Good Morning!!!
Coffee and Egg Fu Young please. Thanks.
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Garry- Sounds good to play with trains first, what being the man of the house and all, but apparently you don’t have my wife wandering around. Oh and a belated Happy 94th to your Mom! Glad you had a pleasant and safe trip. I remember when your visits weren’t so pleasant. Glad they are once again.
Paul- I didn’t know that. About the family/employee owned part. Cool. Like I said, I have a narrow interest in those kind of stores so, my reviews may or may not be on target. However on a more…um…a wider view, I have heard nothing but grand reviews from people I know who do various types of sporting activities from hunting to golfing and they really like the place.
Boy G, you’re right. That poem made no sense to me and I didn’t see the pallanwutchacallit part either. Call me
Welp, got done yesterday what I wanted/needed to get done. Didn’t pick the scrap up, but I’ll do that today. Maybe paint if time permits what with the grocery truck day and of course w**k tonight. End of month stuff at Church and that took awhile so by the time I was done with my “gotta do firsts’” it was about a little after 1. Then talk to Brenda as she was home for lunch cause…well if I don’t…long story. Then I tinkered with a few things and about 3, I showered and pretty much watched Finding Bigfoot until she came home so we could go to supper. LAZY!
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
Todd
Central Illinoyz
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.
Morning guys
Managed to get today off on account of me turning 24. I still have some business to take care of...
I have to weather a couple of cars for a friend. I would have started earlier, but I didn't have time yesterday before the light was gone, and it rained all weekend. So I'm gonna spray them as soon as the sun hits the area where I paint and the sprinklers aren't running.
Then I'll wash and vacuum my car. Haven't done it in a while as I've either not had the time, it was raining, or none of my folks would move their cars. Then I have to go and get my liscense renewed, come back home and help my dad put the hood on my brother's Mustang (he took it off himself, IDK why he needs help to put it back on. I've changed mine myself), then go to the train club.
Normally my folks take me out to dinner on my birthday, but because the train club meets tonight, I asked to postpone it till tomorrow.
I'll be back later, my mom is leaving so I'll move my car under the car port to clean it.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
WARNING! The following is a recap of my visit to the grand opening of “my” Chinese buffets' new building. Some find my adventures amusing, others…, um…, don’t as much, I’m sure. If you are one who would prefer not, skip now. If you are bored with nothing else to do…read on.
New Chinese Buffet was real nice. Food was still good for buffet food as well. Problem arose as soon as we walked in the front door though. Lady Greeter Seater says “Heeeeeey! You made it!!” before we even got wthin 20 feet of her. Lady behind cash register waves smiles big say hi. No problem especially since they are older. How much? Who knows. They all look young until they hit like 50 or sixty then…flip a coin. The young girl who is also a Greeter Seater sometimes waitress who Brenda to this day contends called me baby, welcomed me with a big smile and a small wave like three times according to Brenda. I only saw once. Still really no problem except for the “ Hm, I guess she doesn’t call you baby anymore” crack as we were walked to our table. Problem started when as we got actually up to the podium thing, the first lady said, and I quote…., (ahem) “Oh! I see you bring a guest with you tonight! Welcome!”…. Guest….guest!!!! She could have used any term other than that. Now for the first few minutes I’m explaining to her that I never felt there was a reason for me to walk in and announce randomly to these people that I’m married. Suki knew, you’re arch nemesis Nancy knew….I think… Pretty sure…..maybe.” (I admit I do things to instigate. ) I have a ring for all the world to see. That kinda got forgotten when she came back with crablegs and said “look, I got crab legs on my first trip…oh and their still hot!” Amazing how hot crablegs can sooth a womans spirit. Remember that guys. Hot crab legs with warm drawn butter. Only two waitresses left, Jenny who is nice, but speaks very little and has no interest in even trying to hold a conversation beyond “what you want to drink?” (she never did remember what I drank until I said it), “you pay now?”, and of course her signature phrase... “thank you real much”. And Sandy who is very quiet and has a sultry voice when she speaks, but is hard to hear because she peaks so softly. Normally Brenda is fine with Sandy because she just pretty much does her job albeit very well, but she does nothing special for me as she sees it. That’s the key there. She also has made the comment that she wishes she was like that when she was that age. Sandy appears maybe to be oh, maybe upper thirties..maaaaybe 40 but, and not my words here, literally has the body of an 18 year old. We got a new girl with Sandy as her trainer. So…the new girl takes our drink order. She takes Brenda’s plate a bit later. She doesn’t put as much on as I do. Then comes the big one. Afetr a bit, Sandy comes over, takes my plate and asks if I want more Dr Pepper. Which they have now because they changed to Pepsi products and Mr Pibb is….well anyway, She scoots off and Brenda is sitting there looking at me with that look and she says…”what. Another “bustub girl?” (referring to Nancy) I said what? She said she’s not our waitress but she comes over to wait on you.” I said…”she’s working this section too. She’s training the new girl I bet.” Which was confirmed when Brenda tried to ask the other girl about a high pitched noise that was quiet yet ear-piercing at the same time. The waitress responded after a few seconds of quizzical smiling saying “I am very sorry. I new waitress and not yet speak much English. I am sorry.” That’s all it took. Brenda was happy and told her that it was ok.
On the way out, first lady says you should bring her more often. I explained during the week I schedule my trips to town around lunch and come here. I don't live in Springfield. She asks where, I say Williamsville. She repeats. Brenda say north of Sherman, the lady says she knows. She lives in Sweetwater. I'm thinking Sweetwater! Shoot half the people in Sweetwater have never heard of Sweetwater. Says she has a farm there. The elevator Coop that Brenda works at has one in Sweetwater. She asks if they use that she says she doesn't know because her neighbor farms the ground for her. Brenda asks the name she tells him and, naturally she knows him, very nice guy and suddenly all is well with the world. Outside Brenda says she seems like a nice lady. I say to Brenda, "say, maybe you can ask this guy if all the waitresses live there at her farm. You can get the scoop on a lot of stuff." She says "oh he farms for a lot of people he may not know." I say "you don't think referring to her as your Chinese lady neighbor will identify her enough?" She half chuckled and said "oh ya, I guess you're right." I don't hear that often so I'll repeat it...."....I guess you're right". Aaaaaaah. Feels good just knowing.
I married a whacko woman. I love her, but she can be whacko.
Vincent : HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
Todd: Hmmmmm .... Perhaps, there's a Mexican restaurant, and perhaps you and Brenda should switch from Chinese food to Mexican ......... Otherwise, how about Italian? ..... Or good old American food?
Also Todd thanks for commenting on my trip. My mother now is very happy with her place of living, and that is a blessing. It was very hard to move her there 2 1/2 years ago, but now she says she is the one who made the decision and she picked a good place. ..... I, too, have my share of "honey do's", but I do sometimes remind Shelley I need time to do my stuff, and am glad when she does her stuff.
Mr. B ... Your wife's parents may eventually need to be "nudged" to a senior home. Todd recalls my telling about that adventure with my mother. My sisters and I went through a tough time emotionally getting our mother to move. She's doing very well now however. Ulrich unfortunately, had very bad experiences moving his parents. His brother intentionally made the situation much worse.
I made some layout progress last night. I made a little more benchwork for my extension.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry- She doesn't care for much Mexican food and besides, it wouldn't make a difference unless it was staffed by all males. But, as I've said before, my "stories" are edited in such a way that it sounds worse than it really is. Honestly. I leave out all the normal, so to speak, conversations and comments much as the press does to slant the story, and I don't recant all the times when nothing happened. Nor do I reiterate that they are really no different to me than say any other person who frequents the same restaurant or bar where the staff becomes familiar with you, and they treat other frequent customers the same. I feel I'm nothing extra special, just familiar. I tell them in a direction that is not intended to be misleading, they are truthful, but more in a humorous direction. This way of telling stories comes pretty easy to me and got me pretty good grads in Speech class back in high school and got me out of a lot of jams due to my lack of preparation for my presentations in class. My teacher could tell I was winging it so I lost a point or two but she still claimed she enjoyed them. To this day she says she misses me telling the stories of my "events". She still goes to our Church and has told Brenda on several occasions over the years that as wild as some sound, she has actually been present for a few of those events (small town you know. Never get away with anything) and has said she truly believes my stories were true. Not one false word or statement. It's the way he tells them that gives you a completely different feel for the situation. She said I missed my calling. I love Brenda very much and though I do instigate some things by playing off her jealous streak, she is actually not as upset as it sounds. Not happy by any means, but not as upset. I don't se how someone with a pension for orneriness and someone so serious could find each other and be happy, but I guess opposites do attract.
Mr B- I wish you and your wife luck. I was lucky that my Mother wanted to go to a full care facility, but unfortunately didn't make it. My friend however, has a Mother who should be and really feels just to have someone stop in every once in a while to visit should be enough. They finally just got her into one very recently and she is not yet pleased about it. It took her house burning down, no fault of hers at all, and she is under the impression, or at least was, that it was temporary until the house gets rebuilt. Their hope is she wil change her mind and think it's ok.
I hope all works out well. It's tough to tell parents what needs to be said. After all, it's our parents.
Thoughts and prayers for all those dealing with parental issues.
Morning All,
Currently it is 60 with an expected high of 88 under very smokey skies. Still not much headway on containing these fires.
Another w**k day for me. Tuesday is product knowledge meeting, and I have to give the meeting tonight, and just found out yesterday. So it may be a short one.
Eye is getting better every day. Still a little tearing and occasional blurring out of the left side, but bye and large, doing well. Probably still no model or layout w**k though, until after the right eye is done next week.
Prayers to all in need.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
Morn.... Uh... ahem! Afternoon folks!
Chloe, just another Cherribundy light please...
Today is one of those "if you don't like the weather, wait a minute" type of days here in the Finger Lakes. Variable cloudiness is the proper term I guess. Warm (78°) and quite humid (77%) so the air conditioner is running. The meter reader from NYSEG has been around this morning even though I turned in my reads through the NYSEG website yesterday. They have finally upgraded so I can send my electric reads in on line! There are two different numbers that I have to send them. 1. is the number of kWh that came into my house and 2. is the number of kWh that I put on the grid. The difference is what I either get in credits, or have to pay for. MY reads shows me having a 74 kWh surplus for the month. Theirs will be a bit lower as yesterday and this morning were not good for generation of electricity. I still should show a surplus though. One thing that is difficult with the way it actually runs is how to tell exactly how many kWh I used for the month. The Sunny Portal online system overview will tell me how much I generated during the month, but that goes from the 1st to the end of the month, and the NYSEG readings are from the 26th. of the month to the 26th. of the following month.... I should be generating about 600 kWh in August. With the changes in the home I am using considerably less total Electric than I was a year ago.
Today will be spent doing more clean up and putting away. Some time this week I do need to get back to the layout. Have a couple important projects I have to get to soon!
Paul, glad your eye is healing up and doing well. I bet you will be glad to have the whole process finished.
Have a good one!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
VINCENT!
Oh, to be 24 again and know what I know now!
Enjoy it whilest you can. and listen to your elders..they have learned what can only be described as "learning by doing or getting there"..Take heed of their advice young man, take heed!
-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.
I wonder how Jefffrey made out today.
I wen to the orthopedist, naturally my hip labral tear is only something ONLY ONE DR. in the whole NE of the USA can fix..he's in Sarah Cuse, close enoough.
Basically I have to learn to live with my bad hip as long as I can then get onthe dude's waiting list to get it fixed!
Then he gave me a medication-an anti-inflamatory, and I CANNOT TAKE IT. The Pharmacist Stopped it. It has a sulfa component in it and I go full-blown Anaphalactic {anaphalaxis?} shock on Sulfa drugs..we found out when I was clinically dead for 6 1/2 minutes after taking one. SO the pharmacist said NO WAY! SO unfortunately I am still here! SOrry uyou are not rid of me now!
ONLY A week and a half till next wearin' o' the kilt! I have to go in to the pharmacist to see the kilt...after the long day at the festival.
Well, I 'd best relax I have to go see the pyschiatrist tonight...to straighten out another med I was having trouble with.
OH< TODD> the part in teh lesson that you have is the ARMPIT...it makes {childish noises when it makes.. you know... um...uh...sounds}
Dinner will be late As MOH has a client tonight. SO dinner late...
EDIT: I gots Tippy-topsy! {at least I am NOT tipsy-topsy} DINNER IS ON ME GUYS!!!
Tabasco lemonade please.
galaxyI wonder how Jefffrey made out today.
Things went well. Made it from the house to the car, a distance of about forty feet on my walker without incident. Another arm workout. We made it to Oakdale where we (my father, step mother and myself) stopped for lunch at Subway. We quickly discovered they had neither handicap parking nor ramps. My father was trying to pull my lightweight Hugo wheel chair up over the curb and wasn't succeeding. About then a couple of stout looking guys came out, grabbed the chairs handles and hauled it up over the curb. They both received my thanks. Once inside I ordered the Applewood pulled pork 6" sub as I hadn't yet tried it. I had mine on flat bread as I happen to like it and had them put everything but tomato and avocado on it with honey mustard sauce. Great sandwich. My father had his favorite, teriyaki steak on wheat bread and my step mother had some kind of ham sandwich, I don't remember exactly what. Getting back out to the car required the aid of a postal worker to lower the chair down over the curb. It was a pretty good jolt as it's a high curb. Upon leaving there we say two ramps, both at the extreme ends of the lot of the little strip mall, cars parked on both of them making them unusable anyway. I know of a Subway restaurant we probably won't be going to again. From it was on to the doctors office. The stitches and staples were removed without incident. If anything it felt like a little bee sting once in a while. The were sixteen stitches and about as many staples. The amputation site is healing very nicely and we will soon begin shaping it from it's present oval shape to a more conical shape. I go back to see him again on Sept 30th. In the meantime I have an appointment with my primary care physician this Friday.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Glad to hear things went well at the doctors Jeff. I now want subway,lol
It has been hot and humid here today. I was able to clean the fish tank and also operate the railroad a bit. Plan on going for a bike ride in the morning but its raining now so if its wet I wont bother. Well Im going to go thumb through the latest issue of MR.
jeffrey-wimberly know of a Subway restaurant we probably won't be going to again. From
Russell
Good evening all!
Flo, sweet tea please!
Lousy day here, The house's AC blower motor comes on, but I can barely feel the air coming out of the vents. What I can feel is ice cold. Since it is in the attic they will only schedule a morning appointment, so I wait for 7:30 Thursday.
Ins adjusted came and looked a SWMBO's car. Yes it's covered, but they only wrote a check for the parts and alignment,,,,,,,no discount for ME replacing the struts & springs, or saving them a tow bill. Why should I even bother after all. Why not pay the $250 deductible and let somebody else tow the car and bust their knuckles fixing it?? I can fix it better and cheaper, but they want to be stupid about it. In either case, I got the parts tonight and will start on it at the 1st light of day tomorrow. SWMBO will be calling them back tomorrow to argue the point. I kinda feel sorry for whomever answers the phone!
Jeffrey, Glad to hear you are making progress with healing
Todd, You gotta stop "stirring the pot" as they say, or you may wind up with Egg foo young on your face! Problem is, I think you enjoy it! I'll tell ya I do too!!
Gonna stick my head in the freezer for a bit,,,,cya later!!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Doc appointment went well. Got sixteen stitches out and about as many staples. The pain was minor. It felt like a few bee stings. The doc is extremely pleased with the way it's healing. I go back on Sept 30th. We should start talking about about getting the stump ready for a prosthesis. Right now it's too large and is oval shaped. It needs to be compressed and rounded into a conical shape. Played some Wolfenstien3D and Doom II/Final Doom/TNT. Been kicking a lot of butt. Knowing the cheat codes helps a lot. That's it for today. See y'all tomorrow.
Hey there. Listening to Stevie Wonder's I Wish.
Not much happened today other than getting hit with a crap load of homework. Have my work cut out for me. Not that worried about it. Just need to sit down with it sometime here and work on it. Hopefully it won't be too difficult.
Will be getting to sleep soon.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
G'evening Gang.
Hope you all have had a good day, mine was fair.
Thanks to those with best wishes for me earlier on, Garry, Cape Jim and Uncle Ray.
The report today from the Cat-Scan verified what the Ultra-Sound found. The good news is it seems that the growths in my neck area are infectious rather than cancerous. I feel as this is true as I feel that the whole right side of my head from my collar bone up into my sinuses are infected and I am so fatigued all the time even though all my blood work is fine. So I guess now it is off to see a surgeon and see where it goes from there. Hope it doesn't take to long to get in to see him as I want this over with, not soon, but NOW.
I'm shutting it down for the night, I had planned on some gypsolite plastering tonight, but that will have to wait until tomorrow.
A belated Happy Birthday to those we missed, Vincent, Garry's Mom and others, it's not another year only a day. That's what I keep telling myself.
Jeff, I am really glad you feel as chipper as you do.... It must have something to do with that Hot Lemonade, (that would be me with that juice ) keep doing what they tell you and before long you'll be joining a football team as their Bionic Punter / kicker.
Rob, glad to hear you are getting off the property a little and doing some touring around. You have stuck to home for a long spell now. Hope that means you are feeling better.
As a bed time snack, how about Chinese food ? Todd will pick up the TAB. Chop sticks all around.......
Must get my head on the pillow, sweet train dreams to all.
Johnboy out.............................to ZZZZzzzzland. three days off as well----- YAaaaaaaaa
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
last mountain & eastern hoggerJeff, I am really glad you feel as chipper as you do.... It must have something to do with that Hot Lemonade, (that would be me with that juice ) keep doing what they tell you and before long you'll be joining a football team as their Bionic Punter / kicker.
Don't I wish! My sports/climbing days are long behind me. I think the highest rock I climbed was El Capitan. Even then I was part of a team. Very rarely would I engage in individual free climbs. Too dangerous! Football is out too. I got enough injuries from that to keep me out of it forever. Baseball is a possibility but at my age I'd probably make the Geritol league. Still and all though I have a very positive attitude about this and a never say die force of will. Probably comes from the Cherokee branch of the family. My stubbornness is as powerful as my temper. Those who have been unfortunate enough to get on my bad side know what that's like. Usually I'm a really nice guy. Get me mad, find a place to hide until I cool off.
Evening guys
I got my rapido cars back from a friend who added weight and did some other work to the cars. Or at least most of them. His dog got a hold of one of my two coaches... Luckily he said one of his friends has an identical coach with a good body, but most of the details are busted off. Mine is the opposite. The cars still derail from time to time, turns out to be the diaphragms catching. I suppose some end plates made of slick material would work. Lest I go back to a long and a short kadee.
I also helped put in the new AC in the club. They wanted 2 people to lift the new unit up to 2 more people who stood on the layout. I was one of the former group, but no one wanted to get on the layout, so I managed to use the step stool and climb onto the layout while holding one end of the AC. It's in and it works, but someone has to put sealer around it.
Garry, Johnboy, Galaxy, Dennis, thanks for the birthday wishes.
Dennis, True on the part about Asian women, but then Asian women kinda scary me. Probably because of my mom, lol. Most of the stuff I've been posting about mustangs lately has been about my Brother's 1994 Mustang Cobra. Unfortunately he hasn't had much interest in his since he got his Miata, and is looking at trading his Cobra in for an Explorer Sport Track or some small-to-midsize truck. This means when I got to the track to race (no street racing for me) I have no one to pick on... Seriously, we go at it worse than the guys on "Pinks" and we don't even race for anything.
Galaxy, point taken.
Tomorrow I don't have to work till 11 and I get off at 5. After that I'm going to go to Longhorn's for my birthday.
morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING!
Today is Wednesday, August 28th, 2013!
The END IS NEAR! {END of what, you ask? August, summer, the warmer days.}
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!
Today's Useless information:
Limerick {it's a tongue twister}:
A flea and a fly in a flue,
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
"Let us fly," said the flea,
And they flew through a hole in the flue.
That limeric is really a 'Carriwitchet' - A pun or conundrum.
{these won't get me any prizes with the women, but I will risk it}:
In your life, Do you have a 'Bablatrice' ??-{ A female babbler. Chaterestre is another name for talkative woman. And, leighster is a female liar}
How about a 'Beldam'?? {NOTE: NOT, I repeat, NOT BEDLAM!!}- Originally it meant a grandmother. But this has now evolved to mean any old, ugly woman
BUT! BUT! SHe may be quite 'Quaintrelle' - A well-dressed woman {most strive to be, that is why it takes so long for them to get 'ready' to go out!}
I know to many of you this is just 'Galimatias' - Stupid, meaningless talk
Some of you might find it interesting!
Now I have 'Mogigraphia' - Writer's Cramp!
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!
Morning all!
Just popped in for a quick coffee and to get caught up with folks.
Rain here last night, with rain this morning, and rain projected this afternoon and this evening...chance of rain tomorrow with possible thunder storms...are you sensing a rain theme. We've had so much rain that the rivers are running higher and I am thinking of building a boat...actually I think that my wife added that to the ever increasing "honey do" list. Why is it that when the fall starts swinging around, our better halfs seem to want to accomplish an seemingly impossible number of projects....
Anyway, have a great day everyone!
Happy modeling to all!
Don.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."
Coffee and a couple peanut butter and strawberry preserves sandwiches please. Thank you.
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. Actually that’s good. They have been calling for 105° to 110° all week.
Vincent- Happy Birthday yesterday. Sorry, don’t know how I missed it.
V8 Dennis- I’m not all that keen on most movies either. I like a lot of them, but most I could do without. I'm also probably the only guy who has NOT seen E.T.. And yes most Asians do seem to keep youthful appearances longer. At least the northern 3 (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) I think it’s cause they care more as a whole about their skin. The girl I dated…whew.., 30 years ago ( yes Chinese. Born here though), had a skin care regime every day. Cleanest woman I ever met I swear. Had a bottle of lotion looked like a fire extinguisher. Good thing it wasn’t red. Most United States girls I’ve known use the stuff rather hap hazardly. I assume most other European women do the same. They however, used it every day like clockwork. I guess that's what most do according to her.
Galaxy- Ya I knew it was the armpit (I admit I looked it up) the noise was my feeble attempt at recreating that childish noise.
Jeffrey- Glad everything’s going good with the leg. Me and Subway only cross paths rarely. I think their sandwiches are tastey but my golly. Up here there is no meat on them. The pulled pork is like a tablespoon of meat spread over a six in bun. I always say just a little lettuce because if you don’t it’s a lettuce mountain. Take that away and you are pretty much eating a meat flavored bun with whatever stuff you asked for. No wonder Jarod lost all that weight, he wasn’t eating anything but bread!
Karl…, Karl…KARL!. Flo would you get Karls head out of the freezer for just a sec? Thanks.
Karl- At my age it’s always nice to have some cute young girl smile and chit chat with you. Like I tell Brenda if a young guy did that to her she’d like it too. It’s not my fault girls work the old f*rts for a better tip and the guys don’t. I look at it as a perk of getting older. Shoot I have more young waitresses paying attention to me now than I did when I was young. Hope the A/C gets fixed with just a very minor tink in the budget.
Johnboy- What a relief it’s not cancerous. I hope they can take care of it quickly and you get back to feeling better.
I think I’ll find myself at Sam’s Club today. Brenda has mentioned it a couple times. Who knows. It’s Wednesday, my midweek day off, so I don’t know what I’ll get involved it. Probably paint. Also been looking at the mess formerly known as the garage. We’ll see. But first…the dog needs to go outside.
Good Morning
Damp, supermuggy, very sticky..you name it...it is that in spades here...it rained most of the night here so our humidity is right through the roof...72 feeling like 90 right now...posta get to 82 feeling like 99 later in the sunshine and stick....
Got several gotta does and other assorted stuff done yesterday...both for work and home..so today will be my off day...think I'll escape later on and visit the mall and watch the scenery...
Flo...I'll have a extra large superdooper 6 egg special scrambled please and the extra large sized home fries a well...I'll just take the 50 cup urn back to the back booth..thank you!!
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good morning. It's 74° with 88% humidity. The high will be 94° but it will feel like 103°.No plans for today. Yesterday I was playing games on this computer so today I guess I'll play games on the IIe. Who knows, I may start on writing a new one. Maybe a text adventure based on Clue.
Good morning .... 2 eggs over easy ..and coffee ......... What, Flo? ... Sold out already? ! .... Oh Barry's here with his Barry-sized breakfast. That explains it. ............... Barry!
Jeff ..... I've had the Subway pulled pork sandwich and it's good in my opinion. It's the August special, and I bet it won't be available next month. ...... Also, Jeff. I'm glad you are heeling okay. Prayers continue. .... Do you still have enough projects to keep busy? .... As you said, you are a nice guy. (I won't do anything to cause the other side to come out.) I liked the phone calls while you were in the hospital, but wish it was better circumstances.
Todd .... You got it right about the waitresses buttering up men for tips. In KY, most of them call the male customers "Honey" or just "Hon". .... It does not take long to realize, they don't mean to get personal. They want a tip. Of course, I know not to act like I enjoy such attention while I'm with My Main Squeeze. ... Today, just the men are going out to lunch, and uh .....
Vincent .... Ouch! ...A dog chewed up a Rapido passenger car? !!! ... Was he out of bones? ..... I tried adding weights to my Rapido cars, but the diaphragms continued to rub on my troublesome S-curve. That's when I added the long shank Kadees on one end. No troubles with the cars now on the S-curve. They still have weights. By the way, there was not room for the weights until I trimmed the interior.
JohnBoy ... Prayers for you that the surgery goes well. Also, praise the Lord about no cancer. Keep us informed!
Karl ... I saw your thread about the Ebay listing for ConRail ballast stones. Let me know when they are selling Burlington ballast. LOL ...
Thanks to all of those who said Happy Birthday to my Mother. I mentioned the comments to her on the phone last night, and she appreciated them.
I had a little time to work on the layout last night, and I made more sawdust as I built some of the benchwork for my layout extension.
Remember everybody to keep dogs away from your model railroad equipment. Vincent will attest to that.
Be Happy!
Edit: .... PS .... I have top honors, but since Barry ate all the food, I'm off the hook!
Heartland Division CB&QDo you still have enough projects to keep busy? ....
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes, real NYS Maple Syrup, and lots of my Seneca Lake Roast Dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug please.
Another "partly" kind of day here in the Finger Lakes. Still a slim chance that August may turn out to be my second highest month for electric... Will need to get between 15 and 20 kWh each day this week though....
Jeffrey, hope you find a few more projects to keep you occupied during your recovery. I can empathize with you as I hate sitting around doing nothing!
Been catching up on some of the stuff I needed to get done weeks ago! In the midst of doing that, I get an email from the District Commissioner for Scouts. I had all but forgotten I promised her I would take another unit or two as commissioner. I will be picking up a Troop over in Waterloo, NY. Shouldn't be a difficult unit as they a are well established strong troop and the Scoutmaster has been there for several years. Like I need more to do...
Best get moving! Last night right before bed my son called and asked if I can watch the girls at my house early morning tomorrow. I have quite a bit of cleaning to do today.... So much for model railroad stuff.
Jeffrey
I got a spare Athearn f unit frame, doin absolutely nothing if ya want it. Just pm me your address and I'll shoot it off to ya!
Found a Varney F3A dummy for $15 and grabbed it. An Athearn frame will be on the way soon. I hope it's a powered frame.
Varney F3A dummy.
Afternoon All,
Currently it is 68 with an expected high of 88. Still very smokey and outside activity is not recommended for anyone.
Day off for me today, and it is a good thing, I slept until 9:30, very unusual for me as I am usually up by 6:30, must have been real tired.
Will probably vacuum down stairs and do a load of laundry. Cook a few things for the week, and see what time the lab opens tomorrow, as I need to get my 6 month blood work done. I have to fast for 12 hours, so the earlier I get it done the sooner I can refill my stomach. May wipe down the tracks on the layout and run a train or two, but no detail work until I get the right eye cataract surgery done next week. Then I can see how well I can see.
Jeff - Glad the recovery is going well, keep up the good work. A positive attitude like you have is real important in healing and getting on with life.
John Boy - Good news regarding the growths not being cancerous. I hope you can get the surgery done ASAP.
Vincent - Belated birthday wishes.
Gary - Belated birthday wishes to your mom.