Good Morning All. It's clear here and 59°. It's been great sleeping with the windows open since the vacation return. Still having to turn the A/C on for about two hours every evening, but that's acceptable.
I had a busy day yesterday on several fronts. I spent about an hour cutting and trimming a 6 lb. pork butt into 3/4" cubes to dry marinate overnight in a cumin/oregano/garlic/jalapeno/salt mix. Today it goes into the slow cooker for 6-8 hours to make a batch of Carnitas.
I then ran the dishwasher and washed the bed linens to get the house in order.
Later I drove to Dallas and back to retrieve my wife from the emergency babysitting chore that she's been at since Saturday.
I called the propane delivery company yesterday, hoping to get a delivery later this week. What a surprise to see the man pull in the driveway less than two hours later. Filled the tank to 85% capacity; always leave some air space for expansion. 105 gallons @ $2.75/gal will last for about 20 months, since I only use it for the range/oven. Been using this propane company for 45 years; I get a free calendar every year and they maintain my tank free of charge about every five years. Only one month in the last three years has the price been cheaper.
Speaking of prices, gasoline went from $3.09/gal on Monday to $3.29/gal on Tuesday.
After that, we went to eat at our favorite Italian restaurant.
Thanks to all who liked of commented on the photo essay of some of my various roads;
Smudge, Dave (PV), George, Chad, Troy, Gary, James, Tom O, Dave B, Hughie, Curt, Louis, IB Ken, Mikey, Joe, Tom, Patrick, Guy.
I made it out to the train shed late yesterday afternoon and mostly ran a few locals. I think that I have settledd on a structure to go on that vacant corner next to the 7-11 store that I was doing last month. It is an already constructed structure that I removed from downtown Ft Wish when settling on a plan there.
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The structure is a DPM model known as The Gemini Building. Here is a close up in it's old location.
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There is an appliance store on the right, and an auto parts store on the left. The door in the center leads to a dance studio on the second floor. The structure right now is in for some rework, as the signs were removed for improvement; the decals disintegrated. It will fit better in it's new location in a small town, than the downtown spot where it was previously located.
I noticed that this kit has been removed from their website, but is still available from internet sellers.
Dave B -
Right now Jay Powell is intentionally crashing the stock market which is not favoring the elites, or any of us commoners who happen to have retirement funds invested in the market.
George - Best of luck with the eye surgery. At least you know what to expect.
Musician Steve Miller is 79 today. I used to see him at anti-war rallies in Lee Park in Dallas during the 60's. ZZTop was also there many times. Saw both a number of times since then.
Everybody have a great day.