CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote: Since we're talking of aprons here, I have one I can contribute. It is made of black cloth and the former manager at Wendy's where I am working handed it to me last year and told me to wear it.
Since we're talking of aprons here, I have one I can contribute. It is made of black cloth and the former manager at Wendy's where I am working handed it to me last year and told me to wear it.
I went to Wendy's on Saturday and had 3 Jr Bacon Cheeseburgers. Apparently they have been downsized recently, and are now smaller than an apple. I'll need to stick with CW's burgers from now on.
Happy Canada Day to the other Canadians on the forum, and to anyone else looking for something to celebrate. Things are kind of messed up when a holiday is on a Tuesday.
It is good to see Independence Day falls on a Friday, and everyone can stay up late enjoying the fireworks and seeing friends and family.
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)
Since we're talking of aprons here, I have one I can contribute. It is made of black cloth and the former manager at Wendy's where I am working handed it to me last year and told me to wear it. The only problem is that it has Amber's name embroidered into it. My former 8th grade science teacher Victor Rames came in for lunch that afternoon and when he saw me, he jokingly told me that he didn't know that I had changed my name! I do use now and then, especially when I am baking bread and cinnamon rolls here in my kitchen.
Ray
Mook, I thought You weren't going to say anything about the Aprons; now I get to share Winter's Doghouse!!
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!!
....Wow....55 degrees and clear sunny skies this morning. It's cool..!
Quite a change.
Quentin
Good Tuesday morning, everyone! Randy, good to see you in here!! How are you doing these days? All right, I hope.
Mookie, even if you and Mutt hid your aprons, that won't get you two out of work around here, when we get busy, and I need your help! As a matter of fact, Mutt has a couple of aprons here at the house. Would you like his Kiss the Cook apron, or his Frito Bandito apron?!?! I'm sure he'd be more than happy to share one of them with you!
Very pleasant temps here this morning, not too cool, and not too warm. As Goldilocks would say, "It's just right!" Going for a high today of 85(?) today, with dry conditions.
Coffee, tea, and assorted fruit juices are ready, and on the warmer bar: turkey bacon, pork sausage patties and links, scrambled eggs, hash browns, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy. Tom, the biscuits are soft, maybe you could manage to eat some biscuits & gravy for breakfast, with some hash browns; those should be soft enough for you, after visiting the dentist.
Well, today is Produce Tuesday, and man oh man, am I praying that I don't have 114 people again today! Having that many last week, just about made me pull my hair out! Think if I have that many today, maybe I'll make them line up on the sidewalk, like they do at a couple of the other centers.
You all get to pick what you'd like for me to fix for this afternoon and tonight! I know you all can give me some good choices!! How about it, huh?!?!?! (Pretty please, with sugar on top?)
Evening all.....
Joe, I usually don't go that way, my company is cheap, and wants us to run via Indianapolis, so I get on at MM75, and run east of there. Racked up about $50 in unauthorized tolls anyway, was not going to spend Sunday night in Carlisle (the truckstops there leave a lot to be desired) and run the 2-lanes of PA with 42k in the box.
I think the best travel plazas have to be the new ones Ohio built a few years ago, they have free showers built in, though it is now mostly fast food. A few plazas on the Thruway do have a Fuddruckers, which is pretty good, but that's as close to sitdown as it gets.
I remember the sounds of those Allison aircraft engines, a few years back at Tomah a few pullers installed pairs of them in the Modified and Unlimited Tractor classes, and thought I heard that someone is producing new parts for the engines again....
see everyone later...
Randy in Eaton, 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
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...
Ok Tom, you made my day. I can retire for the nite now.
Bright and early tomorrow - we will begin again!
Mook
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Tutu! What's Desmond have to do with an F/A18? Beware of her what lurks
Tree - cool, altho I am not sure what I am looking at. Know the F18 is a hornet, but not sure about the tutu....
Downloaded the rest of the pictures from the camera today. Only post processed one, and it's not a contest winner, but it sure is interesting:
F/A-18 from Oceana NAS, VA
mookie
how about keeping up with matt? now theres a hobby!!!! ice cream and popcorn benefits included.
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").
Beef stew and corn bread for dinner tonight sounds pretty good to me, CW. I'll be stopping in at the Flat Wheel Cafe shortly.
I just got home from work, and on my way home from work I stopped in at my neighborhood Sunshine grocery store and I spoke with the store's manager, Darin Hull. I told him that I am looking for additional work beyond the limited hours that I am getting working for Wendy's and that I had filed an employment application with Sunshine within the last 30 days. He told me that he has my application on file in his office but that he has not yet taken the time to look it over. Mr. Hull asked me what kind of hours I am working for Wendy's and I told him that basically I am working from 11:30 AM to roughly 2:30 in the afternoons. He told me that he would look my application over and thus eventually be able to offer me something in terms of employment. So it is looking a bit hopeful here.
I stopped in at one of our local HY-VEE supermarkets last Wednesday and told the gal behind the courtesy counter that I had submitted an application with them within the last few weeks and that I was still interested in possibly working for HY-VEE. I was asked to leave my name and phone number and that "Susan" would be calling me back after she got back from her lunch break. Well, she never did call me back, and that is a bit frustrating, so I think another trip to this store tomorrow would be in order.
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
CW - give up - Mutt hided them where you will never find them! I told him we could get out of work if we didn't have aprons!
Brian is our general lurker - wonder where he went for so long?
Joe - will you check into buying me a hobby? Something really, really interesting!
afternoon
got the outside chores done.matt is talking about how many things we can "buy" at the hobby shop.My parents taught me and he is the right age now if you want it you EARN it. Tom Cannonball and shirl hope you get feeling better soon.Cw thanks for supper.
joe
Hello all. A bit late but here I am. At present, 87 in Carolina, headed for 90+ and more thunderstorms. CW, I didn't know you were a lurker. I thought that was Mookie's job. These days, multitasking confuses things. I will pass on lunch, the jaw is still paining me a right smart, but is better. Everybody stay safe, and beware of the lurkers in our midst.
Hey there, everybody! Sure is a beautiful day here: currently about 72 degrees, going for a high of 79. We had a little shower earlier this morning, around 10:15, I think it was. Didn't last too long, though. Very cool, so I thought for lunch and supper we'll have:
1. Beef stew w/cornbread
2. Roast beef w/onion, carrots & potatoes w/green beans, creamed corn, cole slaw and cornbread
And, we've got all the regular items on the dessert bar.
Hope you all have a great afternoon, and I'll be lurking around here somewhere, doing all the normal things you have to do in a cafe/diner.
P.S. Mookie, and Mutt, where are your aprons? Have looked all over for them, so I can wash them, and they seem to have disappeared!!
spokyone wrote: Willy2 wrote: For the first time ever, we actually got to see one of M&NA's freight trains in Branson. We usually only see Union Pacific trackage rights coal trains on that trackage. We went to many of the shows on Highway 76, including The Baldknobbers, The Presleys, Jim Stafford, and our favorite, Pierce Arrow. Has anyone else been there and seen any of those shows? They are excellent. Willy: You picked the best shows to attend. We have been to Branson a few times & seen most of the shows. Barbara & I like The Sons of the Pioneers. We have never seen a freight train through there. Did you attend Silver Dollar City? It's a long day for us older folk. The built it on the side of a steep hill. LOL The bluegrass bands are great entertainment though.
Willy2 wrote: For the first time ever, we actually got to see one of M&NA's freight trains in Branson. We usually only see Union Pacific trackage rights coal trains on that trackage. We went to many of the shows on Highway 76, including The Baldknobbers, The Presleys, Jim Stafford, and our favorite, Pierce Arrow. Has anyone else been there and seen any of those shows? They are excellent.
For the first time ever, we actually got to see one of M&NA's freight trains in Branson. We usually only see Union Pacific trackage rights coal trains on that trackage.
We went to many of the shows on Highway 76, including The Baldknobbers, The Presleys, Jim Stafford, and our favorite, Pierce Arrow. Has anyone else been there and seen any of those shows? They are excellent.
We usually ride the Branson Scenic on either the 9:00 AM or 11:30 AM runs. It seems that the best chance of seeing a freight train is either just before the 9:00 AM run, or between the 9:00 and 11:30 runs. I have never seen one during the afternoon or evening.
We attended Silver Dollar City a few years ago and enjoyed it a lot. However, as my parents get up there in years, they are finding it more difficult to do stuff like that, so we usually just stay in Branson now.
Willy
switch7frg wrote: tree68; Was that B17 the Sentementle Journey ??
She's the "Yankee Lady" out of Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI.
Never flew in combat - almost went directly from the factory to the boneyard. USCG took her over and used her for search and rescue. Not sure that the aircraft in the link is this particular fortress.
As I mentioned earlier, she appeared in this configuration in the movie "The High and the Mighty." In a later life, she appeared in the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora," shortly after which she was acquired by the current owners.
....CW:
I had trouble earlier this morning with our TRAINS web site too.....And I've experienced that same trouble in the past. It seems the site is "down" for a short period and not up and running properly and won't operate normally. I managed to write a response to several posts earlier and then thought it did not go. Now, just returning to see if it was up and running, I find my post did download and post. So It's something that does happen occasionally, but seems to clear up in time.
Sorry about getting in here so late: but from 6 to 9 a.m., all we got was the message that Trains.com had a problem, or no longer existed. Almost a typical Monday morning, trying to get in the front door.
Cannonball, so very sorry about you and Shirl having pneumonia. We'll be praying that you two are soon on the path to recovery and being well again!
Joe, thanks for getting breakfast this morning. With this cooler weather, hopefully, you'll get a good sleep in this morning.
morning
its monday.here is some juice and coffee.time for me to get some cereal and head for bed.been a rough night at work.
....Cannonball:
Sorry you and Shirley are fighting "numonia".....Our best to you both for a quick trip back to wellness.
....Tom:
Oh, no....not recently....! I really can't put a date on it but I'll throw out a guess. I'd say around 1958 would be about the last to see and hear them. They used to fly over our area in Pennsylvania occasionally. One could hear them coming, etc....An unusual different kind of resonating rumble. {Cannonball, you sure described them}.
If I remember correctly, the one at Wright Patterson, Dayton, OH...flew into that location from out west...{Colorado...?}, back in 1959. I have looked it over and that was a thrill.
Muncie temp now: 63 Overcast. Some brightness in the eastern sky. Maybe some rain this morning, but to start to clear then. Don't know whether to open windows or not......To be nice next few days and mod temp......But humidity...??
Edit:
Windows now open....A brisk partly sunny day now....Next 3 days are to be rather nice.
Walt; For the past 2 wks. Shirley & I have beenlaid up with numonia ( don't know how to spell yet) Amoxin & codene cough supressant to help breathing with out pain in lungs. How ever Shirley is on Oxygen now. But our problems are small as to flooding in the midwest and now the southwest is aflame Crown King is evacuated cause some flatlander got lost. Sohe set a ( signal fire ) smart mooove . Crown King is west of Sunset Point rest area off I-17 The fire is 15mi. from us here on the ridge line. Calif. has 840 fires going. All the full story is on You Tube.
Smile, Life is good. Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
A flying B36!! Recently? Outa sight
....Trivia:
Believe if I was to relate the most awesome plane I've seen taking off it would have to be a C5-A Galaxy....Just amazed how short of run it made to get into the air....{At Ft. Wayne, In.}.
And the most unusual sound from a plane flying overhead: B-36
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