fifedog wrote: 88 - You forget, I still shoot with K64. Nice posting of that UP ballast train;that was cool.In answer to the post on Mrs. 88, Mrs. fifedog totally understands what she is doing..."it's a woman thing". "She saw what she liked, and what if it's not there in a month or two...?"rtraincollecter - Farina---? You want me to throw dog chow at him?Laz57 - I am sure General Buckeye is formulating a strategy to see that justice is served for the stunning defeat on the shores of the Susquehanna. Actually, we were standing close enough to the Susquehanna I coulda nudged the invaider in...
88 - You forget, I still shoot with K64. Nice posting of that UP ballast train;that was cool.
In answer to the post on Mrs. 88, Mrs. fifedog totally understands what she is doing..."it's a woman thing". "She saw what she liked, and what if it's not there in a month or two...?"
rtraincollecter - Farina---? You want me to throw dog chow at him?
Laz57 - I am sure General Buckeye is formulating a strategy to see that justice is served for the stunning defeat on the shores of the Susquehanna. Actually, we were standing close enough to the Susquehanna I coulda nudged the invaider in...
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Buckeye Riveter wrote: Looking at the inactivity on the forum today, leads me to conclude:SPRING IS HERE!!!!
Looking at the inactivity on the forum today, leads me to conclude:
SPRING IS HERE!!!!
Yep its here to, had to cut the lawn Yesterday.
New CTT droped on the mat this morning haven't had chance to read it yet. Working through a load of paperwork today as away on site for the rest of the week. Just flicking through and notice the Ilkley show is mentioned in the events section. Great to see that. Hope Lionel read CTT Yes that's right there is a market for your product on this side of the pond!
UPS man arrived and brought a extra Powermaster and Fastrack as well as 6 lengths of O tinplate track for our Hellgate bridge. This is the first time I have had a close look at the older track system. It does have a charm all of its own.
Time to have a read of CTT.
Later guys and gals
Nick
lionroar88 wrote:
"Her idea of 'organization' is to bring the stuff home and leave it in the kitchen till I trip over it enough that I put it somewhere she is unaware of and can not find it and then she blames me for touching her stuff!"
Brent - sounds like Mrs 88 is related to my husband. He went fishing yesterday and came home and dumped all the gear, cooler, etc. right in the middle of the garage floor. He has a nice rack for the rods right there on the wall - but couldn't seem to put them back. Keep telling him -
I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER - If you open it, close it; If you drop it, pick it up; when you are finished using something, put it back in it's rightful place.
And he wonders why he can't seem to find any of his stuff!!
I've spent most of the day washing up all his hunting clothes that he had piled up since the end of deer season - of course that requires special soap, descenting the drier, etc., and picking up all his stuff and putting it away. Thinking maybe I won't go back to work - he's a full time job all by himself!! But I love him anyway!!
Lisa
Good Afternoon Everyone !! Really nice working today !
Well, The North may have lost that battle, but we haven't lost the war !! Buckeye is working on a new battle strategy !!
Gee Chuck, take em' out put em' back !! You get to do it again Friday !! It's going to be a fun week for you !!
Hope everyone has a nice night !!
Thanks, John
Nick,
Glad you got your CTT. Mine arrived today also. I have not had the chance to see it yet, but bride informed me it was there. I can hardly wait to check it out and see page #18 as well.
Chief, glad you got to sleep in. Hope Pam was there to let the boys out.
Anyway, bought a new string trimmer this weekend and have to get some work done around some fence posts. Also found out the nursery overcharged us for a number of the trees, so instead of a refund, we will be getting more for me, I mean our family, to plant. Like Buckeye, I need to run some trains.
dennis
TCA#09-63805
Lisa-n-NC wrote: I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER - If you open it, close it; If you drop it, pick it up; when you are finished using something, put it back in it's rightful place. Lisa
Sounds like my wife. I ask, where is something [in the kitchen or other wise, "Look for it," she says. Never in the same place. I have a place for everything [kitchen and other wise]. Tops never screwed all the way back on. Youngest the same way. Dare not shake the OJ cartain without checking the top.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Anyway, enjoy the grandson. Is this the first?
Yes, first grandchild.
fifedog wrote:Geez Louise! I just received my MAY '07 CTT, and guess who I see on page 18? Talk about pouring salt in a fresh wound...
Fifedog, here is the photo of the Chief taken a few minutes after the one in CTT. That is me in the background saving his sorry butt.
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
Evening all!
Finally started raining here. Good constant gentle rain. About 3/4 inch so far. This will help our lakes.
Long day today. Did not sleep well. Hope to make up for it tonight.
13 year old son is driving everyone in the house absolutely nuts. Now I know why some people send their kids to prep school after 6th grade.
Got my 261E loco back from Just Trains. Great guys. Joe called me to let me know it had shipped. Hope to unpack it later tonight. They were careful to repack it like I sent it to them (box in a box with foam peanut filler).
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
HI GIZ,
48 and NICE today to get to 76.
Going to run a nice 4-5 miles after school, slowly and take in this beauty of a day.
Have a good one.
laz57
Good morning everyone.
Late night here at work last night. The good news is that all the overtime will help pay for that post war Berk I bought last week.
Didn't get to run trains last night. But my wife was home unexpectedly and we had a nice dinner together. Tonight I need to finish up the Chief's double portal. He's been very patient in waiting for it to be completed. I also need to clean track this week.
Have a nice day, everyone!
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Mornin' boys. Wellll, I'll tell ya. Tucked my already tainted CTT under my arm and headed for my morning constitutional. Reading the excellent article on the ALGOMA CENTRAL, and BANG---page 45. I know the man gets around, but this is getting to be like WHERE'S WALDO...
Hey LISA, mind throwin' my whites in for me...?
Buckeye Riveter wrote: fifedog wrote:Geez Louise! I just received my MAY '07 CTT, and guess who I see on page 18? Talk about pouring salt in a fresh wound...Fifedog, here is the photo of the Chief taken a few minutes after the one in CTT. That is me in the background saving his sorry butt.
BUCKEYE!!!! That looks alot like Laz's 800lb bear! Now we know what REALLY happened... poor bear! Supposed to get up to 82 here today... good day for painting living room. Hope to get it done tonight. Have to stop at hair dresser on the way home to get my mop cut (yes I go to a hair dresser, the ladies tend to be a lot cuter than the guys at the barber shop, and they dress nicer too - better scenery) , then lady is coming to pickup the entertainment center... still looking for a buyer for our maple kitchen table with 6 windsor back chairs! Maybe after she leaves I can get the wall painted...Well gotta run and get this crazy paper written for school... Brent
Good morning all,
It is sunny and warm again in SE Indiana with temps near 80 again. I love it. Last night went to county music fest where all three county high schools perform together. The band section was not too bad, but the guest choral director spent more time talking about himself than letting the kids perform. Lucas and his girlfriend were in the choral group, but we could only see Lucas. After that was done, I played some indoor soccer with the high school kids. It was fun, but I really can not stay up with them. I was telling them that I remember when I used to be able to outrun them, but that was when they were U-10s!?!?
I have some good news and some not so good news. The good news is that I start a new job on April 23 with a substantial pay increase, enough that I may be able to start buying train stuff again. The not so good news is that I am not sure if and when I will be able to post on a regular basis. My hours will be changing some and so I may be able to post from home before I head off to work. I will just have to see. This is a goal that I have been pursuing for several months and persistence does pay off every once in a while.
I am still not decided as to who won the "Battle of Harrisburg". There are conflicting reports from both sides, but at least it seems the number of casualties was low. (In other words, neither side could hit the broad side of a barn :-) ).
I better send the dining car to "Points East" so they are well fed for all the carpet work ahead of them. To Roy and all the others with teenagers, it does get better at some point. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good moring all,
After I posted, I realized I forgot to mention I got the May CTT yesterday. I saw the picture on page 18, and I understand what everybody is talking about. I glanced at some of the articles, and I hope to study it some more tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning from Buckeyeland, where it is a nice spring day, but.............
Foul weather is heading our way. It is tornado season.
That is not the Chief fishing on Page 18. He is in the outhouse on the hill. That is yours truely fly fishing on the banks of the Potomac River in WV.
Busy day...
See ya down the tracks,
BTW, did you see we had a big train wreck in Buckeyland last night?
John Baker
Good morning from Dixie! Another warm and sunny day today. It's getting kind of dry here - could use some rain. Perhaps some will arrive Friday.
CTT arrived at the Johnston residence yesterday. Read it last night - good issue. Interesting article about the scale Hudson, the GG1 and Alco A unit.
John B., do you fellows have anything akin to our federal income tax on your side of the pond? It's tax season over here with the wonderful forms 10-40, W-2, 1099, et. al., ad nauseum. Lots of paperwork and income for the Certified Public Accountants. (My son is studying to become a CPA). Our deadline for filing is April 15 (at least without an extension). Alabama has a state income tax too, though not all states have one (one of the great things about Florida!) Anyway, just curious. (And no, I am definitely not trying to start a political flame war here! )
John,
The deadline for tax filing here in Mass is April 17. The 15th is a Sunday and the 16th is a Mass holiday (Patriots Day). Since the IRS is here, we get a few extra days!
APRIL 16th BOSTON Marathon, day. Wife ran it on the 100th aniversry back in '96.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Censor took out what a pin can do to ones finger.
Good morning from a damp and cool N. Texas. Got rain all afternoon yesterday and through much of the night. This is good. Dr. John - sending it your way!
Forgot to get the 261E out of my wife's car last night - rats. Did finish repairing a ZW for a friend that had been dropped in shipping. The heavy core bends the aluminum end supports when this happens and then the core drops. Broke a roller. Took out the end supports and hammered them back into shape and then installed a new roller. Good as new.
The 13 year old spent 6+ hours doing about 2 hours of homework yesterday - complaining all the way...
Have a great day all!
Laz, Yes, April 16 is Boston Marathon Day. The Red Sox are always at home on Patriot's Day and play their game at 11:00 am to fascilitate the marathon.
Doug, I love comic book stores! Haven't been in one in so long I can't remember when! That was several hobbies ago!
fifedog wrote:Laz57 - Might I recommend you try stretching your legs out on the new Alleghany Trail over in Meyersdale. It's the old WESTERN MARYLAND right-of-way, and it is a fabulous level surface which parallels CSX SandPatch grade.
Sounds good, might have to take the mountain bikes over there, Thanks FIFE.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
Forgive me , this will be short. We lost one of our beloved boys yesterday. Rocky was suffering from his allergies and his heart could not take the strain. I buried him this morning in his favorite, shady place. I do not know what else to say. The wife is a mess. He died in her arms.
Thanks for letting me share my grief with you.
Chuck
Our tax year begins April 5th, ends April 4th, Taxes are collected by Inland Revenue and Customs via our employers deducting from pay, self employed people have to produce an annual return on which tax is levied directly and Accountants are widely used to help with this form filling. When I was in business, I found that I could do the job better than my accountant and saved a bomb, but my money affairs were fairly straightforward.
As a pensioner my state and company pensions are taxable, my disability pension is tax free.
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