"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
cnw1995 wrote:Met my long-ago buddy for a long lunch - am somewhat disappointed he was less interested in seeing me than networking for a new job (which is still a fine excuse to get together). Ah, I am enjoying a parallel life with Roy here in northeastern Illinois. Teen-age tears, drama, more tears. The daughter wants to go to France with her French club - "only" $3.5K for a week -plus incidentals. She says if not this, how 'bout a car? She is upset about the potential social impact of being seen in my 1986 Hyundai Accent without hubcaps. Note she doesn't have a license yet ....hmmmm, maybe a Corvair.It has gotten freakin' cold here - maybe it's the wind: 60 is now cold. It was 84 yesterday.
$3.5K for a week! When I first met my Wife we took a trip to the South of France. Now I watched to many Bond films and Persuaders re-runs as a kid(Well there was only 3 TV channels here then, thats my excuse LOL). I always wanted to go to Monaco, Nice and Cannes. I had got my dream car about a year before (81'DeLorean) and decided to take the DMC for a "spin down to monte". We went Motorail (your car is put on the train )from Calais to Avaigon (Hamper from Harrods as there is no dining car on the overnight sleeper service). We drove to Nice and stayed 4 days in a lovely hotel in Villefranche Sur Mer we had dinner at the cafe that got trashed in the film Ronin. Had lunch at Louis XV at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco. Got to drive the D on the same route as the F1 cars take. Checked out the casino. Then went to Cannes and stayed at the Radisson SAS for 5 days. Went to the Carlton for dinner on the balcony and had the valet guys fighting over the DMC's keys! Cruised the promanade des anglais etc. etc.
That whole trip cost less than $2.5K
How about a 86' or 87' Fiero GT Doug? Now thats a cool car, well it is if you drive it here in the UK not sure what the 'creds like in the States hopefuly not the same as 86' Ford Capri.....
Nick
Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.
Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.
Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...
Nick - I've driven that Monaco course a thousand times...on a video game. Probably not the same, eh English?
fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...Nick - I've driven that Monaco course a thousand times...on a video game. Probably not the same, eh English?
Now if all four wheels were off and the thing is on two cement blocks under each brake drum [so old it did not have disc brakes], you would be in Yankee Maryland. [notice I said Yankee Maryland, lots of my Maryland buddies say they are NOT Yankees]
Fife has really driven a course. As long as it is within Maryland, PA, VA or DC. That is as far he has ever gotten away from home. Can't go any farther as he does not have a passport [he thinks all other states are foreign countries ]
Well, MIL and family coming tomorrow for a cook out. Our Mother's Day celebration for Pam's family. Off down east on Sunday to my Mom's.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles wrote: fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...Now if all four wheels were off and the thing is on two cement blocks under each brake drum [so old it did not have disc brakes], you would be in Yankee Maryland. [notice I said Yankee Maryland, lots of my Maryland buddies say they are NOT Yankees]
fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...
now if i put in on blocks and had it in my front yard it would be called a chevy......lol
now that aought to stir the pot!!!!
zeke wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...Now if all four wheels were off and the thing is on two cement blocks under each brake drum [so old it did not have disc brakes], you would be in Yankee Maryland. [notice I said Yankee Maryland, lots of my Maryland buddies say they are NOT Yankees] now if i put in on blocks and had it in my front yard it would be called a chevy......lol now that aought to stir the pot!!!!
That would be the best looking thing in your yard !!!!!
Oh Boy! the Ford Chevy fight! At least we are not arguing over Lionel and, what was that other company? Just kidding. WE have to take it all in stride.
Actually got some wiring done on the layout. My 4yo kept asking, "Daddy, when are we going to work on the layout?", so off we went. I am on call and while the wife and kids are in Alabama at the MIL's, should there be no cases, I will be getting some wiring done this weekend.
Please pass along Happy Mother's Day to the wives and certainly to Mrs. Lisa.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
cnw1995 wrote:Ah, I am enjoying a parallel life with Roy here in northeastern Illinois. Teen-age tears, drama, more tears. The daughter wants to go to France with her French club - "only" $3.5K for a week -plus incidentals. She says if not this, how 'bout a car? She is upset about the potential social impact of being seen in my 1986 Hyundai Accent without hubcaps. Note she doesn't have a license yet ....hmmmm, maybe a Corvair.
Ah Doug buddy...I also have a handle on the car thing here. We obtained a decent 2003 Taurus for our daughter. Her best friend immeidately dubbed it the "loser cruiser". I like it! We figured body panels for it would be very cheap!
Sir James - when I traveled to France regularly on business just a few years back (ugh 8 trips in one year) - 1 US$ bought you 1.3 euros. Now it is reversed (1 US$ buys you 0.74 euros - ow!) - so going to France is very expensive now.
Regards, Roy
Sure glad mine are grown and gone. Youngest gets mad when Mom calls and asks if Carter has eaten. We accuse her of starving the kid. He is skinny but is growing taller [like his Dad]. At first she was feeding him only a few ozs because the Dr. said so. We told her to feed him all he wanted. "But the Dr. said so." She is learning.
Planted some squash plants after dark tonight [can see by equipment/tractor/boat shed lights]. Suppose to have big chance of T Showers. Sky is clear!!!!!!
Good night all. Hope all have a great weekend. [Dennis, wife is going to Youngest's Wed morning and not coming back until Sunday. will get some train stuff done then. Always works.]
Evening all!
Back from hiatus and it seems not a minute too soon. Looks like another fun weekend defending the mighty bowtie from the dreaded F word. Help me out here, Kieth!
Happy belated Birthday, Chuck!....and many, many more!
Ran the trains for a few minutes this afternoon...just to make sure I hadn't forgotten how to use TMCC in the past 3 weeks. Much like riding a bicycle I'd say. No collisions too so I'm getting better! Discovered a nasty electrical continuity problem in one Altas switch though. I wonder if pumping 18V constant through them accelerates the failure rate? It certainly isn't an uncommon Atlas problem but this is the first I've encountered in 2 years. Luckily nothing is ballasted down in these areas yet.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Bruce Webster
HI GIZ,
Went to LHS spent about 2hrs. there BSn. Got my repair work and the back order Bethlehem Steel crane and working caboose with search lite. Came home, wife was planting flowers,she wanted a fire and burgers and sausage on the fireplace. Ate drank some beers, came in ran some trains for an hour all good no pile ups. All is good with the world.
laz57
Yum, love Bar-B-Q, Laz. Have another beer for me, my cupboard is bare. We ate at Fudruckers and had a shake, which was great. Went to pick up daughter's dress for my sister's wedding in August. They wanted us to pick up all the dresses for my brother's daughters as well, but we aren't paying for his too!!! Then to Best Buy, where my lovely wife picked out a new digital camera for her trips in June. First for a family reunion for a week and then she is going TDY to Washington and will be allowed a few hours each day for sightseeing, maybe... Of course, they didn' have the camera in the color case she wanted, so we came home and ordered it, free shipping and should show up next week. BTW, her lab work all came back and her heart and kidneys are good and no clots on doppler ultrasound, no congestive heart failure, BP okay, thyroid okay.... Dunno what it is. So, they are putting her on a water pill (diuretic) and potassium to protect her heart from the water pill. Hope it works fast.
John Baker - sad to say, but I smoked cigarettes for a couple years. I don't know what I was thinking. I only smoked when I was drinking, so, in those days, daily between the hours of 5 and o'sleep, except on weekends, when I started a little earlier! Then I met my wife and quit. Since I quit, I can't stand the smell of it. For one thing, it makes the beer taste wrong!
Miss Lisa, if I forget, just want to say Happy Mothers' Day, and same to any others on the pot and those wives and mothers of all you guys, too. God bless you all.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Blueberryhill RR wrote: zeke wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys. Hey, evenin' Lis. Y'all stay seated; I'll get the phone.Hello, Coffee Pot...the Vatican?...He is?...He does?...Jaabat, phone's for you.Zeke - You know, if you were to pop 2 tires off that Ford, park it out front, then do that thing with your yard, someone's liable to make you an honorary citizen of North Carolina...Now if all four wheels were off and the thing is on two cement blocks under each brake drum [so old it did not have disc brakes], you would be in Yankee Maryland. [notice I said Yankee Maryland, lots of my Maryland buddies say they are NOT Yankees] now if i put in on blocks and had it in my front yard it would be called a chevy......lol now that aought to stir the pot!!!! That would be the best looking thing in your yard !!!!!
lmao now thats funny...fortunatley i am niether a ford or a chevy guy... i only have the mustang because i inhertited it from my mom when she died almost 2 yrs ago....so i am rebuilding it...in memory of her....
myself i am a mopar guy..always loved them...my newest is a 69 charger...i havent even started it yet..but it is gonna be sweet....i wouldnt ever have a car on blocks ....in the fornt yard....thats pretty redneck....although i live in redneck land...i know this because they are having some kind of redneck championship here in a cpl weeks....if anyones interested here's the link....
http://www.pappywishbone.com/redneckolympics.php
but any ways how is everyones evening? been slowly working in the garage to clean it up and make room for the new remodleing that will take place....
took the spg out for a cruise this evening was very nice...my only foreign car but i really like the little thing!
fifedog wrote: Nick - I've driven that Monaco course a thousand times...on a video game. Probably not the same, eh English?
No fife, they put speed bumps on the start finish straight... so no practice starts.
pretty quiet here tonight...
took the pup for a walk and watched the stars for about an hr and then me and my friend jack and daniel hung out in the garage all night ..didnt do much but drink i think.lol
well off to watch a movie and try to relax for bed ...have a good night/ morning all..............
Morning All,
Just a quick note this AM. I'll be heading to cut grass and run errands before we leave for WVU and the big graduation.
Yesterday was a bit calmer at school. Not nearly as many discipline issues and problems although they did deliver 13 pallets of furniture,etc. We had to have our operations folks pick it up and take it to the warehouse until our construction is finished. Still not sure who screwed up and had stuff delivered before we were ready. I know it it wasn't me or my staff.
I'll check back in on Monday.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 56 degrees. Going up to 78 today with sunshine. A little cooler.
Today, we have some company coming around noon. I will do some work on our car and then relax the rest of the day. Dug up the garden area and will put in the plants next week. Ground is getting dry and hard. A night rain wouldn't hurt.
All Aboard for the Dining Car. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Mornin' boys. I gotta cut my grass before the rain...starting to look like little house on the prairie around here.
mitchelr - Okay, I figured out your break-stops to and from WVA. Heading west, stop off at the PARK-N-DINE in Hancock. Then jump across the river on 522 and see what's up in the CSX yard (turn left before you get across bridge).
Probably need gas and a carwash, so jump off of 68 in Cumberland and head west on 40 to the edge of town and you can fill-er-up at the Narrows...
Heading east for home you can stop off at Oakland, lots of restaurants and the beautifully restored B&O station.
Then your choice of Martinsburg or Hagerstown CRACKER BARRELL, which are both conveniently located around the corner from rail.
Only too glad to help.
Fife,
What are you doing driving pap-paps when MSTS can put you at the throttle of a Cab Forward or a Dash 9.
John Baker
Nice day here today going up to 74. Going trout fishing this after, local club is stocking big ones hope I can catch a few?
JIM F, FUDRUCKERS, GOOD BURGERS.
ROCKON,
Good Morning All from NE Ohio
where the temp is 58 deg and headed to 65 deg.
Well today we are off to the museum to start work on our baseball field. Our spring openhouse has a theam of Baseball. I guess we will have to take up our Indians car for the day!
I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
Howdy Y'all! Well, the wife and kids are off to MIL's and so far, not called in. I got to watch the program "Trains and Locomotives" on RFD. Was a great show on the anniversary of the FT. I am now watching Clint Eastwood in one of the more forgettable roles...Firefox. It's over now, so time to get to the honey do list. Plan is work around the house this morning, head to the mall to get Mother's Day gift, and then, tonight it layout work night.
Hope y'all have a great day. The whole area looks like fog, but is really smoke from all the fires. Visibility is poor at best.
Greetings Lisa and Happy Mother's Day!
Coming to you from here at Banner Elk in the North Carolina Mountains. Very sorry to hear of your eye problems and hope it doesn't affect doing more of the great scenery work you have pictured here on the Forum for our viewing pleasure.
I am up here at our mountain cottage recuperating from bone graft surgery all around my upper jawbone---been losing loose teeth like peas from a pod. Since my misery index is already high, I am continuing to disassemble my high, 5-track, twin shelf layout [7'-6" & 9' H.]. My old knees and feet already sore from standing on step ladders.
Thanks for the story on the Mill and community of Avalon. The Mayodan/Madison area presents you with some great modeling sites along the N&W Ry. You might recall me saying that after the Civil War my great grandfather bought Judge Settle's place and lived about six miles east from the Mill at Mayodan down hwy 135 and River Road at Mulberry Island farm. In 1912, several years after he and great grandma died, my grandfather and his five sons sold out and loaded their household stuff, farm equipment, livestock [and grandma] on the Atlantic & Yadkin Ry at the Madison Depot for shipment to a smaller 180 acre farm at Summerfield where I grew up as a Depression/WWII farm "mule" [I still believe that having and raising many young'uns was cheaper farm labor than buying mules in those days].
Until the flood took out the Dan River Bridge about 1940, the A&Y Ry handled much tobacco, terra cotta pipe, raw cotton, fabric and brick on the Madison branch, variously both inbound and outbound. It was also the best passenger connection to N & W for central N.C folks traveling to the upper midwest. I visited my maternal grandparents in Ohio "grits country" [Dennison/New Cumberstown] via the N&W to Roanoke/Columbus often during the late '30s early '40s.
I really enjoyed your story of the Mill at Avalon. If my memory serves correctly, Mr. Ruffin and his experience with the Mill at Avalon were written up in the book: "The Men and the Mills". During the early to mid 20th century some of the Ruffin family men became superintendents at Dan River Mills in Danville and Erwin Mills near Durham. [I actually got on the ferry and visited Avalon on Catalina a couple of times in 1949 while attending Navy Electrical School at San Diego].
Take care and good luck with the eyes!
Best regards,
Dewey
Afternoon. Went for haircut and Mother's Day shopping. Came home to wife, "Drive my to the Teeter." In the car, "Oh, lets go by Macy's and I need to run in and exchange something." Went to Macy's, she shopped and then to Belks and she shopped. Finally back from Teeter. Now got to fire the grill and cook pork loin. Refire and cook hot dogs later. Make a big jug of sweet ice tea. Screwed up my day. Then she calls her Mom and moves the event from 6 PM to 4:30. Going to Mom's tomorrow and now have to rush back as Alison and Carter were coming to spend the night but changed and coming tomorrow only. Enough with her ~^*# family. She goes to Alison and Carter's Wednesday morning and not coming back until Sunday. How long does she have to hold that Grandson?????
I'm ill the rest of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dewey has a new handle!!!!
ITs thundering Its sprinkling Storms in the area.
signing off. may go to laptop on battery and wireless.
Grilling under garage.
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