Hey Everybody!
Greetings my Friends from sunny, but still snow covered southeast Baltimore. Notice I capitalize the words Friends because you are all indeed capital Friends. Forgive me for being such an infrequent visitor, but I assure you if it at all possible I would be here more often. I miss my Friends, and playing with my trains, but my Fiends and trains are often on my mind!
I am so far behind in reading posts I have to reply to posts from the previous coffee shop, better late then never!
...Louis - Good to hear from you again, we were wondering where you were. Interesting pictures from 2003, I had not seen them before.
Thank you for your thoughts. When I first saw those pictures of the collapsed B&O roundhouse roof from 2003 I was heart broken, but now having been there after the repairs I can agree with you that they are interesting.
...Louis - Glad to see you in here again. Hopefully you have all of your snow removal done. Thought about you when I saw watching the news over the weekend. Having the right equipment does make a big difference.
How true that is Chet! My favorite piece of equipment has been my long handle transfer shovel. The small square head is great for moving snow, breaking ice and the size keeps me from picking up too much weight each time. I have thought of buying a snow blower but it would take up space and maybe only get used once or twice every 2 years or so. For now all snow has been removed, thank God!
...Louis: Good to see your post. That was some snow storm, eh?
I'll say Boris! It was a storm like I have never seen before. Only the back to back to back storms of 2010 were worse,
...Louis - Yep we survived another blizzard. For all the complaints about not getting streets plowed quickly enough the power companies get a shout out for the general lack of power outages. I haven't been to the B&O museum in a long time I need to get down there when the weather is better.
I was thinking the same thing myself! BGE (our local power company) did an amazing job of maintaining and restoring power. Their tree trimming programs sure did pay off.
The B&O museum is my favorite place to go. If you are like me and have trouble walking long distances or standing for long periods it is set up beautifully with bench scattered throughout. The only time you may encounter lines is if you go during a very popular special event like the polar express or Thomas the tank engine. otherwise its a leisurely uncrowded and friendly place, with free parking!
...Louis- Good to see you back here. Please be careful on the roof.
Curt rest easy, I can promise you I won't get up on any roof unless it is a roof I have worked on the construction of or I have inspected the construction! Thank you for thinking of me.
If I have missed any other replies to my posts forgive me. To all of you I say no need to worry about me I am like a weeble, I wobble, but I don't fall down. I am having some difficulties adjusting to my lifestyle changes, but they are necessary to improve my health. I will adjust and I will do better thus giving me more free time for my Friends and my trains. Little league baseball is around the corner so I must stay the course to be ready to coach my boys. After that, this summer I hope to be back to my trains with more enthusiasm and hopefully time then ever.
