santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and 76°, with a heat index of 77°. And so it is supposed to begin today, after a high of just 92° yesterday, the NWS is predicting almost 100° today and triple digits or close to it for the next ten days at least. I know the weather patterns here and it will be that way until Labor Day most years. We've been lucky so far this summer as we have only needed to use one window AC at a time to maintain a comfortable climate. As well, the water temperature in the pool has not risen above 84° except for a couple of brief times in early June. No rain in sight, the closest on the radar is northern Wisconsin and maybe some in the mountains of Arizona.
Hello Flo. How about a Western Omelet with a double handful of bacon this morning. Apple juice if you will. Thanks.
Thanks for the many likes and comments regarding the updates on my progress posts; Christian, Patrick, Sherrel, Hughie, Karl, Garry, Guy, Tom O, Gary, Jaz, Ken.
I had a flurry of activities out in the train shed yesterday. I made some more trees, although not nearly enough, to add to the area in Graham that's undergoing landscaping right now. But I also ran some trains and cleaned and upgraded some additional structures on the upper level as I get into the industrial park between Vernon and Maulsville.
Next to the flour mill featured yesterday is a rail-served fertilizer distributor.
This is a laser-cut wood structure from Blair Line known as Farmer's Fertilizer. Whoops! I never added a name.
Next to Delta Fertilizer are a couple of structures on an unfinished plywood plain. Here's the aisle side view.
And the front as viewed from across the peninsula.
Stan's Fabricating makes larger metal parts for industries.
I wish that I could remember who made this kit.
The unnamed structure besides it is a DPM kit that I don't know what to do with yet.
Tom -
Troy - Did they ever get the insulation blower to work?
Patrick - I've scalped a few spots in the yard with my 53" deck often enough that they aren't there any more!
Joe - That is really a "purty good looking" B&O #87 loco from yesterday.
Christian -
Tomorrow, I travel to Dallas to pick up the granddog for a three week staycation here while her family spends time at the in-laws beach house in Jersey. While there, we are going to have a very small family gathering at my cancer-stricken youngest brother's home to celebrate his 58th birthday, most likely his last one. He has not responded to eight weeks of radiation and chemo for his stage four esophageal cancer and the tumor is now restricting movement in his right arm by compressing the nerves. Fifteen of my family members (brothers, nieces, nephews and spouses) who all live within three blocks are rotating feeding duties through tubes four times a day, while my sister and her husband (further away) are taxiing him to doctors and therapy sessions. We are all praying that things will turn out differently, but everyone including him are ready to face the probable outcome. It will be an emotional day.
Today is National Amelia Earhart Day, a pioneer in her time. It's also National Tequila Day which will make anyone think that they are a pioneer. Enjoy if you indulge, I'll toast with a beer while my wife has a Margarita.
Everybody have a great day and an awesome weekend.
Hello Flo. How about a Western Omelet with a double handful of bacon this morning. Apple juice if you will. Thanks.
Thanks for the many likes and comments regarding the updates on my progress posts; Christian, Patrick, Sherrel, Hughie, Karl, Garry, Guy, Tom O, Gary, Jaz, Ken.
I had a flurry of activities out in the train shed yesterday. I made some more trees, although not nearly enough, to add to the area in Graham that's undergoing landscaping right now. But I also ran some trains and cleaned and upgraded some additional structures on the upper level as I get into the industrial park between Vernon and Maulsville.
Next to the flour mill featured yesterday is a rail-served fertilizer distributor.
This is a laser-cut wood structure from Blair Line known as Farmer's Fertilizer. Whoops! I never added a name.
Next to Delta Fertilizer are a couple of structures on an unfinished plywood plain. Here's the aisle side view.
And the front as viewed from across the peninsula.
Stan's Fabricating makes larger metal parts for industries.
I wish that I could remember who made this kit.
The unnamed structure besides it is a DPM kit that I don't know what to do with yet.
Tom -
Been through that a few times here. Only a couple of times were the incidents as bad as your pictures. The poorly maintained ditches alongside our rural country road contribute to the issue sometimes. If the road wasn't there it would all run off a lot quicker. House and train shed are both a lot higher than the surrounding ground so I've never been subjected to any high water damage, just a lot of slowly receding standing water.
Troy - Did they ever get the insulation blower to work?
Patrick - I've scalped a few spots in the yard with my 53" deck often enough that they aren't there any more!
Joe - That is really a "purty good looking" B&O #87 loco from yesterday.
Christian -
Right now it's a hybrid. There are two different levels that are intended to be connected at some time, but presently they are operated as two different layouts. The trackwork has connections already built in for connecting to a helix that hasn't been built. In truth, I may not ever get it built but it doesn't really matter. The only present drawback it that there isn't nearly enough staging on the upper level, just four tracks. There's plenty of action on each level though.
Tomorrow, I travel to Dallas to pick up the granddog for a three week staycation here while her family spends time at the in-laws beach house in Jersey. While there, we are going to have a very small family gathering at my cancer-stricken youngest brother's home to celebrate his 58th birthday, most likely his last one. He has not responded to eight weeks of radiation and chemo for his stage four esophageal cancer and the tumor is now restricting movement in his right arm by compressing the nerves. Fifteen of my family members (brothers, nieces, nephews and spouses) who all live within three blocks are rotating feeding duties through tubes four times a day, while my sister and her husband (further away) are taxiing him to doctors and therapy sessions. We are all praying that things will turn out differently, but everyone including him are ready to face the probable outcome. It will be an emotional day.
Today is National Amelia Earhart Day, a pioneer in her time. It's also National Tequila Day which will make anyone think that they are a pioneer. Enjoy if you indulge, I'll toast with a beer while my wife has a Margarita.
Everybody have a great day and an awesome weekend.
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