Good night all. Went fox hunting for a couple of hours this afternoon. Hung a deer rib on a string from a ceder limb where I usually see a fox. Worked. About 3 PM he slipped through the bushes [I could see the shadow against the snow still left in the shaded area], half circled. looked at the bait, came out and then looked at me. Mistake. Never knew what hit him. Like it like that. Then went to Hunters Haven and SECU. Got call from Fred. Two teenage girls were wondering through the woods around the pond. Found them crossing the street at the ball park. Looked like they were 12 or 13 [but big for their age]. Gave them a strict warning. Told them they had walked near a hunter and should always stay on the easement. They said they got lost. Told them to not walk that property again without an adult. Bad boys lived in the doublewide at the top of the hill [they had just walked by it]. They thanked me.
LAZ and Barry came through again. LAZ, you got mail asking who to pay.
Had some news yesterday…friend of mine who broke his hip in a fall down some stairs is now diagnosed with bone cancer…they started chemo on him yesterday…[:(] I’ve got prayer candles out for him[angel]
Mornin’ boys. Sunny & 30 (no wind;actually feels like 30 [8D]) here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Lots o’ robberies lately. Folks gotta pay them high Marty-land taxes somehow…
Mitchie - [angel] for your hyena.
Laz - Can’t believe His Honor’s personal favorite had such a pile-up. [] Thanks for the link.
Phish - Even though you haven’t been a regular poster, I do think of you regularly.
88 - Sorry to hear about the adoption. Keep pluggin’. Got a computer type question; call you later.
Nice one here at 24 to get to 36. Watched the WUSSES I mean Eagles(not FRANK) loose last nite. Going out with the flintlock this afternoon on neighbors land. He has 200 acres of part MT. part farm so we’ll see what goes. Only gonna shoot at bucks, don’t really want to kill a doe. We’ll see?
DOUG M, these flintlocks are tough enough to go off when the weather is right but in blowing wind and snow its almost impossible. And we won a war with these?
CHIEF, your NS Fs went out this morning maybe you’ll get em before the new years? Enjoy!
We had a pleasant evening with Charlie and his family. Played with the choo-choos too. Ran a pink GG1 for his daughter, then 3 docksiders pulling 6 Hogwarts coachs and the last a scale Hudson freight. Then a chat with Charlie and Brutus on this here thing…S.J.
IIABSDISEI with rain on the way later on to wash away the Snohio. Enjoying vacation. It is nice to have house to ourselves and really nothing to work on. I could get used to this. I had streusel on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL anytime. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning all, rain coming down now in Southern California. Predictied cold temp to follow this week with low around 35 one night. That’s downright artic for here. Looks like old dead eye Chief dropped another one of those pesky foxes.
Finally saw in the paper who is playing in the Rose Bowl. It is Texas Christian and Wisconsin, not that it makes any difference to me. Some high school band playing in the Rose Parade coming from Pennsylvania was having a heck of a time getting a flight. I think they finally got one.
My #1 son and his family along with his wife’s relatives are returning here from Las Vegas tonight and will pick up cockateal bird tomorrow. That rascal is giving me a fit trying to get him back in the cage after I let him out for a while. I think I’m going to have to put him in solitary if he keeps this up.
Snow elevations are suppose to lower to around 2500 ft by tomorrow. Hope my son makes it over Cajon Pass before it snows.
Called my sister in Virginia yesterday. They still have a lot of snow on the ground in Suffolk, Va.
I just got done watching the video on the other forum of your train party, NEAT. Is that layout all loops or is there switches on it to connect all the tracks? Just wondering?
Laz I don’t think they do, the loops are so large I never really noticed. There is some unfinished track work as a move by Bob and family was expected but a buy elsewhere has not been made at this time. I just had a lazy day, waiting for the few days of above 32 to arrive. Banilla and cookies are waiting for the thingy…S.J.
Aloha. A bit under the weather today. Shouldn’t be allowed on a day-off. [:(]
Blownout, I’ll join your prayers for your friend.
Brent, sorry to hear about your adoption process - there’s some cultural issues at work here - the medicals from Russia almost always look disastrous because they never want it to look like they’d allow ‘normal’ children to be adopted out of the country. That said, there’s usually fetal alcohol-related issues… I can tell you more off-line.
39 degrees today for the high temp I think. We had a misty rain all day - blech. Dad has some infection in his new knee, so he’s getting cut on tomorrow and have it all cleaned out and sanitized. Sounds like the prosthesis is okay, so just a set back. Wife has a bone density test in the morning, then regular labs and regular doc appt. I’ll take off early to get her and bring her home, since Mom will be with Dad. Then I have a 3 day weekend [:)]
Tardis is about ready so turn on the beacons.
Prayers out for Mitch and Blownout’s friend, as well as for us all and our friends and loved ones. Where is JimSP? Have I been missing his posts?
Thanks. I never thought it would work, but it is holding up so far. I had to strip another transformer for some parts, but it was worth it. Prayers for Char and your Dad. BTW, have you considered getting Need For Speed? Online is great.
I spent this afternoon doing battle with a TIU. It no longer receives power from Fixed 1, so I have to use the Aux. power input. Almost had to “buy a book” to fix this.[#dots] Things like that remind me what is great about postwar. No battery and board dependent products.
Good night. Got UHaul and a bunch of guys [BIL, nephews and Fred [lease partner] ready to hit the road to Mom’s house to get furniture that we want. Bring it back to Rolesville and Raleigh [kids’ houses]. Nephew [oldest] will drive UHaul and the older adults will ride with me in 4 Runner. Carivan leaves early.
Prayers for Brutus’s Dad and Char.
Thanks LAZ for the help.
Sleep tight.
PS: NCSU won their bowl game against WV. UNC-CH should NOT be playing in a bowl game.
Jim F - I’ve not been posting much lately because I have been really busy. Work is taking extra time, the kids have basketball and cub scouts, and a couple of weeks ago my bride fell on the ice going in to work and pulled several muscles. By evening I am wiped out. After evening prayers I zonk out.
I am going to try and be a little more responsive in 2011!
Welp, spent the day at the hospital…he just underwent the first bout of chemo…he’s in good spirits anyways…which is good…
Neighbour came up with a Lionel set for my Xmas Tree layout next year…gonna see how it works…considering a certain little one name of Spring wants under the tree a lot…
Prayers out to anyone who has health issues … or other issues…
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