You bet we did!I'm Back !!!! Did you miss me yet?
Glad to see you up and runningI'm Back !!!! Did you miss me yet?
Had the MAC repaired - actually took only 4 days including Sat and Sun and a much better price than Apple wanted. I still do not understand what happened ... I have really been careful how I handled it; closed the lid - opened the lid the next morning and was greeted with a blank screen?
You guys sure have become prolific in the writing department. Heavens, 4-5 pages a day?
Francine : Good to see you here this fine Sunday morning! If you please, I will have one of MEL'S
famous Garbage Omelet's with a side of bacon. A large Dr Pepper with it would be nice, thank you. I'll Just grab a chair over the corner soes I can see the trains as they crawl by!
I actually see some blue sky out there this morning. Yesterday it rained pretty good most all day long and hard for a few minutes. We are at 50% above normal for the year and have three months to go.
On the medical front, i survived the port placement. They placed it right at the same spot where a seat belt crosses - requiring me to either hold the belt out or place a folded face towel under it?
I have an MRI tomorrow morning - then three days of Chemo - then a Dr. Appointment Friday.
I'm actually feeling pretty good for a change, and I hope that it is a good sign. We will see what the next round of treatment does to me.
I am now mostly a skin head - Spousal Unit gave me a buzz job yesterday as my hair was coming out by the handful!
Later, glad to see all of you are still here, along with several "new" heads?
And 1700$ later this is mine
Now I need to sell some books..
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And, they’re back to MagSafe power cords. Any idea TERRY if the old thunderbolt cables will charge the new M3 MacBooks?
It's not my idea of a fun time, though it's better to continue to be proactive. That means I'm going to continue doing unto spammers before they can do unto you.Looks legit to me. It's a good thing I'm not charged with looking for AI spam!
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This thing is huge. Got allingement appointment for next Saturday and it should be smooth ride after.
The further west, the more interesting that with what vehicles are being used in normal daily routines. When in Montana last year, saw many old pickup trucks from 70s, 60s and even one or two from the 50s used for what they were build. Is see nothing wrong with driving an older vehicle in everyday use, but here in the northeast and especially in larger cities, such vehicles are thrown away because everyone has to have new. Saw plenty old muscle cars on the road today, but they are mostly kept in the garages and brought out in a nice weather like today.That cleaned up nice!
Still see a few that look like that running around (don't know if its the same year or model) but they look very similar!
In the Northeast, anything more than 5 years old is a rusted-out hulk from the road salt. Unless DOT has found a non-corrosive thing to keep ice off the road.here in the northeast and especially in larger cities, such vehicles are thrown away because everyone has to have new.
Mike and Ikes are in a smaller box too.Good evening. I got a bag of jelly beans with my groceries today, and discovered shrinkflation has hit the Easter Bunny. I clicked "buy again" the 10 ounce bag. When I got home, I found it's a 7 ounce bag.
I got a big laugh out of a reporter talking to Bozeman, Montana's street supervisor last week. Do you use salt on Bozeman's streets? No, we use magnesium chloride----------In the Northeast, anything more than 5 years old is a rusted-out hulk from the road salt. Unless DOT has found a non-corrosive thing to keep ice off the road.
Did the reporter then ask what the difference was, or did they drop the question because they didn't want to look ignorant?I got a big laugh out of a reporter talking to Bozeman, Montana's street supervisor last week. Do you use salt on Bozeman's streets? No, we use magnesium chloride----------
The latter and maybe that's just being nice. I suspect that reporter didn't have a clue.Did the reporter then ask what the difference was, or did they drop the question because they didn't want to look ignorant?
I rebuilt my layout to be better suited for operation. I still have a loop for railfan.Good evening gang!
Flo, can I get a cold Coke Zero with lots of ice?
Today is National Stroke Survivors Day, I didn't realize I had my own holiday!
Been in a bit of a funk regarding the hobby as of late, hence my absence. W*rk has literally been a cluster lately and I have brushed off and polished my resume' because of it. I'm not going to go down with this ship. Done a bunch of re-evaluating things, coupled with a run session Saturday on a buddies layout so I spent a good bit of yesterday along with time today to start finishing up half started projects. The 1st thing to escape the workbench , the Beverly Hillbillies Buick truck.
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The rest of the "clan" are still standing on a paint stick with 2 sided tape awaiting finishing. I'll get them done in the next few evenings. Also in that same paint stick are the figures for my poor white trash trailer scene.
Willie, that house kit looks amazing like my grandparent house in Baltimore when I was a kid. (4109 Edgar Terrace) I have to get me one of those for the layout.
I have a question for all those with layouts. Do you find yourself more on the "operations" side of the hobby, or is your layout more on the "railfan" side of the hobby. The layout my buddy has is mainly for operations, even though he can at open houses he does have provisions for roundy round running. When operating,,9-10 trains are all working at the same time, passing, switching, all under the control of a dispatcher. It's 3 layers and HUGE. My layout might keep 3-4 operators busy once it gets running, but 90% of the time I will just be the only operator and I doo love to let 1 train just run while I do other things. (yes, I can run point to point or in a loop) Just wondering your thoughts.
Kriegslok. Nice Audi, do you know what they cal the import tax on those cars?
Audi duty
Goodnight all!
I always did a bit of both.I have a question for all those with layouts. Do you find yourself more on the "operations" side of the hobby, or is your layout more on the "railfan" side of the hobby. The layout my buddy has is mainly for operations.....