santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Clear and a quite warm 61°, in the 80's again today and tomorrow. Cooler weather Sunday and Monday before warming up again on Tuesday...mid-70's. Still no rain or snow in the forecast.
My weekly grocery trek yesterday went well, but took a longer time than planned. At the grocery store, I ran into a woman that I worked with for over 30 years, who I hadn't seen since retiring 10 years ago. She retired about a month after I did. She's always been a talker. We caught up on those coworkers that we each have kept up with over the years. It was good talking with her after all of this time. Stopped on the way home to pick up a pizza for my wife who doesn't want to go out in public with that hideous bandage on her forehead. Looks like I'll be cooking at home every night for the next 6-8 weeks!
Going to start my day today with the dishwasher again, then after the dew dries I'll haul and stack the firewood that I cut earlier in the week. Mowing is temporarily on hold since there has been no rain in two weeks, and the yard is transitioning from Bermuda Grass to the volunteer ryegrass and oats right now. I did go out yesterday with my can of white spray paint and marked a few branches to prune this winter, although it's too early to do that right now.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I put some miles on the four new GP30U's from ScaleTrains. Since I run DC only, I have to speed match them the old-fashioned way, spacing them and running laps. They're all pretty close, so I can MU them in any combination needed. Ran a few more laps with different pairings pulling my average train of 20 cars plus caboose, and they performed well.
Over at the workbench, I started the rockwork on the front of the Hydrocal kit, Addams Ave Part 3 structure. I wanted it to be a little different than the side of the adjoining building and I picked 5 different shades of brown and tan. Wasn't enough so I'll have to fill in with some of the shades that I had already used. I don't remember taking any pictures of the progress, but I left the camera out there anyhow.
Tom O - I feel somewhat the same about owning a 3D printer. I'm thinking that I might use it intensely for a couple of months, and ignore other stuff; and then it would gather dust afterwards.
How was brunch yesterday?
Best wishes to Terry regarding her eyes.
Mac -
Todd - I received that database error message yesterday morning as well. Fortunately it was about 30 minutes after I had posted, but I couldn't get back in to read some other threads.
Marlin (David) - I agree with you about the customer service at Bar Mills. I have spoken to Art and Jim several times to resolve parts that were either missing or that I broke; or to ask questions regarding assembly. I recall Jim telling me recently that Art has semi-retired.
Kevin -
Swal - I am right up there with you on diet and nutrition. I never use salt, sugar, processed meals and very rarely eat fast foods. Whataburger about 4-5 times a year. I do consume some deli meats and a moderate amount of alcohol though. As you have probably read over the years, I grow many of my own organic vegetables. I do like my red meat though, which some so called experts disdain.
The Dr. Sten Exberg video did load for me, just had to watch on You Tube instead of directly on this site. Looks like you took it off though.
Terry - Attrition may close your place down before the new owners get a chance to.
Joe -
Louis - Yes the hot food and SNAP has been around for a long time; I just wasn't aware of some of the limitations because I have never been exposed to it.
Today is composer/singer Joni Mitchell's 82nd birthday.
A little late posting this morning since I viewed Swal's now removed video.
Everyone have a great Friday.
My weekly grocery trek yesterday went well, but took a longer time than planned. At the grocery store, I ran into a woman that I worked with for over 30 years, who I hadn't seen since retiring 10 years ago. She retired about a month after I did. She's always been a talker. We caught up on those coworkers that we each have kept up with over the years. It was good talking with her after all of this time. Stopped on the way home to pick up a pizza for my wife who doesn't want to go out in public with that hideous bandage on her forehead. Looks like I'll be cooking at home every night for the next 6-8 weeks!
Going to start my day today with the dishwasher again, then after the dew dries I'll haul and stack the firewood that I cut earlier in the week. Mowing is temporarily on hold since there has been no rain in two weeks, and the yard is transitioning from Bermuda Grass to the volunteer ryegrass and oats right now. I did go out yesterday with my can of white spray paint and marked a few branches to prune this winter, although it's too early to do that right now.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I put some miles on the four new GP30U's from ScaleTrains. Since I run DC only, I have to speed match them the old-fashioned way, spacing them and running laps. They're all pretty close, so I can MU them in any combination needed. Ran a few more laps with different pairings pulling my average train of 20 cars plus caboose, and they performed well.
Over at the workbench, I started the rockwork on the front of the Hydrocal kit, Addams Ave Part 3 structure. I wanted it to be a little different than the side of the adjoining building and I picked 5 different shades of brown and tan. Wasn't enough so I'll have to fill in with some of the shades that I had already used. I don't remember taking any pictures of the progress, but I left the camera out there anyhow.
Tom O - I feel somewhat the same about owning a 3D printer. I'm thinking that I might use it intensely for a couple of months, and ignore other stuff; and then it would gather dust afterwards.
How was brunch yesterday?
Best wishes to Terry regarding her eyes.
Mac -
Thank you. If it's not too much to ask, can you take a shot or two for me to compare?
Todd - I received that database error message yesterday morning as well. Fortunately it was about 30 minutes after I had posted, but I couldn't get back in to read some other threads.
Marlin (David) - I agree with you about the customer service at Bar Mills. I have spoken to Art and Jim several times to resolve parts that were either missing or that I broke; or to ask questions regarding assembly. I recall Jim telling me recently that Art has semi-retired.
Kevin -
Thanks for the suggestion. Answering directly, yes. I'm not real concerned at this point because the site for this structure is facing the aisle (upper level as well) and the back would never be seen unless someone picks it up to examine it. I am pretty OCD about completing the backs of structures though. This structure will go between the fascia and the main line, and if I ever made a cab-ride video, I would like it to be complete. In this case I will just be putting a dot of silver paint there which will suffice for now. I was just hoping that I might have a spare door to reduce my inventory of detail parts!
Swal - I am right up there with you on diet and nutrition. I never use salt, sugar, processed meals and very rarely eat fast foods. Whataburger about 4-5 times a year. I do consume some deli meats and a moderate amount of alcohol though. As you have probably read over the years, I grow many of my own organic vegetables. I do like my red meat though, which some so called experts disdain.
The Dr. Sten Exberg video did load for me, just had to watch on You Tube instead of directly on this site. Looks like you took it off though.
Terry - Attrition may close your place down before the new owners get a chance to.
Joe -
Yes it was. I think that her concerns regarding the potential scar are a bit overblown, but most women are obsessive about their looks!
Louis - Yes the hot food and SNAP has been around for a long time; I just wasn't aware of some of the limitations because I have never been exposed to it.
Today is composer/singer Joni Mitchell's 82nd birthday.
A little late posting this morning since I viewed Swal's now removed video.
Everyone have a great Friday.
. First time for everything i guess.
