Hello there,
TGIF!!!!! on a 3day weekend! !!
Remember those that gave all.
Gotta run.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
being frustrated while my PC at work updates. Said it would take awhile. Been 30 minutes and it's 75%.
Busy weekend. Dirt Drags tomorrow Family picnic Sunday with fried turkey as the main course. Hope to get son and SIL to help finish cleaning up the cut tree. Been working on it but it gets my shoulder in an uproar. Also want to get the plants in the garden if weather and time cooperate. Put the digger on the Gravely the other night.
It's Done! ! Gotta go.
Sunny good morning. Breezy and comfortable out. Slept late for a change. Had a very busy last few days doing mainly County stuff. Seems good to be at home to do mowing and weeding. Really growing after rains. Some folks had twisters but we were lucky. Some had hail but we had rain only.
Glad Buckeye back at work getting my SS dollars in my account.
KRM Jim, I need some of those Chickens, Woke up last night to take a leak and found a tick on me. Darn cat must of left it on the bed for me. We put the tick stuff on him every month so who knows? Boy it was a small tick but still a tick just the same.
Jim, I need some of those Chickens, Woke up last night to take a leak and found a tick on me. Darn cat must of left it on the bed for me. We put the tick stuff on him every month so who knows? Boy it was a small tick but still a tick just the same.
Where my bad tick came from. Dogs napping with Wifey in the bed during the afternoon. Next morning, one stuck to my arm.
Now let me remind you of how sorry this software is. The above quote was a task to get done.
Hope all have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles KRM Jim, I need some of those Chickens, Woke up last night to take a leak and found a tick on me. Darn cat must of left it on the bed for me. We put the tick stuff on him every month so who knows? Boy it was a small tick but still a tick just the same. Where my bad tick came from. Dogs napping with Wifey in the bed during the afternoon. Next morning, one stuck to my arm.
61 heading to low 70s, Heading to get bug bombs so I can bomb the place tomorrow. Wonders of living in the woods.
Chief, I was thinking about you and all of the bad luck you have had with ticks when I saw that sucker on my chest.
He was not attached at the time and was not full of blood in him when I smashed him, so I think I am good.
Wife went nuts the next day and cleaned all the bedding and everything else in the bed room. Next time I want her to clean, I am just going to say "I SAW A TICK"
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good morning,
Had some weather problems and computer issues(not able to get on because of the comp needing an update). It rained a bit yesterday, on & off for a few hours like it does with hurricane season, except it didn't get that strong with the wind. Might get up to 91 today in the afternoon if it don't rain.
Doing some house hold work and some cleaning today. Also doing laundry for a little.
Might work on the train room over the weekend or on monday or tuesday. Still trying to get the H.O. table mounted to the wall in the reck room.
Lee
Another gloomy day. But our winter was mild so I guess it evens out. we have no travel plans for the holiday weekend so it will be grillin between the rain drops I guess. Nothing new in my train world but it appears if we use DCS or Lionel remotes we better hang on to them everything is leaning toward wifi control.
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
Good evening all,
Quiet day at work. Worked about two hours tonight in yard. Will spend tomorrow getting ready for Sunday (and possibly Monday). Got CTT today. Looks like a good issue. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all!
Good start to the weekend. Son came in. Got the boat going. He got some good waterskiing in. Joined friends for dinner. Sat out for a while. All good.
Weather was great, but looks to degrade tomorrow unfortunately. Rain.
Regards, Roy
Afternoon all. Got a ebay package in today, that I bought about a week ago. I was a mixture of about 20 items. They had no idea what they had. I ended up with a 1633 U.S.Navy set minus the blue Flat car # 6820 ( I manage to find one of those. ) The helicopter was there thou lol. That a lone is worth the purchase price. That will give me Two of those sets. Also has the complete 1590 set minus the Range rover truck. But I have one of those somewhere. Then there was a lot of other items in it two.
Some of it I will sell, some of it I will keep.
Already getting to be a hot one out there today.
Hope all have a good and safe weekend
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
watching grandson play baseball. His team is ahead 10 to 1 top of the 2nd. (he is visiting team. Two walks so far)
Drags rained out so spent the day visiting cemeterys. It's too wet for gardening. (moving to bottom of 2nd now 14 to 1)
Don...who did you get to take the roof off. LOL
Roy. ..do you still have the 84 El Camino? Think I'm going to break down and order a Shars chuck.
Jim...good luck on the move.
RT.....sounds like quite a haul.
The other two grand kids just arrived! !!! (17 -1 middle of 3rd grandson struck out )
All preparations made for race. Wife and I had a nice pre-race "Victory Dinner" at Chili's tonight. Asked the priest saying Mass tonight to pray for a dry, safe race and that the "good guys" win. I hope everyone has a good day.
Banks Don...who did you get to take the roof off. LOL Roy. ..do you still have the 84 El Camino? Think I'm going to break down and order a Shars chuck.
Banks - What actually happened was.......
Took the El Camino to a SMOG test station, the Owner/Technician mid 50's but not originally from this country. Asked me what kinda car is this? And did I have the roof cut-off. He did say they did a good job. I was surprised and told him it was made by Chevy. Then asked if it is a car or a truck. Told him it is considered a pick-up truck, and popular among contractors and supervisors.
Anyway, we get along with the testing. and it PASSED! I was quite releived! So my wife takes the documents in to pay the fees and get the new tags. But they would not issue them!! Because a confirmation number was on the new form, so I need to go back to the test location to get it resolved. It took some time but finally got it figured out, the odomoter only goes to 99,000 and was currently showing 42,000. That is what was entered for the test. The computer in Sacramento didn't issue the confirmation due to the mileage descripancy. The actual mileage is 242,000. Ended up having to go to different location, because the test station computer would not process the same vehicle twice. But, at least got it completed.
Hope Everyne has a Great Week-End !
Don
Afternoon. Been lazy today. Did cook Wifey breakfast. Hot out at 93 degrees and 43% humidity.
Going to mist the wreath at the memorial. Clerk bought one with real flowers. Need to keep it fresh.
Hope all are having a good holiday.
Later.
Hello there, The game ended 17 6.They do have a mercy rule but chose to ignore it. Grandson's coach used a boy that wasn't a pitcher just so the other team could get some runs. They did cut the game one inning short. Today was 7am Mass, a trip to Wallyworld then home for breakfast followed by a quick walk through the flea market. Then a nap before Preparation to fry Turkey. A good time was had by all. More on that tomorrow..
Don.........actualy that guy wasn't far off. ElCamino's are basicly a Station Wagon with no roofPrayers for those in need
BanksDon.........actualy that guy wasn't far off. ElCamino's are basicly a Station Wagon with no roof
Banks, Cant argue with that. Funny, this is the 2nd one I've had. Bought both new, the first was stolen when it was about 9 months old. The current one '87 has been stolen once. Didn't realize it but they are "considered" a Muscle Car.
The all-day predicted rain has failed to materialize in our area so the weekend has gone well otherwise. Celebrating the vets this weekend. We have several in our group, inc WWII, Desert Storm, and Afghanistan.
Was pulling son water skiing. He did a hard cut, lost it, and rolled a couple of times. Thought he might have broken his foot due to the pain. It looked ok physically, so we iced it and watched it. We have a couple of nurses in the group. Decided to be careful, so went to hospital and got it X-Rayed. No broken bones. Bad sprain. He'll be on crutches a few days. He did look great cutting the water. He will be back in action for July 4 th week.
The same day, I sprained a finger wake surfing. Swollen/blue knuckle. Keep joking with my son that it's ok, but I can't put any pressure on it yet. Evenryone keeps asking him if he can put any pressure on his foot.
Banks - still have the '84 El Cam. Still waiting on the guy I gave some cash to get it running. Need to start bugging him.
Good news. The guy picked up the scooter yesterday. That is out of my hair and off the back porch!
Don - don't know about your '87, but the '84 has a 305 coupled to a Turbo 200 tranny. Can't call anything with a Turbo 200 a muscle car...
A dry race. Safe could be questionable. Sato won to soften the loss from 2012. Munoz salvaged a 10th for AJ, which was their best 500 finish in years. Rain held off til after the race. Worse traffic flow both entering and leaving track ever. Not sure what went wrong. Have to mow tomorrow, but that is all I plan to do. I hope everyone has a good day.
Happy Memorial Day. Thanks to all who keep us free. Stopped by cemetary and placed flowers on Grandfather's grave. Served in army during WW2, in Great Britain. My other Grandfather served with Marines in WW2 in the Pacific, on the Topeka.
Slipped back to B-more to visit family, attend a wedding, and work on yatchett. Brought back crabcakes for parents, who watched (spoiled) Fifemax.
Roy - We've been receiving all the rain they promissed you...
Happy Memorial Day! Remembering why we are here!
Good NASCAR race last night - big strategy finish. Indy was good but a couple of destructive crashes as Mike C alludes - luckily all walked away.
Fifer - at least rain helps keep the yachett afloat!
Morning. Hot and humid. Out ot pull grass in the garden. Rain make the garden grow. ALSO, the WEEDS and GRASS.
Salute to all my fellow veterans. Read that there is to be a minute of silence at 3 PM today in honor of those who didn't make it home.
Shake and Bake, you need a Vietnam Vet license plate for the El Camino. Then ride it around town today.
Have a good and safe day.
Thanks to those who gave their all.
....Started the day by sleeping late then Mass followed by a grave yard memorial service . Now sitting in Duncansville waiting for the parade to start. Keeping mom in the car out of the sun till the last minute as last year she had a TIA just as the parade began. It is much cooler this year. Had family feast of turkey and wings last evening despite the rain.
As we finished eating the rain let up and grandkids had a good time on their bikes.
Gonna do leftovers after the parade.
Good Afternoon from beautiful 70°F Southern Ohio
Happy Memorial Day, and may God have mercy on the souls of all who have given their lives in service to our blessed country; In God alone do we trust.
I apologize for not getting a Sunday Photo Fun up yesterday as we are up to our elbows in packing for the move on June 9th. Going through 61 years of stuff and 40 years of our married stuff is crazy. We're seeing things we've not seen in years as you can imagine and we need to swing by a couple of graduation parties for some kids we're close to.
One of the New Zealand does kindled today. Not sure of the kit count as you don't want to touch the kits or the mother may refuse to feed them.
After cutting the grass at the new place, about 2 acres to cut and a little over 4 in woods with a push mower we decided on getting on a John Deere 330 riding mower. It was not much more than the cost of one at the box store and is a lot more mower and my knees will thank me for the decision.
Roy – you water skiing story reminded me of my first and last attempt at water skiing. After numerous attempts finally got going and wiped out and my foot got stuck in the ski and really tore up my big toe.
Don – Glad the El Camino passed; it is a good looking truck. I always thought they we cool.
Banks – Looks like a great party.
Good night and may God bless
Jim
Slept in today. Mowed yard this afternoon. Did some weed-eating and edging. Watched the Victory Dinner tonight. Good show. I hope everyone has a good day.
Sun and 70s today, it's been that way for several days now. Little pockets of rain floated around the state all weekend but we stayed dry and just enjoyed being outside. Only train news is my friend Andy is still building up more scale flats with scale military loads.
Aloha. Boy, it's hard to read this thread sometimes. The page numbering is screwy (-5?). We enjoyed a quiet Memorial Day weekend. I had to explain the difference with Veterans Day to a few youngsters, and 'encourage' fellow parade-goers to stand up when the flag went by. Sheesh. My wife, the middle school nurse, has become a tick expert (and lice too, but that's another less-pleasant story). She says if you remove them within a day, you should miss getting Lyme but they're so prevalent nowadays.
Buckeye, I meant to tell you I love the BSA camp!Fife, when does the yachet usually go into the water? Wish I was there to help with your masthead. The last cell-phone I had I dumped in the lake when turtling a sailboat. Never again.Roy, I'm going to try grilling salmon. I'm the world's worst griller. What do you pull on the grill itselt to keep it from sticking?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
KRM Jim, did you get the new X330 or an old 330 JD?
Kev - The X330 is the one we're looking at getting; what do you think of them?
cnw1995 - This is the 9th year we've owned the H27, and the first time it wasn't in the slip by 2nd week of April. Not wanting to put it in until I'm sure I'm going to sail it. If not, it just becomes a party-barge for the barnies... The marina has a fixed boom near the launch, and we'll have to see if we can pull up close enough to make the repairs. If not, I will just call in a pro. Not worth risking my neck. But if you're gonna be in the area, boat drinks on me!
Sturgeon-Phish KRM Jim, did you get the new X330 or an old 330 JD? Kev - The X330 is the one we're looking at getting; what do you think of them?
Not sure Jim, never seen one. I do think bigger is better. 48" deck at least for us.
Our big pull behing the 3203 JD deck is a 72" cut Land Pride finishing mower.
I use the 48" for trimming.
Good luck with the purchase. Maybe ask to try one out first?
When I ordered my new JD the dealer gave me a loaner till mine came in. Almost wish I had ordered what they loaned me over what I got. It was a 2000 series machine with a 60" belly deck.
Hudson John has been looking at the 1023E with a loader. With your woods you will find a small loader nice to have around. I know more money but more ways to use it than just cutting grass.
https://www.deere.com/en_US/products/equipment/tractors/sub_compact_utility_tractors/1_series/1023e_sub_compact/1023e_sub_compact.page
Phish just wanted to offer my 2 cents....If this is strictly to mow grass consider a zero turn. If you're plowing snow or cutting firewood gardening etc. Consider going with a compact tractor. John Deere is good and I've heard good about Mahindra. Kubota is good but pricy.
Best move on.
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