WOW Roy??? Go figure? Prayers for all, you just never know when you will be called back. Take care of that cold!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good evening all,
Roy, sorry to hear your news. My condolences to you and yours. Very quiet day at home. Older daughter visited with her family. Did get to watch US women defeat South Africa in a friendly 3-0. I hope everybody has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello there,
should be sleeping but wide awake, had a long nap this afternoon.
Had a good Mothers Day. Mrs and I dined at a local pizzeria/Italian restaurant. They were running mom's day specials. Came home and had a long nap. Son and his family were here last evening. He had to work 2nd shift today. After napping Mrs and I got a couple of things at the grocery store and visited Mom. Capped the day off visiting daughter and her crew. Home for a glass of wine and bed.
Best try to sleep.
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Morning All!
Off for the week, just wish the weather was going to be better!
A fairly busy weekend. I watched all of the highlights of the 150th Last Spike and UP4014/844 action on Friday. Spent a good chunk of Saturday out shopping with the BIL/SIL. Brought my empties back and almost got a "free" case of beer in return!
Sunday, we took the MIL out for Chinese buffet. It always chaps me when they raise the price a few bucks because of the day.
Roy - I noticed you were of the grid for a bit. So sorry to hear. Prayers for the family.
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
Good Morning from beautiful 53°F Southern Ohio,
Busy weekend. I did get the weights for the JD mower. They did make a huge difference in the steep parts of the yard with more traction. I now wish I had bought them sooner. Also I removed the batteries from the truck, one was shot and the other would not completely charge and it was less than three years old. It was a total replacement under warranty so I only had to buy one, and now I have two new batteries, it is 6.6 diesel so there are two batteries each with 800 CCA.
Roy – May God have mercy on future SIL’s brother. I’ll add your family and future family to my prayers.
Kev – Those are nice pellet guns. I had one but it broke. Always wanted to get another.
Rich – I used the book again last night!
May God bless you and your families
Jim
Mornin' boys. Rainy Days and Mondays pretty much describes the Potomac Highlands. After a very trying week, just gotta veg today. Youngest Princess had her prom Saturday night, and she looked like a china doll in an evening gown. We took my mom crabcakes yesterday, after I got off the train. Got bit by "something" on my right shin, and it took my out of commission Wednesday night. Did get my new Lionel kit-bashed bridge painted, and I just need to fashion some pillars.
Roy - In my thoughts. 35. woof...
Evening folks,
Recovering from this lousy cold/virus or whatever it is. Yesterday was a very bad day, even slept on the sofa for a bit (I rarely do that).
Thanks for the kind thoughts. We appreciate it!
Regards, Roy
Besides a few tornados [one about 5 miles east of us], wind damage and hail south and east of us, all OK. Just been very busy. Rolesvile had a deluge of rain and no wind. All forecasted for yesterday afternoon but came this AM. Now cooler and fair.
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 but busy day at work. Finished up a project. Weather was cool and damp. Thought about mowing yard, but will wait until Tuesday. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there, Another cold rainy day. Bout 2.75 inches since Saturday PM. No tree work.
Did some house stuff and paid some bills then started investigating bathtub plumbing. Need to do some sortn and chuckn then remove a shop light to get to it. Worked on that awhile.
Broke down and called ortho doc. After tree cutting Saturday could barely move right elbow. Been bothering me a couple of months but it's getting bad. Appointment 9AM tomorrow.
Best get to sleep
Mornin' boys. Clearing and 49 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Will attempt to get a hair cut today. Maybe cut the grass. Perhaps help the youngest's boyfriend with the dry-wall that's still not finished...
Did get the new bridge in place, after fashioning some abutments out of styrofoam and NOCH stone wall paper. That makes 10 bridges on the layout, and I still need to finish two more.
Happy Birthday DougM!!!
Warmed up enough to get most the grass cut but the usual wet spots. May never get into the corner by Butch? Went to sister Sledge's this morning and finished up the tractor wheel as good as it will get. Much better but not perfect.
Had ordered a Hoppe's Air Pistol and Air Rifle Maintenance Kit / cleaning kit for that BB gun I am giving the grand-son off E-bay and got an empty package today. Dumb a$$ never sealed the bag so I got an empty bag. This should suck! I also see the place I got it from are now out of stock, so who knows how that will wind up? The order was fulfilled by Amazon so go figure.
My new//not so new, Colorado's 2nd service tomorrow at 8:15 and Dr apt Thursday at 10:30. Blood numbers are about the same so I will get a talking to. Liver numbers could be better. High but they always are. Not through the roof but above the level of a God fearing Christian. So I guess I will have a beer now,,, Also need the scope on both ends this summer yet,,UGH!
At least the weather looks like 70s from here out.
Evening all!
Better this afternoon. Musta been a bad virus as a cold would still be lingering worse than I currently feel.
Happy Birthday DougM
Party sunny and toasty today. Quite enjoyable!
Kev - I always try to use Amazon, excellent return/refund service from my experience.
Semi-productive day at work. Warmer, dryer weather today. Mowed with 21 inch mower tonight. Tired. First day of 500 practice. Just a shakedown day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good evening from beautiful 57°F Southern Ohio,
I worked on the layout some today. The cows in the 771 Stockyard were going too fast in the corral so I put a rheostat to the vibrator and adjusted it down. Works great. After I got up this afternoon I put track away in the garage loft and trimmed our Schnauzer. My bride made chicken, mashed potatoes and asparagus for supper then off to work.
Doug - Happy Birthday!
Roy - Glad you’re feeling better
Need to go and check on the guys
Passing through. Hope all OK. Later
Another cool day with a stiff breeze, dark clouds, pouring rain. 10 minutes later bright sun not a cloud in the sky. Did that several times today.
Started this earlier while sittn in a crowded auditorium waiting for grandaughters middle school band concert to start. The kids did a nice show.
Ortho Doc says I have tennis elbow. Gave me a shot of cortisone and a scrip for PT. Come back in 4 weeks.
Been shopping for a hand gun. Broke down today and bought a 9mm Ruger EC9s
Thanks again for all your prayers. Link is back in the area and doing well.
Roy.....glad you're feeling better.
Best get to sleep.
I stopped in to tell you we have sunshine two mornings in a row. I'm hoping it will dry up some of this wet lawn. 70s for the day.
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
Morning. Was chilly but warm now. Work on back garden. Have a good one.
Aloha. Sunny here for the second day in a row! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I had a good day - despite having to work - it was a beautiful day and my daughter and son-in-law surprised me by driving all the way out from the city to join me for dinner out. I didn't make it easier on my wife by showing up at home after work with a pizza I picked up to eat in. But she hustled me out the door and I was pleasantly surprised - got an MTH elevated watchman's hut and some nice books on Welsh trains! MikeC - where did you watch the women's friendly with SA?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Finally a sunny dayRIP Doris Day and Tim Conway....both great entertainersQuick check while moving from house husband to tree guy.Best goPrayers for those in need
Afternoon/morning folks!
Sunny and mid-80's today. As is typical for me with viruses, after a fairly decent day yesterday, today is a bit of a setback - ugh...
DougM - glad you had a nice Bday yesterday!
Does anything work at all any more? Got an ()^()^&*()%^&*(%&*(%^&*(%&^($ iPhone6s today so I could use my phone to get on the internet and check email during the day. Does the (^(^&*(^&*(^*(_&*()_&* thing work? NOOOOO! I certainly hope someone has a good day.
Good Evening from clear 52°F Southern Ohio,
My contractor friend dropped off some more concrete fill and we unloaded it. A replacement dining room light was delivered today and I put it together and investigated the supply wiring on the old fixture and there were no surprises. I’ll change it out tomorrow. I won a Plasticville Cattle Pen on Ebay to put with the 771 when I start doing the scenery.
Mike - Ah come on, tell us how you really feel about it
Roy - more good days to come
Doug - so did you dine out with pizza too?
Banks - the shot will make the elbow feel better but go easy. The EC9 is a NICE gun. I’ve been looking at them. My carry is an LPCII in 380. It is really nice, but the EC9 is really nice too, and 9mm is relatively cheap to shoot,
Well the lunch break is almost over.
Mornin' boys. Rain & 58 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. A bear got our birdfeeder overnight, but it wasn't torn apart like in past "raids".
Got the call yesterday from nice HR lady that a bunch of us are LAID OFF until end of July. We shall see. I simply consider myself "on holiday".
Then an hour later the Comfort Air guys show up, and diagnos that our HVAC system is kah-put (it's 17 yrs young). Wifey upset with both of these converging happenings. I'm taking it in stride.
Oh, and Chief's Yankees swept the double-header with my O's.
Then to end my day, youngest princess planted a tray of snappy-dragons for Daddy in the garden out front. I could never paint a picture, sing a song, or write a poem, as pretty as simply watching her. I'm blessed.
cnw1995 - Any left? Hope it was a good one.
sirjames - I've been watching a lot of Charlie's videos on youtube lately, and you have a lot of "cameos".
Good morning all,
Doug M, the US Women's match was on network FOX last Sunday.
Mike C.
Aloha. Sunny again! Thanks MikeC - I have to do better research for upcoming games. Jim, that's exactly what we did - come home from dinner and had pizza and cake. Fife, I like your attitude! I made a small cake figuring it would be only 3 of us though miraculously, I stretched it for 8 (just like loaves & fishes!)
Fife, Laz looks for my cameo's. That gives him a reason to watch. lol
Sun and 70s today. Most flowers are planted and growing, veggie plants have not even been bought yet. Too much rain even for the farmers.
more frustration trying to consolidate funds.
Tree work yesterday limited due to bad wing. Back to it after installing a new battery in my Tahoe.
Phish.....cost of ammunition was a factor in choosing weapon. I plan to shoot regularly. I'm suprised by the fact that factory rounds can be had for less than the cost of reloading. Can you recommend a good pocket holster. Loads of them out there and all claim to be the best.
Fife........being off will provide time for your projects and grandkid visits.
Best get toit
fifedogGot the call yesterday from nice HR lady that a bunch of us are LAID OFF until end of July. We shall see. I simply consider myself "on holiday".
Oh NO! The best guy got it...
fifedogThen an hour later the Comfort Air guys show up, and diagnos that our HVAC system is kah-put (it's 17 yrs young). Wifey upset with both of these converging happenings. I'm taking it in stride.
Bummer - I go out to the compressors (we have 2) and pray to the A/C gods every day
fifedogThen to end my day, youngest princess planted a tray of snappy-dragons for Daddy in the garden out front. I could never paint a picture, sing a song, or write a poem, as pretty as simply watching her. I'm blessed
To hit 87 today - finally feeling better
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