Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 4

[Jim Donovan]

Good Morning Folks;

Many thanks to Tom, Curt and Greg for having the Village gang I am a part of visit to see Tom's wonderful layout and of course the BSing that makes the day fly by. The guys from the Villages were very impressed with the layout and more the modeling knowledge of the Orlando 'gang'. As we walked around I heard a lot of 'man look at that!" Tom has really built a layout that is fun to look at, impressing in complexity and ever growing. We extended an invitation to the Orlando gang to come up and visit us in the Villages. A couple of our group have very nice layouts in progress as well and it is a great excuse to gather and BS again. Tom was a very gracious host as always, thanks again Tom. 

Since Tom already shared some photos of the gangs I thought I would post a photo of one of the buildings on Tom's layout I really like. When I grow up I want to model as good as he does!

Hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

[ACL1504]

Morning again,

Well, half of my post went missing. Not sure what I did, but no biggie.

Yes, we did have a great time yesterday. The crew from the Villages were a great bunch and we did in fact get into some heavy BSing. It was all train related.

I hope to update the Horwood thread later this afternoon.

Have a great Sunday everyone.

Tom

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.  There is nothing like dodging the shopping bullet!

Rick, your photos are always stunning.  Safe travels.

Tom, thanks for the photos.  The SBG sounds like it was a hoot.

Larry, hope the weather improves.  Good luck with the fill.

Jim, glad you had a good time at Tom's place.  Thanks for the photo.

Jerry, congrats on the door completion.

Karl, hope the weather improves up there.

Ron, congrats on the building completion.

Dave, good luck working on the layout.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a cool morning with a high forecast of 68°F.  Yesterday's car show was a success.  We raised a lot of money for the Children's Home.  Today I am exhausted, but I hope to make it upstairs. 

Monday, I start the cataract surgery prep and have an annual physical. I'm still fighting a nasal infection, so I hope the doc can help with it.  Tuesday is cataract surgery day.  I'll be glad when this is over.

Have fun,
mike

[deemery]

It was really foggy when I got up.  I rushed to get the dogs out before the rain started, and it's supposed to rain most of the day.  That's OK, we really need the rain.  Temps are steady or dropping, below freezing by Tuesday with a chance of snow overnight Wednesday before the spring weather returns.

Yesterday I decided to do a chicken coop.  I said "I can do this in a day, using nothing but wood from my scrap bin."  The last hour was frustrating, the glue I was using didn't tack and set fast enough to support that plan.  But it dried tight overnight, so I'll finish it today and post some photos. 

dave

[KentuckySouthern]

Great looking crew, Tom!

It is ICY Cold but sunny!   here in MI this morning. 

Daughter and son in law took us to eat yesterday we had a nice visit. Took a nap after then bench time working on a dcc installation.  Finish that today if i'm lucky. 

Everyone have a good day.

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Lucky you!!

Rick another great photo to start the day.
Have a safe drive.

Tom now that's a lot of guys for a Bsing session.  Thanks for the photos.

Larry maybe a bobat would be a good idea.  If that stuff is wet!

Morning Jim.  Nice picture of one of Tom's building.
I bet it was a fun day for you guys.

Tom looking forward to the update.

Mike looks like you had number of cars and trucks at the show.

Dave looking forward to the chicken coop.

Karl sounds like a nice visit.

Weather in South Jersey is cloudy with a chance of rain.
But 52 so the temp is not to bad.
I finished my yard work yesterday.

Building doors so when the framing is done I don't have to make them.
They take time to paint and put together. 

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

Good afternoon everyone.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.  Got to love it when you can dodge a bullet.  Have fun working on the fence.

Rick, safe travels today.

Tom, looks like everyone had a great day yesterday.

Larry, you really need to rent the Bobcat, they are a blast to drive. 😊  Have fun at the bench today.

Jim, glad you and the gang had a great time at Tom's and you are right, he is a very gracious host.  When I visited last year when I was working in Jacksonville Tom and the gang made me feel like home and he does have one of the nicest layout's I've seen and I have seen a ton of layouts.

Mike, This is a nice collection of vintage cars.

Dave, If you need water we can sent you some, the river is up 6 more inches due to last weeks rain and that doesn't account for the spring thaw that is currently under way.  Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the chicken coop.

Karl, hope you get the DCC install completed.

Jerry, after making a bunch of doors for my challenge build, I agree with you, they do take time to make and paint.

Well summer lasted 2 days as the current temperature is 6c (42f) and overcast.  It's supposed to be cold for the next few days.  The Mrs. is moving around more and will probably be home in the next couple of days.  They are just waiting for her kidney functions to stabilize.  No modeling yesterday, but maybe some tonight while I watch the hockey game.  Next up is taking Gracie for a walk.

Have a great day everyone.