Afternoon, everyone.
Bill, congrats on the retirement although I suppose it's a little bittersweet. When my grandmother dies about 10 years ago, that ended almost 100 years of someone working for the NKP or successor roads. She was a rate clerk for the W&LE, then the NKP, and then N&W when she retired. I had an great uncle who was an engineer for the NKP and another who was a conductor for the N&W. My last family link was my uncle who retired about 15 years ago and died about five years ago. He was road foreman for the N&W.
Larry, I DID look like a sheep dog. I know when I can't see past my hair, it's time for a haircut.
Phillip, I hope that heavy snow stays out to the west of you. It's always so hard to tell who will get dumped on up there.
Tom, it looks like you're going to have learn that "No" is a complete sentence. You need some down time.
Jeffrey, things look a little rough for you on the radar. That same system is supposed to get us tonight but I think the the temperatures and dewpoints will remain too low for us to get anything severe. It's only 46 here now.
Mark, the only time we ever had the schools close was if we had no power. Ice was no big deal. Most of us walked to school ad we slipped and slid our way to class. Kids now are such wimps.
Steve, sounds like batten down the hatches weather. It's times like this that make you glad you don't have a garden railway.
Rex, glad to hear you got your mom in rehab. I hope it's a good place and, like Ray wrote, maybe she will be more amenable to assisted living after the rehab. Just make sure you really check out any place you're thinking of using. Alabama has extraordinarily weak regulations for assisted living facilities. My daughter works in one now that really has serious staffing and physical plant issues. I filed a written complaint with the state department of public health on January 10 and they still have not made an inspection. When I was a nursing home administrator in California, the state would be in within two day of someone filing a complaint. Not bashing Alabama here but the DPH either needs to hire some more inspectors or get its act together.
Ray, it wasn't you, they were definitely doing some work over at the MR forum. I suspect they were trying some IP blocking software and your IP may have been one on the list. That won't stop Al from getting in unless they increase their authentication security but it's a quick fix a lot of websites use.
It's cloudy, showery, and cold here today. This is one time I really wish I had a heated workshop. I've been battling with getting a DCC decoder to work with my P2K E-7 but there's definitely a short in the engine somewhere. I'll have to tear it apart and trace the wiring and check the circuit board and see if I can find the problem. I'll have to wait until my fingers warm up though.