WOW Doug DG.
HOW NEAT IS THAT???
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Wow that was neat Doug.
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Good evening all,
As AJ would say, "All in all, it was a pretty good day." Reffing the two games went well. Both were blowouts so no close calls were needed to decide the outcome. What little of the Premiere League I did watch was the only score. Junior high kids let me ring the cowbell long and often as they won 5-2. "My" soccer girls will not win a game this year as they lost 6-0 to a team they had never lost to in the past. They have still yet to score. I have not heard how the boys did. AJ's team is in the back of the grid but still had competitive times. Got the October CTT early today. You might want to check the last page when you get your copy. Went to 4:30 Mass and then to a chicken buffet place wife has been wanting to go. Good food, reasonable price. Watched Indy 11 salvage a tie on the road. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Bummer - iPad won't play the videos but at least I know what was getting ready to happen - cool Dougnotta...!
At our river place in TN we are in the path of totality for the eclispe. We will have 85 seconds where those in the path center will get 2 1/2 minutes. We could go about 10 - 20 miles up River and get closer to the center but they are predicting 30,000 boats to converge at Watts bar lake/dam and no way we are battling that many idiots on the water. You think folks drive cars badly, get in a boat - you ain't seen nothin as they say...
Regards, Roy
Roy Columbia, S.C. which is a town of about 135,000 is suppose to have over a million people in it tomorrow. Supposedly most are already here. Glad I'm not living there anymore. I still bet we have over flow here which is over an hour away.
Very cool videos, Doug!!
Mornin' All.
Roy, I just wonder how many crazies will be camping out for the eclipse in Carbondale Ill then comeback in Apr of 2024 so they can say that they saw them both in the same spot. If you look at the map showing the projected paths it's almost as if "X" marks the spot.
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Mornin' boys. Sunny & 70 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Had last night off, and was jazzed about Bristol race...then a harsh reality set in; when the Redskins play on NBC, there will be NO Nascar.
Deee-jected.
Did have another gorgeous S gauge hand-made bridge arrive at my door from Buffalo. Got the AF loop set up and elevated, just need to level it all off and energize it. Hopefully no shorts, but the track is pretty old, so I'm hoping for a bit much. Haven't bench-tested the 4-4-2 303 either, so I'm ree-hee-hee-lee hoping for a lot.
May one of the best comics rest in peace. You served this world very well Jerry. "Joseph Levitch" Jerry Lewis 03/26/2006 - 08/19/2017 91 years young. You will be missed.
Afternoon all!
Pretry warm one today. Clear skies. Checked out best eclipse viewing positions in the back yard, dock. All good. Big boats are heading up river for the night for the big day tomorrow.
Fife - Bristol - always fun to watch but you did not miss much yesterday.
RIP Jerry Lewis
Rested today. Wife and I did a puzzle. Changed some more outdoor light bulbs. Listened to some of Pocono Indy race. Two races in a row with a top 10 for the Foyt team. Found out the score for the boys' game. It was 9-1. At least they scored. Pretty sad in a sense when you conside a 9-1 loss and a top ten finish a good weekend. LOL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Wow! Roy that looks like a fun thing to do. Kind of like sky diving without jumping out of a plane.
The swelling in my feet has gone down enough to get my shoes on again thankfully. Still needs to go down more but headed in the right direction.
V8, You have had more dental work than I have heard of. Sorry you're dealing with all that. I never tried implants. I'm probably too old by now.
Went out for spaghetti and meat balls last night. Had enough left over for dinner tonight and still some left. No wonder America is fat. They give you such huge portions. I call my favorite place, "The home of the Wide Load" Of course, no one held a gun on me to eat it.
Heard Jerry Lewis passed away. Thought he was pretty funny when he first appeared in the movies with Dean Martin. That was a different type of comedy back then. More like slap stick. Now they just use a lot of bad language or make fun of politicians. I'll admit, they have a lot to work with these days.
Ray
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Hello there,
quite a weekend. Shortly after my post Friday AM Mrs fell going down the stairs. Thankfully it was 1 or 2 from the bottom.
Although gimpy she sent me to PT and work. I had a bid to get out. After it went I called to check on her. The urgent care said she had a broken pinky and a small bone in her foot and refered us to ortho doc. They gave her air cast/boot and said come back in a week.
At the drags yesterday we had some performance issues and ended up with a 3rd and 2nd. We also ran a special "dial in" class for any size machine with a rider under 13. Grandson got 2nd losing only because he was staged to deep and red lighted.
Today was Mrs family reunion. The caregiver we had lined up backed out due to illness and we opted to take mom along. Not a good plan as she had a mild TIA and was pretty confused the whole time.
Fife......more pictures
Dozing off here.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Mornin' FellasI really HATE being a landlord! My tenant pays ontime, but she doesn't pay attention to the house's condition AT ALL! She worries about keeping the interior clean, but could care less if the exterior falls down around her??? Got some major work that needs to be done to the front porch now. Fife - I know you got this thing with the bear covered. I like Kev's trail cam idea. Banks - prayers for your Mom... that can't be easy.Spent Saturday in Pittsburgh for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. If you don't HAVE to go to Pittsburgh - don't! They are doing major road work on nearly every major road in the area... what a disaster! If you don't know your way around and you make a wrong turn - forgetaboutit! But Hey - maybe they'll build a few more bike lanes while they are at it!
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Got my welding helmet ready guys. They say you need at least a shade 12 to be safe so I just put two lenses in in it to be sure. Now watch,,,it will rain today.
I ain't lookin. We will get about an 80%. I might try a point and shoot with the camera but that's it. The weirdest part is the getting dark in the middle of the day
S.J.
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Good Afternoon from a hot 97° & 45% humidity Southern Ohio,
My bride and the kids have their eclipse glasses and boxes ready. I made a box at work and will check out the eclipse as time allows.
Busy weekend as always. I had to move the pole for the basketball goal in preparation for the ground work for the garage. A angle grinder made short work of the pole after some PB Blaster on the bolts to remove the backboard. While the pole and backboard are down we’ll repaint them. Grass cutting and chopped out 6 or 8 stumps. Saturday was spent getting the tools in the garage. Mechanic and wood working tools separated. Everything in straight lines, graduated sizes separated by metric and SAE; then wood working tools by function and frequency of use. I guess I’m OCD, but getting the tools reorganized so as to easily find them is very satisfying, and I think it looks really cool.
Banks – with both you mom and your bride needing your attention you are going to be real busy.
Fife – are you using American Flyer S gauge track? The K line works good too. A slight bend say 10° on both in the same direction on a horizontal plane, not up or down helps make for a good connection. The 303 is a great little engine. Make sure you wet the wick before running to soften up the wick and prevent burn out. As you know the reverse unit can be touchy especially adjusting the fingers.
Break is about over, I’m going to check out the sun with my eclipse box.
May God bless
Jim
The eclipse was only 90% here so it never got dark but it was kind of cool to see. The weather broke just in time to see the best of it.
twas only 70% here. Sunlight looked like early morning or late evening. Forgot to throw welding hood in the car this morning so didn't try to look at it. Not sure what all the hype was about. Worse than snowmageden.
88 - We just go out on the back deck and bear-watch at dusk. Usually we just see deer, big deer, trailing down the mountain. We're about 1100 ft above sea level, 500 feet below the top of Knobley. BTW, has Pittsburgh traffic ever been good...?
Phish - Yep, just old AF 2-rail. What am I wick-wetting with?
Quiet day at work. Some organizational changes coming that may make life better and some other possibilities as well. Did a rare road game (15 minutes away) to see the junior high kids play. I think they are relying too much on speed and athleticism and not enough on team play to carry them and they lost 3-1 to a team with superior team skills. Weather has been hot. I hope everyone has a good day.
Evening all!
Eclispe was 100% for 85 seconds here in TN. It was awesome. Watched the corona with the naked eye. Temp drop was impressive. Projected the rest of it on a small screen with the telescope my brother and I had as kids.
If I make it another 7 years (April 8 2024) our home in Dallas is also on the path of totality.
Was waiting for the eclipse this morning but it came and went and I didn't see a darn thing here in Southern California. Kind of like Haley's comet I guess. Didn't see that either.
Fife - Use any liquid smoke fluid and put 8 - 12 drops through the little tube in the smoke stack and let it sit several hours, then turn the engine upside down onto a paper towel. If no fluid comes out repeat the process. When you get to the point where some fluid drains out when inverted, the wick is saturated.
If power is applied to a dry wick it will quickly burn out either the wick or the heating element. The smoke units are pretty tough, but if need can be repaired easily. The 303 and it's earlier version the 302 is one of my favorite goto engines.
Morning team!
Warm and muggy, 93 today. Maybe some late showers. Days obviously shorter.
Taking it easy today
Eclipse was 80% here so daylight dim but it didn't get dark. I was glad to take off my aluminum hat after it was over.
Cloudy today, 80s with rain expected.
Yeah I knew we wouldn't have a full eclipse, but I thought it have been a bit darker. It just looked a bit overcast. I had to laugh at the Mrs. though. When I got home from work the entire house was on lock down! Curtains closed, dog in the crate. She didn't think you were even allowed outside!!
fifedog 88 - We just go out on the back deck and bear-watch at dusk. Usually we just see deer, big deer, trailing down the mountain. We're about 1100 ft above sea level, 500 feet below the top of Knobley. BTW, has Pittsburgh traffic ever been good...?
Very disappointing day at work. Some anticipated good news did not occur. Math does not always work the same way. Weather was cooler but still sticky for walk. Watched "my" soccer boys get another goal, but still lost 6-1. Girls are down 4 players due to concussions. Days like today are not fun. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Mostly sunny and 69 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Day didn't start off good as I missed the garbage man (even though FifeMax tried to get me up). Hello "Henry"...
Hopefully things will change come noon, because my good buddy Tom is paying his first visit to the new Fifedom. Can't wait to show him the house, the new layout under construction, and then I'll take him on the "Ain't seen that before tour".
Steaks on the grill tonight.
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