Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 4

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope you make it to the bench today.

Matt, the buildings look great.

Rick, enjoy your day off.

Mike, hope the Dr's appointment goes well.

Tom, Have fun working on Horwood Bros. I need to check out your latest progress.

Karl, I agree with you that the additional cost to buy locomotives with DCC installed is well worth the extra price as the additional cost is usually the cost of the decoder.  But, it is fun to do your own installs.

Jerry, maybe, you will get the other four doors built today. 😊

Well winter is back, current temperature is 0c (32f) but at least the sun is shining.  Supposed to be cold for the next few days before it starts getting warm again.  The Mrs. is doing much better, almost back to normal, just waiting for the liver functions to settle down before she is released.  I did manage some time at the bench last night painting details as I watched the hockey game.  My Sister is in town so I'll be visiting her tonight, don't think I'll make it to the bench tonight.

Have a great day everyone.

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

The morning beverages are set to go. Breakfast is assorted doughnuts and/or muffins; enjoy.

What are you up to?

It's a sunny 29 with a high of 54. Never made it here or to the bench yesterday; stuff kept getting in the way. Going to Wegmans shortly for some provisions. There's a company that rents machinery so I may go and see how much a Bobcat would cost with delivery and pickup for 1 day. Not sure if the bench will happen today or not.

Have a safe day!! Be well all.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

A high of 79 today in SLC with a mix of sun and clouds.

Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I wish there were Wegmans out in this area.

Didn't set up Starlink so keeping it short and sweet today.
I got motivated and drove all the way to SLC.
I'm parked at a trailhead I'll hike in a bit.

I'll see you all tomorrow and have a great day.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. Hopefully the Bobcat won't cost you one of your arms and legs but I wouldn't count on it.

Slow start to the day here. Temps should be similar to yesterday. Yesterday I did manage to get about 45 minutes at the workbench. I have one more section of the fence to go. The dentist turned into 2 more stops afterwards.

MOH has 3 skunk events this week, the vet today, Wednesday and Saturday at short Earth day events. On Thursday Dad has a VA appointment.

Today I have some minor pool upkeep then plan on finishing the fence which is the end of building construction. Next up is details then scenery of the diorama base.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Thanks for breakfast Larry.

Curt, you've had a very busy couple of weeks.

Today is our last bowling day with next week the payout. Looks like we will finish no less than 6th out of 10 teams. As the league Pres. I intend to change the handicap rules next year. The past two years the teams with the highest handicap have won the top four places. I need to even the playing field.

Lunch with friends after bowling.

Have a safe and happy day everyone.

Tom

[elwoodblues]

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

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, hopefully the bobcat rental will work out and doesn't cost an arm or a leg.

Rick, enjoy your hike.

Curt, sounds like you have a busy week ahead of you.

Tom, good luck bowling today.

Current temperature is 0c (32f) and cloudy, have another couple of days of this before it starts getting warmer.  The Mrs is finally home from the hospital and is resting.  No modeling last night.  I was supposed to visit my sister last night but with the Mrs coming home I'll visit her tonight.

Have a great day everyone. 

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Sure hope you can get that bobcat without leaving a body part for payment!

Rick have a nice hike.  Just be careful out there.

Curt seems your schedule gets busier every week.

Tom good luck at bowling.

Ron glad to hear your wife is back home.

Weather in South Jersey is sunny/45.  Later on 50.
Well I keep making doors but I counted wrong so after making four more I still have four more to make.
Hopefully that will happen sometime today!!

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[KentuckySouthern]

Sun and warm-(er) than the last few.  ~50^o headed toward mid 60s.

Mowed yesterday and it was in the 40s, chiller 

Off to barber? bench stuff and layout stuff, maybe later

The Bobcat aka skidsteer is quite a machine, they show up on the majority of Amish homesteads around here, some loophole in their rules.  They are full in to the solar thing, too.

I got all the dcc work done for now.  Need to program it, it goes back and forth as "3" but needs the proper program and tune up once I get the body ready.  I have another non sound unit to mate with it that needs full rebuild.

Tom, it seems you just started the bowling season. 

Headed to the 'paint booth' if it's not too windy out there. 

Enjoy the day all! 

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.

Started out the day with a walk at 61F (felt cooler) and heading to 80F later. Yesterday I finished up the fence, figured out the mounting on the diorama base then set the fence aside for now (very fragile).

Today is floor day. After that is putting together the frame for an elevated fuel tank.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

47 in SLC now, cloudy with a high of 59 with a small chance of rain in the PM.

Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and hope the fence install goes well.

Karl, good news on the DCC install and hope the wind didn't cancel the paint booth activity.

Jerry, that's a lot of doors.

Ron, I'm very happy that your wife is finally home.

ACLTom, changing the bowling rules sounds like a good idea.

How's everyone else doing?

Star and I hiked 6 miles and 942' of EG to the top of Ensign Peak.
A gym visit and maybe a haircut as well today.

A short video from yesterday's hike of the view from Ensign Peak and Salt Lake City: https://youtube.com/shorts/C60ZrWrv3pA

Have a great day everyone.

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. 

Hope the rest of the crew is doing well.

I'm off to the morning after checkup for cataract surgery, so I'll keep this short. Annual physical went well.  The antibiotic is curing the sinus infection, and I had the final cataract surgery.  Glad to have that stuff over. 

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Curt thanks for opening and breakfast. Have fun with your diorama.

Rick enjoy your day.

Mike glad to hear the medical stuff has concluded; good luck with the checkup.

What's your plans for the day.

It's a sunny 45 with a high of 63. Received an item from Amazon yesterday which was the wrong size so it's off to a UPS store this am to send it back. Checked on the prices for a piece of equipment to help move the fill. Sadly I'm not paying that kind of money for a one day rental. Pecked away at it again yesterday and will continue to do so until it's done. Rest day today for my back so I hear the bench calling me for later.

Have a great day!! Be well.

[KentuckySouthern]

Dense fog and way too early wake up here in MI this morning.  Temp in 40s going to 70s. 

Mowing most likely on the mid day list.  Stuff is growing and blossoming right on schedule.

Started the day with a scare yesterday.  I went to the barber and she was, imhpo, drunk .  Nicked an ear and seemed to be a bubble and a half out of plumb.  Garlic breath subdued olfactory key but, unsteady and seemed out of touch.   11 am...

We took a couple hours yesterday to test drive the trip to Jackson, MI an hour SE of us yesterday.  The Doll has cataract surgery Friday and again in another week or two.  Took the hour that the iphone map said it would, didn't really need the app once I had a look at the map app.  It was right on with directions.  We got the call from the surgical center and found out we need to be there at 0900.  Damn I hate early. I look forward to her getting thru this, after cluster pluck with the mishandled colonoscopy last year she is very hesitant of anything medical.  Dealing with the admin side of this "ordeal" has been way less than comforting.  She wouldn't go to the doc I saw for my eyes.  Got PO'd when doc made a comment, "Hmm...I see you have cats..." while I was getting followup check. 

Mike good to hear of your 'improvements' how's the vision? 

Little to report in modeling side of life.  Layout project not meeting my expectations so I'm procrastinating.  Lots of outside stuff to compete for time, too. 

Early walk was inspiring, Curt.  Usually not up yet, here.  It won't be 60 for several hours yet. brr..

By the time I got this rit, the sun has come out but it's still FOGGY

 

[PRR Modeler]

Larry do you know any teenagers or young adults you can bribe with pizza and beer?

[deemery]

My mother said the barber she took us to as kids always smelled of alcohol, but his hands were rock steady.  He was a WWII Marine, and would keep us occupied with gory stories while he cut our hair.  

I started work yesterday on the Woodland Scenics barbed wire fence kit for the farm.  The first approach to installing that didn't work, so I'll try Plan B today.

dave