Crazy weather. 60's yesterday, low 40's today and back to 60 tomorrow.
Had busy day yesterday. Early out ot go to Will Allen's great O gauge layout. Outstanding details. Wiil will go with me to York in spring of 2019. Has plans for this year. Told him I would drive.
Off to a County Appeals hearing. I have to be a "judge".
Ray, if you have travel problems in NC, give me fair notice. I will block out time and drive you.
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
Good morning all,
Thanks to all for prayers.
Chief, thanks for the offer for help in N.C. but I think we will be OK. We will be seeing my brother first in Suffolk, Va. 4-8 to 4-10, then we will drive down to the vacinity of Jacksonville, N.C. By then my sister will probably be living with her daughter's family outside of Jacksonville. I will let you know if we need any help.
I'm still being a night owl. Can't seem to break the habit. It sure makes for short days. I get hooked on TV at night.
One of these days, I would like to see D.Baker's new layout. He does such nice work.
Going out to dinner with our church group tonight. Looks like rain missed us. It is very sunny out right now. It looks like we are heading into another drought year.
Ray
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SPMan
Evening all!
Just finished having the folks over for pancakes and sausages for Shrove/Pancake/Fat Tuesday. Not much else on the go. Can't wait for it to hit 40 on Thursday! Yeah I know, I'm setting the bar low, but 40 will feel like 80 after these last few weeks.
I emailed CN Public Relations yesterday wondering if they are planning to do any heritage paint schemes for their 100th anniversary, like UP and NS did. I sent them my "wish list" of what I'd like to see done. I guess time will tell......
Ray - Get back at those trains! It will help keep your mind off of those tough times.
Roy - Quite the wiring project!
Fife - Can't go wrong with a Camaro. Boogity, boogity!!
Dennis - I feel your pain. The only "Disney Magic" I ever see is how quickly my money disappears..... The Mrs. is already hinting it's time again... Ugh..
Banks - What a fun day!!
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
Good Evening,
Had a good day, installed a Pass Station, internal lighting, external lighting, and Miller Eng. light. Then went to see the 15:19 to Paris movie. It was OK, but not much more than in the description. Enjoyed it, the 3 guys were really heroes. They did a good job at playing themselves.
Roy, Checked out the CTI website, it is very interesting! If you can a couple of pictures would be great. Sounds like a lot of fun on that layout, should keep you busy for awhile.
Ray, Thank you for the compliment, your welcome anytime. If your up to it maybe we could go down and see Doug, I'll come and pick you up and bring you back home.
Having trouble with the software, wanted to comment on a few more posts but software not letting me get back to them, hmmm
Don
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 36. Took Wifey for a tour of Deep Creek Lake yesterday, and did a little Valentines shopping. She loves Bear Creek Lodge. Stopped off at Englanders in Oakland, and found a cool old Lionel 1024 switch in perfect condition. Took it home and immediatley incorporated it on the new layout. Love the target signal on the manual beauty.
Aloha and happy Valentines! Supposed to get warmer today - it would be a hoot to be above freezing. Lots of snow that has to go somewhere when it melts, Kev, though I think it will take more than one day about freezing. I will be glad to see it go. Great find, Fife! That sounds like quite a project, Roy. The CTI website is neat.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all!
Cloudy and overcast is the watchword for the next 7 days with possible rain. 50's and 60's - ahhhhhhh!
The wiring project is moving along. It is a huge task. The two panels are 32 X 28 inches and will be fairly packed.
Ray - I too am a bit of a night owl, and I like to watch TCM for the old movies. Also several of the automotive shows and some DIY stuff.
Regards, Roy
Welcome to Valentine's Day! Raining here and expected highs in the 40-50's. Almost 60 degrees tomorrow. Starting my new diet plan today! Wish me luck!! Colts new head coach introduced yesterday.
Have a wonderful day!!
Good morning,
Melt down starts today.
Roy I looked at that CTI stuff but don't get it. Does it work with conventional trains to? Would be nice to see it working.
Not much going on here. I do plan on going to the Chicago Auto show on Friday with the SIL his dad and our grandson Jordan. Should be a fun guy day.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
I have cable bundled with the phone and internet so I watch a lot of old TV shows till the 11 pm news.
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
V8Vega Wed. 71/49 and it looks colder. What do you guys who stay up late watch on TV? i go to bed early, my time waister is spending too much time reading two newspapers.
Wed. 71/49 and it looks colder.
What do you guys who stay up late watch on TV?
i go to bed early, my time waister is spending too much time reading two newspapers.
Wife is up late watching the METV channel, Perry Mason, Twilight zone, Alfred Hitchcock and others
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Happy Double Whammy Day
50F here in the shadow of Philly - Last night my Devils took the Flyers to OT and knocked them off 5 to 4 in a shoot out - so we split the season series 2-2.
Looking forward to the nicer weather, rain tomorrow but 60-65 in the rain.
Next week going to get my Penn-Reading Seashore Line cars from Holly Beach in Wildwood.
Not much else right now, just checking in
Prayers for you and your family Ray!
Prayers for those in need
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Afternoon all. been kinda a crazy day. First took a cat in to be spayed. After checking her in they go we will see you tomorrow. I go tomorrow? They say they always keep the females over night. Okay I guess so. Was not ready for that.
Then I listed a few items in another forum and this guy replies there now a dime a dozen ( what the #$%^ ) I sent him a email that I thought it was rude and uncalled for. I also told him that one just sold the other day for $250 on there. So I also sent a message to the Modrators I thought his comment was rude and uncalled for. They removed it. ( by the way I'm asking less than the one that sold. )
Oh well what can you say about some folks.
Hope all having a good day, and everyone is taking good care of there sweety today.
V8, I watch one of those reality shows about Moonshiners among other things plus WWII history and other historical things.
Don, going to see Doug in Escondido sounds like a good idea. I wonder how he is doing now? He has been through a lot of medical problems. Hope he is doing well.
Ray, lady from England originally spoke to garden club last night. She came over in 50's. Married American. Lived all over the USA and Europe. Lived the longest in Escondido. Her hubby loved trains and went to Doug's museum to watch them run. We discussed that last night after the meeting.
Crazy weather today. Cloudy, sunny, cloudy, sunny and so on. Made temps go up and down all day.
Wifey got big gift card for her favorite plant/shrub nursery. She was so happy she cooked country ham, biscuits and grits with redeye gravy. Then took me to Olive Garden for late lunch. [she did use a gift card she had to pay] I got the tip in cash. Maybe I lost. ????
Later.
Kev,
We are just getting into the CTI system. What I am doing is the wiring of all the various control boards (60 on the main panel! Controls signals and switches with Tortoise motors). Then have to install the 50+ signals (single, dual, triple aspect - so 88 aspects in all!) on the layout. The layout has around 50 control rails to trigger the bi-directional track signaling. The CTI system has nothing to do with the train remote control and is all about signals and switch control/position. It will be similar to a real RR. The CTI system in this case will set signals based on train location and switch positions (Tortoise switch motors have 2 sets of Form C NO/NC contacts to use for switch position sensing and signal control). It may do more but I am not familiar at this time. It uses a dedicated PC for the 'brains'. Won't get to programming this thing for a week or two.
Edit - Realized I did not directly answer your question - yes it would work with conventional layouts.
Good evening all,
Very very quiet day at work. Weather was misty for walk. Traffic was terrible going home. No soccer tonight. Did get confirmation on head soccer coach for girls' team is leaving. Not sure who the new one will be. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning. 60's and cloudy. Guessers say clearing and 70's.
Got lunch with three guys at accessment center for Town Manager. We will see if one of these will be the one. If not, readvertise.
Wifey does not like Mega Kelly. She really "blew a fuse" this AM when she started her gun control thingy.
3,000+ kids in one school is too many. Rolesville has the largest HS in NC. 2,200+ kids. Too many. Problems happen with that many kids in one school. Our schools security requires you to be buzzed in with a camera watching during regular school hours. During kids morning entry with teachers [security at HS's] monitoring. Same at dismissial. How did this guy get in after shooting folks outside? Sad situtaion.
Yesterday was mess with the Ranger day.
I decided that in order to work under the dash of the Ranger to tighten up the shifter linkage bolts I would remove the drivers seat so I can fit in there without being a Contortionist.
Well taking the seat out was a snap and it is fixed. Both bolts holding the lever that connects to the cable were loose. Now it shifts like it should and the whole thing took about 15 minutes. It got so loose that it was not going all the way into park and was a PITA plowing snow trying to go from forward to reverse with so much slop.
That whole thing at that school was sad. My wife worked security at Plainfield North HS before she retired. Due to budget reasons they did not replace her. What are they thinking??
Plainfield Schools 202 has over 27,000 kids in the system. four high schools, six middle schools and seventeen elementary schools. Also two special schools. That is a lot to deal with. Let alone control. The police wanted to have arms locked up at the schools just in case. The parents had a fit so they did not do it. That is just stupid. So then on top of that they cut security staff to save a dime. So what do ya do?
Roy Thanks for the answer. It would be cool to have a control set up like that to run all my switches and side tracks.
Hello there,
So sad about the Florida school. Problem is lack of parenting and to many video games. Kids can't differentiate between games and reality. Mrs works in local Jr High. Things she tells me about are so sad and infuriating at the same time.
Roy.......checked out the CTI site. Very interesting. How big is this layout going to be?
Mrs & I enjoyed a quiet fish meal at home and Mass last evening.
Visit to Endo Doc this AM. We both need to try harder...................
Best move on.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
I guess they will have to have armed school police to put and end to this stuff but nothing works 100%.
77 right now. Front tonight. 54 tomorrow.
Not much to say - prayers for the families in Florida.
Slightly busier day today. Weather stayed dry enough for a good warm walk today. Raining to beat the band now. Temps to drop. Wife finally home from daughter's place. Quiet night at home. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good NASCAR duel 150s tonight.
I will catch up with you all tomorrow night. Early out tomorrow to get to the Chicago Auto Show. I hate the city and all that traffic. Had my fill as a young tow truck driver in the early 70s. Glad the SIL is driving tomorrow.
Morning all! Cold here today as temps have dropped from yesterday. 60 degress 2/15, 38 degrees today............ oh well, it's Indiana!!
Have a great day everyone!!
Good morning all. Just for KEV, Jim and Doug [plus any other Northerner]. 77 degrees already. Its February folks. WOW.
Pruned grapevines yesterday in shirt sleeves.
FBI investigated the Twitter account of shooter. "Hit brick wall." Can't find a guy with Twitter account in his name. Uber driver drives him with bullet proof vest on and an AR. DUHHH Then you blame guns.
Twon stuff rest of the day. "Debriefing" on Town Manager applicants. Three being interviewed by or consultant.
54 right now and staying there for the day. It was pleasant out yesterday.
Off to the fun factory!
Have a great day all!
off to help setup thenfry fish.
Florida still running through my mind. When I was in school it was common practice to have rifle or shotgun visible in the school parking lot. No shooting. What's changed? ???
Later
Aloha. Sunny but turning colder - 30 now - going to 7. Sigh. Though it does give me and the dog another good excuse to putter around the basement. TGIF!
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