I see Alabama, Kansas & Missouri have had very severe storms, with some people perishing. Illinois had tornado, so far everyone OK.
evening
matt and I had a good time this afternoon.We are getting things ready for some derf and roll for tommorow.I also learned that 2 area people were hit by trains yesterday.I pray for their families and the train crews too.CW thanks for supper.
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! Well, it looks like I am the first one in here this morning, so I will take charge of serving breakfast. The coffee is done brewing and ready to pour, and I've mixed a fresh batch of orange juice. This morning we have the usual assortment of donuts, cream filled rolls and bear claws. The grill is hot and I've got some buttermilk pancake batter ready to pour. We also have french toast with hot maple syrup and powdered sugar, scrambled eggs, bacon and pork sausage links.
I'm getting ready to go down to Vermillion, South Dakota with my sister and her husband, my brother's daughter Amy is slated to graduate from college this morning. I kind of wonder if I will see any trains on my way down there, as my luck will have it, probably not.
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morning
Ray good luck finding trains today.We are on our way to Deshler.We will be eating Derf(chicken) and whatever else people bring today.We have trains for the layout too.Going to be a great day.
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Ray, thanks for getting breakfast ready this morning. We had some computer problems last night, and I have just now finished downloading some updates that had to be done, so we could get back on the internet. Thank you, Sarah, for your help last night and this morning, to get everything back up and running!!
Ray, hope the graduation goes well, and you all have a safe triip there and back home.
Joe, sounds like you all have a full day in store!
Everyone have a good morning, and take care!
Morning all.
Writing from my sisters' new apartment in downtown Burlington, right next to the CN mainline. Though they are on the river side of the building, can still hear the trains roll through. I am helping them out with the rent, and it's easier on my parents.
Ran down I-68 in Maryland and West Virginia earlier in the week, remembered why I hate running that road. Pulling the hill westbound out of Cumberland, one can watch the fuel gauge drop as I crawled up the hill at 25mph.
Congrats everyone on everything, Larry, the little one looks real cute.
Will take some breakfast, then will probably head out to parents to play Paul Bunyan.......
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
rvos1979Ran down I-68 in Maryland and West Virginia earlier in the week, remembered why I hate running that road
.....Some serious extended grades in that area of the Alleghenies.....Pretty scenery, but I'm sure not good for trucking costs Randy. Cumberland really locates deep in the valley.
No wonder it took tunnels and serious grading to get WM and B&O RR's up and over that area heading west. Original home area is in Somerset Co., Pa.and we have been in that area occasionally.
Quentin
Bumpin' and a rumblin' around here here - we're under a severe t'storm watch until 7.
Pssst. Ms Mook!
He's a cutie! Gramp got to hold him, and feed him.
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...
.....A very handsome brand new grandson.....
oh,oh. He has that "did you bring cake?" look on his face.
Grandpa Tree - check the floor - I think you popped a button....
69/49/69/48 - beautiful weekend in neighborhood. BNSF on holiday. Pushed a couple of coal trains through the yards and drug around some old Dash 8's in SF colors. Paint on one was so bad they could have used a paintball gun on it and made it look better. Orange door, indeed! Where is the pride!
Well, didn't mow the yard, but landlord worked on bathroom sink pipes next door. We share a common, small diameter pipe that collects from our individual sinks and takes it into the waste pipe. It had a major plug in it (probably from 4 years ago when 3 kids lived there) and they must have used a small load of dynamite to open it.
Do not put any fingers, toes or small children close to drain, now! Will take your ring right off your finger!
Fingers: Driver put gash in 2nd left finger at work. I thought it should have a stitch or two - more of a gash than a cut. Well, they glued it. And since it can't get wet or anything on the glue or it won't hold - he has a big splint and lots of tape. It looks like he picked a fight with a gorilla instead of a piece of plastic. With that big old splint sticking up and elevating the hand because it throbs - I asked him if he was showing me the number for his age, IQ or hat size.
Eating in my room tonite.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Larry, that Owen is a cutie pie! Are you ready to send him to Mookie and me yet? Bet that idea won't roll down the tracks or fly too well, huh?
We've had plenty of sunshine today, along with a nice, cool breeze. Temp is about 70, 71 degrees right now at 5:52.
Here's our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
1. Anchovie 2. Cheese w/extra cheese 3. Pepperoni/mushroom 4. Goetta 5. Hawaiian 6. Supreme 7. Italian sausage calzones
Desserts tonight: yellow cake w/chocolate icing, chocolate cake w/white icing, peach cobbler and ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, neopolitan, Oreo, and Snickers)
Mookie, tell Driver to take care of that finger! And everyone enjoy your supper and desserts, have a good evening, and take care.
Modelcar .....Some serious extended grades in that area of the Alleghenies.....Pretty scenery, but I'm sure not good for trucking costs Randy. Cumberland really locates deep in the valley. No wonder it took tunnels and serious grading to get WM and B&O RR's up and over that area heading west. Original home area is in Somerset Co., Pa.and we have been in that area occasionally.
Yep, went down to Newpage Paper in McCoole, MD, where the warehouse is, believe the mill proper is in nearby Luke, MD, at the bottom of the river valley. I figure it's about a 2,000ft difference in elevation between there and the top of the hill some 15 miles west of Cumberland proper.
Some people balk at the cost of running the PA Turnpike, but the money saved in tolls is eaten up by the amount of fuel used to pull all the hills, and the danger of running down same in the wrong gear, due to few runaway ramps (I think there is only one each way in the 120 miles of I-68).
Looks like it was a very slow night in here. Oh well, I've got everything cleaned up and getting breakfast together. On the menu this morning: bagels, bear claws, cinnamon rolls, and blueberry muffins. Coffee, juices, hot water for tea are ready to pour.
Even though I started a thread this morning patricularly for this, I'll repeat it here:
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOMS!!!!
Mookie Nance69 Nora Duff Kathi Stacey Misty Larry's daughter and daughter-in-law (and to any other mom or mom-to-be I might have missed.
good morning
Cw yes we had a great time at Deshler.Carl and Pat arrived and saw a few trains.Carl was busy writing down car #s on r 647 while I got some forks for the campout.They also got to look at the museum.Just after they left we had a csx q390(up power) and the produce express(90).The band played and we had a great time.matt is still sleeping.Cw thanks for breakfast.Stacey says thank you for the mothers day wishes.Happy mothers day to all Moms!!!
Joe
Sunny and a cool 50 degrees here for our start of Mother's Day. Might have several nice days now in a row.
Still very chilly here, although I'm not sure what the exact temp is right now. Our floor furnace thermostat is turned down, and it kicked on. I hope all our moms are enjoying their day! Here is our Mothers Day Sunday Dinner menu:
1. Beef stew w/fresh baked, out of the oven cornbread
2. Tuna melt club sandwiches with garden salad, choice of fries or onion rings
Everyone enjoy your meal, and have a great afternoon!!
A balmy 51 and cloudy, with the occasional sprinkle as I write this.
Managed to get the lawn mowed - next action would have been calling a local farmer to bale it.
Mom and baby still doing fine - but I'm not sure mom realized just how much work this whole baby thing was going to be. It'll come together, I'm sure. Waiting now to find out when the newborn's uncle will be up, probably with Owen's cousin. Should be interesting.
Stew sounds good for supper. And I do like that cornbread.
tree68Managed to get the lawn mowed - next action would have been calling a local farmer to bale it.
Larry, it sounds as though you were a little late getting to your grass. Did you use a scythe so that it would be long enough so that the farmer can bale it?
Back sixty-two years ago, a friend of mine who lived on a farm made tunnels and rooms in the baled hay in their loft. It was great fun to go around in the hay, smelling the wonderful aroma of freshly dried hay.
Johnny
DeggestyDid you use a scythe so that it would be long enough so that the farmer can bale it?
No - but I did sharpen the mower blade first! Even so, the mower choked a couple of times and stalled out. Given my druthers, I'd have liked the grass a little drier, but even that wouldn't have helped in a couple of spots.
DeggestyBack sixty-two years ago, a friend of mine who lived on a farm made tunnels and rooms in the baled hay in their loft. It was great fun to go around in the hay, smelling the wonderful aroma of freshly dried hay
Johnny....That revives memories for me too....A friend of mine lived next to our homestead about 400 ft. away at the edge of our little town and they had a small farm his dad attended too after his reg. work day, and it included a barn they pulled hay right off the wagon with an overhead traveling fork on a track and it dumped it into the haymow. That would allow us kids to climb up on the beams in the barns and jump down into all that hay....{not bales}, just loose hay.
Good Monday morning, everyone. Right now, at 5:22 a.m., we have a temp of 53, supposed to have some light rain coming in shortly. Looks like another cool day on track for us. I hope all you moms out there had a very nice, pleasant Mother's Day yesterday.
Coffee, juices (oj, oj/tangerine, pineapple) are made, hot chocolate, and hot water for tea are ready also.
I have basically been awake since 2 a.m., so breakfast is also ready this morning. Just could not go back to sleep. On the warmer bar you will find:
bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage (links & patties), scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, hash browns; or, you can have oatmeal, toast, or cereal (corn flakes, Cheerios, Alpha Bets, Fruit Loops, etc.), with fresh fruit in it, if you wish.
Mookie, you coffee mug is on the counter, all washed, rinsed and dried, ready to pour coffee into.
Everyone have a good morning, and I'll see you in a bit.
Thanks for fixing breakfast for the rest of us, CW. I hope you will get a good night's rest tonight. I know what it is like to not be able to sleep, I've been there quite a few times. Right now we have a temp of about 45 degrees here in Sioux Falls and it's shaping up to be a very nice day here. I've got three over-ripe bananas on my kitchen counter, I think I will make a couple loaves of banana bread this afternoon.
well if they don't mow the playground area soon they will need the baler and wagon.Cw thanks for breakfast.I remember summer bailing then a lunch break then bailing some more.then we would come back in the evening and milk the cows.after that we would load the bales in the hay mound.I did this for a few summers before band camp started.Not bad money for a youngster.Time for a nap.ray got walnuts for that banana bread??
44 here, too. Little chilly for awhile.
I am irritated this morning - They are going to silence the train whistles all around us, but when will they silence the dogs that are even noisier. We have 3-5 barking dogs within earshot and to get the city to do something about them, I have to do everything but take the dogs, put postage on them and mail them into animal control. Between diaries, (some live on the block behind us), walk thru 2 neighborhoods to get addresses, talk to owners, and then hope someone is home when animal control stops.....
Seems like a bit much when all AC would have to do is drive through neighborhood and roll a window down. Feed the birds so you can listen to barking?
CW - going to take my coffee and sulk in the garden. Maybe you can cheer me up. Otherwise, we may have to have crab for lunch....
Ms Mook - That sounds like a good letter to the editor! Point out that the horns at least have a purpose, while the dogs are merely noise. You might just initiate a groundswell of support for keeping dogs quiet...
All quiet on the northern front this morning. Had a frost overnight - much to the chagrin of early garden planters, I'm sure. With a few exceptions, Memorial Day is the magic day for all of that. By then the tulips will be pretty much history, too, and I'll replace them with lots of petunias.
Got my tea and bearclaw.
Ms Mook - if you still need some cheering up, back up a page on the diner and take another look at Owen!
Cool and sunny here this morning, but not frost cool...Have 57 now. Several nice days ahead as per weather people.
Lawn is being fertlized now as I write so that means it will be growing even faster....and I've been mowing every 3 or 4 days.
But Spring time is a time of beauty and I much enjoy it all.....
God morning,and 72 degrees with clouds in Carolina. We are awaiting another thunderstorm on the 11th day in a row that they have been forecast. Not every day has produced a storm, but more have than not, and frankly, it is getting old very fast. I am like Mslle La Mook in the irritatability dept over that. A nice clear day with no lightning would be what the dr ordered. Everybody 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)
JoeKohmorning well if they don't mow the playground area soon they will need the baler and wagon.Cw thanks for breakfast.I remember summer bailing then a lunch break then bailing some more.then we would come back in the evening and milk the cows.after that we would load the bales in the hay mound.I did this for a few summers before band camp started.Not bad money for a youngster.Time for a nap.ray got walnuts for that banana bread?? stay safe joe
Tree was right. I took another look at Owen and feel much better.... Plus he is quiet....
I have always owned dogs and without exception, if they ever felt the need to bark, the 2nd one was only after a look of approval from me. Even had one dog that I only heard bark once and it took me awhile to figure out she was the guilty one. (She was the only dog in the house)
No excuse to have a dog that will bark at butterflies and the wind, constantly.
Mookie, I agree with you on the barking dogs! Thankfully, our dog only barks when someone rings the doorbell. Or, when an ambulance or fire apparatus go by the house, she howls.
The beef stew and tuna melt casserole are heated up and on the warmer bar. It seems I made a really big pot of the beef stew yesterday, and there is definitely plenty leftover for today. And I just took fresh baked cornbread out of the oven.
It looks like the light rain we had this morning is just about over with in our area. We haven't had any for awhile now, and it's still very cool out: temp is in the low to mid 60s. Think we'll be lucky to make it to 70, that they were predicting for today.
Mookie, Larry had a good idea about the dog and train horn situations! Sic 'em, girl!
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