Thanx a lot there fellas!
Had to return to the eye doc the other day and needless to say, the news was very interesting. The eye infection I got, although better, still has a way to go, not unexpected news. The next news was that I have cataracts, and they are a lot worse than the Dr. first imagined. Out of my left eye, I see ghost images of what I'm looking at. Say I'm looking at an eye chart. I'm reading a line that is S A V Y. Just above that line is a ghost image of the same line! The Dr. asked if I had a problem with glare at night out of things like street lights, traffic lights etc. Yes I do. Seems that the cataracts are deteriorating faster than she expected, and said that the lenses that I am currently getting will in all probability be the last set of glasses I'll ever own. Within a year to 18 months, I'll have to have cataract surgery.
I knew my eyesight was deteriorating but I didn't know it was getting that bad. She also said it was also due to the persistence of this eye infection. If it is still in place in two weeks, I will be getting some IV antibiotics. Can't win for losing!
On the layout front, we got a lot of the ties laid for the section where the coal mine will go. Got several thousand more ties cut, and still have many more to cut. Esp ties for the turnouts. I have 12 turnouts to lay in this area alone. Most will be #5's but there are several custom slightly curved ones to lay as well. They'll be #6 to #8, and includes a crossover.
Due to the eyes, haven't been able to get any painting done on several cars and locos that I need to do. This is really frustrating as I can't see well enough with the infection to make sure the paint is going on like I want. I have several passenger cars, 6 locomotives, and a ton of freight cars that I need to get done. Several of these will be done with Alclad, and I have to see well to make these come out correct!
I also have a shay kit to build for myself and I don't want to tackle it until the infection is gone and I can see clearly.
I have a couple of PM-42's that I need to wire into the layout for short circuit protection and power districts, but I definitely can't see those little a** numbers/letters to make sure I'm doing it right. Magnification makes them even more fuzzy.
What's even more frustrating than my eyesight, is my webpage. I've been going around and around with my ISP provider about it. Seems my password to it for editing and such got lost in the system, and they can't seem to get it through their heads that the password has disappeared! What's even more frustrating is the people that are supposed to help you with this, can't! They can't even reset the password on their end so I can then change it, nor can they even delete the webpage so I can rebuild it with a new login and page space! I keep getting bounced between the commercial side of webpages and the personal side, but no one can seem to help with any of it!
Sorry about the rant, but it has become a real pain to try to maintain the webpage when the very people who are supposed to help you with the problems can't or won't!
As for the trains, the whole lot cost me $150 dollars, and it's money I've had set aside specifically for that lot.
We don't really have much planned for the day except going out to dinner. That's fine, I'm okay with no list of things to do. I'm hoping to clean her Explorer but that's it. We'll see if she comes up with something else for us to do!
