Running Bear's February 2025 Coffee Shop


Bill Tidler Jr.

Retired NS Signal Construction Gang Signalman
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Morning all,

Currently 33° and clear, going for a high of 62° later. Will be windy later as well.

While I hadn't made plans to go, wife asked if I was wanting to go to the train show. I said I wasn't sure, but I may still end up going after I get work completed. Closer to go from here than from home.

Bob: Sorry to hear you lost your family member.


Tomorrow is Pork Sausage day. Means spring is 6 weeks away regardless of whether a shadow is seen in Pennsylvania or not.

BBL
 
Good Morning All. Currently 38° and clear skies, headed up to 69° again today. No rain (or snow) in the ten day forecast.

Once again, my day today starts with the dishwasher. I'll run a load of laundry while I'm at it. I'm still under the direct sunlight restriction for my skin treatment, but I will fudge a bit with a broad-brimmed hat to take advantage of the weather. It's the second to last day anyway, so what the heck.

I did a bunch more work on the structure build out in the train shed yesterday. I once again left the camera outside. I'm getting forgetful since my birthday! Ground throw project is on stand-by; just 8 left to go.
One of the treats this time at the TNMRC layout on the day that I visited, was that a member opened up one of the operating pits nestled deep within the layout. There is a secondary staging yard in there, but most of all, it gives several different views of some of the layout areas. These first few are from the backside of their extensive downtown that I showed from the other side last week.
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Then there is a small town scene that is visible from the aisle quite afar from your viewing point. Here it is from inside.
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Patrick - We had the same Kroger egg sale here when I went Thursday. I specifically looked after Tom O posted what he saw in Wisconsin. They're still too expensive. Same eggs were under a dollar 4 years ago.
Len - Good news regarding the safe trip.
Lee - I have been intrigued by that terrace on the roof of that restaurant on the TNMRC layout ever since I first saw it. Seriously thinking of copying it in the future. I already have the same structure and I modeled a restaurant on the second floor.

Everyone have a good Saturday.
 
Good mornin' y'all! Its 40 with w/c of 27 and mostly cloudy in Cheyenne this am. Expecting a high of 46 and a low tonight of 31, mostly cloudy and breezy. Looks like daytime temps will stay above freezing for most of next week with some precipitation expected later in the week. Thank you weather gods for decent weather for our arrival in Cheyenne. I'm sure we'll be paying the tab here over the next couple of months...
Got the KIA completely unloaded yesterday, but no word from the movers on the rest of our stuff. So for the time being Pine Flat consists of a folding chair and my laptop on a TV tray...
Looks like it's going to be fairly nice day in the Cap City today. NJ (Nurse Judy, ret.) and I will probably get out a little later for some non-essential shopping and general sightseeing.
Y'all have a good day and take care.
 
@rgeiter Bob, I'm sorry to hear the sad news, but I loved the photo you posted.

I have some ideas about how you feel, there are no words to help. Time will help, it will never get better, but I promise it will get easier. Eventually the sadness will slowly ease and be replaced by all the happy memories. But never completely.

Our thoughts are with you.
 
Good Morning All!
35F @ 88% still overcast. Snow yesterday but is gone now. Guessers say colder at night starting Tuesday: 5F. That started a couple days ago at -5 so I guess we will see.

Life has gotten in the way again. Now the check engine light on the Nissan needs to be dealt with and Maria wants to make a CostCo run. Geesh, didn't we just do that? Probably go to Spo for Chef Store, and meat market. Idaho for CostCo. Meat *seems* to be coming down somewhat. Whole Sirloin is $4.85/Lb, don't want to talk about RibEye, Strip steaks or eggs. I am required to get more liver at the meat market ... dang.

Imagine life without Beer!
Now slap yourself and never think that again.

...

Know why White Chocolate was invented?
So ethnic's can have a messy face too.

L8r
 
Yeah I get that too, it seems that I may have been lured away from the world of cheap spares/repairs wrecks and have thought seriously about picking up one of those very nice looking Piko KM ML-4000's...

Thirty quid over three hundred and ten quid is a bit of a leap, may need to keep the wife in the dark on this one!!!
 
Good February morning, all! A beautiful, sunny and low humidity day here in H-Town. Guessers are saying a couple of 80 degree days this week. One should take pause here, as it was in February 21, 250 folks died when a freeze took out the power grid state-wide.

Bob - condolences. It amazes me how critters can get so deep in our hearts.
Len - Good to hear you made it safely to WY. At least you can still wear cowboy boots and hat in Cheyenne.

There is a train show in about 2 weeks in Pasadena TX. I'm thinking about going as it's been about 5 yrs. since I've been to one.

STAY SAFE
LATER
 



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