October Coffee Pot, 16 Years Strong, Eggs, ham and lots of Coffee.

[ChiefEagles]

Slept till 8:15. BoJ's biscuit [Wifey picked up before she went to work].

On the phone with Edgecombe Planning Director. She is really nice. Got a physical address for the farm [that part where camper is since there are two farms]. Now DMV and tax folks will not be going crazy. Speaking of farms, farmer called, soon, all wheat and soybeans [wheat during winter and early spring, soybeans summer and fall]. 2022, sweet potatoes. 2023, peanuts. 2024, tobacco. Gets rotation right. No cotton this time around.

Wash under carriage of pickup to get mud off. Then take to get serviced. Don't like to take it there with it coated with mud [spun mud while driving one field Monday]. Then guy doesn't have to have dirt falling all the time.

Run patch through barrels of rifles to deer hunt with this season. Spray hunting clothes.

Squirrels quit raiding bird feeder. "Cutting" green hulled pecans like crazy. If I could shoot in town, a pile of dead squirrels. They ignore you when they are "cutting" pecans. Like craziness.

Enjoy your day.

[Flintlock76]

anjdevil2

And who can pay taxes on a big house?  Mine are at $8K for a 1300 square foor house with a small dirt floor basement and an unheated and uncooled attic...

That's why we bailed out of New Jersey when the opportunity arose.  We were living in a 600 square foot house in Sussex County and paying $2,200 a year property tax on it in 1987.   I wouldn't want to know what it is now! 

We've got a 1700 square foot house here in Virginia and pay a $2,200 property tax on it, but it took 33 years to get there.  

There's a lot of things we miss about New Jersey but the taxes and the little you get for them aren't one of them.  And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

According to United Van Lines of the "Top Ten States With People Moving Out" New Jersey is #1.  And guess who runs NJ?  All I'll say is they're the folks who've had a peculiar kind of derangement syndrome concerning a certain individual for the past four years.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

ANJ, did I read that right?  8K in taxes a year for a 1300 sq ft house?  Holy moly!!!  Who could afford to buy anything there?  Ouch.  Had a good day visiting wife's side of the family today.  Went to Nashville, IN and people were so thick could not stir them with a stick. Weather was nice but breezy.  Roy, been following your car's progress.  Prayers for you, buddy, on your fight with the big C.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Banks]

 Dang software

[wrmcclellan]

I don't know guys - the lab/staff and my test this morning seemed a bit "sketchy"..... 

[anjdevil2]

V8 - It's called Money and Time.

If you are retired - then more than likely, you have the time.

If you retired RIGHT, then you have the money.

I have neither.....lol and I'll be working up until lunch time of my proposed last day of work and keel over from old age.....lol.

A HUGE basement or family room is another pre-requisite.....and again, that means money.  And who can pay taxes on a big house?  Mine are at $8K for a 1300 square foor house with a small dirt floor basement and an unheated and uncooled attic.....

I have something running and I'm thankful for that much....

[ChiefEagles]

Mira [cat who was sick] got her rabbis booster and is fine now. Wiley [Yorkie] got his annual.

Now waiting on hold for DMV. Can't get property tax right and about tired. If they screw it up this time, calling Gov's office. These folks are unbelievable. Don't pay them enough to get good workers.

Got funeral for Mayor who was in office before me. She had been in such bad mental shape for years. Didn't know day from night for years. She is better off. A grave side memorial service.

Then help County Commissioner lady deliver campaign bags to doors.

Later.

[wrmcclellan]

Morning folks!

To be a warm one today - 90? Cold front this weekend.

Did some studying up on Rochester Q-Jet rebuilds - last time I did one was around 1985? Some good articles out there.

Hi ho, hi ho - off for more testing I go! Later!

[dbaker48]

Morning All,

Just a quick stop.  Been working at MIL's, moving stuff from one pile to another.  Sure requires a lot of patience doing this stuf.  But we will get through it.  Going to see if I can make things easier for those I leave behind.

Weather heating up again, maybe this will be the last heat wave for the year. Hope so.  Off to the dentist, then MIL's, have a great day all!

[anjdevil2]

Happy HUMP Day!!

MartyE - I'm gald SOMEONE saw that - I had the reminder on my phone and true to form - dense cloud cover until 1030.....and I wasn't up that early for the opposition.....

Kids will leave OK today - decided to take and extra day, so I'll be at my house 1 more day.

Jenni cut my hair - thank goodness!! - I was beginning to have my length back from when I was 20....

50 now and bright sun - 70's today and tomorrow, with wind tomorrow - car club bonfire Saturday Night and car show with Mom - her FIRST!! - on SUnday both highs in the 60's so I'll have to figure out how to keep Mom warm....I'll finish detailing her car this week.

That's all from Central Jersey - back soon

[fifedog]

Banks - I intend to attend the Blair County meet, November 1.  Please let me know if it gets cancelled.

[Banks]

Snip

Thanks for Laugh!

 

WELCOME!!!!!

Tell us about yourself

[MartyE]

Morning all.  Spent the evening cleaning the bicycle.  Spending a lot of weekends on it now.  Really enjoying the rides.  Not much going on.  Checked out Mars in opposition and a really cool Venus / Moon team up this morning.

Big wigs coming into the shop today.  Everybody is on their best behavior.

Stay safe everyone.

[Banks]

Hello there,

been busy getting  ready for winter and doing PM on the camper. Spent today loading it for our trip to Delaware Seashore State Park. Leaving tomorrow AM returning next Wednesday. The original plan was to spend a couple of days at York on the return trip.

Best get to sleep.

Prayers for those in need and the end of this Pandemic

[Flintlock76]

 

 

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wrmcclellan

getting too old for that.

I understand perfectly.  I have no problem squatting down if the task needs it, but getting back up is the problem!

Thanks for the response!

[wrmcclellan]

Flintlock76

wrmcclellan

Trains at Northpark mall holiday exhibit.

If that's what I'm thinking it is I believe I've seen the display in a TM "Toy Trains at Christmas" video.  Very impressive, to say the least!  Jaw-dropping actually!

By any chance were you in the video? 

Nope - I do not usually get invited to those events.

I did all the electrical design for the project and have helped set up and and tear it down in the past. Not so involved now - too much crawling around and getting too old for that.

Dougsnotta - ah! Yes! Bwa ha ha ha haaaaa....

[dougdagrump]

Roy, The doc might get around but it's the pharmacist that is the key.

[Flintlock76]

wrmcclellan

Trains at Northpark mall holiday exhibit.

If that's what I'm thinking it is I believe I've seen the display in a TM "Toy Trains at Christmas" video.  Very impressive, to say the least!  Jaw-dropping actually!

By any chance were you in the video?  

[wrmcclellan]

Afternoon gang!

Sunny and it cooled off here nicely. Spent yesterday diagnosing my security camera system. 4 of 12 cameras blacked out. I though the cameras failed but it was the wall wart power supplies. One big wart fed 4 cameras - 2 of which were off - it was strange and I started trading cameras, suspecting bad cables, power supplies, and then saw good camera would work sometimes. Long story short - all cameras OK. The supply that fed 4 would start working with two cameras? Loaded it with a power resistor and it was fine. Tested camera draw and all within spec and supply capability. Finally figured it out and started changing supplies and all is well.

Have lawn sprinkler head to change and then maybe some work on the El Cam carb.

Docs & hospital have juggled all my appts and now I go tomorrow for tests, inc COVID test, into a short surgery procedure Friday to make sure the DaVinci surgical robot will work for me, and then assuming all OK Fri, another COVID test Sat, then in Monday for the main surgery - 6 hours...wowzers!

Dougsnotta - wow - we have the same doc! He gets around!

On the train front - I converted a K-Line Plymouth switcher to run on DC only so it will operate on a simple "back-and-forth" track at the Trains at Northpark mall holiday exhibit. Switching polarity on a can motor, two diodes on the track, and a timer on DPDT relay makes 'er go. They will open early and assign times for attendance this year due to the C-19. Glad they are making it happen as it is the Dallas Ronald McDonald House annual fundraiser.

The little switcher is a nice conversion. I removed the smoke unit and electronic e-unit board. All the lights are incandescent and there is a small power distribution board in the loco that I was able to reuse. Bonus - the board already had the diodes on it that make the front and rear headlight operate in the proper direction!

[dougdagrump]

Short morning, today is labs, oncologist and lastly infusion. Long day at the clinic.

And if you are wondering no I won't be performing "Putting On The Ritz".

[anjdevil2]

Heeeyyyyyy, HAPPY TUESDAY!!

Kev - I guess you don't pay attention, much....I have commented on V8Vegas posts as well as Mr. Phish, Flintlock, LionRoar88 and my buddy Fife.  I've commented on Roy's posts elsewhere, which is my prerogative.  I'm not retired like you are, I have no grandkids and that's fine.  My time is not my own and that's fine as well.  If I'm a bad person because I don't comment you YOUR posts, well, I'm guessing I haven't much so say about it/them.  

If it is TMI for your tastes, then please, just jump right past it.  We used to say around here, before you came in this forum, ignore, ignore, ignore.  Feel Free, please, I promise you, I won't be offended.

 

We have had 2" of rain last night.  My modification of the tombstones out from have been working like a charm.  Wind has been whipping across the lawn and the only casualties have been the pumpkins and ghost I put up in the trees.  I may have defeated the weather of October - FINALLY!! 

 

Got some shopping done for Mom, so she'll be good for another couple of weeks.  The kids come home from their mini-vacation in OK tomorrow, so I'll have to tidy the house up a bit.  Planning a sick day for working on the layout, Jenni want to do the same, nice to have a partner that will help and contribute!! Weather continues to be cooler and blustery.  Already miss summer......high in the 60s this week.  Cloudy now.

 

That's all from Central Jersey, back later!!

[smokey1]

Morning all

Kevin years away? you make it sound like a decade or so when in reality it's only 4 years from now. It will be here quicker than we realize. And Dennis remark about having to switch to electric cars, I agree with his comment, CA. electric companies are a joke, If there not having a brownout, there catching the forest on fire, because they can't maintain their equipment. 

I understand what the governor of CA. is trying to establish, but you have to look at the reality of doing such a thing. The cost to the public to do it. This is the same governor that wants to tax people from CA. that move out of state for ten years after there gone. The people of CA. really need to look at what this guy wants and decide if they really want to go that way, Of coarse your Liberals with $$$$$ won't care as they can afford to such a thing, but your common person it will put a strain on them, especially someone on a fixed income. 

As far as TMI Kevin your not one to talk, your known to do it also in my opinion, you will get on a long spout of what all you have done over the weekend also. 

End of Rant

[ChiefEagles]

Foggy and 62. Out the door for tax appeals hearings.

[KRM]

Ran trains last night!

 

WOW guys, just been looking in now and then,,,,,what the heck is going on here???????????????

Dennis,,,, “Our idiot Communist dictator in a state that has no electricity wants to force you to buy cars that run on electricity. Kind of hard for something that is years off?  

I'll be 92 by then.”   Or dead. Just move away and get over it! It is still a free country no matter what you think is right or wrong? Come on up here where it is cold, may just cool your blood down some.   

Rich, ever hear of TMI? Never see you say much about anyone else here, most likely your not interested in their stuff but wow.     Sorry if I can’t keep up or GAS anymore than you do.

Snip,   welcome to the nut house, this can be a weird crowd at time. 

Roy, sounds like those fittings worked.  

End of rant!   

Got better things to do. See ya next month, however it ends up.

[fifedog]

Dear Rich,

you are obviously a non-comformeest, and za r-r-r-r-ebel!

                                   The Burgermeister Meisterburger

[ChiefEagles]

Home from the woods.  8,875 steps.  No rain.  30% guessed this AM after a night of rain.  On the way home [0% after noon guessed], poured around 4:30.  Misting here now.  They are not worth a d---.  All feeders topped off and stands ready.    

[anjdevil2]

Good Morning, guys!!  Happy Columbus Day!! I have my Italian Flag out with my American Flag!!!

I have no issue with cars and trains.......lol

Fife - I'm just glad you retired, especially now.....

People that don't know any better go for the electric cars, when, ecologically speaking, Hydrogen is much better for the enviroment - Where does the electricy come from?  Politicians are just stupid.......

So the week at my house is winding down, and, as expected, got NOTHING I wanted done, got done.  Well, maybe a little.

Friday was an early night, made Gnocchi for Jenni and Chicken strips with fries for me ( I did share).

Saturday, got up early to feed the ferals, vacuumed the house and cleaned out "my" side of the garage at Mom's.  Tossed a few boxes swept everything out and put everything off to the side.  I have 4 4 X 8 foam boards I got for free that need to make the trip to Jenni's for the proposed layout building, 
I put her bike and my motorcycle out of the way.  There were some areas on the shelves that were refilled.  Much easier to get in and out of there now.  Next week, will probably get bins for dog and bird food and a bin for the peanuts (for the squirrels).  Also need to get the snow blower into thegarage and get that running.

Saturday night went out for Mom's birthday then cake after at the house.  Was in bed by 10ish.

Yesterday nothing but running around, did get some Halloween stuff and looked at the Christmas stuff (a couple of nice candidates at Lowes....)

After a Wawa dinner, I FINALLY got up to the attic, I bought some LED strips at Staples (10' for $10) multi-color with controller.  Installed on at Spooky Town and it really looks great ( a little too bright but...).  Cleaned off some of Christmas town - will need to clear off that section so I can wire up the street lights and make sidewalks.  I'm starting to consider taking a mental health day to make this happen.  I have 2+ days worth of sick time, maybe it's time to get sick....****COUGH COUGH****....

Raining now, wind and heavier rain later, thanks to our visitor from the gulf....should back off by tomorrow.

Philly Toy Run has been cancelled since the idiot mayor is concerned we'll be spread a disease - so all those needy kids don't get the toys the USMC gets through Toys for Tots......we'll figure out something else - we always make a toy donation or 2 to the Toys for Tots - my brother ran that program in north Jersey a few years back.

And the car show?  Rescheduled for next Sunday.....

Back later................

[smokey1]

Morning all

SJ don't know if you still watch hogan's Hero's but if you get the sundance channel on Saturday they run like a marathon of them. 

Cloudy and calling for rain. 

Train wise ran them for a while last night and I have been rearranging the trains that are on the shelves. I have two more sets on the wall that has the exit door and I want to put them on the other side of the room so I can have al my Southern trains in one place. Next will be getting all the B&M in one place together. I'm on the fence about keeping or getting rid of my A-B-A GP-9 B&M set as I probably wouldn't get what I paid for it, and it is basically brand new. It has seen shelf life and I think I ran them on a 3' when I got them home from York ( my one and only purchase when I was at york. ) just to test them.

I'm going to be selling like 10 NW2's by Lionel and 2 MP-15 by K-Line I think. Just keeping a couple. 

Nothing planned for today really. Moving some trains around and I still have work to do in the shed but it's supposed to rain today. And to cut the material I need to be outside. Not enough room to do that in the shed. 

With the rain we have had and there calling for, don't think it would be wise to try and cut any bushes today.

Hope all have a good day

Talk to you all later

[Snip]

Thanks for Laugh!

[MartyE]

Morning all.

Running on fumes today.  Daughter and family came home late last night in full noise mode.  Woke me up at 1am and never did get back to a good sleep.  I'll be dumping out of here at exactly the 9 hour mark.

Hope everyone stays safe.