Alex,
Good luck with your Mom and Dad. I met your Dad at one of the open houses and I enjoyed talking to him. At least I can save 12 dollars on the toll since your coming to New Jersey.
Alan Graziano
Alex,
I'm sorry to hear about your dad and wish you and Dina nothing but the best in this next chapter of your lives. Cherish the time you have left with your parents and though we'll all miss your open house this year, you're doing a far better thing for your parents.
Regards,
Greg
Good Luck ALEX on the move. I spoke to you about your move at YORK and wish you and your family the best of luck with the health problems and the moving too. Prayers for a good move, your FATHERS health and a great layout.
Hi Alex, I'm sorry to read about your father. I went through the same thing with my Mom so I know how demanding it can be on people when ever we have to go through a transition like this.
As for the new house and improved layout that is a good thing and I wish you all the best with both.
Alex, sorry to hear about your Dad's health. If I remember right from a prior post your Dad was into trains to. Good luck with the move and the blank canvas of a new basement. Trains are good therapy. Hopefully with the new layout build your Dad will get some enjoyment out of it and you can spend time with him.
Alex , Good luck with your new home ,& our prayers are with you & your family ,hopefully your dad's condition won't get any worse . Jerry
Alex, sorry to hear about your Dad. I remember meeting him a few years ago, nice guy.
Alex, sorry to hear about your Dad. I hope your move to NJ goes smoothly. Good luck with the layout. Will you try to moved what you have already built or start all over again?
Alan G. the toll to Staten Island is up to $15 now. (Although I think there is a discount for EZPass) I just went to Brooklyn last weekend.
Alex,
Sorry to hear about your dads change in health, always hard.
All the best for you and Dina on the move!
Alex, great to see you at Quaker Steak. Best wishes to you and your family.
My wife has dear friends nearby (we're heading up for a wedding this weekend) so hope to make it to your open house when you are settled.
Sorry to hear the news about your dad Alex. I know you and Dina are doing your best to help him during this difficult time. Hopefully when you are settled in to your new house we will be able to see your new layout.
Dear Alex,
You and your dad are in my prayers. I wish you all the best with the move.
Sincerely,
Frank
You're doing the right thing, Alex. You get a fist bump for that. I hope you and your Dad can enjoy his sunset years.
So, is the new home close to a real railroad, too?
Alex,
Aging and failing parents are a huge challenge, as you already know. Thank God you're in a position to make the move and step up to the task at hand. Having moved more times than I care to remember, two moves to and two moves from Staten Island plus three moves while on Staten Island in addition to many others elsewhere, I dread the thought of your having to go through that ordeal, again, too.
The larger house and presumably more elbow room are small compensation for what you're taking on. More importantly, you will always have the sure and certain knowledge that you and your family did all you could for your folks.
Thinking primarily in railroad terms, as I'm sure many others here do, I'm anxious to know which railroad(s) you're graduating to? CNJ? RDG? PRR? LV? RR? The mighty SIRT and the neighborhood of "Skunk's Misery" will surely miss you and your lovely ladies!
Best wishes for the road ahead!
Alex & Dina:
I'm sure you will both handle the challenges you face with grace, courage, and kindness, since that's how you two deal with everything in life. Your father is fortunate to have you two as his caregivers for the future.
Best of luck and I hope we see you soon.
Alex,
Good luck with the move to New Jersey and taking care of your Dad and Mom. They are in good hands with you and Dina.
Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday.
JohnB
Alex, you will never regret what you are doing. Parents are too easy to take for granted and then they are gone. Bless you and your family.
Art
Alex
All the best wishes for you and your Dad. Good luck with the move.
Alex
Best of luck with your move. Sorry to hear about your dad, but he will be in good hands.
God bless you and family.
Jim
Best wishes for your dad's health and future success for you and Dina.
Alex,
Sorry to hear about your Dad, wishing the best for him and your Mom and also for you and the rest of your family. Good luck with your move too, and I hope you all really enjoy your new home and the larger train room as well.
Alex, So sorry about your dad's diagnosis. I wish you well on the move.
My parents' decline has halted starting construction on my new layout.
Ill look forward to the restart of the new JADA!
Alex, have your number and been wanting to call you but am doing the same packing up here as we are moving from Howell to Jackson at the end of June. I've lived in this area for close to 35 years now and know the area very well. All the back roads, best restaurants, etc. Very, very good italian market real close to you. One of my old Nabisco customer. Hope you get "chummy" with your new neighbors. Should be interesting telling your neighbors that you are a member of the NJ Hirailers.
Talk soon. If you need a good attorney, I have one in Freehold that is doing my sale and purchase. Real good person.
Enjoy the holiday weekend.
Hello everyone,
Alex thank you, he enjoyed speaking with you guys too. He used to mention it to me from time to time.
Eliot thanks very much, i need you and Skip here for the next 3 weeks straight. I'll supply the room and board , just kidding LOL !!! But i know you guys would come if i really needed you. We have everything under control so far lol!!!
RD thanks very much, he loves being around me so this move will help him a lot.
Henry thank you very much
Chris thank you very much
Seaboard thank you very much
Marty thank you my buddy !!
David thank you very much, your words were are spot on and so well put.
Here's a few pictures of the JADA lines coming down, boy this hurts. 
Alex
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Alex,
How much do you think you can move and reuse in the new place?
Alex,
Good luck with your move, sorry about your father, lost my mother a few years back to this nasty disease. My heart goes out to you and your family, at least you will have a nice place to construct your layout. Be careful moving your family!
Definitely post pictures as you build your new layout!
PCRR/Dave
Rich883 posted:Alex,
How much do you think you can move and reuse in the new place?
Hi Rich ,
With the price of lumber these days, I'm going to use as much as possible. I'm numbering the plywood boards and trying to take all of them, as for the 2x4s I'll take the one's that aren't warped. Hoping more than half are good. I will take the entire control panel just the way it is, I'll pull back all the wire from under the layout and roll it up right next to the control panel. When it comes time to rebuild I'll just unroll the wires and trace them out.
Thanks, Alex
Pine Creek Railroad posted:Alex,
Good luck with your move, sorry about your father, lost my mother a few years back to this nasty disease. My heart goes out to you and your family, at least you will have a nice place to construct your layout. Be careful moving your family!
Definitely post pictures as you build your new layout!
PCRR/Dave
Thank you Dave,
Yes this is a nasty disease, and it's sad to watch. But the good thing is he'll be with us now and i can keep a close eye on him. Also on a good note I get to build a new layout 
Thanks, Alex
Alex...Good luck with the move.Keep a eye out for me on Route 9 (Between South Amboy and Marlboro) or Route 18 (between Rt 9 and Rt 79) Ill either be plowing it in the winter or mowing it in the summer.
Alex,
My very best wishes and prayers as you take care of your dad. You're a good man.
Rob
Hi Alex,
It does not seem that long ago that the Jada Railroad was in OGR Run 276! There was a special page in the article about the layout you got for your dad, which I have added to this post. Your mom and dad are fortunate to have you as a son and Dina as a daughter-in-law.
I feel fortunate to have met you and Dina at a York, and know a little bit about what you are going through, so please accept my best wishes and prayers as well.
Yours truly, Dave B
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Prayers for your family. Best wishes for Jada relocation.
Hi Bob thanks very much, hope to see you I'll be using route 9 and 18 a lot
Rob thank you for your kind words
Hi Dave thank you for those beautiful words, also thanks for the photo.That was only two years ago and he's changed so much. Hope to see you at York.
Thanks again, Alex
Alex,
Sorry to hear about the diagnosis involving your dad. I enjoyed speaking with him a few years ago at one of your parties and recall he was into trains.
I too moved to New Jersey from New York 7 years ago and now live in Whippany (near Morristown), just south or the interchange of routes 80 and 287. You will have some good local OGR guys near you in Freehold including Stu Rankin (NotLionel LLC on the forum), Bob Taylor, NCJ Joe and Ted Bertiger. I'm also only 45 minutes away.
Good luck with the move.
Erol Gurcan
Sorry to hear about your family situation. Best of luck with your situation and best of luck with the move. I wish you and your family the best.
Hi Erol thank you for your kind words.
Hi Pat thank you for your kind words.
Well just like that the JADA RailRoad is gone for now.
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Hi Alex, sorry to hear of your dad's dementia, Carl's a lovely man. My dad, now 93, also has dementia and we have recently had to put him in a nursing home. It's a sad way for a loved one to finish their life. Let's hope he has some good years left. Good luck with the move.
Dave Allen posted:Hi Alex, sorry to hear of your dad's dementia, Carl's a lovely man. My dad, now 93, also has dementia and we have recently had to put him in a nursing home. It's a sad way for a loved one to finish their life. Let's hope he has some good years left. Good luck with the move.
Hi Dave, Thank you for your kind words. This disease is really tough to watch it came on without notice, once we move into the new house I'm going to keep his mind busy with trains. I'll have him with me while i repair and upgrade, he loves to watch.
Thanks, Alex
ALEX M the idea of keeping your dad with you while repairing and upgrading is good you want to keep his mind active.
my sister has dementia and she loves to play bejeweled game on computer and says it keeps her mind active and makes her feel normal.
your right about this dementia creeping up, I wish you and family all the best as time moves on.
have you looked online for topics on this and most importantly the things not to do as we discovered we were doing a lot incorrectly with my sister.
good luck on the move
Alex, I just saw this thread today.... Sheila and I are sorry to hear about your father, but we know what you are doing will help him and you and your family... We came to your Open House in 2014 and really enjoyed it... We look forward to attending again in 2018...
