Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 5

[friscomike]

Good afternoon folks,

Rick, thanks for opening and lunch.  The panorama is amazing.  Good luck shopping.

Jerry, I'm sure you'll get to the bench, so take it easy.

Larry, the diorama is looking great.  Have fun completing it.

Tom, hope the hip heals quickly.  Congrats on dodging the shopping trip...

Ron, good luck with the alteration.  Hope you get there tonight.

Karl, wishing you a pleasant visit up north.  Thanks for the cool photo.

Curt, with all the chores, it is time for a good rest.  Hope you sleep well tonight.

How goes the rest of the gang?

It's a hazy, hot day in Georgia, but cooler today at 92F. The optometrist and dentist visits went well. 

Yesterday I finished gluing the hand car superstructure together.  Today I hope to glue on the decking and do some light weathering.  I browsed car and structure kits yesterday in search of the next project, but couldn't get excited about anything.  Maybe I'll work on the layout.

Have fun,
mike

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

62 now in Colorado Springs, AM sun and PM clouds (as usual here in CO.) with a high of 82.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Leftover pepperoni pizza for breakfast today.
Eat it cold or warm it up in a skillet.

Mike, have fun with the handcar.

Curt, hope you got some quality sleep last night.

Karl, I like that night shot very much.

Ron, any TT progress?

TomO, hope the hip feels better today.

Larry, staying put again today?

Jerry, I still feel bad about not finishing that hike and I'm giving serious thought to going back there.

How's everyone else.

Checked off the gym, Costco and Walmart yesterday.
Also stopped at a camera shop to see if they had a remedy for my camera.
They didn't, and said it probably needs to go back to Sony for repair.
That won't happen till I get home.
Then went to Snowpack Taproom in Conifer for a very good pepperoni pizza (hence today's breakfast) and 2 oatmeal stouts.
While my friend messaged me that he had passes to do the Manitou Incline today.
The Incline was constructed up the slope of Mount Manitou under the ownership of Dr. Newton N. Brumback as a funicular in 1907, for the purpose of providing access to water tanks at the top of the mountain that would provide gravity-fed water pressure to the cities of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs.
Now the incline is a hiking trail consisting of 2,768 steps (the old ties) and gaining a little over 2,000' of elevation.
Star isn't allowed to go on this one.

Here's the point where I turned around on Mount Sherman.



And this was the view at the Mount Sherman Trailhead the night before the hike.



Have a great day everyone.

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast.The 2nd photo is spectacular! I can see why you turned around in the 1st photo; if you decide to have another go please be careful....you don't want sliding rocks under your feet. Nope, have a couple of errands to run this am.

What's your plans today?

It's 56 on the back porch with a high of 75 and maybe some rain. After the errands I hope to color 2 LP's for the tractor scene on the diorama. Not much else going on around here.

Have a great day!! Be well, keep cool, and stay safe.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. That photo reminds me of photos of Everest but without snow and ice and a lot more elevation. You should follow your gut feeling or the voice in your head. When I get it, it's usually right.

I had an excellent night's sleep and feel like a human today. Yesterday I glued the 2nd office to the building I've been working on and shingled the roof. Next up is more rafter tails.

Today is floor day then I need to take Dad to Publix. We did the P.O. and bank yesterday but I didn't have the energy to walk Publix after his senior trip.

Not much else happening today.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[NEMMRRC]

Howdy.

My training class got cancelled at the last minute. I've had to rearrange my schedule. Fortunately, there is always something that has to get done at work.

It is going to be 100 degrees F here today. I hope you all have a much cooler day.

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. 63f degrees now low 80's later. The almost no chance of rain yesterday turned into a "pop up" .75" of rain during the 5:30 hockey game. Dry and clear when we got to the rink. The rain was over by time the game was over 90 minutes later. We needed it but not expected.

My hip felt better yesterday but still sore but I can walk better. It is just tender this morning but definitely better but no golf for me a a week or so!

The grandson has his sports agility class this morning. (I never heard of it either till yesterday)  I will pick him up at the rink and then go through his favorite drive through either McDonalds or Culver's. Then we will work on his slot cars he painted last week. He has 3 new chassis and motors we have to tune.

My plan in between is just to work on the next batch of trees and those are the weeping Aspen. I can do them out on the patio under the trees and pergola. I have the trunks cut and a jig I hope makes drilling for the branches easier.

Rick, I can understand not doing that final climb. More worried coming down in my case! Always wonderful pictures.

Karl enjoy the UP. I have 2 buddies  camping near Michigammie today taking pictures of the area for reference and plan to go back in September for color change reference pictures. One of the 2 guys has a magazine deal on creating a scene for a specific area. Something about comparing real on site research versus using the internet.

Enjoy the day
Tom