Not much to report on the fruit front. We went out to the grove day before yesterday and did some routine maintenance, plus picked some limes, papayas, and a few of the last oranges. For the Diner, I think it’s “virtual oj” until the main harvest starts again in around October.
Rob - very sorry to hear about your fire, but glad that neither you nor the wife, nor your critters, were hurt. Wow, two fires for Diner regulars inside of two weeks, what are the odds?. Hope these things don’t come in threes.
Just a note to mention that another one of inch’s photos made it into the group selected at railfan Photos of the Week over at TrainBoard. It’s one he posted here showing the washout on the line near him. The link to the thread is here, and his photo is the first one in the second post:
And I finally got around to uploading and editing my photos from the last trip. I wrote up a description to go along with the photos too. As usual I posted it over on TrainBoard. You can see the thread here:
Yeah, I heard about that. Too bad. Wayne was kind of a strange cat, but he had a lot of stuff. Sorry I won’t be up there to check out his going out of business sale. At lea
It’s 73 here this morning and the sky is clear. A high in the low 90’s is expected and it will be partly cloudy.
I’m expecting the new fridge to be delivered sometime today. They told me it would be in the afternoon but we all know how old Murphy works. Reschedule all your plans for the morning so you can be there in the afternoon but for some reason the delivery team arrives in the morning when you’re not there, knocking all your plans into a cocked hat.
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Today’s Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/12/2008
Heat Index: 77°F
Humidity: 95%
Dew Point: 70°F
So Far Today
High: 75°F
Low: 72°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 8mph NNE
Today High: 92 Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
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"Well, I have never been wished Happy Birthday so much in all my life!!
Tell all a big THANK YOU!!!"
Mike, love the CSX pics, especially the one with the grain storage bins.
Duke, I showed Monique your post she laughed so hard…thanks for stirring it up! [swg]
Dick did you say a summer sale on Southern 7.5 4-6-2’s? [:D]
Come on PC! We have seen worse believe me!
Ed, I see you have an image posted in the Photos of the Week over at TrainBoard too! Congratulations my friend! Oh, and you look just right sitting on the seat inside the cab of the C30-Super7N! Nice Railfan report from Mexico! Too bad the brewery was not open for tour, and I bet you were thirsty too! And the image of the abandoned cars is a classic! Hey, do they still use the narrow gauge on the dual track segments?
Partly cloudy skies will be around for most of the day today with scattered rain and thunderstorms expected this afternoon. Chances for rain and thunderstorms continue and increase tonight and through the day tomorrow. The heaviest rain will not move in until Friday afternoon but some rain and isolated thunderstorms will be around today. Saturday and Sunday both look to be dry with daytime high temperatures in the mid 80’s.
Jim,
I seem to be busy with kids most everyday, it’s easier when the sunshines and we’re not stuck in the house on the rainy ones.
Dick,
As bad as it was here, it was and still is worse else where in the lower grounds all across the mid-west.
Me n KC took a mowy ride yesterday and when we got to the end of the woods, she saw a ballast train at the crossing and wanted “go closer”. I had the camera with me
One of the crewmen told us the tracks here should be open today or tomorrow. But they had to start the repairs at Greencastle over, after Monday nights rain, washed out what they had done there.
I heard about the washout and derail in Sullivan County IN from next door yesterday. Seems th train came up on the washout and couldn’t get stopped in time, so they ride it thru. Well the engines made it ok, but the first 4 cars didn’t. The rest of the cars stayed upright on the tracks.
Best get ta chores, hope ya’ll has a gooden and thoughts for all those in need
[angel]Prayers for the families of four boys killed by the tornado at Little Sioux, Iowa last night. Three thirteen year olds and a fourteen year old. Over forty injured. What a disaster.[:(]
Morning, Zoe - I see Bill and Inch and Jeff have been in this morning already, and Ryan - you’re up kind of early (or is that because you’re in the eastern time zone?). Hope Rob got some sleep last night.
I’ll have some waffles,
a glass of Ed’s OJ,
and a cup of coffee, please.
Ryan, sounds like Monique got a kick (and some entertainment) from everyone’s wishes (and gift suggestions…).
Inch, that’s something else, that the locos got through the washout safely, but the cars behind it didn’t. Guess the locos pushed down the track enough that the cars were tipped/tilted when they reached that track?
I was watching the TV this morning, and they said the kids in Iowa that were injured in the storm, were at a Boy Scouts camp for leadership training. One of the uninjured 18 year olds was able to help some of the injured until the EMT’s and ambulances got there (using, the TV guy said, first aid training that he’
School is out in… 2 hours, 49 minutes… (probably 45 by the time this is posted)
I haven’t even gotten to school yet today… Will in 20 minutes or so.
Hmmm, trying to think of new things to talk about… Oh yeah, we’re going to dog-sit for a friend, and the kittens went away to be adopted yesterday. They were special kittens…
As far as the layout, I haven’t done anything really. I need my backdrop… Once I get that, I can go to town on the town, and the hillside… It’s gonna be fun, but it’s taking some time.
***Philip, neat bikes. Hope you get many an enjoyable mile out of them.
***Duke, that Southern 4-6-2 is a beauty. Would love to have a live steamer on the ol’ farm. Would be interesting to see how the various critters would react to it. (Not in this lifetime)
***Ed, didn’t someone report on an old model railroader who lost a huge layout to a fire in recent months? That would make ours #3, so everyone else should be safe. [sigh]
Last nights thunderstorm not only knocked our well out (which did reset…thank god), but also sent a large tree branch sailing through the air, landing inches from where our porch dog was laying down on the little porch. We immediately brought him into my “painting porch”. Wife is picking up a new doghouse for him as I type. A lightbulb also blew out at the same instant lightning struck around the studio and that tree lost it’s branch. Couldn’t tell if the tree had been hit or not, but I suspect it would have lost more than one branch if it had??? At least all the storage tanks & troughs are full again, which is good.
Two nights ago we had a violent lightning storm come through with what I suspect was a microburst. One orea of a pasture looked like a giant hand came down from above and flattened the grass/weeds in a large swath, fairly well defined. Didn’t see this one, but had one do the same thing some years back which I did witness. That one knocked down a large tree by the creek. I was in the barn hanging onto a beam that time.
Remember what I said about Murphy’s law? The Lowe’s delivery truck showed at 9:45! It wasn’t due until mid-afternoon. So I got my new fridge about six hours early. Some good news! The truck driver bought my old computer main-board and display card for thirty bucks. GAS MONEY!
Well, the winds have died down today in SunnyCal, but not before leaving a swath of wild-fires in the Valley. There’s a new one in the Santa Cruz mountains about 2 miles north of the one that burned through there about 2 weeks ago–this one’s at Bonnie Doone, which is near one of the redwood groves. Also another one in Chico that is burning toward the foothills and a little town called Paradise (which lives up to its name). The ones around our area are either out or contained, but not before injuring several firefighters–one very seriously with 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hands and arms. Luckily the hot gases didn’t invade his lungs. He’s at the Burn Unit at UCD medical, so he’ll be getting the very best of care. Those guys are real HEROES in my book. I put myself through college working summers on a fire crew for the Forest Service in Truckee, so I know what these guys go through every time the alarm goes off. Really DANGEROUS work–and with the winds the way they’ve been, you never know when the flames are going to shift and come right at you.
My prayers to all of you in the Midwest–that tornado that killed the Boy Scouts is a terrible tragedy. I read that rescuers had to cut through a tremenduous amount of downed trees to even get to them. I saw news footage of the devastation in Indiana and Iowa–unbelievable!
Jeff: Wow, you got the 'fridge EARLY? Congratulations–out here in Cal, deliveries are usually made right at the last minute of the time frame you’re given. You really lucked out. And got gas money to boot in the transaction–hoo boy![:P] Hey, the latest picture of your park is really neat–how’d you do the fencing? Looks really good.
Terry: I PROMISE I’ll get the underside of the layout ‘organized’ soon. Since the wind has died down,
The fencing is made of old metal screen painted gray. It was a chore cutting it even. The poles are one inch satin pins, less than three bucks for a few hundred.
the work tv situation is that after the first 1 got nicked i came back into the other building to find that the 1 in there had been stolen as well. what a night.
the 1 stolen from the other building has been recovered by the police and we’re awaitong its return. the other has gone for good we think
rrnut: Your desparate plea has brought me out of lurking mode! I saw on the MR weekly emailupdate that the July MR has an article on using paint washes to weather cars and buildings. If you can get hold of that, it’s a start. Do you have any India Ink? a little (goes a long way, just a drop or two is all) in water or water/rubbing alcohol mix will give you a quick weathering wash for general purposes. A soft paint brush is good for applying it. Letit dry an see what more you want to do. This, BTW is great for adding shaddows to figures.
Guess how I spent my lunch period at USF? Well, I had lunch with four of the girls in my class[:I][:X]. One of them put me on their myspace blog (even though I think MySpace is stupid and sucks away your life; this place does only the second, but in a good way[:)] ) They all say they are going to get me a shirt that says ‘ladies man’ lol. After lunch we all went to the library, and hung out for a little bit. Better still, I’ve been invited to eat with them tomorrow.[8D]
To keep this on topic, I should be coming out with a trackplan picture for you.
Stopping in for some chips, a soda, and a train if I’m lucky. Then I’m back off to do schoolwork. I have both an English+French project due by 11pm tomorrow… The good thing is I won’t be up past 3!
