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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:18 PM

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Did you know Deer love Doritos?

So, that's what I saw the guy from the local body shop spreading along the road!

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:04 PM

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Mookie - 

Did you know Deer love Doritos?

Very bad for them. The U.S. Park Rangers destroyed a bunch of mule deer at Grand Canyon National Park a few years back as they became very aggressive around visitors apparently looking for more salty snacks. One Ranger was quoted saying, "Doritos are the crack cocaine of the deer population".

LC

 

No, LC, I didn't know that.  Wonder if it makes their ankles swell? 

But anything that tastes that good, has zero nutritional value, expensive for what you get and can be addictive - yeah - makes sense!

Dan - go to your corner!  Disapprove

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:44 PM

Limitedclear

Mookie - 

Did you know Deer love Doritos?

Very bad for them. The U.S. Park Rangers destroyed a bunch of mule deer at Grand Canyon National Park a few years back as they became very aggressive around visitors apparently looking for more salty snacks. One Ranger was quoted saying, "Doritos are the crack cocaine of the deer population".

LC

 

LMAO!  I know what to use in November then...hehe.

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Posted by Limitedclear on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:33 PM

Mookie - 

Did you know Deer love Doritos?

Very bad for them. The U.S. Park Rangers destroyed a bunch of mule deer at Grand Canyon National Park a few years back as they became very aggressive around visitors apparently looking for more salty snacks. One Ranger was quoted saying, "Doritos are the crack cocaine of the deer population".

LC

 

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Posted by Limitedclear on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:29 PM

Thanks CW. A favorite...

 

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:18 PM

Batten down your hatches, which I think means put your chickens in the coop? 

2.5" in rain here in Star City.  4.5" about 40 miles west of us.  Expecting up to 8" of snow about 120 miles straight west and a blizzard in the southwest part of state.  What did we do to deserve this?  First the SW corner had a drought and now they are going to get smothered! 

Weekend promises to be beautiful albeit muddy!

Have kitchen window.  Only bring that up because it faces out on to our back concrete slab where we feed the urchins peanuts.  Now when I cook, I need to turn on the light and so they line up about 10 feet from the house and stare at me through the window.  They know I am a sucker for a cute face and will toss out peanuts. 

So either toss or cook in dark.  (sometimes it tastes like I cooked in the dark!)

Did you know rabbits love peanuts?  We toss some to our resident 2-3 and they love them!  We have created a monster!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:17 PM

Sorry I haven't been in since this morning.  Been busy getting several things taken care of around the home area.  

For supper tonight we have:

1.  Especially for LC, shredded beef tacos in soft shells

2.  Fried chicken, mashed taters, gravy, green beans

Right now, at 6:13 p.m., we have a temp of 62, supposed to get down to about 42 by morning.  Not sure what our high was for today.  Been too busy, to even notice.  But it doesn't feel too bad out.

Joe, we're supposed to get rain in sometime tomorrow night, going thru the weekend, with cooler temps.  Yep, sounds like Autumn (Fall) to me.

You all have a good evening, and take care.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:36 PM

Cw thanks for supper. Matt and I spent some time outside this afternoon.Looks like we are going to get wet this weekend.Time to get cleaned up for work.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:06 PM

2" of snow in Colorado Springs, It slushed in Denver and Da Boyz are frisky - It's about to start Winter here - As usual, looks like snow on Halloween.

Copcar had best pull the baloneyskins off the Chevy and get out the snow tires.

Our survey crew on Hoosier Pass gave up this morning and started to head for home. Can't see because the snow is blowing sideways and GPS does not work around trees. 15" of snow on the ground up there.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by Limitedclear on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:06 AM

Mookie -

No snow yet, so winter can't have started yet. Still fall until:

1. Snow falls with an accumulation of at least 1" (right paw submergence depth), or;

2. December 20th passes

Whichever comes first. Around here it'll be the snow, but who's counting

CW, can I request shredded beef tacos, soft shell for the next fiesta. My favorite Mexican restaurant just closed (those chickens went back to Arizona...).

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:36 AM

Mookie

It's wet.  I'm cold.  It's official.  Winter is coming. 

I was commenting to a co-worker as I left work yesterday that the weather at that moment qualified as "miserable."  Wet, windy, and cold. 

I can handle wind (unless it's really cold).  I can deal with cold (-40 and still is kind of interesting, except for your car).  I can live with wet (in moderation).  But when you put the three together, it's miserable.

Today it's just cold and breezy so far.  Looks like Mookieland and east is getting some weather, though.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:29 AM

It's wet.  I'm cold.  It's official.  Winter is coming. 

Grumpy  Grumpy

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:36 AM

Mawnin everbuddy 49 and clear in Carolina today. Not much happening other than politics these days. Those pack of lies will thankfully soon be past for a few weeks until they start gearing up for 2012!!

It's 0936, time for a nap. TTFN

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:00 AM

good morning

well for the first time this season I had to scrape my windows after work.Matt is on the bus and off to school.the ns local crew had to switch around a sd 70 m locomotive to get boxcars out of our siding,The engine is still in the sidng this morning.There are also 2 noranges with a powder river coal train waiting to go to toledo then turn left for detroit edison.Cw thanks for breakfast.time for a nap.

stay safe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:24 AM

Good Wednesday morning, everyone.  44 degrees currently here in Louisville.  Looks like the low in the area is 39 in Seymour, IN.  High today is to be 62. 

Coffee is ready, as well as juice, hot chocolate, hot cider, and hot water for tea.

On the breakfast/warmer bar this morning:  turkey bacon, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, hash browns, oatmeal & toast, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, bagels, bear claws and cantaloupe chunks and sliced fresh pineapple.

You all have a good morning, and stay warm.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:18 AM

Quentin, according to what I heard on the local news this morning, she'll be here in Louisville on Friday, for a celebration; then, she's heading back down to New Orleans, where she'll be staying for the winter.  

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:37 PM

mudchicken
Delta Queen left Cincinnati for the season, hope she can come back next year with a new exemption as an overnight steamboat

 

Delta Queen:  What's the story......Does she stay and operate in the Cincinnati area during the Summer season....and where will it be heading now.....How far south for the winter....?

Love that deep sounding steam whistle.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:08 PM

Checked the weather map this afternoon and discovered that there's a low pressure area sitting right over us, wringing itself out.  My weather station shows 1.33" of rain for the past 24 hours.  Of course, that would be slightly over a foot of snow, if it were snow.  But it's not.

Hope supper warms well for my lunch tomorrow.  Went to a talk tonight about post traumatic stress disorder as it applies to soldiers.  It can be hard to figure out, but there are a lot of soldiers having problems after all the deployments they've been on.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:12 PM

Cw thanks for supper.hey MC the Delta Queen made it past the clog in the ohio river??(also known as paul brown stadium).

time to get cleaned up for work.going to see if ns still has their wide cab unit parked in our siding.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:01 PM

A little of each please (One LARGE Combo plate)

Delta Queen left Cincinnati for the season, hope she can come back next year with a new exemption as an overnight steamboat. 

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=VIDEONETWORK&maven_referralParentPlaylistId=&maven_referralPlaylistId=1f0183804007ad8b0d2c10b556aae35e6fd591da&videoid=897085553

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:53 AM

Well, it was a bit breezy this morning for Tuesday Produce.  Temp this morning, at 5 a.m., was 54; at 8:53, it was down to 51.  Now, we're at about 58, 59.  We got the following veggies delivered this morning:  cabbage, corn, green beans, green peppers and potatoes.  

For the meals for lunch and supper:  Tuesday Mexican Fiesta.

1.  Burritos (beef, beef & bean, beef enchilada style)

2.  Tacos (soft shell and hard shell)

3.  Chimichangas

4.  Spanish rice

Chopped lettuce w/tomato & onion (onion on the side, in case anyone doesn't want onion)

Tortilla chips w/picante sauce, salsa, chili con queso

You all have a good afternoon, and see you later.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:29 AM

Now what's wrong with snow Mookie?  It's fun and cold!  What more could you want?  Smile,Wink, & Grin

Breakfast smells great today.  I'll grab whatevers left and hot.

On a sad RR note I spotted DMIR 413 last night.  She was not running and had numberboards removed and was being pulled behind 3 other units south, probably to Homewood.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:32 AM

tree68

Bearclaw and tea, and I'll be in the corner with my crossword.

  12 Across "What Nebraska and New York have in common" - SN_W

Predicting maybe up to 12 inches for everything west of us.  We are going to keep the rain.  Which is nice except we get rain and then freezing temps.  Hopefully this won't happen

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:29 AM

A wet start to the day, and "they" keep mentioning snow.  The temp is supposed to drop from ~50 to ~40 today, so we can't rule the white stuff out.

Hardly any leaves left hereabouts.  The rain this morning isn't helping any on that account.  Does make it easier to see back into the woods during the train rides, though.

Bearclaw and tea, and I'll be in the corner with my crossword.

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Posted by spokyone on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:17 AM

Eggs & hashbrowns will work for me today. We are still waiting for maple trees to shed leaves. I did cover my tomato plants last night. The grape tomatoes have long lost their great flavor, but I'm still putting them in my salads.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:12 AM

good morning

well work was work.Cw thanks for breakfast.going to take a nap then its round 1 of leaf raking today.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:46 AM

......44 degrees right now and the trees look calm and the sky is perfectly clear and the eastern sky is brightening very fast for the bright sunshine that's about to show itself.  Should be a nice day.

We're happy for that as today is the day our street is to be repaved.  In fact just saw a work truck with rotating lights going past our location like they are inspecting and deciding if it needs the street sweeper first....They did that several weeks ago, and trimmed the edges with a grader, etc.....but now with leaves, etc.....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:29 AM

Good Tuesday morning, everyone.  We have a temp of 54 degrees out this morning, and a cool breeze.  Going for a high of 64 today.

Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready, along with hot cider.

 For breakfast this morning:   Jimmy Dean Sausage biscuits, scrambled eggs, bagels, bear claws, hash browns, turkey bacon, and oatmeal w/toast.

You all have a good morning, and I'll be back after I get through with Tuesday Produce.

 

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Posted by Limitedclear on Monday, October 20, 2008 4:52 PM

Beef stew sounds terrific.

PL, I'm doing alright what was the "other" forum?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 20, 2008 4:43 PM

Cw thanks for supper for work tonight.Modelcar with the way the economy is going and other issues I am sure the voting both will be very busy election day.

stay safe

joe

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