February Coffee Pot. 10 years old. For those to visit and chat. Open to all. Besides coffee; soft drinks, water, oatmeal and GRITS.

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill.........

Good Morning,  Joe.......Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. I hope you and your family get well quickly.

It is cold. 5 degrees. Going up to 26 today with sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I have some chores to do and the I will do some reading.  Have lunch and take a nice nap.

Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.

Buckeye & LAZ........TGIF

Y'all have a great and warm Friday.

Chuck

[KRM]

I got woke up too early by a she cat screaming outside the window for George to come out. He must not of told her he is fixed.  

Joe, get well soon,

Ray, prayers against any mudslides.

Brent,  We have Amarr doors on the wife,s garage. Seven years on them now and no problems. I think the shed is Chicago Overhead Doors. I am not fond of them, They sweat a lot and are always cold to the touch.

As long as I am up now I guess I will go to Krogers.

Happy Birthday Mike C.  

[jonadel]

Congratulations to Charlie Rose of CBS & NPR for being selected as North Carolinian Of The Year!  He is a model of integrity in his reporting, one of the best. I understand it was a VERY close vote with Chief coming in 2nd, maybe next year!!!!!!!

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Another bitter cold day but missing the sun - that always makes me feel better. We're supposed to get snow tonight and tomorrow and Sunday night too. Though the estimates are all over the map. Kev will get more. Hope it's not much as we have theatre tix for Sun. eve. Going to the doc now to hopefully get an OK to go back to the office on Monday. It's been a long time working at home. Hope you feel better Joe. Jon, I sure agree about Ace. Brent, getting a new ac/heater sure makes a huge difference in efficiency - and bills.

[SPMan]

Good morning all,

Rain, wind, water, mud, we're getting it all here in Glendora but fortunately I'm not affected so far except for the rain and wind.  Got all my sump pumps going and just finished lowering the level in the pool in order to hold some more.  It doesn't have a drain.  Just took my wife to church for one of her obligations up there for an hour and streets had lots of standing water.  Big funeral going on at church too.  What a day for it!  I feel sorry for the mourners.  My dad's funeral was on a day like that.

Hope you guys in the snohio country are holding your own too.  I suppose all this stuff we're getting will turn into snow when it gets back East.  They are getting snow in the mountains here now.

V8, re the mudslides in 1968, I heard 34 people were killed and around 200 homes destroyed.  This time they are a lot more prepared.  Back then, they didn't do anything ahead of time.

later,

Ray

[KRM]

V8 Dennis, Thanks for the information on Barry.    Good to know! 

[Buckeye Riveter]

jonadel

Congratulations to Charlie Rose of CBS & NPR for being selected as North Carolinian Of The Year!  He is a model of integrity in his reporting, one of the best. I understand it was a VERY close vote with Chief coming in 2nd, maybe next year!!!!!!!

 

Jon.....Please put on your bifocals.  Yes, the Chief was 2nd.  Second from the bottom of the list of over 5,000,000.

 

TGIF

 

Five to twelve on Sunday.   

 

Somebody call the Chief tonight at midnight and make sure he starts a new pot.  He has been lax too many times.

[rtraincollector]

lion88roar

Buckeye Riveter

88...Wayne Dalton is made in Ohio by the Amish in Holmes County. 

I've great concern about their doors though. Of the 3 dealers I have spoken to all have said to steer clear of them for quality reasons. They all used to sell Wayne Dalton, but they dropped them because of the quality issues, not being able to get replacement parts, and them discontinuing parts production for older doors - or manufacturing parts that are compatible with older doors. We'll see because the company coming this afternoon sells WD and Overhead Door...

Just checked my electric bills for the past 2 months and both were estimates... so I guess I better get out to the meter and check it... could be in for a whopper next month!

We too are almost out of burnable wood. Going to have to build a water tight enclosure this year because my blue tarp is riddled with holes and well blue tarp + holes + water = no dry wood.

88 not a Amish business here's there statement on there web page

Largely due to its Amish heritage, Holmes County is home to many proud craftspeople who make cabinets, desks, chairs, quilts and a myriad of hand-crafted items. 

 The county has Amish heritage not the business.

[Buckeye Riveter]

rtraincollector

lion88roar

Buckeye Riveter

88...Wayne Dalton is made in Ohio by the Amish in Holmes County. 

I've great concern about their doors though. Of the 3 dealers I have spoken to all have said to steer clear of them for quality reasons. They all used to sell Wayne Dalton, but they dropped them because of the quality issues, not being able to get replacement parts, and them discontinuing parts production for older doors - or manufacturing parts that are compatible with older doors. We'll see because the company coming this afternoon sells WD and Overhead Door...

Just checked my electric bills for the past 2 months and both were estimates... so I guess I better get out to the meter and check it... could be in for a whopper next month!

We too are almost out of burnable wood. Going to have to build a water tight enclosure this year because my blue tarp is riddled with holes and well blue tarp + holes + water = no dry wood.

 

88 not a Amish business here's there statement on there web page

Largely due to its Amish heritage, Holmes County is home to many proud craftspeople who make cabinets, desks, chairs, quilts and a myriad of hand-crafted items. 

 The county has Amish heritage not the business.

 

RT.....

1. I have been past the Wayne Dalton factory near the village of Mt. Hope, Ohio many times.  Mount Hope is an unincorporated community in eastern Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44660.^[1] It lies along State Route 241.  Mrs. Yoder's restaurant , one of the best for Amish cooking is in the village of Mt. Hope.  There is ample horse poop on the roads in and around Mt. Hope, too.

 

This statement is 100% true. Largely due to its Amish heritage, Holmes County is home to many proud craftspeople who make cabinets, desks, chairs, quilts and a myriad of hand-crafted items.

 

They make Wayne Dalton products, too.

 

2. Hundreds of Amish are employed at the plant in Mt. Hope.  They ride their bicycles to work almost year around. (They rode their bicycles to work today and it is bitter cold.) The Amish farms surround the Wayne Dalton plant.  Lehman Hardware has a branch in Mt. Hope. https://www.lehmans.com/?9gtype=search&9gkw=lehman%20hardware&9gad=6504658724.1&9gag=1868051564  The main store for Lehman's is in Kidron, farther north.

 

3. I doubt if Wayne Dalton is owned by the Amish most likely owned by a Mennonite family or two in Holmes County.   The Amish business are smaller and family centered.  Mr. Herberger's Farmers Market is a classic example of an Amish business, north of Charm, Ohio.  The Mennonites and Amish share history. 

 

4. The Amish use power tools, when they belong to someone else.  The Bishop decides the limits.  

 

5. The Amish built about 85 percent of my lake house.  The workmanship is superb  The Amish even made my new boat cover last fall.  People stare at the cabinetry in my house and cannot believe the finish on the doors.  (Laz, would drool.)  The price for the custom cabinets equaled the price of the best at Lowes and HD.

 

6. You have never been to Holms County or Wayne County, Ohio to see these wonderful people so you don't have a clue who does what, where or how..  

 

88....Follow the advice of your dealer.  They will need to fix what you buy. 

 

BTW, if anyone wants a customized train table constructed, my cabinet maker said he would do one for me.

[rtraincollector]

I go by the experience I have learned about Amish I grew up by in Lancaster, PA there real funny who they will or will not work for and I was not really trying to imply it didn't have Amish workers just I doubt it was owned by Amish. Not sure in Ohio or PA anymore as have been away from them in PA but from what I remember they put up with the Mennonite but didn't like them as a whole because of them driving cars and all. They of coarse like them as a whole better than most of the other people but wouldn't say that right out as there to polite when your polite with them. I also know they can ride in a vehicle but can't drive or own one ( Amish) But even back then I saw where it was changing so as I said now not sure of how things are up there in Lancaster but do believe basically PA or OH Amish is basically the same.

but while were talking about this what your take on Amish mafia ( me I think its all bologna its made up for TV) As you said the Bishop decides on all things for the community 

Didn't mean to come across trying to correct you just I doubt that it was owned by Amish I know there out of this world craftsmen I have seen them at work and the stuff they make. Also I see a lot of stuff down here claiming its Amish built that I doubt ( at flea markets)

 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Possibly the last post for February.   Thank you, Kev, for remembering.  I am not sure when I posted my birthday here, but my sister took me out for lunch, and my wife took me out for dinner.   Work was quiet again, but we are supposed to get more snow this Sunday and Monday.  May stay home Monday.  Will go see grandson's last basketball game of the season tomorrow.  Weather was sunny but windy today.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana