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Hello Blue
Just checking in.
Hi of 77 today. 80s will be back in a few days.
The China virus has kept us at home except when we need to shop. 
A few back yard gatherings with our kids has been our summer.
S.J.
Back from farms.  No water in the woods. ??  No mosquitos.  Unbelievable with the storms there.  Think they have had less rain than we have.

Feeders raised.  Maybe bears will not mess them up now.  We'll see.  

R&R and TV.  Tired.

Tom.  Train buddy in central Iowa was bashed by the storm.  Lots of trees down on his country lot.
Good morning everyone, been busy the past few days, Monday was busy counting the raindrops that accidentally fell our way, and yesterday was spend looking to see if I could find any. Turned on the TV yesterday morning to a "MONSOON FINALLY HITS THE VALLEY", accompanied by some ominous music. Two things, one, it wasn't a "monsoon" that hit, it was a dust storm (now call a Haboob), and second, it only hit a small potion of the area on the east side. Every station seemed to focus on one house where a large tree fell on it. So far, that about par for this year's "monsoon season", (correct usage of the term, not my choice either). Nope

Going sofa shopping today. This virus thing must have caught the furniture industry by surprise, several big furniture stores here have "temporarily out of stock", "on backorder"", or, "Sofa on order" on most of their displays. Their web sites only show a limited few as being "in stock", but with a "call and check stock before you come in" warning. I wish I knew all this before taking our old sofa to Goodwill....

Going to Brenda's Kitchen for breakfast this morning, been going there a lot lately, it's like a family reunion when you get there. Everybody waves to you when you come in, people stop to chat with each other, and Brenda knows everyone by name. I wrote about the place a while back, every coffee cup in the place is different and it changes by the season, as does the decorations. The staff wears a different shirt each day, advertising local businesses, with business cards at each table. And.... you can still get a cup of coffee for a buck. Applause The last time we went to Denny's, I think coffee was $2.79. Icon_e_surprised
Greetings, gang.

58 at the moment and warming. Supposed to hit the mid 80s today with lots of sun. Sure could use some rain. According to the NWS we're in a moderate drought leaning toward a severe drought. No significant rain since early June. If this keeps up I may have to get some cactus plants from Don.

Went to Menards yesterday morning and picked up some new solar lights for the Backyard & Southern. Also went for a long bike ride. After dark last night I went out and identified the lights that needed to be replaced, Today I'll work on that. Also take a bike ride and a walk to the grocery store. The walk may just happen to go past the ice cream store..

Gas prices here are goofy. Monday when I was out gas was at $1.80. Yesterday the price had jumped to $1.99. Go figure!

Frank - my sympathies to your friend. I was very fortunate. The storm started just west of me and was still building strength as it went through. Only damage here was a few branches down and some parts of town lost power for a couple of hours.

Don - that restaurant sounds like small town living in the big city.

All stay safe.

Tom
Lazy this AM. Slept till 9. Then got email from El Centro Hispano. Think I stuck a needle in someone about poor County response to testing the Latina community. 50% of those testing positive in Wake County are Latina. Yet the County has made no effort to go into this community and do testing. A lot of them will not come out to testing sites as they are scared. A lot of untruths [lies] have been spread about this and other subjects.


Now got to take Wifey to Raleigh and pick up a vanity for FIL's. undefined

Suppose to pour. ?? Who knows.
Good afternoon folks

Temperature is 75 and heading to 79. It rained even though the weather guessers said it won't. Now they say they think we might get a storm later in the day.

I have been working on cleaning and scrubbing the floors in the kitchen and dining room. Every so often with the wood vinyl floors we found we have to do a heavy duty cleaning every couple of months.

Worked on weathering some MDC/Roundhouse express reefers and a couple of cabooses. I finished building the Old and Weary Shops NYO&W wood reefer. I plan to continue working on them later today. My track order came yesterday so I need to start thinking about track plans.

I hope everybody has a good day.
Good morning all, I checked several sources, and the high temp today could be anywhere from 107 to 111, chances of rain from 0 to 20%. No consistency, as usual, except that they all say we're looking at another week of 110+ temps next week.

You're right Tom, I remember those small town restaurants when traveling, got the radio playing in the background, but everyone is busy talking or eating to listen. I think the only thing missing at Brenda's is that rack of homemade pies.....

Did that Windows upgrade the other day, not just an update, but it went from version 1903 to 2004 with "lots of new features". Now my machine runs like molasses and I haven't found any of those new features. Nope
Greetings, gang.

The sun is coming up into another clear sky this morning. 60 at the moment headed for 85 this afternoon with a gradual warming trend through the weekend. No rain in sight.

Learned a lesson yesterday. Don't go for a bike ride when you're hungry. Ran out of steam and kind of struggled getting home. I even had to cut the ride a little short. After dark last night I went out to see how the new solar lights look. Everything looks really nice. I just need two more lengths of solar rope lights to complete the outline of the track. A trip to Harbor Freight is in my future!

Nothing major on the agenda for this morning. This afternoon is a visit with the doctor about some pains in my stomach.

All stay safe.

Tom
Good morning folks

It is 67 on its way to 80.

We had a rough evening and overnight. Something triggered my wife's asthma and she had several really bad spells. It started yesterday when she got up. We thought she was fine but then had a spell after dinner. When she went to go to bed she had the worse spell she has had in a long time. We were close to calling 911 but finally her medication kicked in. She had one more during the night. She will be on the phone today to the doctor to see if they can figure this out.

I did continue weathering reefers yesterday and got a few completed. I still have more and more.

When we traveled the wife and I always looked for the local diners. Usually found good food and good prices at those places. I hate going to chains when we were traveling because I want to try to get something different. The only thing we avoid is the local versions of Philly cheesesteaks. I have seen some abominations that are truly sickening. Our last trip to Chincoteague was a classic example. We had breakfast every morning at a local family restaurant and a dinner there too. My daughter found a steak and seafood place literally in the middle of nowhere that had some of the best food I have had in years. The hush puppies were to die for.

I hope everybody has a good day.
Good morning all, too late to close the barn door now. Doing some work in the garage so I put the seldom-used golf cart outside. It hasn't rained here since March, why would it last night, so I left it outside. Big mistake, it did indeed rain, and this morning I find an email from the newspaper telling me that there's a severe storm warning for the county. A pity that I didn't see that before I went to bed. Icon_cry Even so, the rain was welcome, and the golf cart will eventually dry out, even though the forecast for today is only 106.

Don't know about today, some guessers do show rain, but it's always unpredictable this time of the year. Still, I will move the cart, just in case. Goldth Other than that, I don't have much on the agenda. It's Friday again, so everyone have a great weekend....
Greetings, gang.

Cloudy and 65 headed for sunny and 89 with a chance for a brief shower soon.

Early yesterday I went for 3 mile walk and was planning a bike ride for later in the morning. Decided to let the bike go without me. Doctor visit was routine. Vampire took (roughly) 6 quarts of blood. Should get the results later today (maybe).

Don - now you have a solution! Whenever you want rain leave the golf cart outside.

Tom - my wife and I traveled in much the same way. Our rule was not to go to places we have at home. Also a favorite stop was what one of our kids called a Pepsi cafe - the little place with the Pepsi sign. Always interesting and almost always good food at a reasonable price.

All stay safe.

Tom
Produce box deliveries.  Out the door.
Hello Blue
Sun and 90s today. That is hot for us Mi. folk.
No big news from here as being old we only go out when needed.
The garden did well this year. We have had to share the pickins with the squirrels but they do leave us much more than they ruin.
 Our growing season is only about four months long so we do enjoy what we can grow.
S.J.
Good afternoon folks

It is a nice 82. However if you stay in the sun it does get uncomfortable. High is supposed to be 84.

Wife finally got her schedule for next week. She will be in school for in-service Monday through Thursday. They are off for Friday. She will again be a 1 on 1 paraprofessional with a special needs child. She doesn't know who yet or if it will be all virtual, or in school, or blended. Depending on child's IEP they may have to come to school. The special needs students will be the only students in the school.

My daughter knows her school district will be virtual until at least the end of September. She is waiting to hear about the volleyball season. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association which the governing body over school sports in Pennsylvania, is meeting today to decide the fate of the season. They were allowed to hold 2 on 2 play outside this past week.

Tom - We practiced the Pepsi cafe method also. In addition we would look for the stainless steel diners. Come to think of it many of them had a Pepsi sign. There was one exception to the no chain rule and that is Waffle House. The closet ones to us are in Lancaster, PA or Dover, DE.

My Pan Pastel weathering chalks from MB Klein arrived yesterday. I tried them out on a steel reefer and I am very pleased with the results. I got more to do.

I hope everybody has a good day.
Greetings, gang.

A low grade thunderstorm underway in the remote reaches of northern Iowa at the moment. A little thunder, some lightning, and a few drops of rain. 67 at the moment with a predicted high near 90.

Got my report back from vampire girl and blood tests are all normal. Guess I'm good to go for a while. Otherwise an uneventful day yesterday. Took a couple of short bike rides then drove through a local burger joint for some of the best chicken in town (as voted by the community several years in a row).

After the rain departs I'll go for a walk and also get on the bike for a longish ride. Another item to be checked off the to-do list will be laundry, always a fun filled project.

All stay safe.

Tom