Good Morning from beautiful 60℉ Southern Ohio,
It is very foggy and to get up to low 90’s, so it will be a hot football game tonight. Our Jr High team played yesterday and we won 28 - 8. Our quarterback went out with a shoulder stinger in the first quarter tackling someone as he was playing defense. 10 of the 11 starters go both ways and it leaves 2 guys on the bench. The boys played their hearts out and as they say, “left it all on the field”. The other team had 20 - 25 dressed. Their touchdown came on a deep pass that was caught and ran in. Outside of that play I believe the defense gave up less than 30 yards. This team has beat us for the last 4 years with essentially the same team. As it became apparent we were taking it to them, the play degraded and I’m so proud of our guys they walked away from the taunts and cheap shots and just played harder. It felt good.
Fife - I’d guess your life is going to get real busy real quick. Your grandson is forming memories that will stick with him.
RT - I am glad you’re feeling better. The testing equipment is good therapy. I won a Marx Set on Ebay for the School Auction this coming spring. I’ll have $42 in it.
Ray - I’ve done the same thing with the windows, especially if they are old and stored in attics or lofts where they were baked. I’ve used the clear plastic that is on packaging as replacement for clear windows and the non-glare page protectors for frosted windows.
Don - Wine helps knock the edge off. My patience and tolerance increases as well. Did your prescription change for your glasses? If not you’ve got a new old pair. I get new safety glasses through work each year and I keep a old pair in the glovebox of each vehicle and in my travel bag. Without glasses I would be really challenged.
Time to get to work, truck is washed and now on to cut grass. Going to pick up the van from the mechanic from the timing chain water pump bearing replacement today.
May God bless
Jim
Caved in about midnight and took a NORCO, slept like someone hit me in the head with a brick after that.
When I was a kid just out of school working at Speicher & Gaylords auto Wreckers all I did was cut trucks up all day every day. Some would be cool to have today.
Rain here but they claim 80 today, cooling tomorrow. Glad I cut all the grass yesterday.
Our class had 205 people and after the 10 year no one cared or even had one untill the 40th. I hever heard about that till it was over, and they say it covered all the classes from 1970 to 1980. Any of those people I want to see I do. Kind of funny that all the Jocks and higher ups and clickers ended up Drug addicts and various other losers.
Fife, your going to have a lot to do over the next month.
RT. Hope you get home soon.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Sunny & 61 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Probably will be the last good weekend for the yatchett. Most of the layout's buildings are boxed away, and the grandson got to play Green Giant again yesterday, helping to de-forest the landscape. Plumber guy coming this weekend to cross off some "wants" be the buyers. POD will be dropped off on the 1st. T minus 2 weeks at Fifedom. rt - I can only imagine how things are going for you right now. Wish I was there to help unite the two of you. Hang in there. Fifey-Wifey doesn't drive either... 88 - Sounds like you are going for a more manageable layout endeavor. Mine will be geared on more seamless operation, so not as many grades, narrow passages, and turnouts. BTW, the new digs will be very close to Cumberland, so I expect you and Banks to be frequent guests. Check out some of the videos posted using JSI Inspire drone around Cumberland (especially the one over the Narrows). That is the biggest thing in railfanning since the advent of K64. SPMan - I have the same issue with K-Line and Atlas caboose windows. Sheesh.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 61 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Probably will be the last good weekend for the yatchett. Most of the layout's buildings are boxed away, and the grandson got to play Green Giant again yesterday, helping to de-forest the landscape. Plumber guy coming this weekend to cross off some "wants" be the buyers. POD will be dropped off on the 1st. T minus 2 weeks at Fifedom.
rt - I can only imagine how things are going for you right now. Wish I was there to help unite the two of you. Hang in there. Fifey-Wifey doesn't drive either...
88 - Sounds like you are going for a more manageable layout endeavor. Mine will be geared on more seamless operation, so not as many grades, narrow passages, and turnouts. BTW, the new digs will be very close to Cumberland, so I expect you and Banks to be frequent guests. Check out some of the videos posted using JSI Inspire drone around Cumberland (especially the one over the Narrows). That is the biggest thing in railfanning since the advent of K64.
SPMan - I have the same issue with K-Line and Atlas caboose windows. Sheesh.
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KRM - It's like herding cats!
Roy - Technolodgy in the wrong hands, like i-phones, can always lead to misuses. But as I watch these drone videos, I can't help but wonder how such a tool could be implemented to help society. It could be used by police support ops, like a K-9 unit, where air wasn't available. The tragedy in Baton Rouge (how quickly does time forget....) might have been less so, had the ability to fly a drone over the acreage been available. And of course, such tech can be "misused" by the good guys as well. Gotta weigh the good vs the bad. But man, it is cool to watch trains with!
Good evening all,
It was a beautiful day here today: sunny and around 68 degrees. The workday was pleasant and I even left the office about an hour early. I took our older son, our daughter, and three of her friends to Chili's (it's on base) for dinner tonight. The youngest is a bit under-the-weather so he and the wife stayed home. Yesterday I received my monthly subscription of comic books so I read a few of those tonight and now it's time for bed.
Good night,Joe
Aloha. Clouds are giving way to sun. The local HS Homecoming parade is lining up right outside the house. I enjoy all that youthful enthusiasm when the football team and band show up to march off back to the school. I'm getting together with my brother tomorrow to take in the ND-Duke game. First time I've been back to campus in a while. I'm never keen on what they charge for tickets, nor the quality of football we'll be watching. But it's an excuse to get together.
Joe, what comics are you subscribing to these days? I was reading the old (and new) Star Wars.
Brent, it's always great to work up a layout of a size that you let's you begin running trains right away - good luck.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
fifedog KRM - It's like herding cats!
Never thought about doing that Fife but I think your right. We were lucky when we moved. Our old house had not sold so we had all the time we needed. Still it took more to move the stuff in my garage to my shed than the stuff from the old house to the new one.. How far away is your new place from where your old place is?
Good afternoon all, went to see my wife today and she was doing OK. Went out to breakfast this morning with two of my train buddies. My friend Larry returned the last two GGD scale pullman cars that he replaced some knocked out windows on. Unfortunately the light wire connection came loose on one of them and it's impossible to correct that without a new plug. However I'll just run it dark and pretend that the folks in that car have all retired or that the car is just deadheading to somewhere. I appreciate the time Larry but in on this tedious chore and don't blame him for the wiring issue. I couldn't have done any better probably. Today I concentrated on getting my rebuilt (by MTH) ATSF 4-8-4 going. It loses power over one switch so I cleaned the rollers and the track but still have a bug in there somewhere. As long as you don't stop on the switch it will skip over it. I'm pulling those pullmans and a couple of head end cars behind that engine. The cars would also look good behind my MTH NYC J1E scale Hudson. All of my command control engines need a work out after sitting up all summer.
Later,
Ray
SPMan
Roy, Next year will be 60 years since my class graduated from HS but I haven't made a single reunion. It is 3000 miles from me on the East Coast and it always seems like a bad time for me to go. I recently got invited to join a group on Facebook all about being a Portsmouth, Virginia native. They have had about 6000 people sign up and I only no one of them so far. I guess most of the older codgers like me don't do computers or have passed on.
Good day at work. Went to hear older daughter sing at church service tonight. It was nice. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening All,
Had a good day, started off with getting window motors replaced in the El Camino, and a power door motor. Good price too. Not bad, originals lasted 30 yrs. Then was asked to put some LEDs together to accomodate a N Scale layout. This layout is really huge for N Scale, 14x18 feet with 7 parallel tracks. Only 4 switches, customer has bunches and bunches of money, this layout is going into his bedroom with the larger HO layout.
Working Saturday and Sunday at some computer shows, then Saturday helping Chris install skid plates under his FJ Cruiser. Then delivery some tables on Sunday to a friend of Kay's. So busy days ahead.
Kay is going to be going on the "The Talk" (daytime talk show). Being taped on Oct 6 and aired on Oct 7. The topic is Cancer Survivors. Needless to say she is nervous and excited about it. She should have a good time and it will be fun for her.
Need to get some stuff preparred for tomorrow.
Glad to hear RT and Kev are feeling better,
Talk to you all later, take care and be safe!
Don
Afternoon all. Well was suppose to go home Friday but someone dropped the ball so I'm still in the hospital till Monday sometime. Not happy at all but what are you going to do. ( oh it's a IV I will need to do twice a day so I can't just forget that part)
Not much else going on here. Doing well. Hope all are. Thanks for the get-wells and best wishes
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Morning all,
Ray - you are well ahead of me. I just passed 46 years since HS grad. I cannot keep up with all this stuff. My old HS started a group online and after starting to answer 64 questions on a poorly set up web site. I gave up. My university has a better setup but like your Portsmouth deal, there were so many people there, of the ones that communicate I know none of them.
RT - that stinks. Prayers this resolves quickly next week so you can go home!
Don - that's cool about Kay! I still have my '84 El Camino but it is in really bad shape and not running. The AIR pump blew a gasket and cooked the passenger side wiring harness. 84 is when the manfs were converting to the new water based paints and the paint (heavy metallic silver/gray/green) basically eroded away. It is at an acquaintances car yard and I have been trying to get him to give me a quote to get it running so I can use it.
Regards, Roy
Don, good for you making a little extra dough and making someone happy at the same time with those N gauge switch wirings.
I had a fun morning since it stayed cool in the garage for a while. I ran trains and listned to Dixieland Jazz for two hours before it got too warm in there. All the trains performed beautifully. Just changed the batteries in my DCS controller. Running all my scale pullmans now behind my Santa Fe 4-8-4. Ran my N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 a lot also. Ran a few diesels too. Some of the powered accessories on the layout need a little TLC when I get time. Crossing flashers have decided to take the day off.
later,
SPMan Don, good for you making a little extra dough and making someone happy at the same time with those N gauge switch wirings. I had a fun morning since it stayed cool in the garage for a while. I ran trains and listned to Dixieland Jazz for two hours before it got too warm in there. All the trains performed beautifully. Just changed the batteries in my DCS controller. Running all my scale pullmans now behind my Santa Fe 4-8-4. Ran my N&W 1218 2-6-6-4 a lot also. Ran a few diesels too. Some of the powered accessories on the layout need a little TLC when I get time. Crossing flashers have decided to take the day off. later, Ray
Ray, good to hear you got some train time in. Sounds like you have a great layout.
Roy, 46 years, are you class of 70?? I am. It was a scary time to be getting out of school with everything goining on then.
Weather is going to take a fall tomorrow, big time.
Up and down day. Watched 160 minutes of high school soccer with the cow bell remaining silent the entire time. Girls lost 9-0 and the boys 8-0. Got a text from daughter stating both of grandkids teams won. Did 5.7 miles in 90 minutes tonight for a 3.8 pace and felt like I could still do more. Came home and watched Indy 11 win 3-0. I hope everyone has a good day.
Goodnight all. Read back some.
Ray, prayers always for you. You have a big responsibility.
Fifey, hope I don't have to move. Wifey now says, "If you don't need it or like it, throw it away."
KEV, read where you took something that knocked you out so you could sleep. Are you sure Wifey didn't hit you with a brick?
Don, we are supposed to be retired. Stange. We work more now.
Brent, best to the kids and Susie.
Joe, salute you for your service to us.
RT, know you want to go home. Longer you stay, the better it will be when you get home. Need me to drive down and take you home? Dr. made me wait a longer time before he said I could drive. Made me mad. First time I drove. Went to Mom's [50 miles one way]. Mistake. Got home with sore chest.
All have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good morning,
It is Sunday morning here and we should be in store for another beautiful day. We have had a streak of sunny days with temps in the upper 60s and that is amazing. The older son's soccer team lost yesterday and it was not pretty. His team is all American military kids who play in a German league. The German kids have been playing together since they were four so it makes sense that his team will struggle. I watched the first 19 minutes of the PSU-Michigan game last night, but I saw enough to know PSU was going to lose. We have church today and then an afternoon of relaxing.
Doug M. - I started reading some of the DC Rebirth titles: Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Arrow; Justice League; Suicide Squad; and Aquaman. On the Marvel side I read Silver Surfer, Captain America: Steve Rogers, and Spidey. My older son reads The Black Panther and Green Arrow. The younger son likes Captain America and Spidey. I forgot how much I enjoy reading comic books and look forward to my monthly subscriptions arrival. ND is not looking good this year.
Don B. - Congratulations to Kay! I'm sure that will be a neat experience.
Thanks Chief. It's hard to believe I have been in 22 years now.
Good day,
Joe
Good morning all,
Managed to stay in one bed all night but slept bad. Still the right arm.
Chief, I could not blame her if she did the way I have been flopping around in bed these last few months.
Ran trains last night before bed , helped me to mellow out some.
Morning gang,
Raining here. Temps down a bit and waitin on the cold front. Bring it!
Kev - yep, HS class of '70. Interesting times.
My Alma Mater Texas A&M held on in first half and then took it to Arkansas last night. I think the pundits are a little premature that A&M can challenge Alabama again this year, but time will tell as they say. T Knight looks to be a great Q'back regardless. However, Allen of Ark is one tough guy. He took a severe beating last night and still kept his passes on mark.
NASCAR and Cowboys today.
Watched 260 minutes of soccer this weekend. Saw one goal by the team I was cheering. There must be a lesson somewhere. I hope everyone has a good day.
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.
Morning all. Awake and ready lol. Hope all have a good day. I'm hoping for one myself. It's now hurry up and wait. I know why did I get up so early. Simple I can stand like 2 hours at a time in that bed.
Talk to you all later, hopefully from home
Morning all!
OK. It is 63 and raining this morning. High today maybe 72! Then 80's and sunny for the rest of the week and the opening of the State Fair of Texas this coming weekend.
RT - hope you make your Great Escape today!
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 61 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Ok weekend for sports here. Something (probably a heron) apparently smacked the top of the yatchett's mast, as the navigation light was all catawhampus.
Plumber coming today to fix some issues.
Will make last runs on the layout as well, when grandson arrives.
Aloha. Beautiful fall morning in downtown Chicago. Even though ND got spanked, I had a nice day in South Bend with my brother. And the Bears are awful too. It will be a long season... Joe, that sounds like a great subscription. I've read Silver Surfer, Spidey and Cap and am picking up a few of the new Star Wars series.
Good Morning All !
Been an in-frequent visitor for awhile, reading but to pooped to post. Yesterday was my veg day after Fri & Sat at the museum. After seeing the news/weather for the first time in days sent an e-mail to Jon in Iowa. He said he is well out of the flood areas, and his eldest son and family are in Cedar Falls. Fortunately they are on high ground and should not be hurt, property wise, from the flooding.
Today we are getting the weather tri-fecta : high wind warning/ heat advisory / red flag warning. In other words if somebody does something stupid around any combustibles, LOOK OUT !
Have started work on the halloween layout. One of my Lemax buildings, the Haunted Windmill, is totally dead. At least last year the sounds and lights worked even if the animation didn't. As the animated ones start crapping out I don't think I will replace them, just go with the ones that have light & sound. Getting cheap in my old age.
Monday the third will be museum work day, halloween decorations.
RT, sounds as if things are going extremely well and only better when you get to make a break from the joint. Just be patient with the recovery process, remember : it's a marathon not a sprint. Continued prayers.
Well, time to get off my duff and get something done(?) maybe.
Later !
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Good evening,
A busy, busy Monday here. The workday was non-stop and so was the evening as the older son had to be at soccer practice and the princess had to be at dance class. The wife made homemade apple sausage patties and pumpkin pancakes for dinner - it was delicious. I am whooped and ready for bed now.
Doug M. - A few months ago I grabbed one of the newer Star Wars issues for the youngest; it was neat. I am really impressed with all the titles as their storylines are captivating and the artwork is amazing. I just ordered Silver Surfer Vol.3 #1 (1980s) today; it has a Fine grade. I already had issues #2 and #3 from that series. If I like #1 I may try to complete that volume. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up against the current volume.
Good night,
Quiet day at work. Good, cooler weather for walk. I hope everyone has a good day.
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