Good Morning All. Clear, almost sunny and 69° here in North Central Texas this morning. If the forecast is to be believed, last night was the last one for a while of sleeping with the windows open. We're looking at a gradual warming trend and the thunderstorm chance for tomorrow and the next couple of days has been reduced, for now!
I had a terrible trip to town for "stuff" yesterday. Grrrh! Hassles at Sam's Club over my card, which despite renewal last month was not active. Had to renew again. Got home and checked AMEX and discovered that the original renewal fee that was there last month had been reversed. ????? Had issues at Home Depot that required a manager (and time) to resolve in my favor; and three other stops that all took longer than they should have. Not happy when I got home at 4:45. End of rant.
On a bright note, my wife is doing well.
She even feels that she is doing better at this stage (five days after surgery) than her previous surgery. She even came and got into our bed during the middle of the night instead of icing her knee on the couch. Did not bring the ice water circulating machine. No evident swelling this morning, so no setback. She has reduced her painkiller medication slightly as well and isn't a half-zombie today. The fact that she lost 30 pounds between the first and second adventure most likely has helped.
Hello Flo. I'll have the country special this morning, sausage and gravy, grits, poached eggs and a double OJ to wash it down with. And don't forget the well buttered raisin toast.
Thanks to all who liked or commented on yesterday's "cabin car" interior pictures;
Sherrel, Tom O, James, Phil, Patrick, Louis, Jerome, Hughie, Curt, Greg, Chet, Bob, Guy.
My downer day stayed with me for the rest of the day. One of the very rare days when I didn't visit the train shed for anything other than to restock the beer fridge. OK, that was an improvement along with my wife's recovery. Didn't even have time a run a train or two.
So again I will leave you with a few pictures of the Lionel display in the Foley AL Historical Museum.
Joe - There isn't anything normal when it comes to these tropical storms. Normally these things bring me about a 50:50 chance of moderate rain. They really temper out when traveling 350 miles from the coast to here. If there is a lot of moisture associated with the low pressure system and it travels straight to us, we might get 3"-5" of rain at the most.
Curt - Sorry to read of the riser setback (no pun intended). Good that you had another set so you don't have to wait.
Greg - Come on Fellow! You can get over the modeling funk easily. You've battled much bigger wars in your life.
Bob - Good to read that Riley is doing better. That and closing on the house really brings additional spark to your life from a week ago.
Everybody have a great day.
