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.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good evening all,
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.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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!
Regards, Roy
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
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.
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.
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..."
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.
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.
Happy Birthday grumpy! LOL
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.
fifedog Chief - Wifey is pretty happy with her GE side-by-side. Dougnotta - call Rich before you light them bad boys.
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
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!
ChiefEagles Our gas at Sam's Club dropped 15 cents. Strange.
Our gas at Sam's Club dropped 15 cents. Strange.
The ARCO for reg is $3.16, Costco is a couple of cents cheaper but who wants to sit in lines for 30 minutes or more plus I get better mileage in the truck with the ARCO. The Shell a half block down the street is $3.46 for reg was afraid to look at what they want for premium. Unfortunately a lot of that cost is the rediculous taxes the state tacks on.
Thanks for the B'day wishes, that is "birthday not bidet".
Guys,
That is just a picture of what it will be. The dog is just a puppy now, it was 13 pounds two weeks ago and is 21 pounds now. They are very mellow dogs but huge. This dog replaces their last one that only lived 10 years and had lots of health issues when they rescued it. Hope things are better with this one. They did not say what they paid but I bet it was plenty. Some things are better left alone.
Dennis, they live on a postage stamp and to top it off have two other dogs???
Happy Birthday DougDG, your right they will need a backhoe for a pooper scooper.
Flintlock, I will pass along the list of needs.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Good morning, still.....lol7 inches of new Snohizio - up at 730, done at 845. I'll be going to Jenni's for lunch to dig her out then back to the grind until 630.Regular meeting tonight, 7 PM - I may have to run the meeting, so this could be interesting. It's a little different than running the County Meeting.Last night was Daytona qualifying, most likely the only NASCAR race I'll watch all year. Without the Mopars, I really don't care and the spec cars that they are proposing are a joke.Duels at Daytona tonight, might get to watch some. Meeting more important.Happy Birthday, Dougnotta!!Kev - that ain't no dog, that's a small horse (my God Daughter had one-he was a sweetheart, just too big for a small house)
30 and cloudy - ice Sunday Morning.....wonderful......back to work
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. Goofed off this AM. Wifey and I slept late [animals did too for a change]. BoJ's for biscuits. They have their fish combo back on sale. Lunch maybe. 42 degrees ands now started light rain. Guessers say rain and more rain. Some say we might get a light glaze Friday night into early Sat. Some say not.
Happy Birthday Dougsnot a grump.
Hope all stay well and warm.
PS: software. All typed the same. Go back to edit. All the same. Then post. One paragraph changed.
Happy Birthday Dougdagrump
Oh, look at that face! Just a big rubbery bundle of love!
Mind you, I hope they realize the accessories they have to get to go with a Mastiff.
1) Castle.
2) Suits of armor.
3) Broadswords.
4) War horses.
5) A retinue of men-at-arms.
Hey, if you're gonna go medieval you've gotta go all the way!
Flintlock76 Seriously, I AM curious, what kind of dog? Saint Bernard? Irish Wolfhound? Great Dane?
Seriously, I AM curious, what kind of dog? Saint Bernard? Irish Wolfhound? Great Dane?
Sitting at -1 may get into mid teens.
The dog is a male Mastiff Flintlock.
KRMHi, Son and wife came buy today for a visit with their new dog. I like him but 200LB dog at full grown???
Just a lot more puppy to love! Tell me they named him "Cuddles."
Spank, I'd love to get back to my college weight, or even my Marine Corps weight, but I'm not going the head injury route to make it happen!
Hang in Roy, the taste buds should re-activate sooner or later.
KRM Hi, Son and wife came buy today for a visit with their new dog. I like him but 200LB dog at full grown???
Got more done at work than I thought I would. Still snowing. Shoveled again tonight before taking trash out. Just miserable out. I hope everyone has a good day. Keep on training,
Back home from doing transportation needs survey [mainly Hispanic]. Mostly wanted transportation for comidas from Walmart and back home. Hubby has the only running vehicle at work [which is now good, before he was home, no job].Hispanic GF and I had lunch at near Mexican restaurant. Let her order. [didn't understand anything she said to waitress] Got soft tacos. One with grilled shrimp and two with beef. Onions and etc. on the side. Beans and rice. I had a chili relleno on the side [love them]. Good 50 and cloudy. Turning cooler and rain later today. Rain tomorrow. Cloroxed my shower. Wait and rinse in a few.Done for today. [washing clothes to help Wifey at work/play]
Good morning folks!
Cold - 30 and staying that way. Better than Chi-town temps eh DougM? We may get freezing rain...
DougM - had I ever done that to my son - at 27 he would still be holding that against me
Fife - definitely!
So far another good start to the day!
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 34 in the Potomac Highlands. Will be running new dad into town in a bit, and need to pick up birdie seed. I'll be dining alone again tonight.
Roy - well, at least you have good taste in friends.
Aloha. Grey and single digit cold again. Looks like we'll have another week of this. Youngest and I miscommunicated and he ended up walking home from school - good thing he is young.That's interesting, Fife. The IRM owns its ROW of about 5 miles - and a bit beyond that is untracked - that is fortunately right off the UP (for donation deliveries). During COVID, the museum has been making money by storing cars and engines for the UP.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
A good day. We got about 6 inches of snow. Daughter in Indy got 0. Go figure. Made 2 trips to Aldi's to stock for next round of snow. Work went relatively well today. I hope everyone has a good day.
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