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Happy Birthday Doug Murphy! Have a great day.
Ray
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Good evening all,
Happy belated birthday, Doug M. Cold day at Indy and AJ's team was 19,20, and 23 out of 25 cars and 23 running at end. Ouch. Drove like crazy after race to see big screen showing of Wizard of Oz and they were sold out. Perhaps not the best day in my life. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning all. Not much going on here today. Going to be a restful day I think. Maybe take some pics and list some items on the bay.
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Morning,
We matched a record low last night, even colder up by the birthday boy Doug. . Sunny but windy and cold.
Katie and the kids spent the night and they just left. Yard is already needing a cutting but everything is wet as can be and ain't drying out with this cold weather. I blasted the Marx 24" bridge that came with the package, fixed up the 145 gateman, (boy it is in nice shape) got the 494 beacon running like new, found a place on the layout for the 252 Crossing Gate and the beacon but not sure yet where to put the gateman. It will be someplace on the kids side. Not sure what I will do with the bridge and I was thinking of painting it to look rusty maybe. The 470 Missile Launching Platform and exploading boxcar cleaned up well. Don't know If I will use it or not?
This week I will start cleaning up the cars. I did see that the Extension Searchlight Car No. 3650 has the dark gray paint that is the harder one to find. Also the Helicopter Launching Car No. 3419 is variation A from 1959 and the helicopter is in perfect condition...:
Better go got things to get done.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
You must all be having better weather that we are here in the cold midwest.
Swapped out the humming LW I was using for layout accessories power with the 1044 I got in the package. The LW had a fixed 14 volt setting I was using and it was okay for lights and stuff but was not enough for the smoke units in the log cabin and the saw mill. So I saw the 1044 had a set 16 volt option and that 1044 is like new, even the cord is nice and now the lights are still not getting to much power and the smoke units work great with that 2 extra volts. On top of that the 1044 is dead quiet.
Kevin I thought you had a ZW for a transformer. 1040's are great transformers also. Thats what I had as a child.
I had a LW at one point hink I gave it to someone as the one I sent with the set didn't work.
Not much going on here today been very comfortable out side today. I worked in the garage for a while putting new wires on dual switch controllers had 4 to do.
Hope all had a good day
Late HAPPY BIRTHDAY Doug.
Been a busy week last week. This one has already started off that way.
Hope all OK.
Later.
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Weather was slightly warmer today. Mowed the yard at normal height and did some major trimming. Still more to do but good enough for now. I hope everyone has a good day.
A belated Happy Birthday to Doug M.
Spent the day in, getting a sore throat and I'm self medicating....just what I didn't need.
Nice day in Rahway yesterday big car and bike show. Whole center of town closed off. Roadrunner ran like a champion.
Off to 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
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY DOUG !!!!! Hope it was grand.
Been super busy, trying to finish the Drs layout, on the last few days. Taking care of minor adjustments and tasks. Should finish this week, and do training.
Its late and tired, will try to get back soon, wifes Aunt and Uncle are here visiting from Milwaukee.
Take care and be safe!
Don
Good Morning from cool (34F) Southern Ohio,
All that's left on the Utility Room project is a little touch up and painting the exterior door and the bride is happy.
Don - Sounds like your project is wrapping up too.
Rich - I forget; what year is your Roadrunner?
Kev - The restorations and refurbs is my favorite part of the toy train hobby. Maybe I’ll cruise the bay and see about another project now the bride is happy
Doug - Happy Birthday
Off to work
May God bless
Jim
Aloha and thank you for the birthday wishes! It was a good birthday - I spent it enjoyably browsing local antique stores and flea markets. I did find a few Tom Swift books but everything train-related was very overpriced. I did try cajoling the bride into buying a sailboat but no dice. But she made me a red velvet birthday cake! Looks like a warmer week. Hope you feel better, Rich.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Better today,,57 and sun will hit mid 60 later. Wife is on count down to retirement. 3 days left and it is over. The high school won't be as safe anymore with her not guarding the halls. And I am going to have to learn how to live with her around all the time.
RT I do have a ZW I got from Frank. It runs the main loop, inner loop, and burro crane bumper track. The LW was for lights, and accessories. Never liked the humm it had so the 1044 was a great fix. There is a CW80 on the kids side.
I am with you Jim, I like the fixing as much as the running.
Better day weather wise. Did some more yard work and made final preparations for kitchen re-do. Wife will be gone for 3 days to be with grandson. First day of practice at track. Definite lack of drama this year as there are only 33 entries, which means qualifying has NO significance except for the pole position. It is a really sad state of affairs. My solution would be to restrict the chassis cost to $100,000 (think tube frame sprint car chassis) and production based engines with two sizes based on normally aspirated and turbocharged options, but what do I know. Any engine, any chassis would have to be available to all after the first year it wins the race. Watched the season finale of Jane the Virgin tonight. Good episode and good cliffhanger. I hope everyone has a good day.
I'm trying to get adjusted to living alone now that our youngest son is married and moved out and the wife living in a facility. It's all new to me. Haven't lived alone for 57 years. I run the trains a little but haven't got the spirit yet. My boys call me almost every night and that's nice to keep up with things and I try to visit Helen at least three or four times a week. My friend Larry called today after getting back from O Scale West Show in the Bay area. He said he sold a lot of his scale trolleys for a good price. The buyer is lucky because Larry does meticulous work on those models. Never find anything that good off the shelf. It's late here so good night all,
Mornin' boys. Rain and 57 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Grandson brought his fishing rod with him today, just in case the rain stops. If not, we still have some cool stuff in the mancave to play with...
cheapclassics - NASCAR going through the same downturn. Fields down to 40, and vacant grandstands. Perhaps the time is ripe for some cross-over drivers like Mario, Gordon, and A.J. (circa late 60's and 70's)?
Phish,
Sent you a PM.
Hope everyone is well. Still dealing with stuff, but I got a new toy:
1989 Probe GT (Turbo) from Mantua, Ohio.
Aloha. Grey and rainy and cold today. Nice photo, Jim. Ray, I think I used to own a few of his trolleys. Looks like a quiet day. I wish NASCAR went back to beginning with 'stock' cars.
Good Morning All !
Finally after two years of being a basket case my Atlas U23B has risen from the ashes. Atlas hasn't had any parts for years and the new releases come from a different factory so the new parts aren't backward compatible. Much to my surprise while surfing DaBay I found some new parts. Needless to say it took a long time to put it back together, been so long I forgot what parts went where.
A very belated wish to Doug.
Grand nephew came for a quick visit this past weekend. His rental car reservation got screwed up so he ended up with a new Corvette, I could tell he was terribly disappointed.
May Gray has moved in so we won't be seeing much sun for awhile. Hopefully it won' t be followed by June Gloom.
Getting kinda tired, think I'll stretch out for a bit,
Later Y'all.
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Good day at work. Good progress made on the home front projects. Quiet night at home. No action at the track due to rain. I hope everyone has a good day.
Afternoon all. Not a lot going on here today thought I'd drop in and say hi. Just relaxing today as overcast with the call for rain. Making some lunch right now a little late but better late than never. Hope all doing well will stop in again later
Good afternoon,
Well 67 and sun dried it up enough that I could mow around the house and the east side of the shed. Maybe by Saturday I will be able to get into the south east corner ??
Washed the truck and filled it up, got beer and am just kicking back with a beer.
Last night I put all of those cars I got and finished cleaning up behind the Wabash 2339 GP7. Makes for a nice consist.
Dr apt tomorrow AM.
RT I called about the package and must of got the same person you had. About as helpful as teats on a bore hog.
Good day at work. Good walk at noon. Went to watch cousin's daughter play her last tennis as she and the team lost in the first round of sectionals. AJ's team still not showing any speed yet. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evenin' all.
Kev, The paint on that Wabash looks like a new engine.
Nite all !
Mornin' boys. Cloudy & 56 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Grandson duty today, so we will practice hitting off the batting tee, and perhaps go fishing a little later. Grandmom is home, so "she's in charge" like the boy would say. Tacos tonight.
Kevin sent you a E-Mail Will let you know the condition when it gets here.
Morning all cloudy and calling for rain again. Don't mind we can use it. Another day for some more inside work. Thats fine as I want to do some rearanging anyway and reinventory some items. ( got some new in since last time done.)
Well about time to figure out what I'm having for breakfast.
Good afternoon, gents!!
I have accepted an offer to work for Nissan USA via American TeleTech as their Parts and Technical advisor. Start Monday. A little light on the pay, but the bennys kick in on day 31 and that is a blessing. I also got approval for ALL my time off as most of my vacation stuff has been paid for up front.
House thing, however, is another story.....We were high bidder on a property that looked good and was waiting for the counter offer...then they sent it to a real estate auction site....WTF????? Snake bit again...so, still looking...
Been up since 4 AM for doctor visit and realtor. Going to take a nap then look at another property.
dougdagrump Evenin' all. Kev, The paint on that Wabash looks like a new engine. Nite all !
Doug, there is not a single nick or scratch on it.
That's good news RT I see it shows delivered to the front porch. I hope no rust set in on that clean and blasted steel.
BTW, how do you keep the helicopter on the helicopter car???
Nice today, Sun, mid 60s
Dr, visit went good, did not get bit%#ed at. I do have to see another doctor about two red scaly blotches I have, one on the foot and the other on the leg. He is thinking it is some form of eczema?? Hope so. Also have a cyst on my right index finger that may have to be cut off. Getting old,,,sucks.
later.
Finally, sun and 70s without rain.
Can do some things outside. Even got the car washed.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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