MookieI have $50.00 left over in the household $ - wonder what size locomotives I could buy...Hmm
Should have went to the NS aucttion. Probably could have gotten a GP38-2 for that.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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A nice size for my backyard and maybe my office and...comes with a pony!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
(Millie would be jealous, even though it was/is a GM project.)
Might be a little hard to get Millie out of the detached garage. Locomotive cab could double as Mookie's extra room and half bath.
mudchickenLocomotive cab could double as Mookie's extra room and half bath.
Perfect!
There was a guy, someone said he had worked at the CNW diesel shop at Marshalltown, IA, who had the high hood and cab from a GP/SD engine in his back yard. It was on an old farmstead east of Colo, IA along what had once been US 30. I believe he has moved since it's been gone, along with a few other CNW items he had, for a few years now. When I worked east you could see it from the tracks.
While waiting to get called, I have the Weather Channel on. A few minutes ago they had as their local view from across the US the scene from the Baily Yard Visitor's Center web cam in North Platte.
Jeff
Randy Stahl I'll be in Warren Ohio next week buying locomotives. Anyone want to hang out and annoy some strippers ? (Shining bright lights in thier eyes usually does it) Randy
I'll be in Warren Ohio next week buying locomotives. Anyone want to hang out and annoy some strippers ? (Shining bright lights in thier eyes usually does it)
Randy
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Yesterday, I saw, in Washington, a Viewliner sleeper on the wrong train. My train was parked beside the Silver Meteor for several minutes, and I saw a car that should be on the Cardinal instead--New River.
I had a pleasant day today, seeing more of the Northern Neck of Virginia than I had seen before. Among other notables, I saw a house built in 1699 for one of my anscestors (I do recall which one it was; I'll look it up when I get back Home next week); also, I have no idea as to who lives there now. As to notable birthplaces, I saw Robert E. Lee's birthplace, and the areas where George Washington, James Madison, and James Monroe were born. An attempt is being made to build a replica of the house where James Monroe was born. From what I saw, the house was not nearly as imposing as Stafford is. I also visited a cemetary where one of my cousins(whom I never met) is buried.
By, the way, where George Washington was born the Potomac is about seven miles wide. Ferry Farm, where he grew up, is on the Rappahannock, and it is not quite so wide. Perhaps Parson Weems did not realizr this?
Last year, I visited the place where my parents met. The dock where my father was working when he saw my mother as she came off a boat to visit her aunt and the house where my aunt and her family lived (I saw them in in 1941) are all gone. My great-aunt's husband had a store on the dock. Also, the ferry that went across the Rappahannock there is long gone (riding it in 1941 gave me my first ferry ride), replaced by a bridge farther down the river.
For the benefit of those who are unaware of Virginia nomenclature, the Northern Neck is the land between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.
Tomorrow, for Washington, and Saturday for Utica!
Johnny
Medicare is pretty self-sufficient once you are enrolled. Get a good supplement and you won't be sorry.
My own dear, sweet husband and a very close girlfriend (best man @ our wedding), convinced each other that my b'd was in November one year. I put it in the box with all my other complexes and sealed the lid.
Belated Happy BD wishes.
Having Birthdays beats the alternative!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Mookie Medicare is pretty self-sufficient once you are enrolled. Get a good supplement and you won't be sorry. My own dear, sweet husband and a very close girlfriend (best man @ our wedding), convinced each other that my b'd was in November one year. I put it in the box with all my other complexes and sealed the lid. Belated Happy BD wishes.
Murphy SidingHeck, I think even I know your birthday. Do I need to send driver a reminder a couple days in advance? If I did that twice a year, would you get twice as many cards and presents?
(oh, the suspense...) I get a kiss - I don't have to pack it, file it, write a check for it, refrigerate it, microwave it - and one size fits all. Don't need a card - I have the real thing and he brings his own sentiment.
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