July Coffee Pot - Steamed crabs and Natty Boh for the Yanks; sweet tea and Carolina ribs for the Rebs

[KRM]

Happy 4th gang!

No plans for us today. The kids have their own plans so we will just chill.

The neighbors, campgrounds and small towns had the war zone going well into the night. Sure it will be more of the same tonight.

[rtraincollector]

HAPPY 4th OF JULY ALL

Morning all. Hope all have a good one. Good news on BIL Banks. Today just a relaxing day. Talk to you all later

[Banks]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Dogs got me up to go out. Now I'm wide awake. Gonna have breakfast then mass at 9.
Then the day starts. Trees to plant, hay to make and put everything away from putting up the pool.(Mrs finished filling it while I raked hay last evening)
No mention of a picnic from either kid so Mrs and I agreed to a hamburger and tater salad on our own.

Best get moving
Forgot to mention, BIL is home under much scrutiny


Prayers for those in need

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Good Evening from humid 75°F Southern Ohio, 

I am off this week and hope to get a lot of work done.  I mounted a quilt shelf and an old fashioned phone, then started weeding and mulching flower beds and stopped to take a break and cut grass.  I really like the John Deere riding mower we got.   

My bride invited several of her brothers and sisters over for dinner much to my surprise but the food was good and the nephews enjoyed messing with the rabbits and chickens.  The kids moved the broiler chicks out of the warming tub to their outside enclosure.  They seem to be adjusting fine. 

Good night and may God bless 

Jim 

 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

A very good, relaxing day.  Wife and I went to Columbus, Indiana for a nice drive.  We stopped at some places and then had a nice lunch.  Wife got some clothes.  It was very good.  We need more days like that.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[traindaddy1]

A Happy and Safe 4th to all.

[rtraincollector]

Ray sent you a message thru the CTT system

[SPMan]

Happy 4th of July weekend all,

I have just been laying low with the heat.  Got to work on pool when the spirit moves me.

Had a senior moment yesterday.  Drove to the TTOS train meet yesterday 20 mile round trip only to discover I came a week early. Duh!

I have been fighting itchy skin for about 5 months now.  Using all kinds of prescription creams etc.  Dermatologist has given up on me I think. It's driving me crazy at times.

Not to bad today however.  Got to run,

Ray

[anjdevil2]

Happy 4th of July Eve.....

Yes I am keeping the American dream alive by NOT taking off today, I am working.  HA!  Not one but 2 jobs!!

Uneventful weekend, thank goodness, I'll sleep in a bit, tomorrow is Mom and Dad's 63rd wedding anniversary and my sister is throwing a BBQ for them, so tha will be fun.

2 weeks I'll be in Carlisle, PA with the road runner bunking with some friends, and that will be a nice break can't wait.

That's all that's fir to print, catch ya on the flip...

 

[fifedog]

V8Vega - ...?

 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Busy day.  Sprayed weeds for last time this year.  Edged sidewalks and did some extra trimming.  Watched "Battleship" again with wife after we did some shopping together.  Weather is warm.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Banks]

Hello there,

Thanks for your prayers. BIL is much improved. Still may have small internal bleeding but the super low blood pressure is attributed dehydration. More tests being done.

With the help of a niece got the pool up and about 2/3 full. Also got 2 trees planted. 2 more to go. Need to get some peat moss to mix with the soil for them.

Son mowed hay all day today. Probably end up baling hay on the 4th.  Most of it will be ready tomorrow it is so far past ready but we've had no weather to make hay.  Some of what he cut was nice 2nd cutting alfalfa.

Supper arrived. Best move on.

 

Prayers for those in need

[KRM]

Hi guys, Happy 4th weekend to ya all,

My sister called and her house was one of the places they were going to evacuate from the train wreck. She is 250' from the tracks.

 She said it was a 115 car train and it derailed on car 75.  Whey worked all night and they already have trains running again but still have 8 of the 25 tank cars to get picked up. Those were the ones with the most damage. She was talking to some of the guys working on the mess and they told her at least 1/2 of the derailed cars had leaking going on. The biggest fear was fire. There is thousands of gallons of crude on the ground.

[ChiefEagles]

WOW, Fifey has done a great job on starting a new Pot. 

Been rather busy.  Also hot and HUMID here.  Got wet with sweat just riding JD in the shade yesterday.

Waiting for DR. to come back to work.  Dermatologist was concerned over elevated white blood count.  ER DR. wasn't when I had stitches.  Dermatologist had me do a WBC test this past week.  Still up.  Not alarmingly high but still up.  Been up for two months now.  Started with RMSF.  We'll see.

Have a good and SAFE holiday.

[Banks]

Hello there,

Prayers for BIL please. Suspected internal bleeding. More later.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Good day with older daughter and her family.  We filled up a pew at Mass with all 8 of us there.   Weather was warm but dry.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[wrmcclellan]

HAPPY JULY 4th WEEKEND GANG!

 

[Sturgeon-Phish]

Good Afternoon from sticky 80°F Southern Ohio 

We went and got my bride a promised swing for Mother's Day.  It is nice a big and strong.  It's great sitting on the front porch in it. 

Put up a make-up mirror and side lights in one girl's room, and a bulliten board in the Utility Room, and some coat hooks here and there, so it has been busy but not hard day.  I was going to trim out around the microwave but what I took off will not fit and the trim kits are crazy expensive so I'll get some wood trim and make it.   

It has looked like rain all day and we heard thunder a few times but no rain.  I may go cut grass or empty some more boxes. 

May God bless 

Jim 

 

[wrmcclellan]

Afternoon all!

TStorms here. Lotta showers predicted for the holiday week. Just like the last couple of years. A week of beautiful weather the week before the forth and then storms for the week of the forth.

Dennis - just like there are folks that for some reason love, collect, and restore AMC Pacers and small two-rail trains...

Kev - funny how things with flanged wheels large and small can't stay on the rails for some reason... 

[KRM]

Good morning,

 Some train news from the old home town. This is close to where our friend Mark's house is and about 1/8 mile from our old place.

CN at their best. May of had to do with the gas pipeline they are building through there as well.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/freight-train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-in-plainfield/2169624/

 

[rtraincollector]

Banks

Hello there....

.Chief musta reclinerized too long.

Fife.....way to go. Pics?????

No work today. Plan to get a pickup load of sand and put up the pool for the grandkids. Got a new 12x3 soft side on clearance last fall. Probably take a couple days to fill it out of the wells at both houses.

Also got 4 new trees to plant.

Last evening Mrs and I spent a couple hours tilling and hoeing the garden. Best garden we've had in several years. Got a few half grown maters..

Phish. ....good luck on moving the trains.

Not sure what's going on with Photobucket. Knock on wood. ...mine seems to be still working. Try posting a pic to the forums. Thats what it will not allow you to do. you still can put pics on there site but no 3rd party unless you want to pay there sorry butt

A trip to Toy Town while at the beach resulted in 2 mint in box Tyco cars and a bridge for less than  $20.

Best get moving

Prayers for those in need

 

[sir james I]

80s today, a downpour of rain yesterday afternoon but no lightning.

We had a cookout before the storm.

Ah we have a summer menu for July.

S.J.

[Banks]

Hello there....

.Chief musta reclinerized too long.

Fife.....way to go. Pics?????

No work today. Plan to get a pickup load of sand and put up the pool for the grandkids. Got a new 12x3 soft side on clearance last fall. Probably take a couple days to fill it out of the wells at both houses.

Also got 4 new trees to plant.

Last evening Mrs and I spent a couple hours tilling and hoeing the garden. Best garden we've had in several years. Got a few half grown maters..

Phish. ....good luck on moving the trains.

Not sure what's going on with Photobucket. Knock on wood. ...mine seems to be still working

A trip to Toy Town while at the beach resulted in 2 mint in box Tyco cars and a bridge for less than  $20.

Best get moving

Prayers for those in need

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Overcast and 70 in the Potomac Highlands.  Been a good week at the RR this week.  Starting to test fit some structures on the new layout.