Good Morning All. Clear and 31° here. Headed to the upper 50's later today with plenty of sunshine. Plans today include taking a load of scrap over to the recycling center for some extra $$$ to spend at the LHS on my trip there Friday. Managed to get my DL at the DPS yesterday, got a restriction that I have to have my hearing aids in when I drive! Didn't know that they had that restriction. On the way, I noted that the cotton fields up the road are ready for picking; didn't look like a great year though.
Sausage, home fries and sunny-side up eggs this morning Flo, I miss Mel's home ground sausage. I'll cover the donuts for anybody who arrives before I leave.
Thanks for the likes and positive comments regarding my progress pictures yesterday;
Johnny, Alan, Sherrel, Chad, Jerome, Ken, Curt, Hughie, Bob, Jim, Tom, Phil. Always appreciated.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued work on the Hardware & Feed Store. I finished applying the corrugated siding and painted it. Screwed one spot up and I will have to repair it with some putty today. Continued with my scratch-built loading dock; frame complete, decking next. Most of yesterday was actually spent on train shed maintenance; ran the shop vac for a while (man is that thing loud!), replaced three fluorescent bulbs in hard to access places, tidied up some shelves and emptied the trash cans. Since I didn't take any progress pictures yet, here's another shot from the archive.
This is another Bar Mill's kit known as Wicked Wanda's, a house of ill-repute. I repurposed it into a simple rooming house with a storage shed on the side.
Over to the right is a yard of dogs.
I have since added a bit more vegetation, I need to do some weathering when I get back to this area.
Alan -
Hi Willie! Looks like those window sills are still giving you fits!
Yes they are. Too much handling after I get them in place. Most are glued now instead of using their self-stick method. You're right about the laser-cuts/instructions. I see the same thing with AMB, JL Innovative, Blair Line and others. Mostly it's amusing, not bothersome. Nice work on the siding.
The wood corrugated siding is working out. There's a learning curve to it. Very thin and it will snap if it's handled roughly. I think that I will still prefer the metal siding after this is done.
Garry - Safe travels.
Chet - About once every ten years or so, we'll get hit with an ice storm of over an inch. Yes the fun really begins after the accumulated ice chips away and there are craters on the road. You and others can keep that cold weather! Here, we only average six days a year where the temperature doesn't rise above freezing for at least part of the day. Thankfully it is usually dry. There was of course the big freeze back in '82 or '83 where we had 21 days in a row with the temperature hovering between -1° and 24°, which I don't hope to ever see again! Too old to haul in that much firewood any more.
Bob - Can't believe that you guys could still move around dressed like that. I bet the Safety Officer had his hands full on that job.
Tom -
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Jesse -
Currently reading 34 here. I generally refuse to work when the temperature is below my age
I like that philosophy. But at 67, it no longer works for me!
Everybody have an awesome day.