Good evening all,
Good news. Wife found her original wedding ring. Bad news. Had already bought a replacement one. Go figure. Lots of stress. Email still getting a lot of spam. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
DJSpankyI forget, is anyone close by in VA?
We live about an hour (or so, if nobody wrecks on I-64) east in the West End of Henrico County, outskirts of Richmond.
55 and sunny. Beautiful day. Wifey wants to do yard work. I have to mow and get safety inspection on pickup. Pickup now loaded with bails of pine straw.
Our gas prices dropped yesterday. One 10 cents a gallon. Have a great day.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Nice weekend, Daughter truned 33 on Saturday and her, her other and the kids and cousins came out yesterday. Weather was good and they had a blast down at the creek, dirt biking and running all over the woods. The little guy Vin and Nala the dog were wet up to their Bu!ts.
Glad your getting your shot Banks,
Dennis, gas here is $2.82 takes about $70.00 to fill the Colorado.
Fife
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Aloha and happy end-of-weekend - I got somehow locked out again. My condolences on your loss, Fife. Today was a pleasant day weather-wise - the crocuses (croci?) are coming up - my favorite kind of flower because I don't have to do anything to encourage them.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Hey all!
Sunny and 60's. Nice. Son drove me to Ft Worth yesterday to visit with some friends that were in town. They have also had their shots. We had a nice time at an outdoor brew pub - big patio, breezy.
Good NASCAR and Sebring races this weekend. Sebring finish was best one in years. NASCAR today not too interesting so far.
MikeC - congrats on completing the 5K!
Had a longer post but the CTT site crashed when I hit "submit" - so not gonna retype it. Short story - asked to repair a TMCC ERR equipped G Ga Bachman 4-6-0 but appears the R4LC board is toast, and maybe the DC Commander. No way for me to proceed with this as a "science project" so informing the owner this will require all new ERR parts (DC Commander /R4LC and Sound Board) for about $230 shipped w/tax and another $250 or so for the diagnosis, recheck of all wiring, and some repairs to the pickup wipers. I do not have time - nor wish to spend it - buying a part or two - returning parts for repair - etc. A new Bachman 4-6-0 retails for $1000 - DCC ready. So unclear what the owner will want to do - $500 for repair of old loco - or $1000 plus electronics install for a new loco. Cannot say the old loco may not break something - mechanical due to age - even after $500....
Regards, Roy
Good afternoon all,
First of all, my condolences on your loss, Fife. It has been an "interesting" week. One day this week, my email started getting flooded with spam. Enabling the standard filters shoved everything to the junk side of things, but that also included the 1% of stuff I wanted. I set up some rules which appear to be reducing the flow of the sewage, and I am slowly putting safe tags on the good mail. It is a shame this somehow happened, and I hope there is a special place in Hades for whoever caused this to occur. So far there appears to be no financial consequences as I never use email for credit card activity.
On a positive note, I did my first 5K of the season. A bit brisk outside but multiple layers kept me comfortable. I wore myself out afterward helping unload the sheet metal for the shed and then doing some other tasks before collapsing in a chair the rest of the afternoon before Mass. Got some really good news as one of AJ's drivers was on the winning team for Sebring yesterday. I am not sure I like the changes on the TRAINS website. Seems like some of the benefits we had as magazine subscribers might be going away. Time will tell. I hope everyone has a good day.
47 per weather station. TV says 41. ?? Wind chill is still bad. 60 today. Sunny.Resting. TV Church for me. Wifey gone to a new one. I'll go next Sunday.Slept for 5 hours and woke up hurting. Got up. Ham and cheese omelet. OJ and coffee.Have a good one.
41 and windy. Another wind chill day. Warming trend next few days.Agenda for today. ????Coffeed out for today. Lots since 8 AM.UNC-CH out of the NCAA. Should not have been there [told Wifey that when I heard they were in it]. Politics in NCAA.Enjoy your day.
FIFE, Sooo Sorry to hear about your loss!! Prayers and condolences for you and your family!!!
Don
Morning/afternoon folks!
Sunny and maybe 70 today. The cold front came screaming through day/evening before and yesterday like Snowpiercer - pool is full of leaves and the tree they came from is on the other side of the house. Wind is finally dying down. Glad the pool guy comes today!
BIL is doing well health/physically - just not sure about his faculties. Looks like his pup will go to his oldest daughter in a couple of weeks. Not sure where he is going to end up, but they are letting his daughters provide input which is a plus.
Fife - continued prayers for your family.
44 and raining. Windy. This is not part of the line that went through last night. We got no rain out of that. Slight damages NE of us and Charlotte area.
Sincere heartfelt condolances to you and your good family Fife!
"Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her."
Fife - so sorry for your loss.Sorry for my extended absense fellas... just haven't felt all that social lately.
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Sorry for your loss Fife.
Fife,
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Fife - prayers, condolences
My heartfelt condolences and prayers to you and your family, Fife......
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
Fife...My condolances and prayers for you and your family.
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
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54 and rainy. Storm level been lower for us but still red zone south east of us.
So sorry Fife.
Dr. apt for pain relief postponed as schools closed today due to storm threat. Actually, virtual. No more snow days or others. Schools closed due to weather, virtual learning. [now some parents fussing about that ]
Go get Caddy they SAY is ready. Haircut later.
Have a good one.
Prayers for your family and friends Fife. Remember the good times and try to let the hurt leave through the thoughts of the good times.
Fife, Well said! Prayers for you and your family!
Condolences.
Prayers for you and yours.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
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Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steel...
Goodnight "Red"
Evening All,
Some Irish here, can't say we celebrate it much, probably about 1/8 according to my Mom.
Spent the past two days working on a Blue Comet Heavyweight passenger car. I got it in a trade when I did the Nixon Library train layout. The curator had a Legacy Scale engine and 4 car set, but didn't like it because it was too complicated. Asked if I knew where he could find a Lionel conventional set, I told him I had one. He asked if we could trade! Mine was from the mid 80's, so obiously I said sure! His was a 2013 set, so a 30 year upgrade, and scale vs O27 set.
The problem with the pass car was wiring from BOTH trucks, the insulation was melted! I CAN'T believe the gauge wiring used, 24 or 26 awg! I replaced it with 18 awg, tight fit but it worked. A real PIA getting it back together! (Makes me wonder the wire condition in the other cars.)
HOPEFULLY, the weather is finally warming up, its been cold and wet here. But the days are noticeably longer! And certainly can't complain compared to the rest of the country!
One heck of an explosion in Ontario yesterday. Two houses blew and 80 damaged! 2 people were killed, it was all due to fireworks, probably being manufactured. The two deaths were 2 brothers who lived in one house. Lots of people evacuated and can't return for 4 or 5 days, until the area has been cleared. Big news here.
Take care all and be safe!
Afternoon folks!
No Irish here - some Scottish...A lotta fog this am - but enough about Texas politics - partly sunny today, 60's. Storms last night dumped about an inch anda' half of rain.
Happy ST. Patty's day all
Software acting up. Have a good Irish day. Off to the farms.
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