ChuckCobleighOnly thing worse than a hay fire is a used hay fire!
And right next to the hay barn was a manure pit (ie, liquid version). At several points the farmer was spraying the smoldering pile of hay with - yes, you guessed right...
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
On Balt's way outa Indy, maybe he can take a side trip south of I-70 at Exit 137/ Cambridge for 12 Miles on Indiana Hwy 1 to Connersville to take a gander at the relics on the north side (Hwy 1/Western Ave) and the south side (Hwy121/Grand Ave)...
mudchickenOn Balt's way outa Indy, maybe he can take a side trip south of I-70 at Exit 137/ Cambridge for 12 Miles on Indiana Hwy 1 to Connersville to take a gander at the relics on the north side (Hwy 1/Western Ave) and the south side (Hwy121/Grand Ave)...
Made it out of Indy Oct. 1 - 8'15" the Speedway to my house West of Baltimore
If anyone gets to the Speedway, the museum is very interesting to any gearhead - exhibits range from before the Speedway was built to this years winner and every era of cars in between. There is a special section devoted to AJ Foyt and his racing career both at Indy and other conquest areas.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
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Have been to the"500" and the museum.Last time we went through Town instead of waiting to get on the interstate.Ns local bumped a truck today.Hit the back end and pushed it around.Driver was ok.S-10 not so much.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Well, at least we didn't go back to the hay fire for the third day in a row...
Is the hay fire still burning?
Johnny
Deggesty Is the hay fire still burning?
Drove by there today - it's still smouldering, and probably will until they dig all the hay out.
3 years ago had a horse barn/stables fire where my daughter had kept her horses. 10 days after she moved them to different location the stables burned. Man does hay burn fast and hot. Owner had decided to burn leaves, left the pile unattended, maybe 15 ft from the OLD wood, and nearly a week later they were able to dig out the 19 horses remains. I think it was a 13 or 15 trucks fighting the fire. Didn't help that the local town had emptied the water tower for maintenance.
afternoon
Ns had an eastbound waiting when I left work.Went to our clinic and got a flu shot.Tomorrow we are off for our anniversary.Mother nature is sending rain.
BOB WITHORNI think it was a 13 or 15 trucks fighting the fire.
We had 13 tankers, plus five or six pumpers, and an aerial. The tankers would leave the fill site (staffed for a while by two pumpers) and be back within minutes, looking for another drink.
BOB WITHORN 3 years ago had a horse barn/stables fire where my daughter had kept her horses. 10 days after she moved them to different location the stables burned. Man does hay burn fast and hot. Owner had decided to burn leaves, left the pile unattended, maybe 15 ft from the OLD wood, and nearly a week later they were able to dig out the 19 horses remains. I think it was a 13 or 15 trucks fighting the fire. Didn't help that the local town had emptied the water tower for maintenance.
Bob,
Although I try to keep up on Michigan news I have forgotten which town that happened in. Please refresh my memory.
Norm
Rainy day somewhat.Had a good lunch in Toledo.Also got caught up on errands and chores today.Was even allowed to look at Vickers for a little bit.Ns was running fine.CSX was trying to do yardwork,MOW work and crew changes at walbridge.
Joe
My mother passed away earlier this afternoon after a lenghthy illness.
The ranks of people left who have lived in Canadian Pacific Railway stations has gotten smaller.
Not sure what the next moves are.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
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Wow. My condolences and sincere best wishes to you.
Sorry to hear that, Bruce. It's never easy. With my mother now 91 and with a couple of small strokes "under her belt," I don't know when to expect the end.
One of our longtime volunteers passed a couple of years ago. He was born an raised at an isolated station (literally the only access was by rail) in the Adirondacks, so a bit of history passed with him as well.
Good evening
Bruce condolences to you and your family.Dealing with issues with my Dad as well.Deshler was it's usual self.Long trains.Engines that needed turned around and trains that sat and waited for hours.Mother nature sent wind and now rain.Tomorrow is going to be nice.
Sorry to hear that Bruce. (ditto Joe's comment)
My sincrest sympathies Bruce. It is tough to lose a parent at any time.
Agent Kid-- Well I'm sure glad we got all that information on Sheerness , Alberta. Gives one a better understanding of your Moms background coming from just North of that remote area. She must have seen a lot of changes in Alberta. Stay strong.
AgentKid My mother passed away earlier this afternoon after a lenghthy illness. The ranks of people left who have lived in Canadian Pacific Railway stations has gotten smaller. Not sure what the next moves are. Bruce
Stay strong...
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My sympathies, Bruce.
We have been preparing for the inevitable in our family; my mother, 93, has had cancer for the last three years; Pat's mother, also 93, has had several strokes, and isn't entirely cognizant of her surroundings.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
Norm48327 Edwardsburg, Mi. It was the Smithfield Stables. Bob BOB WITHORN 3 years ago had a horse barn/stables fire where my daughter had kept her horses. 10 days after she moved them to different location the stables burned. Man does hay burn fast and hot. Owner had decided to burn leaves, left the pile unattended, maybe 15 ft from the OLD wood, and nearly a week later they were able to dig out the 19 horses remains. I think it was a 13 or 15 trucks fighting the fire. Didn't help that the local town had emptied the water tower for maintenance. Bob, Although I try to keep up on Michigan news I have forgotten which town that happened in. Please refresh my memory.
Edwardsburg, Mi. It was the Smithfield Stables.
Bob
We see that the freshman class at good 'ol Weatherliar U has discovered what the "S" button does on their Mk.17 V-10d newfangled weather machine.
4" of very sticky wet snow on the ground and more coming. (and it was 80 degrees here yesterday, at least the roads are clear, but very wet) Farmers getting a break from cutting corn from a bumper crop and drilling in winter wheat
mudchicken We see that the freshman class at good 'ol Weatherliar U has discovered what the "S" button does on their Mk.17 V-10d newfangled weather machine. 4" of very sticky wet snow on the ground and more coming. (and it was 80 degrees here yesterday, at least the roads are clear, but very wet) Farmers getting a break from cutting corn from a bumper crop and drilling in winter wheat
Weather guessers! I remember a birthday back in the late 1980's I had spent the day befor dropping and hooking trailers around Denver, Shorts and teeshirt..Weather was typical July. The morning of the next day was my obligatory call to my 'brain' in Memphis... At some point, he asked me if I was enjoying the cool weather? I remarked Yep! I was standing at a phone back in front of the 76T/S in Golden, Co. I had been waiting for enough time, the snow was climbing up my calf. Gotta love that Colorado sunshine. SHEESH!
It's 41 degrees and bright sunshine here right now. We did have some rain about two days ago. It must have been rather cool between here and MC for him to get snow from the clouds.
Last week, there was a bus trip for residents of my establishment to see fall colors; I understand that most of the trees were still clinging to their chlorophyll (Larry. don't feel bad about the no-show of fall colors two weeks ago.) About a week and a half ago, the aspens were beautiful west of the Front Range. Here, there is some fall color in the city.
The remains of the latest hurricane are over us now, unloading moisture - already two inches since not long before dawn. If this was the white stuff, I'd be regretting not getting the blower out yet, but I think there's one more mowing in the cards as well...
Our temperatures are still warm, as in "above average" for the date. We got up to 78 yesterday, 'twill be somewhere in the 70s today. Friday and Saturday we got about 0.7 inches of rain each day, and it cleared out nicely for the Chicago Marathon yesterday. (It also dried off enough that I could sweep up four bags' worth of leaves out of our yard. We need to mow it again...by "we", I mean "I".)I have an emergency dental trip to make this afternoon...I think I'll leave about 2.5 hours early for it, since the dentist's office is just a short walk from the Elmhurst depot. Scoots will be crowded this afternoon, with the Cubs in the playoffs at Wrigley and the Bears playing at Soldier Field tonight.Speaking of football, my granddaughter's team is 3-1 so far on the season; the first game was the loss, they won the second, and shut out their opponents the last two. She's loving her tackle position! (I'm not getting reports on Nico's team, though they lost their game this past weekend, and there are a lot of pictures of a very muddy #60!)And, while I'm playing Chatterbox, this is the start of Birthday Week: 9: Boss Hen10: Willy, Pat Shaver12: Aimee Blysard13: CopCarSS15: Zardoz16: Tree and CShaveRR
(I know whom is the oldest of this bunch, but I'd best not say. Hint: I'm second-oldest!)
Carl Tell Pat we said "Happy Birthday". Ns local was on the main.Ns also sent a westbound with a BNSF,UP,CP combo when I left work.Chores to do.Colors are just starting to come out here in Nw Ohio.
Well we just had the best non hurricane possible. 6 inches of a steady 2-1/2 day rain but very little flooding. Wind didn't get over 25 MPH. Irma brought all the limbs and twigs down and left none for Nate. Fortunately this poster got all Irma debris up before Nate. Prepared for worse and hoped for best which was even better than though possible.
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