Yeah Devil, they're going to have to make the hard decision of "The greatest good for the greatest many" pretty damn quick. By that statement I mean how many are going to get sick (no-one knows) versus the 22 million out of work and in dire straits nationwide, a number they DO know about.
I imagine all the governors everywhere never expected to find themselves on a hot seat like this. Well, this is where they "pay" for the priviledges of rank, the governor's mansion, being limo-ed around with state police escorts, hobnobbing with big shots, being addressed as "The Honorable" or "His (or her) Excellency," and all the other perks.
You have to make decsions you'd rather not make and you can't please everyone.
Real leadership's tough, you know it and I know it. They're finding it out. Surprise, surprise.
Happy Taco Tuesday - we are having Taco Bell for dinner tonight - yeah!!
Getting you all caught up on da news:
Saturday was a pretty crappy day weather wise and it was cold. Re-wired the layout and cleaned the tracks. Buckeye and RT have it right, I should have done the BUS wiring prior to moving every train related item I own under the layout. Suffice to say, it was a literal pain in the a$$, having to crawl under the table multiple times and re-wire it. I have 2 more sections to do and that it where the heaviest concentration of boxes are. But the wiring itself will be easier, as this is where the Atlas O track is and I just need to replace the track connecting shoes and replace them with the wired ones and connect them to the bus. I did notice a big improvement in the Spooky Town Branch voltage as all the caboose and the search light car are very bright now (Half the layout is Fastrack, the more visible areas are Atlas). In Spooky Town, all that is left to do is hook up the Lionel Haunted Mansion to power and a switch and finish the grass. We finished up the day by watching Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry and then headed off to bed at Mom's house. I did receive a 2006 Dodge Magnum R/T in Red to match my Magnum and parked it in the driveway of my "house". Sunday was Mopar Muscle Sunday, we got the shopping done and then went to awaken the slumbering giants. I washed my car as it was filthy and chamoised off Jenni's Charger, her paint job looks spectacular!! We went and got gas, I filled up with 93 Octane as did Jenni and we took a short cruise through the country side. It turned MUCH colder and windier. Resecured the temporary garages and swept out the area, and both cars are back in their shelter. Had dinner via Dominoes and then watch a video from Danny Harmon in Tampa on YouTube. You should subscribe to his channel very cool dude with a lot of info on CSX and operations in FLAUSA . Jenni thanks all who thought of her when her Grandma passed. And I thank you all as well. PS Closing on the house has been pushed back to Wednesday Work is painfully slow. Or illustrious Fuhrer Governor is consulting with the head of the Five Families (Moron Cuomo in NY) to open the state when everyone else is ready, rather than where is little or no corona opening those areas first. Like Michigan, the people of NJ are tired of being restrained. Masks and gloves are fine, everyone need to get back to work, I can't live on 30% of my pay and I'm sure the mortgage company will have no problem taking my late fees or my house if I don't pay......there are rural areas of PA and NJ that have very little activity and they need to be pahsed in and opened - and that is my opinion.
Banks - Some may be drafting my brother to run for Governor of PA, just a heads up.....Roy - Looks like TrainWorks will be on Virtual York on the 22nd. If I can get to a computer, I'll check it out.Jenni is up and heading out soon for her walk through - this actually might be happening!! Closing tomorrow at 11 in Toms River. PRAY it goes through!!Stayed home after work, yesterday, played catch with the softball, I made dinner and then we watched Star Trek and Holmes Inspection (it was an old one) then off to bed. Maybe tonight.....need to finish the wiring.Rainy and very breezy now - 65F the high then severe thunderstorms later in the afternoon.....55 tomorrowThat's all from here...............
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
dougdagrump KRM It sure seems there is a lot of differences state to state with these restrictions. Drive through beeer? Only 6 bottles??? Now that would make me mad. Kev, You just need to find a drive-thru with a circle drive.
KRM It sure seems there is a lot of differences state to state with these restrictions. Drive through beeer? Only 6 bottles??? Now that would make me mad.
Kev, You just need to find a drive-thru with a circle drive.
Kev.....the 6 bottle limit is wine or liquor. Also one order per day per household. Beer distributors are open again. Can also buy wine and beer at some convenience and grocery stores in limited amounts. PA is one of the last states where liquor is still sold in what used to be referred to as "State Stores" Only recently wine and beer rules loosened
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
SJ... I guess I can't vacation in Michigan this year.
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
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Yes Chief they can do pop=ups but can't do spell check????
Sun and 40s today. Just about every store and gas station in Michigan sells booze. We ars locked down like children but people are getting ready to revolt. I see more and more cars out on the road every day.
S,J,
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Morning. 66 and sunny. Real windy this afternoon they say.
Nothing much on agenda.
Great looking units, Buckeye.
Another stupid popup here.
Stay well.
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fifedog Handsome E-units, btw. C&O or PM?
Handsome E-units, btw. C&O or PM?
Mornin' boys. Breezy 52 and drizzle along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Nothing on tap today. West Virginia will begin a limited openning on Monday. Maryland still on lock-down til further.
Spent yesterday cleaning up branches on our property, and after dinner, youngest princess and I had a camp fire, next to the little run out back. I showed her how to use a hatchet to chop wood, and we even made smores. We were out there for several hours, and she loved it.
Knobley Mountain is turning all green once more.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello there,
should be sleeping but wide awake.
Today's the 1st day everyone in PA is supposed to wear a mask. Lots of talk about reopening things starting May 8.
Big announcement today. Some liquor stores open for curbside pickup, call ahead, credit card only, 6 bottle limit. Glad I still have plenty, only one store in Blair County open and they couldn't answer the phone fast enough.
Mowed the grass for the 1st time today. Should've been done 2 weeks ago but to soggy. Was really wet today but more rain tomorrow. Got a grocery order to pickup at 7AM tomorrow. We've been doing well, family and friends bringing us stuff most of the time.
Best try to sleep.
Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic
fifedog KRM - If only this were an "act of God". This is an act of man. And 'tis far from over bro.
KRM - If only this were an "act of God". This is an act of man. And 'tis far from over bro.
I hear ya Fife, it is far from over. I have no "proof" (evidence or argument establishing a fact) if the virus is an act of man or God at this point. Either way God made Man. The greatest threat to man is man. This is going to be a long run, anyone who wants to go out and swap spit, shake hands, or sit on each others lap,,, I say go ahead. But Don't stand so close to me! Not many I want to be within 6' of anyday anyhow. I will do my best to protect others and the ones I love. Seems the ones with no one else in their lives are the worst at caring about anyone but themselves.
Ran the rest of that semi load of 2" gravel out to the back trail swamp holes. Much better! I can get to the back now!
Rained hard over night and this AM. Sun out now. Headed to FIL's to watch folks load metal and etc.
Enjoy
Afternoon folks!Cloudy and high 50's, but no rain predicted til Wed. Should hover in the 70's this week, which is below last week's predictions of 80's. Watched the Sun sermon on the PC. Our pastor is good at laughing at his own jokes since there is no audience!Daughter and SIL over for Sun family dinner last night. Daughter brought precut materials and we sewed up 7 masks for friends. Will do that again sometime this week. The 1954 Singer purrs. Offered to teach her how to use it - she has one of those Brother machines that self threads, etc., won't let you sew if the foot is not down, etc - but she politely rejected the idea! She also has one of those "Cricut" machines that you can program to cut fabric, paper, thin wood, etc., using these light adhesive reusable "pads" as a carrier.
I think the Firestick is always 'communicating' with Jeff Bezos and he got behind in his surveillance of all of us (everyone being at home ya know) and that jammed the FS's up for a while til he caught up.
Regards, Roy
Good Morning (late),
Survived another weekend, don't really remember what I did. Obviously nothing significant, did make a few phone calls, that was enjoyable!
I think we might have the rainy/cold season finally behind us. Today in the mid/upper 60's, then by weekend the 90's! That is going to really create some issues with the isolation guidlines!
Hope the safeguards are reduced gradually, I think the whole country has done very well coping, but not throw it all away with a hasty relaxation. Definitely needs to be determined on a local county by county level.
Think I'm going to replace a gate at the side of our house, its been there for at least 15 years, and wood is rotting. Having a pool in the yard, the gates are absolutely mandatory. We also had a wrought iron fence around the pool, but when Chris was a young teen-ager took it down. I used a couple of the sections of it as a frame for the gate. It really has worked well. I'm thinking of instead of wood using the "plastic" planks used as fencing today. Repaint the frame and attach the planks to it. Should work.
Dennis & Doug, better dig your swimsuits out so you can start working on your tans, the weather It is A Changing.
Stay safe all, and have a great day!
Don
Buckeye - I always liked using MTH tracks, but then again, didn't have the switch issues that many here lamented about. With the exception to the Industrial Rail pieces I needed, I also used whatever I had on hand. My buddy asked if I was going to eventually make it all Industrial Rail? Unless it drops into my lap, nah. When all 4 lines are running, I could care less what the track looks like.
Good morning all,
Interesting that 3 of us had Firestick issues this weekend. So odd. Worked some late last night on Marx layout. Got out an old whistle station to add some sound. Discovering more nuances to Marx scissors couplers. Really need to oil the axles. Such an odd combination. Tinplate wheels and axles with plastic bodies. Some of the trucks have covers over axle ends, others do not. Wish I knew what came with original set or maybe it was pieced together. Traffic very light this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning from Jelloway Creek,
Mike C. & Roy.... Our firestick was really acting weird the last couple of days. I even reset the modem and the firestick. We were getting the message of not internet.
Layout is progressing. I haven't needed to purchase many pieces. Most are from the old layout.
Mornin' boys. Where's everybody, on ventilators? Crickets.
Spent yesterday cutting my grass, as well as nurse princess's grass. Then youngest princess cut my flowing locks, giving me the Kojak (I prefer the Yul). Who loves you baby? Wifey loves the "aerodynamic" Fifey, and never wants me to grow hair again.
Evening folks!
Some rain today. Ended up in the 70's, nice, sat out on the porch this evening. Kids came over for homemade lasagna dinner.
MikeC - interesting, I also thought my Firestick shot craps today. Then it started working...? Amazon network problem???
Good evening all,
Watched the Indycar Irace yesterday. Penske team won, Foyt team not so good (just like real racing). Did go for a 3.4 mile walk on outside trail in town. Did it barely under an hour. Ugh. Thought the Amazon Firestick went poof on TV, but it was working today. Go figure. Sunny but cool yesterday. Cloudy today. Supposed to be sunny Monday so I will mow then. Gas has been as low as 1.06 nearby. Anj, my condolences on the loss of Ms. Jenni's grandmother. The better half went to a virtual shower for daughter today using ZOOM. She enjoyed seeing everybody. I hope everyone has a good day.
Wow, outside work galore. We hauled old limbs from big oak around front to the pond woods. Young man and his GF were in small plastic/vinyl boat fishing in the pond. Had a nice trolling motor attached. We came back with tailgate full of rocks [some big]. Wifey stacks them around the pond and makes borders for flower gardens. We dug up plants and moved them. Cut trench in front of shelter for the rain that was to start at 2. Had filled in over the years. No, no rain yet. Just clouds. Wifey has roast, potatoes, onions and carrots cooking in the crock pot. Smells great. She is frying hotdogs [what I did for dinner late last night] for a snack. We both are running on empty.
Well, I did rebuild two under-performing Lionel smoke units this week, even added an "on-off" switch to one engine that didn't have one. Both smoke like champs now, so the quarantining had at least one good effect in my case.
Now, to figure out what else to tinker with...
Mornin' boys. Sunny and 34 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Supposed to get up in the 60's later, so I will mow the lawn, and perhaps get a fishing line wet. Either way, Fifey needs to get away from this PC today. Yesterday, we dropped off a "woo-quet" (ehhh, like that?) to nurse princess. We miss her, and she needed the pick-me-up.
Been trying to make a false-front warehouse, to conceal hidden track. The area is behind the canal basin, and it has been a challenge.
Afternoon All,
We had some really great weather for 3 days, now its cooled off again and suppose to get some rain today and tomorrow. Then by Wed warm up again.
Doug DG, No surprise about the fair, IMO the Del Mar Fair is the best one in So Cal.. One year Kay and I went to all of them, Del Mar, Indio, Orange Co, Riverside, L.A., Ventura and San Bernadino. Same vendors at all of them.
Almost have run out of projects, need to do something about our door bell, exsisting one has a broken wire somewhere, can't really put in a new one without tearing up a lot of walls. So think I'm going to get a wireless one instead.
I must admit I've been impressed with the govenor and how he has handled the situation here. Really need to get people back to work, its got to be really scary and hard on younger families! But don't want a lot more people dying either. The phased plan makes sense to me. If people would use common sense I think we would all win.
Kays mom was released from the "skilled nursing home", and is back at home. Kay has spent the past 2 days at her home, seeing if she can handle things for herself, the MIL can really be difficult when she wants too.
About all from here, so take care ALL!
Afternoon. Slept really late as raining hard. Animals too. Wifey spent the night at her sister's. Phone calling woke us up. Cooked sausage biscuits. Made be a big patty like a hamburger. Put on hamburger bun with cheese and egg. Brunch. Now to clean kitchen. Rain seems to have stopped. 67 degrees. Disked garden yesterday afternoon. Got more meals to deliver so did that as a drive-thru. Folks were lined up when I got to the school. Stay well.
Morning folks from presently 48* and partly sunny N Texess!
Should hit 64 today and maybe a shower later today. Better than the all day rain originally predicted.
Texess will start Monday with relaxing some restrictions on certain businesses. Planned/phased process dependent on how well folks comply/continued lowering of infections. Schools will not reopen for spring semester. Starting today one must wear a face mask when entering a business. A business can refuse your entry if you are not wearing a mask.
Rich.......condolences
2nd day of cold dark skies, with wind ,rain and snow flurries. Other than that same ol same ol. Breakfast over and a Wallyworld pickup order placed.
On with the day
Prayers for those in need and an end to the pandemic.
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