grampaw pettiboneWell rats! He got away.
Some years ago we were dispatched for a person hit by a car. They'd just gotten clipped by the mirror as they walked/staggered down the centerline, but there was still the real possibility of a significant injury.
When we got to the spot where he was hit, he was gone.
We walked down the road a piece, checking the shoulders, but didn't spot him. Most everyone else turned back, but I wandered a bit further, only to catch him in the beam of my flashlight, running/stumbling away. I lost track of him as I called back to the others that I had found him.
There was an opening in a hedgerow where I'd last seen him, so everyone else figured he'd gone through and started looking beyond that. Something made me stay in that area a little longer, and I finally heard a low moan. Found him laying on the ground in the hedgerow. We'd shined our lights in there, but not down on the ground, as we figured he'd be standing up.
I think he had a broken arm.
Now I'm hungry. I see an unclaimed bearclaw.
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...
Well, the clock is showing that it's time for me to get the Friday Fish Fry out on the warmer bar.
Fish: cod, perch, salmon, talapia, flounder, haddock, halibut, and jumbo butterfly shrimp
Side dishes: Cole slaw, fries, hush puppies, corn on the cob, choice of pork n beans or baked beans
Desserts: Yellow cake with either chocolate or caramel icing; apple, peach, strawberry or blueberry cobblers and pecan pie.
Larry and other current/former firefighters, I really enjoy reading your posts about past runs you've made. They are very interesting!!
.....A beautiful day here in central Indiana....but very cold. Our low {lowest this season}, was 14 and it's still just 19 degrees. No snow.
Quentin
Dan
matt was talking about the ice on the deshler resivouir last week.I said don't even think about it.CW thanks for supper.mamma is on her way home with the groceries and a new hair.Tommorow we head for Dayton to my sisters house for a surprise party.
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").
Joe, probably should say Thanks for the reminder that it is Supper Time;
The "Warmer Bar" Has been refreshed, so everybody; "DIG IN!!"
CW and CSX Rules4EVA are out doing both grocery shopping and Christmas Present time shopping.
Naturally they don't tell me in advance.
(time of the year that secrets are actually secrets!!)
Joe, You all have a Very Safe Trip; and to everyone else that's traveling this weekend, the same.
To Borrow one of Joe's; Comments; "Stay Safe"!!
Edit: This "New Forum Format" is beginning to be a "Pain in the Butt" for me;
especially when I try to "Edit" something!
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!!
Evening all, and who forgot to turn up da heat? Was all of 5 degrees in Richfield, WI this morning, had to leave the truck idle all night to keep the fuel warm. Not much better here in Perrysburg, was 15 when I shut down, but fuel is winterized and engine is plugged in.
Dan--noticed the idiots already out on the lake by 41.
Mudchicken, ain't ice fun?!? Got chased out of Buffalo last weekend, and down US15 in PA last monday trying to avoid the white stuff. Depending on which way the winds blow this weekend, might be in it tomorrow with the paper load, or Sunday with the bottle load out of Auburn, NY.
Well, into the bunk, and under the blankets.......
Randy
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Randy - Wave! I'll be in Utica for our Polar Express trips.
'Mutt - I always forget to set my typestyle and color, so I'm getting pretty good at the whole editing thing...
good morning
juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.We also have some cinnamon rolls.Randy today we might get 1-2 inches of light snow but weatherguessers are saying look out tuesday.Going to get cleaned up.Matt is finishing his breakfast then we are hitting the road for I-75.everyone keep warm today.
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Joe, thanks for getting breakfast together. You must have read my mind: I was going to put some cinnamon rolls in the oven for breakfast this morning. Thank you, kind sir!!
Yeah, Sarah and I did go do a little bit of Christmas shopping (for me, it was more Christmas viewing), then went to the grocery store. It was sometime between 8:15 and 9:00 when we got home last night. Then it was time to get supper here at home.
Joe, you all be careful on your way to and from the surprise party!! We want you all to make it there and back home safely!!
Randy and Larry, bundle up and stay warm!!
Doing my infamous yawn this morning. Slept in bed 5 hours and then in chair for 3. Head all plugged up in bed, so couldn't stay down. Now I need to work out the "chair shape" before I can get ready to go out.
Will grab coffee and whatever I can fit into my purse for breakfast.
Later....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Our Saturday morning, we have gray skies....and in the last few minutes it now is putting down some snow flakes. Weather people last night suggested we can see about an inch of the stuff today. Temp. now: 24.6 That's not warm, but "warmer" than yesterday mornings temp.
tree68 'Mutt - I always forget to set my typestyle and color, so I'm getting pretty good at the whole editing thing...
That part I usually am able to get to, it's the actual edit I have (or am having problems with.)
(ie. Copy and paste, etc.)
If NY. Temps are close to Ky. temps.;this should be a good weekend for POLAR Whatever!
(especially in this part of Ky.!) (Brrrrrrrr!)
I just got home from work and right now it looks deceptively warm outside. We've got 17 degrees here in Sioux Falls, and with the wind out of the northwest at 18 miles per hour, the wind chill is 1 degree below 0.
I wasn't supposed to start work until 11:30 this morning, but the assistant manager at Wendy's called me at 8:00 this morning and aske me if I could come in a bit earlier and help her get the store ready to open, so I was out the front door and on my way to work by 8:25 or so. I know that I covered the one mile between my house and where I work in about 20 minutes, and I try to move as fast as I can in order to keep my circulation going.
Mookie, having colds and sinus infections is no fun, I've been there numerous times. I hope you will be able to make a recovery without too much delay.
Gotta get ready to go to a Christmas party tonight with some of the people I work with at Howes Oil Company, and I am supposed to bring a "white elephant" gift. I found a couple items in my basement that I can get rid of, but I am kind of dreading what I might end up with tonight. When I picked up a white elephant gift at last year's party it was something that was real embarrasing.
I hope the rest of you folks are staying warm!
Ray
Mookie, hope you're feeling better by now. Being so stuffed up and congested does make for a difficult time sleeping.
Ray, hope you get something better this year at the party.
And speaking of Christmas parties, we are getting ready to go to Sarah's fire department's Christmas Party. So, here's the Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
1. Anchovie; 2. Cheese; 3. Hawaiian; 4. Pepperoni/mushroom; 5. Supreme; 6. Pepperoni/Italian sausage; 7. Pepperoni calzones
You all enjoy the pizza fest tonight, have a safe evening, and take care.
Ray/Cw - head clears up when I sit up, so having practiced all my life for a possible job on the railroad, I have learned how to sleep sitting up, with one ear open, both eyes closed and my head in a drop position so I won't snap my neck off if I flinch.
Turned out to be a nice day for winter-that-isn't-here-yet. Only 31, but if you stay on the south side of any building, it is sunny and not too breezy. It started out cloudy and gloomy and we had Ray's NW wind.
Maybe I will throw an Xmas party here in the "office". Mannheim Steamroller, carrots for horsey D's, milk for beverage and popcorn for dessert! Only two chairs, so will be a small party!
cherokee woman Ray, hope you get something better this year at the party.
Earlier this week I had a conversation with Linda, Mike Howe's secretary & Company receptionist about this whole incident, and I was unable to remember much of any of the details of it. This is what being a type II diabetic is doing to the memory circuits in my brain. I reckon I'd better get back into the habit of testing my blood sugar.
well our trip was uneventful but a 4x4 found out that you still have to slow down for the hills on st rt 73 between springboro and waynesville.We also got some of lake michigans snow on the way home on 127.Everyone got home safely.matt has sunday school and play practice today.going to stay home and relax.coffee hot chocolate and juice are ready.we also have doughnuts too.
Good Sunday morning, everyone. Very, very chilly this a.m., with a current temp of 21, and supposed to get up to 32 about 4 p.m. Supposed to be a heat wave tomorrow: temp is supposed to get up to the low to mid 50s.
Joe, thank you for the doughnuts, coffee, hot chocolate and juice. Glad to know you all made it home safely.
Mookie: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I hope it's a very good one!! And yes, there will be a special Sunday Dinner (as soon as I get all the birthday decorations put up).
, Mookie!!!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
.....For my generation, it's a special day.....Pearl Harbor Day...Dec. 7, 1941.....! And all hell broke loose. Our skies are clear now just as they were on that day where I heard the news....Pennsylvania.
This is a cold one. Instrument was on 12 when I first looked at it but since has dropped in the 11's as the sun is about to rise. No more snow, but I imagaine the wet roads have frozen over.
Travel will be for S S and Church. Look forward to seeing sunshine work on this cold land in the coming hour...
Mookie, all the best on this occasion. I would sing happy birthday, but the internet isn't ready for such a grand performance. Hope you have as many more as ye have now. Currently, 37 and sunny in Carolina this lovely Sunday. Joe, thanks for breakfast.
Even though it has been 67 years, always REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR and the USS Arizona and her 1172 crewmembers still on duty.
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)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOOKIE!!!
Hope it will be a Great One, and you have many more!
grampaw pettibone Even though it has been 67 years, always REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR and the USS Arizona and her 1172 crewmembers still on duty.
MOOKIE!
Here is today's Sunday Dinner menu, as requested by our very own Birthday Lady:
Fried chicken with all the trimmings: green beans, mashed taters w/gravy (you can have brown gravy or milk gravy), corn, garden salad or cole slaw, buttermilk biscuits made from scratch, and for dessert: chocolate cake w/chocolate icing.
And yes, let us all remember the other ocassion for today: Pearl Harbor Day. Please remember all those brave souls, the ones who died that day, and the ones who survived that horrible attack.
Speakin of the birthday lady, where is the sweet chile?
Happy Birthday Mookie
PL
Good midday everyone.
Sorry I haven't been on lately but I've been busy at my new job (I'm working for the California Franchise Tax Board processing income taxes).
(Ducking everyone who hates doing income taxes )
I'll take the fried chicken with the corn, mashed taters and garden salad with Italian dressing.
SactoGuy188Good midday everyone.Sorry I haven't been on lately but I've been busy at my new job (I'm working for the California Franchise Tax Board processing income taxes).(Ducking everyone who hates doing income taxes )I'll take the fried chicken with the corn, mashed taters and garden salad with Italian dressing.
Welcome Back in; and try not to stay away so long!!
Supposedly, my ancestors worked as Tax Collectors(?) during the reign
of William the Conqueror; think I might should duck also.
Hope Mookie is enjoying her birthday and staying warm!
Had to go out for awhile and do several errands, it's very chilly outside.
(for this person, COLD; and winter hasn't officially begun yet!!)
afternoon
maybe the birthday girl is out looking for bnsf units today.Cw thanks for supper.Tuesday might be getting interesting here weatherwise.Time to relax before going to work tonight.
Joe
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