SEPTEMBER COFFEE POT Coffee with Grits, Doughnuts and Scrapple if you want it

[sir james I]

Roy you are so right about the WC, I guess one of them will get killed before they understand the stupidity.

[wrmcclellan]

Morning gang!

A beautiful morning here. 55. But high 90's by the weekend.

Remember 9/11...

Prayers for hurricane victims.

Watching the morning news as I wonder how much damage was done, particularly the keys where it was still a cat4/5 storm when it hit. If you look at what the dozens of news/weather dweebs present and continue to present, all that happened was some wind (so they could show they could stand up), high water ( so they could stand in it), and trees blowing over ("OMG, here comes some leaves and a small tree branch 'right at ME' "). Pathetic...

BTW - what day of the week is it?

 

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys. Foggy and 50 here along the Patterson Creek cut-off.  Going' fishin' today.

Tired of watching the weather-dogs trying to "be" the news.  Glad storm didn't destroy FL.  Situation on the Caribbean Islands appears to be ugly.

9/11. Never forget.  N-e-v-e-r...

[traindaddy1]

Thanks to all for your kind thoughts and prayers for those of us in Florida and all those in the path of Irma. 

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all!

Frustrating couple of days. Son's 2012 Jeep Wrangler has had this mysterious starter problem for over 2 years. Won't start with a jump. Battery not the problem. Been in the dealer several times for this. No clear solution. The "magic" ignition key was deemed the problem a couple of weeks ago and replaced ($500). Then yesterday and today it randomly won't start again. Had AAA tow it once again to the dealer. Argh! In today's high tech world the ignition key "signals" the car that it is a legitimate key and then when switched to "ignition" position the ECM then sends the voltage to the starter solenoid. Have always been able to hear the solenoid "hit", but starter sometimes will not spin. All bolts and connections tight. Yes we know the solenoid also connects the battery to the starter motor (maybe that is where the problem is). So much for "technology" being applied to what used to be a simple process to start a car.

Located a remanufactured starter at AutoZone but for the life of me I could not get the secret lock on the ignition voltage connector to release the connector off the solenoid. Otherwise it was only 3 bolts to (2 hold the starter and 1 for the battery cable connection) drop the stupid thing. So we called AAA wrecker (cannot say enough nice things about AAA service the last few years - which unfortunately we have had to use a lot).

Add to this the dealer does not have a wrecker drop off spot for when they are closed, so we had AAA drop it where it blocks the door to their body shop down the street. HA! Then dropped the key in the night box with a note. That'll get their attention!

Ahh Chief - not sure SJ will accept having an outhouse indoors counts as indoor "plumbing"...

[Banks]

Hello there,

prayers for those in the path of Irma.

back from the hillclimb. Took clean clothes to granny now waiting on pizza &wings to go.

Son was the usual middle of the pack. His is one of the fastest machines in his class but he needs to ride more to keep in shape.

Grandson got 2nd and 1st yesterday. 2nd only because I staged him too deep resulting in a red light.

Roy scrapple is the roadkill pig broth mixed with corn meal and buckwheat flour with lots of pepper and a bit of salt.

Son's 97 Dodge turbo diesel is now sporting a rust free 02 cab and bed from da chiefs area. Been two year's in the making. While the cab was off the engine got a valve job, new rings and bearings. That was followed up by a new clutch. The front end got a good going over with several suspension parts replaced. He is proud as a peacock.

 

Back to the ss fund tomorrow. Best get to sleep.

Prayers for those in need

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Wife and I spent the day cleaning windows.  Had not been done in a while.  They look much better now.  Weather very pleasant.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[sir james I]

LOL...Da Chief thinks indoor plumbing is something new. Should we tell him?

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Sunny and chilly.  

Prayers for the ones in Irma's path.  Most here remember Dennis Weimer.  He lives in the Albany GA area.  Going to run right over him.    He has said he tried to long on sometime back.  Couldn't get in.  OH WELL.

Roy, Yankees are jealous that us Southerners have indoor plumbing.  Guess we will have to SELL that up North. 

Hope all have a safe and happy week ahead.

Tomorrow is 9-11.

Later

[robmcc]

Morning all.

Watching CNN and sipping on my coffee. It's starting to look really nasty in Florida now. I still can't believe some people didn't get the message. It's only going to get worse.... Prayers.

Getting ready for NFL Sunday. The chili will be simmering shortly. Mmmm....

RT- It looks like the tropical storm warning has been extended right up the East coast. Be safe.

Chief- I missed your post way back. Yeah I live a little north of Yankee country, so I'm afraid to ask where that puts me in the north vs south banter!! It's all good though.

Rob 

 

[rtraincollector]

Morning all. Watching Erma as it could effect us. Possible power outage, Possible up to 5" of rain, and possible winds of 40 - 50 MPH with gust even higher. Personally feel all will be fine. Wife well thats another case. lol. 

Hope all have a good Sunday. Talk to you all later.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Grandson's team tied 3-3 and he played really really well.  Granddaughter's team lost 5-2, but her throw-ins were excellent.  Went to a train show and took wife to a restored structure she wanted to see.   Had a nice meal at Culver's and went to Mass at Columbus.  All in all, it was a good day.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

 

[KRM]

Humm, boys, pretty touchy, aren’t we? Don’t got to look far to see many have a lot more to worry about than spelling of pig guts in slop.

Prayers for all in Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida and points north. Spell check does not work on this site, BTW.

 

SJ,,,your going to have to make a trip to show Da Chief how to use indoor plumbing.

 

[rtraincollector]

arkady

 

Coffee with Grits, Doughnuts and Scrappel if you want it

 

 

Hey!  That's spelled scrapple, you heathen outlanders! 

So it only took you 9 days to discover some one made a spelling mistake. So what's the big deal I see a lot in here. This is not a grammer correct forum, or a lot of us would be in trouble 

And before you try a crack on me let me let you know I grew up in the Lancaster, PA area. So I knew of his mistake right off but let it be as stated this isn't a grammer correct forum. 

[wrmcclellan]

Banks

arkady

 

Coffee with Grits, Doughnuts and Scrappel if you want it

Hey!  That's spelled scrapple, you heathen outlanders!

So spelling isn't my strong point. I still like to eat scrapple. Especially my father in laws recipe. 

Recipe? I thought it was pig roadkill...

[Banks]

arkady

 

 

Coffee with Grits, Doughnuts and Scrappel if you want it

 

 

Hey!  That's spelled scrapple, you heathen outlanders!

 

 

 So spelling isn't my strong point. I still like to eat scrapple. Especially my father in laws recipe.

 

[sir james I]

Doesn't matter how you spell scrapple i still wouldn't eat it.

Awesome Da Chief is finally getting indoor plumbing.

Sun and 60s today.

S.J.

[arkady]

Coffee with Grits, Doughnuts and Scrappel if you want it

Hey!  That's spelled scrapple, you heathen outlanders!

 

[wrmcclellan]

Morning all!

A beautiful sunny day. Looks like a slow crawl back to low 90's next week. Indian summer? Naw - not here...but SJ would appreciate it!

RT - stay safe, glad it appears the storm will steer west of you.

Chief - why do you need plumbing in the new train room?

Banks - tough times but glad you have your mother someplace that can give you some peace of mind for her care.

Kev - good info on that patch! Have lost several tires due to sidewall punctures.

[ChiefEagles]

Sunny and chilly.  Pretty day.  Prayers for those in the path of Irma.

Contractor was told plumbers were hooking up plumbing yesterday afternoon.  Never showed.  Washer and dryer in place.  Maybe they got deported. 

Not much on agenda.  Grass has really slowed in growth.

Kev, that patch and plug is the way to go.

Hope all have a good one. 

[Banks]

Hello there,

Glad to see everybody is taking Irma seriouslyPraying for those
in Florida

end of another week. Mom is....Mom. she's really not
 happy at rehab. She had an incident at therapy on Thursday
that will probably keep her longer. She became unresponsive
for a couple of minutes, stuff she did at home. They blame it
on low O2 and put her on O2 continously. I blame the low O2 on
shallow breathing due to being unresponsive. Anyhow.....she's
not a happpy camper. She dosen't know when rehab is complete
she's moving to a personal care studio apartment in the same
facility. Hate to do that but at least we'll be able to plan
things without worrying about who's watching Mom and sleep at
night without th baby monitor.

Ordered York passes last weekend.

SIL spent some time making clutch adjustments and gained a half
second consistantly in 500 feet. We'll find out later today. Got
a couple boxes of maters to can after the Dirt Drags today.
Hillclimb tomorrow.

Got 5 trees in the Yard that need to come down. Since I still
can't do much I'n Hoping to get some friends here and have a
tree cutting party one weekend this fall
 
Best move on. Soon be time to go to the races


Prayers for those in need

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Another busy day at work.  Weather was good for the walk.  Took a short road to see the Junior High kids play.  They lost 1-0.   HS boys lost 9-4 Thursday.  Going to see grandkids tomorrow.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[KRM]

That is Good SJ, Sounds like they will be in the bull's eye. Glad they caught on.

 God help those who don't catch on! No one else will be able to get there to help them.

 

 

[sir james I]

Kev Never saw those but they should work.

Sun and 60s today, no 70s till next week.

Tried to get my wife's sister to leave Naples 3 days ago but she gave excuses for everything I said. Doesn't make sense as they live in a rented furnshed condo. If they survive we will hear how awful it was for months to come.

S.J.

Around noon today they heard that there could be a 9 ft water surge where they live so FINALLY decided to leave.

[KRM]

These are the bomb for inside patching. Both a plug and patch. They are great. You pull them through the tire from the inside once you have the tire off the rim.

 Brent, After years of felling hundreds of trees, a 50'+ oak will still make me pucker up at break away. 

[lion88roar]

Mornin' Fellas

Seems I lost my map and couldn't locate the forum for a week... been very mild here for the past 2 or so weeks. Not supposed to get out of the 70s for the foreseeable future. I'm OK with that.

Christina started 1st grade on Tuesday! She loves school, hope that continues. Missed the bus this morning, I swear that lady can't keep to a schedule. 

Banks - nice pic

Kev - I had to drop a 50?ft Oak last weekend. Got her down a bit off where I wanted and took out some limbs on a nice young maple. As I was cutting it up I noticed 4 more trees that are dead tops that need to come out. Need to talk to the neighbor as 3 of them are between our properties and the safest path for downing them are into his back yard. I'll drop the other either this weekend or next.

Heading to State College tomorrow to see PSU demolish Pitt. Been a long time since I've been up for a game and it is a 3:30pm start.

Prepping for my trip to Dallas next week too... then TheQ's trip to Germany the following week and her trip to Orlando the week after... how she does it I'll never know. Just hope she doesn't wear herself out... want her around for many decades to come.

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Wow, was it dark today when I got up, drove to the station, got on the train, got downtown and walked to work - then i could see a glimmer of light. It's that of year again - soon I'll be walking back to the train station and coming home in the dark too. 

Praying for a benign biopsy, Doug.

Ray, I hope they leave Port Charlotte. I am trying to convince some friends in South Miami and Jupiter to come all the way up to visit us for the next week or so.

Happy bday to your grand, Kev. It goes by fast, doesn't it?

[KRM]

Cold here, had to run the heat to take the edge off the house when I got up.

Today is the grand-daughter's birthday. Where did seven years go? Party tomorrow at their house. 

No other plans for today.

Feel for the people in Florida.

[Banks]

TGIF!!!!!!!

On the way to PT

[SPMan]

Doug, I have a sister who lives in an assisted living place in Port Charlotte and her daughter is not far away.  I am worried about them too with Irma on the way.  I'll try to call them tomorrow.

Ray