Good Morning,
Thanks for putting the new pot on RT, Chief is probably out dragging his new buck around somewhere.
Only 5 fires in So Cal this morning, that's good. The biggest one is out near Santa Paula, beautiful area!
I've started working on Chris' old room, bringing in from a high school kid's room to a guest room. Anyway it still had the popcorn ceiling, so first taking that down. Also, has a ceiling fan and track lighting. Took track lighting down, and couldn't get the ceiling fan lights to work. Had the fan and track lights on seperate wall switches. Was trying to figure out why the fan lights were not working, 3 bulbs all burned out, not likely. Did I do something when I took the track down? Spent a day thinking about what the problem was...... loose wire in the fan assy, bad pull chain switch? hmmm. Was going to started detailed trouble shooting yesterday. THEN while having morning coffee, thought, MAYBE the remote control has the lights turned off! Then to find the remote! Finally found one and as soon as I pushed the light button, the lights immediately came on!! Sure glad I thought about that before I spent a day tracing wires and troubleshooting in the attic!
We did not have ANY trick or treaters, not unusual.
The neighbors to our west had their trees trimmed, so our place sticks out like a sore thumb! Looks so strange with all the trees trimmed on both sides! Very bright when the sun comes up. Took most of the day cleaning up the backyard and pool from all the leaves and twigs from the winds and tree trimmings. Told Kay, we bought a small chain saw last spring, and now I don't have anything to use it on.
Take care all, and be safe!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Don
Happy November folks!
Sunny. Hard freeze last night. Birdbath frozen solid. 50 today!
Coffee and newapers so far this am.
Gas company has been combing the alleys last couple of days looking for damaged meters from the tornado. Looks like they are excavating one at my neighbor's across the alley.
Regards, Roy
Thanks RT!!
Got down to 20 last night. So as long as the ground top was frozen I loaded up some wood in the Gator and put it on the front porch to burn. Last of the 4 year old stuff.
With the 4.5" of heavy wet snow yesterday now that it is thawing about 1/2 of the leaves have fallen on top of it. No way to sweep and burn that so I guess it will have to lay there all winter and get mulched next spring this year.
Well off to Culver's for some lunch then get supplies at Krogers.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
November already? Winter months won't go this fast, Esp. since they are all 6 weeks long. Lots of rain and wind here yesterday. Not sure what the kiddies did, we didn't see any. Looks like a week in the 40s.
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
Happy Friday and All Souls Day...............
And I made FIRST PAGE without starting the 'Pot (Thanks, RT!!)Had a good time last night Jenni was a possessed nun and I was the Exorcist.....Knowing the foul weather coming, afterwards, we de-halloweened 2 houses and lucky we did. I was up at 0200 and I was fearing the worst, that the temporary garage was going to fall all over the road runner. At 0600, the garage was still there. Tornadoes, high winds and beating rain. Still very windy, but the Sun is up and hope to warm the office. It was 45F when I left at 0640. Up to 59F later.Dad had a slight fall and stripped some of the skin off his arms Wednesday night. Mom spent the day carting him around getting the doc to look at it and getting him his meds and bandages. He is very tired as he has not been sleeping well. Hopefully last night was better. Chemo is next week, Iron infusion was Wednesday.Halloween Party tonight at the Tavern downtown. Should be fun.Tomorrow we will be helping my sister with Light the Night, the company she works for is a major sponsor and she runs the booth and we help out for food......lolSunday is the Philadelphia Toy Run......Off to work...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
Got home late last night thanks to Wifey running her mouth at her sister's. Then drove home through tornado warning [didn't know]. No damage anywhere. Think all up high but radar showing. Not that much rain either.
Sunny and chilly. Out early this AM. Back to change to go to pastor's retirement thingy. Hunt tomorrow afternoon as not driving late tonight to farms
Thanks RT.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Mornin' boys. Crisp air and 27 degrees along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Fetched grandson in Fredrick last night, as he is with us for the weekend. The boy chatted the whole way back. Stopped by middle princess's house for some candy, then went home and hugged youngest princess, who came home for the weekend as well. Life is good.
The sale of the yatchett is realy looking promissing, as potential buyer and I will meet this week on-board. Gonna take a hit on the value, but it will be more than recouped without marina fees in the next couple years.
anj I smell role-playing....
Hello there,
Posted last night thinking the place was deserted all day. Realized this morning there was a new POT.
not much goin on here lately. Everybody more to Facebook? ?
Scratched around the basement trying to come up with a spreading tool to work on my 259E. Nothing yet.
Studied my lathe some too. No easy solution. I think I'm going to put it back together. Leave a bit of slop between the carriage and bed and run it. Pap had it adjusted so tight it took a fair amount of effort to crank it. If the gear strips again I'll come up with a way to lower the rack.
Trick or Treating is rescheduled to tomorrow evening here. Last evening was hard rain and high winds.
Best go before I crash.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Morning. Chilly start. High in the lower 60's. Will wear long sleeves to hunt this afternoon.SonIL shot 9 pointer yesterday. Glad he did. Stand I will probably hunt today. If deer had come back today, I would have had to shoot him. One a year is usually my limit. Going now to watch and enjoy. If a bigger one comes, will shoot it. Photo doesn't show antlers well.
Later
Morning folks!
Sunny, 45,at the moment, 67 today. Very pleasant weather!
Somehow missed yesterday. Did not really do anything except deal with ins adjuster in the am, watched John Wayne in the Searchers in the afternoon, and dinner out with neighbors in the evening.
Chilly and sunny. Back from Church and lunch [fried chicken gizzards].
Have a great week ahead.
Good evening,,,WOW pitch black at 5:30pm :-(
I spent 4 hours trying to burn wet leaves but did do well. Got most of the yard done and what was to wet to sweep I blew into the woods with the leaf blower. Leaves are about 80% down now.
We made it to 54 today but the rest of the week is in the crapper so I had to get it done today. Left over chili tonight. Sandra has doctor stuff all next week. At least we got the Okay from BCBS for the go ahead of the hip replacement on the 4th of December. Lots of loops to jump through first.
Good Evening from beautiful 42°F Southern Ohio,
We finished putting the Sealer on the house yesterday afternoon. I am very pleased with the way it looks. The manufacturer says it is good for 10 years, so we’ll see.
A friend from one of the parishes I serve gave me a box of AF parts and pieces nothing working or easily restorable but all good for parts.
Maybe this winter I’ll get to refocus on train projects and the layout.
Kev – I was moving leaves today as well. There is still a lot of leaves on the trees but I did not want to wait till all of them were down. I did that last year and it made the cleanup a lot harder.
Chief – Nice Buck.
Fife – I heard someone say it is a good day when you buy a boat, and a better day when you sell your boat.
Don – Don’t you love it when the simple fix works.
Bride is making supper and the kids will soon be home from Youth Group.
Good night and may God bless you and your families
JIm
Very few Trick or Treaters last evening.
A good day at the train show.Got to see some old friends. A few new dealers, and several familiar faces missing. Part of the discussion today is the lack of new blood.
I did get a really good bargain,
only $40.00 for a Gilbert HO set #310 from 1955 and a seperate sale transformer. The track is Gilbert from the 60s Pikemaster era.
After the show Mrs and I did some Christmas Shopping, had a late lunch and stopped to see the progress on the addition to Daughters house SIL is building then homemade pitza.
Great news, daughter did tell us yesterday that patholgy showed no cancer in her ovaries.
Bed is calling
Prayers for those in need
Banks - great news re your daughter! Prayers!
Final plans for daughter's wedding next Sun are all falling into place.
Doc appt in am for my hand. Getting better but a couple issues to discuss.
Watched the NASCAR race today. Kinda boring....noted the stands were pretty sparse...the speedway here in Ft Worth is a BIG place.
Happy Monday - hate this time change B$........Jenni won 50 clams for Scariest costume. Fife - yeah, that would be accurate....lol!! We didn't get to bed until 3 AM.Saturday was an "off" day, Saturday night helped my sister and BIL with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Light the Night walk. My brother and SIL and my 2 nieces were there as well.Went to bed by 10, needed the sleep with the extra hour.Yesterday was the World's Largest Rolling Toy Run in Philadelphia for Toys for Tots. Yes, this was a motorcycle event, we obviously took the Road Star. When we left at 0900, it was 45F and we got to Philadelphia at 1005. We did a little of the "Flea Market" and bought some items, played some games at Dave and Buster's - well it was right there, after all......saddled up ran the 10 miles through Philadelphia. Stayed for a bit at the after party at the Casino, ran over to Walnut Street to visit my daughter at work, then ran home by 445....and it was getting dark.....By the time I had cleaned up and put everything away, it was 8 and started laundry, left the last load in the drier by 9. 54F when we arrived home. Yep, it was cold, but it was for the kids, so we went and had a GREAT time!! Next Saturday, we'll get the new steering box in Jenni's Charger and that should take all day. I have someone with a lift and a garage so that will help.....a lot!! AND it's indoors.....Sunday it's up in the air....and if we do nothing, I'm good with that. Might have to start the 2nd temporary garage.....Dad is still not good and nothing has changed. New meds are in and just waiting for some kind of change. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, they are very much appreciated by myself and my family.Prayers for all those in need.
Afternoon. Cooler weather.
Had district state garden club meeting this AM. Only guy there. District director kept saying "you ladies". They are not use to having men present. Made a lot of new friends.
Town Board tonight with a big agenda. Almost finished. Will be glad. Tired of this stuff.
Later.
Evening all!
Sunny and 75 today. Very nice. Big front on the way mid-week.
Found a nail in RR tire on the Tahoe after parking at the doc's office this morning. Stopped at Discount Tire (where I bought them) - they were backed up, so made an appt for in the morning. Not leaking air, so fingers crossed.
Doc said hand/knuckle/finger healing normally, but it will be several weeks before it returns to normal. No need for any further followup appts unless something unusual appears.
Spent time this afternoon cleaning/sorting/tossing trash in my office/ work area.
Good evening all,
Stunning news today. Roger Penske bought IMS and Indycar from the Hulman-George family!!! First ownership change in 74 years. Initial reaction appears to be favorable. Hope it works out. Better than NASCAR buying it. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning. Warmer and sunny.
Go vote if you have anything on the ballot.
Not much on agenda.
Happy Election Day 2019....Yes, I voted......and voted NO on the only question. The state government always has their hand in my pocket....
Short night last night, had dinner, moved Halloween from the garage to the attic. Installed a spinner on Dad's steering wheel so he can steer better with his right arm, the left is the problem.So, he was pleased, and that is good. Still in a lot of pain, looking into options and a 2nd opinion.Watched a bit of TV and off to bed, I did fall asleep on the couch for a bit.Hope to get moving some on the layout, I was going to sell at a train show in South Jersey, but we have scheduled Dad's birthday party to Saturday the 16th. There will be others....
MikeC - Penske will protect the heritage and honor with the Speedway - I agree, better than NASCAR owning it.....And MAYBE Indy Car races will be more open to more manufacturers like may be CHRYSLER?? You may recall that in the mid 60's Chrysler built and tested for Indy and was legislated OUT before they even got the engine on the track.....
Prayers for all in need....
Off to work, getting busy, which means I still have a job...back Later!!
Evening folks!
64 and drizzling here. Drizzled all day due to weak front. Rain tomorrow, stronger fronts later this week.
Interesting development re IMS. Other than Indy, all racing suffering from lack of attendance. Not sure how it continues. All series essentially forcing all cars to be mechanically identical takes all the fun out of it.
Voted, only state propositions on the ballet. One of which is to make it even harder to pass a state income tax here.
New voting machines. Much better. No internet connections. You get a paper printout of your vote to review. Then feed the paper ballot into the ballot box (also no internet connection. Paper ballots back everything up. Did not have any physical proof/backup with old machines. Had to trust it and as I understand it, it electronically reported the status all day long. Made it too easy for news to start reporting results as soon as polls closed.
Well, no more Rails & Sails; just rails. Sold the old yatchett to a nice man who will appreciate it. He even invited me back to sail on her in the Spring. We'll see. Went to the railyard, and started getting the light strands ready to go on the passenger cars.
Banks - Great news on your princess.
Roy - Glad you're on the mend.
Phish - I should have sold the boat back in '16...
cheapclassics - I was wondering how you received the Penske announcement.
Fifey, glad you sold it.
Was told to invite friends.
Fife.......what year did you aquire the yatchet??
Doctor running all day with wifey. Took the wife out to lunch at a nice little spot in Serena IL only about 150 people in that place but the Serena Cafe has been there on US RT 52 since 1938 and I don't think it has changed at all. I worked in Serena whenI first retired for Farm Service, FS.
Guys, I wish Roger Penske would buy NASCAR from the France's, it can't get any worse than it is now. I think his buy of IMS & Indycar from the old George family will be a good thing for the track and series. Only problem is his age, leaves a lot of ????????????????????????????
Congrats Frank for 30 years of a job well done. That picture of you must be from when you started 30 years ago.
Forgot to say, I ran trains for about an hour tonight. Put some away and got some out. Running all post war on all of the lines as of now. Main line is the Alaska ALCO FA-2 Powered two Motor AA set, Custom built. Upper level is the Missouri Pacific ALCO FA No. 205 Power A unit and B set. Kids loop is the United States Army Gas Turbine Switcher# 41, the logging line is the Rio Grande #53 snow plow and the bump line is the # 50 Gang Car!
Nice Picture, Chief. Congrats on 30 years service. Spent part of the day watching commentary on Indy sale. Most seem to approve. Sort of hard to accept in a way. Never knew anyone but the Hulmans owning the Speedway. Mentally, I know it is probably the best scenario, but emotionally...................... Been a lot of stressing events in the past days and weeks. I hope everyone has a good day.
Chief - Very nice poster. Well done on your 30 milestone. (I did 30 with PD) Wish I could attend, and get some of that free food.
Banks - Acquired in May '09. Usually the first to launch in Spring, and the last to haul out in Fall. Behind me now.
KRM - I just love the sights, sounds and smells of PW Lionel.
anjdevil - Waiting patiently for the next video, Cecil B.....
Cloudy and cold 30 going to 40. Dat pic of da Chief must have been taken the first time he ran for office. I'm gonna miss the $$ he use to send for my votes. Lot of leaves still on the trees, I chopped the down ones with the mower yesterday as we can't burn them.
Chief.... Congratulations on 30 years of service to Roseyville! I remember when it used to be just a cross roads.......and it still is.
fife.... You will miss that little boat. I put in my application for the Age of Steam as discussed.
Sir James... You got voting money and I was chased by the Roseyville Police. Now maybe I can drive through NC.
Very happy to see Penske will be new owner of the Speedway. He will make the needed changes and yes, Roy is right. There is no innovation.
Next surgery scheduled for 11/22.
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
57 and breezy. Have been asked to find and outside venue for a non-demoninational Christmas service. Maybe 1,000 people.
Active shooter at Fayetteville hospital "taken care of".
https://www.wral.com/officials-deputy-shot-suspect-killed-at-cape-fear-valley-medical-center-in-fayetteville/18747716/
Have a good one.
Late morning all!
Slept in this morning. Really needed it. Cloudy and not raining as predicted. Big front now hits tomorrow morning. 67 right now!
Frank (Chief) - great pic of you! Is that the formal pic for the former mayors wall at city hall? Congrats! Wish we were closer to be able to attend!
Fife - looks like you have experienced the second of the two greatest days as a boat owner!
cheapclassics Never knew anyone but the Hulmans owning the Speedway. Mike C. from Indiana
Never knew anyone but the Hulmans owning the Speedway.
Mike, Mari Hulman married a George. Mari was the Hulmans' only child. Elmer George, and Mari would go on to have four children together: three daughters, Nancy, Josie, and Kathi; and one son, who, like his namesake grandfather, would be better known as "Tony." Hence my comment on the old George famliy. Tony George had been chair of Indy for years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_George
Weather here is nice today. Had to take wifey to get some shoes she can get on without so much pain. Never shoe shop with your wife, no matter how much you love her.....
Roy - Nothing great. Kinda like breaking up with a girlfriend. Fun while it lasted.
Good Morning!Swapped cars with Jenni, she's rockin' the Hemi while I troll around in the HHR....the trunk lid for the Charger came in, so she's going to fetch it with the wagon.County meeting last night, looks like I am unopposed for my 2nd year of 1st Vice President......there was a small undercurrent of me running for President, but it was shady and the President is a friend of the family, so I did the right thing and declined.Cool and gray today, supposed to run up to 60 then dive to a HIGH of 40 tomorrow, gee, can't wait......Slow morning right now, a multitude of connectivity issues yesterday and helped out 1 of the other techs, twice, as the system for Hondas was being more difficult than normal....FIFE - Jenni works on Saturdays now, part time, so I'll have time to run upstairs and clean and see if I can get to another video. Things have been a bit crazy with Dad and all, but Jenni also wants to dive in and help. Hope to post 1 Saturday!
Let me see what trouble I can get into, maybe do some work, who knows.....
Morning. Sunny and 58. Clouding up and rain tonight.Have a good one.
Good Morning CTT!
Rainy, went from 70's last night to 50's this morning and will hit 32 tonight! Nice!
Got quotes yesterday for replacing the bent fence posts/fence repair, quote from roofing contractor, adjustment in process from State Farm re their using a low grade shingle vs the 50yr/class 4's on the house (will double their view of the repair costs), and finally an attempt with the glass co I normally use to order a replacement for the approx 4'x4' double insulated low e pane we lost on the front windows. As normal recently, our new level of unemployment continues to result in front office people that know nothing about what they sell or even how to go about it...argh argh argh....(tribute to MikeC)!
Just checking in. Nothing new. I hope everyone has a good day.
TGIF!!!! no, really......Dad missed sitting on his recliner yesterday morning, and he couldn't get back up off the floor, which necessitated a call to my sister and brother in law (they both work local) then an ambulance ride to the hospital. They pumped Dad full of fluids and nutrients and he was better last night when we left at 9. Progress is what we need and so far, that is what we have. My niece and Jenni (an Oncology nurse and a Pharmacy Tech) both agree on the nausea treatment, just need to get the doctor(s) on board. If he eats, his strength will return.Jenni drops off her Charger for major surgery and I'll be picking her up after work, I agreed to buy a small train set with 2 transformers and few cars and a Beep for $40. The Beep is worth that alone.We will run to the hospital for a visit then home for the night. Jenni works in the morning, I'll need to fix her HHR, the windshield wiper on the passenger side is inop....should be a simple fix.My younger brother, late of the USMC, will be flying in tomorrow afternoon. More backup and relief for Mom.......Well, let me start work, I'll be bugging out early so I can make my rounds.
It stayed very cloudy last night so no freeze. High today 50, 70 is normal! The good news is it will hit high 50's and sunny for Sunday, daughter's wedding day!
Good news. City contractor showed up on our block yesterday afternoon and picked up much of the tornado debris! The truck with grapple and trailer were are big as a rr hopper car! Huge! A Cat front end loader with a claw (Kev!) moved all the debris to one spot (and not in front of my house, yea!) so the big machine could access it since we live at the end of a circular. They filled the truck/trailer and left a dump trucks worth of debris. It was still drizzling but I was able to get out and rake up 6 big bags of leaves/twigs and pick up all the big stuff they left behind at my house and the neighbor's to throw on the remaining pile. Washed down my sidewalks of all the dirt.
Anj - continued prayers for your dad...good to hear there is a bright spot!
TGIF!!!!!!!! where did the week go????????
Rich.....continued prayers
Belated Happy Birthday to Brutus
Fife.......dosen't seem that long ago you bought it.
Spent this week trying to do the fall yardwork with much help from Mrs due to my 10lb limit. Most of the bulbs rotted due to excess moisture but got out what was left. Got the worst of the leaves sucked up, the ones in the bushes are going to be mulch, also winterized the camper.
Predicted cold weather and not much oil in the town house tank so I built fire even though the chimney and furnace need cleaning. I'll do that after I'm able.
Mrs & I, 44 years ago today
Grandson and his class winner trophies
Deer he got while we were at York.
Best move on, we're going to celebrate with Endless Shrimp and a movie.
Nice pic's Banks, you still got it.
We woke to sun and 23 degrees. That's too cold, too soon even for lower Mi. Club meet tomorrow and a large train show in Lansing Mi. Sunday.
Out early for Human Services conference today. Had to stay till end as I had closing. Out early to head east to hunt. Have a good one.
Last year went to a wonderful Lion King Jr. show at junior high. This year went an equally lousy Frozen Jr. Not sure what happened between the two, but that was an hour and an half I will never get back. Complicated day all way around. Cold. I hope everyone has a good day.
Frost on the pumpkins, boys. This has certainly been the most "trying" week of 2019 for fifey, both at home and at work. Will be on both trains today, which makes for a long one. I've come to dread Turkey Day...
Banks - Didn't recognize you without the 'stache.
Finally froze. 29 this AM at 7. Now 38. Suppose to be chilly all day. Out the door to hunt.
Enjoy the day.
Beautiful sunny fall day...40...headed to 60's...weather shaping up for a perfect wedding day tomorrow for my daughter and her fiancé! 70's!
The weekend festivities start with a rehearsal brunch today, so may not be back on line til Mon or Tues (when the last of the guests depart).
Banks - that's a great wedding pic!
Have a great weekend all!
Did not waste today. Went to Indy to watch twin niece's last marching band show. Their school won state. Good to see their run end with a win. Went to Mass afterward and had nice chicken supper at Cracker Barrel. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 31 in the Potomac Highlands. Nice trains yesterday. Big crowd for day trip, then full cars for the Murder Mystery at night. Nice passengers on both, made for nice experience for staff. Gonne be busier than a one-armed-paperhanger this week, at the yard.
KRMBanks, Nice pictures and a good six pointer there. As an old friend of mine would say, since your wedding,, you done blowed up!
Kev.....that's 44 years of good eatn and good luvn.
Banks KRM Banks, Nice pictures and a good six pointer there. As an old friend of mine would say, since your wedding,, you done blowed up! Kev.....that's 44 years of good eatn and good luvn.
KRM Banks, Nice pictures and a good six pointer there. As an old friend of mine would say, since your wedding,, you done blowed up!
Back from Church. Has ended up being a pretty day and 67 degrees. Middle of the week, Buckeye Yankee misery. Cold.
Saw a 3 pointer and 4 pointer yesterday. No does which is strange. Bright moon. Make them feed at night more and move late.
Have a good week ahead.
Nice weather day. Mulched leaves. Picked up sticks. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mrs and I had a great day Friday. Saw the movie LAST CHRISTMAS. Not really what we expected but a good movie with an unexpected twist.
Decent weather Saturday and the last of the leaves came down so gave our yard and neighbor ladies yard a final go round.
Today was my turn to deposit collection. Followed that with a late lunch and reclinerized until son and family stopped by.
Speaking of son, NS has laid-off 50 more at the Juniata Shops. Son is pretty sure he can hang on but any more and he'll probably be unemployed
Fife......not sure how close you are but there's a decent little show near Johnstown at the Richland Fire Hall on Dec 1st.
Bed is calling.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 37; supposed to get to 60. Will be at rail yard all day trying to get train decorated for PE.
I never liked the paint scheme of PE (greyish-blue and cranberry red). I do however like the special edition 15th anniversary that Lionel is selling. Still not getting one.
Banksie - Thanks for the heads-up, but my dancecard is pretty full through the New Year. I definitely will be at the March meet in Altoona.
I shall put on my special eye protection to observe Mercury.
Thank you to all the veterans.
Forecast is snow all day. Current temp is 31 degrees.
Thanks to all the veterans out there. Enjoy your day!
Front has roared in, temps plummeting!
Wedding was flawless. Could not have been happier with all the entities that made it happen (event/venue coordinator, wedding coordinator, photogs/video, makeup, hair, food prep/service, the venue itself, DJ, security/off duty policeman, wedding party participants, and all the guests). And the weather was perfect, 74!
Snow. Did get a little yard work done before weather turned bad. Jury duty tomorrow. Roy, glad wedding went well. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Grey & 37 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. My "light brigade" got the outside of the train decorated in 6 hours! (6 cars, both sides, 2160 C9 LED bulbs, 600 zip-strips, 7 1/2 football fields in length)
Roy - Glad your event went so well. You probably slept like a baby Sunday night.
Good Morning.......
A late thank you to all our Vets from yesterday.....
Raining now, in the 50s dropping like the proverbial rock and heading to 30 by 2 then $now.....a coating to an inch. Which will not last as the ground is still warm....No progress on Dad. He was improving in the hospital but, this isn't great news.
I'll be back at the house tonight, quick meeting then home. Local meeting so it won't take too long, I hope.
Did a quick securing of the temporary garage, shouldn't move too much, expecting winds later. Need to get moving on garage #2 so Jenni's Charger can stay safe. The Charger is still being worked on.Prayers for all in need, check back later......
22 this morning, 1 degree shy of the record. Wowzers!
We did a family dinner with the in town relatives (they depart today) at a classy seafood restaurant. Good meal until about 5:30 am.... Ugh...blech...
Anj - continued prayers for your father
Morning. Temps dropping slowly. Raining hard. May get a mix at the end of the event. Real cold tonight and tomorrow.
Yesterday was a busy one. Morning Veterans' Day thingy. Afternoon, getting deer from processor and to Son and family [across the county].
Errand and garden club tonight.
Stay warm and dry.
Good afternoon,
Roy I am glad the wedding and visits went well for you and yours. I will be glad to take your 22 degrees if you will take our 8 we had when I got up.
Went first thing this morning and got my blood draw for next weeks Dr. apt.
Sometimes it feels like I can't catch a break. Worked yesterday on the whole house filters and the peroxided flow pump switch. All seemed just fine, then last night I heard it running when there was no water running so I got to do all that over again today. Then as long as I was down there I thought I would check the whole house humidifier operation. When I turned it on it made all kinds of noise. Shut it off and looked inside. Darn motor support made of plastic was in 50 pieces. WTH? So it needs a new motor and a support and they cost more than half of what a whole new one cost so looking for a plan B. UGH!!!
Oh well?
Sometimes a day goes way better than expected. Was NOT selected for jury duty so that was a weight of worry off my mind, not so much for doing the judgment as in getting behind at work toward the end of the year. Did Christmas shopping with wife and that went better than expected. Worked on layouts and accomplished way more than I thought I would. Best of all, stayed home from work and missed a potentially messy traffic situation. As AJ would say, "All in all, it was a good day." I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello There,
word of the day is cold. Upper teens tonight .
Spent yesterday in shirt sleeves. Mrs and I did some outdoor winterizing and I offered moral support as son drug out a wagon that hasn't moved in a couple of years. 2 of the 4 tires were shredded due to broken steel belts. Replaced them with tires saved in the barn. He spent the rest of the day filling it with ear corn for grinding feed this winter.
The rest will be shelled and sold. So so crop so far. He's sold some and kept enough to feed with about 33% left to pick.
Today was rain then $now flurries while we went shopping mainly for needed stuff and a couple for Christmas .
Bed calls, Prayers for those in need
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Good morning from a beautiful clear COLD 15°F Southern Ohio,
I’m on nightshift this month and I’ve been reading the posts but not much to say and too tired / busy to post. Doing yard work, washed all 27 windows on the house, and keeping up with the kid’s activities.
Grandson has a nice 8 pt that we’ll get mounted and I picked up the meat from the butcher yesterday. I saw a really nice buck this evening but it was getting too late for a shot and still be able to get to work on time. Later this morning I’m going to give blood at the blood drive before going to bed. I’ve been working with the youngest granddaughter setting up a 10 gallon aquarium in her room. That has been fun. And now that the house is now all washed down and sealed, I’m going to dive back into finding the vacuum leak on the ranger truck, and of course more hunting to fill the freezer with venison.
Mike C - Those days when all seems to fall into place are a real blessing
Kev - Yea, those days are just the opposite of what Mike C had
Chief - it seems like fewer young people are getting into hunting these days. I guess they would rather play on a screen than experience what is real
Roy - sounds like the wedding was a big success.
Rich - prayers for peace for your dad
Fife - the lights on the train sounds neat. Could you try to post a picture?
Banks - congrats on 44 years!
I need to go and check on the guys in another building
Jim
Warmed to 33. Ouch. Errands and stuff to do today.
High 20's this am headed to 50 today. We will be back to 70 next week - as it should be!
Well, many of the wedding party got sick. We had a bridesmaid not feeling well at the Sat rehersal brunch and somewhat off during the wedding/reception. So the wife, my son, sister, BIL, new SIL, and several others have been down for the count since Mon night...ugh...still trying to shake it off. All us "oldies" had flu shots.
Glad I am retired....
Good morning from a 14 degree North Bluff above Marseilles.
Roy, I have my Flu shot! Yep, lots of people in a small space can be bad.
Taking wife to a pre op Dr. apt then PT today, So when she is in PT I am going to menards to pick up a few things with my Menards rebate money.
Well, Plan B,,, So the Humidifier needs a motor because it is stuck as well and a support and they cost more than half of what a whole new one cost, $250 to $300 depending on where you get it. So I found a new one on E-bay less the controller for $144 with the shipping and ordered that. Those two parts I needed would have been $156 + shipping and this gives me everything else. This one should just slip right on the old mount and be good to go. I hope,,,,
Chief,,,33 ,,,
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 27 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Snohizo last night, causing slick roads in area. Lots of vehicles on the parking lot of my local tire place this morning. I got myself 4 new "feel-goods" and a state inspection sticker.
Phish - As soon as our media guy does a video, I'll link same.
Roy - One day you're up, next day you're down. That's life. That's what they say...
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Hello there, 18 here this AM. Went to Mass, a 9AM appointment then stopped for breakfast on the home, turned out to be brunch as it was after 11 when we left the restaurant. A little house stuff and watching a movie were the rest of the day.
Buckeye RiveterAfter ten plus years of hard use, my electric leaf blower died. It is a Toro. Has anyone ever fixed on of these?
Troubleshoot like an engine. Open it up and check continuity in the cord. Then through the motor. Could be a worn out brush. Anything more than that and it's probably not worth fixing.
Good Evening,
Been working on Chris' old room, started painting today. Got the 1st coat on the closet, doesn't look too bad.
Speaking of Chris, he had a 3 day meeting at Lake Tahoe, (work related, all attendees were state employees). Everyone was required to make a presentation, about 50, topic was of THEIR choice. Chris did one on a couple of his projects at the mine. Went well. He coordinated the trip with a trip to Vegas, Pharump, visiting Round Mountain Mine, active gold mine, then Tahoe. When he was finished was deciding which way to come home, and remembered his travel mileage with Southwest Airlines. So took a flight to Hawaii from Oakland, then back this past Sunday. Drove down here on Veterans Day. Had dinner with him last night, he had a lot of great pictures.
Buckeye, I had the same problem with my leaf blower. Then remembered it also has a vacuum feature, the door to the vacuum adapter was slightly ajar. Closed the "door" and it started up right away. Might want to check that.
Dougdg, That is one terrific trophy you have! Love it!!!
Take care all!
44, sunny, 56 for a high today. Sweet!
Everyone here has mostly recovered except the wife. She is still down, got it worse than any of us.
DonB - nice trip Chris had!
Dougsnotta -
Kev - prayers for your wife's procedure
Morning. 46 and thats up from 25. Cloudy and breezy so it feels colder. Rain moving in this evening for a few days.
Had early meeting with Charter School Principal and its Board Chair [my developer GF]. Wifey now excited on gardening projects and teaching gardening to the kids.
Got dermatologist appointment this afternoon. Followed by political event this evening. County Commissioner friend has her campaign kick off.
Buckeye, tell your two bucks to come to deep woods lane and feeder in Edgecombe County, NC. Plenty of good corn and no snow. Green food plots too.
All stay warm [except Shake and Bake, who has perfect weather].
Good afternoon
Well Plan B kind of worked,,,
I replaced Humidifier cover and motor with the one I got off E-bay that had everything but the controller. Should of took right off but did nothing. So I had to install the old transformer board into it to make the fan work. Seems okay now and I still have all the other parts for spares. What a PITA!!!
It may make it to freezing today.
Buckeye, If you can't get that leaf blower working, get a Stihl BG86 gas, best hand held leaf blower you can get, hands down!
Thanks Roy, things are falling into place. Dr said yesterday the operation only takes an hour and twenty minutes and will leave a 5" cut. WOW! She will spend the night in the hospital and come home the next afternoon.
Busy two days at work. Went to see Midway Wed. night. Good flick. Did not get good reviews, but I thought it did a good job of portraying what really happened. Showed some events I was not aware of. So you still learn stuff. I hope everyone has a good day.
Rainy and 46 degrees.
Retirement party this afternoon/evening.
Something wrong with my new handheld Stihl leaf blower. Took three pulls to get it to crank. Usually Stihl only takes one. Guess it was because hadn't been crank in a couple of weeks.
ChiefEagles Something wrong with my new handheld Stihl leaf blower. Took three pulls to get it to crank. Usually Stihl only takes one. Guess it was because hadn't been crank in a couple of weeks.
Chief, My BG86 usually takes 3 to 4 depending on how cold it is. 1 when it is warm. I have had it for close to 10 years now. Never let me down.
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/blowers-and-shredder-vacs/professional-blowers/bg86/
Thing is just plain good.
It is all the way up to 40 degrees today. They said today that so far this is the coldest November in history here.
Wife had her pre-op blood draw and EKG today. I have been leaving old CTT and Lionel catalogs at the waiting rooms just to see if they are still there the next time we go back. One way to get rid of them.
Mrs and I spent the last 2 days doing house stuff. Due to temperature in the 40s this PM was washing windows. More tomorrow.
Buckeye.......18mm......OUCH!!!!!!
Ready to crash.
Busy day at work. Enjoyed a terrific performance by older daughter's 8th grade class musical. Did a great job with Alladin Jr. Well worth the trip. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Cold out. Working two trains today, and long hours at the yard during the week. Keeping my good shoulder down, and doing what I can to get us over the hump. No time for anything else, as I'm usually passed out by 7.
Youngest Princess came home for the weekend, so that picked me up. Wifey headed back for the grandsons' birthday today.
Yes Banks, the stupid stone was measured at 18mm. The doctor will make a small hole in my right side, insert something into the kidney, break the stone and then suck out all the pieces. I will be in the hospital Friday and Saturday nights. I'm so looking forward to this. NOT!!!
Sun and 30 today. Soared to 35 yesterday but no sun so no snow melt. Fall Saturdays are my football watching days. Much better games than the lowly Lions can play. Our last club meet was at a members house five miles north of Toledo so we made a beer run for a truck full of Yuengs. They are not sold in Michigan. Kinda reminds me of the days when people would bring home Coors from out west.
Mulcehed leaves again. Weather was sunny. Dressed for weather. Got the John Deere 21 inch self propelled back from neighbor after he got it running when it had been sitting idle for 2+ years. Purrs like a kitten. Over 30 years old. Will use next summer as back up for Toro. Watched Frozen again tonight. Hope the sequel is good. Good luck, Buckeye with the procedure. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning. No 90 degrees here, Dennis. 44 and real windy. Wind chill in lower 30's. Warming later this week. Staying in and no Church. Will try and get rid of this cold. More nuance than anything.
today supported a local VFD turkey dinner and a visit with Mom.
Mrs and I are slowly doing Holiday prep. Weight restrictions are getting really old.
Blew a brake line coming home from hunting last December. Bought a set of stainless brake lines but never got around toit. Yesterday broke down and had it towed to my GM mechanic nephew to fix.
Buckeye Riveterthe stupid stone was measured at 18mm.
Buckeye. ..with all the attention on your kidneys how did they miss that stone when it was smaller.????
Best move on.
Afternoon all!
Quick stop. Ms is still under from the stomach virus. Friday - Had to take her to our health providers new local urgent care center (not an ER with the attendant billing). Open 7 days a week 8-8 6 days and 12-5 Sun. She is slowly recuperating and I am still sketchy, but ok...have a great day all!
Wow, lots of pukies going on, hope it all clears up quick! Hopefully will all be a memory before the holidays.
Had a couple of Dr visits Fri, seems like its getting to be a weekly event. A CT Scan done on my right leg and ankle, just to see if all is well. Then eye tests for Glacoma and field vision tests, all good there also. This week Sleep center mtg, they want to give me an CPAP mask, but dont know why, I sleep well. Then Retna Dr Friday, another injection. I think I've lost all the color in my eyes with all the drops, injections, etc..
Buckeye, best of luck on your upcoming procedure! Doesn't sound like ANY fun at all!
Chief, what are you going to do with all your free time after all the appreciation celebrations are over? Congrats on a job well done! Bet your succssesor is a bit nervous.
Weather was really great here today! Patio was 86! (Maybe because the sun is getting through with all the trees gone.
Enjoyed the NASCAR races this week-end.
Not much else to report on, so take care all!
A good day. Got outside lights up. Wife and I split a meal at Chilis. Gave out shirts to soccer girls tonight. Wife and I did a jigsaw puzzle. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Overcast with a winter weather advisory in the Alleghenies. Need to get a haircut today. That's it.
Hope Buckeye is mending nicely.
88 - The Walkersville Southern folks picked up our WM #7 switcher, so it's out there now.
Quick pass through......
Dad is home, not 100% but he's still breathing.....We had is birthday early, today is his day, but he enjoyed himself as best he could, he did eat yesterday and that is a bonus.
Busy at work, may have news about the job later this week.....
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Long day. Finally home. Resting up till bed. Early out tomorrow. Had rain and chilly.
Don, get the CPAP and hush. Will keep you from having a heart attack. Later.
fifedog Hope Buckeye is mending nicely.
fife...Pacemaker seems to be working perfectly. They changed my blood presure medicine. No problem there either. This Friday is my percutaneous nephrolithotomy. I will be in the hospital two nights. I will need to take it easy the following week. Hopefully everything works according to the Drs. plans. Thanks for asking.
Mike C......If you don't go to see Ford vs Ferrari, never mention anything about racing again. Some people are going to get awards. Henry Ford II is portrayed just as I always imagined after reading Iocca's book years ago
44 and rainy. Out the door to Dr.
34 and rainy. Out the door to Dr.. 6 month check up time.
Prayers for Buckeye's up-coming ordeal.
Buckeye Riveter fife...Pacemaker seems to be working perfectly.
fife...Pacemaker seems to be working perfectly.
Tonite they do a remote test of my ICD(pacemaker w/an attitude). During the last survey at the clinic it registered a couple of Afib events. I hadn't even noticed them.
Trying to get some things squared away for the Christmas on the Prado program on Friday nite, 12/6. Last year they closed the rear parking lot to museum volunteers so they had to park in left overshoe Montana. If they pull the same crap this year the other operator and I will be dropping out. With all the stuff that we will have to take down there and bring back home afterwards is unacceptable. Traffic getting in and back out will be insane, the park will be an absolute zoo of people.
Finished ranting !
Good luck Buckeye with the proccedure. It was bad enuff going thru the cathiter nightmare and followed up by a camera being inserted to examine the bladder.
Prayers to all of those in need.
Good dental check up Monday. Also received the 3 Lionel Classic passenger cars I won on eBay. Appear to have never run ( that will soon change ), and maybe box opened once. Absolutely nice! Planning to see Ford vs Ferrari Wednesday night. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 40 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Working long and hard at the railroad this week in prep for PE. It's coming together.
Dougnotta - I hope they can accomodate you.
Beautiful morning. 55 and sunny. Wish I was hunting.
Prayers for all of those who need them. The older we get, the more we need them.
Hi guys, another day of doctors and a class for wife's up-coming surgery. Also a trip to Krogers so I can at least eat.
Not a lot else. It did get to 50 today but rain is on the way and a cold front. Never got a chance to enjoy the outdoors.
Yesterday I installed a fixture above the mechanical corner of the basement so I can see for once what the He!! I am doing there. I should of done that 13 years ago. Also installed new wipers on the Rusty Ranger and picked up some oil filters for the Gators and the mower.
Best get!
Good day at work. Went to see Ford vs Ferrari. Good movie. Guy who plays Henry II is really good. Was hoping for a shot of the Chapparal but there were a lot of other cars as well. Days like that with unlimited budgets will never be seen again. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good day at work. Received the Micro Racer set today. All sealed. Great condition. Purchased from a TCA member. Good deal. Daughter will be happy. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Evening,Buckeye, Sure hope everything goes well for you tomorrow! Will give you a chance to get back on your feet a little then give you a call. Take care buddy, be thinking about you! BTW, regarding your request for information on a "Bridle" for holding your wires, I found an alternative a few years ago and it worked really well!! Made my own.......I used PVC, took a section of Schedule 40, 1 1/2", and cut a "slit" down the length of the pipe about an 1/8" wide. Then cut the PVC in 1.5 - 2.0" long sections. Then drilled two holes at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock relative to the slit. First hole is large enough for a screwdriver shank, and the second hole large enough for a #6 or #8 screw. (I used 1" decking screws). Then where ever I wanted to secure the wires I mounted it to the bottom of the layout. It has been great, obviously you can route the wires through the pipe, OR through the slit. It is extremely easy to remove the wire if necessary due to the slit. Works great for making 90 deg corners as well. I will post a picture of one tomorrow.Rich, Congrats on the promotion!! Best wished for your Dad!As a result of recommendations, went to the theatre and saw "Ford vs Ferrari", that WAS a really good movie! One of the guys I went to school with designed the Shelby Cobra insignia, the insignias were made right here. The weather has been dramatic here, from 92 on our patio on Tuesday, to 56 yesterday! The BIG rain we were supposed to get didn't even measure in our rain gauge. But the mountains have snow, so all is good.Finally, finished the bedroom was re-doing, glad it is over, does look good though. Next project is re-doing our outside Christmas decorations so they will be ready to go up on Thanksgiving Weekend.About all I have here, take care!
Cloudy and 33. 40 for the day. A busy couple of weeks with doctor and test appointments for my wife. My only train news is the new Legacy Hudson, I don't have one but sure wish I did.
Morning. On the run. Question is, rain or no rain. Go east and hunt or not. ?????? Got to got to Food Lion and get turkeys for needy. Phone is blowing up and town stuff will not let me go. Enjoy the day.
Good morning, 35 with sun and clouds on the North Bluff.
Today is the first day of shotgun deer season here and it sounded like a war zone at daybreak.
This one is for Da Chief,
Aloha all. Happy Friday! It's still too cold for Nov. to me. I heard from Buckeye - he is out of surgery and it was not fun. The big news is the super-large kidney stone was not one big one but a lot of small ones all together. He'll be spending tonight in hospital and maybe two nights.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Never rained. Hunted in shirt sleeves. Sun was out all day. No rain as guessers had said. Saw one 6. That was it.
50 degrees, breezy and temps falling. Rain on the way.
Buckeye had surgery. Staying in hospital for a day. Was a cluster of stones stuck together. He is fine as he is Buckeye.
Rifle forum buddy posted this for me.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/Video/viral/union-pacific-has-polar-express-moment-in-kansas/vi-BBXcxmJ?ocid=mailsignout
Got latest CTT today. New editor. Good issue. Rained here today. Did very little. I hope everyone has a good day.
Sun and 30, a high today of 40. I also got the latest CTT. A nice article on the Redford Theatre is featured. It has a long local history with it's pipe organ from the silent movie days.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy & 40's along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Spent last 2 nights providing security for actor (and Cumberland native) Eddie Deezen (Polar Express. Grease, Dexter's Lab, etc.). A nice, humble, generous person as you will ever meet. Then I gave the bum's-rush to some intoxicated vagrants at the station, and protected the RR crossing as the trains departed.
Just like old times.
cnw1995 - I've had 2 dreams about the yatchett since selling it. Something subconscious going on there.
Drugged with pain killers and home.
Buckeye Riveter Drugged with pain killers and home.
Thought you stayed that way.
Homne from an afternoon not planned. Wifey's :balck sheep" of her family.
Rest up now.
Buckeye....glad to hear things went well.
Roy....hope the Mrs is feeling better
Don...... you should submit your wire management device to CTT.
cleaning, sortn and chuckn interupted today for a trip to a train show in Kittanning Pa. Nothing I needed or wanted, only spent $4.00 for admission. Dined at a chineese buffet and visited a Christmas train display at the Indiana Pa mall on the way home. A show in Johnstown next Sunday. Capped the day with homemade Pitza and watching the Kilchers on Alaska the last frontier.
Tomorrow is a day of Doc appointments. Endo doc (gonna catch he!!) and roto rooter follow up. (hoping lifting restrictions go away)
Spent four hours cleaning gutters and mulching leaves. Only 2 trees left with leaves. May or may not get to run mower again. I hope everyone has a good day.
54 and sunny. Errands and leaves to get up. Tomorrow is a very busy day. Back injection is one thing.
Text Buckeye this AM. Reply was, "Tired."
There's no place like home!It was very hard to sleep last night. Right side was painful. I kept taking the drugs all night. Couldn't sleep due to the pain. Then at about 8:00 am, a 4 mm kidney stone went down the tube and out the hole. I felt so much better and was able to nap for another three hours. Food is starting to taste good, too. Thank you everyone for your prayers, thoughts and text messages. It helps to have people wanting the best for you. I hope everyone is getting better who have been ill. Beautiful day in the valley. Bright sunshine. All of the leaves are gone.
Pass em all Buckeye.
Just read in my CTT that Carl has gone to Model Railroader. Hal Miller has come from Model Railroader to CTT. Think Carl originally came from MR.
Welcome Hal.
Good news, Buckeye. Good weather for once. Good day at work. Found a work around to fix a long standing problem. Not perfect but better than the existing situation. I hope everyone has a good day.
WELCOME HOME BUCKEYE !!!
Glad the procedure went well for you, NOW the hard part..... Doing as the Drs prescribed! Don't try to respond to fast!
Roy, Hope everything is working out for you and family!
Looks like we are going to have a soggy Thanksgiving, BIG storm suppose to be coming in tomorrow thru Friday. Boy, LAX is really a mess already!! Glad don't have to go there anytime soon.
Going to be working on outside decos, getting them ready to put up this coming week-end.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!
Sun and 50 now, rain and wind tonight and tomorrow. I'm sure Kalmback employees know most jobs there but they sure are playing Musical Chairs with their people. I was very disappointed with the small inventory of train items in our local Menards store. They did have quite a few buildings but little else. A very small amount of rolling stock.
sir james I . I was very disappointed with the small inventory of train items in our local Menards store. They did have quite a few buildings but little else. A very small amount of rolling stock.
. I was very disappointed with the small inventory of train items in our local Menards store. They did have quite a few buildings but little else. A very small amount of rolling stock.
I thought the same thing at our Menards as far as the train stuff SJ!
Good news for Buckeye!!
Been busy getting everything ready for wifey's hip replacement. WOW yesterday 2.5 hours of paperwork and lab stuff for an operation that only takes 1.5 hours.
Walker, cane, and elevated toilet seat all in place and ready.
We are going to stay home for Thanksgiving.
We have two of the grandkids today and tonight.
You all have a happy holiday.
Long day and that included injections for my back.
Another good and busy day at work. Got a lot done and got rid of a lot of aggravation in the process. Wife and I saw Frozen 2 tonight. Good show. More music this time around. Not as humorous but more action and character development. Raining now. Supposed to be windy tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Raining and 51. Resting up from back injections. Can't help clean house as not suppose to lift or strain back for 3 days. Have a good one.
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Hello there, Rich....continued prayers for Dad.
Been hopping from one thing to another. Monday the Endo doc wasn't to excited by the rise in numbers, come back in 4 months. Then she floored us by saying she's retiring the end of December. I'm glad for her but sorry to see her go, she was more concerned about us and our worries than about our numbers.
Got a good report from the Uro doc as well. Restrictions are lifted, come back in 6 months. Yayyy
Yesterday back to cleanin, sortn and chuckn. Then helped Mrs turn a small pumpkin and acorn squash into 4 pumpkin pies. Then we made her Mom's cranberry salad. This morning an appointment after mass then home. Made 2 batches of stuffing, one without onion and celery for our " babies" and baked some turkey sugar cookies for the grandkids.
I'll say HAPPY THANKSGIVING now in case I don't make it here tomorrow.. the gang is due at 6PM
Prayers for those in need.
Evenin' boys. Blustery outside. Everybody went to see Frozen 2. Just FifeMax and me at home. Got patio furniture put away in shed for the winter. Also, started "mapping" out the North Pole layout for the tree. Other than that, fairly relaxing day. Gonna watch Peanuts Thanksgiving at 8.
Chief - Please take it easy. Well, more easy than usual...
anjdevil - Best wishes with the Dad.
Happy Thanksgiving , you old birds.
I've not checked in here in a while. Been busy with other things lately.
My wife and I went on our 40th anneversary trip to Disney World and Universal Studios a couple of weeks ago. We've discovered that the Magic Kingdom has lost its magig to us - too many people. We die enjoy eating our way around the world at Epcot center.
Got a couple of remodeling projects going at home, and we are now at our 'alternate location' to take care of the leaves the trees have dropped.
Have also been active with the local high school robotis team. This fall, they decided they wanted to enter an off season competition in Kansas City this fall. The competition used last season's game, with the intent of letting the teams use last season's robots. Our kids wanted to build a new robot for the competition that used a compeltely different drive system and competition tactic than last season's robot. Come competition weekend, we started out slowly being rated 37th out of 50 teams at the end of the first day. The kids worked on the robot's bugs between matches. At the end of the qualification matches we were ranked 17th out of 50 teams. We ended up in the finals, though we did not win. All in all, a good experience and confidence builder for the team going into the upcoming season.
We also spent a week at our property in Kentucky walking the acrage and refining the location of potential building sights. We also ordered 10 tons of gravel to create an area for parking that is further off of the road. My son dropped by with two shovels and we spent a couple of hours spreading the gravel by hand. When I noticed that my son was not keeping up with me, I thought that there must be a better way. I called the guy who bought my 8N tractor when we moved out of Kentucky 15 years ago to see if he still had it and if I could borrow it. His answer was yes, and yes, and oh by the way did I want to buy it back? It enabeled me to spread the rest of the gravel in a couple of hours the next day, and I now have my old 8N back - though in storage in Ky. until I get some sort of shelter put up for is on our property.
On the train front, the Batman series cars have arrived. I got the Bat Signal flat car and the Joker laffing gas rocket launching car. The MKT extended vision caboose also arrived this week. This is the one that has a Bluetooth camera installed for a 'brakeman's view'.
'Enjoying' the weather today. Started out in the 50's with patches of sunshine which deteroiated into clouds, wind, rain and wintery mix, with the current temperature being around 30.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Another good day at work. All the case managers were gone so I start December with a clean work drawer, a very rare occasion. Windy and temps dropping thru the day. Oak leaves are all down, may mulch them tomorrow. Hard maple tree leaves are starting to fall but not all down yet. I hope everyone has a good day.
Gobble-gobble boys. Windy and 40 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Ferrocious winds over night, gusts up to 60 (sounded hurricane strength), and we had a tall dead tree crash in our back yard, fortunately missing any structures. The good news - Alexis's bf wants the tree for firewood. The bad news - this particular tree was a favorite of the Orioles over the past several years. We lost power overnight, but it came back on at 0600. Again, fortunate.
Wishing all A Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Valley.
The winds maxed out in Ohio near Lake Erie at 60 mph. In the Valley, we had one gust at 45 mph, but it seems the average was about 30 mph. No damage near our house, but power is out in many places this morning.
Fife....Glad there was no damage or injury. Speaking of Orioles, I believe when we were in Costa Rica on the river tour, the guide mentioned the Oriole as one of the birds that hides out there in the winter. I don't believe we saw any, but then again, I was too enthralled with the crocodiles.
Chief…. Now you will have more time and remember, “Not my monkeys, not my circus.”
Rich…I sure wish your Dad was getting better.
8N…. Kentucky? I have been all over that state especially the eastern coal regions. Don’t let one of those abandoned coal mines put a bite in your project.
Happy Thanksgiving. Sunny and 53.
Hoping everyone has a safe and filling Thanksgiving.
Cloudy and 37. That's it for today. The winds have finally calmed. Some ares without power but most got through with lights still on.
Happy Thanksgiving gang!
We had our winds yesterday till about 6:00PM Gusts of 60+ then they moved east.. Never lost power but lights were blinking some. Did hear one loud crash as the neughbor had a dead Ash come down in the wind.Grand kids left with their mom around 4:00.
No plans for today just wifey and me having a stuffrd turkey breast and maybe Brian will come over to eat with us seeing his mom is visiting folks out on the left coast.
8N I spread 300 ton of gravel just this spring. Our 3203 John Deere was the best thing I bought for this place!
Happy Thanksgiving!!! Raining, 50 deg, River Channel 3/4 full
Good Evening and Happy Thanksgiving from beautiful Southern Ohio
May God bless you and your families
Spent 2 hours mulching leaves for last time. Ran gas out of mower. Lucas came home and we had a roast for supper and then the 3 of us went to see Knives Out, a surprisingly good movie. Good acting. Nice plot and very entertaining. Cool today, but dressed warm enough to work outside. I hope everyone has a good day.
Happy black Friday, boys. Had a very nice dinner at my folk's place, on top of the mountain. Came home to find that youngest's bf had cut up and stacked the down tree, removing what his grandparents could use. I think a thank you gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings (his fave) is in order.
On the train front, youngest princess started painting my river bed and canal basin with Americana brand acrylic paints. She's mixing titanium white, phthalo green-yellow, and cobalt turquoise to match the hue of the Dept. 56 canals on the layout.
I began designing and cutting the styrofoam mountain backdrop (inspired by the "Bumble's" stomping grounds) for our North Pole layout.
Crew call at 0900 to remove fallen trees off the scenic railroad. Gotta bundle up.
Fifey, too much work. 47 and sunny.
Headed east to hunt. Back tomorrow night.
Enjoy.
a lot to be thankful for this year. Mrs and I both enjoying retirement and some health issues greatly improved.
After the feast last evening a group selfie that has become a Thanksgiving tradition.
Where's Roy?? Hope everything is ok.
Best get on with the day . Meeting my cousin from Meadville for a visit with Mom then to an eatery to catch up.
Had a nice day at younger daughter's place. Found she is expecting our 7th grandchild (her second). Came home and Lucas set up our 50 inch TV for us. A good day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Cloudy as usual, 40 w/rain for this afternoon. Could mess up the Buckeye/Michigan game.
Tomorrows Dec. 1st bet Da Chief will fall asleep as usual.
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