Good Evening Janie, Flo - I'll have a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup, one of those little whole grain rolls, and a RBF, please. Thank you!
[Memo to self: Remember NOT to skip going by the Diner for more than one day; totally too many posts to catch up on...]
Todd - Gold Creek looks like one nifty town. I sure hope you can use most of those buildings on the new layout; it'd be a shame to have all those sitting on the shelf or in a box. Ah, I saw your later post that the good town will only be re-organizing itself. That's good!
Jeff, are those Detail Associates backdrops in color? They sure look impressive, all right. Oh, I've thought that the (DPM) Seymour Block building looked like it'd make a fine bank (with the law offices of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe located on the second floor...) And hey, take good care of your foot until the doctor gets the surgery to fix it up ALL right. Don't blame either of you on not being happy with the status quo...
Chris, I like that barn too - saved the photo so I can use that color when I build my Revell Barn kit (the red-orange of the plastic doesn't look like any barn red that I can recall seeing). Oh, and that beach they're referring to is wider than the half-inch or inch of sand that you see alongside a river or creek up your way. Oh, and watch out for the coolade, too.
Rob, looks like your wife('s layout) is keeping you fairly busy there. What's next on the list for your layout, now?
Barry - so, is the new QC job a promotion or a 'lateral' move for you? And will your paycheck see any change to compensate for all the time that you've spent on THAT report? Good to hear you get a little more room (and a door!).
Robby - thought of you when I stopped by Hobby Lobby yesterday evening (picked up a set of three small brushes - I think they were 2/0, 5/0 and 10/0 sizes). With the discount they had on art materials, the set cost me all of 99 cents plus taxes. I also picked up another can of that 'Brick' red and another (JL Innovative) oil can display rack (those 3-level kinds they used to have out by the pumps in the 'old days'...).Like your newer Ann Arbor boxcar, too.
Wow - just saw about your wife going into the hospital! Good to see that she's out and doing better now. And best wishes on your expansion for the layout.
DerJohn - whose fence did you use there? I know the Walthers HO scale is hard enough to build, and I couldn't imagine doing that in an N scale one... Ya did a great job on it, however you built it.
JR, best wishes on your (and your daughter's) holding down things while your CFO's out West having senior fun. May your problems be few in the meantime...
Man, the word I got from the ladies is that Ryan was wolfing down that Southwest Scramble on Friday - almost made Jeff look like he'd lost his appetite, by comparison!
Corey - I hope your wife gets that job with the optometrists (and even a raise in a few months). I'd guess they wouldn't hold it against her that she knows you; they might even be more likely to hire her, since they'd figure "If she can put up with Corey, getting along with surly customers should be easy for her!"
Ouch! That hurts about your creeper-coaling tower collision, Ray! Hope you can get things so nobody will notice. Central Valley makes some (plastic) railings and stairways, though I'm not sure whether they'll be the right size/shape for what you need...
Bob K (bogp40) - that's a weird coincidence for you - your daughter's drum corp competition sounds like the same one that my co-worker in crisis (Jason R.) was heading to see this weekend. I'll have to ask him if the 'Citations' did well come Monday when we're back in the office. Yeah, work is... work. Not too bad, though right now the case workers are under pressure (they're our biggest revenue source) to keep up with expectations. So far, crisis is not under much pressure, since 1) we provide a lot of 'free' services for folks who cannot pay, and 2) how do you cut down a two-person team that has to cover walk-in clinic and initial screenings, follow-up appointments, some intake assessments and some outpatient therapy clients (who overlap the group from #1). For a period of time, I was the only one on the team, and everybody remembers how short-handed that left us (try getting to lunch, for example...). Anyway, Jason and I (despite the age differences - he's late 20's or maybe early 30's at best, and I'm a hair above 60...) are both somewhat of mavericks. He just has different taste in music than I do, and has curly hair and some earrings. I'll see about getting/posting a photo of him later this week. Oh, good to hear Linda's still lighting up your life...
Calif.Tom, better be careful about encouraging the Feline Forums - your furry ones and Ray's (and everbody else's) will be logging on at night and plotting who knows what kind of mischief... And better not leave that Challenger out too long, of Uff-Dah will try to teach himself loco repair and maintenance.
Vincent, that's a really nice haul there - and just in the right era for my layout, in case you ever decide you don't like those... (just half-kidding there....)
I don't think we were in contention for Jeff's Sweat Bowl today, but it's about 9 p.m., and it's still 82 F, so we might've been a contender if just the temp was all we were counting. Maybe next weekend... Hey, did anyone else notice that jeff's painting his building Christmas colors (to make it seem a little cooler down his way)?
Nik.n - That's one heckuva way to get yourselves a trip out! Hope nobody your way got much of that breeze, that stuff doesn't smell right in even small doses.
Well, I'm not all caught up, and it's time for me to head home and backup the hard drive on this laptop. Definitely will be keeping a lot of us Diners (and family members) on the prayer list, for healing, travelling safety (to/from), and comfort. G'night, everybody!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau