Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 6

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. It's 39f degrees but feels like 24. High for the day should be 64 and it looks like that strong breeze will be diminished.

Curt thanks for opening and the breakfast

The grandson is coming over at 10 as we will be spray painting a color on some of the dollhouse furniture his mom builds. She creates 1/12 for the adult doll house collectors and 1/6 for Barbie doll collectors. He handles an air brush pretty well. Yesterday we primed the pieces. We hope to be done by 2 so we can drive over to Top Golf to hit some balls. He has no hockey games today. He had a goal and an assist in yesterday's lone game away.

Yes he is a good hockey player but I'm more proud he has a level head on his shoulders. No ego from being that "good" athlete. I dislike saying this but he maybe more talented at soccer!!! 7th grade he still is partly blind to the girls. His mom mentioned at the game Friday night his 2 best friends now have girlfriends and the 3 spend less time hanging out together.

My IPadPro as I expected but more hoped only needed a new power cord. I did not buy a new cell phone as after being at the Apple Store I headed to Best Buy for a IPhone 15 per the store website they had 3 in stock for $499. The store employees could not find one but had hundreds of the newest iPhone 18 Pro for $1199 or pro max for $1299. They didn't even supposedly have the 5 IPhone 16's the store website said they have for $799. I will go to the Apple Store Monday after Terry's appointment and get the Iphone16 they have in stock that I confirmed by calling the store yesterday afternoon.

Best Buy was total frustration yesterday as we want a new digital calendar. I will not pay a subscription fee so that ruled out the Skylight brand that they had many of. The other brands because they were on sale were sold out. Turns out the brand we ordered last night via Amazon was 18% less than BB sale price though it will arrive Thursday instead of me installing it already. 21.5" it will make all the appointments and stuff easier for me to organize with Terry. Even she was getting confused the past week.

Enjoy your day
TomO

[friscomike]

Good morning,

Curt, thanks for opening and for breakfast.  Good luck with the docs.

Larry, hope the weather isn't too bad.

TomO, enjoy your time with your grandson.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a bright morning at 44F warming to 71F this afternoon.  Not much on the agenda today: grilling wings and watching football.

Have fun,
mike

[GPdemayo]

Morning all.....

[ACL1504]

Morning all,

Thanks for breakfast Curt.

Yes, we all  had a great time yesterday. Bill enjoyed running trains and his wife Cindy got to see the updates on the layout. She hasn't seen the layout in several years. Of course, we did our share of BSing here and at the watering hole.

That is all I have today.

have a safe and happy day everyone.

Tom

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

34 now, sunny and 55 later.

Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and good luck with your surgeon appointment.

Mike, enjoy the wings and football.

TomO, understandable that you are very proud of your grandson.

Larry, with the weather forecast it sounds like you'll have plenty of bench time.

Ron, I'm sure it's nothing I'll ever mess with but seeing your thread on the stepper motors will be interesting.

Jerry, what's new?

Karl, I'm guessing your team won.

Philip, sounds like some very good progress being made at the bench.

Dave, glad you got home safe.

How's everyone else?

Nothing to report from here.



Have a great day everyone.

[Rick]

Greg, good morning.

Curt and ACLTom, glad you all had a good time BS'ing.

[deemery]

Tom, glad to hear the Judge had a successful visit.  

Yesterday I played around a bit with painting the stream bed, and I built a little testbed for Envirotex pours and coloring.  Today I'll add some terrain to the testbed, and maybe do some more paint testing.  The Envirotex arrives tomorrow.   Stillers aren't playing this weekend, but maybe there'll be a Rain Check Scotch Club this afternoon.  

dave

[Philip]

Morning all. Thanks for the coffee Curt!

Breathing & Vertical which is great! 

The decking on the flat in the stain and the "Geezer" flat boat pattern made.

Yesterday we harvested the remaining red, green, and yellow peppers. Processed about a third of the take and  vacuumed in bags. Still another 4 gallons to go. It froze last night, going down to around 30. Garden season is done!

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, glad you had a great time with the gang yesterday.

Larry, it's way too early to talk about the white stuff.  Hope you make it to the bench later.

TomO, have fun with the doll house furniture painting today.  It seems that everything is going to subscription services these days, to me it is just a money grab.

Mike, enjoy the football games.

Greg, good morning.

Tom, glad to hear that Bill showed up and had a great time.

Rick, sounds like you going to have an easy day, enjoy it.

Dave, have fun with the riverbed, sounds like you have it figured out.

Philip, hope you get the remaining peppers canned.

Current weather her is 5c (41f), overcast with rain showers in the forecast, a good day to stay inside.

While no actual physical modeling happened yesterday, progress has been made in other areas.  I spent way to much time on the stepper motor problems but I think I have it figured out, now the testing phase starts, not sure when I'll start the thread on it.  Should I start it now so I can show my trials and tribulations or wait till I have it working, decisions, decisions.  I also spent some time designing some modular sections in AutoCAD for an industrial building I plan to build.  I already have a foam core mock-up of the building.  Right now, the building hides most of the humidifier.  Thanks to Mike the Trainman for the idea from his thread about 3d printing a backdrop building.

Not sure what today will bring besides a grocery run and laundry.

Have a great day everyone.

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Just what are you cooking for Dad??

Larry how dare you use the s*ow work in early November!!

TomO you seem to have some real busy days lately.

Mike Diane and I will be over for the wings later on our favorite!! 

Morning Greg.

Rick no work today???

Dave looking forward to when you make the pour.

Philip what are you going to do now that picking season is over?? 

Ron do it from the beginning.

Weather in South Jersey is sunny.
I think today I will get some kind of bench time in.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[TomO/Tloc]

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Just what are you cooking for Dad??

Larry how dare you use the s*ow work in early November!!

TomO you seem to have some real busy days lately.

Mike Diane and I will be over for the wings later on our favorite!! 

Morning Greg.

Rick no work today???

Dave looking forward to when you make the pour.

Philip what are you going to do now that picking season is over?? 

Ron do it from the beginning.

Weather in South Jersey is sunny.
I think today I will get some kind of bench time in.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

Jerry I bore easily. It's great to have various interests and helping the daughter with her dollhouse business fits right in. Teaching the grandson the past few months the ways to use an air brush has been a helpful refresher course for me.

The past 6 weeks have flown by because of a trip and all the medical crap going on. If I don't keep busy I'm afraid I'll wilt and disappear. While neither Terry  or I are enjoying the lastest medical adventure it keeps us close. I miss operating but not sure I miss the work sessions. I have a lot of time invested the last 2 years in my 2 friends layouts. I really enjoy scenery and I am missing helping with the finishing touches on the scene I posted yesterday. But family 1st and my group of friends are very serious about that. It's one of the reasons we are all friends

TomO

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

I'll let someone else get breakfast today.

Busy day today. After chores Dad has a non-VA medical appointment then a blood draw at the VA, then his Monday errands. MOH returns tonight.

The reamers should arrive today as they were in Orlando Saturday night. Tomorrow is my appointment at the surgeon (VA).

I hope everyone has a good day.

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning from the land of cheese and beer.

Breakfast is ready. The coffee is hot, the bread is fresh baked, the sausages and bacon are ready. Eggs any style, just ask for it your way.

More medical tests! Terry has a 2.5 hour test for checking the heart starting at 11. I am supposed to know the test but there's been so many they all are blending. This is a reaction to the cardio stress test she couldn't take last Tuesday when they could not get her heart rate to settle below 156 and she ended up spending 14 hours in the EMerency Department! By the way, it's not a room anymore it's a Department. We must be politically correct you know! Today determines if she has heart flutter or AFib.

Tomorrow she has a magnesium lab ordered over the weekend by the Cardiologist.

Her lung surgeon even yesterday in a email to her says he still sees no additional risk in Thursdays surgery. Get the lung cancer cut out and in 10 days she can do the corrections to the heart.

Grilled 15 brats after soaking in beer and onions for 3 hours. I ate 1 and the rest are sealed in pairs in the freezer. I also grilled 7 hamburgers yesterday and those are sealed individually in the feeezer. I ate one for dinner. The spagetthi sauce I made per my maternal grandmother's recipe (only Terry ever got it) and Terry's supervision will be frozen today. In 50+ years that is the third time I made the sauce. I made my version of Terry's egg bake, 1/2 portion with bacon and sausage, 1/2 with sausage and peppers. Terry doesn't eat bacon but I do. There is enough for 6servings for 2.

The grandson and I added a coat of paint on the 1:12 scale doll house furniture pieces. He will come down after school and spray another layer on if we are back (we should be).

While we won't be here the greenhouse we purchased 6 weeks ago is to be delivered and set in place today. The local Technical College built it after the one we ordered on Anmazon could not be filled. They will supervise the install. 16' x 42' is what it ended up

I watched the Packers for the 1st half. Watched the Bears last night for almost the whole 1st half. Went to bed at 10:15 or almost 2 hours earlier than normal. Got up for good at 4:45!

Yesterday turned into a full schedule

Enjoy your day
TomO

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Tom O. thanks for the coffee and breakfast. All the best to you and Terry as she navigates her medical issues; hope everything turns out with a positive spin. Sounds like you're more than busy just make sure you take care of YOU.

What's your plans today?

It's a rainy 46 with a high of only 49 here. Been watching the weather models for Friday. The European model calls for wet heavy crap Friday into Saturday where the American model calls for just rain in our area; I know which one I vote for. Took the plunge yesterday and ordered a kit from Bar Mills which I'll put aside for this years winter challenge. This will be only the 2nd kit for me so we'll see how it goes. Grocery shopping on tap for this morning.

Have a great and safe day!! Be well and hope everyone's medical issues get resolved positively.

[PRR Modeler]

TomO I wish you and Terry the very best. I would think the cardiologist can tell which one Terry has by the EKG, even PM's are trained to recognize the difference.