Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 38° in my Metroplex. Cold again tonight and then much warmer for a few days. Still hasn't dried out from the rain earlier this week.
While I was on the grocery trek yesterday, I noted that from Wednesday to yesterday, gas prices went up again, by 12¢/gal. They're now at $3.16. The grocery store yesterday had many more stock-outs on their shelves than I have been seeing. A manager that I speak to occasionally confirmed that it is a lack of help stocking the shelves, but if there was anything that I needed, he or someone else would be happy to retrieve it from the back. His computer indicated that there were no real shortages. Fortunately for me, everything on my list was on the shelf.
I spoke with my 14 year old grandson yesterday. Beginning Monday, mask wearing in his Junior High became optional, Mom sent him with a mask knowing that he would do as his peers were doing and probably remove it. He's had two jabs so it isn't really an issue. But he told me that he just noticed that the guy sitting next to him for the past two months in one of his classes had a mustache that no one ever knew about!
I'm late today Flo, kinda need a brunch instead of breakfast so make it a greasy double cheeseburger and onion rings with a sugar-free A&W Root Beer.
Thanks as always for the likes and comments yesterday;
Steve J, Christian, Patrick, Guy, James, Joe, Karl, Chad, Hughie, Sherrel, Tom, IB Ken, OB Ken, Jaz.
Yesterday out in the train shed, I moved from the underside of the hopper to the end cages. Lots more delicate parts here but I didn't break or lose a single one! The only one that I dropped on the floor was about 1.75" x .5". The biggest challenge was mounting the air reservoir to the body
and to the triple valve.
Here is a not so good picture of the part, I am not too good at holding the camera with one hand, but you get the idea.
Then it was on to the cages themselves.
These grabs are delicate and some are difficult to install, but some I actually got on the first stab. As I posted yesterday, it helps immensely to ream out all holes with a .020" drill bit in a pin vise. One of the end walkways went without a hitch, the other took some four-letter words.
Here is a picture of some of the grabs.
Before I install these parts on to the body, I have one piece of brake gear left to install, I believe it is called the brake lever.
Troy - A late answer to your question yesterday, I listen to an iPod mounted on a Bose docking station playing 12,000 mp3's at random. In the house I have over 80,000 mp3's on the computer and a back-up drive.
Christian - What's the device between the rails in your first picture of the railroad speed signs?
Guy - I too sometimes get bored with a project. That's why I generally have a couple of minor ones going on at the same time. Right now, I am doing the freight car build as a diversion to the Ramone's build which only lacks a few more figures and fences. I have several unpainted figures on the side of the workbench ready for me to get to for Ramone's if I hit a snag on the freight car. I also have the layout that I can run on while waiting for glue or paint to dry.
Chad - I am not meaning to be argumentative, I generally use sprue nippers in most cases. But with these P2K models, they just don't fit in many cases. I also have some experience in having assembled 18 of their kits. As a matter of fact, their instructions actually caution one not to use them.
The missing word there about the Exacto blade is heated.
Here is an example of the closeness of the gates to the parts.
Joe - It is interesting how the "mail-in" ballots put the winner over the top in the NJ governor's race. I
assume that it is because more members of his party vote early.
You posted about how the bloodwork is coded, also there is a time interval of 90 days between blood draws for Medicare patients that must be met if they (Medicare) are going to pay for it. After getting caught once with 89 days and I had to pay for the lab, I always make sure that my appointments are scheduled three months and one week apart.
Hughie - I don't really mind the windows on Bar Mills kits, they give a lot of character to their structures. But I model HO and not N scale. I can imagine the issue that you might have with them.
Patrick - The reduction in thermal transfer with the new glass could be because of the new and probably complete re-caulking. Unless the glazier had the glass made with an increased air space.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe.
J\K actually First of the covid shots their moms had been waiting for. The 2 year old still has to wait. On the covid side, I read a report where the covid virus is showing up in the wild deer population. If that is the case, it's another point where the virus will live and mutate, keeping the virus active for quite a bit longer.
