Hobo Jungle

[webenda]

darsenau,

Thank you for the heads up.
I'll be looking for an old computer geek who is not missing the snow at all.
I'll be dressed as an old retired sparky not missing my 7 AM to 5 PM job at all.

You guys in PA can stop looking for darsenau, I think I found him here in AZ. Let you know for sure after 6 NOV, 2010.

[rogruth]

I remember a neighbor that had one of those hang on the window air conditioners that was from the '30s and used a block of ice.

[ANG retired]

Then, there are the late and greatly lamented wing-windows. Gawd how I miss them on modern "cars". Bring them into play and, even a low speeds, you can keep the car pretty pleasant. The only time things can get a little unpleasant is if you're dead-stopped for long periods. Just a little forward motion and you can keep pretty cool even in August.

Can't do it in a modern vehicle; they lost that part of the art, too.

Which is why that old Cherokee will be pried from my cold dead zombie like fingers!

I feel a grumpy old man rant coming on but am too busy trying not to cough up a lung,

It doesn't take much for me anymore either. The rant part that is.

Took the Better Half and Daughter in Law to Pittsburgh today.Discovered that my GPS SUCKS in a high rise downtown environment. Add in the obligatory shell cratered streets, closed, idiots on cell phones wandering in front of the Jeep, (the tire rub noise was used to great effect in several instances) and rude shopkeepers, well, I don't miss being near that crap.

But, there is a Starbucks on almost every corner!
(GBFD!)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

But, there is a Starbucks on almost every corner!

Yet another sign of the coming apocalypse.......

[The Dirt]

Yet another sign of the coming apocalypse.......

And it's coming sooner than you might think...

I was handed this by a very sincere, concerned, and altruistic man on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ, back in August. My sincere apologies for not letting you guys know sooner, that ye might have had these few extra weeks to do your much-needed repenting....



... well, everybody except Murph....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Got that profitable part right,

[The Dirt]

[rogruth]

Ditto

[hev52]

Was at York and saw Roger and Murph Man. It was a pleasure meetin' ya Roger.................. We did a whole lot of bullshitin' and showin' off my MTJ badge. I was turnin' a few heads when they seen my badge....................


The Murph Man was sellin' his layout stuff which is really some hevy lookin'. Stuff!!!

I think at the end of the day Roger and the Murph Man sneaked over to Hooters .................


I guess I missed you Sarge. I was there Fri afternoon.....................

[ANG retired]

Well, at least the day wasn't a total waste
But, what's that they are holding. Took me about ten minutes to notice there was something obstructing the view...

[rogruth]

They are holding something?


York was quite an experience for me.I am sorry that I did not get to visit all of the halls or any of the meetings.
It would be nice to attend again but very unlikely.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Yet another sign of the coming apocalypse.......

And it's coming sooner than you might think...

... do your much-needed repenting....
... well, everybody except Murph....

Oh, I be repenting, all right; yep, and hopin' for the best and bahavin' as best I can (which has its limits. )

You can imagine my surprise, while scrolling through our pleasant neighborhood here, at seeing my own mug-shot from better-behaved days (a relative term, I realize) staring back at me! I guess it's time to get back into the mix of all the shenanigans here at the MTJ jamboree. I have had my fill of the requisite post-York resting, unloaded the Bucket, and begun making changes on the layout, in expectation of the upcoming Holidays. So, I can sit still, now, like a proper neighbor, and yak it up a bit.

The TCA meet at York was a tremendous pleasure because I was able to meet Roger in person (exactly as I pictured him) who I quickly further realized was a decidedly pleasant, amiable person I wanted to hang out with more often, received the happy surprise of having Hev kind of full-back into me at my booth (are we sure he doesn't have football gear on under his T-shirt,) enjoyed seeing his very pleasant wife again, met CSX AL (his turntables are fabulous, and he looks far younger in person than his avatar photo,) and conversed w/Sarge, who was as unique a schmoozer in person as on the typed page.

I wasn't able to spend as much time socializinging w/ these MTJ friends as I'd have liked due to vigorous sales traffic all three days - almost frenetic, at times - in my little booth. So, Dirt, it would seem your pre-event good wishes must have bestowed their welcome blessing because I returned home w/ only 1/3 my inventory, which has me full of happiness and gratitude, sustained these four days since the show.

Also, I barely noticed the rain, but I did notice the sunshine and blue skies when they smiled during the meet. Oh, and one more thing, I did eat Wednesday thru Sunday at the Hersheys Farm Restaurant, as anticipated, and am still recovering from all that vegetable-dominated, healthy feasting, and happily so (plus lots of ice cream shoved into tall, cold root beers as appetizers.)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

............. due to vigorous sales traffic all three days - almost frenetic, at times - in my little booth.

Good to hear that you enjoyed both popularity and success!

[HONDO74]

I wasn't able to spend as much time socializinging w/ these MTJ friends as I'd have liked due to vigorous sales traffic all three days - almost frenetic, at times - in my little booth.

Murph, did you happen to take any pictures of your scenic modules that you sell at York that you could post here so the rest of us could see them. Of the modules that you sold what type of scene was the most popular ??

Robert

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...Good to hear that you enjoyed both popularity and success!

Thank you, Rufus; thank you very much for saying so. I appreciate your graciousness.
Murph