Good Morning All. Cloudy and 57° this morning. Supposed to reach 83° later today, weatherman was way off yesterday when the high only reached 59° instead of the forecast of 71°!
Made a successful foray to get a haircut yesterday, and the Walmart stop was OK. We went to a different Walmart than usual, because it was closer to the barbershop; whole different clientele to observe. The drugstore part wasn't done because my doctor's office hadn't renewed the prescription yet. Since I have to return to town Wednesday for a different doctor appointment, I can pick it up then. Sadly when we got home there was a message on the landline that it was ready. Did not go and vote since a neighbor called to let us know that there was a 90 minute wait for absentee voting at the polling place. There's only one location in our county to vote early, so we might just wait until election day and go to the local community center.
I am getting the hang of Win10, but I am still not liking it. It's a hassle teaching the dictionary all over again among other things. I did get a freeware substitute for Microsoft Office, Thanks
Sherrel. I was successful in transferring all of my Foxfire bookmarks over, saves a lot of time.
As we age, sometimes the little things in life are noteworthy. Last night I went 5 1/2 hours before the first bathroom break!
Second one was 2 1/2 hours later, but by then it was time to get up anyway.
Can you have Mel make me some
huevos rancheros this morning Flo? Lots of spicy salsa on the side. That's Mexican eggs for all of the northerners out there.
As always, thanks for the reactions and comments yesterday regarding my progress;
Dave, Tom O, Patrick, Karl, Jerome, Guy, Sherrel, Garry, Chad, Curt, James, Tom, Phil.
Out in the train shed yesterday, it was a slow day. Since I am going on vacation later this week, I am not starting any real projects. I did add and paint sidewalks on the two structures that are being added to Charlottesville next to the new Derry's Pub.
The gaps will not be there once I actually go to work on this area. Both of these structures are from Smalltown. Jessica's Salon is what it says, and the one on the left is Roy's Fix It Shop. It currently has a temporary interior. I don't remember what Smalltown called it.
Then I did some general layout cleanup before running some trains. I gathered up a whole shoebox full of various pieces of wire retrieved from wherever I had previously left them, scattered about on shelves under the layout everywhere. I also dusted off about a dozen tankers, seems that black tankers get dusty a lot sooner than any other cars. Additionally I selected a few vehicles to add license plates to and any other details that I may have missed, like painting taillights.
OK, since
Guy is disappointed when I don't post a lot of pictures, here are some from a railfan outing that I went on in June of 2002. They were all taken by a friend of mine.
This is a rare shot of an ex-ATSF GP40X, taken at the Alliance Yard in Haslet TX
Amtrak's Heartland Flyer returning to Oklahoma City from Ft Worth. Taken in Krum TX which is about 12 miles from me.
Patrick -
The outers had his information, the inner return envelope had mine, so I think I'd be OK to send 1 in, but he can't vote using either.
Ah heck, just vote twice!
I don't know whether or not we can comment on mail-in voting here, but you describe a potential problem with it.
Yes I am getting cheap as I age.....lol
It's actually called "frugal"
Guy - When I was younger and living at home in the city, hardware stores were the place to buy chicks, rabbits and ducks.
Save your nice pallets for outside detailing. No one will ever see them inside the store. Don't bother asking how I know this!
Boy! I wish my scrap parts were that organized! But in my defense, I have been collecting them for 35 years.
Really nice progress on the lawn tractor.
Joe -
Reminds me that as a pre-diabetic, I have to check my blood sugar level once a day. Medicare picks up most of the cost for the lances, and I have to pay 28¢ every three months. Then about three weeks later, I get a check in the mail from the pharmacy for that 28¢ but they cannot explain why! Off the shelf cost is about $15.
It's good to finally see that you can make some progress on the layout.
Everyone have a great day.