Good Morning All. Clear and 76° on this fine morning. I survived International Beer Day yesterday, so I'll have to celebrate again today. Too many household chores yesterday which cut into train modeling time. Then of course there was the back porch step. Got it removed.
Even though the risers seemed to be in good shape, I chose to replace them as well.
Wife and I both stood on it at the same time and it didn't collapse so it's a keeper.
Let me have a big bowl of Cheerios and a tall OJ this morning Flo.
Many thanks for the comments and reactions regarding the service station photos yesterday;
Jerome, Guy, Patrick, Mopac, Justin, Chad, Sherrel, James, Tom O, Hughie, Phil, Curt, Garry, Dave, Tom, Louis.
Very limited time in the train shed yesterday. About all that I did out there was to assemble the fencing that came with the Piggyback Ramp kit.
That's all that was included. I am going through my extra parts boxes to see if I have something similar from one of their other kits. If not I will give them a call Monday to inquire about availability. There's 30" there, I need about 15" more.
Not in the train shed, but modeling related, I cut the 1" x 4" pieces for the expanded benchwork while I had the saw out. Since it's still out there on the sawhorses, I'll cut the plywood today and hopefully begin assembly.
While I am showing off gas stations, here's another one that doesn't yet have a permanent home. It's slated to go in an area near my yet to be built ethanol facility.
This is a laser cut kit from JL Innovative. These are all "in process" photos, a little touch up paint was done after these were taken.
Here's a shot of the inside.
The back bay entrance.
Customer being served out front, no self service yet.
Amenities.
Guy -
yep, I'm usually a tight-wad.
I have always had access to two LHS's that are both discounters. The now closed one that I patronized for years until the owner retired and the current one that is near my grandkids homes. They both offer[ed] everything at 20% off MSRP which makes purchases more tolerable. I stocked up heavily before I retired.
Greg - I also like the architecture in small rural towns that resemble the DPM structures. I should remember to bring my camera along with me when I visit some of the nearby ones. In larger cities here in Texas, it's a mixed bag. In Dallas and Houston, they knock them down and build from the ground up. In Ft Worth, San Antonio and parts of Austin, they leave them there and reuse them. Out west in and near El Paso, they're mostly old Spanish style structures.
Hughie -
One of the things I miss living in this part of TX is those great hilly country roads.
A nice drive
almost in your part of Texas is highway 281 going north out of San Antonio through the Hill Country. I always use it when visiting my son in San Antonio even though it takes an hour longer. Of course
you would have to drive 200 miles from Houston to get there! My wife prefers that we use TX 130 where the posted speed limit is 85 mph. We know from a local state highway trooper (lives up the road and my wife does his taxes), that they routinely allow 11 mph over the limit before stopping you for a
warning. 18 mph over usually gets you a ticket.
Sherrel - How's Kate doing?
Speaking of tight wads, my wife who is normally very astute about pricing, was looking at the restaurant receipt from our meal last Sunday and realized that her 9 oz glass of wine cost the same as a whole bottle (of the same brand) that we get at the grocery store. Works out to about 2.7 times mark up. She was shocked! I pointed out that my two 22 oz draft beers combined were less than her glass of wine!
Today is National Bowling Day. I wonder what
Chet is doing tonight?
Everyone have a great Saturday and a wonderful weekend. Stay safe and wear your mask where needed. I am late taking the granddog for a walk and then jumping into the pool. Don't need a mask for either.