TGIF boys. 27 with occasional flurries along the Patterson Creek cutoff. Nothing "planned" for me today. Middle Princess very, very happy with her new Tuscon now parked in Bay 1 at Fifedom. Wifey very, very happy with young salesman... More on that in the future, maybe.
Chief, pre decorated table top tree sounds good.
SPMan
Good evening all,
Good day at work. Got some long festering issues mostly resolved today. Some fine tuning is needed, but should be ok soon. Walk was very brisk today. Taking Friday off. There is a 3 hour office event that we were supposed to attend if we were at work. Did not appeal to me and most of the people in my area would not be there to do any work so it was a "free" day to take off and not get behind. Gots lots to do at home anyway. Wife is doing better and she even cooked tonight, but I still cleaned up afterward. Hope to get tree up tomorrow and cards done. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Lionchief will only run with the remote. Lionchief plus will run either way. Both will run off of any AC transformer at 18 volts.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Slow day,
Scored a nice starter RTR DINOSAUR DSL LIONCHIEF set for under $100.00 delivered for the three year old grand son today from Charles Ro. I think he will like it. Looks easy to set on the rails so should work out. We can test it out on our lay out here Christmas eve.
Does anyone know if this will run conventional as well as with the remote?
I know you can run it off the regular transformer with the remote but wonder if you can run it off the transformer without the remote??
RIP John Glenn!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
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Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Today, the wife and I returned home from our trip to Italy. It was a fun and busy week. I worked most of the time but fortunately had enough time to enjoy some great sightseeing and food with the wife. We had plenty of time to explore Rome which has something exciting to see everywhere you turn. Hopefully I can post some photos and more specifics about the trip over the weekend.
I'm sorry about the losses some of you experienced this past week and I will pray for all of us in need.
Good night,Joe
17 heading to 25,,maybe.
Made up for not sleeping yesterday, slept like a rock.
Going to rotate some stock later today on the layout.
Cloudy and chilly good morning. 50 degrees. Tree trimmers finishing up what they didn't get several weeks ago. Done a great job. Phone all morning. Charter Academy opening being delayed until 2018. We thought you sure are going to do a fast build to meet August 2017. Some fighting about one Commissioner not being able to make the Friday in February budget workshop. Insisting on a Saturday. In the past, all have taken off work to attend. Children. More errands today. Leaves will wait until tomorrow. Hopefully drier.
Yanks in MI sending cold air this way.
Ray, go get you an artificial tree already decorated. One of those table top thingys. Then sit and listen to the music.
I think Fifey enjoying retirement too much.
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
Mornin' boys. Cloudy & 34 in the Potonac Valley. Big day here, as middle princess is purchasing her first new car. But first we have to scoot down to DOT in Romney to get her license changed. Fifey has to remember to pick up a driver's handbook for youngest princess.
After my coffee shop visit yesterday, drove over to the crossing at Patterson Creek Village to watch an eastbound CSX stack train. Then scooped up Wifey to take a ride up to Deep Creek for some Christmas shopping. On the way up 135 near Swanton, we entered a frozen wonderland. The area received a coating of ice that stayed on the trees, and with the sun shining was just awesome to view. Picked up the Dept 56 North Pole DQ stand, and the gals at the Christmas Chalet wanted to see pics of our layout, and asked lots of questions as to our scenery techniques. Wifey also picked up a cute black bear statue for the fireplace (yes, we've sold out the flamingos for bears at the new fifedom).
Here is the tree so far
And here is what I found in it tonight
Can't wait to see what happens when I add the Christmas bulbs lol.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Don, I was at a Dixieland Jazz Club Christmas Party Sunday afternoon. Unfortunate that both were on the same day.
My dentist appointment on Tuesday for a cleaning turned up a cavity to be filled after Christmas.
Took Helen to dermatologist today to get stiches out of her wound for wart removal. No cancer and all went well.
Went out to eat tonight with Larry's senior group in Claremont. Had steak and potato with soup and salad and desert for $10 at Norm's. Very good. Seniors get a 20% discount on Wednesday. Got another Senior dinner next week and a holiday lunch at Helen's facility on the 17th. I have been having computer trouble today. Not able to get a connection on the internet. Tried different things and finally disconected the router and reconnected and was able to get on this site at least. Still having trouble with E mail and Facebook. My son will be over Saturday and help me figure it out. Don, your tree looks good. I have not put up anything yet here. There is no one here to share it with. Even my next door neighbor is keeping a low profile. I think there might be a separation or divorce going on over there. Wife and kids are gone and Dad is throwing out things that belonged to the kids. I hope I'm wrong. People here are anonomous. Never know what's going on. Anyway, hope all you guys are enjoying the holiday season. I like the Christmas music on the radio.
Ray
Good day at work. Tolerable weather for walk. Wife is feeling better, but I am still cooking. I hope everyone has a good day.
I was thinking running a line from the two walls ( It's in a corner) if needed. I really don't think this one is going to go any where. It's is bottom heavy.
RT, here is a thought, we had a neighbor once that had a J hook screwed into the ceiling stud above the tree center and hooked a line to the top of the tree so it would not fall down when his cats ran all over it. It worked good. maybe something to try.
Seems all others are someplace else.
Well a very interesting day to say the least. Got a brain storm and took tree and stand back to Wal-Mart where I got it. Figured they would refund on the stand but because I didn't have the receipt they would say they can't, Not the case they refund for both but put it on a gift card which was fine with me, we used it for other items and when all was said and done today's shopping trip at Wal-Mart cost me a Big $0.18 lol because of returning the tree and stand.
I need to correct a statement from yesterday as we have 10' ceilings and a 9' tree. This is a house from 1940. So it has tall ceilings. The tree looks great where it is. no bulbs on it yet but the cat has already been to the top of it lol. So this is one cat that's going to be a climber. But that's okay we have some nice and shinny plastic bulbs from Wal-Mart last year when we bought this tree. Will get some pics once put together if I can keep it together with this cat. We have had many cats over the years and never had one climb a Christmas tree until this one.
Talk to you later.
Wake up!!
Morning guys,
Man, hardley slept last night. Broke down around 1:30 and took a Norco and still did not get to sleep till after 3:00. Both Sholders and upper arms acting up still from the fall. Calling back cracker today to see if I can get adjusted.
15 degrees tonight. Burrrrrrrrr. Right now 24 with sun.
Long day at work. Meetings and other issues were really draining. Wife was really sick tonight. I did what I could to take care of her. If she is not better tomorrow, may stay home. Everybody else takes off for hangnails and other BS, I may take a day as well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello all
Had trouble sleeping today. Finally got up and watched a movie. Relieved my co-worker a bit early since he covered for me last we after my friend Ron died.
When people find out where I work, a lot of them say it must be nice to see the snow. For the first few years maybe, but I had plenty of it when I worked in the mines and lived in Nevada. Now it's just part of the job.
Will head back to town tomorrow afternoon. Thursday I have to make a push to finish up the Datsun. Gene has also invited me to sit in on the board meeting for the museum.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good Morning,
Did a post last night, but I think I fell asleep at the keyboard, oh well.
Had a good weekend, continuing on with my tape identification project, lots of interesting stuff some quite comical. Got the family room tree up, village at the base with a Polar Express and Santa/Elf hand car. Looks good.
Really sad about the warehouse fire in Alameda, 36 killed, and 50 still missing, unbelievable. Warehouse manager is in deep trouble I think! Rightly so.
Went to Arcadia train meet on Sunday, usual stuff, didn't buy anything, but enjoyed walking through and see a few people. Didn't see Ray, but Larry was there.
Rumor has it that LA has a football team for sale, anyone know of anyone with any interest?
Hopefully going to spend the day in the train room, have a very LONG list of things to do. Kay has identified some Christmas decorations she no longer needs, so think they will end up in the train room.
Don
Doug & SJ Last year wife had me buy this 7' artificial tree and guess what this year she wants a real tree. Think we spent like $175 last year for a forever tree. It looks great but we really don't have room space wise . Height we have 9' ceilings so no problem there. I do like the smell of this tree and all but I'm just wondering why we had to buy that tree last year.
Doug that's the kind of tree we had for oh so many years. Stored it above the garage, handed up piece by piece. So glad it's gone. Granny was satisfied after her neice said she would take it.
Rain expected today, Hi of 41.
S.J.
Aloha. Grey and warmish (30s). I had fun browsing the local German Christmas market in the middle of downtown during lunch yesterday. I will be listening to Frank Sinatra singing Christmas carols all day today. Only 4-5 inches by us, after snowing all Sunday, Kev. Go figure, Dekalb and Elburn got 9 inches! Melted all on the roads by yesterday morn. SJ, I would love a tree like that! Our artificial tree is 16 years old and we have to slot every branch into the two piece trunk. It take two 55 gallon tubs to store...Dennis, the bride is a nurse and she says you should tell your doc if that dizziness continues today.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all. Just getting moving, so need to see what today brings. I know it's decorate the Christmas tree. I need to take pills and ear drops yet and make something for breakfast. No train news for today, as of yet.
52* going up to 59* calling for Rain ( 60% ) so it's going to be a wet day. Talk to you all later.
Mornin' FellasOther than our typical annual last minute rush to decorate for Christmas, we got the family tree decorated last night, still have two bins of nick nacks to put out, nothing much is going on around Central MD these days. Tonight TheQ has her transition dinner meeting for ASQ (she is going to be the section president next year), tomorrow is Christina's Daisy Troop Meeting, then Thursday is TheQ's sorority alumni meeting, then we have some down time. We need it. Thinking about taking the family to the inner harbor on Saturday as they have a German Christmas Village setup. Next Friday is TheQ's company's Christmas Party. Maybe next Saturday we'll do Hershey Park in the evening for their Christmas Spectacular.Hmmm... after reading that we do have quite a bit going on... starting to feel like The Chief! LOL!
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Kevin Christmas is the one day a year I would love to see snow. Other than that you can have it and keep it. .
Evening all. Not a big day. Went to the V.A. Clinic in Aiken, S.C. to have my finger pricked so they can check my cummin(sp) level. After that was Walley world for a tree and a few other items.
Not much else going on, no train news to speak of. Hope all had a good day. talk to you all later.
Busy day. Dental check up went ok except I may need a crown. Did a lot of running of errands today. Not much downtime. Back to the salt mines tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
V8Vega Mon. 70/44 Tue. 65/42 wed. 66/39 I have been fighting off being dizzy all day. I know retirement age people sometimes get this. What causes it and how do you get rid of it? After our big wind storm I always have to sweep my driveway.
Mon. 70/44 Tue. 65/42 wed. 66/39
I have been fighting off being dizzy all day. I know retirement age people sometimes get this. What causes it and how do you get rid of it?
After our big wind storm I always have to sweep my driveway.
Maybe it is those little blue pills V8.
Good morning all,
Vistors will meet me to see Helen today.
Dentist Appointment tomorrow for me.
Dermatologist for Helen on Wednesday.
Week is shaping up with lots of to do things.
That was a neat train layout to watch. Thanks for posting.
Went to Dixieland Jazz club Christmas Party yesterday. Good music, good friends, good food. Got a bad leg cramp for sitting too long though without moving. Walked it off. Felt like a charlie horse. Sister thinks I don't drink enough water.
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