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Posted by TMarsh on Saturday, December 11, 2010 10:00 AM

Good Morning! Fried potatoes with onions and green peppers and coffee please. Thanks.

I’m keeping my mouth shut on the weather.

Me no pick up Mom today. As strange as it may sound, I’m kinda glad. Last night she was with the doctor as he was giving her her discharge he walked her about 10 feet and she got dizzy and weak. Sat her down, took her BP and it was 40 over 20. He said “call Todd, you aren’t going anywhere” I’m glad this stuff is starting to happen when the doctors are around. Maybe, just maybe they can figure something out.

House front. Another dumpster will be swapped out with the current one on Monday. In the mean time I will do some things I can do that do not require a dumpster.

Larry- About the LHS. I try to support my LHS with most all purchases I make if I can. Not a criticism. Sounds like one I know, but it’s not.

Naturally I’m not going to give up something just because they don’t carry it. I do order off the net but usually for items that the LHS doesn’t have or will have to order anyway AND if the price is lower than the LHS including shipping and/or gas. I know some feel I should support my LHS no matter what, but my wallet says save when I can and I can get more. Luckily for me though, both LHS’s near me, so to speak, are 20% discount so the internet prices are generally the same anyway so I’m not saving anything usually other than tax, of which I have no problem paying, but that usually is offset or cheaper than shipping or if it isn’t… nyah. if I have to order, I usually order from home as trips to Springfield at this time are scheduled and may not align with the delivery at the HS and well, it’s more convenient since I have to wait anyway. I guess I just prefer to stroll the LHS than a computer screen, but some aren’t as lucky to have LHS’s so close or discounted, and others just like to get their stuff easily in their spare time at home. Either way works for me.

Sorry G-man, I’d love to give you some pep but I don’t seem to even have enough for me lately.Sleep

Ken- Not really following the interview here. Did I understand the lady called the letter the Slandered Job Offer? So she knew you where told wrong? Or the letter is wrong? Sounds fishy, BUT bright side…..you have a job. Makes for a more understanding bank sometimes too. ( you are showing movement forwards instead of stagnation. Or, to wrongly lump with others, (which they will do), just ride out unemployment content .) I agree with G, well, except for the 50degree thing. And the internet and cable part, but that depends on the finances. And I sure do know about the internet a must for the job hunt. Here, you can’t even fill out an app for Hardee’s without them saying, “you must apply on online.” ??? if I need a job, I may not have an “online” till I get a job. I’ve not seen many open terminals at libraries either. Or so I’ve been told. Soup sounds good though. I loooove soup. Brenda just whipped up a batch of cabbage soup last night. House still smells great. Anyway, like they said, it will be tight, a lot of us have that. Some worse than others. Just ask Ulrich. Like they said, with the wifes SSI and any kind of bonus you may get you may find yourself above what you had. And like I said, this job sure don’t mean you have to quit looking.

J.P.- Bad gas got me on a generator a few years ago. ( Laughjust re read that. Funny!) Even went so far as to replace the pickup. Then drained gas and put in new and it took off great. Funny thing is the gas was only about three months old. (Iknow, Iknow what they say. However, I have always over wintered gas in my mowers and the gas in the generator now is at least 5 months and it starts on the second pull as late as last Wednesday.) AND it was the very first time I’d added Stay-bil to the fuel can. Dumped the rest in the truck, never used the stuff since.

Welp, getting a very, VERY late start today, but I’s just plain tired and said what is an hour or two? But I now must get a move on so…

Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!

(Bad gas got me.......(chuckle))

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, December 11, 2010 9:34 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have the #2 special this morning.  Over easy on the eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sourdough toast.

Rather dull and gray outside this morning in the Finger Lakes region of NY.  Currently 33°F with a high of 34° later this afternoon.  Tomorrow they are saying Rain....  About 1/2" worth.  Luckily the temp will get up to 38° so there should not be a lot of ice on the roads.

I'm just waiting for my son to arrive and take the truck to get their tree.  Should be calling any minute now.  When he brings the truck back I get to watch the granddaughters for a while so they can do some shopping.

Best get moving.....

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Posted by GMTRacing on Saturday, December 11, 2010 9:16 AM

Good morning all,

   28F with a bit of snow still on the ground. Feels warmer than it is though and the sun's out.

    In the shop for another Saturday. Pretty much the only day I get to acomplish stuff without the world under foot.  Not too much to report on the MRR front but i am trying to keep up with the HD list so I can eventually get back into the basement .

   Hope everyone is hangin' in there. Ken - at least it's a foot in the door even if financially impossible at first.

   Catch y'all later, J.R.

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Posted by JPowell on Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:25 AM

Good morning Gang!

  Hope everyone has a great Saturday! For those of you in the Minnesota/Iowa area... Stay home and don't go out in that blizzard! Speaking of blizzard... wow did we get alot of SNOW here in the Syracuse area. I just wish my "big" snowblower didn't have BAD gas in it so I could have saved $500 @ Lowe's for a new smaller one!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Well gang... I'm off. Need to start doing some shopping for the big day!

Take care!

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Posted by Robby P. on Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:12 AM

 Good morning.  No snow but its coming!!

 Just a normal; Saturday for me.  Clothes, clean the house, and maybe some basement tome later.

 Ken.........Its a job.   I hope it all works out for you.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:07 AM

Good morning. It's 56° and cloudy. The high will be 70° and there's a 50% chance of rain. Low tonight is projected to be 31°.

Looks like more work today with the drywall compound. Didn't get it in around as much track yesterday as I would have liked. I hope to get it done today. Tonight I'll be going out to dinner with my sister then we'll go see a movie.

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, December 11, 2010 6:54 AM

galaxy

 

 

 

 

 cudaken:

 

  If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. The job offer from Ashly never sounded great, but doable...

.. . My unemployment is $1692.00 a month. I was told I was being paid $10.00 a hour and I would work 40 hours, that is $1600.00 so it was $92.00 less. I would miss the $92.00 but I could deal with it. I was all so told that training was 2 weeks.

 ...The letter stated " I would receive $360.00 a week during training and training was 4-6 weeks! Even if the training only lasted 4 weeks. That is only $1440.00 or $252.00 less than I am getting now not counting Taxes! I am giving my mortgage company $500.00 ever two weeks to try to keep the house. That would leave less than $440.00 (taxes) to live on for a month. Then what if they keep me in training for 6 weeks?

 

 

Sounds like a bummer and I hate to be devil's advocate but:

1}unemployment doesn't last forever and now that you have a job-any job-regardless of pay-they will take you off the unemployment rolls.You cannot refuse the job based on getting less than unemployment or they will totally deny you unemployment.

 Yeah, this part bothers me. My unemployment extinction ends 2-27-2011. So even if I keep the job for only a month or 2 that will get me into spring. I all so know if they find out I turned down a job, I would lose my benefits.

2}You cannot  keep comparing your unemployment to your job pay. the two are mutually exclusive.

3} at least you found/now have a job...many whose unemployment ran out would kill to have your job.

4} you are not living in a tent YET.

 And I don't want to either! That what I am worried about, keeping the house.

5}You said your wife would get her SSI now that you are off unenjoyment. That will provide you with more money-possibly equal to or in excess of your unenjoyment.

 We talked with SSI Friday. She would not receive her first check till the middle of February. While better than nothing it would be approximately $253.00 a month.

6} many of us have had to cut back...take out your internet bill, cable or satelite tv bill, drop out cellphones in addition to land line-keep the land line usually cheaper than cells, drop newpaper adn magazine subscriptions, eat soup and bread more often, turn your heat down to 50* {cold I know but warm clothes will make up the difference}, Make every drop of gasoline count...these are things you can do to lower your monthly outgo. We will miss you online here, but you can acess us via the library computers!

 Boy, if you only knew my wife. Turn the temp down to 50? I have to fight with her to keep it down to 70. She is all wises cold. No cell phones, only luxury we have is cable TV and internet. Internet is a must, best way I have found get a job. Cable TV will have to go. Far as the Library lone computer, every time I am in there someone is on it.

 Make ever drop of gas count, with Sue that is a joke! When I drive are car, I get 19 to 21.5 MPG around town. Sue on the other hand gets 14 to 15.5 MPG. I have offered to show her how to get better mileage her retort was "I drive like I drive"?Then there the stupid Kohles Department store coupons. She keeps signing up new E Mail accounts under different name's, Kohles sends her a free $5.00 off coupons. If it under $5.00 she gets it for free. Bet she has gotten well $200 in coupons. It not like she can get stuff there we need, like bathroom tissue, dog food, garbage bags. No, she just brings home crap (way I see it) and I bet she has spent over $200.00 in gas getting the junk!

Smile- you could be living in a tent at the edge of town freezing your male parts off and starving to death relying on a daily ration of soup and a slice of bread from a soup kitchen like some people.

 More than likely I will keep the job. I keep reminding my self it is only 4 to 6 weeks then I will get the $400.00 base. I all so need to read the packet I got and see if there is a commission rate is listed. I am a pretty good salesperson and might make good money there. Plus I can keep looking as well with only working 40 hours a week.

 Guess what is bothering me the most is I was not told all this up front! If I had been, then it would have been easier to sallow.

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, December 11, 2010 5:39 AM

Good Morning...

I am having a good holiday vacation by having a medical LOA --now that me heart defibrillator is getting 'installed' on Wednesday I'm getting ready to head off to the trainshow on Sunday at London's Centennial Hall ...apparently we have 75 vendors at this little event --- Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Saturday, December 11, 2010 5:30 AM

Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, December 10, 2010 11:48 PM

Happy late evening y'all.  W*rk was interesting to say the least.  We are still working through remodelling the store which is slow going with only two of us available to work on remodelling the store because we are essentially the only two that completely know how to do planograms, so yeah, its slow going.  I have officially decided that I am going to model the complete CSX Dothan Subdivision, from Montgomery, Al, to Bainbridge, GA (IIRC), it means more trackwork and benchwork to put down, and probably triple or more levels, but oh well, I wanna do it, so I'ma gonna do it.

Nothing else happening in my neck of the woods, going to turn in and head off to check for leaks in my eyelids. 

Goodnight, prayers, and best wishes to all, and as it seems to have become my way of saying it, later taters!

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Posted by teen steam fan on Friday, December 10, 2010 8:58 PM

Hey guys. 

Congrats Ken, Hope things work out for you. 

Welp, went put riding again in the snow. Drifts drifts and more drifts. Oh, did I mention we have big drifts? Sigh Snow isn't bad, its the drifts I hate. 

My mom got sucked into a ditch last night. So it was me and my dad taking my Jeep, 4x4 high all the way down to Peotone, Took us 45 minutes to get half way and I can make the trip in 25-30 minutes in good weather. It was that bad. A girl my sister dances with called her dad and sent her brother out to recover them. Caved in the quarter panel and cracked the back bumper, and got the rear tire down by breaking the seal off the bead a bit. 

Talking of snow, I'm almost done building two snowploughs. They are freelanced off UK types built out American equipment I had lying around.

Hmmm, Steak. Dinner Thanks girls. 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, December 10, 2010 7:34 PM

Congratulations on the job Ken. It's not easy finding a good job these days.

 

Don't remember off hand who asked me about flat cars recently but I'll be posting a link tomorrow to my second lot of items. There's a couple of flatcars listed.

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Posted by Packer on Friday, December 10, 2010 7:30 PM

Hey guys

Well work was hectic today. Reminds me why I want to quit so badly. Previous shift left everything a mess and did none of the other work they are supposed to do. Guess who picked up the slack? me, of course, while juggling a very busy day and the stuff I was supposed to do (on top of the stuff the previous shift should have done). I've gotten on to them about it, but they all usually dissappear when I pull up. Was supposed to leave at 3, but didn't get out till 4:30. At least I get paid more for it, lol.

Got gas again today. Since I put that berryman's (sp?) fuel system cleaner into the car, the mileage increased from 17.7 to 18.4. Probably will go up when I get a chance to swap clutches.

Ken,  congrats on the job.

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Posted by howmus on Friday, December 10, 2010 6:39 PM

Evenin' folks,

Flo I'll have a bowl of the soup and some dry bread please..... and a glass of river water too, I guess.  I'd have more, but I have overspent the budget this month.... 

Well said Galaxy......  I guess if the world gives you lemons, you just have to make lemonade!  Ken, I know that doesn't make the situation any easier for you, but hopefully your wife will be able to get the SSI quickly.  And keep looking for something better out there.  Doesn't sound like a place I would want to work!

I went and bought the other gift I am getting my son for Christmas.  Yesterday I bought him a chainsaw (14" electric) so today I went to TSC for a 2000w generator they have.  Of course THAT one is sold out and they don't think there will be more coming before the end of the year....  But they can order it if I want.  Oh, they do have the next size (4000w) in stock for $75 more (not bad actually as it is double the power) so...... I bought THAT.  Hence the Credit Card is getting fuller than I like it.  Still have the little granddaughter to buy for and my sister (the one who doesn't believe in Christmas, but must have Christmas Dinner at her house because it is such a beautiful time of year). 

Catch you all later!

73

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Posted by galaxy on Friday, December 10, 2010 5:51 PM

fireman216

Hello gang...I would like an ice cold Pepsi...but the doctor swore me off caffeine. I had been having these weird heart palpitations the last few weeks and the made me wear a 24 heart monitor. And they found my heart speeding up with extra beats and slowing down with less beats. So know I get a trip to a cardiologist which hopefully will just mean some medication therapy.

I, too have heart palpataions issues {I call it a "flutter" as that is what it feels like.} I wore a monitor and had a battery of every cardiac test there is and started on one medication, took care of it, then a few years later they can back. SO I wore another monitor anad started another med, then we doubled the dose to make it work. Works now for me. So now I take two meds to control my heart rate. Occasionally I have palpitations, but am told they are "harmless", and that "people who have them don't like them". No doggies! DON"T like em. I also am told I have an abnormality in my EKG that bears consideration of having the complete batttery of tests again every 5 years, notably the Stress test. But I can get winded walking to the mailbox {severe asthma}, let alone JOG on a treadmill for 6 mins straight..I'd pass out so they have to do it with the injection adn MAN does it feel like you are gonna die! Hope medication therapy works for you!

cudaken

  If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. The job offer from Ashly never sounded great, but doable...

.. . My unemployment is $1692.00 a month. I was told I was being paid $10.00 a hour and I would work 40 hours, that is $1600.00 so it was $92.00 less. I would miss the $92.00 but I could deal with it. I was all so told that training was 2 weeks.

 ...The letter stated " I would receive $360.00 a week during training and training was 4-6 weeks! Even if the training only lasted 4 weeks. That is only $1440.00 or $252.00 less than I am getting now not counting Taxes! I am giving my mortgage company $500.00 ever two weeks to try to keep the house. That would leave less than $440.00 (taxes) to live on for a month. Then what if they keep me in training for 6 weeks?

Sounds like a bummer and I hate to be devil's advocate but:

1}unemployment doesn't last forever and now that you have a job-any job-regardless of pay-they will take you off the unemployment rolls.You cannot refuse the job based on getting less than unemployment or they will totally deny you unemployment.

2}You cannot  keep comparing your unemployment to your job pay. the two are mutually exclusive.

3} at least you found/now have a job...many whose unemployment ran out would kill to have your job.

4} you are not living in a tent YET.

5}You said your wife would get her SSI now that you are off unenjoyment. That will provide you with more money-possibly equal to or in excess of your unenjoyment.

6} many of us have had to cut back...take out your internet bill, cable or satelite tv bill, drop out cellphones in addition to land line-keep the land line usually cheaper than cells, drop newpaper adn magazine subscriptions, eat soup and bread more often, turn your heat down to 50* {cold I know but warm clothes will make up the difference}, Make every drop of gasoline count...these are things you can do to lower your monthly outgo. We will miss you online here, but you can acess us via the library computers!

Smile- you could be living in a tent at the edge of town freezing your male parts off and starving to death relying on a daily ration of soup and a slice of bread from a soup kitchen like some people.

 well guys, hope you all have a great evening, and Ken, Ulrich, try to get some good sleep!

 

EDIT: Oh, Hang it all! I got TOp Honors again so here is the credit card Flo....Eat up guys...lets all have porterhouse steaks today...with baked potato, and crisp steamed mixed veggies! And Bananas Foster to finish off our meal!

-G .

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:53 PM

Afternoon all.

No time at all this weekend.

Tonight is prom.

Tomorrow, we're getting our tree, then going to dinner, then I have a game.

Sunday I'll be on the Toys For Tots train all day and then I have a game.

So I'll see you all Sunday night, unless by some miracle, I get in before then. Later!

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:36 PM

 Afternoon Folks

 Flo, give me a beer and keep them coming!

 If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. The job offer from Ashly never sounded great, but doable. Just got back from signing the HR paper work at there corporate offices. At the very end April took a letter and started to fold it up and places it in a envelope while stating "This is are slandered job offer letter" and was placing it in my folder. Hum, I like to take a look at that!

 Seems what I was told is not what the letter had on it.

 1 Told it was $10.00 a hour, letter stated it was a salary of $20,800. Hum, that means I could have to work extra hours and receive the same base pay. OK, I can deal with that.

 2 Was told anything over $38000.00 a month I would get 5% commission. All the letter said was I would get a bonus, did hot stated at what rate. This is the first time I have not been given a commission schedule, that seems odd.

 3 While I was filling out the paper work I over heard April telling a person on the phone "next training class starts 01-13-2011. Hum, I start training on this Monday. What kind of turn over rate do they have anyway?

 4 Here is the kicker. My unemployment is $1692.00 a month. I was told I was being paid $10.00 a hour and I would work 40 hours, that is $1600.00 so it was $92.00 less. I would miss the $92.00 but I could deal with it. I was all so told that training was 2 weeks.

 The letter stated " I would receive $360.00 a week during training and training was 4-6 weeks! Even if the training only lasted 4 weeks. That is only $1440.00 or $252.00 less than I am getting now not counting Taxes! I am giving my mortgage company $500.00 ever two weeks to try to keep the house. That would leave less than $440.00 (taxes) to live on for a month. Then what if they keep me in training for 6 weeks?

 It bothers me they kept things from me during the interview. What might they have plan after I start working there? Just not having a warm and fuzzy feeling about things right now.

 I take the drug test Saturday, if I knew where to get one I might fire one up just before the test! Whistling

 Got a lot of thinking to do before Monday.

            Ken 

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Posted by howmus on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:27 PM

Afternoon folks!

Was about ready to go start to stack firewood this noon when email arrived.  Music Dept. over at school was having trouble setting up the sound system for next weeks concert.  Seems they had run out of cords.......  I had one of the reels over at church to test out the new recording mics.... Oops!  Actually they would have had all kinds of mic cords if the AV guy hadn't taken one of the reels over to an elementary school (THAT should have their own)...  So, I sped over to church and got all the cords then sped over to school, signed in, and the sound guy had found a box of cords he didn't know about and was all set.  So we spent the next 45 minutes figuring out why he was getting some strange things from the radio units.  On 3 of them someone had set the squelch to zero...  If the transmitter wasn't on, we had lots of White Noise!  He had also found several thousand dollars worth of equipment that has been sitting in the racks supposedly doing their jobs, that had never been hooked up.....  Gotta love it!  The new sound guy is one of the best in the world, and owns a major "Live Sound" company that works the entire East Coast of the US.  He is doing sound as a favor to the Music Dept.....  I get called because I know the Auditorium and Sound System.  He has already figured out a whole bunch of stuff I had no idea about there.  Anyway, wood will have to wait.

fireman216

Ray...I wish I lived in the Finger Lakes...No one can ever understand Lake effect snow unless you live in an area that gets it. We are talking 1-2 inches of snow per hour. Just give me a decaf and I will go sulk at the rivet counter...Tim

Tim, I hope the Heart condition is easily controlled!  Geneva is just far enough South of the lake not to get too much of THAT lake effect stuff!  Usually....... Whistling  Best thing to do is just hole up and worry about digging out some other day!

Later!

73

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:03 PM

Good afternoon, diners!

I'll sit at the rivit counter with Tim, Galaxy, and Rob. I'll have a cheeseburger ad a vanilla malt, please.  

Just started WPF with my E7's.

People were talking of snow. I recall a winter when I was in Michigan' Upper Penensula. There were five storms with over 3 feet of snow each. Plus numerous days of "flurries" which was about 12". Snow was pile sky high all over town. ... I prefer milder climates.

Cheers.

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Posted by fireman216 on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:54 PM

Hello gang...I would like an ice cold Pepsi...but the doctor swore me off caffeine. I had been having these weird heart palpitations the last few weeks and the made me wear a 24 heart monitor. And they found my heart speeding up with extra beats and slowing down with less beats. So know I get a trip to a cardiologist which hopefully will just mean some medication therapy. Other than that I just finished cleaning up the driveway from 48 1/2 inches of snow we got from Sunday to Thursday. And guess what??...They said we will get another Lake effect snow event starting next Sunday for another five days which means another 3+ feet of snow!!! Ray...I wish I lived in the Finger Lakes...No one can ever understand Lake effect snow unless you live in an area that gets it. We are talking 1-2 inches of snow per hour. Just give me a decaf and I will go sulk at the rivet counter...Tim

A true friend will not bail you out of jail...he will be sitting next to you saying "that was friggin awesome dude!" Tim...Modeling the NYC...is there any other?

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Posted by galaxy on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:20 PM

afternoon guys,

we were posta get a dusting, it seems to be turning into inches. Still can't complain as what we do get seems to melt off some inteh meantime.

Frozen sliding doors on the Kia...the service tech said I was on the right track when I said tongue in cheekly:" what are we supposed to do, put vaseline onthe door gaskets?" He said right idea, but to use silicone spray instead. SO we bought two cans of silicone spray to spray every bit of rubber we could find around the doors. WE shall see. I also used it to spray in the lock of the locking mailbox hope it helps loosen it up and makes it give us back our keys, which sometiems get stuck inthe lock.

Hoping to work some on the tree layout but will do that tomorrow. First things first, clean off the table and wash the current table cloths onthere. Gotta find an empty box somehere to put stuff in. Then gotta paint teh board white.{inside with ceiling paint and primer and let it dry while keeping cats off it!}

Gotta dig out some old material that i have in dresser drawers inthe train room and donate to the ladies guild that makes quilts for the military vets in teh hospitals and vet homes.I made three quilts three years ago-one for the MIL {earned some  real points there}, me and MOH all got quilts for xmas- and I had grandios ideas of making more... {yes I sew..mother taught me how to sew, cook, clean and do laundry so I wouldn;t starve, could mend/alter my own clothes, live clean-ish and so I would always have clean clothes that didn't all come out pink}.They only take red white and blue material so I hope I have enough to warrant giving them and to give me space in which to store TRAIN STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Train stuff is everywhere in this house, not just the train room. the computer room has most of MOH's Nscale stuff {supposed to go on shelves I was supposed to put up eons ago on the wall above teh stored rollaway. Maybe if I am really ambitious i can get that done this weekend too.

ALL assuming my back holds out...I also need a dose of "pep"...anybody got a  spare can?

Wll. need to put an add inthe paper to get rid of a large fishtank complete set up, an excersize bike, a swing/ski excersize machine, the old snow blower,and a few things like that that will help clear out stuff {I hope} hate to throw away and not looking to make big money on them, but a few bucks for myself for my efforts.

So, now we go off to see the MIL in the nursing home. SHe is improving once they took her off some meds, and changed some meds. WE went last night, but at 7:30 she was really ready for bed already-of coursethe nurses like it when everybody in bed by 7 for the night! so they have time to "play" I think. They also only have 3 people to care for 33 patients on the floora tthat time so they like everybody in bed then. SAd. But teh overnight night nurses and morning crew has to get tehm all up and bathed and medicated and and dressed and ready for their daily duties of physical therapy and such they have teh real hard jobs!

So have a great evening guys

 

-G .

Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.

 HO and N Scale.

After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, December 10, 2010 1:40 PM

Extra strong coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please.

Nothing worth reporting on. 

Hope y'all are doing well these days.

Cheers! Cowboy Rob

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, December 10, 2010 10:43 AM

Good morning all.  Just stopping in and seeing how things are going.  Not a whole lot happening in my neck of the woods, just spending a little time with the family but about to get ready to go and check out a car before heading off to my "real" job.  Guess I'll be checking in later tonight when I get off and back here. 

Later taters!

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Posted by howmus on Friday, December 10, 2010 9:55 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal w/ brown sugar and a cup of dark roast coffee.  Why is it, Zoe, THAT human beings can put a man on the moon, create little electronic devices that you can talk on, take pictures with, text on, get email, updates from Tweety, Facecrook, and liespace,..........but we can't create a coffee carafe THAT doesn't dribble on everything???

Well (another deep subject), I am up and around and being grumpy.  Ken is mourning getting a job.  Barry is still waiting to get his ticker to tick correctly. Galaxy is blowing up his Kia..  Chris is facing THAT editor, and Ulrich can't get to sleep again.  Must be.....  THE WEATHER!!!  I am lucky here in the Finger Lakes.  We are only going to get a few inches of white and fluffy from the storm moving across the continent right now.  I might go out and see how much wood I can get piled up on the porch today.  Hopefully it is not completely frozen solid out there.

I also need to go buy some salt to deice the driveway and walks here.  I should be able to get the "other" present i am getting for my son at the same store.....

Best get moving.  Hope the coffee doesn't freeze before I get to the car......  It was hot when she poured it on me.....

Later!

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by BRAKIE on Friday, December 10, 2010 9:46 AM

Good Morning All!

Not much to report from the land of snow covered Buckeyes other then I went to the hobby shop yesterday and walked out with $60.00 in goodies.I'm surprised the old chap hasn't had a coronary thrombosis by now based on the fact I am spending large sums of money in his shop..Of course the stuff I am buying now doesn't warrant ordering through the Internet since there is very little savings after shipping-one could argue the cost of gas adds to the final price but,to my mind its justified because of Coney Island(yum-o!) or Skyline Chili (Chili Dogs yum!) and those are two delicious delicacies you'll not find in Bucyrus...I seen a Lionel 0-8-0 that looked pretty darn good-good enough I just had to have a look see and I usually walk by Lionel type trains without a glance..NS sounds busy this morning.

I shall have a cup and look over the forums..Thumbs Up

Larry

Conductor.

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Friday, December 10, 2010 8:24 AM

Goooooooooooooooooooooood Mornin', bucket of coffee, to go......

Just stopping by before heading out for "facetime" with THAT Editor.

Oh joy. Oh rapture.

Hey, CUDA KEN: Thanks for the credit on the trackplan there Pally...but 'twasnt me THAT designed THAT! Heck, I STILL can't even draw up the simplest of plans for MY railroad!!!! Might've been MORGAN who drew THAT up for you, or ULRICH...but again, 'twasn't me! 'Twasn't even someone who looks like me... But, all THAT said, I agree with The King of Toddland in his A-ssessment of it.

 

A good, groovy, out-of-site, SAFE day to all of us...

Chris

The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!

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Posted by galaxy on Friday, December 10, 2010 8:10 AM

WEll, morning all

Dodged a bullet in that the TPMS {Tire Pressure Monitoring system} on the Kia alerted us to low pressure in the right rear tire. At least it wasn't a nail! That thing can be a great asset, but cna be the bane of our existance going off every time the temp fluctuates! 2 times before ti went off...one was a nail and the other was just low pressure due to colder temps snap this fall. I think its a bit of a PITA.

The bushings for the Kia engine motor mounts have yet to come in. Been over a week.now. He tought he would have them in 3 days. Ha! As long as they get repaced before our trip to Springfield MAss to teh Amherst Society train show at the end of january!

Temp is at -4 according to the weather guy. SHould be Feb for that cold! The probelm with global warming is that it doesn't just mean warm weather, but changes weather patterns altogether so snow and cold temps can reach teh warmer temperate climes too.

Ken congrats on strating the new job! too bad you missed out. Hope you get refied.

COngrats of the house Todd.

congrats to everyone who needs desrves them!

Angel for those that need them!

AHvea great day!

 

-G .

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, December 10, 2010 7:37 AM

Good Morning! Coffee and a sweet roll please. Thank you.

No Mom today, doc wants to keep her until tomorrow.

Garry- Unfortunately, I don’t see an increase in the MRR budget yetSad. However, through trickle down economics, I do have a feeling some extra cash may find it’s way into said non-budget. Our plan, for the most part is to keep trying ( I said trying. remember the promise we all made ourselves whenever a car loan was paid off? (whips into Hank Hill-ish voice) “ I’ll pay myself the monthly car payment into savings and be ready to pay cash for the next one or have a bunch of money saved for….,” Never happens) trying to pay the same we do now. It would be nice. Reeeeal nice to have no mortgage in a little over 8 years. Tomorrow would be betterLaugh, but I’ll settle for 8 years.

Ken- I like the new plan. Probably the best so far except… the engine terminal loop with the holding tracks. Though I think it would look cool, are you sure you want that many holding tracks? Just a knee jerk thought with no actual reasoning behind it. It would look cool though.

Ulrich- Why you shorely have captured the feel of the west there pardner! Saddle on up and see what you can scrounge around the corral to get a move on with that there layout! They say where there’s a will, there’s a way. Now, just because that Public TV gig fell through, doesn’t mean they all will. I think it was a sign to just hang in there because the right job is a comin’. Maybe not just yet, but it’s a comin’. In the mean time, there have got to be pieces of wood (oh if the shipping wouldn’t kill us both, do I have some wood for you from mOm’s house) laying around. Friends? Um… neighbors..., businesses that may have some scrap. Since the layout isn’t THAT big, their scrap may be your bench workYes. Who knows?

The Shadow knows….

Dig this man, so far this morning being in the diner has been groovy. Like real far out. But I’m gonna have to get movin’ I have a crazy day ahead filling the dumpster and clearing out more stuff before I have to head to w**k this afternoon. I have to figure if I need another dumpster so I can call the cool cats at the trash company so they can drop off and pick up the same time on Monday. 

CAN YOU DIG IT!!!! 

Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!

Todd  

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In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.

I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk. Laugh

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, December 10, 2010 7:33 AM

Good morning. It's 39 and partly cloudy with patchy fog. The high will be 65 and it will be mostly cloudy. 50% chance of rain tonight.

Looks like more layout work today. There's about 10 feet of track that has to be leveled and locked in place. I have a gallon of wall joint compound standing by for the job. Now where did I put that putty knife? Lot 1 of the MR items I had up will be put aside and I'll start getting lot 2 together. For those who may have missed it, here's the remainder of lot 1:

That's all for now.

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, December 10, 2010 7:04 AM

 Good "snowy" morning.

 We are suppose to get a dusting today, and thats fine by me!!   The BIG thing now is......To cancel Direct TV or not.   At one point we were paying $80 a month, and we called and got it down to $30.   Now its back to $55.  All that for 120 channels.    With me starting back to school in a couple of weeks, we are really leaning on getting it shut off.   Plus you can watch some many shows on the internet now.

 Lets see........Maybe work on the layout some more, and maybe do some Christmas shopping.  

 Ulrich.........I think it looks fine, but I don't know that much about "western" towns.  I'm more a "eastern" guy!

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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