M-m-m-m-m-my Sharona! It's stuck in my head too! Arrrgghghg! My daughter was fine this morning, thanks! I'm feeling pretty good too, first time in a week! I'll never share my water with some kid I don't know again - I felt bad 'cause we were on a fieldtrip and I was there with my daughter and had some other kids assigned to us. Two kids didn't bring water to drink so I shared Next time I'll just tell them it's too bad their parents don't love them like I love my daughter and let them choke on their lunches Just kidding. Next time I'll take extra bottles and not be so dumb as to drink after them. I got my copper cars and my caboose hooked up - need to clear some debris off my layout and play with it later. Off tomorrow, so might get some wiring done. Also need to pick up some wood for a project with my son.
John Baker - apparently your Channel 4 is going to have a documentary on teh Great Global Warming Swindle - do let us know if it's any good!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Gotta love engineers. I "discuss" differences of opinion with them on a frequent basis. It is interesting when the engineer says the equation says it will do this . . . and me with 30 years experience says it will not do this, it will do that, and when the dust settles, experience usually is closer to the fact.
The proper balence in the electronics field is 3 technicians to every engineer, the job of the techs are to fudge component values to "make" the engineers idea work.
Lisa-n-NC wrote: Got these pictures this morning - just had to share.This one is for the "Engineers" in the group. And just which one of you did this???Lisa
Got these pictures this morning - just had to share.
This one is for the "Engineers" in the group.
And just which one of you did this???
Lisa
Got the other three trees topped, it was beautiful outside today! Cleaned rails this afternoon. Wow were they dirty. Trains runs real well. I think a good indication of conductivity is watching lighted cars like passenger cars and when the light blink something is amiss. From another thread I tried something different. I used a scotchbrite and isopropral alcohol, with a wipe rag. Worked real good, minimum effort.
There appears to be several folks here who are ministers the like. Good company. I am studing to be a Deacon for the Diocese of Columbus. I've got two years completed and about a year and a half to go before ordination. The classes are at the Pontifical College Josephinum. The trains are a great means of relaxing. After a rough day at work or my brain has maxed out it's ability to absorb any more info, I tell my wife I'm going for a smoke break, and it's to the train room to run trains. Check back later,
Jim
fifedog wrote: Evenin' boys...kinda feels like I stumbled into vacation bible school here today. I suppose I could use some devine guidance lately.
Evenin' boys...kinda feels like I stumbled into vacation bible school here today. I suppose I could use some devine guidance lately.
Oh, wow, I've been trying think of a good theme for this Summer's VBS........Trains!!!! Yes! thanks fife!!!
I heard Chief had something to do with it! ;b
underworld
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
On second thought...
Bakeer - Sorry to hear about your family from Cleveland.
Uncle Buckeye - that's the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge (outside DC). We're trying to make it as difficult as we can from invasion.
Laz57 - ...is it just a matter of time,S-H-A-R-O-N-A! You know you're old when you tell teens that they actually played music videos on MTV...
dwiemer wrote: Hey Bluegrass, my Sunday School teacher is a former professor of Theology at a seminary up your way. It is wonderful to have such a learned person leading our class. Just about every week ends up with heavy material of scripture. Also, one of my friends went to seminary up there and then became a missionary in Africa. He is now in Texas....Interesting caracter, used to be in the SAS (our friends across the pond know of this group).Hope everyone has a great Friday eve as tom would say.Dennis
Hey Bluegrass, my Sunday School teacher is a former professor of Theology at a seminary up your way. It is wonderful to have such a learned person leading our class. Just about every week ends up with heavy material of scripture. Also, one of my friends went to seminary up there and then became a missionary in Africa. He is now in Texas....Interesting caracter, used to be in the SAS (our friends across the pond know of this group).
Hope everyone has a great Friday eve as tom would say.
Dennis
Hey Dennis, which Seminary did he teach at up here? There are a couple around, Lexington Theological (Presbyterian), Southern Baptist (Louisville), Vanderbilt (Nashville), and of course my personal favorite Asbury Theological Seminary. There are probably some other one's that I'm forgetting.
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Tanks for sharing that, Nick!
Boy, it's cold out there today! Brrrr. I went out at lunch to do a weather check and nearly froze! When is spring gonna get here?!
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Nice Lisa thanks for sharing That Civil just had a real bad day!
Had one of these sort of moments a few weeks back. Had a phone call from a Hospital where we had installed a 2000Ltr 316 Stainless steel tank. The gist was the tank had sunk into the plant room floor! As a bit of background, when we first looked at the job we asked about the state of the concrete floor (it did not look good, I am a "mechanical" so not a concrete expert). Our Customer asked the question as did the Hospital's own Project engineer.
The reply came back from on high that the floor was fine......I guess the guy who made that call was having a bad day
Tank stayed undamaged even though it was at a near 45 degree angle and it was full. It did a great job of showing how tough our tanks are LOL.
Have a good day all
Nick
rtraincollector wrote: Lisa-n-NC wrote: Got these pictures this morning - just had to share.This one is for the "Engineers" in the group. And just which one of you did this???LisaTold them the brakes were bad but noooo!!!!!!!! chief said give it full throttle it'll be fine.
Told them the brakes were bad but noooo!!!!!!!! chief said give it full throttle it'll be fine.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Hey! It's not my fault, I told them that the throttle lever on the transformer was too touchy!!
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Sturgeon-Phish wrote: My Exegesis paper is on John 2:1-12; the Wedding Feast at Canna. Previously I had read this passage dozens of times, but when applying critical analysis, it is incredible how much depth is in scripture, when you start going beyond the text.
I love diving into passage like these, it always seems that when I start out I think, "yeah, I've got this thing covered." Then when the research is done and I sit back and look, I go; "Holy smokes I didn't know that was all there." It's always a pleasant surprise to say the least, and my Revelation 20 exegesis was phenomenal, the best part was that as I was researching it I really had to come to some critical decisions myself, which meant that I had to study 3 different interpretations of the passage and critically engage with each, which really added a lot of time and effort to the task. But it was certainly well worth it! Not only for the grade, but also for the real discovery that took place.
Dr. John wrote: ATSJer wrote: Good morning from the Bluegrass!! It's clear and cool, and we had a little frost on the widows this morning. No trains last night, but had a nice long theological, philosophical conversation with one of my church members who is a bit......umm.....un-Orthodox; in the very real sense of the work. Then I watch a show on the Celtic warriors, fell asleep on the couch during that one and woke up at 3am! Might run the train today when the young'un gets home from school. Good day all and blessings to each.Ah, the joys of ministry! Nothing like running late for a Bible study or worship service and someone grabbing you in the hallway asking you to explain supralapsarianism. Makes my brain hurt sometimes! But all in all I could not see myself doing anything else. Most days its a joy and the days its not, it's usually as much my fault as anyone else. Trains certainly are therapeutic. I think every church should have a layout so the ministers could use them in counseling. E.g. "So your children don't understand you and your dog no longer speaks to you? Let's run some trains and talk about it." (This said with tongue planted FIRMLY in cheek!)
ATSJer wrote: Good morning from the Bluegrass!! It's clear and cool, and we had a little frost on the widows this morning. No trains last night, but had a nice long theological, philosophical conversation with one of my church members who is a bit......umm.....un-Orthodox; in the very real sense of the work. Then I watch a show on the Celtic warriors, fell asleep on the couch during that one and woke up at 3am! Might run the train today when the young'un gets home from school. Good day all and blessings to each.
Good morning from the Bluegrass!! It's clear and cool, and we had a little frost on the widows this morning. No trains last night, but had a nice long theological, philosophical conversation with one of my church members who is a bit......umm.....un-Orthodox; in the very real sense of the work. Then I watch a show on the Celtic warriors, fell asleep on the couch during that one and woke up at 3am! Might run the train today when the young'un gets home from school.
Good day all and blessings to each.
Ah, the joys of ministry! Nothing like running late for a Bible study or worship service and someone grabbing you in the hallway asking you to explain supralapsarianism. Makes my brain hurt sometimes!
But all in all I could not see myself doing anything else. Most days its a joy and the days its not, it's usually as much my fault as anyone else. Trains certainly are therapeutic. I think every church should have a layout so the ministers could use them in counseling. E.g. "So your children don't understand you and your dog no longer speaks to you? Let's run some trains and talk about it." (This said with tongue planted FIRMLY in cheek!)
I agree! After 10 years of ministry (working through college and now seminary) I have found that I simply "cannot" do anything else, I actually enjoyed the discussion last night, we covered a wide range areas. He wants to ala carte a bunch of different theological thoughts under the unbrella of Christianity, mostly Eastern religion which makes our discussions pretty interesting to say the least.
After looking at my original post, I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression. It was supposed to be like this "No trains last night ;...................but I did have a nice....." The frown was to the lack of trains, not the discussion. Just wanted to clarify.
Chief
If you swing by Greensboro Thursday I will be in Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab from 10:30 until about 2:00p. But call 336-288-2317 when passing GSO to see if I'm home. I live just off North Elm St. on the North side of G'boro. Crosstown Blvds such as Wendover Ave and Cone/Benjamin Blvd intersect N. Elm St as does the old I-40/85 ["Death Valley"] around South G'boro.
laz 57 wrote: Buckeye Riveter wrote: Good morning from Close by the Wabash, In famed Hoosierland, where is is clear and cold this fine morning. The KNACK has been recharged. I am heading home. AH MY SHORONA!laz57
Buckeye Riveter wrote: Good morning from Close by the Wabash, In famed Hoosierland, where is is clear and cold this fine morning. The KNACK has been recharged. I am heading home.
Good morning from Close by the Wabash, In famed Hoosierland, where is is clear and cold this fine morning.
The KNACK has been recharged. I am heading home.
AH MY SHORONA!
laz57
I had their 8-track back in high school!
Morning all,
Sunny and cool here in Southern Ohio. I got four trees topped yesterday, three left to do today. Going to let it warm up a bit before I start.
Buckeye, when in Cincinnati, have you ever been to the Union Terminal Muesum? It has a nice "S" layout and the building itself is awsome.
My Exegesis paper is on John 2:1-12; the Wedding Feast at Canna. Previously I had read this passage dozens of times, but when applying critical analysis, it is incredible how much depth is in scripture, when you start going beyond the text.
Grandkids were up last night, ran trains with me and baked a cake with grandma. I am amazed at how careful they are with the trains. They like running them slow, and working the accesories. Next generation of Toy Train lovers is developing.
Take care all
ATSJer wrote:Good morning from the Bluegrass!! It's clear and cool, and we had a little frost on the widows this morning. No trains last night, but had a nice long theological, philosophical conversation with one of my church members who is a bit......umm.....un-Orthodox; in the very real sense of the work. Then I watch a show on the Celtic warriors, fell asleep on the couch during that one and woke up at 3am! Might run the train today when the young'un gets home from school. Good day all and blessings to each.
Good Morning All,
I missed posting yesterday...sorry had to get to the office early. Yesterday was sunny and 62 in the Mile High City. The Fiance and I went to speak with the catering company we're planning to use for the wedding in July. I believe in two weeks we'll have the tasting....woohoo.....can't wait for that.
Oh....for all stuck in cold and snowy weather. Monday is forecasted to hit 70. WOW I can't wait.
Today is more of the same at the office. By the way....I'm an IT Manager for a large software/database company.
I hope everyone has a terrific Thursday.
Jerry
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