Another month to go and she will be 12 years old.
Hope all are OK. Guess I’ll go see the Dr. tomorrow at her suggetion. Cough Cough.
Temp was 71 today. 52 right now. ???
Later
Chief I’d rather have a donut but oatmeal is ok I guess.
Get better O great one.
S.J.
Yes,get better Chief.
Hello all
Another quiet night on the mountain.
JimS - yeah, I’ve heard that about diesels, but this is what the ‘boss’ was doing so I just kinda followed his lead.
Managed to successfully mix and paint the funnels for the Mauretania model I am working on. They were more of an orange color than the red which is typically thought of. Glued on a couple more decks. Really starting to look like a ship now.
Tried to paint the body of an N-scale bay window caboose. Only appropriate color I had was water base and it didn’t cover well. So I rinsed it off and will try putting a primer on it first.
Mornin’ Fellas
Not much happening these days. Lots of projects piling up due to the temps and moisture this winter. Hope all is well.
Mornin’ boys. Sunny & 44 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Lots to do, lots to do. Fixing some “chipped teeth” around Fifedom. Wifey got news from work yesterday that really has given her the drive to get to the mountains now. Fifepup half way out the door, and middle princess to follow.
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’…
Wake up guys, 33 with a coat of ice on the deck. That will be the high, going down to 19 tonight. So much for the nice weather. [:(]
Aloha. Guess we dodged the big snow forecast for overnight but it’s supposed to keep on later today. I’ll take warm weather now. It was a quiet evening - ran Ivor a bit and dug out some older British railway books to look for inspiration for a new project.
Morning all. 63* going to 73* I can live with this 
not much else going on today got a second estiment for roof replacement. Not good on either one 
Hope all are having a good day
Welcome to March. Snow all gone. 4/7 inches of new snow expected between 4pm and midnight. Ah but unlike winter it will be gone in a couple days.
Good morning all,
Pretty busy lately with Dr. appointments, Pysical Therapy, caregiving meetings etc. etc. Got one of the latter today.
Ran across some neat pictures on Trainorders.Com of trains where I grew up in Tidewater, Virginia. Good shots of Southern, SCL, C&O. Even one of Graham Clator on the rear platform of his private car. The SCL units were ex ACL judging by the numbers on some E units. I remember them in Purple and Silver. Later they went to black and yellow. Nice to see things that I remember.
Academy Awards were a dud to me. Didn’t know any of the particpants hardly. Ho hum.
Drought seems to be on again with no rain in sight.
Ray
Afternoon all from mild (50F) Southern Ohio
Raining now but earlier was really nice out. Blue skys and mild. Felt good. The rain seems to be bringing a chill with it. The birds are hitting the feeder hard so the weather must be going to get bad.
I put several resumes in at a job fair that was set up where I used to work. A couple of the leads led to on the spot interviews. We’ll see where it goes.
Chief - good to do what the doctor tells you
Later, may God bless
Jim
My new Dr. was booked up [her name is Amhad]. The whole practice was booked up [5 Dr.'s]. Saw a new Dr. at the practice upstairs [still WakeMed Hosptial physicians]. Really nice guy. Had strong accent from islands. His name is Urieto. Text my friend at WakeMed Admin. Asked her if they ever hired Dr.'s named Smith and Jones anymore. She sent me a Ha Ha.
Anyway, pneumonia again. Put me on stronger meds and steriods. Do breathing treatments. Hope to have tomorrow afternoon off.
Raleigh PD shot one yesterday afternoon. Druggie. Folks in an uproar. Would have thought he was some great fellow. Why did he run when they tried to serve a warrant for drugs? Gun found next to body. To hear relatives and friends, uncalled for.
Later.
Up North we call it, “He was such a good boy.”
Speaking of sad things, next month I have been pestered by the Chief for 12 years. What is the saying? “It takes a licking, but still keeps ticking.” [O]
Chief…you take care of yourself and get well. This forum needs you for the entertainment value and me for wisdom. [:-^]
Another 1500 mile weekend. Took Friday and Monday off for another trip to Michigan.
I did stop at a hobby shop in Lansing and picked up a bunch of Lionel catalogs. Didn’t see any ‘gotta haves’. There are some neat things, but I’ll have to think abit about the price.
The World’s Greatest Hobby Show is making a stop in Kansis City this weekend. Planning on getting there at some point.
All for now.
Good evening all,
A good day at work. Busy, but pain one left at noon so pain two kept her mouth shut the rest of the day. Should be caught up by end of day tomorrow. Got the latest LCCA Lion Roar today. Weather turns to junk the next few days, but next week should be good. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello there,
quick check in.
Rich…Chief take care of your self
Phish. …hope you land one of those jobs
Thanks for the prayers for mom. Official diagnosis is minor heart attack. She is rehabbing in the local Presbyterian home. They say she’s ready to come home this weekend. I’m lobbying for a longer stay. So much easier knowing she’s being looked after.
Opted to skip the Monroeville Greenberg Show. Mainly because I was really disappointed the last time I went
Fell asleep on this last night. Time to get moving
Prayers for those in need
Hello all
Finishing up the last shift for the week.
Just about completed the Mauretania model. Looks good and I’m happy w/ it. Going to find a better stand for it than the one that came in the kit. Will look nice along w/ a framed copy of postal envelope that was actually mailed thru the ship.
May be moving again soon. Something I’m working out w/ the trolley/bus group. Will have a better idea in the next few days.
In Chicago the family would say my boy would never do that or carry a gun even if it was in his hand. Over 100 shootings in the city this year already resulting is death. , twice as many as last year by this time. Wonder if anyone thinks maybe it is because they know the cops can’t shoot back anymore. Just a thought?
Good morning, it is bright sun here but only 17 with a daytime max of 34. Snow tonight and tomorrow then 60s next week. I think Doug got the snow yesterday. We got nothing. This time of year that 70 miles can make a diffrence.
Going to GameStop to get a gift certificate for Dan Jr’s birthday and pick up a new hair dryer for the wife’s birthday. Then I will pick up some Hydraulic oil for the John Deere, engine oil and a filter at Farm & Fleet. By then I will be broke .
Overcast @ 21 degrees.
Fresh coating of snow has covered yesterdays freezing rain. Not thick ice but slippry all the same. March is here, none of it will last long.
S.J.
Walks are done the thin layer of ice will melt off quiclly now.