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Posted by locomutt on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:44 AM
 Mookie wrote:

Warmer weather for the weekend and I will make sure that we spread this all around.  Paper predicts we will have a hotter than usual summer - pick your poison - bake or freeze. 

 

Friday - must rest a little then get ready for weekend rest.....  Thumbs Up [tup]

So that's where the term "Shake and Or  Bake" came from!!Evil [}:)]Laugh [(-D]

 

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Friday, January 4, 2008 6:47 AM
Good morning Americans, it's Friday and cold in Carolina. 17 deg at present. Absolutely no problem getting the girls back in. Actually, I thought they were gonna tear the door down. CW, I'll take a plate of whatever is warm, with my thanks. Ta

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, January 4, 2008 7:11 AM

morning

the local fire chief & company are on their way to the ethenol plant this morning.One person is in serious condition the other people were treated and released.The historic defiance firehouse is located just 2 blocks from the fire site.after a nap we might go see what csx is up too after matt gets out of school.Cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Friday, January 4, 2008 7:36 AM

Good morning everyone. (grabs big mug of coffee and a few bear claws)

It's really windy and rainy outside as I type this. Shock [:O] We've had wind gusts up to 50 mph so far and will stay that way until at least lunch time. Sad [:(] 

 

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 4, 2008 8:07 AM

Had the TV on during cleaning activities the other day and happened upon one of those biography shows.  It was about Mae West.

Even though she always came across "larger than life," she was just a hair under 5' tall.  Apparently she wore 7" heels a lot.

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, January 4, 2008 9:06 AM
 tree68 wrote:

Had the TV on during cleaning activities the other day and happened upon one of those biography shows.  It was about Mae West.

Even though she always came across "larger than life," she was just a hair under 5' tall.  Apparently she wore 7" heels a lot.

yeah and when they took those ladies of yore out of their shoes, they walked on their tippy toes, since they couldn't go back to completely flat....3 was my limit in my teens and then good sense prevailed.....

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, January 4, 2008 9:21 AM

....Now that is a bit strange....Warmer up here in Indiana than down in the Carolina's....We had 23 earlier and now it's 27.3 with bright sunshine meaning we will get warmer today.  Do have a bit of wind out there this morning.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, January 4, 2008 11:12 AM

At 12:03, it's 38 degrees here in Louisville w/plenty of sunshine, and breezy.  They're looking for a high of about 43 for today.  

Friday Fish Fry is now on the warmer bar, and fries and hushpuppies are ready to come out of the fryers.  Cole slaw, garden salads in the cooler.

Desserts today:  chocolate cake w/chocolate icing, yellow cake w/caramel icing, white cake w/vanilla icing, and the following pies:  chocolate, apple, blackberry, peach, cherry and pecan.  

Mookie, know you won't mind working all day on Fridays.    And speaking of three inch heels, the highest one I ever wore were 2 1/2 in.  And when they got to be over $150 per pair, I decided to go back to flats and and the children's section in the shoe department!!  Could you imagine what a pair of size 2 heels, made in Italy, would cost nowadays?!?! 

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, January 4, 2008 4:49 PM

Looks like no one came in for lunch today;  Sigh [sigh]  So I've taken everything off the warmer bar, and started over for supper tonight.  On the menu:

1.  Cod

2.  Flounder

3.  Hallibut

4.  Haddock

5.  Perch

6.  Salmon patties

Side dishes:  corn on the cob, fries, hushpuppies, cole slaw and garden salads.

Desserts:  chocolate cake, yellow cake, white cake, and the following pies:  chocolate, lemon meringue, cherry, apple, peach, pecan and blackberry.

You have a good evening.

 

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 4, 2008 5:17 PM

 cherokee woman wrote:
Looks like no one came in for lunch today; 

Had to go to town for supplies....

Ms Mook - it always tickled me to see the young ladies at our community college when they were dressed up for some reason (jeans and sneakers being the normal garb) and wearing heels.  Most of them were tilted forward, like they were leaning into the wind...

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Posted by Railfan1 on Friday, January 4, 2008 7:56 PM
I'm here and ready to eat.
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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Friday, January 4, 2008 10:00 PM

Good evening everyone. Sorry I wasn't in because I just got my power back (we were out 12 hours! Dead [xx(] ), no thanks to a terrible storm that went through my area.

I'll take salmon patties with hushpuppies and cole slaw for dinner. Dinner [dinner]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 5, 2008 6:35 AM

good morning

saw they were measuring snow in feet in the mountains of california.our day today will be snowmelting and drizzle with rain tommorow.juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go. we also have oatmeal plus pancakes and sausage.

stay safe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:19 AM

Good Saturday morning! It's going to be a wet day around here:  we're getting light rain, but at least the temps are warmer this morning.  Temps are in the low 40s going to about 48 by 5 p.m.

Joe, thanks for getting breakfast/Saturday morning brunch this morning!  Hope you all have a good, happy, and SAFE day today, and I'll see you all back in here for our SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST.

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:24 AM

....Our weather projections are very similar to your's Joe....and it's 37.8 degrees right now with wind.  I believe Muncie would be a good place to erect some of those wind mill towers to produce electricity.  Snow is melting...much bare spots on the ground now.  Should get rid of most of it today.  Skies are gray...Looks like a typical January day.

Our home area of Pennsylvania has accumumated quite a few dozen of those power producing wind mills now and believe there will be more.  Wind power working for us, why not....sounds sensible to me.

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:58 AM

Good morning everyone. (Grabs big mug of hot tea and a big bowl of oatmeal).

Gawd, my backyard is officially a mess. Dead [xx(] I just looked at the damage to the fencing and we will have to replace both the back fence and one side fence--the wind damage was quite severe. Sad [:(]  

 

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Saturday, January 5, 2008 9:09 AM
Good Morning everyone. Seems like we are the icebox of this thread. As of 0700 local, it was 22 degrees, now up to 35 and rising. Thanks for breakfast and see yall for supper too.

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Posted by SilverSpike on Saturday, January 5, 2008 10:38 AM

Morning folks!

A couple sausage biscuits for me please! Fish fry sounded good last night, sorry I missed it!

Well, the warm front is supposed to bring temps to the upper 40's today. (Laughing as he pours another cup of coffee) But hey, at least the below freezing temps at night are over for a few days.

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, January 5, 2008 1:44 PM

....Ryan, have been looking in the Atlas to see just where Wake Forest is located.  From what I see, I've probably been thru there many years ago...before Interstates, on rt. 1 headed to Raleigh.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Saturday, January 5, 2008 4:09 PM
 SilverSpike wrote:

Morning folks!

A couple sausage biscuits for me please! Fish fry sounded good last night, sorry I missed it!

Well, the warm front is supposed to bring temps to the upper 40's today. (Laughing as he pours another cup of coffee) But hey, at least the below freezing temps at night are over for a few days.

 

Two days ago we had a high of 9 above...lol.  At 40 the jokes of 'Get out the shorts!' start flying!  Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, January 5, 2008 4:35 PM

Hey Dan!  Long time to see/hear!!  Where you been hiding?  Work?

Here is the SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST MENU:

1.  Anchovie
2.  Canadian bacon
3.  Cheese w/extra cheese
4.  Goetta
5.  Hawaiian
6.  Mushroom 
7.  Pepperoni/sausage/mushroom
8.  Supreme

For dessert tonight, we have all the cakes and pies that I baked yesterday.   You know, chocolate cake, yellow cake, white cake, apple, cherry, chocolate and pecan pies.  Think there's even a blackberry pie or two there also.

Think we're still getting light rain periodically, probably will for the rest of the night.   You all take care, and have a great evening.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:03 PM

Hawaiian, please.

Just above freezing here, and it can't figure out if it wants to rain or snow.  The rain gauge shows the first liquid precip of the year, but I think it's snow melting into the collector.

Had a nice visit with daughter and SIL, and got my late Christmas gift - a record turntable and the software to turn my old vinyl into digital files.  This'll keep me busy for a while just figuring out what songs I want from what albums.  And I've got well over 130 albums to work with....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:23 PM

Evening

well mamma got her cabinets that we put together and they look good.we saw an ns high hood going eastbound on the former nyc main thru wauseon ohio.he had alot of mow equipment behind him.i'll make some popcorn for a snack then its time for bed.

stay safe

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, January 5, 2008 10:09 PM

....Larry, just so happens I've been thinking of bringing back my turntable into the "system".  I disconnected it years ago and now, kinda wonder why...So maybe one of these days, I will bring it back "on line" so to speak.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, January 5, 2008 10:35 PM
 Modelcar wrote:

....Larry, just so happens I've been thinking of bringing back my turntable into the "system".  I disconnected it years ago and now, kinda wonder why...So maybe one of these days, I will bring it back "on line" so to speak.

The software, etc, is available that will allow you to connect your existing turntable (or other audio device) directly to your computer and create music files.  My daughter is already working on a list of the LP's I have that were hers and of which she wants digital copies.

You can even set it to leave in or take out the characteristic "pops".

 

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Posted by cr6479 on Saturday, January 5, 2008 11:00 PM
decaf coffee and a midnight snack.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, January 6, 2008 5:35 AM

good sunday morning

juice coffee and tea are ready to go this morning.more snow will be melting away today.I have the sunday papers out and will be making omlettes for breakfast.just let me know what you want in them.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, January 6, 2008 5:49 AM

Good Sunday morning!  Joe, thanks for fixing the coffee, tea and juice this morning!! 

At 6:39 here this morning, we have a temp of 54 degrees, going for a high around 64.  Still have a chance of a few sprinkles or drizzling rain (20%), and will be cloudy all day.  

Larry, have you seen, in catalogs, the "turntable" that will let you turn your old LPrecords, 8-track tapes, and cassettes over to CDs?  Wonder how many 45s you could put on a CD.

Joe, could you fix my omlette w/sausage, green & red peppers, onion and cheese, please?  With this head cold I seem to have picked up somewhere, instead of not having an appetite, I'm hungrier than usual.

Everyone have a great morning, and after breakfast, I'll be working on the SUNDAY DINNER menu.

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, January 6, 2008 6:57 AM

.....47 degrees here before 8.

I wonder how disappointed one might be {no matter how good the equipment and records}, when playing our 33's and 45's now....After listening all these years to the CD's concept.

I have 2  digitally mastered 33 records that cost 15 dollars each eons ago and I would be anxious to hear them again now after all the years to see what they "sound" like.  They go back perhaps two decades or more....probably more as I purchased them when I bought a Marantz receiver and I haven't even had that now for 7 or 8 years...!

The wife is moving furniture around in the family room and I'm looking to see what all it requires to do the same to move the stereo stuff....Hate to think of trying to do that.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:24 AM

For everyone's SUNDAY DINNER today:

Mutt is making his grandmother's Italian spaghetti casserole.  Along with it, we'll have Texas garlic toast and freshly made garden salad.  Desserts will be the usual cakes and pies.  

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