Good Morning All. 80° and clear. Only reached 106° yesterday with a heat index of 113°; but with only 21% humidity, it was quite tolerable. Being able to get in the pool with a beer or two also helped. We are actually under an excessive heat warning and the forecast calls for 109° for the next three days. As I have posted before, this is Mother Nature's revenge for two summers in a row with only a single day above 100°.
Grandsons left yesterday, sorry to see them go. It was a fun-filled four days. I am glad however, that they took the granddog home, as she is really
dumb, annoying. She'll be returning in two more weeks while my daughter's family goes to Arkansas for a week.
Out in the train shed, I mostly ran some trains. The boys got bored after about fifteen minutes when I started doing switching. I did spend some time adding more figures to the business district and fixed the misaligned fence rail. I also started to add some Woodland Scenics field grass along the ROW. Here's a couple of random pictures from Main Street (the others were from Highway 49).
The first is one end of Merchant's Row I. That is Lumpy reaching down to pick up a penny on the sidewalk in front of the Hardware Store.
The other end of MR I with leaning street sign.
Across the street. A small park next to the tavern.
Some townsfolk in front of the boutique.
Jesse - I understand that the roadbed can be removed from EZ track if needed. Don't discount brass track completely. If you end up with an HO layout, it can be used on industry tracks and little-used sidings. I also use it on storage/display shelves. You can set up your posts to include your signature automatically when you post.
Sherrel - Who is Bob Finan? He was able to confirm what I had suspected regarding the lease unit. I don't have a source for those particular units. Thanks for the history.
Joe - The Marine Terminal is looking good.
Johnny - Like you, it's the bureaucratic waiting that ruins all of my good intentions regarding jury duty.
Everybody have a great day, the weekend is approaching for all who are still in the labor force. Stay cool and hydrated.