Good. Stay there. Don't worry me like that....
Evening all!
Warm as usual and 88 right now. Ready for some cooler fall temps!
Been very busy so tough to stay up to date.
Phish - prayers for your daughter
Fifer - that is very cool about the 1309 steaming up!!!!! Whoda thunk that could ever happen?
Regards, Roy
Hello there, so far this week in between rains got 2 more of the small ash trees down and the brush burnt. Cleaned up where it will be stacked. 2 more larger trees to go and the big one. Fife.......good news on 1309. Do they have a target date for the maiden voyage??
Best try to sleep.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good evening all,
Quiet day at work. Nice weather for walk and last high school game of the season as "my" soccer girls got pounded as expected 7-0. Actually only trailed 2-0 at halftime, but two goals in the first minute of the second took away any hope of a comeback. The ladies played hard, but lack of speed really did them in. They face a long uphill climb to being competitive again. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
SStupid softeare will not letSuper tired. Walked over 8,000 steps with bucket of seeds and food plots seeds. All food plots sown. Goodnight.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Stupid software. Who made this junk?
Goodnight.
ChiefEagles Stupid software. Who made this junk? Goodnight.
Good morning,
The lack of quality does little to enhance the reputation of the owner, CTT.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
If it were my magazine website, I'd want lionroar88 to fix it...
Of course, if it were my magazine website, BK would still be around.
Sorry boys, no launch date for 1309.
Gloomy and 47 this morning. As for CTT well Bob was the one person that felt like family. Now articles that we expected to see in the mag are offered as seperate sale soft cover books. My scripts go way back to MR but will end in 2020.
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 Yeah I don't know why my post yesterday about the rain chance was way down at the bottum.
Yeah I don't know why my post yesterday about the rain chance was way down at the bottum.
The CTT Deep State!
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Home finally. Did get to hob knob with our First Lady at the Florence disaster event. TIRED.
Fifey, I agree on both points. Brent and Bob K.
Hello there,
quick check before I crash. Didn't do much today other than some house husband stuff. Kinda had the blahs all day. Gotta get up early and go with daughter to a soccer game bout an hour away.
Quiet at work. Some rain during walk. Couch potato tonight. Watched last Lord of the Ring movie and Blue Bloods. I hope everyone has a good day.
Out early with Wifey to get some free azaleas for the park. Now goofing off.
Have a good one.
Rain lots of rain. Not flooding rain but lots of it. 67 degrees.
Morning folks!
79' hoomid, partly sunny. Watching the Red River Classic, Texas vs OU (Oklahoma).
today's soccer game was delayed about 30 minutes due to storms. AYSO doesn't keep score but with much water splashing the opposing team scored 5 goals to the granddaughter's team's 4.
On the way home we stopping at Wallyworld to get a couple of things. Almost $100 later we got home in time to head to Mass.
Last hillclimb of the season tomorrow. Probably going to another muddy one.
Best get to sleep.
Quite the successful day. Both grandkids' soccer teams won and the Indy 11 tied tonight. Wife got a movie at Barnes and Noble, and Trains mag came today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning!
76 at 8 this morning. Ugh. Muggy, comon fall?
Hmmm - daughter planned a lunch today with BF's parents - me thinks things may be getting serious? Have to head across the metroplex in about an hour.
NASCAR this afternoon, recording since we may get home later after lunch.
Morning all. Deer and a bear on trail cameras at farms.
Headed east tomorrow to put up Fred's new box stand before Sat. [opening day of deer season].
Have a good week ahead.
Swept house and mowed yard. Watched Premiere League match recorded from Saturday. Weather hot. I hope everyone has a good day.
The weather here has been running both hot and cold last week - we've switched the heat and air conditioner several times last week.
Made a run to Kansas City last Friday to pick up some 022 switches and an 'O' 90 degree crossover for the museum layout. Found a #211 Texas Special Alco A-A locomotve there that I couldn't pass up. The paint is a little boxworn, but otherwise looks brand new.
I'm considering using a 16 volt doorbell transformer to power the 4 switches on the museum layout. Looks like that type of transformer will supply about 1.5 amps safely.
Anybody know what an O22 switch and associatd lantern and controller lights draws? I'm going to guess that it is less than an amp. The scale on my amp meter is too big to get an accurate reading.
Pulled the trigger and ordered a MKT NW2 Lionchief+ locomotive. Will be interesting to see when it actually shows up, as the Lionel web site listed September as the shipping date.
Speaking of websights, has anybody else noticed how it seems to be more difficult to obtain useful information from them? It seems like most of them route you directly to the 'buy here' section. Digging out specifications, descriptions, and reference materials does not seem to be as easy as it used to be.
Another thing I noticed was that CTT did not include the classified section and index of advitisors in the most recent issue. Now that we are retired, we are traveling more, and the classified section was a reference section telling us about events and hobby shops that might be somewhere along our route.
I guess that the return on those two or three pages probably did not offset the cost of producing them. Unfortunate loss of information that in some small way used to support and promoted the toy train hobby.
All for now.
Headed east. Put up Fred's stand.
8N, bean counters.
Morning all,
Not much planned for today. I have cardio PT at 10:30.
Then who knows.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Mornin' FellasHOUSE IS ON THE MARKET!!!!!!!Now just need a buyer and git-er-sold!Fife - Congrats to Jamie! Sounds like an awesome time! No thanks on the website issues. I've moved on from website work... too complex for my liking.Few rods in the fire... hopefully updates in the near future. Please keep fingers and toes crossed, and say a few prayers for TheVPQ and me!
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Hey,
Seems everyone is doing well, Kev and Banks, both of you have some great pictures posted. Lots of future stories and laughs for both of your families.
Speaking of pictures, I decided to check out my old obsolete cameras. Ended up with 4 35mm and various accessories. Did a google search on them found the values to be $15 to $40. As it turns out there was a "camera show" going on about 10 miles from here. So I went over and was able to sell one for $20, think my plans will change on the disposition of the rest of them).
Take care all and be SAFE
Don
Happy Monday!!
Quick pass through, I'm heading home shortly.
Did 16 in house scans today, not been done here before.
45th Reunion ofr High School was a blast, I was single, so I had a great time!!!
I now have a Blue Comet Lionel set less than $75 for all 5 cars. My LC+ Blue Comet is still on Layaway, I might have enough to get it out of hock within the next 30 days.
2 fire calls on Saturday and did the harvest fair in town. This after a Friday night half of HS football and the rest of the night in the tavern with my classmates.
So, back to trains, I'm just missing a K4 PRR and a T1 PRR and my wish list is complete. Both are moi expensive.......GG1 is getting a TMCC and Railsounds upgrade.
LionRoar - Prayers going up. Good Luck on the house.
Fifey - Did see the progress and steam coming from the 1308...wow, just so cool!!
Going home, another 10 hour day in the books.....
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
Some rain today. Nothing heavy in my area. 100% chance for rain tomorrow and then a cool front to make things nice for the rest of the week.
Nice lunch with my daughters BF parents yesterday. We'll do it again.
Brent - prayers in progress and good luck on the house sale!
Anj - good report! Glad the reunion was fun!
8n - I have used a doorbell xfmr successfully for O22's. I suggest you replace the bulbs with LED bulbs from Town and Country Hobbies. The incandescents pull up to 100 ma each (so 10 bulbs are 1 amp) and they 'cook' the lantern housing, melting them in some cases. The LEDs will pull around 10-20 ma each and run much cooler.
dbaker48 Hey, Seems everyone is doing well, Kev and Banks, both of you have some great pictures posted. Lots of future stories and laughs for both of your families.
Your right Don!!!
I Here it is after the repairs, the whole brush guard is still about 3/4" shoved to the left but just don't look at both sides at once. I spent $7.00 for a replacement emblem and $4.00 on epoxy for the grill. She looks ready for the next three grand-kids that have not yet got their seat time. LOL can hold this over the grand-daughter for a long time.
Here is the Gator after the fix, Came out good!!!
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Hot weather. Picked up van and dropped off truck to have worked on. Ordered a little something for the high school boys to commerate an improved season. Took wife grocery shopping. Lucas finally got to see daughter today. First court date is Tuesday at 9 AM. I hope everyone has a good day.
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