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Crusty Old Geezer
As I arose from my sleepy slumber this AM I looked at the temp-o-meter......
44 DEGREES!!!
What the......!!!!!!
Winter be comin' early this year, I think. Hoosierland had one of the coolest Augusts on record, I believe. And it looks like September may follow suit. Maybe I'd better go retrieve my winter toys from the Northland. So much for global warming.
Anyway, now that I've gotten everyone's attention, I am removing paint from a few engines today. I've got a couple of old AHM/Rivarossi E units the need to be stripped and taken to the paint shop. One an Amtrack the other a Great Northern. I don't know to what road they will be assigned as of yet, but imagine that C&O may be getting at least one of them. I hope I have retained my masking talents from the model car days. And I need to visit WalMart to get some rattle cans. I really miss the the equipment in Michgan. I may have to invest in a second small compressor and set of airbrushes since I am unsure of when I'll get back up north.
Our big freezer decided to puke yesterday(again). It's only three years old.Last time it was a faulty defrost mechanism. Hopefully it's something just as cheap this time. Luckily we have other freezers to take the stuff from the broken down one. But if another would go down, we may be in a pickle.
And to add to the mess, The better half dropped a big skillet yesterday. It bounced off of the floor and hit the range. You got it, the glass on the front of the range disintegrated. Little pieces of smoked tempered glass all over the kitchen. Oh, well, there goes those two Proto 2000 F3's I was a-watchin' on eBay. Looks like the Appliance Center is gonna get some of my train money.
Yesterday definitely wasn't her day as the drain hose came off of the washer in the utility room too. Actually it came loose from the drain outlet. And the faucet in the bathroom had a handle break. Looks like I'll be imitating a plumber today. She has been wanting that faucet replaced for a couple of years now. (No comments from the back of the room about me being a procrastinator the faucet she wants is on of those high neck jobs, costs $200And the old one was fine until yesterday.)
I'll call the bank up north and have them transfer some funds to the local bank here. The problem is the local vault takes days to post the funds. I think they still use an abacus here. I hate the banks in Marion. All of them are so antiquated that I think they still hire people like Bob Cratchett to do the book work. Slow? Well, lets just say that they lack the speed of a 21st century world and leave it at that. Even the banks of a backward, laid back area like Upper Michigan moves faster than the banks here.
Anyway, looks like we will get to take samplings from a few of the restaurants locally. There are a few nicer establishments. A couple of really nice Mexican restaurants. One is located in an old NKP depot. I almost bought that building a few years back. Wish I had now. It would have made a really nice business front(like an LHS), and maybe even hosted a club. Oh well, water under the bridge now.
Got a call yesterday evening with an offer on Tom's house. $45,000 under the asking price. You gotta be kidding. The house and property appraised at $210,000.Not an acceptable offer, and that's what I told the Realtor. But, I emailed his two kids with the offer, telling them what I thought. So far, I've gotten one reply of "Oh, h*ll no!!". It's only been on the market a short time and it's the first offer. I told them to decline and give it some time. Even in a depressed market, the property is worth much more than the offer. It is listed below the appraised value anyway by almost $20,000. The tenders wanted a flooring and paint allowance too. They want something on the cheap. Can't blame them. But, they need to be more realistic. New flooring was put in just a couple of weeks ago. And I repainted the entire interior and exterior trim.
The roof is only 3-years old. New high efficiency furnace and cooling system was installed in 2007. Brand new water heaters. Updated, modern kitchen and the appliances stay. It's a steal as is. Add the two out buildings and the size of the property.......
Anyway, time to fix me some morning grub. A BLT sounds mighty tasty. I haven't had one of those in a while. And typing with my mouth full isn't polite.
Bob
44 DEGREES!!!
What the......!!!!!!
Winter be comin' early this year, I think. Hoosierland had one of the coolest Augusts on record, I believe. And it looks like September may follow suit. Maybe I'd better go retrieve my winter toys from the Northland. So much for global warming.
Anyway, now that I've gotten everyone's attention, I am removing paint from a few engines today. I've got a couple of old AHM/Rivarossi E units the need to be stripped and taken to the paint shop. One an Amtrack the other a Great Northern. I don't know to what road they will be assigned as of yet, but imagine that C&O may be getting at least one of them. I hope I have retained my masking talents from the model car days. And I need to visit WalMart to get some rattle cans. I really miss the the equipment in Michgan. I may have to invest in a second small compressor and set of airbrushes since I am unsure of when I'll get back up north.
Our big freezer decided to puke yesterday(again). It's only three years old.Last time it was a faulty defrost mechanism. Hopefully it's something just as cheap this time. Luckily we have other freezers to take the stuff from the broken down one. But if another would go down, we may be in a pickle.
And to add to the mess, The better half dropped a big skillet yesterday. It bounced off of the floor and hit the range. You got it, the glass on the front of the range disintegrated. Little pieces of smoked tempered glass all over the kitchen. Oh, well, there goes those two Proto 2000 F3's I was a-watchin' on eBay. Looks like the Appliance Center is gonna get some of my train money.
Yesterday definitely wasn't her day as the drain hose came off of the washer in the utility room too. Actually it came loose from the drain outlet. And the faucet in the bathroom had a handle break. Looks like I'll be imitating a plumber today. She has been wanting that faucet replaced for a couple of years now. (No comments from the back of the room about me being a procrastinator the faucet she wants is on of those high neck jobs, costs $200And the old one was fine until yesterday.)
I'll call the bank up north and have them transfer some funds to the local bank here. The problem is the local vault takes days to post the funds. I think they still use an abacus here. I hate the banks in Marion. All of them are so antiquated that I think they still hire people like Bob Cratchett to do the book work. Slow? Well, lets just say that they lack the speed of a 21st century world and leave it at that. Even the banks of a backward, laid back area like Upper Michigan moves faster than the banks here.
Anyway, looks like we will get to take samplings from a few of the restaurants locally. There are a few nicer establishments. A couple of really nice Mexican restaurants. One is located in an old NKP depot. I almost bought that building a few years back. Wish I had now. It would have made a really nice business front(like an LHS), and maybe even hosted a club. Oh well, water under the bridge now.
Got a call yesterday evening with an offer on Tom's house. $45,000 under the asking price. You gotta be kidding. The house and property appraised at $210,000.Not an acceptable offer, and that's what I told the Realtor. But, I emailed his two kids with the offer, telling them what I thought. So far, I've gotten one reply of "Oh, h*ll no!!". It's only been on the market a short time and it's the first offer. I told them to decline and give it some time. Even in a depressed market, the property is worth much more than the offer. It is listed below the appraised value anyway by almost $20,000. The tenders wanted a flooring and paint allowance too. They want something on the cheap. Can't blame them. But, they need to be more realistic. New flooring was put in just a couple of weeks ago. And I repainted the entire interior and exterior trim.
The roof is only 3-years old. New high efficiency furnace and cooling system was installed in 2007. Brand new water heaters. Updated, modern kitchen and the appliances stay. It's a steal as is. Add the two out buildings and the size of the property.......
Anyway, time to fix me some morning grub. A BLT sounds mighty tasty. I haven't had one of those in a while. And typing with my mouth full isn't polite.
Bob
We'll have to find alternate routes to go to work on Saturday-----sheeeesh
Thanks for the additional pictures of your bike. 
