What's cookin' boys? Chef, nice to see a fellow Conrail fan around. I like SPICEY, by the way. And, before the rumors start flying 'round here, I did not use steroids or human growth hormone to produce my CTT article.
Bakeer - (lift the sneck once for me )
Evening all,
Happy Birthday John
I remember my Grandma, who was from deep in the Kentucky hills, saying that nothing was thrown away from hog slaughtering. You were better just eating before asking what it is.
On night shift, got the assignments passed out. Got up early today and set a couple of trusses and purlins, then went to church to check on the boiler pump I've been working on, and still leaks. I believe the impeller housing is cracked. It will be a little more expensive to fix now.
Still don't have the train around the tree yet, maybe Saturday. I put one of my AF Franklins with a 20, 30 & 40 car in tow. Simple and hassle free.
We are to get some bad weather Saturday. It is to be a combination of rain, snow etc. Bummer hopefully it will hold off till late night. Saturday I am going to Columbus to receive the Rite of Acolyte from the Bishop at evening Mass. I will have one more year till ordination God willing.
Chief-Got the Sears & Roebuck catalogue in the two holer? Need a couple of pages next door
Got to go
May God bless
Jim
dougdagrump wrote: Hi Chef.....Must agree that LGB is still the best, but some of there competitors are quickly catching up. LGB went thru bankruptcy after pop's retired and the kids took over running the company. They are now owned by Maerklin, another quality train manufacturer. The newer models are no longer made in Germany, LGB had started moving production to, if memory is rite, Hungary. Now I think it is also going to China. One of the best attributes of the LGB locos, not only is their quality, but the fact that a great many of their locos will run on relatively small radius curves whereas most others won't. If interested the sponsor of this site also sponsors a "G" gauge forum.
Hi Chef.....
Must agree that LGB is still the best, but some of there competitors are quickly catching up. LGB went thru bankruptcy after pop's retired and the kids took over running the company. They are now owned by Maerklin, another quality train manufacturer. The newer models are no longer made in Germany, LGB had started moving production to, if memory is rite, Hungary. Now I think it is also going to China. One of the best attributes of the LGB locos, not only is their quality, but the fact that a great many of their locos will run on relatively small radius curves whereas most others won't.
If interested the sponsor of this site also sponsors a "G" gauge forum.
I was concern about the quality of LGB. I need a steam locomotive that will run 24hr. Do you think LGB could stand the demand? Do you know another brand that could perform better? IF G gauge doesn't work then I will move to O gauge.
Harry Potter fans, check this out from my friend John -- http://duncanpumpkins.blogspot.com/2007/12/amazoncom-buys-tales-of-beedle-bard.html
Supposed to snow tonight and all day tomorrow - glad I bought that snow blower! Great jokes Don and Jim (S-Phish)! We're watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix now. Wife was out near electrictrains hobby store this afternoon while I was working - where is the justice in that? Oh well, next time I go there I expect I'll drop some $$$ on Ross switches, so better to wait until after Christmas anyway!
Laz and Edw - When I can get away from remodeling my house or my friends' houses I like to do some woodworking for stuff around the house and for friends and family too, but so far just simple things like some workshop cabinets for my dad for his gunsmith equipment, shelves and storage cases for around the house and stuff like that. I did make a manger for my wife's nativity set a couple years ago that turned out well. Need to get that out soon! I have orders from my son for a pirate chest and from my daughter for an armoire for an American Girl doll, though, so I suspect I'll get some more practice in soon!
Doug - go to Home Depot and check out their do it yourself plumbing book and I'll bet they have this project mapped out for you. If it's all inside the tank and you have a shut-off valve between the wall and the toilet, you can do this without any problem I'll bet! If you mess it up, just call the plumber then.
Jim S-Phish, good news! Hang in there, you have certainly made a lot of progress!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
ChiefEagles wrote: chefjavier wrote:It's great to be part of Railroad Family.. I just got out from work. Today, I was trying to do Chicken Gizzards & Pig Feet for the employee cafeteria but some how they seems that to enjoy the southern cooking at all.Love fried chicken gizzards. Wife likes fried livers. They are Ok but the gizzards are the best. Now tomorrow you can offer brains [hog] and eggs scrambled. Next day offer fish roe and eggs scrambled. Be sure to have plenty of biscuits with molasses. Big batch of GITS with butter. UMMMM Bought Nikon digital camera to replace the stolen one. Got free Epson HD printer with it. WOW. Got separate printer for laptop now. Busy day for Town tomorrow. Good night all.
chefjavier wrote:It's great to be part of Railroad Family.. I just got out from work. Today, I was trying to do Chicken Gizzards & Pig Feet for the employee cafeteria but some how they seems that to enjoy the southern cooking at all.
Love fried chicken gizzards. Wife likes fried livers. They are Ok but the gizzards are the best. Now tomorrow you can offer brains [hog] and eggs scrambled. Next day offer fish roe and eggs scrambled. Be sure to have plenty of biscuits with molasses. Big batch of GITS with butter. UMMMM
Bought Nikon digital camera to replace the stolen one. Got free Epson HD printer with it. WOW. Got separate printer for laptop now. Busy day for Town tomorrow. Good night all.
I try to cook sautee Liver with Carmalized Onions. Associates give me the dirty look. Even though their lunch is free.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Man's tool rule # 2 if at yard sale look for old worn out craftsman hand tools cheap then take them to sears and trade them in for a new shiney ones at no charge or at least thats the way it was when growing up
Speaking of old tools we have an old model T ford wrench not sure how it came to be in our posession no-one had a car like that in the family
Sturgen phish congrats on the spiritual accomplishments, both my sisters went to a Bible collage to get thier teaching degrees and also was required to take the Bible studies they had all the same classes as those who were studying to be ministers except latin. Brother in law was a preacher for awhile till his pay was not enough to support his family went back to school to get a teaching degree and now teachs highschool and technology courses for educators. Of mom and dads 4 kids only 3 of us went to collage I went to DeVry twice and still can not spell worth a darn
Evening All,
No big news today except grandson and me the big kid ran Hogwarts x again today. I coupled a trainsounds tender to the last car and we played. He liked that.
Whenever I need to fix the water I find it better for me to just shut off the whole thing. Everytime I shut off a single line like faucet,toilet,etc. the darn thing leaks for a week. A couple of them had to be replaced after I turned them off. So now I leave them alone.
Brutus- still have ice cream, better hurry to beat the storm. we are suppose to get a peice of it tomorrow nite. Doesn't sound very good. TTFN,,,,Sir James
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Sir James - sounds like a nice day to me! Bet they have a HWX Sound Tender next year, don't you? I'm on the way for the icecream, want to be home in time. I might borrow this SR71 Nick left parked in my front yard Hope he made it home in time for the inspection?!
Boy was supposed to have basketball tomorrow, 2 games, but sounds like it will be delayed or cancelled with the snow, if we really get what they are predicting. I did want to go to the a couple of train stores this weekend, but might have to wait until next weekend.
CSXect - Glad they got your F150 fixed too. That Craftsman tool thing is too well known, people grab them very fast if they find them. I'm pretty sure that they will still do this trade for you if it's still an item they make, but I have heard stories of people taking in stuff they owned for years and being told they'll have to pay some $$$ by a manager or something. Worth a try though!
HI GIZ,
Well just got done running trains for 2 hrs. NO PILE UPS all ran great!
Also, played TRAIN ELF today for principals wife got him lots o goodies.
BRUTUS, I have a pirates chest that I started about 3 weeks ago its still there. Just been boggled down with work can't finish it. Got to make the top and put all the hardware on.
CHIEF, MY LEGACY is coming in on Monday, BARRY told me to call. He got real big shipment that will be here on Monday. I'll give a call on Mon. nite and if its there be down to his shop on TUesday. Hope yours is in soon?
All have a good nite?
laz57
Laz - Big Conga on the Legacy! I can't wait to hear about it!
Hey -did you have a plan for the pirate chest or just make up your own?
Boy ! That's funny, I made a "Pirates Treasure Chest" some years back, to many to think about, when our daughter had her first 2nd grade teaching assignment. She used it as a goodie box for awarding good achievement.
Grandson went home, grampa is pooped ! How can such little people have sooooo muuuuch energy ?
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CSXect wrote: Speaking of old tools
Speaking of old tools
Where is Don baker tonight?
Evening. Long day at the "office". Had Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party this evening. Sat down to watch TV and found myself reclinerizing. Just woke up a few minutes ago.
Fife, pee in this cup please. We just don't believe professionals anymore.
Laz, will see if Miss Edna has her quota. Have not had time to check with her this week. Hope yours does make it.
Goood night all.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Laz - Great news about the Legacy! I don't expect mine until after Christmas. IF, they got it and shipped it on Monday I wouldn't see it for a week due to shipping. Anyway, passing on some info...
Took ours to the train club Wednesday eve., noticed the Bell was missing !! After checking all over found it on OUR layout at home. It was on a section that is far away from where we lifted it off the track at. So I am CERTAIN it came off during normal operation. Got it back on, no problem. It actually has threads on it that screws into a plastic piece that also serves as the clacker. So you guys might want to be on the watch for that. I secured mine one with a small drop of glue.
Got to work this weekend, but will be able to "admire and Play" for a couple of hours in the evening. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Don
Kevin, as in Alaska, close that dang door ! It has been getting far to cold at night down here, it isn't as bad as the midwest and northeast, but nitely frost for almost a week now is going to play HECK on the gas & electric bill. Poor furnace is working overtime.
Picked up some MTH scale freight cars from a gentleman in Ohio, arrived sometime late tonite, good thing I was looking for them. The FedEx idiot didn't bother to ring the bell or rap on the door.
Soapbox time!
We received a shipment yesterday. It had the Legacy systems to almopst cover the BB's sold BUT even that was short shipped, the remainder are supposidly with another order due next week. We did receive Legacy GP-30's, Chessie and CP, and a number of K-Line items. Where's the rest of Lionel engines? It doesn't do a dealer much good when Lionel short ships items owed to customers, none for store stock, and they wait till the week before Christmas to make deliveries, especially when some states have an inventory tax based on Jan. 1 stock and dealers are depending on Christmas sales. Its supprising that the dealer network doesn't go belly up the way Lionel, and others, meet their product commitments.
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Awaiting whatever the sky flings down on us. Wasn't gonna go to the Arbutus train show, now I may. Only takes 20-30 minutes to check out the tables, and the VFD does have a nice toy train layout. (Man have they come along way...)
Gave my squad partner his birthday/Christmas present yesterday. Wrapped up that Pennsy Flyer I picked up, and told him not to open it until he got home. Later last night got an "overwhelmed" phone call (you could hear his 5 year old excitedly yelling in the background). ...and all he wanted this year was a new pair of jump boots.
GOOD MORNING to ALL,
Weatherman predicting a heap of bad weather coming at us. Nothing yet,just heavy overcast.
Going out soon to a local train show and then to the train store to see what has come in. Lionel keeps bumping the delivery date for the little Kline box cab, the old 520 so I may never get to see one. Oh well . Everyone stay safe,,,,,,,Sir James
Hi GIZ,
Awaiting the BIG STORM? Begining of the week, said was going to be a major snow storm, now only freezing rain? We'll wait and see. Got snowblower ready. Bring it baby,I'm ready to go.
BRUTUS, yes pirates chest was my own design. Got the bottom done and cut out the top arcs now got to use biscut cutter to glue up arc for top the make round with belt sander. Latter going to cut all hardware on CNC plasma cutter the is in our HS Vo ag shop. Of course when I can find some time?
CHIEF, hope this Legacy is all that they say it is. Love my BB and have the UP FEF ordered, hope that comes in on Monday too.
Going to go for Christmas tree today.
B safe.
Hey Guys!
I am getting ready for another long day in the Culinary world. Today, I have multiples holiday parties through out the hotel. We are feeding close to 1,000 but the tricky part all them are in different areas. That's means 200 here and 300 over there, etc. With different menus..Awesome challanges... Yesterday, we did the same amount but it was one function.
My enemy in the kitchen is the clock. We are rushing to beat the time. Let's hope no one call in sick. Good training!
Keep Railroading!
Good luck, Javier!
Kudos to you, Fife. That was a classy gift - the five-year old will remember it too.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It's a cold 32 degrees. Suppose to go to 34 today with freezing rain and / or snow, later. Good day to stay home.
Today, I am taking it easy. Worked hard around the house, last week. I will run trains, later, and do some more scenery work on the layout. Not too much new going on here.
Dining car was here and breakfast was good.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
fifedog wrote: Gave my squad partner his birthday/Christmas present yesterday. Wrapped up that Pennsy Flyer I picked up, and told him not to open it until he got home. Later last night got an "overwhelmed" phone call (you could hear his 5 year old excitedly yelling in the background). ...and all he wanted this year was a new pair of jump boots.
Great fifey. You picked well. That is the engine I gave the kid. They are great pullers, smokers and the whistle works with easy at any voltage. I am impressed with Lionel's work on that one.
Sprinkling rain and hope it pours. Off to Miss Edna's. Thenn home to do some work upstairs.
Hope all have a great day.
PS: Fifey, you failed the pee test. Shows you were under the influence of DIET COKE while building the layout. CONFESS.
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