Good morning, fellow Rail Layers and Spike Drivers,
Hi Flo & Francine, Glad your keeping Jeffreys' Dinner open and the place is open and dry and warm with all this wet weather.
Per WW lets see what they say, the rains finally came - actually it's still raining at around 1:00 Pm but I had a drip in my bedroom and figured I better try and fix it. I not sure if I did or not? I would estimate the rain fall at about 1.5",
lets see what they say, it's now 4:47 Pm and the rain has stopped.
It was raining, Temp is 46.9 °F - Feels Like 46 °F at 4:47 Pm;
Wind from West at 3.2 mph; No so everything is calm
The Barometer is at: 29.77 in/Hg:
Humidity is at: 98%
The hour makes the difference between having kids hit by busses in the dark or in the morning light, the drivers need the light to avoid hitting the kids! Cause kids do not look!
Say Paratrooper: It's really only half an hour as you also have to move it back again later and then you loose the the supposed hour your falsely gained. But also as the days get shorter it also get darker earlier too. As far as the kids, you and I as well as many others on the forum were kids when there was no such thing as time change and we learned to deal with being extra cautious realizing cars and buses etc couldn't see us that easily so we had to watch what the heck we were doing. That's how we learned to reason and think for ourselves and use our heads, at least many of us and it's proof as we are still here even though we didn't have someone coddling us but in most cases parents taught us to safety and what to be cautious of. Some individuals are very absent-minded though, even adults. My long time good friend Ken Barnhardt, who himself a College Professsor Teaching Engineering at UCLA, in Calif., told me about another professor friend who was really absent minded as he said his friend would be driving and after they'd get started going somewhere after about 5 minutes his mind was totally elsewhere! He even said it was really freaky to ride with him! I also knew a young fellow of about 14 who myself and another friend had to stop as he was going to walk right out into cross traffic without thinking. So it can happen
but it not the general rule. At least to my thinking.
Good Morning group. It's 52° and overcast, with a touch of fog this morning.
No joy among Mets fans this morning, as the Amazins again lived up to their unpredictability by forgetting their baseball skills. As they used to say, in Brooklyn, Wait until next year....
David: For what it's worth, Railroads used to remain on Standard time year round until 1967. Since then Railroad time changes twice a year. I think it was a change in Federal Law.
Chet: Nice scene with the critter. Get the tires mounted, the weather people may be right...
Say Joe: Thanks for bringing that up, it's appreciated and something I didn't know. I was going by what local friend Joe told me that he learned from his Dad but as I recall his dad retired about the time the change took place?
Got the winter tires on, and looking at the mess headed my way on the radar, probably got the job done just in time.
Not really wanting winter quite yet.
Say Chet: It seems lik you just got them changed in the nick of time as the old saying goes.
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Finished our monthly trip to the Warehouse to replace depleted provisions - sounds serious, eh? Gas was going for $1.75/gallon, but I didn't need any in the car we brought. The other car needs gas though so I have to go back. Regular varies by $0.25/ gallon from station to station, for essentially the same commodity.
Have to run out to the local Lowes, so I may stop for gas then. They are only a block or so apart.
I plan on moving some stuff around in the train room so I can finish the floor. If all goes well, I can start assembling my modules in the train room by the weekend.
Joe: Wow, Gas prices sure are reasonable there in New Jersey, not so here in Central Calif. I'm glad your getting closer to where you can start working on your layout and sure your getting anxious too!