Good Morning Friends. 58° and overcast this fine morning. There's rain in the forecast starting around 5 this afternoon. Current radar shows it to be 300 miles away and possibly skirting off to the SE of our area. I really need rain, and I planted green beans in the garden yesterday in anticipation...that and it's time anyway. Full moon tonight...actually at 9:45 am CST tomorrow morning, but it will be on Toot's side of the world. Indians called this the Full Worm Moon since it coincided with earthworms starting to move in the softer soil. They started here about 25 days ago.
Didn't spend much time in the train shed yesterday; I was planting, doing housework, other yard work, and watching after the granddog. She's too young not to wander off if I don't check up on her every so often. I did do the remaining work on a chain-link fence and envisioned some other things.
Bruce - "500 sq feet of pooltable flatland" isn't necessarily boring if you are able to intersperse towns, industries and other scenic effects into it. I have watched the "Michigan Central" for about two years now, and the only concern for me is the accessibility issue. It may not be an issue with folks younger than me, but the duck-under (really a crawl-under) distance that you have (4' wide I believe) would be too excessive for me to use on a regular basis. Keep thinking and try small areas at a time to get a good feel for what you want. You're doing what you said all along, with the set-up and dismantling and rebuild until you get what you want the final (yeah!) layout to be. Best of luck moving forward.
Justin -
I have been contemplating the same thing as well. I didn't have nearly all the structures I needed when I started my build and now I'm struggling to get everything to fit.
That's why many of us are on our second, third or more versions of our layouts. I am one, this being my fourth and presumably last version. So many things are learned on the first one for sure...
Bruce is there now as well. Hmmm! Impulse purchasing...that's another reason for expanding and improving. Don't ask how I know this. I recently pre-ordered four more locomotives when I already have 80 and no room for more. Looks like the retirement shelf (locos, not me) will now have to expand!
Chet - Hilarious video only because she was unharmed. What a ride!
Terry - I am hoping that your family's medical issues are fading. It's no fun, but take care of yourselves first and foremost.
Beady - Those neighbors that you might take in, are they the same ones that gave you and your wife a bathroom pass???
Louis - "Drilling the sidings"...looks like Joe jumped back in and responded. I have heard that expression used in Texas as well.
After reading some of you all's posts over the last three months, I sure am glad that it only snowed once here this winter, barely 2", and didn't stick to any roads. Note that the friends thing got me too, until I figured out the thing which
Terry described. I agree with
Garry about everybody around here being friends anyway!
Everybody have a great day and don't forget to re-set your clocks tonight. Is it forward or backwards? I'll wait until morning and and see what Microsoft tells me!!!
Willie
