Well, spent the weekend on the railroad. Hadn't planned to work on Saturday, but we were short a conductor, and, well, I'm a conductor now...
Talk about a spectacular weekend. The only thing we were missing was sun. Jack Frost was very busy with his paintbrush and the Old Forge area is pretty much at peak fall colors. Words don't describe, and I didn't have my camera on the train with me. I did take one shot with the camera phone - I'll see if I can get it on-line later.
We did have some rain - made for some damp work at times.
Time to do some get-ready-for-work-tomorrow chores and call it a night.
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...
Hello all, how's everything in the FWC?
Been kinda busy lately, painting and installing ceiling tile, but it's getting close to finished.
CNW 6000 wrote: If anyone wants to see pictures of the wedding they can be found here.
If anyone wants to see pictures of the wedding they can be found here.
Nice pics, Dan. Congrats on joining the ranks of the happily married!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
......Nice wedding photos Brian....Best wishes for a happy union.
{Have been doing it for 50 years now....}.
Quentin
Good Monday morning, everyone. Dan, very nice wedding pictures!
Larry, could you send us some rain?!?! We haven't had even a drop of rain for three weeks. We sure could use some rain.
Coffee, juices, hot water for tea, and hot chocolate are all ready. (Even have some hot cider, just in case Mudchicken comes in and wants a cup or two).
On the warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, hash brown taters; cereal & toast; bagels and bear claws.
Hope you all have a good morning!!
Well it looks like I am the first one in here this morning, so I will take charge of serving breakfast. The coffee is about done brewing and I've got some fresh orange juice ready to be poured.
This morning's breakfast menu will consist of scrambled eggs & bacon, buttermilk pancakes, pork sausage links and french toast with maple syrup. I also baked a pan of cinnamon rolls.
Dan, I saw a few of your wedding photos. My congratulations are extended to you and your bride!
Right now we have 50 degrees here in Sioux Falls. We had a bit of a thunderstorm here last night and it's not supposed to get above 65 degrees this afternoon. So it's looking like it will shape up to be a pretty nice day here.
I hope the rest of you out there all have a good day!
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
.....60 degrees for our start {at this time of day}, and partly cloudy.
Still no rain around here.
Wouldn't you know - the one picture I took with my cell phone was in the middle of a bunch of evergreens... But if you look up the tracks, you can see what covered all of the mountains up that way (OK, those from Colorado will scoff, but that's what we've got here...)
Nothing short of spectacular. Talked to a friend who lives there - he said this is the best display he's seen in a while.
And on a humorous note:
I was doing the run-around during our last trip on Saturday (a wine train - and no, I didn't have any), which, of course involves throwing a couple of switches.
One of them not only had a frog, but a toad as well.
He didn't get flattened.
....Not a bad pic from a cell phone.....and the track looks pretty good too.
Unlike our cell phone....{almost new}, don't even know how to take a pic with it...The newer the phone we get, it seems more difficult to operate. First one we had was the least hassle...{19 years ago}. But the most expensive too.
tree68 wrote: Wouldn't you know - the one picture I took with my cell phone was in the middle of a bunch of evergreens... But if you look up the tracks, you can see what covered all of the mountains up that way (OK, those from Colorado will scoff, but that's what we've got here...)Nothing short of spectacular. Talked to a friend who lives there - he said this is the best display he's seen in a while.
Nope - we're jealous...You have more colors than just yellow ...and white.
Just looked at the current radar weather map for the US and saw that the only rain anywhere is a line of rain fall running through Wisconsin and Illinois. Figures. Today a painting crew was supposed to go to work on my the top level of my house. Oh well.
Starting to see some fall colors here. Expect to see more on trip up to the farm this weekend.
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Got my list in hand:
Dan - such a nice wedding. Such nice pictures. I seem to have missed the shot with the little train on the wedding cake? And the cake doesn't look like chocolate to me? Someone forgot?
We are having 60' weather - and sunny. In the 70's all week. Drip of rain overnite - no more for all week. Perfect early fall! And still very green.
Uh - Brian? Hear on radio that someone in Cedar Rapids had a little more in their morning coffee than was necessary for flavor? Mr. Bat Coffee? Turn mah cup over.....
Gonna go play in the sheets! (time to strip and change the bedding!)
Mook
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Brian, it's good to see you in here. You too, Jay! Both of you need to come in more often. Larry, you've got about as much color up there, as we do here in Louisville.
Think our low this morning, was about 57, 58 degrees. But I think we're supposed to get back up to about 79, 80 for today's high.
For our noon and evening meals, I've fixed and put out on the warmer bar:
Roast, taters, carrots, green beans; country fried steak w/mashed taters & gravy;
Other side dishes: corn, cole slaw, garden salad, apple sauce, macaroni & cheese, potato salad, fruit salad.
Everyone enjoy your meal, and I'll see ya later, alligators!!
Mookie wrote: Uh - Brian? Hear on radio that someone in Cedar Rapids had a little more in their morning coffee than was necessary for flavor? Mr. Bat Coffee? Turn mah cup over.....
Huh? I heard that story a day or so ago, but didn't catch where it originated. A search of the local news sites has nary a word on it. Neither does foxnews.com, and they're usually all over a subject like that.
Brian, et al who want to explore this: Go to Google News. I put in "Bat in Coffee" and it came up right away.
Suggest you not do this close to an eating time or....maybe want to try a new recipe? Just have your bat certified before....
Ugh....
....If the diner crowd has been loafing in that establishment all day, it's time to come out and check a bit of news....
Not a good day for our American economy, probably an understatement. Most likely, world economy...
One of the worst day's drop in numbers on the DOW.....
The rescue bill did not pass.....!
Where to now......Hope the no voters figure it out for us. Soon....!
I never followed the DJIA real closely, but obviously heard it regularly on the news even back in my HS days. Almost seems like I can remember a time when a 700 point drop would have put the index into negative numbers.
How times change.
I saw where someone (erroneously) figured out that the rescue package - if paid out to the taxpayers - would amount to 5 or six figures, with the surmise that it would be better to simply give each of us a check with which to pay off our mortgages, etc, rather than bail out the very folks who got us into this situation to begin with.
Come to find out, the real number was in the mid-three digit range....
.....This has been a serious finance business day.....The likes we want not to hear about too many of in our lifetime.
Modelcar wrote: .....This has been a serious finance business day.....The likes we want not to hear about too many of in our lifetime.
I agree with you there. Now send out the lifeboat (when Congress wakes up), presenting a very large bill to the bankers for rescuing them. Europe, you may have noticed, has the same problems.
Dennis
Afternoon
well I went into town for mamma and was caught in a downpour.Going to be more fall like temps for sure that rest of the week.Matt has the homework finished.we are watching the Chicago/detroit game to see who wins.Chicago would be a lively town if the cubs played the white sox in a world series.Time to get stuff for work.Thanks CW.
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").
Times do seem to be getting worse for most people, and not just here in the U S of A.
I've got more roast, taters, carrots, country fried steak and all the sides out again on the warmer bar. And Joe, there's a couple of containers ready for you, in the fridge, for work tonight.
Supposedly, we may see a little bit of rain sometime after midnight. We could definitely use it. We are not only below normal rainfall for the month, but also year to date.
A rare diner funny: What do you call two bees flying out of adjacent flowers and running head- on into each other?
(I tore the Monday off my sorta funny calendar)
seeb elbmub Ok - so it ain't Comedy Central!
Looks like fall isn't the only thing going to come around. The color of 1929 is in the shadows. At best I hope for NO golden parachute to open for the CEO gang. ~~~ and nuff said... Just got home20 few hrs. ago.The Albq. road is still there as well is I-40& I 25 . The shuttle took me to the motle & back to the terminal . Not much has changed at the slop chute . Good to be back in FLG. didn't see tree color , sand don't change color. Ahhh life is good. Apple pie and coffee please ma'am.
Respectfully, Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Good Tuesday morning, everyone. Supposedly, we got some rain overnight, and aparently some thundershowers; if we got any in our neighborhood, I slept through it. Never heard any raindrops, thunder or saw any lightning.
Coffee, juices, hot water for tea, and hot chocolate are ready.
And on the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: oatmeal, toast, bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, hashbrowns.
You all have a good morning, and I'll see you all later.
JoeKoh wrote: we are watching the Chicago/detroit game to see who wins.Chicago would be a lively town if the cubs played the white sox in a world series.
we are watching the Chicago/detroit game to see who wins.Chicago would be a lively town if the cubs played the white sox in a world series.
I'll be watching tonight's game, hoping for my dream World Series- Twins vs. Cubs. GO TWINS!
....59 degrees and getting bright in the east.....Looks like low fog this morning.
Darn. My Tigers lost.
I'll take consolation in a tea and a bearclaw.
morning
Cw thanks for breakfast. I heard Botkins and Anna were shaken last night here in ohio.(shelby county).no one was hurt.We had a downpour last evening and might get some more rain today.fall temps the rest of the week.Time for a nap then going to help mamma with chores.
It is another damp day up here in the Granite State.
As I was driving home from work yesterday morning I noticed some of the most magnificant fall colors that I've ever seen being trapped in the great North East in 15 years.
I guess it has a lot to do with all the rain we received over the last few months, the colors of the trees are so vivid, oh how I love the Fall in New England, it's the winter that I hate to no end.
Well I'm doing well I guess, I got my first blood tests back after being stuck with a dirty needle on the job and everything looks good so far, I'll be tested again at the end of October and then a few more times over the next year.
I managed to get my land ready for winter and hope that we do not see another like the last one.
Just checking in too say hello and wishing everyone a great week.
Well, I'm back from Produce. Today, they brought: cabbage (regular and Chinese), carrots, cole slaw mix, shredded lettuce, avacados and corn. To be the last day of the month, we didn't have too many people: ended up with only 72 people, total, today.
Anyone ready for Tuesday Mexican Fiesta? on today's menu:
1. Burritos (beef, beef & bean, and beef enchilada style); 2. Tacos (soft and hard shells); 3. Enchiladas; 4. Chimichangas; 5. Spanish rice.
Brian, glad to see you come in this morning! How are you and Joanie doing? Hope you are both well.
Jesse, glad to know that everything is still showing o.k., regarding the dirty needle incedent. Hope everything continues to go all right for you.
Mutt said he saw the lightning, then heard the thunder, around 3 this morning. Guess I was 'dead to the world' as the old saying goes.
Take care, everyone, and I'll see you later on this afternoon.
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