Good evening folks
We are under a layer of ice here this evening. I can’t tell if it has changed from sleet to freezing rain or just rain. My van has about a ¼ inch thick layer of ice on it right now. We were going to go to Scout Round table but I do not like driving in snow or ice so we stayed home. It is 24 F and we are under a Winter Storm Warning until 1 AM. The weather guessers say the freezing rain will turn to rain after midnight.
Tom;
At least your's is going on and most of y'all up there know how to drive in it. The
Weathidiots, (new word just made up, combo of
weather and
idiots), on the local weather forum here is talking how all the weather models are just
absolutly, positively showing a Fz rain/sleet /snow storm for our area.
Again! This is about the 5th time since Dec 1st this has occurred. All we get is a cold rain, if that. Personally I hope it just rains. We need it badly. The last "Winter storm" warning we had, (last month), we got a dusting if that! I'll believe it when I see it!
Meanwhile on the modeling front, been helping a friend with some decoder installs and upgrading and old computer of his to run the JMRI software easily. Had it loaded on an old 55Mhz computer that simply would not handle it. I had an older chasis around here loaded with Win98. Just took it, installed XP pro, the latest JMRI, and his decoder info. Now he's cooking.
I have been working on a Bowser 2-10-2 engine I got for Christmas. Just now getting the mech to perform like I need my engines to run. Been feeling alot better but still get winded climbing up or down the stairs to the basement. Still weak from the hospital I guess. In case yall are interested,
No Cigarettes for Me Since Dec 5th! The Chantix is working fine! No more side effects since mid Dec. (lets just say, it wasn't smart to have an open flame around!)
Later, I think I'll trudge back down the stairs.