Afternoon All! 89 in the Brew City, and muggy as hell! Been gone six days, spent some time in the Pittsburgh area seeing old friends and what little family is left out there. It's still a nice area, though some of the old home places still show influence from the rust belt era. Businesses gone, towns smaller, vacant store fronts in Main Street, etc. It's not what it was when I was a young man, but it still has some charm, and the food is good! We had good weather. There was one good train store, mostly Lionel/MTH O gauge. but some HO and N. I found some engine crew figures, and got really tempted by a beautiful GM&O Pacific. Unfortunately it was O-42, and it would have wound up as a shelf queen if I took it home. I felt it deserved a better fate than that! A 1600 mile road trip in all. We had good fun. Went to Phipps Conservatory that was doing an "Alice in Wonderland" themed exhibit. Rode the Monongaleha Incline and had lunch in Mount Washington. The view of the city is awesome from up there. Brought home a boatload of stuff from my favorite Italian Grocery Store, and some fresh tomatoes. We do many things well in Wisconsin, but unfortunately, good tomatoes aren't one of them. It took the cats until this morning to forgive us for being gone so long. Had to get the daughter to Nu-Motion first thing this morning to be fitted for a new walker, then back home to mow, as the lawn was looking scruffy. It rained right after I finished, so the timing was good. After all that I needed a nap. Still recovering from the long drive yesterday. Enjoy your day, what's left of it. PS: Nice to see the forum behaving itself. I hope it continues to do so.
