Good Morning All. Cloudy and 74°, might be going up to 88° later today. Rain is again in the forecast for this morning. There's a pretty widespread area of showers to the west about 15 miles away, but it actually looks like it will skirt by just to the south of me today. That would be good after the 1.25" yesterday. The forecast for the next ten days presently calls for no rain and increasing winds from today until Friday which may finally dry things out. Mosquitos are out en masse right now. They don't normally bite me for some reason, but their buzzing around is really annoying. They will however land on and bite my wife at every opportunity. Maybe it's my diet rich in garlic, red meat and beer that keeps them off me.
Pigs in a blanket for me this morning Flo, make it a double order with a tall cool OJ.
Thanks for the many likes on the dual posts yesterday;
Troy, Sherrel, Justin, Tom O, Gary, Guy, Karl, Chad, Patrick, Hughie, Garry, Tom, Chet.
I did make it out to the train shed yesterday for a brief visit. I did two things, run trains and paint detail parts for Woody's Country Mart. I discovered that the sheet of dry transfers was missing from this kit, so I have to contact them this morning. Hopefully I can get it before I need to have it. It won't hold up painting or construction., just completion. The detail painting didn't warrant any pictures yet, but instead of disappointing
Guy, I will pull a few from the archive. Just a few random shots.
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Patrick -
From someone (me) who was in the window and door manufacturing business for 43 years.
Years ago, windows and doors were manufactured full size, for example, a 3050 window measured a full 36" x 60", a patio door would be 72" x 80" for a 6068 door. This caused issues with builders having to make the openings "oversized". Along about the late 70's, that same 3050 window shrunk to 35 3/4" x 59 3/4" so builders could then make a 36" x 60" opening. Patio doors and entry doors followed along as well. It also meant less materials used for the same price to the builder. In the case of our company, saving 2 oz of aluminum from 2.5 million windows a year meant a reduction of 312000 pounds of aluminum a year at an approximate cost of $0.98/lb at the time. The savings varied after that depending on demand. Right now demand is low because automakers cannot build cars due to chip shortages and the price is just $1.06/lb. In boom times I have seen $1.35. That's why openings in many older structures need furring strips to make a snug fit.
Gary - Good luck with the garden, I hope that you have as good a luck as I have had this year.
Tom O - That 87° water temperature in the pool is about the upper end of my limit. I have shade on the west side, and rarely see 87°. On the other end, your temperature of 75° is about 3° cooler than I like. I tend to agree with you regarding the money out there. Each of my three kids all make more in salary with 12-18 years in the workforce than I did after 45 years. And each of their spouses either match or exceed that. Percentage-wise though, all are a bit behind in retirement savings than I was at their age. But I am more than comfortable and I have no debt.
Hughie - I have had to back away from some Bar Mills kits before. Not generally for too long.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe.
UPDATE: The rain indeed passed by to the south, clear skies and sunshine finally.