It looks like you've laid out a real smorgasboard of food, CW! And I'm hungry. I think I'll grab a couple hot dogs, unlike the hot dogs that I have in my refrigerator at home, these are not loaded with sodium. And I think I would have a difficult time in choosing among all the different varieties of ice cream.
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
Cw thanks for the burgers and hot dogs. That peanut butter ice cream might just vanish...
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").
Ooh! It all sounds good. Not too hungry, though - after a big diner breakfast (literally) and a hot Italian sausage sandwich for lunch, I'm not terribly hungry.
All in all it wasn't a bad day on the railroad. Our numbers (which are never high enough) were comparable to last year. The weather was great until we were headed south on our first run. My rain jacket was in my truck and it was raining. Fortunately it let up in time for me to do the runaround (and WD40 the switch locks - they were a tad sticky). On the way back it downright poured, but quit before we got back into the station, so I again dodged getting wet.
Went the same way on the second trip, and then really started to rain after we put the train to bed for the night. Made for a wet drive partway home, then the sun came out.
We had word of a special observance by all railroads on Monday, got it confirmed, and participated. According to our guidance, trains were to stop at 3:00 PM (local time) and sound their horns for 5 seconds. Not sure exactly who may have participated nationwide, but word was that Amtrak was in on it, and we stopped and sounded our salute.
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...
Good Tuesday morning, everyone. No rain yet around here; guess the system has kind of stalled west of us. So, we'll see some sunshine this morning, and may get some rain showers/t/showers later this afternoon. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Coffee just finished brewing, and have made up fresh juices: apple, orange, orange/tangerine, pineapple and grape.
On the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, sausage, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, hash browns, bagels and bear claws.
You all have a good morning, and I'll see you when Tuesday Produce is over.
Good Morning everyone!
Jesse Red Horse here, Your friendly Indian Country Reporter!
Not much in news today so I'll just have a muffin and cup of coffee and then go see if there are any wagon trains to raid....LOL!
CABOOSE SIGHTING!
On the way to work this morning I crossed the CSX tracks and spotted the tail end of a train - with what appeared to be a caboose!
A quick side jaunt to the next crossing netted me a CWR train. At the end were all of the appropriate cars to handle laying out or picking up rail, and a bay window caboose, unoccupied. I'm guessing it serves as an office and/or shelter for the track crew - it was marked MOW.
The cars carrying the rail appeared to be old gons with the ends and about 10' of the sides cut off and racks installed to handle the rail.
Couldn't get to the camera and didn't get any numbers...
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)
I am late this morning. Filling in for Joe, who is off today. Had trouble parking the forklift, but I am here now!
Tree - I have a local caboose that seems to just hang around here. Moves every so often, but seems to like it here. Old green and yellow one. Must be spring cleanup in your area.
Jesse - it's what we do best in here - eat!
Mook...
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
I find it interesting that a guy like Jesse Red Horse would have ANY interest in trains or railroading in general, because it has long been my understanding that the building of the railroad lines in this country played a roll in taking land away from Native Americans. I have in my possession a video program which was produced by WBGH of Boston and a couple other television stations in Los Angeles, "The Iron Road" with author and historian David McCullough. The focal point of this film is mainly the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, but the producers spoke with a Lakota elder somewhere on one of Nebraska's reservations, and he said that every time his people would hear the sound of a steam locomotive's whistle, they would break down and cry, because their land had been taken away from them while the transcontinental railroad line was being built.
Ray
Good morning, again, everyone. Well, got done with Tuesday Produce. We only had 49 people today, instead of the usual 69 to 80. Guess some forgot this was Tuesday. Misted a little bit, but wasn't too bad. They brought packets of Maxwell House instant coffee, potatoes, green peppers, salad mix, 5 lb. bags of cauliflower, loaves of potato bread and the mini bagels. Keep hoping they'll have some cantaloupes on the truck each week, but so far, haven't seen any.
Glad I didn't grill everything I had listed yesterday; just a few of each of the meats. Getting ready to take a round of steaks, burgers, etc., off the grill, and put on the warmer bar for lunch. All the cold salads and other cold veggies are in the cold section of the breakfast/warmer bar, and pies are in the pie, cake cooler.
Since it looks like no one has been in this afternoon, guess we'll try something else for supper tonight. We'll make this a Tuesday Pizza Fiesta Night.
On the menu: Anchovie, pepperoni/mushroom, Chicago style, Hawaiian, cheese, and supreme.
Got soft drinks, iced tea (sweetened & unsweetened), lemonade and fruit punch for drinks tonight.
Dan and Larry, would you guys be available to help me put up birthday decorations for tomorrow? Know someone who has only been lurking around lately, whose birthday is tomorrow!
cherokee woman wrote: Dan and Larry, would you guys be available to help me put up birthday decorations for tomorrow? Know someone who has only been lurking around lately, whose birthday is tomorrow!
Done deal. Right after I finish my pizza!
Tom thank you so much for making breakfast this morning! I kind of slept in this morning, didn't I? The fried eggs look really good this morning (for some reason, I always have trouble flipping the fried eggs over. Will invariably break the yolks when I don't want the yolks broken.) You've got such a good menu this morning, I can't decide what I want to have, except I know I'm going to get a slice of cantaloupe. Going to have to make a decision on what I'm having with it.
And Larry, thanks for helping me decorate last night. Now, all we need is to get Iowa Brian in here, so we can all wish him Happy Birthday!! (And I need to find out what he wants to eat tonight for this birthday dinner!)
Thanks for the Birthday wishes, CW! And I'm not afraid to admit that I turn 54 today- since I was born in 1954, does that make it a golden birthday of sorts?
As for my dinner request, hmmm... at the risk of alienating a certain Colorado resident, how about some fried chicken? Haven't had that in a while.
Followed of course by a generous helping of chocolate cake with ice cream and fudge topping...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Hey Brian, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I too, will turn 54 later this year in September. I hope you have a great day, and once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Brian, fried chicken and all the trimmings will be on the way for lunch and supper. You're making me hungry already, with the chocolate cake, ice cream and fudge topping!!
Happy Birthday Brian! Many, Many more! I had your tin shoes refurbished
CW - drool.....
Hey thanks Mook, they look great considering- I guess there's no way to get that one tooth-dent out of the left heel. Lunch was great, I'll be back for dinner; suddenly got busy at work here.
TTFN!
....Ar. back in Muncie an hour or so ago, after 4 - 5 days out east.....Some catching up to do....and grass to mow....!!
Quentin
hello from richmond viginia!!! things are going good here.the trip through the mountains was great. clifton forge has trains and ice cream!!! will keep eveyone updated.yes i too will have grass to mow when I get back home.
Joe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Brian!!!! And Many, Many More!!!
Joe, did you get to check out the C & O Historical Society
while in Clifton Forge?
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Welcome back Q.
And since I am taking Joe's place while he is gone, I'll have some chicken or....a chicken, sans feathers, to go, please.
Stay Safe
MoJo
Happy Birthday Brian! Many good returns. Oooh...cake. I'll just borrow this slice here...nobody will mind...I hope...and run!
Dan
Yikes, I'm late for my own dinner. Had to attend our last bell choir practice of the season- we play two anthems Sunday, then we're done for the summer. Now where's that cake?
Ahah!
....Thanks J....A side bar to our little jaunt out east. Drove a bit over a thousand miles and right here in south Muncie as we were driving out this past Saturday we found the highest gasoline prices we found anywhere in that thousand miles....$4.08
Right at the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit in Somerset, Pa., it was $3.89. Hope you had a good holiday weekend Jen.
Good Thursday morning to one and all! Joe, glad you're having a good time in Virginia.
Quentin, glad you and Jean had a good time, and also glad to know you made it back home to Muncie safe and sound!
Coffee is ready to pour, fresh juices are made, and on the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs (will fry some if anyone wants fried eggs, so they don't get too cold), homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, hash browns, oatmeal, toast, fresh pineapple slices, bagels and bear claws.
I have an idea on what to fix for lunch and supper today, but I'd like to have some input from all of you, on what you'd like to have today. So, please let me know by 10 a.m. EDT, so I can get started, if your suggestions are different from what I'm thinking about (and I'm not telling my idea yet, in case someone else suggests it).
CW to me today sounds like a great day for BLTs for lunch. Not quite nice enough for grillin' up here. Whatever is here will work, tho.
The Sioux Falls area here is pretty well socked in with rain this morning, and already we've gotten 4/10ths of an inch of rain. We could get some real thunderstorms out of this system later this afternoon. Right now we have a temp of 60 degrees.
CW, you might do buttermilk bisquits topped with creamed chicken (Chicken ala King) for lunch or dinner. That's kind of what I am looking at when it comes to fixing myself dinner tonight.
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