Good Morning All. Clear and 35°, it didn't make it down to the freezing mark as predicted. I do see a light frost in development on some surfaces, so the 2 1/2 hours that I spent covering the garden was needed, and the peace of mind that it gave me was worth it. I won't get out there to uncover it until this afternoon because my wife and I have a dual doctor appointment this morning 45 miles away at 10:15. It's just the regular quarterly "wellness" appointment. Looking for highs in the 80's starting Sunday.
Fasting this morning Flo, for the blood draw in a little while.
Thanks for the likes and comments for yesterday's post;
Karl, Guy, Joe, Sherrel, Garry, Patrick, Chet, Hughie, Tom O, Jaz, Ken, Chad, Justin, Jerry.
I didn't get to spend a lot of time in the train shed yesterday, but made progress on the Mick's Food Mart cardstock structure. Since the last update, I got a styrene base added and painted. I also added supports under the roof overhang as well as a couple of posts.
Still going at it on the cleaning project, although I did nothing on it in the last two days.
Here's where I left off with the tour. To the left (south) of the saloon and salon last pictured is another cardstock low-relief structure named Skelly General Engineers.
Moving further south is a blank spot that I have no idea yet what I am going to do with.
Then in the corner is some theoretical modeling.
While the church is a keeper, the other structures are just space fillers for now.
On the other side of the tracks is a Model Power kit from the last century as well as the infamous Tommy's Tree House just recently completed.
I am thinking that this will be the next scene that I tackle after I finish the business row over in Rycon Township.
Guy - My co-op water company actually looks at usage for the previous year before sending an estimate. And in the case of a true leak, offers a 30% off "leak reduction" that takes
some of the shock out of paying the bill. They also offer extended payment schedules. But it is a co-op so technically I am an owner.
Organic gardening is my second hobby. I love the produce and welcome the exercise. Not too sure that I understand the "two crop" phrase though. I have many other crops growing but most of them are frost hardy.
Terry - Sad to read about the latest predicaments. I feel your pain regarding the upcoming dental bills. My estimate in 2013 was $45K, of which my insurance at the time paid just $6K over four years. But I am now the owner of eight implants and nine crowns. Problem is that I still pay the same price for cleaning as someone with a full set of originals.
Continued prayers for your wife.
Troy - The walk-in shower for us has turned out to be a great investment. Not only do we both fit at the same time (to save water of course
), but stepping over the side of the tub was getting old. I had a professional do it as well because I didn't want to learn how to do tile work, and the re-plumb required crawling around under the house.
Ken - Sure hope that you're feeling better soon.
Greg - Good luck with the training and PT.
Boy Scouts were good for me. It taught me my love of the great outdoors and we didn't have any incidents like those much publicized ones on the news. We had three different troops at our church/school and all were looked upon highly. I think that the 95,000 that the Washington Compost story refers to a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon going after people long ago passed on, just because lawyers see an easy buck that cannot be refuted. I am sure that there are many legitimate claims there as well but as someone else posted, there are bad apples in all walks of life.
Everybody have a wonderful day. Stay safe.