santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. 35° and clear. At least the wind abated considerably. While nights will be chilly for a couple of days, the days will be pleasantly in the 65° - 80° temperature range for the next ten days. Spring finally!
So out in the train shed, I started to do some more scenery when I looked up and noticed a drooping coupler on a freight car on the upper level. Took it over to the workbench to fix it, then had to test it. Well that led to running more trains and scenery was forgotten. I have been making progress though, painting and ballast is completed on the four tracks in the targeted area, ground cover including gravel drive is completed around the switch tower and there are additional areas of ground foam in place. I have trees ready but I won't install them until later so I don't crush them in the meantime. The parking lot for the distribution center is painted but not yet striped, and the distribution center itself has been upgraded.
The subject of honoring Eric was discussed in this thread yesterday. I intend to name something on my layout in his honor, whether it be a business establishment (beer store?) or a physical location like a junction or a creek. Wish that I had a mountain; that would be most appropriate. I was more familiar with Jeffery (Running Bear) on other forums as well as being a member of his own fledgling forum, so I am not as knowledgeable regarding his contributions here. Just a random thought here. Should we consider retiring the "Running Bear" name and rename the Coffee Shop "The Big E" for a while. It's inevitable that we will face this again in the future and it may be appropriate to set a precedent now. Remember that this is just a thought intended to provoke a civil discussion. It is not intended to take anything away from the memory of Jeffery or his modeling.
Joe - I really don't get into the MR forum much, but your comment yesterday got me looking. I am not sure whether I agree or disagree with you, yet! I'll have to look and see some more.
I do however agree on dental work, it's the cost rather than the process that fazes me more. I have found though, that my implants (8) work exceedingly well, and other than a crown that broke, all of those (9) have been successful as well. I wasn't really in favor of removable dentures personally.
Greg - Thanks for your description of the family graveyard. While I have decided to go ahead with the idea, I am still envisioning different scenarios and appreciate the additional input. In most rural counties here in Texas, family graveyards are still legal with proper documentation to the property deed. I am familiar with two recent ones, and I am aware of many older ones.
Terry - "VVT control solenoids" ? Had to look that one up! I guess that I have them on my 2009 Honda Civic, but that's not something that I had on my 1961 VW Beetle. I do wish your wife the best with her recovery. It won't be quick though. Even at the young age of 50, I was in misery for 10-12 weeks, partly because of my reluctance to take prescription pain relief medication. Don't like the constant drowsiness.
William - Thanks for checking in and updating us on Carey. Good to hear that you are doing well also. I look forward to hearing from you more regularly when you fix that lack of modeling!
Sam - Wow! A nickel and ten pennies. You were more well off than my family! Sherrel though, swallows $800 teeth!
Garry - Now that was funny.
Daylight Savings. I have gotten up in the dark for over 45 years now, so that isn't really an issue and I like that time of day/night anyway. With daylight savings, I go to bed while the sun is still out and my wife needles me about that. Of course I ignore her and every once in a while I reach over and pat her as I am getting up at 0400.
Everybody have a great day. To those of us who are Irish, it's the first day of St. Patrick's Week.
Willie
So out in the train shed, I started to do some more scenery when I looked up and noticed a drooping coupler on a freight car on the upper level. Took it over to the workbench to fix it, then had to test it. Well that led to running more trains and scenery was forgotten. I have been making progress though, painting and ballast is completed on the four tracks in the targeted area, ground cover including gravel drive is completed around the switch tower and there are additional areas of ground foam in place. I have trees ready but I won't install them until later so I don't crush them in the meantime. The parking lot for the distribution center is painted but not yet striped, and the distribution center itself has been upgraded.
The subject of honoring Eric was discussed in this thread yesterday. I intend to name something on my layout in his honor, whether it be a business establishment (beer store?) or a physical location like a junction or a creek. Wish that I had a mountain; that would be most appropriate. I was more familiar with Jeffery (Running Bear) on other forums as well as being a member of his own fledgling forum, so I am not as knowledgeable regarding his contributions here. Just a random thought here. Should we consider retiring the "Running Bear" name and rename the Coffee Shop "The Big E" for a while. It's inevitable that we will face this again in the future and it may be appropriate to set a precedent now. Remember that this is just a thought intended to provoke a civil discussion. It is not intended to take anything away from the memory of Jeffery or his modeling.
Joe - I really don't get into the MR forum much, but your comment yesterday got me looking. I am not sure whether I agree or disagree with you, yet! I'll have to look and see some more.
I do however agree on dental work, it's the cost rather than the process that fazes me more. I have found though, that my implants (8) work exceedingly well, and other than a crown that broke, all of those (9) have been successful as well. I wasn't really in favor of removable dentures personally.
Greg - Thanks for your description of the family graveyard. While I have decided to go ahead with the idea, I am still envisioning different scenarios and appreciate the additional input. In most rural counties here in Texas, family graveyards are still legal with proper documentation to the property deed. I am familiar with two recent ones, and I am aware of many older ones.
Terry - "VVT control solenoids" ? Had to look that one up! I guess that I have them on my 2009 Honda Civic, but that's not something that I had on my 1961 VW Beetle. I do wish your wife the best with her recovery. It won't be quick though. Even at the young age of 50, I was in misery for 10-12 weeks, partly because of my reluctance to take prescription pain relief medication. Don't like the constant drowsiness.
Familiar sight here during wintry weather is a tarp-covered pallet of animal feed in the backs of 2WD pickups.2WD pickup trucks are not renowned for their winter traction
William - Thanks for checking in and updating us on Carey. Good to hear that you are doing well also. I look forward to hearing from you more regularly when you fix that lack of modeling!
Sam - Wow! A nickel and ten pennies. You were more well off than my family! Sherrel though, swallows $800 teeth!
Garry - Now that was funny.
Daylight Savings. I have gotten up in the dark for over 45 years now, so that isn't really an issue and I like that time of day/night anyway. With daylight savings, I go to bed while the sun is still out and my wife needles me about that. Of course I ignore her and every once in a while I reach over and pat her as I am getting up at 0400.
Everybody have a great day. To those of us who are Irish, it's the first day of St. Patrick's Week.
Willie