Good Morning All. Cloudy and 19°, not as low as the forecast of 9°, but cold nonetheless. The north wind is still with us until early afternoon and then a gradual warmup to between 55° and 65° for at least a week starting Monday. Yesterday was one of the very very few days of the year when the temperature did not get above freezing. NWS is predicting 36° for the high today.
I did something last night that I hadn't done in years, more years than I can remember. I slept 8 hours, albeit with two bathroom breaks.The doctor Wednesday, prescribed something to assist. I am just hoping to use it to get back into a healthy pattern. I don't really want to add another prescription to the ever-growing list.
Thanks for the comments and reactions to the mini-scenes posted yesterday;
George, OB Ken, Mike, Steve J, Chad, Jaz, Lee, Karl, Rick, Hughie, James, Louis, Tom O, Joe, Gary, Curt, Tom, IB Ken, Smudge, Patrick.
No train shed yesterday, I made no attempt at trudging through the snow and ice to reach it. I ordered another electric heater from Amazon that will arrive next week. Probably won't need it until next winter!
Let's make a tour of some of my various bars and speakeasies.
Archie's Place is part of a Downtown Deco block in my town of Rycon Township.
In Gainesville is the Coco Club, also a Downtown Deco structure. It's a little less classy than most.
Derry's Pub is a Walther's structure called Village Pizza that I am using as an Irish Pub in the town of Charlottesville. Looks like Adele knocked off her husband outside the hobby shop next door after he spent the SS check on trains.
The Green Door Lounge is a laser-cut wood structure from Blair Line that graces the town of Maultown.
I'll pick up with the rest of the alphabet tomorrow.
Tom O -
I never knew about the feral pig problem Texas has until the son moved to Austin. They sure can cause crop and land damage
Yes they can be quite destructive. This herd that frequents our neighborhood is relatively docile. They are rather isolated from any others so they have a lot more space for themselves. The destruction is spread out. The main problem is when they root around in dams and spillways. They can also devastate wheat fields in my area. While their favorite food is acorns, they are omnivorous and will eat rabbits, cats, squirrels and other small mammals that they catch by surrounding and overwhelming them. They are actually quite quick. Besides humans and vehicles, the young can be killed by bobcats who feed and then leave the remains for vultures and buzzards.
Yes, despite gasoline going above $3/gal here, it is still less than a year ago but it will not last much longer.
Jaz -
Plus not likely to mow you down if you try to turn them into breakfast, Some of the big ones tend to have a nasty glint in their eye.
They are actually quite vicious and a 300 lb. mama pig can mow you down quickly and start jabbing with her tusks.
Regarding the young ladies in tight pants and shorts; that is normal attire here in Texas and many other parts of the southern and coastal US. Tight fitting pants is acceptable at many non professional work locations.
George -
I notice you have a large police force on that layout. They always seem to be giving out tickets. I have not seen one of them bother any of those girls in tight pants though.
Thankfully!
Ken (D&J) - Hope that you're feeling better soon.
Joe - Back in December I wasn't believing the Goldman Sachs prediction regarding oil prices. I am now.
Dave - Get well soon, although you appear to have two very nice comfortable rest areas.
Everybody have a great day.
