Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold and sunny 32 degrees. Only going up to 50 today, with a chance of rain, later.
Today is a busy day. Have some errands to run and some paperwork to do later. Not much time for trains. Maybe I will make some time later.
Forum has been OK, here. So far, anyway.
Buckeye...Good luck, today.
Dining car has arrived and it's time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Forgot to mention - the forum was down again this morning.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Kurt,
Been there, done that, bought the t-shirts! I have twin boys who were collicky babies. Not an experience I'd ever want to endure again.
Well, holiday layout season is almost upon us. I really liked njal1's track configuration in his HE thread. I'm going to try and replicate that, but with tuh - tuh - tuh - tubular track.
The kids all have colds. They all wanted me to wrestle on the floor with them in a 3 vs 1, but I declined. Then I felt bad. But I don't need no stinking cold. Little germ bags!
I'm still thinking about how easy that airbrush was to use.
Doug,
I use a lot of my sick time during bad weather. I see no good reason in trying to drive 70+ miles round trip in deep snow or ice. Take a vacation day and go hobby store hopping! Then treat yourself to a wonderful lunch. Take another one and get your Chistmas shopping done. Life is short, so enjoy it while you can!!!
lionroar88 wrote: kpolak wrote: Ran trains with the little one...Ahhh Bliss!Why didn't I think of this earlier???KurtHard to concentrate when the little one is crying?
kpolak wrote: Ran trains with the little one...Ahhh Bliss!Why didn't I think of this earlier???Kurt
Ran trains with the little one...Ahhh Bliss!
Why didn't I think of this earlier???
Kurt
She crawls around looking for you to make what's hurting her better, crying her head off, and I just don't know what to do for her...I love my daughters immensley, and try to give them everything they need, (need not want) and it's really frustrating as a parent to not know what to do. This doesn't happen often.
I'm thankful I don't have a collicky baby. Collicky babies have digestion problems, and cry for long periods after they eat, and quite often during the day.
I was falling asleep watching Superman, and Batman cartoons with the oldest (her choice) at 8:00pm. Bride came home about 8:00, and gave me the night off! I went right to bed, woke up once to feed the 9-mo (3:00am), and I just woke up for the day now! OK germ bags bring it! Daddy got sleep! (I was up for the day Sunday at 2:00am)
Hope you all are getting some sleep!
Good evening all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s and windy. Temps are supposed to crash overnight. Had biscuits and bacon on the dining car this morning. I will have to catch up on the posts later. Spent Saturday "Wandering Indiana" as we took state roads over to Terre Haute and back. It was a nice day. Spent Sunday working on train boards for the display at the local historical society in December. Since I have Tuesday off for elections, I made it a four day weekend by spending Monday at home, doing housework and taking care of various items. Won some more bricks and a MTH Tinplate 500 series gondola on eBay. I will catch up on the news later. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Kurt - I feel your pain with the crying, hope the trains continue to help!
Had 2 fire drills at work today, once while we were getting some training from a very nice neurologist on traumatic brain injuries. It was really interesting! He's been a specialist for nearly 60 years, to give you an idea of the level of expertise here, and felt really sorry for him when we all had to clamber down 4 flights of stairs!
No trains again today. Maybe tomorrow? TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Sturgeon-Phish wrote: Hello allGas around here is running $3.19 and diesel $3.49 a gallon!! Had a busy weekend as I was in Columbus doing a Marriage Encounter retreat this past weekend and was without internet so spent some time this morning catching up on the pot. Laz and Chief- Those Big Boys are something! It is pretty awesome to see that engine articulate around those curves. Cool here this morning and predicting rain later this afternoon. I hope to lay block for the garage addition Tuesday weather permitting, so to let it cure before setting walls. Need to do like Laz and get the garden put to bed. It looks pretty nasty right now. I am going to cut all the head off the zinnias for seed for next year.Check back laterMay God blessJim
Hello all
Gas around here is running $3.19 and diesel $3.49 a gallon!! Had a busy weekend as I was in Columbus doing a Marriage Encounter retreat this past weekend and was without internet so spent some time this morning catching up on the pot.
Laz and Chief- Those Big Boys are something! It is pretty awesome to see that engine articulate around those curves.
Cool here this morning and predicting rain later this afternoon. I hope to lay block for the garage addition Tuesday weather permitting, so to let it cure before setting walls. Need to do like Laz and get the garden put to bed. It looks pretty nasty right now. I am going to cut all the head off the zinnias for seed for next year.
Check back later
May God bless
Jim
JIM,
Hope you get your block laid before the OHIO snow starts to fly. Its suppose to get cold here later this week.
Good luck.
laz57
Had a nice few days off.....Hey Mel, great to meet you. Hope to see you again soon!!!
Doug I can relate. Had to "burn" 4 days before my employment anniversary on the 10th, hence the back to back 3 day work weeks.
I'll start on the train to work layout Thursday.
BULLETIN!!! AUTUMN FINALLY HITS NORTH EAST FLORIDA!!!!!! Geez, it finally feels like September in NJ.
Gas is up to $2.90...you can thank the oil speculators for this price boom folks. There is no supply/demand problem
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
Jumijo wrote: Trains.com is becoming unaccessable with increasing regularity. It happened again this morning.
Trains.com is becoming unaccessable with increasing regularity. It happened again this morning.
Every Monday morning...5:00-8:00 I can't get on.
Hey!!!!Youngest has decided to cry continuously since 12:30! Whoo Whoo! Stops as soon as I pick her up!?
Gotta Go!
Weather update here in Columbus(South end) It is cold windy and raining
Hope it will blow over before time to get weighed at the Central Ohio Nutrition center
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Since I'm off the hook for all that furniture, I wonder if I should resume my search for a set of NYC 2344s...
In 3,2,1...
I spent most of my lunch hour trying to get the spray foam off of my sweatshirt with acetone. I wish I had gone for a walk, as it's a beautiful day out there. Rain tomorrow.
I had a couple of pieces of chocholate after my turkey sandwich and am now fighting to stay awake with a headache. I think I'm crashing from all the sugar. My eyes are about ready to roll back in my head. Auto pilot all the way home today! Well, almost all the way home. I need to stop at the post office and mail my paperwork for the free furniture.
MORNING ALL,
Cold and damp showers forecast. Reg gas $3.15-$3.19 yesterday between here and the train show. Kurt I'm glad you made it, now we can say I know somebody on the forum. Also noticed you joined the other one. I go there also but be careful as if you say something is blue six others will say its purple,green, ect.you get the idea. Ask one question you'll get ten opposing answers. just sort through and ignore the rest. My train buddy bought some stuff he wants modified so I have a project to work on.
I could not get on here this AM either, just had to wait it out....Sir James
"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
HI GIZ,
FROSTY here today at 31 degrees. Turned over compost in yarden yesterday add 5-10-5 and sweetened it up with lime. Today got to put down winterizer on lawn, going to get rain tonite?
All B safe.
Good morning from a sunny and soon-to-get-much-colder Chicago where I hope it is a quiet day here at work. Unlike last evening when I enjoyed an early "A Christmas Story" moment. After serving out dinner and discovering whatever the pan was coated with had melted off into the meal - lovely - I got to say 'Get up, get your coats, we are going Out to eat' - and take everyone out for Chinese.
Later I started cutting up an oversize K-Line caboose to make a sort of brake-van for James the Red Engine. Jim A, gas has gone up .30 cents here in a week. Now $3.10 a galloon. Just in time for Christmas. Agree about the Simpsons. That sure was a great football game though.Jim F, great trolley shots!
Roy, sorry we'll miss getting together this week - enjoy Schaumburg.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
TV show. Last night was the Simpson's annual Halloween "Treehouse of Terror" episode.
Jumijo wrote: I bought gas this morning and it's at almost $3.00 a gallon. I paid $3.01 for 89 octane. Regular is $2.91 and climbing. I'm sticking with my prediction of $3.25 by Thanksgiving.The Simpsons were a disappointment last night.
I bought gas this morning and it's at almost $3.00 a gallon. I paid $3.01 for 89 octane. Regular is $2.91 and climbing. I'm sticking with my prediction of $3.25 by Thanksgiving.
The Simpsons were a disappointment last night.
I hear ya about gas if it were not for Kroger fuel points from buying food I would not be able to afford to drive to work
Are you refering to the tv show or the Simpsons movie?
Good morning from Buckeyeland where the word snow is in the forecast.
Still have a bad head cold.
Laz and Chief, great photos of the new Big Boy. Of course, the Chief needs to paint a horse on the side.
Brent, congratulations. The Lion roared.
Need to wire some switches and stabilize the track.
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
Great football game yesterday in Indy. I'm typing this with paper covering my face so Bill B. can't read my lips.
Yesterday I sprayed some Great Stuff expandable foam into some holes that needed filling around some conduits coming into the house. It somehow got on my 2004 World Series sweatshirt. It's coming off, but not easily. Note to self - use the latex-based foam from now on.
It is a sunny, cold 34 degrees. Frost again last night. Going up to 60 today, with a chance of rain, later.
Today, is a busy day. I have to run some errands and then a few chores around the house. Ran trains yesterday. Did some dusting. All ran well. Had an 022 switch that was slow. A little lub and it works well. Still trying to figure out the best way to make a snowy hill. Don't want it to get discolored from dust.
Dining Car is here and ready for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great day.
Morning!
Great to meet Sir James, and the cast of characters from Wild Bill's at the show yesterday!
Glancy train club has an awesome modular 3-track fastrack layout!
Should have pulled the trigger on the sawmill...DA! I go looking for certain things, and happen across items I don't think about, and some I buy. Should have passed on the whistle station, and picked-up the Sawmill...My daughter couldn't put it down...I usually buy things she's interested in, so she'll play trains with me. Good thing she didn't see the Big Boy!
Bought a Thomas train race set. 4-trains run down a gravity race track, and get lifted to the top of the hill with a battery motor...cleaned, waxed, and oiled and it runs great, and fun to watch!
ME of course, a very small leash.
laz 57 wrote: HI GIZ,Ran an easy 2.5 miles and then took nice walk with wife and dog. laz57
HI GIZ,Ran an easy 2.5 miles and then took nice walk with wife and dog.
Who was on the leash you or the dog?????
Mom is frying up the last of the tomatoes(green tomatoes) for a pie, she has a head of cabbage that finaly produced a deccent sized head will harvest it in the morning it is one of those dutch flathead veriaty. It is nice to be a home owner and close to parents home same street.
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