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RE:COFFEE POT #11 November 2011 for all to take a drink and chat. 6+ years and going. Plenty of coffee and sweet ice tea to drink. Plenty of GRITS, oatmeal and Cheerios for the heart.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Friday, November 11, 2011 1:22 PM

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Brutus.........prayers for Chewy's continued recovery.  AngelThumbs Up  Good luck keeping a lid on your pup until she heals.  Easier said than done!!!!!!!!  You may have to keep a leash at the ready and use it indoors and outdoors for a week or two.  Bet jumping up and down off furniture and doing stairs are a no no.  As is running free in the yard.  Bang Head

Chief........as my Dad used to say, "You don't get to pick your relatives and neighbors." Whistling

RaySP.........sorry to hear you back is acting up again.  Listen to your Doctor.

Chief........I hope you are feeling better.  Try some moonshine.  Drinks Whistling

Rich........as I said, I hope this job may turn into permanent.  Bet you have met some of the guys there that you wouldn't hire if they worked for free and were the last available guys on earth.   Angel   

Later, gang.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Friday, November 11, 2011 12:41 PM

Hey Gang,

Thanks for your prayers and good wishes....job is working out really well.  Can't wait until Monday!

Its a slow process but the guys there seem to like me and the work isn't a killer.  Its steady and I have to be a little more observant on the crash side, but I feel this will work out ok.

Happy Veterans Day to our Vets!

OK, off to the races again

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Posted by MichRR714 on Friday, November 11, 2011 11:35 AM

HAPPY VETERANS DAY

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Friday, November 11, 2011 11:06 AM

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LawsonFarms - Your driver of the 18 is on the naughty-step.  There is even rumors that his sponsor has asked to bench him for the rest of 2011, just to get his attention.

Hello Fifedog. Interesting debate about Kyle Bush. He did get carried away, only because he bumped Hornaday under caution.

I am with the group that feels we need a little excitement in NASCAR. If it wasn't for Dale Sr., Kyle Bush and Robbie Gordon,  NASCAR would be booooring. Drivers need to be tough, not just corporate spokesmen.

Kyle's antics didn't bother Interstate Batteries, who will be the main sponsor for the Bush 18 next two Sprint races. And they have been with Gibbs for 20 years.

I wander what FedEx thinks of Denny Hamlin being switched to the Z-Line Designs car?

Dale Jr. replaced Kyle at Hendrick in '07. Kyle has 18 wins this season. How many was it again that Dale has?Embarrassed

What ever you think about Kyle Bush, you have to admit he is one talented racer ( a lot like Dale Sr.). For this year only, I am backing the 14 car.

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Posted by KRM on Friday, November 11, 2011 10:59 AM

Hi Gang!

Happy Veterans Day everyone and thank you Veterans for all you have sacrificed for the rest of us.

Had a great time visiting with my old high school best friend who came up from Texas last night and this morning.   Beer    Pizza   He has not yet retired but he is close. So I showed him how to spend time on the layout. Wink

 Chief: Hope your sinus thing clears up soon I have had lots of problems like that and it can really drag a person down.    Ick! 

Chuck:  It will be a good day when you finally get into the basement.   Yes

fifedog; How do you decide which hair to cut? Laugh

SJ; Humm egg sandwich sounds good. Dinner

Joe: I have never been to Japan but it sounds interesting. 

Guess I will go and stack some wood for the fireplace.

Later,

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Posted by SPMan on Friday, November 11, 2011 10:56 AM

Jeffrey, thanks for the details of your situation.  Boredom?  I hear you.  Looks like you are doing well managing your time and keeping busy.  I like that C&O gondola weathering job.  That one looks pretty authentic.  Reminds me of some I have seen in person when I worked on the railroad.

later,

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, November 11, 2011 9:35 AM

I got the coupler conversion on the Mantua gondola done. It now has a pair of Kadee couplers in Kadee #242 draft gear boxes. This project immediately became more interesting than the norm when I discovered that the trucks were all metal and the bottom of the car is a thick metal plate. Cutting the coupler mount off the truck proved to be difficult so I simply grabbed it in a pair of pliers and bent it back and forth until it broke off. Next I drilled and tapped two holes in the metal bottom of the car then super glued the gear boxes in place. When they were dry I installed the couplers, put on the gear box covers and secured them in place with a screw for each box. After that it was a simple matter to put the trucks back on. A quick check with my Kadee coupler height gauge showed the coupler height to be dead on.



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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, November 11, 2011 8:21 AM

Good morning. It's 34° and sunny. The high will be 67° and it will remain sunny. Wind NNW at 0.

Happy Veterans Day.

So far I have only one project lined up for today. An old Mantua gondola. This is the type that has the trucks that are half plastic and half metal with a small metal coupler pocket on the metal part. It should be an interesting conversion.

Last night I heard plenty of noise outside so I went out to investigate. It was my nephew and some of friends moving stuff from one truck to another. A while back he bought a used and neglected Chevrolet Silverado and rebuilt it to running condition, but he was never happy with it. He's a Ford man. So yesterday he came across a Ford F-150 4X4 that he liked and in talking to the owner discovered that he was interested in the Silverado. So they swapped. Now my nephew has two F-150 4X4's. The one he already had has a busted tranny that he plans on replacing when he can afford to.

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, November 11, 2011 8:17 AM

VETERANS DAY

11-11-11

Good Morning

32 at 7:30, going to 45.

Joe love the stories of a far off land, keep em coming. I'm not sure about today yet, its our eat out day but we can't go till a package for daughter arrives, has to be signed for she says. granny just handed me an egg sandwich so I shall bid you good day.Ah with bologna too...S.J.

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Posted by Demay on Friday, November 11, 2011 7:29 AM

Happy Veteran's Day!

Today we had our adventure to Ikea.  As I said yesterday, the place is less than 30 miles away but due to the traffic here it still took us two hours.  It was raining but we still had a nice drive.  There were many new things for the kids to look at and we also listened to some Christmas music.  The Ikea was pretty much the same as other Ikeas we have been to, except everything was in Japanese as you might expect.  We found all the items we needed to include some shelves I will use to display trains in the boys' rooms.  My ceiling layout ideas for their rooms may have to be tweaked a little bit; the windows, A/C units, and closet doors will be a hindrance.  I will probably have to figure out a way to suspend the track from the ceiling.  At the Ikea food court I had some green soft serve ice cream.  I decided to be adventurous and try it.  I thought it might be seaweed, but once again it was a green tea flavor.  The first lick did not taste so good but then it grew on me; the 16-month-old liked it as well - no one else took a second lick.  After Ikea we stopped at the local Toys R Us.  The prices here are very much higher than in the States.  LEGOS are extremely higher.  Tomorrow we need to find some paint so we'll be off on another adventure. 

Dennis - Thanks.  So far we are enjoying it here very much.  I see no reason that will change. 

Jack - All of our household items will be delivered Monday and Tuesday - we can't wait. 

Brutus - That is great news about Chewy.  I hope your son feels better.

It’s time for bed.  I have a slight headache and the Jack and Coke I just drank didn’t make it go away.  Laugh

Sayonara,

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, November 11, 2011 7:29 AM

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Jeffrey - I also appreciate your modeling and that you are able to take the time to post the photos. All my stuff including my layout is in storage as we had to move my wife's office to the house last year. Unfortunately I keep acquiring stuff when I have no place to put it. Confused

You don't have space for even a small N Scale layout? Even when I lived in a small RV I managed to squeeze a 3 X 5 N Scale layout into a corner. When big won't work, downsize.Smile

 

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Jeffrey, you are a very busy person with all your train weathering.  Seems like you come up with a new project almost every day.

Being stuck at home all the time consists largely of boredom. Basically I have three choices. Play computer games all day, watch the TV all day, work on the layout. Instead of getting locked into one of the three I do a bit of each. Working on the layout takes up most of the time and being that I have no job to go to that's a pretty good amount of time. It takes up about 60% of the time I have available. I can't stand comfortably for more than a few minutes at a time so I work on things that can be done sitting down. That includes assembling what models I can (shaky hands don't help in that regard), weathering models and installing/changing couplers and trucks on cars and rebuilding/repairing locos or using spare parts to build one of my Frankenstein models. This results in a lot of work getting done and I like to share my accomplishments with others.

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, November 11, 2011 7:05 AM

Mornin' gentlemen.  Mornin' Chief.  Sunny & 38 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Did stop by M.B.Klein yesterday, and checked out the new S4 "Bang" by RMT.  Got to admit, looking at the B&O and WM samples, they are very handsome diesels, and don't have that characticture quality of the Beep or Beef.  Last night of shift 3, then back to days.  Have to get a haircut.  Have to take wifey to purchase a cribby-thingy for her new grandbaby (due tomorrow, however oldest princess doesn't think so.)  This could get in the way of my card game tomorrow night....

LawsonFarms - Your driver of the 18 is on the naughty-step.  There is even rumors that his sponsor has asked to bench him for the rest of 2011, just to get his attention.

cheapclassics There is talk of scutteling the Baltimore Grand Prix, as the race officionados haven't paid their bills.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, November 11, 2011 7:01 AM

Morning all.  Sunny and Yankee Cold.  Got sinus thing.  Not going to Vet. breakfast.  Got to rest and drink coffee. 

Thanks RT.  It was a shame as she lives only two hours away.  Hubby was the problem.  Real piece of work.

Chat later.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Friday, November 11, 2011 6:59 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

Happy Veteran's day to all the Vets

It is really cold outside. Windy and 30 degrees. Going up to 42 today.

Today is an easy day. Good day to stay indoors. I have a few things to do and then I will take it easy. A few more weeks before I venture downstairs to run trains.

Buckeye & LAZ...TGIF

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Friday.

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, November 11, 2011 5:58 AM

Hi GUYZ,

  CHUCK & BUCKEYE, TGIF!

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, November 11, 2011 5:36 AM

morning all

HAPPY VETERANS DAY to my fellow vets.

Wake up chief. great news there glad daughter came around.

just woke up early use to getting up early. Hope all have a good day talk to you all later

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Friday, November 11, 2011 5:35 AM

Hay RT - You are about as busy as the Chief! Ah you younger guys.Bow

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Posted by SPMan on Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:34 PM

Good evening all,

Been thinking of John Denver's song "Hey its good to be back home again" today.  Looked at some pictures of myself taken on the trip back East and decided my work is cut out for me or else just surrender and wear my shirt tail hanging out.  Went for a walk for the first time in weeks which went OK but my back trouble is crawling out of its box again since I finished the prednisone.  Back on Aleve now but it does not work as well.

Brutus, good news for Chewy.  Sorry for your health insurance cost increase.

Called my sis this morning and had a nice talk about our visit.  Her daughter wants her to move in with her so she can be closer for care giving but sis wants to stay in her own house as long as possible and maintain her independence.  She can no longer drive so that further isolates her.

My son who went with me hit if off real good with his cousin (her son) and wants to go back there again next year after seeing a car race in Georgia.  I don't know when, or if I will ever get back there again.  That's why I'm glad I went when I could.

Jeffrey, you are a very busy person with all your train weathering.  Seems like you come up with a new project almost every day.

I think I will probably be at Cal Stewart on Sunday of that week end.  Doubt if I will go on Saturday.

V8, I will confirm that day when the time is closer.  Maybe we can get a chance to say hello to each other during the meet and you might even meet some other forum guys there.

Having a hard time staying awake so good night all,

Ray

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Posted by Brutus on Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:26 PM

Colder weather in Saint Louis, but at least it didn't rain today.  My wife dropped Chewy off at 7 AM on schedule.  My son complained about his ear last night, so Char took him to the doc this afternoon - he has a sore in his ear, probably was digging for gold and cut himself with his fingernail?  They gave him ear drops.  After, they went out to the van and had a flat.  AAA came out and said the tire had dry rot in it and it had a big crack in it.  We got the call that Chewy was fine, surgery went great.  We can't pick her up until tomorrow at 3:30.  Meanwhile I stopped at HD and picked up a gauge ($11) to set the pressure on the house and check for overpressure.  I might need an expansion tank for the water heater, which looks like a very minor project.  Meanwhile, wife got new tires for the van as there was some dry rot on the other tires, although not as bad.  The tires were almost 4 years old on the van, but I'll bet they were a lot older on the shelf Sad  It's just money, right?  Oh, and our medical insurance is going up $100 a pay check - again, so I'll be another $2500 in the hole compared to my pay 2 years ago before I got promoted, which cut my pay by about $2K a year.  Thanks Congress.

TIRED (Tardis Is Ready EDdy), let's get going.

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:31 PM

Evening all!

DougdaG - I agree with you. Most of these shows need to loose the gore.

Jeffrey - I also appreciate your modeling and that you are able to take the time to post the photos. All my stuff including my layout is in storage as we had to move my wife's office to the house last year. Unfortunately I keep acquiring stuff when I have no place to put it. Confused

Kev - I am doing some work on my fireplace. The gas starter pipe wore out and I am in the process of replacing all of the pipe other than the stub coming up through the floor of the fireplace. Need to finish soon as the wife is ready for some fires with the cool weather. Hope to finish this on Saturday.

Hope everyone has a great evening and a great day tomorrow.

 

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:17 PM

SURPRISE!!!

Right after changing from Mayor clothes into work clothes, Wifey calls and says Youngest Daughter and her three kids are in town.  She was at Pam's Parents and wanted us to meet her there.  First time we had seen her in over two years.  Her youngest, a Daughter, we had never seen.  The middle one, a Boy, was three weeks old the last time we saw him.  Her comments was she did not care what her husband said or thought, she wanted a relationship with her family.  Prayers answered.

Windy and Yankee cold.  Sinus thing is still here.  Not getting up early tomorrow AM for the Veterans Day breakfast.  Sleeping in and doing my thing,

Popcorn time.

Sleep tight.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:23 PM

I got to looking at the Tyco gondola I was working on today and I noticed it had 'Made in USA' on the bottom. I looked it up on the Tyco trains resource and it turns out it's a 1960's era Red Box offering (No. T310-H). This makes it one of the oldest pieces of rolling stock I have. Can't tell it by looking at it. It looks brand new.

Well it's time for me to call it a night. I'm just can't keep my eyes open, so I'll see y'all tomorrow.

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:01 PM

Good Evening

36 now

We saw the first S##W flakes of fall today but at 40 degrees, no harm done. It was a stay at home day and a Bisquick pizza for supper. Banilla is ready so bring on the thingy..S.J.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:01 PM

Okay lets see SP Ray been to east coast and back since I have been on

Chief got re-elected as mayor Of Train land  Err Roseyville

Not a lot going on here did get a couple of goodies I won a post war celebration 53 snow plow with tmcc. After looking at it I see why no sound at all not even a horn. But do like it. May get one of those boxcars with RAILSOUNDS in it to give me diesel sounds.

I won another number 45 watchman in shack but need the metal cross bucks for it. It has the post just need the cross-bucks.

Won the Bachmann already built town hall

I also won a Walther's Cornerstone Series O Gauge Golden Valley Depot.

Know theres more but can't think lol

Hope all had a good week Happy Veterans day to my fellow vets

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:13 PM

Today's projects were a Tyco UP 40' MoW gondola X159 and a Mantua 50' unlettered flatcar. Nothing major on them. Just converted them from truck mounted couplers to body mounted Kadee's.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:31 PM

KRM

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 Had to take a break when doing the engine repair, had to pick up the granddaughter from day care. She has been expelled ..Poor Kid..Ashamed.. for using her new teeth as defensive weapons.   Mischief      Smile, Wink & Grin   3 strikes your out.    Bang Head     Now the daughter has to find new day care provider. Glad I live 45 miles away don't think she will want to drive that far for me to do it.   Stick out tongue

Give her a hand gun and teach her how to shoot it.  The other kids will not mess with her.  I'm sure she was defending herself.

Chief,

What is a appropriate hand gun for her to start with at 14 month? My S&W 357, the 9mm P1 or my old H&R 999?? Laugh

Kev.

 

 

I'll send her my Ruger .380.  Very small and compact for little hands.  Has lazer that come on when you grip the grips.  That way she can hit what she aims.  SurpriseWhistling

Busy morning.  Big meeting.  Big thingy.  Animal control [who is under my Human Services Board] was on TV with a dog to adopt.  That afternoon, it was put down.  Why???  Started having a cough.  Local TV has worked it more than the Penn State thingy.  Big screwup.

Then Town Hall.  Now sprinkles and windy.  Yankee cold front coming through. 

Later  [got to get out of these "Mayor Clothes"]

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:47 PM

RockIsland52

Jeffrey......at the risk of sounding redundant, you do some top notch work on your trains and your layout. Thumbs Up

Please, sound redundant. I'll take praise anytime I can get it. I put a lot of work into my trains and my layout and it's still ongoing.

 

RockIsland52

You need to give the Chief some squirrel hunting lessons.  You bag more squirrels with an ignition key than he does with his entire scope-equipped arsenel.  Smile, Wink & Grin

Just dumb luck on my part.Laugh

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:18 PM

Good Afternoon Ya'll From Overcast and Cooler Taxachusetts,

Heavy rains approaching from the West, so there may be a break in the action with continued yard cleanup.  Like SJ and Fife, everyone here is into "sharing" their leaves, and one's yard looks little different than the worst of the lot.  And the falling leaves are coming fast and furious.

Rich........no quit in you , buddy.  Congratulations on your temp job.  Thumbs Up  It is a start.  With your skills they may just make full time room for you.

RaySP....... we would have "borrowed and fostered" your trains when you were otherwise engaged, visiting your Sis on the right coast.  But you forgot to leave the key under the door mat.  And those pesky dogs next door kept barking at us, giving our evil intent away.  Whistling.

Jeffrey......at the risk of sounding redundant, you do some top notch work on your trains and your layout. Thumbs Up  You need to give the Chief some squirrel hunting lessons.  You bag more squirrels with an ignition key than he does with his entire scope-equipped arsenel.  Smile, Wink & Grin

Brutus........what is the latest on Chewy?  Hope the procedure went smoothly and your pup is on the mend with no hitches. Angel 

Kevin........you reminded me that I am low on seasoned firewood.

DougDG......I think the $99B would be better spent, if spent at all, on improving the existing rail, equipment,  service, and and controlling fares. SoapBox  Yours sounds like our Big dig Project here where the original guesstimates came in at under $3B and the actual has topped $16B.  Now the snafus are popping to the surface, and the state has to foot the bill on the fixes.  And to add insult to injury, the tunnels are LEAKING!!!!  Why?  These  should be the responsibility of the original contractors who built this problem-prone tunnel project in the first place.  Government management and oversight is no management and oversight.  Throw in no accountability or taxpayer justice while you are at it. Crying

JoeyD.........moving day!!!!  Congratulations. Thumbs Up  It will be a relief to finally be settled.  Re PSU, Paterno should have been all over the higher-ups to act decisively, never assuming that it would be handled and handled appropriately.  While decisive action was their responsibility, it was his former direct report that perpetrated these atrocities.  JP should have protected the victim from further harm, the future potential victims, the name of his program, the name of his University, and all of the good he had personally accomplished the past 46 years.  A shame.  A severely tainted legacy, showing a lack of personal responsibility and integrity, is what he has to show for his failure to act.  Others share the blame in this. SoapBox

Jon..........Thumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs Up on the Wounded Warrior Project and your Patriot Guard.  And Happy B-Day USMC!!!!!

Dennis.......you missed a golden opportunity to have the best animated Christmas lawn decorations this year.  Ya shoulda roped them, strung LEDs on them, and altered the deer to look like Santa's reindeer. Laugh 

V8..........I have very few pieces myself that would rate a C9.  Like you, I would rather run them and enjoy them than have to worry about perfection or residual value.  I'm gonna need a pretty big casket.  Wink

Later, gang.

Jack

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:15 AM

Good Morning

39 now with bright sun.

Yesterday's strong wind has shared the leaves evenly around the neighborhood. We don't have that many so I don't plan to chop them up. I'm not sure what today will bring so I'll just go with it. The Penn State thing, Too bad they didn't let Joe finish the season, but if he did know about this guy I gotta agree he should have done more to get him out of there...S.J.


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Posted by dwiemer on Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:48 AM

Morning all.  Had to get to the dentist this morning for a crown fitting.  Will need to get it implanted next month.  Have a meeting later this morning and any work that may come up as we have had a number of consults lately.  Not complaining, it keeps me busy and keeps the lights on.

Joe, sounds like Japan is a good fit for you and the family.  Pray that it continues to be and that you have a good stay.

Misting rain here.  Temps dropped about 15 degrees from yesterday.   We can use the rain like so many other parts of the country.  Hope we get a fair amount.  Regarding the deer, they have been munching on my peach trees.  Will have to put the fencing up around them for a time.  Don't want any bucks gridling the trees.   Came home the other night and had several deer bedded down in my front yard.  Last night, had a fawn bleating in front of the house too.

Hope to check back later.
Dennis

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