Morning. Rainy. Storm headed this way but to stay off shore. Say may get lots of rain. Prayers for FL, GA and SC.
Had a big cyst removed yesterday. Short notice. Went to surgeon yesterday morning. Said come back at 2. Didn't stop 81 MG aspirin. Had a bleeding problem. Took two tries to stitch it up and stop bleeding. Started bleeding after I got home. Even into last night. Hope stopped. Called on call number. No reply after lady said she would page. Surgeon investigating why and what happened. Also, my admin friend with hospital is too. Got to shower and get ready for meeting later.
Only one meeting this afternoon.
Staying in.
Special prayers for Mrs. Banks.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 from beautiful Southern Ohio
It has been a busy week. Finished HazMat Refresher training at work, finished the performance evaluations for my Nuclear Supervisor Qualification and will have Oral Boards next week.
The boys won our Football game last night 50-0. The other team struggled. We tried to dial the kids back in the second half, but with 13 dressing for the game it’s not like we could pull all the starters.
We are going camping this weekend, and most likely will not have internet.
Would one of you please start the Sunday Photo Fun?
Banks - Prayers for you Mrs.
Need to load up the camper.
May God bless
Jim
Hello There..........
TGIF!!!!!!!
Been a bad week.....
Please add a prayer for Mrs. Yesterday a "Cluster" was confirmed in her left br**st. Biopsy to be scheduled.
Back later
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Guten morgen,
The kids and I had a nice drive to Spangdahlem, Germany, yesterday. On the way we stopped at a wildlife park for a couple of hours and had a fun time. We had dinner, settled in to our hotel room, and then watched "Superman, The Movie." Today, we will either visit a castle or Trier.
SP - I hope you feel better and get some answers on your meds.
Good day,
Joe
Colonoscopy went well. However, next day had some G.I. problems until I took some medicine. Still haven't figured out what the next step is. Doctor referred me to another doctor to "educate" me about the new medicine he wants to put me on. Problem was that the doctor I was referred to did not understand why he sent me to her. She says he should be the one prescribing any medicine for me. Put in call for my doctor and still waiting for a call back. Meanwhile, I have developed something that feels like broncitis. My primary doctor gave me some antibiotics for that but still don't feel too hot after two days of using it. My primary doctor is recovering from recent knee surgery and is unavailable until November so I'm dealing with strangers. Would like to visit my wife tomorrow but don't know if I will be well enough. Been a rough week so far.
Ray
SPMan
Good evening all,
Just as I feared, "my" soccer girls went down in flames 3-0 tonight. Some lapses cost them dearly and they never effective offensive threats. It was a shame as the other team was not that good. If we played like we were capable of, we should have won handily. Long day at work as well, but good weather for a walk. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all!
Pretty warm here at 90, but front tonight with possible rain and predicted high tomorrow of 75. Hope if turns out that nice.
SJ - you guys have a great club. We had one for a while but they moved across town for meetings, started meeting earlier which required me to drive in evening rush hour traffic. A couple of us dropped out as it was not worth spending an hour to hour and a half one way to get there.
Regards, Roy
Just checking in.
Sun and 70s this week. A good chance to get outdoor things done for fall.
Club meet coming Saturday night. Always a good time.
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
We definitely have fall weather now; the highs are in the low to mid-50s and it is usually partly cloudy. At least there is no rain so we can comfortably do things outside. The kids have a half-day of school today and are off tomorrow and Monday. So, the kids and I will travel to another part of Germany today and sightsee the next two days. Two highlights of the trip: Trier, the oldest city in Germany; and Burg Eltz.
Fife - It is amazing how we can be so connected. Kudos to the driver for adopting him and helping him.
Mike C. - My older son's soccer team has not won a game and has taken some thrashings from these German teams. The worst yet was on Tuesday night - 19-0. Our defense is obviously bad and I hope the coach makes some adjustments. Our goalie is actually quite good and makes many great saves.
RT, don't sound like any fun at all.
Serviced the leaf sweeper for the new season and not a day too soon. Leaves falling pretty good today.
So It looks like IRM is in the winter hours and not open on weekdays. Bummer.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Evening all, getting ready for my evening I.V. So the next two - three hours I'm going to be attached to that. Oh joy ( NOT!) But it's part of my healing process so we will do.
Train wise I found, and bought one of the cars I'm looking for ( the 6830 submarine car with original submarine ) it was like $53 but had like $31 in ebay bucks so I only paid like $22 for it.
Hope all have a good day have to run wife calling to get I.V. going
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Better day at work. Pain two was gone. Nice weather for walk. Talked to "my" soccer girls before tomorrow's first sectional game. I fear it will be a disaster. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evening all. Cloudy and cooler. Not from Matthew. Front that may help blow him out to sea.
Yesterday was all day at farms getting feeders and stands ready. Today has been walk to school day so was at elementary schools walking with kids. Then town stuff. Did have to go to the Dr. Another one tomorrow.
Hope all OK. Have a good one.
Wow - obviously a slow day on the 'Pot today. Fife - you da man. I dread having to clean out for a downsizing. The problem here is a house half the size of the one we are in now would cost twice as much as what we could get for our present house. And taxes here are ridiculous. They are approaching what the house cost on a monthly basis. So we are stuck at the moment.
Mornin' boys. A crisp blue 55 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Marina sent me yatchett prep for Matthew.
Sore from loading fifedom into one of two receptacles. My car partner helped with the heavy stuff, the niece took the princess bunk beds, my sister took the dining set, Kelly's sister took the couch, etc... Place has the appearance of being "house poor". Probably be sitting on our beach chairs tonight.
Keep having these surreal experiences during this process. Been long time acquaintances with the dumpster guy (from my days patroling the country-side). His helper was a bespectacled red-haired young man. The driver asked if I recognized the helper, and he kinda looked familiar to me. Turned out to be one of three siblings that I quietly played Santa to for several years, after their father was killed during an ill-advised transaction. Wow, how lives intertwine sometimes. The driver adopted him a few years back, and he is doing fine in life now.
Redfire - 736 looks sweet! Closer to Cumberland, than Oakland.
Gotta get the grandson off to nursery school, then get things finished up around here. Long, hard day ahead.
Day 2 of just the kids and me. The kids left for school about an hour ago and I will be going to the gym shortly. Then just some odds and ends to take care of around the house and a brief trip to the grocery store - boy, I know how to live it up. Have a great day.
Fife - Sorry about the O's last night, I was pulling for them. It is nice to see the AL East acquire both WC spots.
Jim Phish - Yes, it does.
Evening,
Pretty warm today 88-90. 90's until Friday when a cool front hits and then possibly 70's for weekend.
Nothing else to report today.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Fife,
Did I read that you'll be near Deep Creek. That's about 1.5 hours from me.
I'm stepping up my project efforts. I got the 736 Berkshire done, and will get back on the Flyer 785 coal loader. I also got a AF K325 Hudson and 356 Silver Bullet in, along with another AF set. RT is a bad influence
I'm glad this is done
Banks, that stinks, I will trade with you, we pay just shy of $6,000 now on 8.2 acres.
I would love to get it down to $1,300, heck in Plainfield we paid just over $4,000 on a lot with a house and garage that was 114' x93'. So out here with some land I don't feel so bad, at least till now. I guess if we had a horse or something growing I could sell we could grab the Ag tax rates but they make it hard here so the cat George don't count.
They still call them family farms here, but none here are less than 5,000 acres anymore and they still get the breaks the small farms needed, some are 20,000 acres and bigger. I do still know one family still running a 160 acre farm but they have full time jobs because the farm can't support them. It is sad. When I was a kid our farm was only 120 acres and it was hard then, I hope somehow it all works out.
Better here than watching the junk on TV tonight.
Another long day at work and for once it was not due to either pain one or pain two. Mostly software stuff. Weather is really nice. Went to see "Magnificent 7". Good flick. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there,
in the Moon Township Extended Stay America being disappointed. My York trip is off. The @#$%(*&)&%$%^%& county Accessment board scheduled my appeal hearing for Oct 21 @ 10:45and they will not reschedule. If I don't show my property tax will go from $1,300 a year to just shy of $6,000. I'm hoping to get th jump more manageable.
The good news is within a few weeks this Wally World will be complete and work should get less stressful.
Think I'm gonna copy this to the "other" pot and go to bed
Prayer for those in need
Evening all.
Kevin you'll love this one. After a busy morning about 3 P.M. I was sitting at my desk in my room and just looking at my trains. What do I see ( LOL) on one shelf I have a extra 6544 missile firing car. Well that's one I don't need now . I know I don't have any of the others I say I need. Think I'm going to clear two shelves that have some misc. trains on it and start putting what I have of the two sets on there to get the sets started anyway. That will keep me in line of what I still need.
Other than that not much going on here today.
Do have some concern about Hurricane Mathew thou. We should at minimum they say get tropical storm winds and rains here.
Hello all
Move is done. Finished cleaning out the trailer by 10PM last night. Just wanted the exhaustion to end. Been 5 very busy days.
Off to work in a bit.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Roy, I have to get one almost every year now because of my problems. Anyway on the downhill side of this time. Finished the prep, now just getting rid of it before my appointment later today at the hospital.
Mornin' FellasDefinitely less stressful day yesterday!TheQ tried to keep her wits about her through it all, still not done with it as she still doesn't have her luggage and she leaves on the 16th for San Fransisco for the week and really needs that bag!Fife - I try my hardest to not fly American, and definitely never use Philly for connecting flights. TheQ's description of PIA is very accurate!Roy - It was almost as exhausting typing it as it was experiencing it!Oh - and I forgot... when we left PIA I had forgotten that you NEVER under any circumstance, drive I76 through Philly! I should have gone South to I476 and avoided that disaster known as The Schuylkill Expressway (aka Sure Kill Expressway)!
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Good Afternoon from beautiful Southern Ohio,
I’ve been busy so trying to get caught up.
Joe – Happy Anniversary!!! It takes work and the grace of God to make it work.
Brent – Q’s trip sounds like a real bad day
Kev – It is progress
63 heading to 75 with plenty of cloud cover.
No big plans. Maybe stock some wood on the porch. Feels like early winter.
I did clean the glass doors on the fireplace yesterday. I hate that job , but she looks like new for now till the first good fire.
Fife good luck with the walk through.
RT, sounds like you have a plan with the trains. I love those 60s military sets.
Morning. Off down east to the farm. Work on my deer stand and not others.
Fifey, blow hard so Matthew doesn't get us.
Have a good one.
Demay - It will be even harder when we are scattered across 4 states...
88 - I loathe the ordeal of air travel.
Fifedom slowly getting loaded into POD. Gave the pool table away to a guy who sells them on the side. Found out he wanted this particular one for hisself, as his mentor had constructed same in my basement before he died of cancer. A couple of stubborn screws holding layout together. Using the benchwork as bulkheads in the POD. Walk-thru Friday @ 9.
Our O's in 1 game playoff tonight vs. Jays. Think celebration for achieving the 2nd wildcard birth (equivalent to kissing one's sister) was a bit immature.
The wife made it the airport just fine and her flight departed Frankfurt about an hour ago. After the kids left for school I went to the office for a few minutes and then off to the gym. I had a few other errands to run and now I am home for some lunch. I will probably knock out some house chores until the kids return from school. This evening will be a bit busy as the older boy has a soccer game and the Princess has ballet class - dad's taxi will be running late.
Brent - I hope your wife's speaking engagement went well, especially after that ordeal.
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