Just home from a wonderful 7 days away on the bikes with youngest son. We left from his home in MPLS and spent 6 fantastic days in the the South Dakota Badlands, Blackhills and parts of Wyoming. For those of you that enjoy the beautiful days of traveling on winding roads with “oh wow” scenery you should consider that region for your future considerations.
We did 1916 miles from start to finish in perfect weather, only one very warm afternoon, felt like we were being blasted by a huge hair dryer! I have a new dislike for Honda Mini Van drivers, moronic driving behavior doesn’t even come close to their inability to follow even the simplest driving techniques. “Look Marge — a Buffalo, I’ll just park the van in the middle of the road, get out and take a few pics”, I did have a few suggestions for those folks that I shared with them.
If everything goes as planned, I will do a solo coast to coast trip next summer while the boss and her sisters take two weeks and go to Norway. Should be the trip of a lifetime for all of us. I’m not sure I can do it all in two weeks, we’ll see. There’s actually a 4 corners trip that is sanctioned but I’m not interested as the time frame is short, 21 days.
Big open house here on July 5 in the train room, possibly 30 couples/families stopping by, hope they don’t all come at once! This is our first time to have an open house and we kind of got roped into it but that’s OK as I need to spend some quality time in the train room, good excuse to really clean up the layout and do a few minor repairs to the landscape.
Really looking forward to sleeping tonight in our own bed. Motels and continental breakfasts leave a lot to be desired. But I wouldn’t trade one minute of the last 7 days
Well, it’s been a couple of days. Been on the busy side lately. We are going to go to FIL’s tomorrow for his Birthday and for a post Father’s Day visit. I am going to try to post a few photos from our recent trip to Hilton Head for the meeting. First will be train related so I don’t get in trouble. Rest are for Fife as promissed. Hope this works:
Harbor Town Yacht Club…Pick one Fife! Actually, I think I have just the thing…
How do you like this one[;)]
Or, is this more your style?
Anyway, it was a nice place and perhaps I will return either for a meeting, or if I take up Golf again. Hope everyone has a blessed weekend.
Last night in paradise. Nice chatting with Sir J from beachside until the Blackberry died. Mahalo! Buckeye, sometimes the Chicago summers are worse. Plotting to find some way to stay here. LOL. Dennis, great shots of Harbor Town. Love Fife’s new bathtub toys…
Doug, you lucky dog! I’m green with envy about your trip to paradise. What hotel were you in? Overlooking the beach like that sounds wonderful. We need to do something like that for our 50th this coming November. Have a safe trip home.
Good night Chief! Busy day here - ended up going out to dinner, then getting haircuts at the salon, and then at Walmart for a couple hours. Tomorrow, we are getting new family photos, so wanted matching color shirts and new hairdos. Hey, I just follow orders guys, lol! Sorry to miss you and SJ, Doug. Tardis will be there in a few minutes to pick you up, then come one back and get the other guys. Kurt’s on the move, so have to coordinate his pickup and return very carefully! Right, Doug, RT, Mike, Patrick, SJ, Kurt, Don, Chief, RT, 8nTruck, SPMan, Laz, DougDG, JimSP, and all the rest of you guys - if you want a pickup, turn on the beacon or the porch-light, on the way [:)]
Mornin’ boys. Sunny & 73 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.
dwiemer- Nice harbor…gotta love that lighthouse. That sailboat is a bit larger than my little 27. Cabin cruiser would be more to wifey’s liking. Thanks for sharing.
Chief - [(-D]
cnw1995- Certainly hope you will be posting some pics of Hawah-yee…now that you’ve been taunting us all week. Sheesh…
SPMan- 2 dozen “48s” for a day of railfanning—DEAL!
jonadel- I know you had better cruise east, and help me haul the sheets in… Good luck with the open house.
I agree. Pix ----PUH–LEEEEESSE!![:D][:D]—The vacation we are doing is a trip to a friends “cottage” at Oxtongue Lake near Algonquin Park. 1700 acres of woodlands----aaahhh
We are sunny and a less sticky 27C for today. Tomorrow we be seeing more 70% chance of rain and a high of 27C----then the week just goes to rain and 20-22C for highs and 11-13C for lows—odd start to July[sigh]
Went out for a morning walk and found a yard sale[:)]—ended up with some books for Audrey and nothing besides----[xx(]
Got some track laying and RE -laying to do ----doodlebug discovered a warble showed up on a yard lead I thought worked --now doesn’t[banghead]
Morning to all. It will be a busy day around here. Grass needs to be cut and trimming needs to be done, I also have some plants that need to get in the ground. I am off for two weeks and I am looking forward to the time away. Take care. Mitch
Dennis…I have played that course at Hilton Head. It gets beat up badly due to it being open to the public.
fifedog…Why don’t you just sail down to Hilton Head for a weekend?
SJ…Where is the Chrysler museum and please go ditgital, you will never go back.
Doug…How did you get this gig? When I have meetings they are in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Louisville, Baltimore, Atlanta, etc. Of course my northern meetings are in the dead of winter and my southern meetings are when eggs fry on the pavement.
Chrysler Car museum is very easy to find. Exit 78 off of I75 puts you directly into their HQ. Just follow the museum signs. $8. or $7 for seniors. Check on line and you can find 2 for 1. Had a great chat with Doug last nite, brought back many memories of our two trips there. sunny this morning and summer sure feels good…S.J.
Morning. Ran soakers and hand watered flowers until 1 AM. Lucy had me up at 6 AM. Went back to bed and slept till 8:30. Cooked red hots, eggs and sliced tomatoes. Big breakfast. Got “matters”, squash and cucumbers to pick. Then shower and off to Miss Edna’s with bags of veggies. Still real hot and humid.
Glad Jon had a good ride and time off from doing nothing. [;)]
Seems all are doing well. Still prayers for Brutus’ wife.
It is a beautiful, sunny 65 degrees. Going up to 85 today, with lots of sunshine.
Today is a quiet day. Wife is up north at the daughter’s for the weekend. I am home alone with nothing to do , but run trains and sit outside in the shade. [:-^]
Spent most of this week in the hospital taking care of blood clots in my right leg. After being wheeled around for Dopler scan, two chest X-rays, chest scan with isotopes, vitals every four Hrs., blood work four times, Etc. I am back home. They let me go only because I was able to give myself Lovenox shots.[8D]
The shots were easy, like giving the animals shots.
Glad my son lives on the farm and was willing to “pinch hit” for me.
Had the same thing 16 Yrs. ago in the other leg. That was before Lovenox and spent 8 days in the hospital.[tdn] Medicine has advanced since then.
Great personnel in the hospital. Never been waited on like that before.[tup] Haven’t seen the bill as yet. Fortunately I have Medicare and great back up insurance. Lovenox is expensive. Don’t no the total but the co-pay was $150.00 for an 8 day supply. I am not complaining. Better than 8 days in the hospital.
No internet hook up in the hospital, so I missed the daily Coffee Pot get togethers.
The leg is a little sore, so Mike can drive for me to night.
This is for everyone, especially you, Brutus, because you requested it.
The Wise Farmer Says:
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some Influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
Pat, prayers for your leg problem. Looks like you are on the mend.
More prayers for Brutus’ wife.
Chief, man it must take a lot of water to keep that garden going. I had some store bought yellow squash and onions last night. Yum yum! plus corn on the cob. Went to Von’s super market this morning for milk and noticed they were asking $3.00 each for cantaloupe. They must be nuts. Other places asking $1.00 each. Did pick up some wild caught salmon for dinner tonight at a good price.
Weather is heating up here. Expect temps in the 90’s next few days. I have to do my train layout things between the time I get up and noon on these days. After that, garage is too hot.
Got an extra TV hooked up to cable yesterday since the converter box we had did’nt do much good. We wanted two more sets hooked up but the guy could’nt do it without drilling some holes through a block wall. He did’nt have drill bits for that so I told him to do just the one. That gives us two for the house on cable and that’s enough.
Been watching an internet auction today for a MTH J1 2-10-4 steam engine. Bids are up to $325 at last looks. Buyers fee is 17% plus taxes and shipping. Be interesting to see what it goes for. That engine sold for over $1000. It’s proto 2 and has been run.
I’m getting ready to wire up some more switch machines on my layout when the spirit moves me. I’m getting tired of running around to throw them manually. Fixed voltage on my Z4000 is 10 or 14 volts. I think 14 would be enough for Z1000 switch machines on Ross Switches. My others are powered from a higher voltage source.
Watered yard good this morning and plants. Hunkering down this afternoon and staying out of the heat.
