Good evening all,
Good to hear you are fine, RT. Weather is nice here and day was quiet at work. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Fife RT is fine thanks for asking we didn't move out of Columbia to late boy are they getting it and we know were we lived probably flooded now our house is probably fine but were sure theres others in there are flooded there where a couple we knew if it was a storm would so we know they are totally flooded from this.
This was really bad in Columbia.
Hey all been a quiet day. nothing really going on hope all had a good day.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Hello all
Figured out the first steps in mounting up the actuators for the sanders on the trolley. Next Friday I need to go talk to the 'metal-to-metal' guys about modifying the linkage.
Replaced the throttle shafts in the Corvan, hooked up the PCV system, and put on the new exhaust. The new shafts greatly helped the idle issues. Drives like a whole new machine. And the new exhaust sounds great. Nice quiet rolling rumble at idle. Need to go back to the same muffler shop that did the work on the car and see about welding on a tailpipe.
N-gauge move is next weekend. Lookking forward to that.
Fife - watch out for the big white truck:)
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Aloha. Cool, grey and foggy so far. Feel sorry for anyone flying out of O'Hare today. Glad the Chief is warm and dry. Hope RT is too. We do backpack-buddies too! Mmmm, lasagna. Though I can't combine, I have homemade soup for lunch today. No real sailing this weekend - it was just too blustery for the dingys - though I helped the marina crew sail two of the boats up a creek to be backdrops for wedding photos - Amazed how little these boats draw. Glad the Bears won and sad the Irish lost. Here is a moody photo (if you can see it). March 1943. "Gallup, New Mexico. A train on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 52 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Had the whole crew here for dinner last night, including Fifepup's new squeeze, for Wifey's lasagna. Just got 3 bags of garden waste out to the curb for recycling day.
Hope rt is ok down in SC.
Weather finally turned nice. Quiet day at home after Mass. Did a few errands and some financial "stuff". I hope everyone has a good day.
Yep, it's a 2035 - it WAS late...lol
I did get it running, just need to wire in an LED headlight and I'm done, will probably finish it after I return.
Mom and Dad are ok, just some flooded streets, which is normal for that area. They'll be returning on Tuesday.
Sun decided to come out after 2 and it did get warmer for a bit. A little chilly right now, just got back for dinner at my Sisters house.
Off to the TV for a bit then bed...
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
Afternoon all. Raining. Been lazy today. Need break. Will go out on errands with Wifey later this afternoon.
Jon, got 4 1/2 grocery carts full of food and some cash. Real good. You see some things unusual. Had a elderly black lady in poor clothing come out of the store and give me a dollar. Some folks drive up in high dollar SUV's and ignore you. [makes you think of the "widow's mite".]
Got a call from a guy who is friend's with Hunters Haven. going up to look at the lake house.
Hope all have a great week ahead.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles Morning. Rain has let up. 3.25 inches for this event. Soggy out. Temps 58. Suppoe to go back up for a few days. Dry out Tuesday they say. Breezy with some gusts [not from hurricane]. Rich, tell Mom and Dad to wait it out. Nothing finer than to be in Carolina. Especially on the Outer Banks. Actually hurricane is out to sea and not hitting us. Fifey, glad it is going more north east. Then Maryland is not getting it too. Got a 4 to 6 PM tour at Food Lion collecting food and $$ for Backpack Buddies. Stay dry.
Morning. Rain has let up. 3.25 inches for this event. Soggy out. Temps 58. Suppoe to go back up for a few days. Dry out Tuesday they say. Breezy with some gusts [not from hurricane].
Rich, tell Mom and Dad to wait it out. Nothing finer than to be in Carolina. Especially on the Outer Banks. Actually hurricane is out to sea and not hitting us.
Fifey, glad it is going more north east. Then Maryland is not getting it too.
Got a 4 to 6 PM tour at Food Lion collecting food and $$ for Backpack Buddies.
Stay dry.
Good job Frank Eagles with your Back Pack Buddies, you are making a difference!
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Quiet day at work Friday. Still was tired when I came home. Went to watch "my" soccer girls win their last regular season game, which left them at 7-7-2 for the season. Grandson's team won as well, 3-1. Weather was absolutely horrible. Went to local historical society to see their exhibit on the 50s. No trains but still informative. Talking to the director about their Halloween program and wound up volunteering to bring the Halloween train and assorted other items for a one day display. That will be fun. Got a "dopey grin" email from my Norwegian soccer friend with pictures of her sister's wedding. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all
rain, rain, and more rain they say
Rich sent an E-Mail
Not much going on chief you stay dry hope it's inside the collecting of food sounds like a great cause.
Hope all have a good weekend talk to you all later
675, 2025, 2035 if your refering to the cowcatcher assembly it is not unusual for it to not match the rest of the boiler paint.
"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
anjdevil - I'd go with a satin black, first. Did you mean a 2025? I can't find Lionel 3035 anywhere?
Happy Saturday from work - first time in a month.... :(
Mom and Dad made it safely to NC - streets are flooded but the house is ok for now
55F with rain and wind - this thing will miss us by 350+ miles to the east
We were under a drought warning and this will fix that mess..
Purchased a box of older lionel engines and some Atlas O track, I cleaned up the 3035 with a toothbrush and liquid had soap and the main body looks good but the front is a grayish color....maybe it was replaced? I'll see about painting it semi gloss black but then I'll have to strip and paint the whole engine....I'll add a LED headlight, the smoke unit is there, need to clean and lube the motor.
SubBob - N is too small for me----I can't see it.....LOL!
Leaving Thursday for FLA to see my Princess....Fife-Where DID the time go???
Back to work....
...2 ponies, 2 alpaccas, 2 border collies, 2 frogs, 2 pink flamingos... Yep, been that kinda wet in the Mid-Atlantic region. Carolinas are gonna get a double dosage. Chief is gonna have two lake houses now.
Youngest Princess has her first Homecoming dance tonight. Where did the go?
submmbob - Watch for the big brown truck.
Hello there,
Just sent beef to butcher shop. Now thinking about back to bed or breakfast..........Spent last evening watching The Real McCoy's on You Tube. Did a check on the pot befor bed and found it deserted.
Looks like the storm went east. Today's all day hard rain has been down graded to cold with showers later today and tomorrow. How are you guys on the coast making out?
Built fire in Mom's house and turned the oil boiler on at home. Got leaking pumps at both places to deal with today. I'll have to install the last of my stock of bearing assembly's I bought at a heating supply going out of bussiness auction about 8 years ago. Since they all need only seals I'm goung to lookat how hard it is to replace them. Cheapest new bearing assemblie's I can find are near $100.
Archery season for deer opens here today. I'll bet there are a lot of wet Robin Hood wannabe's out there. Last hillclimb of the year should prove interesting tomorrrow.
Gonna talk to mrs and decide what to do.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good morning all,
I have been trying to do some research about that expensive medicine I mentioned yesterday but the more I learn the more confused I get. I finally called the doctor's office and spoke to his assistant about the price. I told her that I could not afford this type of drug so the ball is in their court. She was not entirely sure that he was suggesting the type of medicine I thought it was but said she would get back to me. I told her that I was getting all worked up over this. I have decided to stop worrying about it and wait to see what unfolds. There is nothing I can do right now anyway until I get some better information from
a. My insurance provider
b. Medicare part D
c. The doctor
My friend Larry and his wife are going on a tour of the Fall colors in New England this weekend. I hope they don't get rained out by hurricane Joaquin.
Weather guesser says possible showers here in SoCal this weekend. Bring in on! We need it.
Ray
SPMan
Afternoon all watching the storm reports looks like we will be okay but still need to watch the after affect we could get from the rivers being over flowing from all the water north of us. as it does have to come this way. we will see.
Not much else going on need to get back into whats going to be my room and straighten it up some more so I can start claiming it again lol. Did do a major claim yesterday now to continue lol. I want to get the area for layout cleared out so I can start looking at that. This time I think it will be no carpet I will get foam and go from there.
Well you all have a good day. TGIF
N ga. train for a park ride usually fits into O ga layouts pretty well.
Good morning, Packed and ready to go tomorrow.All this talk on N-gauge has me wondering if it could be used on our O gauge layout amusement park area as a kids miniature train ride? I was thinking a 24” loop could be set around the outside of that area and maybe I could remove the tops of passenger cars and place o scale riders in the cars. I have no knowledge on N gauge track or trains at all. Any ideas?
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Mornin' boys. Looks like just a glancin' blow from Joaquin. We'll see. Did get down to yatchet to double up and slack out the lines. Didn't suffer any theft, though some of the guys on my pier did. A lot of folks panicked and hauled out this week. I worked the night of Isabel, and saw what worked and didn't work in our area first hand.
dougdagreatgrumpkin - You know, some of the railroads paint their MOW engines in orange (CSX was big on that in the late 80's and 90's). Just a thought. Personally, I love the black and orange of the W&LE. Gotta admit, that "Hogwarts" Halloween loco is pretty sharp.
Busy at work. Girls won 7-0. Boys lost 3-2. Sectionals next week. I hope everyone has a good day.
Playing w/ some of the N-stuff I just got tonight. The loop I have is just too tight radius for this stuff. I originally got it for a trolley. Should work well on the layout though.
Sending some of the O-gauge off to points east.
Will work on the van some more this weekend. Then maybe next weekend I can use it to move the layout.
Evening all,
Well got the first pass on the leaves done and burnt. Very windy like Doug said so I had to keep a close eye on the fire and have the hose on the ready.
Going down Roy's way to Texas Saturday to help a friend fighting with cancer move some stuff to his property there. Someplace by Weatherford west of Fort Worth best I know and I will be pulling a 28' enclosed trailer full of stuff with a 2012 F150 EcoBoost. Should be interesting.
You guys out east keep an eye to the sky!
Doug, those are great photos! Rich, take care with the big storm coming your way.
Happy October 1st!!
1 week from today, I'll be in FLA USA to visit my daughter....miss her bad.
60's and blustery waiting on this storm that may or may not hit....weather guessers....gotta love 'em
Mom and Dad are on their way to the Carolinas...just in time for the storm. Mom said, "we're going" and that was that....
Off to dinner...NICE!! Made page 1 for the first time in a long time!!
Evening all wow chief remembered to start a pot thats a good sign. Not much going on in these parts thought I'd drop in and say happy october 1st and make sure that chief got the pot going. Hope all doing good all seems okay here talk to you all later
Fife,
Sometimes it goes behind the general :
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Aloha. Sunny and very blustery today - too much for sailing though good for blowing leaves into the neighbor's yard - and their leaves into my yard. I completely forgot it was October until right now. Wow, Ray, I hope it works.Halloween is sure a great theme for a train or layout!
Thanks for the big scale Lionel info guys.
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