Running Bear's August 2023 Coffee Shop

[troyphoto]

Well, howdy there internet peeps. And those with humidity.

It's Troy again.

Got almost a thousand words in this morning to start book 3 in the latest series. Hit a wall as I realized I was about to reveal the MacGuffin for the book. I kind know what it is, but not enough to write about it.

So, I'm taking a break and reached out to a friend to bounce ideas off. She's an author and writes sea thrillers. This one is set on a cruise ship on Lake Erie. Hopefully she'll have time to work me through my brain gas on it.

In the meantime, made it to the grocery, and stopped by Menards for some Bone Meal for the peppers. Even if it's not going to help this year, she can start amending the soil for next year. I asked several times since she got these auto-watering garden boxes, and she swears the manufacturer says to reuse the soil, but add their fertilizer.

It's not my hobby, so I just pass on the info, and let her make the decisions.

In other news, I finally got around to cleaning out the humidifiers from last winter. We do have the AprilAire on board the furnace, but Wife needs one in her office and one in the bedroom. She gets nosebleeds easily, especially in winter. The little white one goes to her mother for the senior apartment. It doesn't take much to get the place up a few points in the humid scale.

And I found this humdinger on the book of faces. I totally agree. Never tried them. No desire to. Looks gross no matter what.

 

[PRR Modeler]

Afternoon All,

Started out the day by sleeping in an extra hour. After breakfast I did some basic animal cleanup then poured the first part of the pond. I'll wait 24 hours to pour the second (last) part. We did the monthly Wally World trip then have been taking it easy. Tomorrow, son and I are pulling weeds in the front flower bed that has gotten out of control.

Chad- That is a huge amount of progress since your last set of photos.

David- I'm not sure why but the shape of the ship looks odd to me.

Sherrel- Although I don't follow baseball, I understand the historical significance of that photo.

Willie- Nice detailing.

Joe- It's so they can keep spreading gloom and doom. It's ridiculously hot and humid here but it's like that every year at this time of year.

Guy- Nice photos. The graffiti sucks.

I hope everyone has a good night.

 

[Bruette]

And I found this humdinger on the book of faces. I totally agree. Never tried them. No desire to. Looks gross no matter what.

Troy, they are delicious! Raw, fried, chowder, there are many ways to enjoy oysters.

 

[Bruette]

Chad, Keep up the progress reports! Of course, once the house is done you will also be expected to post layout construction reports!

I think Chad may need to sleep for a week when the house is done.

 

[kbkchooch]

Troy, they are delicious! Raw, fried, chowder, there are many ways to enjoy oysters.

I concur! One of my favorite meals involves a bull and oyster roast at the local VFD!

 

[NorthBrit]

David- I'm not sure why but the shape of the ship looks odd to me.

Possibly it is the extra deck/s at the front? It is 'the thing' these days. Ships have 'first' and second class areas, though companies word it differently.
Cunard has Queen's/Princess. Other passengers are Britannia
MSC has 'Yacht Club'. Other passengers are Passengers.
Celebrity Cruises has three classes 'Retreat' 'Aqua' Other passengers are Passengers

Other cruise lines are following suit.

David

 

[Bruette]

Verlander back to Houston as Mets trade ace

HOUSTON -- When Astros general manager Dana Brown saw the amount of money the Mets were willing to send the Rangers in last week’s trade for pitcher Max Scherzer, he immediately contacted owner Jim Crane and floated the idea of bringing back pitcher Justin Verlander to the Astros. Phone calls

www.mlb.com

I wonder how much of his contract the Mets will be paying. The Mets have added some more young talent!

 

[chadbag]

I think Chad may need to sleep for a week when the house is done.

I already need to sleep a week but it ain't happenin'

Trying to arrange someone to come install windows but also parallel someone with a truck to help me pick up a few of my windows so I can start installing them myself. I won't get them all done (some are too big or we need a lift etc) but if I can get a half dozen or dozen done it will be faster and cheaper...

In parallel trying to get the insulation for the ceiling and garage roof guy back in the loop and also the guy who drills the geothermal shafts.

 

[troyphoto]

It's a good evening for deck sitting and sipping some Larceny

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Hello. I'm in Whitefish, Montana today, deep in the mountains and exploring Great Northern:

This unique diesel is on display next to the station building:

Already did a hike in the mountains, not really a flower guy, but this caught my attention:

 

[KriegslokBR52]

It's a good evening for deck sitting and sipping some Larceny

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Be carefull, or you'll get accused of larceny.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Apparently in Whitefish there is a fair every tuesday and i just couldn't leave this one alone-for those of you with curious taste:

You can have yourself a Gator sandwich.
It was good

 

[Boris]

Verlander back to Houston as Mets trade ace

HOUSTON -- When Astros general manager Dana Brown saw the amount of money the Mets were willing to send the Rangers in last week’s trade for pitcher Max Scherzer, he immediately contacted owner Jim Crane and floated the idea of bringing back pitcher Justin Verlander to the Astros. Phone calls

www.mlb.com

I wonder how much of his contract the Mets will be paying. The Mets have added some more young talent!

The Mets paid dearly to get out of Verlander and Mad Max Scherzer, Canna and Tommy Pham contracts. Not a rebuild though, . Cohen will be spending wildly in Free Agency Again...The GM's lame comments about not rebuilding are in U Tube, and worth watching for a laugh.

I see the Birds picked up Flaherty from St. Louis....a .443 ERA pitcher in exchange for three prospects, a position player and two pitchers. They want him as a starter...

 

[Boris]

Good evening. 68° and partially cloudy. High was 81°. Going to 58° overnight, and might not make it to 80° tomorrow.

Not to beat a dead horse, but as of this evening, NY TV news is still talking up the "oppressive heat wave", and trying hard to bring back Covid -19. If it wasn't for the former president, and Meghan and Harry, there wouldn't be anything to fill the 4PM to 7 PM News slots, so, I guess it's lets go to the Video Tape!

This morning's walk was fine, only a few crabby joggers to share the trail with.

In August, the earlier sunset is very noticeable. CFL is already playing, and before long, NFL pre-season games will begin. Now that the "Trade Deadline" has passed, Baseball's obsession will be the positioning of the "Wild card" contenders. NCAA Football begins in 31days. Schools returns in about 36 days in Jersey, Colleges sooner.

I have reproduced a NJT Signal Chart, based on the NORAC Rule Book. Enjoy.

 

[Snowman]

Well, howdy there internet peeps. And those with humidity.

It's Troy again.

Got almost a thousand words in this morning to start book 3 in the latest series. Hit a wall as I realized I was about to reveal the MacGuffin for the book. I kind know what it is, but not enough to write about it.

So, I'm taking a break and reached out to a friend to bounce ideas off. She's an author and writes sea thrillers. This one is set on a cruise ship on Lake Erie. Hopefully she'll have time to work me through my brain gas on it.

In the meantime, made it to the grocery, and stopped by Menards for some Bone Meal for the peppers. Even if it's not going to help this year, she can start amending the soil for next year. I asked several times since she got these auto-watering garden boxes, and she swears the manufacturer says to reuse the soil, but add their fertilizer.

It's not my hobby, so I just pass on the info, and let her make the decisions.

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In other news, I finally got around to cleaning out the humidifiers from last winter. We do have the AprilAire on board the furnace, but Wife needs one in her office and one in the bedroom. She gets nosebleeds easily, especially in winter. The little white one goes to her mother for the senior apartment. It doesn't take much to get the place up a few points in the humid scale.

And I found this humdinger on the book of faces. I totally agree. Never tried them. No desire to. Looks gross no matter what.

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Robinson Crusoe. On a Friday.

Being only a character in a novel, he also observed they aren't filled with real snot either.

 

[Snowman]

Good evening. 68° and partially cloudy. High was 81°. Going to 58° overnight, and might not make it to 80° tomorrow.

Not to beat a dead horse, but as of this evening, NY TV news is still talking up the "oppressive heat wave", and trying hard to bring back Covid -19. If it wasn't for the former president, and Meghan and Harry, there wouldn't be anything to fill the 4PM to 7 PM News slots, so, I guess it's lets go to the Video Tape!

This morning's walk was fine, only a few crabby joggers to share the trail with.

In August, the earlier sunset is very noticeable. CFL is already playing, and before long, NFL pre-season games will begin. Now that the "Trade Deadline" has passed, Baseball's obsession will be the positioning of the "Wild card" contenders. NCAA Football begins in 31days. Schools returns in about 36 days in Jersey, Colleges sooner.

I have reproduced a NJT Signal Chart, based on the NORAC Rule Book. Enjoy.

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Kinda reminds me of cheating in dominoes there. Just sayin'

 

[kbkchooch]

In August, the earlier sunset is very noticeable. CFL is already playing, and before long, NFL pre-season games will begin.

How I miss the LFL

 

[Snowman]

Apparently in Whitefish there is a fair every tuesday and i just couldn't leave this one alone-for those of you with curious taste:View attachment 172345
You can have yourself a Gator sandwich.
It was good

Being a vegetarian, I'll just have some pineapple, and thanks. I'd have some pancakes too, but I'm not quite sure what might be dripping onto them from up above.

Note: I wasn't a vegetarian until I saw this photgraph.

 

[Snowman]

How I miss the LFL

I really want to post not just one, but TWO likes here....

 

[TLOC]

Good morning!

52F headed up to 75F under blue sky's. Can't complain about the weather.

I can complain about ordering Chinese made junk sold on Amazon. I'm returning the double-barrel desk lamp I bought through Amazon, intended for the modelling desk; it just don't work at all. No power gets to the lamp switch. - I'm sad about that, because I like the style of light with two adjustable LED's. I like lots of light when I'm modelling.

Willie - I did notice you had made a layout thread and that's a wonderful thing. - I've thought about doing the same. However, a desire to spend less time on the computer and more time committed to animated activities kinda prevents a dedicated thread. That's why I like the coffee shop. It's fast and easy, and I don't need to show-up everyday.

Here's a series of photos I took of a box car in the local staging area, just the other day.
I like finding the older rolling stock, but, I very much dislike the after-market art work that criminals might think is good advertising. Sadly, it seems near impossible to find an older boxcar that don't have an application of this ugly vandalism.
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That's all I have time for today. I need to make tracks on other required events. Have a great day!!

Guy thanks for posting the pictures. I truly understand the dislike for the graffiti. But, I easily sell 5 graffiti cars to every one non graffiti car that I weather. I don’t understand the vandalism but if the railroads don’t care, why should we?

These are super great reference photos, so I appreciate you posting them