Afternoon All.
Heat & humidity are back, ugh.
Good day at the museum yesterday, DCS gremlins were prevalent most of the day, Thank goodness I was running TMCC, although I did have a couple of traction tire blowouts on the Challenger. I invested in a CAB-1L shortly after they were introduced to use at the museum, they are so much better than their predecessor.
Watching an interesting show on PBS while checking in, "Trains Around North America". Pretty cool program, really liked the segment on the Columbia Star dinner train.
Fife, Glad to hear that fifepup came thru unscathed what could have been much worse. Learning experience we hope. Like most of our kids they will someday realize that Mom & Dad really are smarter than they originally thought.
Chief, Lakehouse gone ! Oh well, I guess the left coasters won't have a place to throw a party should we all make it to York one of these days.
Mike, Prayers for you and the family.
Brutus, Sorry to about Chewey.
Gotto go, the BetterHalf ain't feeling well. Time to check and see how she's doing and what she might like for supper.
P.S. Where's Laz ???????
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Morning. I'm old and tired. A long day at the farm and in the woods. Left at 7 AM and got in at 9:30 last night.
Idiots that own a track of timber next to mine have had it cut again. Had just been thinned three years ago. Was starting to grow good. Been "murdered". Shame how timber buyers will talk folks into selling timber when it is not ready to cut. Now it has trees but not many. Will grow up a mess. Guess someone needed money bad.
Very distant cousins of ours have also sold there land on the other side of mine. Talked to one of them a year ago and she was telling me how proud she was of the family land. Humm. Think it may be for the best. The new owner had Posted it and signed it. Keep the illegal hunters out [which is a problem there].
All this work. Hope it pays off during deer season.
Prayers for Mike C.
Rest of yuz giz, hang in there. [That is LAZ's language ]
Later
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Waiting for wife to get ready so we can goto flea market. told her wanted to leave by 8 I got up took my shower she finally got up at 6:30 and it takes her 2 hrs hmm something not adding up here
Not much else planned for today. talk to you all later
Oh Banks you could try to open a conversation with him which will be sent to him as a e-mail.
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Hello there
Waiting on Mrs to get awake we are at F lord's Campground in Ronk PA.
D still can't get Mike C out of my head. Anybody have another way to contact him?
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
ChiefEagles Mike C. you can't leave. Who am I going to fight with about Hockey being an un-American sport? Serious. This is your support team. Nothing is too bad that you can not share. If noting else, email one or two of us. Even better, call one or to of us and talk. We are with you all the way. Now for good news. Think guy is really serious over lake house. Also, friend in real estate called with prospective restaurants for Roseyville. Sold my pride and joy this AM. My Ranger bass boat. Sold it to my best friend at the lake. Still get to use it but he will use it more as he is retired and lives there. When I fished it, he always went with me. Why I sold it to him. He will baby it like I have done. Later.
Mike C. you can't leave. Who am I going to fight with about Hockey being an un-American sport? Serious. This is your support team. Nothing is too bad that you can not share. If noting else, email one or two of us. Even better, call one or to of us and talk. We are with you all the way.
Now for good news. Think guy is really serious over lake house. Also, friend in real estate called with prospective restaurants for Roseyville.
Sold my pride and joy this AM. My Ranger bass boat. Sold it to my best friend at the lake. Still get to use it but he will use it more as he is retired and lives there. When I fished it, he always went with me. Why I sold it to him. He will baby it like I have done.
Later.
Chief, Sounds like you have a buyer for the lake house. Was counting on a ride in that ranger though and an introduction to Bass fishing. Will just have to go back to float tubes now I guess. BTW, got my first advertising in the mail from nearest to us Bass Pro Shop. We have one in Cucamonga a few miles from here. Need to see it just out of curiosity. They advertise all kinds of guns but I'm not a hunter but would like to check out their fishing stuff. I noticed they had some aluminum jon boats at a reasonable price some of which would even fit on top of your car. Would love to have a little boat to putt around in but I fear I don't even have time for that anymore.
Mike C., good advice from the Chief. Guys on here are a good support group. I know they care about me. At my age, all my friends are either dead of have moved away so it's nice to have these guys at least.
Have a good weekend all,
Ray
SPMan
Praying for you Mike C. Hope things improve for you soon.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Chuck glad you can get around, Like I said I never did know what was going on with you..
Well done with the grass. Picked up Chinese carry out for lunch, got salt and some meds. Going into coast for the rest of the day. Doug, Travel to Kenya??? Nope not these days.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Well another day and all is fine. Not much going on today guess need to get socks and shoes on and go cut the back yard. Boy does it need it.
Prayers still going for Mike to me and hope I'm wrong but it sounds like he has given up I say this because it sounds like me after my operation I was ready to give up as some how I got in my head I couldn't work anymore. But slowly found out it wasn't the case thank goodness. and I hope this is the case with Mike.
Not much else is going on. just had some lunch so time to get moving
high of 87 today which it is now. We had a low of 70 tomorrow is suppose to be 71 low and 93 high and were planning on going to the flea market my first time since I left.
Talk to you all later.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill.......
It is a cool 50 degrees. Going up to a sunny 72 today.
Today is a busy day. Wife is running errands and I am doing chores. I will be busy until lunch. Hope to get a nice nap this afternoon.
Cheerios for breakfast on the dining car.
KEV.......I want you to know that I really appreciate all the prayers from you guys in the past for me. I went thru a few years when I didn't think I would make it. Today, I get around on a walker and I can drive short distances. I walk down the basement stairs to the train room ok, and I can do chores around the house, to help the wife. I really feel a bond with you guys, not only with trains, but as friends. Thank You.
Buckeye & LAZ........TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. First the lake house. Now the Ranger. Guess I'm s'posed to R&R at the new Roseyville Arthur Treachers....
Brutus - Sorry about the Chewy-dog. I had left the porch-light on for you... Glad to see you posting.
Morning all. Coffee is already been downed. Out the door to drive east. Be in the woods all day.
Hope Mike C. is doing better. Miss his evening "score board" and etc.
Have a good one.
Glad to hear FifePup is okay too - wow, so much stuff going on with people lately. I guess we are getting older and so are our friends and families. Prayers out for everyone.
Chewy suddenly got very sick and we lost her back in early June. She was born with a bad heart and when we got her they said she would only live a few years at best. She made 9 years. Kids are back to school today so we will probably wait to get a new dog for a while yet.
Thanks to SJ and RT for telling me about these events here.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Evening all.
Having some drainage and landscape work done starting tomorrow. Expensive but getting too old to do it myself.
for those in need.
Regards, Roy
Blueberryhill RR Mike...... Prayers are out for you and a good recovery. I hope you will come back with us soon. We will miss you. Chuck
Mike......
Prayers are out for you and a good recovery. I hope you will come back with us soon. We will miss you.
Chuck, Thought maybe you missed all of this. I still remember all of the prayers I said for you when I first joined this pot. Never was sure what it was with you but I did know you could not go to the train room. Glad you can now, prayers for you and Mike, and the others here that need them.
Mike, God Bless, and your choice to post or not is yours, It is understood by many of us who have passed through here.
You have been through so much! It is your time to decided how you want to deal with what is going on. I will not advise.
Hope all works out for the good.
So sad
Mike I'm involved with a church in VA. and I shared your post with the minister of that church who I am good Friends with you have been added to their prayer chain. You have more pulling for you than you realize so please try to pull for yourself and don't give up we want you here and enjoy you being here. Go talk with your doctor also tell him of your disappointment and cost it caused by them not sharing your vitals for your Blood Sugar ( was going to put BS but that just didn't work with your last post) And also your Blood Pressure and I believe like you that your Blood Pressure was way up because of the stress you where under. Please try to keep posting when you can you have more support here than you really realize. I personally found that out when I thought I was about to die because of my heart condition but later found out that it wasn't as bad as I thought but my point here was the support from these guys and also the prayers all these guys gave me when I needed a job and it came thru also more support these guys gave me. So please let us give you support and help you through what ever is really going on.
Good morning all,
Mike C., Not sure what your ailment is as I miss some of the post but I include my prayers with all the others for a positive outcome for you Hang in there buddy. We all have a cross to bear but mine seems a little lighter after hearing about yours. The Lord be with you.
V8, glad you had a good solution to the pit bull problem. Too bad you had to go through so much to get it resolved.
Took another walk through the park this morning to take advantage of the shade trees. Man! I have never seen it so dry over there. Large areas that are completely without any grass left. Looks like a chicken yard. Concerts in the summer have destroyed the grass. Usual meeting of the 12 step group did not show up in the park for some reason today at least by the time we left. They had a lookout there but nobody else. Nice not to have to walk through the smokers. Maybe somebody blew the whistle on them. They have no smoking signs in the park.
#2 son will go to North Carolina and Virginia next week to visit one of my sisters in Jacksonville and then on to Suffolk, Virginia to visit another. Both of them have terminal cancer. Wish I could go too.
Had a nice talk with our buddy Don B. yesterday. Hang in there Don!
later,
I'm sitting here staring at the screen, all I can think to say is
Prayers for Mike, a sad situation.
S.J.
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Mike,
I too am concerned about you. Sure hope you are able to hold it together. You are an important part of this forum, and no doubt you have been through a lot. But, one of the big advantages of this forum is the help and genuine caring and concerns the guys here provide. Also, don't cut yourself short you have provided so much for all the young people you have helped and guided through the Soccer programs, you are indeed needed.
Fife really hit the spot on the head with his comment.......
fifedog cheapclassics - No need to walk alone, when so many are willing to walk with you.
cheapclassics - No need to walk alone, when so many are willing to walk with you.
Also as Brutus advised, "Don't give up man, go see your doctor and keep trying - I know this is overwhelming, but just putting one foot in front of the other is all any of us can ever do. Many prayers for you my friend."
As most of you know, I get carried away at times with my rambling, but like Forrest Gump professed, When life sometimes gives you lemons, you just have to make lemonade. I am definitely NOT trying to make lite of your situation, but it IS our responsibility to just keep moving forward. And most importantly, don't forget we are ALL pulling for you!
Don
Morning fellasRedFire: thanks man! That did the trick.8n: Top Right corner under the [X] button to close the window there is a GEAR button (settings), click that and a drop down will appear, about 3/4 down is 'Compatibility View settings', click that. A window will appear with Trains.com in the 'Add this website:' box, click the [Add] button to the right. This will move trains.com to the 'Websites you've added to Compatibility View:' box. Click [Close]. Your browser window will flicker (new settings being applied). All should be OK. To get the menu bar to appear, press the [Alt] key on the keyboard.MikeC: Dang man I REALLY hope it doesn't come to that! Prayers raised for a positive outcome.Fife: Glad FifePup is OK.Brutus: Glad to see you post again. Sorry to hear about Chewy.
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Mornin' boys. Mostly cloudy & 70 here in the mid-Atlantic region. Grandson is here making things better. He's "discovering" the old wooden "G" sized train we've had. It's Mennonite built, and really has him occupied. Had to pick up my SIG2340 the agency "let" me buy before retirement, this morning. 37 weeks...
Chief - Don't sell our your lake house. I was planning on vacationing there next year. Got to go cheap for awhile.
Mike Prayers sent for you and the family. I don't no what else to say.
Fife I have to agree with Roy. Seems your good advice is no good till it is too late. KIDS!
Bright sun, cool temps.
I have a good friend from out east there coming into town for a visit on Saturday, Should be fun.
Mike - you are in my thoughts and prayers
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good Morning from Blueberryhill.........
It is a sunny and cool 64 degrees. Going up to 80 today with sunshine.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and then I will relax. Maybe do some reading. Lunch and a nap, later.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Been a lurker lately but Mike C got my attention. What's going on with him? Special prayers.
Been crazy busy lately
More later
Mike - RT told me about your post and I couldn't believe it man - so sorry to hear about your problems. Prayers for healing and for you and your family. Don't give up man, go see your doctor and keep trying - I know this is overwhelming, but just putting one foot in front of the other is all any of us can ever do. Many prayers for you my friend.
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