Mowed the lawn last night, including down in the woods. All mole tunnels are dry and flat, so I guess I got 'em, thanks for the advise Lisa (wherever you are)! Looked like rain all night, but still dry. We spent a nice hour and a half tonight watching our son try to choke down about 2.5 ounces of cooked corn. Man, what a production! He had to run to the bathroom and gag and stuff for a while, but we chased him back out.
Laz, tomorrow is the last day of school for our kids! Hang in there, the end is near!
Zeke, good to hear you found a group to check out - good luck with that! There is an HO group around here somewhere, but no O.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jon - last move. I figure 5 to 7 years, by then I will have close to 40 years in the Retiremnt System. I will be off for York, I feel an illness coming on...
Buckeye - I live fairly close to the Mason-Dixon Line. Only 23 miles from home to current school and about 21 miles from home to new school.
Fife - The Bachman Valley Railroad, a branch of the Western Maryland, served a number of the mining operations between Ebbvale and Lineboro. Early discovery of iron ore locally brought a a connection to PA railroad lines to Ebb Valley Station; the line was closed when the mines became unprofitable.You can still see the railroad cut where it crossed Route 30. Also nearby was the Baltimore & Hanover Railroad.- The company which controlled and operated this railroad was organized in the year 1877. It connected the Western Maryland Railroad at Emory Grove with the Bachman Valley Railroad near Black Rock Station, in York County, and these constituted, with the Hanover Junction, Hanover & Gettysburg Railroad, a continuous line from Baltimore to Gettysburg. These lines of roads passed through a well cultivated, rich and productive agricultural country. After leaving Emory Grove on the line of the Western Maryland Railroad, seventeen miles from Baltimore, the railroad gradually ascended, running parallel with and in close proximity to the Hanover & Baltimore Turnpike. One great point gained to the southwestern end of York county by the building of the Baltimore & Hanover and the Bachman Valley Railroads, was that they opened up a section of country in which the soil is susceptible of being highly improved by the application of fertilizers, especially lime and phosphates. The facilities thus offered for their introduction at a moderate cost were promptly availed of by the industrious and enterprising farmers, the results of which are now shown in crops which compare favorably with those raised in limestone land. A short line taps this road at Red Hill, running north by east through Abbottstown and terminating at East Berlin. (Adapted from History of Adams County, Chapter XI, Adams County, PA, contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy FrancisCopyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/adams/)
Thanks for all the notes of congratulations. I will be very busy, but a different kind of busy.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Dr. John wrote: Got good news - we will be able to see the cardiologist in Birmingham on June 1. Originally, we were told it might be two months. He has a lot of experience with her type of heart problem so we are very pleased to see him so quickly.
Got good news - we will be able to see the cardiologist in Birmingham on June 1. Originally, we were told it might be two months. He has a lot of experience with her type of heart problem so we are very pleased to see him so quickly.
Dr. John, That is good news. Around here to see a cardiologist that fast you would need to have a heart attack. I have to make my appointments 3 months in advance.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Dr. John,
This is just a comment, I don't want to start a war of words,but from what I've read about toy train service be glad your waiting for your lawn mower and not a train repair.
"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
jaabat wrote: phillyreading wrote:Jaabat,Will you accept a 235 scout rebuilt with a 2-4-0, D.C. motor? I have the tender but it may be in use on a train somewhere, I weighted down the tender a little bit with a couple of magnets underneath it from Radio Shack. May have an old gondola too I could give you, is green with Lionel on it.Lee F.Philly, is that the best you can do? For what you're offering, the best I can deliver is partly cloudy with a possible light shower. Not even worth glueing the pasties on for really. Dr. John, my father-in-law has a Snapper. It spends as much time in the shop as it does in the yard! And it's heavy too! Get yourself a Honda! My first one lasted 18 years and was still running ok when I traded it in!Great news about the Dr's appointment! Jim
phillyreading wrote:Jaabat,Will you accept a 235 scout rebuilt with a 2-4-0, D.C. motor? I have the tender but it may be in use on a train somewhere, I weighted down the tender a little bit with a couple of magnets underneath it from Radio Shack. May have an old gondola too I could give you, is green with Lionel on it.Lee F.
Jaabat,
Will you accept a 235 scout rebuilt with a 2-4-0, D.C. motor? I have the tender but it may be in use on a train somewhere, I weighted down the tender a little bit with a couple of magnets underneath it from Radio Shack. May have an old gondola too I could give you, is green with Lionel on it.
Lee F.
Philly, is that the best you can do? For what you're offering, the best I can deliver is partly cloudy with a possible light shower. Not even worth glueing the pasties on for really.
Dr. John, my father-in-law has a Snapper. It spends as much time in the shop as it does in the yard! And it's heavy too! Get yourself a Honda! My first one lasted 18 years and was still running ok when I traded it in!
Great news about the Dr's appointment!
Jim
Jim, actually my Snapper has a Honda engine (which has performed flawlessly so far). My problems have been with the steering, the belt that drives the blade and a few minor but annoying problems. All together, it would take about two hours, max, to fix the problems. The dealer says he's backlogged for three weeks. That's the same line he gave me last year when I had it in for service. I guess my beef is as much with the dealer as with the mower.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Right now that is about it. Also weather man say he can give me same results with NO money.
Hazy and smoky again today. Rain last night helped us some. Maybe more this evening. Praying hard for rain for the folks in Georgia and Florida with that huge fire.
Mitch - congratulations!
Chief - hope your pond gets straightened out. Sounds like a frustrating problem.
Still waiting to get Snapper mower out of shop. They've had it for THREE weeks! At least the grass isn't growing very fast with our dry spell. Should have bought a J-D!
Because we are sort of an off shore island on Europes West coast, we tend to get Atlantic weather driven by the W to E jet stream which can track anywhere over the length of the UK. If its to the N we get fine weather from the Azores and N Africa. If its to the S we get cold Arcric air and Atlantic storms which are frequently the tail end of some of your tropical storms which can still have some kick in them, and anything in between. We have a saying "if you don't like the weather? Stick around 20 minutes and it will change", in other words 'the UKs weather is as predictable as a womans mood'.
OOPS! on thin Ice there JB.
Buckeye, We usually add sugar and milk to the proper HOT stuff.
John Baker
Philly,
You want rain? Send me some post war Lionel.
A little warm here in sunny south Florida, around 82 degrees with a slite chance of rain. Really looking forward to seeing some rain fall as it is extremely dry here in the southeast U.S. we are under water restrictions which means I can only water my lawn once a week right now, but I don't care about my lawn as it is mainly weeds. I won't try to stop Jaabat or any one else who wants to perform a rain dance. Can't go fishing here unless you go out in the Atlantic Ocean on a boat, lakes and ponds are almost out of water.
Gas prices are real high down here $3.20 a gallon, but in Europe gas prices are even higher from what I have heard becaue they sell gas by the litre(a litre is a few ounces more than a quart). Have not been to my local hobby shop for a couple weeks because of high gas prices.
Just got my SD-45 from Choo Choo auctions today and it will pull 23 post war 6476 Lehigh Valley two bay hoppers, no horn, using a post war 275 watt ZW with it and only have the handle about half way open and runs at a pretty good speed.
Jefelectric, when I was in the U.S. Army a few years ago the weather in Germany was rather cool in the summer, was stationed in Fulda, the high temp one year for the summer was 78 degrees.
Good afternoon,
Mitch, Congratulations on the new position.
John Baker, Is that what summer is like in England?
Brent, The idea of putting a garage under your new train room sounds like a great idea to me.
CHIEF - No wonder you enjoy watching THE TUDORS!!!!
On a serious note, try a bale of barley (just toss it out in the middle.) Also, some years ago (when I spent all my weekends watching fishing shows), some outfit sold a contraption called the LAKE-LIFE PUMP, that helped circulate the water during dormant periods.
Chief, I'm part "native American" on my mother's side. Send me a BIG box of trains (I'm not picky), and I'll do heap big rain dance for you. Make algae diappear. In the mean time, why don't you go to the pond and fish for crappies?
Morning all. Congrats Mitch. As LAZ said, put the PAL in Principal. My High School Principal really did press that point. Remembered it ever since [that was back in the Dark Ages].
No ecoli in water samples. County folks are scratching their heads. No signs of intentional dumping of sewer or fertilizer [thought some of the rejects might have dumped fertilizer to try and ruin the pond]. Dwight is going to put in his aluminum boat with motor and just ride circles for some time. Might save me from expense of hiring big irrigation rig. Several days of several hours of running around and around might do the trick. County folks are going to research trhe whole watershed. Need big rain event. Would solve the problem. No rain and extra warm for the next 5 days per weatherperson. Turning it over to the Lord. He will guide me also fix it.
Might run some trains.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Jim Fortner wrote: Staff notes that his tray was left untouched, despite double portion of grits.
Staff notes that his tray was left untouched, despite double portion of grits.
Jim - that's your problem - eat your GRITS and be mentally FIT.
Dennis knows
Quick drop in today. Big T-Storms on the way this afternoon. Rain here is a good thing.
85 today. 80 tomorrow
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
A quick good morning from a sunny and warm Chicago where I have to submerge in a 'diversity' retreat for two - count 'em two - days. Sigh.
Congratulations, Mitch.
An early thank you to our veterans and those who pay the ultimate price for us in anticipation of Memorial Day...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Mornin' boys. Sunny & mild here in the Mid-Atlantic today. Let's see, missed a day here...
88 - "...if you build it, HE will come." A-? I expected better from you.
mithcelr - congrats...now let's start dreaming up that E.V.E.R.R.
dougdagrump - Ya know, that explains an overwhelming feeling of sadness I had yesterday...
Good morning all,
It is another beautiful sunny day in SE Indiana with temps in the 80s. Last night was a very good night. Our soccer team got the season off to a good start with a 5-1 win. While I did not contribute much to the victory, I was on the field for about 30 minutes (out of 50 played) and acquitted myself fairly well. I was mostly midfield and forward with a short stint as stopper (that was a riot). We have a good mix of players and it may be a good season (or we may lose the rest of our games). Was able to get home and get everything ready for work the next day before and during "Lost". That was an interesting two episodes, but they kind of took the edge off the suspense by showing at least two people after they got off the island. The dining car is headed for "Points East". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 67 degrees. Going up to 88 today. Looks like summer is upon us.
Today, I will be outside, working in the yard. I may mow the side yard, before it gets too hot. This afternoon, I need to do some cleaning in the train room and put some tools away for the company on Sat. Looking forward to seeing the kids after a year and a half.
Buckeye....Bridge painting will be in a couple of weeks. Have to tear the track out and remove the bridge. I will post pictures. BTW...Good luck today.
I see the Dining Car coming. Here it is. Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Mitch, congrats on the promotion! That's the old pepper!
HI GIZ,
Nice here at 60 to get to 80. GOLF today, spring training after school.
8 days o school left.
MITCH, remember you put the PAL in PRINCIPAL. Good luck with your promotion.
Happy Friday Eve!
laz57
good morning all....its a nice and cool morning here in ca ..got plans to work in the train room today some and get the new e unit in my 2025......
normal i am headed to bed about now but i changed my sleep pattern so i can be up during normal everyday hrs....theres a local train club for beginners i am gonna try and get involved in....mostly o scale but also ho and g...get a little hands on learning and experience. plus i need to get out the house and meet people..im turning into a hermit!
well i have figured a way to put in my ho and o together and am gonna draw up some plans...thanks and hope everyone is well today.!
its a great day to be alive!
Top of the morn'n Y'ALL, Had a nice dinner with the family at Waffle House....including GRITS. Only reason for WH was wife told son we would go to Bruster's Ice Cream and I highly recommened we eat something for dinner and WH was on the way. Anyway, early case this morning and then hair cut and yard work. I hope to get some train time in this evening. I have been catching up on some old CTT/OGR/RR Model Craftsman. Plenty of ideas, now I just need the time.
God Bless,
dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good morning from New England!
Temps expected in the upper 80's today, and 90's tomorrow. Time to get out the stained white tank tops!
I painted a perfectly good starter set 4-4-2 pink last night for no other reason than my daughter asked me to. Truth be told, she did pick out a nice shade. I want to re-letter the tender for Lionel Lines. She wants it to say Julia's Train!
I tried installing 2 car speakers up to my MRC Soundstation in an effort to get better or louder sound. It ended up doing the exact opposite. Not as loud and not as good as what we were getting with the original speakers. So back they go to Walmart!
My 2018 is back and running well. New drum and plunger in the e-unit. New pickup rollers. Smokes well! Dr. Tinker says hello!
Animal House was on cable last night. At one point, all of the Delta House pledges are in the Dean's office. Almost all of the actors in the scene, including the Dean, are now dead!
Watch your fingers, I'm hanging up!
Good morning from beautiful Ohio, where the current temperature is 64 degrees and I look forward to starting the JD.
Congratulations Mitch on the new position. Since it is Maryland, you must live very near the famous Mason Dixon Line.
Chuck, is the bridge painted, yet?
Jim, it is much cheaper to ship to Ohio than California and you will need as much money as possible for a comfortable confinement.
John Baker, as long as they don't call it sweet tea, you are safe. I assume Spain in much warmer in the summer for holiday.
See ya down the tracks,
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
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