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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, September 9, 2012 5:02 PM

Looks like the red truck is at the warehouse to pick up a Barry-sized helping of pie!

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Posted by cudaken on Sunday, September 9, 2012 3:54 PM

 OK Flo, it is Beer thirty!

 OK, got to go! Just sat down from cutting the backyard and Sue want's me to start cooking. Sigh

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Posted by B&O1952 on Sunday, September 9, 2012 3:14 PM

Good afternoon everyone! I'm sorting through all of the detail parts that arrived with the HO layout donated to the museum. I never got the chance to see most of the locomotives or rolling stock since the family was allowed to pick through it first. This means that we will have to use our own locomotives and cars, but that's ok, we have a lot of extras we're currently not using anyway. My oldest son Shane and his friend took our brass BR&P steam whistle to a steam and gas engine meet yesterday, and they rigged it up to the steam line from an old tractor. Shane said it worked great and still has a terrific sound to it. I haven't heard it yet, but he has a nice video for me to see. 

Ken, I know the feeling, sometimes a few beers are needed! I as well have to get mowing hopefully tomorrow, plus a lot of other things that aren't getting the attention that they did when dad was around. Now I have two cars to care for, something I haven't dealt with since I had to sell my old Corvette 8 years ago. Oh well, life goes on! 

Have a good evening, all!

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Posted by cudaken on Sunday, September 9, 2012 2:45 PM

 Afternoon folks.

 Flo,  Diet Dew pleases.

 Gang, sorry for the silly stuff I did yesterday. I was really down in the dumps and crawled in to a beer can. I am paying for it today! I woke up last night around 1:00 AM and could not fall back to sleep till 6:30 AM. When Sue got up, I went back to the bedroom and sleep till 10:00 AM.

 While I feel like warmed up death, I am in a better frame of mind.

 Just got the front yard cut, what a mess. I have sitting own now for only 20 minutes. Wife has all ready came out and asked when was i going to cut the back grass. Laugh Then i have to BBQ. Oh well.

       Ken

 Curt, happy belated Cake

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, September 9, 2012 10:49 AM

Good morning. It's 73° and partly cloudy. The high will be 85°.


I won't be doing much today as I'm light headed and somewhat dizzy and my back and chest are hurting. Throw a bit of confusion into the mix as well. Just some of the possible side effects of the meds I take everyday. Usually they don't bother me but some days, like today they make themselves known. They can cause worse side effects but fortunately they rarely appear. I think this would be a good day to turn off the phone and crawl back into bed. I hope everyone else has a good day.



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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, September 9, 2012 8:52 AM

Good morning, Chloe.  Coffee with my cinnamon roll.  I will take the one that has the extra frosting on it.

Terry,  We made flat car loads the the extra plastic wheel sets.  A little glue and you have removable flat car loads.

The art show at the WWFair was huge.  Today we plan to chill.

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Posted by Curt Webb on Sunday, September 9, 2012 8:20 AM

Morning All,

Got less than 5 hours of sleep last night between our daughter being in the ER (dropped a can of paint on her already injured foot) and driving my son to class this morning. I used to handle that a lot better than I do now. We had ops night at the club last night and I ran a couple of coal drags using the BF-16's.

The deadbolt on the front door quit working last night (key part). I took it apart before leaving the house this morning but still couldn't get the key to turn so before returning home I stopped and picked up a new deadbolt. The family will be over around 6 PM. Today I would like to decal the cab numbers on my American 4-4-0.

Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes.

Hope everyone has a Good day and prayers for those in need.

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, September 9, 2012 7:46 AM

Morning Coffee

I over slept, and the one eye that is open now tells me it is Sunday....

We often say "O.K. or OKAY, Or OK"...do you know where it came from???

okay/OK/O.K. - Okay is one of the most commonly questioned and debated expressions origins. 'OK' and 'okay' almost certainly had different origins, although the meanings were all similar and now have completely converged. There are various sources of both versions, which perhaps explains why the term is so widely established and used:

  • The first publicly acknowledged recorded use of 'OK' was by or associated with Andrew Jackson, 7th US President from 1829-37, to mean 'Orl Korrect', possibly attributed in misspelt form to him mocking his early lack of education.
  • On similar lines, the Dictionary of American Slang refers to an authority on the origins of OK, Allen Walker Read, whose view states that OK is derived from 'Oll Korrect', and that this "...began as a bumpkin-imitating game among New York and Boston writers in the early 1800s who used OK for 'Oll Korrect'..."
  • The first use of 'OK' in print was in the Boston Morning Post of 23 March 1839 by CG Green, as a reference to 'Old Kinderhook', the nickname for Martin Van Buren, (a favourite of and successor to Jackson), who was 8th US President from 1837-41, whose home town was Kinderhook, New York.
  • The African US slave languages 'Ewe' and 'Wolof' both contained the word 'okay' to mean 'good'. Slavery in the US effectively began in 1620 and lasted until 1865, so this was certainly an early American origin of the term.
  • Probably even pre-dating this was a derivation of the phonetic sound 'okay' meaning good, from a word in the native American Choctow language.
  • The American anecdotal explanation of railroad clerk Obidiah Kelly marking every parcel that he handled with his initials is probably not true, nevertheless the myth itself helped establish the term.
  • Perhaps just as tenuously, from the early 1800s the French term 'Aux Quais', meaning 'at or to the quays' was marked on bales of cotton in the Mississippi River ports, as a sign of the bale being handled or processed and therefore 'okayed'. (The modern-day French public notice 'acces aux quais', means to the trains.)
  • A similar French derivation perhaps the use of the expression 'Au Quai' by cotton inspectors in the French Caribbean when rating the quality of cotton suitable for export. (Ack GR)
  • In a similar vein, women-folk of French fishermen announced the safe return of their men with the expression 'au quai' (meaning 'back in port', or literally 'at the quayside'). (Ack DH)
  • The expression '0 Killed' was a standard report, and no doubt abbreviation to 'OK', relating to a nigh-time's fatalities during the First World War, 1914-18.
  • In Europe, The Latin term 'Omnes Korrectes' was traditionally marked on students test papers to mean 'all correct'.
  • The Greek 'ola kala' means 'all is well'. The Finnish 'oikea' means correct. Scottish 'och aye' means 'yes' or 'for sure' (from the Scottish pronunciation of 'oh, aye', aye being old English for yes).
  • The Scottish expression 'Och Aye' was mimicked by the English in a mocking fashion, and this became 'okay'. (Ack JM)
  • In the Victorian era, during the British occupation of India, the natives could not speak English very well, so "all correct" sounded like "orl krect". This was soon shortened to OK, hence our modern usage of the term. (Ack. Philip Holbourn)

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Posted by saronaterry on Sunday, September 9, 2012 7:32 AM

Good Sunday morning, Diners!

Jeremy, you are correct! The real season starts at 3:00pm my time. GO PACKERS

 Anyone want 60 cars worth of plastic wheelsets? Spent the day installing new IM metal sets. Only need 3 more 100 count bulk packs to finish my fleet! Boy, am I ever glad I GLEAMED the track 3-4 years ago. I haven't run trains much since April and besides a little dust and cobweb wiping ( all of 10 minutes), all I did was fire up the Digitrax and away we went! FUN! The new wheelsets  seemed to improve the derailment count, too. Only had 1 and that was a lead SD40 because somebody missed returning a switch to the main.(me). Love those IM sets!

Today's a new day, things will be better. Hope and prayers for those that need'em.

Terry in NW Wisconsin 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, September 9, 2012 6:31 AM

BTW...Anymore talk of me grabbing at PIES will result in certain....actions that may involve food ....MischiefWhistling

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, September 9, 2012 6:29 AM

Good Wet Morning from SwimmingVille.

We just had another monsoonal shower show up of the 60% type...going to be like this all day as well...high? Would you believe...66F?Tongue Tied

aaaahhhh...but t'is normal around Western Fair week to have the highs go tumbling down and to be cold at night...lows at 46F and such as well....

Going to be doing some housework here..laundry doing , vacuuming, et cetera....yay...

We'll see if any traintime comes our way here...

BillT: Great shot of the #765 doing its thing!!

Have a great day!!Big Smile

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Sunday, September 9, 2012 4:44 AM

Good Morning! from Tipton IN.

It's Sunday, September 9, 2012



NKP 2-8-4 #765 running with the new NKP Heritage unit outside of Muncie IN-July 2012

Mischief

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:09 PM

What PIE? Where? I'se innocent I tell you!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:32 PM

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow if I'm feeling up to it.



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Posted by howmus on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:14 PM

Evenin' folks!

Janie just a decaf please...

Currently 59·F outside...  Fall is now here in the Finger Lakes. My crab apple tree and the neighbors have already given up and lost all their leaves.  Got some strong storms through here today.  there were a few limbs down around town, but nothing I saw major around here.  Got a half inch of rain out of them though.

Galaxy, hope your trailer held up to the storms and the inside didn't get too wet with the roof problem.

Barry, glad to hear the wetlands are back..  or was it you that has the wetlands in the back of your property you don't like...???  Put the pie down!

Ken, you sound depressed!  Drowning it won't help...  In the long run, anyway.  You do want to keep your toes don't you... Watch the sugar levels, my friend.

I used up all the packages of railbars I had left today.  Guess what is not back in stock yet?  The first two don't count, BTW.  I did get enough done so I can get about half the hand laid track weathered before moving one to installing a grade and more track that will go over a gorge and become the return loop in the new room.

I will need to be out at the R&GV RR Museum tomorrow, so I think I will call it a day...  Prayers for everyone...

73

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:43 PM

Good Evening

Well, we got rained on, we got winded on, even hailed on...we are now drenched...and, our wetland is back.

And....the little Spring has just come up here to grace us with his furry presence...consider yourselves headbunted...as he just headbunted the screen, lol!

Garry:  I have never ever touched any PIES here....Whistling

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Posted by sakel on Saturday, September 8, 2012 7:23 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q

Curt! ... Happy B'day!

Paul ,, Glad to hear about the improvement with your wife's health.

Rob S. ... Welcome to the diner.

Ken .... Take care of yourself, please.

I think there are several MIA's. We'll have to think of ways to liven things up. An RBF drinking contest might be an idea. .... Barry! ... Hands off the pies!

 

PIES! RBF! I'm back! I'm back!

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Posted by JeremyB on Saturday, September 8, 2012 6:55 PM

Hi Guys

Stopped in for a quick Visit.

It was really coming down this morning, couldn't see the house across the street in fact. It cleared up this afternoon and its nice and cool out there ( 63F) really starting to feel like fall. Anybody else excited that football starts tomorrow? well I guess it started last Wednesday but the Packers play tomorrow so tomorrow is my opening day.

Had my RC tanks out after the rain today, got the tracks caked in mud and weeds real good. So I am off to clean them up and maybe grab something to eat.

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, September 8, 2012 6:22 PM

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, September 8, 2012 4:50 PM

Curt! ... Happy B'day!

Paul ,, Glad to hear about the improvement with your wife's health.

Rob S. ... Welcome to the diner.

Ken .... Take care of yourself, please.

I think there are several MIA's. We'll have to think of ways to liven things up. An RBF drinking contest might be an idea. .... Barry! ... Hands off the pies!

 

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, September 8, 2012 4:10 PM

 

 Afternoon folks

 Flo Beer Pleases

 Have not done a single thing today that i should have! Giving my Y6 B (pulling 40 cars) a work out and my liver! (on beer 8 and no where near stopping) Plus I have not ate a darn thing today. When I die, I just assume to have Beer do me in.

pascaff*
Ken - Don't you hate working on commission? I sure do. I think it is an outdated concept, especially in the business I am in. Too much focus on $ and not enough on customer service in my opinion.

 

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Posted by pascaff* on Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:08 AM

Morning All,

Currently 64 with an expected high of 91 under partly cloudy skies  

 Been absent for a few days here, mostly do to work schedule and hospital visits. Some good news there though. Wife has her appetite back, she can taste food and is enjoying it. All infections are in check and only one anti-biotic is being administered. She can get up without nurses assistance. Surgical masks are no longer required when entering her room. So far no adverse effects to the chemo, but she has only gotten one round, the next will be in about 12 days.

A/C guy fixed the unit. It blew a capacitor. He only charged me for parts and labor, not a service call. We are about 35 miles from the shop. 

Curt - Happy B-Day

Ken - Don't you hate working on commission? I sure do. I think it is an outdated concept, especially in the business I am in. Too much focus on $ and not enough on customer service in my opinion.

Jeff - Sounds like you may have over done it. Take it easy.

  Today I have to do some grocery shopping, laundry, cut the front lawn, and maybe pull some weeds. If I have the time I will also go to the hospital and visit my wife.

Prayers to those in need.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, September 8, 2012 10:13 AM

Mornin' I think?  Yep it is morning gthough almost as dark as night out there....

Galaxy, thanks for the warning!  I would have slept right through the drenching downpour, thunder and lightning, and 40 MPH winds we just had... Whistling  It was coming down in buckets about the time I sat down for breakfast this morning, and I thought the neighbors tree would come down on top of the trailer from the electric company parked in my driveway!  Wind was out of the South, very unusual for here.

Zoe, already had breakfast, but I sure could use more dark roast coffee, Ma'am.

Oh:

Hope you have a fine day Curt!

Jeffrey, it sounded last night that you would be moving slowly today...  Take care of yourself!

I think today shall be mostly spent in the train rooms.  Tomorrow I w*rk as a Docent/Museum Guide so I hope the weather is a bit better...

I best get moving as we are under a severe thunderstorm warning for the next hour or so!

Later!

73

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, September 8, 2012 10:05 AM

A little point of comedy. Like the ant that moved the rubber tree plant I think there's high hopes at play here!



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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:59 AM

 Morning Fellow Dinners

 Flo, Coffee pleases.

 I am not sure if I am disappointed or not this morning. I was asked to work today, I was scheduled off but I need the hours so I said yes. This morning I got a call that I was not needed today. Seems the new shop opening has been postpone till next week and all the people that where going to be working at the new store getting it ready are working in the current store today. Eric (New Manager) said they have 7 people working up front. (counter where I work)

 I was counting on working 50 hours this coming week, so I am disappointed about that. But, on the other hand this would be my 7th day in a row so i am all so glad to be off. Plus I am off Sunday, first two days off in a row after going back to work.

 Grass is looking God Awful so I know what I will be doing today.

  See you all later!

          Ken

 

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:48 AM

MusicHAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO THE BIRTHDAY BOY!!!Music

Happy B-Day with lots of Cake and Gift, even though you don't want to "make a big deal out of it"!!!

Happy Birthday Curt !!!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:45 AM

Happy B-DayHappy B-Day Curt!!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:42 AM

Curt Webb
Tomorrow the family is coming over for supper because it's my 56th  birthday. I did not want to make a big  deal out of it-just another day but MOH has other plans. 

Happy birthday Curt!Happy B-DayCakeGift Hey, I'm only four years behind you.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:11 AM

Good morning, Diners.  I need a black coffee before we run.  I slept until 6:30.  Write that down, because that almost never happens.

It was in the high 90's yesterday.  When I got home it was only 93 here.

Today, we plan to go to the Puyullap Fair.  We are checking out the art exhibit.  Larry might enter next year.

He is still tweaking on my Shay painting.

Happy Birthday, Curt.Cake

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Posted by Curt Webb on Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:11 AM

Morning All,

Sitting here drinking some coffee. Only plans today are to go to the LHS and then to the club later on, so a nice MRR day. Tomorrow the family is coming over for supper because it's my 56th  birthday. I did not want to make a big  deal out of it-just another day but MOH has other plans.  The good news is I get Swiss steak and Blackberry cobbler out of  it-both favorites of mine.

Hope everyone has a good day and prayers for those in need.

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