KriegslokBR52
Well-Known Member
Congratulations on your marriage, you've beat the odds. Then again young people back then were a lot more mature than now, we are living in the world of idiocracy today.Good Morning All. Happy pi day. The day before the Ides of March! Cloudy and 71°, a bit warm for this time of day/year. Thunderstorms are still in our forecast for today and every day through Sunday now. However the radar doesn't show anything at all in all of Texas or any of the surrounding states at all right now. That's at least an 600 mile circle around me! But this is Spring time weather and they can pop up any time, anywhere; and can be pretty severe.
It's the weekly grocery trek day today. Time to stock up on corned beef roasts which are on sale. I have room for 4 in the freezer. The "out of stock" lottery has been mostly in my favor so far this year, so perhaps one stop should do it.
Yesterday, I planted some more Spinach and some Arugula in the garden, hoping for rain soon! While out there, I noted that the radishes that I planted 3/6 were peeking up. I had already planted some Spinach on 2/20, but it hasn't emerged yet, however my records show that it usually takes 3 weeks to come up, so there is hope yet. Another day on the mower yesterday, this time it was the south and southwest parts of the yard, including the area over the septic tank and leach field.
Saturday is my oldest daughter's birthday, so my wife made reservations at some fancy place near her home. Fancy to me! There's a dress code so I can't wear shorts, tee shirt, or tennis shoes! They prefer jacket and tie. And prices to match! Yikes! Salads are $11, mashed potatoes or green beans are $10 and a rib eye (my menu choice) is $59! Other items including pork, chicken, seafood and lamb are equally priced. Looks to be about $75-$90 per person before drinks. Glasses of wine start at $16 and a bottle averages $120. They don't even put beer on their website, so it is either outrageous or they don't serve any! There is no kids menu either for my granddaughter who will be with us. I'll need to up my credit card limit this weekend!Just kidding, I pay it off every month to avoid interest charges.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued on the storage shed build. I have come to Hughie's second favorite part (after stairs) of building laser-cut wood structures, the rafter tails. At least these are HO scale and not N scale like his.
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I've only gotten one side of the roof done so far, Next step is to paint the exposed ends.
I did another area of tree enhancement, but I only took a before picture. I'll save it for tomorrow when I have an after one to go with it.
All in all it was a slow day, but slow progress is better than no progress.
Mac - Our company quit using cab-overs in the 80's due to driver concerns. They felt like they were better protected with that long nose out front. In the long run, it never mattered. Fortunately none of our drivers were involved in a head-on crash during the 40+ years that I dealt with them. Our normal fleet was 26 OTR drivers.
Mac (again) - Some hippies got married. I have 52 years under my belt! Dad told me that it would never last because a) I was too young; b) She was a non-Catholic; c) Our engagement of five months was too short! He was wrong.
Everybody have a great day.
As to the trucks, i started out on International Navistar cabovers, nothing wrong with them. Excellent turning ability and easier to fit with a trailer in tight places and corners. I've never felt like i'm in more danger because there's no nose on the truck. Deffinitely easier and better view out the front...and personally being European i think they are more handsome than conventionals.
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