Afternoon all!
Cloudy and 27 - iced some last night - 100 vehicle pileup in Ft Worth this am. Report that one semi drove into the pileup at speed - 5 dead on the scene - still trying to pry folks out of cars. Mile long 'crime' scene - Ft Worth had to activate their emergency management center to organize rescue vehicles/crews/first responders, and some other vehicles to allow involved folks a place to get out of the sub-freezing temps.
Another day of feeling fairly decent (relatively) and not nauseated - I think I am not premature at this point saying I slowly improving each day - yea finally!
Depending on what one believes - Weather Channel says our low for Mon will be 1, high of 14 - ouch, that's pipe bustin' temps here (for those who take no precautions, and there are a lot of those guys - makes the plumbing co's very happy - and bad for those with no water when plumbers are all backed up for 2-4 days). We might get above freezing tomorrow afternoon.
Dougsnotta!
Dennis the Dentist!
Regards, Roy
Chief - Wifey is pretty happy with her GE side-by-side.
Dougnotta - call Rich before you light them bad boys.
fifedog Chief - Wifey is pretty happy with her GE side-by-side. Dougnotta - call Rich before you light them bad boys.
Oh boy, just imagine a sheet cake with 74 Roman Candles on it. WOWSER !!!!
Now that would be a party.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Good evening all,
Snow is still drifting. I did go for a short walk just to get out of the house. Not bad until you walk into the wind. Ugh. Quiet at work today. I saw some pics from what Roy was talking about. Ouch. Insurance companies will have a field day with that one. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Happy Birthday grumpy! LOL
Morning gang. Light rain and 34 degrees by the phone. Some light glaze on surfaces off the ground north of us. Messy day. Suppose to get some glaze here late night into tomorrow AM. Then rain and moves on out.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Afternoon folks!
Forecast keeps degrading - colder and colder - buncha teens for hi/lo in the future - flurries right now - 24 out...snowhizo possible for weekend and through Monday - if certain things happen we may get a few inches. The super cold air is on the surface - yesterday it was 45-50 a mile up - perfect conditions for bad ice storms.
Have to go to my final PT in a bit. Went out and drive the Tahoe around the neighborhood and gassed up. Normal eng temp is 210, after 30 minutes only at 190.
Still feeling OK! Bad stiffness in neck and shoulders - to be expected with the surgery/radiation, and the cold.
DJSpanky Looks like Virginia is gonna get some serious ice over the weekend.
Oh yeah, and ain't we thrilled!
Oh well, the house is well stocked, there's plenty of things to keep us amused so there's no reason to go out and get in the way of the fools who think four-wheel drive means four-wheel stop. On a slick road, as the song says, "It ain't necessarily so..."
34 and rain. No ice except a little on pines out back at neighbor's. No icy roads or bridges. Biggie TV station is trying to make it big news. Preempted the national news so they could have continued coverage. Finally a reporter found an old oak tree in a town near the VA line that big limbs had fallen off. Now they would really have it made if they could find a tree that fell. [I just laugh at them over fallen trees]Will stay in and maybe finish project in the Train Box.Enjoy the day.
Some of the long time members may remember me shooting beavers at the pond with my new .17 HMR years ago. Roy built the Beaver Revenge from the Lionel Fox and Hunter accessory. Mounted the beaver where the fox was. Covered the hill with beaver lodge sticks. Mounted a beaver with dynamite and fiber sparkling fuse. Now the beaver runs out, hunter raises his gun, shoots the beaver who runs back in lodge. Beaver behind is going to blow up the hunter. Been sitting on layout. Today I mounted and powered it on layout. Old transformer on 11 volts is powered up when layout breaker is on. This accessory has its own an on/off switch so it doesn't run all like other accessories on the layout.
Chief... Now you need to tell the whole story about the beaver. The beavers pushed you in the pond and you went back out to get your revenge.
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
Evening all!
Cold - spent day prepping for the 0-5 lo's and teen hi's Mon/Tues. Reinsulated outdoor stand pipes - covered with insulated small trash cans - and an incandscent bulb under each to keep from freezing. Have done this for decades - works great when needed. Moved firewood under the porch. Below freezing temps do not let up until next Sat.
Feeling decent and haooy that I have started to string good days together!
Chief - glad you are finally getting the Chief vs Beavers accy permanently installed!
Here is a close up of the dynamite fuse "sparking"
Hard to believe that was 10 years ago!
Quiet day at work Friday. Watched Blue Bloods. Watched Man City whip the Spurs 3-0 today. Got to see the Honda train on the way to Mass tonight. 76 cars with 3 engines pulling. They go kind of slow thru town but once clear of city limits, it really rumbles. Watched the second set of 3 episodes from WandaVision on Disney+ tonight. That is one of the strangest shows I have ever seen, but wife likes Paul Bettany and I like Elizabeth Olsen so it works for both of us. Snow is supposed to hit the fan all day Monday. I hope everyone has a good day.
More rain. ⛈ TV Church. Nothing much on agenda. Niece in Wilmington tested positive. Has some light symptoms. Her Mom [sisterIL] now doesn't want us top go to Longhorn Steak House here as planed. Self, what doe that have to do with us. Her Mom hasn't been around her for weeks. Plus SisterIL has had two shots [health care worker] and hubby has too. Blonde thing. Stay healthy and warm.
.17 HMR is small but high impact. I have a newer caliber. .17 Winchester Super Mag. It is small but such high speed. Same projectile but bigger shell. Can coyote hunt with it. The .22-250 is a .22 caliber bullet [longer than .22 rimfire but still .22] with a necked down centerfire shell. Travels at such super speed. Impact is so great. Shoot a deer in the neck, it breaks the neck. Shoot a fox and it will lift it off the ground. Drops a coyote in its tacks. All these have such a flat trajectory, they are great a shooting long range.
PS: wind has changed. We are now going to Longhorn.
Those smallbores seem a little too small for serious work, but what do I know?
Aside from the .22's all my other rifles take bayonets. Pays to have a back-up, you know?
Chief, I had a friend with one of those .17HMRs and it blew up in his hands. I think Remington recalled the gun. Model 597? Not sure if it was the gun or the ammunition that was to blame? I like those small bore hi velocity shells like the 223.
Man just cold here, -3 now never got over 8 today. Had about an extra inch of snow this afternoon. Otherwise not much going on.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
I think it was 18 below this morning. (cold!)
After Mass I helped serve hot coffee and hot chocolate to those that hung around afterwards.
My wife and I made beef barley stew in the Insti-Pot.
Our daughter's "not-a-boyfriend" has taken her out for supper.
Cody will still want his walk tonight.
Oh yeah, what is a Honda train?
Hello there,
belated happy birthday to Doug, Buckeye too just in cases.
Roy.......glad you're feeling better
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Hi All
Been a bit since I last checked in. Looks like everyone is doing OK. Glad to hear Roy has been stringing good days together.
Our big storm is quickly being downgraded but looks like we may get some ice in lui of the snow.
Everyone stay safe and keep the green tea on the stove!
Trying to update my avatar since 2020
MartyE and Kodi the Husky Dog! ( 3/31/90-9/28/04 ) www.MartyE.com My O Gauge Web Page and Home of Kodiak Junction!
Mornin' boys. Overcast with impending snohizo, along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Wifey says we "need" to go shopping, so she better get her fanny in gear.
We had the baby shower Saturday, via Zoom. Youngest Princess provided the IT, and it turned out pretty cool. We had icey roads, so it was good that it was done this way. Plus, the baby was what folks really wanted to see anyway.
Been watching racing all weekend, by land and by sea. Cool to see one of the "little guys" take the big prize at Daytona. Not a fluke either, as he was running up front all night. In the Prada Cup, Italy was 4-0 over the Brits last I checked. Best of 13.
Banks - The Altoona group has been sending out mailers for March 14. If it's on, we'll be there.
I've been catching up on watching laz57's Whistle Stop Wednesday segments on youtube. Good to see what he's been up to.
fifedog I've been catching up on watching laz57's Whistle Stop Wednesday segments on youtube. Good to see what he's been up to.
These are great to watch. I look forward to them every week!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
37 and cloudy. As you guessed, slept late. Then relax to a sausage biscuit and coffee with Wifey [who slept later]. Now to get moving. Wifey going back to where she purchased a dish set yesterday. Seems when she opened, 2 were not the same pattern. Hope I don't drive.
Roy says COLD. Old fishing buddies in Houston and T'Bend say snowing. Houston!!!
Guessers say T'storms tonight. Maybe wind south and east of us.
KEV, those were semi-autos. Not the bolt actions most of us have. Semi's are gas and spring operated. Did cycle like it should have.
Stay well and warm.
I like your club gathering vids, too, Charlie.
This is like something out of the "Twilight Zone".
The spiral with Ho Scale ( side view ) - YouTube
Where's the caboose?
Seriously though, that's one way of getting a lot of railroad in a limited space!
Lots and lots of snow today. Work was busy. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Clearing and thawing in the Potomac Highlands. Will start the downstairs bathroom remod today, as we got supplies yesterday. Hope to be done by St Patty's Day. Speaking of, Wifey has all the Valentine's stuff put away, and all her green shamrocks out.
Oldest Princess will be up this weekend with the grandsons, who are eager to meet their new cousin.
I tend not to talk about current events, but this is train related... A certain tech giant has bought controlling stock in Canadian National. What will it mean going forward, and is it tied to "Event 201"?
V8 - I like the vids where the trains are running, and not a whole lotta talking (unless it's a product review). I prefer segments around five minutes, and those set to music are a plus. Cameras on tripods are appreciated. Background conversations are not.
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