grampaw pettibone wrote:Good morning everyone. It's a late start this morning, but what the hey? Currently 82 degrees and sunny in Carolina this lovely day. I spent several hours last night listening to music from the '60s and after Carly Simon, Linda Ronstatt, Leslie Gore and several different groups, I was mellow as jello and slept well. At one point of my young life, I was a DJ at a top 40 station and this sure brings back memories. I should have stayed in that business. Ah well... Stay safe
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Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Quentin, the doors were locked, when I tried to get in here; tried for two hours, to no avail.
Coffee, juices, hot tea and iced teas are ready. And on the breakfast bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, pork sausage patties and links, fried taters, homemade buttermilk pancakes w/syrup, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, oatmeal & toast, and boxes of cereal are on the counter.
It's beginning to cloud up outside, andwe're supposed to have some scattered showers/thunderstorms coming in. Not supposed to be an all day thing. Hope not, as I have several things I need to do today.
Oops: now hearing thunder outside, and just saw a flash of lightning, so getting off here. See you all later.
....And where are all the early birds this morning....67 degrees here for our start and pretty bright with light clouds and mostly sunshine.
Had a line of weather pass over us last evening rather fast and head southeast.
See moderate size tree limbs down around this area and the lights blinked several times, but again....we kept our power. Don't know if we have any local damage from the brief strong winds with it.
Late news had all five upcoming week days showing sunshine and just a little clouding for each day this week.....Amazing, we've not seen a report like that for some time. Now if it holds, and isn't changed several times, look like a nice weather forecast for this week.
Got my mowing accomplished yesterday after the race so I'm set for 4 days on that job......Now, if I could just get my little truck polished since it's clean......Like it shining in tip top shape.
So best wishes to all to go into the new week......
Quentin
Well, had the pleasure of wish my son a happy Father's Day - his first! He's a good dad.
Worked on the railroad today. Sometimes trying to train someone who knows how to do the job to do it our way is a challenge. We tend to use a lot of hand signals, and that's not an easy transition for someone used to using the radio.
Next weekend should be even more interesting. I'll be senior trainman, with another trainee; we'll also have a conductor I've never worked with, plus a student conductor, and a student engineer as well (the engineer will be an old head). Lots of help, but half of them will be in training!
Time to get ready for work tomorrow.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
cherokee woman wrote: Meat loaf, mashed taters w/gravy, corn on the cob, shellie beans, etc., are all warmed up, and on the warmer bar. On the cool end of the food bar, you'll find cole slaw, sliced pineapple, and fruit salad.
Meat loaf, mashed taters w/gravy, corn on the cob, shellie beans, etc., are all warmed up, and on the warmer bar. On the cool end of the food bar, you'll find cole slaw, sliced pineapple, and fruit salad.
Thanks CW, perfect for a sunday evening.
Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers out there.
I just got back from a short train watching trip. They are moving coal in from the east and out to the south. Talked to a friend trackside and he said last Monday at 6:15 am, he saw the circus train go through headed for Colorado Springs! I can't imagine that the circus train would go through here, but it played Council Bluffs (?) the night before. That would have been something I would have like to see!
Taking some box lunches for later in the day, CW. This is a favorite of mine! Had a cup of coffee about 90 min ago and must tie myself to the chair, now. Not used to coffee after not getting it each morning at work!
Mook
There's still plenty of birthday cake and ice cream left, so help yourselves, after your finish eating.
Hope all you Dads are enjoying your Father's Day!!
Good Morning!
Thought I was going to sleep late this morning, but then the NOAA Weather Radio sounded for a severe thunderstorm watch, so now I'm up. Storms to the west will get here before too much longer.
Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads that are out there!
Happy Belated Birthday to Matt and Sarah and Happy Birthday to Mark!
EDIT 9:05 AM: A very nice thunderstorm just moved across Omaha and surrounding areas. Lots of reports of trees down and power outages across the area. Plus, nine-tenths of an inch of rain in half an hour. Such a nice way to start the day!
Willy
Good Sunday morning to all, and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Fathers here in the Cafe/Diner and the other forum threads! Hope you all have a great day! Also, if Mark H. is around, Mark, and Happy Father's Day!
Joe, thanks for getting breakfast this morning! I've been awake just long enough to get the coffee going here at home.
Joe, as good as the birthday cake is, I think I'll go with pancakes and and a couple of sausage for breakfast.
You all have a great morning, and I'll be back later on, especially just around noontime, to get SUNDAY DINNER warmed up, and on the warmer bar.
.....Our Sunday start is 65 degrees, with sunny skies. looks like a beautiful late Spring day. Our near by Festival finishes up today and it looks like a good day for it.
Lots of hot air balloons finally got a chance to take off from it and fly last evening. A perfect evening for it....and sky divers with sport parachutes.....and those flying "lawn chairs" were buzzing around the area last evening. They look like fun, but don't think I'd care to be in one. We used to see lots of them in Florida.
Happy Father's Day to all fathers on here.....Looks like nice weather for it at least in our area.
good morning
happy Fathers day to all.Matthew says thanks for all the birthday wishes.A local couple here in defiance had an open house of their garden railroad.So Matt,Grandpa and I checked it out.matt said the surprise was a good idea!!.Juice coffee and lemonade are ready to go.We have leftover birthday cake or pancakes and sausage for breakfast.We are going to grandma and grandpas today.
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").
Happy Birthday to Sarah! You had a great birthday here in the true midwest. It was sunny, breezy and not too humid. And no rain!
I watched the Driver exercise the bass again - drag 'em out, throw them back, drag 'em out, throw them back. He said he caught one pretty good sized one, but he was behind a big tree and I missed it all. He is far enough away I can't hear him holler and he sez I am always looking at the other people, looking up a tree, or checking my eyelids for holes! Hmmph....
Even interacted with the wildlife - had to tell a 7 stripe ground squirrel and a common, garden variety squirrel to quit staring at me - I had no food to give them. I thought the common squirrel was going to open the car door and check! Shoulda given him that Tic-Tac I had.....
Early Happy Father's Day to all! Off to sand land - too much fresh air!
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A very Happy Birthday wish for you today, now get on that Birthday Train and lets get this party started!
WWWWOOooooooooooo HHHHHhhhhhhhhOOOOOoooooooo!!!!
Ray, thanks for the ice cream!!
Veering away from our normal Saturday night menu. For our birthday celebrants we have:
Meat Loaf,
Mashed Taters
Shellie Beans w/onion
Spinach
Corn on the Cob
Cole Slaw
Got the birthday cake iced, and it's ready to go, after everyone is finished eating. The ice cream Ray brought in will compliment it nicely!!
Has anyone here heard anything from Mark H. lateley? Hope he might be able to drop in for his birthday/Father's Day dinner, and also make an appearance in here tonight.
NOTE TO EVERYONE:
I have made plenty of the birthday supper, so we'll definitely have enough for tomorrow's Sunday Dinner, for the Fathers on the forum for FATHER'S DAY TOMORROW!
Here's a 5 quart bucket of homemade ice cream to go with the birthday cake tonight. Please save a slice of the cake for me, CW.
I just got home from working at Wendy's, I put in 6 1/2 hours today, and I will be putting in another six or seven hours there tomorrow. It's warm here in Sioux Falls, 90 degrees! It was onlly supposed to get up to about 81 this afternoon. Now I've got to go and work a few hours for my other employer. "No rest for the wicked", as my Mom used to say!
Ray
.....I pass along my best wishes to the birthday people for today.
Hey thanks to everyone for the B-day wishes!! Wow... I thought you all forgot about me.. lol just kidding.
Happy B-day to Matt may you have many more to come!!!
Can't wait for that Chocolate Cake!!
Well luckly, I was able to get the day off for my B-day. I really don't have too much planned. I think I might go out and do some shopping. Then relax; I could use some extra R&R after working for the RR in this heat!!
Mookie wrote:Well, just got home from letting Driver drown some plastic worms in our city lake, which is a dam and full of fish right now. He caught 8 bass and one game warden, gun and all. I didn't realize they have them carry sidearms...maybe it is for an occasional bear/deer/really violent fisherman?
Well, just got home from letting Driver drown some plastic worms in our city lake, which is a dam and full of fish right now. He caught 8 bass and one game warden, gun and all. I didn't realize they have them carry sidearms...maybe it is for an occasional bear/deer/really violent fisherman?
Mook, not sure about now, (these days) but at one point in time, all the Wildlife Officers
here in Ky., were Deputy U.S. Marshalls. Guess they figured they might find somebody
other than just a poacher out there!
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!!
Matt, Sarah & Mark!!!!!
Well - Birthday Greetings to all! Joe - before you know it there will be a 1 in front of that 7 and he'll be asking for the car keys (and probably not for train-watching...)
Might be dodging a few showers here today, but the thunderstorms that looked like they were headed for us last night fell apart first...
, Matt, Sarah, and Mark!
The river level has dropped nearly two feet since yesterday's crest at Noon. I'm still in the process of figuring out if anything serious changed during the night. Looks like it's going to be at least another week, though, before the water is back within its banks.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
.......It's starting as a bright sunny day....69 degrees. Solstice.....coming soon....and it brings a long day of daylight. But....we then start working our way to the long nights of winter....Burr....
Mookie wrote:Of course he did! You would expect less from my apprentice? Happy Birthday Matt. In your honor, I am going to have CW make up some fries with my toast this morning. Curly fries, at that! Side of ketchup, too, please. Another sunny morning already - will be warmer and more humid. Onward to summer solstice! At least I don't have to worry about ice. (except in my milk.)
Of course he did! You would expect less from my apprentice?
Happy Birthday Matt. In your honor, I am going to have CW make up some fries with my toast this morning. Curly fries, at that! Side of ketchup, too, please.
Another sunny morning already - will be warmer and more humid. Onward to summer solstice! At least I don't have to worry about ice. (except in my milk.)
Mookie, here's your curly fries and toast, with the ketchup on the side!
Thanks for making the coffee, Joe. And thanks for the rolls and donuts! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your son Matt, 7 years old is a milestone! Also, there is a very special young lady in Louisville, Kentucky who's birthday is also today, and I want to wish her a happy birthday as well. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SARAH!! Is this one your 22nd?? Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SARAH!!
Good Saturday morning, folks! Well, looks like they finally got through doing the forums maintenace, since I was able to get in this time. And yes, Joe, HAPPY FLAG DAY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: MATT, SARAH(CSXRULES4EVA) AND TOMORROW: MARK!!!!
Joe, thanks for getting breakfast this morning. (BTW, I baked a chocolate cake yesterday; just need to get it iced/frosted this morning.) We can't have too many chocolate cakes around here, now, can we?!?!?!
Brian, has the water started receding any up your way? Mookie, like you, I'm beginning to wonder about Dan. Haven't seen him around for a few days.
NOTE TO DAN: COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE!!
Think I'll just get a couple of doughnuts, and my coffee, and go watch the trains for a little bit.
happy flag day!! and its also Matts 7th birthday today.Mookie your apprentice has requested chocolate cake.Mamma will be working on that while he is at T-ball.Juice coffee and doughnuts are ready to go.Brian and Dan hope your commuinties dry up fast.
Speaking of canceled festivals, our Freedom Festival, which normally occurs during a ten-day period before Independence Day, has been rescheduled for around Labor Day.
Jen, I will be shocked if I see Dan floating around here, as there's this little stream called the Mississippi dividing us. He is a good swimmer, though...
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