Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[CopCarSS]

Chad, whatever happened to your 8 star status? I'm shocked that you would lower yourself to such pedestrian ranking! [;)][(-D] Seriously, though, I'll buy you a tub of popcorn on the next thread we find worthy of the machine!

Quentin, thanks as always for the kind words. [:I] I shot that one last year up at Yellowstone. It was kind of a grab shot very early in the morning. I actually set up the tripod in the middle of the road. Guess there aren't too many National Park Goers at 4:45 AM! At the time, I didn't think too much about it, buit afterwards, while reviewing the trip at home on my computer, that one became one of my favorites of the trip. I just love that beautiful blue pre-sunrise sky, and the haunting (hence the use in my signature line today) look of the silhouetted trees.

Well, I guess I must be on my way. Headed to celebrate Halloween by watching Monday Night Football at my favorite Sports Bar/Grill. [(-D] Hope you all have a great All Hallows Eve. Catch you on the flip side!

[oX)]Blondebeard the Fierce[oX)]

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Chad, congratulations on your fifth star!! Knew you would be getting it
very soon!! Keep on coming down the tracks with your good posts.[^][bow]

And Mookie, glad to know your found your baggie of candy!!

Thanks CW, perhaps I should celebrate by buying a round of root beer for the house. er uh should I say the diner.[8D]

Chad, if you want to come to Sioux Falls this weekend, the root beer pirate [oX)] will hand you a full case of A & W!! I get it from my part time employer and it doesn't cost me anything! Congratulations on your 5th star!!

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Sounds good, but Sioux Falls is a half a country away from where I live (San Diego). By the time I got there it would be Sunday night.[;)]

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Chad, congratulations on your fifth star!! Knew you would be getting it
very soon!! Keep on coming down the tracks with your good posts.[^][bow]

And Mookie, glad to know your found your baggie of candy!!

Thanks CW, perhaps I should celebrate by buying a round of root beer for the house. er uh should I say the diner.[8D]

Chad, if you want to come to Sioux Falls this weekend, the root beer pirate [oX)] will hand you a full case of A & W!! I get it from my part time employer and it doesn't cost me anything! Congratulations on your 5th star!!

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Chad, congratulations on your fifth star!! Knew you would be getting it
very soon!! Keep on coming down the tracks with your good posts.[^][bow]

And Mookie, glad to know your found your baggie of candy!!

Thanks CW, perhaps I should celebrate by buying a round of root beer for the house. er uh should I say the diner.[8D]

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Chad just got his 5th star.
Is there a case of *root* beer upstairs ?

If Chad likes root beer, I can get him a case of A & W from my part-time employer, Howes Oil Company, and it won't cost him anything!! Congratualations to Chad on obtaining his 5th star! [oX)][(-D]

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Well it's not the kind of beer I usually drink but I do like root beer, especially with a scoop of vinilla ice cream dropped in it.[;)] Thanks.

[CSXrules4eva]

Well, I'm just siting here giving out candy to all the little ones that come by and some not so little ones. lol I was suposed to get on the train today and head into town but, that got runiened as soon as SEPTA when on stirke, eairly in the morrning. Out of all the days why does SEPTA decide to go on stirke the day I want to go downtown?? NOT FAIR!! So, I decided to put on my costume, and give out some candy. I scared some people last year with this costume when I wasn't looking to scare them. I guess I'm just a scary person sometimes.

CW can I have a chessburger please?? I just want one, I think I'm going to fill up on candy tonight!

[cherokee woman]

Chad, congratulations on your fifth star!! Knew you would be getting it
very soon!! Keep on coming down the tracks with your good posts.[^][bow]

And Mookie, glad to know your found your baggie of candy!!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Chad just got his 5th star.
Is there a case of *root* beer upstairs ?

If Chad likes root beer, I can get him a case of A & W from my part-time employer, Howes Oil Company, and it won't cost him anything!! Congratualations to Chad on obtaining his 5th star! [oX)][(-D]

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[Modelcar]

.....mmmm, raisin bread with the white icing...Now that's a treat. Have raisin bread every morning but I don't see it in this area with the white icing.

[nanaimo73]

Chad just got his 5th star.
Is there a case of *root* beer upstairs ?

[Mookie]

CW - munch, munch - you hid munch, munch some candy munch, munch for me? I think I ate the bag, name & candy! Oh dear....[D)]

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Afternoon everyone. Lunch is now being served: got turkey sandwiches made
up, and if you want, you can have some potato salad and green beans with your
sandwich.

Canadianpacific, you can bring in all the baked goods you want!! They'll be
greatly appreciated. (And do you ever make any raisin bread w/white icing
on the top of the loaves?)

And since it's Trick or Treat time tonight, supper will be ready to eat at 5:30, so
you parents can get your little ones into their costumes to go out getting more
candy!!

Mookie, did you find your stash of Halloween candy I set aside for you (with your
name on the baggie?

I've never made raisin bread before, but something like that should not be difficult for me to produce. When I make my cinnamon rolls they get glazed with a creamy frosting that I make using powdered sugar, a little bit of milk, butter and vanilla. I could proabably use the same glasing with raisin bread.[C=:-)]

I will be filling an order for a dozen chocolate chip cookes for Sarah in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this week. Once I've received her payment it will be an obligation that I will faithfully honor and meet. If any of you folks out there would like my recipe for chocolate chip cookies, I just might eventually post it.[C=:-)]

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[JoeKoh]

matt says BOO!!!!
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Afternoon everyone. Lunch is now being served: got turkey sandwiches made
up, and if you want, you can have some potato salad and green beans with your
sandwich.

Canadianpacific, you can bring in all the baked goods you want!! They'll be
greatly appreciated. (And do you ever make any raisin bread w/white icing
on the top of the loaves?)

And since it's Trick or Treat time tonight, supper will be ready to eat at 5:30, so
you parents can get your little ones into their costumes to go out getting more
candy!!

Mookie, did you find your stash of Halloween candy I set aside for you (with your
name on the baggie?

[tree68]

The heck with the quilt shows - train show in Syracuse next weekend. I'll be there Saturday. Looking for an N Scale ALCo C424 - I have a modelling project for it....

[CShaveRR]

Another quilt show at the Elmhurst Museum; wife would like to go.

I found a little window in the museum, where the quilts are displayed--if I lif the shade a little bit, it affords me a very usable view of the tracks.

"Yes, of course I'll take you there. When?"

[Modelcar]

Chris[oX)]....A beautiful sillhouette shot of the trees.....

[jeaton]

Returned from Cincy late last night. Big part of the trip was to baby sit so stepson Russ and his wife Amy could go to the Packers-Bengals game. A life long Packer backer, Russ was not too disappointed in the game. Af course they were getting friendly gaff from those seated around, but Amy was happy to point out that the Bengals managed to only turn one interception into a score. "Call that an offense???"

Weather was sunny and very nice for the end of October, the kids had a great time, and were happy to have the oppurtunity to see Brett live in action. Too bad his best receivers were not in the game.

On the good news side, our High School soccer teams won their game Saturday and are in the final four for the Division 2 tournement at "State" next weekend. Trains will not be on the agenda next weekend.

Have a good day.

Jay

[CopCarSS]

[oX)]Happy Halloween Everyone! Finally figured out a use for the Pirate smiley! I'm so proud of myself!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Sort of a gray rainy affair in Denver, with occasional bits of sunshine mixed in. Got a couple shots around town, but nothing that I'm overly proud of. [sigh]...wasn't it Ansel Adams that said if he got 12 good shots a year he was happy? How I wi***hat I could make 1/4 of that!

Brian, sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Well...another bad week in football, at least for my Pack. All these close games are starting to get to me. It would be one thing to be a blow-out every game, but I think that the nail-biters are 10 times worse. Especially when Brett throws 5 picks, and they still only lose by a TD.

At least my No. 2 team looked pretty good. The Broncs sure worked the Eagles, didn't they? Sorry, Sarah. The beginning of the second half was a little worrying. Thankfully, the rookie Cornerback that Aikman was content to rag on stepped up and made a huge play that turned everything around.

I don't care what all the announcers say. Champ Bailey is a mediocre Corner at best (and a lousy trade, too, IMHO), and Darrent Williams and Dominique Foxworth have a ton of skills. Sure they're rookies, but I honestly believe that they're playing pretty decent football. Way better than Bailey and Walls, if you ask me (of course neither Shanahan nor the announcers ever ask me what I think...so I guess it's all moot).

Oh well...guess I've rambled enough. Hope you all have a great Halloween, and don't end up with a Trick-or-Treat bag full of rocks, like Charlie Brown!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

I plan to bake bread later this week, and I wi***hat I could bottle up the aroma of freshly baked bread and send it out to everyone with this post. Anyone who comes knocking at my front door would be able to smell it before entering my house. I will be sending a couple loaves of my cinnamon bread to the Depot Diner & Coffee Shop early tomorrow morning![C=:-)]

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[Mookie]

Imagination is the only real thing on the menu here. But we will drool on the glass case and tell you how wonderful you are and make paw prints on all the items. Lots of paw prints!

Good bakers are always in demand and I can't imagine you could find your niche in the real world. Have worked with some of the best and they always seemed to do well. Even part-time!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

I take it that a lot of imagination is used here in this forum, Larry. So go ahead and get that glass display case out of storage and you can stock it with my calorie-free cookies, cinnamon rolls and home made breads! [C=:-)][dinner][dinner][dinner][dinner]

Ray
CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[Mookie]

^~^.........is this better? All better and back to normal-er.

Halloween will be tonite in the city. We have the candy at the front door and while we don't have too many wee ones in the neighborhood, we will probably have some imports from the friends and relatives of next-door. The adults seem to travel in rather large herds....4-5 cars at a time! Only 2-3 more months and lease is up and they will be history!

Anyway - weather beautiful here in the true midwest and nice nite for a little hob-goblin!

Driver will attend to the door whilst I relax and file my tiny little daggers....

Moo!

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Chocolate chip cookies- <sigh>... I'd sign you up to make me some, but my wife and my doctor might take exception to that... guess I'll have to be content with cookies from the diner! One order of everything please, CW.

//was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two weeks ago

I personally do not feel that I will be taking very many orders for cookies from anyone out there, right now there doesn't seem to be much interest. I am going to try to fill at least one order for a customer out in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I will let her rave about my cookies, hopefully she will give them a good review.

As for you being diabetic, I can sympathize with you. I'm supposed to be watching my own diet for the very same reason, so welcome to the diabetes club![sigh]

Wait - a pastry chef? Whatever would make you think you aren't wanted here??? I'll rummage throught the storeroom and find that glass case so everyone can see the delicacies you're making and pick out their favorites. Sweets here at the diner have no calories, so we can eat all we want.

Feel free to surprise us. CW keeps us in all sorts of main courses, Locomutt and I handle the occasional barbequed items, and everyone enjoys the good eats and cameraderie.

[JoeKoh]

cw be careful mookie might get her paws on the candy.
stay safe
joe

[cherokee woman]

Brian, yeah, giving a "sneak peak" for Thanksgiving. Will remember you,
your wife, mother-in-law, and rest of the family in my prayers.

Breakfast this morning: sausage, biscuits & gravy, oatmeal, toast, and
turkey bacon.

Lunch special today: turkey sandwiches w/fries.

Supper tonight will be hamburgers, so the little ones can go trick or
treating, and the olders ones can hand out candy. There will be a
big bowl of Halloween candy placed on the Diner/Coffee Shop counter
later on this morning.

[blhanel]

Good evening all, thought I'd stop in real quick and try to catch up- been somewhat preoccupied here dealing with the likely death of my mother-in-law, who is 89 and bed-ridden in her home here in town. Wish I were able to take the camera out, as I've seen a few interesting railroad subjects while driving back and forth across town lately. Hopefully this will all be over soon, though, with minimum suffering for Mom, and we and my wife's family can all get back to normal lives.

Hey CW, is tonight's meal a preview for Thanksgiving? Sounds scrumptious!

[cherokee woman]

Joe, if you want, fix you a couple of to-go plates. That way, you'll have
something for work tomorrow night, also!! Hope everyone is enjoying
the turkey and dressing meal I fixed today.

Tonight, on "Grey's Anatomy", there is supposed to be casualties coming
into the ER after a train wreck/accident of some type. Should be interesting
to see. Mutt and I will definitely be watching it. If you don't know what channel
that show is on, it's on ABC, 10 p.m. EST.

[JoeKoh]

howdy
good day of railfanning but time to get my carryout plate ready to go back to work tonight.M-O-N-D-A-Y yucks!
stay safe
Joe

[Modelcar]

Niece has sent me photos of the local commuting / rail stations too......