Good Morning Everyone. Clear and 59°, back into the 90's later today.
Thanks to all from my wife for the well wishes regarding the procedure yesterday and the upcoming major surgery.
Her medical procedure went well yesterday, now the waiting begins while the lab tries to identify the source of the infection. I'm not understanding the hospital protocol at this place? Main entrance is closed. You have to enter and exit through the Emergency Room entrance and just walk down a corridor to where you want to go. There's no security or anyone asking where you're going or why you're there? You just cannot use the main entrance. But, the nurse bringing my wife out in the wheelchair (which she didn't need) came out that entrance to me and the waiting car! It seems like there would be more exposure to Covid and other diseases at the Emergency Room entrance. Otherwise, the whole hospital seemed to be operating as normal...I was allowed in the recovery room and could have gone into the prep room if I had hung around for that. While my wife had to have a Covid test, there was no requirement for me to have one?
Thanks for the likes yesterday regarding my post;
Christian, Sherrel, Tom O, Garry, Karl, Hughie, James, Joe, Curt, Tom, Patrick.
Western omelet today, Flo. Tall OJ to quench my thirst.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I started assembly of a new Hydrocal structure from Downtown Deco. See my post over in the RPO thread. While the main kit is Ramone's Storage and Salvage, there was a bonus kit of Cooter's Liquors thrown in for anyone ordering the first week.
Box two contains a whole bunch of Hydrocal crates and containers.
Since I was going for instant gratification, I started with the much simpler Cooter's. Basically just four walls with some minor add-ons.
Here is a start after trimming the flash and sanding the joining edges.
The basic structure is now completed.
This was the easy part! The next step for me is to spray it with white primer. Then comes the real fun part of doing the detailed painting. That's the beauty of Randy's kits. No plastic or laser-cut wood kit can capture the look of masonary, stucco or brick surfaces like Hydrocal castings. Stay tuned. Ramone's is a much bigger structure.
Christian - You're building up quite a freight car roster there.
I keep thinking of that 7.5 mile walk that you make. I can do a mile in 20 minutes, so 7.5 would take me 2 1/2 hours. I'd have to stop and pee along the way!
Sherrel -
Wishing Leannethe best this morning
Leanne??? Just when you were getting the spelling right.
Tom O - I had also read that Testor's had changed the Dull Coat formula but I haven't noticed any difference.
Hughie - I don't know the characteristics of N scale track cleaning cars, but I have very little problems in HO. There are a couple of spots that present problems, but I just use my hand to move the cleaning car in those places.
Joe -
Not for nothing, I've been lost for so long, I really no longer want to be found.
I am right there with you.
Karl - Nice to read that you're going over to assist
Ken with some dry runs. I don't get any opportunities to run on other's layouts.
Everybody have a great Saturday and an awesome weekend. Stay safe.