Getting caught up from a trip to Las Vegas last week. Went to a conference for work, and brought my wife along and wrapped a few vacation days around the conference. Vegas lived up to my expectations - it is a place designed to seperate people from their money. The highlight of the trip was a visit to the Hoover dam. It is a very impressive structure. We also stopped at the Lake Mead visitor's center. Interesting displav on the desert and topography around Las Vegas.
If we go back, it will be with the trailer and we will camp in the desert - nice and quiet out there.
Mom's estate is well on the way to settlement, so that is another worry that is fading.
The building inspector came by today and approved my rough in plumbing work on the bathroom remodel project, so on to the next setp there too.
The high school robotics team went to a meet in Wisconson last week. Ended up ranked 15th out of 58 teams, and on the #7 seated alliance for the tournament. Unfortunately, they got knocked out in the first round. They also won the Delphi Excellence in Engineering award. They are off to the national championship meet in Texas next week.
No train news.
Winter has not quite given up here yet. Woke up to 1" of snow on the vehicles Monday.
About all for now.
BanksFife........wish I had a nieghbor like you. Got Lots o stuff that needs attention
Great minds think alike
Regards, Roy
Hello There
Chief......... I'll save you some shrimp
Fife........wish I had a nieghbor like you. Got Lots o stuff that needs attention
Off t bed
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good evening all,
Busy day at work. Cold weather on walk. Drive in was interesting. Drive home better. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all!
Nice and toasty outside. 80, sunny!
Sooooo .... Fife , if I move in next door and don't maintain my house/yard you'll step in???? Hmmmm m........
Afternoon all. Busy day. Finally home.
Banks, great job with kids. Think I will drive up for your seafood buffet.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evenin' boys. Sunny & 51 in the Potomac Highlands. Honey-do kinda Tuesday. Hauled palm tree from ground floor to front porch. Cleaned the Maxi-piles from yard. Hauled out old Whirlpool dryer, to make room for new Maytag dryer, which showed up late (shocker there...). Pulled weeds from the planter out front (future site of a garden railroad...). Re-hung bear crossing sign on shed. Went to replace burnt out flood light, which wasn't burnt out... Fixed neighbor's post lamp (it was bothering me all lop-sided like that). Went to post office, then to grocery store, then drove youngest princess to her boyfriend's house, where she is having dinner with his family (NO, none of us are ready for this....).
I've earned that .
Aloha. Sunny and cold again. C'mon Spring. That's an amazing amount of stuff, Banks, and some nice catches!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Hello There,
Still in winters grip. Hoping to have warm weather for York
What it takes to serve our Seafood Buffet
The Kids fishing on Saturday
Best get back to it
Good Evening,
WOW! 96 here today!!!!
FIL still in hospital, they are trying to get his BP up, and get the chemical balance correct without affecting the heart and pacemaker. In the meantime MIL is getting iron transfusions 3 times a week. She has been retaining water, did loose 13 lbs over the weekend due to medication. She is only getting around with the aid of a wheelchair or rollator. Kay is bouncing back and forth between the two of them monitoring her Mom, and passing information back and forth.
I've been killing time in the train room. Got all my crossing signals and some dwarf signals up and operational. Was thinking about Roy and his project, mine is nothing in comparison but had me rattled. I have 5 parallel tracks that wanted two crossing signals to operate from. And individual dwarf signals (5) when the tracks were occupied. The trick was with isolated tracks that the ground for the xing signals would trigger the dwarf lights. Even tried some diodes to eliminate current flow, but that didn't work. Ended up "isolating" the "isolated" tracks. Can't imagine what Ro is going thru with all the permeations.
Tomorrow going to be installing some traffic lights, (8). Think that will go pretty easy.
Need to get it all ready for Buckeye's visit.
Everything is going well, take care all and stay healthy !!!
Don
Did go to work. Took the Encore in case the roads were slick. All was good. Quiet day at work. Cold weather for walk. Watched Izombie. Episode started off kind of weird, but then made sense. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Evening from overcast 40°F Southern Ohio,
We woke to a dusting of snow again this morning. It didn’t stay long but it never got much above mid 40’s today. I replaced the overhead fixture in the soon to be train room. It has a wall paper wainscot so that is going to come off then paint the room. I’m thinking a sky blue like I had in the former train room. I’ve not decided if I’ll paint the mural again or not.
I did get a new push mower to replace the one I broke last fall. Same type as before but I don’t plan to do as much bush whacking this year.
It was a super busy weekend as usual. I did get more brush burned Friday then I had a wedding on Saturday and the Bishop was in town Sunday for the confirmation class then the Divine Mercy Sunday service was a couple of hours later Sunday. A busy but really good weekend. I slept in a bit this morning because I’m working nights again. Did a little grass cutting and moved the fire ring to another brush pile.
Good Night and may God bless
Jim
Ahhhhhhh - partly sunny and 73 today.
DJ & Kev - Weather guy said this April so far is 9th coldest on record, going back 120 yrs.
Chief - smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Dennis - glad that boiling kettle of water incident didn't turn out any worse - glad you are OK!
JohnF - good to see you check in - see you next week at York!!!
Mike C - so didja take the day off today?
Hope Ray's trip is going as well as possible.
Test run engine. SMOKES!!!!!! and the "steam" out of whistle works great too. Great sound. That is because it is Lionel.
Good afternoon,
A coating of fresh wet snow started the day here. All gone now.
Made a trip to Farm & Fleet and now it is almost beerthirty.
No train news. I did get two rebates fromm Menards the last week and I am thinking of using them on one of these.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Afternoon. Had a busy busy morning. Reading to kids at one school.
Used Vision Line N&W mallet came by UPS. Will test it out.
Have a good one.
Safe Travels, Ray!!
Happy Monday!
Prayers for Victor and all in need.
Just flyin' by for a check in....!!
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
Evening all, busy day as we had our BELATED family Easter dinner at the son & DIL’s House today due to a schedule conflict on Easter Sunday. I’ve been reading all of the bad news since the April “coffee pot” got started and will keep everyone in my prayers, I’ve got a list which is to long to type out here.
Count Jean and I in for breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Friday morning of York. It’s getting late and we’ve got an early up tomorrow morning so I’ll say goodnight.
Weather ok today, could be bad tonight. May stay home Monday as there is nothing to do. Haas F-1 team got a 5th today in Bahrain. Christina's future teammates got a 6-2 win over Mexico in that all American sport. I hope everyone has a good day.
Afternoon team!
It made it to 57 today. Slow warmup into next week. Ahhhhhhh......
Hope Ray made it Ok and in time.
Projects around the house today. Fixed a broken toilet flush mechanism.
Morning all. A little on the cool side here this am.
Not a lot planned for today.
I got a large assortment of parts for the prewar crane in yesterday that I hope to build two maybe three cranes out of, and try and sell some of the other parts to try to get my original investment back.
Continue prayers for Victor
Donna is coming along well. She's starting to do things on her own, that she can handle.
Hope all Have a good day
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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23 degrees with full sun but snow tonight, then 68 they say on Thursday.
Boy, I hope this is correct.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/today/Marseilles,IL,United-States/we-city?iso=US&el=LnHGl%2B8ACPnhnIWukUJVRg%3D%3D&ocid=spartanntp
I refuse to go to Walmart or Farm & Fleet on the weekends but if you get in very early you can miss a lot of the nut jobs.
Morning. Chilly start but warming fast.
Ray, if you need me, call.
Victor is running trains with the Lord.
Hope all have a great week ahead.
Morning All,
Looks to be another great "Spring" day...... around 30.
Not too much on the go this weekend. The Mrs. and I went out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast yesterday. Picked up the latest Model Railroader special issue. Hung out at the BIL's yesterday and watched the Masters, some baseball and hockey. That was quite the tragedy with that junior hockey team in Saskatchewan. Prayers to the families.
Ray - Safe travels. I hope you can make it in time.
Dennis - Happy Belated Birthday!
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
Busy day today. Lots of stuff going on. Listened to Indy car race on the web tonight. TK got an 8th for AJ tonight. Not great but not bad. "Matt" had pit issues and was 19th. Weather was sunny but cold. I hope everyone has a good day.
Safe travels Ray - prayers for your sister
Good morning all, I will be flying back to Va./NC. tomorrow morning to see my terminally ill sister and brother. It's a race against time for my sister. She could go at any hour. She is comfortable and is ready to meet her Lord so I'm not worried. My oldest son is going with me to make the trip easier for me. He will do all the driving. Will post a message when I get back unless I have access to a computer.
Belated happy birthday to Dennis.
SPMan
SJ - prayers for Victors family, sorry about your friend
1 pm and it is still 35. So much drizzle at Texas Speedway - NASCAR - they have had to cancel/shorten practices/qualifying - and they are having to dry the track once again. At best low 40's for high today, down from 50's.
33.................but bright sun
A sad morning in the Detroit area train world. Victor, a club member and one of the biggest railfans ever passed away overnight from complications of heart surgery. He has also held national office with LOTS and LCCA.
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
9:50 am,
Temp has climbed to 36!
Edit: 11:00 am - 35!
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