Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 3

[elwoodblues]

Good morning Curt, ACLTom, James, Mike, Larry, TomO. Jerry, Rick and the rest of the crew that drops in later.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.

Presently 18c (64f) and overcast.  Just when I think work is slowing down, more stuff gets thrown my way.   I have a remote meeting later this morning and then after that the rest of the weekend is mine.    After my meeting is done I'm loading my modules in the car as our On30 group is having a setup this weekend.

Have a great day everyone

[KentuckySouthern]

Bright clear skies in North Country this morning.

There is a town in SW Michigan called Paw Paw. When I was a kid 65 yrs ago the Detroit Tigers had an outfielder, Charlie "Paw Paw" Maxwell known for hitting home runs on Sundays. Never an All Star, I don't think but a local hero, for sure.

The Doll and her daughter and granddaughter just headed to town. I'm going shortly, trash to take, old stuff from the fridge, and get some gas. I bought some at home yesterday and we made it one one fill. $2.75 at home $3.15 here .

My son has encountered that Tug/barge twice on Lake Michigan and did a little research. Once powered by Fairbanks-Morse power it now has ALCO power. A short video he has of it sounds like an FA/B set chugging along.

Looking forward to a chilled schedule for the weekend.     Colors are coming on nicely. 

TomO, listen to Terry...for once...all the work you've done, sit your a— down and Play with your TRAINS

Be well all.

KS

[jbvb]

Curt, Larry, Rick and Karl: Pawpaws are the largest native North American fruit. Their range, 50 years ago, was from Southern Michigan to North Alabama, Western Pennsylvania to Eastern Missouri.  You never see them in chain grocery stores because you can't pick the fruit before it's ripe. An unripe Pawpaw just sits there till it dries out and turns black.

My 2nd wife and I ordered and planted two bare-root trees about 25 years ago.  New Hampshire is a long way from their native range but they've done well.  They're in a somewhat sheltered location but my town hasn't had a -30F "test winter" in many years.  I don't know how common they are in their range; I've driven back and forth between Lake Erie and the Mississippi a few times and never spotted their distinctive leaves, either wild by the roadside or in somebody's yard.  Searching reveals 25 Pawpaw Festivals across the US this year, plus one in Farnham Quebec.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

It's 55 here now at Mt. St. Helens.
Cloudy and 65 later.

Coffee, sodas and tea are ready.
Temps are cooling down so maybe a hot bowl of oatmeal will be a good way to start the day.
Nuts, spices and fresh fruits are available to mix in.

James, that's a good explanation why I've never seen them when shopping.

Karl, $3.15/gal would be an amazing bargain here in Washington.

Ron, enjoy the On30 group this weekend.

How's everyone else doing?

Made to Mt. Saint Helens National Monument.
Took it easy all day yesterday.
Star and I will do a nice hike this morning.

Snow Lake at Rainier NP.



Have a great day everyone.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Another pretty picture. Hope you and Star enjoy the hike today.

Slow start today. Drinking a cup of coffee and perusing the forum. Later today I have to help MOH make schnitzel for a German themed potluck tonight with the local community website moderators.

Yesterday I got the wood strips colored with chalks and alcohol. Today I hope to dry brush some red onto them. After that looks like the first of the actual construction by building walls.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.  I hope you enjoy the hike in such a beautiful country.

Curt, the German-themed event sounds terrific.  Good luck with the airbrush.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a rainy morning with a forecast for 83°F.  Yesterday I connected all the lodge LEDs to their resistors and hope to continue buttoning up the wiring.  

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Rick thanks for the coffee; I'll pass on the oatmeal. Nice photo and have a safe hike.

Curt have fun with the kit.

Mike have fun with the wiring.

What's your plans for the day.

It's a sunny 53 with a high of 79 in Nw York. Logging in some bench time shortly to start on details. Lawn mowing is on this afternoons agenda after the grass gets dried out for last nights dew.

Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.

[deemery]

Another sunny and warmish day in SE NH, 64 heading to 75.  Might hit 80 tomorrow.

Last night was another night of taking one of the dogs out every couple of hours.  I sure hope she feels better today.  We think a can of dog food went bad.  Then the coffee machine malfunctioned this morning.  I cleaned up the mess and the machine is drying out before I plug it back in again.  So I'm under-caffinated.  

I hope to finish the current batch of furniture for the machine shop today, and maybe start on one more batch.  I'm setting the 2nd story up as a small supply warehouse/hardware store, along with the drafting area.  A quick internet search produced few photos of warehouse interiors.  

dave

[KentuckySouthern]

Bright sun, clear sky, mid 50s. Since and repeat.
The Canadian National is preparing for winter,


The switch stands all have new brooms in Manistique.  Branch to paper mill former SOO Line

Colors are all around but the file is too big
Hacked the edges off...line to Manistique Paper from the CN/SOO



I did see a sign of hunting season and the Yooper mindset


House is just stirring, time to get at my stretches. Be well all.

Ron, enjoy the module event.

I'll take some oats, Rick. 

KS

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Rick thanks for the coffee.  I'll skip the oatmeal also!

Curt looking forward to the update.

Mike let there be light!!

Morning Dave.  Hope the dog feels better.

Karl great pictures. And that is ne of the best exercises.

Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/71.  Later on 75.
Nice Fall day.
Not sure what the day will bring.
But I would like to get to order some stuff for a building on "Schintzler's Pond"

Everyone have a great day! 

Jerry

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. 60f degrees now 85 later. It looks like So. Central Wisconsin will be enjoying 80's until Wednesday

Volleyball on campus last night was fun. There just is a different feel when it's a conference game. The Badgers beat Rutgers in 3 sets. While I was there at the VB game but watching on my IPhone the defending NCAA champion Badger Women hockey team open their season in Bemidji, Minnesota 9-2. Seems I pissed off a lady sitting behind me because I was watching hockey at a VB match. I did tell her if she keeps hassling me I'd text security. Her hubby finally got her to realize I was serious. I didn't need her condescending remarks and came close...

Today Terry celebrates her birthday. She is 1 year and 2 days older than me. She's feeling good with her health turning back to the good side. She is starting to drop the weight she gained from all the medicines and steroids she was on. She's happy and so am I

Hockey on TV at 3pm and then we go see Portlandia (comedy) at the Overture Center tonight at 8. I wanted to see Taylor Tomlinson the comedian on 10/10 as they added a show for her. We dropped our theater subscription for this season and lessened the donation so we are no longer preferred subscribers. The seats were full, boo...

Love the pictures Karl

Gas price here yesterday was $2.94 per gallon. Still about $.25 per gallon higher than last September. Drill baby drill...

Have a great day
TomO

[KentuckySouthern]

Gotta love bitchy women at events, TomO.(when they're not with you  )  I once had one behind me dump a whole cup of ice down the sleeve of my leather coat at a concert near Detroit when I shshhhed her and friend. Like it mattered, it was Barbra Streisand   I wondered why she and seat mate left early.     She would have been called KAREN in modern times. Sure was cold. Concert was terrible, sat so far from stage the "JumboTron" TV was about relative size of a smart phone.   

[Philip]

Not really in a modeling mood. In the last 14 days I have lost 3 friends, three who I've known since childhood. One veteran to suicide (PTSD) and two to lung cancer.

I hope everyone is getting along well!

Philip

[deemery]

Philip, we're here for you.  It's tough to lose one friend, but 3 in 2 weeks would be really hard.

Karl, that photo of the tracks in fall foliage is a keeper.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Philip I'm very sorry for the loss of your friends.