As the Doctor said, the real Red Sox must have stayed on the Acela yesterday AND the Phillies lost in Atlanta. Looks as if my sports spectating season is about over.
Gray in Reading Country at noon today, soo the basement might be a good place to hide out.
Wishing all of you fair winds and following seas.

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on September 29, 2026, 08:35:16 AMMorning all,

It's actually sunny out.  High of 79 this afternoon, but more rain tonight and tomorrow.  I did get the lawn mowed yesterday and will repeat that later with the blade lowered a bit. 

I have a haircut appointment this morning and an MRI on my knee at 1230.  Hopefully that will answer why I can't fully straighten the knee. 

Red Sox playoffs start tonight.  As poor as their offense has been the last month, I doubt they'll get far.

Jeff

Imagine if you can, what it's like to have moved from the Boston area to Philadelphia. Who to root for in the next round?

Thanks for this note this morning! I just booked a plumbing check appointment for January yesterday. What does it tell you when Dr. Looker is booked out almost four months? My last look three years ago was deemed to be "the last" due to age. Has the "science" changed in the mean time?

Quote from: NEMMRRC on September 08, 2026, 06:54:28 AMHowdy.

I trust everyone had a satisfactory Labor Day. No more swimming int he pool and wearing white pants until 2027 

Were 10¢ cigars any good? Could you trade in Green Stamps for cigars?

I need to "psych" myself up to get back to work. The longer I stay away from work the less I want to return. Maybe I can trade a Jordan kit with Raymo for him to show up to work on my behalf....

This morning's photo was made in downtown Hot Springs, AR. We spent a week in that area 2 years ago to celebrate our wedding anniversary. If you all want to model this scene rush over to the Downton Deco site and buy you a nice brick building before all the Hydrocal in the modeling universe is exhausted.



White trousers in the swimming pool?
Am I back at the British Navy's officers swimming pool in Singapore? Too much alcohol and a shipmate who had recently been engaged. Quoting Archie Bunker, "those were the days!"

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on August 31, 2026, 09:35:18 AMMorning all,

Had a wonderful 10 hours of sleep and feel pretty good  this morning. 

Getting warmer here, high of 91 today. 

Yes, football season is here.  The Iowa Hawkeyes start this Saturday and the Patriots next week.  Red Sox had an abysmal loss yesterday, but will probably make the playoffs.

Jeff

Aren't they all supposed to be painted white with orange cowlings?
Fun to fly but absolute beasts. And the speed brake switch was in a tricky place with gloves on. Ask me how I know and I'll tell you whose bird it was.

Quote from: Raymo on August 25, 2026, 06:58:21 AMMorning  everyone. This morning's activities include having to go a couple towns over to have a Cat-scan done. This hospital is a pain in the butt to get to and park and local morning traffic is even worse. Been making slow progress with the detail painting on the lobster boat but should be done soon. Another photo from the Chicago area.

Sorry aboute your hospital inconvenience.
Would it be easier to go back to your old haunt (your job) and get a Cat scan? 

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Quote from: NEMMRRC on August 22, 2026, 06:40:23 AMHowdy.

Cars and coffee at 8 so I better get going 

I saw this crane on a dam at Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, AR. I wonder what they need it for.

Later.

Picking up things that are heavy..

Or to pull the plug on the bottom when the lake needs to be cleaned.

Quote from: NEMMRRC on August 18, 2026, 06:45:55 AMHowdy.

It has been too hot outside to go anywhere. I am staying indoors in the a/c. Although, I did got to some yard sales with my wife this past weekend. While at one of these yard sales I found an unbuilt kit of a 1958 Plymouth for $1. It was too hard to walk away from such a bargain. I keep hoping I'll find some cool craftsman kit bargains one day.

Stay cool out there.

Does that there Plymouth Fury have pusbutton Torqueflite in it? Damn, they were scary cars!

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Quote from: Raymo on August 03, 2026, 11:11:58 AMMorning all. Rainy and wet here in the northeast corner of Massachusetts.  Not complaining because we need it. Finished the lobster boat yesterday so now I can paint it. Will have to wait for the humidity to come down a little before  I can. There's a woman on FB marketplace in NH selling Jordan's for $15 a piece including the ERIE shovel.

$15 for the shovel is an amazing bargain. 

dave

Is that $15.00 for the shovel or the entire kit?

Jaime, 
I've heard of April Fool's Day and enjoyed quite a few of them myself (you get the opportunity during 84 years), but August Fools Day?
Beautiful.
For those of you who have never had the pleasure of meeting Jaime 1 on 1, I enjoyed meeting him, at Timonium years ago and I believe you'll see him IF you blow up the picture and look at the guy in the righthand background holding something in his hands.
Did I also mention, he ahs a wicked sense of humor?

Happy retirement, Raymo. You're about to become busier than you've ever been bef
What a neat surprise to see Jaime return this morning. Hope he remembers how he got here.

I just figured out why I post so late here.
I read JVB's breakfast menu above and realized that as a Keystoner, I'd have to include scrapple on the menu. I don't need to try to make enemies; it just comes naturally.
Tuesady Night Round Robin tonight at one of my favorite layouts. The day can't be all bad when you end it with an ops session.

Quote from: KentuckySouthern on July 17, 2026, 08:24:11 AMGreetings from the hazy filled UP. It's cooler this morning but still hazy and Smokey. It's not quite as bad as yesterday but super unhealthy.

We've decided to head home to get back into the real a/c.  We've had a good time. It's been nice have the Doll's kids and grands. They're headed back to AZ.

Jeff best luck with the knee.

Saw a video of a couple of the Blue Angels making a low pass of the beach in Florida. I'd guess there's some major disruption to their flight status after that trick.

Enjoy the day all.

Residents in the Pensacola area were a bit more tolerant of the Angels flights while I was stationed there.
I recall one afternoon when they came home from practice flying inverted in formation just off shore.  Low altitude pass. Don't recall any complaints being raised.

Slow start this morning. Caffeine hasn't kicked in yet and the rain and gray skies aren't doing much for my get-up-and-go either.
Too lazy to see if it's raining up Scranton way where 4014 is getting some well deserved rest.
Reading Week is fast approaching so guess I'll take a raiiny day to prep for that. This is one of the few times annually we have room for the full 170' length set-up. It does make putting it up a battle.
Hope it's sunny where you are.

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on June 22, 2026, 08:02:21 AMMorning all,

Sunny and 57 as I took out the trash this morning, headed to 78 later.

A trip to the grocery store and mowing are on the agenda for later today.

Cut a piece of trim for the left edge of the backdrop area, while fitting it noticed I need to put the upper fascia on first, so I managed a 4 x 8 foot piece of masonite through the table saw which took a bit more energy than I thought, especially as I was so full still from brunch, and it was time to watch the Red Sox lose again.  So that needs to be put up and painted today along with the trim piece. 

Jeff

Doctor Jeff,
If you haven't seen any of the film yet, go on YouTube and see what the lovely Scots World Cup Fans have done to Beantown. Things have gotten to the point where the downtown pubs were afraid of running out of beer. Great laughs!