Good Morning Gang. 51° and clear right now. Around noon, the winds will start coming from the North at 25mph and the temperature will steadily drop to 24° overnight. Might even rain. Cold weather in store for the next week then back into the 60's. Going to make that 50 mile grocery/beer trip today, which will eat up most of the morning. Didn't mention it previously, but I am dogsitting my other "granddog" for a few days while my daughter and SIL are at the CES in Las Vegas this week. This is his first extended visit. In keeping with precedent, he threw up in my wife's car on the way over here. He is also a "farter"! He did like chasing cows yesterday, although I don't know what he would do if he caught one.
Out in the train shed, I continued on my mission to organize stuff. One of the partial projects that I came across a few days ago, is a resin cement mixer made back in the 80's by Magnuson. I have been
slowly assembling it and got to the point of applying primer paint yesterday. Anyone that has assembled one of their vehicles (I have maybe 20), already knows that these are not top of the line models. Much filing, trimming and fitting is required, and my next step of attaching and
aligning the cast metal wheels will be quite time-consuming for me. I also found an unassembled Bachmann Signal Tower that is useless to me, but I am assembling it to give to a friend's nine year old boy who is interested in trains and has a large double track loop layout (8' x 24'), on an enclosed second floor front porch. I have previously made him some "converter cars" with KD couplers on one end and horn-hooks on the other to use with his new store-bought locomotives and the crate full of Craigslist freight cars that his mama got him.
Trig - Thanks for inquiring about WIX, and thanks to both
Eric and
Gary P for their responses. I hadn't really given much thought about a website lately, (thought about 20 years ago when I didn't have time), but your interest has made me re-think about the possibility.
Terry - What is the medication that your insurance won't pay for? I've never had an insurance provider not pay at least partially for a prescription...but I went from reputable (big name, Aetna, Blue Cross etc) employer sponsored drug plans to one of my choice of one when I switched to Medicare, so I don't have a lot of interaction with them. Actually $17 for six pills might be worth the price, although I understand your frustration with the insurance company.
Jesse - Interesting thing about my wife going back to work, she took an income tax class so she could better deal with our taxes which were becoming more complicated at the time. Next thing is that she got offers of employment from three different HR Block offices. She accepted one nearby (22 miles) and is still there. Nice gig working 3 1/2 months a year, unless she teaches classes part time in the fall.
Sherrel - There is no quitting time, days off or vacations when you're retired! You're correct though; I do like to keep busy around the estate. Example: the trees that I am planting now will be firewood 20-25 years from now! And the garden, you know how I feel about that.
Justin - Since I heat with only wood I can only imagine how much the electric bill shot up. My water bill goes up during cold snaps because I drip selected faucets as a precautionary measure.
Chet - Have fun with the new blower!
Toot - Must be serious, I got updates two days in a row for Win7, but it went well with no apparent changes.
Everybody have a great day.
Willie
