Elliots Trackside Diner IV, Under New Management!

[pcarrell]

I think Rob's too chicken to get the scan done!  What about it Rob?  Too chicken?  I dare ya!  I double dog dare ya!!!!

And for the rest of you yahoo's......dinner's on me!

Boneless BBQ pork ribs anyone?

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'll have some of them ribs.

Alex: Very good video.

[pcarrell]

Ya ever feel like this?

You've got tons of tires, but you have a flat and none of them fit.

I stayed up WAY too late last night!  I'm runnin' on a flat!

[Cederstrand]

in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.

The new foundation work starts Monday.

Farrier came out today and trimmed Tinytoons (the dwarf) and a few other minis. Also helped me cut all the burrs out of Chief's mane & forelock (mini stud). I always enjoy chatting with him...he's a good soul.

Once the new build is comlete, we are going to transform one side of the screened porch into a Diner. Black & white checker board tile, perhaps one small neon light, and definitely our prized tables & chairs (see below):

Also found some real neat (and very inexpensive) metal signs to hang on the red-siding wall. 

The other section of screened porch wife wants to turn into a sleeping porch. We (probably me) will paint the siding to look like old weathered barnwood.  

Have a good day, all. Rob

[SilverSpike]

Howdy folks!

Long time no see! Looks like ya'll been eatin' high on the hog too!

Any of that boneless pork left PC?

Been quite busy this week, but I do have some time ear marked for the train room this weekend. First weekend in 5 weeks that we have nothing planned, no family visiting, no events to attend, no nut-ing!

We'll see how long that lasts.....

TTFN,

Ryan

[Guilford Guy]

SP Tribute 2

Now with music by Led Zeppelin.

[Flashwave]

in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.

The new foundation work starts Monday.

Farrier came out today and trimmed Tinytoons (the dwarf) and a few other minis. Also helped me cut all the burrs out of Chief's mane & forelock (mini stud). I always enjoy chatting with him...he's a good soul.

Once the new build is comlete, we are going to transform one side of the screened porch into a Diner. Black & white checker board tile, perhaps one small neon light, and definitely our prized tables & chairs (see below):

Also found some real neat (and very inexpensive) metal signs to hang on the red-siding wall. 

The other section of screened porch wife wants to turn into a sleeping porch. We (probably me) will paint the siding to look like old weathered barnwood.  

Have a good day, all. Rob

*Sneaks rob's coffee away from him and changes cups while an afternoon freight rolls by.

AH HA! Garry's decree says you have to drink from this until further notice!

Tom: We're looking. But it seems to be time for vactions now. Few more leads to follow up on. THey leave me out of that some though, something about adult concerns, not for kids.

     So here's my day, lot of running around, mom has done what we call "hitting the wall" so you know who played taxi. We ran to Fishers today, and I signed up for the Indiana State Fair Train volunteer. I hate that traffic. But while we were there, there was a school class trip train in, having issues with air conditioning. On the front of the train was CB&Q California Zephyr Silver Salon. I had no clue there was a celebrity down here.  No pics today, but being on the fairtrain may mean I see more of her soon.    That's starting August 6th.

I;m gonna find a tv in my Buisnbess car and veg for a while. G'night.

[pcarrell]

Any of that boneless pork left PC?

Help yourself!

[Cederstrand]

Whoever made the coffee this evening needs to see Chef Ramsey or go through a StarBucks Coffee training course!

pthew~

I'll have a fresh brewed in a SOUTHERN mug. Or if I can't have one here, I can always find another Diner that serves it. Nuff said!

Received one of those green notes in the mailbox today. Perhaps the second house check. Will go find out tomorrow morning.

Rained a little more this evening. Grass should really start taking off again. Need to put out a fresh round bale for the big horses tomorrow. That's about it from the ol' farm. Going to watch some TV awhile. 

Rob

[bjdukert]

Evening All

Got back from my bike trip to PA last night and just now got caught up on the novel here in the Diner. I have a lot of pics but won't put all of them up, they will be in my Photobucket account when I get them there. They are as far as the puter right now.

Good to see some are getting better and one that should in the future(won't mention a name) and that all of the pets are getting extra special treatment and doing better.

Garry Good to hear that everyone came out ok,scared but that would be natural.

That's about it

Best to all on sick call and those recovering

Talk to you later

Duke

[Flashwave]

Whoever made the coffee this evening needs to see Chef Ramsey or go through a StarBucks Coffee training course!

 

Rob

OH BOY! Then I can serve you motor oil and charge an arm and a leg for it! We only tease ya cause we're concerned.

[pcarrell]

Thats what I thought......Rob's CHICKEN!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I got called out to a house fire early this afternoon. That kept me tied up for several hours. When I came home I realized the power was out. It came back on about thirty minutes later. I had just enough time to note the happening on my forum when the power went out again. That was at 4:54. I went out to dinner with my sister and her family. When we got back the power was still out. That was at 7:10. It came back on just as I walked into my trailer at 7:16. The cause of the power outage was a fire at a substation near here. When they turned the power back on at 4:45 the main transformer caught fire, so they shut down at 4:54. I hope they have it fixed right now. Power failures one after the other get old really quick.

[Cox 47]

Yahoo!! I'll take a big plate of Ribs and some Tater salad please...Thank You....Jerry

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Does it ever feel good to get out of those leg braces! Those things make my thighs hurt but they make walking so much easier. I've been in those things all day! That's the longest I've ever worn them at one time.

[TrainsRMe1]

Thanks Rob, I saw the ribs, drooled all over my keyboard and now I have to get a new one! They look real good good man, I wish I had a device where I could smell them though my computer

      Happy MRxRding, Trainsrme1

[pcarrell]

Thanks Rob, I saw the ribs, drooled all over my keyboard and now I have to get a new one! They look real good good man, I wish I had a device where I could smell them though my computer

      Happy MRxRding, Trainsrme1

Those were my ribs.

 

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[LSWrr]

Good morning all,

30% chance of thunderstorms today; high of 81F.

Got some really good news yeasterday when I opened my mail there it was, the title for my truck.  No more truck payments!!!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's 77 and clear at the moment. It's expected to be partly cloudy later as the high climbs into the upper 90's.

Yesterday was pretty busy. Three fire call-outs in all, one of those was a 6 alarmer. To make it more interesting it was off a back road out in the sticks. A one lane road is a tight squeeze at the best of times but when there are a dozen big fire trucks on it lined up one behind the other it becomes a real circus. Fortunately the roadside had been cleared so the tanker trucks (water carriers) could get to where they were needed. The other two calls, one before the 6 alarmer and one after were simple one truck affairs. The first was a fire in a fence line. It was set off by a bottle rocket. The last call of the day was a fire alarm call from Ameritek Industries on the edge of town. It was a false alarm.

We need rain!

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      7/26/2008

Heat Index:  82°F
Humidity:  90%
Dew Point:  74°F

So Far Today
High:  79°F
Low:  77°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph NNE

Today  High: 98    Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light and variable winds.    
 
Tonight  Low: 75    Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning.

Bill, Lee, and Jeff are up. the corner booth is in business. OJ and Oatmeal, please.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

What do you know? Garry has the tab! I'll habve the bacon and eggs. Throw in some biscuits and gravy as well. Oh, and a little oj.

[bjdukert]

Morning All

Here are some pics from Steamtown where I met with Attaboy,his fiancee' Pat,another friend Bill and his significant other Jeri. It was a very warm day and a lot to see.

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN001.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN002.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN004.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN006.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN036.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN020.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN021.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/bjdukert/?action=view&current=STEAMTOWN022.jpg

Well that's about it for now and there are a couple more from there that I will put up later

Best to all on sick call and those recovering

Talk to you later

Duke

[SilverSpike]

Mornin' fellers!

Great pics Duke! Looks like a really fun trip! I look forward to making it to Steamtown some day...

Speaking of trips, Apex is only about 74 days +/- and counting....

Now, how's about some lunch time fun!

New Orleans Style Red Beans and Rice

Shrimp and Pasta Polynesia

Chicken with Creamed Spinach Wild Rice and Mushroom Sauce

[JimRCGMO]

Morning, Flo - no, Zoe and Chloe were kidding you, I didn't die or fall off the edge of the planet. Just busy yesterday at work, and talking with a friend on the phone last night (more later on that). Oh, I'll have some waffles,

 

cup of coffee,

glass of Ed's OJ,

 

and a glass of milk

to wash things down some more, please. Thank you.

Jeff, that baggage car looks pretty good, but the doors look too new. Might need to weather them a bit more. You are one fast worker, I'll say!

PC, I'd like to see a traffic officer looking for the license plate if he had to write a ticket on that Goodyear 'vehicle'... Might have trouble deciding what to put down for make and model, too.

Flash, good to hear your Dad's up and talking (mostly) again. Tell him we're pulling for him!

Inch, we only got a little rain here locally, but we had several rather dark clouds come by that looked like they might've been going to dump rain (but didn't). I did hear some thunder last night (Friday)/this morning.

Lee, are you having a competition with Jeff to see who gets the most done? You're gonna shame us slackers (like me) into working harder! You're rolling along there with the freight cars on your RIP track, I'd say, Lee.

Uh, and (ahem...)Rob? I'll just say

 

to go along with the others on getting a certain procedure/test done... (Otherwise, I hear your wife is talking with Vinnie about some... persuasion...) 'Nuff said, right?

Johnboy, awesome story.

I'm going to take a break and get back to the next two pages after I finish breakfast. Flo, could I have some more of that fine syrup, please? Thanks!

 

Pausing for now, 

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[Packers#1]

Hi everyone. Just droppin' in to say hello and tell ya'll a story. My dad had a guy who cuts down trees (he's done it for us before), and he was cutting a forking branch off a tree. Instead of letting us put the ladder under him, he stood on a branch that was kinda on the small side and was a little rotten. well, when he had cut about half through the branch, the small branch he was standing on just snapped almost clean off at the tree. he grabbed the branch he was sawing, lost his grip, and fell about 20 feet! He was fine, though, just scratched up, shook up, and a little bit frightened. When he was falling, he turned about 90 degrees (you've seen buster take some bad falls on mythbusters, right? He'll sorta turn in the air, and not land on his feet. Kinda what Mr. James (the fellow who was cutting down the trees). So let this be a lesson for us all: Don't take huge risks.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

That's a good object lesson. I practice safety and see that the people I work with do as well. That's my job at the fire dept. I'm the safety officer as well as a captain.

[JPowell]

Good day gang!

  Only 4 days and 3.5 hours of work left here for me! !!!!!

  Got some info on our return trip already, and since it's not public knowledge, I could only give the g/f hints. Seems she got them w/out any problems. Also told her that she needs to take off the 8th from both of her jobs as I want to go see my parents at their vacation spot near Lake George. She said that it sounded liek a great idea and that she would do that.

  As for here, well, one of the guys took a digital thermometer they use and took the temp off the pavement in front of his office about 6 hours ago... 148.7 The theremometer we have here attached to the building, once it reaches 130, it stops working. Well, about 4 hours ago, it still was not working. About 2 hours ago, it was down to 115. Now, you tell me.. is that HOT enough for you or what?

  Well gang, time to get more work done.

Take care!

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

JP ..... It's good to learn you are close to coming home..........

We'll have the marching band ready!

When JP comes marching home, harrah, harrah.................We'll all feel good whn JP comes marching home..................

Thanks for serving.....

[jeffrey-wimberly]

The Smiley band is all ready.