Hello Blue
My wife seems to be feeling better. Not sure what was wrong. It was not a sickness. So I don't really know.
Here in SE Michigan, we are looking at a string of 70s for the coming week
S.J.
Tom:
I think the month may have to do with packing and finding a moving van. On both sides.
I had a railway to dismantle and 40 years worth of rly magazines to pack.
David Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
31 brisk degrees this morning under clearing skies. Maybe mid 50s again today. The NWS finally came through on its rain promise. Got about a half inch yesterday.
Yesterday started out as planned. Trip to the gym followed by a trip to the grocery store on the pollution solution vehicle. That trip however killed any plans for additional riding in the afternoon. The clouds had rolled in and the temperature started to drop, removing any incentive I had for riding.
Another trip to the gym this morning followed by watching the Dancing Nieces this afternoon and evening. If the weather holds I may try for a bike ride also. I need to get in better shape for long rides. The city is about to close a major intersection to install a roundabout. For me that's not a big deal except that it will also close the bike trail. I'll need to take a longer ride to the next town via a new (2-3 years old) trail but that's 17 miles.
Gas price finally did drop 4cents late yesterday afternoon. $3.75 now.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Currently 44 headed for the upper 60s but that temperature will be moderated by off and on rain showers.
Yesterday was routine. Trip to the gym followed by....pretty much nothing. Laundry this morning followed by soccer at midday and of course standing in the rain while watching. Then 2 more performances from the Dancing Nieces late this afternoon. The things we do for family.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Another shop done gone.
Paris Junction Hobbies in Paris, Ontario. I went there (after my wife went to a craft store) and it was vacant with a closed sign on the door. A bit of research shows that the owners retired in October and couldn't find anyone to take it over.
They posted for a while on here or on the old Gauge, showing the store layout.
David Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Same sad story... Noone wants to take over the family business because they have their own lives working for someone else.
They don't want the responsibility of running a business.
62 with some clouds approaching this morning. Slight chance of showers. High in the low 70s today and near 80 throughout the week until Saturday when the high is only supposed to be around 50 which will make for another day of lousy weather while watching soccer.
Yesterday was definitely not fun watching soccer. 50 degrees and 30 mph winds made watching downright uncomfortable. My great-grandson did score a goal however. While I was talking with him afterwards he asked if I saw his goal. I told him yes but the wind did half the work for him. It was over the other players' heads and the wind hooked it into the goal.
After the game I had a hot shower and coasted for the remainder of the afternoon. Watched the Dancing Nieces for a couple of performances. Their last event for the season will be in two weeks.
Today it will be warm enough to open doors and windows so I can stain the last section of flooring. Not much else planned for today. The other night I saw both of the security lights come on in the back yard. Upon investigation there were at leas 2 doe munching on the day lilies. The light didn't seem to bother them but when I rapped sharply on the window they disappeared rather quickly. First time that's actually worked.
Gas down again to $3.68 late yesterday.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Very foggy and 52 outside my window this morning. The fog is supposed to lift and there's a 50% chance of rain ans thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Had a very nice ride on the pollution solution vehicle. For the first time I actually rode with someone. He pulled up beside me and started talking about the intersection that will soon be close to install a roundabout. Moved on to other topics and chatted for the next twelve miles. Very different from my lone wolf rides. Only drawback - he rides slower than I do. Took an hour and forty minutes for an hour and 20 minute ride.
Floor repair update: my previous repairs keep getting lighter. They are almost a blond oak rather than golden oak. To fix the problem is going to entail pulling up the replaced flooring, sanding the varnish off, reinstalling and then re-staining it. The last batch appears to be going the same route - turning lighter as the stain continues to be absorbed into the wood. I'm going to varnish one strip of that section to see what happens.
Question for today - why can't a person buy just one 9v battery? Seems they are always sold in packages of 2.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
I may have finished the income tax today -- completed and submitted to the gov't web site. I need to get my wife's access re-approved.
Had a problem with the preparation program -- printing the return worked for person 1, but change to person 2 and the same return printed. Workaround involved shutting the machine off and some other fiddles.
David Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Another decent day underway in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. 48 now going to the 70s again. Strong storms possible this afternoon and evening. Still saying 40s for the soccer games this weekend. Grrrr!
Quiet day yesterday. I did get in a 12 mile bike ride. I was going to go longer but my body rebelled at that idea. A neighbor just bought a reel mower and used it yesterday afternoon. It will be interesting to see if he keeps up with it. Last year he used an electric mower but frequently left the grass until it was quiet long before mowing.
Gas was down to $3.55 yesterday.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
Wednesday 4/15/26
Hello Blue
Taxes are done and in the mail. DIL does them for us but we have to mail them. No big deal.
Only news here is the weather, warm days in the 70s but causing damaging storms. I haven't been out for several days so don't know today's gas prices.
Windy and the clouds are moving in. 64 now going 10 degrees north by noon before turning south to hit 50 by late afternoon. Another one of those fronts that weather people like to talk about will be moving through, switching the wind from the south to the north but not diminishing from around 30 mph. Strong to severe storms possible for this evening. The the bottom falls out of the thermometer with a low tomorrow predicted to be around 30 with the aforementioned 30 mph winds.
Yesterday was pretty quiet until I hopped on the pollution solution vehicle. The first 7 miles with a slight tail wind was pretty easy. When I turned back south the wind decided I had it too easy and kicked up to around 20 mph. Definitely got a workout from that. Today's workout will consist of swimming and resistance work after which I will sit on the porch and await the arrival of storms. Then tomorrow morning it's time to watch soccer again which could be rather chilly. On the plus side there's a train show at the county fairgrounds, a first for this area.
Gas continues to drop - $3.49 when I was out yesterday.
All stay safe.
Tom
Life is simple - Eat, Drink, Play with trains
Occupation: Professional Old Guy (The government pays me to be old.)
