Whoa, hold on cowpokes. The ring was a boyfriend-girlfriend thing. No picking out place settings for Alexis...not yet anyway. Fifey's expression was no less priceless. Middle Princess (our nurse) exchanging vows in 5 weeks. Sorry for the confusion. Still, those who've been watching the youngest grow up here (like Brent) just gotta be amazed how time flies.
Bird feeder survived last night.
Inside kind of day, so may work on layout. Need to tack down AF loop.
Banks - Red is definitely in my future. I'm not sure I'd ever want to handle a passenger train on 2.8% maximum gradient. Shunting equipment around Ridgeley Yard would be more of my focus.
Hello there,
an uneventful day.
Fife.......congas on the pending nuptials. If you're driving the train who's filling the Red Suit?????
Noticed a couple of big flocks of birds lately. Today there was a flock of geese in the field, stopped by on the way south. Just sayin.....
8N.......prepare to be so busy you don't know how you had time to work. Congas. You'll have more time to post.
Best get to sleep.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
A quick stop here. Hard to believe that it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted.
Been working through my 'get it done before retirement' list at work. Just 4 more days. Looks like I'll have enough to keep me busy right up until the last. After that, I'll start in on my 'to do after retirement' list - much, much, much longer than the list at work. At least it will be a while before I get board.
Been thinking about ordering one of the MKT NW2 switchers. That will about use up this year's train budget. Got to find a Griffendor box car too - Charles Ro was sold out of them.
All for now.
Good evening all,
Muggy weather today. Semi-busy day at work. Just enough to keep it interesting. The junior high kids waged an epic soccer match tonight, but came up a bit short, losing 4-3. They spotted the visitors a 3-0 lead, came roaring back to tie it, and lost in the last ten minutes. Closest we have to beating this team so that was good. Have another game on Tuesday. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening from overcast 74°F Southern Ohio,
I had a great weekend. Lots of grass cutting. Saturday watched the HS football team scrimmage. The team played very well I thought. Gabriel had a couple of sacks and 5 or 6 tackles as nose guard and DE. Offensively did OK, executed his blocks nothing outstanding. He is now regretting not doing more weight training during the off season, he is a sophomore and 5’11” and 170.
We’re making more progress in the train room. The glass shelves are up, and the shelves that needed to be cut and polished are at the glass shop. I’m pleased with the outcome at this point. Un-boxed more accessories and still positioning things for the layout. We’re going to need to do a little track adjusting but we expected that.
Bride is doing OK with the meds for her heart, more tests are coming. Hardest thing is she needs to back off from taking care of everybody else and focus on her needs.
Fife - WOW things are exciting around Fifedom
Joe - Good to hear from you
Dennis - As I’m going through the boxes of train stuff, I see a lot of duplicates, and I was wondering about thinning out the extras. I may start a tub of stuff I’m willing to part with. Maybe that is where you could start too.
Banks - An early fall?!?! Leaves leaves and more leaves again. Oh well. It makes for a beautiful landscape.
Good Night and may God bless
Jim
Good evening,
The trip to San Antonio was uneventful. I was happy to find a direct flight from Dulles to San Antonio, which means no layover in DFW and an easier day. As you would expect, it is crazy hot and humid here; it will be at least 100 degrees every day this week.
Rob - I am looking forward to college football season. PSU lost some good talent, especially at RB.
Congratulations Fife!
Good day,
Joe
Morning. Had family reunion down east yesterday so gone most of the day. Had 1.5 inches of rain over night. May get more. Don't need more.
County Commissioners and dinner with SIL and her hubby tonight.
Three Granddaughters come tomorrow AM early to stay a few days.
Fifey, we are all getting old.
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
Sounds like all had a good weekend, The summer is closing out fast here and all the grand-kids are back to school.
I see someone has been messing with this software??
Dennis, I agree with the rest. Most of my stuff is O27 style but I like it and it will go down the line when I am done. I did pre order the Lionel BNSF TIER 4 set but it has not came in yet. That will be all for this year.
Fife a lot of congrats to you and your kids!
Roy, your only as old as you feel.
Going to make a shot at making some Bail Maki steat on a stick tomorrow. Should be fun.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Overcast with rain expected along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Bear apparently pulled down the bird feeder overnight (again). I'll just piece it back together and re-hang it. Wifey doesn't want it to go away, yet... Talked to Fifepup last night. He announced he's going to visit sometime this month. That will make me happy. This weekend, one of our engineers started teaching me how to start a GP30. Lots of switches to throw, mechanical thingies to turn, and inspections to conduct. BTW, EMD engines don't have E-units... Youngest Princess's boyfriend gave her a ring...Daddy's reaction was priceless. The girls drove to Shepperdstown to check out the campus, Wednesday. Youngest will be a Ram next year, it looks like. When did all this happen...?
Mornin' boys. Overcast with rain expected along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Bear apparently pulled down the bird feeder overnight (again). I'll just piece it back together and re-hang it. Wifey doesn't want it to go away, yet...
Talked to Fifepup last night. He announced he's going to visit sometime this month. That will make me happy.
This weekend, one of our engineers started teaching me how to start a GP30. Lots of switches to throw, mechanical thingies to turn, and inspections to conduct. BTW, EMD engines don't have E-units...
Youngest Princess's boyfriend gave her a ring...Daddy's reaction was priceless. The girls drove to Shepperdstown to check out the campus, Wednesday. Youngest will be a Ram next year, it looks like. When did all this happen...?
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V8Vega - That O-27 stuff will be of interest to someone. When the grandsons or nephew visit me, I set up a loop of track and pull out the "unbreakables", and the boys love it.
I encourage you to rent a table at a local train meet, and just offer your O-27 trains. Price it to move. Bring a smile to someone's face.
As we get along in years, we start understanding we are just "caretakers" of our collection. We hope that we can pass our trains along to someone who will love them, and do the same in the future.
Evening all!
A short checkin. Another great day on the water with our friends. I wakeboarded a couple of runs - not bad for being almost 66! Activities conclude tomorrow when everyone flys home.
Oh, after dinner (pitza) the guys gathered to watch Sharknado 6 and the ladies went to the porch - all had adult beverages in hand!
Rob - we did a long boat ride (40 miles) up river this afternoon!
Regards, Roy
I also have some modern conventional engines but in F-units ( southern and B&O ) but I also have modern conventional 2346 ( Paul Revere engine) never tried to run it lol. I have trains that have never been on the track. Some just tested on 3' or 6' section. I'm thinking now days, do I really need any more. The logical answer would be no. But will I buy more? yes. Who knows why other than addition lol. I have tmcc engines also, I've never run some. Some still new in there boxes, ( another F-unit Southern and a A-B-A of B&O where one power A and a power B (tmcc ) Trying to remember all, I can't can you SJ or Dennis. Probably not. I'm starting to box up all my trains in hope to be moving them to the garage before to long. But still have a lot to do there first.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Did spray weeds today on sidewalk. So much faster than trimming. Will do this from now on. Tried to listen to Indy car Pocono but bad wreck at start put the kibosh on that. TK dropped out early on AJ's team, but Liest did finish in 11th. Wife and I did a puzzle. I hope everyone has a good day.
Those early Michigan GPs do run well with 2 powered units. The 6 wheel SDs will do pretty good alone. And you are right I too have lots of convential size trains that will not sell at a fair price even though they are some of the most colorful trains Lionel ever made.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Afternoon All!
I've been busy doing nothing, but I thought I'd pop in. Went the my brother-in-law's for a BBQ last night for my niece's birthday. It was a nice evening. Finally the humidity seems to be letting up a bit.
Going to watch my nephew's summer baseball finals today. I'll take up my spot in right field with a few "travellers" We stay away from the bleachers and the uptight parents........
Had a nice river cruise with my work team the other day. Roy - I can see why you enjoy those cruises!!
Joe - nice to hear from you. Getting ready for football? How those Nittany Lions going to be this year? Looks like we meet November 3rd. Go Blue!!
I guess that's it for now.
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
P.S. Kev - Happy very belated Birthday!
Sun and 80s today.
Just checkin in.The days have been so humid this summer that being out for no reason just doesn't cut it. A/C has spoiled all of us. No train news except some MTH arrivals. I'm not a big fan of MTH but Lionel prices have gotten so high I think they are losing customers to other companies.
S.J.
Good morning,
Yesterday was somewhat busy, but pleasant. The boys and I took care of some house chores and then I played some whiffle ball with the youngest, while the older son went fishing with his grandfather. I was able to enjoy some reading and then go for an 11-mile run yesterday evening. It was terribly humid and I usually run on Sunday mornings, but did not want to rush the run as church starts at 1000. After church today I need to take the princess shopping for a new laptop and then pack my suitcase. Tomorrow, I fly to San Antonio for work. I will be there about two weeks. I hope you all have a great day.
Banks - It is nice to be back, thanks.
Good day,Joe
went to bed early last night and slept late this AM.
Race was called early so I worked on some round the house stuff. Went to local firemans parade this evening to see oldest granddaughter twirl.
While there I got to see the Everett railroad's steam locomotive go by, the track runs parallel to the road. Got a video on my phone. I'll see about posting it tomorrow.
Forgot to mention that the barn swallows left early this week. About 3 weeks early. They usually leave the week of Labor Day. Could be a sign of early fall.
Weather has been great. Several friends in town for the weekend so have been hanging out at the lake.
Good evening all, just checking in after several days of absense. Sorry to hear that Bob Keller is leaving us. Prayers for Mrs. Phish.
Main thing for me lately is knee problems. I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees and hips. Been taking PT for two weeks and it helps some. See the doctor in two more weeks. Long term may be knee replacements but I don't look forward to that.
Don B., sounds like you are doing around the world in 80 days with all that driving. Sounds like you had fun.
Hot weather has kept me pinned down this summer. I would like to go the beach and stay overnight if I can get a room close to the marina at Dana Point. I hate driving there round trip in one day. Don't like driving at night on the return trip.
I got the parts I needed for my 6222 Lionel Bell ringer switcher that I bought at a train meet. Now it's complete. I think I need to put a test loop somewhere in the house so I can run something during this hot weather and unable to go into the garage.
I have a good weekend all, talk later,
Ray
SPMan
A victory today in the beautiful game as the junior high won 7-1! It was hot and humid and we were 3 players short but the kids played well. High school teams did not fare as well as the girls lost 9-1 and the boys 7-1. Foyt team did not qualify well either, but none of that matters as I got to be part of a winning effort today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning from a not too bad North Bluff,,,so far!
Got a party to go to this afternoon. It is a going away/birthday party for neighbor's grand-daughter Savanna. Her birthday is the same as mine, last Sunday. She is moving from Chicago to Vegas with her boyfriend. Free food and beer!!
Nothing new. Hot and extra humid. Errands.
Don, sounds like you had a good trip. When we drove to San Diego about 15+ years ago from the Hoosierland, we got to see a lot of country back then. Makes you appreciate this great land of ours. Good day at work. Nice weather for walk. Good practice with kids. Nice visit with Lucas. I hope everyone has a good day.
Demay......welcome back
yesterday's deluge hit just as I was heading to get the mower out. The rain guage had 0.9 inches this AM. Most of that came in about 15 minutes when it 1st started.
Got the grass all cut today in 2 sessions broken by lunch and a storm.
If the guessers are right tomorrow's drag will probably be rained out.
Best try to sleep.
Afternoon. Hot and humid. Busy day. Had lunch with Sheriff. Now to Town Hall. Got to mow.
Muggy day in Hoosierland. Thought there would be a game tonight, but the one schedule I was using was incorrect. How tough is it to make sure you have stuff right? Work was quiet. Walk was uneventful. Lucas is home for a day. I hope everyone has a good day.
As usual another warm one - nice to have a typ summer!
RESPECT - tribute to a true Diva that showed real class as an artist.
I cannot recall the last time I posted. All is well here, just busier than usual with work, vacations, and kids activities. I was able to construct a layout but summer has limited my time to complete scenery and run the trains as much I would like. I will upload photos soon. We are enjoying the northern Virginia area, except for the traffic, but it comes with the territory. At least we are able to visit some great historical sites and museums. I saw the unfortunate news about Bob Keller; I hope I did not miss any other bad news. I hope you all are well.
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