Good Morning Folks. An incredibly nice 65° and clear. Barely hit 89° yesterday and today is forecast to be 93°, both considerably below average for this time of year. More normal upper 90's resumes tomorrow when the northerly wind shifts to southerly wind. With the cooler morning yesterday, I resumed my endless tree pruning of some trees around my currently dried up pond. I know that summer isn't the ideal time for major pruning and I am just removing low branch ends and dead stuff that are a hazard when mowing. Much more needs to be done after 15 years of neglect. Today I will fire up the tractor and mow around the septic tank/lateral lines.
Out in the train shed, I once again spent the bulk of my time running various trains. Did an out and back local switching run that took over two hours switching 14 cars at six industries. I also ran three through freights from end to end to disrupt the switcher. Two were unit grain trains and the third was a priority container freight. I also put up a few more pieces of fascia, I am beginning with 8' pieces that don't require trimming before I set up the saw horses and Skilsaw for the rest. Looks like more progress in the beginning.
In case anyone missed it,
Ken in MD started a most excellent weathering thread yesterday. It's obviously the reason that we haven't seen much of him here. Check it out.
Jesse - That update on your late friend seems to be a horrible example of employer negligence. As a former factory manager with years of safety training and certification, I am appalled if the information given to you is correct. Unfortunately OSHA exists only for employer harassment and they will hit them with a minuscule fine and a slap on the wrist. I had to take a thirty hour training course just to learn how to read their handbook; every five years!
Sherrel -
Restriction just says "No RV parking on the street or driveway"!
Just tell them that the motor was running so it wasn't technically parked.
Thank you for all the support regarding avocados!
Today we celebrate National Girlfriends Day, and World Naked Sailing Day. I'll miss both. Don't have a girlfriend or a sailboat.
Motorcycles revving up at 5:00 am don't bother me at all, it's too early for me to have my hearing aids in and I can't hear them.
Everybody have a great day.