JULY COFFEE POT 11 years old. Grits and sweet ice tea for the southern gents. Coffee and donuts for the Yankees.

[ChiefEagles]

Washing out this pot and starting a new one.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

A good day.  Weeded part of the landscaping and sprayed weeds behind the barn.  AJ's team was in the top 10 in practice today.  Took truck in to have it looked at for some noise.  Maybe an A/C issue.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[SPMan]

V8 Dennis, several people on my block have gone for this option as well.  I agree that it looks like heck.  If I wanted to live in the desert, I would move to Yuma.  Even the city park looks like heck here since they stopped watering more than twice a week.  That place was a dust bowl already in the summer.  I can't go there now account of my COPD.  If my lawn dies, so be it.  I don't plan on putting in desert landscape.  I would laugh when we finally get some rain and those people have to start weeding their desert yards.

I saw where the light rail line made it all the way to Santa Monica in the L.A.Times today but service won't start for 6 months.  They are just testing now.  That line will help my son who lives near me but works in West L.A.  That drive is a killer.

Ray

[sir james I]

RT I'm willing to help if you'll pay my travel expenses.

[KRM]

Off to the dentist for a check up then it will be grocery shopping. Then this afternoon back on the tractor to move more dirt and gravel.

Have a good day,

 

rtraincollector

Well as Doug has said we have gotten the place in Ridge Spring, S.C. So will be moving in next couple of weeks I guess. Need to get everything out of here. Need volunteers to help but you all live up north lol

RT, good luck with the move. I am sure Chief will come down to do the heavy lifting for you.  

[laz 57]

BUCKEYE TGIF!!!!!

CHUCK, TGIF!!!!!

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

A good day.  Nice weather.  Got yard mowed.  Work was busy which was good.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[rtraincollector]

Well as Doug has said we have gotten the place in Ridge Spring, S.C. So will be moving in next couple of weeks I guess. Need to get everything out of here. Need volunteers to help but you all live up north lol

Not much else going on today. 

Talk to you all later. 

 

[Brutus]

Rest in Peace, Chuck.  I always thought of him fondly and will miss him.  Prayers for his wife and family and for all the other needs of the coffee pot guys and gals.

 

TTFN

[cnw1995]

Aloha. It is a beautiful day - sunny, warm but not hot, not a cloud in the sky. A good day to remember Chuck. 

I had a good report from the doc who checks me over for melanoma each year.

RT, Ridge Spring looks like a nice little town.  

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Just got the news about Chuck.  He is about the 5th person I know of who passed away this month including my sister in Virginia.  Enough already!  God Bless you Chuck and your family.  Will pray for all of you and will "toot" my train whistle for him next time I run.  He seemed like a gentle soul although we never met face to face.  We will miss him.  Buckeye, thanks for posting the information on Chuck.

My colonoscopy went well yesterday and they found nothing new.  Just the same old things which are bad enough but overall not a bad report.  Doc wants to see me in two months.

We got a nice rain shower this morning.  It came down really hard for a few minutes.  Saves me from watering for a while.  Nothing like real rain vs irrigating.

Ray

later,

Ray

[sir james I]

R I P Chuck

I do agree, his post were always written with kind words. I only wish that someone on the pot had shared his condition with us so we could have sent cards.

[dougdagrump]

Mornin' All.

Ray, hope all goes well this morning.

Rich, just in case you missed the 64 World's Fair here's something you may get a chuckle from: http://www.junipergallery.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/SHORPY-379-01A.jpg?itok=nCRAZl1Q .

Possible  , already issued flash flood watces for mountains and dessert areas.

Later all

 

 

[fifedog]

Our coffee shop is full, yet there is an empty seat.  for Blueberry.  Chief put it best; no more pain.  Regards to his Mrs. and his loved ones.  Keeping Buckeye in mind too.

 

[laz 57]

RIP CHUCK BLUEBERRYHILL MATHEWS.  You will be missed here.  Thank you for being my friend.

GUYZ, when you run your trains give CHUCK a special TOOT.  (CHIEF used to kid CHUCK with that nickname TOOTS).

Stay frosty my friend,

laz57

[spankybird]

Sorry to hear about Chuck. God speed. He will be missed on this forum.

[AF53]

I heard the news earlier tonight from John. R.I.P. Chuck. Sad News!

[dbaker48]

Chuck leaves on heck of a Legacy, I don't think I ever heard him speak ill of anyone, prayers for his wife and family.  I know I will miss him!!

[anjdevil2]

Here's to you, Chuck.....may your lights be green, the switches thrown straight and your way clear.  We raise a bowl of cheerios in the dining car in your honor.

Go with God, my friend, until we meet again........

[lion88roar]

Sad day indeed. We'll miss you Chuck!

Blueberry Hill will never be the same.

Think I'll have a bowl of Cherios in his honor tomorrow. sniff

[Banks]

Hello there,

tis a sad day..........RIP Chuck. You will be missed.  for you and yours

[dougdagrump]

Farewell Toots, rest in peace my friend.

Prayers for Paula and family.

[Hudson#685]

Ray, Good luck tomorrow. I hope your results were as good as the ones that I got on my last one. See you in 10 years sumed it up.

Doug: Good news for you.

 

[Hudson#685]

Rest in Peace Chuck. Prayers for Paula and the Family. A sad day here.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Somehow I was concerned this might happen.  So sad to hear about Chuck's passing.   He was one of the regulars here and his presence will be missed.   He was  a true gentleman in every good sense of the word.  RIP, Chuck.   I hope everyone else has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[mitchelr]

Sorry to hear about Chuck. Every time I see a box of Cheerios, I will remember him.

Rest in peace Chuck.

 

Mitch

[MichRR714]

Sad news indeed.  Rest in Peace Chuck.

[ChiefEagles]

Sad day for CTT.  Chuck was here everyday until he got really ill.  Use to talk to him a lot.  He was a solid guy but did not like to go to the Dr.  He almost died on us several years ago with a lung infection.  Waited too late to go to the Dr.  He fought his way back.  Then leg problems.  Use to visit Chuck [well, he'd meet me on the interstate] when I was traveling in the area to Cabela's.  If I remeber right, one time Buckey and Chuck visited me while I was traveling.

I will always have fond memories of "Toots".  That came for a post when he said his trains tooted. I teased him a lot about that one.

Chuck is looking down from heaven at us and smiling.  He will not suffer anymore.  Bet he is up there running trains that toot.

God bless.  

[Buckeye Riveter]

Below is the obituary for Chuck.  A tribute wall where one can leave a message of condolances is located at:http://www.mcvay-perkins.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=597019#/celebrationWall 

 Obituary for Charles R. Mathews 

Charles R. Mathews, age 73, of Caldwell, Ohio, formerly of Cleveland, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at SE Ohio Regional Medical Center. He was born May 10, 1942, in Parma, son of the late Charles “Babe” and Dorothy Mathews. He was a 1960 graduate of Parma High School, and he was a United States Army veteran, having served in Germany. He retired in 1998 as a supervisor for the General Motors Stamping Plant in Parma. He was a member of the Model Trains Collectors Group, and he was an avid Cleveland Indians fan. He dearly loved his pets.

Mr. Mathews is survived by his wife, Paula A. Lepi Mathews, whom he married in 1980; two daughters, Debbie Mathews of Cleveland and Jenny (John) Mathews-Mash of Parma; one step-daughter, Michele (Steve) Jakubecz of Brunswick; three sisters, Sandy (Jerry) Kalmeyer of Seville, Cathy (Mike) Berdysz of Cleveland, and Sue (Rich) Long of Parma; five grandchildren, Alex, Tyler, Megan, Ashley, and Samantha; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Saturday, August 1, 2015, from 9AM-2PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, where the funeral service will follow at 2PM. A veterans service conducted by the Noble County Veteran Service O