Doug,
With all that money spent on orthodontics, what the heck do you find to smile about?!
I do the same thing. Smile without showing my teeth.
I wonder what can be done about my huge nose and receding hairline . . .
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Why are we talking about teeth?! Brings back memories of about 15 years ago. Had to have "bi-lateral osteotomies" - a big word for cutting a "z" type break and extending the lower jaw forward. Wired shut for a week - Hubby said "Oh yeah - that'll shut her up for a while" - but I showed him I could still talk (not very clearly) thru clinched teeth! Braces and everything else - a horrible 18 mos. This was all to correct TMJ - jaw joint kept locking up on the left side.
Yep - Allergy season is here - my eyes are a mess too!
I will except all expense paid trips to most anywhere to do scenery. Will work cheap also - remember, I am unemployed at the moment!
Lisa
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
cnw1995 wrote:LOL, Jim, it's either that or start crying and where would that leave me? Just musing too about where to fit in the soon-to-be-hugely-increased car insurance once the daughter starts to drive next month...
I'm hip, Doug. Fortunately, it's another 10 years before I have to worry about my daughter driving!
jaabat wrote: I wonder what can be done about my huge nose and receding hairline . . .
Here's how I take care of the receding hairline...
as for the nose....well....um....this might work
Good Morning from Smokey and Hot So. Cal.
Yep, we got the fires burning again, a little early this year. But the weather isn't helping 94 here yesterday set all kinds of records. Supposed to be 90 today! The fire is in Anahiem Hills and was apparently arson. Someone stole a car and set it on fire, then abandonded it. Crazy! Only 2 homes destroyed, 2000 acres burned. Maybe they can get it out doday, their is a resevoir close by.
Got all my wall paper down except the stairway, that is planned for tomorrow. Today going to work on the accoustic ceiling in the hallway. Needed to come up with some scaffolding or ladders for the staircase, checked out the "Little Giants", and Lowes. Found a 17', 5'n'1 ladder at Lowes, seems like a good find. Much cheaper than the advertised name brands.
Did get some train time in, sure like how the Big Boy runs, ran it through ALL of its paces and it works great! Yesterday took the day off from the house project, and got me ledger boards up in the train room. (Backing for a perimeter 15" shelf, to run the G gauge on.) Major achievement.
Working on a evening project of populating our UP passenger set. Looks like I might have to amputate a few legs. The people fit well except in two of the observation platform decks. So will try to be carfull, maybe try some hot water therapy first, and see if they are flexible enough. Doubt it though.
With all the dental work going on, there should be a lot of beautiful smiles soon. The collective appearance of the group...... Various stages of smiles and metal, and finger splints.. What an image.
Have a good day all! I hear the ceiling calling.
Don
Looks like a train derailment and big propane fueled fire in NY.
Train Fire
What do you expect from CSX!!!!
Busy as a cat in a cream factory. Time has me really off. been doing reports and emailing them along with photos of this weekend's event. Beautiful outside and I am working inside. Got to go. UPS delivered big paycheck. Hit the CU before 2 PM. Hey, UPS was running late too. Later.
OH, hope all the ailing get better. My thing is: look around and you can find someone "worse" than you. Jim, lots of adults get braces now.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Absolutely georgious out right now. I have to take the kids to the park. We just watched Peter Pan, have not seen it since I was about 5. Not much happening down these parts. Lots of burning going on outside, so will have to pick a park upwind from the plantations.
Hope Y'all have a great day,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Nice day today. Cloudy and mid-60's. We did not get any significant rain unfortunately.
Son is outside with buddies, so at least I got him out of the house. Daughter is parked in her room. She did come out to eat. They were up at the crack of 11 today. Made them pancakes for breakfast (what a guy eh!) or should I say "brunch."
Sore from all the heavy yard work Sat and Sun.
Hope all are having a great day!
Regards, Roy
ChiefEagles wrote: What do you expect from CSX!!!!
CSX-"TRUSTED TO MOVE AMERICA" !!
They even gave us T-shirts that said that on them !!
Thanks, John
OK guys, here is a lifetime opportunity...
Check out this ebay item. 140094631582
You are not going to believe this!!!!!!!!!!!!! The widow lady next door where I do her yard work for free except I get the pinestraw from her yard. Well her lazy --- son [younger than me but has no job] gave away a whole truckload of pinestraw I had raked in piles. "I thought you were through." If I had been through I would not have left the piles where I have to mow you dumb ---. Bet the bum sold it. "Well you can rake up more over there under those trees." If it wasn't for his 80+ year old Mom who can hardly walk, I'd let the yard grow up and the Town fine them every month. That is what use to happen until I said I would do the yard. I lose lots of money and time doing that yard. OOOHHH, I ill now.
No time to run trains. Got new eyes [glasses]. Got transistions this time. Have always had progressive bifocals. Can still read without them as I proved to the Dr. Things are just a little crisper. Progressives are better for computer screens as you move your eyes up and down to change focus. Same for working on anything [including trains].
dbaker48 wrote: OK guys, here is a lifetime opportunity...Check out this ebay item. 140094631582
Don : pretty neat !! If you don't buy it, maybe The Chief will !!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D140094631582%26fvi%3D1&item=140094631582&rd=1
fifedog wrote:Evenin' boys. Evenin' BUCKEYE. I picked up that whole truckload of pinestraw like you asked. By the way, what are you gonna do with it...?
I am selling it to buy a train store in California.
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
csxt30 wrote: dbaker48 wrote: OK guys, here is a lifetime opportunity...Check out this ebay item. 140094631582 Don : pretty neat !! If you don't buy it, maybe The Chief will !! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D140094631582%26fvi%3D1&item=140094631582&rd=1Thanks, John
Very tempting but think I'll pass for now
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
I got off work early today as the IT engineer was having trouble getting a driver for motorola modems we installed into refurbished pcs and brought the whole process to a stop but we are way ahead of schedual anyway. As soon as I walked in the door the phone rang and it was a company I have been trying to get a job with as a quality control lab technician. They want me to come in tuesday at 1:00pm.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: fifedog wrote:Evenin' boys. Evenin' BUCKEYE. I picked up that whole truckload of pinestraw like you asked. By the way, what are you gonna do with it...?I am selling it to buy a train store in California.
Better watch out for the Stars and Bars coming over the hill followed by a Rebel yell. Grits thrown all over both of you.
ChiefEagles wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: fifedog wrote:Evenin' boys. Evenin' BUCKEYE. I picked up that whole truckload of pinestraw like you asked. By the way, what are you gonna do with it...?I am selling it to buy a train store in California. Better watch out for the Stars and Bars coming over the hill followed by a Rebel yell. Grits thrown all over both of you.
I think you guys just got invited to dinner.................
trusted to move america?
CSXT 30 cant move anything till you come down get the Blue Flag:}
Evenin' guys and Lisa. just came in from running trains. All worked well. Mostly ran the new Lionel WM Steamer I got a few months back. As LAZ would say, no pile ups.
An update on my buddy Dave. He was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital and diagnosed with Goodpasture's disease/syndrome. Basically his body has developed antibodies that have killed his kidneys. They thought they might have been able to do plasmapheresis to help save his kidneys but found they were too far gone. Now he will have to have dialysis 3 times per week. After six months to a year when the antibodies are gone, they will put him on the transplant list. Please keep Dave and his family in your prayers.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
What are you waiting for Don? Go for it!
Good evening,
Sorry to here about your Buddy Mitch, we will keep him in our prayers.
We baby sat the three granddaughters a while this evening. Who says DCSis complicated. Here are the 4 year old and the 6 year old running trains with DCS.
Have a good evening,
May God bless Dave and his family and see him through this tough time. Also, for the 2 John's (JB and JEF) who injurred their fingers and everyone else who's feeling under the weather around here.
I was watching a show the other day, where this company buys houses, fixes them up and then resells. They were fixing up this house and invited folks over for a big meal of Cheese Grits with Shrimp! Man, they had a line around the yard to get in to see the house (after they fixed it up) and eat up that great food!
http://www.aetv.com/flipthishouse/flip2_episode_guide.jsp?episode=111921
Chief, that is too bad about that kid next door. My buddy had a log house (very nice place BTW, built from a kit) in Chillicothe MO. He bought some farmland, put up this house, made the road, planted trees all over the place and also put in 5 ponds for frogs, crawdads, catfish etc. He was renting it out and we went up there one time to check on things. Their dumb kid got excited and ran over about 5 acres of saplings with a mower! Plus, he bought an old crappy car and put it in the small barn - wouldn't fit the way he wanted, so he took all Rich's tools out and laid them nicely in the tall grass behind the barn - which he should have been cutting down instead of saplings! The tools were all rusted and ruined and that was the end of that rental lease, too!
No train stuff today or this past weekend, but I did get a bunch of wiring done on the basement. Work-at-Home might be coming back next Month or so and I need to be ready, unless then screw up the contract, which they are trying to do.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Hey Jef;
That layout looks great. How big is it? I just showed the pics to my wife and told her that I would be really happy if our layout ended up looking very similar to yours; probably won't go with the TCCM though.
Fifedog, you now know why I keep such a low profile on the forum.
Mitch, John Hopkins is one of the best. Prayers for your friend.
I have been working on my basketball pool. I need the money for trains.
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