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I got my track gate completed and made the final adjustments today. It closes tight with no wobble. I kept it simple using 1x4's in an "L" shape with a gusset support under the middle. Fortunately, I only had to deal with one track. The fun will be installing the track over it and through the wall. The track has a small area to traverse (soon to be covered) in the outer garage, then back into the main room. Naturally, I am waiting for it to cool down outside before getting back into that garage. I did start into the garage today and quickly retreated when I smelled hair burning.
It was 107 deg F. reg temp outside today. Last heat index I saw was 111 deg at 1:30pm, two hours before the peak reg temp.
The rest of time today (and now) has been spent on updating my track plans from all the changes, modifications, and new additions I have made. I didn't realize how far behind I was with them. Much of the work now is using a draft, seeing if it will work, make it fit, then update the master. I guess that I need to get back to it. I still have to copy the steel mill project into 3dPanit. I just have too much to convert over the other way, but XtrakCad is a very good one. Might use it if I decide to go for my NMRA civil engineering achievement award.
Phillip, you guys get any hotter you will have a Southern accent. !
Mornin' All ! It's a balmy 63 herein Buffalo , Rex sure glad i don't have to deal with the temps. you guys are getting , Jeffrey hope the rash clears up with the shot. I've been trying to get a prescription refill from my doctor for two weeks now. I thought I had it cleared up yesterday. So I waited for my Pharmacy to call .And who calls but the Doctor's office at 4:30 telling me the script is sitting at the nurses's desk and I can pick it up but not till Monday Morning since their closed for th weekend . Haven't they heard of Fax machines to my Pharmacy ? So now I have to wait another three days for medicine I've been out of . Boy they better not answer their phone Monday morning cause their gonna get a ear full . Anyhow hope everyone has a nice Saturday ! Another cup of coffee Flo!!
Well, the family is off to vacation. I watched them roll out of here a few minutes ago. They'e going for 8 days of fun and sun on the houseboat.
I got home rather late last night from work. God is so good! I just love to watch Him work! OK, here's the story....... I was going to pay to have a new transmission put into my car as it needs it and I just don't have the time to do it myelf. I mentioned this to a coworker and they suggested that I not put all of that money into a high mileage vehicle like that. I told him that I could put in a tranny for less then I could get a new car for and I know the cars history....it's a good car otherwise. Then he told me that he had just bought a new van and he needed to sell his old one. I know that vans history and it's well cared for. It just had a new tranny and it's otherwise close to immaculate. I told him I couldn't afford it and he asked what I planned to spend for the tranny in my car. After haggling back and forth I drove home in my new custom van for a mere $1500!!!! I planned on spending about that for the tranny! Here's a pic of my new toy!
The thing is, the guy was hurtin' for cash, so he cut me an awesome deal on the van that he really didn't need and he got the cash he needed. We both benefitted. It rides real nice.
Ken, the tan house is mine. It looks a lot different with a house there, huh? The garage is "technically" a two car garage, but by the time you get the lawnmower and bikes in there, it's a one car deal.
The train room is the three windows on the left upstairs.
So far, I can't figure out how to get the electric sofa bed in the back to fold into a couch, but other then that I can't find anything. I push button for it to fold up and the motor runs but nothing happens. If that's all, I can learn to live with that!
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