Good Morning Folks. Clear and 78°. Looks like the weatherman is on vacation as the "clear, hot and dry" forecast is in effect for the next ten days. Clouds hung around yesterday holding the high to only 95°, however there was enough afternoon sun to warm the pool back up to 84.5°, more to my wife's liking. Grocery/beer trek yesterday went well except I went to three stores and was still unable to locate any of my wife's hair dye.

She wants to look her best when she goes in for her other knee replacement surgery on the 20th.
Wife is going to the outpatient clinic today for pre-surgery stuff and blood draw. She told me to stay home so I will catch up on laundry and replace the back porch steep. She has chosen to have her knee surgery done at the clinic instead of the hospital this time. Her orthopedist would prefer do it at the hospital because he is more familiar with "the crew" there (according to his office manager), but he has done a few at this clinic. He's just happy to be getting paid for something after the recent elective surgery moratorium. There is a Porsche parked behind his office.
A couple of breakfast tacos for me this morning Flo. The usual, sausage, egg, cheese and hash-browns with a heaping bowl of sour cream and some spicy salsa on the side.
Thanks for the many likes and comments yesterday regarding the various photos;
Patrick, Louis, Guy, Jerome, Tom O, Chad, Chet, Garry, Sherrel, Justin, James, Phil, Hughie, Curt. I am sorta moving along.
So what's going on in the train shed? Since my wife didn't go on the grocery trek with me yesterday, I was able to pick up a couple of 1" x 4" boards while I was out. I cut them all to size for the benchwork addition. I decided to go with a piece of 3/8" plywood for the deck and level it up to where it needs to be. I could have used 3/4", but that's overkill for what I want to do.
Pictures from the archive today.
I recently showed a few overall shots of downtown Ft Wish and across the street from the Fire Department Headquarters is Al's Victory Service. It is a Walther's kit by the same name. Here are few photos from 2013 when I originally built it.
It was still unweathered back then. I actually haven't done much weathering to it since, because these types of service stations were kept pretty clean in that era. Just a bit of tire marks on the apron.
Guy - Really nice work on the walls.
I believe you can make a mountain out of a molehill, if you just try.
It looks more like you are making lemonade out of lemons.
Louis - Re: the Ozzy video. Sad news about Sharon Osbourne's health.
Tom O - Hope that you are feeling better soon.
Hughie - Nice overview shot of the layout.
William - Good to hear from you again.
Patrick - I noticed that my wife was watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel earlier this week.
Today is International Beer Day. I have a fridge full for anyone that wants to drop by. I have 15 acres so we can socially distance ourselves. Pool should hold ten socially distanced adults. Enjoy and stay off the road.
Everybody have a great day. Be safe, be cool, and keep your distance.