Good Monday morning, everyone! Been a little hectic around here this morning, so just now getting in here. Joe, thanks for putting the coffee on, making the juice, and the cinnamon rolls. We've got off and on rain this morning, and like you, Joe, they're saying we may see some snow flurries or snow showers over the weekend. Not too sure about accumulation yet.
Welcome back to all who were gone for the looonng weekend! Glad to have you back!!
good morning
juice coffee and cinnamon rolls are ready to go.mookie we have your beagle ready to go too.cold and damp outside right now.they are saying maybe some accumulating white stuff by next weekend?hmmm.
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").
(Grabs small bowl of French onion soup and big bowl of beef stew)
Thanks CW! That was very good. We can all use these warm "comfort foods" during the winter.
well the produce train did make it through today.It was spitting snow and raining though.was nice to see.I just wonder how long it will take the maw to get the cars to napoleon.
Here are the choices for Sunday Dinner:
1. Beef stew w/cornbread2. French onion soup3. Hamburgers/cheeseburgers w/sauteed onion, and homemade tarter sauce and fries
There is also some pizza left from last night. It's also on the warmer bar, with everything else.
Had a few sprinkles earlier, but not doing anything out right now. If I recall correctly, the majority of the rain is supposed to come into our area around 4 p.m., or so, and might even have a little bit of thunder & lightning.
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Interesting morning here in Omaha as well.
BNSF had a train stall out on their tracks through Omaha. The BNSF has a fairly decent hill in Omaha and I've heard a few trains that sounded like they were about to stall, but this was the first one that I've actully seen it happen to. He had two SD40-2s (one in green BN paint and one in CN paint) and he was just barely sputtering along with the throttle in notch 8 as he approached a grade crossing and finally came to a stop right on the crossing. The engineer reduced the throttle and backed off the grade crossing to let automobile traffic through.
They had about 15 intermodal cars on the front and then a long string of autoracks. I believe the two lead units took the intermodal cars on their way to Lincoln and left the autoracks on the mainline for some rescue engines to pick up later. This line only sees a few trains each day, so I think they figured it wouldn't hurt too much to leave part of the train right on the mainline for a little while. In fact, I just heard a train go by, so they must have gotten things cleared out.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that story. This sure isn't mountain railroading here in Omaha, but it has its moments.
Willy
afternoon
well was an interesting morning.saw q383 with 5 different bnsf engines.(2 were in warbonnet paint).everything else was eastbound.the csx autorack train had an ns conrail engine that was giving it trouble and wouldn't mu up to the other csx engine.the produce train last I knew was stuck in chicago on csx.maybe we'll see it yet.matt and I have to go to town.
Quentin,we got a copy of "Railroads and World War II", believe it came in last week.
Like you, I haven't done much more than thumb through it; it looks like there's going to
be some very good reading when I do get to it.
(CW knew about it coming in, guess she just forgot)
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
cherokee woman wrote: Coffee, hot chocolate and hot tea are ready for this morning. On the warmer bar, we have: turkey bacon, sausage patties & links, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits & sausage gravy, country fried ham w/redeye gravy, blueberry muffins, hash browns, fried taters, pancakes, waffles, and cantaloupe chunks. Do I have any special requests for Sunday Dinner today? If so, let me know by 10 a.m. , so I can get it prepared.
Coffee, hot chocolate and hot tea are ready for this morning. On the warmer bar, we have: turkey bacon, sausage patties & links, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits & sausage gravy, country fried ham w/redeye gravy, blueberry muffins, hash browns, fried taters, pancakes, waffles, and cantaloupe chunks.
Do I have any special requests for Sunday Dinner today? If so, let me know by 10 a.m. , so I can get it prepared.
Good morning everyone. (big mug of hot coffee and plate of sausage patties, hash browns and a small stack of pancakes)
Given it's so cold in much of the country now, can we have big pot of hot beef stew with cornbread for Sunday Dinner? And include a big pot of hot French onion soup, too?
Good Sunday morning! Quentin, haven't received my copy of Classic Trains yet; will have to let you know. Maybe it'll come in tomorrow's mail.
had a good trip yesterday.On the way home the bears were out on I-75 and so were some deer.juice coffee and rolls are ready to go.they are calling for rain to move in tonight into tommorow.we still have tonight yet off work so I'm going to go see whats running on csx.
.....Just a bit different subject....Received my copy from Classic Trains, "The Railroads of WWII"....Have just thumbed thru it so far. Seems to be a generous amount of pic's. Anyone else purchase this and if so, what do you think of it.....?
Quentin
No pizza for me tonight - too many munchies at the baby shower. Had a good time, and got to meet all of the DIL's side of the family.
After the festivities I availed myself of something I discovered on the web - the Connecticut Trolley Museum. Got two trolley rides (about 1.5 miles each) - one in an open car, which was brisk, to say the least. They're having their holiday event through the end of the year, nearly every evening, 5-9. A real jewel.
Driving back to Northern NY tomorrow. Better get my rest....
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Good evening everyone. Thanks for the calzone!
Anyway, it's going to be another cold night here in Sacramento, CA. I need to make more warm beverages like hot chocolate and hot tea.
Well, this is my first time back on the computer, since this morning. Thought I'd better get in here, and post tonight's menu: On the Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
1. Anchovie2. Calzone3. Cheese w/extra cheese4. Mushroom5. Pepperoni/Sausage/Mushroom 6. Hawaiian7. Special8. Supreme9. Goetta
Everyone: enjoy the pizzas, and I'm heading over to fix myself a plate (with Hawaiian, Goetta, and Supreme).
Good morning everyone. (Grabs big mug of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal with raisins)
It's 34.5 degrees F. outside as I type this. Good thing the central heat in my house works well!
Will be back later for Pizza Fest.
Chilly, clear, and a bit breezy here in CT this morning. I'm not complaining.
Just reminded myself of a TV weather forecaster in Detroit some years ago - he'd combine two words from the forecast and write the new word across the Michigan shaped chalkboard. In this case - "CHEEZY."
....Wow, 30 degrees in S C and Louisville......and Muncie. Must be a wide spread weather pattern. Partly sunny. To be dry today. Believe it's headed to the upper 40's here. Guess I can live with that.
Everyone have a good weekend.
Good morning Americans, it's Saturday! 30 degrees and clear in Carolina. It's a big day here in SC because it's the day when USC usually whomps Clemson. Records, stats and the like are discarded, and this is THE season for both teams. Hot oatmeal with walnuts and dates is the order of the day here and then its a few hours on the wireless. Have a great day.
Tom
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Good Saturday morning, all! Temp this morning is bearable: 30 degrees out. Joe, thanks for making the coffee and juice, and for fixing breakfast. Those waffles, bacon, eggs, oatmeal really look good this morning!!
Have a safe trip to and from Southwest Ohio! Enjoy your day with family!
Dan
a cool frosty one today.coffee and juice are ready to go. we have some waffles,and bacon and eggs coming up or some oatmeal too.going to get ready then its off to southwest ohio.
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The rest of the Thanksgiving leftovers from last night are on the warmer bar, and the pumpkins pies that Duff brought in, are on the counter with the rest of the desserts from yesterday.
Dan, I don't envy you being in that mess this morning! While I was in retail, I always thought those people were CRAZY!! (And my opinion hasn't changed, after all these years!)
Hope everyone enjoys their supper, and have a great evening!!
CNW 6000 wrote:I was one of the lucky ones doing the chauffering around at 3 am...Fiancee's car wouldn't start so off we went. Drove north on US41 past Neenah. Saw Kohls at 3:40 AM. I'm guessing there was at least 1500-2000 people in line. It got worse! We got to Appleton around 4:15 and tried to find her cousins near Target. The lot was full and people were lining up on the highway to get to the lot. We decided to go to Home Depot (DeWalt 18v cordless drill/2 batts/charger -> $96! Cheaper than $210 so why not?) so I could use up a gift card from my birthday back in October. Anyway...we were the 3rd/4th person at that store. By 5:15 there was ~350+ behind us. Some folks got pretty rowdy. One fight even broke out there. One of her cousins called us from Menards. Apparently there was a fight there too, but much more one sided. Someone cut in line and the people in line complained to store staff. Store staff asked the cutter to go to the back and was told where to stick that idea. Another customer then said the same thing and the cutter took a swing at the guy. He missed. The guy in line didn't. The cutter was knocked out cold! All this for material things...the holiday isn't about that stuff...but I'll stay off the Lava Box...Anyway...after we got my DeWalt (named after you Mutt? LOL) we decided to try and find my fiancee's cousin at Target near the Mall. We found her and Misty got out to ride with her as I had to work at 8 this morning. On the way out of the lot I witnessed a 4 car pileup happen. Two were racing towards a parking spot and two were tailgating the two racing to the spot! Not good, but nobody hurt.Next year I'll just stay home and sleep....
I was one of the lucky ones doing the chauffering around at 3 am...
Fiancee's car wouldn't start so off we went. Drove north on US41 past Neenah. Saw Kohls at 3:40 AM. I'm guessing there was at least 1500-2000 people in line. It got worse! We got to Appleton around 4:15 and tried to find her cousins near Target. The lot was full and people were lining up on the highway to get to the lot. We decided to go to Home Depot (DeWalt 18v cordless drill/2 batts/charger -> $96! Cheaper than $210 so why not?) so I could use up a gift card from my birthday back in October. Anyway...we were the 3rd/4th person at that store. By 5:15 there was ~350+ behind us. Some folks got pretty rowdy. One fight even broke out there. One of her cousins called us from Menards. Apparently there was a fight there too, but much more one sided. Someone cut in line and the people in line complained to store staff. Store staff asked the cutter to go to the back and was told where to stick that idea. Another customer then said the same thing and the cutter took a swing at the guy. He missed. The guy in line didn't. The cutter was knocked out cold! All this for material things...the holiday isn't about that stuff...but I'll stay off the Lava Box...
Anyway...after we got my DeWalt (named after you Mutt? LOL) we decided to try and find my fiancee's cousin at Target near the Mall. We found her and Misty got out to ride with her as I had to work at 8 this morning. On the way out of the lot I witnessed a 4 car pileup happen. Two were racing towards a parking spot and two were tailgating the two racing to the spot! Not good, but nobody hurt.
Next year I'll just stay home and sleep....
Dan, No, DeWalt is not named after me. It would be nice; maybe get some free tools, or
royalties from the sales thereof. Most of mine I get through the HCOA, they're named
"Toughtest" and are quite comparable to all the other brands. (a bit cheaper in price,
to club members.)
There have been reports of several fights breaking out around here also while people
were standing in line that early. I like to save money and get good deals also, but that
early in the morning, I'd rather be asleep.....do my shopping later when the crowd thins
out.
cw thanks for supper.matt and I looked around at FC.Y101 came by with cars for the Maw.well they didn't get their cars from wed. yet so they had more to shove into the siding.the csx conductor had to cut cars across the street crossing to make them fit.matt and I are going to watch football now and relax.
I used to like the Holiday Inn's Big signs. They lit up the night
I have a couple extra pumpkin pies here to share, since we probably won't get around to eating them all. Don't want them to go to waste, so enjoy all. JUst make sure the Redi Whip is fresh
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