santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Cloudy and 83°. Weather radar from three different news/weather sites shows that it's raining here, but my weather rock says otherwise. Cars in the driveway and the back porch are all dry as well. The heat streak has been broken though, as it only got up to 99° here yesterday, mainly due to cloudy skies all day long. But back to 107° today and for the foreseeable future. This is getting old! On the plus side, the pool water never got above 86° yesterday, and it's probably a lot lower this morning.
Yesterday's ophthalmologist visit was OK, he spent more time praising his work than listening to me. I have discontinued the irritating use of the eye patch at night, and the medicinal eyedrops have been reduced. Good because I hate putting those in. Still have three a day, but that's down from six. I paid for the other eye to be done next Wednesday the 16th. It's odd that Medicare will pay completely if I get the bottom of the line lens, but won't even pay for the surgery part since I am getting the mid-priced lens! $1800 up front for the doctor and another $495 on the day of the surgery to the clinic, each eye! I could buy a lot of model train supplies with that money, although I might not be able to see them clearly
More of the same out in the train shed yesterday. I just did some very minor structure repairs and did some touch up painting. While looking for something else, I came across a shoe box with loads of semi-forgotten detail stuff in it. Mailboxes, propane tanks, soft drink machines, junk piles and assorted other stuff. There was even a small container of cow patties! Not sure where I got those, but I can use them pretty quickly. I've been making them from Elmer's glue tinted with brown India Ink in the past. I'll sort through the whole box today.
Here are a few pictures of a small auto repair facility in my town of Ft Wish.
I later decided that the scene was too plain and I switched out the mechanic and added the dog.
Hughie - Looks like an interesting structure.
Back in the early 70's, $2 worth of gas was more than my VW Beetle would hold!
Terry - Fortunately porch pirates don't hang out here in the country. Too many homeowners with guns, and DA's who will back them up.
Jim - Amazon (Prime) used to knock whenever they delivered here, but even they stopped doing that for some reason.
Swal - Glad to read that you weren't hurt.
Troy - Both Zucchini and Bell Peppers should last in the veggie drawer for 7-10 days.
Oh! Forgot to mention it earlier this week, but the annual Perseid Meteor Shower is happening right now. Tonight is the peak night if it isn't cloudy like it's been here for the past few nights.
Everyone have a great day. Keep cool.
Yesterday's ophthalmologist visit was OK, he spent more time praising his work than listening to me. I have discontinued the irritating use of the eye patch at night, and the medicinal eyedrops have been reduced. Good because I hate putting those in. Still have three a day, but that's down from six. I paid for the other eye to be done next Wednesday the 16th. It's odd that Medicare will pay completely if I get the bottom of the line lens, but won't even pay for the surgery part since I am getting the mid-priced lens! $1800 up front for the doctor and another $495 on the day of the surgery to the clinic, each eye! I could buy a lot of model train supplies with that money, although I might not be able to see them clearly
More of the same out in the train shed yesterday. I just did some very minor structure repairs and did some touch up painting. While looking for something else, I came across a shoe box with loads of semi-forgotten detail stuff in it. Mailboxes, propane tanks, soft drink machines, junk piles and assorted other stuff. There was even a small container of cow patties! Not sure where I got those, but I can use them pretty quickly. I've been making them from Elmer's glue tinted with brown India Ink in the past. I'll sort through the whole box today.
Here are a few pictures of a small auto repair facility in my town of Ft Wish.
I later decided that the scene was too plain and I switched out the mechanic and added the dog.
Hughie - Looks like an interesting structure.
Back in the early 70's, $2 worth of gas was more than my VW Beetle would hold!
Terry - Fortunately porch pirates don't hang out here in the country. Too many homeowners with guns, and DA's who will back them up.
Jim - Amazon (Prime) used to knock whenever they delivered here, but even they stopped doing that for some reason.
Swal - Glad to read that you weren't hurt.
Troy - Both Zucchini and Bell Peppers should last in the veggie drawer for 7-10 days.
Oh! Forgot to mention it earlier this week, but the annual Perseid Meteor Shower is happening right now. Tonight is the peak night if it isn't cloudy like it's been here for the past few nights.
Everyone have a great day. Keep cool.
