santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 80°. While the cool front brought a high of only 94° yesterday, the cloudiness held the warmth in overnight. A bit warmer today at 98°, then a triple-digit return on Saturday.
This was what I faced this morning.
Nothing special about the grocery trek yesterday, some food items are coming down in price, notably beef by about 50¢/lb. Everything else seems stable. Gas prices continue to go up, $3.79/gal in most places. The dishwasher didn't magically empty itself while we were gone, so that greeted me after putting everything up and eating lunch.
I am hoping to get a bit of yard work in this morning, despite the warm start of today. Nothing particular in mind, but I like being outdoors in any weather and there's always something to do. I do have pool maintenance to do, but that won't take but 15 minutes.
Nothing special out in the train shed yesterday. Ran some trains, repaired a freight car that was damaged by the cat. Minor damage to the end cage of an Accurail covered hopper. That is the only damage from 5 days of the frantic kitten trapped in there. Still mulling over what project that I want to tackle next; should I start a big one or just do a bunch of smaller ones? I have some of each on the to do list. During one "search for something" adventure last week, I came across another half dozen packs of Woodland Scenics/Preiser painted figure sets that I had forgotten about, so I need to sort through them and find places for as many as possible. Again, no shortage of locations. They all appear to be sets that my grandkids got me for some occasion. All three of the local ones live within 5 miles of Discount Model Trains and they all love to peruse through the various racks of pre-painted figures.
Louis - Good news about the feet. I hope that all of your other ailments follow suit.
Tom O - Sleep issues? For over ten years after I retired, I tried unsuccessfully to alter my ~9p-4a sleep cycle. Then earlier this year, it finally took hold and I now sleep from ~11p to 6a. I have found that I don't like it and want to go back to the old routine! Hasn't been working in my favor though.
Everyone have a fine Friday.
This was what I faced this morning.
Nothing special about the grocery trek yesterday, some food items are coming down in price, notably beef by about 50¢/lb. Everything else seems stable. Gas prices continue to go up, $3.79/gal in most places. The dishwasher didn't magically empty itself while we were gone, so that greeted me after putting everything up and eating lunch.
I am hoping to get a bit of yard work in this morning, despite the warm start of today. Nothing particular in mind, but I like being outdoors in any weather and there's always something to do. I do have pool maintenance to do, but that won't take but 15 minutes.
Nothing special out in the train shed yesterday. Ran some trains, repaired a freight car that was damaged by the cat. Minor damage to the end cage of an Accurail covered hopper. That is the only damage from 5 days of the frantic kitten trapped in there. Still mulling over what project that I want to tackle next; should I start a big one or just do a bunch of smaller ones? I have some of each on the to do list. During one "search for something" adventure last week, I came across another half dozen packs of Woodland Scenics/Preiser painted figure sets that I had forgotten about, so I need to sort through them and find places for as many as possible. Again, no shortage of locations. They all appear to be sets that my grandkids got me for some occasion. All three of the local ones live within 5 miles of Discount Model Trains and they all love to peruse through the various racks of pre-painted figures.
Louis - Good news about the feet. I hope that all of your other ailments follow suit.
Tom O - Sleep issues? For over ten years after I retired, I tried unsuccessfully to alter my ~9p-4a sleep cycle. Then earlier this year, it finally took hold and I now sleep from ~11p to 6a. I have found that I don't like it and want to go back to the old routine! Hasn't been working in my favor though.
Everyone have a fine Friday.
