THE FLAT WHEEL CAFE/DINER JULY VERSION

[JoeKoh]

Good Morning

happy 4rth of July.Dan we were busy with chores and company yesterday.I didn't even look at the computer at all.My sisters Sweedish visitors are actullay in Louisville right now visiting their cousins.Lisa wants to look at the horses.Jon wants to go to the Louisville slugger museum.They are going to go to Virginia and then New York to finish their trip.They are also going to go to a Dodgers/Mets game.So we gave Jon a cheat sheet on how to keep score.We all had a great time.we stopped and watched Defiances fireworks on the way home.Tonight its Napoleons fireworks.When Matt wakes up we are going to see what csx is running.Might not be too much today.They have been dropping rail in town.The breakfast bar is ready to go.Everyone enjoy.

stay safe

Joe

[rvos1979]

Whew.....

1853 miles, 254 gallons of diesel #2, average MPG of 7.3 (not bad for flat ground), and all in three days....

Might actually get to the house to celebrate the fourth after all.  Only about 6-7 hour drive to Richfield, then 1 hour home, and probably take rest of weekend off, have to get a DOT physical Monday.

Joe, if you didn't get that PM, the offer is open for 8-9am your time, sorry about the short notice.....

Dan, seems like Aurora has had probs in the past, my friend's wife had many complications (some caused by staff mistakes), she missed out on about the first three months of her daughter's life.  Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Now I think I'll   //thud//

zzzzzzzzz 

[tree68]

Deggesty

Do they have a Fourth of July in England?

I'm pretty sure they do - right between the third and the fifth. 

Rain cancelled the fireworks tonight.  Things cleared up and some folks were wondering why, but that line of showers due in about 10-ish would have doused the crowd pretty well....

Getting things loaded up for a couple of days on the railroad.  Hard to say what kind of crowds we might have.  Sometimes the rain actually increases our ridership...

[Deggesty]

Modelcar

....A beautiful mole free, sunny and dry morning....70 degrees as I checked a short time ago

Freedom...Great blessings.

Well, it looks as though Quentin is out of the running for "molekiller of the year." I expect he will look his yard over from time to time, though. 

Indeed, Freedom is a blessing that we enjoy--even those who do not care about how it is that we have it should enjoy it also.

A happy Fourth to all.

Do they have a Fourth of July in England?

Johnny

[Anonymous]

Good Afternoon All:

I go the day off of work today as well because of the Federal Holiday.  It continues very hot and dry here in Alamo City.  Our expected hit today is 101, 102 for Satuday and 104 for Sunday.

Despite the heat, it has the makings for a great holiday weekend.

 

 

 

[Willy2]

Good morning!

Well, it's in the upper 60s right now. We have some sprinkles around and the clouds don't look like they're going to move out for most of the day. In fact, some severe thunderstorms are possible this evening, right about the time that my favorite fireworks display will be.

I should have had my wisdom teeth pulled a day or two before Halloween. All I'll have to do is step out the door today and I'm sure people will be running in fright.

Justin, on what day exactly are you going to come west through Omaha on the California Zephyr? If it's not running too late, I'll watch you go by, since the BNSF is just a few blocks from my house.

[tree68]

cherokee woman

Don't worry Larry:  your bear claws are still here also!!

And that's a good thing, too! 

Of course, it being a federal holiday (since the 4th is on Saturday), I chose to sleep in...

Raining here right now.  That low over eastern Ontario better move on pretty soon.

 

[cherokee woman]

Good Friday morning, everyone.  Tom, thanks for getting things under way this morning.  As Mutt said, after having to do two restarts due to updates, the puter was giving me a royal headache!!  That's when I relinquised the puter to him.  

Since it's now mid morning, I've made up some BLTs for our Friday Brunch, along with some danish:  raspberry, blueberry and plain danish with white icing (get the red, white and blue theme?).  Don't worry Larry:  your bear claws are still here also!!

Hope everyone has a great morning (what's left of it, except on the West Coast), and I'll see you all later.

 

[Modelcar]

....A beautiful mole free, sunny and dry morning....70 degrees as I checked a short time ago.  Really getting dry here.

Just walked out to the back edge of our lot and it seems to confirm my suspicions we are now mole free and I wanted to check how wet the grass was from the dew....None...!  Simply dry.  No moisture in the atmosphere here.  For mowing reasons....that's good.  As the next task at hand we'll be mowing.

Shrubs are all nice and neat now, and with a mowing, we should look pretty good.  Flags in place at back {as golfers go by they can see}, and a group of 7 out front.  So looks like we're presentable for our Nations's holiday.

Quiet in our neighborhood this morning...but we'll be hearing some cracks and booms over the next 2 days.  Nice celebrations going on in the little town we're part of now...{Yorktown}, over today and tomorrow.  Big picnic area and ball fields near the edge of town makes great locations for get togethers.  Small town America...Guess that's what it looks like to me this morning.

Freedom...Great blessings.

[locomutt]

 Tom, whatever are you talking about?!  Thanks for starting things this morning; seems when CW turned the computer on, she had "updates and changes" to be added, then restart the 'puter. All was well there, but seems that either ISP or browser (or both) wouldn't let her get up on the internet to do anything.

She got frustrated and handed it off to me; and after another restart (and some cussing) I made it onto the internet and here finally. She should be in semi shortly to get everything else going.

Temp. here right now is 69 degrees, going for a predicted high of 83 this evening. At least the oppressive heat and humidity have left the area for awhile; or course later this month that Will change, and we Will get back into that pattern again.

 

 

[Mookie]

Tom: 

[grampaw pettibone]

Good morning. 70 degrees at sunrise in Carolina, headed for HOT later. Last time I fixed breakfast, we almost had an insurection in the ranks, so I will defer to Paula for the cooking. There are some leftovers on the bar, tho, so make yourselves at home till the cook shows up. Mookie, here is your mug, coffee, that is. Everybody stay safe and cool

[locomutt]

Deggesty

bubbajustin

Got grandpas yard mowed today. Also got one of the doors made. The other will have to be made again... When using a circular saw, you must be precise.

Justin, one of the major rules in cutting is: measure twice and cut once. You may be able to avoid bad mistakes if you follow this rule.

In our living room (which I paneled going on twenty-five years ago) there is a place with two pieces of paneling where there should be only one--because I was careless in measuring. At least, I was able to cut another piece to fill my error in. What's really bad is cutting too short; if you cut too long, you may be able to cut it right the second time.

Can you sleep nights for thinking about your upcoming trip? I wish you and your family well in your vacation trip to Colorado and back. As the Southern Pacific used to say (a long, long, time ago) "Getting there is half the fun."

Johnny

 

Johnny, Very Good Words of Wisdom, although the one I Grew up with was; "Measure Three Times and Cut Once"!   Not that much difference, but..............

(or you could go out and buy a "Lumber Stretcher")

[just as good as 50' of "Flight Line" or a bucket of "Prop Wash" ]

(believe me, I've made my share of errors over the years! (and then some!)

[Deggesty]

bubbajustin

Got grandpas yard mowed today. Also got one of the doors made. The other will have to be made again... When using a circular saw, you must be precise.

Justin, one of the major rules in cutting is: measure twice and cut once. You may be able to avoid bad mistakes if you follow this rule.

In our living room (which I paneled going on twenty-five years ago) there is a place with two pieces of paneling where there should be only one--because I was careless in measuring. At least, I was able to cut another piece to fill my error in. What's really bad is cutting too short; if you cut too long, you may be able to cut it right the second time.

Can you sleep nights for thinking about your upcoming trip? I wish you and your family well in your vacation trip to Colorado and back. As the Southern Pacific used to say (a long, long, time ago) "Getting there is half the fun."

Johnny

[JoeKoh]

well it took an extra frame but the reds did win today.matt helped me finish up some work outside.our contractor called and said our awnings are in.he will come and put them up next wed.Dan congrats to you and Misty.Glad everyone is okay.Cw and Mutt thanks for supper.time to get ready for work.

stay safe

joe

[cherokee woman]

Mutt, thanks for taking care of the lunch menu for me!  I really appreciate your help around here, along with the others who help out also!  

Well, our high today was supposed to be about 78 degrees.  We didn't make it:  our official high for today, as reported on the latest news/weather update is 71.  Second coolest temp on record for this date.  Back in 1986, I believe they said, was the coolest for July 1:  73 degrees then.  

Mutt, you did such a fantastic job of grilling, that there is enough left for supper tonight.  

Dan, so very glad to hear that Misty is better, and I hope she continues to improve daily!!  

Tom, glad to hear that your dentist appointment went so well.  

Everyone have a great evening, and any of you taking off for the long holiday weekend, take care and come back next week, safe and sound.

 

[bubbajustin]

Evening.

Got grandpas yard mowed today. Also got one of the doors made. The other will have to be made again... When using a circular saw, you must be precise.

Well, after we got the door made me and grandpa heard a loud BOOM! SCREECH!!! We looked out from the garage to find grandpas neibghor standing by his John Deere mower with a person and a blue moped laying next to it. The guy on the moped smashed into Tom's mower. (Tom = grandpas nebighor) The guy had bleeding from the mouth. We called the ambulance, and thay took him away. Smashed the front of Tom's mower in really bad. Also peeled the side of the scooter off. (Like a bananna)

So how did your day go?

Dan, glad to hear that mom and baby are doing well! We will keep praying for them!!!

Take care! Justin

[Deggesty]

Mookie

Johnny - google "Ogden Nash Dentist" and you may find what you are looking for

I did, and found the "poem!" http://originoftheword.blogspot.com/2006/02/ogden-nash.html 

I discovered that you had remembered one of the couplets of the whole composition.

Readers of Ogden Nash soon discover that his lines seldom scan, and he works overtime to make words rhyme (and, again, he may change the pronunciation of a word so that it rhymes with another, as he uses "dignity" as a supposed rhyme to "benignity") --yet I have long appreciated his humor.

Thanks,

Johnny

[tree68]

Mookie

Dan - all your shirts will be decorated with urp.  Very fashionable!

Daughter's Facebook page today has an entry "Went all day without spit-up on me!"

With a seven-week-old, that's a noteworthy accomplishment - worth sharing. 

[Mookie]

Willy - rhetoric & composition = forum

Johnny - google "Ogden Nash Dentist" and you may find what you are looking for

Dan - all your shirts will be decorated with urp.  Very fashionable!

[CNW 6000]

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.  Mom is now out of ICU and working on what we think might be the last IV she'll need.  Baby is healthy and with her.  She will probably come home tomorrow barring any problems. 

Years ago I asked my dad what he was worried about one day.  His reply was that I'd understand someday once I had my own family.  I think I have a much better appreciation for a lot of things after what we went through...and he's only 3 days old!  Just for the record...poopy diapers aren't that bad. 

[locomutt]

Well, been awhile since I've been in, Nice New "Digs" here. Guess I'll have to come in more often, or "Lurk" more.

Brian, have been doing a few things around here also, this over 100 year old house needs a bit of TLC once-in-awhile, plus some other stuff, keeps us going, me more than others.

Adrian, Try and stay cool; and Safe!!

Willy, hope you don't have a lot of bruising on the outside of face after the wisdom teeth were taken out; several years ago when I had mine removed (oral surgeon) my face looked like I had been in a very big fight.

Dan, Congrats of the new addition, hope Misty is getting along well.

I quit looking in mirrors along time ago just for the simple fact that I didn't want to face my stupid Landlord!

CW had to go run a few errands, so she asked me if I could take care of the lunch menu, so here goes;

The grills are going, there are hamburgers, hotdogs, brats, steaks being done now; along with corn on the cob and other "steamed" vegetables. (and Boy are they steamed! Especially after a certain story I told them!)

Tossed salad, cole slaw and desserts are on the side bar, so everybody "Chow Down"!

Nice cooler day here today, temps to only get into the high 70s today and I think it's going to have to struggle to get there.....only around 71 degrees right now. (1341 hours here)

Kinda hope it stays that way, maybe I'll get a chance to go railfanning after a bit.

 

 

[Modelcar]

Willy2

I'm glad your dental work went well. Hopefully you're not experiencing as much pain as I did yesterday

 

Thanks Willy.....So far, so good.

And best of luck with your University efforts this Fall.

[Willy2]

Quentin,

I'm glad your dental work went well. Hopefully you're not experiencing as much pain as I did yesterday.

I still don't feel like a spring chicken today, but it's better than yesterday. Now that 24 hours have gone by, I'm supposed to rinse my mouth with warm salt-water every few hours. I guess it's supposed to reduce swelling and ease the pain.

On another note, I've registered for all of my fall 2009 classes at Creighton University. They include:

• Intro to Atmospheric Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences Lab
• Calculus I
• Theology I
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Physics

Fun times are ahead!

[Modelcar]

Deggesty

On dentists--Quentin, I hope you came off better than Tom and Willy. I think it was the last time I had my teeth cleaned that the hygienist noticed a discolored spot in my mouth; it turned out that the spot was an opening which allowed the pressure from decay to be eased so that I did not know that I needed work done on a tooth

 

Johnny, it appears {probably}, I did....The work done this morning was 10 times less expensive than the estimate....!!

Decay had set in under a crown....But, our resourceful dentist, drilled thru that and drilled out the decay.  He indicated the decay had not got to the nerve yet, so the repair could be done as such and then filled.

The other possiblity was a root canal and new crown...Not cheap.  So if we get away with this repair just accomplished, hooray...I have antibiotics to take now...{less than 10 dollars}, to keep any infection away, etc.....

If this all is successful, I'd say we've had a great morning at our good dentist's office.

[Deggesty]

No, Mookie, that's not it; I had forgotten about the one you remembered. Mine is much longer, and, among other things, he wrote of how the dentist fills your mouth with all sorts of tools. I will have to look for the book. I gave a copy of the long poem to my then dentist; he did not make any comment on it.

Johnny

[Mookie]

Some tortures are physical
And some are mental,
But the one that is both
Is dental.
~Ogden Nash

Is this the one?

[blownout cylinder]

tree68

Mookie

Tree - we have a set up that automatically waters the lawn and flowers.  Landlord. 

Same here, in a way.   I see my landlord every time I look in a mirror....

I'm not even watering the plantings here---we get barrels of rain by the looks of things

[Deggesty]

On watering--I used to move sprinkler hoses around the front and back yards until about four years ago and we had a sprinkler system installed. Now, I just have to check the control and make sure it is getting enough water to the grass. As Larry, I see the landlord if I dare look in the mirror.

Ricki lived in Boise for ten years before we married. About a month and a half before we married, she visited me in Reform, Alabama. While there, she looked at the lush grass in the yard and asked me, "How often do you water?" I answered, "Never, and it still grows."

On the move to the July Version--Tom, you apparently got Larry's corner set up for him; he has not complained about it yet.

On dentists--Quentin, I hope you came off better than Tom and Willy. I think it was the last time I had my teeth cleaned that the hygienist noticed a discolored spot in my mouth; it turned out that the spot was an opening which allowed the pressure from decay to be eased so that I did not know that I needed work done on a tooth. Incidentally, has anyone of you read Ogden Nash's poem about visting the dentist? I had it copied out on my computer, and had not backed my hard drive up before it crashed. If I can find the book, I can copy the poem out again,

We are having occasional light showers, with the high in the eighties, and the low such that we can sleep almost comfortably with the window open.

Johnny

 

[tree68]

Mookie

Tree - we have a set up that automatically waters the lawn and flowers.  Landlord. 

Same here, in a way.   I see my landlord every time I look in a mirror....