General Discussion

If nothing else, this was a l--o--n--g weekend...

Willy - cold have used that "low" 70 in Old Forge this weekend.  Sunday morning we started out with something resembling 56 degrees...

Rained off and on Saturday, but we managed to stay relatively dry on the railroad.  Sunday dawned clear and warmed up nicely.

Saw the fireworks in downtown Old Forge on Saturday night, and managed to get back north in time to join several fellow firefighters on their fireboat to observe the fireworks at Boldt Castle from the waters of the St Lawrence River.  Very nice.  Made for a very long day, though.

Woke this morning to a nice percussion symphony and a third of an inch of rain, both courtesy of Mother Nature. 

Joe - what day(s) do you plan on being at Owosso?

Update:  Willy...Regarding our comments of whether the 4th of July has a history of being too cool, etc....To my surprise, as I watched the late news last night from a major Indianapolis station...They reported that our 4th of July {warmest}, temp {this year}, was actually a  record breaker....The coolest..ever..!

70 degrees, and normal would be about 85.

.....And our new work week starts with a beautiful morning....Sunshine and mod. temps gets us started.  63 degrees a bit after 7 this morning and it's warming up now.

Seems we're to have a fairly dry and sunny week, with a small chance of rain later in the week.  We are still needing more rain here.  That 1/4" we received on the 4th certainly helped, but that was very little of what might be needed. 

Actually, that small bit of rain did green up several things that were getting pretty dry.  Corn crops in our area sure look good now, but much longer without more rain can't really be helping.

Modelcar:

Update:  Willy...Regarding our comments of whether the 4th of July has a history of being too cool, etc....To my surprise, as I watched the late news last night from a major Indianapolis station...They reported that our 4th of July {warmest}, temp {this year}, was actually a  record breaker....The coolest..ever..!

70 degrees, and normal would be about 85.

Record cold 4th of July weather in both Indiana and Nebraska, and 50s in New York State. It seems that as a general rule, the weather this year has been rather strange in many parts of the country. At least there haven't been any hurricanes yet!

We have a 9:00 AM temperature of 74 degrees today. 90s will be back by Wednesday, so the chilly weather has ended here.

Willy2:

We have a 9:00 AM temperature of 74 degrees today. 90s will be back by Wednesday, so the chilly weather has ended here.

.......Yes, and we're to be back up to the 90's bracket towards the end of this week.

50 degrees at 6;00 AM at 5600 feet in AZ mountains. In Phoenix June was the coolest since 1913.

AZ monsoon season began about ten days ago and more than three inches of rain at my home so far.

Mooks: Barking doorbells are recovering, no longer nervously sticking to me like velcro.

Saw GWR Business Car #1 ("Yellowstone") outside for the first time in ages (usually resides inside the Loveland shops....which right now resembles a ghost-town) at Windsor. Also very wierd to see industry tracks with 115# new rails and ties when the main line is 1903 vintage 85# rail on ugh! ties....

hmmmm....very large B-24 just wen by my office window...didn't know there was even one left that flew...can they go drop a ton or so of El Toro Caca on RTD while they're here?

Good afternoon, everyone.  Well, I went back to bed this morning, and woke up sometime after 12:30, when Walt came up and woke me up, asking me if I was going to sleep all day.  I guess I really needed the sleep (although I feel like I could go back to sleep right now).  

I've stocked the warmer bar for the rest of the afternoon and early evening:  leftover beef tips and noodles w/the broccoli/peas & carrots medly, along with several other side dishes.  

Quentin and Willy, we're supposed to back in the low 90s by Friday and Saturday.  So guess our cool down is over.  Looks like summer heat an humidity will be back with us.

Hope everyone is having a good day, enjoy the rest of it, and you all take care.

mudchicken:

hmmmm....very large B-24 just wen by my office window...didn't know there was even one left that flew...can they go drop a ton or so of El Toro Caca on RTD while they're here?

We had one still flying around up in the Hamilton-London ON region for a few years---I think it was recently(ca?) restored in the Hamilton area---not too sure if it had not been sold?

mudchicken:

hmmmm....very large B-24 just wen by my office window...didn't know there was even one left that flew

Saw one flying not too many years ago....Perhaps someone on here may be in the know of just how many are still flying.....

Good Tuesday morning, everyone.  I hope you all had a very good night, and are ready for a brand new day.  Even if it is beginning to warm up again.

Coffee, juices, lemonade, Gatorade, iced teas (sweet and unsweet), and hot water for hot tea are ready.  

On the warmer bar this morning:  bagels, bear claws, and the fixings for BLTs, including toasted bread.

Everyone have a very  good morning, and I'll see you all after I get through with Tuesday Produce.

Modelcar:

mudchicken:

hmmmm....very large B-24 just wen by my office window...didn't know there was even one left that flew

Saw one flying not too many years ago....Perhaps someone on here may be in the know of just how many are still flying.....

Per Wikipedia:

There are only three flying B-24s in the world, a B-24J named Joe of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida; a B-24A named Ole 927 of Commemorative Air Force in Addison, Texas; and a B-24J named Witchcraft of the Collings Foundation in Stowe, Maine. There are five complete airframes on static display in the U.S., five complete airframes on static display outside of the U.S. and nine partial airframes/wrecks in the world.

Commemorative Air Force was formerly known as the Confederate Air Force.

Got an air show in your area this week, MC?

B-24 nothing!  I didn't even know he had an office!

Mookie:

B-24 nothing!  I didn't even know he had an office!

Well, he's always said he worked out of an office, just didn't realize that "Lurch" was that tall.........or that was one Very Low Flying Plane!!

Another beautiful day under way here.....but it is so dry.  Rain needed, but not today, my little barn is being painted.

I just finished up another mowing.  Had to try out how my blade sharpening skills performed, having done it yesterday....greased it too, and polished that nice John  Deere paint.