Good Morning,
We had a little rain yesterday, barely measureable here but did get things wet. Was over by noon. Today in the mid 70's.
Worked in the train room yesterday, all Chris' fault. I had this dry bar in the room since the begining. It is "actually" his, so he thought it would be a good idea to finally put in his apartment. So last year we moved it out. Then I had an old small desk, which I refinished and integrated into the room as a workstation. It really worked well and I liked it. So with his new "bigger" apartment the bar just didn't work. And now as he is working at home, thought the desk would be better than the bar. So NOW I have the bar back, and the workstation is gone! So I had to reorganize the stuff, took about 3 days. But got it done. Looks good, and have a stow away workstation also. So all is well!
Past couple of weeks had a problem with the pool cleaner, finally got it running working again, only has one moving part! I inspected that part 4 or 5 times to no avail, and actually thought it was a different problem. The simplist solution is always the best!
Kay is making arrangements with her hair stylist, for US, oh boy!
Imagine Buckeye is probaly up to his arm pits in grease since he started work in the round house at his local museum. Wishing him good luck, and hope he remembers Soy Sauce is great for burns!
Continued prayers for Fife and family, and home the threatening weather leaves everyone safe.
Take care all and be safe!
Don
Good morning all,
Work was quiet yesterday. Overdid it this weekend as I did absolutely nothing last night. Monday did start off right with a "dopey grin" email from my Norwegian soccer friend. Their country is starting to open up and their "real' football league starts mid June. Rainy off and on here. Forgot to mention Honda autorack train has started back up and I got to see a rare Sunday daytime run. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello there, Got my tooth out yesterday so didn't do much.
Helped son load a beef to be butchered this morning. Other than that same old same old.
Roof finished on Friday. Mowed the grass and putzed around the house and watched a couple of movies the rest of the weekend.
Weather has been damp. The ground is to cold to plant corn. Hay is ready now need the weather to make it.
Best see what I can get into, the grass needs shortened again.
Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Rainy good morning. Rain most of the week. Plants here and crops at farms are now happy.
Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
A new popup but still no spell check.
56/67 for today. We have had RAIN and lot's of it. Lakeshore is flooding due to an east wind. Our dicktator has opened the northern half of the state for all business' starting Friday. Bars and restaurants at 50%. A holiday weekend with just half the state open will be madness up north.
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
Morning all
No real news from here.
67* going up to 81* with showers today.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Wowzers! Slow day today
Regards, Roy
V8VegaRaining pretty good, I scoffed at the forcast. Mon.70 Tue. 74
Monring folks!
Sunny and 73 and warming up fast - 89-90 today.
Continued prayers for Fife's mother
Praying for FifeMom and Family - Fife you know where I am if you need ANYTHING!! I can be there in 4 hours.
Hope all goes well.
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
RAINING!!!! Chances were tonight from a front moving from the west. Seems the tropical thingy got closer to NC than expected. Getting some rain bans. Thank you Lord for the rain. Now guessers say may rain all week. Need Friday to be dry as food delivery day. Headed east with Wifey in tow. Go looking plants and then stop and dig Grandma's old flowers. Hope to be back right after noon. Pay Cisco for barn repair.
Good evening all,
A busy weekend. Spent 4+ hours trimming trees and cutting dead out and picking up sticks. Then spent 2+ hours whacking at the 2 foot tall stumps of honey suckle bushes I had trimmed back a few years ago. I found the ax would not dent the wood from the side but would split the stumps if I hit them from above. About 95-99% gone now. Sunday was used to go through pole barn to determine what could go in heavy trash pickup. Weather has been warm and mostly dry. Prayers for Fife's mom. I hope everyone has a good day.
Chief, I would be glad to send you some of our rain. Another inch overnight and still raining. We have been lucky and not had near as much as not far north of here. We are at 2.1" where they are over 4". I think DougM has had the large amount?
Put the Gator in summer dress. Was suprised to find how easy it was to remove the doors. Two minutes a side.
Good to see Ray, Hope Hudson John is doing better than the last time we talked.
Got some small projects for the shed today and just stay dry.
Update; 6:30PM We are at 3" of rain in 24 hours.
Hey Roy, good to see today it still takes Real drivers to win Real races! So much better than that virtual crap and those kids that grew up on video games .
Dressed for summer.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Afternoon. 85 and sunny. Breezy now. Watched our Church on laptop. NC Judge has told Gov to let Churches open. Let them go if they want to. Ours will not open now. [you can bet who will be the first one there. Reopen Fred. Says he can't believe we had to shut down. All a hoax. ] Our food plots of clover looking good and green. Deer and rabbits eating. Could use some rain. So could tobacco and soybeans on the farm. Corn on other farms look good.
Fifey, continued prayers. Hope all have a great and safe week ahead.
Nothing planned for today, I added a 8' section to my shelves the other day, and yester day I put set #139 ( prewar ) and set #1520W ( post war on it. Pics in SPF.
Trying to organize what I have and get it on the shelves I have open so I can figure out what else I can pull out and how many more shelves I want to build.
Fife Prayers still being lifted for your mother.
Hope all have a good day. Talk to you all later.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Good Sunday Morning All!
Long time, no see.
Just wanted to extend my thoughts and prayers to Fife and his family.
Hoping everyone else is doing well.
Later.......
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Gloomy and 55, rain expected today through Tuesday.
Your Marx Diecast engine would be a #333, two versions. One with a shade over the cab windows smokes. Earlier version without shades does not smoke. No news here. Only outside visits are with family.
Roy,,,,
Fife,,, for mom.
Great day,,,rain coming in tonight and tomorrow.
Fife - continued prayers for your mother
Been raining all day since dark thirty. Over 2 in here so far...
Repaired the headlight on the Lionel J3a Hudson. The incandescent GOW bulb went out and I do not have any compatible bulbs + Lionel shows the bulb and its substitute as "unavailable". So I fabricated a warm white LED to run off track voltage as the TMCC board only provides 1.5 vac, not enough to power a 3 v LED + a 1 volt drop through a rectifier diode. I did not want to spend time designing a voltage doubler. So I cannot control the headlight with TMCC but I do not care as real locos do not normally extinguish the headlight to back up.
Here is a pic - works good down below 6 vac and up to 20 vac track power - good for conventional and TMCC operation.
Prayers are continuing for your Mom Fife.
Prayers for FifeMom.
Fife prayers continue for you and yours.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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!
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.
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