Good Morning All. Clear and 78°, heading up to 108° later on today. Yesterday it hit 110° for a couple of hours, verified by two Weather Underground stations nearby. I wasn't quite believing my thermometer. NWS now predicts below 100° for a week starting tomorrow instead of Monday. Seeing is believing.
The NMRA 2023 National Train Show is being held 46 miles south of here at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine TX, through tomorrow. I am planning on being there tomorrow. Grapevine is midway between Dallas & Ft Worth and it's where the DFW International Airport is located.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I started the newest project of fencing in the Antiques Barn. I managed to get 29 fence pole holes drilled with the pin vise, and all of the posts mounted. I'm starting on the horizontal supports, but haven't gotten too far yet.
Additionally, I got all of the fence material cut to a scale 7' and spray painted it Gray.
Tom O - I am beginning to no longer talk politics with my wife either, but I believe that she's moving in a different direction than Terry. Mine is drifting further right and buying into too many extreme-right conspiracy theories. History can't be changed if you get my drift, move forward and quit dwelling on it. Instead of listening to fresh voices/ideas last Wednesday evening, she listened to the other guy and his cohort rehash the same old stuff. The upcoming election
might be the worst choice of candidates since 1976.
Be safe on your travels.
Regarding the CD player in the Lexus, I can do with a handful of Sirius stations and no longer need the CD player. I occasionally use the one in the Accura. I need to go look to see if there is one in the Lexus!
Troy - I am with you on phone apps for stores. My Kroger though isn't as bad as what you describe. May just be the time of day that I go, which is only Thursday mornings around 10. They have 20 self-checkout lanes which usually have lines. I go to the attended cashier lane where there is never more than one person in front of me. I don't get a discount for self-check, so why should I bother! I do however download the digital coupons on their website and save between $8-$10 a week, plus the in-store discounts for having one of their cards. I don't know where my card is any more, but I can give them my landline number which is just as good. Yes, that's how long I have had the card, since before cell phones!
I complete their online survey each week for whatever good it does, but I earn 50 extra fuel points for every completed survey (1/week limit).
Sherrel - The 20,000 mp3's on the iPod are also included in the 80,000 on the computer. In the train shed, I normally just hit "random" and unless the power goes out and it resets, it may be 3-4 months before I hear a duplicate. I can also narrow it down to artists, genre, era or a myriad of other criteria, both on the computer or iPod.
Tom - Pool here just isn't cooling off at night like it usually starts to at this time of year. Despite having 150 sq ft shaded by umbrellas, it finally managed to warm up to an uncomfortable 90.5° yesterday. OK though when it's 110° air temperature!
I am expecting to get 4-5 more weeks usage this year. Some years labor Day is the limit, some years I have gone into October. This will most likely be one of them. It does mean more chemicals!
My garden is on hold right now, just the opposite of yours. No rain and too much sun. The tomato plants, most of them, are alive but not bearing right now and I am contemplating a fall garden which is normally planted between Sept 10 and Oct 1.
Everybody have a wonderful day and a fantastic weekend.
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