General Discussion

Much fog here earlier this morning....but now, sunshine has broken thru and we are to have mostly sunshine thru this coming Wednesday.   43, earlier this morning.

A good weekend to all....

Ahem, aren't we forgetting someone's birthday? (hint, hint).

Six inches of snow this morning for most of Omaha, although the official airport total will probably be much less than that. Nevertheless, this is the most snow Omaha has ever measured this early in the season. Records go back to the 1880s, so this is truly historic.

Willy:  Happy Birthday!!

I am very, very sorry that I didn't wish you a Happy Birthday earlier:  I was even looking at my calendar, and saw today is your birthday, and still forgot to mention.  Guess I'm getting that dreadful Alzheimers' Disease.  

Anyways, I've got the chocolate cake w/chocoate icing out of the oven and it has cooled and been iced and decorated.  Now, what would you like for supper tonight?!?!?!  Let me know, if you want something different than pizza or what you favorite kind of pizza is, and I'll get right on to making it!!

Even though I posted it on your wall in Facebook, I'll chime in here as well-

, Willy!

Happy Birthday to Willy! I hope your birthday will be a good one!

Ray     ooo    ooo ooOOOOOo

cherokee woman:

Willy:  Happy Birthday!!

I am very, very sorry that I didn't wish you a Happy Birthday earlier:  I was even looking at my calendar, and saw today is your birthday, and still forgot to mention.  Guess I'm getting that dreadful Alzheimers' Disease.  

Anyways, I've got the chocolate cake w/chocoate icing out of the oven and it has cooled and been iced and decorated.  Now, what would you like for supper tonight?!?!?!  Let me know, if you want something different than pizza or what you favorite kind of pizza is, and I'll get right on to making it!!

I think pizza will be just fine for dinner tonight. But if you could make a stuffed crust Italian Sausage pizza for me, that would be great.

A lot of our snow has already melted. That October sun is doing its dirty work.

First things first - Happy Birthday to Willy!  We were up and gone early this am, so barely had time to do a little farm work.  Don't pay much attention to my wall, so missed it altogether.

2nd - 6 inches of snow???  Really????  We struggled to get a little on the grass.  It spit snow all morning, but never did amount to much more than soggy sidewalks.

BNSF is dragging around a GP25 right now.  Came into the yard earlier this pm - not sure if we are keeping it or not.  Maybe it isn't really lost?  Fantastic paint job still on the old blue and yellow.  Still all marked Sante Fe, too.  Wonder where it has been hiding.  Maybe it was out on a "show and tell" mission? 

Came in from the south.  Maybe Mizzourah - and maybe they thought it was one of the new engines? 

Mookie:

2nd - 6 inches of snow???  Really????  We struggled to get a little on the grass.  It spit snow all morning, but never did amount to much more than soggy sidewalks.

Take a look at the photos of the snow that I posted on my Facebook page. You'll probably be happy you're in Lincoln and not Omaha!

Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!
Happens in Mobile AL even with over height sensors and flashing lights.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/08/25/williams.al.s...

EDIT: The link does not work properly now.

Willy2:

I think pizza will be just fine for dinner tonight. But if you could make a stuffed crust Italian Sausage pizza for me, that would be great.

 

Okay, Willy, you've got it!!  Here's our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:

1.  Stuffed crust Italian sausage  2.  Canadian bacon  3.  Pepperoni/mushroom  4.  Goetta  5.  Hawaiian  6.  Supreme  7.  Sausage/pepperoni calzones

I only made two extra large of each kind, since we've not been having that many people/patrons in here lately.   Plus, it'll save room for Happy Birthday Willy birthday cake and ice cream.

Willy, I hope you've had a very, very nice birthday so far, and may it continue to be the best ever, as you head into the evening hours.  

Take a look at the photos of the snow that I posted on my Facebook page. You'll probably be happy you're in Lincoln and not Omaha!

Willy - I am always glad I am in Lincoln and not Omaha! 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Willy!!!! 

No snow here..just a cloud or two.But we did get a big surprise.A guy that comes to the railpark in Deshler said he had some pictures for us to look at.It was the PM 1225 coming through deshler.It was on its way on CSX to team up with the 765 for a special trip down to Cincinnati.This happened in the late 80's maybe 1990? anyway I had a photo Cd made of the pictures.The trains were good in deshler as usual.Our california pen pal is on his way back to chicago and will catch amtrak back to california tommorow.he wanted to get some south shore action before going home.CW thanks for supper.Willy hope your bday was good.

stay safe

Joe

Busy all day getting ready for the BBQ tomorrow - lots of salad (I sure cut up a lot of cabbage for the coleslaw!), among other things.  Five hundred chicken halves go on the grill around 8:30 for sale beginning at noon.

So, a rather late Happy Birthday to Willy!

Just 37 degrees as I write this.  We'll probably see some frost tonight.

As long as it doesn't rain on Monday while I'm working on the RR.

......Jen, put up the snow fence around the east side of Nebrasky, so it can't migrate any farther east.