Tuesday, January 13, 2026

[Zephyrus52246]

Morning all,

Headed to a high of 53 degrees here today.  Maybe I'll go out for a walk later.  

The light fixture replacement was a debacle.  The siding guys basically screwed the fixture to the siding and drilled a hole for the wires.  There was room inside the fixture for the wire nuts.  My new one basically needed to attach to the box and have room for the wire nuts.  I'm not keen on cutting into the siding and I'd still need some kind of extender to clear the siding.  I'll be calling an electrician later this morning.  

Need to get kickstarted back to train stuff.  I think I have a kit in mind for the challenge.

Jeff

[jbvb]

Good morning, Jeff and later arrivals.  The NH seacoast was below freezing overnight but its sunny and headed for the high 30s now.  Chickens and barn cat are fed, I need to get trash & recycling out before a scheduled call later this morning.

[KentuckySouthern]

Good morning, Jeff.  I'd not want to be cutting into siding this time of the year, even brand new it could be brittle in the colder weather . 

Had a nice day at OPS yesterday, working a couple of local out and back switching trains.  Mind teasers.

Temp in upper 30s and going to near mid 40s today then a drop for a day or so then a plunge into the teens for upper temps next week.  The weather punk from GrRap shows some lake effect snow over the weekend, 

Few plans to venture far, one more PT session tomorrow then a plethora of stuff to keep me company.   

Be well all, stay warm, and healthy. 

Karl S in the Mitten. 

PS: Our SPARTY boys are on a station we might be able go pull in this evening.

[deemery]

I have a PT appointment today (hip is bothering me again.)  The therapist said "looks like we need to do periodic tune-ups".  

More work on the farm bridge, I drilled for the NBWs and will install them after PT.  Then to figure out how to attach things so the bridge is removable.

dave