Running Bear's October 2026 Coffee Shop

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Good morning, Coffee Shop! :cool:
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It's Tuesday, 69°F (20.5°C) and partly cloudy in Tipton.

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Have a great day! ;)
 
Good morning all!

Currently partly cloudy and 68F. High for today is supposed to reach 79F. There is a slight chance of rain later this morning but not a big one. Better chance later tonight thru the overnight hours. Temps will then nosedive and fall will be back in the air.

Usual stuff around the House today. Sheets need to be done, dishwasher emptied, things like that.

Not much else going on at the moment. Wife and daughter go back to work and school today after a 4 day weekend.

Have a safe say everyone!
 


troyphoto said:
How's Everybody doing, eh?
(a little Boomer intro for y'all)

I crashed hard last night about 8p... laying on the couch for 15 minutes to see if a 15 minute nap could give me a second wind. About 9p I woke and stumbled up to bed.
Awake at 2 am brain fully awake.

Last nasty day of summer today. I was lying in bed thinking I should put the AC vent in the window for tonight, just to keep our upstairs cool enough to sleep.

Spent some of yesterday watching boomer. I like his water method.... BUT I cannot find GAC 500 anywhere. Turns out it's discontinued by Golden.
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GAC 800 is a thinner variety according to the AI overlords.

He's mixed the Soft Gel Semi-gloss with the GAC medium, and sponging it on over his sponge-stippled effects to simulate the river where his barge and ramp sit.
Full vid here.

This looks sooooo much easier, and less messy than with resin pours.

Now, I'm curious how Tom O will do his waterfall?
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Troy all waterfalls will be done using the Boomer Diorama method using the GAC500. Purchased recently
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This will be the 3rd area the team will use Gac500 so the big bottle has been worth it. The falls should deplete the supply we haven left. There are other materials you can substitute and we have done waves successfully before with Elmer’s Glue All. I think the world of Boomer and his methods. But when it comes to his materials, he buys top quality supplies. But he also tells you that.

Gemini suggested just now that GAC200 is a great substitute
Tom
 
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67°F and clear this morning. Heading for 95°F today in the middle of October.

Cardiologist at 0830, then my day is mine like all the others. I hope I won't have to turn on the A/C today. It stays comfortable in the house for several days when it heats up outside, but that doesn't last forever. Yesterday it never rose above 85°F in the house, but with little humidity it stayed nice.

Nothing else going on here today. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Servus!
 
I got an email notification that one of my packages is now in Japan. Tried to verify it on the USPS tracking website, but of course, nothing opens. I think I get access to that site less than 10% of the time. They must think that it might be better if I not know where my packages are.
 
Good morning from Wisconsin. My ears are still (literally) ringing from being at the Brewer game last night. Wow! I have been to 1,000 + games over my lifetime and never have I been to one that loud from batting practice to the final out when the place really exploded. Lambeau is loud, the old Chicago stadium for the Black Hawks was deafening, the United Center for the Bulls and Hawks was occasionally, the Seahawks in Seattle and close maybe the Vikings. But last night was surreal and worth it! The roof was open or it would have been even louder. The only time it seemed anyone sat was between innings. I had 2 extra tickets as the granddaughter and a friend of the grandson couldn’t come. Terry’s youngest brother (the remaining good one) and his girlfriend took them and joined us. I could have sold them in parking lot for around $500 each.

It was still 81 at 9:30 when we got home last night. I flipped the a/c on as it was 78f in the house. We keep the A/C at 76 and the heat at 72. It took maybe 30 minutes to cool the place down. Sleep though was intermittent all night.

64f degrees now only 74 later. Sunrise is at 7:09 or 40 minutes from as I write this. The long range forecast calls for high 70’s at times for the balance of the month but no more 80’s.

Waiting for Terry to see what we might do today. If nothing I will be at the bench at times today

Enjoy the day
 


about the boomer topic.

i see boomer as a nice inspiration channel. as tom said he uses only TOP quality brands he knows from hes past. But hes open with us viewers about that. sometimes hes a bit to hardcore in my opinion for my liking but thats okay. i love some of his ways of doing things and that is again inspiring.

as for the products he uses, i see so many new things that he uses that some of em i try and some not. matt medium is great and is now often used in my builds.

so again, i love boomer and his river road, and also hes a great storyteller, and yes DUSTY! But sometimes hes a bit over the top. but thats okay :) I also love Dave? from Thunder Mesa Studio. hes also a great youtuber and storyteller and Builder! If you dont know his channel, go check it out!
 
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