Good Morning All. Clear and 33°, might hit 60° today. It did hit 55° yesterday. Still rain in the forecast for Thanksgiving Day, but at least the temperature should be in the upper 50's.
Yesterday was very nice outside, no wind and mid-50's. I moved a wagonload of tomato plants over to the compost pile and sprinkled blood meal and wood ashes on them to aid in their breakdown. Continued with the garden cleanup, there's at least two more loads for composting, but there's no room yet.
Once again, the larder is bare and we will be making the weekly grocery trek this morning. Doubling up on some stuff since next Thursday is Turkey day. I expect to go again early next week to get something that we will forget this week. The free turkey promotion is still on at Kroger, and prime ribs are on sale as well.
Thanks for the likes and comments for the small scenes from yesterday's post.
I spent some time out in the train shed yesterday, looking at and starting my next project. As I have posted before, there's a few blank areas on the layout that I need to fill in. Here's one of them on the lower level.
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I started by filling in the ground cover between that industrial spur and the backdrop, and psrt of the ROW on the near side. Then I decided to forgo Rosa's Cafe and added an Antiques Barn and a General Store.
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Both the General Store and Antiques Barn are recent builds that have been on the storage shelf. Both will be weathered soon, now that I have finalized their locations.
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Yes, those are old Model Power switches along the wall, but they work and I don't throw anything away, ever!
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The antique tractor came to me with a bunch of vehicles that I purchased in bulk from a fellow forum member named
Larry (the old fart) when he left the model railroading hobby. I need to add a steering wheel to it, which I think that I have in my detail parts box.
I believe that these tractors had no seats. Mine seems to be missing the fuel tank as well.
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Ken (D&J) -
I have read posts of yours before that stated the same beliefs, which while I agree that it will happen; I don't share the paranoia that it will happen in my lifetime. Maybe in VA, but not here in Texas. I know that Biden & Co think that they can just snap their fingers and it will happen overnight, but it won't. America's electrical infrastructure just isn't ready for at home charging, and it will take years before it is. Building the infrastructure where most vehicles can be charged at home will run into the NIMBY's when it comes to power lines. Installing solar grids on homes, while working out for you is not within most American's budgets. Right now EV's cost too much for average Americans as well and mileage/charge while equivalent in some cases to mileage/fill up; the time required to charge is not satisfying to most Americans. At my age, spending $200K for the solar grid and vehicle is just not worth it. Then I see other issues. Obtaining the materials needed to make all of those batteries comes from China, which could present a significant roadblock. Efforts to mine them in North America have run into the same NIMBY's and greenies as the power line issues. Ultimate disposal of said materials hasn't been solved, just like the obsolete solar panels that are becoming an environmental disaster in CA. A whole lot more thought needs to be put into it before mandating a pipe dream.
Swal - That lead time on the shower hasn't changed much since we did ours six or seven years ago. We finally went with a small time contractor who did all of the tiling and plumbing with a little help from me. The fancy door that my wife wanted took three months to get and we just put up the old shower curtain and rod in the interim. He did the complete demolition and rebuild in just under three weeks and it only cost me $7000, plus some materials that I didn't already have. Plus the fancy shower door and $150 for him to come back out and help me install it.
Everybody have a great day.
