Aloha. Cold and snowy after yesterday’s warm and rainy. But this is ‘lake-effect’ snow and won’t last more than a day or two. Welcome back to the States, Joe! Spent a nice evening after work puttering around the layout - I noticed Ivor is occasionally derailing on a certain curve so I’ll be experimenting with shimming it.
Good morning,
Doug is right but less snow for us away from the lake…
You guys on the east coast are getting our yesterday’s weather. Got up to just enough snow to cover the ground and 32 degrees.
Got the snowplow working yesterday with the new brain and controller so now it won’t snow and that would be just fine!! At least I will be ready if it does.
Making crockpot chicken noodle soup. Not much else.
Afternoon all!
Wow. It’s dropped about 20 degrees since this morning. Getting some freezing rain/flurries at the moment.
Not much on the go. I gave the 2018 Lionel catalog a once over. Again, nothing really jumped out at me. Maybe a few autoracks got my interest , but I’m not sure I want to drop $100 each on them.
The youngest is going on a 2 day “camping” trip for school tomorrow. She has to be at the school for 5:40am. That should be interesting.
Kev - I should get around to doing the same to my emails. I’ll be honest, I sometimes go months without doing anything and I’ve hit 5 digit numbers at one time!
Joe - Nice to hear you’re settling in, somewhat.
Have a good one.
Rob
Good evening all,
Colder today. Walk was chilly. Work was semi-busy. Getting ready for trip. Joe, welcome back to the states. Rob, I agree on the new Lionel catalog. May spring for a six pack of 2 bay hoppers, but that would be about it. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good Evening,
Not much to report on here, no job - so no work stuff, no snow, not very cold, no rain, no medical issues going on, no new trains or related stuff, no major crimes I’m aware of. No exciting news from Chris, he is just working at the mine. No trips planned. Hmmm, why am I taking up every ones time. I don’t even know that.
Oh, glad to hear Mike’s daughter did well, and Joe and family made it back to the states! Hope the Chief, his wife, and Kev’s wife feeling better soon. Also that Roy, Ray, & Doug (dg) continuine to improve.
So have a good evening and be safe.
Hello there,
quick check on the way to bed.
Don…always glad to hear from you.
Went to Ebensburg last evening to see an amazing HO layout. Been there a couple of times before. The owner has “train running” every Monday. All are invited. Had to leave when they were just getting started so it wasn’t to late getting to bed.
Sent a beef to the butcher shop this AM. Not much going on.
Had to move the Oliver yesterday. That reminded me both brakes are dragging. Hopefully all they need is some lube on the linkage after sitting for 5 years.
Bed is calling.
Prayers for those in need
Good evening,
It was another nice day here. I think our high reached the mid-60s and there was some sun. I spent most of the workday doing paperwork and the next two days will be full of meetings. I have not exercised in about two weeks and I can feel it; I am more tired than usual. I need to get to bed soon as I want to be out of the house early tomorrow to avoid any traffic. I glanced through the catalog and the military-related items sparked my interest. I will have to investigate those further.
Roy - Have fun!
Mike C. - I hope the drive to St. Louis goes well and all goes as planned.
Good night,
Joe
Survived day 1 on the slopes. Park City has no beginner runs were I usually confine myself at my age. The other place I have been like this is Jackson Hole.
This is no country for an old man…
Aloha. Cold and ‘snainy’ - it can’t decide to snow or rain by the lake. But that’s supposed to go away… Roy, I like what you did there - no country for old men. LOL. That trip sounds fun. Not sure how I would do with ‘real’ skiing these days if I had the chance. Kev, your snowplow comments remind me that I meant to find / create a plow front for Ivor (the 0-4-0 - a converted Percy - who is the theme of my layout) this season and I haven’t done it yet - that would be an interesting project.
Don, glad everything is quiet out west.
Banks, does the HO operator you visited run a full ‘operating’ session? - they can be fun.
Chief, DougDG, I hope you are all feeling better…
DJ, does your Rutgers tailgater ever go on the road?
Morning guys,
Cold and cloudy and I guess the roads are covered with ice. A lot of late school openings due to roads.
I see used Sno-Way hand held wireless controllers go for over $200.00 on E-bay so I think I will list the one I have as soon as the one there sells or just undercut that guy’s buy it now price. Maybe get some of my money back? I have not listed anything in a long time.
Wife is doing better every day.
Afternoon fellas
Just checkin’ in to see how things are going.
Prayers for those in need
Afternoon All!,
It’s “snaining” here too, Doug! [:D]
Roy - You’re only as “old” as you feel. Have fun on the slopes!!
Don - Remember, no news is better than bad news!
MikeC - Safe travels. Hopefully, my CTT should be here tomorrow or Friday so I can check out your article.
Have a good one and prayers.
Rob
Good evening all,
Made it to St. Louis with some drama. Got delayed by weather, but once we got going we made good time. Will be there until Friday. Weather is much better here. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good evening,
The temps dropped today, but only down to the low-40s. Since I spent the entire day indoors at the office, I have no idea if it was sunny or not. I was in meetings all day which means my email inbox is growing. I have more meetings tomorrow and other functions to attend Friday so I will not be clearing any of those emails until Monday. I am ready for bed now.
Good night,
Joe
Evening all!
Found the bunny slope today!
Mike C - prayers for your trip and your daughters health [angel]
Glad to hear most are finally getting over their colds/crud!
Hello there,
back from mass.
Roy…I know what you’re saying. My brain wants to do things and my body says NO WAY…LOL . Biggest reason I quit hillclimbing.
The layout I visited is super detailed and realistic but they follow no schedule. It’s run what ya brung or what’s there. They make up trains with the 5 finger shifter and let em run. The man has hundreds of engines. Most in glass display cases. Many of them brass. I saw 3 of the Veranda engines with auxiliary tenders in different paint schemes. I first visited 15+ years ago. The layout was about half complete. He mentioned the other night that he built the building it is in 22 years ago as an antique shop but there was so much red tape the antique shop never happened.
Best get on with the day.
Prayers for those in need
Good morning,
28 heading to 45 with sun, Cat is out.
Looked over the Lionel catalog and nothing I have to have but do like the A5 switchers, the BNSF Tier 4 set and the CSX Intermodal set. [swg]
Afternoon. Chilly and breezy mid 40’s. Had a 7 AM meeting in Raleigh. Home for a rest. Probably go to train box later.
Specialist sent me a message. Said blood tests incidcate meds working. That is good.
Later.
Good evening all,
Wonderful weather today. Had to wait over 2 hours for a 30 pill $3.60 prescription to be filled after we were done at the hospital today. If I had not gone “Poppa Bear” on some people, we would still be waiting!!! Tried to visit some places in St. Louis afterward, but both efforts were not good. Syberg’s is a good place to eat if you ever go there, however. Finally leaving Friday for home. Thank you all for the support. Daughter is doing much, much better. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good evening,
I think it was sunny and cool today, but I cannot say that with certainty as I was confined to indoor meetings the entire day. I didn’t make it home from work until almost 8 PM. After eating a late dinner and taking care of some house chores, I am now ready to post and get to bed. Tomorrow will be busy; a good friend and colleague will retire from the Air Force after 29 years of service.
Kev - The military-related items in the catalog have my interest.
Great job Roy!
Good night,
Joe