Good Morning All. Cloudy and 71° to start our day. Rain has been removed from the forecast for today, as that tropical low pressure system followed Beryl's path and slid by east of us over in East Texas and Louisiana. Not supposed to get out of the upper-80's today which will be nice.
The plan yesterday changed, SIL could not make the granddog drop-off, so he will drive all of the way to the house this morning instead. He must have gotten a last minute invitation to a round of golf. He's currently unemployed, but on a substantial severance. He has a new job lined up but can't really start until his non-compete severance is up; although he is already doing some things surreptitiously.
So since I didn't have the dog in the car, I went shopping at Home Depot and bought a couple of odds and ends to make household projects easier; and to complete one of them.
Interesting thing that I noticed all over town yesterday, was that regular gasoline and diesel were both priced the same at $3.29/gal. Haven't seen that anytime this century!
I plan a day, at least a morning, of outside tasks today, since I basically took the last two days off. No shortage of projects including mowing. Despite no rain, the weeds around the perimeter of the yard are still growing, while the Bermuda Grass is just resting.
All of this discussion about the various burger places seems to indicate that it really depends on the particular location of the place that you patronize. There seems to be good and bad locations for all of the brands. I'll stick with the home-grilled ones where all of the grease drips off.
Ooops! Out in the train shed yesterday, I did basically nothing. After cleaning the track in the project area, I vacuumed and ran trains to verify that I could. Track really didn't need cleaning, it's mainly routine to do parts of it every two years. So I moved about 10 or 12 trains from one staging yard to the other, with some making a return trip as well. Used the main and the only passing siding through town, but did not switch any industries. Not all of the cars that I took off for the track cleaning have been returned yet.
Here's some of that track:
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Patrick - Good news about the brace, now follow doctor's suggestions and don't have a repeat visit. Remember that knee from the past!
Troy - Congratulations on "The End". Now to get it past the proofreaders and editors.
Mike - There's no Culver's near me, so I am unfamiliar with a "butterburger". What is it and what makes it special? Maybe that's something that I should try at home.
Todd - Those are some scary graphics regarding the fires in the NW. Stay aware and be safe.
Louis - I know that your food preferences are rather eclectic, but there is no way I would make a pizza without Italian Sausage. I don't make pizza as much as I used to, but I start with a good homemade whole wheat crust, with homegrown Tomato sauce, topped with a Mozzarella/Provolone mix and home-grated Parmesan. On my half, I put Italian sausage, Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, ground beef, chopped onion, bell pepper chunks and mushrooms. On the wife's half, I leave off the Pepperoni and add pineapple for her. Optional extras when I remember or I am in the right mood include diced homegrown Jalapenos, bacon bits and on the wife's side, chopped Spinach. But Italian Sausage always.
Here's one for you
Patrick. Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day, maybe the boss will take you to lunch. It is also Mick Jagger's 81st birthday. He appears to be more active than the President of the same age. He can certainly dance and sing better.
It's Friday everyone, y'all have a great day.
