Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and a cool 63°. Still have the north wind this morning, temperature yesterday never got above 78°, quite comfortable.
I'm ready for a good ole' breakfast burrito this morning Flo, sausage, egg, potato and cheese please. Lots of spicy salsa on the side.
Full day yesterday, went early and picked up the rental car, dropped off the wife's SUV at the mechanics place, did laundry and then cut down two trees for next winters firewood. Partly cut one up a bit, I have a few more cool mornings coming up in the next few days to finish up. Already have enough stacked up from earlier to get through December, so this has more than enough time to "season" in the upcoming 95°+ summer days. I also have a dead 30 year old Ash to remove, looks to be about a 2-3 week supply there. It will be a sad occasion because it was a seedling that my son brought home from school in honor of Arbor Day and we planted it together in 1989.
The new pool thermometer has been puzzling me this season. The water seems colder than it shows, so I dug out the old one and it shows 3° cooler than the new one. It's still enjoyable especially after 45 minutes with the chainsaw and no wind.
Thanks
Justin, Chet, Jerome, Sherrel, Phil, Patrick, Johnny; for the likes and comments regarding yesterday's pictures.
Finally made it out to the train shed around 4:00 yesterday. I plotted out and painted additional roadway on the peninsula in the area around the fertilizer distributor. Over the next couple of days, I'll be tying together the peninsula area with the existing flour mill area. Over at the workbench, I made eight of those very small stripwood cutouts for the Masonic Lodge, and glued them on one side. I found that I had to make two even smaller ones for the front corners, 1/8" x 1/16" and made and fastened the first one. I am learning a lot about the delicateness of angle stripwood and have resurrected a few words not heard in years. Planted four trees that I made over the weekend.
No current progress photos right now and I don't remember all of the structure and railcar photos that I have posted, so I'll just post a couple of my favorites. Please excuse me if I repeat something.
Ace Auto Parts is a "beginners" hydrocal kit from DownTown Deco.
Same four walls, different doors and a different paint scheme produced Rosa's Place, a great place for Mexican food.
Looks like my spiders like the place as well.
Garry - Prayers for your daughter. Have they determined the problem yet?
Ole' 97 - I repeat, welcome back. If you get an opportunity, refresh us with your modeling interests. Just don't wait as long! I take it that you know Jeffery passed away in late 2014, hence the honorary renaming of the Coffee Shop after him.
Chet - It is a bit tough coming up with different and unique businesses, but at least every town had a cafe, bank, liquor store etc. I am intending to add a candy store to one town after you pictured one a few weeks back. Thanks for the suggestion. I intend to use the Masonic Lodge as a library in one of the large towns left to build.
Ray - That locomotive looks like someone threw a bowl of spaghetti at it.
I know that wasn't directed at me but I just keep thinking DC DC DC!
Seriously though, if I was just starting today, I would opt for DCC, maybe.
By the way, the quickest way to find the missing coupler pocket clips is to order
and receive some more.
Patrick -
Fell asleep so hard that I woke up with my knees sore from laying in one position all night.
Wait until your legs, back, hips and shoulders do the same. Getting up to pee in the middle of the night can be torturous. Don't ask how I know this! I don't tend to change positions while asleep unless my wife tugs the covers off or kicks me.
Ken IB - Great to see you posting again, but sorry to read of the ongoing medical issue. Looks like you already have a good plan and I'll be praying for your recovery at Mass. Seeing
Beady's post makes me feel more positive regarding your situation.
Beady - Kegels. Haven't seen or heard of them in over thirty years. And I thought then that my wife was just smiling at me when she was doing them.
Everybody have a great day.