Standard poodles scare me. Poodles should be small. Imagine a chihuahua or a weiner dog the size of a dalmation. That's scary too. (To be fair, I'm also kind of spooked by the idea of winged monkeys, but that's a different deal there.)
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Standard Poodle. Is that the American Standard Poodle there?
I get easily mixfused about these breeds anymore.
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
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Mookie Tree - Standard Poodle - pretty close to a Dalmation size. Maybe kinda nice to have a 4 legged nose around again?
Tree - Standard Poodle - pretty close to a Dalmation size. Maybe kinda nice to have a 4 legged nose around again?
Still getting used to each other.
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PE15 is in the books and the "North Pole" is back in storage.
Great turnout, lots of compliments on-line and in person.
Picked up my houseguest for the next week (daughter's standard poodle). The pup is still exploring the house, but she seems to be settling in just fine. She's used to an electronic fence, so she's maybe a little confused by the real thing, though.
I forgot to add that Jackie gave me an HO scale UP caboose, #207. I wonder if the N-scale Rudolph John gave me two years ago could pull it?
Johnny
I just got back from a family Christmas party. Katie had me up to the house, along with her son John, his wife, their son, his wife's mother, Katie's daughter Jackie, and John's three half-brothers. A good time was had by all-even by Katie's dog who had not seen me since the middle of July. It was good seeing them all again.
tree68 mudchicken As much as the hundred or so folks on the train were unhappy,... We had around 550 on each train last night... That included a few folks who had missed earlier trips for some reason. There were virtually no empty seats... I expect we'll see the same tonight.
mudchicken As much as the hundred or so folks on the train were unhappy,...
We had around 550 on each train last night... That included a few folks who had missed earlier trips for some reason. There were virtually no empty seats...
I expect we'll see the same tonight.
Norm
mudchickenAs much as the hundred or so folks on the train were unhappy,...
Our P-E took the second hit in a week with, unfortunately, the second and third trains not running last night because of a subgrade subsidence issue that showed-up that could not be fixed during the show. A rapid melting of the snow in the hills above the track probably was the trigger and might also answer a couple of other foundation issues the museum was experiencing. A mechanical issue was the earlier problem. As much as the hundred or so folks on the train were unhappy, CRRM was doing the right thing by running a safe operation. An awful lot of good people were improvising to create an experience for the P-E in spite of the problems.
CShaveRRDan, we'll have to find out why he thinks our hobby is so strange.
Heck, a lot of people find our hobby strange.
The lake effect machine kicked into high gear overnight, but not here in Utica, or at home. The areas hardest hit are looking at from 15" to 2+ feet, so far. We did get some snow during our second visit to the North Pole. And I ended up standing in it since I handled the "ground work" at the North Pole (moving the train a car at a time so the kids can see Santa). I think they got an inch or so there after we headed back south.
One more night of sold-out Polar Express trains and we're done for the season. I'll be on as conductor again. While it's fun running the locomotives, it's really enjoyable seeing the families enjoying themselves on the train.
Dan, we'll have to find out why he thinks our hobby is so strange. Are there more trains where he comes from? You'll have to take him where the trains are bigger and heavier. And do consider coming to Chicago (we won't take him to our favorite pizza place!).
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)
Sorry Mookie no pie left.Surprised cousin.She got a birthday candle on her pie.(her birthday is monday).Tomorrow after church will see what csx is up to.
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").
I wish all that rain we had was snow...we'd have about four feet.
We are hosting an exchange student from Italy right now. He's puzzled at the lack of snow and at the fact that I like to go and watch trains. In trade, he's really good at cooking, haha!
Dan
Bite your tongue!! We got just a dusting in our neighborhood yesterday. It should warm up back into the 40's tomorrow and continue in that range through at least Christmas. The only real problem for me is that at this time of year the ride both to and from work is in the dark and I can't see anything.
Had a break from the constant parade of ES44ACs and ET44ACs in a pair of SD60Fs on a manifest today. Sequentially numbered, even...a nice change of pace. I still like the sound of those big GEs under load, though...
Get to do some elfing around this weekend. Now on vacation thru Jan 5. If only we had snow now...oh well.
JoeKoh ns had a power move going west when I left work.Stuff to get ready for tomorrow. stay safe Joe
ns had a power move going west when I left work.Stuff to get ready for tomorrow.
evening
Ns was clear whn I left work.Tomorrow is Friday.Will be working at G+G house this weekend.We get a good meal out of it(And pie too!!!).
Don't remind me....
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edblysard Doubt we will have a White Christmas here...
Doubt we will have a White Christmas here...
Can I raise that topic again when you're switching North Yard in July in the 90 degree heat and 90% humidity?
Looking like we'll see a mostly green Christmas here, too (I say mostly 'cause you gotta figure in all the bare trees....)
I'm still a little afraid of what we're gonna see when the temperatures do drop. The lake effect may be a bit overwhelming...
Ns was clear when I left work.Seems the new Napoleon school put in a driveway without pre-approval and in the city ROW.City came and tore the driveway out.Guessers say some lake effect snow for those in Michigan but none here in Nw Ohio.Time to take Matt to confirmation class.
Virtually no chance of a white Christmas here. We have temperatures in the 50s today, 30s tomorrow, 20s Friday, then it warms up again to the 40s. Precipitation is due only after said warmup, so it will be rain. It's a driving rain...which explains the days that it's forecast to fall (we'll be driving).
MC, we had only a little snow yeserday. Did the winds find a huge deposit of snow between the Back Range and the Front Range and bless you with it? We are promsed more snow early next week and we will send it on as an early Christmas present.
Katie stopped by this morning and told me that she had more snow to contend with than she really wanted.
I am expected at her house Sunday night for her family Christmas meal; it will be good to get up there again, after five months in the lowland here. Maybe I won't be snowbound.
MC, no snow yet in Lawrence, KS. I moved here from AZ for the winter. I am telling my AZ friends in Prescott who have had snow and icy conditions about my good judgment, ha!
Initial forecast here was 2-4". Got 11". More due tomorrow and x-mas eve eve.
Think we found winter. New cat loves to watch me shovel from the warm side of the window.
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