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Tough news, Tom. Glad you called 911

Morning all. Freezing here - and tomorrow's May. Sigh. Looking forward to my one-and-only biz trip to Phoenix or rather someplace an hour outside of Phoenix next week. Beautiful shot, Jeffrey. Looks like sunrise. Prayers for your friend and your bride to feel better, Dennis. Brutus, glad you...

Off to class. Sunny but cold. At my fancy luncheon, a little old lady came up to me and said 'you inspire me to give this place a scholarship' - don't know what I said but I'm happy for the students.

Morning all. Sunny but cold today. Have a fancy lunch at a big downtown 'club' today and then my class tonight. Filled up the van with e85 last night as an experiment. It was 40 cents cheaper each gallon. National train day looks fun. As if I need an excuse to celebrate...

Morning all. Cold here too, Jon. What's with this weather? Took in the ferns and other plants last evening. Going to start sniffing around to see if I can actually see one of the Sir Topham Hatt gatemen before i buy it. Supposedly shipped this month.

Afternoon all. Worked long at church today so far but had fun. Got the Bride's mom day gift at a 'world market' at church. Bride off to a shower (for another soon-to-be bride). I'm holding the fort, doing laundry, my online classes and hopefully training - with the NASCAR or White Sox game on...

Morning all. Very blustery, grey and very cold today - dang it. Jon, sorry about that flood your son experienced. That's a tough call. Our sump was dead when we first got into the house- the inspector missed it- and I didn't realize it until it the pit flooded. Fortunately, the way the basement...

Morning all. Goodness, Tom, that sounds like a long weekend. Glad you can recover today, Dennis. Did I mention I ordered that Plymouth set from Boscov's for myself for my b-day next month? Amazing how tall those tomato plants have gotten already - must be all that carbon dioxide from Chief's...

Hey, they dropped the ticket. It's a good day. That was sure a neat car.

Afternoon all. I think about trains all the time too. Read somewhere that the UP is the largest consumer of diesel in the US - beat out the US Navy. Hate to see their fuel bill. Got a 'ticket' from the outsourced parking lot company that shows I owe them .25 cents. They're wrong of course. Their...

This thread is getting too low on the list. I like your ideas, Don, though Sir Topham Hatt would frown at your 'confusion and delay.' One trick we used in N scale was to think in terms of fast time rather than scale MPH - of course we didn't have your nifty calculator. Must get to siding X...

Morning all. Jon, is it really that easy to find a Wii these days? I am on a kind of stealth look-out without success. I'll continue to look. Don't know how we'll be able to afford a drive to S. Carolina this year. I'm still saving too. What are you going to do with your d56 people? they are the...

A quick good morning. Have to deal with the aftermath of a phoned-in bomb threat that evac'd a few buildings last eve. Ah well. I wanna Wii too - they seen to be slowly more available I've noticed but still at a huge premium.

Morning all. Beautiful day here. Just remembered this is my local toy train buddy's last week of work before her retires as a sheetmetal worker. Have to take him out to celebrate this weekend. Great news about Krysten's safe arrival and Barry's recovery. Funny coincidence, Dennis, my bride also...

Morning all. A quick hello before getting ready for church. Beautiful morning - truly spring. Recovering from taking 3 teenage boys to a big arcade / restaurant to celebrate my middle boy's birthday. Four hours later, they were thisclose to earning enough 'tickets' to get a real guitar as a...

Morning all. Great photos! Africa is one continent I'd like to visit someday, Dennis. Today's projects consist of taking the middle boy off with a few friends to an arcade far far away to celebrate his birtday - gas is suddenly $3.70. Yikes. Hope to fix one of my backdrops that fell down -...

What is this, California? I was wakened by our very own earthquake at 430 this morning - though it was a cat trying to get out of a closet. LOL. Nice weather here. Any big plans for your weekends? Tom looks busy.

Jon, does For/Rev still work with Thom?

Morning all. Well, had 4 hrs of 70 degrees yesterday before turning colder so that means it's ok to go out and get my lawn fertilizer. Have to break out the deck furniture too. Hope you are all having a good day. John, thanks for the report! I could never get anything with the word 'Cub' in it. ;)

Morning all. Sunny and windy in Chicago might hit 70 for the first time since Oct. - one of the longest stretches between 70s. Hope so. I see MTH is bringing out a Coronation instead of the Flying Scotsman and that French engine off the Orient Express. Good thing for my wallet neither works on...