Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[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

[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]

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

[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

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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]

[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

[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]

[chad thomas]

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

[JoeKoh]

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

[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.

[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.

[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....

[Mookie]

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

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

[JoeKoh]

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

[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?)

[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!

[blhanel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS


I get aboard Amtrak #5, the eastbound CZ this afternoon at 2:24.

Going the wrong direction there, Chris?[:D]

You should've ventured over to the Ol' Miss, especially up around Prairie Du Chein, WI. They're just about peaking up there- got some fantastic pictures Saturday.

[bday] Larry and Carl! Sorry I'm a little late as well.

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS


I get aboard Amtrak #5, the eastbound CZ this afternoon at 2:24.

Going the wrong direction there, Chris?[:D]

Ummm...perhaps my brain isn't ready to abandon the vacation yet? [:p] I do plan to head west. After all, it is the #5, and only oddballs head west, right? [8D]

[Mookie]

Chris - you will go thru Lincoln, right? Mmmm - you will see the big city at night - you will know you have arrived here, cuz it is dark.....and the streets are rolled up right near the depot....

Moo

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Chris - you will go thru Lincoln, right? Mmmm - you will see the big city at night - you will know you have arrived here, cuz it is dark.....and the streets are rolled up right near the depot....

Moo

Wow. Around here we only roll up the sidewalks...

[jeaton]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS



Sadly, my little Illinoisan excursion is coming to an end. I get aboard Amtrak #5, the eastbound CZ this afternoon at 2:24.

Man, you had me going for a minute there. I kinda keep track of the news, and couldn't figure how I could miss hearing about Denver getting moved to Ohio or someplace.

Jay

[Mookie]

Jay - he was going on the "Orient Express" - the really long way!

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS



Sadly, my little Illinoisan excursion is coming to an end. I get aboard Amtrak #5, the eastbound CZ this afternoon at 2:24.

Man, you had me going for a minute there. I kinda keep track of the news, and couldn't figure how I could miss hearing about Denver getting moved to Ohio or someplace.

Jay

Jay: If they moved Denver out of the state, maybe a good chunk of the general public would know a little more about the rest of the state. Half the folks here know where La Junta , Sterling or anything is in the flat half. ("ya mean that half of Colorado is flat????[(-D][(-D][(-D] Makes you wonder if ol' Marshall Dillon strapped rocket packs on his horse to get up in the mountains all the time! 260+ miles from Dodge City to them thar hills!)

[CShaveRR]

Flat-tery will get you nowhere, MC!

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Yesterday was church, lunch at church, and a lo-o-o-ng day at work. When I got home it was straight to bed, so I didn't see all of these messages until I got up late this morning.

Chris, it would have been great if we could have gotten together while you were here. Of course, my days are generally tied up with work, and you were situated along the wrong railroad for those purposes (and out in the wrong direction for me).

Tomorrow (my day off), I'm hoping to meet a scoundrel for lunch and trains (I'm a scoundrel, too, but we don't talk about that too much).

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken
Jay: If they moved Denver out of the state, maybe a good chunk of the general public would know a little more about the rest of the state...

We have the same problem here in NY - Most people from outside NYS think the tallest thing in NY is the Empire State Building at 1250 or so feet. In reality it's Mount Marcy at 5344 feet. Of course, most people from NYC think of anything north or west of Poughkeepsie must be in another country...

[blhanel]

Gee, now that Chris has left town, it'll be safe for my wife and I to go there![:D]

We're heading over to the Chicago area this weekend, mainly to provide transportation for our daughter, who wants to attend a baptism in Naperville, but also to enjoy a foray downtown. We've opted to stay in Bolingbrook (sorry eolafan, my wife decided she didn't like downtown Aurora) and run up to Lisle and catch Metra there Saturday. Hope to add more pictures to my collection when I get back Sunday!