Eolafan, glad to hear you're doing better! Let's hope you stay that way!
I'm going to do some research on Cherokee recipes, to add something a little different next week to our menu. If any of you have favorite ethnic recipes you'd like to see on the menu, please email them to me, and I will try my best to fix them next week. That includes German, Polish, British, French, Italian (other than what we normally have), etc.
Meanwhile, our Mexican Fiesta is ready for tonight, along with Bob's Navajo tacos.
good evening
matt and I went to the corn city today.saw some great train action.q 500 was 8 crazy as it had 8880 and 8088 for power.just made me wonder where the runaway loco 8888 was at.going to make some popcorn.get reay for a leap day tommorow.
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").
There is a story on the fire newswires today about a fire in Durango which destroyed three buildings and injured seven firefighters (who were on the roof of a building when it exploded - all lived).
The railroad wasn't affected, but did put in an appearance in the news story.
I find I have to hit refresh in order to get a correct display of the page - must be a glitch in their code somewhere.
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...
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
.....Tree:
The link worked ok for me....That looked rather nasty. Good to hear the men all came out alive...Hope none were seriously injured. I didn't turn on the sound. And how about the Steamer and it's train passing across the picture....
Quentin
.....Cannonball:
I have great respect for the DC-3's....and it's war version, the C-47.
I rode a C-47 from Seoul, Korea to Kobe, Japan back in Thanksgiving week of 1953, going on leave {R&R} and returned back on one Thanksgiving day flying at about 11,000 ft. {cold}, and was provided with a cold turkey sandwich for my Thanksgiving meal....No complaints. Just had nets inside to set on....No seats or interior finish, just the ribs visible.
Yes, the flight from O'Hare {when it was dark}, the fire and sparks could easily be seen blasting out the exhausts as we flew along. But as I said before, I had confidence in the old birds. I had read a lot of their history up to that point.
And yes, on rare occasion, one can still see one somewhere in use.
Back in the late 30's the airline {at this point, don't know which air line...perhaps, TWA}, but really don't know...flew them right across my little home town in Pennsylvania. That was their route, east and west. They followed beacon lights that were placed on average about each 15 to 25 miles to provide a course for them. There was a beacon light up on a rise right at the edge of our little town...{Stoystown}, and they flew right over our area, and not very high either. They had a very distinctive sound that I still recognize yet today. Some kind of aircraft.
Good Friday morning to one and all! Hope you all had a very good evening. Noticed a thread on the Iraqi Railroad. Saw a very familiar name, too: Mark Hemphill! Really enjoyed reading his posts on that thread this morning. (That's why I'm late getting in here: just had to read it, when I saw the thread name.) Very, very informative, as is everything from him.
Coffee is ready, along with the juices for today, hot chocolate, hot cider and water for hot tea.
On the counter this morning: our Friday morning doughnuts/danish. Cake and yeast doughnuts (plenty of chocolate covered, cream filled, custard filled), apple, peach, cherry, raspberry danish, and muffins: blueberry, oat bran, apple/cinnamon, etc.
Enjoy your Friday treats, and I'll be over in a rocking chair, watching out the window for the trains going by, listening to the train CDs.
good morning
happy leap day! matts teachers have an in service day today.everyone else is on a 2 hour delay.snow had stopped but now its starting again.Cw thanks for the doughnuts and the hot chocolate.time to go get the shovel.later on we'll be grabbing the sled.
Hot tea. Bearclaw warmed on the grill. Extra sweater. Six below at the airport as I write this, and -15 as I was leaving the house this morning. The sun is out, though!!!
TGIF!
When I was growing up in Michigan, my folks listened to WJR in the morning. One of the morning shows was a gentleman named Bud Guest. I believe his father was a poet - Edgar Guest, but I've actually never thought to research that. Anyhow - the show included a small band, etc, and I can still remember (and sing) their little "TGIF" jingle.
I think I've mentioned it before, but the show which preceded Guest's on WJR (the actual "morning drive" with radio legend J.P. McCarthy) frequently had assorted guests - personalities in town, interesting people, etc. One of them - "the singing plumber" - had a phenomenal operatic voice and sang the national anthem at one of the 1968 world series games.
Of more interest to us here was the fellow who did sound effects with his mouth. His "moving between two cars on a moving train" had to be heard to be believed. He also did a number of other train-related routines.
A rather amusing part of the interview included his story about working a late shift somewhere. This required passing through a small town each morning around 2 AM. The town had no railroad, but this guy did have a PA in his car. He took to doing a train "passing through town" each trip, and supposedly had the locals out looking for the tracks....
AMEN to TGIF Larry. That story is pretty cool!
Just a quick, light breakfast this morning all. I'm off to a job interview that starts in about an hour. I'll keep you all posted.
Dan
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
CW, thanks for the goodies. I shall eat lightly as a big meal is planned for this evening, if I miss supper with you it is because I have been invited out!! Enjoy the rocking chair & trains.
Had my coffee early so will take cider and a cherry danish.
Another warm, sunshiney day in AZ with more baseball as the 'boys of summer' get in shape.
Jack
The interview went pretty well. I was all but offered the job, and I suspect that the offer will come next week. Better hours, better pay, and closer proximity to trains=more railfanning time. WOO HOO!
The forums do seem a bit lively today. That's a good thing, I think. Time to put on my lurking costume and lurk...
thats great.hope you don't get too distracted in your new job.Cw thanks for supper tonight.i'll make some popcorn latter.
Our Friday Fish Fry, night time version is now on the warmer bar. On tonight's menu:
1. Cod2. Catfish3. Halibut4. Haddock5. Perch6. Salmon patties7. Jumbo shrimp
Side dishes: corn on the cob, fries, hushpuppies, baked beans, cole slaw, sauteed mushrooms & onion.
Desserts: the following pies: chocolate, apple, blueberry, strawberry/rhubarb, cherry, peach, and pecan.
Dan, hope you get the job!!
You all enjoy your supper, and leave some room for Joe's popcorn later.
//sneaks a small piece of perch
//sneaks back out
Dan, if you're going to "Lurk" under the layouts, please make sure that you don't leave
any crumbs from the breading on that fish!!! (I just vacuumed under there!)
Hope that new job offer does go well; but am like Joe, don't get too distracted with
the Trains!!
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!!
Mutt
matt says thanks for cleaning below the layout.he's cleaning the tracks above right now.the popcorn should be ready at 7:00 est.We usually have some when a certain wheel show is on tv.
Joe, tell Matt he's quite welcome, but we need to get our schedules together; he needs
to clean the top before I get underneath! Hopefully we'll ALL keep the Popcorn off
the floor.
Which "wheel show" you got on? We have "Walker" on here right now.
mutt
its the one where you can buy a vowel..time for bed for us.going to be a long day tommorow.
Joe ~~~ that vowel , does it have a 3.8 liter or a 5.0 liter engine???
LOL Cannonball
Paula and friends,
I said I would not be in for supper tonight and I wish to report that I am overstuffed with scallops and some wonderful accompanyments (sp). Anyway that is Friday night with friends and I shall be back at the Flat Wheel for breakfast.
Friday night have always gotten me in trouble - no questions please. But I shall be available for duty tomorrow. MC, don't you be telling any stories you may have heard. You know Chico's people are inclined to exagerate occasionally and I hope none of that rubbed off on you.
.....Scallops...{deep fried}, now that is good food.
JoeKoh wrote:muttits the one where you can buy a vowel..time for bed for us.going to be a long day tommorow.stay safejoe
Okay Joe, in that case I'll buy an "E", it's about time for that here also.
That is a very curious question, was it a 5.0 liter? Sarah got to "test drive" one of
the "new" Ford "Ponies." (with Turbo and 6 forward)
[she said it must be one of those new hybrids that are out on the market and you only
have to worry about two fuels for it; gas and rubber!!]
//Edit:
diningcar, don't worry, as a rule, we don't go around talking about people here.
Q, I've always heard that Scallops were "Brain Food," helps make you smarter!
(if they're done right, they taste VERY good!)
5:00 AM in AZ and I am 'hitting the ground running' as a Missouri Rail is coming to visit about nine and I have to dig out some stuff we have talked about that he wants to see.
CW, I will check in for breakfast later. By the way scallop lovers, they were sauteed (sp), about silver dollar size and served on a spinach cream base. Mutt, if they are brain food I should be in top form today.
juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.also have pancakes egggs and sausage.matt and I are going to see some trains somewhere.will be back later for pizza .
Good Saturday morning, everyone! Feeling pretty good (so far) this morning, after a good night's sleep. Didn't wake until until 7:00 EST.
Joe, thank you ever so much, for fixing breakfast, brewing the coffee, and making juice. Think I'll help myself to two or three sausages and about four pancakes, with plenty of syrup over the pancakes. Enjoy your day watching trains. I want better weather around here, so I can go watch trains again.
I'm going to have to remember to get some scallops, and add them to our Friday Fish Fry menu!
....Had not heard the "brain food" part Walt.....But I'll not take any chances and enjoy all that I can find. I have them quite often at Red Lobster here in Muncie as my staple when we have lunch there.
Gee brain food....I'll not give up.
Weather for today here.....Looks like a great first day of March. 30 degrees earlier and bright sunshine pouring in on my computer screen here. Isn't that great, to now have put January and February behind us....
Modelcar wrote:....Had not heard the "brain food" part Walt.....But I'll not take any chances and enjoy all that I can find. I have them quite often at Red Lobster here in Muncie as my staple when we have lunch there.Gee brain food....I'll not give up.Weather for today here.....Looks like a great first day of March. 30 degrees earlier and bright sunshine pouring in on my computer screen here. Isn't that great, to now have put January and February behind us....
Q, does Red Lobster serve Frog Legs, Turtle & Rattlesnake? Those are good as well.
Sunny and about 50 degrees here right now, looks like today is going to be one of the
nicest for awhile, more rain and stuff moving in this next week.
We've put Jan. & Feb. behind us now, it will be nice to put March behind as well.
I get very tired after a March of 31 days!
.....Wow.....Maybe frog legs.....but maybe you better direct those other two to Ed...{ha}....Yewwwwww on the Turtle ..... Rattlesnake. Wouldn't touch that with 2 10' poles...!!
On the March weather....we can handle that ok....I know it can be almost anything. It's a transition month and whatever it does, it doesn't last long.
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