Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[CShaveRR]

Hello, and welcome, Cogload! You'll like it here.

[JoeKoh]

morning
wow go railfanning and come home and the ground is wet. if thats all it takes for rain,Juice and coffee are ready to go.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Good morning everyone! [#welcome] Cogload to the Depot Diner and
Coffee Shop!! Always glad to have new people in here. Welcome aboard!!
Know you will love the food in here (good ole country cooking) and will like
all the people who come in here.

Had a glorious time at the luau last night. Had plenty of barbeque, along with
cole slaw, potato salad, mixed fruit (cantalope & watermelon mostly), and
plenty of soft drinks. New niece-in-law looks like a perfect match for our
nephew. They both love to go camping the "old fashioned" way of taking a
tent and sleeping bags and sleeping on the ground. Do believe our nephew
found his soul mate. Now, can hardly wait for little great-nieces and great-nephews
to come along!!

Saturday brunch will be: turkey bacon, sausage patties, biscuits & gravy,
fried potatoes, sliced tomatoes, cantalope, and I've even fried some steak
for breakfast this morning. Also have oatmeal, grits, and cream of wheat.

Eat hardy, everyone, and have a great day. BUT STAY COOL OUT THERE;
SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER HOT one.

[railfan619]

Good morning everyone how are we today the temp around here today is going to be about 87 degrees but tomorrow is going to be 90 plus and of course no rain[:(] But by later in the week we are going to get some rain. So what is for luch and dinner today.

[cherokee woman]

Yeah, by Tuesday night and Wednesday, we are to get some rain, effects of
Dennis. They are predicting that we may have 1 to 5 or 6 inches of rain from
the tropical storm.

Know that I am still serving the Saturday brunch; but tonight, it will be the
usual Saturday night pizza night. If anyone doesn't want pizza, I'll also have
beef pasta and garden salads. Will also have plenty of iced tea and
lemonade to drink.

[JoeKoh]

pizza sounds great.can really use the rain.hope it doesnt come all at once
stay safe
joe

[mudchicken]

CW: send us some of that rain when it goes by. We are on fire again and it was 98 degrees here today. Bank display downtown said 156 degrees today[:O][:D]

[banghead][banghead][banghead]

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

CW: send us some of that rain when it goes by. We are on fire again and it was 98 degrees here today. Bank display downtown said 156 degrees today[:O][:D]

[banghead][banghead][banghead]

Was it only 98? I would've believed 156 today! What ever happened to the nice rainy pattern we were in? There hasn't even been any decent afternoon storms of late. Oh well...August is coming, and that means Monsoon season! Nothing like getting pounded by slow moving 3 inch per hour storms!

[cherokee woman]

Mudchicken and Chris, I'll try to get the rain to go west, okay?
I know the western Indians did rain dances, but don't actually recall
ever hearing about any of the Cherokee doing rain dances! But,
I'll try, anyway.

Sunday brunch will be: donuts, grapefruit, grapes, cantalope, water-
melon.
I haven't quite decided on supper tonight, but tell me, how does beef
roast, potatoes and carrots w/cole slaw and peach cobbler w/ice cream
sound for supper?!?!?!

[JoeKoh]

I can wa***he van the truck and mow the yard but that might cause a tornado!i made some extra lemonade today.
stay safe
joe

[locomutt]

Joe,

One of those maybe, NOT ALL THREE !
Yes, WE definitely need the rain,but.................
Lemonade sounds great,as it's supposed to
be HOT again here also !!

Mudchicken,a 156 on the bank display,that sucker must have melted !![:0]

[CSXrules4eva]

Yes CW the beef roast, potatoes and carrots w/cole slaw and peach cobbler w/ ice cream sounds really good. I think I'll have a little bit of eveything then tonight. Oh I'm glad you enjoyed the luau!!

Joe thanks for making up some of that delicious lemonade. Be carefull I might end up drinking 2 gals of it!!! lol.

What is going on here today, it's not that livily in here. Well I'm sure as soon as CW starts cooking up that good food mentioned above things will get busy. All this talk of rain makes me want to see hurricane Dennis come throught and give us a good down pour and some flash floods. Goodie!! Well, today in PA it's going up to 87 degrees Ferhinehight (spelling) then tomorrow when I have to work oustdie in the scorching sun it's going to be 98 degrees. However the people in upstate PA will be confortable since they live in what I like to call the "mountainous PA region" Well, I'm going out railfaning today I hope I'll see something interesting.

[JoeKoh]

maybe you'll get to see some bnsf power.alot of it came by Deshler yesterday.
stay safe
joe

[CShaveRR]

Sarah, I can imagine that your garage/shop facility would need a lot of fans to keep the help cool. Be sure and stay watered down.

We are at 93 degrees, as we speak. My "Weather Bug" sometimes errs the other way--no matter what the temperature really is, the Bug will sometimes go to 15 below! Anyone care to join me?

I'm just in for a tall, cool drink (non-alcoholic, non-caloric, non-caffeinated, of course). This first day of vacation is filled with food--we just got kicked out of the place where the wedding reception will be held (of course, the owners fed us brunch and hugged us before they kicked us out), and in two hours or so we have to go to our church's pig roast. Given the temperatures, it might be me they're talking about!

Again, to Sarah--I get five weeks' vacation. Not nearly enough for an AMG, but that's the most that anyone gets. After this one is over, I'll have abouf five single flex days left, to be used by the end of August.

[cherokee woman]

Okay everyone, the roast, potatoes, and carrots will be ready in two
hours (about 6:30 our time). So you have plenty of time to get your
appetites whetted. Think I'll get started on the cole slaw, though,
so it can be nice and cold when everything else is ready. And the
peach cobblers I made have a nice, golden brown crust on top!![C=:-)]

[jeaton]

Carl-Nothing like seniority on the railroad to get some nice vacation time. I reached a management level that gave me four weeks. I still used them as if they were gold. No wasted time traveling from home to B and back.

I guess we are all in the heat. Well into the nineties here and no rain in sight. Would be nice to get some crumbs from Dennis, but those tend to get used up by Tennessee or Kentucky.

Anyway, things are pretty quiet around here today. Contrast yesterday with a very big crowd over in Janesville at the WSOR roundhouse and yard, and a local classic car showing here in Delavan. Today everybody seems to be hanging inside, in the shade or out on the lake. That's the ticket.

I'll take any leftovers for supper.

Jay

[JoeKoh]

Whatever Jay doesn't take I'll pack in my Lunch for work tonight.getting back into the 5 days a week routine until mamma gets her vacation time back in august.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Hope everyone enjoys the roast, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, and the
peach cobblers.

Tom, there's plenty of everything: help yourself!

Joe, fix you a to-go plate for work tonight.

Think I outdid myself on this roast: it's so moist and tender, it just pulls
apart. Mutt and I are stuffed.

Saw our Diner owner on another thread, before I came in. Wonder if
he'll stop in here[?][;)]

[Anonymous]

CW - Thanks! Just finished mowing my dirt! I need some cold tea!!!

Jay - I think a got a bit too much sun yesterday. I had a terrible headache all night! We need rain bad!!!

[locomutt]

Morning ALL,
Coffee is on,the Juice is out. The rest of the morning's fare wiiil
be up shortly.

Jay,Tom;Some possible good news,in the way of rain for us.
Due to the way that the "leftovers" from Dennis are moving,they
have put us in the 40% catagory for some rain,as early as this
afternoon. Originally we weren't supposed to have much of any
chance until very late tonight,or really,at the earliest,tommorow.
Just hope we do get some rain and cooler temps. Although,
I'm not going to hold my breath waiting.[swg]

[Mookie]

this is your weather person from the desert in the middle of the country. The long range forecast is just plain stupid. Hot, Hazy and Humid and no rain until at least Sept!

See - it isn't hard to predict the weather - when you have no weather. Kind of like living on the moon. But we have no forest fires like Colorado - what would we burn on the plains - grasshoppers? Yum!

So - to my favorite roadrunner in Colorado - be careful and wait for me to singe your feathers! Don't do it yourself!

Now - I brought in some Fried Rice and Combo lo-mein for lunch. Guess where we ate yesterday! [:O] oh excuse me - not bad manners - good food!

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[cherokee woman]

Good morning all!! Regular breakfast fare is ready and waiting for you:
you know, sausage, bacon, biscuits & gravy, etc., etc.

Mookie, your lunch sounds real good. Think I'll fix some fried
rice for lunch today: chicken, pork, beef, and special fried rice with all
three in it. Might even make some shrimp fried rice, also.

Anybody want to come and go peach picking? We have a family restaurant/
you-pick farm over the way in Indiana. And they are running their peach
picking commercials this morning. We could get enough peaches for pies
and cobblers to fill the Diner's freezer for the winter.

Mookie, I like your weather reporting. But, just make sure you don't
singe your Colorado roadrunner too much: we do want to keep him
around for a long time![:p]

[tree68]

Phew! Busy weekend! Spent all day Saturday riding herd on the crowd at the nearby "French Festival." (EMS Bike Patrol) Also managed to find time to consume a couple of hot Italian sausage sandwiches (with) and a serving of salt potatoes. Not to mention the French pastries that are a hallmark of the event. Finished up the evening with a great fireworks display over the St Lawrence.

Sunday I spent getting the ol' sailboat ready for, and into the water. Alas the creek from the boat launch to the lake was all into the wind, so did some paddling until I had room to maneuver. Great fun on the lake, though, if a bit rough. All the more fun.

Lunch sounds good, CW, and as for those peaches, they are always great fresh, but for a real treat, we'll have to get out the ice cream freezer. Peach ice cream! I'll crank if everyone else will help!

[cherokee woman]

Sounds good to me, Larry. We'll have to use some of those peaches
to make some peach ice cream to have in the freezer, along with
having some peach ice cream to eat right away!! And I'll even help
with the cranking.

[JoeKoh]

im sure I can rig up a pedaling device to make the cranking easier.just how big of an ice cream maker you got?
stay safe
joe

[CopCarSS]

Hmmmm...well it seems that my fair state is on fire again. So much for thinking this year would be different thanks to a lot of winter snow, and a lot of spring rain. I guess it's all moot when there has been no summer precipitation, with high temperatures and high winds.

I was just down in that area of the world last weekend, too. Sigh...I think I'll just have a glass of milk this morning. Need to build up some calcium so I have strong bones. I think I need to do quite a rain dance!

[mudchicken]

Chris: Joining the Chorus Line Union again this year?[:D]

Mookie: You don't have trees, but (ahem) you do remember feedlots and buffalo chips?...along with prairie fires with all that green grass turning brown?

[CopCarSS]

MC: They wouldn't accept me. My kicks weren't high enough, and they said that they've heard sickly bovine that can carry a tune better than yours truly!

[CShaveRR]

Hope you'll keep those tall, chilly glasses handy for later in the day today!

We were kicked out of the reception hall yesterday! (Actual reason: owners were overcome by tears after Pat gave them another quilted wall-hanging.) We have to go back tomorrow with the bride-to-be and make some final arrangements.

My job with the upcoming wedding is done--went to the bank and obtained some large-denomination lining material for the wallet. All they need me for now is to throw this lining at the problems that come up.

Oh--and I get to walk the bride down the aisle Saturday.

Yes, the train will have a caboose on the end of it!

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR



Yes, the train will have a caboose on the end of it!

Carl,

ARE YOU SURE you want any of us to comment
on that statement ?? [%-)]
My best guess would be; a little one holding the train up............

Well, it has started to rain a little here;enough to let us know that more
will be approaching us soon? A teaser before the main event?
The way the weather people have shown it,it's to move to the
northwest and loop around,and totally stall out in this area.
Tom,Jay;not sure it's going to make it that far,to you all,but
Joe,believe you might be in luck.

Larry,how many of those ice cream freezers you got,I'll crank
one for awhile;haven't had any "homade"ice cream for years!