BEER BARN

[mikesmowers]

   Eveng all, Joe bring me a beer will ya, Thanks     
   Well it finally happened, My dad just came out about 15 minutes ago and told me that my grandmother has died.   Not really a shock she has been in the rest home for over a year with cancer eating her alive, she is finally resting peaceful now. I am sorry to lay this on you but I guess I needed to unload.   My dad went to the rest home to be there with my mother who was with my grandmother (Granny) and I am here by myself, I just needed to talk.   Later.     Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Sorry folks, I gotta leave. The medication the doctor has me on for my newest problem is kicking my butt. See you later or tomorrow maybe .

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'm over thirty feet above lake level, so that was never really a danger. Besides, most of the gators are at the other end of the lake. Once in a while, we'll see one here, but it's usually captured quickly and tranported back to where it belongs. The highest the lake has ever come up is 11 1/2 feet, that was in December of '82.

[SilverSpike]

That's good, I was starting to wonder if you would end up getting some gaters into your layout.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

It looks like we have a week or so of dry (mostly) weather coming. The lake has gone down about 6 feet now, still receeding.

[SilverSpike]

Dang, Jeff, you are cooler than we are up here in North Carolina, AC's been running all day. Hope you are getting to dry out now.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

How about a hot brandy to take the chill off. It's a little cool here today.

Weather for Leesville, La.

Wind Chill:  51°F

Humidity:  75%

Dew Point:  46°F

So Far Today High:  54°F Low:  48°F Rain:  N/A" Rain Rate:  N/A"/h Gust:  10mph NNE

High: 70 °F
Low: 48 °F

[91rioja]

Mornin all,

Finally back from vacation, and just stoppin by to check in.  Seems I have about 3 pages to go through.  maybe I can get through them all today.  Work was really bad yesterday (I guess that is what you get for leaving for a few days); walked back into a hornet's nest.

I'll be back later.

Chris

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Sounds like a plan.

A large Coke and a 5th of Jack Daniels for me.

[colvinbackshop]

Joe...A hot brandy here please! And one for everybody that feels the need!

I'm not feeling 100% tonight, sore throat, out of sorts and achy..."Hot Toddy" sounds like a good place to start and a place to go this evening.

I've got a long week-end off, so I'm hoping to feel better, REAL soon! If so, I'll head for Whispering Wings (the cabin, over by Itasca State Park) to do a bit of duck hunting, keeping the fire warm and some cooking! All should be good, if I feel better....Soon!

I really need to take a mini vacation...I'm getting overwhelmed with demand! Shooting a few holes in the sky...And maybe a few ducks to... to put in the freezer (or eat fresh at duck camp) will be a good prescription for the head!

Then, sooner or latter...I can get back to the "real' world of the CCRY!

[MisterBeasley]

   You know Mister B that beer makes you smart, if you don't believe me ask Clif  the next time you are in Cheers, I'm sure he will tell you the story. 

I believe I know that one, Mike.  It's the one about the buffalo, right?  Well, it's a good thing the buffalo didn't have beer, because they would have been so smart that it would have been them with the bows and arrows, and the settlers would have been hunted nearly to extinction.  And remember, the Smoking Man on X-files explained that it was the influence of outer space aliens that kept Buffalo from winning the Super Bowl.

Yeah, I know, after a rant like that, I shouldn't really have another.  Thanks, Joe, I want to be back tomorrow.

I heard from my LHS that my 0-6-0 is in.  I'd have gone to get it today, but it was my little girl's last home field hockey game of the season, and the weather was beautiful, so I wanted to go watch the game.  Danged if I can figure out all the rules, but our one great scoring chance, a shot that missed by an inch, was a one-time blast by my Annie herself.  So close.  Well, maybe next game.

[GUB]

Evening All;

I'll have a Scotch on the Rocks, maybe two if time permits. Well... it's been a busy week and I'm still not through the seven piles of paperwork on my desk, 3 projects to quote and enough issues in the office to choke a horse. Maybe you should just leave the bottle.

Anybody know anything about Howard Zane's book "My Life with Model Trains"? I'm thinking of ordering it, but it's a bit pricey.

GUB

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Mike, I don't need a boat here. I'm 30+ feet above lake level. By the time it could even start getting this high, the dam would long gone and the lake would no longer be a problem. I used to have mud issues in my driveway, got a dump truck load of gravel dumped on it. That solved that problem.

[mikesmowers]

  Evening folks, all is well here in SW Okla, been cool here today but not like yesterday with the wind.    Hay Joe I need a beer over here please and thanks.
   jeffrey are still high & dry, hope nothing is floating around your place, do you need to barrow a boat or something

  I got my PU  stuck in the mud today and had to get the P2K's to pull it out.  What, you don't believe me?   Well have a few stiff  drinks on me and you might later.  LOL    Be back later to check you all out.     Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Yeah, we have been getting a lot of rain here in Louisiana. The lake is up quite a bit but the flood gates are open so it should go down rather quickly. I'm sure the fishermen will be complaining abouts the gates. My parents were ready to leave their  home and move into the RV if need be. Fortunately the rain stopped this morning and we'll be getting a break for about a week according to the weather guesser.

[colvinbackshop]

Thanks for the recipe...I did get it in an email, after all...Was that the PM? Or did you send that out on a personal email...Which is OK!

Sounds like a good gumbo! I've been stuck (in the rut) trying to do a good gumbo and have now done a numer of them...That I like!

Jeff: Wow! Talk about rain!! I thought we were doing good (and we were) geting three to four days of rain and snow, helping with our moisture levels....You guys are geting a downpour...Hope it's not flood levels!

Just a few more weeks of swim team...than I can get going, as most of you already have, working on the railroad! Can't wait...

Gotta' head back to town...One more session at the pool this afternoon.  

[mikesmowers]

   You know Mister B that beer makes you smart, if you don't believe me ask Clif  the next time you are in Cheers, I'm sure he will tell you the story.   And besides that it made Bud  weiser.    Better let that one hang for a while.     Mike

[MisterBeasley]

Yeah, half the fun of big-pot cooking is getting the aroma all through the house.  That doesn't go for lobster, though.  That's an aroma that's best left outside.  And speaking of aroma, I could do with some hops and barley about now.

A few months back, I added a siding to act as a caboose track.  I was never sure about it, because it faces the other way from the rest of the sidings in the yard, and switching in the caboose to the end of the train just didn't seem to work well.  Last night, I was putting together a train.  For a change, I left the S-1 on a siding in the yard and pulled the Alco RS out of the roundhouse to make up the train, and then take it for a spin.  When I got to the point where I was ready for the caboose, the answer was right in front of me.  The S-1 was perfectly positioned to go grab the caboose and tack it on to the end of the train.  Even the uncoupling magnets were in the right place for the delayed uncoupling and then the push to hook it up to the outgoing freight.

I could never have done this without the wisdom imparted from a couple of beers earlier in the evening, so I guess I'll have another.  A toast, gentlemen (and ladies, if any present) to The Caboose.

 

[SilverSpike]

Yep, I agree, microwave and gumbo in the same sentence just don't sound right! 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'll have to get everything together one day to make it. My sister has everything I'll need cooking-wise. All I have is a microwave.

[SilverSpike]

Thanks Jeff, that is the one I made at home this past Saturday. We ate on it for four days and ended up giving away about a gallon of it to the neighbors and some co-workers here. And then froze about another gallon of it on Wednesday. Of course the quantity can be cut in half easily, I just make it in big batches so we can save some for later.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Ryan: That's a very good recipe. I added it to my list. Thanks for sharing it.

[SilverSpike]

Chris and Ryan: I never did get any PM's from you all regarding recipes. Maybe we should just post them here??!!?? What do the rest of you think about that? MR. B, wasn't it you that was going to do my shrimp etoufee? Did you get around to it? Did it turn out?

[jeffrey-wimberly]

5:25am and guess what? That's right, it's still raining, 7 hours now of heavy pouring rain. I wonder how high the lake is gonna come up. One of my neighbors has already had to leave her home. I don't have to worry too much on that account, being that my home is 30+ feet above lake level, I do however have tp worry about the roads out as they are on lower ground and have been known to get flooded up to 6 feet. Guess it's time to get the Zodiac out of the closet.

[inch53]

Joe I'll have another one, and set up a round

Mike , no change yet, but Beck is getting some better. Going to be a long time before normal.
The sad part is, this is almost normal for here anymore it seems like with grandkids being round anyway.
We drove up by Cleveland Oh.[we have a daughter there] one time, when one of the kids got hurt and was in the hosiptal. she was out and home before we got there, 8 hours laters. Oh well, it was a nice visit for a couple days.

I keep saying we're moving to another state and not leaving a forwarding address, but I know the wife won't go

[jeffrey-wimberly]

No damage, just a lot of noise. Now we're just getting tons of rain.

[mikesmowers]

    Hay all I'm back for a while, Joe you know what I need? OH  you have one commin'.  Been running some trains tonight, if you got a P2K you gotta love them girls. Did you catch my thread on them earlier about my babies puilling 25 cars up the mountain, well if you didn't and are interested go back and catch it I am pretty proud of my girls and by the way I found another tanker that I had forgot about, now it is up to 26 cars.
    jeffrey,  are the thunderstorms past yet I hope no damage.
   inch,      are things getting more back to normal around your place I hope things will work out OK.     Mike

[inch53]

Evening all, an old mil Joe thanks.

Not much of anything done today, to much help [Jbirds]. have been fooling round in the train room on a couple things this evening.

Mr. B.,,, the barrel thing and Mr. Burns sounds like it would work ok. Can't wait for a photo when it's done.

 We know bout the EPA here. They got to the chemical plant in Marshall, finialy closed it down  in 79. Put 800 [including the wife] people out of work. Even though the cancer rate was no high here than anywhere else. It's a grassy knoll also, but kids play soccer where they got the dirt from.

Think I'll head back to the train room awhile before bed, catch ya'll laters

inch

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Big nasty thunderstorm coming in. I am outta here!

[MisterBeasley]

OK, who's buying?  Oh, it's me.  Got any Sam Summer Ale left, Joe?  Yeah, bottle's fine. Thanks a bunch.

Talk about Mr. Burns.  I got my spraying in outside, but it's getting dark and the humidity is creeping up, so I did some brush-painting with Floquil out in the mud room.  Now, the whole garage stinks.  I think it may be nothing but acrylics till the bugs come back in the spring.  The fuel oil company is going to need a lot of Instant Rust, so I'll have to put that on over the weekend.  I don't think I'll be quite ready for it this time around, though.  Company coming, and there's a train show (local - club open house and some dealer tables) besides.  And if my new little 0-6-0 comes in, well, I can sleep late Sunday morning.