God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Chief,
Thanks for the report - sounds like the mission is going as planned.
Buckeye - glad to hear one of you did OK. Sorry about the stone not breaking up as planned. Maybe you could blast it with some grits!
LAZ - YES!
Don - back to the trainroom
Doug - to make things worse - our daughters boyfriend had to go to the hospital for a little procedure and she has felt compelled to camp out there and at his house while he is recovering. I can only hope all this togetherness will hasten their breakup some day?
Regards, Roy
Hallmark Day on the Western Front !!!!
Painting IS complete!!!
Now I've been trying to negotiate some "comp" time with the wife, (She's the President of our company, I'm the Operating Manger) Have been trying to convince her she needs OJT training in order to "run the show" while I go to York for a week. For some reason she is not tracking to the same logic detail that I am. Will have to come up with another approach.
Maybe if I would get her one of Lisa's Beagles, that would help
Don't envy you guys with the teenage daughters, Chris must be "seeing" 6 or 7 ladies. Every weekend its someone different, or they are on a two or three week rotation, not sure. Definetly better than I had it. Tonight is Sadie Hawkins, and it is someone totally new. It sure works for me not having someone steady hanging around. I think the car is still the top priority.
Think I'll go make arrangements for a nice dinner to celebrate the end of painting, (no ulterior motives)
Don
Don,
I am in your camp. Until this kid came along - our 15 (soon to be 16) year old daughter ran through the boys which was our preference. To make it worse - this kid is a slug - he is a nice enough kid, but he doesn't take her to things she likes to do like the school dances/events, bball games, etc. She made the 10 finalists at the school's version of American Idol and he did not come to that. All he wants to do is "hang out" which also involves his slug buddies. ARGH!
dbaker48 wrote: Now I've been trying to negotiate some "comp" time with the wife, (She's the President of our company, I'm the Operating Manger) Have been trying to convince her she needs OJT training in order to "run the show" while I go to York for a week. For some reason she is not tracking to the same logic detail that I am. Will have to come up with another approach.
Don, you could always bring the wife with you. If I recall there are a number of outlet malls not too far from, or in, York. I'm sure one of the other forumites would drive you to and from the show.
Roger Bielen wrote: dbaker48 wrote: Now I've been trying to negotiate some "comp" time with the wife, (She's the President of our company, I'm the Operating Manger) Have been trying to convince her she needs OJT training in order to "run the show" while I go to York for a week. For some reason she is not tracking to the same logic detail that I am. Will have to come up with another approach.Don, you could always bring the wife with you. If I recall there are a number of outlet malls not too far from, or in, York. I'm sure one of the other forumites would drive you to and from the show.
Reading is know for them ask laz.
and its not that far about an hour drive 30 to 222 and your there I believe
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Microwave popcorn time. Good night all. Need all the rest I can get to handle those Yanks tomorrow.
Good evening,
The reason George didn't know me is that I haven't been in Barry's in the evening in years. Always go in the afternoon when Mike & Barry are generally there. The evening guys are all part timers. Barry is there some evenings but I forget which ones.
Brent, I have done two of those sleep studies. As a result I now sleep with a CPAP, a real pain, but I sleep like a baby. Of course the stress relieving fact that I retired about the same time may have something to do with it.
Don, Glad to hear the painting is done. Got to get started on the layout so you have some place to run all that equipmnet you are going to buy at YORK! BTW your wife will be able to call you at YORK, you are allowed to answer your cell phone, but must go outside to finish the conversation.
Take care,
ChiefEagles wrote: Microwave popcorn time. Good night all. Need all the rest I can get to handle those Yanks tomorrow.
Good night, Chief. Do you want that wake up call at 4:00 am or 4:30 am? (I have the number.)
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
whats up guys. just wanted to check in, and see how things are going with everyone. all is well on this end. i'm starting to feel like you guys with the work schedule. as i'm not really being able to play with my trains. between my wife, daughter, and my new job. trains dont really have time to ran. but i do have a small 060 circle set up in the herth room (fancy name they gave for the room) i get to run a few of my trains. to hold me down until i figure out how to balance the 3. i have to do a little yard work, and put down an electrical fence fo the dogs. as the neighbor came and told me my dog is sticking his head under the fence, and it is scaring her a little. glad she came and said something to me first, instead of calling the police. hope all is well with everyone. happy b-days to any that have came and gone. also my prayers go out to any that need them.
Reggie - that little girl needs a new picture posted here so we can see how she's grown! Glad all is going well with your new job - you'll get it all figured out!
Lisa
here's a few of my little princess hope you like. she will be 2 monthes on monday. man she's getting older by the day and fast.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Microwave popcorn time. Good night all. Need all the rest I can get to handle those Yanks tomorrow. Good night, Chief. Do you want that wake up call at 4:00 am or 4:30 am? (I have the number.)
Good idea Buckeye !! I'll call at 4;35 to make sure you called !! We don't want The Chief to miss anything !!
Good to hear from Reggie !! Yeah, let's see how the little one is growing !!
Don : I singned up for the camera course on Soni you mentioned !! Hope I pass it !! Of course they don't have one going right now but they will email me when it starts !!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend !!
Thanks, John
Oh, I see Reggie posted while I was ! She's growing fast & getting cuter, I see !!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a very wet 57 degrees. Rained thru the night. Going up to 70 today with a chance of more rain. Low areas are getting flooded. Some roads are closed, next to streams. I'm glad we are on a hill.
Today, I have to take one of the boys back to the Vet. He needs another shot for this coughing. Weather isn't helping him. He was doing better until Thursday. It rained and got damp. He is beat from coughing.
Worked on the train room, a while yesterday. Put together a cabinet to store extra trains. Slides in, under layout. Looks good. I have most of the tools put away and all of the scenery material together. Now, to begin the task of installing it. Put new, brighter lights in all the engines. Now, they look good coming out of the tunnels.
Dining Car has arrived. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Live from Roger's Corners, OHIO
It is Saturday Morning!!!!
Would you PA guys please have the Chief start on this today. We all know how long it took to get the trains off of the carpet, so get him started on his:
2010 Federal Census for North Carolina
Last name: _Eagles_______________
First name: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Billy-Bob
(_) Billy-Joe
(_) Billy-Ray
(_) Billy-Sue
(_) Billy-Mae
(_) Billy-Jack
What does everyone call you?
(_) Booger
(_) Bubba
(_) Junior
(_) Sissy
(_) Other___________________
Age: ____ (if unsure, guess)
Sex:
____ M
_____ F
_____ Not sure
Shoe Size:
____ Left
____ Right
Occupation: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Farmer
(_) Mechanic
(_) Hair Dresser
(_) Unemployed
(_) Dirty Politician
(_) Preacher
Spouse's Name:_________________________
2nd Spouse's Name:_____________________
3rd Spouse's Name:_____________________
Lover's Name:__________________________
Relationship with spouse: (Check appropriate box)
(_) Sister
(_) Brother
(_) Aunt
(_) Uncle
(_) Cousin
(_) Mother
(_) Father
(_) Son
(_) Daughter
(_) Pet
Number of children living in household: _____
Number of children living in shed: ______
Number that are yours: ______
Mother's Name: _______________________
(If not sure, leave blank)
Father's Name: _______________________
Education: 1 2 3 4
(Circle highest grade completed)
Do you
(_) own or
(_) rent your mobile home? (Check appropriate box)
Total number of vehicles you own: ___
Number of vehicles that still crank: ___
Number of vehicles in front yard: ___
Number of vehicles in back yard: ___
Number of vehicles on cement blocks: ___
Firearms you own and where you keep them:
____ truck
____ bedroom
____ bathroom
____ kitchen
____ shed
Model and year of your pickup: 196___
Do you have a gun rack?
(_) Yes
(_) No; If no, please explain:
Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
(_) The National Enquirer
(_) The Globe
(_) TV Guide
(_) Soap Opera Digest
(_) Rifle and Shotgun
Number of times you've seen a UFO:_____
Number of times in the last 5 years you've seen Elvis:_____
Number of times you've seen Elvis in a UFO:_____
How often do you bathe:
(_) Weekly
(_) Monthly
(_) Not Applicable
Color of eyes:
Left______
Right_____
Color of hair:
(_) Blond
(_) Black
(_) Red
(_) Brown
(_) White
(_) Clairol
Color of teeth:
(_) Yellow
(_) Brownish-Yellow
(_) N/A
Brand of chewing tobacco you prefer:
(_)Red-Man
How far is your home from a paved road?
(_) 1 mile
(_) 2 miles
(_) just a whoop-and-a-holler
(_) road?????
You guys take good care of the Chief. Remember he is my favorite source for comic relief plus he still owes me a wad of money.
Reggie, glad to see you back and the daughter is so cute with here little hat. Passed a Schneider rig on I-70 this week. He was pulling a container on a UP trailer.
Earlier in the week, I was in Akron. The ice was still on the lakes between Akron and Canton.
I am still in the running to win the basketball pool so maybe I can buy a new engine or car for the layout.
Have a good weekend.
Morning guys (and Lisa). Dreary with a light mist in Gettysburg. The Chief brought us such lovely weather today. Got home last night fromthe recruiting junket. Found some good candidates, the question is will they move from the hills of West Virginia to the flatlands for a job. Getting ready to meet Brent/Lionroar88 to travel up to Harrisburg for the big lunch meet with Chief, John/jefelectric, Fife, LAZ and Mikey. We'll see who gets the bunny ears in today's photo....
Later...
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good Morning Everyone !! Another great Saturday Morning Live from Buckeye !!
Looking forward to the group picture of the Boys with The Chief !! This should be good !!
Well, changing oil in cars today, & cleaning garage a little at a time, now that it's warmer out !
Hope all have a nice day !!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning from sunny and warm Alabama where temps are expected in the mid-80s today. It's a gorgeous day, but dry - we sure could use some rain!
Today is younger daughter's 15th birthday. She's already got car fever and doesn't have her permit yet! Also found out that son's Jeep was totalled after his accident a few weeks ago. We'll get the settlement check from insurance next week and start car shopping for him next weekend. May look at another Jeep.
About time to get out and do some yard work, then take family out for daughter's b'day dinner later this evening.
Have a good day, all!
Morning guys,
About to leave to hunt up the Chief at Bass Pro.
Think we will put Mitch between the Chief and Laz for pictures.
Doug, No it never ends.
Reggie, That is indead a little princess, enjoy her now as this is the best time.
Lunch at 1:00,
See ya,
Afternoon all!
Hope everyone is doing well. I've been keeping me head down while the Neil Young thingy blows over
It seems spring has sprung. As the snow finally disappears we're seeing the wildlife of the area more frequently. The usual squirrels, rabbits and racoons are out in droves and the birds seem to be everywhere. One big surprise was the sighting of a.... flock? gaggle? herd?... of wild turkeys! 3 males and 5 hens. In all our 25 years of living here we've never seen turkeys before! All of them looked large enough to be the main attraction in a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving dinner painting.
Went to a NSLHS last weekend for the first time. Of course to make the 4 hour round trip worth while I'd have to purchasing something. There sat a NIB PWC freight set from the Lionel 2005 V1 catalog. I had to have that! I didn't even ask to see the engine run....just flashed the gold card and I was outta there!
A few noteworthy observations on this set. The 773 is monsterous! I wasn't prepared for it's mass when everything else I have of the Post War and Pre War era is semi-scale. Even my Pre War 226E is a full 4" shorter than the 773. While it isn't as detailed as a 700E it sure is scale in size and is decidedly the 1950 version of the 773. I would have rather had NYC ( as it was on the 1950 version )on the tender than the factory's Lionel Lines it came with. As for the drawbar...it's just way too long and the huge ( about 1 3/4" ) gap looks stupid. I couldn't resist this challenge and made up a shorter drawbar on the tender to close the gap. Unfortunately I was only able to shorten this by about 3/8" so it didn't make as much of a difference as I had wished. The tetherless IR system limits how much the gap can be closed. It runs good and pulls really well even without the magnetraction working on my Atlas track, the tires on the blind drivers compensate for this. Speaking of Magnetraction, the drivers are coated an ugly dark grey which would have looked better painted black IMHO. The sounds that I can access are great! Can't wait for my TMCCII so I can try everything in command mode.
The cars in the set are reproductions of a later era....I think this particular feight set was originally offered back in 1965? It was nice to get some operating cars I hadn't collected before. The fresh new stuff looks odd to me as I'm used to looking at used beat up PW offerings. The cars look puny behind the 773...but then that was an original compomise as well.
I guess I'm pretty happy with this outfit. I certainly couldn't have expected to find originals for less money. It's changed some of my plans for the next layout though. Think I'll try devoting a significant section of it to semi-scale stuff running on tubular track.
Have a great time today to all of you meeting in Harrisburg! Seating the 800 pound bear beside Chief should keep him in line!
Bruce Webster
I am worried. It is now going on 2 pm in the east and we have not heard one word from Harrisburg. I have always been concerned if those Pennsylvanians could handle that Roseyville Rascal. I was glad to hear that LAZ was bringing the 800# Bear. I just hope Fifedog and the Bear get along. I would hate to see the Bear hurt and demoralized.
Buckeye Riveter wrote: I am worried. It is now going on 2 pm in the east and we have not heard one word from Harrisburg. I have always been concerned if those Pennsylvanians could handle that Roseyville Rascal. I was glad to hear that LAZ was bringing the 800# Bear. I just hope Fifedog and the Bear get along. I would hate to see the Bear hurt and demoralized.
Buckeye : Fifedog is ready !!
Fix bayonettes!
REGGIE - Thanks for the pictures of your little angel. She is growing fast and is so cute!!
BUCKEYE - Just like a Yank - no faith in his own! Well - in this case, for good reason.
The south will rise again!!
BTW - that was not the census questionaire for NC - That's the one for WV!!!
Hey Chief - Got your back with the ones too chicken to go to the front lines!
Well, I made it back from the lunch meeting with Chief and the rest of the crew. Let's just say it was a surprising lunch. I'm sure someone will post some photos soon. Food was good as well as the company. After lunch Fife led us on a short but productive railfan journey to the Enola yards. Saw four bright shiney NS GP38-2 engines in a lash up head across the Susquehanna. Also saw a double headed UP locos hauling stone in some MOW gondolas. We also saw a CN loco fire up and pull forward and then back but she did not leave the yard while we were watching.
Lisa,
Honey child, you forget the Buckeyes take on the Chief, one on one. From the first messages received, the boys in Harrisburg did a great job!!!!
mitchelr wrote: Well, I made it back from the lunch meeting with Chief and the rest of the crew. Let's just say it was a surprising lunch. I'm sure someone will post some photos soon. Food was good as well as the company. After lunch Fife led us on a short but productive railfan journey to the Enola yards. Saw four bright shiney NS GP38-2 engines in a lash up head across the Susquehanna. Also saw a double headed UP locos hauling stone in some MOW gondolas. We also saw a CN loco fire up and pull forward and then back but she did not leave the yard while we were watching.Take care,Mitch
Looks like the South won this round. I should never have told the Chief where we were going to have lunch. He hatched a plot with Doc Holiday's to have each of us served a bowl of grits!
That is not ice cream in the small dishes.
And a few of the railfan pics.
It was a rather dreary day but a good time was had by all.
Laz, I'm proud of you buddy!!!
I heard you didn't eat your grits.
Way to go!!!
We told you guys to be careful.
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