Good Morning All. Clear and a cool 72°, although heading for a high of 105° today. Yesterday was nice with a high of only 89° and 0.3" of rain, but that was an anomaly. Maybe 107° tomorrow. The long range forecast calls for just double-digits for the weekend, before rising again by Wednesday next week. Cloud cover yesterday allowed the pool temperature to drop to a very reasonable 86°; this morning it's 84°.
The rain and wet conditions yesterday kept me inside catching up on indoor chores and canning some tomato sauce. Sadly I have had to toss about 40# of tomatoes that ripened past usability stage during my hospital visit. There's still plenty out there and ready inside to take their place. 40# would have yielded about 7 quarts of sauce.
Today is my "free" day to do stuff. Tomorrow is the pre-cataract measurement day at the ophthalmologist, at 7:30 in the morning. Wednesday is my semi-annual dermatologist visit early followed by my postponed (from last week) visit to my primary care doctor, where I will review last week's activities. Thursday of course, is weekly grocery trek day. My wife has taunted me for years about going on Thursday instead of Friday, but after going with me on Friday last week, it will be Thursdays forever.
A short visit out in the train shed yesterday was all structure cleaning. I am about 3/4 of the way done, two more sessions should do it.
The next structure in line is the scratch-built derelict barn, which I have to clean in place instead of moving it to the workbench.
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Then we move into the business part of town itself with Vic's Barber Shop, a slightly modified structure from Walther's.
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The modification is that I left out the recessed entrance and added my own Barber Shop sign.
Tom O - As I understand it, the insurance companies that are leaving Kalifornia are not dropping any current customers; just not taking on any new policies. My guess though is that if one misses a payment or tries to upgrade (like adding a room), they will be able to withdraw.
So the smoke is giving you a break to play golf. Good thing.
David - Interesting photo yesterday of the folks lining the cobblestone street; many with their cell phones in hand. No different than here in many American cities.
Guy - That "June Bug scream" probably is the same as the "snake in the house" scream heard here before.
Joe - Yes, those leftover dinners do have a tendency to bring strange bedfellows together. One day last week, we had leftover steamed carrots (from the garden), along with spaghetti and meatballs.
Terry - Good luck with the tax/fine situation. It seems that N. Carolina has more bureaucratic issues than even Kalifornia! If that's even possible.
Nothing special today unless you consider National Tattoo Day to be special. Like piercings, it's not for me, although I don't mind seeing some of the works of art, or their locations on some female members of society.
Everybody have a great day.
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