ChiefEagles wrote:Ok yuz giz in Ohio. I told you not to mess with Mother Nature and the Chief. Check your forecast. No fishing here tomorrow. Rain tomorrow AM [thank the Lord] and windy and turning cold. Leaves up and grass cut. Later
A little cooler. Maybe some rain. Ohio is good.
There for awhile, we were hoping that NC, would dry up and blow away.
Snow/rain mix for the morning, yeah I am tired of seeing bugs still out and about outside this late in the year, I can remember way back when we used to get snow in October
well no driving The TRANS AM till next spring
It will be a lean CHRISTmas this year, I have 3 of 12 people gifts so far found the gifts n the oddest places found one in the thriftstore, one at KrogerMarketplace in the markdown area and my best find was a package of 15 picks(musical picks for guitar ect) in the toy section at drugmart.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Spent the last little bit going over the "Tips and Tricks" book. Got some ideas I need to put into play in the final stages of my wiring for the layout. Had a funny thing happen when I got into work this afternoon. You know how ever since you were a youngster, you were told "never de-ice a freezer with a sharp object, let it defrost on it's own, or use a hairdryer"? Well, an new charge nurse for the cardiac team was in here, using a a mallet and sharp blade to get the ice out. She was told by several people not to do it and when I walked in, I gave her a funny look and she told me what she told them..."I know how to get the ice out of these!"...you guessed it, freon everywhere. I was kind enough to call plant ops and tell them we needed a new one up here.
Gotta run, but hope everything goes well today.
dennis
TCA#09-63805
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Congratulations PK.
Just to make you guys feel better I filled up the van with diesel tonight. 105.9p per Litre!
Thought that would cheer you up.
Hogwarts has cleared customs (with the usual charge) Should be here on Friday
Watching Boomerang channel with the lad (Tom & Jerry) in the break they had a Hornby Trains advert. Wish they had a Lionel advert.
Have a good evening
Nick
Chief, if I were you I would go fishing tomorrow. Bad weather is going to be setting in for us in Buckeyeland tomorrow.
It is about five weeks until Christmas and I have a serious problem. All of my locomotives are running perfect. Using Doug Murphy's rules, this means that when we have our neighborhood children's party in about a month, not one of them will be able to move one inch. It is uncanny, all the smoke units are working, all the traction tires are pulling the loads up the grades and all the RS are putting out at max volume.
Just added another Atlas Industrial Rail car to the consist. Good product at good value.
Brent, fifedog must be in the pound.
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
Jumijo: Sorry to hear about the tropical storm that ripped thru the Jumijo...Glad to hear everything is back in order.
Brent: TSP (tri soduim phosphate) is an acidic cleaning solution used to remove the eflourescence (salts from the grout material or water) from the surface of the grout. It appears a a white haze on the grout.
The haze on the tiles should just wipe off with fresh water. The haze on the tiles is residual grout. Replace the water often, and just keep wiping off the tiles with a sponge. Rinse the sponge often as well.
Chuck: Glad things are going well for your bride!
Well I think I'm alergic to the trains. I started drilling holes for final wiring to the switches and UCS's, and I can't even go in the room without my sinuses killing me. I just finished drilling the holes in the top, and I have to stop. I think the board might go outside, and the room will get a good cleaning.
Edit: I also ripped apart about 30' of 14/2 romex. Maybe that's it.
Kurt
Back from my walk. another warm one here today. Certainly not bad for mid November.
Haircut and gasoline fillup this afternoon. $3.23 a gallon on the way into work today.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Good Morning.....
Lots of great KID news!! Congrats Phillyknight the pics are really great! She is beautiful! Happy days are ahead, spend as much time as you can making memories.
Congrats also to the Cub Scouts and honors you guys won, that is great.
Jim, just wait until they are 16 or 17, then instead of locking the train room, you will have to keep the garage locked. That is when it really gets fun!!
Sad day here today, sending my NEW Big Boy back! It has a direct short in the engine. Knocks the transformer offline when power is applied. Sounds works great, but as soon as go to move it it pops the circuit breaker. Had also noticed a slight puff of blue smoke coming from the wheels.
Hope everyone has a great day!
So Cal gas $ - $3.30 - $3.49
Don
Good morning from a cool and sunny Chicago where I am going into all day training. Rats.
PK, congratulations. Daughters are wonderful. So are sons. Jim F, you would be surprised at how seriously Thomas is taken - speaking of PC, see critiques of the good Rev's writing and all about the 'Real Lives' of those engines at http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/index.htmlJim A, glad you could clean up. My five year old and his little friends can be inadvertently destructive. Once I found them walking about on top of the layout, just 'looking around'. The layout is high enough they need a stepstool I am usually careful to remove. I've taken to not storing anything in the 'close-to-the-edge' sidings too. Dennis, the bride and I have just about finished shopping - she's even wrapped everything up. I've made a big pile under a few blankets in the basement -let's see how long it takes for someone (young) to peek...
Morning all, Hope all is well. Currently posting in between playing "Dolls" with daughter. She is Snow White, I have some ken doll that looks like a blond haired greg brady in a surfer's get up. Tough to be manly with this....glad y'all can't see it.
Wife asked what she could get me for Christmas....thought about one of the Big Boys, or something along those lines, but I may settle for some Z-stuff signals. We shall see. She did make mention that when I was put on Train Restriction that my son's closet was only half full, and now, we have filled his closet and started working on the daughters. Guess I can't hide too well. Gotta get the train room finished.
Dennis
Good morning all,
It is cloudy but warm in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s, but a cool off coming. I did go to the YMCA, but that was all I did last night. I did not even run any on the track, just walked and not too fast at that. I did see where Helio advanced to another night on "Dancing with the Stars". I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning from "Points East". I hope everyone has a good day. Jumijo, I am glad nothing was seriously damaged by the four year olds. The stories I could tell about my sister's twin girls would really curl your hair.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
kpolak wrote: Brent: My grout had a layer of efflorescence (white stuff) on it when I finished...and it was premix...Don't get in a hurry to finish. I sealed it without cleaning with TSP, and it looks terrible...good thing it's in the laundry.
Brent: My grout had a layer of efflorescence (white stuff) on it when I finished...and it was premix...Don't get in a hurry to finish. I sealed it without cleaning with TSP, and it looks terrible...good thing it's in the laundry.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cool, cloudy 56 degrees. Going up to 60 today, with some rain due later.
Today is another busy day. I have to drive into Cambridge for groceries. Gas is still very high at $3.12 a gallon. Looks like someone is making a lot of money on us. No trains again.
Wife is doing better. Sleeping good. Thanks for all the prayers.
Dining Car is here and breakfast is ready. Later.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
We've been letting the boys play down in the train room unsupervised for a few weeks. Their wooden trains are down there, along with their Legos and cars, trucks, etc. All has been going well with the clear understanding that the layout and the electric trains are not to be touched without an adult there with them. We felt that the boys were ready for that bit of trust.
WRONG!
I took them down to run trains last night and found destruction everywhere their hands could reach. Trees and scenery ripped up. Campfire destroyed. Items missing. "Where's Hobbes, boys"? "I don't know, dad".
Now before you all have a good laugh at my expense, nothing was permanently damaged, and after 1/2 hour, everything was back in order, including fixing the campfire. Hobbes, our layout's mascot, was later found stuffed inside a miniature tractor trailor. The boys got a good old fashioned talking to and were told they are no longer allowed down there without me. I also told them Santa Claus would hear about this. From now on, the door is locked.
Never, ever, ever trust a pair of 4 year olds.
PhilaKnight: She's a beauty! Congratulations! I bought a smoke box that sits on the burner. Soak some wood chips in water and put them in the smokebox for real smoke flavor! I have the same 'something's missing problem with a few things I cook. Personally I would like to make the same thing for a week to figure out what the problem is, but the bride isn't keen on that! MMMmmmm ribs every night for a week!
Sir James: Glad things went well at the Doc's! Can he fix the full moon thing?
Saw 'Working on the Railroad' this am, with Model Railroader's Steven? Popp, talking about waybills and operations, including a layout I have seen in MR. Sorry I may have the names wrong. Pretty good show, if you can wait thru all the commercials, and those tiny HO trains.
PK - AWESOME BUD!!!! She's a keeper! LOL @ Carmen... he'll be protecting her from everything in a couple years!---Grouted the master bathroom floor tonight. Used 2 containers of grout mix... only 1 left to do the tub and shower... need to get 2 more I think... fingers are raw... think I'll pickup some latex gloves too... ouch!Tired... heading to bed...
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
"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
A haircut always makes me feel better - hope you're okay, Sir James!
Got my Thomas book and my kids are already reading it - though not before me! Man, this was written way before the PC feel-good stuff of today, hurray! Loved where the walled up the locomotive that wouldn't come out due to rain, how funny! I think he deserved it, too.
Son had basketball, so my daughter and I glued together our new barn and chicken coop. I give, where are the window inserts, door, etc? Did I get ripped off?
Ben & Jerry's Karmel Sutra - come over if you want some, but better hurry! Chewy is eyeballing the spoon, too!
Evening All,
P.Knight-cute pictures and glad they are yours Ive done my time.I hope all is well
Dr. visit went ok but,,,,have to be there tomorrow at 830 for doppler, he wants to check my inards.You know kidneys, liver that sort of thing. Didn't make it to the train store, wasn't feeling good today but did meet my friend for breakfast. and then me and the grass both got a hair cut. I'll drop back later,,,,,,,,Sir james
Well I got my naturestone floor today they are coming back tomarrow to put a finnishing top layer. and then it will be a few days before I can "use" the room it looks so awsome
Chief I PM the buckeye recipe to you if you have not checked the pm already.
PHilaKnight,
Congratulations! She is beautiful. Our son started getting uncomfortable with having a sister right about the time she started getting used to us. And so, the rivalry begins! May she and your whole family be blessed with good health and many days of happiness ahead.
Vienna Rose. Like the sausage HA HA HA. Don't let my wife here me say that. She is doing fine. Her night and days are mixed but we're tying to striaghtin that out. She did good last night only woke up 2 times. Carmen is trying to help too. He trys to give her a pacifier but his aim is not that great.
Anyway work gave me a week off. So I gave the wife the week too. I'm Mr. Mom fro awhile. Cooking dinner and some cleaning. I think she's giving me the hint that she wants to cook. I've been clearing out the freezer. She said she didn't want anything I killed during hunting season or caught fishing.
Sunday I had the Family and friends over and made Bar-b-Que ribs and baked ziti. Also made my own BBQ sauce. That went over real well. Some people even took some home with them. It's still missing something. I need to get a smoke flaver into it and then it would be complete. I might try putting smoke liquid smoke in it. Well tonight it's meatloaf (Deer meat) and a fish stew.
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