Saw the three-legged deer yesterday. It is not bleeding anymore and that leg is larger than the others. Not sure if it is muscle growing or swelling? Been weaning them all down on food now that there is some green for them to eat. Good thing I only have 50# left.
Should be nice for wifey’s 60th birthday on Tuesday. I hope the kids have something special planned for her. The daughter and SIL sold their house today and don’t have one to move into?? Not sure how that is going to play out? May have to build that bathroom in the basement.
Had to laugh at the Governor of WV on TV today when he said he tells the people of his state that they’re not going to grow antlers if they get the vaccine. Had a thought of Fife with a 8 point rack.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Morning folks!
Todays weather - repeat of yesterday
Got the El Cam replacement vapor cannister purge valve in the mail yesterday. Tested and then installed it - appears to be working. Still chasing vacuum leaks. Replaced more vacuum lines - 35 yrs old - one new piece of hose leaked - they just don't make 'em like they used to? Worked on the fast idle, electric choke, and vacuum choke pull-off - got them closer to spec.
Gave son some advice when he asked on building a 4'x8' raised bed from some leftover 2x8's. He did all the work. He planted some cucumbers (sprouted from seed - germinated in one week) and has some other veggies from seed still in the terrariums.
Regards, Roy
Good evening all,
Messed up left hip after practice jog on Wednesday. Have not done much since. Weather has been nice. Got blades off mowers today so I can get them sharpened. Finished up watching WandaVision on Disney+ Friday night. That was one strange show. Going to the track Sunday to get J&J vaccine for COVID.. Worked on taxes tonight. Looks like we will be getting more back than expected due to HSA contributions (I think). I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
54 and sunny. Some breeze. Back from Miss Daisy driving me. No fuss nor backseat driving. She "screwed" up several times. Got momentairly lost and I politely got her straight. If it had been me driving, lots of mouth.
Got 6 tomato plants [in greenhouse now] and a squirrel proof bird feeder [my old one 20 years old]. It was at Logan's Trading Post in Raleigh. Its the old Seaboard station where I use to ride trains out off when I was a kid. Still the same outside and inside. Is a garden center and restaurant. The old covered boarding area and etc. are for outside plants and pots. Neat. Super popular. A fence divides the garden center from CSX. A big 4 engine freight came by while we were outside. [in slow speed due to yard limits as switching yard just past the garden center plus passing through a main part of the City]
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Buckeye Riveter MartyE Took a couple days off from work. Nice sunny day but cold. Supposed to warm up next week. Took a trip to Ohio Dutch country yesterday. Came home with some meats and cheese. Nice to get out. Marty...Were you in Sugar Creek, Berlin or Walnut Creek? The Age of Steam Roundhouse is four miles south of Sugar Creek where I volunteer.
MartyE Took a couple days off from work. Nice sunny day but cold. Supposed to warm up next week. Took a trip to Ohio Dutch country yesterday. Came home with some meats and cheese. Nice to get out.
Took a couple days off from work. Nice sunny day but cold. Supposed to warm up next week. Took a trip to Ohio Dutch country yesterday. Came home with some meats and cheese.
Nice to get out.
Marty...Were you in Sugar Creek, Berlin or Walnut Creek? The Age of Steam Roundhouse is four miles south of Sugar Creek where I volunteer.
Actually all 3 sounds familar. We hit a few places.
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Good morning/afternoon all!
A good day for gathering some vitamin D. Got some already. Started at a beautiful/crisp 45 and headed to 65! Takin'it all in!
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
Mornin' boys. Partly sunny and 27 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Sister and nephew (7 year old) visiting folks, up on the mountain this week. He was going a little stir-crazy, so I brought him to Fifedom yesterday afternoon, so we can work on his "chill skills". He ran trains for a bit, unloaded the top half off the toy baskets, and enjoyed a long bubble bath in the "BIG" tub. He actually stated that he was feeling "chill". Maybe take him into Cumberland to check out CSX (can't take him to scenic RR yard).
Hi all!
Sun starting to peek out - cold front last night - partly cloudy - low 60's on tap. Weekend looks to be quite pleasant!
Anj - a big row a few years back when manufacturers brought out new SCBA masks with integrated microphones, particularly noise cancelling. They did no testing - no coordination with radio manufacturers - just assumed it would work, It did not. Did not understand each radio manufacturer tests and certifies the remote mics/speaker mics/ etc., approved for their equipment to ensure it works.
Nothing else to report at this time! That's good!
TGIF!!!Recertified on SCBA last night, so good for another year. Mickey D's for dinner then home. Been quiet on fire front during the evenings and night, daytime, lots of false alarms.Sunny and windy (AGAIN!) today 25 now up to 39F later....61 on Tuesday, near 70 Wednesday and Thursday and Friday - but that's a week away.Roy - Great Report!That's all from here - for now - check back later
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
42 and sunny. Going into the 50's. A little lower than yesterday. Off to the dentist for 6 months checkup.
Enjoy the day.
Good Friday EveMeeting went smoothly and was done by 9 - off to Jenni's for dinner of Chicken and noodles and corn.Watched the latest episode from Danny Harmon - Distant Signal (on Youtube) and then hit the rack.Finalized a small purchase for Jenni of an N Scale CSX caboose and a Penn Central (to match her GP38) boxcar, will pick that up tomorrow night.I purchased a Kasey Kahne add on for $55 and I'll pick that up on Saturday. This will go with the Mopar Express set we bought for Christmas and the road runner box car. I still have to find a smoke unit for the Mopar Express, as I burned it up - and that's not unusual. I have the Winter Wonderland Express and the same thing happened to that.Sunny and breezy today and 45. Temps will dive later. No rain until next week, allegedly.Back to Work
66 and sunny. Wifey had PC tied up for a Master Gardeners' meeting all morning. She signed off at 12:10. undefined She couldn't get her laptop going right. She use to teach computer programs for USDA all over USA. Anyway, I signed her own as she did other things.
Gov of Texas and CA, crazy.
Got meeting with my State Senator at 4.
Have a good one.
Ohhhhh!!! Puts the rump in grump, eh Dougnotta...?
Mornin' boys. Sunny and 42 in the Potomac Highlands. Took my pretty little bride for a pretty little ride on the mountain side. Hmmm, sounds like a country song. Could be a big, big, hit...
We decided to check out Mance, PA, which has the horseshoe curve on B&O's famed Sand Patch grade. Did have two CSX stack trains pass by, in short order (luck). But the highlight of the trip was spotting a buffalo herd at a nearby ranch.
wrmcclellan Afternoon all! Tyler! 18 & legal! Sunny and nice here, but spent all day at doc's. Good report from surgeon re my CT scan yesterday and scope exam of my mouth/throat. Hard to hold still when they slide the scope through and down your nostril and into your throat/larynx area. Wowzers! Radiation oncologist visit tomorrow. He will be reviewing the same CT scan.
Afternoon all!
Tyler! 18 & legal!
Sunny and nice here, but spent all day at doc's. Good report from surgeon re my CT scan yesterday and scope exam of my mouth/throat. Hard to hold still when they slide the scope through and down your nostril and into your throat/larynx area. Wowzers! Radiation oncologist visit tomorrow. He will be reviewing the same CT scan.
Roy, Look on the bright side, they didn't start at the bottom and work their way up.
Tyler !
Did my lab/oncologist/infusion visit(incareration) today, all went well other than freezing my butt off in the waiting room.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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DJSpankyIsn't it nice that we're letting illegal immigrants in that are testing positive for Covid? Unbelievable.
"People get the government they deserve, and they should get it good and hard!" H.L. Mencken
But on a more positive note, Tyler!
V8 - Yeppers. Cost additional ten bucks.
Flint - The GP30 pulled a medium length train at 6.8 volts. I was amazed how the O-72 switches, which operate off track voltage, didn't fail to activate. That alone sold me.
Morning. 48 and warming fast. Jumped 4 degrees in 5 min. Sunny and NO RAIN.Caddy ready. Off to the dealership.Get "scoped" Monday. The older you get the more often it comes up.Hope the Apaches win over big $$$ in AZ. Not much on the agenda.Enjoy your day.
fifedog Fifey must have a Williams C&O GP30 now...
If they're like the Williams diesels I've got they should be darn near bulletproof! Built like Sherman tanks and just as reliable.
Snip I _REALLY_ wish that little piece of metal they put on the pads to give you a warning squeal before the pad wears too thin, would not rust away before the pad gets too thin! (I have never had the experience of one surviving long enough to do its job.)
I _REALLY_ wish that little piece of metal they put on the pads to give you a warning squeal before the pad wears too thin, would not rust away before the pad gets too thin! (I have never had the experience of one surviving long enough to do its job.)
Snip, they call that Merchandising
Sunny and will get into the 50s today, I am off to get a oil change on the Colorado.
Mornin' boys. Sunny and 24 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Supposed to be nice today, so perhaps a mountain drive is in order.
Renewed my drivers license with WV on-line. Pretty easy.
Sanded the drywall patches in the project bathroom, and applied a third skim in one trouble spot. Helped Wifey clean up my mess. Hope to start painting by this weekend.
My engineer buddy visited last night, and brought his Williams C&O GP30 to run. It was Chessie Night in the train room. Ran trains for nearly 3 hours with no pile-ups. Fifey must have a Williams C&O GP30 now...
Snip - If you can change a tire, you can change a rotor.
Snip I had to wait in the parking lot while he had is checkup. I think the source of the scraping sound coming from the back of the Outback is a brake pad that has now ruined its rotor. I _REALLY_ wish that little piece of metal they put on the pads to give you a warning squeal before the pad wears too thin, would not rust away before the pad gets too thin! (I have never had the experience of one surviving long enough to do its job.)
I had to wait in the parking lot while he had is checkup. I think the source of the scraping sound coming from the back of the Outback is a brake pad that has now ruined its rotor.
Years ago I came up with an idea that when the brake pad was at 500 miles or so from failure and before grinding on the rotor a yellow powder would be released so that you could visually see it around the wheel and know it was time. Sure enough after some research the invention existed and must have been buried by the auto industry I suppose because I have never seen it implimented.
Looking like a nice day here in Western PA. Everyone stay safe.
Snip that's one of those things to make you feel good but in reality, don't do a thing for you.
Banks- the son of some friends also earned National Honor Society. Congratulations to you and all!
Kev- Thanks for the RO info/response!
As for the type of work I'm searching for...
I was trained to be an Electronic Technician 44 years ago.
When Electronics became disposible, so did the technicians.
So, I trained to become a Computer Technician, and those are pretty much disposible now.
Then, I trained to become a Computer programmer, but the folks in India got those jobs now...
A local hospital is looking for a Biomedical Equipment Tech. It will be the result of luck, skill, and a lot of prayers by friends, to get that one, but that is what I'm gonna aim for!
Weather was nice today, Cody had his annual vet check and shots, he is in good health, but like me, he needs to cut back on snacks!
Not a bad start to the month from a work standpoint. Weather was cool, but sunny today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Afternoon!Big time winds here, rattled the windows all night. 37F now and that's it......Sunny today and 52F tomorrow. March is roaring in..... Tried to get to bed early and wound up staying up until 2. By Law committee tonight and I hope to make it quick.Roy - hope your BIL comes too long enough to get that documentation handled, yeah, stuff like the EL Camino is ancient but it worked pretty good. Minimal inputs for decent results. Now everything is computer controlled, which allows Dodge to make 800 HP and still get 25 MPG...with the A/C on and the stereo blasting.Banks - Good Luck to your Granddaughter!!Not much else - check back later
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