...sneak...sneak...
ZAP!!!!
//THUD
....sizzle..........
Dan
mudchicken; I bet the driver got yelled at big time.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Good morning! The coffee is about done brewing, and I've mixed up a fresh batch of orange juice. And I've brought in a generous assortment of rolls, donuts and bear claws from our local Sunshine Bakery.
Otherwise, breakfast this morning will consist of buttermilk pancakes, belgian waffles, bacon, pork sausage links and scrambled eggs.
I got up this morning at 4:30 and will be off to work at 7:00 this morning. I hope the rest of you out there all have a good day!
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
I've been trying to get in here, do I need a reservation (bad for Indians) or something?
Just wanted to say hello and that I'm from the model Rail roading section of the site!
Jess Red Horse of the Weawantapie Tribe!
......Good morning all:
A little bit early here this morning. And it's still a bit cool here....Starting out {now}, at 47 degrees. We're still running a bit below normal temps in our area. Normally, that would mean we'll get up to about 67 this afternoon. One thing that helps....the trees are motionless...no wind.
But the sky is clear and looks like another really nice day.
I'm sure one of these days it will turn from too cool to really warm....and humid. So far, low humidity too.
Quentin
No, Jess. You do not need a reservation here with this establishment. You, like everyone else is welcome here!
Finally, I made it in!!! Wahoooooo!
Thanks for the welcome, I better get off too work, there are a lot of sick and injured waiting for me to give them a ride to the ER....
I love driving an ambulance, we have neat things to get people to move out of our way, and I get to drive a really cool van really fast....he he he !
Good Thursday morning, everyone! Ray, thanks so much for fixing breakfast. I really do appreciate everyone's help around here! It lets me have a little break. And since you took care of breakfast, I'll clean up this morning.
Jess, Ray's correct: no reservations required (unless you're booking the Cafe for a special event. Then, I might need you to make a reservation.) But normally, we usually have plenty of room for everyone.
Bad news for the holiday weekend around our area: gas is right at 4.00 per gallon this morning. In some places, it's just over $4.00. Some folks they talked to on the morning news, said they had planned to go on a trip this weekend, but now, they're staying home.
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)
Tom, good luck with that medical appointment this afternoon. I hope you get a good report from the doctor whom you will be seeing.
Off to do some errands for the day - Driver off until Tuesday, so must go out...
What is Dan doing!? I think he got into something not good for him.....
Someone give him a big cruller - he is going to need it to get back to normal.
Later
Mook
PS - Rain and cool headed east.....Lovin' it.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie wrote: PS - Rain and cool headed east.....Lovin' it.
If it rains much more I'm gonna have to call a farmer friend to come bail my lawn....
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...
The rain is skipping us and dumping out out on the plains (and they need it)...We have snow in the hills, flooding from snowmelt in Western Colorado, rain on the plains not in Spain and we might get T-Storms tonight with a 10 degree drop in temperature. ah springtime!
The newspaper account of the errant locomotive now had it going from Canton, OH to Anniston, AL and now mysteriously the locomotive weighs 80 tons/ 160,000#s which is still a tad heavy for a GE 44Tonner (ex-USA #7948 ?)
afternoon
had some chores to do this morning.Add another hash mark for the clinton st viaduct.Luckily the girl in the car behind the truck didn't get hurt.Tonight is friday!!!!! Matt is getting his gear ready for tommorow night in Deshler.Cw thanks for supper.
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").
...sizzle....
ugh...
thud...
Sorry I haven't been around this afternoon, everyone. But I'm back, and I've got supper ready, including Joe's container for work tonight:
Lasagna w/garden salad, garlic bread, oven roasted potatoes and
leftover vegetable beef soup w/cornbread from yesterday. (Seems I really made a big batch of that yesterday!)
Joe, very glad to hear that the girl in the car wasn't hurt.
Dan, are you all right?!?! What happened to you?!?!?!?!
CNW 6000 wrote: ...sneak...sneak... ZAP!!!!//THUD....sizzle..........
...ugh...sneak...spark...ugh
...sizzle...
Hi all, been out of touch the last couple of days since they don't provide computers for leisure use at the hospital. It all started when I got very sick Tuesday evening and had Joanie take me to the emergency room at 11 PM. Doc thinks it might have been a bout of food poisoning. I'm back home now, but I think I'll take it easy for a couple of days.
Maybe I should patronize the Flat Wheel Cafe more...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Brian (IA) - been there, done that. Recommend you stay away from the potato salad, except in the diner. That is NO fun. Ugh. Just proves we are very sensitive people. (everyone else has an upset and burps and it goes away - they hospitalize us!)
Dan! Do we need to put you in a "quiet room"?
Well, ran all our errands, went to the park and did some bird watching. Had my bi-no-culars and my bird book. Do you know that Nebraska has tons of birds and none of them are anything but the ordinary ones. We have nothing all that unusual.
We watched 3 Baltimore Orioles (are they really from Baltimore?) 2 males and 1 alluring female. Nasty business with the males! And....I found out that we don't even have blackbirds. We have grackles! I always thought they were blackbirds, but our blackbirds are red-wing and yellowheaded! Duh, dummy me!
So Q - the robin was going for the worm and the grackle came and took it away and dug it up!
Watch for feathers in the air - hear Denver had a tornado just north of city.
M.
Mookie, grackles are definitely UGLY. I once clubbed one to death with a golf club, many years ago. It had already been injured by a cat or something.
Ray
Yeah Mooks - Ma Nature did a little instant urban renewal up north. She must have really been on a bender 'cause this thing was a swarm of tornadoes (6 at a time wandering around for an hour in Northern Colorado....Windsor seems to have taken the worst of it.)
Blew a whole string of ethanol tank cars off the track. OmniTrax Great Western and BNSF get to figure out how to re-rail-em... Local on BNSF with grain hoppers also blew over.
not a good day up there....
http://cbs4denver.com/weatherslideshows/Weld.County.Tornado.20.730725.html?rid=6
....J:
No, the black birds aren't that kind....The robin pulls it out of the ground and prepares to eat or take it to the nest and bingo....then the black bird comes and lifts it away from the robin.
On the bird subject....We believe our below normal temps are hindering the operation of the Humming birds. Just read in the book they cannot fly when their body temp is below a certain number.....86 degrees. Their appearance at our feeder has been sporadic at best....It did warm up to 70 today and it's to be getting somewhat warmer...Mid 80's next week....So expect to see them more consistently.
Have the feeder right on the window glass of the family room door facing the back yard and golf course and my La Z Boy is right inside where I can really see them when they come to feed.
Jen, speaking of robins....The past few years we see them {2}, will be worm hunting and one will get close to the other and zip, they both fly straight up like a helicopter and "fight" for a second or two and then go back to food hunting. This seems to be a pattern just in recent years.....So maybe they need the excerise.
Headed to the east land Sat. morning and will return sometime next week.
Here, in near by Indy....the hoopla has started. The congregation of 10's of thousands of fans at the Indy 500 raceway. Campers from all over the country have already arrived in the massive parking area around the famous track and the fans that make this annual pilgrimage are settled down in their motor homes...tents....campers of all kinds and it will be one continous party until at least the day after the big 500 on this coming Sunday.
Everyone have a good holiday.
Q - we have a few hummers here in Lincoln. People have reported them, but not until it is and stays very warm.
That was a grackle that killed that baby sparrow. I hate to see animals die, but this little 1/2 grown sparrow was like one of those wind-up toys. He kept hopping up and down like a maniac - probably just pushed the grackle over the edge.
MC - shall we invite you to join tornado alley? All you need is an ocean and you will complete all the necessary vacation themes - Mts, seashore, winter, summer, tornados.....
....Jen....I believe you are enjoying yourself being able to get on the computer this time of evening and not have to worry about getting up so early. Let's see....it's a bit earlier out therrrrrre where you are right now, but our sun is still up here and it's a nice evening.
Mookie wrote: Q - we have a few hummers here in Lincoln. People have reported them, but not until it is and stays very warm. That was a grackle that killed that baby sparrow. I hate to see animals die, but this little 1/2 grown sparrow was like one of those wind-up toys. He kept hopping up and down like a maniac - probably just pushed the grackle over the edge. MC - shall we invite you to join tornado alley? All you need is an ocean and you will complete all the necessary vacation themes - Mts, seashore, winter, summer, tornados.....
...flying dirt, pestulance, range fires, earthquakes, flying monkeys......
Creaking open the door.
Had to get up - cramp in leg. By the time you get it uncramped, you are wide awake.
Rain overnite and watching radar - we may get some more yet this morning. Driver wants to go fishing, but not sure we can much before afternoon when this should all blow past us and go east.
Will wait patiently for someone to turn on the lights - it's dark in here - altho the glow from Dan does help me see....
(Q - old habits die hard - bed at 10 - wasn't tired, up at 5 - wasn't tired. Might as well go back to my 8:30 to 3:30 routine!)
Good morning, Jen! Hope the light didn't bother you, when I flipped on the light switch!
Getting the coffee pot turned on, and I brought in the Friday Morning doughnuts, danishes, bagels, bear claws. Now, to put on water for hot tea, and make fresh oj for this morning.
Mookie, would you like to go out on the patio, or in the garden, with your coffee and breakfast? Maybe that'll relax you enough to take a , and I'll make sure everyone keeps the volume of noise down in here.
....Good morning all:
For those who haven't noticed the thread: "My dream come true"....check it out....A live video cam over in the Netherlands. Set up, is at a big intersection and a multi track railroad....And as I said it's live...!....With good audio...! And it's streaming video...{not jerky}, with really a sensitive mic. My first visit last night was great. Believe it was about 3 or 4 in the morning over there and I caught 5 trains in a bit over a half half hour of watching. Some going rather fast. Shorter trains than we're running...Counted 35 cars on one.
A bit later, I caught it getting daylight....Must have been rising on to 6 am there....Check it out.
Clouds here and 56.8 and some light rain in Indiana but we're to be having good weather here and for us to head east and the long weekend....Hope it holds.
J...You'll get in a good rhythm of up and down soon and get that good night's sleep.
Edit: Just jumped over to the cam in Europe and saw 2 passenger trains in less than 5 min....!! You can go and watch other threads and continue to hear the video cam audio, and then switch over when you hear the crossing warnings for a train coming...!
Click on camera one....
morning
matt is on the bus and off to school.getting stuff around for tonight.For those traveling be careful.also please take the time to "remember" why we have this holiday.Matt and I always do on monday.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.