Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a breakfast bagel with bacon and cheese to go along with my dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug,please and thank you.
Ahhhhhhhh! Called the credit union first thing this morning to make sure I could transfer money out of my old Home Equity Loan. They assured me I have another year to be able to draw on it. It will be paid back before that time even though I have 15 years to pay it off after I can't draw funds from it. The interest rate is still 3.75% so I might just as well get the new computer and have the roof done before the house falls down on top of me. 25 year roof that is close to 30 years old...... Guess it is time. I am waiting for a phone call today from the cable folks for someone to stop by and pick up my cable digital to analog converter.... Good riddance to the TV!
Currently 19°F here in the Finger Lakes. Was 15° when I got up this morning, so I lit the wood stove before breakfast. Got about an inch of fluffy white stuff overnight. I will be gone by this afternoon even though the temperature will be staying well below freezing today and tomorrow.
Jim, I don't have an iMac yet. back in 2004 the imac would never have been suffucient for my business needs. The problem computer is a G5, the one now called the Mac Pro. It is the standard old desktop style... Got the G5 fired up this morning and was able to export my address book as vCards to update the one on the laptop. Just spent an hour going through all of them and removing those that are no longer relevant, like those of peole now deceased.... Need to do this more often than once every 8 years or so! Only other data I don't have saved to the 1TB hard drive is my business iTunes files. I tried to get them transferred this morning while the G5 was still running, but crapped out on me. I will try to move individual files rather than the whole shebang this afternoon...... Hopefully I can save some of the ones I really want to have. Most are now redundant as I am no longer in business.
Going to be one of those days, I guess!
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
And a top o'the Morning to ye, Zoe! I'll have a blueberry bagel (nope, doesn't have to be green today) and a Rio Grande mug of coffee, please 'n' thankya, Ma'am!
Ray, I hope you get your data backed up off your iMac okay. Have been there, done sorta that with the internal drive on my Intel iMac (a little bit newer than yours, but similar design). Sent you a PM on that li'l problem.
Galaxy, I see you've repainted the RC a nice Kelly green last night when the evening gals weren't looking, eh? Your history of March's name reminded me of a phrase about "In the spring, when men go off to war..." Of course, in some places, wintertime is NOT conducive for waging war, with heavy (and cold) rains, or sn*w in other locations. And who wants to siege a castle or town in the heat of August, anyway, eh?
OzJim, that module looks like it will be quite interesting once you get it scenicked and all. Got any tips for that infamous Walthers bridge (and how to manage its bowing beams)? If that's the single track one, I have that kit, so I might need to know.
Lee, will you PM or email me when the RSAnon meetings in your area are, in case I get up that way? I'm not quite up to your level (yet...), but then again, I haven't run a total for a while on my cars. And yeah, I can rationalize justify why I need every one of those freight cars, sure I can! (Good to see you again in here, too!)
Okay Barry, you have my interest piqued now - what the heck is that photo of, that you posted? (Besides a satelllite view of maybe some former RR line?) I saw on your cat photo that some of those looked to be sorta illustrations of computer errors (you didn't see any 404's though, did you?)
Sun is out (though it was kinda cold this morning- about 30's F), and supposed to warm up into the low/mid 50's (F) by this afternoon. We have a high pressure area moving into the area, so winds should be tapering down and little/no clouds today/tomorrow. Which may be different than in your area, of course.
I'll be at the window booth a bit, finishing off my blueberry bagel.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape G.
Good morning all.
LION slept, well like a LION, I guess. Cats are pretty good at sleeping, after all.
LION *was* working on the railroad yesterday. I had a train set on the bench waiting for upgrades. I drilled holes in the frames, installed the draw bars, and placed the jumper wires between the cars.
Left to do is to install the shrink tubing to protect the wires and to make the circuit boards that I use for my lighting circuits. This will be the first attempt at a new lighting system, which if it works out will keep the lights on while stopped at the stations, and will be used in all future builds. Maybe even retrofitted into older stock when it comes onto the bench.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning. It's 45° and sunny. The high will be 75°.After several near sleepless nights I got about five hours last night or should I say this morning. No layout work planned for today.
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Good Morning!! Just coffee please. Already ate. Sunny, with a high near 40. Woke up to 3 inches of this white powdery stuff all over the place. Most snow we’ve had all year. Driveways and sidewalks aren’t that bad because the concrete was a bit too warm for it to start accumulating till late. Don’t think I’ll do anything about it because today will get about 40 and tomorrow and Wed supposed to be about 60. Somebody say something about breaking things? Well let me tell you my story. I will be very careful while w**king around something and have great success, ten thumbs and all. Then, when I’m done, move away and relax my guard, so to speak, I will either reach back for some unknown reason, or I will be 5 feet away and move something that is less than a foot long, and will knock over and break what I was so careful to not before. Sometimes the Village employees take a new sign out before putting it up and let the cops shoot a hole in it just to get it over with in a safe environment. Kinda blows the bullet budget, but they call it qualification and it eases the budgetary constraints a bit. Cabinets are supposed to be in today so I will go get them after the Church stuff is done this morn. Then I will install them and wait for Brenda to come home so she can then point out the flaws or any of a multitude of problems with the cabinets, followed by a revision of how she wanted them placed, critiquing of how they were placed and installed and of course the standard “I would have done it this way” thing. The last isn’t always worded that way, it is worded many different ways such as “ why didn’t you do ….” or “how come you…” but the meaning is the same. Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
Good Morning!! Just coffee please. Already ate.
Sunny, with a high near 40. Woke up to 3 inches of this white powdery stuff all over the place. Most snow we’ve had all year. Driveways and sidewalks aren’t that bad because the concrete was a bit too warm for it to start accumulating till late. Don’t think I’ll do anything about it because today will get about 40 and tomorrow and Wed supposed to be about 60.
Somebody say something about breaking things? Well let me tell you my story. I will be very careful while w**king around something and have great success, ten thumbs and all. Then, when I’m done, move away and relax my guard, so to speak, I will either reach back for some unknown reason, or I will be 5 feet away and move something that is less than a foot long, and will knock over and break what I was so careful to not before.
Sometimes the Village employees take a new sign out before putting it up and let the cops shoot a hole in it just to get it over with in a safe environment. Kinda blows the bullet budget, but they call it qualification and it eases the budgetary constraints a bit.
Cabinets are supposed to be in today so I will go get them after the Church stuff is done this morn. Then I will install them and wait for Brenda to come home so she can then point out the flaws or any of a multitude of problems with the cabinets, followed by a revision of how she wanted them placed, critiquing of how they were placed and installed and of course the standard “I would have done it this way” thing. The last isn’t always worded that way, it is worded many different ways such as “ why didn’t you do ….” or “how come you…” but the meaning is the same.
Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
Good Morning
Sunny today...but cold...only sitting at 15F right now going to a high of 25F later on...
Getting some new things in the house...namely a couple of bookcases from an antique store and a high boy chest of drawers...then we will get tiles for the start of Floor Wars part 3....the entrance/foyer...
I did manage to run some trains yesterday night...and found a new recalcitrant turnout...
Lee: Sounds like you have a wonderful collection of rolling stock there..like me..is there space in that organization?
James: That weather system looks ridiculous from here..the fact that it looks to be developing into a cyclone is not good..especially when it leaves that much moisture now!!
JimRC: That photo is of a cat named Maru..the same one who shows up on youtube a lot. As for where one finds these things....all I can say is look for some on things like icanhascheesebuger.com
Flo, I'll just have a coffee please..I'll be at the RC...
Edit...got top!! Be careful with the CC...please!!!!!
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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OZJim will you be using cut stone embankments? You can keep the 12” of rain in 48 hours. We would get that when I lived in Corpus Christi, TX twice a year and it’s not fun.Jim I was watching a layout video and the owner was saying he worked 50 hours a week on his layout for 12 months straight. Then I found he was the owner of RIX Tanks. I guess the only way would be to hit the lottery…
Inch, Micro Tech web site. They are all about details and you can get them pre-painted or unpainted.
Ray, I’ve done that myself. I will be so careful around a detail only to have my shirt catch it at the last second and SNAP…
Garry, Chardon is about 20 miles east of me, so yea that was close. Matter of fact the Chardon area is where I’m looking to move in the near future if I can sell my house. Chardon is the last place in the country you would think of something tragic happening. The area is an old German settlement from the 1800’s and nothing ever happens there. They don’t even have bullet holes in their stop signs, not tying that into the shooting, but if you have ever lived out in the country you know you can’t have a proper stop sign without someone shooting it.
I’m always here, but sometimes life gets in the way of me posting…..
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning All,
The high today will be 27F with 1-3” of snow followed by 50F-56F for the next 9 days.I went to the Train show in Erie, PA yesterday and made a good haul. I still came home with a new NBc PRR caboose and 10 gondolas. I picked up some exotic turnouts for 50% off and 2 new RR kerosene road flares, SWIFT meat packing building and some other treasures.
I need to join RSA (Rolling Stock Anonymous) before it’s too late. Over the past 40 years I’ve acquired 600+ pieces of rolling stock. I’m not a hoarder since I need every single box car and hopper car in the collection. (I think it’s too late for me already, ROFLMAO).
Today we install the new 12” = 1 foot scale railroad bridge in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago, IN) I think this will be the first completely new RR bridge built on the Great Lakes since 1957.
Sir Madog You´re a tad early, Galaxy. St. Patrick´s Day on on March 17th!
You´re a tad early, Galaxy. St. Patrick´s Day on on March 17th!
I'm just o' practicing laddy! It's just the wee bit o' Irish I have in me!
Everyone can be Irish for a month {or at least half it} during March!!!
The have already painted the street o' Bingo town a bit o' the green already and we had a bit o' the St. Paddy's parade already {in order to get more Pipe and Drum bands to participate.}.
Oh I fergot..me thinks I should put up the history of the Name March for the o' month!:
Middle English March(e)Anglo-French March(e)Old English MartiusLatin Martius "of Mars"Latin Marti(s) "Mars" + -us (adj. suffix)Latin Martius mensis "month of Mars"
Martius has always had 31 days.
March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war.
Mars is the Roman god of war. He is identified with the Greek god Ares.
Have a Great o'day!
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Allo again, The ankle is feeling better already, so I did about 10 minutes work on the module. Here is an updated photo from a few minutes ago. Don't be shocked by the white foam, Its all I had on hand...
Foreground bridges are Atlas, the rear is a half built Walthers kit, with the infamous bowed moulding.
Thats it for now, time for bed.
OzJim
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Good Morning!
Our weather has changed - we have an icy wind blowing from the Arctic. It is one of those day to better stay at home. I´ll be running a few trains today and, more important, squeeze the web for more job openings.
Have a good one!
Top o' the Morning to ye!!!
Today is Monday, March 5th, 2012!!!
The Irish are coming!
SO is Green Beer, rivers and roads!
Evening folks, just a quick stop to say hello.
I haven't done any layout work in the last few days as I've got a recurring ankle injury that gives me trouble when the weather changes from VERY HOT to RAIN and COLD weather. We went from tops of around 88-90f on Sunday to tops of 70f today with lots of moisture and rain.
BRISBANE WEATHER : We currently have what we call an East Coast Low around 150km north east of Brisbane which is dumping large amounts of rain just to the north of Brisbane. More totals in excess of a foot of rain in 48 hours. It has a 30% chance of developing into a Tropical Cyclone. Fun times ahead!
As a young fella, it is quite annoying to have 'old man' injuries... but I deal with it.
I have popped some pills and have ice on it see how we go tomorrow.
Talk to you later
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
TIPTON
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening all,
Temperature is dropping tonight in Lancaster PA, but according to the weather channel, the high will be in the mid-40s tomorrow. I can live with that.
I drove my family to Philly International so they can take their yearly sojourn to Florida. I'd been invited to go and had used the excuses of work, and not significant money on hand, to stay. Now, I rather wish I hadn't, but ah well I'll get out of the winter doldrums sometime soon. Driving back I stopped at a bar in Media for a late afternoon burger and fries and well I've had better fries but the burger hadn't been bad at all.
I bought a bicycle tube at the shop only to come home and realize I actually have a spare, but ah well, it is nice to have two as the other one will one day get to that point of where it cannot be patched.
On the model railroading front, I realized the brass airhose on my BLI Q2 had snapped off long ago so in creating a replacement I elected to go ahead and just use all the components of a Cal-Scale brass air, signal and steam hose set I had on hand. Soon, I'll figure out how to mount the hoses to the front, though prototype photos some had them and others didn't at different times. I like the detail so I'll add them. I'd like to do a drop-coupler, but other then using parts from a Cal-Scale or PSC Pennsy pilot I've yet to figure out how to do that. Ah well, figuring it out will be half the fun.
Alvie
Time for me to call it a night. Temp tonight will be 44 so the heater will be on low. Maybe I can get some sleep tonight. Gotten about four hours total the last three nights. See y'all tomorrow.
Good Evening Diners,
Well winter has returned to Winterpeg. We now have more snow than most of the winter and it was colder today, but it is supposed to get up to 0C tomorrow so it will be a slushy, messy day. Oh, and we are will get more snow too. I'm not really sure what colour my car is but I have an idea it is silver.
Not much new here. I have spent a lot of time this week running all of my N scale locos looking for any problem spots on the trackage now that is all wired up. I did have to re-do a couple of curves and was able to increase them just a little which was enough to satisfy a couple of finicky locos. I found that the power pickups in a couple of tenders aren't working as the locos stall on frogs. One is a light mountain which will be an easy fix, just buy another tender but I will try to fix the one I have first. The other is a MP Pacific which I tried to fix but no success yet. They are notorious for tender pickup problems with the cure being to replace the trucks with those from a Bman tender.
Rob, hope you get that new 'toy' figured out. I bet it is just a question of practice. When we had our back yard landscaped in 1995, the guy who placed the boulders used a Bobcat and it was amazing to watch how he could set a large boulder on top of another in a very tight space.
Hope everyone has a good week,
CN Charlie
Evenin' folks,
Janie, just a decaf for me. I'll go in the back and just sit for a while.......
I'm typing this on my laptop at the moment..... I think the main hard drive on my old Mac G5 is dying! Has all the earmarks of it at least. Computer completely locked up on me this afternoon. Couldn't force quit the programs that were up, couldn't get anything but the spinning wheel, so I waited about 15 minutes to see if it would come back up... It didn't. I had to use the power button to power down. Not a good thing to do on the Mac, but nothing else worked at all. Waited a while and powered it back up. Chime and Mac icon came up, and then got the blue screen...... Went and had supper and checked from time to time. It finally did, little by little come back to life, but it is running very, very slowly and by spurts. I am right now hoping I can keep it going long enough to save all of the files, not already backed up to the second hard drive. It is copying, but is just crawling along.
Guess I may have to do the unthinkable and go ahead and open up my House secured loan again. I need to check with my credit Union, but I am pretty sure I can still transfer money from it. If I do that I might just as well call the roofer and have him start on the roof this spring. The loan has been all of 3.75% so it really cost me much and I can have it completely paid off by this fall with no problem. Sure felt good not to have any debt for the last 11 months............ Will probably go for a top of the line iMac. It will set me back a bit, but I do love my Macs and the new iMac is faster and will have more Ram and hard drive space than I have on the G5. The G5 has 1Tb Hd in it plus the 160 Gb main HD and sports 2 Gig of Ram as well. It has served me very well since I got it in the Fall of 2004 and has been running 14 or more hours a day almost every day. This is the first problem I have ever had in those 8 years............ Just hoping I can save everything I need. It has been moving data for about 45 minutes and has gotten 3.34 GB of the 27.98 GB done. Normally it would be finished in bout 10 minutes or less.
Catch you all later!
Listen to Galaxy, Rob.
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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JimRCGMO Jeff, I'm guessing that to get your 'outdoor fridge' moved, it either was when you were feeling better, or you had some help from your co-responders getting it to your place. Those things are never 'light'.
Jeff, I'm guessing that to get your 'outdoor fridge' moved, it either was when you were feeling better, or you had some help from your co-responders getting it to your place. Those things are never 'light'.
Good Afternoon (or maybe it's more like Evening now...) Janie - I'll have a bowl of that chili with some onions, grated cheese on it, and an order of cheesey fries to go with that. Oh, yes, and a RBF please. Thanks!
Bill T., I like that bridge/viaduct - looks like BridgeTom could have built one like that using Micro Engineering kits.
Inch, sorry to hear of J-bird's doctor passing; hope her new doctor is up to speed really quick for her. Especially tough at her age. On that gas station - if you're in HO scale (I think you are, right?) check out JL Innovative Design's site. Nice thing with their "Custom" stuff is, they come already painted. Check Walthers to see if things you want are on sale - sometimes some of theirs are.
Lee, I'm trying to get lessons from Curt on how to get so much MRR'ing w**k done so quickly. Lemme know if he clues you in on his secret.
Garry, I'll respond to your "Soldiers' Day" thing as soon as I find a few tomatoes (really old tomatoes...). Hey, how much does your bridge there being out of commission play havoc with the errands and stuff you have to do? (Ah, I see you partly covered that). Careful there - I saw that creeping out of its corner while you were "waxing eloquent" about our lovely government, regulations, and rail service (But, I wouldn't disagree with much of anything you mentioned..).
Todd, I'm surprised your MRR room still remembers you, after all the Floor Wars... (Hey, I shouldn't talk...)
Sue, what's "Sound Rails" - operating session with all sound-equipped locos?
Ulrich, nice song , though I must have missed it back then.
Barry, is that (allegedly...) supposed to be a 'kitty litter box' in that photo? Where do you find those ones?
Ray, that's frustrating to have that happen with your powerhouse's chimney! Sent you an e...
Rob, see if you can find online an owner's manual or UTube tutorial for your 'sportscar' model. (Hey, maybe it'd help!). As for the triangular tile, forget what I at first wrote - go with Galaxy's suggestion! (But then again, I am not a professional tile-layer, nor do I portray one online....)
Galaxy, from what I've heard, some families would fuss even over a LRT after their Grandma passes (trustee or not). People can be about as happy (or NOT) as they want to be, I've found. (Okay, , back to your corner...) Sorta like that Lincoln quote:
Maybe invite your friend over for a beverage and/or dinner - and maybe a chance for him to vent safely...
I'm glad it was just me and my brother when Dad passed. My brother lived in Calif., and several times came to AZ to check on Dad (as well as when Dad was in an auto accident and was in ICU for a while), plus (so far as I know) he handled details of Dad's cremation and arranging for the funeral in St. Louis after Dad died. Could my brudder have taken more than his share? Maybe, but he had less reason to (he retired at age 55, and my brother's older than me). I was pleased that Dad's funeral and details went smoothly and that I got a chance to see some family members (though in less-than-optimal circumstances) again. That I know of it, no LRT - heck I don't even know if Dad had an up-to-date will.
S'cuse my rambling. I'll be at the window booth, watching the northbound train passing by.
[Edit]: and it looks like I have the TOP, so Janie, start my tab, please.
Blessings and prayers for a good evening for all you Diners,
galaxy Fair warning!!! BAD IDEA!
Fair warning!!!
BAD IDEA!
***Galaxy, agreed! Thanks! It's on to Plan B "C". I'll just remove 3 tiles worth from one end and then re-cut the earlier piece I was going to fudge on. Still plenty large enough to meet any wood stove pad standards. Now to be darn careful with that other rectangular tile section until it is carefully set in place.
Rob
Cederstrand . EEKS: was just setting tiles in place to mark floor cuts when one of hte triangle sections cracked. It is held in place by the glued-on-screen, but it broke. Can I still use it or is that a really bad idea???
. EEKS: was just setting tiles in place to mark floor cuts when one of hte triangle sections cracked. It is held in place by the glued-on-screen, but it broke. Can I still use it or is that a really bad idea???
I would NOT use the tile. It will plague you for years to come. You can separate it and grout in between the crack to seal it in, but that will just like that..a cracked tile grouted in. Otherwise water will get in the crack when cleaning the floor and will seep through and dampen the subfloor and cause MOLD, mildew and headaches if it EXPANDS the subfloor to CRACK Other tiles!!!!
Just my opinion, others may vary!
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Afternoon, A barley pop in a red solo cup please, Flo. No nothing else, Mother’s got stuff chick *** in the oven.
Been getting in some play time even run a couple trains for the little short folk
???????? Question folks ????
I’ve got a cornerstone gas station [Al’s] kit, I’m wanting to put interior in from the 50’s. Wanting counter, workbenches, tires, tire racks n such. Does any-one know a good place to find this stuff???? I had a place bookmarked, but can’t find it now.
I’ll be back by the widow for abit and see what’s happening in the yard.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Grilled burgers and a coffee refill, please.
If they can catch a flight out, my sister and eldest son will be here mid week. Guess I need to take a break and clean up the train room a bit. It's a mess down there.
Finally tried out the tile saw. All went well except one small cut which lead to another idea which will work OK for me. Real tile cutters/layers would likely scoff at it. If I had 1 extra tile, I would do it over. Anyway, ready to cut out the wood floor to expose subfloor. EEKS: was just setting tiles in place to mark floor cuts when one of hte triangle sections cracked. It is held in place by the glued-on-screen, but it broke. Can I still use it or is that a really bad idea???
Well, except for the fact I visualized excavator controls (from online) which didn't match those on my "sports car", then I guess it went OK? NOT!!! Sheesh, nothing like having to start learning from scratch. Actually, it was worse than learning from scratch. First stump took like 20 minutes, second perhaps 10. By the 5th and largest stump (too large for this machine), I was ready to call it a day. Only 195 or so left to do. This will take some practice. That phrase about teaching an old dog new tricks comes to mind about now.
Well, almost time for evening critter rounds.
My friend was not able to make it today. He was having a homeowners emergency (leaking plumbing) which of course is more important, but I was disappointed. I ended up making 2 batches of POP rocks for the upcoming scenery work. You can never have too many rocks or trees.
I have to get ready for w**k pretty soon so I will try to check in later.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Calling it a day for today - I´ll be joining Petra watching the idiot box before bed time comes. It´s her favorite Sunday night crime story...
CU tomorrow (or tonight, should I be unable to sleep again)!
Ta da!
Isn't it amazing how a death can bring out the worst in people?
I warned the 'trainnut' friend when his mother died 3 years ago tthat when grandmother dies{who took over Mother's condo}, there'd be a war!
Suffice it to say, I was right!
Everybody should have a Living Revocable Trust that spells out what is what for their heirs right down to the penny lost inthe furnace register in 1949, as any heirs, no matter how well they get along while someone is alive, will often fight tooth and nail to get everything if they can! AND a LRT can be administered by a Trust administrator who is from a bank, credit Union, or financial institution and independent rather than an heir who is also executor/excutrix.
Oh, well.. he wants to know where they were while he was down there in FL cleaning up after she vomited or messed herself? but that doesn't matter,....all that matters now is what they can get out of it, of course. They think he stole the few measly bucks Gma had and is making off with it, after all she always had SOME money...
Oh well, I told him I would talk to him later when he has calmed down as he was very angry {at them} whne he called.
A day of rest for us today.
Later
Ray: Sorry to hear of the mishap with the powerhouse chimney. Hopefully you'll be able to get another one soon.
Zoe, since it's Sunday, I'll have a short stack of buttermilk pancakes w/ plenty of Northwestern local maple syrup (they do have such a thing I hope.....), side of bacon, and a few cups of fresh dripped dark roast coffee to start my day. I'll go sit in the back to keep warm and relax.........
Today here in the Finger Lakes we are having a typical Finger Lakes type of day. I woke up to see huge flakes of "Partly Cloudy falling from the sky and noticed about 1/2" of it on the roofs and lawns here. While I was enjoying my second cup of (dark roast) coffee a big yellow thing came out and melted all the white stuff. While I was typing this the yellow orb disappeared and more large flakes of Partly Cloudy started to drift down. Right now there is both the white stuff and yellow orb at the same time.... If you don't like the weather in central NY, just wait a minute!
Thank you Sue! I managed to knock over and smash the plaster chimney THAT was separate from the powerhouse and just sitting on the hill next to it while I was fiddling with putting the downspouts in place a couple nights ago. It broke in half! Picked it up and set the two halves in place. They matched perfectly (all the parts there) so I decided to set it aside and white glue it back together later. Later happened yesterday, at which point I put a dab of white glue on one half, then started to put them together, at THAT moment a little tiny piece fell off one of the sections and ended up on the floor. I set the two halves down and picked up the errant chip. Put the two halves together and while putting the little tiny chip in place the top half slipped out of my hand and fell several hundred scale feet to the concrete floor below..... T'aint fixable no more now! So I will be ordering another one just as soon as possible from Walthers "Out of Stock". I looked up the part last night and was hoping the railbars I need to finish the small yard I just hand laid might now be in as they were supposed to be in stock on Feb. 29, and had been listed as "In Transit" for several days. Not only are they not in stock, but it now lists them as unknown in when they will be! Grrrrr!
I am skipping church today to get some stuff done for community groups THAT I need to get finished and out the door, so with THAT in mind, I will catch up with you later.