for the 1st time in 2 weeks, i went downstairs and ran my trains...all of 10 minutes. the only reason i was down stairs is i turned the ac on and was wanting to make sure there wasn't water running in the wrong places. with yard mowing and just the ability to be outside, my train time is going to be minimal for a few months.
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Not me! I'll be down in my nice cool train room when it's hot and humid. Yard work or running trains. No contest! The grass is on it's own!
Me neither. Since our layout is up=stairs, when the weather is simply too hot and humid, I just turne the air condition down to 75 (from 82), and either run trains or work on something. I'm sure not going outside!
I drive into the city every night for work so it's a little different when you Live here.
Yep, the cool downstairs shop for me! The grass dies every summer anyhow, no need to get religious about mowing it now.
on the contrary... it's a beautiful time of year to run trains...
Me neither. Since our layout is up=stairs, when the weather is simply too hot and humid, I just turne the air condition down to 75 (from 82), and either run trains or work on something. I'm sure not going outside!
on the contrary... it's a beautiful time of year to run trains...
That would work! If I could just find a way to cut the grass with it!
i worked on train stuff in the back yard this weekend.
The Mustang is out of hibernation and I get to spend time on my freshly restored Wheel Horse garden tractor. Cars and gardening are my summer hobbies; trains are my cure for cabin fever.
I am however still running trains and picking up things for the layout so I have a stockpile when October comes around.
i've been picking up a few fall projects myself. i have a feeling i'll have enough by fall to keep me busy a long time!
Not a problem. I have a landscaper.
Yep, outdoor projects reduces the train time but I still get down to the basement for at least a half hour for as many mornings as possible.
Bill T
Nowhere have I read the dreaded BOAT word. You guys who don't live on the coast are lucky. If you have one, it is probably a smaller size.I am hearing Hatteras from the wife, kids, and grandkids a lot more than train room.
Pictures from my son all weekend with him and his daughter spending the weekend at the camp on the Nuese river where he went as a boy. She will call us next wanting to fish.
And yard also has a different meaning. It's impossible to do it all so enjoy today.
Well Bill, the boat is secondary to baseball right now. LOL
I still have 2 kids at home and it takes up a lot of time… But the time spent with them is Priceless!
Now that we don't have to deal with five feet of snow and temperatures that are well below zero, the nice weather makes it much easier for us to use our train room located in another building. So we welcome warm temperatures and working on the layout.
I guess it all depends on where you live.
I hate the hot weather so I run trains when ever I can. Living in a condo I don't have to cut grass or shovel snow. It's a wonderful life.
Trains are year-round for me too. The wife and I downsized to a townhouse (with train room included) that has a lawn with about a 15 minute cut-time. That's not too big a dent in my day every 5 days or so. 
After a 40 minute walk in the morning, maybe coffee on the deck, it's running trains, doing something on the layout, or whatever.
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