Good Saturday morning, everyone. We have a current temp of 44 degrees this morning, supposed to get to 68 today, with plenty of sunshine. (Guess that means I better have my sunglasses with me today!)
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready. On the warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, cinnamon rolls, turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, buttermilk pancakes w/plenty of real maple syrup, or you can have some blueberry or strawberry syrup.
It's going to be a very busy day around here: a free tree give-away for the upcoming Earth Day celebration, the baby shower for me, and the flea market for Walt & Sarah. I'll be with them to check out the trees, then I'll grab a eastbound bus, and go on to the baby shower.
Everyone enjoy your big breakfast I've fixed for you, and have a very enjoyable day today. See you all back in here tonight for our pizza fest, probably around 7 p.m. EDT.
Modelcar MookieQ - on trip to grocery store yesterday, we saw.....Robins, lots of robins, more forsythia, crocus, jonquils, grape hyacinths, starts of tulips and......magnolia buds. Probably will never go beyond the bud stage, J....I just looked up the elevation for Lincoln, Ne., and find you are just about 251' highter then we are here....{our airport figure of 937'}. Doubt that minor difference should make the difference between you folks getting 4" of snow and we...snow flurries {at best}....Suppose the natural and normal weather flow patterns come into play and really take those weather systems north of us more so than right at us......Guess we'll have to pose that question to Willy.
MookieQ - on trip to grocery store yesterday, we saw.....Robins, lots of robins, more forsythia, crocus, jonquils, grape hyacinths, starts of tulips and......magnolia buds. Probably will never go beyond the bud stage,
J....I just looked up the elevation for Lincoln, Ne., and find you are just about 251' highter then we are here....{our airport figure of 937'}. Doubt that minor difference should make the difference between you folks getting 4" of snow and we...snow flurries {at best}....Suppose the natural and normal weather flow patterns come into play and really take those weather systems north of us more so than right at us......Guess we'll have to pose that question to Willy.
Quentin,
One big reason that we have more of a tendency to get March and early April snow is that storm systems are often at their strongest point as they move across our area. If a strong area of low pressure tracks about over Kansas City, then northwest winds on the backside of the low pull cold air down from the north and this changes the rain to snow, presuming that the storm is strong enough to pull down enough cold air. It gets harder to do this the later in the year we get, but big snows can still occur in Nebraska and Iowa as late as the middle of April. Once storms get to your area, they have weakened too much to pull down cold air, their isn't any cold air available, or they simply miss you. I'm sure there are other factors as well, but those are the ones that stand out the most. And speaking of snow, it looks like Omaha still has 4 to 8 inches on the way, maybe less down south in Lincoln for Mookie.
I'm looking forward to the weather symposium tomorrow. Some of the more notable presentations will be by Joe Schaefer, head of the Storm Prediction Center, and by Barb Mayes, from the Omaha National Weather Service office.
The best part of the day will be seeing Mookie and the Driver!
Locomutt,
I believe that more F5 tornadoes occurred on the day of the Super Outbreak than during any other single severe weather outbreak before or after that date. A very sad day indeed.
Willy
JoeKohBrian any trip into town requires us to get a quick look at FC to see if something is coming.My friend was able to go home tonight after his operation.Matt also got his grade card today too.Still needs to work on his neatness but other than that hes doing great.Tommorow its our turn to clean our church and then we are going to help my buddy with his chores.(no lifting doctors orders).i made some popcorn if someone wants any.Time for bed. stay safe joe
Brian any trip into town requires us to get a quick look at FC to see if something is coming.My friend was able to go home tonight after his operation.Matt also got his grade card today too.Still needs to work on his neatness but other than that hes doing great.Tommorow its our turn to clean our church and then we are going to help my buddy with his chores.(no lifting doctors orders).i made some popcorn if someone wants any.Time for bed.
stay safe
joe
Joe, Very Glad to hear that your friend is doing okay, and also that Matt
seems to be doing well in school. Popcorn sounds great, I will take a bowl, please.
Probably; mainly for Willy; but today is the 35th anniversary of the April 3rd
1974 Super Tornadic outbreak. Louisville was hard hit; Brandenburg, Ky.
(about 35-40miles S.W. of us) was very hard hit with about 33 people killed.
Xenia, Oh. was almost wiped off the face of the earth, (as was Brandenburg)
I don't have all the details in front of me right now; but believe they found chairs
from Freedom Hall here in Louisville in the wreckage in Xenia.
I remember that day very well, I made it home from work, and then spent
the next 4 days on active duty with the Ky. National Guard.
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!!
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").
T'was a beautiful day here today for a change, so Joanie and I went for a joyride tonight. First we drove through a neighborhood that we want to move to someday, then I headed down along the UP transcon to see what was happening. I was pleasantly surprised to catch four trains in the space of about 15 minutes- three eastbounds, the first was a fairly short stacker on Track 2 with 2+2 distributed power, followed by a much longer stack train on the same track with the same power setup, followed on Track 1 by a looooong mixed manifest with just two units up front. Then, while departing towards the east, I met and passed a westbound stacker on Track 2 (the first two must've crossed over near Bertram), this time with a 3+1 power configuration. Not bad for a quick dose of railfanning!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Well, I finally made it back home. Soooooo glad to be home, too! I've got our Friday Fish Fry ready, and on the warmer bar.
FISH:
1. Cod, 2. Haddock; 3. Halibut; 4. Perch; 5. Salmon patties; 6. Jumbo butterfly shrimp, or, if you prefer, there's also the popcorn shrimp; 7. Scallops
SIDE DISHES:
1. Baked beans; 2. Corn on the cob; 3. Fries; 4. Hush puppies; 5. cole slaw; 6. Breaded fried mushrooms; 7. Cornbread
DESSERTS:
1. Chocolate cake; 2. Yellow cake w/caramel icing; 3. Yellow cake w/chocolate icing; 4. Apple, cherry, and peach pies; 5. Pecan pie.
I hope everyone had a good day, and everyone have a very good evening.
From:
Your cook who is very, very tired tonight
Thanks for the congrats everybody! I just got done watching the latest installment of the Ultamate RAilroading DVD series. Really good! I liked to see the SD45T-2's and SD40T-2's.
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bubbajustinGood evening everyone, had a really good week back this week. Mom is away fro the weekend on an Amayus Walk, so looks like just me my dad and the rest of you. Cool outside today only 47*. I got my 3 week reports back and i made the A B Honoroll again! Have a good evening everybody!
Good evening everyone, had a really good week back this week. Mom is away fro the weekend on an Amayus Walk, so looks like just me my dad and the rest of you. Cool outside today only 47*. I got my 3 week reports back and i made the A B Honoroll again! Have a good evening everybody!
Justin, CONGRATS on the Good Grades, again!!
Hope you and your Dad have a good weekend with Mom away.
Mookie and CW have volunteered to keep their eyes on you all!
Modelcarlocomutt what is it now; "Armchair Superintendent"? .....How about computer slave observant.
locomutt what is it now; "Armchair Superintendent"?
what is it now; "Armchair Superintendent"?
.....How about computer slave observant.
That makes sense, since we ALL do a lot of Web Cam watching.
Quentin
Modelcartree68The hole in the fence for the 21st century..... ] Yes, and very convenient right from my leather computer chair.....
tree68The hole in the fence for the 21st century..... ]
Yes, and very convenient right from my leather computer chair.....
I guess the term "Sidewalk Superintendent" is no longer P.C.;
Weatherguessers here are calling for rain, cooler temps.
over the weekend; and temps in the high 30s for Mon.
with a chance of snow showers.
Well, we have had snow on the 1st Sat. in May before,
(Derby Day) if you don't like the weather here in the
Ohio Valley, wait 5 minutes and it will change.
I had to be out yesterday, short sleeves....had to
be out earlier today....jacket.
ModelcarIt sure is spectactular to watch for anyone interested in such construction projects. So hope the cameras come back on line soon.....
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...
Trivia....and interests of such: I just checked the web cams at the Hoover Dam bypass bridge construction site as I do first thing each morning and find the cameras are out of service temporary. Wow....wonder how that construction can continue without me checking in on it many times each day.
I'm speculating they might be relocating some to provide more spectacular views of it as the "arch" is now well underway of construction....Estimate 60% of the arch formation is in place now. It sure is spectactular to watch for anyone interested in such construction projects. So hope the cameras come back on line soon.....
My tulips are peeking up (and have withstood some cold and snow), but aren't even close to blooming yet.
One of the fellows that's here working this week is headed for Kansas next week. I warned him to bring his snowshoes.
Q - on trip to grocery store yesterday, we saw.....Robins, lots of robins, more forsythia, crocus, jonquils, grape hyacinths, starts of tulips and......magnolia buds. Probably will never go beyond the bud stage, since we aren't too friendly to magnolias here. Either the wind or the frost gets them every year.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookiewe will probably have at least 4+ inches of snow on Sunday
It would be rare if we would see anything like that here on Monday.....They did mention of snow flurries / rain....possible then, but really doubt if it will do much of the snow stuff.....We have blossoms blooming quickly here now and ground warming.....and now I'm waiting for a dry day to do the next grass mowing. Roughly 50 degrees now with some wind. Had a sprinkle or so earlier. Some rain overnight, but nothing of much consequence.
I am off work right now with a stupid headache-lousy dumb weather
Recently saw a Herzog train going through my area-I wonder if CN is doing some track work near by.
cherokee womanGood Friday morning,
That's next week, CW.....
It's my day off, so why am I sitting at my desk at work? (Answer: There are techs here working on my system and I have to be here to keep track of what they're doing).
Still, the tea is good, but I'm having an apple fritter today.
Well, hate to piddle on all your parades east of us, but got it straight from the Omaha Oracle (Willy) that we will probably have at least 4+ inches of snow on Sunday. Low pressure in AZ area, going to hit Sir Chicken and then - well, I am just too depressed to talk about it.
One bright spot - and this won't mean anything to you who have not met the Driver, but he assured me that we would not get snow. (This is someone who 99% of the time will find a parking place in front of the store, can guess at the Jeopardy answers and get them right, walked into the room and predicted a card in a solitare game I was playing and can't ever predict the powerball lottery - he is always one number on either side of all of them. Guess that makes him fallible, doesn't it.
Back to the chocolate cake from Tree....mmmm good breakfast! Good coffee, too!
Mornin. 65 and sunny in Carolina this morning. We had rain and thunder all night, but it seems gone now. Looks to be a beautiful day! Thanks for breakfast, and everyone 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)
morning
we had some big thunderboomers last night at work.But before work I had to take my friend to the hospital.he ended up having an emergency appendectomy.matt is on time and on the bus.I am going to the hospital to see him this morning.hey CW maybe you can buy your niece a nice reds outfit.I hope the rain/snow/whatever stays away for monday.
Joe
Good Friday morning, everyone! Going to be a cool, windy day today, with a high in the mid 50s. Winds around 30 mph, gusting to 40+ today. Think the rain is just about over. As Mutt said, we had plenty of thunder, lightning and wind last night, along with pouring rain.
Coffee, juices (oj, oj/tangerine, pineapple, apple, grape), hot chocolate, and hot water for tea are ready.
And there is a large assortment of doughnuts on the counter, along with danishes, bagels, bear claws and several kinds of muffins. And yes, there's quite a few of the doughnuts that are chocolate covered!! (You know Mookie and I have to have our chocolate fix!!)
I've got a lot of errands to do today. Have to go buy a gift for a baby shower tomorrow. Our nephew and his wife are expecting their first child. And, It's a Girl! No name has been mentioned yet, but she is due to make her appearance around June 25th. Hopefully, we'll get to see her sometime, since this particular nephew lives in Cleveland, OH. So, somebody may have to take care of lunch for me today.
Mookie, have gotten your coffee mug out, and it's ready to have coffee poured into it, when you get in.
Everyone have a good morning, stay as dry as possible, if you're getting rain, and everyone take care.
Modelcar.........Where is everyone.....Sure is quiet in here. And across the whole forum.
.........Where is everyone.....Sure is quiet in here. And across the whole forum.
Not sure about the Muncie area or elsewheres, but we've had several
severe thunderstorms move through our region this evening..........
I know we've not been on the 'puter for awhile due too.
(lights flickered Several times, but electricity didn't go off) (yet)
Modelcar .........Where is everyone.....Sure is quiet in here. And across the whole forum.
Had to work late. Then I checked in to find out how the monthly fire meeting turned out, now I'm headed for bed. Supposed to have the day off tomorrwo, but I have to work.
Goooood evening everybody!!!! Mom has left fot the womens Omayis Walk. She eft me Goobers (whick I'm eating now) and a bag of Hersey's Kisses! It's raning really hard now, but it was a nice day today.
afternoon
been doing more spring cleaning after the nap.rain is suppossed to move in tonight and friday.cw thanks for supper.matt is having a spring carnival at school in a couple of weeks.he is really looking forward to it.
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