Good Tuesday morning, everyone. Looks like we had a slow night overnight. Guess everyone was as tired as I was last evening.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready.
On the warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, blueberry muffins, turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, grits, oatmeal, toast.
Looks like it's going to be a pretty good day today around our area, even though the temp is in the mid to upper 20s this morning, it's supposed to get up into the low to mid 50s today and tomorrow. Then, temps are dropping again, with a chance of rain and snow coming in. Oh well, it is still winter time.
You all have a good morning, and I'll see everyone when Tuesday Produce is over.
MookieCW - Sir C and I will be in corner dueling over the lasagne. Where's my fork!
All right, Mookie and Sir C: I made enough lasagna that no one has to 'fight' over getting any of it! As a matter of fact, if you look in the bottom oven in the kitchen, you'll see a couple more very large pans of lasagna.
You all have a good evening, and take care. It won't be long before I'm going to call it an early night, so I'll see everyone in the morning. Nighty night, you all.
Mookie Check eyelids for holes Check! Check sustainability of chair cushions Check! Exercise lower extremities - place feet on footstool. Used footrest on recliner. Check! Exercise upper extremities - leveling food and drink to mouth. Check! Get more vitamin D - move chair to sunshine from window. Ran several errands and took dogs for walk. Check! Yeah - days off will make you really want to go back to work!
Check eyelids for holes Check!
Check sustainability of chair cushions Check!
Exercise lower extremities - place feet on footstool. Used footrest on recliner. Check!
Exercise upper extremities - leveling food and drink to mouth. Check!
Get more vitamin D - move chair to sunshine from window. Ran several errands and took dogs for walk. Check!
Yeah - days off will make you really want to go back to work!
It's no coincidence that "work" has four letters......
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...
They were working on the bridge at Hoover Dam when we went there in '07; had plenty of time of observe, because it was a Sunday afternoon and traffic was going nowhere! I was having some tummy trouble at the time, though, so was terribly distracted.
No robins here today; Pat and I would have seen them when we took our walk to the library and back (I walked the extra block to the tracks first--no luck). Earlier today we went into Chicago to answer phones for WFMT's fund-drive; a good time was had by all. I guess I was on the radio without knowing it, as someone said they heard me (General Manager held the mike by me while I was taking down information). Probably just as well I didn't know.
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)
Paula, Thanks for the grits and sausage this morning.
diningcar, sorry you tore your tendon; I hope it will mend soon. We do not understand how it is, but in our section of Academy Park (all but four streets are named for colleges; two simply have numbers, and two are named for the location of academies; we live on West Point Drive–which unlearned people think is the west end of Point Drive), we just reach out the front door to get to our mailbox. Most sections in Academy Park have the mailboxes at the street in front of the houses–and in newer developments the mailboxes are gathered together here and there, and most people have to walk even farther. Just before we moved here, I had to walk across the street to the post office to get our mail from our box. That was a new experience for Ricki; she had always lived where mail was delivered–and she was accustomed to two deliveries a day when she was growing up. When I was growing up, it was a one or two block walk to the postoffice, and mail came in three times a day.
Johnny
MookieQ - I am going to go look at the webcam just as soon as I take care of some unfinished business
J....Hope you can connect. That's an awesome project. They work at night too....Construction site flooded with massive lighting.
Edit: I've been right to that site...{route US 93 that crosses the dam}, dozens of times, but many years ago.
Quentin
afternoon
did go to town on errands.also saw the y101 amd q 368.time to see what homework matt has from school today.Cw thanks for supper.Jack hope you get better soon.
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").
MC - I was just wondering where you were and if you were! Did you put on your shades and scrooch down in the seat and stick just your nose over the door panel? Maybe even make the V for victory sign? Cool, ya' know!
RJ - I figured out a long time ago if you are between Denver and Chicago, don't fly. Lincoln has lost so many airlines that about the only one left just goes straight up.
Nice pictures but it involves two things I am not fond of - dark and close quarters.
Q - I am going to go look at the webcam just as soon as I take care of some unfinished business.
CW - Sir C and I will be in corner dueling over the lasagne. Where's my fork!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Jack: Heal up quick. You seem to be getting more snow than we are this year. Chico's children seem to be giving the medical profession a workout lately.
Mooks: SnowMan's new sled even has an ejector seat! I'm still trying to 'figger how Aimee and the girls got extracted from the back seat the day we visited.
Everyone else: step away from the Lasagne dish and nobody gets hurt!
Quentin: I personally have not seen any robins yet, but Walt (Mutt) has seen two or three(?).
Jack: Get better!!
RJ: Nice pictures!!
Mookie: Your wish is my command, today! Lunch and supper menu will be lasagna & garlic bread. Plus, may even heat up the roast, taters, etc., from our Sunday Dinner yesterday: especially the veggies, so you all can have them with the lasagna!
Got one load of laundry in the washer, two to go. Even got blankets, quilts, sheets and pillow cases folded and put back into the linen closet.
You all take care, enjoy your meal and have a very safe afternoon.
Morning All!
This morning it is sunny an 18 degrees here.... (Johnnys state keeps stealing our snow )
Mookie, I was surprised to find out just how expensive it is to fly. My girlfriend was in Lincoln this weekend to visit some family and I was looking into flying there to see her for Valentine's day. (She will be back here tonight anyway). I looked it up and it was $800 round trip! That is Rock Springs to Denver to Lincoln and back. I knew If I spent that kind of money just to see her she would be so mad at me.
Paula, It's kind of funny, I attend a Community college and have the day off. But the University has classes today.
I mentioned my photos from the Carissa Mine, Here they are:
This is the hoist that lifted the workers into the mine and the ore cars out of it.
Just part of the conveyer that moved the ore from the first stage auger crusher to the next stage ball mill.
Inside the Mill House where the ore was processed to extract the gold.
This is the first stage auger crusher. It is cast as manufactured by Allis Chalmers, The same company that made Farm Tractors
They are restoring the place to as it was in 1929 and are doing so with no original blueprints, only working off of 11 photos. They hope to be done restoring in the next 5 years but already are offering tours in the summer. If you are ever in the area, The Carissa mine and South Pass City a couple miles away are a great stop and a great history lesson.
RJ
"Something hidden, Go and find it. Go and look behind the ranges, Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go." The Explorers - Rudyard Kipling
http://sweetwater-photography.com/
Mookie Q - Driver washed Millie and we got 4 inches of snow. Take heed. Also, send Robins!
Q - Driver washed Millie and we got 4 inches of snow. Take heed. Also, send Robins!
.....Oh yes....that's always a risk. But have to take chances at times.
Robins should be ok now with the grasses exposed but what do they eat when we have any snow cover....I sure don't know.
Construction Project interest....? Go to "Hoover Dam Bypass" on "search" and find their web site that has a bank of video cams up and operating to view the massive bridge construction taking place just below the dam to "bridge" the canyon for route US93....
A concrete structure being constructed 2000' in length and 900' above the Colorado River water...Unbelievable complicated construction....Double arch {under construction now}, scheduled to connect about the 3rd qtr. of this year...I've been watching it emerge now for about 2 years.
Jack: Owww....Hope it gets to feeling better. Shoveling snow is never fun.
CW: Lasagne and garlic bread....going to go get my bib.
.....As I set the tone arm down on the "broken" record it emits sounds very familiar....."Sunny and blue skies and now 29 degrees and slowly warming". No....none of that nasty snow....
Quite a few Robins in our area....Seems they {some of them}, have arrived too early this season.
Must run the truck thru the carwash again to get more of the salt removed.
As the Winter grime retreats I'll look forward to getting it more detailed and cleaned up to my standards.
Mountains of AZ warming up after a 10-14 inch wet snow last week. Yours truly tore a tendon in his arm while shoveling and bride (of 54 years) had first experience with the shovel. We are too old for this but no younger ones showed up with a shovel and we needed a path to the mail box.
Spring training for major league baseball starts in Phoenix area and in Tucson this week. We will make the 200 mile round trip at least twice, one of which is to meet friends from Indianapolis who are big fans of the CUBS.
Thanks to CW and all who wished me happy birthday on the 8th. It was special that I was allowed to select my menu items. I hope to be here for several more years and will stop shoveling snow with expectation that may assist in my longevity.
Good morning. 40 degrees and cloudy in Carolina this morning. Mookie, I really liked my goat, but when it died, it died big time. There were several things that went wrong which caused me to decide to trade it in, and on the way to the dealership, the speedometer broke! take care
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)
tree68 Day off from work. I've got a couple of projects on tap, so it's time to get to work.... Wait..... I have a day off from work.....
Day off from work. I've got a couple of projects on tap, so it's time to get to work.... Wait..... I have a day off from work.....
Check sustainability of chair cushions
Exercise lower extremities - place feet on footstool.
Exercise upper extremities - leveling food and drink to mouth.
Get more vitamin D - move chair to sunshine from window.
Deggesty"Put that binkie down!"
I like that - will have to keep it in mind.
Family visit is over, daughter's baby shower is done, life more or less back to normal. Had a great time with the granddaughter - she even enjoyed a visit to a local museum (lots of interactive displays).
Best part was watching her interact with the dad-to-be. She was enamored with him, and his reaction to her gives indications that he'll be a great dad.
morning
matt is on time for school today.some schools use presidents day to make up for snow days.Cw thanks for breakfast.time for a nap.might go out this afternoon.
Gooood Monday morning, everyone. Cool here in Louisville this morning, with a temp of 27, 28 degrees, going up to 42 this afternoon. Should be a nice Presidents Day. About the only thing closed today are some universities/colleges, federal offices and the few schools that are on the year-round schedule.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready. On the warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, home-fried taters, grits, oatmeal, toast, and there's boxes of cereal on the counter if you just want one of them.
Everyone have a good morning, and if anyone has a request for lunch/supper menu, let me know, no later than about 10, 10:30 EST, so I can get it ready.
edblysard Big Q, Had one of the originals, 71 with the 440 wedge...this one is 24" shorter, and about 700lbs lighter...and much faster. But the old one was fun...you didnt drive it really...you pointed it in the direction you hoped to go, stomped the gas, and prayed no one got in the way....this one has so much computer assisted stuff like the handleing package that getting it sideways is almost impossible...plus the radio/navigation/phone system is outa the world cool...the old one had an 8 track...Modelcar .......Enjoy Ed....Looks nice. Being a car guy, I know what it is. Heard M C mention you helped the economy with a new one.....Hope lots more folks do the same. 24.6 degrees here this morning....a little surprise of it being that low, but the big red sun ball is already above the horizon and it will be warming stuff somewhat. Clear sky.
Big Q,
Had one of the originals, 71 with the 440 wedge...this one is 24" shorter, and about 700lbs lighter...and much faster.
But the old one was fun...you didnt drive it really...you pointed it in the direction you hoped to go, stomped the gas, and prayed no one got in the way....this one has so much computer assisted stuff like the handleing package that getting it sideways is almost impossible...plus the radio/navigation/phone system is outa the world cool...the old one had an 8 track...
Modelcar .......Enjoy Ed....Looks nice. Being a car guy, I know what it is. Heard M C mention you helped the economy with a new one.....Hope lots more folks do the same. 24.6 degrees here this morning....a little surprise of it being that low, but the big red sun ball is already above the horizon and it will be warming stuff somewhat. Clear sky.
.......Enjoy Ed....Looks nice. Being a car guy, I know what it is.
Heard M C mention you helped the economy with a new one.....Hope lots more folks do the same.
24.6 degrees here this morning....a little surprise of it being that low, but the big red sun ball is already above the horizon and it will be warming stuff somewhat. Clear sky.
She never did learn to drive a stick shift--so she did not drive the car I had when we married nor the pickup I later had for about two years. I think I can still drive one, though it has been close to twenty years since I drove one.
As to cell phones, I hope no one ever feels it necessary to tell you, "Put that binkie down!" (Some people seem to be afraid to be away from a telephone at any time, and a cell phone is almost like a binkie for them). A few years ago, we were going to go into a store, and as we came up to the front of it, a man backed out of a parking place--and stopped to talk on his phone. I honked my horn, and it did not bother him at all, but when I walked up to his door, he realized that he was blocking traffic and moved. A few months ago, someone was either talking or texting while traveling on a freeeway, was rear-ended, and caused quite a traffic slow-down. Be careful; it's not just using your hands with the telephone, but a conversation with someone who is not in the car with you can be distracting--the other person cannot see what's in front of you and warn you of any danger.
Sunshine here today; we did have about two or three inches of snow in the valley yesterday morning.
J....It really does seem like a very natrual location to do something as stated....Lots of back and forth traffic each day and that portion of I-69 can be dangerous. Several towns in between could feed commuters to it too.
We'll see.....it's been talked about for years, but to see it in our morning paper as the headlines.....Well, it got my attention.
Q - I think that is wonderful news. We will never probably see light rail or anything close to it here, so I am glad when someone else can get some kind of commuter. Having only ridden once - it is an exciting way to travel short distances and I would love it if I could do it again.
If we had light rail here, I would ride it on the weekends - up to Omaha and back - just for fun!
Headline on our Muncie StarPress this morning was: Commuter line between Muncie and Indianapolis feasible. A study has been conducted over past several years to see what might be possible if a commuter line existed between our two cities.
I personally believe it makes sense as a lot of people do commute to Indy from here daily. Some make at least part of the trip in the other direction each morning too....
The route would be on the double track CSX line which is in rather good condition. Several "bedroom" towns between those two points could benefit too. Mileage is roughly 65 miles to downtown Indy.
It would take a combined county effort, etc....to get such project started. So it probably is nothing that will happen {if at all}, very soon. It just seems it makes sense as roughly paralleling I-69 is a traffic bottleneck at to and from work times and produces quite a few accidents....and fatalities. The study shows the line has track capacity to handle plenty of commuter runs on it. Good speed should be possible on it as the land is mostly flat and track probably does not contain any sharp curves.
Last scheduled passenger train runs on it was terminated roughly when Amtrak was initiated. Back in NYC days. Since then, the line has been Conrail and currently, CSX.
......Well, the Daytona race was kinda a bust. Rain shortened and called as the cars were parked on pit lane. 48 laps before normal finish. But enough laps were under their belt to make it a called race.
Couple of massive wrecks. No wonder, running in a big "pack" and one little off color move, and bingo, it's cars slamming and sliding everywhere and of course some not able to continue when it was all cleaned up.
Would much rather see a strong competition finish....
Joe - you sent us an mt DEEX, so we filled it up and sent it back - all within 2 hours! Great time at trackside today. BNSF is running all the "stock" they can get their finners on, both BNSF gons and BNSF hoppers. Very nice!
thankfully another school(lima bath) was going to the same tournament and they took the wrestlers to Wapak.I agree there are alot of other bus accidents lately.Cw thanks for supper tonight.time to go back to work.
I've put out some more roast, taters, carrots, etc. for supper on the warmer bar. Hope you all enjoy supper. Been really cool out today, even had a good breeze blowing. Now, my hands are aching (forgot to put gloves on when I went outside).
Lance (railfan1), welcome back. Hope you'll be able to drop by more often. Joe, Lance, and anyone else who wants, remember the to-go containers under the front counter, if you'd like to make your supper to-go. Everyone have a good evening, keep safe and take care.
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