Cloudy good morning. Guessers missed the sunshine they said we were to get. 60 and warming. Was suppose top be mid 70's. Now they say mid to high 60's. Some west of us had light rain. Maybe 30% Monday. Was on "County tax appeals" meeting by phone. Go in 28th and get sworn. Should have official hearings mid to last June. Was suppose to have started in May. Get paid good for this one. Chores outside today.
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Good Morning,
Dennis, the TTOS train club meet in orange county is "about" the same size as Arcadia. (Or use to be.) A lot of the same vendors, except "Mike" the parts guy doesn't go there. Typically there are about 1/2 as many people going thru. I don't go often maybe a couple times a year.l
Got Chris all moved last weekend, boy that did me in for a couple of days. It was much harder moving him out then when we moved him in. Since then I've been on furniture repair, (IKEA type). Repaired a couple of chairs, bookcase, and wall unit. Found out yesterday the dry bar that was in the train room is going to be coming back home, after being at his place the past year. Which is fine with me ONCE it is moved. Probably later today.
Weather has cooled off a bit, but is very pleasant outside.
Seems to be a lot of local confusion regarding the Corona restrictions, another 3 months of home restrictions has been met with significant reluctance. I think the days of Buffets is only going to be a memory. Beaches are only open for exercise activity, no sun-bathing, bike riding, picknicking, or sitting on the beach. And all parking lots are closed. I have noticed that local streets, parks, etc., has a lot of joggers and bikers every where. We are coping well, abiding and staying busy.
All I know for now, stay safe all and be careful.
Don
Evenin' boys. Quick station stop. Been working at the railyard, and putting my organizational skills to good use. Finally had someone school me on the forklift.
On a personal note, my Mom is in the hospital, and things aren't great. Hoping she can come home to be with family... At least I got to share Mother's Day with her, before things went downhill. Fifepup on his way here to stay for the weekend.
Been mentally preppin' for this for some time...
Sincere best wishes for your Mom, Fife!
Prayers for your Mom Fife. She will be in our prayers
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Fife - heartfelt prayers for your mother and your family in a difficult time.
Regards, Roy
Evening folks!
Cloudy all day - warm. 80. Next few days are warm and possible rain.
Grocery store trip today. They had everything for once. 2 pack limit on pork, chicken, and beef. Wish they had done that at the beginning to thwart the hoarders. Apparently some local distiller has provided bottles of "hand sanitizer" in a plastic 750ml liquor bottle and label that looks like vodka! I put a blue tape label on it to prevent "accidents". This is the first time they have had anything remotely resembling sanitizer in a couple of months.
Washed the Mrs vehicle, sorted/cleared out two more boxes of 'stuff' in the spare room, and then rewarded myself with some minor train maintenance/lube stuff. Set up an 072 circle in the living room, ran a couple of locos, and then put it away prior to dinner. So far, no issues or reprisals resulting from the 'land of mismatched socks' incident yesterday, so all good here. Another "exciting" day!
Fife.... Sending you all my best wishes and many prayers for your Mom.
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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Good morning all,
Fife, your mom will be in our thoughts and prayers. Lucas stayed overnight after spending time with his daughter. Weather wet but warmer. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Prayers and good thoughts from Jenni and myself, Fife.
Hopefully Mom gets better soonest........
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. Sun coming out. Guessers missed it again. Actually light showers north of us and at the farms east. Surprise. Now they don't know if it will rain next week as a subtropical goes up and off the coast. 67 and warming. Now dropping guessed temps Sat. and Sun. to 87 instead of 90's. Suckered tomato plants. Got a couple of little ones. Behind this year compared to last year.Got "skin Dr." appointment this afternoon.
Prayers for Fifey's Mom
Hope all are well.
Rain is the word today,
I guess they opened up WI. with a law suit and people are rushing to the bars and supper clubs, (same thing.) Good luck with that. Stupid is what stupid does. I just can't get it how slefish people are. Me me me me. .
Daughter and crew came by yesterday and brought back my stump grinder they were using. We had pork roast in the crock pot and other fixings. Was good.
Got my blood work back and I will be getting yelled at on the webcam apt next week. AST @ 88 and ALT @103. Guess it is time to dry out. 50 years of Still better than COVID-19
Prayers for Fifey's Mom.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello there, Fife......prayers
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Happy Birthday Doug!
Doug...Yesterday was my birthday. You forgot me again.
Hurrah! Was able to get a haircut, actually several since it has been over 2 months! Sign up sheet on door. Only 2 chair shop and only 2 seated customers allowed inside, with masks for all required. Since I was the only one waiting, I signed and sat in an outdoor chair at a closed restaurant next door. Cleaned the chairs and fresh shrink wrap on barber chair arms between customers. They took your temp as you entered. Barber said no problem if you don't show up with a mask, they just shrink wrap your mouth and nose!
Updated a friends MTH TIU and Remote to V6.10 last night.
Fife - continued prayers for your mother
DougM
Good Evening!
FIFE, Sorry to hear about your Mom, prayers for her and your family, hope she is doing better.
Didn't do much today, used some of the left over vinyl fencing material and replaced some trim boards in the yard.
Friday, suppose to have a Thunderbirds flyover! Will be watching for that.
Spend the rest of the day intrigating a "dry bar" back into the train room. It actually belongs to Chris but doesnt have room in the new apartment.
Take care all and be safe!
Hello there,
still boggled by all this.
Fife.......more prayers, how's Mom?
Doug Murphy.......Happy Birthday Buckeye too just in case.
Roy....Glad you got all your hairs cut. I'm starting to look like the professor in Back to the future, last cut was January. I was overdue when this started.
Blair County officially moving from red to yellow tomorrow. Not sure but the only change is retail stores can open, churches are allowed to be open for private prayers but no services. The stay at home order is being ignored more each day.
My 3 day roof replacement should be completed tomorrow on day 6. It might have been done today if they'd stayed late but rain ended their day a bit early. Glad I'm not paying by the hour .
Tuesday I took a load of the old roof to the scrap yard. Got $39.10 for 900lb. Then to the coal yard for a ton of bituminous coal for the farm house. I was just about to turn into the driveway when a tire on the trailer blew. I suspect I may have cut it on something at the scrapyard. Spent the rest of the day doing some much needed pm on the trailer springs. The shackles were so rusty they barely moved, got them loosened up with old oil, a pry bar and some /$#%*<$#*&
Yesterday I bought a new tire, the blown one was only a year old, mowed grass and got the coal in the house. Today a bit of house stuff and a bit of bathroom work . Best get to sleep, fasting bloodwork in the morning.
Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic
Quiet day at work. Picked up sticks in yard and gathered items for heavy trash pickup next week. Weather drier than expected yesterday. No plans for weekend. I hope everyone has a good day.
Sun and a muggy 60. 70 for the day. Storms and downpours of rain overnight. We have been staying in but I see more and more traffic every day. Auto plants will reopen Monday and I'm looking forward to hearing the GT engine that serves the auto plants. The crossing is just over a mile from here.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Morning, Looks like rain will be the word til Monday. At least we did not get swamped as the guessers were yacking about yesterday. Some did.
Banks, My hair almost looks like it did back in 1973. You would not know there is a stay at home order around here, but then you never could. Up where the people are it was easy to see.
That is what I hate about going to scrap yards, about 50% of the time you come out with a flat that cost more to fix than you got for the scrap. Scrap is so low these days the last time I took cans in I had 97LB and only got $10.59.
Wife and I cleared a part of the dence underbrush yesterday to let a Ash tree get some light. It is a re-growth from the roots of one that the bug killed. I hope it makes it.
70s hair,
76 and sunny. Going to be a warm one.Out the door to feed trailer parks. Got a refrigerated box truck following me on my routes to trailer parks. Full of boxes of fresh produce. 280 meals and 200 boxes. WOW. Extension Services is sending my Hispanic buddies to help. Lisa has to take her Mom to the airport to fly back to CA. I was going to be on my own. Wanted Spanish speaking person as adding a new big trailer park today.
Have a good one and stay well.
Morning folks!
Cooled off a bit this am from yesterday. 73 headed to 89, then storms late tonight/early morning. 75 tomorrow as it heads east...
Banks - glad the roof is done. Can wet coal self combust like charcoal? I guess not since there are/were mountains of it around the coal fueled power plants?
Kev - great pic!
Chief - good on you mate (as they say down under)!
SJ and Banks - yep - traffic and folks picking up here - but traffic here was so bad (like #5 worst on nation) that it is still a breeze to get anywhere. Where we live - air traffic can be regularly routed over our area depending on winds - been really nice having quiet skies.
MikeC - glad things have been calm at work, have a great weekend yourself!
Morning all
Chief it's great what you do. ( did I just praise the chief? I must be losing it ( just kidding, it really is a great thing your doing ) No real plans for today. I may try and move some rains around, that I want moved. The wall that I'm putting shelves on ( the wall that has door to outside ) I want to be nothing but actual train sets. It will be a mixture of prewar up thru modern. the last piece I put up last night I think will give me room for the texas special set #1520W and a prewar set #139 ( 261, 261T, 831 Flatcar with wood, & 807 caboose) I have a Williams Southern Steam engine up on the top shelf with some MTH passenger cars which I need to move to one of the other walls of shelves, as they are not a actual set, but sure look nice together. Well guess it's time to get up and moving, talk to you all later
V8Vega Kev that looks like a 650 Triumph. I've been doing spring yard work.
Kev that looks like a 650 Triumph. I've been doing spring yard work.
Dennis, the picture was in 1974 and your right, That is my Triumph 650, a TR6C and the bike in the back is a friend's 1973 Triumph 750 Trident T150.
In 75 I replaced the TR6C with a new Trident T160.
Good afternoon from Jelloway Creek,
It is cloudy with a stiff breeze that gently moves the porch chimes. The birds are chirping in the surrounding woods. It is a pleasant 75°.
The upper level of the layout is almost wired and the switches and uncoupling tracks are working. I have been labeling the wiring like a madman.
Chief... Keep safe and learn to say this," No hablo español"
Three hour plus wait on haircut.
They are starting to think about opening the Age of Steam Roundhouse, so I may have something to do. I would like to visit northern Michigan this summer.
Have a good day.
Overwhelmed by your kindness. Blessed with your friendship. My humble "Thank you".
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 70 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Fifepup and his girlfriend must have brought the warm temps from Florida with them. My mom was transported home by private ambo last night. Everything set up for hospice care for her. We will visit with her later. She wants things to go a certain way, and she needs me to see to it.
Fife prayers continue for you and yours.
Prayers for FifeMom.
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