Since i think the chief is asleep on the train again tonight I figured I would start this for him.
New month is on us
Duplicate post from previous thread
Time for me to call it a night. Thunderstorm came through about 10 this morning and knocked out the power. It came back on after a few minutes then was knocked out again about twenty minutes later. That time it stayed off for about ten minutes. Power stayed on after that. The cable however was another story. It went out when the power went down the first time and stayed out until about 8:30 tonight. I don’t get what the problem with the cable service is. Lately (last several months) whenever the power goes down if only even for a few seconds the danged cable stays out all frikkin day! For me that’s no internet and no phone. For my parents it’s no TV, no internet, no phone, no emergency service, no medic response, etc. I have a cell phone but it’s for EMERGENCY USE only, not for conversation. It only has sixty some odd minutes a month on the free service. My father uses his for work only and my mother has never bothered learning how to use hers. Trying to teach an old dog new tricks comes to mind there. I’ve shown her time and again how to use it but even just ten minutes later it’s still a mystery to her. It’s rather like trying to teach a cat basic computer programming though I think I could get farther on it with my parents cat than I have with my father. He’s doing good to turn the thing on without crashing the hard drive. So you see the dilemma here. Short of going down there to check on them I have next to no way of contacting them when the cable is down for whatever reason and as I said just a very brief power outage will knock it out for most of the day. I’ll be in town paying bills tomorrow and I’ll be making a stop by the cable office (my bill is paid automatically so I don’t have to go there) to lodge a complaint about the lousy service.
On the layout front, I pulled the Bachmann light board decoder out of the Rivarossi/Athearn U25C and replaced it with a Digitrax DZ125 salvaged from on e o
RT, guess you can’t wait!!! [:(!] Watching a movie.
Woo Hoo! On page one this month.
Catching up on e-mail Tuesday, I discovered that I had won an Ebay auction for a group of flat cars - several weeks back! Fortunately, the seller was still willing to accept payment. They should be showing up soon. I have a special train in mind that will be mostly flat cars, each with an unusual load.
Welp, about to hit the sack. Just laid out the track for what I’m gonna do for Corey’s class tomorrow, tested it, packed it all up and put it and the trains in the trunk of the car. Ready to go!
My last order from RMT came in this evening - they sent it FedEx Ground this time instead of UPS, and it got here a lot faster. Got a set of Christmas hoppers, a set of Hooker Chemical “Boppers” and a Halloween Beep. Hopefully get to test that out over the weekend.
Konnichiwa,
We returned home from the cabin not too long ago. We had a great time out there and it was most enjoyable. Unfortunately, the kids were too young to go horseback riding, but we were still able to enjoy some miniature golf, archery, and other outdoor fun. On Thursday I was able to take my son out for a round of real golf as well. He did very well for his first time. The cabin had Wi-Fi so I was able to check in on the Pot; however, posting with the iPad is not too easy for me so I opted to wait until my return. It was nice to receive my digital version of CTT today. I really enjoy reading it on the iPad.
Chief – The Japanese are just returning this trash to its rightful owners. [(-D]
V8 – I have to be careful about buying train items just because they are a good deal as well.
You complain when I forget to remind you, you complain when I help you lol Last month you forgot so didn’t want to hear you say we didn’t remind you at least I left it basically the way you had it [:D]
Was so tempted to add a Yankee flare to it but said naw.
Morning all June is here. Hope all have a good Friday.
T.G.I.F.
Wow Laz only has today and Monday then hes retarded also. Whoo hoo LAZ way to go. I think I’m about 8 years away maybe 13 if I go-to 70 we will see.
Well Time for some breakfast talk to you later.
HI GUYZ,
HAPPY JUNE!!! BESTEST MONTH O the YEAR for me.
I have 2 dayz to go. I have Monday and final day on Tuesday. I consider today done because I am here and made it to work so essentually its over.
CHUCK & BUCKEYE, TGIF!!!
[bday][bday][bday][bday][bday] BUCKEYE!!!
Red solo cup is getting a workout this weekend!
Stay frosty,
laz57
Happy birthday Buckeye. [bday][G][^]
Good Morning
Raining and cool …54F right now going to a high of 64F later on. Lotsa wind though…
Having a break from doctor appointments is a good thing…have to go though to the office and check out how the reports are coming along. And pick up paystub…
Here we are now getting the cottonwoods doing their thing…plus everything else…so the rain will help keep it down somewhat…
[bday] Buck!!!
Have a good day all!!
SJ,
Glad to here you are cancer free. 4 years ago wife made doctor appoinment for me and they found a malignant mole, melinoma, on my back. They cut a 2 x 4 inch and half inch deep section out of my back. Wife actullay saved my life.
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR…
It is raining and 62 degrees. Going up to 74 today with more rain.
Today is a busy day. I have to run a few errands, early, in the rain. Great. Then, some chores to do. Maybe I can relax after that. Baseball today if it isn’t rained out.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Buckeye & LAZ…TGIF
Y’all have a great Friday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
It is rainy and cool in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s. As I noted in the last page of the May pot, we won the first game of the season 4-1. We had all 15 people there and so we had a lot of subs. I got to play as much as wanted. My few touches did not result in loss of possession and so I did not hurt the team too much. Last night I had to hustle to get the yard mowed before the rain moved in. I was really pushing it, but I got finished as the first drops were falling. I did very little the rest of the evening. Indycar is at Detroit this weekend on ABC so I will be able to watch as it happens. Hopefully AJ’s and Sarah’s teams can rebound from the disaster at Indy. I hope everyone has a good weekend.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning. It’s 67° and sunny. The high will be 85° and it’ll be mostly sunny.
Well it’s that time of the month again and I must venture forth in an endeavor to keep the wolves away from the door. In other words, go pay bills. I also need to get my drivers license renewed. Still got a month to go but why wait? Earlier this morning I added the GP35 onto the duo of GP7’s as they run at near-identical speeds. The GP9’s and U25C are a bit too fast for it and the F unit trio make it look like it’s moving in slow motion.
See y’all later.
Jerking your CARPETBAGGER chain. [;)] [(-D]
Raining. Get track lighting for Box. Then go to lake house for big meeting.
Go LAZ, go.
Later.
Laz – Happy June 1 and HAPPY RETIREMENT!!! I know how much you are going to miss inservice meetings, faculty meetings, lesson plans and parents. Try and contain your grief this fall when school begins without you, it will be difficult but be strong – you can do it [tup]
We had a celebration here in Adel in your honor, I thought you might enjoy a short video of the party – it sure was FUN! More pics will follow, stay tuned.
Lazz – as you can see I had the brass quintet on the Schlitz car welcoming your scale model beer, the town is very happy and the thought is that this bottle might last the summer [B]
Hi guys,
Finally got some rain but could more,
Still working on the rust on the truck. That will be today’s project. Will be running to Aurora with the guy next door to help him pick up some stuff he got.
Right now I am in the same boat as Jeffery, Doing bills. [8o|]
RT You [}:)] you!
LAZ enjoy [:D]
Prayers to all in need.
Laz – they were so happy to celebrate your retirement they hoisted your Old Mil to the top of the local bank, what a party. Enjoy!
That is great Jon [Y]