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...
....Interesting thought...Canadian Geese. I don't know why here, but we have a population year around of them. Perhaps several thousand. How they stand to get in that water in the winter time {White River here}, is beyond me.
They can really make messes too. And do, around in some parking lots close the river, etc.
Right before dark we see flocks of them {and as Larry said}, moving about in very large "Vs" to another spot for the overnight. Seems the flock is getting larger with each season passing.
Quentin
Canadian geese ....the scotties can watch them for hours....(Gus got his name from a children's book on the subject)
now about those green tootsie rolls....
mudchicken wrote: Canadian geese ....the scotties can watch them for hours....(Gus got his name from a children's book on the subject)now about those green tootsie rolls....
Green tootsie rolls...how appropriately descriptive! We have lots of those big buzzards around the lake near our home and I find them to be nothing pretty to look at, rather I see them as rather ugly things that make a really big mess...not to mention scaring off the pretty ducks and other water fowl and scare the kids and dogs and sometimes the adults by hissing and snapping at them...they can all fly somewhere else as far as I am concerned.
Tree - wash your finners!!!
Quentin - they winter year round here as long as they can find open water. I, like you, wonder how they can tolerate that cold water.
Sir C - ICKY!
CW - time for lunch yet? Breakfast was at 4:15 and I am getting hungry. Maybe I should try to make some goulash.....yum.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Sure is crowded here this AM. Looks like I will have to "Goose" some of you to have access to the pastries CW has laid out.
Bright sunshine in AZ mountains today, high near 70 and in mid 80's in Phoenix. Assuming my tactics are successful and I get a pastry or two I shall be reading the May Issue of Trains which arrived Wednesday.
Jack
Good News, Mookie: our Friday Fish Fry is now under way. On the warmer bar:
Catfish, Cod, Flounder, Halibut, Haddock, (Dan's favorite, Perch), Salmon Patties, Shrimp, and Scallops. Side dishes: corn on the cob, fries, hushpuppies, macaroni and cheese, baked beans; and cole slaw in the cooler.
Desserts: Chocolate cake, chocolate chip iced cookie cakes, yellow cake w/caramel icing; and the following pies: apple, blueberry, cherry, chocolate, lemon, peach and pecan.
Our current temp here is 42.8. Hopefully, we won't be seeing any more rain today, or any of the 4-letter "s" word. Everyone enjoy your lunch, Mookie, (and anyone else who won't be around over the weekend) have a great weekend!!
Cw thanks for supper.things were interesting on csx for sure.the y101 had alot of cars to yank out of the maw today.meanwhile maintainers were called to fix 2 broken crossings here in town.also saw a bnsf B unit roll thru on q380 too.sunshine and warmer tommorow.as for the white stuff it can just melt away.
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 morning
juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.we also have a variety of rolls and doughnuts this morning.will be back later for pizza tonight.
Joe, thanks much for making the coffee and setting the hot chocolate out! And the rolls are much appreciated by the rest of us.
I am now frying some bacon and pork sausage links, and the pancake batter is ready for pouring on the griddle. I've also got a big pan of scrambled eggs here. There is also french toast here for anyone who might want it.
It's been a short night for me here, I got home from my other job at roughly 10:30 last night, and will be headed for my main job at 7:00 this morning. I'm tired, but at least I can take a nap when I get home after 2:00 this afternoon. We have 29 degrees here in S.F., and there is a threat of snow here for later this afternoon or tonight. The couple inches that we had gotten the day before yesterday is now mostly gone, thanks to the warmth of "Mr. Sun"!
I hope the rest of you folks out there have a good day!
Ray
Good Saturday morning, everyone! Joe and Ray, thank you both very much, for taking care of things this morning. Didn't think I'd sleep in so late; guess my ole body said, "You're sleeping in this morning, lady!"
I heard from Duff yesterday. Everyone is well, and Sadie is crawling around everywhere. Hard to believe, but she'll be turning one year old next month!
Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day everywhere, which means there'll hardly be anyone in here, so you all take care, have a great day, and I'll see you all back in tonight for our Pizza Fest.
....Nice Saturday morning.....30 degrees.....sunshine and frost. It is to warm up rather well today.
A beautiful morning here - and 16 degrees. If it gets up above freezing the maple syrup folks will be happy - many are already working in their sugar shacks.
Busy day today. Lots of tickets to print.
Bearclaw and tea, and off to the print shop.
evening
matt and I are ready for some pepperoni and mushroom pizza.matt was busy waving at a bunch of crews today.
Joe
Okay, you all, here's tonight's SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST menu:
1. Cheese w/extra cheese2. Pepperoni/mushroom3. Goetta4. Hawaiian6. Anchovie7. Supreme8. Calzones
And for dessert tonight, I've got some brownies, just about ready to come out of the oven.
Good evening everyone. Thanks for the calzone!
Alas, if you're a University of Louisville fan, it's not a good night--both the men's and women's college basketball teams lost to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
juice coffee and tea are ready to go.we have pancakes eggs and sausage coming right up.Time to get matt up for sunday school.Tonight we have to go back to work and matt has to go back to school tommorow.Cw I'll try to find my container later.
Good Sunday morning, everyone! Joe, thanks for getting the coffee and juice ready, and for fixing breakfast this morning! How's everyone else doing this morning?
As far as college basketball goes this year, guess my feeling was a very bad one. I figured we'd see WKU vs. U of L, but guess that wasn't meant to be. Oh well, better luck next year, guys. Now, I'll just have to see how Cincinnati will do on Opening Day tomorrow! GO REDS!!
Looks like we're going to have a pretty good day, weatherwise, until about 5 p.m. this afternoon, when rain and possibly thunder showers are due to roll into the area. Believe our high today is to get up to about 65, so that's not going to be too bad.
You all make sure to be back in about 1 p.m. EDT for SUNDAY DINNER. Today's menu is going to include meat loaf w/mashed taters, and I'm trying to decide on the other vegetables that we'll have with the meat loaf. Maybe broccoli and cauliflower, maybe something else. Any suggestions?
Green beans with thin sliced almonds and a little butter pooled in the mashies. How 'bout a little bacon over the meatloaf.
RIX
rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.
....Little different today....Will stop at Bob Evans after church and pick up 2 chicken pot pies.....Very good....and always {very}, hot. Bring them home and prepare for the fender banging at Martinsville with Nascar. 39 degrees here at the moment.
Good morning everyone. Thanks for the pancakes and sausage!
Can we have buttered peas or corn with the meatloaf and mashed taters for a classic Blue Plate special dish?
Okay, the meat loaf is just about ready to come out of the oven (needs about 15 minutes more cooking time). The side dishes will be: green beans w/almonds, buttered peas & corn, and your choice of garden salad or cole slaw. And the mashed taters always has a pool of butter in the center!
It's turned out not to be such a beautiful day around here: sun is not shining, and it's a tad bit on the very cool side out. Very gloomy outside. Hope others are enjoying a nicer day than we are.
CW, tonight's dinner menu sounds mighty good to me, unfortunately it's gonna be a while until I make another appearance here in the Flat Wheel Cafe. I was supposed to have gone to work this morning but I've been hit with some kind of an intestinal bug. I will not go to extreme lengths to describe what I have been dealing with, but I've got everything from an upset stomach, lack of appetite and chils that do not want to seem to go away. I am drinking SPRITE in an attempt to restore some of the electrolytes in my system.
If what I have got can easily passed from person to person, it's probably a good idea that I chose to stay home. I've got to think about the others that I work with.
afternoon
Cw thanks for supper for work tonight.ray hope you get better soon.
Well Hello there!!!! It has certainly been a while since I was last in here. I glald that I came though it looks like there is going to be some good eats tonight! I think I'll take the meatloaf and the garden salad! Can I have an iced tea also??
I have been busy between CSX work and volunteer firefighting, I find that it is hard to find time to do somethings.
Larry congrats on the newest addition to your family she is sooo cute
Well, I honestly am glad that it is begining to warm up here in Louisville. I do miss the snow though :( I didn't get to any snowboarding this year :( But, I was able to go out and play in the snow a couple of times
It's Raining! It is really, really raining. I got wet this morning and I didn't even care! Real Rain!
Said it might snow west of us, but for here just rain and then sun. Perfect!
Hi Sarah - long time no hear. You really must stop in once in awhile.
CW - I am going to have a big breakfast this morning. Got to train watch both Sat and Sun and Willy and family came down on Sat for a visit. I got my very own weather report, too!
Saw lots of train movement and one poor motor - an oldie - a GP28 that was dead in tow behind two other engines - headed east. It was missing all the body except the cab - you could see the motors and a crumpled rear frame. Someone chalked the number on the side. It was a 15 something - the note is in Millie, and memory is somewhere else. Maybe 1516? We had a moment of silence for it.
Anyway - lots of freight moved this weekend. We saw some of those heavy haulers that Houston Ed has every so often. They were hauling some kind of a generator from Lincoln Boiler. Hey Ed - wouldn't want to drop that on my toe.....
Must eat and find coffee.
Mook
well mookie here is some coffee.and we have juice and hot tea as well.the smorgasboard breakfast is ready.cinnamon rolls, beagles, and bacon eggs and sausage.well i'm done with my monday time for nap and hope the reds can play ball today!!!
Slop from the sky. That's what I drove to work in this morning. I think it was simultaneously snowing, sleeting, and raining. It's just rain now.
At least the weekend was beautiful.
Sarah - got your FF1 yet?
Bearclaw and tea. I'll be over in the corner....
Good Monday morning, everyone. Mookie, we're getting rain, also. Supposed to be off and on all morning, then more rain coming in later tonight. Guess we're starting our April Showers a day early!
Joe, thanks for making breakfast! For some strange reason, every Monday, I cannot get in the front door here: keep getting one of two messages: (1) site is down or no longer exists or (2) after just waiting two or three seconds, get a message that site taking too long,and time has expired. Think I will try to catch the Reds game this afternoon. We get FSN Cincinnati on our satellite, so should be able to watch it, unless something else happens, like satellite going out, or a power failure, or something.
Mookie, glad you had such a great weekend, and got your very own weather report! And Larry, I'll pass along your and Mookie's messages to Sarah.
Good Monday morning Paula and friends.
CW, have you considered that all the humidity has caused the (main) frame to swell and the door sticks. That is why this wooden head lives in AZ where humidity above 25% is rare.
Joe, I will have a light breakfast and a large thank you for you.
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