Good morning, America! Looks like we may have gotten very lucky! We had temps around 50-54 all day yesterday, with light mist in the afternoon. That changed to off and on rain, heavy at times, with some thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. Was supposed to be ice and freezing rain this morning, changing to snow later today with up to 5-6 inches of snow with blowing wind. Well, so far, the rain has been less than predicted and the temp is still 33 degrees and no rain. They're now calling for it to snow this afternoon with an accumulation of 2-3 inches. Hope they're right. I got the generator ready to go if needed.
The roofers started at 7 am today...no sleeping in. I boxed up the track and turnouts then cut up 3 pieces of the layout base before getting a phone call that daughters dryer drum wasn't turning
. So off to daughters house and tore it apart again. For some reason the drum will only turn when filled about a 1/3 full. Any fuller and the drum just sits. I don't know what the issue is.
Curt- Our dryer started doing the same thing a couple of years ago. I took it all apart and everything looked OK. Put it back together and it would work fine. Put a load in and the drum wouldn't turn. Take most of the clothes out and it would work. I noticed that the seal around the drum was getting worn enough that the drum would sag against the seal and cause enough drag to stop the drum with the added weight of wet clothes.
I got a new seal and the high temp glue to put the new one on for around $30 I think. Took it apart, removed the old seal and glue, replaced with new and allowed it to sit for the recommended time and viola! It worked like new! So, you might try turning the drum by hand, it should turn relatively easily. Then try turning the drum by hand, but also push down on the inside of the drum towards the door to simulate a load of clothes. If you notice a big difference needed to turn it, give the seal a close inspection. Hope this helps.
Good afternoon.
Apria has been reported for Medicare fraud, after they refused to refund the $$$ they took for something they can't by law charge for.
Imagine them charging $32/month for 5 years times the number of people they've done this to...
Terry- Go get them!
Garry- Great photo!
Chet- Imagine how good these big six axle units would look in the original roads' liveries!
Sherrel- That old truck sure looks nice.
Boris- Well said regarding Medicare and seniors.
Alan- That RS11sounds nice. What decoder does it have?
Toot- Sure hope the nightmare fires end soon. It's terrible to see so much devastation!
Willie- I'm not sure, but the look on Fluffy's face seems like he might be less than happy.
The buildings look great. What do you use for roads?
Everybody stay safe and warm!