Good Morning All. Light rain and 72°. The rain finally arrived here, two days late. It rained all day yesterday along and on both sides of the OK border, but it didn't start here until sometime after midnight last night. I currently have 1.4" in the rain gauge. High today at maybe 79° after 80° yesterday. The pool cooled down to 83° yesterday evening, slightly cooler than optimal but pleasant nonetheless. It's likely cooler right now - probably too cool to use today. The cloudiness will depart late Tuesday and warmup will begin Wednesday. 65 miles south in Dallas, they've received over 8" in many places. Both of my daughters had trouble going to and from school with the kids this morning. Their homes are wet but otherwise unscathed.
I'm excited as this rainfall could be enough to ensure a very reasonable second cutting of hay from my hay field. On the downside, this cool spell could cause my onions stored in the shed to begin sprouting.
After church yesterday, I canned more tomato sauce, all successful. I haven't had a canning failure since the beginning of June so all is good. Those from back then were just poured into a Ziploc and are stored in the freezer so no loss. The day itself was otherwise a lazy day with the hardest chore after canning being taking the trash out to the dumpster. We went out to eat at our favorite Italian restaurant after enjoying a dip in the pool.
Thanks for all of the reactions and comments to my relatively slow progress;
Sherrel, Gary, Steve J, Karl, Joe, Tom O, OB Ken, Patrick, Rick, Hughie, Louis, Curt, Smudge, Mikey, James, Tom, Chad, Guy, George.
My visit out to the train shed yesterday was brief and all I did was run trains. I should be able to finish the fence around the gas station today. I can't locate my good combination square yet, so I didn't get to check that. I did check the level of the lower level of the layout and it is fine.
So back to the archives. Girls always seem to be popular, so here are a few, possibly with some repeats for
Sherrel.
In front of the spa in Maultown.
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Further south in Maultown.
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In front of the pizza joint in Vernon.
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Sherrel - I know that you have posted Tom Holly pictures before. Is this the same person who is connected with the Texas Western Model Railroad Club in Ft Worth?
Tom O - I like Terry's suggestion regarding the propane tanks. On my layout, I don't have any "negative space" as I like switching too much. There are a few places where the engines of a through freight will be in one town, while the caboose is still in another town. However most people's field of view is not wide enough to be able to tell. Mine certainly isn't. I generally run 22-24 car train lengths for through trains, while locals are usually 5-7 cars.
Note that I hate apparel shopping worse than I hate eating fast foods.
Curt - I don't know if a shim would fix the problem. If you look at the uppermost wall, it fit's flush.
Steve J -
It won't be unless you try it. There's nothing wrong with going slow and getting it right. You gain skills by trying new things. I had projects over the years that I started and then laid down into storage for a year before resuming. There's nothing about this hobby that makes instant gratitude a requirement. That's not to say that some are pushing that idea.
Smudge - UK has not cornered the market on stupid drivers. I see plenty here.
James - Sorry that you wasted the rum. I'll buy you a drink if we ever get together!
Patrick - The more that you post about your wife's daycare center, the madder I get. If your area is like North Texas, part of the labor shortage is because they eliminated the work requirement for some welfare benefits.
So my burning question for today, what is the difference in the settings on our air-fryer between air-fry and convection bake??? Inquiring minds want to know.
Everybody have a great day. The rain here will keep me inside mostly.
