Thanks Willie. Sure felt heavier than that but I guess all things get heavier as we age. I have noticed that they are now putting 90# of concrete in a 60# bag. ....... Back to mowing.First of all Dave, welcome back. 7" high rail approximates to code 83 in HO, which is equivalent to "132 lb" rail. That's 132 lbs/yd, thus 44 lbs/ft. That makes your piece approximately 205#.
Not as many as if it were a bar.: The General Store seems very dangerous. How many customers disappear every day ?
A guy walks into a bar:Not as many as if it were a bar.
We have rabbits, buggers damage small trees, and try to sneak into the allotments,we have deer but muntjac so usually not more than one female, plus maybe a bay and perhaps a hopeful male, we had roe but only a mother and her baby then as it grew up a second baby then nothing, we are in the middle of farm land so big game needs bullet proof jackets or it’s dinner,we have had deer damage too but the trees so far win hands downJaz- If I had all that stuff in my yard it would last about a year as the deer would feast on all that stuff including the branches. Whatever was left the rabbits would finish off in winter.
The earlier comment over soft potatoes has validity,Disguise it with a few OO people-no one will suspect! It's too nice a truck kit not to use!
OTOH, I would still use it even with HO people. The angle you give there doesn't look bad? at least in my eyes?
GUY - Your potato pic took me back to my childhood when my father had a pretty large garden.
He would have at least 4-5 bushels of potatoes which he stored in a large shed - along with mom's canning and everything else. My point is that we had potatoes for months!
The potatoes I buy in the store here seem to go soft after a couple weeks? Explain?
Oh man that’s really bad, can yo u block off the doors to a room or two where cleaning up is on Lino not carpet, by putting wood or a second hand child gate that stops the dog going everywhere, perhaps keeping it to the kitchen near the back door, and praising it when it cleans up outside, I know it seems bad but perhaps rubbing its nose in it when it does it wrong like retraining a puppy, there is a horrible argument that it’s standard of living is such that you euthanise, I know that is a heartbreaking decision, one of our labradors got so bad my brother used to carry it down to flights of stairs several times a day to do its business however he was young hale and hearty, and poor Sheba was not and pretty heavy too, I told my dad twi years before she died her quality of life was gone, and I loved her like a baby.maybe put her in a room with a kids sand pit but use soil and hope she gets the hint ie leave some droppings in the correct place, but you know this is not healthy for you, with your wife and your dog you just cannot afford to overlook your own health, how far can you stretch yourself before your own health snaps.it is clear you love that dog that you have kept it well past it’s sell by date - I’m not being cruel here I love dogs I howled like a baby when I had a Doberman put down because his legs had started to fail him, and I was concerned that if it happened over a weekend I would struggle to get a vet to him without him suffering,when the vet came the dog tried walking and his back legs went again I paid extra for her to come to the house so the dog was not stressed, she said the back legs would have gone and he would have been in great pain and I had spared him that, on a good day he could not only walk hell he could run, his muzzle was all grey, my other two recent dobermanns died in their sleep thank godGood evening. It's 70, and mostly dark.
I'm starting to get extremely frustrated at our dog, who has decided her bathroom is wherever she feels the urge. She's also deaf, so yelling at her does nothing.
I've spoken to the vet, and the vet says it's just part of having an older dog. Umm, an older dog with dementia, severe arthritis, several tumors, and extreme incontinence.... I'm not one to give up easily, but the quality of life for the dog, as well as me having to take care of her, clean up puddles and piles every five minutes, along with dealing with my wife's issues, has me ready to scream.
Oh, let's not forget my employer who insisted I have the hospital bill me directly for my workers comp injuries for him to reimburse, who hasn't paid a dime yet. And the hospital hasn't bothered sending me a bill, only emails demanding payment. "just log in to your account and pay your bill using credit, debit, or e-check from your bank account"...
I'd run away to join the circus, but I feel like I'm already there.
I'm planning to use a bigger circle of track (curve radius: 21"1/4) for my pizza layout. It'll replace the first one (curve radius: 19"). I'll keep only ONE circle of track, of course ! But the new track will be very close to the edge of the benchwork. Is it a good or bad idea ? Thanks for your help.