Morning. Roy, all three lanes are open as were scrapped right after I posted. Two trucks came through twice. Another piece of equipment went by earlier this AM. Thawed a lot yesterday. More already today.
I guess Joe is in the USA? Maybe hear from him soon.
Good thaw Kev. Glad to hear.
Later.
Mornin’ boys. Partly cloudy and 27 in the Potomac HIghlands. Wifey going to oldest Princess’s home to watch grandsons for a week.
Spent yesterday in the train room working on the “high” line. An old Atlas 40" long truss bridge will span one aisle, 54" above the ground, and another stretch of this line will travel across a 50" long wood trestle bridge. Running out of lumber and pergoo.
cheapclassics - [angel] for your girl.
KRM - [(-D][(-D]
Chief - If you got 10" of snohizo on the ground, might want to start at your downspouts and trench away from the house. With the weekend warm up and rain, got to direct that wetness away from foundation.
Thanks Fifey. Downspouts have pipes taking the water away. New addition was piped down hill. They dug trenches and put in pipes. Open ended down hill.
Thanks.
Rob if you want to PM me with your e-mail address and city I’ll forward it to the member that keeps the guest list current.
25/35 for today. I’m looking forward to some snow melt, only a couple inches to go. Maybe this time I’ll get more than 1 day of green before it snows again.
S.J.
Morning Fellas
I’m not sure bringing drama from other forums here is a wise thing. I’ll keep my comments about those mentioned to myself.
Roy - the deconstruction is going faster than I anticipated. Since I’m halfway done I’ve started to get more and more comments from TheQ and the kiddos. Seems this is not viewed as a good thing, and I didn’t realize how much sentiment the kids had tied to it. [sigh] I tried to explain that we will have a layout that we can all play with, and it will be sooner rather than later. I kind of figured Christina would have more emotion tied to it, seeing that she and I did quite a bit of the scenery together. I am salvaging as much as I can. Most of the plaster rock formations we made weren’t able to make it, but I was able to save a few. Told her it just gives us a reason to make more, which she liked. [:)]
Mike - prayers for your daughter’s surgery and recovery.
The thaw is starting here!
Got to take the wife to the dentist this afternoon and when she is there I will go to Menards and get new whole house water filters.
Mike, prayers for a perfect outcome for your daughter.
Good afternoon all,
Daughter made it thru surgery with no complications. She is in recovery and the other daughter was able to speak to her. Thank you all for the support and prayers. God bless you all!
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Most excellent news!
Mike,[Y] On your daughter!!!
Evening all!
Day started around 29 and only made it to 51 (not 58 as predicted yesterday). They are still saying 69 tomorrow. We’ll see, wind is starting to blow from the south.
Wife and I finally made it to the latest Star Wars movie this afternoon. Really enjoyed it. Obviously they signaled many many more to come at the end of the movie.
Headed out for Chinese food with neighbors. And it’s a BYOB place!
MikeC - so happy your daughter’s surgery went well! Prayers for her successful recovery!
Good evening all,
Thanks again, everybody. Work was very quiet today and the weather was warm enough to do the entire circuit I normally do. Went to local historical society for film show from various times in the community. Most are silent reels shot on home cameras and transferred to digital. There was one from when RFK came to town in 1968. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Excellent news! [Y][Y]
Morning all!
So far a nice quiet morning, just sipping on my coffee. When you’re up at 5 for work, it’s hard to sleep in on the weekends. Forecast looks good, looking to hit 40ish and sunny today.
MikeC - Great news about your daughter. Prayers for a quick recovery.
Roy - Chinese and a BYOB restaurant. Love it!! I really have to get back to Texas one of these days.
Spank - “Meatchicken” [(-D] I haven’t heard that one for awhile! Usually the OSU and MSU fans aren’t as kind. My brother-in-law, a few buddies and myself started doing a Big Ten road trip a few years ago, instead of always going to Ann Arbor. We might have to circle November 10th for this years trip…
Don - You were right. I was too ambitious trying to finish my projects over Christmas. With the “mild” weather today, I’m going to finish cutting the tile and get that tub surround done!
Have a good one and prayers to those in need.
Rob
Morning all!
Morning started in the mid-50’s and it looks like it will hit the mid to high 60’s today. 83% humidity. Supposed to rain tomorrow when a front hits this wet air.
Some errands to run today. Nothing big. Dinner last night with the neighbors was fun. We ended up at one of the neighbors for adult beverages after. Good fun.
Most snow melted. 56 degrees in the shade now. 60 tomorrow and next week.
I’m a lot better than when I got home last night. Wifey was worse. Went to Dr. Took meds and gone to bed. did go out and pickup her meds as not ready when she went by.
Being lazy and watching movies.
Stay warm and well.
I can’t take credit for that, we’ve had a couple of OSU fans on our board who have used that term the last year or two. Prior to that I’d never heard it before.
In all seriousness, if you do come out for the game I would love to host you at our tailgate. (Okay, time for a gratuitous plug!) This is the article about us winning tailgate of the week at the OSU game this past season:
Tailgaters of the Week: Ohio State Edition!
We have about ~35 folks we draw on, and we usually have anywhere from 20 up to that amount for each game.
Good evening,
The family and I made it to VA and have moved into our rental house. Our household goods will not arrive for about a month but we have enough in the house now to survive: cots, sleeping bags, cookware, internet, etc. I will get back into the swing of posting tomorrow.
Good night,
Joe
Welcome back JoeD! Glad you guys made it ok!
Good evening all,
Long day on the road to Terre Haute and back. Had good visit with Lucas and his wife. Finally saw where he worked. Huge place. Weather was warmer. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning,
The weather here in Springfield, VA, is quite nice. It is partly cloudy and the high will be in the mid-50s. We may visit a park that is located near our house. We need to get the boys outside for a few hours so they can burn off energy. I might also see if there are tickets available for the Capitals-Flyers game today; I believe we can take the train there in less than an hour. The only other item to do today is some grocery shopping. Next Sunday we will begin looking for a church to attend after I have time to see what is out there.
Congrats to Buckeye!
Enjoy your Sunday,
Joe