good morning
happy boxing day! its an english and canadian tradition where the boss and the workers or wifes and husbands switch places for a day.Juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.we also have some cinnamon rolls. Tom usually we use our cards too but we carry just enough $$ just in case also on trips.Weather guessers say we are in for a warm up and rain.We'll see.
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").
Morning! 49 and cloudy at daybreak here in Carolina. I got up early to check out the wireless. Shoulda stayed in bed, and I think I hear it calling me. See ya letter
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)
Good Friday morning, everyone. And Joe, thanks for coming in, and getting the coffee and other beverages ready, and fixing cinamon rolls.
We have a temp this morning of 33, 34 degrees with rain coming in sometime later. Today's high is to be in the 60s. Tomorrow, we're to get temps in the low 70s; then, Sunday, back into the 40s. Go figure this crazy weather we seem to be having.
Good morning, and Happy 26th day of December, for what it's worth. Right now here in Sioux Falls, South Dakota we have a temp of 29 degrees and it is supposed to warm up to about 36 this afternoon. This is nice, a lot warmer than what we have been experiencing for the last week or so.
Joe, thanks much for making the cinnamon rolls and putting the coffee on this morning. Your effort here is very much appreciated. I think I'll grab a cinnamon roll for breakfast before I go update "On This Date in Railroad History". I'll be combining two days worth of events into one single page and that will involve a lot of work.
Ray
Good morning all....here in Aurora, IL and all of metro Chicago for that matter, we have really terrible driving conditions, having had freezing rain on top of snow and slush last night! The town of Lemont, IL has COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ALL ROADS IN AND OUT OF TOWN, due to the town being in a "bowl" with hills on both sides and thus extremely dangerous to be driving in. Our temperatures will be going up into the mid to high 30's later today which is good for some melting BUT we are going to have mid 50's by tomorrow afternoon with heavy rain (1-3 inches), which will cause flooding problems BIG TIME. Please, everybody be very careful out there this weekend!!!!!
.......Rain....some wind from the south....and 35 degrees right now. Glad it's not ice or snow. Not a very nice day for after Christmas bargan hunters. We didn't intend to do any of that anyway. And now, it's really raining. And some thunder...! Last evening they were saying a possibility of some nasty stuff from the warm hitting the cold air.....
Christmas day here was pleasant with sunshine most of the day. Streets dry and no threat of bad traveling in this area. To be warmer next 2 days and about Monday it appears {from weather people}, moderate temps and some sunshine for next several days following.
Quentin
locomutt piouslion1 locomutt piouslion1 Dinner tonight will be Snowshoe chicken served with steamed veggies and followed with desert of ice cream and sugar cake, iced tea is a requirement even in the winter here in this part of the country to go with Supper. Have today and tomorrow off, Enjoy Christmas all Roy "Snowshoe Chicken"?; can't wait for them to take them off?! Love to give you the recipe, after you eat it you will not want to take anything off, just eat it,, it is even safe for diabetics to enjoy. The prep and the right salsa make it a meal that a king like you would enjoy more than one time. But what would I know??? PL Would really like to have the recipe, have several diabetics in the family, you can send a private to either me or CW. Who knows, might become a Cafe regular. Have to talk to the about that. (I'm still trying to envision a chicken in snowshoes!)
piouslion1 locomutt piouslion1 Dinner tonight will be Snowshoe chicken served with steamed veggies and followed with desert of ice cream and sugar cake, iced tea is a requirement even in the winter here in this part of the country to go with Supper. Have today and tomorrow off, Enjoy Christmas all Roy "Snowshoe Chicken"?; can't wait for them to take them off?! Love to give you the recipe, after you eat it you will not want to take anything off, just eat it,, it is even safe for diabetics to enjoy. The prep and the right salsa make it a meal that a king like you would enjoy more than one time. But what would I know??? PL
locomutt piouslion1 Dinner tonight will be Snowshoe chicken served with steamed veggies and followed with desert of ice cream and sugar cake, iced tea is a requirement even in the winter here in this part of the country to go with Supper. Have today and tomorrow off, Enjoy Christmas all Roy "Snowshoe Chicken"?; can't wait for them to take them off?!
piouslion1 Dinner tonight will be Snowshoe chicken served with steamed veggies and followed with desert of ice cream and sugar cake, iced tea is a requirement even in the winter here in this part of the country to go with Supper. Have today and tomorrow off, Enjoy Christmas all Roy
Dinner tonight will be Snowshoe chicken served with steamed veggies and followed with desert of ice cream and sugar cake, iced tea is a requirement even in the winter here in this part of the country to go with Supper.
Have today and tomorrow off,
Enjoy Christmas all
Roy
"Snowshoe Chicken"?; can't wait for them to take them off?!
Love to give you the recipe, after you eat it you will not want to take anything off, just eat it,, it is even safe for diabetics to enjoy. The prep and the right salsa make it a meal that a king like you would enjoy more than one time. But what would I know???
PL
Would really like to have the recipe, have several diabetics in the family,
you can send a private to either me or CW.
Who knows, might become a Cafe regular. Have to talk to the about that.
(I'm still trying to envision a chicken in snowshoes!)
ON THE WAY -PL
Roy, I look forward to receiving those recipes!
I've got lunch on the warmer bar: our regular Friday Fish Fry is ready. All the regular fish choices of cod, catfish, flounder, halibut, haddock, clams, scallops, rolled oysters, etc., along with corn on the cob, fries, hush puppies, beans, cole slaw, and the pies, cobblers and cakes.
You all enjoy, and as has been mentioned, please be careful out there on the roadways!!
Mutt has it, If did not get through let me know - PL
The predicted low here, according to one local channel was 20, but at seven a.m. (before sunup), the same channel reported 23. I threw at least six inches of new snow out of the driveway--and a little more has fallen since. I did not have to clear the sidewalk because a neighbor took care of it before I got out.
The road up Little Cottonwood Canyon (to two ski resorts) was closed late yesterday because of possible avalanches--so, anyone who went up to ski yesterday had to spend the night.
Lunch looks good.
Johnny
afternoon
well the temprature has risen and we are getting light rain now.lots of fender benders here in nw ohio because of the ice this morning.mamma had to come home from shopping because the county issued a level 3 advisory.Cw thanks for supper.matts been running his trains that santa brought.
Cloudy and 40's here in MD today - not a snowflake or raindrop in sight.
Driving back to NY tomorrow. Should be interesting
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locomutt "Snowshoe Chicken"?; can't wait for them to take them off?!
Visualize Big Bird + duct tape + tennis racquets
I got to hug a bird in a coat and boots - does that count?
Been a busy day here. Nose on a tirade! January thaw in December. 62 degrees today - 29 tomorrow. Never a dull moment weatherwise!
Did some much needed train watching! Saw 7 motors on the head end - and what looked to be a "clutter" of freight; car haulers, tankers, mt lumber cars, mt coal cars, and grain hoppers. It looked to me like one motor went out and cleaned out a lot of closets and came back with whatever no one wanted any more.
Talked to a friend after we left our watch site and he said we had just missed 8 motors headed into the yards. That's 15 motors going into the Lincoln yards this afternoon. Wonder if it will end up being a convention? Or if they are going to hide them in Wyoming?
Feel a sneeze coming on - anyone got a tissue?
Mook
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie, here's a tissue for you. Would you also like a cup of tea? I have lemon zinger, Earl Grey, Sleepytime, and Peppermint, all herbal teas. Keep them on hand, for anyone who wants some, along with the regular teas.
Roy, Walt (Mutt) said to tell you "Thanks" for the recipe. He did get it. And, I thank you also. When we go to the grocery, I'll make sure to get some Italian dressing to use for the Snowshoe Chicken recipe! Can hardly wait to try it. Sounds really, really good!!
mmm - Sleepytime - like I really need help in that area! I have a micro-switch placed so that when I sit down my eyes close...........
Good evening all! I got hungry and decided to stop in for a late dinner! I hope the kitchen is still open. :P A large cup of tea would make this brisk 5 degree night a bit warmer methinks!! Hope you all had a great Christmas and Santa was good to you all!
RJ
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well its 50 degrees already here in nw ohio.we have a wind advisory plus a flood watch.heard the crews tell the westbounds to watch the US 24 crossing because of the fog last night.The relocation of 24 will take care of that as it will go over CSX by an overpass.Going to put on some boots and go watch some trains.Juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.We also have some doughnuts brought in.
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Joe, thanks for making the coffee and juice, and hot chocolate; and bringing in doughnuts! That menu sounds very, very good this morning.
RJ, it's good to see you were in last night. Hope you come back often: you don't have to wait until you're hungry to stop in here. Everyone is always welcome in here.
Mookie, it seems that now, whenever I pick up a book to read, I suddenly become very sleepy (and that's without having made any Sleepytime tea).
Joe, it's very warm here in Louisville this morning: 62 degrees (been that temp since I woke up about 3:30 this morning), going for a high of 70, maybe 71 degrees. Our record high for Dec. 27th is 69. So looks like we'll be setting a new record today.
You all have a great day, keep safe and take care. See everyone tonight for our pizza fest.
Good morning all yalls. 47 degrees and fog in Carolina headed for 74 and partly cloudy later. Thanks for breakfast and everybody stay safe
Looking to be a decent drive back - mild temps all the way, with some rain enroute. I can deal with that. I like snow, but not when it affects road conditions.
Gotta get the truck packed. Now that the baby is up, I don't have to worry about the dogs barking and waking her up.
Sing along! On the road again!.....
......Weather seems to be almost upside down again.....57 degrees here right now and headed for 66....Our record is 67. Friends down in north central Florida are complaining of 80 degree heat...Overcast skies here and a lot of it is moving fast and appears to be fog. Rain at times is forecast here today. And a possibliliy of strong weather in the area {like spring}, but believe that is a bit southwest of us....
CW - I have read before bed since I was a kid and that is the best relaxer there is. Or have a really good movie on tv - one that you are dying to see the end and - yep - sound asleep until the credits.
Tree - safe trip home!
Joe - they have overpassed as much of the main line here as they possibly can. We are starting to look like LA. But - it is something new to watch. We have a spot where we can watch the bridge construction and the trains at the same time. Wouldn't that be a job - a contractor and a train watcher!!! Wow!
Q - we lost most of our snow thru melting yesterday. Colder today but no snow forecast. I sure enjoyed the 62 yesterday. Why can't the whole winter be 62 and the summer about 78. That would make us a perfect living spot - no forest fires, no mudslides (you can't slide too far on flat land), no earthquakes, no hurricanes and the tornadoes seem to always miss us. No excitement, so we live longer than most areas.
I have the new Readers Digest - found an article about state jokes. I will have to remember to bring it upstairs and share it with some of you. It is pretty funny. I think the Minnesota one has been on here before.
Off to watch the Driver as he cleans the basement! This is where I get to play contractor!
MookieOff to watch the Driver as he cleans the basement! This is where I get to play contractor
J.....Sounds like you may not be the "hands on" type contractor.
Wow, one week back we awoke to -9F with -35F wind chills and TODAY we awoke (albeit a little later than normal) to +50F and THUNDER STORMS which are melting the snow and ice VERY QUICKLY...actually much too quickly as it is causing flash flooding around here today and tomorrow. Sometimes you simply can't win for trying!
Modelcar MookieOff to watch the Driver as he cleans the basement! This is where I get to play contractor J.....Sounds like you may not be the "hands on" type contractor.
Supervisory Contractor, coffee mug in hand!
42 and foggy today. I wonder if CN will be moving much this morning, guess I'd better go check!
Misty had her first ultrasound yesterday. Pretty neat to see the little one, only 6 cm long! Neat and scary....but good scary! LOL!
Dan
CNW 6000Supervisory Contractor, coffee mug in hand
..........Ah, that fits.
Tom, you give me reason to want to be back in the Upcountry–warmer than it is here, but I could do without the icestorms we had when I was growing up.
It’s still cold here; in the low twenties this morning. Not much snow fell yesterday after we got the sidewalks and driveways cleared off, but this morning I will go out and clear my driveway apron off again, for a nasty snow plow came by and put chunks of ice and snow onto it (this is not at all unusual). Most of the streets and highways are now open since the snowstorm has moved on.
.....Partly sunny with low flying clouds...{must be fog}, just flying by, headed north....Higher light fluffy stuff almost stationary. Winds to match all the excesses here this morning.....Temps now in mid 60's...! Looks like we might top our high record for today...{67}. A formula for nasty weather if everything meets and mixes correctly. But mostly sunny right now.
A salesman was driving through a small Texas town a few weeks ago and was taking in the scenery. In front of a church, he saw a manger scene. As he was admiring it, he noticed that three of the figures were wearing fire helmets. This bothered him no end, and he decided that he would eat lunch at the diner (!) and ask somebody about it. The waitress brought him a glass of water, and he asked her why the three figures were decked out in fire helmets. She advised him that he was totally ignorant of the bible, which plainly stated that the three wise men came from afar.
Get it? A far. They were wearing far helmets.
It's a joke son.
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