Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 3

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

Low forty's now and cloudy with a high of 58 later here in the Sierras.

Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and good news on the kit progress.

Larry, carry on with the detail painting.

Jerry, hope you enjoy your company's company.

James, are you back from your trip?

Philip, that's just a drawing that I posted.
The truck I saw on the road has the usual fifth wheel arrangement you see on all 18 wheelers.

Ron, hockey or hobby last night?

TomO, how was the movie and how'd the bridge look on the layout?

Dave, nice fall photo.

Terry, good morning.

Mike did you get the cattle car frame straight again?

Karl, hope you're making progress with the 3D printing.

Star and I hiked to the Sierra Buttes Lookout yesterday.
There are stairs that lead to the top of the overlook.
Those stairs weren't dog friendly so I had Star tied up at the bottom while I climbed up.
Another hike planned for today.

This isn't a very good phone photo but it shows where we hiked to.
If you zoom in to the top of the peak in the middle, you'll barely see the lookout we hiked to.



And a short video of the views at the top.

https://youtube.com/shorts/dzWNnw-WAMQ

Have a great day everyone.

[KentuckySouthern]

Rain and 45⁰ going to Rain and 48⁰

Little to report.

KS

3d not going as I like, backwards. 

KS

[deemery]

Much needed rain here today.  The oaks are turning.  Unfortunately, even after they go brown, the leaves hang on for a long time.  Our yard guy needs to come by and run the mower to pick up what's fallen so far.  

Back to the train room in a bit, today is a free day with no appointments for anything, and no need to go to the store.

dave

[elwoodblues]

Good morning Curt, Larry, Rick, Karl, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.

Going to keep this brief as I have another busy day ahead of me.  Temperature is currently 8c (47f), overcast with rain in the forecast.  Last night I added the first coat of joint compound over the backdrop seams.  Tonight's plan is to sand and add the second coat of joint compound.

Have a great day everyone.

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. It's 40f degrees climbing to 47. We got our rain and wind yesterday morning but it's still very wet out there

The movie was After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts who did not flash that world famous smile once in 2:18 minutes of slow motion acting. Filmed with a very dark background it was tough to stay awake. A very believable story until the ending but NO I'm not going to recommend this one.

The bridge is still on my bench, hopefully today. Life interfered on his side.

Granddaughter has her adaptive soccer game at 5:30 at the home gym. We will be there

I am not starting the next layout project until maybe Monday. Even when my friend called to cancel me coming over it felt good, a relief. I guess I didn't realize how involved I got with the Swing Bridge project. Terry laughed when I mentioned it yesterday she said she knew I was in one of my zones

Against our combined better judgment we are going to look at a new VW for me this afternoon. Terry's sales guy called Monday and offered a crazy trade in amount for my Jetta. My driving restrictions due to health are gone so we have been thinking about getting an additional car. If she gets a car as always it will definitely have more performance then my staid old Jetta she doesn't enjoy

Be well
TomO

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.

Larry have painting those details.

Rick great picture.
I couldn't post on the video it keep going to the next video.

Morning Karl.

Dave have a nice day in the train room.

Ron I'll be looking for the update.

Weather in South Jersey i sunny/57.  Later on 65.
Izzy to the groomer this morning.
Then a stop to get some groceries.
Is there time for the bench only time will tell.
Lately that hasn't worked out at all.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Curt, thanks for opening.  I'm looking forward to the repair shop assembly.

Larry, it's all in the details.

Rick, that's quite a hike and steep.

Karl, good luck with the 3D...persist.

Dave, wishing you a great day in the train room.

Ron, that backdrop is going to look fantastic.

TomO, good luck with the car purchase.

Jerry, hope you get time for the bench.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a bright morning at 46°F, headed to 72°F. I have several 1:1 tasks today, but I hope to get upstairs this afternoon.

The cattle car straightened after the hairdryer and weights.  I added the fencing and walls, couplers, stirrups, and trucks.  It's down to the details now.

Have fun,
mike