Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 6

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

43 now, sunshine and 64 later.

TomO, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
All the best to Terry with her tests and upcoming surgery.
All those foods you made sound yummy.

Larry, have fun with the kit and hope it's just rain.

Curt, hope your busy day goes smoothly.

Jerry, there was work yesterday and today too.

Ron, congratulations on the MB championship.
I'll go look at your new thread after posting here,

Philip, read your post and Peter Piper popped into my head. 

Dave, have fun working on the stream bed.

How's everyone else.

Usual happening here today.
After work and Star and I have had our lunch we'll go for a walk through the neighborhood.
I'll also read more of my book.
I've been reading Lonesome Dove.
All the reviews I read about the book said it was their favorite book and it's my favorite now too.

Went through pictures from this summer and worked on this one.



Have a great day everyone.

[GPdemayo]

Morning all.....

I agree, Lonsome Dove is a good read, but as I remember, the story didn't really zip along.

[ACL1504]

Morning all

Thanks for breakfast TomO. All the best for you and Terry. 

I just finished edging the grass, taking a break, and the time to cut the grass. Edging and cutting the grass is one of my happy places.

Pam said she wants to take me out of a salad and pizza later this afternoon. I'll be ready! 

Have a safe, happy and healthy day everyone.

Tom

[KentuckySouthern]

Hard frost and chilly in MI.    Sun right now.

Watched Bears and Buccaneers last night.  Never seen a game quite like that before. More turnovers than the bakery in town.  LIONS played well.

About 10 am yesterday the Doll asked if I was going to the Train Show? Hmm...thought it was next week, "Nope, look..." so off I went, huge crowd, I'm sure the Lansing Club did well.  Bought a few things. 

Little to add this morning, be well all.

[friscomike]

Good morning,

Curt, thanks for opening.  Good luck with all your errands.

TomO, thank you for breakfast.  Best wishes for Terry.  That's a load of doctor stuff. Sounds like yesterday was a successful grilling day.

Larry, the kit sounds like fun.  I'm sure you will have a blast with it.

Rick, wishing Star and you a great walk-about. Thanks for the nice photo.

Gregory, have a good one.

TomACL, enjoy the yard work. Pizza sounds perfect after all that work.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a beautiful morning but cold at 44F.  It should warm to 71F this afternoon. 

Sharon and I caught a stomach bug that has been hanging on since last Wednesday.  As a result, I haven't felt like doing anything but reading.  I did think a lot about what to build next, and I think it will be the Kitwood turntable (same one as Ron's).

It was a good football weekend for both my college and NFL teams. 

Have fun,
mike

[deemery]

Speaking of "train shows", I see Springfield has changed their pre-registration procedures.  They no longer send you armbands if you register in advance.  Instead, you get a QR Code that you show at booths to get your armband.  You can also pre-pay for parking, again a QR Code that you show to get in.  I'm not sure about those changes.  They'll add backups to get the armband that buying armbands in advance prevented. 

German class this morning, then a trip to the store.  Working on the stream testbed in the afternoon,

dave

[TomO/Tloc]

As you all know Terry and I are troll hunters. Close by in Grand Rapids, Mi or a quick 5 hour drive. Coming this Spring

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1498287078810563/?fs=e&fs=e

Karl, I'll let you know when we are coming

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast TomO, Sounds like you have a very busy day planned, hope the issues with Terry's heart is minimal and easily treated.  Good to hear that her surgery is still on track.

Curt, sounds like you have a very busy day too, hope your reamers arrive today.

Larry, you should be happy with the Bar Mills Kit, I've built them in 3 scales and the instructions are pretty good.

Rick, Nothing like a little rain to make the race interesting, It's been a great year for Mercedes.  Enjoy your walk through the neighbourhood with Star.

Greg, good morning.

Tom, have fun mowing the grass and enjoy lunch with Pam later.

Karl, glad you had some success at the train show.

Mike, hope you and Sharon get rid of the bug real soon.  You will enjoy building the turntable.

Dave, I see the Springfield show is "modernizing".  Have fun at your german class.

Current weather is 9c (48f) overcast with drizzle which should be on and off all day.  The Mrs. had some 1:1 things for me to do, nothing major, just a few small things.  Ended up watching the F1 race and football and worked on a wiring diagram for the planetary stepper motor, I think I got it all figured out.  I started a thread on it last night and hope to update it this evening.

Have a great day everyone.

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

TomO thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
The very best for Terry I'll say a pray for her.

Larry what kit droid you get for the challenge??

Morning Curt.

Great picture Rick.
Did you watch Lonesome Dove when it was on TV?

Morning Greg.

Tom have a nice day with Pam.

Karl nice that the Doll thought of the show for you!

Mike hope you and Sharon are feeling better.

Dave have fun at school.

Ron that was a busy day.
I'll have to read the new thread you started.

Weather in South Jersey is P. sunny/56.  Later 59.
Not sure what the day will bring.
But the next two weeks I have Dr. appointment and tests for my shortness of breath.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Maybe some bench time later in the day!!

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[Philip]

Morning gang!

Have a good one!

Philip

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

The morning beverages are at the end of the counter. Breakfast is biscuits with country sausage gravy and hash browns on the side.

What's your plans for the day?

It's still dark out @46 with a high of 60. Yesterday it didn't even hit 50 all day and the wind actually had a bite to it. Managed some bench time yesterday and hope for more of the same today. Not much else going on here.

Have a great and safe day!! Stay healthy.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. I hope you make it to the bench today. Our lows are supposed to be in the 40's this weekend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the USMC on their 251st.

MOH finally made it home last night around 9 pm. Today she has to drive to Gainesville then Tampa for the rescue. I have my surgeon appointment at 11 am.

It looks like the tools I been waiting on although being in Orlando Saturday will be delivered today. I have a feeling they were turned over to USPS for delivery. That seems to happen a lot here for some reason.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

Currently 42 here, sunny with a high of 65 later.

Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and enjoy your bench time.

Morning Philip,

Jerry, I haven't had cable for years and didn't see it.
Hope you get some good answers and relief from your doctor visits.

Ron, I've read your planetary motor thread and glad you understand how they work and how to use them.

TomO, thanks for the link to the trolls.
Might just have to try and get out there.

Dave, guten morgen.

Mike, hope Sharon and you are feeling much better and have fun building the turntable.

Karl, what did you get at the show?

ACLTom, pizza with Pam sounds like a great time.
Hope you invited Jerry, he enjoys a pizza party.   

Greg, you're right, it is a slow read, but the writing is so good I don't mind.

TomO, hope Terry's test went well.

Curt, hope the appointment with the surgeon goes well today.

How's everyone else?

Yesterday's weather was perfect.
Star and I did our walk and it was 65 and sunny.
One more short 4 hour day at work and then I'll have 3 days off.

My neighbors horses posed nicely yesterday as I was walking to work.



Have a great day everyone.

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning from Wisconsin. 39f degrees now and high 60's later.

Terry's test went well yesterday and her heart is approved for Thursday's surgery. We will be told Wednesday what time Thursday to report.Thank you all for the prayers, good wishes and thoughts.

Rick, there are going to be quite a few trolls in the PNW. Here is a link to Thomas Dambo's website and there are troll maps listed. Everywhere except Morton Arboretum had been dog friendly so Star should be able to tag along!

https://www.thomasdambo.com/trollmap

Terry has a blood test at 10 at the local vampire den. Checking specifically Magnesium levels. I was told she will drive herself the 3 miles!

I know she wants the laundry done (usually Friday) so I gathered it already waiting for whatever she's wearing now. Beds will be tomorrow because she has to do a special shower cleaning Wednesday night and Thursday morning with a medical soap they gave her for operational prep. It said clean sheets the night before surgery. I can handle it!

Today she is baking though when I headed off to sleep last night I was unaware. The baking surface in the kitchen has ingredients ready and 3 different cookie recipes are out! Usually cookie are made in batches of 36 or so and with 3 recipes out she'll be busy for a few hours today. That's good

I will check in this morning after laundry on the doll furniture. The daughter was thrilled by the painting progress on the 1:12 furniture. This order is her largest ever and needs to be shipped the 20th. It goes to a distributor. She figures her 3 p/t employees will need 3 days to assemble and then a day for inspection and paint touch up. Our helping with the paint has given her time to breathe.

Enjoy your day
TomO

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, hope you make it back to the bench today.

Curt, hope the surgeon appointment goes well.

Rick, those are two beautiful horses there.

TomO, Glad Terry's tests went well yesterday, and her surgery is still a go.  Sounds like your daughter has quite the business there.

Current temperature here is 6c (43f), overcast with a 40% chance of showers.  This is our weather forecast for the rest of the week.

Posted another update last night on my stepper motor thread last night. Mostly theory and will try to post another update tonight.  After that update gets posted I will be up to date.  I have all the preliminary stuff worked out so it's time to put my plans to the test by prototyping the circuit using a bread board.  The fun begins 😊

Have a great day everyone.