Good morning. It may be that fall has finally arrived here in New England. We haven't had a frost yet, but that could happen as soon as tonight. It's late in the year for that already.
Ulrich, you sound much less stressed. Perhaps the outcome of the election was the best thing for you.
And for everyone else, don't fear bifocals. I fought them for a long time, but once I finally gave in I realized how much better they were for me. I still use a full-sized pair of close-in glasses for computer work, but that's because I want my whole field of vision in focus on the screen, not just the lower half. With bifocals, I can see the car in front of me and the instrument panel, or I can sit by the pool, read a book and ogle the younger ladies. (Don't tell SWMBO.) Yes, and is better than or.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
jeffrey-wimberlyOn the mouse front, none of the traps were tripped and there was nothing stuck in the glue traps.
You have to use peanut butter n the mouse traps. the Mouse cannot steal it and must wait there for the trap to close.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
MisterBeasleyUlrich, you sound much less stressed. Perhaps the outcome of the election was the best thing for you.
Lion - I start to think that way myself. I much more the person I used to be, Petra says. Now, is that good or bad
I took down my first attempt of a background structure, which I was not happy with when I built it last year. I was able to salvage all those expensive windows and doors, which I can use in the new building. Gave them a good scrub after letting them soak in dishwater for a night.
Edit: Dang, I got Tops! Sup it up, lads and lassies, the next order is on my tab!
Did I tell you I started to learn Swedish? Hej means hello, and heij dâ means good bye...
BroadwayLionYou have to use peanut butter n the mouse traps. the Mouse cannot steal it and must wait there for the trap to close.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Morning,,,,,oops Afternoon gang!!
Been busy all morning listing stuff on ebay that I picked up at the local auction house last night. I've got a few more pieces to diagnose/fix before they can be listed. I needed a break....now looking at the time, I need lunch too!
MisterBeasleyAnd for everyone else, don't fear bifocals. I fought them for a long time, but once I finally gave in I realized how much better they were for me. I still use a full-sized pair of close-in glasses for computer work, but that's because I want my whole field of vision in focus on the screen, not just the lower half. With bifocals, I can see the car in front of me and the instrument panel, or I can sit by the pool, read a book and ogle the younger ladies. (Don't tell SWMBO.) Yes, and is better than or.
Maybe is hard headedness, but I wont give in to bifocals yet. Its reading glasses for modeling, no glasses for reading books or working on the PC, and RX glasses for driving or any distance beyond 15 feet. I wont give in yet. Ogling young girls (or middle aged girls) gets me in trouble no matter what I have on my face.
Ulrich, come to think of it, you do seem more mellow these days. Glad to see it.
Jeffrey, Whats going on across the street? My browser tells me it can't find it anymore??.
Gotta head upstairs for some , be back later!!
Karl
NCE über alles!
kbkchoochJeffrey, Whats going on across the street? My browser tells me it can't find it anymore??.
Well I got the cottage programmed in then just for the heck of it added a porch and front, back and side yards for a total of thirteen program blocks amounting to ninety-seven lines of combined code or the equivalent of one hundred forty three individual lines of code. Either way it was a busy day and now I have a little bit of a headache. I put one of the Indian artifacts in the cottage as well as a very nasty little troll. For my next trick I'll put in the lake house next door. then the neighborhood will almost be complete. I also have to figure out where the hole in the fence around Mr Addams's garden will be and then decide if the character will go in or something will come out.
Speaking of Addams, I think Gomez's layout would be a good addition to the secret room in the metal house.I had a visit from the guy who checks the termite traps (forty-two of them). He issued a clean bill of health. No termite activity. Always a good thing.
Howdy ...
I worked more on my extension. The loop will be double track when done. Today I installed one of the two tracks and wired it up. I'm excited to say, I finally can turn my trains at the "West end" of the layout. Each end of my double track layout now has a reverse loop. This improves operations greatly be cause until now I ran trains backwards for half of their trips.
I'll have apple cider and donuts at the Rivet Counter.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf coffee would be great at the moment! I'll go sit by the stove in the back for a bit.
Been a busy day around here (like it always seems to be). Had to mail one of the Booklets myself as the lady doing the addressing found one of the labels that should have been used on her bunch of ones that don't get the booklet. (You only get the booklet if you actually came to the reunion and donated to the costs of it. Or, there was a reason you couldn't come but wanted to and let us know.) While doing that I happened to run into my lawyer (not physically) at the post office. He retired about 3 months ago... So far loves it! I guess I will have to find a new lawyer to redo my will and other stuff.
Went to my sister's house to feed and play with the kitties. The outdoor cat (feral) has turned out to be a real sweetheart. He is very affectionate and meows at the window until I come outside to sit and pet him. they are both good cats! i think I will miss seeing them every day... Sister comes home from the "Very Far" tomorrow. I get to pick her up from the airport. Aren't I lucky? She will have been up for about 36 hours straight when she gets off the plane and I'm sure will be in a foul mood.... I left the extension cord plugged in at her house so I can get a partial charge to help me get home tomorrow night. Haven't figured out what to do for supper as she arrives at 6:02PM. She won't be hungry as her body will think it is some other time... I'm sure a bit of jet lag will be going on too.
Oh, I was driving home from the post office when, a couple blocks from my house I see a Prius parked in a driveway the same color as mine. Then I did a complete double take and drove around the block to get a second look. It was another PiP! The car was being charged as it sat in the driveway. So someone else here in Geneva has bought the same car I have right down to the color. I will have to find out who owns it! They are still a rarity around these parts. I think there is one Chevy Volt around the area too....
Got all the lower windows cut out of the plaster tonight for the walls of the blacksmith's shop. I have one upper door to cut out and the door and window opening will be done. i hope I didn't screw anything up so bad I can't use it! By Thursday I should be staining the plaster walls. (I hope!)
I am waiting on a load of clothes to dry... Some items in it I want to wear tomorrow so i need to get it out of the drier before bed.
Prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Busy day for me today. This morning and earl afternoon I worked on Native Fury. I got the cottage and it's grounds programmed in then this afternoon I keyed in the program blocks for the lake house just down the road from here. It makes a fine addition to the game. Naturally it's location and directional orientation is changed as are the order of some of the rooms and no personal information of any owner, past or present is listed, not even an address. I have one more location to add for part two. It's a home that burned down many, many years ago. When it's added in that'll wrap up part two.My father called this evening and said that he and my step mother will be home sometime tomorrow.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING!!
Today is Wednesday, OCtober 23rd, 2013!!
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
Had to turn the heat up a notch, at 38F it's chilly in here!
Today's Medicine claims of Yesteryear:
From Lloyd Manufacturing, 219 Hudson Avenue, Albany New York:
Cocaine Toothache Drops
Instantaneous Cure!
Price: 15Cents
For sale by all Druggists,
Registered March, 1885
{I'll just BET they were an instantaneous cure. now that you got the kid on drugs! Remember Folks: Coca Cola started out with cocaine in it, hence the "coca" in its name! NOt recommended or allowed today.}
Today's weird words:
Primogeniture: (pry-muh-JEN-i-chuhr, OR pree-, -choor)(n.) 1}The state of being the first born or eldest child in the family 2} The right of succession and inheritance belonging to the firstborn child. Etymology: From Latin primus (first) + gignere (to beget). Not to be confused with primogenitor
Tumid: (TOO-mid, TYOO-) Adj. 1} swollen, 2} Bulging,3} Pompous-bombasticEtymology: From Latin tumere (to swell). Earliest documented use: 1541.
Fideicide: (n.) {fəˈdē-ə-ˌsīd, ˈdā-ə-}A destroyer of trust, First published use: 1656 Etymology: Latin fidei + -cide
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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.
Lunchtime in Germany!
Flo, I´ll have a steak sandwich and a , please.
Started to fiddle around with the construction drawings for the background buildings, adapting the drawings to the size of those window inserts I salvaged yesterday.
I was hoping for the plywood to be in today´s mail, but it did come! I guess it´ll be in by tomorrow.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and egg foo yung please. Thanks.
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
YGW- Ya I especially hate the highway folks who cruise control themselves along and are going ½ a mph faster than the car they are trying to pass and juuuuuust creep past them blocking both lanes. It’s really a language learner for the passengers of my vehicle when they’re passing a semi. Two semi’s and I find myself looking for a bazooka. It’s just a little courteous to speed up to pass someone then return to your cruise control speed once you get around them. Just a little.
Ulrich- Swedish? Why in the world would you want to learn Swedish? I mean what are the chances of you…..oh yes, I forgot. Seriously though, others are correct and I noticed it too. You do seem to be in a better mood than you have for some time now. I’m glad.
Me? Ogle girls? NEVER! Don’t even notice them. As for the bifocals.I’m with Karl. Got my cheater peepers and my far off glasses. Besides, they’d probably say my best option is trifocals. Far off prescription, clear lens for room size and slight prescription for reading upclose. I can pass my drivers eye exam without glasses so I really don’t have that bad of eyesight. Worn glasses most all my life so I’m used to it and usually wear them.
Not sure what I’ll do today, haven’t been told. I do know I have to get some dog treats, my SIL came over last night while I was at wo*k and apparently gave the dog most all of the treats. Oh you betcha the two were great buddies. I asked Brenda why she let that happen, she dodged the question.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
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! Cloudy with showers, chance of frost tonight, and the World Series is just getting started. Yes, our Boston Red Sox have made it to the big one again. Hopefully, the first game won't get rained on tonight, but it will be chilly nevertheless.
Speaking of drivers' licenses, SWMBO had to get hers changed. She's always been "Penny" to everyone, but her passport and birth certificate say "Penelope." They gave her grief at the airport coming back from Italy last year over that. Since we're going to Canada next January to ski, we figured we'd eliminate this opportunity for officious government stuffed shirts to make our lives more difficult, just because they can.
TMarshUlrich- Swedish? Why in the world would you want to learn Swedish? I mean what are the chances of you…..oh yes, I forgot. Seriously though, others are correct and I noticed it too. You do seem to be in a better mood than you have for some time now. I’m glad.
Todd - there seems to be a number of job opportunities in Sweden, but they all require a working knowledge of the local language. Swedish is not that difficult to learn, all you have to do is to revert back to a child´s language, stuff your nose and speak much slower
Yes, I am feeling better. Politics is no game for me and I am just glad I am out of this rat race.
A few moments, the mailman brought the plywood - two sheets of 12" by 8", packed in a box in which you could ship 100 of those sheets. I am going to start on the houses on Friday, I am trying to rid myself of a bad case of migraine today and I´ll have a dentist appointment tomorrow. Don´t think I´ll feel like to some MRRing after that...
well,
I went to the CU and the PO. Paid all the remaining bills for the month of OCt. Good feeling, but the 29th will actually start all the bills from Nov. with one acct. Then I can wait til the 9th before the next bill for Nov comes out.
No money left over, but...maybe a penny or 2...in the piggy bank.
I had to get 4 new tires the other day for the Kia. That, and other services came to about $675. On top of the $300 we just put into the Caravan, and I think it will need 2 new tires come Dec's inspection. Warmed up that Credit card fast! We have a discount on some other bills, so I can boost the payments for that stuff and about pay off most of the money on the caravan charges this Nov. SO that makes me feel better! But I wasn't counting on much except the 2 tires for the caravan come Dec..inspection! Bummed.
What makes me angry on the tire thing is that when i bought the Kia, the dealer "put on new rubber, so you don't have to worry about tha for awhile". That lasted exactly 10K miles, not a mile more! They were chepies I had expected, but I expected 20K at least in mileage on them! BTW I put only 10K on it in 3 1/2 years owning it, so I don't go "far" "often". GOOD thing it didn't blow a tire on the funeral way!!!
Doing laundry now. Lovely chore that never ends...
If doing laundry was running trains..I'd be a happy man!
MOH is doing well on the death coping front. FIL is still running on high to get things done he thinks need to be done. SO quick. But we let him. MOH better get MILs stuff that MOH wants as FIL will get rid of it!
Dunno.
later...
Barry told us he was at his cottage, but evidently he has not returned yet. His last post was on the 15th when he mentioend being at his cottage.
Also, where is Rob?
Ulrich .... Looks like you have a fun project to work on. Swedish? I can say "Volvo". Is that a start? Actually, maybe not. Do they also pronounce the V" like an "F"?
Todd .... Dogs will be dogs, I suppose. They like those dog treats.
Happy Model Railroading!
Heartland Division CB&Qan say "Volvo". Is that a start? Actually, maybe not. Do they also pronounce the V" like an "F"?
Well, Garry, I have learned a few more words than "Volvo" (they pronounce the "v" like in "visit"9
Vad heter du? What´s your name?
Jag heter Ulrich - my name is Ulrich
Hur mar du - How are you?
Hej - hello
Edit: Egad, Tops again! Janie, here is my credit card!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the #2 special, over easy on the eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with my dark raost coffee in a R&GV RR mug please.
Ulrich, you know that French sounds just like Italian but with a sinus problem..... Got myself in serious difficulties in the lunch room one day at the middle school when I said that to someone in front of the head of the language dept.! She had no sense of humor at all...
Today I get to see the allergist to find out what they found from the sleep study. Shouldn't be anything too serious (I hope) as if it was they would have moved the appointment up sooner. Then I will get my Flu Vaccination as long as I am there. I will need to fill up the Hydrocarbon tank on the PiP so I can go to Rochester later this afternoon to bring my sister home from the airport... I will do my best not to say anything to her, just nod my head and act surprised by all the "facts" she will be telling me and how rude and nasty some of the people she traveled with were, and how much better the people are over there than over here, etc., etc., etc. I will probably get one last partial charge for the car at her house before I head home. I can retrieve my extension cord when I unplug the car right before I leave.
A cloudy mostly dreary day here in the Finger Lakes Region this morning. They have however removed the "Freeze Watch" they had in place last night. They have replaced that with a "Freeze Warning" for tonight. Currently at the high for the day, 46°F, with a low tonight of 33°F. 'Tis that time of year. I'm waiting for the maple tree next door to decide to drop it's leaves. It's the only tree that now shades my roof (only for 5 months of the year) for an hour or so every day. Of course that means it is the last tree around to shed it's leaves... Getting close though. It usually drops its leaves like the tree in Peanuts. One second they are on the tree and then WHOOSH! all on the ground.
Have a great day and be safe!
Good morning. It's 61° with 72% humidity. The high will be 75° and feel like 78°.I spent the last few hours programming in the information for the last house in part two of Native Fury and the gateway to part three. I had intended for part two to be smaller than part one but it didn't work out that way. As you can see in the photo below the size of part two is nearly at the limit of a 64k machine and likely would be too large for a 48k machine without a RAM expander.My father and step mother are due back sometime today. It's a five or six hour drive from where they were last night. My father will likely be pretty wiped by the time they get here.
Afternoon All,
Currently it is 41 with an expected high of 71 under sunny skies. Day off, so I have one load of laundry going, and will do some grocery shopping later. Hope to spend most of the day w**king on the railroad.
Had my appointment with my cardiologist yesterday morning. Did a few tests, and need to do a chemical stress test, but the consensus is the issue was stress and anxiety related. Been almost a year since my wife passed away, and living in this big house, 2500 sq. feet, by myself, with my daughters over an hour away is most likely causing me some stress. Work is becoming stressful as well. Daughters have come up with a plan. After the first of the year, once a month they will come by and we will start to thin out some of the stuff here. keeping what we want and putting it in storage, and getting rid of the rest. Sell this house sometime in 2014, and I buy a mobile home in a park near where they live. Then if finances allow retire again, for good, or work a less stressful part time job. I feel better already having a plan.
On the subject of bifocals, I started wearing progressive lenses around 1998 and were great. In the past few years my eyes started to change and did not need my glasses for distance. After my cataract surgery, I only need cheapo 2.75 power glasses for reading, computer work and building models. I am happy with the results.
Prayers to all in need.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
Good Afternoon Diners!
Another quiet day here at work. I have basically cleaned out all my files and now am just biding my time until the launch into retirement next week.
Sure was nippy this morning when we got up, a whole 20F with a high right now of 35F. Glad I don't live out in Alberta were Choochoo Willie lives as it really gets cold there. I hope to get the yard all cleaned up on Saturday and the fish out of the pond and into their winter home which is a laundry tub in the basement. It is getting fairly chilly to do outside work so I want to get it largely wrapped up this weekend.
Not much happening on the RR front. I did clean off the N scale layout and actually put a couple of trains on the tracks. I haven't got around to running them but soon. Right now I'm running some passenger trains on the HO, mainly the U2g Northern which hasn't had a run for many months. Sure is a lovely loco but really too large for my little layout. Next up will be some freight action starting in November.
I am still thinking of selling my PK2 S3 which is my last CP loco. If I do I can justify buying another CN switcher and am looking at a BLI NW2. I would really like an Alco but there aren't any available in CN so another EMD would have to be my only option. If I get the NW2 then I would have all 3 CN liveries pre-1961. Decisions, decsions. I can make them easily at work but when it comes to the RR I seem to stall or spend a silly amount of time thinking about a $100 expenditure. Maybe its because its my money or I have a funny sense of priorites. Who knows and who cares, at least I won't at the end of next week.
I had a nice surprise in the mailbox yesterday. Some friends who moved to Edmonton last year sent me a $100 gift certificate for a local resturant to go and celebrate my retirement. We will be booking that soon. Sure do miss them.
Well not much planned for tonight. We will be watching Prisoners' Wives on TV. A really good trashy Brit series. Nobody does trashy TV as well as the Brits.
CN Charlie
Evening All,
Not much happening this way. Finished BBQ chicken sandwiches for supper.
Today I vacuumed and did my laundry. Other than that not much happened today. Oh yeah, I got a haircut.
CN Charlie- Best wishes on your retirement. I have a BLI NW2 and it is awesome.
Paul- Glad your BP is doing better. The system I work in considers 220/120 a Hypertensive Crisis.
Ulrich- I look forward to seeing your progress on the buildings.
Hope everybody has a great week and prayers to those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
CNCharlieI am still thinking of selling my PK2 S3 which is my last CP loco.
Ok Charlie, now you've got me scratching my head... What the heck is a CP PK2?
By the way, we'll be glad to send you some Alberta weather any time you like. Monday the HIGH is predicted to be -1 C. Would you like some of that? Just wondering
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Well my father and step mother got in about three hours ago. Except being tired from the long trip they're doing fine.No further work on Native Fury apart from that this morning. I have to come up with a grid and flowchart for part three, the final chapter. I haven't yet figured out where that's going to take place. At the end of part two the character opened a trap door in a closet and dropped into a shimmering swirling vortex. When and where he ends up is anybody's guess.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Good evening everybody ...
Paul .... Sounds like your tests are doing okay. I've had some of those chemical stress tests, and I don't like them. Prayers for you as you decide about possibly relocating near your daughters. Of course, you always have friends here in the Diner, too..
CN Charlie. .. That's very nice about the $100 gift certificate. I'm sure you will enjoy it. If you really want a CN Alco, you could consider getting an undecorated one and painting it. The CN paint scheme is a simple one.
Curt .... you look great with your haircut!
Ray ..... I'm sure our leaves will look like yours in a couple of weeks. We are seeing the migrating white pelicans already. So, it may be a cold winter.
Cdb Dennis ..... Brrrrrr...... That's cold!
Jeff ... I see you have your bulk Geritol tank car (Gramps) again. Looks like snow is on it. Must have been in Cdn Dennis's territory.
I'm in a good mood because my retirement accounts got a boost today. I have railroad company stocks. Canadian Pacific stock price jumped up about 9% today. CP shares have increased about 70% in the past 12 months and about 140% in the past 24 months. They haul oil from Canada, and I gotta love the nuts who are blocking construction of a pipeline to haul the oil. Other railroads are doing well also. KCS, NS, and CN had good gains today, too.
On my layout, I'm liking my new reverse loop. It definitely improves operations on my layout.
Morning coffe in the diner...
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Thursday, October 24th, 2013!!
Today's limmerick:
There was a young lady named Harris
Whom nothing could ever embarrass
'Til the salts that she shook
In the bath that she took
Turned out to be Plaster of Paris.
Weird words:
Paradiastol:(n.) (Greek, from παρα, para, next to, alongside, and διαστολή, diastole, separation, distinction): is the reframing of a vice as a virtue, often with the use of euphemism
zabernism: (n. From the German name for Saverne, a town in Alsace) : The misuse of military authority, bullying
epulation: (n. Ep`u`la´tion): a feast or banquet; feasting
Good Morning!
A lovely day outside, spoiled only a little by the my appointment with the dentist
Today´s mail brought the modelling clay, now I am all set to start construction of the background buildings! Will give it a first short tomorrow, as I don´t think I´ll be up to much after my appointment.
galaxyzabernism: (n. From the German name for Saverne, a town in Alsace) : The misuse of military authority, bullying
Galaxy - the towns name was Zabern until 1918, when Alsace was "repatriated" to France. Alsace has been German or French a number of times in the past 4 centuries, leaving the folks there with an interesting cultural mix. The language is more German than French, but the food is more French than German. If you look for German "Gemuetlichkeit" and delicious food - that´s the place to go!
Here is a picture of Saverne (Zabern):
Need to get ready to go to the dentist - see you all later!
Have a good one!
Sir Madog galaxyzabernism: (n. From the German name for Saverne, a town in Alsace) : The misuse of military authority, bullying Galaxy - the towns name was Zabern until 1918, when Alsace was "repatriated" to France. Alsace has been German or French a number of times in the past 4 centuries, leaving the folks there with an interesting cultural mix. The language is more German than French, but the food is more French than German. If you look for German "Gemuetlichkeit" and delicious food - that´s the place to go! Here is a picture of Saverne (Zabern):
Ulrich- when I saw that word, I immediately thought of you! That was why I included it today...
Thank you for sharing a pic of Alsace, never thought of that myself.
AT 34F There is Ice on the windshield so I will have to warm up the Kia before I go out if I do.
Going to the ENT Dr. Gonna find out {if he knows} why my voice is like gravel being crushed in blender. It was raspy anyway for a long time, but now it is like gravel being crushed. DOn't knwo what he can do unless there are polyps on h
Gonna be very chilly a lot . At a temp of 65F in the house here, on the furnace it has kicked on several time automatically already this AM.
Yesterday the dentist altered my partial so it seats better. Feels better.
After the ENT guy sticks stuff down my throat, I will NEED a NEMBUTAL suppository!
Oh the joys of health care.
Pascaff PAUL-hope it turns out to be only stress! I underwent the chemical heart stress test , the cardio-cath, and every other test they could throw at me and found out my heart simply has an extra half beat as it wants to beat again before it is supposed to. SO I take 2 meds for it. ANd I will always have an anomoly in my EKG due to that. It gets scarry at times when it gets stuck in a rhymitc disfunction {even with the meds}. But I pause rest and let it get itself re-regulated to a more normal beat. Feels like I will pass out when it gets really irratic. But I will live, it won't kill me, at least not for now.
Well, every body have a great day!
Happy Thursday! I can say that, because I'm taking tomorrow off. My daughter invited me up to a "Tastes of Maine" festival tonight, so I'll drive up after work, enjoy myself, stay over and then take the day off. I may take in one of the narrow-gauge museums, and possibly look into a train shop that's rumored to be in the area.
Still coughing, but it's getting better. I added an Advil PM to my regimen for sleeping with a cold. Over the weekend, I took two of them (in addition to Benadryl and Delsym) and slept solidly for 10 or 11 hours. With 1 of them, I woke up OK after 9 hours.