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[sir james]

WEDNESDAY 7/23/25
Hello Blue.
We have sun, no smoke this morning so blue skies. Hi of 86 for the day.
Oldest son came yesterday and cut the grass. It was a comfortable 77. 
We had an issue with a new to us restaurant. My wife ordered a salad from the menu, and it was big. BUT when the bill came it was 5 dollars higher than the menu price. Of course I was stunned and angry. A chat with the owner who said the salad she got was available but wasn't on the menu. Hmmm not our fault, Well he did adjust the bill and took the 5 dollars off. We did leave on good terms but it still bugs me. This happened last week so I hope I didn't bore you with a repeat.
S.J.

[tompm]

Good evening folks

It was a hot one today out on the turnpike. About an hour ago a storm rolled through. It looked ugly but we got about 15 minutes of rain and a few flashes of lightning and some thunder. Now the humidity is going through the roof.

Depending on the weather, I will be trying to get the concrete out of the ground where the broken fence post is. Once the concrete is out, I can start replacing the post. We will be making a pharmacy run but I am not sure what other errands await us. There is the never ending laundry pile to deal with.

I plan to run some trains. I need to break-in the PRSL B6sb 0-6-0 locomotive and A B&O NW2, Phase V. I have track to finish weathering and then ballast it. I have some rolling stock I can fine tune.

I hope everybody has a good evening.

[ngauger]

Tom:

That storm missed us, but not the humidity

[tompm]

Tom:

That storm missed us, but not the humidity

Apparently the storm glanced us. Lawerence Park Shopping Center lost power. My son said he was talking with UDPD and a big tree fell on a car on Bishop Avenue and the diver is in the hospital in critical condition.

[sir james]

Sunday 7/27/25
Hello Blue
Sun this morning, hi of 95 today. For us that's hot. Even too stuffy for outdoor sitting.
Not much going on, been staying in. A cousin died this past week, that leaves three of us left on my mother's side. 
I have an artery ultrasound tomorrow, other than that the rest of July looks clear.
S.J.

[ngauger]

Tom:

That storm missed us, but not the humidity 

Apparently the storm glanced us. Lawerence Park Shopping Center lost power. My son said he was talking with UDPD and a big tree fell on a car on Bishop Avenue and the diver is in the hospital in critical condition.

Wow!!!  That's Horrible.  I always think about driving on back roads that have a lot of trees during bad storms.

[FiatFan]

Greetings, gang.

Sunny and 78 with a scheduled high in the low 90s with more humidity. Cooling off by Wednesday with highs in the 70s for the remainder of the week.

Heartbreaking trip. My granddaughter is confined to bed now and a some point in the near future her body will start shutting down as the lesions take over her brain. Such a tragic end for such a brilliant person.

All stay safe.

Tom

[tompm]

Good evening folks

A hot day out on the job site.

We got our errands done. My wife actually walked into the pharmacy. The store is about a block away from the parking area, so this was another milestone in her long recovery and gaining back her mobility from when she had the blood clot in her lung back in November 2022. Unfortunately, I could not find the dog food at the stores we tried. I had to pick it up at a PetSmart on the way home from work. I worked on trying to get the concrete from the broken fence post out of the ground but I think I need someone with a better back than mine.

I ran some trains. I began the break in running for the PRSL B6sb 0-6-0 locomotive. I am very disappointed in Rapido. I purchased eight TOFC flat cars with 40 ft trailer included. Six of the eight have parts broken off of the trailers. One of the six the flat car is also damaged as the wheels fell off and some parts are either broken off or bent.

I hope everybody has a good evening.

[jim currie]

Good evening folks


I ran some trains. I began the break in running for the PRSL B6sb 0-6-0 locomotive. I am very disappointed in Rapido. I purchased eight TOFC flat cars with 40 ft trailer included. Six of the eight have parts broken off of the trailers. One of the six the flat car is also damaged as the wheels fell off and some parts are either broken off or bent.

I hope everybody has a good evening.

of you got them from a dealer contact them and send a photo they should make them right. of you got them from the likes of eBay I have found anything from Rapido from them is a shot in the dark.
Jim

[TMo]

Crazy couple of weeks went by in the blink of an eye and money flying out of my wallet.

Had my oldest son, his wife and my granddaughter fly in and stay with us. Things were hectic but manageable until the compressor in my outdoor A/C unit gave up the ghost on the day before we were leaving for the Outer Banks to celebrate my wife's 60th. Vacation with 9 of us and two dogs in the same beach house. Now my wife says we need a vacation from the vacation.

A/C service guy just got our new compressor working, but the system's got to exchange a lot of hot air that's been sitting in this house for more than a week. We're getting ready to make big changes to the system anyway - my builder convinced me into a single system to cover both floors of my house (the second is much smaller) with a couple of dampers, but it's never been adequate in 26 years of service and I'm ready to take a plunge into a re-design to fix what should have been fixed a long time ago. We're fortunate to have a master bedroom on the first floor and we've taken advantage of the coolness of the basement after getting back.

It's hot here on the east coast and traveling on the weekends to and from the beach is no picnic. However, the bride loves the beach, so what she wants on her birthday, she generally gets.

My 2-year-old grandaughter can wreck any piece of technology she gets hold of. No remote, cell phone, or DCC cab is safe. The consist that had been operating without a hitch of my layout just prior to her arrival is fighting itself and I suspect foul play...

Sheetz just opened a new store down the street and I saw unleaded for $2.75 there this morning. I suspect some promotional stuff is going on there since it's about 20 cents more expensive at the other vendors.

The 2-year-old's due back at the middle of this week for another 10 days, so model railroading will be on the back burner.

[BR60103]

Tmo:
There's a fantasy/mystery series called Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. One quirk is that doing magic destroys any electronics within reach that are turned on -- silicon chips are turned to sand.

[TMo]

Tmo:
There's a fantasy/mystery series called Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.  One quirk is that doing magic destroys any electronics within reach that are turned on -- silicon chips are turned to sand.

Yeah, she has a similar superpower...  I love the little kid, but I gotta watch her closely around my stuff.

[sir james]

Wednesday. 7/30/25
Hello Blue.
Sheetz has been buying properties around here. Detroit area. I like their stations. The have many in Pa. Lowest gas I saw this week was $2.84.
S.J.

[FiatFan]

Greetings, gang.

Very hazy skies this morning from Canadian fires. 64 now going to the mid 70s. Similar temperatures for the next several days.

Productive day yesterday. Had to clean up leaves before I could mow. Had a windstorm over the weekend. I got the mowing and associated tasks completed. Then a quick trip to the grocery store. That was followed by a 12 mile bike ride. This morning I'm off to Ames for a routine doctor appointment.

All stay safe.

Tom

[hillyard999]

Heartbreaking trip.  My granddaughter is confined to bed now and a some point in the near future her body will start shutting down as the lesions take over her brain.  Such a tragic end for such a brilliant person.

Tom

Tom, 

I am so sorry to hear this.