Good morning everyone. (Grabs big mug of coffee and a cinnamon roll)
How about at least offer a big pitcher of lemon iced tea? It's supposed be well over 100 degrees F. in my area over the next week or so.
Well, since no one gave me any suggestions for Sunday Dinner, here's what I came up with:
1. Meat loaf w/shellie beans
2. Country fried steak
Side dishes: mashed taters w/gravy, green beans w/shellie beans, corn on the cob, cole slaw, macaroni & cheese and dumplings
Beverages: iced tea (sweet & unsweetened, w or w/out lemon), lemonade, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew (reg. & diet), RC Cola, Dr. Pepper
Desserts: chocolate cake, yellow cake w/caramel icing, and the following cobblers: apple, blueberry, cherry, peach, strawberry and the following pies: coconut cream, lemon meringue, chocolate, and banana pudding.
You all have a great afternoon, and enjoy!!
CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: Right now I am taking care of some mundane, routine chores, such as doing a load of laundry and I just finished scrubbing the toilet in my bathroom, and UGH!! , it needed it.
Right now I am taking care of some mundane, routine chores, such as doing a load of laundry and I just finished scrubbing the toilet in my bathroom, and UGH!! , it needed it.
Well done, Ray. Do it early before you are fully awake and procrastination kicks in.
cherokee woman wrote:2. Country fried steakSide dishes: mashed taters w/gravy, green beans w/shellie beans, corn on the cob, cole slaw, macaroni & cheese and dumplings
Sounds terrific, CW.
Hope the AC in the kitchen has been serviced and will make it through the summer.
afternoon
matt and I had a good camping trip. Csx was pounding the diamond.Mookie we saw an orange,blue and green bnsf combo taking an ethenol train east this morning(k690).well time to get stuff for work tonight.
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").
Well, taking a break while stripping a door in preparation for new paint...
Busy day on the railroad yesterday. Worked the three regular runs, then the evening wine train, resulting in a time off duty exactly 12 hours after we signed on....
Started my training as a conductor yesterday, too. The toughest part is training under different people. One likes to let you work this much, the other lets you work that much. If I can continue to work well for 21 more trips, I'll get certified and then I can work the way I want to..... We've got some up and coming trainmen, as well, so we're getting a few more crewmembers to share the work.
Sorry I missed lunch - daughter was up for the holiday, stayed overnight so she could enjoy a relaxing (for her) day on the train (all 4 trips), then hung around overnight again for a picnic in the back yard (and to help a bit the the remodelling project).
Back to work...
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...
Evening all.....
Larry, shot past your place on the 4th, had to run up to Gouverneur and grab a load of napkins. Traffic wasn't bad till I hit the Thruway, LOTS of people between Syracuse and Buffalo.
On my way out towards Binghamton, NY, with another load of napkins. Gave up fighting the holiday travelers (whoever said people would drive less this year never stood out on the toll road, lots of backups at the toll booths.)
see everyone later....
Randy in Perrysburg, OH
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
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)
...What a contrast. We have a nice new moon in the western sky and clear skies. Temp now at 10:15 is 78.6
Quentin
Gramp - just put the TV over on "The Weather Channel" before I shut it off, and they were talking about that system. One spot got 7" of rain out of it...
Randy - I was just hanging out all day - my daughter's hubby went to NYC for a ball game, so she came up here, too. Took in the fireworks on the river. Might have been able to get her out on one of the fireboats, but she's glad she didn't, as the one we would have been on got tied up on a personal watercraft accident (the other fireboat ended up at a boat fire...)
Time to take the dog for a walk and call it a night.
Good Monday morning, to one and all. Local temp's not too bad this morning. We're currently at 70, 71 and supposed to reach 91 today (never did make it yesterday: our high was only 88 or 89). Tom, sounds like you all really got pounded yesterday. Hope you all are all right this morning.
Randy, glad you could stop in! Be careful out there on the roads!
Coffee, juices, teas and lemonades are ready. And on the warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs, home fries, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, cantaloupe and watermelon chunks and pineapple slices.
Think I'll grab myself a cup of coffee, and go over to the booth in the far corner.
.....We're at 70 degrees here this morning....and just partly cloudy. The temp to start out with tells me it will get rather warm today. Normal rise here for the day is about 20 degrees so look out 90, here we come.
Everyone, have a good week.
morning
yep the muggies have returned.more rain for tonight and tommorow.juice coffee and lemonade are ready to go.mookie here is your mug.we have fresh cinnamon rolls for those who would like them.time to go mow.
California needs to move monsoon season up a bit. I was just reading on a fire website that one area in CA is down to just two brush fires that nobody is working on yet.....
Many of the fires that are being worked are being worked by volunteer fire departments and just plain volunteers. Resources like helicopters and air tankers are in short supply.
Nice here today, with some thunderbumpers forecast a little later in the week - which is fine - we can use some rain.
I'll second that tea (I like mine sweet!)
Tom, Best of Luck with your visit to the Quack today, seems CW had/has one she
almost forgot about....she's there now.
(hope you guys didn't have any damage from that storm!)
It's about 75 degrees here now, already have had some thunder and a couple of light
showers; more expected today. looks like we're not going to get too much "yard work"
in today.
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!!
Hot, Hazy, Humid, Ho-Hum! Housework Hollering.
Her!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie wrote:Hot, Hazy, Humid, Ho-Hum! Housework Hollering. Her!
Hot, Hazy, Humid In the House?! Methinks you need the A/C worked on!!
84 and humid outside...71 and comfortable inside...gotta love the A/C.
2 months and 13 days until the wedding...tick tock tick tock...time marches on!
Dan
Afternoon ,everyone! Yes, Mutt was correct in his post this morning: I forgot I had a doctor appointment this morning. Remembered when Mutt saw my ride pull up out front!
Looks like you all managed to fend for yourselves for lunch.
Dan, I haven't checked our thermometer, but it doesn't feel too bad in the house, or outside. It was drizzling as I came home from the hospital, after having a test done. Dan, are either you or fiance beginning to get pre-wedding jitters yet?
I wouldn't say jitters CW but I think we're both a bit anxious to just do the thing. It's still exciting and I'm sure will be a great and memorable day but lots of the little "nit-picky" details are getting a tad tedious.
I thought I'd pop back in here and see if some of the layouts were still working. I'll clean track for a bit and then scoot on outta here.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Tom hope the quack visit went well.got the yard mowed.we did have a little shower.Got the paper.A local guy was struck by a train in stryker.(he was wearing his safety belt).feel bad for the crew of the train and the guys family.Cw thanks for supper tonight.
locomutt wrote: Mookie wrote: Hot, Hazy, Humid, Ho-Hum! Housework Hollering. Her!Hot, Hazy, Humid In the House?! Methinks you need the A/C worked on!! I had to reach my arm out twice - get the mail and the paper. That was more than enough! But did have to turn the air up one degree cuz it was cold blowing on me. Oh Gee - such problems I have!
Mookie wrote: Hot, Hazy, Humid, Ho-Hum! Housework Hollering. Her!
I had to reach my arm out twice - get the mail and the paper. That was more than enough! But did have to turn the air up one degree cuz it was cold blowing on me. Oh Gee - such problems I have!
Joe and everyone: for supper tonight, I've made it a semi-Mexican Fiesta night: tacos, burritos (beef & bean, bean, and beef enchilada style, w/Spanish rice, chopped lettuce w/diced tomatoes and onion, tortilla chips, picante sauce, salsa, and con queso. Not the whole Mexican Fiesta we usually have, but I thought, "What the hey, it's quick and easy for a Monday.
Our area ended up, so far, with a high of 79, and the humidity is currently at 68% or so. They say the rain is out of here until Wednesday, so we'll see.
You all have a good evening, and take care.
Our air conditioning works a treat - we just open the window.
Dennis
germanium wrote: Our air conditioning works a treat - we just open the window.Dennis
I always bemoan the fact that we used to be able to do that. Then they cut down all the trees, poured many acres of concrete and now you barely open a window at all!
Mook
Miz Mook, I too bemoan the loss of things we used to take for granted. I. e.: not having to lock the door if you left for a while, a loss of civility, loss of respect for elected offices irrespective of how you feel about the hoodlum occupying it, honesty in the press and other news media, fairness in business dealings, free pens and calendars at the savings and loan, dealing with a human when you call a business about a problem. Also not worrying about your kid if you haven't seen her for 10 minutes, not feeling safe in your home, not having to bar your windows to keep riffraff out, a drug free environment to raise your kids in, you get the picture
Simply put, modern life stinx. Phooey
Tom - I love what progress has brought us. The ability to talk to someone very quickly, the ability to get all the information on line that we more than need, the conveniences of our life in general without having to work so hard just to do day-to-day chores. I also love that I got to see this world when it was more simple, when we could trust our neighbors and even knew them fairly well. When there was respect and courtesy in abundance.
We will never go back to that kinder, gentler time. The genie is out of the bottle. That makes me sad. But I am glad that I did get to see both sides and wonder if there will be a 3rd side to see?
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