Morning guys, slept in to wipe off the after Datona race beers. Just checked the bank account and heading out the door for grapple hoses and fittings. Maybe it will be working today. Hope so because they are talking a 4"+ snow mid week and I will need to put the snow plow back on. SO would be nice to finish this up first. Sunny this morning and 30F degrees with heavy frost when I got up. Their talking 40F later and cloudy.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Jim.... Sorry to hear about the job loss. I'm betting they will find a way to reopen the enrichment plant in Southern Ohio.
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
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Here is the grapple install for those of you who get into stuff like this.
Kevin......Are the chains on for snow removal?
York.................Not going to happen this spring.
Kevin the jaws of death
Buckeye so sorry to hear your not making York was hoping to meet you finally.
Well lightened my wallet today or should say the Plumber did.
Nothing train wise today just relaxing now. Hope all had a good day.
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Buckeye Riveter Kevin......Are the chains on for snow removal?
Buckeye, yes for the snow plow on ice. Those chains even only on the front make a world of grab.
I had to get her done because they were calling for more snow. Now not so sure, but no snow is fine with me.
Good evening all,
Frustrating day at work. Frustrating night at home. Wife is feeling better and is slowly recovering from her ailments so that is good news. Lucas called to say he will be "baching" it for the next 2 weeks to 2 months as fiancee has to take care of her mom who broke a leg. Other issues with vehicles as well. Daughter's divorce keeps dragging on. Except for the present company here, I sometimes think the world consists of people with questionable intelligence....myself included. KRM, that is one cool looking device. I am not totally clear on the purpose, but then see the prior sentences. Did have a good walk today. Jane the Virgin was a good episode tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening
Thanks guys for all the support. Put in a few more resumes, regulatory oversight, conduct of operations, type work.
It was beautiful today; mid 60's and sunny. Like others did some yard work.
KRM-that grapple looks awsome! That will be handy as a shirt pocket.
Buckeye-There are plans for a massive dump sight here on the DOE reservation. As far as uranium enrichment, the goverment just threw that ball away just like they did in 1985 when we had the centrifuge plant operating before.
Good night and may God bless
Jim
Morning all - a good day here, as last night I accepted a contract for a new project that should run at least through the end of the year. Will have a little less time to work on my trains than the past couple of months, but some cashflow is a good thing too! First meeting is 9AM today.
IT consultant by day, 3rd generation Lionel guy (raising a 3YO 4th generation Lionel Lil' Man) by night in the suburbs of the greatest city in the world - Chicago. Home of the ever-changing Illinois Concretus Ry.
32 going to 46 cloudy. Depending on who you listen to rain or snow tomorrow?Guess I will put the snow plow back on JIC.The Frost is rising and the place is a mess of mud and the deer tracks are deep and all over in the grass I had better get some grass seed and let them set it for me.
MikeC, Back on page six there is a video of a grapple working.
Mornin' boys. Rain and 42 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Just turned the tv off in total disgust.
Nice today, but tomorrow and Thursday could be nasty.
At least with March closing in, I won't have to look at snow on the ground for 6 weeks.
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
Wife is doing some better. Totally lousy day at work. Did run some trains tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Just a quick check in.
The high school kids on the robot team I've been working with made and posted a video of the robot they built. U tube video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_Ogeq6S2M
Hopefully the link works.
All for now.
Evening all!
Rained all day here. Think we got 1.5 in. Temps plummeted and will approach freezing tonight. Very high winds tonight. Maybe 50 tomorrow? Back to 70 by weekend.
8nt - cool video and looks to be a very sophisticated robot. I worked as a coach for my kids HS team in the BEST robotics league for several years. I also coached LEGO robotics at my kids elementary school for years after my kids had moved on.
Enjoying a nice fire in the fireplace tonight.
Regards, Roy
Started raining off and on yesterday afternoon. Now calling for severe T'storms tomorrow.
Phish, prayers everything will work out OK.
Good night crew.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Hello all
Staying up a bit late to be able to switch over to nights tomorrow.
Corvan gas tank is re-installed and back home. Speedo (spee-do-meter, Fife:) now works but gas gauge now doesn't. Go figure:)
Datsun is chugging along. Like it alot. Need to sleuth some more wiring eventually and get the plate for it when I get back as the temporary tag ends next week.
Spent today w/ the bus group trying to get two Detroit Diesel turbo V-6's started. One needs more battery oomph and I think it will go. The one in the '73 Fishbowl GM kicked over finally. What fun! Still need to chase some air leaks before the brakes release, but it looks like it may drive over to the new location. I think the 'boss' was fairly impressed w/ my trouble-shooting abilities. Going to grab some of the manuals and study up on these beasts when I'm at work.
And there is a possibility I may rent the coverted motorhome from them and live on the new property. I like my current place, but this would have some advantages and they could use the income to help pay the mortgage. And yes, it's a GM bus:)
Kev - nice apparatus you have there now!
Phish - I have the greatest respect for your faith and positive attitude. Thoughts and prayers from me as well.
Time to finish up and find a pillow.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Aloha. Grey and cold. Supposed to snow late. Sigh. Hope it misses you, SJ.
Bob, living in a converted GM bus? Neat. I used to work as a dogsbody on the electric trolley buses at the IRM and I liked their fishbowl frames.Tinplat, how's the Marx 490 conversion going?Roy, I'm curious - can you dig in your yard with all that cabling without calling JULIE or some other number where the cos. are supposed to come out and spraypaint where all their lines go? If we don't call before digging here, we get in big trouble if we cut something.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Well today should prove to be interesting. It is 36 now and heading down to 31. They have a monster storm on the books for today and we are right on the edge where it can be lots of snow or it will just head into Doug and we will get little to none. So far the wind is screaming and it looks like we will get it. Wife went to work at 5:20am when it was still nice out there,,,,but she drove right into where it will be way worse. 50 miles to the north east.
Looks like SJ is in the bull's eye.
8N great job by the robot team!!!!!
Bob, some pictures of the possible new abode would be nice.
We seem to be right on the edge of not too bad and oh boy. I won't complain, we have had a mild winter and any snow now won't stay around for 6 weeks like a January snow.
We are getting wet snow instead of the rain they predicted so I guess it will be the Oh boy.
Morning all. Last night they were saying we would be under a tornado watch this morning but since then they have down graded the effect here drastically
Today - Windy...isolated thunderstorms this morning, then partly cloudy during the afternoon hours. High 68 °F (20.0 °C). Winds SW at 25 to 35 mph (40.2 to 56.3 kph). Chance of rain 30%.
No real big train news did sell a engine last night for about double what I though it was worth but then on the bay who knows it was a engine in good shape just didn't think it would bring that much so was pleasently surprised when it did.
not much else going on here today, need to get the shelves up in here for more trains, I keep putting it off.
1055 Texas Special with no E-unit just runs forward. As built by Lionel
Evenin' boys. Rain and 62 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Oh, and throw in a little coastal flooding. Spent day with Wifey in kitchen scrubbing out cabinets, pitchin' and a throwin'. Meet with realtor lady Tuesday...
rt - I'm glad you made some coin, for a change.
Phish, sorry to hear about the layoff. It happened to me at age 42 with 17 years. no prospect for another Job and only two weeks severence pay. Turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me, thank God. It led to me going to work for the railroad and becoming a locomotive enginer which was what I always wanted but had given up. The timing was perfect since my kids were already in high school and I had been able to do all the things with them when they were growing up. I could not have done it when they were younger without giving up a big part of our lives. Hope the Lord will bless you with something good too.
Ray
SPMan
Turned into a really nice day in the 50's after the rain and howling winds last night.
Tomorrow to be the same and slowly warming to 70's for the weekend. Sunny days ahead!
Doug M - supposedly, but when called by the cable guys they only marked the main lines in the alley, not the linea to my house, including the gas line! I look at it this way. They could have buried the lines over 2 ft down as they should be and that would put them below the sprinkler lines which are 10-12 inches down. At 6 in down I think they take the liability. Probably cheaper for them to replace a few lines vs the cost of sinking them properly.
Have a great evening all!
Evenin' fellars !
Ray, Sent you an e-mail.
The old rear projection TV bit the dust, that sucker was heavy. SWMBO was adamant in me not moving it out of the house so to make her happy and keep the peasce I hired a couple of older teens to help. Was still a pain but it is in the back of the truck and going to the recycling center tomorrow. Now I have a real nice HD flat screen. The bad part is now I gotta find a decent stand, preferrably a corner unit, that don't cost a fortune.
All you Easties keep your heads down and stay safe with this crazy weather heading for points north and east.
Time to see what I can rustle up for supper.
Later all !
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Got done what I needed to do at work and made it home ok. Phone still does not work at work. How much does it take to get a &)*)_&_&_ phone to work? Really needed it today as daughter got caught in the mess between Lafayette and Chicago. She made it back to Kokomo ok. New program these hot shots have been promising us for weeks is so buggy it is not funny. Skipped soccer tonight (if they even had it) as I was too tired. Slept most of the evening and now getting ready for bed. Wife still feels lousy. Life can be interesting....sometimes. I hope everyone has a good day.
Back at work for another week. First night shift is always the longest.
Have plenty of projects and reading to keep me busy. Picked up four manuals from the barn for the busses I am working on. Got the '73 diesel spotter's guide in today.
Kev - will get some more pics next time I am off. Bus is '50s vintage, about 8 X 35'. The trailer I rent now is around 10 X 40' so it will be a bit of a downsize. I hoping they can find me a small office or closet somewhere in the office space in the new building if it works out.
DougM - we have some nifty stuff in the collection.
We dodged the bullet yesterday. It snowed light all day but nothing stuck. 60 miles east they got 14" of the white stuff. All the news can talk about today. So the tractor sits with the snow plow on it ready for the next adventure. 34 now and will go to 40 later. Those storms out east were bad. Prayers for those who were in the path yesterday. I got a hold of a friend of mine who delivers bulk fuel for Farm Service that I worked with back in the 80s and set him on the trail to find me and fuel transfer tank I can put in the cold side of the shed to fill the JD from. So he is going to ask around and see if he can find me something good, used & cheap. Funny I have not talked to him in over 20 years and he knew who I was right off.
Bob that sounds cool.
Aloha. Back from grocery shopping. Now to laundry. Then a bit more work. Fortunately we dodged all the snow. There's nothing on the ground here and downtown it snowed all day but nothing stuck. Dougda, I'm glad you didn't move that sucker by yourself. I have a gigantic old CRT TV in the basement that'll be there for a long long time because I don't want to move it.
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