Good morning Ken and inbound Crew. Sounds like the new adventure Ken will be keeping you busy. So we’re you hired asan IT guy or the networking guy? Either way, work through the network cabling one at a time. That does surprise me about the cables. Every network room I have been in were neat and with just enough cable to connect where they should.

I have an open diet Dr Pepper and am not to sure what I want to eat, it’s still early.

The daughter and family leave at 9am she was hoping, for a weekend in St. Louis. They have tickets to the Blues NHL hockey game and have a few things on their list but strangely no train museum visit! Anytime after noon today I expect a call from the son telling me he is on final approach and start out to pick him up. It’s about 15 minutes from the house. The power went out at 4:58 this morning and the backup generator kicked in. The alarm on my cell phone notified me of the event. I got up went down to the power room and gazed inside. No clue what triggered it but by time I got there ( maybe 10 minutes) the generator was off and the power was running via the powerwalls. I will sit down with the email report that I should be getting almost any minute. There is a service that monitors the system and I will get a report in understandable English explaining the issue or issues. It’s my month to get the alarm notifications as I alternate with the SIL and the daughter.

No trains today as it is final packing and planning day for the trip. We should be in Nashville Friday by noon and yesterday I was informed that the rental car maybe available due to staff and car shortages between 3 and 6 pm. So, I looked to other companies for a car and then decided in Nashville we will be using Uber, a first for me. The rental prices are outrageous!

Enjoy your day
TomO

Good morning. Thank you for opening, Ken.

We have overcast skies and cool temperatures here in northern WV. Looks like it's been raining but I think we're good for getting outside today.

I did a little scenery yesterday and will probably continue today. I will also do some tasks around the house, maybe some painting.

Have a great day!

Mike

Grey and damp here today........might spend it on the office and shop, or reading - got a new stack of new books from the library and the clock is ticking on them...

And everything bagel with cream cheese, and good hot sweet lime tea, and I should be good to go shortly. Longer range weather forecast looks like winter might have another gasp in a few days.....drag out the firewood boxes, again....Gardens might be put off for another week or 3 - got 40 bags of mulch arriving Sat. - local school fund raiser every year and this year they are delivering so beats seeing how many bags I can get in the Outback.

Some NMRA work and some magazine work (maybe!!??!!) and then some journal work......

Maybe April will be more tenable.

Good morning Ken and the rest of the crew. It is 45 degrees with off and on drizzle here in S.E. Michigan. Temps should hold steady most of the day.

Ken, whenever I felt swamped at work, I made a list of bite sized chunks and tackled them one at a time.

Hobby time was split yesterday between the Coal Tipple and cleaning up the modeling area. It is amazing how much stuff I dragged out in the time since Christmas.

Have a great day!

Good Thursday morning Ken and the rest of the RR-L Crew. 47F here in Fishers IN with overcast skies. More rain expected today.

Talking with third fellow about selling the 3D products line of Rusty Stumps. Then I'll be able to have a hobby again. Then I got to see what I can do for the fellow down in Australia that's looking for wholesale ordering of parts. Seems no one down there does such work and only print things like teddy bears (laugh)

Well, better get my nose to the grindstone as I have a lot of work yet to get done. Everyone have a FUN and SAFE day in the Train Yard.

Walt

Good morning, Ken and all. The NH seacoast is cold and rainy, to continue into early Friday. Our middle finger to the oil profiteers: The oil furnace is out and we're burning wood for the remainder of the heating season. My Bolt gets it's warranty battery replacement tomorrow, but only the Prius can take my modules to the Wilmington MA show. It's next tank of gas may take us all the way through April.

NMRA, town and bill-paying work this morning. Should also place a couple of model material orders, then back to scenery.

Cold, wet and ugly here. THE Bridge is closed today. Unreal.

Sure mess up your day if you were going to UP

Ken, nothing like a new start. I’m sure it will smooth out. That closet sounds like the space under my computer desk. Everything from’ wall warts’ to Ethernet and audio/video chords and cables, all in an exaggeration of Medusa’s hairdo in a windstorm.

Better go…

Be well.