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A Visit With the Model railway Club and a New Project
Posted by: plapman, 1:28 PM GMT on May 27, 2012 +0
Today will bring periods of rain with the risk of a thunderstorm. it is expected to see 10 to 20 mm(0.4 to 0.8 in). The wind becoming northeast 40 km/h (25 mph) gusting to 60 km/h (37 mph) early this morning. Today's high will be 12C(54F).
Tonight will bring showers ending near midnight then cloudy. The risk of a thunderstorm will continue this evening. The wind northeast at 40 km/h (25 mph) gusting to 60 km/h (37 mph) diminishing to 20 km/h (12 mph) early this evening then becoming light after midnight. Tonight;s overnight low will be11C(52F).
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esterday I heard on the radio that the local model railway club was having an open house showing off their train layout. I found that hey use a sand painted green for their grass. I works for them but the scale is so much different. My covered wagon is 3 times as tall as their locomotives. I took some photo's of their layout but they turned out all blurry. I checked today and is the little lens on my cell ever dirty. :(
The tree's and buildings sure fooled my eye's. The littlw tres were made from scrubby weeds which I was going to use for clumps of sagebrush in my diorama. To make my plans look as real as their railway I'd need the whple basement. 'm sure the Queen would put a stop to that.
Today I'll switch my activity ot making a frame for one of my daughters paintings from some mahogany baseboard I have left over from the bathroom project. I have the idea of how to do it and the tools It's just a matter of can I do it and will the Queen let me use my table saw and miter saw. If the picture frame works out I have a clock case in mind. Before the stroke i made a couple of clock cases for old movements I had purchased on EBay.
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A late Start for the day
Posted by: plapman, 1:56 PM GMT on May 26, 2012 +0
Today will start with a mix of sun and cloud then becoming cloudy this afternoon. The wind becoming easterly at 20 km/h (12 mph) early this afternoon. The high will be 13C(55F). UV index 6 or high.Tonight will bring more rain with an east wind at 20 km/h (12 mph) becoming light early this evening as the temp drops to 8C(46F).------------------------------------------------- ---I got a late start today as I was looking after a granddaughter while the Queen slept, n...
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Home Repairs and Another Walk In the Rain
Posted by: plapman, 12:14 PM GMT on May 25, 2012 +0
To ay will be mainly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. The wind becoming northerly at 20 km/h (12 mph) early this afternoon. Today's high will only be 7C(45F). UV index 4 or moderate.Tonight will be overcast with a northerly wind at 20 km/h (12 mph) becoming light early this evening. The low will be 2C(36F).------------------------------------------------- ---With the daily rainfall the irrigation pump sits in the garage unu...
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A Call From a Long Lost Friend and Memories From Long Ago
Posted by: plapman, 12:39 PM GMT on May 24, 2012 +0
Today will bring increasing cloudiness this morning with fog patches that developed overnight dissipating this morning. The high will be a modest 15C(59F). UV index 4 or moderate.Tonight will be cloudy with a 60% chance of rain before morning. The wind becoming northerly at 20 km/h (12 mph) after midnight. Low 4C(39F). -------------------------------------------What a surprize I got last night. A long lost friend called last night. I haven't heard from him in over ...
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A Walk in the rain and Hail on the Prairie
Posted by: plapman, 12:15 PM GMT on May 23, 2012 +0
day will be mainly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. The wind southwest at 30 km/h (19 mph) gusting to 50 km/h (31 mph). The high will be near 19C(66F). UV index 6 or high.Tonight will start cloudy with a 40% chance of showers this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing near midnight. The wind southwest at 30 km/h (19 mph) gusting to 50 km/h (31 mph) becoming light this evening. Low 7C(45F). ----------------------...
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