Okay, open Forum, off-topic, or whatever (grab a cup and sit)

[Anonymous]

John, glad to here her spirits are up! Thoughts and prayers still with you both!

[TurboOne]

John,

You can copy the messages using ctrl-c, and paste them into office or whatever WP program you have usig ctrl-v. Do them one at a time. Then you only print what you want.

Tim

[TurboOne]

Good morning all,

Hope everyone is doing well.

Bought some LGB track this week, to start my outdoor layout. Just putting a loop on the patio for now. More rain coming this weekend. Was going to put on the hill on the backside of yard, but it slides when it rains. Guess I am going to have to do the retaining wall thing to keep it in place. Can't put track on main yard, only place dog doesn't use is the swamp part of yard. Can't wait until we get back to normal SoCal weather. At least the house is OK, some condo's in town are sliding down their hill, and the people are evacuated.

Take Care all

Tim

[vsmith]

Tim

I 'm having to take time off from work this friday just to get the [censored][censored] yard cleard up. It rained last Sunday, the only days I have free to get things done always are rain days. Spring, where are you?

[vsmith]

I'm getting worried, some of the weeds in the backyard are getting very large and are beginning to look like deadly man-eating Triffids!!!!!

[TurboOne]

Vic, in December I pulled and killed the 5 footers. Now all I have are sprouts, and they got sprayed this last weekend. Have 1 4 footer that survives, so he is getting pulled today. Hill is too wet for track so just a loop on the patio. Oh well, wait til spring. When did you think SoCals would say that. At least my ground hasn't shifted, knock on wood.

Tim

[Anonymous]

NICE out today , i was out checking the garden RR , i got to rebuild a bridge, add alot of ballast , the winter was hard on the ballast this year. the bridge is 3 ft long, that will be a few days work, need some split jaw clamps ,well i got to get busy makeing a new bridge . .BEN

[underworld]

Hello John, Best wishes to Cath and you from Toledo, Ohio. TurboOne has the right idea, just copy and paste the messages you want.

underworld

[vsmith]

Didnt get a chance to say it ealier, but ...

Happy St Patrick's Day

to all those of Irish descent out there. [:D]

I'm Scots-Irish-English-Swedish descent. The Scots and English parts of me are always fighting, the Irish parts just want to party and the Swedish parts are calming enough to keep the other parts in line[;)]

[TurboOne]

Happy St. Patrick's Day !!!

to all

Hope this St. Patricks day finds everyone having a great holiday.

Lots of green all over the kids school today.

We had potato's and cheese today, but not green. Oh well

Off to work, have a great day guys.

Tim

[Anonymous]

Hi all
I think I have worked out a way to seperate your good wishes from the rst will do that tonight and will be delivering them to Cath on the weekend, will talk to you all when i get back.
Dont descus anything too interesting while i am away.
Vic when I get back and have found the Metro Cammel Trolley style coach drawings will see how they scan I will have to soet that out when i return or when Cath is allowed home it will be big trouble in little china[B)]
regards John

[van buren s l]

John
I hope your wife is on the mend and can return home soon. Be prepared to do some pampering. My wife had some surgery a couple of months ago and had to take it easy for several weeks.Some how she survived my cooking! I know you are anxious for her to come home but be prepared to put the trains on hold for a while.
Bob

[TurboOne]

Good luck John, for both you and Cath. Keep your smile up !

[:D][:D][:)][:)][8)][8D][:o)][^][:O][angel][bow][C):-)][C=:-)][X-)][dinner][{(-_-)}][oX)][:-^][wow][yeah]

Tim

[Rene Schweitzer]

John,
I'm late reading this thread (again), but I hope your wife is doing better. I'll add you and her to my prayers.

Rene

[TurboOne]

Rain is here, outdoor track is inside picked up in case of flood again. Not suppossed to be much but you never know this year.

Church group is going to help lady at church, and all the typical fun honeydos this weekend. Additional prayers during this time for Cath and John. Hope all finds you well.

Should be getting HO cab forward this weekend, can't wait to start my steam collection. [:D][8D][:o)][:X][:O][:)][;)][angel][4:-)][bow][C=:-)][C):-)][{(-_-)}]

Take care all

Tim

[vsmith]

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It Raining AGAIN!!!!!! Always on the [censored] weekend so we cant do [censored] ouside. This is the lousiest winter ever.

Took Yesterday off from work, started weeding the front yard at 8am , got 3/4 of the yard done before it started coming down heavy again. Aye Caramba!!!

[TurboOne]

Best part Vic, the weed come out easier.

Yup, a long winter for SoCal. Did find a silver lining, my water bill is way down, and the grass is very green. Front yard is picked free of weeds, so just grass. Maybe I should run train in front yard. No water problems up there.

Stay safe y'all

Tim

[aljay]

Hi Guys,

Been away at work and missed a bit. Still raining on you guys?......it beats snow and cold. Looks like Tim and Vic need to work and play under golf umbrellas. It can only get better. John hope it all works out for both of you.

[TurboOne]

Welcome back AJ, how are things up in the great white north?

It not that our rain compares to your snow, we just ain't built for it. Heavy rains were late Feb. and we have whole condo complex getting ready to slide down the side of a mountain. Floods all over, huge sink holes, we are a desert that is acting like the rain forest. Where you can survive, we need sun, sun and more sun. [8D][8D][8D][8D]

Take care AJ,

Tim

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Turbo,
It takes the rain to grow the brush so that you can have the forest fires. Indeed, he does work in mysterious ways!

[TurboOne]

So true captain, so true.

It is sooooooo green around here, we look like Washington State. Which means some dumb hunter will probably set a forest fire when he gets lost.

But it is very pretty. Nice that everything is green instead of brown.

How are things in Delaware?

Take Care,

Tim

[vsmith]

Busy weekend!

After getting rained out on Friday and Saturday, I got a good day on Sunday, cleared out the front yard so it no longer looks the Al Bundy residence, even got to widen the walkway with some concrete pavers, something I was just starting when all this bleeding rain started. Backyard is next!

[TurboOne]

Morning all, how are you doing this morning

Matt see you are in the house. How are things going?

Vic we didn't get hit that bad here,and trenches held, how are things up north?

Take care all

Tim

[vsmith]

Hey Tim

We only got the heavy stuff on Friday, light rain rest of the time Saturday, just enought to screw up any outdoor activity. Sunday was great, even if I was stuck doing yardwork. Looking forward to the time change, I get my evening work hours back. Beleive it or not those weekday evenings are when I get most things done outside. Gotta start doing the Home Depot shuttle on the way home for building supplies!

[Anonymous]

Tim, I'm at home today working in the shop, finishing some cabinet doors for a job. building another cabinet for a capachino machine. I had along weekend, wife and the little girls went to visit friends for the weekend so I jumped on my hall bath with a vengence in terms of remodel, almost as though I participated in While You Were Out. ( I hate that show). I Just wish some people would pay me for the work I've done[:(!]!!!!! It might keep me from going to the ECLSTS!

[Anonymous]

matt
you got to get to the show, you need some new toys for out side. Ben

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by aljay

Hi Guys,

Been away at work and missed a bit. Still raining on you guys?......it beats snow and cold.

Al,

Say what!?!

March Break arrived in BC, as a treat we received fresh snow on the mountain, about 15cm since Friday.
The arrivals from the WetCoast and the Island just can't believe our skiing conditions, neither could the people from "Back East" (aka Ontario) last week.

Nor can the guys from South of the Border (Washington, Oregon etc.), I know some people from the Spokane area have made the trip North almost every weekend to get some decent training conditions.

Wellllllllll we just count our blessings and keep XC skiing. [;)][}:)][:)][:D][:D]

http://www.sovereignlake.com/webcam.html

Check it out! Sorry no night skiing tonight.

[aljay]

Hi Hans,

Thats great, snow for the break and all those tourists make for good business.. I used to ski with my sister out there in the old days, Banfffffffff and Whistler but the bones are getting a little brittle these days. [:D] I may get out to Whiterock in April as long as I can close this Condo project on time, I need a break this thing is the Condo from hell!!!!!!!!
If it can go wrong it does. Keep on X-ing bro and enjoy it

AJ
By the way, great web site and dynamite trees. They look too real..

[aljay]

Matt,
Speaking of not getting paid I just fired the "Carpenters" and I use the term loosly, from my site. The company that we were using hired some crews from South of your border.
My weekend was shot due to the fact that they installed all the kitchen upper cabinets...
are you ready,.......upside down..[V][V]..6 sets of them in all. plus they cut out the stove vents. Needless tyo say they are not usable..

I need a drink................................[X-)][X-)][censored][censored]

[TurboOne]

Good evening all,

had a fantastic day today. Went to Sea World with the kids. Awesome.

Vic, it poured here last night, but trenches are working wet ground but no standing water.

AJ have a big drink on all of us. Tough day, hope tomorrow is better. Your crew must be old, my house was made 45 years ago, and the same crew put the sliding glass door inside out. [banghead][banghead]

Matt, have to post some pics of the work you have done.

Hans, glad the snow is bring positive stuff somewhere.

How you doing Ben, hope all is going great for you.

Take care all

Tim