Good Saturday morning, everyone. Hope you all had a very nice evening, and will have a very nice day today.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready, along with some hot cider; and, on the breakfast bar this morning: blueberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, bagels, bear claws, bacon, eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, and some cantaloupe chunks.
Seems to be a repeat of yesterday around here: Sarah is at work (utility person in the bowl) and Mutt is still asleep. So far, I'm wide awake.
Our current temp is somewhere between 60 and 62 degrees this morning, going for a high again today in the low 80s. Not too bad a day shaping up! No rain in sight for us until maybe the middle to end of next week. Joe, give Grandpa wishes from us.
good morning
juice coffee and rolls are ready to go this morning.defiance went and got a win at lima shawnee last night.tonight we are taking grandpa out for his birthday.
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").
tree68 wrote: JoeKoh wrote: After school today we get our new glasses from the eyedoctors.maybe we'll test them by watching some trains.A worthy test, indeed.
JoeKoh wrote: After school today we get our new glasses from the eyedoctors.maybe we'll test them by watching some trains.
A worthy test, indeed.
larry
didn't wait until matt was out of school.traffic was heavy this morning.watched some mow guys look at a lead switch to the yard while the q 390(carls up train to csx) was crossing over to track 1.lots of intersting things as usual for csx.the local engine was having trouble keeping the air pumped up for the brakes while putting cars in a siding for the maw.Cw thanks for supper.matt and I are going to run.There is a cat lurking about.
I agree with you, Mookie, I wish he would show up and post a little bit more often.
Fish Fry menu for today:
1. Catfish
2. Cod
3. Perch
4. Scallops
5. Shrimp
6. Rolled oysters
Side dishes for today: cole slaw, corn on the cob, pork and beans, fried mushrooms, hushpuppies, cornbread, succotash (sp?) (lima beans w/corn)
Desserts: chocolate cake, banana pudding; and the following pies: apple, blueberry, cherry, peach and pecan. With plenty of ice cream, also.
Beverages: soft drinks, iced tea (sweet and unsweet), lemonade, fruit punch
Coffee..... It's my Friday (taking a page from Joe's book) and will get all my leaks fixed today.
That's bathroom sink, kitchen sink and frigernator, people!
Q - I love the sound of the whistles, but afraid we won't hear them much longer due to "no whistle" crossings coming to my area. That will be a shame but probably only for me.
Nice and a little warm through Sunday, but cooler weather coming all next week. (70's) So will send it east as usual.
Holding mah breath cuz I saw Mr. Dan post in the general forum. Maybe he will visit a little more often?
Oh so much mischief and so little time. Must hurry on my way. Very confidential but has to do with my piggy bank and a mattress.
Mooks
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
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...
matt is on time and on the bus.After school today we get our new glasses from the eyedoctors.maybe we'll test them by watching some trains.Time for a nap.
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)
......55 degrees this morning....Nice looking sky to start out with, and the sun is a bit lower each morning. We all know what that brings along with it. But our good weather is still intact. Should get to upper 70's or around 80 today.
Another yard mowing last evening. Looks nice again....but oh, it's getting dry.
No local detail on any RR activity as we didn't go into town last evening. Sure do hear activity on our Frankfort line {NS}, though, especially later in the evening and night.
Muncie is a place one can hear a train {horn}, almost anytime, but one can't predict where it will be appearing. So many entrances and exits.
Quentin
Good Friday morning, everyone! We have a nice temp, here in Louisville, this morning, in the mid to upper 50s, depending on where you live in the area. It's right about 58 in our area. And our high today will be in the mid 80s. Very nice!
The coffee is ready, along with the juice(s), hot water for tea, and hot chocolate. Mudchicken, would you like some hot cider this morning?
Our Friday danishes and doughnuts are out on the counter, and there is bacon, eggs, biscuits, gravy on the warmer bar.
Sarah is at work, Mutt is still asleep, so I'm the only one up and at 'em around here (except for the two cats and the doggie.).
You all have a good morning, and take care. I'll be back after a bit.
Matt: Glad you stopped by. We always like to have Trains people join us. And now that you have met Mudchicken, you can see why we think he is a pretty special um....Mudchicken!
Mook
Matt, thanks for the compliment on the offerings here in the Flatwheel Cafe. We do try our best to offer good food, and a good selection for everyone. It's all just 'down home' cooking.
Got the warmer bar replenished with spaghetti casserole, Italian bread, and garden salads are in the cooler as well as the fridge.
Our high today topped out at 84, and we're to get down to the mid 50s by about 7 a.m. tomorrow. Think it's going to be a good sleeping night!
You all enjoy your supper, and have a good evening.
Yes, the AREMA conference in Salt Lake City was pleasant and productive. I really enjoyed meeting Mudchicken and some other forum members. It was great to put some faces to names.
I did sit in on part of the education subcommittee meeting on Sunday and learned more about what they're up to and what they're struggling with. Quite an eye-opener.
There was so much going on, I had to make some difficult choices about where to be at any given hour. The show drew 1,100 to 1,200 people I'm told.
The two historic train stations in town are now restaurants. I tried them both, but found nothing as tempting as the offerings of the Flat Wheel Cafe. Cheers to all!
Matt Van Hattem
Senior Editor
afternoon
Cw thanks for supper tonight.matt got to play with his cousins in the park after school.bryce even got to see q 135 come by.he is an up and coming trainwatcher.Mookie hope you sleep better tonight.i'd sing you a lulla bye but then I'd wake up every dog in the area.
This same telemarketer called me again minutes ago! Upon calling them back I learned their identity..........Insurance Services. They probably want to sell me auto insurance which I don't need or health Insurance which would probably be too expensive for me in the first place. The next time they call me I will tell them that my number is on the Nationwide DO NOT CALL list and I will see what their response is.
Ray
Modelcar wrote: .....Really have no problem with unwanted calls....but if one would arrive, as soon as one recognizes it, simply hang up. Don't waste any time with them.
.....Really have no problem with unwanted calls....but if one would arrive, as soon as one recognizes it, simply hang up. Don't waste any time with them.
That's what we do! We been promised enough "free" holidays to be away for years. Best thing is an answerphone, so you can just ignore them.
(Note: our UK Liberal Democrat party tried this telemarketing stunt last week, and they have been warned that if they try it again they could be heavily fined, for invasion of privacy)
Dennis
Mookie wrote: To Germanium UK: Uh...Sir? Uh....I know we have had our differences in the past. Uh....we even had a small war over them. But we just needed our independence and needed to prove we could live on our own.Now, however, we are having a bit of a tussle with our finances and seem to have gotten ourselves in a bit of a bind. Sir.So since you are our parent country, um.....well.....Could we move back home? Thanks for listening..........Dad......Mookie USA
To Germanium UK:
Uh...Sir? Uh....I know we have had our differences in the past. Uh....we even had a small war over them.
But we just needed our independence and needed to prove we could live on our own.
Now, however, we are having a bit of a tussle with our finances and seem to have gotten ourselves in a bit of a bind. Sir.
So since you are our parent country, um.....well.....
Could we move back home?
Thanks for listening..........Dad......
Mookie USA
- Nice one !!
No !! And that $700bn might just about cover the back taxes that you owe us on that tea in Boston harbour !!
Nice to hear from you, Mook.
Regards to all in the cafe.
Good afternoon, folks. Mookie, I'm about like you this morning: woke up around 3. A little after 4, came to the computer, booted it up, and checked emails. By that time, was getting sleepy again, so went back to bed and slept until 9 a.m. (Although, feel like I could go back to sleep right now.)
About the only 'telemarketer calls' we get are the political calls wanting you to vote for whomever, and ocassionally, the firefighters fund calls, wanting a donation. If we see a toll free # displayed on the caller ID, we ignore it, and don't even pick up the phone.
We have a pleasant temp at 12:39, 76 degrees out. Think they said on the news, that we'll make it up to 78 by about 5 p.m.
Got some of Mutt's spaghetti casserole heated up and on the warmer bar for lunch, along with some Italian bread to go with it, and garden salad. His casserole gets better and better, each time he makes it! And, I guess it should, since he's been making it for about 30+ years.
You all have an enjoyable afternoon, and take care. Joe, I've made sure there is a container of the spaghetti casserole, with bread and salad in the fridge for you, for work tonight.
Tom - went to bed at 9 pm. 5 hours of sleep. Bed and body (sounds like a corporation) were both stiff as a board and alarm set for 5:10 am. So had to get up and loosen up head to toe and all points in between.
But Tom, you are right. I do sleep around. My puter chair, my recliner, my desk chair, in Millie (when we are train watching) I definitely sleep the best trackside! Even after 2 cups of coffee. So relaxing. Problem is, one of us needs to be awake and alert while the other one sleeps. That's tricky.
Thought I heard they were going to ban auto-dialed spam - anyone else hear that?
Yawn....
CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: grampaw pettibone wrote:Well sed, Ray. Eloquent, yet effective....Tom, I normally don't talk to people like I did last night, but it really felt good to cut loose and tell them off. If they call me again, I will try doing one of a few things that others have suggested.Ray
grampaw pettibone wrote:Well sed, Ray. Eloquent, yet effective....
Tom, I normally don't talk to people like I did last night, but it really felt good to cut loose and tell them off. If they call me again, I will try doing one of a few things that others have suggested.
You could always take the path of toying with the telemarketers - like the famous situation where a callee made the telemarketer think he had called the scene of a murder and was now a suspect....
Pre-DNC/CallerID, I frequently liked to let the telemarketer get started on their speil, knowing they would probably talk for a minute or two before expecting a response, then I'd just set the receiver down and walk away. They were never there when I came back. I figure I did someone else a favor by occupying the telemarketer for a minute or two.
Don't be too hard on Madam la Mook - I've woken up at all hours and not been able to get right back to sleep, leading to a little on-line time...
Got the water bed filled, but I did end up sleeping on my sleeping bag - despite the liner, a blanket, and a comforter between me and the cold mattress, it was still cold. The sleeping bag did the trick, though. Best I've slept in a couple of weeks...
Tea and bearclaw.
another nice day today.going to get a nap then do errands later this afternoon.Tonight will be friday at work!!!!Mookie here is your coffee mug.I have words for telemarketers but you can't say those here.
Ray. I did business with a real estate promotion company in Branson MO 3 times. We received good seats to the shows we liked. We attended their sales presentation. (Did not buy). Then 2 years ago, we made a deal on a 6 night vacation with Daniel O'Donnell being the highlight. They charged my card immediatley even though the vacation was several months away. About 2 weeks before, I called to confirm. Great. THen 3 days before the trip they called to tell me Daniel O'Donnell was sold out and they were changing the dates to December. WHAT? I cancelled the whole thing. They would not return my money. I called my bank. After 10 days, Capital One credited my account.
But they kept calling me again & again. Each time I told them I was on the do not call list and I did not want them to call. I filed a complaint with the FCC. Then another, then another then another each time they called. I told each caller that I was filing a complaint. Then the FCC would not accept any more complaints. I finally reached an investigator at FCC. I asked him what the status was with my complaints. He told me the complaints were on file. I asked what action are you taking with these people. He told me FCC does not take action on individual complaints and that each person is only allowed 4 complaints per violator of the "Do not call list" If the number of complaints reach a certain number, then action may be taken. IIRC in 2006, only 2 telemarketers were fined. He advised me to file a lawsuit with the attorney general of my state. About two months ago, this outfit, Grand Palace Reservations folded. They sold my name & number to another company. When they called, saying they were from Branson, I told them that Robert passed away recently and I was sickened that they would call this number. I think it worked.
Sorry for the long post. Caller ID is only available on my line if I subscribe to all their other services that I do not need.
CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: Mumble, mumble, grumble, mumble, mumble! I hate telemarketers with a passion! One had been calling me twice a day, three or four times a week for I don't know how many months. My phone rang about 45 minutes ago and I finally picked it up and I said to them, "I don't know who you STUPID people are, but I want you to STOP calling this number NOW!!" They hung up on me. Mumble, grumble, mumble, grumble, grumble,Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
Mumble, mumble, grumble, mumble, mumble! I hate telemarketers with a passion! One had been calling me twice a day, three or four times a week for I don't know how many months. My phone rang about 45 minutes ago and I finally picked it up and I said to them, "I don't know who you STUPID people are, but I want you to STOP calling this number NOW!!" They hung up on me. Mumble, grumble, mumble, grumble, grumble,
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
Even though I have caller ID, I also have an answering machine. If I don't recognize the number (and sometimes if I do!) I let the machine get it. If they really wanted to talk to me, they'd leave a message.
An exception to the "Do Not Call" thing is if a company has a business relationship with you (ie, your telephone company can call to try to sell you a new calling package). Not sure of the specifics, but that is something I've heard in the past.
I've usually found that if I do pick up and hear a metallic "ping" - sort of like a spring - accompanied by silence, it's a machine dialed call and I'm probably not going to care to talk to whoever finally picks up the line.
One thing I've considered before was to call back the 800 number they're calling from. Costs 'em money.... Haven't done it though.
locomutt wrote: tree68 wrote: Hopefully it'll get filled all the way up before bedtime.... Hope you got the heater on, otherwise it will be a "cold sleep".(voice of experience; I couln't wait for the heater to warm it up,I HAD to sleep in it the first night.) (single)
tree68 wrote: Hopefully it'll get filled all the way up before bedtime....
Hope you got the heater on, otherwise it will be a "cold sleep".
(voice of experience; I couln't wait for the heater to warm it up,
I HAD to sleep in it the first night.) (single)
Been there (Ice Storm '98). Lotsa padding between me and the mattress...
Beat sleeping on a cot at the shelter, or on the hose bed of the pumper.
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