General Discussion

mudchicken:

(2) RE: UP's Hunters On The R/W Warning from above: Maybe put a .50 caliber ball turret on the hi-rails and locomotives and let the railroad shoot back? (Where is our favorite crash test dummy Dan when you really need him?)

Mookie, thanks for the meat loaf for lunch.  Think I'll see if I can eat a little slice of it, think I'll bypass the cake for now.  (You know I'm not feeling well when I turn down cake w/chocolate icing/frosting!)

Everyone have a good afternoon, and I'll try to make it back in later on.

Modelcar:

Mookie:

And the UP is being very positive about the "acquisition".  How nice in this day and age that competitors can be positive about something like this. 

Jen......Morning Muncie StarPress {in business section}, has a photo along with the BNSF Buffett purchase article....of Lincoln, Ne showing their BNSF RR yard with many parked engines.  I looked, but did not see...{is it Millie}, parked along the fence.......

Mookie:

Quentin - if it is the one they had in our paper - that is exactly where I would want to be everytime I visited.  Unfortunately, they get all excited when I try to go there.

You mean they are not glad to see you? They must not have had the proper raising.

Mudchicken is not the only one with refinery excitement in/near the Rockies. This morning, up in North Salt Lake, there was an explosion at a refinery. No personal injuries, the fire was put out in ten minutes, but several homes nearby were damaged so badly that they are unhabitable. It seems that a diesel fuel-carrying line began leaking and, somehow, the fuel came into contact with some hydrogen (no explanation has been given)--and, KABOOM! At first, I thought the report was about the refinery fir on the east side, then I realized that it was local.

Johnny

CNW 6000:

mudchicken:

(2) RE: UP's Hunters On The R/W Warning from above: Maybe put a .50 caliber ball turret on the hi-rails and locomotives and let the railroad shoot back? (Where is our favorite crash test dummy Dan when you really need him?)

What did I do now?  LOL!

Mr. Harmon - The one doing the super-secret stuff out in the leaky rowboat. (we need a new Kissymycinderfinder saga)

Update:  Granddaughter home from hospital and bout with asthma.

Also found out I have to learn the "If you're happy and you know it" song/game before I visit in November....

howdy

mookie thanks for the container for work.Cw hope you keep getting better.Larry glad granddaughter is getting better.My friend had to pick up his child from school for a dentist appointment and there were 2 kids with fevers.Mom and dad just sent them to school.Lots of bugs going around.Matt got to look at the new 24.we also found a lost Maw unit at Cecil.won't be coming to Defiance until all the stored cars are out of the way.Time to get things around for work.

stay safe

Joe

tree68:

Also found out I have to learn the "If you're happy and you know it" song/game before I visit in November....

Larry, you can google "If you're happy and you know it", or just go to the electronics section of your nearest Kmart, Walmart, etc., and check out the kids' songs section.  Although, they may have them in the Toy Department, too.  Not sure.  Haven't had the need to check that out for the last 8 years.

For supper tonight, there's some of Mookie's meat loaf, etc. left, and I have managed to fix the following:

1.  Vegetable beef soup and 2.  Cream of Broccoli soup w/your choice of PB&J, grilled cheese or tuna melt  subs

Good evening and thanks for supper. It was a nice day in Carolina with partly clear skies and a high of 71. Right now, it is 62 outside. I am not within eyesight of the CSX "A" line, but can hear it well. There has been an awful lot of movement since last night. Things must be on the improve.  Everyone sleep well and C U in the morning.

Good Thursday morning, everyone.  I'm feeling a little bit better this morning, thank goodness!  Looks like things were a bit on the slow side in here last night. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are ready to go, everythng freshly made.  And regular breakfast menu items are on the warmer bar.  Everyone have a good morning, take care, and I'll see you all later.

Good morning and thanks for breakfast. Paula, I am glad you are feeling better and hope you have a good day. I am up early after chasing the Chesterfield Islands on the wireless. Might as well have gone to bed! Everybody gave a great day.

good morning

Cw thanks for breakfast.Matt is on time and on the bus.he had a special homework assignment last night.They wanted him to make a time line of special events that has happened to him so far.For 2009 I sent a picture of him on the front of the 4449 at Steamfest.Speaking of other homework the weather guessers might get an "A" if the weather holds on like they say.Time to pay some bills and get a nap.

stay safe

joe

JoeKoh:

good morning

Speaking of other homework the weather guessers might get an "A" if the weather holds on like they say.Time to pay some bills and get a nap.

stay safe

joe

And speaking of weather guessers, this weather guesser got a 100% on his third atmospheric sciences exam! Yay!

It is sunny and 43 degrees to start the day here in Omaha. We're headed for a high of 64 by late afternoon.

Not much else to report this morning. I hope everyone has a good day!

Willy - Congrats!

For some reason, I'm reminded of an old Bill Cosby routine in which his girlfriend is taking a philosophy course and was walking around asking "Why is there air?"

Bad question to ask a meteorology major....

Speaking of weather - holding on halfway decent here, although the radar does show menacing bits of pink and blue in our area.

Tough day in the area yesterday - a bad accident sent two to the hospital via helicopter, a fire at an apartment building claimed an elderly man, a state trooper from our area was killed in an accident downstate (shortly after joining his mother's victory party for a local political office), and a man died when his pickup went off the road and found a tree.

Live for today, for you know not what tomorrow will bring.

Tree:  Yow!  And I am not too sure you are all that populated to take that kind of a hit.  Today groceries; tomorrow laundry.  Yippee...

Willy - guess we can say your head is in the clouds?  Congrats! 

Looks like our weather is going to be nice thru the weekend.  We will take it!  November and 62 today - can't beat that with a stick.