Morning folks!
Low 90's and Hot! Tolerable
Spent last 2 days restaining the flat surfaces of the boat dock. 5 G of stain and the neighbor helped! Got 'er done!
Anj - glad to see lots o' things are working out!
Ray - so good to hear from you!
SJ - nice about your favorite temps to enjoy the porch!
8n - glad you are finally on the road!
Chief - well, you're da Chief doin Chief stuff!
RT - garage conversion looks great! impressive!
Flintlock - imagine growing up in Houston with no A/C and an attic fan.
MikeC - track 'em down!
Regards, Roy
Good evening all,
Busy day at work. Still warm outside. Starting working on getting rid of boxes in barn loft. Lot more than I thought. Filled receycling bin. Have to wait until it is empty to fill again. Last regular season for my league Wednesday, weather permitting. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Happy Happy Hump Day!!I survived the Line/Exec Meeting last night, it was short, spoke with my fellow Trustee about her upcoming wedding plans and her widowed Mom is dating (!), so it was nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of and give advice to. Since I literally went from the car to the house to the firehouse, I had dinner at Taco Bell, afterwards had a nice talk with Mom. Tonight BACK to softball, thank goodness, I need to get out and get my hacks, hopefully hit 'em where they ain't!!! Jenni will meet me there.I am rethinking about leaving tomorrow night, there is supposed to be SEVERE storms in the evening and I'm not sure I want to drive a 50 year old topless muscle car in the rain (2"+ supposedly!), it's not meant to handle on curves (think drag strip!). But we will see, I need to pack first. I found a motel room for Jenni and she'll be there in her Charger on Saturday. We'll do breakfast on Sunday and we will follow each other home.Still not much on the trains, which sucks, but the heat in the attic makes it unbearable. RT - Nice progress on the garage!!OK, time to work, check back later !!
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
Trip to the farms and spraying was great. Busy day today. Lots of bucks with nice racks [in velvet] on trail cameras.
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
anjdevil- For your insulation scenario for the train room, I like the OwensCorning insulated wall panel system, but the $100/panel is stiffling. Lowe's offers Perma R insulated sheets, made for garage doors. Their small size would allow for easy handling, and at $8 a panel, easier on the pocket. Read the reviews.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Dennis, these are regular cardboard boxes. Most of Lionel collection that had boxes are from sets. A lot of separate items were acquired at shows without any box. Busy at work again. Won last regular game of season tonight 5-0. Other team only had 10 players and we had 4 subs. Heat and humidity did the rest. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning!!!Went 1 for 4 in the loss last night, eeked out a double in a short 2 out rally in the top of the 7th and scored. We lost 12-7, playing 3rd base, made some nice plays and a couple crappy ones....Weather service is calling for storms and heavy rain in the 6-8PM hours, not really interested in driving through weather like that, so Jenni and I are leaving at 0600 tomorrow morning. She got a room last minute and will be attending Carlisle. Friday weather will be markedly better and the trip should work out that we can run together and I'll feel better about it. I'll still be staying with the guys and she is cool with that. Sunny right now, 70's and clear. Storms arriving in about 4 then clearing tomorrow at 6 AM. Supposed to go to Mopar Night at the Robbinsville Cruise at Friendly's Restaurant.
Fife - nice, thank you!! I'll check that out when I get back. The old contruction of the house makes the spacing of the studs a bit archaic, appears that the rafters were installed by eye rather than by maeasure. Looks like it can be trimmed by razor knife and straight edge and I have both. I'm just trying to figure out what to do about the wall board......
Work is calling so back I go....check back later
Mornin' boys. 72 with approaching headed into the Potomac Highlands. Hang in there Maxie... Took youngest princess driving yesterday, and she looks like a lilliputian behind the wheel of the Durango. I had her practice parallel parking behind a CAT 953C; no pressure there. Middle Princess and hubby invited us and his folks for steaks on the grill last night. Nice time.
FifeQueen returning to fifedom tonight. Best get cleaning...
Chief - I just missed seeing that roll-over at Horseshoe Curve on Virtual Railfan. Looked like the empty center-beam flatcars "stringlined" near the vistor's center.
A new webcam I've been enjoying lately is the Tokyo Live Camera ch1. If you love passenger trains, there appears to be a dozen every 3 minutes at this location. Awesome at night. I remember Joe living there for a time.
Good morning all.
Just checking in. Went to breakfast yesterday with church group for the first time in several weeks. Had a busy day and the effort must have worn limited energy out. Slept a lot last night off and on. Got up late and after taking meds, had a light breakfast. My appetite is doing good now although I have lost about 34 lbs in the last few weeks without trying. I feel better since I am not hauling all that extra weight. I finally got date for my first therapy which will be on July 17th. They are also treating me to strenghthen by bones which I am glad to hear about. My thoughts about what to do with my trains eventually is on hold for now. Too many other things to worry about. I have let some of my magazines expire. I have too many anyway.
Ray
SPMan
Evening All,
Glad to hear from you Ray, hope the home assistance is going well! I sure think its a great idea! Try to stay cool I hear we've got some hot days ahead.Had a couple of casual days, spent most of the day putzing around in the TR, cleaning stuff, reorganizing other, and listening to music. Classic Country, boy those songs bring back tons of memories, and the songs themselves are so filled with feelings. I wonder where the classics of today will come from.Wife hosting a Bunko group tomorrow night, so I did help her out, vacumed and washed winders. Even went on a bike ride today. My new normal is spent here most days alone, so I end up talking to all the solicitors, get anywhere from 8 to 12 a day. Of course I just give them a bad time. Today one guy called and advised me to accept a call coming in the next 12 to 48 hours from their "expert solar technican". So I asked him what was the purpose of HIS call, replied to ensure I answer the expert's upcoming call. That was a new one! I told him IF he can't call me directly I wont talk with him. He went on, and on. I kept asking him questions and he finally hung up. I think I'm going to schedule one of these guys to come out, and waste their time.Oh, one other thing, had a dermatology follow up appt. yesterday. (Some silly thing been going on for about 2 months, little random red spots and itch like hell.) A month ago they gave me some lotion and that stopped the itching. The Dr said they honestly don't know what it is, and recommended some additional testing. I CAN'T believe what they want me to do! A complete blood work up (not too bad), but a chest X-Ray (huh?) and a colonoscopy! (Gotta be kiddin'!), then if nothing identified, have me go through the allergy battery of tests. Then scheduled they follow up appt for late October!! So don't think I'm doing any of that stuff, continue with the lotion and cancel the follow up appt..
Take care all and stay dry and healthy.
Don
Work went well. Went to see Yesterday. Good flick. Went to eat out afterwards. Food good. Service ok. Took forever to pay bill. Should have just walked out, but too honest. After mentioning the delay to the person who finally took the money, they got indignant at my comments instead of apologizing for the wait. Watched Izombie. Good episode. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there,
the week at Fenwick Island is about over.
Hasn't been restful but lots o fun.
Rainy day Monday. Kids wetto the outlets. Mrs and I visited Assateaque, had it pretty much to ourselves. Sat in the car and watched the bay while reading after traveling the island looking for horses.
Visited Toy Town on the return trip. The new location in Berlin MD is a small fraction of the original space. The employee that I talked to said the Snow Hill store should be reopening in about a month.
I gathered from a couple of internet news pieces the town shut that store due to safety concerns the owner says are trumped up.
I did come away with an Athearn SD45 in PRR livery, a Revell station kit from the 50s and a Precious Moments wedding cake topper for the Mrs.
Tuesday was a beach and pool day. Yesterday a trip to the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen state park.
Today Mrs and I relaxed by the bay on Assateaque, son and crew visited the Salisbury Zoo while daughters crew beached. We all gathered at a local establishment for dinner before returning to condo to reload.
Got Roto Rooter round 2 scheduled for Oct 22 after returning from York.
Mike C........that kind of service calls for a really small tip.
Bed is calling.
Prayers for those in need.
PS ....Ray learned some interesting stuff about follow up appointments with folks after a hospital visit. Primary doc called and wanted to schedule a follow-up. I said waste of time. Was told without a follow-up appointment insurance company would balk at paying for hospital stay........
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Banks Hello there, the week at Fenwick Island is about over. Hasn't been restful but lots o fun. Rainy day Monday. Kids wetto the outlets. Mrs and I visited Assateaque, had it pretty much to ourselves. Sat in the car and watched the bay while reading after traveling the island looking for horses. Visited Toy Town on the return trip. The new location in Berlin MD is a small fraction of the original space. The employee that I talked to said the Snow Hill store should be reopening in about a month. I gathered from a couple of internet news pieces the town shut that store due to safety concerns the owner says are trumped up. I did come away with an Athearn SD45 in PRR livery, a Revell station kit from the 50s and a Precious Moments wedding cake topper for the Mrs. Tuesday was a beach and pool day. Yesterday a trip to the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen state park. Today Mrs and I relaxed by the bay on Assateaque, son and crew visited the Salisbury Zoo while daughters crew beached. We all gathered at a local establishment for dinner before returning to condo to reload. Got Roto Rooter round 2 scheduled for Oct 22 after returning from York. Mike C........that kind of service calls for a really small tip. Bed is calling. Prayers for those in need. PS ....Ray learned some interesting stuff about follow up appointments with folks after a hospital visit. Primary doc called and wanted to schedule a follow-up. I said waste of time. Was told without a follow-up appointment insurance company would balk at paying for hospital stay........
Banks,
I must have just missed you. Got to Assateague around 8:30PM on Saturday, 7/6. My folks are still in the state park until 7/15, but I came home on Wednesday. I went to Toy Town on Monday (had nothing better to do due to the storms) but didn't buy anything.
Jim
Don B, as you know, I have been fighting those dermatology problems for months with itchy feet. I have given up any permanent fix and I think the doctor has too. Mean time, the lotion seems to work temporarily. Best I can hope for. We are having a small breakfast gathering of train friends tomorrow A.M. Our group is getting smaller. Had a couple of good days back to back. Hope for another one tomorrow.
TGIF
Fife...Did you see the Amtrak video at horseshoe just after the freight derailed?
Inching forward to starting new layout. Grandson saw the plan and gave it a A+, but he wants me to model a 18 hole golf course. I kept all my benchwork L-girders, joists and legs from the old layout.
My old laptop computer's keyboard is on its last legs. It is erratic. Sometimes you never know what you are going to get when typing.
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
Morning. Had some rain yesterday. Farms did too. Suppsoe to get more this afternoon.
New back injections this afternoon.
Heading to a train meet tomorrow, rented two tables because I really need to "thin the herd" a bit. Way too much rolling stock I don't use at all.
Tagged the merchandise and loaded the Hy-yun-dai-yay and sweated off five pounds doing so, man it's HOT down here! Humid too!
Wish me luck all!
Good Evening from beautiful 75°F Southern Ohio,
Another busy week at work. I was covering two crews all week and Monday I had to hold over onto nights and that made for a 16 hour day.
The Trainarama I won on Ebay came and it is in really nice shape. It will look great along the back wall of the layout.
My bride is going to have a couple of vertebrae in her neck fused together this coming week and I’m taking off a few days to be with her.
The kids are spending the night with the other grandparents so we went out for dinner.
Good night and may God bless you and your families
Finally caught up at work. Weather much more comfortable. Mowed the yard with the big mower tonight. All went well for once. Got done in less than 2 hours. Foyt team bad at Toronto practice. I hope everyone has a good day.
Been a very busy last couple days. Finished staining the dock and laid flagstone under the back deck where nothing grows. As Banks would say, wupped...
Flintlock - good luck with the 'herd' management!
Ray - glad you are feeling better!
Dennis - sorry about your friend's passing
Phish - prayers for successful surgery on your wife's neck. I have several friends that had that done and all came out well.
Hot and humid. Not rain as forecasted yesterday. 60% state-wide and nothing at all anywhere. ????
Back injections doing great so far.
Thanks Mr. McClellan!
Not a bad day at the show. Sold about a third of what I brought, which was better than some exhibitors did. Good attendance by the public, about 500 walk-ins, good mix of families in addition to toy train fans, so the club did well. We might have done better if it wasn't so bloody hot, temps in the 90's here.
The day went faster than I thought it would, not boring at all.
Pretty good day all 'round.
Hello there, Back from da beach! !!!
Wupped
Been a long day. Traffic delays but not as bad as usual. I did skirt around one area that's usually bad. Car unloaded, dogs picked up from doggie hotel.
Now waiting on a calzone at our favorite Italian place. Then home for some wine and crash.
Flintlock. .....glad to see you posting here. Congas on your success. I've never been to a summer train show. I'm always skeptical of dealer attendance. Plus summer just isn't train season for me.
Gotta go
Prayers for those in need
A good day. Got house ready for visit with New Mexico friends and had a nice evening with them. Foyt team did what I expected at Toronto. Went to Mass tonight as well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Cloudy, some rain, 'Barry' effects. 70's now and maybe 81 today.
Finshed the flagstone under the deck yesterday. Filled with pea gravel. Came out good.
Went to a new restaurant last night. A bit pricy but good food/service. Best crab cake in some time as an appetizer. I had pecan crusted Mahi-Mahi and the ms had scallops.
Great last lap finish in the KY NASCAR race last night. Busch bros bumping/pushing/side drafting and the older bro Kurt won. Younger Busch visibly PO'd after the race.
Flintlock - cash in the pocket and space in da closet!
Banks - glad the trip went well!
MikeC - for the good day yesterday!
Chief - glad the back is better!
Morning. Hot and humid. May water some today.
Wifey buying Cadillac XT4. Getting rid of 4 Runner.
Have a great week ahead.
Sun and 80s today. Lot's O 90s in the coming week.
Twas 93 yesterday afternoon for grandsons BD party. Me and a few others chose to stay indoors. Lionel catalogs are in the stores, I should have one by tomorrow afternoon.
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
Thanks Mr. Banks, it's nice to be wanted!
Summer train shows? I don't know and can't speak for all of them, but the exhibitor turn-out was very good at the show I did yesterday. Lot's of good stuff, although I didn't see anything I couldn't live without, this time anyway. That's the thing with train shows, you never know just what you might find. I've gone to shows where I came away with little, and others where I came away loaded.
There's a Greenberg show I'll be visiting in Oaks PA on August 24-25. We're going to be in the area visiting anyway and figured "why not?"
If I don't see anything at the show then it'll be off to Henning's Trains in Lansdale, seems like I always find something there!
Like I say, you never know!
Maybe it's cooler in PA anyway, dammit it's been HOT down here in VA! Supposed to hit 97 degrees today. I suppose it'll stop by December...
ChiefEagles Morning. Hot and humid. May water some today.
Same here Chief!!!
We had a good time at the grand-son's birthday party yesterday, very hot but it was nice to have "all" the grand-kids together in one place for a change. A tad too much beer for the heat maybe. Got home and cut in front and around the shed while it was a bit cooler.
Got up today and cut the rest of the grass then jacked up the new mower and cleaned under the deck. Seems like I have not cut dry grass yet since I got it. Was not real bad but did need a cleaning. I had noticed it was starting to throw clumps out now and then. It sure gets the job done faster than the old rider!
92 degrees 60% humidity and a 70 dew point, makes a real feel of 102. To hot to breathe, Got the AC running in the shed set to 80. makes a huge difference. Steaks on the grill for supper tonight.
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