santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and 65°. Well the thunderstorms came last night if they could actually be called storms. Thunder/lightning for about two hours, but only 0.05" of rain. I had to check the nearby Weather Underground station for the total since my gauge doesn't measure in the hundredth's. It just got wet! I just knew that it was going to be a non-event because I put the cover on the grill and other outdoor equipment. It did get up to 92° before the clouds rolled in in early afternoon.
Doctor visit for my wife yesterday went as expected. While they still cannot identify the infection source, we're going ahead with the two-step knee re-replacement this Friday. Step one is removing the current replacement knee, cleaning things out as best as possible, inserting antibiotic "stuff", and inserting some plastic spacers to prevent muscle contraction. Then 6-8 weeks later, he will go back and put a new replacement joint in. He expects her initial hospital stay to be three or four days. While she won't be completely immobile after that, she cannot put much weight on that knee until the titanium joint is inserted later on. He says that the cane should be sufficient, but the walker would be better and safer. I have already dug it out of a back closet. I'll be picking up the household slack in the meantime. She's upset because she won't be able to drink wine while on the Hydrocodone pain killer. After the doctor, we went for a few grocery items and went to a new to us Mexican Cantina for lunch. It was good, fair prices, order at the counter and find a place to sit.
Thanks for all of the likes and comments directed at yesterday's progress post; Patrick, Karl, Christian, Steve J, Garry, Gary, Rick, Troy, Tom O, James, Chad, Hughie, Curt, Sherrel, Tom, Ken.
How about a pair of the large breakfast burritos this morning Flo. A sugar-free A&W root beer would go nicely with them.
OK, it's bad that I have to look at the pictures to remember what I did in the train shed yesterday, but at least I remembered to take some and bring the camera in. LOL!
I did get the first batch of Hydrocal castings for Ramones out of the paint booth with a coat of light brown primer.
I then proceeded to attack them with various shades of brown to get started.
I ran out of time, so I have a bit more to do next. Then I'll start on the debris on top and the contents within.
While the paint was drying, I unpacked the walls and platforms for this kit to examine them.
And the injection-molded plastic parts.
Here's a different view of the finished product from their instruction sheets.
It's still too early to tackle that stuff right now. Due to the upcoming medical procedure, I am not sure when I will get to any of it, or just how much time I will be able to devote.
Happy Birthday Tom O. I turned 69 in January, I am enjoying it even though 2021 has been a challenging year so far.
Patrick -
Joe -
Ken - Glad that you can make it over here in the Coffee Shop. Come often as you can see that we talk about lots of stuff, mainly trains though.
Terry - Sorry to read over the last month or so of your DIL and stepson's ordeal. Positive thoughts go out for the entire family to overcome this grief.
Sure are a lot here who experienced the big cities of the Midwest in their youth. Myself, I was born and raised in Brooklyn until I was 7 in 1959. I surprised my grandma at age six when I walked 20 blocks over to her house in 1958. Mom didn't even know that I was gone!
Today is National Coffee Day, according to Flo, it's on the house today. Today is also National VFW Day in honor of VFW's!!!
It's been tough to post today, as over 20 other posts came up while I was composing. I should start earlier like I did yesterday!
Everybody have a great day, stay safe.
Doctor visit for my wife yesterday went as expected. While they still cannot identify the infection source, we're going ahead with the two-step knee re-replacement this Friday. Step one is removing the current replacement knee, cleaning things out as best as possible, inserting antibiotic "stuff", and inserting some plastic spacers to prevent muscle contraction. Then 6-8 weeks later, he will go back and put a new replacement joint in. He expects her initial hospital stay to be three or four days. While she won't be completely immobile after that, she cannot put much weight on that knee until the titanium joint is inserted later on. He says that the cane should be sufficient, but the walker would be better and safer. I have already dug it out of a back closet. I'll be picking up the household slack in the meantime. She's upset because she won't be able to drink wine while on the Hydrocodone pain killer. After the doctor, we went for a few grocery items and went to a new to us Mexican Cantina for lunch. It was good, fair prices, order at the counter and find a place to sit.
Thanks for all of the likes and comments directed at yesterday's progress post; Patrick, Karl, Christian, Steve J, Garry, Gary, Rick, Troy, Tom O, James, Chad, Hughie, Curt, Sherrel, Tom, Ken.
How about a pair of the large breakfast burritos this morning Flo. A sugar-free A&W root beer would go nicely with them.
OK, it's bad that I have to look at the pictures to remember what I did in the train shed yesterday, but at least I remembered to take some and bring the camera in. LOL!
I did get the first batch of Hydrocal castings for Ramones out of the paint booth with a coat of light brown primer.
I then proceeded to attack them with various shades of brown to get started.
I ran out of time, so I have a bit more to do next. Then I'll start on the debris on top and the contents within.
While the paint was drying, I unpacked the walls and platforms for this kit to examine them.
And the injection-molded plastic parts.
Here's a different view of the finished product from their instruction sheets.
It's still too early to tackle that stuff right now. Due to the upcoming medical procedure, I am not sure when I will get to any of it, or just how much time I will be able to devote.
Happy Birthday Tom O. I turned 69 in January, I am enjoying it even though 2021 has been a challenging year so far.
Patrick -
I call my method "syncopated pandemonium". I had a lot of structures from the previous layout, and while things were down for the train shed build, I built a lot of structures that I had amassed while I still had a working income. I knew that I would find a place for all of them eventually. They all mostly fit my theme and their era is widespread. I bought a few structures just because I liked them. There are some that I planned for, mainly industries, knowing their footprint ahead of time and allowing for it. Many of the "main street" scenes are filled with somewhat generic structures from DPM, Smalltown or Walther's; which all have basically the same or similar depths and can be mixed and matched easily. I have to be more careful now that I am filling in areas. I still have about 25% of the layout that is strictly plywood, and I have about 25 kits left to build and I am having to plan more carefully. I do have a couple of "duds". A well-meant Christmas gift from my son of a wooden coaling tower, just won't work by any stretch of the imagination! The Ramones structure (my next build), from Downtown Deco is to fill a large void in a corner where I wanted an industry with no rail spur; and I have been waiting for a suitable one to come along.
Joe -
My doctor's staff knows that I will not fill out that paperwork, so they do it themselves. I do have to make the wellness visits or he won't refill any prescriptions.
Ken - Glad that you can make it over here in the Coffee Shop. Come often as you can see that we talk about lots of stuff, mainly trains though.
Terry - Sorry to read over the last month or so of your DIL and stepson's ordeal. Positive thoughts go out for the entire family to overcome this grief.
Sure are a lot here who experienced the big cities of the Midwest in their youth. Myself, I was born and raised in Brooklyn until I was 7 in 1959. I surprised my grandma at age six when I walked 20 blocks over to her house in 1958. Mom didn't even know that I was gone!
Today is National Coffee Day, according to Flo, it's on the house today. Today is also National VFW Day in honor of VFW's!!!
It's been tough to post today, as over 20 other posts came up while I was composing. I should start earlier like I did yesterday!
Everybody have a great day, stay safe.
