Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[JoeKoh]

need 2 plates for supper to go. another busy night at work.

stay safe

joe

[tree68]

LC -

I was at the Adirondack booth (next to Aristocraft) for most of the afternoon....

I'm sure I walked right by you then. I assume you were in the Center of Progress Building?

LC

Second or third booth along the wall if you turned left when you walked in the front door.  I was wearing my usual car host garb, complete with uniform hat.

[Limitedclear]

LC -

I was at the Adirondack booth (next to Aristocraft) for most of the afternoon....

I'm sure I walked right by you then. I assume you were in the Center of Progress Building?

LC

[rvos1979]

Afternoon all.....

Well, not a whole lot going on this past weekend, as I mostly decided to stay home and get things cleaned up (Waste Management is going to love me come Wednesday). Have not been watching TV lately, too much mudslinging going on, feel like I'm watching the mud pit races.

Talked to my parents, my dad finished up shelled corn last week, managed to fill the Harvestore without buying extra corn, which is very good, one less expense to worry about. Mom has already started Christmas shopping (arrggghhh!!!) and is shipping some things in my direction so my sisters don't find out.

Cannonball, I didn't know about them either, they look very nice, though, have a raw steel finish to them, with a touch of yellow and black on the earpieces. Have some funny video of a outdoor promotion at a Cat dealership in Libertyville, had two bulldozers out front, smaller one had 'Pushy' on the blade, bigger one had 'Very Pushy' written on it.

Well, gotta get rolling, save some dinner for me, CW, I'll slide in here about 3am for it. See everyone later.

[tree68]

LC -

I was at the Adirondack booth (next to Aristocraft) for most of the afternoon....

[Datafever]

Ray - I certainly wish you the best in your effort to navigate the government's assistance programs.  Having gone through some very difficult times myself in the past, I can empathize with your situation.

I myself am going to spend the day helping a friend who had her purse stolen last last week.  Now she needs to replace all of her cards - Social Security, drivers license, passport, etc.  What an unnerving experience she has gone through.

To get my day started though, I'll take a glass of orange juice and a blueberry bagel please.

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

Good morning everyone. I think I'll stop in at the Diner this morning for a cup of hot chocolate. It's slowly warming up here in my hometown, right now we have a temperature of 28 degrees and it is supposed to warm up to about 60 by 3:00 this afternoon. I figure I'd better enjoy the fall weather here while I still can.

I will be making the trek to our local offfice of the Salvation Army within a few hours, I had worked for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer last year during the Christmas season......it was a paid position. This past Friday afternoon the gal who was my supervisor called me and asked me if I would be available to do it again this year. I told her that I am currently looking for work and if I can't find anything else, I would gladly make myself available for that kind of work. I'm going to make a trip to our local Great Outdoor Store and sink some money into some cold weather gear. Last year I learned real quick how important it is to dress in several layers if you are standing on a concrete surface out in the cold.

A week ago I had gone to our local office of the South Dakota Department of Social Services and applied for food stamps. I certainly meet the qualifications of this program, but in order to be able to make use of the benefits, I am required to work a minimum of 36 hours a week. This was explained to me by a gentleman from Africa who barely speaks english, and I know I should ask someone else in this same office to verify that. How am I supposed to meet this requirement when I am having so much difficulty in finding work in the first place?! I don't like government programs, they seem to help people who don't need assistance, and work against people like myself who are honestly having a hard time making ends meet. Has anyone else out there experienced what I am dealing with?

I hope everyone has a good day!

Ray                                                                                      CANADIANPACIFIC2816

 

[Mookie]

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[JoeKoh]

Jim(cannonball)

maybe bnsf were checking for trainjumpers?just a hunch. glad to see ya back in here.busy night at work. we'll take the nice weather while we have it.heres a bib for ms mookie.I'm sure she'll have a full report this morning.

stay safe

Joe

[cherokee woman]

Good Monday morning to one and all.

Cannonball, glad to have you back, safe and sound.

Coffee, juice hot chocolate and hot tea are made.

Breakfast is on the warmer bar:  turkey bacon, sausage patties, sausage gravy,
biscuits, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, grits, toast (buttered & French) and
scrambled eggs.

Message From:
The Cook

[switch7frg]

As I toss my hickory striped cap thru the front door , Ihope it would not come back in shreds. Been gone for a spell , in the not so nice world of the road. The sick cartoons of some ( Truck drivers ??) have me wondering how they have lived as long as today. Point ,>> Denver Co. , Trains 1__ trucks 00.  Wasn't there when crash happened but when clean up crew shoveling up remains. What a day.The scenery west bound on I 70 from Denver is teriffic  Saw more than a few  bright and shiny  new power plants bnsf  mixed frt. and  car carriers . The same along I25 @ Raton . To me , it is good to be back at the Diner  With real people .  >>> rv 1979 I see youhave new eye ware in the works from Caterpiller . Ididn't know they had eye ware .Humorus note , are the framemodeled after a dozer push blade  ?  I'm sure thats not the case ,it just struck me funny . Also saw bsnf all white new pick up trucks  running along with trains  at Raton >Any one know why??  I'll just have some leftovers from todays supper please . Is that the last porkchop on the plate??  With respect to all , Cannonball , another Jim.

[Limitedclear]

Larry -

Looks like I missed you again...

Was at the show today as well.

LC

I spent the day at the CNYNRHS Train Show in Syracuse.  The PCA would have been better than that hot dog I had for lunch.  On the other hand, I stopped at the newlyweds for a visit after the show and got leftovers (a pasta/chicked dish) which were pretty good.

The pups are now safely ensconced in Maryland, and my house is now peaceful and quiet again.....  It does appear that my dog may have learned a trick from the kid's female mini-doxie - she now spins around when she wants attention, although not in as tight a circle as the little one....

[Modelcar]

...We here in central Indiana enjoyed 50's and upper 50's Saturday and Sunday with sunny and partly sunny skies.  That promoted yard cleanup with mowing and some leaf pick up and mulching.  Looks pretty good now.  But there are more leaves on western neighbor's trees so more of the same will have to be repeated later.  Warmer week is forecast ahead...Wouldn't mind if we got some of the upper 60's and maybe even 70's here that I hear was about 3 states west of us.

[Willy2]

What a pleasant weekend it has been here in Omaha. High temperatures were in the lower 60s both Saturday and Sunday under sunny skies. And, 70s are expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hope everyone has a great week!

[tree68]

I spent the day at the CNYNRHS Train Show in Syracuse.  The PCA would have been better than that hot dog I had for lunch.  On the other hand, I stopped at the newlyweds for a visit after the show and got leftovers (a pasta/chicked dish) which were pretty good.

The pups are now safely ensconced in Maryland, and my house is now peaceful and quiet again.....  It does appear that my dog may have learned a trick from the kid's female mini-doxie - she now spins around when she wants attention, although not in as tight a circle as the little one....

[blhanel]

Sorry, CW, it was such a nice day here that I spent the better part of it working outside on the lawn.  I'll take some pork chops and sides, nuke 'em please.

[cherokee woman]

Well, looks like I cooked today for NOTHING!!  Seems no one has come in here
today, since Joe and I were in here this morning.

The pork chop abracadbra and the side dishes are in the fridge, if anyone should
happen to wander in here this evening. 

Mesage From:
The Cook

[cherokee woman]

morning

juice and coffee are made.also have some more hot chocolate. see we have some pizza to warm up for breakfast. sounds good.have a great sunday

stay safe

Joe

Yes, Joe, there is plenty of pizza left from last night.  So it is on the warmer bar. 

Thank you for making the coffee, juice, and hot chocolate.  I always appreciate the help
I get from several of you here in the Diner. 

Sunday Dinner today will be:  pork chop abracadbra, with real potatoes being cooked,
to make mashed potatoes (no instant potatoes here in the DD/CS).  The other sides
will be:  garden salad, peas & carrots, broccoli, brussels sprouts, creamed corn, and
corn bread. 

Hope everyone has a great day today.  Going to be a warmer day today, and mostly
cloudy around here, before the next round of rain comes in tomorrow night, Tuesday.
But at least with warmer temps, the rain shouldn't be too bad to put up with. 

Message From:
The Cook

[JoeKoh]

morning

juice and coffee are made.also have some more hot chocolate. see we have some pizza to warm up for breakfast. sounds good.have a great sunday

stay safe

Joe

[SactoGuy188]

5.  One small supreme for SactoGuy

Thanks!

My cold is getting a little better, thanks to taking Vicks DayQuil tablets every 6-7 hours. I'm also drinking a lot of orange juice, too.

[louisnash]

Okay, it's about 45 minutes early, but I have the pizzas ready.

The pizzas tonight are:

1.  Canadian bacon
2.  Cheese
3.  pepperoni/mushroom
4.  pepperoni/sausage
5.  One small supreme for SactoGuy
6.  supreme (for everyone else who likes supreme)
7.  Hawaiian (in case Carl & Larry make it in later)
8.  Goetta

Except for #5, the pizzas are all extra large.

Desserts:

1.  apple pizza
2.  strawberry pizza

Message From:
The Cook

 

CW,

Save us a #8 for us to eat on Sunday.

Our Church had an all you can eat Spaghetti dinner tonight. I must admit, I ate WAY to much. But it was good.

Everyone have a great Sunday!!!!

Brian (KY)

[tree68]

Hmmm.  Dinner (roast beef) was good, but that Hawaiian is good cold too, and we didn't have dessert.  Apple pizza?  What a concept!

[cherokee woman]

Okay, it's about 45 minutes early, but I have the pizzas ready.

The pizzas tonight are:

1.  Canadian bacon
2.  Cheese
3.  pepperoni/mushroom
4.  pepperoni/sausage
5.  One small supreme for SactoGuy
6.  supreme (for everyone else who likes supreme)
7.  Hawaiian (in case Carl & Larry make it in later)
8.  Goetta

Except for #5, the pizzas are all extra large.

Desserts:

1.  apple pizza
2.  strawberry pizza

Message From:
The Cook

[tree68]

Nice day here, albeit a tad cool.  Looks like snow just to the south of me, which wouldn't concern me, but about now the daughter-in-law is probably driving through it on her way from MD to retrieve her pups.  I'll be down to one again tomorrow morning, although I will kind of miss the little duffers, including the one camped out in my lap right now....

Pizza sounds good, but DIL wants to treat me to dinner so we'll be headed up to the river.

[locomutt]

Everyone have a great day, and make it safely back to us
about 7 p.m. tonight for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.

Good morning, but this cold I'm having is running me down like a dead battery.

Can I have a smaller Supreme pizza just for myself tonight so I don't infect others here?

By the way, I know it's been a crazy week in Louisville. Between the Louisville-West Virginia college football game (hey, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is literally on the other side of the north-south CSX tracks from Churchill Downs!) and the Breeder's Cup today.

Hope your day is better than mine!

"Papa John's Cardinal Stadium" is built on the property that was once L & N's "South Louisville Shops"!!

[SactoGuy188]

Everyone have a great day, and make it safely back to us
about 7 p.m. tonight for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.

Good morning, but this cold I'm having is running me down like a dead battery.

Can I have a smaller Supreme pizza just for myself tonight so I don't infect others here?

By the way, I know it's been a crazy week in Louisville. Between the Louisville-West Virginia college football game (hey, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is literally on the other side of the north-south CSX tracks from Churchill Downs!) and the Breeder's Cup today.

Hope your day is better than mine!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

Well, I was in the Diner earlier this morning, but at 5:30 I decided to crawl back into my warm bed and try to get some more sleep. It was almost 8:00 when I finally got up here.

Joe, thanks for getting the coffee brewing and making the hot chocolate. I think I'll stop in at the Diner this morning and grab me a cup of hot chocolate before I head for my part time job later this morning. It's only 26 degrees here in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but it's supposed to warm up to about 55 degrees here later this afternoon.

I am getting ready to make a pot of home made chicken noodle soup here, and I will let it simmer in my crock pot while I am at work this afternoon, and I might be baking bread when I get home later this afternoon. I make a pretty good whole wheat, using stone-ground flour.

Ray                                                                                               CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[cherokee woman]

Good Saturday morning, everyone!  Oops, doesn't look like
anyone's in here, right now, except me.  Oh well.  I'll
just get the food fixed, and put it on the warmer bar.

Joe, thanks so much for getting the coffee on, making juice,
and hot chocolate for this very cool morning. 

On the breakfast bar, you will find:  turkey bacon, sausage
patties & links, homemade biscuits & sausage gravy; fried
taters and hash browns, oatmeal, grits and toast. 

Went out with Sarah yesterday, and we were driving by Church-
hill Downs.  Cars everywhere, for the Breeders Cup.  Could
not see an empty place in the parking lot, and there was a
string of parked cars right on the street, outside the track.
Don't think any of us will go in that direction today, unless
we want to be in a traffic jam. 

Everyone have a great day, and make it safely back to us
about 7 p.m. tonight for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.

Message From:
The Cook

[JoeKoh]

good morning

brrrrrrrr-making some hot chocolate now. juice and coffee are ready to go.matt had a great time with grandpa last night.Celina is tearing down its blue goose(power plant). im surprised the contractor doesnt have rj corman put some gons in the siding to haul the scrap metal away.evryone have a great saturday.

stay safe

Joe

[Datafever]

I'll take some of that fish, if you don't mind.  It will make a nice end to a quiet day.