Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[cherokee woman]

Thank you Josie, for your kind words.

Jim, glad to hear you made it through the storms last night unscathed.

Lunch today will be your choice of tuna melt or you can have deep fried fish
w/fries and hushpuppies and cole slaw.

[Anonymous]

Sorry about your friend falling asleep, CW!

Congrats Mr. President!

Eventually the sun will be shining again....spring is just around the corner.

Can you tell I've already had my coffee?? Buy biscuits and gravey sounds great, thanks.

Josie

[CShaveRR]

And I did all of that before breakfast!

Doctor's appointment went well last night, though the powers of suggestion made me mighty uncomfortable for the rest of the night. I'll have to have that exploratory procedure in December again.

Feeling much better today, so I'll have some of Cher's delicious cooking. I have a train to catch this morning, preceded by the walk to the depot and followed by a longer walk to the bike shop. My bike will then take me to lunch (my favorite hamburger joint in Elmhurst is open for the year now), then home. I should sleep well tonight before work!

[CShaveRR]

OK, Sarah.

The cars we saw were UTLX tank cars--when we saw them I noted that they appeared to have been relettered and renumbered.

When I got home, I used the build date off the cars I'd seen to see if I could find out what they were originally. The NATX cars matched the date, and I could find some old records at work to show that they were in fact renumbered in order, minus about five of the NATX cars that had been retired.

Meanwhile, I'd asked someone with access to this information about the former numbers of the UTLX cars. He came up with DBUX numbers! So the only solution is that the NATX cars (all but four) went to the DBUX series (in 2003, as it turns out), then the DBUX cars (all but one) went to the UTLX series that we saw (late last year is when they started to be relettered).

Isn't this hobby fun?

[Anonymous]

Mornin" All

We are still hearing reports of all the damage done by the storm. Lots of people substained damage from it. A couple in Eastern Arkansas, left their trailor house and got in their car, the storm destroyed the trailor and blew out the windows in their car giving them cuts. Another trailor was destroyed when a tree fell right in the middle of it acting like a hugh knife and chopping it into. [:0] [:0] [:0] The National Weather Service has confirmed only 1 tornado (in Arkansas) so far and claimed that much of the damage was from 80 mph winds. It is ironic how a storm will devastate one area only to leave another nearby area alone. I thank God, my area was spared. But there is damage not far from me.

I also read where at least one UP freight train had to be stopped so debris could be cleared from the railroad tracks.

You just never know about these storms. I fear many of us have just become accustomed to them and don't give them the attention they deserve. Life and death are only a heartbeat away, yet we take it all for granted so much. I am sure Larry will whole-heartedly agree with that. We must be ready in more ways than one, for the unexpected.

Last night after reach the mid to upper 70s yesterday, it dropped down to about 44. It is in the low 50s right now with a high of 77 predicted. It is cloudy so warming is going slowly, and we have a light breeze.

There is not much more to report. Zach did call me and tell me the UP 844 was coming to North Little Rock. So that will be nice. It has been, maybe 10 years, since I saw it last.

Everyone Have A Good Day

Take Care

[tree68]

Wind (up to 50mph), rain. We're getting the northern edge of that stuff that's tearing up the south, plus a system over Canada. Good thing it's warm, or this would be a major snow event. Instead we'll have rain coming down sideways....

Aside from that, things aren't too bad....

Looks like spring is finally making it's presence known, and just in time for the fire department's spring chicken barbeque. The person who used to "do it all" (her own choice) got tired of doing it all, so we're doing a little exploring on how much of what to get, etc. It'll be a good event...

[cherokee woman]

Good morning, all! Well, looks like we made it through the storms last night.
I never heard any thunder or saw any lightning. But like Mutt and Sarah have
said, the wind sure did pick up there for awhile. Some places in the county
are without power (we still have our power). Have heard this morning that
several streets have some limbs and other debris on the roadways, for
people on their way to school, work to contend with this morning.

How about some turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and biscuits &
gravy for breakfast? Of, if you'd like, got some cereal and bananas and
strawberries that you can put in your cereal.

Don't worry, Joe: I've got plenty of coffee on. Think I'm going to need a lot
of it myself this morning.

[JoeKoh]

ahh i see the kitty is here. better get the coffee out pronto.hopefully everyone had things battened down. wind today and more thunderstorms this weekend.
stay safe
joe

[Mookie]

^~^

[CSXrules4eva]

Brian, you are darn straight on that subject!! Eveyone in the Dinner hold on to whatever you can cause there's a storm about!!!!!!!! As Mutt pointed out here in Louisville, it is rainy and very windy here, and yes the weather alert radio has been going off 24/7! Wow. I also heard a couple of tornado warnings, in surrounding counties, not too far from Louisville. It is also very dark, outside. Man I deffanitly know I'm in the Ohio Valley now. lol

Carl, I am a little bit confused here. Yes I do remember those renumbered UTLX cars very well in fact. However, I don't remeber seeing any NATX cars unless those UTLX cars used to be NATX, which I highly doubt. Help....[?][%-)]

[Junctionfan]

yep-it was made official this evening-I am now president of the student council of Niagara College starting in May 1.

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by josie

Aw come on...I'm serious! The bird kept it up for days until it met an untimely death.

Mookie's cousin! (and no asparagus barrier!)[:D][:D][:D]



[banghead][banghead][banghead]
....Holding the broccoli in reserve (just in case)

[blhanel]

Carl,

Went to a visitation like that last night, 16-year-old son of a co-worker, killed in a car accident. Those are the hardest.

[CShaveRR]

Josie, the bird was probably upset at the reflection's dirty feet! Every few years we get a young cardinal who can't stand to see a rival in the window, and we wake up to a "klunk...klunk...chirp...klunk!"

[CShaveRR]

Walt and Paula, our condolences on the loss of your friend.

I remember a wake where the line was long like that--I had to go early, on my way to work, but the line was already out the door half an hour before the published start time (it was a classmate of Ellen's, a girl who had everything going for her--had a brain aneurysm three days before she would have left for college, driving home from a Bears game with a friend).

[locomutt]

Joe,

Thank You,visitation started at 6:00,and we got over there about 6:10,and
it was already getting crowded, (only 3 doors from our house) and as CW
said,it is a small church and parking will be at a premium,let alone space
in the Sanctuary. As CW also said how well loved that she was in the
community,she was a Fighter for peoples' rights,and this world needs
more people like she was. We are extremely PROUD that we
have been able to meet,know and be friends with her for the years we have.
She Will Be Missed By All !!

[JoeKoh]

cw and mutt
we pass our condolances to you and too her family.raining steadily here no rumble and grumble.good sleeping weather but I need to go to work tonight but its friday.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Supper is breakfast tonight: sausage, biscuits & gravy, bacon. Making it a quick
supper; we need to go to a visitation tonight. A dear friend of ours passed away
suddenly Monday morning. She was a dear friend to the entire local community,
as well as a dear friend of ours, possibly the entire nation. She strove for equal
rights for everybody, no matter the color, race, etc. She was 81. Not sure we will
make it to the funeral. It's a very small church, and I know there will be very, very
many people attending her funeral tomorrow afternoon.

[locomutt]

Well,it looks like my time schedule for the weather warnings is pretty
well holding true,just had several issued for our area,still a bit further west,
but none the less much closer than we like.

The wind has really started picking up around here a quite a bit,and it seems
like for some strange reason,we're getting some from the northern climes,
which is something that we don't normally get (maybe it will change directions
a bit !)

Brian;hopefully,we are "battened down" as tight as we can get,we can use the
rain,but honestly don't need or want the other stuff that goes along with it.

Not sure what the supper menu is going to be just yet,I think CW will be in
shortly with that,but while I'm waiting,I need a cup of Mocha.

[Junctionfan]

Hello everybody, I am so excited that I have won the elections at my college. I am now officially president of student council for Niagara College (Welland Campus). I start in the first of May.

I won by a landslide too.

Andrew

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman


Jim, you can mention the "green" word: I'll just ignore it!!

Well please don't ignore the coming storm system.

W O W



So watch your weather warning and keep an eye on this storm.

The NWS radio is already making it's presence very well, known;
thus far all the watches and warnings issued out of here,have been for
counties in both more western areas of In. and Ky. The way the system
seems to be moving,I imagine we'll start getting those warnings for us
in two or three hours.

[blhanel]

Hey there Diner residents- hope you've got the hatches battened down, the storms are on your doorstep...

[Anonymous]

Aw come on...I'm serious! The bird kept it up for days until it met an untimely death.

[mudchicken]

"And then there was the bird that got a bad attitude, pooped on the porch, walked in it and then flew feet-first into a window (over and over). Really....I'm serious."

What was Cousin smoking that day????



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[CShaveRR]

A BLT for me, please!

It's awfully gray out there--just got a call that my bike needs some parts replaced, and will be ready for me tomorrow. Hope the forecast for better weather holds!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman


Jim, you can mention the "green" word: I'll just ignore it!!

Well please don't ignore the coming storm system.

W O W

It has been really bad for Arkansas. [V] [:(] [V]

It has about one hour left in the state and will be gone but it has one death to its credit and many homes destroyed or damaged. Just north of me in the same county about 15 homes destroyed by a possible tornado. About 10:30 this morning when I was having a medium shower, windows were being blown out in Little Rock.

The death was an ederly gentleman who could not get out of his house after it was struck by lightening. His wife is ok, but he didn't make it. There has been damaged in various places in the state.

So watch your weather warning and keep an eye on this storm.

[cherokee woman]

Jim, you can mention the "green" word: I'll just ignore it!!

Lunch menu today will be: BLTs with grilled cheese sammwiches.

Will let you all know in a couple hours or so what will be on the supper menu.

[Anonymous]

Hi All

Well the rain moved in over the night. When I watch the noon news I will see if any of it was severe or not. Here I think it was just light to medium rain. But I do not know about the rest of the state.

So far this morning it has been light showers on and off.


MC [^]

We don't mention the green stuff by name. Someone (name withheld for fear of my life [:o)] [;)] [:p] ) does not like it. [;)] Personally, I do. [:p] And mushroom too, I don't care if they are cooked or not, I LOVE MUSHROOMS. [:p]

Well today is my Monday so I must get off the comp and start thinking about work. [:(]

Everyone Take Care

[CShaveRR]

We're supposed to get more rain, with temps in the 60s (55 right now--dropped a couple of degrees). The dehumidifier has kicked in down here in Computer Central. My bike is due out of the shop today, but it looks like tomorrow will be beter for pickup.

Sarah, you know those tank cars we saw, and I said I'd figured out the former numbers of the whole series? Guess what...there was another identity for all of them between the original (NATX) and the current (UTLX). I've found all of those (DBUX), too--just have to get them on the discs. One of the many things that has to get done before the doctor sees me this evening. I won't be going to work tonight.

[Anonymous]

ummmmm....coffee, thanks!

We had bats in our attic (that doesn't sound good, does it?). But really, bats. And we couldn't kill them. It seems that they're protected, in Colorado at least (use-ta live in Colorado, now Ohio, soon Wyoming...). So we had to wait till they went out for the night and then plug the hole where they were getting in—yech!

One time we were staying at a friend's house and my whole family stayed entertained for about half an hour while a derranged bird kept attacking it's image in the glass.

And then there was the bird that got a bad attitude, pooped on the porch, walked in it and then flew feet-first into a window (over and over). Really....I'm serious.

Wierd.

Still overcast round here, Sigh. Wish I could go back to bed. Make my coffee a double!

Josie