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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 11:33 AM

CW did try to get JHH, he answered, but was very busy...so no talking about the weather

or anything; at least he answered, that's good for now.

 

Emmar, glad to see you back in here, those brownies do sound very good!

(I wouldn't worry about the calories too much, you'll be running them off anyway.) 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 1:33 PM

Cw thanks for the update on Jim.a young friend of ours is in Chicago right now.Amtrak was only an hour late into chicago.Cw will take some supper for work tonight.Back to work tonight.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 4:19 PM

I'll be calling Jim back after we finish with supper here at home.  Hopefully, we'll be able to talk. 

I've just taken more pork chops and baked potatoes out of the oven.  Fixed more veggies, and everything is on the warmer bar.  Also fixed some more garden salads, so everything is ready for supper.

Joe and Lance:  containers are ready for you guys for work tonight.  They're in the usual location in the fridge.  (Right next to the chocolate cake that's defrosting for tomorrow.)

We are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. EST.  Hopefully, it will miss all of us.  Winds aren't too bad; didn't almost blow away as we set out the garbage bin for pickup tomorrow!

 

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 5:46 PM

Looks like that front will be passing through here tonight.  Doesn't look too threatening, though, so we'll likely just get wet.

Checked my weather station display just now to check the temperature - 60!  Also checked the recorded high and low temperature:

The dates are formatted YY.MM.DD

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Posted by Railfan1 on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 5:48 PM
Thanks, CW. Take care everyone.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:24 AM

Good Wednesday morning to one and all.  No exclamation points this morning:  woke up with a headache.  Stupid sinuses.  But at least the rain is out of here, and it will be a fairly good day around here.  Hope you all's day will be just as good, at least weather-wise.

I've made fresh juice this morning, and the coffee is ready, along with hot chocolate and hot tea, hot cider.

On the warmer bar this morning:  bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, toast, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, grits, cream of wheat, pancakes, bagels and bear claws.  

Mookie, I've got your coffee mug down off the shelf, and ready to pour coffee in, as soon as I see you coming through the door, and a beagle on a plate.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:50 AM
slurp, slobber...

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:48 AM
Good Morning all. CW, I know what you are going through. The wife has those attacks every few days in addition to some other things. I hope you get this one very soon. Madamozle de Mook, have a good day at work and look at a train for me. In Carolina this morning, 59 degrees at daybreak with rain expected later. I stayed up most of the night messing with the wireless, so it's back to bed in a few minutes. Ta

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:48 AM

Cw

you forgot mookies bib. at least we have plenty of paper towels.cooling off here this morning.matt is on the bus and off to school.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7:04 AM

I was wrong - Severe thunderstorm watch early this morning, followed by a warning as a line of storms swept through the area.  Area fire departments are busy chasing tree-and-wire-down calls (my departments escaped unscathed), and there is a report of a possible tornado just a bit south of me (in the next county).  The dispatch information was that the roof was gone from the house, the car was missing from the driveway, and there were numerous trees and wires down in the area.  I'm sorely tempted to run down there, but....

I checked the radar for that time period and did see a "meso" indication (storm rotation - a precursor for tornados) for that area, so there may be something to it.

The skies are clearing now, but we're still supposed to have winds all day.

Tea and a bearclaw.  I'll be in my usual booth.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7:10 AM

 grampaw pettibone wrote:
Good Morning all. CW, I know what you are going through. The wife has those attacks every few days in addition to some other things. I hope you get this one very soon. Madamozle de Mook, have a good day at work and look at a train for me. In Carolina this morning, 59 degrees at daybreak with rain expected later. I stayed up most of the night messing with the wireless, so it's back to bed in a few minutes. Ta

Oh Gosh Tom - Blush [:I]  I almost blurted out something, then bit my tongue.  Let's back that up and just say I could have used a little more sleep this morning.  Going to have to have my blurt sensor repaired!

You are having weather more that I would expect from the Carolinas. I was having trouble getting past those cold temps. 

CW - there is a terrible sinus virus going around and until you get rid of it, you will probably have trouble.  It involves headaches, possible dizziness, migraines, balance problems, confusion, loss of memory - symptoms I get if I have to do domestic chores....

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7:14 AM
Morning everyone.  It's been a while so I thought I'd pop in and say HI.  Just got over a bout of flu (1st in 20 years) and been working lots, so I've been kinda limited.  I see that things are mostly what they always are around here...so it's back to lurking!

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7:34 AM

Dan, Welcome back!!!  (you're definitely welcome, the Germs aren't!)

"Things" like that are no fun at all, hope you are feeling better.

As CW said, the rain is out of here, still breezy but at least it's not gusting up t0 50+.

Larry, our scanner was a bit like yours last night, our city and most of the suburban fire

dept. here and in surrounding counties had their hands full with the tree, wires, etc.

runs from early evening through this morning. 

 

On a lighter note, interesting run on the scanner earlier this morning; seems a tank

truck hauling a "mash mixture" to one of the local distilleries (Heaven Hill) "lost" it's

load, so they had to close a street down for clean-up. (15th st., right by the P & L yards.,about 11 blocks from our place.)

 

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 9:15 AM
Man, it's nuts here - neighboring department just called for more help for a roof off a firefighter's residence.  The trees and wires are falling like dominoes - and the wind's supposed to continue until this evening.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 9:36 AM

Tree - are you having a nor'easter?

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 9:45 AM
 Mookie wrote:
Tree - are you having a nor'easter?

Nope - The same cold front that brought havoc to Wisconsin through Oklahoma, plus a steep pressure gradient. 

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 9:54 AM

....That sounds like rather severe stuff over in Larry's area...That same weather line passed this area 30 hours or so ago and really split as it went thru here, as we had just a little wind and yesterday a bit of light rain off and on.  But northwest of us, produced some pretty bad stuff, including some deaths...

Today, a bright day with temps now 40 degrees and almost no wind.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 10:19 AM
I hope the Tree has good roots or he'll fly away!  If that happens, let us know how it is in Canada or England...but I hope it doesn't!

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 10:40 AM
Dan - weren't you shot?  You had the flu?

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:10 AM

Moo-

By a .22 once but with a needle for the flu no.  In hindsight I'd have taken the latter since the former led to much bleeding and angst...but that's another story.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:26 AM

Larry, hope things calm down soon for you all in Upstate New York!!  

Dan, never been shot (with a gun) and hope I never am;  like you, I'd rather have the shot for the flu (which I get every year). 

On today's meal menu:  WEDNESDAY MEXICAN FIESTA DAY.  On the warmer bar:

cheesy quesadillas, beef & bean burritos, beef burritos enchilada style, enchiladas, fahitas, tacos, cheesy beef nachos, fresh tomato salsa, and black bean & rice tostadas.

Desserts:  creamy mango dessert, chocolate cake w/white icing, and yellow cake w/chocolate icing, and fruit cocktail Jell-O w/whipped cream on top.

 

 

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Posted by SilverSpike on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:48 AM

You out did your self today CW, that Mexican Fietsa is just the ticket for my tummy!

Ole!

 

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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:48 AM

 tree68 wrote:
Man, it's nuts here - neighboring department just called for more help for a roof off a firefighter's residence.  The trees and wires are falling like dominoes - and the wind's supposed to continue until this evening.

Welcome to the club!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:09 PM

CW thanks for supper tonight.larry hope things settle down for you.Time to go get matt off the bus.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by doghouse on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:31 PM

 

 Cheerokee Woman, absolutely perfect menu for today, just what the doctor ordered.  Fajitas with a "j" though.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:29 PM

Doghouse, sorry about that:  guess when I was proofreading, I missed my typo!!  I knew it is spelled with a "j", and it is right next to the "h".  Maybe I need to get my eyes re-examined.

Everything is replenished on the warmer bar, so everyone help yourselves to a little bit of everything on the warmer bar!!  Desserts are on the counter.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 10:11 PM

Well, I can stop leaning over now.  Still a tad breezy, but a far cry from the 30+mph sustained winds (gusts to 50) the airport was carrying all day.  Highest gust on my weather station was 30 mph, but I'm in a rather sheltered location.

Time to rummage around for a bedtime snack. 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:52 AM

Good Thursday morning, everyone!  Hope everyone had a good night last night.  Larry, glad to hear that things have calmed down up your way!!

Coffee, juice, hot chocolate, hot tea and hot cider are all ready this morning. 

On the warmer bar this morning:  oatmeal, toast, bacon, sausage and scrambled eggs, with fresh pineapple in the fridge.  

Working on getting the meal for today on in the Crock Pots:  pork chop abracadbra w/red potatoes and onion, with corn, broccoli, rice and  cornbread as the other side dishes.  

Hope you all have a very good day, and I'll be in the kitchen if anyone needs anything.

 

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Posted by Railfan1 on Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:20 AM
Sounds good. It's off to bed with me for now but I'll be back...
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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:59 AM

...Nice sunny January morning here....About 40 degrees now.  They have said a bit of off and on rain today, but doesn't look like it's here yet.

Quentin

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