A pigeon coop on top of the drug store.Good Morning All. A bit chilly here at 19° and clear as can be. Quite a bit colder than the forecast low of 25°. A couple of more days like this and then we return to more normal, with upper 60's by the beginning of next week. Most of my leaves fell yesterday and immediately blew south to the neighboring wheat field. They'll be back tomorrow when the wind returns from the south. Weird weather yesterday with the temperature in the low 60's and no wind to start the day. I was able to walk and do a bit of yard cleanup. Then the mist/drizzle hit for about two hours before the winds turned from the north and were between 28 and 33 mph all day long. Rather bitter conditions, at least the rain stopped when the winds arrived. Needless to say, activity moved indoors and I did some needed housework.
Hey Flo, start me with a handful of bacon and a pair of over-easy eggs.
Thanks for all of the likes and comments for yesterday's update; Johnny, Chad, Sherrel, Greg, Hughie, Ken, Kellyann, Tom, Curt, Rick, Jerome, Patrick.
I did get some time in the train shed late yesterday, before taking the wife out for dinner. Started the cleanup/rehab of the next two structures that were transplanted from the old layout, these reside across the road from the Woolworth's and the plant store.
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EMT's have already removed the immobile young lady and I dusted everything off.
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In a small mini-scene we have Hillary and Bill sitting on the bench out front.
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Johnny - Yes to that wintry blast. Seems crazy that my temperature right now is only 4° higher than Beady's up there in Michigan.
Greg - Extra thanks for noticing the signs. There's a couple more on the back of the structure which is the side that faces the aisle.
Beady - I'm right there with you on the saggy sleeves. I do not wear long sleeves at all when working on the layout. Learned that the hard way over thirty years ago. On those rare days when the temperature in the train shed requires long sleeves (like today), I only run trains with minimal switching.
Kelly Ann - First time that I have heard it called Poppy Day. I always knew it as Remembrance Day over there in the Commonwealth.
Patrick -
Speak for yourself.
Today is National Happy Hour Day. I'll be celebrating at home as usual. Everybody have a great day and keep warm if possible.
They were quite common around here in the 60's and 70's. In backyards and on the roofs of commercial establishments. I never really knew what folks did with the pigeons besides breed and show them. As late as the 2000's, there were still a couple on the roofs of commercial buildings in nearby downtown Krum TX.
There were 2 guys, one an elderly gentleman, who raised homing pigeons. The birds were trained to return to the coop. As I remember it these guys would cage up a number of the birds then take them some miles from home and release them. The idea was to time the birds arrival back at the coop, and of course that all the birds made it back. It was quite a sight to see when our neighbor, 2 houses up, would release the birds for exercise. He had about 30 of them. They would take off circle for a while the he would whistle and they all returned. On the down side his backyard smelled bad, pigeon s??t.
Do what's easiest or follow whatever tickles your fancy. Myself, I do the latter. I don't know enough to specialize. Remember the Prime Directive: It's your railroad, do what you want and everyone else can shut their gob.It's dark cold and raining here todayI've been looking at the different eras of some of the sets. Gas anyone done a modern or futuristic set? I'm thinking of doing a modern one as my starter. What do you think?
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. Going out to supper with friends tonight. I finished up the 3rd platform in the diesel facility, so that project is complete. The decal set that I'm waiting on were supposed to be delivered today but wasn't. I just hope it was not given to someone else. Our postman has a bad habit of doing that..
In that case, just start browsing catalogs, both to discover what really interests you, and what's available. The ebay completed auctions can be good for this. As I said, my own setup is made completely of what tickles my fancy, paying no attention whatsoever to realism. In fact, I consider realism to be the last refuge of those with no imagination.Harry potter is cool. Now that's a good idea. I could even do the platform? But then I like the modern idea. Still pondering
Do both at the same time.Harry potter is cool. Now that's a good idea. I could even do the platform? But then I like the modern idea. Still pondering
Here are a couple more suggestions:Beady- I'll tell my wife she needs vitamins, I'm sure she will be appreciative
Thanks a bunch, GREG -- Just filled up my truck at Costco, cheapest anywhere, for $3.59 yesterday!
As others have said 'it's your railroad" so it can be what ever your imagination wants. The most important thing is to have fun and enjoy your layout. With that thought, take the time to lay the track properly. Nothing makes people lose interest faster than trains that constantly derail or stall half way around.It's dark cold and raining here today
Go to train shows if they have them there to get ideas. Layout tours help also. Another resource is youtube, I watch videos to see different operations, how freight is shipped, and how different terminals are laid out and operate.It's dark cold and raining here today
