Joe - Your comments yesterday regarding the BENNY's and the local beaches reminds me of an article that I just read regarding winter renters in the Hampton's. Since the governor of NY said that you can't evict them and they don't have to pay rent, they aren't leaving. They're basically squatting. It's causing a major loss of income to the owners who would be traditionally be jacking up the rent and renting their homes to summer vacationers.
Willie: 1. Nice progress on the Oil Depot. Earl was quite a modeler.Wish I had his skill and eye for detail.
2. When this situation first started, the local politicians in the Hamptons attempted to prevent the owners of some of these large estates from coming out and sequestering themselves at their summer property, using the logic that they were not full time residents. That did not go over well, and the Judge that over ruled the town governing bodies, reminded the town, that although the owners only occupied the homes during certain times of the year, they paid taxes to the towns full time, like everyone else in town did.....
They weren't kidding when they said that this would permanently change our lives. This epidemic is bringing out the ugly in some people, that their normal facade used to hide.
Meanwhile, the BENNYs and others who put down their deposits for their summer rentals, are requesting refunds, because much of what they come for will either be restricted to first come - first served up to a limit, or may not be available at all. This will end up in litigation as the owners and their agents want to enforce the rental agreements, while the renters cite breach of contract...stay tuned!
Guy: Good luck with the tractor...may surprise you.
Your wife was wise to hedge her bet with the tomatoes. It appears, ours made it through last weekends cold snap, and are now enjoying the gentle spring rain. Small tomatoes are appearing.
Louis: So what's wrong with being a out of control train junkie? Speaking of selling, it's becoming more apparent that some of my stuff has no place on the railroad I'm building, and since I still buy stuff that fits, I'm running out of storage space. i many go from eing a perpetual uyer, to a buyer and a seller, once I finish discovering lost treasures.
Had to laugh at a fellow who posted on the passenger car list overnight. he was in his LHS, and saw some of Rapido's beautiful new CN Dining Cars on display. Rapido always offers the Canadian cars in other (US) roads to broaden the market appeal. He likes the one done in NP. It was sad that this man was asking if it woule be appropriate, and prototypical to buy the NP car...Time to get real, if you like it, buy it, if you don't like it, don't get it. Of course it's not a NP car, it's a freakin Canadian national Diner, eh? Buy it. Who cares what anyone else thinks.
FWIW, I believe they did these in PRR and B&O too. I am tempted, but there is also a New Haven Diner that would be more appropriate...talk about out of control passenger car junkies?
Have a great weekend, and stay well and safe!