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Post by Running Bear on Feb 2, 2009 8:01:50 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 51 and very wet! The high should be around the mid 50's and it will be partly cloudy. Just after 2am this morning I was awakened by a racket that sounded like a hail of machine gun bullets on my tin roof. I looked outside to see what was going on and saw that we were having a hail storm. The hail was the size of small marshmallows, about as big as the end of your pinkie finger. This kept up for about 15 minutes. By the time the storm passed there was a layer of hail just over an inch thick on the ground. A little while ago I got another surprise. It seems some of my hints and tips have been appearing in Model Railway Express magazine for some time now. I pulled the site up and dug around a bit and sure enough there they are. It's nice that somebody is making use of them. As of 3:55 am this morning my new Nikon L18 camera was in Alexandria and was last seen heading for Leesville via UPS. I should have it in my hot hands sometime today.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 2/2/2009
Wind Chill: 48°F
Humidity: 90%
Dew Point: 48°F
So Far Today
High: 57°F
Low: 51°F
Rain: 0.34"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 33mph N
Today High: 58 Mostly cloudy early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight Low: 32 Mostly clear early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Mar 2, 2009 8:57:58 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 33° and clear. The high is expected to be around 60 and it will be partly cloudy. I was planning on going to town yesterday but discovered my car had a flat tire. I removed it and looked for a hole. No dice. Even after inflating it I couldn't find a hole. I'm going to take it to the tire place in town and have them find it. Once they find the hole a quick plug will take care of that. I suspect that it's probably a rock cut. That's a fairly common occurrence in this area. I got the broken pins drilled out on the observation car and only have to set the screws in place and inject epoxy in around them and wait for it to set. Then I'll remove the screws and I should have two pre-tapped holes.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/2/2009
Wind Chill: 27°F
Humidity: 72%
Dew Point: 24°F
So Far Today
High: 38°F
Low: 32°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 8mph N
Today High: 58 Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tonight Low: 35 Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Apr 2, 2009 7:51:04 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 63 and very foggy. The high will be in the mid 70's and there's a good chance of thunderstorms. There's a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until noon cdt today. A lake wind advisory is in effect until 6 PM cdt this evening. I was up until 1 am working on the Town Hall kit. It turned out pretty good. Still have to black out the inside. I may start work on the engine house kit later today depending on how I feel. It'll be a pretty complex build. I received a few city accessory kits (Walther's #933-3535) in the mail yesterday. I'll be starting on them in the near future and there's a Gorre and Daphetid boxcar kit on the way.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 4/2/2009
Wind Chill: 62°F
Humidity: 100%
Dew Point: 63°F
So Far Today
High: 63°F
Low: 61°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 9mph SSE
Through 7:15 AM...intermittent dense fog will continue over southeast Texas...southwest and central Louisiana with visibilities near a quarter mile possible at times this morning. The fog will gradually lift after sunrise...with a line of strong thunderstorms expected to affect inland southeast Texas and central Louisiana later this morning.
Today High: 75 lShowers and thunderstorms likely in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming west and increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight Low: 48 Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s inland... In the lower 50s coast. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on May 4, 2009 4:37:37 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 66 and cloudy. The high will be around 83 and it will be partly cloudy. Looked at the road damage to the bottom of my car yesterday. Looks like one of the power steering lines was torn open. Looks like the low pressure line. That means it can be easily fixed. Problem is I can't get at it until I can get the car over a pit or a ditch. Being that the ditch is the more practical choice (and the closest) I'll have to wait for it to dry out some. We got about four days worth of rain in ten hours yesterday so the ditches were running level with the roads for a while and in some places the roads were underwater. I did a little more work on the covered hopper and made it a little grimier. Looks like I may be mowing my sisters yard today. Her mower still won't start. As for what else I'll be doing today, it's an open book. I'll know when I get there.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/4/2009
Wind Chill: 67°F
Humidity: 96%
Dew Point: 66°F
So Far Today
High: 67°F
Low: 66°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 6mph NNW
Today High: 85 Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tonight Low: 65 Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Jun 1, 2009 7:29:36 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 64 and partly cloudy. The high should be around 90 and it will be partly cloudy. Finally got the tools and debris cleared off the layout yesterday so maybe I can get down to some running of the trains later. I have to mow my sisters yard this morning as there's rain due for the next couple of days. I'll probably be going to Alexandria later to raid Hobby Lobby. The LHS isn't open on Monday. On the foot surgery thing I'm considering having it done.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/1/2009
Wind Chill: 63°F
Humidity: 94%
Dew Point: 61°F
So Far Today
High: 70°F
Low: 63°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 0mph NNE
Today High: 88 Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 68 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Jul 1, 2009 7:27:52 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 76 and cloudy. The high will be in the high 90's and it will be partly cloudy. It goes without saying that it's gonna be another hot one today. I spent part of yesterday working on a covered hopper I got from a friend in Canada. It went from bright, shiny and new looking to dull, flat and rusty in a matter of a few hours. To say that I had fun doing this is an understatement. I had a blast. I did have to do some minor repair work on it as I went along. One of the body end panels had come loose and had to be glued back in place. One of the coupler pocket covers had broken off and had to be carefully glued back in place. The brake wheel had come off and had to be put back in place. I removed the walkway so I could paint it rail brown without getting paint on the hatch covers then carefully reattached it. Nothing escaped the weathering. Today I'll be doing a little work at my parents home then I'll be back here to work on the layout some more. I have a boxcar that's showing it's hind end and ticking me off. I suspect it has an axle binding.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/1/2009
Heat Index: 79°F
Humidity: 78%
Dew Point: 68°F
So Far Today
High: 78°F
Low: 74°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 6mph N
Today High: 100 Increasing clouds. Highs around 100. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Aug 1, 2009 6:20:13 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 76 and cloudy. The high should be around 90 and there's a chance of rain. Got a little more work done on the Schultz's garage kit last night. I painted the trim white and the window frames green. The doors received a second coat of buff white. I got time yesterday to go to the local scrap yard to get a starter for my car. The overrun clutch on the old starter is bad. This causes the starter to disengage after only a second or two. Sometimes it's enough time for the engine to start and sometimes not. Either way it's mostly irritating. Now I just need the time to change the starter out. I know that sounds simple but there's a skid plate that needs to come off first. I also found out yesterday that my floor jack has a bad seal so using it is out of the question. I do however have a solution. There's a terrace wall at the bottom of one of my parent's two driveways that has a 6 inch drop on the far side. I can park the car so the front wheels are on the wall (ground level on one side). The car is front wheel drive with the engine set forward of the axle center line and the starter is on the front side of the engine, so I should be able to get to it easily. The hard part will be removing the aforementioned skid plate not to mention putting it back on. The starter itself is a snap to replace. There are only 2 bolts that hold it in place and they both go in vertically. Can you tell I've done this before?
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 8/1/2009
Heat Index: 82°F
Humidity: 99%
Dew Point: 76°F
So Far Today
High: 77°F
Low: 76°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 3mph NNE
Today High: 92 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a 50 percent chance in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 75 Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Sept 1, 2009 7:22:34 GMT -5
Good morning. It's 66 and clear. The high will be around 86 and it will be partly cloudy. Went to see the foot doc yesterday to fill out the paperwork for the upcoming foot operation. That took from 9:30 to 11:45. The operation is scheduled to take place the morning of September 8th at the Deer Creek Doctor's Hospital in Leesville. No layout work yesterday as I basically just took the rest of the day off. Today I'll start work on a DPM kit I painted last month. After it's done I have one that I received in the mail yesterday that need's painting. Those DPM kits are easy to put to put together but they're a pain in the butt to paint. However the level of detail is acceptable. I also have some clouds that can stand to be redone as the edges appear to be just a tad too sharp.
Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 9/1/2009
Wind Chill: 66°F
Humidity: 69%
Dew Point: 56°F
So Far Today
High: 71°F
Low: 66°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gust: 9mph ENE
Today High: 85 Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 60 Clear. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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Post by Running Bear on Oct 5, 2009 6:09:13 GMT -5
Good morning.
It's 62 and cloudy. The high will be in the mid 70's and there's a chance of rain.
My vision seems to be just a slight bit clearer this morning. Today I have to go the hospital to keep an appointment with nuclear medicine. They'll draw some blood so they can tag the white cells. Tomorrow they'll inject the blood back in then do a bone scan to see if the tagged cells congregate anyplace. They'll go to wherever an infection is present. I had a regular bone scan some time back but this one is much more detailed. Comparing the two would be like comparing a drawing of a house done by a 5 year old to a drawing done by a professional architect. The difference can be that dramatic. Some bad news on the parent's home front. Last night my mother had to be taken to the ER for examination and observation. She fell and cracked her head again. It doesn't look to be as serious this time but they're not taking any chances.
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