Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 5

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

59 right now, sunny and 88 later.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Breakfast burritos filled with eggs, chorizo and cheddar cheese for breakfast today.

Mike, hope you get time to get upstairs soon.

James, make good progress upstairs yesterday?

Philip, shop's clean now so get back to business.

Jerry and Ron, it's nice that it's another race weekend but this is by far the most boring race.

Karl, hope you got the needed rain.

Larry, anything good present itself?

ACLTom, still being able to do things yourself outweighs doing it fast.

Curt, those next two kits you'll be building should keep you busy for a long time.

How's everyone else?

Didn't go to the gym yesterday because I felt that I needed a rest day.
Resting is done now and there will be gym time this morning.
Visited Old Courthouse Museum in town yesterday.
It has a mix of Indian artifacts, parades that happened in town through the years, a display of old kitchens and cookware but I found the room with old clocks to be the most interesting.

A much nicer view at the Good Earth SP.



Have a great day everyone.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Beautiful landscape.

Started out the day with a walk at 69F and little humidity. It's supposed to start getting back to June temps again. The brief respite was nice. Yesterday I put together the display case and mounted the diorama on the wall, after that I ran an errand with MOH.

Today will be slow, just some arranging of paints and supplies at the workbench and seeing what needs ordered before the Shipyard is started late next week.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[jbvb]

Good morning, Rick, Curt and later arrivals.  Lower Merrimack Valley is 60-ish, overcast and damp. Mid-day they guess 79 with a chance of showers.  Rick, I didn't get as much done yesterday as I'd hoped, laundry took time, internet took time.  But cleanup continues right after breakfast.

[KentuckySouthern]

Clear and bright in Michigan this morning after a full on Cats and Dogs event yesterday.  Great soak all day long.

Worked with a couple things on the bench yesterday, made little progress but kept the day going.

Big Boy 4014 in traveling thru Indiana and Ohio today, I have a couple Fostoria area Web Cams up to see if I can see anything. It's due thru there around 2 o'clock.  Place will be a zoo. 

I'd imagine the mowing machine might get a bit of use sometime today or tomorrow.

No further plans.

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Thanks for breakfast Rick. Nice photo also, looks peaceful.

I agree in that even at my age, I'm still able to walk without assistance and edge and cut my own grass. I may not be as quick as I once was but I'm still very active.

Pam wants to go back to the flea market in Mt. Dora. I'll go and see if the train guy has any new/old stock. Not like I need more freight cars but if they are like the others, why pass on the deal?

I'll have an update on Horwood Bros. later this afternoon.

Have a wonderful day and stay safe everyone.

Tom

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Wow y'all are up early today.

Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast; also for the gorgeous photo. The museum sounds interesting; glad you enjoyed the old clocks.

Curt reorganizing after a completed build make the next one that much easier when you know where everything is and not in a jumbled mess.

James hope the cleanup goes well.

Karl fingers crossed you get some good shots of the Big Boy; that would be quite the sight for sure.

Tom enjoy the flea market and hope you strike gold. Looking forward to your update.

What's your agenda.

It's a cloudy rainy 68 with a high of 80. I guess we're getting Karl's rainy weather; should be a needed all day event. Yesterday I managed to get the Escape's interior detailed taking care of the aftermath of winter. Also spent a little time at the bench. Daughter's coming over about 1ish and plan on firing up the grill; of course if it rains then I'll be grilling at the end of the garage.

Have an enjoyable and safe day!!! Be well.

[friscomike]

Good morning,

Rick, thanks for the coffee, breakfast, and Good Earth photo.

Curt, the shipyard looks to be another fun project.

Karl, have fun on the mowing machine.

TomACL, wishing you fun at the flea market.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a bright morning with no rain in the forecast.  Yesterday, I added braces to an old raised garden where I grow herbs. I recycled wood from my wife's Thanksgiving yard decorations.  The wood was not finished, i.e., rough, and I planned to use the planer borrowed from SIL.  Sadly, mice had eaten the rubber drive belts, so I just used it rough.  The 1:1 projects are done for now.  I hope to return to the bench today to work on the tank car.

Have fun,
mike

[deemery]

It's a pleasant morning, and our yard guys are working on freshening the mulch.  Light rain predicted later today, with more rain tomorrow.  

While I'm still 'optically challenged', I've been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing.  I got a couple cheap storage shelves for the basement, and I'll organize some boxes of empthy jars, etc I got for scenery materials.  My goal is to have nothing sitting directly on the basement floor "Just In Case"

dave

[Philip]

A typical quiet Saturday. Gena is milling around in the garden.

Fogged the basement and vacuumed for those tiny spiders and fired up the 3d printer this morning. Furnace filter change is due but fresh out.

Have a great week-end!



   

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture!  Relaxing.

Curt really looking forward to the shipyard.

James have fun doing that cleanup!! 

Karl hope you get to see the "Big Boy".

Tom looking forward to your update.

Larry what are we having for dinner?

Mike hope you get to work on the tank car.

Dave I hope you get all the stuff put away.

Philip what are you printing?

Weather in South Jersey M. sunny/82.  Later 91.
It's still cool at the beach.
So wll sit out here and get some tan.
That way way when we head to the beach we won't look like the tourists who are usually bright red!!

I'll get to work on shingles and siding later in the day!!

Everyone have a great day!!

Jerry

[TomO/Tloc]

Good Saturday evening fellow Crew members. Hot and muggy today and yesterday after 1.5" of very needed rain Thursday night and Friday afternoon. High this afternoon was shown as 87, it's 84 now.

The hunt for chocolate went well after a unfortunate hiccup. Had a great hamburger in downtown Wisconsin (very big tourist trap) Dells. Went next door to one of our top 3 chocolate shops in the state. Terry is going through our list with the counter lady and I'm checking out salt water taffy. I asked if I could sample one. Lady behind the counter gets all crazy that they don't allow samples. I said ok no problem and I tell Terry you ready to go she said yes. We are walking out and lady screams you aren't buying all this chocolate and I calmly asked if I could sample 1 piece of taffy I never tried before. Nope! I said then we are going. We hit 5 other chocolate and candy shops on that street and we got some excellent chocolates and some excellent salt water taffy. We purchased no popcorn

Today we decided it's too humid for Farmers Markets

I am on the front porch with an occasional breeze. When the breeze shows up it's nice but It's not a sustained breeze. I'll be heading inside in a few minutes

TomO

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

68 now, wind and clouds all day with a high of 81.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Just a Cinnabun for breakfast today.

TomO, some people shouldn't own a business or work behind the counter.

Jerry, another outside day today?

Philip, arachnophobia much?

Dave, all the best with your upcoming procedure.

Mike, welcome back to the bench.

Larry, I'm sure you grilled something delicious yesterday.

ACLTom, I scanned your update yesterday and I'll go back for a closer look today.

Karl, I missed out on seeing the Big Boy a few times during my travels. 

James, happy cleaning.

Curt, good idea getting the prep work done before starting the next build.

Ron, having fun at the meet?

How's everyone else?

Got a good work out in at the gym.
Drove downtown to a used bookstore but didn't see anything that enticed me to pull my wallet out.
Nothing planned yet for today.

Captured this Mallard family at the Japanese Garden.
Didn't know a Mallard lays an egg a day and can average 8-13 in total. 



Have a great day everyone.

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast this morning. Nice photo and that's a big family to feed. Yesterday I grilled green & yellow squash, potatoes with onions, and hots & hams; quite tasty I must say. I'm sure something will pop for you today.

What's the rest of you doing?

It's a cloudy 64 with a high of 70 before the temp go back up tomorrow. Received some much needed rain yesterday and hopefully it'll green the grass back up; not in any big hurry to mow and end up with a brown lawn. Maybe some bench time later on.

Have a great day!!! Be well.

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Thanks for breakfast Rick. I had a fruit bowl this morning so I'll offer fruit bowls for those cutting back.

I'm still putting stuff back on the walls. Pam decided  to change our the wall lights. Of course, none of the new lights will take the old brackets. Having the house repainted was not the best idea I had.

Not sure what else I'll get into this fine day.

Have a safe and happy Sunday everyone.

Tom

[Philip]

Morning crew!

Very quiet out today and unusual. Almost hear a pin drop on this sleepy Sunday.

Thanks for the coffee Rick and nope to the spider phobia~

Jerry, I'm trying to print hollow barrels and they keep getting a few tiny pin holes in them. I'm at ends wit.

Have a great day!

Philip