Chief was asleep again. So I’ll do it.
Thanks Sir. J.
Chief busy with Town and MIL [home from hospital]. Wifey on the way home now. Off to MIL’s to check on her.
Raining hard at times. Seems to be lines of rain coming through.
Nice for a few days after this. Temps back into the 80’s.
Later
Good afternoon, been busy.
I have the battery back up sump pump installed tested and working as per my plan. Still need to get a cinder block to put the battery box on, clean up the wiring and install the lid. I think when I can I will get one for the other sump hole to. Peace of mind if you know what I mean. [yeah]
So was I sj never dawn on me this am when I got up and Iw as up at 6 lol.
Afternoon all hope all doing well today day as it is T.G.I.F. and we have the weekend starting tomorrow.
Not much else going on here. Talk to you all later
TGIF
My weed eater quit, I think my dad gave it to me when he moved to a 55 + community so it was really old but a good one, it had a chord.
I went to the Walmart site and 99% now are battery, I found one with a battery and a chord For $84, I decided to order it but by that time it was time for bed.
In the morning rrswede on CTT Coffeepot provided a link to a Toro 51480 on ebay for $62 to $70 it has a chord, no battery and charger which I really didn’t want or want to pay for.
I googled it to see what I could find out about it and discovered Home Depot had it for $ 50, even Walmart was $62.
I went to bullitin stuffing and stopped at Home Depot on the way home b
Good evening all,
Busy day at work. Got caught up for the month on cases. Always a good start. Doing the mini tomorrow. Perhaps the most significant aspect to the mini is that we get to go on the actual asphalt of IMS. So in one very indirect manner, anyone who does that has the same distinction as those who have competed in the Indy 500. Granted, there are 30,000+ Mini runners/walkers each year as opposed to the 33 fastest men and women in the world, but still when my days come to an end, I can say I competed at the greatest race track in the world. Al Unser Jr. (Little Al) said it best after winning in 1992, “You just don’t know what Indy means.” Wish me luck tomorrow as I hope I do not DNF. Lionel Christmas catalog is another winner as the “Letters to Santa” car will be ordered. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Morning. Sunny, warm and beautiful day. Chores and garden to plant.
Later
Happy Saturday…
At work this morning, up to 66 today, bright and sunny.
Work until 4, then date night. Not sure whats going on just yet.
road runner is now insured and appointment set for Friday, as the exhaust gets hooked up. Tomorrow, I’ll need to concentrate on the power steering and the alternator and power steering belts. Should almost be road worthy after that.
Prayers for all the ailing Moms out there, mine is scheduled for hip replacement on May 13th.
Fife - STAY SAFE!!!
Good morning
We are sunny and 55F right now, going to 74F later on…BBQ weather!!!
Having some friends over this afternoon to run some trains and see whether I will be permitted to have a no-broake-and-howe set of incidents show up.
This morning?
Stuff to do…gotta run!!!
Hmm I thought I put a post on here yesterday???
Oh well it is what it is.
Sunny and 70s today
Granny is already out playing in the flower beds. I stay out of the way except to answer the yes dear calls.
S.J.
Mornin’ boys. Sunny & 57 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Hope some of you have money in brick futures and Safelite auto glass…
I know we like to keep things RAIL here, so consider this…
B&O RR Museum had to cancel Day out with Thomas… Wonder how many of those parents will return later…?
Japanese Prime Minister Abe was in region, with a 5B bag of money for a bullet train between DC and MobTown. Wonder what he thinks now…?
No conventions; no O’s games; no draft-day festivities = no Light Rail revenue. Wonder whose tax money will be called on to fill that void…?
anjdevil - I’m A-ok on the bridge. Everyday is like a telethon though with worried and angry citizens.
Sun and will hit 80 today on The North Bluff,
Fife, Listening to the mayor and state’s attorney there talk, makes me wonder? WHAT??? [^o)]
Mike best of luck, Don’t pop a piston in the race. [:O]
The Marx replacement motor is a good runner. Met the guy I got the bad one from off the bay to get it replaced at Menards in Morris this morning. He swapped it for a good one. Nice of him to do that. I cleaned it, lubed it, changed the brushes, put a new lube wick on it, polished the wheels, changed the drive rods and spreader bar and the 391 is ready for Uncle John to pick it up next week along with his Christmas General. The guy I got the Marx from was very nice and we had a long train talk.[:D]
Grandsons birthday is tomorrow, Russell’s son will be the big 5. We are going to skip the party [<:o)] at Bounce town. [+o(]
Good evening all,
Finished the race with a 3:26 time. Not as good as last year, but acceptable as lack of training hurt. I did 15 minute miles for the first 8 miles, but really fell off the pace after that. I did finish and I did get the bling. Weather was great and the running aids I used really helped. Still really sore, but time will heal all or most. All in all, it was a good day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Mike congrats doubt I could do the first mile let alone how ever many you did. you had me worn out when you said you did 15 minute miles for first 8 I was thinking hmmm wonder if I could do a 15 minute mile yes I need to start getting back into shape. Need to talk to wife about that may look into shortening layout from 8’x 16’ to 9’x 12’ to make room for some exersize maching like stair climber or some other cardio type machine. I really need to look into something like that as not push those heavy food carts anymore.
Hope all had a good day.
Took wife out to dinner tonight instead of next week when it’s imposible to get in anywhere we went to Lizzard Thicket which is a home style cooking and we really enjoy it when we go. We both had chicker fried steak with mash potatoes then the rest was different lol. I bakes a Cherry Pie for her thursday from scratch. Not much else going on here today
Good Evening
We did get the BBQ off the ground today and we did run some trains around and saw no broake and howe people around. It was, in other words, a good day.
Now I am just kicking back, enjoying the sounds of various EMD/GE loces going over the throat of the valley here…not much of a valley but it does do the trick.
Have a good evenin’!!
Morning all. Sunny and real warm. Did not go to SS or Church. Went out to the Train Box and sat on the back deck looking at gardens. We then moved to the front deck and did the same. We meaning the whole crew including cat. Relaxing.
Fife, not getting into this one. Just stay safe. Still say Mayor and Police Commissioner need to be fired.
Got to bite the bullet and go north to lake house and mow. Will hit the road in a few.
Hope everyone has a great and healthy week ahead.
Can’t post much today, still shaking from the scary earthquake Michigan had yesterday. A 4.2er. Oh my I hope we don’t slide into the ocean.
Sunny and 75 today…Finally
S.J.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill…
It is a beautiful day. 80 and sunny.
Not much going on today. Sat outside on back deck for an hour. Had to kick on the house A/C when I came in.
Ballgame and Nascar race today.
Y’all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
Went to memorial service yesterday for an old neighbor of ours followed by a large reception. It was a good service and I appreciated the choice of hymns.
Found out that the widow and one of her son’s did a tandem parachute jump back in March. We saw the video on you tube. She has more nerve than me.
Mixing chemicals in pool to get it on the right track per instructions from pool store so I won’t have to drain the water in this drought we’re having. Heard that if you drain them, You’re not allowed to fill them up again. That makes sense. Some golf courses are pumping their own ground water but that will change too.
Ray