Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 5

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick.  Glad you found the Garden of the Gods interesting.

Happy birthday Larry, hope you have a great day. 🎉🎉🎂🥳🎁🎁🎉🎉

Curt, sounds like you made good progress at the bench yesterday.

Philip, replacing an appliance is always fun. Glad it is done.

Jaime, I've had an Apple watch ever since they first came out, I think I'm on my 3rd watch.  Been happy with every one of them.

TomO, hope your hip is better today and your trip to the hobby shop was successful.

Jerry, no updates?  Don't worry, we are patient.

Dave, hope you make some progress in the train room today.

James, sounds like you had quite the road trip.

Current weather is here is 17c (63f) with fluffy clouds in the sky.  Yesterday didn't go as plan and I didn't make it to the bench, those days happen.  Road trip tomorrow, me and a buddy are going to a railroad museum just outside Montreal (haven't been there for years), do some railfanning and get a great smoke meat dinner.

Have a great day everyone.

[KentuckySouthern]

Cool grey day on the Garden peninsula.

Little new here. We went to a farm market and bought peaches. 3 baseball sized for $5   the grower said his orchard down state lost 55% of their peaches, some W Michigan growers lost all of theirs with a bitter cold for two nights just at the worst time of the year.

Fish dinner on tap for later.

Had horrific pizza last night, burnt cheeze on compressed homosote board. Tried eating half of it before complaining so I guess they figured we were scammers and refused any accommodations on charge. Noticed next table had scraped all the toppings off his too and left the crust. After waitress, bartender and kitchen crew huddled we were given full charge bill, said, "Sorry...". Doll gave them a "0" Google review before we left the parking lot. "Xxxk'n Trolls, won't come back any way..."seems an undercurrent among some folks in this area. Been going there for 5-6 years. 

TomO, talked to the Doll about the possibility of running up to Negaunee and getting more pix of that depot. She got online. It is now a $400/night lodging place and mentioned they don't want anyone taking photos. Look up Negaunee Union Station, there are a couple shots on their site.

Rick, flew the drone, sort of a relearn recurrence test but didn't take the card out to check my pics. That added step does hinder my drone use. 
 
All I got for now. Be well all.

Jaime re: Apple Watch...mine is "ok" but I don't like having it on charger every day or two. $400+ novelty does tell me who's on the phone and warns me my heart is running easygoing if I sit long. The $15 Timex I had before went 5-6 years on one battery. The Doll takes calls and talks on hers, I could I guess but can't seem to over ride the Luddite protection mechanism 

Later all!

[Larry C]

Thanks for all the birthday wished guys; greatly appreciated.



Here's the trumpet vine in our backyard; tons of blossoms.

[KentuckySouthern]

Happy Birthday Larry!

Those trumpet vines sure are pretty, IF you keep them away from the house.  I had some on an arch over the back door to the garage...they grew right up beneath the soffit/facia and under the roof and way into the rafters. Took very drastic measures to tame them.  Sure indeed are pretty. 

 

[Larry C]

Happy Birthday Larry!

Those trumpet vines sure are pretty, IF you keep them away from the house.  I had some on an arch over the back door to the garage...they grew right up beneath the soffit/facia and under the roof and way into the rafters. Took very drastic measures to tame them.  Sure indeed are pretty. 

Mine are a long ways from the house; also I trim it back every fall tp try and keep it under control.

 

[Philip]

maters Jerry

[deemery]

Yeah, trumpet vines are classified as an invasive species.  They're nearly impossible to kill off.

I've been thinking about a laser cutter, and the model I had my eye on dropped $100 to its lowest price on Amazon, so I pulled the trigger.  I'll do a thread on learning the machine, the software, etc.  Now I'm not a complete noobie for laser design, I helped design a laser cut kit about 20 years ago.  But we out-sourced the actual cutting to a pro, so mostly this will be about learning this particular machine.  

While I'm waiting for the tool to show up, I'll have to think about a small structure to cut on it.

dave

[friscomike]

Good afternoon folks,

Rick, thanks for opening coffee, and my afternoon snack.  That is a beautiful photo today.

Larry, congrats on making it this far.  Happy Birthday! I like the trumpet vines.

Curt, good luck with the jacks and tails.

Philip, the new stove sounds nice.

Jamie, the watch is a nice one.

TomO, good day.

Jerry, have a good one.

Dave, hope you enjoy the train room.

Ron, safe travels on your railfanning trip.

Karl, too bad about the pizza.  That's about the worst review I've seen.

How is the rest of the crew?

It was hot today at 94F, but a thunderstorm is headed our way that promises cooler temps.  The morning and afternoon were consumed by an annual report for Masonic Lodge. Fortunately, bookkeeping software made it easier.

I finally decided on what's next: an engine house.  It will help me decide on the final configuration for the engine facilities and yard in Phase II of the layout.  It's another Stoney Creek Designs model.

Have fun,
mike