Good evening all,
Busy day at work. Cold weather for walk. Watched Izombie. Off Tuesday for some medical stuff. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Early mornin fellasFor some reason I can't get to falling asleep, so figured I would come down to the office and do some work... didn't work! Ray - Condolenses on your sister's passing. Made an inpromptu trip to Pittsburgh last Friday to do some repairs on the rental. Turns out repairs are only temporary as a new front porch is in order as is a new roof for the back porch. I'm hoping this doesn't break the bank as I am very close to selling the property this year... really need to unload it. It has cost me a ton over the past 10 years, money I could have sorely used for much more prosperous ventures.
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Good Morning from 34°F Southern Ohio,
Still on nightshift but the month is half over. The transition from being on the same schedule as the rest of the world then flipping back and forth to nights gets your internal clock all messed up. I did sleep in this morning till 9 am then took about an hour nap before coming into work.
We had several periods of hard snow, but not much of it stuck as the ground is getting pretty warm. It was 86°F on Saturday and 30°F and snowing today (Monday). I started waxing the truck Sunday and was going to work on it today but it was too cold for the wax.
I stopped by a friend’s house to get an American Flyer set from 1938(?) running for his brother. It is an O gauge three rail. The passenger cars 678 & 502 Pullman and 341 Baggage Express cars are nice and just need to replace the light bulbs and a little oiling. The 570 steamer has been partially repainted, and the zinc rot has the pilot wheels looking pretty rough. I’m not going to restore the shell, just the old girl running.
I’m thinking I may get one of those landscape murals you apply to the wall like wallpaper for the train room. Have any of you experienced use of them?
Ray – May God have mercy on the soul of your sister.
Banks – don’t forget to check the camper tires and wheel bearings!
May God bless
Jim
Hello there,
was gonna post last evening but got interrupted by the need to get ready to receive 2 feeders. Son got a 400 lb heifer and a 500lb bull at the sale barn. Both appear to be pure Herford.
York prep continues. Leaving early Thursday morning.
Phish. ....it's sporting 5 new tires and checked the bearings when I put them on last fall
Roy.....I'll call or text when I get there.
Got an ENT doc appointment with mom later.
Also got to go to the hill. The service pole there blew over sometime this winter. Gotta remove the service as there will be a new pole installed on Friday.
Best move on
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Morning!
Ray - Condolences on your sister, but I'm glad you made the trip ok.
DougNotta - Prayers for your health and hope you can make the trip to the museum!!
I'm baby sitting a Cockatiel for a friend, he is very cool and when I'm home, spends time on my shoulder. When he wants to come out of his cage, he becomes very animated, running around and hanging upside down....what a trip...lol!
After the heavy rain yesterday, now up to 50 here the next 5 days, there is no spring.....and what about this Global Warming? HAH!
Last Sunday was at the fire academy, got some live fire and nozzle/mask time. They thought they could screw with the old guy, got in the door, did a ceiling sweep with the nozzle and proceded to extinguish the fire....and they lit it up again, same procedure, and lit it up 2 more times....finally it was out. No, I know what I'm doing...lol
Just meetings and such the past 2 weeks, softball tryouts tomorrow.
My Devils are BACK in it, down 2 games to 1 after a BIG win at home, next game tomorrow night.
Yankees win 12-1 against Don Mattingly's Marlins (Chief)
Off to work, check back soon!
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
Good morning,
Another cold one on The North Bluff at 29 degrees but at least there is sun. They said even though it is only mid April it is the coldest one in 92 years. I believe it.
Yesterday's snow has melted. I would light a fire here but the yard is a swamp between here and the wood shed so screw it.
Wife and I dropped off her car at the dealer yesterday for the timing chain replacement and I told Arron my Tech friend to do the belts and water pump as long as he is going to have it all apart anyway. This will be better than 2K but the car is in great shape otherwise so kinda got to do it.
Not much else.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Buys day again today. Was chilly out this AM. Warming fast with a breeze.
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
G'day All !
To all youu Yorkies making the pilgrimage to "Train Nerd Mecca" I need you guys to check something out. If you look at Trainworld's pre-order list or MTH's shipping schedule they list "Weaver Trucks by MTH", 20-89022 and 89023, as 3rail weaver trucks. Pre-order pricing is the same for both so it appears to be a bit vague. If any of you check out the MTH booth can you try to get some clarification, I am in need of some Weaver trucks but don't want to pre-order when it isn't clear as to which will be the right part number. Thanks.
Phish, Check out "Backdrop Warehouse", that's what we used at the museum. The last time I looked they had quite a large selection of different types of scenery.
Later all, time for my scrapple & eggs .
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
Evening All!
It's been a few days so I thought I'd pop in. Snow flurries here....... Grr. No wonder everyone is getting sick. We go from shorts and sandals to parkas in 24 hours!
Ray - My condolences to you for your loss. Like others have said, I'm sure she knew you were there.
Spank - I'm in the same boat with the fertilizer. I have NO IDEA when to put it down this year! Glad the tailgate went well. I'm already itching for September!
Rich - Yes, your Devils looked good last night. My Leafs finally woke up too. Still a tough go against the Bruins.
I hope the York gang has a good time. One of these days!!
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
Evening all!
Sunny, breezy, 80's. Cools a bit for tomorrow.
Have to be at the airport for the York trip around 3:30 am - ugh....
Dougnotta - so I googled "Weaver Trucks by MTH 20-89022 "and both the Trainworld and MTH "recently released" sites topped the list. Both sites showed the exact same PNs. I will try and see if anything else comes out at York.
Regards, Roy
Roy, I just googled the same info and the site popped up,
http://www.cttrains.com/mth3.htm?vm=r .
They identify the 89022 as a die cast 3rail Bettendorf truck and the 89023 as a 3rail die cast roller bearing truck.
Mystery solved !
Good deal Doug!
Got the blood draw and the shot without much incident. Dishwasher is installed. Left the old one outside and it was gone in less than 3 hours. Yeah! Did go for a walk outside. Averaged almost 3.3 MPH on a hilly course dressed for cold weather. Got my starting spot on the grid for the Mini. Not as good as I hoped, but better than it should be probably. Back to work tomorrow. Condolences to Ray and his family. I hope everyone has a good day.
Dennis, you might find this interesting. I quit doing business with them after their first thing.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/dicks-destroying-all-the-guns-it-pulled-from-its-shelves/ar-AAvZrjy?ocid=spartanntp
Chief,
I never have and never will.
Well Spank!
Cloudy and 33 with snow on the way here.
SS payday. Off to Krogers later. Maybe they will finish up wife's car today.
Paradise? Guess I will take this cold, clean air.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-has-eight-of-10-most-polluted-us-cities/ar-AAw07Mc?li=BBnb7Kz
A rather stinky situation, a load of NYC poop stranded in Alabama.
Good weather for walk. Busy day at work. Got the part of the yard mowed that needed mowing. Did not take too long and mower worked well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good (very early) Morning from wet 50°F Southern Ohio,
It was beautiful this afternoon when I got up, mid 60’s and sunny. I am going to put a loop of three rail around the AF test track I have. There is enough room on the plywood and still have a small crash zone. I’ve been meaning to add it for some time now since I now have the 3 rail Marx as well as the 2 rail AF, and the 570 will need to be tested. Did a little more waxing on the truck and picked up an inning of Gabriel’s baseball game before going to work.
Doug – Thank you for the lead on Backdrop Warehouse; it is exactly what I’ve been looking for, now to decide which to use! I’m partial to the mountain/ rolling hills from Tennessee.
Banks – Just about every other camper failure is merely inconvenience, but tires and bearing failures can be really bad.
Safe travels for those going to York!
Good night and may God bless
Sunny and 77 degrees. Will get windy and drop to the 50's. 60's rest of the week [below normal].
Good luck all you traveling to York. Banks, best of luck with camper.
Dougsnotagrump, glad to see you posting. Best of health. Ray, prayers.
Don B, prayers for you and Kay with in-laws.
Aloha. As Kev says still pretty cold but at least the sun is out. Lotsa ice to pick my way through on the way to work and all the lawns are snow-covered in the suburbs. Guess that'll delay fertilizing the lawn a bit more. I'm having a guy come out to give me a quote on cleaning the gutters and putting some caps on them - I don't trust myself to do that way up high any more. Condolences on your sister's passing, Ray.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning,
As per Doug,,,Snow covered ground again with full sun.
Have fun at York guys.
Wife's car bill was $2649. I talked them down to $2254, dealers suck!!!!!! $125 an hour for labor!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doug, we have those gutter guards on this house. As you know it is "in" the woods and I have never had to clean a gutter in 12 years. Worth every cent.
Great first day at York! But it was cold, rainy, and windy. Better day tomorrow, 55?
Caught up with JohnF and Banks. Walked Blue, Silver, and Orange Halls. Bought a bottle of light oil.
Getting together at 8 am at Cracker Barrel for breakfast with the gang!
Went to see Blockers tonight. Not as good as expected. Bad Moms was much funnier. Weather sunny but cold today. Busy at work. Ditto what Kevin said on the gutter guards. Get good ones. I hope everyone has a good day.
Cold here to but a lot O sun and will hit 60 later. It is getting better. Cat went out!
Good weather for walk at noon. Very quiet day at work. Really big plot twists on Jane the Virgin tonight. Foyt team had lousy day ay Birmingham. I hope the rest of the season does not go like this. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning from sunny 50°F Southern Ohio,
My bride is going to Cincinnati for her 40th class reunion from Good Sameratan Nursing School. Hopefully going to get some grass cut. I also need to take the house exhaust fan down as it is on the fritz. It is under warranty so I'll see if it is something simple otherwise it will be shipped back.
Hope you guys at York have a good time!
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 34 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. I will be hosting a pack of Boy Scouts on the train today, whom are riding up to Frostburg, then biking back down to Cumberland. Should be fun.
I had a great trip to YORK. Had a nice visit with my best friend (and former car partner) and his lovely wife, in Stewartstown, before heading to the fairgrounds. It was so good seeing some old Coffee Pot faces, and some new ones (sorry, didn't get everyone's forum names). Hopefully whoever posts the group pic and give us a roster.
My big purchase was a nice padded LIONEL bar stool, for my new train room. Also picked up a Hamm's reefer (Lionel), new speakers for a couple of MTH engines, an arch bridge for my AF line, and another O42 LH switch (hand-throw). The "oh man, if I had the money" non-purchase, was a Weeden alcohol burning power generator dated 1894. It would look fabulous next to some industry on my layout, but at 300 clams I had to walk away. Oh well.
As an aside, I found the PW Lionel stuff had certainly risen in prices. But if you were buying G scale, bargains were a plenty. AF prices were about the same. Met the artist David Tutwiller in the orange hall. Love his rails and sails oil paintings.
Had a fine dinner with Brent along 30 West (thanks again brother), then got home around 2130.
Morning All!
Looking not too bad today. May hit 60. Like Spank, I'm still rolling the dice on putting down some fertilizer. This week maybe........
Hope everyone that went to York is having a good time. Maybe October. We'll see.
Nothing much else on the go.
My, my, is it York Time aready? Haven't thought about it with all the stuff going on here lately. I went every year for a while when I was still working. Went one time after I retired. Wish I knew about all you guys back then. My favorite spot was the old yellow hall. I guess that is the orange hall now. Made some train trips from York back then. One to NYC and the other to Washington D.C. I need to either start playing with my trains or sell them. They are just collecting dust now. Hope all have a good time at York.
Ray
SPMan
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