Good Morning All. Currently clear and 50°. That is the high for today! The 30 mph winds that Patrick is experiencing will be here in another hour or so and temperature will steadily drop to 20° overnight. Temperature will bounce around between 15° and 45° until Sunday when it returns to the 60's. 0% chance of any precipitation in the next ten days. This is the La Niña effect on our weather, warmer and drier than normal. While the next few days are rather cool, it is well within the norms. The past few days with afternoon highs in the 70's, while somewhat common, are above average in temperature. There's been a lot more of them than normal lately.
Ordered the free Covid tests yesterday. Found out this morning that they're only sending one per household and it will take over two weeks!?!?
Thanks to the many fellow members who commented on or liked my scenes yesterday;
Karl, Hughie, Chad, Gary, Sherrel, OB Ken, Curt, Jaz, Patrick, Dave B, Smudge, Louis, Rick, Tom, Tom O.
i was rather productive out in the train shed yesterday for a change. I started by ballasting a small sections of track on the recently completed factory spurs and part of an unfinished switch on the spur for the transload facility.
This is a warm-up before doing the more difficult part with the operating mechanism.
I spent much more time cutting out and applying signs to the Antiques Barn.
Those represent license plates on the LH barn door. Most of the signs are cardstock and took some time to cut out. The end walls have decals. I'll spray it with another round of dull coat next and then lightly weather it
George -
the DA said, we have to many mentally ill people living on the streets. Remember in 1984 you closed all the mental hospitals? Am I missing something here?
Yes you are missing something here. Although you are correct. It's what happened when a combination of cost accountants and social activists decided to "mainstream" folks who should have been cared for in facilities like mental hospitals. It happened here in Texas earlier in the late 60's and early 70's. It now turns out that the cost of crime and homelessness is costing more and these folks are not getting the needed care that they deserve.
Guy getting the ticket for a faulty brake light, but I think that quota is playing a large part as well.
Sherrel - Boy! What I wouldn't give for nine hours sleep with only one trip to the loo! That's at least a triple shot here for me.
Dave B - While I don't remember that particular picture, I do remember your last layout. Thanks for the returned memories. It reminds me that I need to dig around for my Swift's cardstock model and possibly find a place for it on the current layout.
Curt- I like your progress on the REA structure.
Joe - UP admits that they have been having that problem in LA for a while, but it hasn't been costing them much of the billions that they earn. But it must be finally getting to them as they are increasing the RR police presence in the area. I pity the lawbreakers who start ripping open a shipment of Cologuard returns.
Troy - Regarding the men pictured in the trackside photo, I fully agree that they are not illegals. We have a lot of illegals here in Texas and they all prefer to live under the radar.
Everybody have a great day! Stay safe.