Good Evening,
I really appreciate all the prayers and good thoughts regarding my MIL, I passed it all onto Kay, she really appreciates it! Not much change kidney and lungs not doing well, pretty much day to day.
Also want to express my concerns and prayers for Banks and his Mom! Brighter days are always ahead!
Roy, that is a fantastic job you did on the manifold plugs!! Really impressive! What WON'T you do?
Think we have more 100 degree weather this week, should be about the last.
Couple of interesting races this weekend.
Take care all and Thank-you!
Don
cheapclassics Dumb stupid question, but does anyone know who from or where I could get some Lionel dealer posters, specifically from the 80s?
Not a dumb question, the only dumb question is the one you're afraid to ask.
As to posters, your best bet may be to visit train shows if and when they start up again. There are railroad and toy train ephemera dealers out there, keep your fingers crossed and hopw you get lucky.
My club's got a show scheduled for November 15, I'll be making a separate post about it.
And thanks all for the condolances, we appreciate it!
Hello there. Thanks for the Prayers. Got a call late last night. Mom not doing so good. At 99 her body dosen't have the strength to fight it. Made the decision to keep her at the nursing home and let the chips fall where they may. Flintlock......condolences. Don........Prayers for you and yours. Charlie.....that looks scary. How is the trap shooting going? Kev.....nice El Camino. Mine is a 70, 307 with the Torque glide 2 speed. Bought it in 74 just after the gas crisis. I looked at a 71 with a 396 4 speed. The price of gas and insurance made me pass on it. $1.75 an hour didn't go far. Best move on. Headed to the dirt drag. Son and grandson both participants. Last race of the season. Prayers for those in need, those affected by the fires, hurricanes and the end of this pandemic.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
wrmcclellan Morning folks Got the brass plugs fabricated - yesterday went well and somehow I got the 8 completed - and now I need some copper based anti-seize to install them. On the right is a piece of the stainless steel AIR tube and flare nut. This will allow me to finish other things - A/C and ECM wiring harness - on the engine with the AIR system (which needed replacing) out of the way. Flint - Mike C - unfortunately this guy, NOTCH6 (podcast guy) on OGR, shut his poster repo business down in 2017. As these were popular repos, they may be easier to find than originals - but price - I dunno... https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/final-day-at-the-madison-poster-company
Morning folks
Got the brass plugs fabricated - yesterday went well and somehow I got the 8 completed - and now I need some copper based anti-seize to install them.
On the right is a piece of the stainless steel AIR tube and flare nut. This will allow me to finish other things - A/C and ECM wiring harness - on the engine with the AIR system (which needed replacing) out of the way.
Flint -
Mike C - unfortunately this guy, NOTCH6 (podcast guy) on OGR, shut his poster repo business down in 2017. As these were popular repos, they may be easier to find than originals - but price - I dunno...
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/final-day-at-the-madison-poster-company
Great job Roy.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Regards, Roy
Morning. Still cloudy but no rain. Did not get near as much rain as guessers claim we did. ?? Not much on agenda until 5. SisterIL's for ribs. Her hubby cooks great ribs. Tomorrow, I have been summoned for breakfast outside at local breakfast place and then Lowes for more stuff for FIL's house [HGTV girls at it again and need my veteran's discount].
Sorry for your loss Flintlock. Have a good one.
Thanks Fife. He was a good, good man, full of enthusiasm for life and all its good things, which makes the loss hard for all who knew him.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 57, with leaves starting to change color, along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Youngest Princess came home for the weekend. She got the cashier gig at the college cafeteria. Might have to make a little campfire tonight for smores. Had dinner at Middle Princess's castle yesterday, as Wifey does a little house cleaning for the busy couple. Took FifeMax along, and introduced him to their Ella, a mixed fox terrier. He was kept outside the fenced yard, and he did better than I expected. To be continued.
Flintlock - Sorry about your loss.
Good evening all,
Good weather. Good day at the office. Moved all but a very few items to new office location. Did not take as long as I thought it would, and there are some perks to the new place. High school teams have a double header tomorrow, which will be nice. Dumb stupid question, but does anyone know who from or where I could get some Lionel dealer posters, specifically from the 80s? I would appreciate it. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
DonB - prayers for Kay's mom
dbaker48This has been a long time coming, but Kay is preparred as much as she can be.
The loss of a parent is a day we all know must come, but dread just the same.
Prayers for Kays mom, and best wishes to Kay.
I lost a best friend of 54 years last Saturday, sudden heart attack at 67. What can you do but stay as strong as you can?
dbaker -
Afternoon All,
Been a little hectic the past few days, been trying to provide moral support for Kay, her Mom isn't doing to well. Last weekend she was pretty good, but took a big turn on Monday. Her visiting nurse was in for a routine checkup and Kay was concerned regarding her demeanor, etc.. Tuesday Kay took her to a wound clinc at the hospital, when they went to leave she was having respitory problems. Kay took her to ER (next building), and she has been there ever since. Currently on a breathing treatment and vitals dropping, not eating, and very weak. Fortunately, they are permitting Kay to visit her in the hospital. (visitors are not allowed unless it is severe.) I don't think her Mom will be coming home. Its in the Lords hand now.
This has been a long time coming, but Kay is preparred as much as she can be.
Sorry for such a depressing post.
Oldest Granddaughter retrieved from her Mom's work [Mom is Community Coordinator for Raleigh PD. She is sworn]. Has to work tomorrow due to planned protest for Breonna Thomas. What the h--- does Louisville KY have to do with Raleigh? Just something to protest over. Raining and raining. 3/4 of and inch so far. Enough coming down to get you wet if you are outside. Guessers crying flash flooding even though latest computer update says less rain than previously forecasted. Was a messy drive to Raleigh and back. Stopped at BoJ's for biscuits.Nana Pam is allowing G'daughter to watch TV. On her school lunch break. She was doing classes while riding in the back of the Caddy. Can do school from satellite network and cell towers. Never dropped her signal. Just do away with schools and save all that money on buildings. [School officials scream when I say that!!!]Later.
Morning folks!
High 50's for a start - high 80's for weekend - ragweed and my sinuses goes nuts...
Got two exhaust manifold plugs made so far. Took a while to figure out best fit and create a drawing for the first one. The second one took a while to determine best machining sequence - trashed one in the process (cross-threaded it).
I owned a 1976 El Camino - silver - plain jane model - that I bought from a guy whose daughter used it to haul hay and tack for her horse. Low miles and they sold it when she went to college. I started to trade it in for the 1984 model and a guy at work who knew folks at the Chevy dealer down the street found out. Chased me down at work and offered me more than the Chevy dealer - I was OK with that! That was the last time I had a car payment - saved and paid cash after that.
TGIF for those of us unretired........Got out late from work last night, then took a nap, totally missed fire drill.........A BK dinner and then to bed......FOGGY here up to 80 or so. Nights have been comfortable to chilly.Blasting off early tonight, off to Vineland for Rocky Horror at the drive in......should be a good time. Bringing Jenni, my Princess and her consort.Bad part is, it'll be a late night and the girls have to work in the morning......That's all for now................
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. Raining and raining. 61 degrees. Slept late for a change. Off to go pick up Granddaughter.
Good evening from clear 66°F Southern Ohio,
Well I’m about finished with the wood floor in the living room project. One last piece along the stone hearth fireplace and a toe strip along the entertainment center and it is done. Turned out good. Going to start the kitchen re-do next.
Gotta love the El Camino!
May God bless you and you families
Jim
Hi guys, Not much to report. I did get my Flu shot yesterday and had a talk about the shingles shot. I got one in 2015 and now they want me to get the new one @ $160 each shot and you need two. maybe not?
Chief, Here is my 72 El camino. It was an AZ army car in drab green when I got it around 1998. I rebuilt the 350 and painted it re-sale red, drove it for about two years. Sold it to a nut job at work who JUST HAD TO HAVE IT.$$$$$ . Those are Pontiac wheels on it.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Morning. 65, cloudy and dreary. Need to see guessers report and find out what is instore. Think tomorrow is 70% chance of rain. Had a very early virtual Human Services Board meeting. Got up early so I could go to BoJ's for biscuits for all [dogs too]. Good meeting without a lot of graphs and charts. A lot of that in our usual meetings. Some required to review and accept [by law]. Others get boring as in our agenda packets. Probably trip to Sam's Club for dog treats [cheaper than Walmart] and coffee filters. Then whatever around the house.SJ, condolences. Sounds too young.
The El Camino I owed was a 71 with different body style. SS with scooped hood, hood tired downs and mag wheels. I drove it, Dad drove it until he died and Frankie drove it for years. Had 260K when we sold it to a restorer. Was an outstanding vehicle. Mainly had to replace valve cover gaskets a lot. Had 350 V8. Would fly. I had it on straight level highway at 2 AM one morning responding to a fire. 120mph and I let off. Have a good day.
Well not as cold this morning. Had a good small session in the train room last evening. Filled the room with Pine scented smoke fluid. It was still lingering this morning when I left for work.
Banks glad your mom is doing well.
A little warmer day on tap for the next few. Looking forward to the weekend already.
Stay safe everyone.
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Back from doc appt. A couple more to come. Cool here at 64 - gotta lotta gentle rain the last two days from the hurrycane...looks like it is moving on. Sister sent me a pic of the bayou on the north side of their neighborhood. About to go over the banks. This is the bayou that flooded out their neighborhood a couple of years ago - somewhere around 800 homes trashed, Many still not occupied/repaired. Used to be a very nice neighborhood.
Dennis - surprisingly the El Camino was built from 1959 through 1987. The version DonB and I have are the 5th generation from 1978 - 1987, called the G Body along with the Monte Carlo (shared chassis, parts, etc). The 5th gens are very popular. From '82 on, they only built about 20,000 or less per year.
And - Dallas is having terrible problems with street racing, including blocking freeways and major intersections. A few bystanders have been killed. Idiots. But they have closed all the local race tracks so no place to go "show off".
Brass hex stock showed up yesterday so on to fabricating the exhaust manifold air injection port plugs. Wiring harnes straightened out and located per the drawings. Marked locations of junction with tie wraps for the rewrap. Will work back and forth on the harness and the plugs.
Kev - that is a substanitial foundation - hope they used the new rubberized thick coatings on ot before .
51 chilly degrees. Out the door for tax appeal hearings all day. [get paid ]Have a good one.
Chief - You now have me itching, all over like...
Hello there. Thanks for the Prayers. Mom still has no symptoms. Been almost2 weeks since her test. Hope the western fires are slowing. Checking in from Blue Knob State Park. We decided to get away for a couple of days. Surprisingly phone calls and network access working. Rich.......thanks for the explanation. Former coworker had a Ford with traction control. He hated it. Almost got him killed. Pulled out in a hurry on wet road and traction control shut off both wheels with oncoming traffic. RT.....you're probably better off with a come along. Travel is limited with a ratchet strap.
Roy........progress on the El Camino!!!!!! Prayers for those in need, those affected by the fires, hurricanes and the end of this pandemic.
Home from taking El Centro Hispano on a tour of the 9 mobile home parks I have serviced. Now they are doing their action plan on testing and masks distribution [think food at the same time].Got home and attacked a 3 foot around fire ant nest. Wifey had a 1 foot round concrete garden ornament next to one of her pathways. They had built around as well as under it. Treated all around and on the ornament. Thousands came out. Then took a small pecan limb and rolled the ornament out. Thousands more ran out and all over the place. One got my hand as it ran up the pecan limb. You should have seen the horde charging out around the "home base". More granules and water. The queens started coming up. Will watch to see if they all die or just move over.Now chores. Tomorrow, Tax Appeals Board.
Northwoods Flyer KRM, Do you travel down Hwy 53 on your way back to Illinois? If you went past Trego you could have seen the new home of the Mark Twain Zephyr at the Wisconsin Great Northern RR. http://rtabern.com/mtz/ The Mark Twain Zephyr Homepage rtabern.com › mtz Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby Northwoods Flyer
KRM,
Do you travel down Hwy 53 on your way back to Illinois? If you went past Trego you could have seen the new home of the Mark Twain Zephyr at the Wisconsin Great Northern RR.
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer
Northwoods, No, I go up to Mark's on I39 to Jamesvill then 26 to 151 to 41 to 141 to Crivits then A to C to Silver Cliff most of the time. This time I did a bunch of back roads going up and came home 43 to 120 south to 47 in IL. When I go to Tom's I take I39 to 51 all the way to 170 west.
Looks like a goo place to try to see. tks.
Good Morning!
Sunny and up to 80. Good weekend, more family get togethers as most of the women folk converged to see Jenni shop for wedding dresses on Sunday.
Not much activity going on since the weather has been cooler. Need to pay off the Magnum and scoot her home, probably going to order a right rear axle and get that done.
Clinical study will be over on Monday, and that's good, I hate getting up at 5 AM.
Still looking at garages, a 24' X 24' would be ideal, got a quote with site prep at near $18K Shipping is $2K, Site Prep $3K - Looking more local than Amish Country, PA.....We would like to build in a little extra for the body work and paint on the '56 DeSoto Wagon - if we get it. Driver Quality is what we are after, this will be a driver - 330 Hemi with push button trans with 400 horse should be much fun.....lol
Mom is better - prayers for all our Moms......
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Checking one of the blinds out.
Removing forms.
One wall done.
Ready for back fill.
Loaded up to head home.
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