Gracious, got in fast.
Halloween train.
Good photos Buckeye.
Have a great week ahead.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Evening all!
Sunny and warm at 95, but at this time the 'front' is just north of here. 60's for in the morning? Maybe....
Bushed from doing the state fair again today with wife, daughter, and future SIL. Got to see the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corp. Excellent show as always. Lucky as today was their last day here. Son could Not make it. Big Physics test tomorrow. So he and I plan to go next Friday.
Dennis - good deal on selling the car!
Fife - man, that is a big group for a tourist RR and it ain't even leaf season yet (or is it?)
Regards, Roy
Hello there,
been one of those weeks. Preop for my surgery, two other appointments and some needy inlaws took up some of it. Been unusually warm but cooler weather expected. Might need heat by the time we get back from York soI cleaned the boiler at the farm house, that took longer than usual. Had to repair the flange the stove pipe fits over. Bout 3/4 of the way around the spot welds supporting it were broken. 16 pop rivets the whole way around it tightened it right up. Can't complain, it was new in 69.Did start to split the tree. Did 2 16 inch sections of trunk and had enough to fill the trailer pictured earlier. Also getting the camper ready for the trip
Saturday did some errands, got a flu shot, fixed a couple of things on the camper and went to Mass. Today I felt like I was catching the crud, didn't feel super bad but not good. Didn't do the announcing as I usually do at the hillclimb, worked the gate instead. Then napped until son's second ride. Left shortly after that. Need to check the points but I think son should be 1st in his class.
Kev and Mike C........Prayers for the Mrs.
Buckeye . .....nice pics
Fife.........a big train like that should help with $$$$$ for the steam engine.
Dennis........good deal on the car
Bed is calling
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Banks - Merely playing catch-up with trains like that. Remember the lay-offs?
Roy - Looks like peak will be just after Columbus Day this year.
Buckeye - push-pull; at that length we're fouling the east switch at Frostburg. We turned 501 for show. We also tacked on an "open air" car this weekend, which was well received. They don't show me the cards. And I typically only hear when there is a complaint.
Mornin folks!
Well, it's 67 at the moment...nice change finally! Slept in this am, the State Fair wore me out. Corn dog, funnel cake, and steak on a skewer made the day. Adult beverages!
Fife - nice! So the big crowds are for cooler weather and leaves. Enjoy!
Well, this just sucks.
Lady Firestorm had to take emergency leave from work and head up to New Jersey. Her brother Jack, who's been battling lymphoma for the past year, is coming to the end of the line. The treatments are useless at the point, and she and her siblings are gathering to visit him as he's not expected to last the year, possibly not even the month. He's been moved to hospice care.
It's a shame, he was a nice man and fun to be with, and will be missed. Lady F is understandably upset but is holding up very well indeed. For now I'm "holding the fort" here at home.
Sorry to bum everyone out, but I just needed to talk. Any sentiments I can pass along from the CTT family will be appreciated, they'll help.
Again, this just sucks, what what can you do? The "Night Train" comes for us all, sooner or later.
So sorry to hear that about your BIL Flintlock. Feel free to let it out, sometimes it is the best thing you can do at a time like this.
Nice fall weather on The North Bluff today, cool but lots of sun. Trees are turning pretty fast now. Cleaned the AC unit this morning and installed the winter cover. Next will be to put out the heated bird bath. They are calling for 30s at night by the weekend.
Wife set up her apt for that cyst thing they saw on the MRI for early Nov. Hope it is nothing?
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Working ouside and watering. No lunch. Was rather warm but cooling some now.
Flintlock, Prayers for your BIL. Hopefully Hospice will help make him comfortable as the end approaches. Be sure that Lady Firestorm is able to share some hugs and let him know how much he is loved and appreciated.
The Renal Cell Carcinoma board where I spend a lot of time, unfortunately it has a far larger roster of participants then here, lost two of our brothers this past weekend. Yesterday was a very dark day for both patients and caregivers. The pain that the patient goes thru ends when they cross over. But the caregiver's pain, whether that be spouse/ significant other/ family members or very good friends, goes on afterward for a longer period sometimes much longer.
Damn I hate this disease, here I thought I was all cried out yesterday but I guess not.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Thanks for the kind words K' and Doug. I'll be sure and pass them along to the missus the next time I speak to her.
Flintlock,
Prayers for your family in this trying time.
Dougsnotta - keep hangin in there, prayers!
Anj - continued prayers for your dad!
Hello there. Camper pretty much packed.
Flintlock. ...prayers. Come more often. We've leaned on each other quite a lot over the years. Praying for your BIL, Doug and friends, Rich's Dad and anybody else in need
Coffee hot. Edgecombe bound. Have a great day.
Good Morning!!Yankees complete the sweep.....I'm just hoping the Rays and 'stros beat each other up sufficiently to stagger into the next round.....don't care which team.....Relief Meeting last night was done by 730 ish, had to do a few errands and back home to fall asleep on the couch....did see Severino get out of 2 innings worth of base runners with none crossing home plate.Mom's 83rd Birthday today, Dad has consult with radiologist at 4, I may not be home in time, have Line/Exec meeting at 630, may run there, complete the bills and go home for Mom. We're having lunch on Saturday for Mom's Birthday.Rained last night, still wet, yesterday was 80, today 60.....showers the rest of the week....the kids are leaving for Florida on Thursday, Jenni is taking them to the airport early AM, so we will be house sitting until Tuesday next week.Flintlock - Prayers for your BIL, that sucks, please pass my sympathies to your Mrs. We've been dealing with Dad's Lymphoma and Renal Cancer for 18 years now with the latest on his shoulder muscles. He soldiers on and we do what we can, mostly it's up to the doctors. He is a tough guy and won't go down without a fight.
2 on the desk, waiting for more soon...I hope...
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
Morning gang!
Well, still 64 at this time and thoroughly enjoying it! Sunny. Another front this weekend will supposedly take us into highes in the 60's Sat/Sun. Son was not able to go to State Fair with us last weekend so he and I are planning to go Fri.
Continued prayers for those in need.
Banks - safe and fun travels! Sorry I will miss York this fall but lots going on here with the wedding (expenses!).
York is definitely going back to a 2 day show Fri/Sat starting in the spring. Read that on Clem's York Primer on the Eastern Div website.
Thanks all so much for your thoughts and prayers!
Sadly, Lady F's brother passed away last night, it was a mercy, he went off with a minimum of pain and suffering.
When funeral arrangements are finalized I'll be heading up to New Jersey and will be "off the air", in a manner of speaking, for several days. So if you don't see my worth on any topic for a while that'll be the reason.
Again, thanks to you all, and I hope all's well with you!
Hello there from Delaware Seashore State Park.
Flintlock...condolences and prayers for you and yours
Rainy and windy here due to an off shore storm.
Pleasant trip down yesterday with a side trip to Martinsburg WV to buy some exterior stain for the house that contains VOC not available in PA, MD, DE and a few other states. I know it's good stuff, did the house with it a couple of times. Last was 14 years ago and still doesn't look half bad with no peeling. The oil really soaks in and protects. Not sure what the rest of the day will bring. Definitely some reading in between naps.Prayers for those in need.
Flintlock...My condolences and prayers for your family during this time of sorry.
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
Flintlock, Prayers for you and yours. Glad he is now at rest and had little pain.
Waiting on the boy to bring his boat out to store it for the winter but he is not here and has not called so who knows??
Man this site is down as much as it is up. Been trying to get on since yesterday afternoon??
KRM Man this site is down as much as it is up. Been trying to get on since yesterday afternoon??
Spanky, I'll be up in the Paramus area sometime Friday afternoon through Monday, probably leaving Monday morning.
Thanks for the condolances, and to all the rest of you for your prayers and best wishes! You're the best!
And thank goodness Linda's "only" got Lyme disease. I have to put quotes around the only since Lyme disease isn't something to sneeze at in itself, but it sure beats the other diagnosis!
I'd bug spray the bejeezus out of the yard if I were you. Some chemical warfare on those little monsters sounds like it's called for!
Yeah, I figured that Spank, it's that flashing "time and temp" on the bottom of the your comments with Wayne NJ. A dead givaway!
I'd like to arrange a visit but I don't think that'll be possible, the wake and services will be dominating my time. Got to stick by the wife's side, that's my job and as it should be.
Per your neighbors, it's been 32 years since I've lived in NJ but to my recollection it's illegal by NJ game law to deliberately feed deer. If they show up and eat your rhododendrons that's one thing, purposely putting out food for them is something else.
Not that you should rat out your neighbors and start a war, but deer DO carry ticks, and ticks carry "you-know-what."
I'd spray the yard anyway. Even if you don't get 'em all getting some is better than nothing.
There is ultrasonic:
https://www.nestneed.com/collections/best/products/solar-power-ultrasonic-animal-pest-repeller-infrared-sensor?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzo3Jt6KQ5QIVNCCtBh1u8wVkEAQYAyABEgKD9PD_BwE
There is also liquid :
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Liquid-Fence-Deer-Rabbit-Repellent-Ready-to-Use-1-gal/45942154?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=3524&adid=22222222227038497588&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=92178245537&wl4=pla-183842595377&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=45942154&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzo3Jt6KQ5QIVNCCtBh1u8wVkEAQYBCABEgIon_D_BwE
Evening folks!
Partly sunny today. 87 right now, and 91 for tomorrow, then 58 high for Friday - wow!
Went and got my flu shot and the second seniors pneumonia shot this morning, so the shoulders hurt a bit. Tomorrow, if up for it, go and get the Shingrex shingles shot. Wife got it and her arm/shoulder ached for 2 days.
Still working on the std ga project for the museum in NY. Having to replace something that was not supposed to be an issue, so this is on me. So far I have two weeks of half days into this.
Busted a knuckle on my right hand trying to pull a part out of the lathe that jammed - and a sharp tool bit provided the backstop, piercing the top of the knuckle on my right hand. Swollen/fluids, big time, stiff, and hurts...oh well...medicating myself with some 10yr Bulleit Bourbon...oh the pain!
DonB, Dennis, Ray, and Dougsnotta - glad you guys do not live in the rural areas where PG&E is cutting the power to 800,000. Wowzers!Anj - man that is tough about your dad and so glad he is handling it well. My mom in her last days, not so great, but we did not blame her for that.
DJ - man, tough! Glad the ms skated the really serious possibilities. Prayers!
Astros struggling against the Rays - 2-2. Hope for best for Stros for game 5 tomorrow!
Evening All,
Buckeye, Congrats on the 2nd table! With everything else you got going on that is a heck of an achievement! The pictures are really fantastic!
Dougdg, Good to see you in the spirit, no doubt you must have a lot of kid followers! Going to have to schedule a run down to show you the pictures I took on my trip.
Flintlock, Sorry to hear about your BIL, Condolences and Prayers for you and your family! Spank, Sooooo Very Glad Linda's eye issue is manageable, and NOT as bad as originally thought! It had to be really tough riding that roller coaster! I agree with the pesticide approach, and ensure she takes all the antibiotics.Anjdevil, Sorry that your Dad is going through such agony! Prayers that something positive will rapidly develop for him.SJ, Sure hope you have a spotter for all the ladder work your doing! Just be careful and don't get too aggressive.Banks, Isn't it getting late in the year to be planning on putting stain on the house? Esp not even being home? Roy, Any chance the NY museum would consider selling that engine? It would be a great conversation piece in your collection. Sorry to hear about your hand, looks like you've got the right remedy in place.Regarding the power outages, I'm not sure it is just Northern Cal., SCE has also announced that they are cutting power to a number of areas in So Cal.. Near the San Gabriel Mtn, Riverside, & San Bernardino Counties. And there talking as long as 3-5 days! RT, How many guys do you have working on your train room? With all the progress you got to have an army in there. Really lookin good.Got the El Camino back today, and it really looks great! The seats were completely rebuilt, and can't believe how much higher I'm setting. And it looks pretty good too. Was well worth it!Changed over our Internet/TV/Phone service from Frontier(FIOS), to Spectrum. I think we are going to realize about $100/mth savings. As expected some minor +/- 's , but should work out good. Just a little frustrating the monthly equipment rental fees, then when service is cancelled they don't want them returned, "Just give them to a Recycler" ?Making some progress on my custom awning job for MIL, slow tedious work. Have one of four 80% complete. Hopefully it will work.About it from here, going to see if I can make a post on CTT.Be Safe and Stay Healthy
Don
OH, this thingy works today. Been down all my tries yesterday AM. Walked 11,275 steps yesterday. Mostly in the woods. Food plots sown. Ready for Saturday's opening of rifle deer season.
Off to tow SonIL's camper to the farm [why me?].
Ha e a good one.
Checkin in
Sun and 60s today. By Sat. down she goes.
Just checkin in. Store bought Sausage gravy over toast this morning.
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
Wow, it works!!
Been trying to get on for 2 days.....
Had to meet Jenni in Bordentown, I left my computer in the Magnum, I have the kid's Jetta as they have landed in FLA USA until Tuesday. Jenni's going to get the Magnum serviced it is WAAAAAAY over due.So I'm a wee bit off schedule. Sucks, but I'm not up at 0600 in the AM to think of these things......Got my ration of $hit this morning from the Flyer faithful after my Devils got shut out in Philly last night. Insult to injury at this point....Monthly meeting tonight, should be fun considering I missed the Line/Exec meeting on Tuesday.55F with SUN right now, should hit 60 later. May get some 2 wheel therapy Saturday, I have to run to the Credit Union in Hamilton.Thanks for the prayers for Dad.....tough sledding right now, but more information should come about later today.
Pretty warm and hoomid today, 91. The big 'front' is not taking us into the 50's tonight as originally hesterically presented by our weather wonks. Now 60's like the last one.
Still working on the std ga tender rebuild. With my busted up right hand (think it is a bone bruise) I am working at quarter speed...
DJ - attic complete
Chiefs 11,000 steps, easy when you're lost in the woods...
Congrats to Buckeye - today is the one year anniversary of the kickback job he has, playing golf, attending dinners, having to drink adult beverages...
Continued prayers for Anj's dad
Good evening all,
"My" soccer girls advanced to sectional finals for first time in team history, winning on PKs 3-2 after ending in OT 1-1. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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