Jack, you’re right. Normally, I don’t talk to anybody unless I know who they are but I think this one was legitimate. However, I am not taking anymore calls about the computer without some kind of confirmation. I am on the National do not call list but I still get em. I’m starting to let the machine answer most of my calls. We have been flooded with telemarketers lately. They use every trick in the book to get their foot in the door.
Had my annual termite inspection today and nothing serious turned up. Guy just found a couple of small spots and treated them. I do have to clear away the soil and rocks from the bottom of some of my siding which is too close to the ground.
Weather is warming up again after a cloudy Easter. Did have just a drop or two of rain but nothing to write home about.
Friend of mine on the railroad who has been on the reserve board (not working) for four and a half years just got called to come back to work. Hope this is a good economic indicator. The railroads usally are. However another friend in the aerospace industry has been out of work now for over two years or more. A lot of those jobs seem to have left for good. Amazing how this place used to be the center of aviation building but not anymore.
IIABSDISEI with temps near 40. Had another minor crisis on that which I cannot talk about. This is getting more than old now. I should have kept a journal of all that has happened. It would never sell in Hollywood as it has been too unbelievable. Work was ok for the daily stuff that I had to do, but we got some potentially bad news in terms of our IT support or lack thereof. May find out more tomorrow. I am so eager to start playing soccer again in some form or another. I see where AJ signed Connor Daly to drive for him at the 500. Have to like the first name on the kid. TBIL and I can drive after the season ending of “The New Normal”. Btw, take a peek again at the “In a Standard Gauge Mood” thread. Becky is at it again. I hope everyone has a good day.
My new to me 1615 took a crap today. [:(] E-unit would not respond, So I took it apart and did some cleaning. A lot of rust and everything was dry. All is now good and I can not beleive how many Ore cars this little engine that could, can. I will post a video tomorrow. [Y]
Feet hurt some, but got some good progress made on the 109. Most of the fine detail is on, so a little more fine detail, then the first coat of paint is to go on. [:D]
A visit to Toledo today. No luck at the casino but a nice visit with my 94 year old aunt who still lives in her own home. Then a visit with an adult cousin who has a nice O ga layout in her basement. Belongs to her boyfriend. He is thinking of York but not sure he can get away from his business. Banilla is ready and I’m running late…S.J.
I think someone played an April Fool’s joke on me in da Bronx yesterday! Someone took half of the team away. I’ve been going to see the Yanks for over 40 years and this was the first time it felt like they weren’t the Yanks. With half of the starting lineup on the disabled list it just felt like an exhibition game. Ugh!
Spent the first part of my shift talking to an operator who will be coming over from our telescope on Kitt Peak. We shut it down yesterday in order to replace it w/ a newer one. This will be a big project and the site will be down for at least a year. So she is coming to work w/ us. I may be changing my schedule as a result.
Kev - glad to hear the 1615 is back in action. At least it’s not another voltage regulator…[:-^] Hopefully that motor should be in when I get back home.
DougM - glad to hear your ship has come in
Jack - maybe you should put nerf bumpers on the Caddy[:S]
More Daewoo assembly this next week off. My friend was able to get the oil pan off and cleaned and re-installed w/ new gasket. He even managed to get the transmission mount back in by himself, no mean feat. We should be putting fire to it soon (steam engine analogy). If we get frustrated w/ it we will then SET fire to it[:P]
Spent part of last evening painting a 1/72 scale model of an H-21 helicopter. Dual rotor, air-cooled engine in the rear, these things are the Corvair of the air[:D] First time I used a color cup on my old Badger airbrush. That is the way to go. Think I will just toss the bottle attachment. Badger’s little paint mixer is also the bomb! It brought back some of my 30 year old paints no problem.
I also found a little portable spray booth for the airbrush. Neat little system that folds up. I’ll let you guys know how it works out.
Wed. 83 Thur. 70 Fri.70
I take a walk everyday with my dogs for exercise and have been watching Townhouse construction about a half mile from me. Actually I think Townhouses are suppose to have a shared wall and these are free standing houses but Townhouse type construction. there only about 5 feet apart with a walkway on one side for a side door entrance, on the other side is your neighbors walkway. Out the backdoor is only about 5 feet to a fence, enough for two trash cans and thats about it. The garage is the front and the houses are as wide as the garage probably 20 feet and about twice that deep. Thats it for parking, there is no other parking, a little on the busy street in front and around the corner is a Convalescent hospital and a school so not much parking there. Behind the garage is the kitchen, living room, a small bathroom, and dining room. Upstairs is bigger because of the area of the garage is now living space, 3 bedrooms and a bigger bathroom. You better be able to throw things away because there is no storage unless you use one bedroom for storage. 10 were completed and a few are sold, a sign said from the high $200,000’s. Now they are stuccoing another 11 and a sign says phase two from the low to mid 300,000’s, house prices are rising here now after falling greatly after 2005.
After high school and most of my working life you had to have a reletive in the construction trades union in order to get in the union. The Mexicans finally broke the union stranglehold and now its almost 100% Mexicans in the construction trades.
I was a aerospace machinist and our state goverment has driven all the machine shops and aircraft manufactures out of this state. If a young guy isen’t college material I don’t know what he does here anymore.
I get two or more calls a day everyday from call centers for home improvement contractors, I hang up promptly without saying anything but its annoying to dash over to the phone.
Just a quick drive-by. Here’s a link to a youtube video that a father & son posted of their visit to the layout last November. We let them put their Marx engine & tender thru it’s paces on a couple of laps around the track.
This is the first post in a few days for me. We had a great Easter but kept busy. We had two families from church over for Easter dinner; the highlight of the meal was the rack of lamb I made. I also made Easter pizza/pie which is an Italian-American treat from my youth. It’s been raining quite a bit here the past few days and the highs have been in the 50s.
AF Ray and Jack – Enjoy that early win; there won’t be many of them. Yes, that was certainly an odd-looking Yankee lineup.
Jeffrey – I initially did not like Windows 8 either, but now I thoroughly enjoy it. I have AVG as well and need to uninstall Norton as the free trial period is up. I’ll let you know if I find the uninstall function.
TRIBE WINS!!! TRIBE WINS!!! CHUCK its time for the WORLD SERIES, only 161 to go!!!
Got to do grocery shopping today and get my senior citizen discount of 5%, but I’ll take it. Still winter is holding on for one more day, high only 45 today.
ROY, saw YUZ had some softball size hail down there in TEXASS. Lots o windows smashed out.
It is a sunny 25 degrees. Going up to 46 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have an errand to run and the usual chores to do. Then, finish working on my paperwork project. Done by lunchtime and then a nice nap.
Yes, LAZ, Tribe played good last night. I hope this is a good sign for the season.
Aloha. Still winter-cold but sunny. Hope today goes easier because the youngest got scared at 1:45 this morning and I had to dig out the sleeping bag so he could stay in the room. By the time I got him set up, I was pretty awake. Ah well. Time to begin training to sleep with my eyes open. [:D]
I put together this teeny tiny little cockpit for the helicopter last night. Came out looking good, but only about a 1" cube[:S] Rudder pedals (of which two broke off as I cut it off the sprue[banghead]) are about the size a ladybug’s leg. Locktite CA gel to the rescue! Put the rotor hubs together too. 5 parts in something about the size of a nickel. Pretty good detail for the size of this thing. But the worst instructions I have ever seen. The book I have on the history of these jobs is proving useful as well as interesting. May have to go to the the Pima Air Museum this week and take a look at theirs. Dad would be proud. Retired USAF maintenance officer. Would have been 74 next week. Will drive the Corvair (a '61 4DR was his first new car and favorite) and go look @ aircraft in his memory.
Time to go find a pillow before I have to drive down the hill.