Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[CopCarSS]

[bday] Larry and Carl! Sorry I'm a little late on that one.

Spent the day roaming around looking for some fall color and such. Still a little early here, I guess. Still it was a lovely day to be out.

Sadly, my little Illinoisan excursion is coming to an end. I get aboard Amtrak #5, the eastbound CZ this afternoon at 2:24. [sigh] Oh well, I'll be back here for Thanksgiving.

Hope you all have a great week, and I'll see you all back at one Mile up!

TTFN!

[cherokee woman]

Joe, thank you for putting the coffee on, and making the juice. Sorry, I overslept
this morning. Got a phone call at 3:45 this morning. Then went back to sleep.

Breakfast this morning: oatmeal, toast, turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled
eggs, sausage gravy, biscuits.

Our current temp is in the mid 40s(?) this morning.

Lunch menu: chilli, chicken & dumplings, and leftover birthday cake (Mookie,
did you find the slice I put in your safe place for you?)

[JoeKoh]

did mookie forget her morning coffee?
here fresh coffee and juice are ready to go.
stay safe
Joe

[Mookie]

#..........#..............#..............#...........belated Happy Birthday to Tree and Carl.....#.....#......#

(think I heard someone cut the cake...)

[Mookie]

# # # # # # # # # ........shhhhh..... # # # # # # # #..........OUCH!

THAT HURT! YOW.......

so much for quiet in the dark in the early hours.....gotta remember to open my eyes before I come into the diner....

[tree68]

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. Spent the weekend in Rochester, NY at the NYS EMS conference ("Vital Signs"). An unexpected highlight was lunch Saturday at the Dinosaur Barbeque. It's a local delicacy, first available in Syracuse, now also in Rochester, and I believe NYC. The highlight wasn't the barbeque (I had the beef brisket), although it is excellent. The highlight was the location - the former Lehigh Valley RR station alongside the Genesee River. Didn't have my camera, so no pictures.

Learned lots of good stuff at the conference, picked up a few neat goodies, and overall had a good time. Now I gotta get ready to head for work in the morning.

[cherokee woman]

Now Joe, you know that I always put cake back for Mookie to have on
Monday morning!! Carl & Larry, hope you both had terrific birthdays today.
Take care, guys, and best wishes.

[JoeKoh]

[bday] to larry and carl.someone better leave some cake for mookie in the morning.
stay safe
joe

[chad thomas]

Well [bday] Larry and [bday] Carl. May you both have great ones. And I hope Sarah has a safe journey home.

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Quite a girl, isn't she? (I'm still jealous--you had nearly a week with her; when I was in Philly it was for a little over a day.)

Breaking my usual breakfast rule--today, apple pie! I may regret this later.

Carl, she is definitely quite a young lady!! She's only been gone from here
about a half hour, and both of us miss her so much!! And she is very, very
intelligent, also!! And gee, can she think of some goooodd things to say
about people[:p][:-,]

Also, to let everyone know, there are a couple of birthday cakes for tonight,
so we can celebrate Larry's (Tree) and Carl's birthdays today.

Happy Birthday, guys, hope it's a great one, and Chris, (cop car), a belated
Happy Birthday wish from Mutt.
[bday] [bday] [bday]

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Quite a girl, isn't she? (I'm still jealous--you had nearly a week with her; when I was in Philly it was for a little over a day.)

Breaking my usual breakfast rule--today, apple pie! I may regret this later.

carl
just got back from deshler and there is one cooling on the stove.pie+milk+football game=nap.[:)]
stay safe
Joe

[railfan619]

GOOD morning everyone well today looks like it's going to be a great day to do nothing hahahaha but anywho the sun is out and the temps are on the rise with them topping out around 65 which will be really nice but oh well that's about it for now see you all later [:D][:D]

[CShaveRR]

Quite a girl, isn't she? (I'm still jealous--you had nearly a week with her; when I was in Philly it was for a little over a day.)

Breaking my usual breakfast rule--today, apple pie! I may regret this later.

[cherokee woman]

Joe, thank you so very much for fixing brunch this morning. Sounds very,
very good!! Joe, want to say "Thank you" for all your help this week. It is
very much appreciated!! We are going to miss Sarah when she leaves
here today. The house is going to seem very, very quiet.

[JoeKoh]

morning
the juice and coffee are ready and things are set up for brunch.a special treat bluberry pancakes will be ready shortly.
stay safe
Joe

[blhanel]

Had a beautiful drive through the countryside today! Got some great fall-color shots, and even a couple of train shots. Caught a short local running through the tunnel at East Dubuque. Later, up in Prairie Du Chien, while eating supper at the Coaches Family Restaurant, I watched a total of six trains go by on the BNSF main- four SB, and two NB. One of the north-bounders had two non-BNSF engines- the first a CSX, and the second an NS.[%-)]

I'll have to upload pictures tomorrow- too late to mess with tonight.

[railfan619]

Good eveing everyone so was everyones day mine went pretty good it turned out to be a pretty good day with temps in the upper 60's to low 70's but anywho hope has a good night anI will be talkin to you'll later

[JoeKoh]

plenty hungry and we have some apple and cherry pie we found at a church bake sale.
yummmy
stay safe
joe

[cherokee woman]

Thought I'd let you all know that the chicken is cooked, and getting ready to
make the dumpling dough. A big dutch oven of chicken & dumplings will be
ready to eat at approximately 7 p.m. Hope everyone is HUNGRY!!

[JoeKoh]

morning
just got back from having matts picture done for pre-school.going to take a little nap.hopefully the sun stays out this afternoon to go trackside.
stay safe
Joe

[railfan619]

Good morning everyone how are all doin today fine and dandy I hope boy it's going to feel like summer today and yet it's the 3rd week of october but anyway hope everyone has a good weelend and I will be talkin to you all later [:D][:D]

[cherokee woman]

Good morning everyone! Looks like we're going to have a beautiful Saturday:
sun is shining, and on the cool side.

Breakfast brunch bar is loaded with; turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs,
biscuits & gravy, strawberries, oranges. This will be served throughout the
day.

And, of course, we have the usual juice, coffee, hot/iced tea, hot chocolate,
and the usual soft drinks.

[blhanel]

A belated Happy Birthday, Chris- I'll take a slice of the chocolate cheesecake. Sounds like the weekend will be perfect for picture-taking here, so the better half and I are thinking of running up into the northeast corner of Iowa and see what there is to see tomorrow.

[Modelcar]

....Chris....Next time you are in for a rental......{if that's where van originated}, tell them you need something with ZQ8 or F41 suspension so it will stay on the road....They would probably say...Duh...?

[CopCarSS]

CW...love 'em all, but I think I'll have to go with a slice of Strawberry...oooooohhhh....yeah....DELICIOus! As Bill Engvall would say, "Now that's awesome!!!!" [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

Meanwhile, if I could only get the BNSF to cooperate. Was up early this morning, and went chasing out on the Aurora Sub out to about Big Rock. Should've found someplace to hang out, but instead thought I could turn around and make it to a pre-designated photo location...ummm...forgot that flatland railroading can be pretty quick. Man when did Z trains start having rocket booster packs as standard equipment??? Oh yeah...another cosmic question...how come minivans don't handle like my ex-police cruiser??? [:P]

After that one there were no eastbounds to be found, so headed over to Silver Springs State Park and played around with the 4x5 camera and some fall color shots. Will see what the morrow brings. Might be out chasing, or might head out hiking at Starved Rock and/or Matthiesen State Parks.

Thanks to all for the B-day wishes. Certainly had a great one. Hope the weekend is kind to you all!

[cherokee woman]

Have made several cheesecakes for Chris' birthday dinner dessert: cherry,
plain cheesecake, chocolate, strawberry. Chris, sure hope one of those is
your very bestest favorite!!

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

OK - for Chad I will make an exception. How about a cold nose in your ear? Look up your nose? A paw very gently on the eyelid to see if it will open? Your choice!

Going home - everyone have a nice weekend and be nice to each other whilst I am gonneth.

Moo

Thank you so much. I can live with anything but loud noises. Don't mind the dogs wakeing me (never had a cat and prolly never will, sorry mook. Unfortunatly for me it's the garbage trucks these days. And where I live each building has a different day (diff co's). So it's every day of the week, [:(!][banghead][censored][censored][censored][censored]!!!!!!!!!

[jeaton]

Banging pots and pans at the crack of dawn? You would be much safer taking pictures of some of our forum members while they are on the job.

Randy-I think many of the farmers in our area dodged the weather bullet this year. Young guy who serviced our furnace this morning farms with his dad up near Whitewater and said that they got corn yields of up to 190. *Looks like the lottery winnings will last a few more years.

Jay

(*Old joke-Asked what he is going to do, a lottery jackpot winning farmer says he will keep on farming until the money runs out.)

[JoeKoh]

some of us were still at work at 7 am .supper sounds great if I can can get take out. alot of trucks to load tonight.
stay safe
joe

[mudchicken]

Have an old Westie dog that tramples you every morning at 7 am (7/365) until he gets his morning treat.