santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. It's cloudy and a cool 54° here this morning. Rather cool for this time of year and it is only supposed to reach 61° for the high today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Rain chances are between 40% and 75% all three days and no sunshine until Thursday. Yuck!
It's a good morning for a tall stack of blueberry pancakes with a handful of bacon on the side today, Flo. A tall glass of OJ to go with that.
Thanks for the likes and comment regarding the Doodlebug yesterday; Karl, Hughie, Sherrel, Patrick, Troy, Tom O, Moermusic, Ken, Tom, Justin, Guy, Phil, Garry. I used to see a lot of interesting stuff parked on that particular team track. It was used as a team track by the Cotton Belt during the 70's and early 80's, then as a RIP track for a while during the eventual transition to UP.
Another cleanup day in the train shed yesterday, as I took the shop vac around to all visible parts. What a noisy thing that is. Even though I wear hearing protection, I feel ringing in the ears afterward. I will purchase a pair of ear muffs to go with the earplugs that I currently use before the next time that I use that vac. Ran a few trains afterwards. I also scoped out my next very small project. It's just a small corner along the front edge of the layout on the upper level. There's a small Plasticville Switch Tower there; it was a present from my pre-teen kids back in the late 80's. Santa Fe didn't really use them any more by my time era, but it has sentimental value so it's on the layout.
I recently added window glazing and a bit of paint. I will be doing minimal stuff to it right now. Parking area and other ground cover and a crewman or two should do the trick. At this point I don't even have a clue what will be on the left side (south on the layout), as I have a 10" x 120" blank plywood canvas there. I have just finished a 10" x 48" section at the other end last month.
Guy - The boat is coming along very nicely.
That Doodlebug was quite common on small branch lines in the states for many years. That particular one, which still runs under its own power, was built in 1931 and actively ran until 1966. It was used between Amarillo TX and Carlsbad NM, and later between Wichita KS and San Angelo TX. I don't remember exactly how many that Santa Fe had, but it was quite numerous.
William - Belated Happy Birthday to you. Good luck with the ultrasound.
Troy - Serious question here. You posted 2.3" of rain in 15 hours. I'm not familiar with weather patterns there, but is that considered a heavy rain? I can regularly get that much in an hour or so.
Hoping that you return to good health really soon.
Patrick - Isn't it a bit chilly for the pool yet? Stock up on chlorine now, as it is going to become scarce and expensive later this summer.
Everyone have a great day. Stay safe and healthy.
It's a good morning for a tall stack of blueberry pancakes with a handful of bacon on the side today, Flo. A tall glass of OJ to go with that.
Thanks for the likes and comment regarding the Doodlebug yesterday; Karl, Hughie, Sherrel, Patrick, Troy, Tom O, Moermusic, Ken, Tom, Justin, Guy, Phil, Garry. I used to see a lot of interesting stuff parked on that particular team track. It was used as a team track by the Cotton Belt during the 70's and early 80's, then as a RIP track for a while during the eventual transition to UP.
Another cleanup day in the train shed yesterday, as I took the shop vac around to all visible parts. What a noisy thing that is. Even though I wear hearing protection, I feel ringing in the ears afterward. I will purchase a pair of ear muffs to go with the earplugs that I currently use before the next time that I use that vac. Ran a few trains afterwards. I also scoped out my next very small project. It's just a small corner along the front edge of the layout on the upper level. There's a small Plasticville Switch Tower there; it was a present from my pre-teen kids back in the late 80's. Santa Fe didn't really use them any more by my time era, but it has sentimental value so it's on the layout.
I recently added window glazing and a bit of paint. I will be doing minimal stuff to it right now. Parking area and other ground cover and a crewman or two should do the trick. At this point I don't even have a clue what will be on the left side (south on the layout), as I have a 10" x 120" blank plywood canvas there. I have just finished a 10" x 48" section at the other end last month.
Guy - The boat is coming along very nicely.
That Doodlebug was quite common on small branch lines in the states for many years. That particular one, which still runs under its own power, was built in 1931 and actively ran until 1966. It was used between Amarillo TX and Carlsbad NM, and later between Wichita KS and San Angelo TX. I don't remember exactly how many that Santa Fe had, but it was quite numerous.
William - Belated Happy Birthday to you. Good luck with the ultrasound.
Troy - Serious question here. You posted 2.3" of rain in 15 hours. I'm not familiar with weather patterns there, but is that considered a heavy rain? I can regularly get that much in an hour or so.
Hoping that you return to good health really soon.
Patrick - Isn't it a bit chilly for the pool yet? Stock up on chlorine now, as it is going to become scarce and expensive later this summer.
Everyone have a great day. Stay safe and healthy.