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Those storms are supposed to visit us Saturday...
Saturday High 88
Sunday High 74
So it'l feel like Autumn here. I'm looking forward to shutting off the air conditioner 
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Greetings, gang.
46 clear degrees this morning in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. Supposed to get to the low 70s later as the NWS puts the sun back up where it belongs. Chances of rain and minor thunderstorms overnight tonight.
Yesterday went according to plan. Wall, ceiling, and crown molding have all been painted. This morning will see the occurrence of some minor touch up painting before removal of the carpet. Once that is removed I'll be making trip number 12 to Menards for quarter round. After that has been installed it will be time to start restoring order to the living room. I also need to order new drapes for the living room and curtains for my office.
This morning was slightly eventful. As I was sitting here catching up on the overnight news there was a strange sound. Turned out to be a bat. I propped open the front door and turned on lights upstairs and in other parts of the house. I didn't see it happen but I'm assuming my visitor took advantage of the open door policy to visit darker areas. Problem solved.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Tom
Glad you sent the visitor on his way
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Greetings, gang.
A little cool and somewhat breezy in the remote reaches of northern Iowa this morning. Currently 51 headed for maybe 61 later on with some partially clearing skies.
Some progress yesterday as I was able to pull up the last of the old carpet and get some quarter round installed. Then I got the gaming desk moved back into position. By the end of the day I was pretty run down. Taking a day off today. I want to go to Ames to look at a new car. My current car has about 93,000 miles and it's getting time to take it to the dealer for a 100,000 mile checkup. It also needs new tires. Also need some new tennis shoes. My yard work shoes are about dead so my current shoes will get promoted to castle maintenance when I get the new shoes.
Mikey - I was happy so see him leave. He's the 4th one I've had in the house. Apparently one manages to find its way in every 10 years or so.
Gas is holding at $2.69.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Hi gang
We too are cool here this morning but it looks to be a dry day. We got some much needed rain yesterday but we need a lot more.
I built the other door for my lawn mower shed yesterday and if all goes as planed I will hang it today.
I want to take a minute to thank all of you for being here. I have had a rough year but you are among the many friends that were there to cheer me up when I was down. My wife and I are both in better shape and continue to improve daily. I have not been very active but I have tried to post when I could.
On another note, reading the specs I see we have many folks viewing threads that do not comment. If you are one of them Pleas take a second to say hello and if you haven't joined, please do. It is free and the best modelers in the world are on this forum.
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Charlie glad you and your wife are doing better I know that getting older leads to more medical problems hope yours are over.
Jim
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Good evening folks
I know I have been absent for the last couple of weeks. Some of the reasons were due to work. We worked a few nights and one weekend along with several long days. Over the last couple of weeks, I have not felt like myself. I was feeling worn out and I was blaming the working hours. I was also experiencing some bladder issues beyond the normal issues I sometimes have with an overactive bladder. A visit to the urologist resulted in undergoing a couple of tests. One result of the testing appears that my prostate maybe enlarged. Things came to a head over the Labor Day weekend. I woke at 5 AM Saturday morning freezing and shivering. I was running a temperature of 100.7. I was bouncing between the chills and the sweats. I spoke with the doctor, and we determined that I had a nasty urinary tract infection. I was feeling so bad I did not leave the house the entire holiday weekend. I am finishing up the course of antibiotics and I do finally feel almost my normal self. I have one more test to do next week and hope to have some answers as to what has been going on. Of course, just to make things even more stressful my wife and I are scheduled to leave for vacation in two weeks.
Since I am feeling better there is some vacation prep running, I need to do this weekend. I have to run to AAA to order some Euros. I need to start packing before the wife fills up all the suitcases. I am still not permitted to do any heavy lifting so most of the yardwork is out of the picture.
I am hoping to run some trains. I would like to assemble either some rolling stock kits or start working on building kit.
I hope everybody has a good evening.
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Hear, hear Jim....!
"not been very active..." (My foot!)
We all knew things were not the best out there for quite a while, Charlie, and we missed your daily presence for a bit, but it seems like you've more than made up for lost time and things are picking up in an encouraging way. Our best to you and the bride, and we hope that you enjoy many, many more years enjoying what you have.
Took advantage of the good weather today on my day off after luxuriating under the covers until after the sun came up (work days mean a 0500 alarm and a groan), took the dog for a walk in the park, got my eyes checked and got a new (stronger) prescription for glasses then headed home to wash windows and window sills and finish power washing the patio. After dinner hung a new set of custom blinds in our bedroom. Finally made it down to my office.
Saw a former coworker at a retirement party last night (also a model railroader). I think we're going to make plans to have him come over to take a look at the Gorge soon. He had big plans for a triple level N-scale layout but is too busy in retirement... Maybe I can goose him into motion.
Tomorrow looks a bit bleaker for outdoor activities, but as everyone's said, we need the rain. Gas is on a 20-cent yoyo in the last few days. Saw $2.99 and then $3.19 the next day.
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Tom:
Glad you're feeling better, hope this all goes away fast!
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Happy First Saturday of September, gang.
College football is well underway now and I hope your favorite team is successful (except when it plays mine).
Another cool morning underway in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. Currently it's 44 headed for maybe 64 under clear skies. Upper 30s possible for tomorrow morning. Then 80s by next week.
Yesterday was very relaxing. Stop at the Honda dealer to investigate some new cars. Seems you can only get factory XM radio on their top of the line cars and even then not with a hybrid power train. Looks like I'll be taking my current car in for a 100,000 mile checkup soon. I'll also be springing for some new tires. After that was a stop at the shoe store. Found some new shoes and put the old ones in the box. When I went to the cashier she diligently opened the box and declared "Wow! I didn't think we carried these." Very nice (and cute) young lady.
It's Saturday so that means laundry. I'll also be heading to the cemetery later to clean up the grave site for my wife and son. In the midst of all that I'll be installing more quarter round and putting the living room back in order. I got new curtains ordered last night and most should be here by the end of next week.
Tom - glad to hear you're improving and I hope you're fully recovered in time to enjoy your trip.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Greetings, gang.
Currently in the low 50s after an overnight low of 38. Maybe 70 later. Much warmer during the coming week.
Yesterday went well until early afternoon when I just flat ran out of steam. Laundry done, grave site cleaned, more quarter round installed, and the rest of the gaming area put back together. This morning while I was watching a rather boring F1 race I did some more work in the main part of the living room. Got all the drop cloths folded up and pulled more of the staples that were holding the carpet padding in place. About another two feet to go but my back has declared that it was time for a break. I still need to put some quarter round down but it should go fairly quickly. After that I should be able to finish putting the living room back together by the end of the day. Final clean up of tools, paint, rags, etc. will probably take place tomorrow. Then it's just a matter of waiting for the curtains and drapes to arrive.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Hello Blue
Sun this morning, it might tap 70 by late afternoon.
Mostly just checking in. My wife just handed me a waffle, gotta go.
S.J.
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Greetings, gang.
Partly cloudy and 61 outside my window this morning. 74 today, 80s Wed. and Thur., and 90 by Friday but with lower humidity it shouldn't be too bad.
Yesterday was the 3 week anniversary of the beginning of the Great Living Room Project and of course the end date keeps moving away. When I pulled up the old carpet there was a 7x8 patch where a previous area rug had been. That rug had apparently taken the stain out of the flooring. I had been thinking about getting the floor refinished but thought I'd try some stain as an test. It matched up well enough that I stained the entire area. It's a little darker than the rest of the floor but close enough. This morning I need to put some varnish over that and then let the whole are cure for at lest a week before I put the new area rug in place. On a positive note I learned that all the remaining curtains and drapes are on the way.
Gas is still dropping. Down to $2.66 yesterday when I was out and about.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Getting used to the temps in the 70's
Next week, back to the 80's
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Good Morning Everyone. It is a nice cool morning here on this side of PA. Today will consist of getting the former B&O F7A painted black and lettered and numbered for Conrail. This is the final unit for my short Conrail roster that will make an appearance on the C&I from time to time. There really isn't much on the agenda for today other than that.
The temps are starting to get like fall weather now in the evening but right now during the day we are still in the mid 70s to low 80s. There isn't any rain in sight all week and it's not a bad thing but we sure could use a couple days of some nice steady rain. Last year around this time we was in a bad drought but according to the weather, we are on the dry side of the drought while other parts of PA are at moderate. As much as I don't like saying it, we need a good winter with lots of snow. One can hope and pray for that. But now it's time to start on the F7A locomotive so be on the lookout on my thread of current projects.
Have a great day everyone and take care.
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