For Jaabat. Woody Harrelson did this one in Prairie Home Companion on HBO.
I was playing at a bar. Beautiful lady came in. Asked her why she was there? She said, "LIQUOR." So, LICK HER I DID. I don't work there anymore.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Thanks Jim !! And, looking forward to Commando Friday again !! And you can now join us at the chat with 53, Fri. night !!
Thanks, John
John, you need a machine press to get the ball joint pressed in right. The cost is nominal, like $5-$10 and is well worth it. Break your heart and spend the money! Squeak squeak!!!
Good night ladies. See you in the morning. Commando Friday, right?
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
jaabat wrote: John, throw the ball joint away with the control arm and buy a new one. Have a machine shop press it into the junkyard control arm. Be careful! Don't rip the boot on that ball joint (voice of experience)!Jim
John, throw the ball joint away with the control arm and buy a new one. Have a machine shop press it into the junkyard control arm. Be careful! Don't rip the boot on that ball joint (voice of experience)!
Thanks Jim !! My Buddy already told me to get a new ball joint but he didn't tell me it had to be pressed on !! Maybe we can use my vise ?
Fife, like this?
Jim (Sturgeon) - take it easy on the arm. I tore something in my left forearm while moving sheets of plywood in a strong wind and my arm wasn't right for a very long time - still not as strong as I think it used to be.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
RT-Too bad about your job. I pray another door opens soon.
John-Autozone will loan tools like pickle forks when you buy the parts there. You pay a deposit that gets refunded
Zeke- Keep your spirits up; there is still a lot of good work for you to do!
Still pampering the muscle tear, cut grass and did some yard workand straightened the garage, but used right arm primarily. Got to let it heal for the upcomeing garage addition.
Moved some trains around on the layout. Removed the 650's passengers and put the 21088 Franklin with the coaches. Not the "right" era, but looks cool. I'll get some pics to share on Sunday
May God Bless
rtraincollector wrote: Got some bad news just at quiting time . I was let go. I'm going to draw a pay check for the rest of the month and my health insurance is payed for till end of aug. But I'm job less now. Reorganizing is reason given. Does that mean I can draw unemployment if I have to ? Oh well life goes on. I'm going out of town tomorrow anyway so Will talk when I get back was planning on saturday but may now look at monday night instead and put some apts in where I'm going lol. Theres not much here thats for sure.
Got some bad news just at quiting time . I was let go. I'm going to draw a pay check for the rest of the month and my health insurance is payed for till end of aug. But I'm job less now. Reorganizing is reason given.
Does that mean I can draw unemployment if I have to ?
Oh well life goes on. I'm going out of town tomorrow anyway so Will talk when I get back was planning on saturday but may now look at monday night instead and put some apts in where I'm going lol. Theres not much here thats for sure.
That is how we do Yankees that move South and do not convert. No, trying to make you feel better. Not funny. Hope you find another real soon. If not, move to Roseyville [like everyone else] and you find a job real quick. No joke.
fifedog, Dennis is the heart machine/anesthesiologist at his hospital. He is the guy who keeps all of us heat patients alive while our hearts are stopped and being "worked on". My hero. Should be Zeke's too.
Glad I went to Moms. Her A/C was down and she did not know it. Contactor was bad. Guy had it fixed in jiffy. She thought she was doing something wrong [going on 91].
Went to eat with Masonic Lodge members tonight. They are endorsing my "Mayorship". Also found out one of my Miss Edna's train buddies is member.
Deer in field again. Watered rest of garden. Later
Good Evenong Everyone !! Looks like rain coming here but I don't think we wil get any.
RT : that's awfull bad news on your job. I sure hope you get by ok till get another one .
Gees Chuck !! That truck sure looks familiar to me too !! Looks good !!
Well, I got the old control arm off the car tonight withthe torch !! Didn't blow anything up !! Just have to get that old ball joint out now as my buddy didn't bring the pickle fork. Junk yard has the new, used, one . Should have her back on the road Sat. if all goes well & saved some train money !!
Hope Zeke & everyone has a nice evening !
Good evening from New England! Just got through a round of loud thunderstorms here. Ran the Polar Express with a long freight behind it. Also stamped the cab of my 2025 with a rubber stamp and some silver ink. Looks like the real deal to me.
Bought myself an airbrush this afternoon. A Badger single-action job. I know, double action is better, but if I can get good results from a spray can or a brush, I can make this airbrush sing with a little practice. It was $90 at AC Moore, but I got it for $54 with a 40% off coupon. Also bought the silver ink for the 2025 there.
Nice truck, Chuck! Filled with hot goods no doubt!
Where's Foghorn Leghorn tonight? I tried calling him on his cell phone and no answer. That boy, I say that boy is as sharp as a bowling ball.
rt - is this the big storm you were fearing...? I hope things work out for you.
Fortner - No need to share that eyeball pic on Sunday, k...?
dwiemer - Dennis, you certainly know your doctoring stuff. Your responses are very informative. How long have you been practicing medicine?
Wow RT, that is really bad news! Yes, you can get unemployment unless you quit, I think. Will pray you get a better job really soon!
Chuck - there is something very familiar about your truck!
Well, spent about 2.5 hours at the eye docs. Wife got a new prescription. Daughter is a-ok. Son - couldn't examine because he has allergic rhinitis right now and just got meds. We'll have to take him back. My far vision is not as good as it was 10 years ago - down to 20/20. Near vision is off and I'm getting reading glasses, but no bifocals. She said I was 20/10 for distance back then. I paid $35 extra to get pics of the eyeball - pretty cool! With glasses and all exams, it was like $550, which seems high to me. We're going to go through it with a copy of our insurance. Apparently they upgraded things from what the insurance pays for or something? I think they charged us co-pays on some stuff that we don't have co-pays on though. My wife will soon set them right!
Trainz shipped my bobbing head dracula car. I think that leaves the witch and pumpkin cars for me to collect?
New Billboard Truck...............
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Evenin' boys. Overcast & sticky here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Rained during fireworks last night; lots of people running to their cars during finale. I asked the tadpoles to vacate my patent leathers this morning.
cheapclassics- good news? That's GREAT news! Best wishes.
88 - If I told you I was a thigh man, would you believe me...? Oh, never mind, you've met Mrs. fifedog .
sir james - I love the morning fog in the Blue Ridge...unless of course I'm driving thru it.
With all the well-wishes and prayers on this board, I just want to tell you all what a BEAUTIFUL bunch of folks you are! Now get in close for the real thing .
Hello or should I say rainy hello from south Florida, not as bad as Texas and sorry to see all the flooding there, but if it keeps raining just might get that way(the flooding). Was living in Dublin GA, June of 1994 I think, when I-16 by the Otis Redding bridge in Macon GA flooded and was closed for about a week. If it kept on raining there was concern that Lake Sinclair upstream from Dublin would be forced to do emergency releases of water and add to flooding in Dublin, the bridge between Dublin & East Dublin was in danger of being flooded over at the time.
Zeke, I glad to hear that you are doing better, but sorry to hear about your hospital stay! Don't pest the nurses too much or they may quit attending to you like they should or might give you a shot to calm your nurves. I work at Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach FL, about 25 miles south of West Palm Beach FL, not part of the medical staff more like support, trying to get into Plant Operations(maintenance section).
Lee F.
Hi all,
Zeke, Glad your doing OK and on the mend.
Builders had a good (dry) day today and have done a lot of stonework. The layout gets nearer with every block layed.
Nick
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Morning all. Going to Mom's [down east] with Frankie. Means good old NC PORK bar-be-que and SOUTHERN fired chicken.
Zekie, glad to see you are doing good. You in a VA hospital. Can't believe they are throwing you out this soon. I left in 4 days and folks thought that was a rush. Leg never bothered me as only have two 2" scars from veins being pulled. They got a lot of mammary veins. Never had the drugs you are getting. In fact, switched to Tylenol after a couple of days. Get those legs going.
Better get going. Watered this AM early as no rain yet. Later.
HI GIZ,
ZEKE glad to here your doing better remember one day at a time.
Stuffy here today had little rain last nite and to get some today. laz CAMP was at 0530 today did a nice 4 miler then ate breakfast now I got to go to school shop and make some molding out of poplar. Got cement board down and precut all tiles. Going to set on Saturday morning.
GOLF tonight with brother weather permitting?
Happy FRIDAY EVE!!
laz57
Morning...Looks like morning in the Blue Ridge,lite fog and damp. 82 today I think. Got to sleep about 11:30 as the closest neighbors with fireworks finally ran out. blocked out the rest and went to sleep.
Zeke, good to hear from you, do what the Drs tell you and get well. I would ask for a blowup doll instead of that squeeze pillow though. Mich. Jim
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Zeke, good to hear from you. Glad you are up and about. Pretty nurses are becoming a thing of the past, so I had to marry one to have around. Anyway, I suspected clots could be a problem and the stroke. They will probably want to do a echocardiogram to see if you have any growth on the valves in your heart. The infection is not a good thing, so I am sure you are on antibiotics and they are high doses. If you start to have problems of a GI nature, you may want to get some yogurt to eat. That should help with the side issues of antibiotics. Anyway, keep getting better and don't over-do it. With a wired sternum, you will feel some "clicking" as you move. You don't want to be doing any lifting for a little while.
Chief, my deer are like yours, they hang around to the point you can walk up to about 8 feet from them. The shephard does tend to make them dart away.
Not much going on. Thankfully I don't have a case this morning, so when I am done, go to the gym and work out a little, pick up kids and head home for Train Time. I did get the OGR in the mail and it was interesting checking out the CTT car being made. I hope to get some reading in on the Sanda Kan factory in China.....I saw many similar buildings while over there. They are a very industrious country over there. These people will start work at 7am, not move from their post till the bell at lunch and then right back to work till the 7pm bell.
I hope to catch up with Y'all later. Till then, God Bless,
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good morning all,
It is a cloudy warm day in SE Indiana with temps in the 80s. Yesterday was one of those days you would like to bottle and keep on the shelf. It was very relaxing. As I was running the trains last night, just about everything was perfect. The layout was swept off, all the lights were on (which is a rarity), and the trains were running fine with few stutters or unexpected reversings. I was switching cars back and forth and alternating between freight and passenger runs. The temperature in the attic was comfortable with the fan blowing and life was good for a while. Sometimes I wonder if the effort spent on collecting is worth it and moments like that make it all worthwhile.
I have been following the status of Zeke and I am glad to hear he is doing better. It is amazing the power of the internet in being able to reach out to people thru out the world in time of need (or celebration). I do have some good news to share with you. Lucas went in for his last regularly scheduled CAT scan on Tuesday, and all the results came back good. For those of you relatively new to the forum, my son Lucas started his battle with testicular cancer about this time last year. He will still have to be monitored for the next four years, but no more CAT scans.
I am sending the regular fare on the dining car to "Points East" this morning. I hope the waitress is doing better there. I hope everyone (especially Zeke and Jenny) have a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 70 degrees. Going up to 80, today with a chance of more rain this afternoon. Got a shower, yesterday, for about an hour.
Today will be a resting day for the wife. She over did it, the other day and a lot of pain came back. So, I will be taking care of her and she will be in bed most of the day. Told her, she has to take it slow.
No time in the last few days for running trains. Maybe today, I can spend an hour in the train room. Need to.
Zeke....Glad to hear you are doing better. Jenny is a " keeper ". You both are in our prayers.
Well, Dining Car is here and self-serve again. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Good morning from New England!
It poured here last night. The grass isn't complaining.
We ran trains last night. The Polar Express pulled a long freight through Jumijo while Julia's pink train refused to smoke...
Zeke, put some clothes on! You want Jenny to get all hot and bothered? Besides, everyone knows that tomorrow is Commando Friday!
Get well!
Zeke , Glad to hear you are recovering Happy 4th of July(late)
My dad has a pacemaker and a mechanical heart valve and they did not give him a pillow but a big stuffed gorilla with a Grant Hospital shirt on it when they did the valve replacement.
Get well soon so you can run some trains
Morning to All,
Had a lazy day yesterday. Had cookout at my sister's and got to see Brian. Also got to see my Dad's cousin, she's 84 and still goes bowling every week. Lives by herself and you'd never think she was 84 by the way she gets around.
Zeke - glad to see you are on the road to recovery, you know you are feeling better when you are checking out the nurses. Take care of yourself.
Jim Fortner - been there and done that with the layout in the family room (and also on the wife's sun porch). I am now relegated to the garage in a small space, but SWMBO does not complain about the noise, or the mess, and has not been measuring the space to see if a new sofa will fit. My space may be small (and hot or cold depending on the season) but it is all mine. The size also has put me on pretty tight train restriction, if I buy something, I gotta get rid of something, because there's no room at the inn.
csxt30-John - that must be one frozen control arm rubber bushing. Hope you get it out, but try not to set anything else on fire
Chief - sounds like you need to bring LAZ down for a little deer hunt. Those are some pretty brazen deer that don't move during fireworks. Cherry-pineapple sounds like a great combination.
Speaking of cracking open chests, I don't know if I had mentioned that my buddy Dave who has the Goodpasture Syndrome that wiped out his kidneys had to have 5 bypasses about 4 weeks ago. His lungs were filling with fluid, which at first they attributed to dialysis not being effective. Turns out that his heart wasn't able to pump away the fluid. He said his chest wasn't as bad as his legs where they took the veins. His leg is still a mess, but finally healing. You never know what life is going to hand you. This guy rarely ever had to take a sick day in 33 years, then wham. He's been off since February 12 and there's no sign he's going to be coming back soon. He's trying to decide whether it would make financial sense to retire or continue to stay out on medical leave and use up his sick days.
Have a great day,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
ChiefEagles wrote: ZEKIE!!!!!!!!!! Glad you are able to get around. Did they crack your br e a st bone? [have to do it that way as software will zap] That was the worse part of my heart surgery. Cough pillow was my best friend for several months. If so, DON'T SNEEZE!!!!! Had me walking the next day after surgery. Get those legs going old buddy. Keep posting as you get a chance.
ZEKIE!!!!!!!!!! Glad you are able to get around. Did they crack your br e a st bone? [have to do it that way as software will zap] That was the worse part of my heart surgery. Cough pillow was my best friend for several months. If so, DON'T SNEEZE!!!!! Had me walking the next day after surgery. Get those legs going old buddy. Keep posting as you get a chance.
chief--you couldnt be more right, when i got shot it split my breastbone in half almost, will never forget that pain. And of course it was done again, i tell you that is some horrible pain, its almost imbearable, but they have me on a morphine drip, i can just press the little button every 10 min if needed, and i need to. Plus the nurse is keeping my full of something so i dont feel much.They moved me to a regular room and now i can have my laptop, so i now will be online some, when I am not passed out. or too loopy from the drugs. The doc told me i will be able to leave tomorrow. I couldnt believe this, i would have thought id be here longer. This is good cuz the hospital food sucks, and i miss my trains, oh and jenny. I mean jenny then trains, ya. I guess i had a blod clot to but they did something all i know is i cut stitches on my legs too. I must have picked to older persons side cuz all my nurse's are 50+ were are the young cute bubbly ones. Oh well .Jenny told me that i aint here to look at nurses, i tried to argue the point but lost. They tell me this new thing in my chest is better and its been improved, but i will have to keep being monitored and have to get a new battery in 8 yrs, i feel like some dang cheap toy. All n all im okay now, i am now wheelchair bound though, atleast for a little while, i cant get my legs to work right.. But im alive. for now. I have to come back in a month and they want to do this tumor removal. they tell me its almost a in and out thing, might stay 2-3 days and then go home. Crazy, still not thrilled about someone going in and tickeling my brain. I guess theres room to do so,lol. well maeds are kicking in tomorrow is a bunch of of my legs. so much fun. And dont worry chief there will be no it hurts really bad i already did that once, you want pain have your chest ripped open. Thank you everyone for your support its nice to see i was missed.
By The way i got to see some fireworks from my window they were great, but what was even better is there is a huge train bridge that must span 1200 ft or more will the fire works were going on a laong train went buy it was all black because the fireworks were behind it but it was high in the air and had 4 diesel's pulling it i bet it was around 125 or so. beautiful to see, made me think of all of you guys and gals!
Happy 4th
zekester passing out!
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