Howdy,
Did I hear the F&SM has an open house coming up? That will be a great deal of fun.
This is the first place winner for the maintenance of way category at the 2021 national narrow gauge convention. I like it a lot.
(https://modelersforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.narrowperspective.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2FNNGC2021%2FContestRoom%2F41NNGCMaintenanceOfWay_1st_IMG_2595D.jpg&hash=af64d43ccd8461fd19b048993ee3196140628711)
Later.
Jaime
Good Morning Folks;
Great photo Jamie! Thanks for sharing. Today we have some running around I guess. I need to clean up my mess of a work area too.
Stay safe and model on everyone.
Jim D
Morning all,
More inspiring pictures for Jamie! Thanks!
I spend yesterday afternoon at the workbench after over doing it in the morning pressure washing. I failed to hydrate enough and to take into account that the somewhat enclosed area I was pressure washing, just outside our kitchen, is where the dryer is vented and dryer was running. Phew! I was barely able to finish and put everything away.
Have a great one!
Morning everyone
Jaime another great picture thanks.
Are you going to post them all in your blog????
Off to get the stiches out of my hand!! :)
Everyone have a great day!! ;D
Jerry
Present
Good morning, everyone,
Last day of an extra long weekend. We remodeled our bathroom several months ago and the remodeler's photographer is coming by this morning to photograph the results for their website. Other than that, our day is free.
Enjoy!
--Opa George
Morning all,
Taking Maddie to the vet this morning. She has been acting weird and sluggish. Kind of how I feel this morning so I guess I'll have the vet check me out as well.
Later I'll be back working on the layout.
Very nice photo Jaime.
Have a great day ya'll.
Tom ;D
Quote from: ACL1504 on September 07, 2021, 07:48:16 AM
Morning all,
so I guess I'll have the vet check me out as well.
So worth it for the little dogbone treat!
Good Morning All,
Back to Dad's for more packing and removal. Tomorrow will be spent packing 2 vehicles and last minute errands before we leave for VA early Thursday morning. I'll be back next Tuesday. Dad is staying with a brother until the 25th then he will fly home.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning Everyone,
Morning, ramblers.
Not sure what the day holds for me here, just yet.
Jaime, the next F&SM open day is next Saturday (September 18). It will be my first visit and I cannot wait.
Morning. Still in recovery, spent a couple hours yesterday working on my KC's Workshop building. Still can't sit for very long without pain but it's getting better. I would rather be working on something then watching the idiot box 📺..
Quote from: Raymo on September 07, 2021, 08:37:47 AM
Morning. Still in recovery, spent a couple hours yesterday working on my KC's Workshop building. Still can't sit for very long without pain but it's getting better. I would rather be working on something then watching the idiot box 📺..
That's the secret Dan. Keep moving! Your friend in pain. Jim
Good morning! I hope everyone has a great day. I was doing some research last night and found this photograph. Sometimes we need to look back at a prototype.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/18-060921212535.jpeg)
morning,
We found an immature tick on our cat yesterday. Panic ensued! I don't know why?
We're back from our weekend in Baltimore. That was a good time. The last time I actually met my friend's twin boys was when they were 12 or so, they're now in their late 20s... They both have grown up well. (The one who just got married is in the Air Force, he might make it a career. The other was in the Army Rangers, he's off active duty but does 'part time soldering.' We talked a bit about his time in Afghanistan.)
I discovered just before we left that I cut the damn doors on the stone factory -upside down-. Next time I'll label "top" on clapboard with a magic marker! >:(
dave
Quote from: MartyO on September 07, 2021, 09:45:02 AM
morning,
We found an immature tick on our cat yesterday. Panic ensued! I don't know why?
Marty--ticks are very common in my part of Pennsylvania. We use a product called Bravecto on our cat. It is a liquid repellent that we apply to the back of her neck once every three months. Once in a while we'll find a tick on her coat, but it is never attached and is lethargic and dying. This stuff is a little expensive, but the most effective we've ever used. Not over the counter, though. We have to get it through our vet.
--Opa George
Thanks for responding George. I talked to the cat owner and she is convinced that it is not for her cats. My head hurts!
There are side effects with any medication. After all, flea&tick stuff is a poison to the insects. Some of the flea&tick stuff have a worse record than others. (We're using Frontline on our dogs, as recommended by our vets. Previous dog got Bravecto without any problems, different vet.)
We'd -hope- there's a risk assessment here, the risk of a side effect, vs the risk of tick-borne disease to both animals and humans. (Unfortunately, it's more likely 'I heard there could be side effects and I'm afraid of them.')
Today I looked at the long clapboard siding wall. Not only did I cut the doors upside-down (I was thinking about ways to recover), the piece warped badly. So I just tossed it. Time to start over on that project.
dave
Quote from: deemery on September 08, 2021, 11:39:57 AM
There are side effects with any medication. After all, flea&tick stuff is a poison to the insects. Some of the flea&tick stuff have a worse record than others. (We're using Frontline on our dogs, as recommended by our vets. Previous dog got Bravecto without any problems, different vet.)
We'd -hope- there's a risk assessment here, the risk of a side effect, vs the risk of tick-borne disease to both animals and humans. (Unfortunately, it's more likely 'I heard there could be side effects and I'm afraid of them.')
dave
Absolutely agree--it is all about balance. Our vet is a young woman, very holistically oriented, but also embraces medications where necessary. She likes the Bravecto since its active ingredient shows no nerve damage to the pet in clinical trials. But to the balance part--Central PA is one of the worst areas in the US for ticks, so it becomes more of a question of how best to combat them when we do allow our cat access to the backyard and woods. Toronto is not yet a hotbed for ticks and the threat of Lyme disease is low, although I read they are on the rise there, as in so many other places.
-Geo
I think this is what my daughter had done. She is an Admin for a Pets user group on the net and has conferred with many of the members who are vets and are very experienced with ticks around the world. She found an article written by her own vet that outlined the risks of ticks I our area.
Our cats are mostly indoor cats with supervision when outdoors. In the 13 years we have taken them outside this is the first tick we found on out fenced in property. I never let the grass grow higher than two inches, so the attachment risk is low.
However, the "native" wild life does visit every night. (dang those racoons!)
I have two friends who have Lyme disease and the ravines in Toronto have now been identified are "hot zones" those pesky ticks. This has raised the awareness and fear of tick born aliments.
BTW: here are some pics of our cats, https://www.instagram.com/bowiespacecat/
I love those cat names, but especially Zaphod from Hitchhiker's Guide.