Good Morning All. overcast and 79° right now. Radar shows a light shower less than a mile away, however the moisture probably isn't hitting the ground. Mild day yesterday with a high of only 97°; that's the expected high for the next ten days. THI of 105° and the usual heat advisory.
I feel like having a couple of breakfast burritos this morning Flo. Egg, hash browns, cheese and sausage with a bowl full of salsa on the side.
Thanks for the reactions and comments on the layout tour yesterday;
Chad, Patrick, Guy, Karl, James, Justin, Tom O, Phil, Louis, Sherrel, Curt, Chet, Garry, Tom.
Life goes on out in the train shed. Painted all of the trim and windows in the DPM structure over the last two days. Also added the sidewalk. and foundation.
A bit of touch up on that back corner where the paint rubbed off while handling and it will be ready for the mortar wash.
Meanwhile the building next door, originally Walther's Gemini Building has come under scrutiny. At some point, the signs either faded or the decals came off.
I had an extra set of decals and successfully made a new "Sparky's Auto Parts" sign, on one side. The decal for the other side disintegrated.
The first of the "Newmans" decals also disintegrated when I tried to use it, so I paused and laid the signs on the roof, for two years. I am still mulling over my options.
This structure which houses the two businesses was an early attempt at detailing a building interior for me.
Unfortunately much of it cannot be seen.
That's when I decided to start looking for scenes on the Internet that I could crop and use instead.
Patrick - You need to hide those tomatoes. Seems like your daughter is getting more than you.
Welcome news on the house payment. Paid mine off in 1995 and spent the money putting three kids through college instead. Paid off in the end as none of them came back home to live with us.
Guy - Nice looking bus. Interesting touch on the power pole. I might try that even though it would never happen in my arid locale.
Joe - Sad about the naval carrier. I'm rooting for the firefighters to get the upper hand sooner rather than later.
Tom O -
everything is better in Maryland!
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Go ahead and buy the GG1. You know that you will. Even if there is no money left after the taxman. I see that you got the "Post Reply" button working again.
Justin - Good news about your brother.
It doesn't matter if your fresh tomatoes are from Maryland, Jersey, Kansas, Wisconsin or Texas. If they're fresh from the garden, they're many steps above the consumer-grown ones from the grocery store.
OK procrastinators, today is the delayed tax day. Pay up so we can all get another stimulus check!
Speaking of stimulus checks, Congress needs to eliminate that unemployment kicker except in special circumstances. My youngest neighbors, 48 & 50, have both been on unemployment since the pandemic started in March. They are living proof of what is wrong with the system. They both had good jobs, he as a foreman in a heavy truck repair shop and she as a nurse in a doctors office. They have both been called back to work, but have chosen to stay home and draw the unemployment checks instead. No initiative there. Since Texas cannot cross-reference those called back who do not respond (too high of a volume) and they have waived the "looking for work" requirement, they have no reason to go back. I spoke with him yesterday and pointed out that all of that "free money" is going to be taxable income next tax season, that they currently have no withholding on. Whoops! He didn't know that. He expects that their jobs will still be there when the checks stop, maybe. Meanwhile neither has a retirement account either.
Oh well! Everybody have a great day. Stay safe and cool.
