grampaw pettibone wrote: CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: My Christian faith though tells me that God is going to re-establish his Heavenly Kingdom on this earth with the second coming of his Son Jesus Christ, and when that happens, there will be no more death, no more disease of any kind, no more crying and suffering for any reason. And I have reason to believe that this day will arrive sooner than you and I might think.RayAmen, Bro. I believe it too, with a passion. The sooner the trumpet sounds, the better!!
CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: My Christian faith though tells me that God is going to re-establish his Heavenly Kingdom on this earth with the second coming of his Son Jesus Christ, and when that happens, there will be no more death, no more disease of any kind, no more crying and suffering for any reason. And I have reason to believe that this day will arrive sooner than you and I might think.Ray
My Christian faith though tells me that God is going to re-establish his Heavenly Kingdom on this earth with the second coming of his Son Jesus Christ, and when that happens, there will be no more death, no more disease of any kind, no more crying and suffering for any reason. And I have reason to believe that this day will arrive sooner than you and I might think.
Ray
Amen, Bro. I believe it too, with a passion. The sooner the trumpet sounds, the better!!
Careful. As much as we respect everyone's beliefs (or lack thereof), religion, like politics, is something to be avoided here on the forum.
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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)
Normally I don't care for Mexican food, but I have a co-worker at Wendy's who's name is Gabriella, we call her "Gabby" and she's a very nice girl. So you can count me in for Mexican dinner tonight in her honor!
I'll be on my way to see my chiropractor within an hour, and I'll be wearing one of my BNSF t-shirts in my deceased cousin's honor. I'm sure Kent would approve of that.
tree68 wrote:Ole' !
+1
Dan
our thoughts and prayers are with you.Matt and I will be better to see everyone after our eyes get checked today.Cw some teams could use kickers ask your doctor if you could.Time for a nap.
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").
....53 degrees and now bright sunshine coming in my east window....Clear blue skies, and another great day under way.
Quentin
Good Wednesday morning, everyone. Ray, my sincere sympathy is with you and the rest of your family. Like Tom and Larry said, remember all the good memories of your cousin, and that will help ease the loss a little bit. None of us know when our time will come. We just need to take one day at a time, and try to live it to the fullest that we can.
We currently have a temp here in the city of 57 degrees, and in some of the outlying areas to the northwest of us, in Seymour, Ind., they have a temp of 47 degrees this morning. I think our high today is to be around 79, or the low 80s today.
Coffee, juice(s), hot water for tea, hot chocolate, are ready, and on the breakfast bar this morning: watermelon chunks, oatmeal, toast, bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, and tater tots.
On the stove, in a big soup pot, is vegetable beef soup cooking, and I've made sandwiches for lunch today. Today is the day I go back to see the surgeon, to see how my right knee is progressing. Exactly one year ago today, I had my surgery. Almost doesn't seem like it's been a year already, does it?
For supper tonight, would you all like to have Mexican Fiesta, or Chinese tonight?
You all have a good day, and take care of the Cafe/Diner for me, please.
Tom, Larry, thanks for expressing your condolences to me over the loss of my cousin. Kent was someone in my family who most of us rarely if ever saw, but I did happen to see him a few years ago when he and his girl friend came through our railroad club's exhibit during the week of the Sioux Empire Fair. I had a nice chat with him then, and I will always remember that.
I am in the habit of checking the obituaries of our local news paper every morning online, and it kind of saddens me that a lot of very young people are dropping dead prematurely. My Christian faith though tells me that God is going to re-establish his Heavenly Kingdom on this earth with the second coming of his Son Jesus Christ, and when that happens, there will be no more death, no more disease of any kind, no more crying and suffering for any reason. And I have reason to believe that this day will arrive sooner than you and I might think.
Ray - My sincerest condolences.
Many people have lived a long and full life before they pass from this mortal coil. Some leave too soon, as it appears Kent did.
Take joy from what he brought to your life. That's the kind of memories that count.
To those of you who wished me a happy birthday today; Larry, Dan, Joe, Tom, Walt and Paula, I say THANK YOU!! I spent the bulk of my day by myself, but that's O.K.
I went bicycle riding on our bike trail system this afternoon and a portion of the trail runs along a stretch of BNSF trackage, which at one time was part of the Milwaukee Road's mainline between Sioux Falls and Canton, South Dakota, which is South of here. There was a BNSF track maintenance crew doing some work on this trackage and they had a self-propelled crane. All this made me think of a cousin of mine, Kent Loftesness, who for years has been a track inspector for the BNSF, and prior to that, Burlington Northern.
I am at home here and I was opening my birthday mail when one of my younger brothers, Perry called me and informed me that cousin Kent had died yesterday. I asked my brother what had happened, "What happened? Did he have a heart attack?" And according to what my brother told me that is exactly what happened. This kind of spooked me because I was thinking about my cousin ony a few hours ago. The BNSF had him working in Mitchell, SD when this happened. So it looks like I'll be going to his funeral on Friday.
Joe, other than having a busy day today, I've felt pretty good. Guess working out in the yard this afternoon, helped relieve the back ache from this morning.
Mutt
csx had that same problem this past summer.had to fill generators from holgate to Deshler.Cw hope you feel better soon.Dan the song goes "I owe i owe off to work i go!!".Speaking of its time to get cleaned up and ready to go.
Ray, Many, Many more!
Dan, YOU Know Lunch here is always Free!!
Hope your alls "Reception" is not "Windy"!!
Signal maintainers for ALL the local RRs have been Very busy making sure
they have gasoline for the generators at several locations so the stanby
batteries don't get discharged; no "local power" yet.
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!!
Happy Birthday Ray! Many returns!
Paid the caterer, cake maker, and DJ today so I hope lunch is free...cuz I'm broke! 4 days and about 4 hours to go....
Yes, Ray, Happy Birthday!
We only had 36, or 37 people show up for Produce this morning. The truck showed up about 10:15. We got potatoes, corn on the cob, broccoli, carrots, shredded lettuce. And none of it was beginning to spoil. So that's a welcome respite from some of the things they have brought to us lately.
In between writing down names, I helped pick up twigs and small branches, and pine cones (the pine cones blew up there, from our pine tree in our front yard!). Now, my back is hurting.
Here is the menu for this afternoon and for supper tonight:
grilled chicken breasts, baked potatoes, carrots, broccoli, and fresh garden salad.
Think I'm going to go take a short nap, then get started on things around the house.
happy birthday.Busy at work as usual.time for a nap.
Ray -
Storm cleanup continues here, although most folks who lost power have it and all the streets are clear.
A casualty of the storm that most of us may not have thought of - the acres and acres of tall corn, now substantially lower (reclining, actually) due to the high winds.
While our 3-4 hour bout with Ike may not seem like much, (and comparatively speaking, it wasn't), it still gives one a taste of what those who felt the brunt of the storm at its peak had to deal with.
More or less caught up with my sleep and back at work today. Time for a tea and bearclaw break!
.....The start of the day here finds us with clearing skies, sunshine peeking thru the trees, 59 degrees....and it's to be sunny and nice now for a week....!
Yard was fertlized again yesterday so that guarantees me job security of mowing for some time yet....
I woke up this morning at 4:00 and was unable to go back to sleep, so I've been up for a while. Currently it's 52.5 degrees here in Sioux Falls and it's shaping up to be a pretty nice day.
Today is my 54th birthday, and I am not sure what I will do to celebrate it. I will probably spend most of my day here at home, listening to my favorite conservative radio commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingaham and Mike Gallagher.
I am working on a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle, it is a painting of a passenger train pulling out of Ophir, Colorado bound for Ridgway, "Spirit of the Mountain" by Nicholas Trudgian. The time period for this piece of artwork is roughly 1890, it's a real beauty and a tough challenge!
Produce hmmm? In that case, I will take one carrot. Thank you CW.
It is so quiet - and dark, too! 15 minutes and will get pan and spoon and wake the Driver for work.
BNSF ran a lot of southbounds last nite. Connections must be ok at least in KS/MO. I am getting the feeling that they run south overnites and east during daylight.
Forum and weather kinda quiet. Nice change for awhile!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Tuesday morning, everyone. Here in Louisville, we have a current temp of 57 to 59 degrees,depending on the area you live. Very comfortable sleeping weather overnight.
We still have over 200,000 homes & businesses without electricity. My sister has power back, and I think both her two oldest children have power back. Still haven't heard from brother.
Coffee, juice(s), hot water for tea and hot chocolate are ready this morning.
On the breakfast/warmer bar: turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bagels, bear claws, raisin & spice, and regular oatmeal, toast, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy.
I guess we'll have Tuesday Produce today. I had one lady call me, around 9:30 last night, to ask me, and I told her that I never hear anything in advance, so just plan on showing up this morning, like always.
You all have a good morning.
Mookie wrote:I completely forgot to ask Mudchicken if he was going home and telling Bosshen that he "saw a real fox today!"
-followed by a stay in a real doghouse? (Da Boyz are laying claim to my pillow already)
Alex
Cw thanks for supper.time to get cleaned up for work.
Still about 5,000 without power in the tri-county area tonight. One school may still be closed tomorrow. My area is pretty well cleaned up, though.
There was significant damage along the shore of Lake Ontario - including a surge and some pretty significant waves. Many docks were damaged or destroyed, along with a number of boats.
Meeting tonight was cancelled, but I've got plenty to do...
Think most everything is cleared up outside (at least as far as tree branches and other debris). Still need to take care of the section of the privacy fence, and the one piece of siding.
Supper tonight: I've fixed some more hamburgers and cheeseburgers (bacon available to put on either, along with the regular additions of onion, pickles, etc.) You also have a choice of fries or onion rings, and there's freshly made garden salad.
Wind damage update for elsewhere in Jeff. Co., and other counties in KY: Governor has activated the National Guard, to assist in cleanup along with the Nat. Guard MPs to help patrol the streets, and for intersections. State police is coming in to patrol the interstates around the metro area. Schools are cancelled for tomorrow. They're going to decide on a day-to-day basis. Metro Fire Department called in all off duty personnel and they're telling everyone NOT to start fires to burn tree debris. Burning is illegal here in Jeff. Co. Guess that's about it for now.
Going to be very cool tonight/in the morning. Supposed to get down in the low 50s; so guess after we have supper, I'll get a load of clothes in, such as sweat jackets and fleece jackets, so we can keep semi-warm in the morning.
Everyone take care, and have a good evening.
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