At this late morning hour we have 18.5 degrees. Blowing light snow has been occuring since I have been up. Radar does show it to be moving on and we should soon see it minimize...In fact, it's getting brighter now. But no sun.
Forecast has lowered estimate snowfall to 2 to 4" in the area. The really cold will settle in overnight. Believe Friday morning will be the lowest.
Don't have plans to drive anywhere in the area today....no need to. Tomorrow we'll be attending a viewing at our church and a memorial service the following day for a dear friend who has passed on. That will not be very pleasant for the family at graveside with the temp we're projected to have for Friday.
Quentin
mmphhfffffttttt......
Morning paper blew over my face. Sunny, bright morning - no snow again - but 9 above. Not a typical January. We never have this much sun. And we always have snow, snow, snow. But we have wind, so "sweeping down the plains" is still ok.
Joe - won't be out to see what you are sending. However, I am sure it will "blow by"....Oh dear, I am starting to sound like another forum member.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
cherokee womanWe have a temp of either 18 or 19 degrees this morning, depending on the source of information
Put a minus in front of that and you have what I saw at my house this morning...
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 morning
cold and snow showers here in nw ohio.CW thanks for breakfast.Apparently q 351 has permission to go on track 1(probably at reduced speed) and head west for Carl.Us 24 was reopened last night at 7 pm.Time for a nap.mookie you have a S 381(second section) coming your way.
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").
Good morning, everyone. Carl, nice to see you in here. Stop in any time.
We have a temp of either 18 or 19 degrees this morning, depending on the source of information. Very, very cold for our area; believe they said the wind chill this morning is down in the single digits (I believe I remember hearing 2 degrees wind chill).
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, etc., are ready to go this morning, and regular breakfast menu is on the warmer bar, including bagels and bear claws.
You all have a good morning, stay warm and take care.
blhanel Would seasonally be enough, Erik? Fits nicely with Larry's new title- we could "clean house" on the first day of each season.
Would seasonally be enough, Erik? Fits nicely with Larry's new title- we could "clean house" on the first day of each season.
Can't speak for Bergie, but I think we need to keep the page count under 90 or 100, maybe even less. It took us almost exactly 11 months to get to ~350 pages, so a quarterly (seasonal) change would usually keep us under 100. A monthly change would keep it even smaller, which is desirable as well. We'll go with Bergie's guidance. If he says the seasons are fine, so be it. Otherwise mark your calendars for the 15th (per Madam la Mook).
CShaveRR If you come across one that hasn't been too heavily modified, you'll find that it has its own builder's plate--and builder's number!
If you come across one that hasn't been too heavily modified, you'll find that it has its own builder's plate--and builder's number!
Carl.....Back in 1963 the first home that Jean and I purchased was a Gunnison home...{not sure of spelling}, and they were constructed by US Steel....It too had a builders plate and number....Located right {inside}, at the back door. It too was about a 1000 sq ft. of space plus basement.
Triva: Just this past summer we had a chance to reenter that home....Drove into the neighborhood and the owner and wife were setting on the front steps enjoying the evening. I stopped the truck and backed back in the drive way and introduced myself, and so on and they invited us in to take a look and what a surprise. He is an engineer and had put his touch into it and added a room to it...I could't believe how quaint and nice it was currently. He really had done a nice job with it...New kitchen and other updates and decorating, etc....
A touching experience. We had sold it after living there about 5 years.
A clean house? I hardly recognized the place. No smoke, no fire.
I seem to have triggered quite a discussion in the old place about Lustron Homes. No doubt all of them that you folks have been seeing were Lustrons. There were about nine of them in Louisville at one time.
There were at least six different house designs, four different exterior colors (blue-green, yellow, gray, tan). They had two or three bedrooms, but the total area of the house was under 1000 square feet--very small when considering houses today (usually no basement, either). One thing that was unique to all Lustron homes originally was a built-in machine that served as both a dishwasher and a clothes washer (depending on when you changed out the agitator). A vanity and drawers in the master bedroom, a china closet and drawers in the dining area, and kitchen cupboards were all built in, as was plenty of closet space.
To keep railroading in the subject, Mr. Fetters' book reports that the Lustron company approached several midwestern and western railroads (including CNW, MILW, and RI) about the possibility of piggybacking the trailers with the home kits to the west (keep in mind that this was the late 1940s, well before piggybacking was common), and they turned them down, afraid of upsetting major lumber customers!
I've been in a twilight zone all evening, since a gastroscopy at the local hospital this afternoon. Better skedaddle before the owners come around. As soon as certain people come in, I'm so outta here!
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
BergieWe need to get into the habit of creating new versions of this thread on a more regular basis (possibly monthly).
ModelcarI also found an original photo on the internet today that proved the cell phone photo posted by Brian yesterday {I believe it was}, is correct of an original Lustron home....It showed one with an entrance door in the exact same location.
Alright, thanks Quentin!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
MookieHowever, the good news is - I - notice the pronoun
......The cold weather must have helped you to remember of the plastic we talked about J.....If that is what you used, I've heard it really does do a pretty good job of sealing out the leaks...{wind leaks}.
Yes.....This afternoon was terrible trying to get on here. I was trying to get on to send Erick a message of what time {from 3:30 on }, the forum was so unresponsive I couldn't even get on to send him a message.
I also found an original photo on the internet today that proved the cell phone photo posted by Brian yesterday {I believe it was}, is correct of an original Lustron home....It showed one with an entrance door in the exact same location.
And....the cold is settling in....13 here now. But we did escape todays snow prediction of 1 to 3"...Just flurries. Now tomorrow might bring some....weather news a while ago said possible 3 to 5". If so, that will be the most of any one time this season yet.
I brought in a calendar. Maybe the 15th of every month - close and reopen?
However, the good news is - I - notice the pronoun I - sealed our windows in the bedroom and now I don't have that constant draft. Also found a window that was open at the top. However, even with the heat vent closed - I wake up about midnite - overly warm. (Almost turned on the ceiling fan last nite.)
Is it April yet?
Hello everyone,
We need to get into the habit of creating new versions of this thread on a more regular basis (possibly monthly). As you may have noticed earlier, the forum speed was being killed by the varous "coffee shop" threads found throughout the forum.
Thanks for understanding.
Bergie
Well, it appears that the cause of the server slowdowns may have been identified - 350 (more or less) pages of the Cafe. This problem has been mentioned by the admins in the past and we need to pay attention to it.
So I'll go out on a limb and fire up a new "Cafe" thread. While we seem overly preoccupied with virtual food at times, it is a place where we can share news and other events, commiserate about the weather, and generally chat with the "family" here on the forum.
There is a caveat, however - we need to "remodel" on a seasonal basis, so as to keep the size at a manageable level. There is no reason to keep a thread such as this going for several hundred pages.
That said, if Bergie and the other admins determine that the Cafe should close for good, so be it (just let us know when you lock the thread).
In the meantime - It's snowing here, and blowing, and it's supposed to get cold. I'm hunkering down and staying in the house as much as I can tonight.
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