Good Morning All. Clear skies and 71°. Supposed to be cooler today than yesterday, only 94° instead of 95°. I really can't tell the difference though.
Spent over 90 minutes mowing the east side yesterday, last week I just quickly went over it on a higher than normal setting just to keep it from becoming a hayfield, yesterday I did a proper cutting. This morning I'll hit the south and southwest sides. I'll probably also get the north around the train shed as well since I won't be home tomorrow. I also did some more cutting of tree limbs, nothing major. Most all were 3" or less in diameter.
Need to empty the dishwasher this morning while the dew dries off outside. Wife will return just before noon, usually. Pool always feels good after mowing. I will need to use the weedeater today, which I really don't like using, but the aftereffects of all of the recent rains won't go away for another 2-3 weeks, despite temperatures in the 90's.
Simple day out in the train shed yesterday, as I continued rebuilding Garner's Market. I got the back wall back on after doing all of the inside bracing, and got all of the trim and signs back in place.
All figures are also back in place, some with super glue this time. Still to go are the chimney and all of the paper awnings.
Some of the trim still needs adjustment, but I may fake it with green paint if I can find a good match. I don't know what exact color that
Chet used, but I believe that BN Green will work.
Tom O - I knew about the gold at Costco even though I don't go there, I read about it somewhere. Some of my skepticism regarding gold goes back to the late 70's when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market. At the time, my sister-in-law and her husband had decided to invest in silver as an investment. They purchased a considerable amount at the time for prices ~$35/oz. Then the market broke. They're still sitting on several hundred pounds, they won't admit exactly how much, which is only worth $26/oz at today's prices!
Interesting turn of events in the neighborhood shooting.
Chad - My same sister-in-law and husband also have invested in gold jewelry, which is stupid to me. No woman sells her gold jewelry while she's alive unless it's a desperate situation. I never believed that jewelry was a good investment.
Sherrel - Best wishes for your chemo next week. New phones. Ugggh! I still haven't gotten my new Galaxy S24 to act like my old S9. Too f**cking much unnecessary software and pre-loaded apps.
Today is now known as Beer Day in Great Britain. It used to be just Magna Carta Day, but a few years back, someone came up with the Beer Day suggestion. TRIVIA: In the UK, a pint of beer is 20 oz, whereas in the US it's only 16 oz. We can all celebrate with them even though we are across the pond.
Everyone have a really great Saturday.
