Morning all,Alarm clock functions great when you set it up correctly! Feeling better today, still have ringing in ears... hope this gets fixed next week!
Laz,Yeah Fife and I had a blast! I had wings, Fife had shrimp and ribs - the bartender/waitress talked him into it - but it was still great! Downloaded the pics to the comp this morning and they look pretty good! No pics of the 681 , sorry Frank!Brent
67 degrees already this morning....got up to 75 yesterday. Within the last week it was only 9 !!! It was originally supposed to be in the 30s this weekend but they have upped it to 40s as of this morning....hope it keeps going!
underworld
Goodmorning All, Seems fires are under control out here. Could be a terrible fire season this year. We have only had 2.25 inches of rain all year. The lowest in recorded history. Temp in mid 70s today.
Still working on house painting project, got wall paper off 1/2 of stairway yesterday, finish that up today. BOY, DO I HATE WALL PAPER! Got accousic ceiling taken down, that part is easy. Did find some Black Mold on 1 wall, about a 14" circle, got to figure out how to get rid of it.
Didn't get anywhere with my people population of our UP pass cars. Victims, are still in preop awaiting some aputation modification. Ran trains for about a half hour last night, playing with the DCS controller re-entering train numbers and identiy. Sure like the DCS controller.
Arnies (LHS) having their bi-annual sale this week 20% off all Lionel and MTH buildings. I'm not going, saving for York.
Have a great day, enjoy the weather, looks nice today.
Don
Good morning from a sunny and warm Chicago where it is supposed to go back below freezing tomorrow so I am enjoying it while I can. Who knew pine straw was so interesting?
Jim, I hope you are able to spend more time with Sue; somewhat like Dr. John, we have an 8 year old mini-dauschund who I can just see getting older.ATS, I can see she would be hard to resist.Lots of trauma at our church lately - staff being fired confusingly; people up in arms, etc. Sometimes it sure is easier working in the "marketplace." My latest effort to create a freight motor shell has been officially declared a failure by the General Manager of the JTC.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning from the Bluegrass!
Well, it rained like the dickens here last night and this morning but it seems to be shaping up to be another beautiful Spring day. My little girl (2 yrs) wanted to run the Pole Ex yesterday so we ran it for awhile, she loves to make the whistle blow. Now, she'll stand at the top of the stairs or come patting my leg pointing saying "tree" (her version of train), who am I to say no to this?
Anyways, I'm really, really tired this morning as I was up way to late last night doing Hebrew worksheets that I still don't understand......*sigh* this too shall pass, I just hope I do. I can't tell this morning if I'm just really tired or if I'm in a bad mood too, . I guess we'll find out, huh? LOL
Anywho, I hope all are doing well today, and keep me in your thoughts as I'm in class today until 5:15pm, ugh! Take care
hello guys! it's been awhile scence I was last here.
hey check this out
Our Historic Engines Need Help!
In 2004, the MNGRR's Steam Program fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration. This means all four of our steam locomotives now have to go through a thorough inspection. FRA mandated upgrades must then be completed before a locomotive is allowed to run. At the start of 2004, the MNG used its available funds to put Monson Railroad engine #4 through the FRA process. To this day, number 4 is our only available locomotive.
The museum has since set aside funds to put Bridgton and Harrison engine #7 through the same process. Since #7 is much bigger than #4, the cost for rehabilitating engine 7 exceeds what the railroad can currently afford. We estimate it will cost between $25,000 and $30,000 to put #7 back on track. We will not start the restoration work until we have the sufficient funds to complete the project. We need your help!
A Maine native, #7 is a 1913 Baldwin built for the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. Weighing in at 33.5 tons, #7 is a 2-4-4RT type locomotive that hauled passengers and freight in New England for nearly 100 years! After her career in Maine, in 1947, she went to the Edaville Railroad in South Carver Massachusetts as founder Ellis D. Atwood's first engine!
She made her return to Maine in 2002. She saw occasional service at the MNG in 2002 and 2003, but has not turned a wheel under steam since.
Please consider a tax-deductible donation to put this engine back into service!
Checks should be made out to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. Most importantly, be sure to include a note indicating that the check is for the "Engine 7 Fund."
You can also click the donate link on the left, and during the payment process you may specify "Engine 7 Fund" in the memo field.
Colby
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a warm 55 degrees, with a light rain. Going up to 67 today. Rain should stop by this afternoon. Looks like no sun today.
Today, I am driving up to Cambridge, to do the weekly grocery shopping. A job, that has to be done. Gas prices, continue to climb. Something about the refineries output. Hmmmm.
Maybe later, I'll get some time in the train room. I have a little more cleaning up to do. So far, all seems to be going well with the new section.
Dining car has arrived from " points west ". Ready for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
It is cloudy and warm in SE Indiana today with temps in the 70s again. It hit 80 in Indy yesterday, which was a new record. I did get outside last night and enjoyed the nice day with a walk with my wife. Otherwise did not do a whole lot. It is supposed to cool off some by the weekend, but for now it is nice. I better send the dining car to "Points East". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hi GIZ,
49 and nice here to get to 70? Hit 70 yesterday did a nice easy 4 mile run, great to be outside.
88 and FIFE sounds like YUZ GIZ had FUN. Glad YUZ had wings and BEER. Sounded like a perfect nite.
Have a good one?
laz57
Good morning from New England!
Temps heading towards 70 today before a cold front moves through for the rest of the week.
Starter sets were running last night on the JUMIJO. That little 4-4-2 we have sure can smoke!
Not much else to report. The weather was nice, so the kids and I spent much of the afternoon outside for a change.
Have a great day, all!
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Buckeye Riveter wrote:They bale pine staw.............what will they think of next, catfish farms?
Umm. Well, Belzoni, Mississippi is pretty much catfish farm central. Much more lucrative than raising cotton.
Actually, we bale the pine straw and feed it to the catfish! (They'll eat just about anything.)
Evening all. Jim , our Peek is 13 1/2 and still going. Once in a while he will just yell and get stiff. We think that is it. Next thing you know he is up and going. Why wife will not travel with me. When he goes, she will as Burg the Lab will be OK with neighbor letting him in and out.
Ran trains this AM while Frankie videoed with digital camera. Ran PW and mdoerns. Fill room with smoke. That will make you cough and cough. Headache too. We pressure washed all the buildings [big tractor/boats shelter, shop, lawnmower garage, tool shed, big garage and house]. Got through at 3PM. Got hair cut and ate. We went to pond at 5 PM. Caught oen bass and then switched to crappie fishing. Kept 5 of the biggest [all ove a pound]. Filleted them for him. Tired now.
Mocrowave popcorn time and rest.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
I always thought pine straw (needles) killed your lawn and stuff, but I guess it's just 'cause it covers over the lawn - mulch? Learn something new every day - that's my motto and really easy for me to do, knowing so little about so much!
Cable modem died. Won't even give back a signal to the cable guys. Need to take off early tomorrow and exchange it. I want to do it early enough that I can go back and complain if that doesn't work. Funny thing is that my wife (!!!!) upgraded our service today and that's apparently what killed it. I logged into the neighbors unsecured network to get on the internet tonight. Let this be a lesson to any of you guys out there with wireless who didn't bother to secure it with WPA etc - evil hackers like me might use your connection to go on toy train websites! Hope their internet provider doesn't go after them!!!
Reading my Wiring your Layout book - some stuff I already knew, but a surprising amount that I never understood before (See above - knows little, etc).
Jim, sorry to hear about your dog. I had a bird for years, Tai Tai, and it about killed me when she died. Before that, my dog from when I was a boy had to be put down, but I was away at college and so missed saying goodbye. God bless us all -- and, if it's not too much trouble, let it snow on North Carolina - just a few acres near a pond! Chief, you ever read a story by Manly Wade Wellman called (I think) King of the Pineys?
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
Was a good, but busy day. Did one of the big type cases today, everything was great, except that these can be very taxing on the mind and body.
Pine straw, I have plenty! In fact, this weekend, I burned about 10 bales of extra pine straw. I usually get about a few hundred bales. It takes about 120 bales to do our flower beds, then I give a few hundred bales away each time I pick up the straw. I have a sweeper/baler that I pull behind the tractor and it does all the work. It really does make great mulch as it will not float away with heavy rain.
Got a little delivery tonight, I will start a thread.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Now, THIS is a snowblower.....................
Thunder in the west - maybe we'll get something to make up for the trace amount of rain we got day before yesterday.
Jim - sorry to hear about your dog.
Buckeye - you need the new Lionel snowblower. Hey - reverse the fan and you have a leaf vacuum for the fall!
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Dr. John wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Dr. John wrote: With the longer days I should still be able to get some yard work done. Grass is not growing yet, but trying to clear some old vines and brush. And we have not put away the snowblower. Snowblower? What's a snowblower?
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Dr. John wrote: With the longer days I should still be able to get some yard work done. Grass is not growing yet, but trying to clear some old vines and brush. And we have not put away the snowblower.
Dr. John wrote: With the longer days I should still be able to get some yard work done. Grass is not growing yet, but trying to clear some old vines and brush.
With the longer days I should still be able to get some yard work done. Grass is not growing yet, but trying to clear some old vines and brush.
And we have not put away the snowblower.
Snowblower? What's a snowblower?
What's a snowblower? How do you expect us to get to spring opening of the Dairy Queen?
Southern living must be very easy.
Good afternoon!
Another beautiful, sunny day in central Alabama. Temps are near 80 today. Rain may return the next few days with slightly cooler weather.
Jim, sorry to hear about your dog. We are really attached to our two dachshunds, ages 9 and 8. Both are starting to experience some back problems (common to the breed). It will be hard whenever their time is over.
Been a long day - up early making visits to hospitals, then office work. I'll take younger daughter to orthodontist to get her braces adjusted, then make a quick change and head to the funeral home this afternoon. With the longer days I should still be able to get some yard work done. Grass is not growing yet, but trying to clear some old vines and brush.
ATSJer wrote: Hey Jef;That layout looks great. How big is it? I just showed the pics to my wife and told her that I would be really happy if our layout ended up looking very similar to yours; probably won't go with the TCCM though.
Hey Jef;
That layout looks great. How big is it? I just showed the pics to my wife and told her that I would be really happy if our layout ended up looking very similar to yours; probably won't go with the TCCM though.
Were you talking about my layout? If so the original, next to the sofa is 10' X 6'-8". It was built from 4 30" doors. I later added the 12" wide shelf, partially visable in the pictures which runs along the wall for 12' & then goes through a tunnel into the unfinished portion of the basement. That section is 5 X 13 and has 3 alternate route loops and some sidings.
Actually none of it is finished, been a work in progress for over 6 years.
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