Good Morning All. 39° and mostly cloudy, dense fog advisory for the area this morning. Ten day forecast still shows mid-60's for Christmas day, and the rain chance has been reduced to below 25%. Headed for the dentist this morning for my final two permanent crowns. Glad to finally finish with all of this dental work, eight implants and nine crowns later, I can eat for the next 100 years.
Another great day yesterday and I spent much time outdoors. I had to split some wood from trunk logs that were too large to go through the door of my heater, and got the damn splitting wedge stuck!
Took twenty minutes and two crowbars to finally free it up. To top it off, the wood was still a bit green in the center so I can't really use it yet. Had to mow parts of the "back 40" yesterday where the volunteer winter grass was getting out of hand.
Out in the train shed, I ran trains, lots of them. Switching run for the day was the south end of my fictional town of Ft. Wish TX. Switched out a pair of boxcars at the Sears Distribution Center, a pair of tank cars at the gas/oil distributor, exchanged an airslide covered hopper of flour at the bakery while picking up a loaded boxcar there, stopped by the packing plant for a few reefers of frozen burgers and steaks and finally exchanged full/empty boxcars at the brewery. I pondered and studied where I am going next with the scenery completion projection (the Twenty Year Plan), and narrowed it down to two or three possibilities. Most probable is the little peninsula that juts out at eye-level at the train shed entrance that I discussed a few months ago. It's the 4.5 sq. ft. area that I intend to populate with a bunch of laser-cut wood structures that I have posted over the last few years.
Joe -
Willie: I might add that D.J. is actively employed, and provides contemporary insight, while each day, I'm further removed from the industry. D.J. is also in to graphics to tell his stories, where I am limited to memory.
That's what works for me. I model a time period that you can offer much insight on, albeit a whole different locale; and he kinda keeps the present in perspective as well as being another modeler who is good about documentation.
Interesting about your comment on the SD40-2's, most if not all of the ATSF units are still in service on BNSF (
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Chet - Really nice job on that Silver Streak caboose.
We had one employee milking the system for years on a questionable claim.
Our safety guy and insurance company aggressively pursued many comp cases. One notable case was a maintenance worker claiming a back injury, who was filmed by a PI single-handily throwing a mattress
over the side of his pick up truck. Case thrown out by court and damages had to be repaid. This is in no way a reflection of
Terry's case which seems legitimate. On the other end of the spectrum, we also had a guy who re-injured himself while demonstrating to the insurance company representative how the original injury occurred!
Greg - Thanks for the comment. Both warbonnet paint schemes really stood out.
Garry - Nice grain elevator. You show much more imagination regarding kit-bashing than I can ever hope for. Where's the truck headed?
Mark -
I have noticed a big difference between posting here on the Coffee Shop and posting questions or comments other place at this website. If you post here you will get friendly and courteous answers and/or conversation. If you do it elsewhere, there is strong likelihood your answer; or, comment received may be sarcastic; or, downright nasty!
Some agreement here, but
sometimes I think that it is the context of the written word that may be misinterpreted. I believe that several of your more acerbic postings have been taken in the wrong manner by others at times.
Curmudgeon! There's that word again!
Pessimists and optimists. Takes both to make the world go around. Kinda like + and - in an ion.
Erik -
Am I the only one who doesn't see anything?
Nope.
Sherrel has ghosts!
Terry - Good luck with any treatment and like others have said, keep documentation. Prayers for a speedy recovery.
Only one week to go with this incessant non-stop Christmas music at our house.
Air travel
service is an oxymoron!
We observe two National days today, National Suckling Pig Day (good), and "Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day". Who the hell is Buddy the Elf?
Louis?
Everybody have a great day.