife: We feel the same way about Joe's Crab Shack. SPMan, Ray: That is a good thing your son is doing. Spending time with her is a good help and your wife probably looks forward to it. Enjoy the Day! John
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Posted by SPMan on Sunday, July 20, 2014 12:51 PM

Good morning all,

Chief, glad the washer/dryer situation is under control.

Fifedog, sorry you had a bad dinner at the Crab Shack.  I don't think we have one of those out here.  Must be an up scale place judging from the prices.  I just eat at family places mostly just to save cooking but we don't go to the pricey places too often.   I don't mind paying more if the food has value but it better be good.

We were out last night and I had prime rib on a two for one deal.  It was great.

Oldest son went to dinner with us last night and came home with us after.  We played Bingo for a while then watched a little TV.  He and his family are coming over again tonight to spend some more time with his mother.  Hope they don't expect dinner.  If so they better bring it with them.

Had long phone conversation with SIL in New Hampshire yesterday and gave them an  update on Helen.  Good call.

later,

Ray

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Sunday, July 20, 2014 11:45 AM

Afternoon all.  Rainy and messy.  Not pouring but steady.  Not forecasted yesterday.

Fifey, not a Joe's fan either.  Hit one in Ft. Lauderdale.  Over rated.

Hope all have a great week ahead.

Later. 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, July 20, 2014 11:43 AM

Morning Afternoon all. not much going on here today I've been making some improvements to my layout lately adding some Ross switches. Put a siding in between the 2 two loops I now have. also from the inside loop I added 3 switches which will give me 3 spares going off of it once done. I recently added a small 2nd level its only 4' x 6'5" so now have to build like mountain terrain going up to it. it is coming along but wonder sometimes why I'm doing it. I do want to move i the next 6 years. So I'm trying not to get to complicated, just can't move at this time I need about 6 years to get some bills paid down. 

Well today is going to be a day of rest I think Hope all have a good day.

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, July 20, 2014 6:52 AM

Mornin' boys.  Cloudy & 70 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Nothing goin' on today.  Daywork tomorrow.  Fifepup loving his new job.  Worked night party, then slept on-board for today shift.  He's becoming a regular little Pirate.  We went to Joe's Crab Shack, and I give it a No.  Food was average, place decorated like the Krusty Krab, and the Bill for 3 came to $108.  I almost gave them back dinner....   Wifey and I salvaged the evening with Drinks on the yatchet.

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Posted by cheapclassics on Saturday, July 19, 2014 8:56 PM

Good evening all,

Relaxed today.  Set up HO layout on back porch.  Good to run trains again.  Watched Indy 11 lose another heartbreaker, but at least they got game in.  Indycar messed around with first Toronto race today and will run it at 10:30 AM tomorrow.   Great thinking....not.   I hope everyone has a good day. 

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

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