Good Morning All. Happy Columbus Day if that's what it's still called in your state. Clear, still and 56°, heading for a high of 90°, or so the forecast shows. Warmer weather all week until the weekend, possibly having to pull out the blue jeans early this season. They haven't seen the light of day since February.
Skunk odor in the yard this morning from overnight, someone got sprayed but it wasn't the granddog. Skunk odor travels over 1.5 miles, so it could have happened in the woods down the road.
Best laid plans - I didn't get the pool cover on yesterday, but I still have two more wind-free days to deal with it.
Plans changed out in the train shed yesterday. I had only intended to include the liquor store and fuel distributor in my upgrade/completion project, but I decided to continue south and include Joe's Radio since it will be an easy inclusion. Joe's Radio is just a few DPM wall sections put together; he mainly installs custom sound systems in recreational vans. So yesterday I added a sidewalk, building foundation and the first coat of paint to the asphalt parking lot.
I'll finish the grassy area out front next.
My main reason for not including it originally is that I haven't yet painted the backdrop in this section of the layout. Now, there is an impetus to getting that completed. Everything in front of it is removable.
The fuel distributor is not quite complete. I am getting the materials ready to install a chain link fence, this week hopefully. The fence posts are ready and now I have to accurately cut the fence mesh, not exactly easy despite having done it for many fences over the years.
Tom O - I don't own any Intermountain engines, so I don't know. What are your issues with them? I have many of their freight cars and their QA isn't very good in my opinion. Many times, things are loose on the package and I have to reattach them.
I have not pre-ordered from any company except Scaletrains. i am also very leery of doing it and prefer to have the product in my hands. I took a chance with ST a few years back, and I was totally sold on their products. I have purchased 13 engines and the only issue was a broken horn on one, that was promptly replaced after a phone call.
Terry - A 1 liter soda bottle half filled with water makes a good block in the toilet drain. My dishwasher empties in above the S-trap so it isn't an issue.
Patrick - Even on a normal day, I still wash about 25% of our dishes by hand.
Troy - Congratulations.
Notable birthdays today include Jackson Browne, the late John Lennon and John's son Sean Lennon.
Everybody have a great Columbus Day, especially if you have the day off.
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