afternoon
Nice sunshine this afternoon.Ns still has the coal train in the siding.Chores to do here at home.
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").
Ns was clear when I left work today.Mild outside now.Guessers say we have a 30 percent chance of a White Christmas.It's NW Ohio.I'll wait 5 minutes.Chores to do here.Tomorrow I'm on KP at G+G 's house.
Morning
Chances of a White Christmas are down to 20 percent according to the guessers.Matt and group are going caroling after church.Back to work tomorrow.
While searching for a nearby Barnes & Noble, and a good place for lunch, we happened to encounter an inbound manifest freight on its (and our) approach to Elmhurst. It was good for three sheets' worth of notes, and a lot of grist for the next report. I bravely dated the next one for September 20...and I could probably take that long to update without seeing another train between now and then. That's a good date...December 21 will be devoted to cleaning house (which is not saying we won't do anything before), and late on December 22 daughter Linda and family arrive. By "late" I mean we won't leave the airport before it's December 23!As of now, Christmas Day is our only chance (so far--that's as far as the forecast goes right now) of getting any snow between now and then. I hope we get a little for our California family...Linda, especially, needs her Midwestern winter fix.I, on the other hand, need clear roads.Linda and family are with us until December 30, when they will board Amtrak for the return trip to California. How about that--they go so slowly that they won't arrive until next year!P.S. How 'bout dem Bears?!
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)
evening
Ns sent a westbound after work today.Ran errands in town.Came home to "Mail Call!!!". Card from Carl,package from MC(Matt says thanks for the other engineering information) and a package from my niece.Not only did I get pictures of nieces family,we got bonus train magnets to put the pictures on our fridge.She also sent a train pin from the Dayton area historical society.Time to do chores and eat supper.Thanks everyone for making Monday better.
Got my card from Carl as well, and the package folks were busy - a part for the truck, two gifts (for others), and my new phone (the old one is acting up and it's apparently a hardware issue).
Gonna be on the railroad all weekend - have to get busy and get my cards out!
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...
Westbound intermodal went by as I got off work.Guessers are calling for rain later in the week.Our chance of a White Christmas is down to 10 percent.Going to do chores.
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