Good Morning Again. Happy April Fools Day. Clear skies and 43°. It was supposed to get colder than this (35°) so I wasted time yesterday covering up my sensitive plants in the garden to protect from possible frost. Now the NWS is predicting 37° for a low tonight. So I'll uncover this morning, and re-cover this evening. The temperature isn't the issue, it's the possibility of frost. There will be no wind or clouds tonight.
The weekly grocery/beer trek is this morning, wife's going so we'll also be going to the wine store and getting passport pictures taken. Probable vacation in Mexico this summer.
I see that Mel has the grill working now Flo, I'll take a couple of over easy eggs and a pile of sausage patties. No toast today, but a refill on the OJ.
Thanks for the likes regarding the archive pictures yesterday;
Karl, Tom O, Chad, Justin, Hughie, Guy, Garry, Joe, Phil, Gary, Tom.
Another shortened day in the train shed yesterday, however I made a little more progress. I finished the inbound side of the grade crossing with additional sidewalks and guardrails.
Then I turned my attention to the parking lot on the corner next to the Chinese Restaurant.
Still have some detailing left to do like weeds, parking lot striping and pedestrians. I also had to do some minor trimming/filing on the grade crossing itself, to make transition smoother on the track. The four axle locos that I tested with the other day went through just fine, but when I tested a six axle one yesterday, it dragged just a bit. All is well now. And maybe it was just that one diesel, I didn't try any others yet.
Karl - Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that I understood that the layout pictured yesterday (and previously), no longer exists. I have seen some very excellent photos from you.
Troy - Well was it a full-sized truck or not? Don't leave us hanging.
Guy - Absolutely no offense taken regarding the lack of photos. Some days there just aren't any to take, and sometimes those that I do take are no good. Add to that, the computer issues recently and I have to completely re-organize my photo files.
Garry - I too wonder about states that have a mask mandate for outdoor activity. While it was in place in Texas, it was only for indoor activity. I also wondered why certain states closed golf courses. There seemed to be plenty of social distancing there!
All of this recent scuttlebutt about the boat blocking the Suez Canal and how disastrous it was going to be to the world's economy is quite out of proportion to me. Those of us who are old enough to remember the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel in 1967, might remember that the canal was closed for eight years back then! Egypt actually scuttled ships at each end to block the route.
If
Louis was still posting here, he would mention that today is Opening Day for MLB. It's the first time since 1968 that every team is playing on the same day.
Today is also National Burrito Day. Burritos are especially popular here in the Southwest.
Everybody have a great day. Be safe.