morning
chilly start this morning.matt is on a 2 hr delay.tommorow is his last day before Christmas break.mammas last night at work is tonight and mine is tommorow night.matt is getting anxious for santa to get here.time for a nap.
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").
And a good COLD morning to everyone out there. I wish I could trade our -12 below 0 temp for Tom's 31 degrees, but at least the wind is not blowing here. I will be headed for work in roughly four hours and will have Tuesday, Wednesday and Christmas day off, but there is a possibility that I would get called to work to cover for anyone who might call in sick or fails to show up otherwise, which is fine with me.
I am planning on baking a lot of bread this week, and at some point this week I will leave a pan or two of my cinnamon rolls here in the Flat Wheel Cafe for everyone to enjoy.
Let's all stay warm, and stay safe!
Ray
"There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run, when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun, long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the green, dark forest was too silent to be real." Gordon Lightfoot
....Our Monday morning report is somewhat in the center of what I've read of others so far.....4 degrees right now and it was 3 degrees several hours ago. Got just a tick warmer over night as it was 1.9 when I retired last night. But the big difference is the wind. Lack of, this morning....Still have just a bit but with those gusts of up to 45 last evening and the less than 5 degrees combined, was serious stuff.
The sky is bright this morning here with off and on sunshine as a slight layer of clouds moving by covers and uncovers the sun.
We wish all a good week and we also hope of decent travel weather to those who will be doing some of that.
Economics: On the morning finance programs they have been saying that Toyota will probably not turn a profit this fiscal year....the first ever...! Wow, if they can't do so that doesn't bode well for our auto industry, at least for a while. If Toyota can't be on the profit side of the ledger, and we probably understand they are one of the most efficient auto companies in the world, it is very telling.
Quentin
Ray seems to be first in line to get the cold air coming down from Canada. Wonder if we could appoint him chief weather dispatcher and have him reroute things back north? Just a big lump of the stuff hanging over us with a high of +4 today. Snow scheduled tomorrow, but a heat wave will bring things up to something in the 20's.
"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
jeatonRay seems to be first in line to get the cold air coming down from Canada. Wonder if we could appoint him chief weather dispatcher and have him reroute things back north? Just a big lump of the stuff hanging over us with a high of +4 today. Snow scheduled tomorrow, but a heat wave will bring things up to something in the 20's.
"There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run, when the wild, majestic mountains stood alone against the sun, long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the green, dark forest was too silent to be real." -Gordon Lightfoot
Yeah, the sun is shining here, but it sure doesn't have any warmth to it!! Sarah & Mutt are at Lou. Int. Airport, waiting for her plane. I elected to stay home, and get some cleaning done; have thermals on, and knew I could not get them on over the knee brace. They just aren't made to go over braces very well. And the one I have, you have to have right next to your skin. If you put it on over your clothes, it won't stay in place. Just slides right on down your leg. Made that mistake once, won't make it again.
I've made vegetable beef soup and bean w/ham soup for lunch and supper. And there's fresh cornbread to have with the soups. Also, if anyone would like it, there's leftover turkey, dressing, etc., from Sunday Dinner.
Everyone stay warm, have a good afternoon, and take care!!
afternoon
went into town and the backroads and side streets are still very icy.Matt ended up being cancelled.Cw thanks for the soup that will work out great.Saw a very short q 135 today.
joe
Howdy yall. We were at 37 degrees right at sundown here in Carolina. That was the day's high, and it's supposed to get to 18 tonight. Looks like yall have shushed and shooed the cold down this way. There is no snow predicted, and without snow, what good is cold??
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)
I believe our temp got up to 21 degrees: a veritable heat wave. (Please excuse my sarcasim. I just hate any temp below 32 degrees.)
There's some more of both soups put out on the warmer bar. Along with some more cornbread.
To anyone who has to get out in the cold and whatever bad form of weather you have, be extra careful and keep safe.
Good evening everyone. Thanks for the vegetable beef soup!
Good news for me: I just sent my TV to get it fixed and the repair cost was only US$98. I should get it back some time tomorrow.
spokeyone, some 40 yrs. ago I drove an International L190 that had those sanders in front of the drivers, and it worked fine if the sand was dry . If it froze it was useless . The next season we had 12v. heaters in the boxes. Course ya had to fill em' every day. Thanks for the memory . Respectfully, Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Good Tuesday morning. It's a little bit warmer this morning, with temps in the low 20s. Maybe I won't freeze too much, signing people in for Tuesday Produce this morning. Sarah called last night, and she made to Philly with no problems. Although, she did say that they had a little bit of turbulence when they got ready to land. It was a tad bit bumpy.
Coffee, juice, hot chocolate, hot cider and hot water for tea are ready. Mookie, your coffee mug is down on the counter, ready to pour the coffee in, when you get in.
On the warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, toast, warm bagels and warm bear claws.
You all have a great morning, and if anyone is traveling for the holiday, be careful out there, and I hope you have a very safe trip. See you all later, when I finish with Produce.
we have some light snow this morning.The country roads are still bad so matt gets an early Christmas break.Cw thanks for breakfast.time to wrap a couple of items and then its naptime.One more night at work.mookie here is a candy cane.
Good Morning. Thanks for breakfast, CW. It's a little warmer too here in South Dakota, right now we have 20 degrees here in Sioux Falls, and the wind chill is 11 degrees above 0. I have the day off and I will be baking bread here in my kitchen, I hope to turn out at least 6 loaves, but first must wash some dishes, should have done this last night before going to bed!
I hope the rest of you out there are all having a good day, stay warm!
.....We're having a heat wave....up to 24 degrees now. Dry and overcast but possible ice, sleet or mixture sometime today. Possible, not absolute. No snow here still...
It would be nice if the weather would stay stable and dry for the folks who will be traveling today and now to Christmas, etc....
I imagine some of the diner folks may have seen the dangerous situation over near Washington D C this morning with the massive water main bursting and flooding a main street, etc...Seems all were rescued. Over a dozen or so...Helicopter and boat and great work by emergency people.
Paw over edge of counter. Finds cup, coffee and candy cane. Off to warm spot by fire.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Well, I'm back from Produce. Only had 38 people today. So we had plenty for everyone, plus quite a bit for the people who come in for the Dare to Care boxes: yellow peppers, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, bags of cabbage, small bags of slaw mix and cauliflower.
Our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta is on the warmer bar: tacos (soft shell & hard shell), burritos (beef, beef & bean and beef enchilada style), quesadillas, enchiladas, tamales, chimichangas, fajitas, etc.
Everyone have a good afternoon, enjoy your meal, and see you all later.
Good afternoon. I just got back from the indignity of a dentist visit. All is well, no cavities. How many remember the Crest commercial "Look ma, no cavities"? We had 19 degrees in Carolina at daybreak and now it's 44 and sunshiney. Thanks for lunch CW ane everybody stay warm.
Just returned from over town....and the conditions are deteriorating weather wise....In the Meijer's parking lot {where no salt exists}, the rain is freezing right on the surface. Out on streets that have been salted several days ago, it's not too bad....yet....But it's right on the edge. The key now will be if the temps begin to rise....That might reduce the impending conditions looming out there.
Indy radio is reporting wrecks everywhere....29.1 degrees right now.
Hope to stay right in here where the "weather" is nice and comfy the rest of the day.....Have a Pacer game to watch tonight. Hope we have enough players to staff the team....So many illnesses and injuries lately.
grampaw pettiboneHow many remember the Crest commercial "Look ma, no cavities"?
How about "Brusho.....brusho.....brusho....Ipana tooth paste....The chipmonks doing the brushing....
temps have slowly risen this afternoon and we are getting a light rain now.Cw thanks for supper.One more night before the holiday.
And a good afternoon it has turned out to be here. Sioux Falls topped out at 20 degrees this afternoon and the temp is now slowly dropping. I had to go out and shovel my sidewalk, which is something I had to wait to do a couple days as the weather conditions would not permit me to get it done. At last report the temp here was 17.4 degrees.
I turned out 6 loaves of bread this afternoon, and all of it went to some folks I known at my other part-time employer, Howes Oil Company as Christmas gifts. I know it was much appreciated. I plan to get up early enough in the morning tomorrow to produce another 6 to 8 loaves of bread. Right now I've got a crock pot load of homemade soup brewing in my kitchen, it should be ready to serve and eat in about 3 to 4 hours.
I sort of wish it were possible for me to share my baking skill with the rest of you folks. I like nothing more than surprising someone with a loaf of freshly baked bread or a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Well, the trip up from St Louis was interesting, to say the least....
Took two changes of fuel filters, three big bottles of Howes Anti-gel, and one big bottle of PowerService Diesel 911 to get from Bloomington, IL to Oconomowoc, WI. Think the Bloomington TA forgot to treat their fuel, but the -3 with 35mph crosswind probably had more to do with it.
Anyway, at the house now. Jay, might need that Cat D9 after all, dad is running out of places to push the snow, some piles are over four feet tall.
Will celebrate christmas with the immediate family tomorrow night, might even get to see my sister's boyfriend that she has been dating for the past nine months, she conveniently "forgets" to bring him over, and nobody has seen him yet.
See everyone later.....
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
Glad you made it in OK. It would be my worst nightmare to get stuck for an extended period in a car or truck in bitter cold. Seems like it takes no more than 5 minutes for the inside of a car to drop to the outside temp.
Delavan is loading the big piles of snow in trucks to haul to the back of the maintanence yard. Probably could be enough to open a good ski hill.
Have a good holiday break.
Good Morning, it's Christmas Eve! The coffee here is about done brewing and I've mixed a fresh batch of orange juice. There is also a pot of hot chocolate here on the stove, made from milk and Hershey's chocolate syrup.
And if anyone is hungry this morning, there is a pan of freshly baked cinnamon rolls here on the counter, they just came out of the oven, and there is lots of soft, spreadable butter on hand.
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
Good morning. Thanks for the hot chocolate and cinamon rolls, Ray. 42 degrees in Carolina and clear with rain expected later this evening. Well, somehow I got roped into going to the wife's sister's house for Christmas. Her husband is deef as a post, and walks arounds hollering all the time. Everybody hollers back and the whole place is like a bullfight or something. I think I will take my shooting earplugs this time.... Oh well, it could be worse.... Everybody stay warm and safe.
Morning all.
Light freezing drizzle that should eventually get to snow. Another 3-5 inches is forecast. 9.5 hour day at work today but I'm done at 2:30 so that's not too bad. Then I gotta get crackin' on finishing the home-made candies I usually make. Pecan Turtles (homemade carmel and chocolate over pecans) and Chocolate Whipped Cream Balls (secret recipe!)...mmm.
My family all went down to Kansas to see my sister so my wife and I are flying solo, so to speak. Time to see if I can see CN out the window...
Dan
Good Christmas Eve morning! Ray, thanks for coming in and fixing breakfast. That hot chocolate sure does smell good this morning. And your cinnamon rolls always smell good!
We have a temp of 48 degrees, and it's pouring rain this morning. (Or was, until a minute ago: seems to have slacked up for now.) I think they said our high today will get into the mid to upper 50s; and it's not supposed to get too cold tonight. Hope not, 'cause with all this rain, that would really cause some problems tonight.
Wishing each and everyone of you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANNAKAH, KWANZA, AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU CELEBRATE AT THIS TIME!!
Made it home safely.the backroads have standing water on top of the ice.Going to take a nap then we are going to G+G house for Christmas eve and midnight mass.Ray thanks for breakfast.To all of those here Merry Christmas.
We got rid of our ice overnight with steadly rising temps. Mid 40's now this morning. Some rain and some wind. No snow on the ground. Lots of rain overnight too. Golf course fairway behind me has a nice size pond on it since the ground is probably frozen and it doesn't soak away as quick.
Glad it was warm enough to be rain and not ice or snow.
Everyone enjoy the special day. Next two days are to be above normal temps.
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