Well we are on the downward slide again Only 26 degrees this morning with grey skies and a wintery mix.
KRM,
I've been a member of Thrivent for almost 40 years. I have been very happy with them, especially now in retirement. Good choice.
fife,
You are right flamingos don't usually migrate this far north. We bring them in by box car:
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Freeking HEAT WAVE here 43 at 3:00PM and full sun, feels like summer.
Been working on getting the step grandson into a first ride. His grandmothers old 2012 Jeep Liberty that looks like it has a bad head gasket. Her daughter got it hot. So they changed the leaking water pump but now it is blowing the water out and has the dreded blue smoke. They want to fix it if we can stay under $2,000. I have a guy coming day after tomorrow to look into it. A good friend that won't stick it to us. Looking at the Jeep it is worth the repair to me. After all what can you buy today for 2K? We will know more once we see the inside of the engine.
Other than that not much other than a meeting with some Thrivent money advisers tomorrow. Looking at moving our 401 to a IRA?? Got to look!
Very cool MARX bridge, I have never seen that one.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Not sure would survive around Duluth... And I ain't ever seen migratory flamingos headed to the Great Lakes either. But, cool bridge you got there.
So fife,
We woke up to zero degrees this morning. I decided to take your advice and I have been sitting here looking at my Marx 1392 Lift Bridge.
And its working! The temperature has already gone up to +12 with a prediction of +34. This is the first time since December 24th that we will be above 30 degrees. Maybe you have a new calling.
Now where the heck did I put my tank top?
Do you own a Marx 1392 Lift bridge (or Lionel bascule)? Do you like ? And do you like rails and sails...? Friends, check out the New River Live Feed (South Florida). That RR bridge is shared by Florida East Coast and Brightline, and they don't exactly creep across that channel. Now where did I put those old tiki torches...? Honey?!
Wow Northwoods, those shots remind me of when we cleaned out my late brother-in-law's apartment. Imagine all YOUR boxes filled with N Gauge engines and cars!
I shudder to think about it! What a job that was.
I showed your pictures to Lady F. She screamed and ran out of the room!
Northwoods - Break out the tube tops and flip-flops, eh?
Flint - Let me know when you travel to the eastern panhandle. I've got motorcade experience and a good working knowledge of dignitary protection.
Thanks for brewing a new pot Flintlock, and congratulations to you and Lady Firestorm on your anniversary.
Its a bright and crispy winter day here in the Northland. We woke up to 7 degrees this morning. At least it is above zero for a chanage. We are looking forward to 2 snow events in the next few days. We got about 3" here in Duluth Sat-Sun. Its always difficult to know if we will actually get snow or not because of the influence of Lake Superior.
I'm starting to work on the layout room again. I moved part of the collection out of the garage and into the basement. This is just the buildings and some accessories from the collection that were on the previous layout.
Enjoy the day
Gee, somebody's got to start it, might as well be me!
Anyway, last week when I was buying the toaster for our "Toaster Anniversary" (People think 45 years is the "Sapphire Anniversary" but that's not necessarily true) I saw Target was selling replacement toaster oven pans. Now, our T-O pan is so old the only way I can get it clean and shiny now is to wire wheel it. Not an option, the "stuff" would go flying all over the workbench, and ME! So I said to myself "I better measure the old one so I don't get one that's too big!"
Got home, began to measure the old one and then it hit me, we don't HAVE the old toaster oven any more! It died years ago but we kept the pan for general use!
Anyone know what those brain-booster supplements I see advertised on the tube go for?
Oh yeah, in January I assumed office as president of the Virginia Train Collectors Association, no swearing-in with my right hand in the air and my left on a Greenberg's Guide, it just happened. So the wild ride begins.
I figure I'll just play cowboy and make sure the herd keeps movin' in the right direction.
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