Evenin' boys and girls. Mowed most of the lawn between the raindrops this morning, then helped Ms Kelly clean the air duct vents. The rest of the day has been spent re-wiring the #1 Main in the train room, complete with new power feeds. I did find a 100' spool of 20/2 electric wire at Lowe's, and it did the trick. No longer have to feather the throttle when the loco gets to the most distant track work. It turned out to be nearly a two volt gain. Also replaced hidden Lionel trackage on Upper Line, with Atlas Industrial Rail, for continuity. Again, train runs smoother up there now.
It was just announced that my former boss at WMSR is being replaced by the BoD. Good luck to the new guy. Hope he can get that entity turned around.
anjdevil - I'll head to the dry-cleaners with my top hat and tails...
Good afternoon - Late post as I started work at noon eastern - I'll be on until 9PM Temporary shift change.Meeting went well, some admin issues, but the parliamentarian will investigate and suggest course(s) of action.Was in the car and about to head to Jenni's when we had a fire call - I made first due - car fire on the Turnpike - car got rear ended and caught fire - everyone made it out - the Magnesium show when hit with cold water was very cool. I used the jaws to pop the hood, then rolled up the hose when we were done. Wrapped that up and headed to Jenni's for dinner.We have set the day as June 4th, 2022 - hopefully our annulment paperwork will be completed and we'll be done with that.June 4th in History: World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. I hope that that is not a bad omen - lol.Cut the lawn this morning before work - yeah, that was a bad idea - waaaay too hot, but I can't do it this weekend.Will try to get the tables back to the FD tonight - last night was elections and we couldn't get up there. So, tonight..............Rain and thunder rolled through last night but wasn't much rain, the humidity is back - more of the same for later today.The Ex and her husband returned to Florida today. I hope my daughter had a nice visit with her.
I'm off to Mt. Airy, MD on Saturday for a wedding - I'm escorting my Mom - some ritzy campground or some such - I'm just driving, lolBecky a- you got this, sista!!
Prayers for good results for Chief, Roy and that's great News, Banks!!!
OK back to work - will check in when I can.
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
Dryer than a popcorn fart here, sure could use some rain!
I have enough of guns and ammo as well but have not shot a round for over two years but with all the problems this year with racoons it may be time. If I don't wife just may.
Been trying to get a tree service to come out and quote some tall tree trimming close to the house, guess they have plenty of work to do. Called three places and have only got one call back and he has blown me off for two days now.
The grand-son made the All Star Baseball Team.. looks like the season isn't over yet !
Prayers for all in need!!!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
V8VegaI have a bunch of guns and ammo that just sits as I don't think I would enjoy going to the range by myself
Same here. It's just plain different without a partner to banter and compare notes with. The antiques look good over the fireplace but aside from that I haven't busted a cap in a long time. Maybe in the future I'll try it again but for now I have fun playing with the trains!
Best of wishes for your check-up. :)
I have an eye exam today. Boy, do I ever need new glasses. These are falling apart.
Still waiting for the carpet to be put in the train room. ( 22 June 2021) Ordered 29 March, almost 2 months wait. Then I can start working on my new layout and get things back into the train room. I have stuff in this room behind me, three stacks about 6' tall and about 2' wide each, 3 closets full of stuff, an area in my barn-type shed loft of about 7'W x 12'D and 2' - 3' H. My main concern is stuff behind me and stuff in the shed. ( shed is climate control so weather-wise not worried just want it out of there. I insulated it real well and have heat and A/C in there.
Good morning folks!
Cloudy and very muggy - the rains and the cooler temps have moved on - temps will hit our normal hi-80's/lo-90's - and with all the moisture on the ground - gonna be ugly - like Houston or New Orleans in August - Ow!
Spent a couple of hours in the afternoon working on transferring the metal mounting brackets from the old El Cam dash assembly to the new reproduction dash. A bit of a science project. This will take a few days due to original parts not really fitting the new mounting holes. A tedious but pleasant project.
Today is one of my 6 week checkups with the cancer surgeon doc after lunch.
Becky - hang in there! I close my eyes and concentrate on other things.
Regards, Roy
they give Mrs Adivan or Valium an hour before it's scheduled
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Banks, Roy, rt, Chief, I'm so happy for you all! A bright light of good news in this dismal world we seem to live in.
Becky, next time take a deep breath, think of the good the MRI can do you, and tap that inner strength we know you've got.
You've taught us more than you'll ever know of what one person can accomplish when they put their minds to something!
pennytrains Call me claustrophobic, but I hit the chicken switch half way through an MRI today.
Call me claustrophobic, but I hit the chicken switch half way through an MRI today.
Don't feel bad, I'm claustrophobic, Didn't know it until I tried to become a submariner when I was in the navy and they put us in this small room ( more or less) to do a simulated escape from a sub and I started having big problems, yeah I got disqualified from sub school.
Same me, different spelling!
Banks -
Roy -
rt -
Chief-
Kinda makes me want to sing Y-M-C-A....
Banks PS....Mrs got an all clear.
PS....Mrs got an all clear.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
Back from visiting BIL. He is doing well in the new place. The home is nice with 8 rooms per building - single story - very clean - staff very attentive and nice. Did not recognize his dog - but after a while seemed to remember.
Banks - great news!
Kev -
Still HOT! Yesterday's rain they were yacking about all day was all of .15" and sucked up in no time. We are at Toast here. Roy, send us some of yours. BTW Congrats on 35 years, ours will be this Oct. Our daughter turned 33 in March, what took you so long?
Banks, great news on the wife!!
Chief, prayers on the treatments.
Kids shooting kids 12 and 13 year olds running around with guns on the streets, Children raising children,,,WTH is going on???
Only two dead ants in the basement today, progress!!
Morning/afternoon folks!
Raining again first thing this am - officially we are 2" over (DFW airport) for 2021 - unofficially we are 6-8" over in the burbs.
Thanks all for the anniv congas! We had a very nice dinner last night at a nice restaurant. Been about a year since we went to a nice place.
We are going to visit my BIL this afternoon and take his dog to see him. BIL is in bad shape mentally - in and out of reality. He is now in a special care place for dementia - he can stay there unless he gets rude/mean or violent.
Chief - continued prayers on the treatments. Also been through the pain killer & sleep regimens - not long until they no longer help and then other problems/side effects start - I have learned to just live with the pain and interrupted sleep. Staying busy helps. Hope your issues are more temporary than mine.
Hello there. Prayers Chief Roy congas on 35 years, condolences to the Mrs.
Fife.....bet they are glad they found youChecking in from radiology waiting room. Mrs. is having follow up Mammogram and ultrasound. Praying this is the end of it. Last time led to biopsy and surgery. Thankfully precancerous. Back later Prayers for those in need
anjdevil2V8Dennis - 25 to life? They should be executed (if found guilty, of course.... )
In California? Don't be surprised if they're just told to sit in a corner for an hour to "Think about what you did!"
78 degrees and HUMID. Cloudy but very low chance of rain per guessers.Slept messy. In bed for 2 hours. On couch for 1 hour. Recliner for 3. All this pain meds don't work. Just makes you high, see things and thirsty. Also can't type. Fingers all over the keyboard.Ultra sound at 2. Radiation at 3:45. Both at same hospital facility. They have shuttle to get me around.Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning - Hot and Steamy here in Central Jersey1 for 2 with a walk and run scored - we lost by 3Worked until 530 to get to my game, then returned by 730 to work until 9, that turned into 10, as 2 shops out of Hawaii decided they wanted to get 3 cars done - I scanned 2 of them, the other one is scheduled for 6 AM their time - Noon here. Primary day in Jersey - time to figure out who will succeed in challenging Das Fuherer Phil Murphy......I'll do that at lunch - Mom is feeling well enough to work a half day at the polls.Line/Exec Meeting tonight, I have to return 2 tables to the FD, then a ramp to Jenni's work. May stay at Jenni's. Her AC is on at her house. Mom is comfortable at 90+ in the house.....me, not so much, lolNice work, Fife - Yeah, Miss Jenni LOVES her N scale - exactly why I do O gauge......
V8Dennis - 25 to life? They should be executed (if found guilty, of course.... )
OK - off to work - I'm working Noon to 9 tomorrow, so that should be interesting....
V8 - You are correct, that shooting is news on the East Coast. I've been to a FBI installation, and it is amazing what they can do with blurry cam footage.
fifedog Took 4 hours, but Fifey got the chapter's N-scale display case up and running. The committee chairman told me they've been dormant for 12 years. Yep. Woof... Lots of oxidized track, warped curvature, and derailment inducing switches. I realized, right away mind you, why I switched to O-gauge 25 years ago.
Took 4 hours, but Fifey got the chapter's N-scale display case up and running. The committee chairman told me they've been dormant for 12 years. Yep. Woof... Lots of oxidized track, warped curvature, and derailment inducing switches. I realized, right away mind you, why I switched to O-gauge 25 years ago.
Roy - 35 BIG Congas!
Afternoon folks!
Pouring rain again - all morning. Lotsa little flood areas around.
Celebrated daughter's 30th bday last night at their 'new' house. We had a good time.
Mrs and I celebrate our 35th anniv today - think we will go to a white tablecloth restaurant tonight.
Kev - that is great you have spare parts! I have to make my own.
DJ and Anj - you guz are very busy!
Good Afternoon!!!Friday night spent most of the night prepping for Saturday - Moving tables and food an stuff like that.Saturday moved more stuff around and set up, ran to Mom's for vacuuming, then showered and took the bike to my house. Met up with my ex and her husband - we did talk throughout the day, Mom came over and she sat with them for a while - Jenni showed up later as she had to work - so the ex and future bride talked a lot - Party was a success, we were home in bed by 11.Sunday we did practically nothing - we didn't get out until after 3, had lunch at Capt. Paul's Firehouse Dogs. Cap is a big supporter of the Military, Fire, EMS and Cops. Hadn't been, I had 2 dogs with chili and BACON - outstanding!! Vanilla ice cream for us both afterwards.Still trying to sort out pools - they don't stay inflated - I hate buying this stuff from the internet, but Jenni - wellllll......sigh....90s throughout the weekend and today as well - Rain later and the rest of the weekPrayers for Chief and Bank's Grandson -Banks - that was some Bull story - lolMay have to work again tonight - asked for off between 530 and 730 then close until 9 PM - so I can get to my softball gameThat's all from here -
Muggy and hot, Chance of rain and boy we need some. Not much else.
Chief hang in there!
79 degrees, 79% humidity and cloudy. Chance of a shower this afternoon.Resting up in recliner.Treatment this afternoon.
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 72 along the Potomac Highlands. Will head up to chapter museum today to attempt to get their N-scale layout up and running.
Spent the weekend in Lancaster County, attending niece's wedding. Nice affair on an old estate. Since we were close to Elizabethtown, tried to go to Star Barn/Stone Gables, but they were closed. Was hoping to see the 4-4-0 Leviathan.
Way hot for us!!! Still fighting the ants, staining and touching up caulk on the siding .
Roy they are solid pine blocks of wood nailed to the solid face boards in left and rights. Not a thin log veneer. Like kilm dried 2x4 but cut to look as hand hewn lumber. No glue, always wet when it rains, just hanging on the face board and the end block is not nailed to the house and no sealer in the cracks but the stain and OUAD caulk to the other boards. It all came pre-stained wrapped in package material. Built to fail?? In this case the face board was still good, I had 14, now 13 extra ends because they screwed up on the original order. So I just removed a block from one of the spares and nailed and glued it to the face board, Then we sealled everything and re-stained. I have had problems over the years where the OUAD caulk would pull away and had rot. The chimney was re-done about 4 years ago because the seam the builders made for the corners out of a D log was not sealed and the water got to it. It has been an on-going PITA!!! But wifey wanted it. In hind site here in the woods I should of done James Hardie concrete board siding. All and all I can't say much, it is 15 years old this year and only the south side of the house and all of the end-tails have been re-stained so far.
Kind of like this but pre-stained.
Poured rain late last night for a couple of hours. Rain storm/t-storms just kept reforming over our area of town.
Worked up some energy yesterday afternoon and started removing the old/cracked dash from the El Camino. Picked it back up today around lunch and finished a few minutes ago. Started comparing the old to the new - determining where I need to remove/transfer/mount critical metal brackets (new dash does not come with the metal brackets). New dash looks good but is a thicker material than the old - thus some some of the metal slip/speed nuts may not fit. Have to drill out rivets on the old to get the brackets loose - will use stainless screws, washers, and nylock nuts vs pop rivets to fasten the brackets onto the new dash. This is a big project but an enjoyable one. Unfortunately the a/c defrost vents are brittle from years of sun and all the mounting tabs are broken loose. Will have to find a way to support them.
Chief - hang in there through the treatments - prayers!
Kev - as you have a "log veneer" I assume those exposed ends are decorative and from the pics use the ends of the veneer to secure them. The issue I see is they get wet - no way to stop rot unless perfectly sealed/no check cracks which is nearly impossible. Knowing I am talking to the choir with you - I have repaired things like that with layered (treated wood and dried for a few months) 2x(6's, 8,s, etc. fill in what you need for width)'s glued up with outdoor/exterior glue like Titebond and then shaped to size. Install and stain. You can avoid the wait using untreated wood - but more care is needed to protect the wood. I constantly keep some treated lumber around to dry it out for when I need it.
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