I see there is a new Coffee Pot started, well I guess everybody filled the old one.
I have been busy with work and relatives over the Holidays.
My Sony TV is acting like it partied on New Year’s Eve and not me, the standby light keeps coming on. The set is a 42 inch Sony Trinitron and if it don’t work right I will have to pay to have it hauled away. So far I got two quotes for removal; $60.00 and $108.00, was told by the lower priced guy maybe the trash guys will haul it for free as with major appliances like washers and dryers. Now I have to buy a switch for hooking up more than one video input as I had a DVD and a DVR hooked. Also had to buy a new remote for the older set that I had put in place of the Sony. The same day my TV died the paper shredder died too, maybe I got a voltage surge that I don’t know about from the incoming power line.
DirecTV went up instead of going down and I am thinking about going with either AT&T for cable service or putting up an antenna.
Set a small layout of Fastrac and now I need a more powerful transformer, only had a small 40 watt transformer sitting around that I wasn’t using. Think I need a CW-80 or a Z1000. The transformer does well until I add a third passenger car, then the motorized unit slows down at full throttle.
Ice in St. Louis this morning, but it’s mostly gone now. School was called off, so wife had to stay home. I had some important work to do - high profile. Hope it was right! If not, I’m sure I’ll be finding out about it soon [:P] No problem getting to work, although it did take a little longer than usual. But, a sister totaled her car! She was fine thanks to airbag [tup]
Good afternoon all, Well, the saga continues on the telephone problem. I spent another wasted hour on hold on the telephone this morning with AT&T and after over a week of this, we’re back to square one. AT&T claims they no longer own my phone and claim that Verizon has it now. Verizon claims they no longer own my phone and have turned it back over to AT&T, Did I miss something here? Bottom line is that an AT&T tech person will call me back in three to five days and will either hook up both of my lines with them or give me new phone numbers. I still have one phone line that is working but nobody knows who owns it. Maybe I should wait until I get a bill. That ought to tell them something.
Don, glad you got through your radio experience. That sounds like a tough assignment.
Home from the lake house. 90% of the new wiring done. Worked hard. Raining and chilly. Funny, 15 degrees warmer here than at the lake. Lake outdoor termometer read 30. Now ice and just rain. More instore. TIRED!!! Hope I can stay awake for Extreme Trains. Sending a bowl of warm soup to my buddy Buckeye. [:-^] Chat later.
Wow Brutus glad sis is Okay thou. Not to much going on here. I’m going to order the 2 electro couplers from Lionel for my NYC GP-9 (Tmcc) 1996 model didn’t come with them. Of coarse after looking mine isn’t the easy hook-up but it don’t look that hard either so I will try but you need to remember this one is electrically challenged lol.
found out we can get a free HO train set with all senery already done just no train cars or engines but the real problem ( but were working on it at work) is that its in FL. and were in S.C. I guess were about 5 hours away. Its at the VA called Bay Pines its basiclly right were FL has it bend in it I guess its called the Big bend area.
Talk to you all later
Oh Brent did you remember to try and get ahold of Jack?
good evening. Had to come back to the hospital to take care of a little problem. All fixed up, but now we have another case to do tomorrow. While here, I did the log in and register password, etc for the Georgia Medical Board. Amazing, now we can renew our medical license on line. I will have to do that the end of this month. Have to do the same thing for Tennessee as I have a license for that state too. Seems all they want is my money, and ask if you have attended the necessary meetings. They also ask if you are behind on child support and if you have been convicted of drug abuse…but that is about it.
Brutus, sorry to hear of the ice up that way. No ice, in fact, when I came in tonight, I wore shorts and a tee shirt! Hope the weather gets warm up that way soon.
On the train front, when I got home tonight, found a box with some train videos in it. Several that I have not heard of and one on touring China on steam engines. Lastly, the guy who will be starting next month was in town. He has some video from Rhodesia and South Africa of the Garretts in action. One part has the morning start up with a ton of these giants building steam and heading out one by one. He is transfering it to DVD for me. I am also working on getting a brass builder’s plate through his connections…way cool!
RT, I am in SW Georgia. If it looks relatively close by, perhaps I can pick it up and drive it up to either Augusta or perhaps TN. That would save you a good bit of the ride. Of course it depends on the size of the layout, but would be happy to help…especially if it is for the Vets. Who knows, I have a good bit of HO items I could through in.
Evenin’ boys. Freezin’ rain and 31 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Read the latest TCA Quarterly tonight = mighty fine smelling periodical I must say. Interesting article on KIX cardboard trains.
Brutus - Glad sis is okie-doke. We had a doodle run into the back of a squad car this afternoon…on his way to see his parole agent…driving supended…and a little buzzed…was given a nice warm spot to lay and a boxed lunch.
cnw1995 - It’s been fun to watch your progress.
anjdevil- You forgot to bring those 70 temps with you up 95!!!
Well Charlie browm, I mean Buckeye I feel your pain but they did not play well in the second half and the penalties, they could have won on a good day. Yesterday wasn’t it.
32 degrees and a trace of snow, thats whats expected here till thursday. I ran one train today so no pileups. And looking forward to the new set. Just browsed the wah,wah,wah, forum and boy they just never let up do they. Got to have something to whine about all the time. New or not out yet they just go at it.
Brutus, banilla and root beer is ready so fire up the thingy…S.J.
Sorry, Fife, one of the many things I left in Jersey…[banghead]
While we’re on the subject…I made a pretty good haul on Christmas Eve… Went to Rite Aid for the big 75% off sale and scored a School, Toy Shop, Christmas house and a Clear Church with trees lit internally with LEDs and music. the whole lot was $25!! Just have to ship it all back here.
I have to get the CPI car shipped tomorrow, sorry I’m late, with work and just getting back here, I just a wee bit behind the curve.
I have some SPF pictures, just have to get them uploaded. And that Greenburg show was marvelous! Nice to go to a really big train show. There is one SUnday, but I have to de-Christmas the house and repair the older one’s car. SOOOO, looks like no train show this week. You guys have it good as far as shows go. Last 2 shows here I was done in an hour. The NJ show I was there almost 3 hours and if Mom wanted to stay a little longer, I might have been there all day!
Got some nice stuff (not much) and that’s being shipped.
Yep, sister is a-okay, so it’s allright, nothing money and insurance can’t replace! Now the roads have refrozen and there is a huge accident on I55 near Arnold (home)… They shut down the interstate so they could land a helicopter. You would think that it wouldn’t be this bad, we have had a lot worse storms than this in the past? I guess people think the warmer weather today cleared the roads and now it’s “black ice” [:(] Supposed to have flurries for tomorrow, sure hope the kids have school!
Tardis is ready and scope shows some beacons, so might have to head out now. TTFN!
Sorry I missed the Tardis ride last night. Fell asleep with 4-yo watching Goofy Movie at 8:30. Woke up at 9:00 and shuffled them and me off to bed.
Brutus: Glad your sister is ok!
Awaiting DirectTV visit for HD today…I hope…Found a charge yesterday for a PPV movie we didn’t watch…Customer service said it was from 2007, as they just couldn’t communicate with box until now. Nothing changed on our part. I told them that was crazy, and they agreed to a $5 credit.
Almost forgot…Bride put her foot down, and restricted me to 2-weekends a month for Youth Group sound at Church, as I miss going to both adult services. I told them I’d be there for band days, and will have someone else do recorded music. I spoke to the Worship Team Leader, Sunday am, and he aked me to get into the Sound rotation for the main Auditorium. Flattered, I respectfully declined, until I was able to get the Youth Group a stable sound team.
Dennis thanks but I offered to go get it and they said that wouldn’t be a posability as they would have to shippit or go get it as its going from one VA to another VA you know goverment but thanks. Beside I have freinds in Tallahassee still from when I lived there that probally would love to come see me again if I got that close lol. and the size I’m guessing is 8’X12’ heres 2 pics of it.
It is cloudy and cold in SE Indiana but made it to work ok. Did the usual workout at the YMCA. Did some Second Life. Worked on a building set I eBayed before Christmas. Good ride on the Tardis last night. Flew over St. Louis and saw some of the traffic difficulties, which were the same as Indy. I had the usual fare on the dining car for breakfast. I hope everyone has a good day.
31 and freezing rain here. Started out last nite and got a call at 10PM saying 2hr delay. This morning got a call and we are now closed. Oh well gonna play with trains today. I got some tipple coal from GRYZBOSKIS yesterday. WOW did they sock it to me. $24.99 a bag, thats 24 ounces. A buck an ounce! Better then copper or brass, how would have thought plastic would be sooo expensive. Lionel said they are not or are dropping making the Tipple Coal, so I guess supply and demand?
CHIEF, called MS EDNA yesterday and said you recommended me. She said your a good boy.
Like Mr. Eagles, we just booked flights for Key West and just about fell over with the very reasonable costs of flying, certainly a wonderful surprise.
If you have an extra 4 minutes today, here’s a wonderful story, there still are great people out there. You won’t be disappointed.
