Another day another egg
Jan. 7th, 2012 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoNumber 91 this morning.
Gary went to a gathering in Waukegan this afternoon while I did grocery shopping and other errands. Unleaded regular gasoline was $3.39 at the Mobil in Marengo, while it is $3.65 at the chain stations in Harvard, just 15 miles away. This much difference within the same taxing district clearly says to me that there is a major ripoff going on.
@RothRWolf stopped by at sunset with wooden parts for t-trak modules, which we will be making and bringing to FCN in April. Our contribution to furry railroading...
Our little test layout here at the farm has grown. It now has two mainline ovals, with a passing siding and an extra loop that climbs to pass over a steel bridge trestle and then descends again. Not very photogenic without any scenery, but we are just testing out possibilities at this point.
When Gary finally returned from Waukegan, we pulled leftovers out of the freezer and had chicken soup, smoked kielbasa, home made pierogi (a year old, but still pretty good) and red cabbage.
Clear tonight, almost full moon, and surprisingly, not cold. Or at least, not as cold as I'd expect. Checking against the 2012 edition of the Old Farmers Almanac I'm amused to see that their weather predictions (made a year in advance) for November, December, and January have been mostly right on target here. The media, on the other hoof, predicted a "terrible" winter, whatever that was supposed to mean, take your pick. We have had neither excess of snow nor bitter cold temperatures, and there appear to be none in the offing for at least the next two weeks. Not long after that it will be February already.
GOP hot air debates on television I guess, glad we have no reception here. They can all go jump in the Atlantic and sink for all I care.
Gary went to a gathering in Waukegan this afternoon while I did grocery shopping and other errands. Unleaded regular gasoline was $3.39 at the Mobil in Marengo, while it is $3.65 at the chain stations in Harvard, just 15 miles away. This much difference within the same taxing district clearly says to me that there is a major ripoff going on.
@RothRWolf stopped by at sunset with wooden parts for t-trak modules, which we will be making and bringing to FCN in April. Our contribution to furry railroading...
Our little test layout here at the farm has grown. It now has two mainline ovals, with a passing siding and an extra loop that climbs to pass over a steel bridge trestle and then descends again. Not very photogenic without any scenery, but we are just testing out possibilities at this point.
When Gary finally returned from Waukegan, we pulled leftovers out of the freezer and had chicken soup, smoked kielbasa, home made pierogi (a year old, but still pretty good) and red cabbage.
Clear tonight, almost full moon, and surprisingly, not cold. Or at least, not as cold as I'd expect. Checking against the 2012 edition of the Old Farmers Almanac I'm amused to see that their weather predictions (made a year in advance) for November, December, and January have been mostly right on target here. The media, on the other hoof, predicted a "terrible" winter, whatever that was supposed to mean, take your pick. We have had neither excess of snow nor bitter cold temperatures, and there appear to be none in the offing for at least the next two weeks. Not long after that it will be February already.
GOP hot air debates on television I guess, glad we have no reception here. They can all go jump in the Atlantic and sink for all I care.
