Feels good to sit down. Spent the day building a cabinet to put the cash register on at the station. Right now it's on top of one of those personal refrigerators. Eventually we're going to replace the little picnic table that's in the office, too.
Hope the stain/varnish dries by morning so I can cart it down.
It'll probably rain.
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...
tree68It'll probably rain
We had a nice light rain most of the daylight hours here today so it might be moving east. We needed the rain and it was a good slow one.
Quentin
Quentin; Last Tues. we ran into rain at Dyer / Whiting late eve. and I guess they are gonna get it again tonite . The Cardinal to CINN. was a thrill when trains passed in the darkness. At track speed things are a blur, but in the rain everything dissapears in the spray. ( cheap thrill time) One can hope nothing is hangin' over the side of the freight car. Things sure look different from the rail to the road . I am getting ready to go to ABQ. in a hour. Runnin' xtra board on week ends soothes my white line fever. Rockin'& a rollin'.
Respectfully, Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Good Saturday morning, everyone. We have a very pleasant 51 degrees this morning. The rain left our area around 3, 4:00 yesterday afternoon. A couple of times, the rain was a little heavy coming down. But we sure did need that rain. And Mookie, I did just stay in the house yesterday, except to step out on the front porch, and a little before six, took Win the dog mutt out .
Cannonball, good to see you in here last night! Do be careful and keep safe on your weekend road run.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and hot water for tea are all ready this morning.
On the brunch warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs, home fried taters, fresh buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, pancakes and waffles w/maple syrup, grits, oatmeal, bagels and bear claws will be available until about 2 p.m. EDT, so help yourselves. The warmer bar will be refreshed every half hour until then.
You all have a very good morning, and take care and keep safe, whatever you do or wherever you go today.
CW - looked over menu and decided on the pancakes and a side of bacon. It is cool out this morning and that sounds good.
Tree: When is your last day to run?
Supposed to be 65 today before another pretty sharp drop in temps next week, so going to find a sunny spot, some trains, a good book and some coffee.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Morning
Defiance beat Celina last night 35-14.Not sure if they are in the playoffs yet or not.A cool rainy day here in nw ohio to start.Cw thanks for breakfast.going to make a visit to the library 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").
Good mornin CW and everybody. Thanks for the breakfast. It is 66 degrees in Carolina and cloudy at present. We had a day of light rain yesterday which was much appreciated. I had some guys come over Thursday and take down our chimney. It has leaked for years and was decorative only, so it beats fixing the ceiling from time to time. Got a contest on the wireless this weekend so I am up early seeing who's out there. It lasts until tomorrow evening, so something juicy may show up! CW, I hearby withdraw my request for chitlins and will settle for BBQ ribs if you please. Take care
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
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A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Hello Cannonball:
Sounds like your train trip was enjoyed.....I'm sure you know that Cardinal used to ply thru Muncie back in the 70's and 80's. Many times I'd make it a point to stop by our depot {now Trail Head}, to see it make it's stop. And of course that route now is our Cardinal Greenway Trail. Sad it's not a RR anymore with traffic like the Cardinal, but am very pleased the R of W is still in place and 30 plus continous miles of paved Trail now on it. It will be paved all the way to Richmond as money is avail.
Years ago, coming back from Asia {from Uncle Sam's work}, I traveled by train across the whole country from Seattle to Ft. Meade, Md. and came thru Rockwood, Pa., {on the B&O}, the closest to my home then....{20 mi}, and it was the only place I saw a water glass upset {in the diner}, on the roughly 3,000 miles of rail travel...Never the less, I really enjoyed that trip. I had a lower berth {in heavyweight Pullman}, and what a view at night going through the towns, etc.....
Edit: Tom, our Muncie Ham Radio club does that "contest" mode here too once a year for a 24 hr. period. They set up in a "field operation" and make contacts all over the world.
Boy.....just found the diner thread on the 2nd page.....Where are all the cusomers....or is it a fact the whole forum is down on writers and readers.
Q: Looks that way!
J
Good evening
cool and very windy today in the corn city.mookie your bnsf units were bringing coal and lots of it eastward.q 507 had a total of 8 cars going south.q 500 had a csx ore car and 2 C&O chessie sand hoppers.q 383 had a bluebonnet going west too.Coming home the I&O had a CF&E unit a tunnel motor and a susie q going north at hamler.They have to switch out delta yard then go back to Lima before they can go home.Cw I'll take some ribs and pizza please.
joe
Joe: Lots of greenies going all directions. Think I saw one on the DE loaded headed your way! One of them looked pretty rugged. Kinda sick green....
Good evening, everyone. Been busy in the kitchen today: Tom, I read your request. I'm kind of glad you changed your mind about the chitlins (chitterlings for you all in the north): we never had chitlins at home, when I was growing up, so do not know the first thing about fixing them. (Except I know you have to clean them again, once you get them home, before you prepare them: even the ones that have "already cleaned on them" .) But here is what I have to offer tonight:
For Tom and Joe, there's a couple of extra large Barbeque ribs pizzas.
The rest of our Saturday Night Pizza fest includes:
1. Anchovie
2. Cheese w/extra cheese
3. Goetta
4. Hawaiian
5. Pepperoni/mushroom
6. Supreme
For pizzas 1 thru 6, there are the regular three extra large of each kind.
You all enjoy your pizzas, and have a good evening.
Modelcar Boy.....just found the diner thread on the 2nd page.....Where are all the customers....or is it a fact the whole forum is down on writers and readers.
Boy.....just found the diner thread on the 2nd page.....Where are all the customers....or is it a fact the whole forum is down on writers and readers.
Could be they were at work (like yours truly) or watching Georgia teach LSU its manners or perhaps missing dinner to see what Ohio State and Penn State will do to each other.
Just a guess of course,
PL
Quentin, this weekends contest is worldwide. The object is to contact as many people in as many countries in as many of the 40 zones as possible. I mostly just mess around with the contest and don't really make an entry and try to have an enjoyable time. I would assume that the contest your locals participate in was field day, which is mainly a communal effort in June. I have not participated in FD activity in over 40 years, but mess around in other tests from time to time.
CW, I am serious about wanting chitlins, but was of course facetious about the request. There is a town in SC called Sallie, where they have an annual "chitlin strut" festival. I have always wanted to go there and sample their stuff, but I imagine that the area is highly aromatic while they are cooking. Anyway, thanks for the ribs.
Yall have a great weekend.
MookieTree: When is your last day to run?
My last regular season runs were today. Tomorrow is the end of the regular season.
Still to go are some special trains (including some murder mystery/dinner trains) and Polar Express (now largely sold out).
It did rain. Boy, did it rain. An inch and three quarters here at the house. I think I soaked up almost that much working at the railroad. There are some things you just have to do outside.
And to top it off, I was about a half hour from home when my fire department was dispatched for a fire in an attached garage. It got into the house, as well.
The view from the road in front of my driveway (which was blocked by a fire hose, so I couldn't even get "home").
The fire started in the garage at the back of the house:
Everyone got out OK, and they didn't lose too many of their belongings (although they got wet and probably smell like smoke). It was a very old house and had plenty of little spots the fire could hide. We got them all, though.
Good Sunday morning to you all. Very pleasant temps this morning, even at 48 degrees at 7:07 a.m. Doesn't feel too bad out, even though I was only outside for about a minute, to get the paper. Larry, looks like you had a very eventful time getting home. Very glad to hear that everyone in the home got out safely, and you all got all the hotspots taken care of.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider and hot water for tea are all ready.
On the warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, pancakes, waffles, sausage (choice of links or patties), tater tots, scrambled eggs. For you pancakes and waffles, you have the following syrup choices: maple syrup, Mrs. Butterworth's Original, blueberry and strawberry flavors.
For Sunday Dinner later, I'm going to be putting some barbeque country backbone ribs in the oven, and we'll also have nice beef sirloin roast w/roasted potatoes & carrots. Now, you all tell me what other vegetables you would like to have with the ribs and roast.
Morning
going to be cool and windy here in nw ohio.Today is a lecture at the library about depots here in nw ohio.Cw thanks for breakfast.going to get matt ready for sunday school.
tree68And to top it off, I was about a half hour from home when my fire department was dispatched for a fire in an attached garage. It got into the house, as well
Tree....Sure were some different photos...Looks like quick hand held and by chance was it with your cell phone. Just yesterday I was taking some photos of our small family in a nearby restaurant with our {newest}, cell phone and had not used that feature before. Now, have to figure out how to get them on here. Looks like I need an adaptor to connect with a USB line.....
......Today we'll have clear skies and bright sunshine. Temp right now 46. Wind will be present too with some gusts as high as in the 40 zone, as per weather people.
But tomorrow and Tues. to be cooler and who knows { a snow flake or two}.....It's difficult to tell the way the forecasters talk about such stuff.....Then it's to get warmer again the rest of the week.
{And I'm still in the yard mowing mode......}....?
Quentin - They were taken with my Digital Rebel, freehand, and in the dark. Shutter speeds were a bit long for shooting freehand. Didn't really have time to work with a tripod. On the scene the light was pretty good. The long shot was just that.
I get pictures off my cellphone by emailing them to myself. Just put in an email address instead of a phone number when you "send" them. It does rack up some air time, but my current plan makes that mostly a non-issue.
To go along with today's barbeque country backbone ribs (all meat, no bones) and the roast, taters and carrots, we have: your choice of:
1. Broccoli; 2. creamed style corn; 3. peas; 4. cauliflower; 5. cole slaw; 6. garden salad; 7. the last of the tomatoes, fresh off the vine; 8. fresh from the oven cornbread
Desserts:
1. yellow cake w/chocolate icing; 2. peach cobbler; 3. apple cobbler; 4. white cake w/coconut icing
There's plenty of coffee, apple cider, iced tea (sweet & unsweetened), milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk and strawberry milk
Strawberry milk?? Matt says awesome.Thanks for supper CW.after the lecture I caught the maw moving some cars around.I also heard the Chicago dispatcher that things are tight in garrett.Time to get ready for work tonight.
I'll have the creamed corn,fresh cornbread,withpeach cobbler and sweet iced tea.Yummy!
tree68Quentin - They were taken with my Digital Rebel, freehand, and in the dark
10-4 Larry.....I figured being in subdued lighting conditions it wouldn't be real sharp. They sure showed the scene well.....
Trackside on the plains: sunny, bright, beautiful. Winds gusting to 59 mph. All the tumbleweeds in the area were beating poor Millie to death along with the wind rocking her. Good thing she is low profile!
Wind broke one of the gates on the crossing at watch site. Looked like a bad break at the elbow?
Sent rain east, now will send wind and then freezing temps too! Ah, love the power!
Mook
Freezing temps we're used to. You can keep the wind.
Back to cleaning.
MookieSent rain east, now will send wind and then freezing temps too! Ah, love the power!
Not too much of that nasty stuff.....But you must have sent it first class as we've already had some intermittant rain this evening and the forecast for today was wind gusts up to 40 mph.....Felt like it was at least that much. Rocking the truck, etc....
The snow you can send on north east.....way north.....None needed here....Have mowing to do yet.
Thanks alot, Mook. Just what we need here. One of our landscape lights lost its cover, and I can't find it- normally they stay real close to the light, but this one just disappeared. Took a look out on the back patio a bit ago, and was surprised to see the wooden deck and picnic table top turning white. Look out, Quentin, it's blowing your way...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Good Monday morning, everyone. Nice and cold, with a temp ranging from 40 to 43, depending on where you're at, here in the city and outlying areas. Just heard on the morning news, our temp is now 42 degrees. Going for a high of 50 today.
Brian, glad to see you came by last night! How are you and Joanie? (Btw, you can keep that white stuff, you saw on your deck and table top.) We don't need that around here, just yet. Although about 42 years ago, we had a snow storm hit right on Halloween. Family went to the hospital to see first grandson/nephew, after he'd been born that afternoon. Never will forget trying to get to the hospital, in all that snow. No one went Trick or Treating that year! Now, this nephew works for NASA in Cleveland.
Coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea, hot cider are all available, along with juices.
On the breakfast/warmer bar: hot oatmeal, grits, turkey bacon, sausage, tater tots, scrambled eggs, bagels, bear claws, toast, biscuits & gravy.
You all have an enjoyable morning, keep safe and stay warm.
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