CLOSED////////The Coffee Pot is still on and over 3 years. Here we gather as friends with trains.

[sir james I]

Hello to All,

Dennis-I understand the loss. We had a young church family two of the three gone in a car accident. The best to you and those involved.

Brutus I'll send a picture for you to put on the side of the car; that will scare everyone. Including the adults.

Chief- sorry about your camera, they know this sort of thing is going on and yet next to nothing is being done about it. Your camera is not a one time thing the person who did that has done it before and should be found.We all know that type of person will do  something like that more than once.

If your not at work go run some trains.........Sir James

[Buckeye Riveter]

  Some D--- SOB New England YANKEE employee of theirs stole my digital camera and extra chip. 

This morning I have a nice digital camera with an extra chip for sale.  It was given to me by my uncle's second cousin from Connecticut. Unfortunately all the instructions are in a  foreign language, Suthern.

Let's see, Buckeyes = loss, Michigan = loss, Browns = loss, ND = Loss, Purdue = Loss, IU = Loss, & Bengals = Win.  The world is certainly coming to an end.

Cleaned the train room and now need to start wiring the new switches to the controllers.  Wire and test, wire and test.  SC-2s are temperamental.

Dennis, sorry to hear about the accident.  I know you are pretty shook up after something like that happens to someone you know.

Fishing - With the weak American dollar and gas prices projected to head upward, our annual trip to Canada is not a bargain anymore. 

Chuck, did you fire that Chef of yours?  How's Momma?

Doug, glad you are home safe and sound.  I knew you wouldn't enjoy that warm sunny weather and would return to the gloom and cold of Chicago.

A big CTT salute to all of our Veterans past and present.  We thank you.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a cool 50 degrees. Raining a little. Going up to 64 today, with more rain expected.

Today is another busy day. Wife is up and moving around. She slept better last night. Pain pills are working. I have a bunch of errands to run and then usual chores around the house. No time for trains again.

Dining Car is still on self service. Breakfast was quick.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck

[Brutus]

Hmmm, good coffee!  Stayed up too late talking with a good friend about trains, then had to get up and take kids to school.  Off today and will drop of truck at Chevy for a service and go to LAZ(57)boy for new recliners to replace recliner loveseat.  Going for the Big Seat style! 

Sir James - You can't just copy my avatar pic and email it to me, that would scare anyone!  LOL

Thanks Mitch!  Sister is back from her trip to Baltimore and had a very nice time, but it was short, just 2 days.  School is on track?

Buckeye, I think you are holding those instructions upside down?

Good news on your wife, Chuck, I'll bet she is better and better every day.  You need more train time, I think.

Can't believe I beat Doug M to posting today, he must be sleeping in with jet lag.

RT - it's a 2 part plan?  First, get the camera.  Second, keep him occuppied for the next 6 months talking to customer support in Eastern Krudistan and filling out paperwork over and over again.....

Kurt - that's always the way it goes.  You just signed up for a new car or nice trip or something and then some major appliance has to be replaced.  Oh well, keeping the economy rolling.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Raining & 46 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Looks like the Steve McNair era may be coming to an end in Baltimore.  The RAVENS fed the ball to the BENGALS more than Carson Palmer did...

Chief - Lousy news about that camera.

dwiemer - tougher news there.

kpolak - Can't put a price tag on sanity...take the train.

[laz 57]

Hi GIZ,

  Got the dreaded Parent teachers conferences today.  Got to be there at 1 till 830 tonite. YUK.  At least I'll get my budgeting done for next year.

  CHIEF, sorry to here bout your camera, hope they find the bastages and hang em by their bells.

  STUR FISH, yep you got that right with the deer season.  Went out spotting deer after we got done hunting pheasants and saw 4 real beauties.  One big buck in a feild with 5 doe.  He was about a 8 pointer about 20 inches wide rack, just chasing these doe trying to corral them up never paid any attention to us.  He was only about 25 yards from road.  Real neat thing to see.

  MITCH, good luck on the meeting.

  All have agood one.

laz57

[laz 57]

BRUTUS,

   GOOD LUCK on the LAZ BOY.  Great to sleep in too.

laz57

[ChiefEagles]

Morning all.  Slept good.  Red hots and waffles for breakfast.  Off to see the DR. this PM and then by the airport to steal an US Airways jet [get even for taking my camera].   Did get a sprinkle of rain.  Want to run trains for a few before I go to town and by the airport [to file report in person per lady on phone last night].  Have a good one.  Later

[cnw1995]

Good morning from a gloomy and warm Rolling Meadows, Illinois, where I have ventured by car to this mysterious suburban campus to see some funky HD video conferencing equipment our IS people want to show off. It took me a while to find a workspace in this tower so Jim beat me to our morning posts! Nice to be back - though I enjoyed the trip. Learned alot at my conference and enjoyed WDW - wow, that place is expensive. By the way, is Florida part of the South? It seemed like a different country.

Chief, I am sorry your camera was stolen. Despite what they say, I've taken to carrying everything electronic of value with me.

Dennis, I am sorry for that terrible loss.

Laz, I was reading what you teach and sure wish I had shop class when I was younger. Our school didn't offer it.

[laz 57]

DOUG,

  Yep it is the kids favorite subject.  Sometimes it's great and other times I just want to yell?  For the most part the kids are a good bunch and have very little problems with them.  However administrators is another story?

laz57

[dbaker48]

Hope everyone has a great Veterans Day !!

Dennis - Really sad NEWS, prayers for the family!!  Not much else can be said, just really sad when it happens to young people.

Chief - Sorry to hear about the camera.  Since you have created the standard for incorporating pictures on the trip report.  I certainly think it would be a business expense.

Regarding Veterans Day -- As a Viet Nam vet, it sure is great to see people acknowledging the vets today.  That just didn't happen previously, say 8-9 years ago.  I sure most of the Viet Nam era guys feel the same. 

 

[jonadel]

Laz--

Administrators---  highly overpaid  with WAY to much time on their hands.  I was very fortunate, I only had two HS principals in my last school for 24 years and they were great, left me alone and let me do my job.  Now the supt., clueless would be the nicest thing I could say in a public forum, no friend of the fine arts nor kids in general.

[kpolak]

Brutus:  Are you planning on the LAZ Boy with the cooler in the armrest?  Nice!

Chief:  Good luck on that plane!  Sounds like you're the DD for the York road trip next year!  You will now have the largest vehicle!

Jon:  Sorry to hear about the administration.  Why would someone like that take a job working for kids????

Sounds like the Minnesota trip might be postponed 'til spring...and the child travels better.  Bride seems pretty bummed.  She has a 94 YO Great Grandmother she would like to see, and introduce the second child to.  I told her we should just go....by train, and $uck it up...The driving plan would be travelling mostly at night so the kids would sleep...I don't drive well after dark.  I keep falling asleep.  I usually drive the return trip in one sitting during the day.

She's been working 12-14-hours/day + weekends and said she needs a break.  If we travel, she wouldn't get a break.  She added that she'll need to work on her vacation the week of Thanksgiving.

Kurt

[dwiemer]

Hey Guys, thanks for the kind thoughts. 

On the RR front, I am reading the model railroader that I just got (new subscription from wife), and they have a story on Rod Stewart.  His HO layout is 23 x 124 feet....WOW!  You should see the detail.  He supposedly does the scenery himself.  I never knew.  Anyway, it is worth checking out.

With this extra time on my hands now, I hope to get the electrical end of things done on the layout and then get to scenery.  My bride mentioned that the Christmas layout should give me the extra desire to finish the main layout....she's right, as usual.

Well, hope everyone has a blessed week,

Dennis

[Brutus]

Don, my Dad said the same thing.

Kurt - no coolers in the armrests, but did pick out a couple good chairs.  I ended up with the big seat chair, which will let Chewy sit with me as usual.  Took forever for my wife to find one that she liked, because she's shorter than I am. 

For her:

For me:

[Jumijo]

 

Another busy day here. Went to work for 4 hours keeping the world safe...

Then home and leaf bagging. Then I took everyone to Bertucci's for lunch. After that, off to the inlaws for leaf raking, bagging, and chimney sweeping. While I was up there, I repaired a cracked cap and caulked up the roof vent. Finally home and just hanging out with my wife. I can't seem to lose any weight when she's home. Too good of a cook. Maybe it's time to start buying 36" waist pants...

Jim

[cheapclassics]

Good afternoon all,

IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s.  Sunday it poured buckets outside and it was supposed to rain today, but the day dawned warm and sunny so I worked outside most of the day, cleaning gutters, mowing leaves, and mowing the grass as well.  Also trimmed a tree that was touching the phone line.  Condolences to Dennis on the loss of the cameraman.  Chief, sorry to hear about your camera and equipment.  Doug, glad to see you made it back to Chicago.  I worked on the historical society layout yesterday and will do so again tonight.  It's back to work tomorrow, which will be a hectic four days.  Breakfast has been varied the last two days with pancakes and sausages yesterday and bacon and English muffins today.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[sir james I]

YIKES- 6 o clock and it's dark makes my body think it's bed time. and with a cable box full of boring stuff it's easy to want to sleep. I ran trains today, had four running at once,,lots of noise.HWX still running fine put about an hour of laps on it today.Good thing I did run today found a battery leaking in my TMCC hand held,no damage as it could not have been too long. Cleaned with baking soda then sandpaper  on the end and back in business. Had to be careful not to get water inside. Cloudy all day high of 59,maybe 60 tomorrow.Maybe more later,,,Sir James

[Brutus]

Sounds like a fun day!  I just found my Christmas present - a guy had a V&T set from 2005 on ebay.  Talked with a buddy and thought that the price was really high, so did some shopping around with emails and a couple phone calls and found the same set from 2006 in AT&SF for $90 less plus s/h was only $11.50 compared to nearly $30 on ebay!  Total savings of $110 I think! 

[sir james I]

Hi Brutus,  you have had christmas all year in the train dept.,and now a new chair for Chewy,enjoy but don't spill your ice cream.

[Brutus]

You are right!  This year I bought 6 022 switches, the BFOC, plus got the HWX for my Bday and now this!  It's crazy!  I also got the LL docksider, the new halloween cars, the naughty or nice dump car, bobbing reindeer car, and coffee "flavor" smoke liquid...  Shhhh - don't tell my wife how much this added up to!  I really cut down on dvds this year and usually I buy some tools and didn't need any new tools this year other than some parts for a drill that I dropped too many times.

Speaking of DVDS - www.Deepdiscount.com is having their biannual 20 percent off sale.  The discount code is SUPERSALE.  Last time back in June I picked up (among others) The Emperor of the North for like $7 with free s/h.  I don't like their new front end since they added books and cds and stuff, but they do have good prices.  This doesn't work on preorders though.

[rtraincollector]

 

 N.C. Chicken Cleaning.

Late again," the third-grade teacher said to little Frank Eagles jr..  "It ain't my fault," Miss Crabtree.  "You can blame this on my Daddy.  The reason I'm three hours late is Daddy (Mayor Frank Eagles) sleeps naked!" Now Miss Crabtree had taught grammar school for thirty-some-odd years.  So she asked little Frank Eagles jr. what he meant by that, despite her mounting fears. Full of grins and mischief, and in the flower of his youth, little Sammy Eagles and trouble were old friends, but he always told the truth.  "You see, Miss Crabtree, at the ranch we got this here lowdown coyote.  The last few nights he done et six hens and killed Ma's best milk goat.  And last night, when Daddy heard a noise out in the chicken pen, he grabbed his gun and said to Ma, "That coyote's back again, I'm a gonna git him!'"  "Stay back, he yelled to all us kids!" He was naked as a jaybird, no boots, no pants, no shirt!  To the hen house he crawled, just like an *** on the snoop.  Then he stuck that double barrel through the window of the coop.  As he stared into the darkness, with coyotes on his mind, our old hound dog Zeke had done woke up and come a sneakin' up behind Daddy.  Then we all looked on plumb helpless old Zeke stuck that cold nose in Daddy's crack!  "Miss Crabtree, we been cleanin' chickens since three o'clock this mornin'!

[Jumijo]

Speaking of DVDS - www.Deepdiscount.com is having their biannual 20 percent off sale.  The discount code is SUPERSALE.  Last time back in June I picked up (among others) The Emperor of the North for like $7 with free s/h.  I don't like their new front end since they added books and cds and stuff, but they do have good prices.  This doesn't work on preorders though.

I wonder if they have The Green Hornet tv series on DVD.

[CSXect]

Speaking of DVDS - www.Deepdiscount.com is having their biannual 20 percent off sale.  The discount code is SUPERSALE.  Last time back in June I picked up (among others) The Emperor of the North for like $7 with free s/h.  I don't like their new front end since they added books and cds and stuff, but they do have good prices.  This doesn't work on preorders though.

I wonder if they have The Green Hornet tv series on DVD.

They have some B movies such as Dr.Giggles and Wham Bam Thankyou spaceman, they even has Captin Ron which is somewhat funny.

[CSXect]

Diet update 1st wk 9.2 #

                 snd wk 6#

                 3rd wk 8#

               total 23.2 pounds

Reduced one Blood sugar med to zero still on other med, may reduce blood pressure med as well.

[Brutus]

OK - I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe on that one RT!  Just hilarious!

Green Hornet -- I checked, but they don't.  They sell the posters though???  Apparently Brentwood released at least 2 dvds that were movies cobbled together from the series and they are for sale by Amazon.com.  I assume you're looking for the Bruce Lee tv show?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Green-Hornet-Bruce-Lee/dp/B000XE8JC4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-1455706-2971836?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1194914922&sr=8-2

Wow - congrats on the weight loss!  Go man Go!

That DD sale goes until Thanksgiving, just FYI.  I'm going to order The Wild Wild West Season 3 and I think Love American Style Vol 1 next week (they come out next Tuesday, I think)...

[Jumijo]

 

Yes. Thanks, Jim. I'm more interested in the car than Bruce Lee.

[mitchelr]

Administrators---  highly overpaid  with WAY to much time on their hands.  

Hey watch it. I resemble that remark... 

RT - I too laughed so hard I couldn't breathe on that one!  Just hilarious!

Brutus - Congrats on the AT&SF set.   School is coming along well.  They just started putting up the siding today. Here's a photo.

 

 

 

Take care,

Mitch 

 

 

 

[sir james I]

GoodMorning to all,

Thats because I've got a busy morning. Dr. appoint at 8:30, breakfast and a trip to the train store with my friend.I'm going to wear blinders in there as a lot of stuff is starting to come in lately. It's suppose to reach 60 tues. and I want to run the mower over the front yard leaves.I know more are out there but I think this may be the last time. No ice cream tonite,forgot, and it's a little late now.        everyone have a good day,,,,,,,,,,,,Sir James

[ChiefEagles]

Hope everyone has a great Veterans Day !!

Regarding Veterans Day -- As a Viet Nam vet, it sure is great to see people acknowledging the vets today.  That just didn't happen previously, say 8-9 years ago.  I sure most of the Viet Nam era guys feel the same. 

Amen to that one Don.  At least we are not being frowned upon anymore.

Went to Dr.  Got perscriptions.  Got to itching in her office so she gave me one of the samples I had in bag.  Worked.  Sent me to xray shoulder.  Did blood work.  Will hear Wed about all the tests. Went to airport.  got in Airbus and drove it down the taxi way and down I 540 until I got to one of those traffic information signs over the roadway.  Would not go under it as too tall.  Turned around and took it back.  They promised to work on replacing camera.  Really nice lady in US Airways office.  When I left, told her I was glad I did not have her job.  She laughed.  Came home and filled truck and 4Runner.  Over $100.  When i retired in 03, our complete gasoline bill was about $175 per month.  The Bush and his Blubbercans [Fat Cats] are raking in the money.  Gas to go higher.  Texicans opening back up wells that they had shut down years ago [on the news today].  Later