Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 77°, a tiny bit cooler than yesterday. Yesterday's range of temperature was rather limited (12°) for this time of year, with a morning low of 79° and an afternoon high of only 91°. The forecast was for 97° which it is again today. Ongoing heat advisory in effect until September. No rain in sight!
Thanks for opening this morning
Terry. I'll hold on to my fireworks for Saturday night in the freshly plowed field across the road.
Phew! Mowed the south, southwest and back yard yesterday. Always the toughest because of the septic system over in the SW, and the landscaping/pool around the house. Of course, due to the dry conditions and the wind, there's a layer of mower ejaculate all over the pool surface that the skimmer is still working on. Today, I tackle the NW part around the train shed, might even feel like hitting part of the "back forty".
Granddog has thus far survived "roughing it" here, since I forgot her bed back in Dallas. She got to chase an armadillo early this morning before dawn. Those things move surprisingly fast for such awkward looking creatures. I think that
Sherrel has a story about that from his youth many decades ago.
Nothing special for me this morning Flo, just a pair of over-easy eggs, a double stack of sausage patties and a toasted whole wheat English Muffin.
Thanks for the likes and comments on the structure progress yesterday:
Jerome, Guy, Chad, Sherrel, Dave, Patrick, James, Curt, Tom, Garry, Ken.
Worked a bit on the CUP yesterday out in the train shed. Started with this incomplete grade crossing.
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Friday at the LHS, I purchased a twelve pack of Blair Line grade crossings, as they are easier to use than building my own from individual ties.
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They are made for narrower crossings and are a scale 26' wide. I needed them wider to accommodate the pedestrian traffic there. So I used three and cut one in half, thus obtaining a 39' length. I beveled the corners and leading edge, both because that's what they look like in the real world, but also as a precautionary measure against dragging equipment.
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Followed that up with a coat of brown India Ink.
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Then on to the installation. Pretty simple process with these.
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I use Walther's Goo to fasten them in place. Note that in this crossing, I have run the road surface right up to the rails instead of using the outside wooden entry's. Can't remember what they are called.
Once they were in place for a bit, I ran trains through to check clearance. All is well
Since I am at a standstill on the last structure, I got out another that I purchased for this project.
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Haven't done anything except open the package and remove the parts, since I had already switched to running trains. Jessica's Salon is a Smalltown structure meant for a corner location. This will work for me even though it isn't destined for a corner location. It almost is! More later.
Chet -
Good eye, I use Husqvarna blades.
Ray - I get the blocked video message as well. Yesterday's series of shots detailing the wheel/axle change-out was quite informative.
Raging question: I know that you are from the land down-under and you guys drive on the wrong side of the road and all that other stuff. I have a question that I always wanted to know. Of course your cars have the driver controlls on the right, but what about the pedal arrangement on the floorboard? On my manual shift car, the gas pedal is on the right, brake in the middle and clutch on the left. Is it the same on your cars or reversed?
Today is Canada Day for all of our north of the border friends and visitors. Happy Canada Day to all. And I remembered that today is officially the halfway point this year.
Have a great day everyone. Keep cool.
