santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Cloudy and 72°. The barely there north breeze shifted overnight to a barely there south breeze which will mean that last night was the last night of sleeping with the windows open for a while. Still only expecting a high today of 92° heading to 98° from Saturday through most of next week. Absolutely no rain in sight. Had the plumber out yesterday to fix a decades old issue with the drains under the kitchen sink and in the walls leading to the graywater drain line. Sweet young lady in her booty shorts and tank top with multi-colored hair did a great job replacing the whole mess. She is fully licensed and is half of the husband/wife team known as the Jolly Dream Team. This is the first step in a long overdue kitchen remodel. The problems go back a few years to when I had a major foundation disaster that took a team of 4-5 guys three weeks to go under the house and dig out and replace 36 piers and add 24 more. Replaced and added all of the beams as well. They also removed over 18 yards of dirt to be able to gain room to do the work. They used a little red wagon with no wheels and a rope tied to each end to do that while doing the digging by hand with "shorty" shovels about 30" in length.
Time today for the weekly grocery/beer trek into Denton. I think that I'll wear sunscreen so the people around me won't get sunburned.
Facebook - I do not use it, I keep up with family and friends the old-fashioned way with the telephone. You know that thingie that you use to take pictures with! This forum and the Coffee Shop in particular is my Facebook, considerably less clutter.
Western omelet today Flo, with extra bacon on the side. The usual OJ will do.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding yesterday's ongoing structure tour; Patrick, Christian, Tom O, Karl, Chad, Garry, Curt, Rick, Jaz, James, Guy.
Yesterday in the train shed, was pretty much a repeat of the last couple. Progress made but not real visible yet. I did get started with the weeds but did not take any pictures.
From the archives today: The build pictures of my favorite Bar Mills kit, Jack's Back Yard.
The structure itself was fairly easy, I really enjoyed painting all of the details that went with it. I can't locate the "planted" picture right now, but I added more details behind the back fence next to a chain link fence separating the properties.
Jaz - Until you mentioned it, I had forgotten about my adventure raising Muscovy ducks that I sold to a small group of Asian families in the college town near me. They liked them because they could keep them in their apartments until needed for a meal, and since they didn't make noise the neighbors never knew. Besides that, they dressed out a lot heavier than typical ducks. Not sure that I made money or not, but the eggs were delicious and the young males were also.
Uploading photos - I just "drag and drop" them directly into my reply. Dragging a thumbnail results in a full size picture after the forum software reduces it to an acceptable size. You've seen the results.
Tom O - What the heck is a Marilyn Monroe burger? Sounds decadent.
moermusic - Condolences on your losses. Glad that you were able to get the last chance to see dad.
Curt - Good to see you getting "back into the groove".
A side note regarding non-vaxxers - My wife's sister in Tennessee is one of those who just thinks that she is invincible. At age 68, she brags about never having gotten vaccinated for anything, flu, pneumonia, tetanus...etc. She hasn't had her blood pressure checked since the birth of her daughter in 1970, and brags about never having had a mammogram. She doesn't see doctors except for her eyes. While I felt that way for years, I realized about 15 years ago, that while doctors can be a PIA, they are also usually good for us.
Gotta go and make the rest of the grocery list. Everyone have a great day. Please excuse any mistakes here as I haven't had time to proof read this post yet.
Time today for the weekly grocery/beer trek into Denton. I think that I'll wear sunscreen so the people around me won't get sunburned.
Facebook - I do not use it, I keep up with family and friends the old-fashioned way with the telephone. You know that thingie that you use to take pictures with! This forum and the Coffee Shop in particular is my Facebook, considerably less clutter.
Western omelet today Flo, with extra bacon on the side. The usual OJ will do.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding yesterday's ongoing structure tour; Patrick, Christian, Tom O, Karl, Chad, Garry, Curt, Rick, Jaz, James, Guy.
Yesterday in the train shed, was pretty much a repeat of the last couple. Progress made but not real visible yet. I did get started with the weeds but did not take any pictures.
From the archives today: The build pictures of my favorite Bar Mills kit, Jack's Back Yard.
The structure itself was fairly easy, I really enjoyed painting all of the details that went with it. I can't locate the "planted" picture right now, but I added more details behind the back fence next to a chain link fence separating the properties.
Jaz - Until you mentioned it, I had forgotten about my adventure raising Muscovy ducks that I sold to a small group of Asian families in the college town near me. They liked them because they could keep them in their apartments until needed for a meal, and since they didn't make noise the neighbors never knew. Besides that, they dressed out a lot heavier than typical ducks. Not sure that I made money or not, but the eggs were delicious and the young males were also.
Uploading photos - I just "drag and drop" them directly into my reply. Dragging a thumbnail results in a full size picture after the forum software reduces it to an acceptable size. You've seen the results.
Tom O - What the heck is a Marilyn Monroe burger? Sounds decadent.
moermusic - Condolences on your losses. Glad that you were able to get the last chance to see dad.
Curt - Good to see you getting "back into the groove".
A side note regarding non-vaxxers - My wife's sister in Tennessee is one of those who just thinks that she is invincible. At age 68, she brags about never having gotten vaccinated for anything, flu, pneumonia, tetanus...etc. She hasn't had her blood pressure checked since the birth of her daughter in 1970, and brags about never having had a mammogram. She doesn't see doctors except for her eyes. While I felt that way for years, I realized about 15 years ago, that while doctors can be a PIA, they are also usually good for us.
Gotta go and make the rest of the grocery list. Everyone have a great day. Please excuse any mistakes here as I haven't had time to proof read this post yet.
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