Mornin' FellasBusy weekend, then Saturday we got hit with 8+ inches of snow... seems Chuck and Buckeye got the cannon's supply lines fixed, wonder if they can start working on the targetting system now? PLEASE! My thoughts on the forum... I don't want to see it go away, you have all become quite a good group of friends! Had a surprise call from RT yesterday - nice to hear his voice again. Can't wait till York... speaking of which I better get my membership renewed and badge ordered... had plenty of time to get that done this past weekend and... I forgot. I can't imagine visiting the forum from a tablet or phone. The font size is way too large, the site doesn't fill to the device's width, and the adds take up too much space. And the edit box is far too small... other than that it's great!
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I actually think the cars in the xfinity (former Nationwide-Busch-Grand National) series are far better looking than their Cup counterparts. Better paint jobs, manufacturer identifiable, just more visually interesting.
And I do think the current Chase format was set to stack against the 48 team.
Morning. Rainy and cooler but above freezing. They keep trying to add a little frozen stuff off and on all week. Nice thing is, not suppose to amount to anything .
Off to meet a realtor at lake house. Got to sell that thing. No need spending money on that thing when you don't use it.
Have a great week.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Aloha. Coldy-cold-cold. But the sun is out. I had fun running Ivor around the layout as if it was winter and he had to clear snow, pick up stranded sheep, drag around more coal trucks than usual. I wish the race ended without a caution too. Happy for Anyone-but-Jimmy as the winner.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Uggh, Well -5, cold as can be,,,again. At least there is sun.
Not happy with the end of the race yesterday. Thinking it could of ended under green.
Have a fine day!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Monday Monday boys. Great song, but that's about all that's good about Monday. Cloudy 33 with flurries in the Mid-Atlantic region. Schools are 2 hours late. It seems our children can't possibly walk on sidewalks that aren't clean down to the Portland. Funny, nearly every kid I see goes out of his/her way to trample in the nearby snow....
Oldest Princess "won" me a small Lionel collection last night, consisting of the Naughty & Nice ore cars I've been coveting. You go guuuurrrlllll....
MichRR714 Hi Guys. Hope all are doing well. Trying to stay warm here in the north country. Hope you are too! Progress on the layout is steady and rewarding.
Hi Guys. Hope all are doing well. Trying to stay warm here in the north country. Hope you are too!
Progress on the layout is steady and rewarding.
I've seen the photos and it looks great.
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
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Kevin "It's good to be the king" has been on my post since day one with CTT. I have no idea why you keep refering to it.
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
Good evening all,
Still cold here. Did an 8 mile walk (all walking) in 2:09. Not great but not bad for February. Saw who won the taxicab race in Daytona. I did not do much else today. Wife is staying with daughter all this week so I will have trains all over the house by the time she gets back. Did get to watch an English Premiere League match. I may have mentioned before but we have a floor plan for the new addition that gets a new staircase in the room and allows for all 3 train layouts to be in the new area as well. I am pretty sure it will work. Wife likes it as well, and I think it will be ok structurally as well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Frank. I can't say you are wrong. You started this post you can end it. JMHO.
I will still try to be part of the "Train" threads. But CTT don't seem to care if there is no money there, Why I quit their mag. (boy I miss spell check)Same old stuff anyway. Most of the people working for them can't understand old guys like us.
Be good and try to deal with what you get..
ChiefEagles fifedog I may be in the minority with this thought, but perhaps, just perhaps, we're being a bit harsh on CTT's web offerings...? Think you are this time. Buckeye Riveter ChiefEagles ............. I just clicked on last post and it went to the posts about Brent's wreck. Had to check dates to be sure he had not crashed again. This and no spell check is why I don't post here much now. Page so small and have to manually makeit bigger. Chief..... Sit down before you read any more of this post. I agree with you. Whatever software they are using for this forum is horrible and I have even tried to do a spell check go-around with no success. You post a reply and you wonder what you are going to get. We have both have been on the forum for over ten years and I have never seen such poor quality. As to the small print, isn't the average age on this forum over 50? One would think CTT would cater to that age group. We do agree on some things. Frank-53 Tried to sign in for a few days without success. Tried to get a password emailed to me - without success. Had to create a new account. Hoping this gets resolved. Probably not. You will see the mess. Hope you are doing good. Got new layout done? Now, it is free [well, with a subscription. Magazine worth it] so I guess we shouldn't gripe. Not CTT's fault. Publishing Co. Shame. A couple of others are a lot better software. Wow, mid 50's.
fifedog I may be in the minority with this thought, but perhaps, just perhaps, we're being a bit harsh on CTT's web offerings...?
I may be in the minority with this thought, but perhaps, just perhaps, we're being a bit harsh on CTT's web offerings...?
Think you are this time.
Buckeye Riveter ChiefEagles ............. I just clicked on last post and it went to the posts about Brent's wreck. Had to check dates to be sure he had not crashed again. This and no spell check is why I don't post here much now. Page so small and have to manually makeit bigger. Chief..... Sit down before you read any more of this post. I agree with you. Whatever software they are using for this forum is horrible and I have even tried to do a spell check go-around with no success. You post a reply and you wonder what you are going to get. We have both have been on the forum for over ten years and I have never seen such poor quality. As to the small print, isn't the average age on this forum over 50? One would think CTT would cater to that age group.
ChiefEagles ............. I just clicked on last post and it went to the posts about Brent's wreck. Had to check dates to be sure he had not crashed again. This and no spell check is why I don't post here much now. Page so small and have to manually makeit bigger.
We do agree on some things.
Frank-53 Tried to sign in for a few days without success. Tried to get a password emailed to me - without success. Had to create a new account. Hoping this gets resolved.
Tried to sign in for a few days without success. Tried to get a password emailed to me - without success. Had to create a new account. Hoping this gets resolved.
Probably not. You will see the mess. Hope you are doing good. Got new layout done?
Now, it is free [well, with a subscription. Magazine worth it] so I guess we shouldn't gripe. Not CTT's fault. Publishing Co. Shame. A couple of others are a lot better software.
Wow, mid 50's.
A Toyota Corolla for the pace car of the Great American Race! REALLY!? I class those vehicles as transportation appliances. Other than that, it was a pretty good race. Lap speeds are starting to break 200mph again. This will probably produce some tinkering with the rules for next year's race.
Spanky - I got my benchtop bandsaw for the same reason. We even held some 'design & build' clinics for the entire pack at our house.
My General #3 got here yesterday. Very clean, and looks to have little use. One of the valve stems is missing, but replacements are available and inexpensive. It runs, the e-unit works and the smoker smokes. It is a 2 position e-unit, so I am looking into what it will take to install a 3 position e-unit. Should be a bolt in, as the 1872 General had a 3 position e-unit.
Father in law had surgery on his neck, fusing a couple of bones. So far so good, but recovery will be long. My mom went into the hospital yesterday on what appears to be a not too serious item. We are in wait and see mode on both.
About all for now.
Good afternoon all,
It's been a nice Sunday here. The boys and I went to church this morning and then Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. The girls are under-the-weather so they stayed in bed. It warmed up to about 30 today which made the roads and parking lots quite slushy. It is supposed to drop back down overnight and we're looking at below zero temperatures for tomorrow with some nasty windchill. I cannot wait for my morning run tomorrow.
Frank 53 - I'm glad you were able to finally make it back.
Joe
Mornin' boys. Cloudy & a balmy 40 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Rather tropical after the snowstorm. Me and the fifelings were outside clearing the driveway, so that they could get to work. Now it's just Wifey & Fifey...
...get back to ya...
A good day. Watched 2 soccer matches. Man City pounded Newcastle 5-0 today that was not even that close. Went to see "The Kingsmen". Good flick. Finally figured where to put stairs in new room addition. Looks like all the issues are resolved in that regard, which is a relief. Lots of snow, but we got it cleared off the sidewalks ok. Supposed to be cold all week. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evening all,
Cooling off here. Maybe some icy stuff starting late tomorrow and into Monday.
Watching Patton on TCM. NASCAR tomorrow.
Fighting a bad cold.
Regards, Roy
Good afternoon and thank you Chuck, the snow cannon is hammering Dayton. It has been snowing for quite some time and I am loving it. I have been outside once to shovel the sidewalk and driveway, and also play. The 4-year-old boy loves it as much as me. Fortunately, we don't have any plans so we'll be enjoying hot cocoa and inside/outside fun all day.
Happy Belated Birthday Buckeye! I never know if it's truly your birthday or not.
Mike C. - I watched part of the SNL special as well. I enjoyed what I saw. I especially enjoyed Sienfeld's Q&A session with the audience. I was also quite surprised how well Miley Cyrus sung that Paul Simon classic.
sir james I My thoughts on this forum, it's theirs so we gotta go with what they offer. However nothing wrong with letting them know what doesn't seem to work right. S.J.
My thoughts on this forum, it's theirs so we gotta go with what they offer. However nothing wrong with letting them know what doesn't seem to work right.
Yeah SJ, "IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING"
I am thinking they know the issues by now. Wonder if there is the same issues on the MR forum?
Heat wave. 33 degrees.
BTW, Guys, I am glad to be here, Even wit the software issues. “And there are plenty of them” . I have been on other forums that are "self moderated" (not good) and there is no real train chat on them and no meat on the hobby. I did not always think that way but I am still able to learn. Glad we can discuss the hobby here without moderated perspective intervention. We all have the same hobby and we can all help each other in it. The things I learn here help me a lot in working on the layout. That is what it is all about to me!
Like I said Fife: To many devices to be compatible with I guess.
WOW 20 and going to 32. That is a change. We are going to miss what MikeC is going to get.
Mornin' boys. Awaiting our next dose of misery in the Mid-Atlantic region. Scrubbed our plans for today. Wifey may go with oldest Princess to her wedding dress fitting. Possibly a card game tonight. Daytona 500 tomorrow; should be a good one.
Chuck has the snow cannon aimed straight at the Hoosier state. Long day at work. Longer evening. Checked on daughter after her successful surgery. She is doing ok. Got stuck in a parking lot on I-74 due to a wreck on the way home. Ugh. Did watch SNL 40th anniversary show tonight. It was good. Will just hunker down and watch soccer this weekend. I hope everyone has a good day.
Buckeye I normally come thru but post is rare for me also. ( Don't want to show I'm the idiot I am because I can not get spell check to work with firefox,IE, or Chrome.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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You Nailed it Buckeye. I have not been here that long but everytime they have made a change in the four years I have been here it gets worse.
To many devices to be compatible with I guess.
Nice Box DJ, I have two Mac, one large bench Snap-On and a old Sears, all full. Good to have a place for everything so everything can be in it's place. Till your boys start using your tools. Been there and done that with my boy.
3 out there going to 20 today then 33 tomorrow with snow and 20 for a high with -11 for a low on Sunday. Then two days in the 20s and back in the freezer for the end of next week. Relentless. Like Doug said School is open today.
The LP guy put 180 gallon in the pig tank yesterday. That leaves us with 245 gallons left on the contract. We should make it if this weather ever breaks.
Laz,
Cold isn't much better than snow. ;)
Brent,
You not buying a BMW is almost as unbelievable as me buying a Focus ;) I still miss both Probes :(
Jim
Hi GUYZ,
Pretty cold here like all over the east coast. One thing for sure at least we don't have to shovel cold.
BUCKEYE & CHUCK, TGIF!!!!!!!
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
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