Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[Anonymous]

There is only three days til the forth so get ready for any parties or remebrences or fun you might have!!!!!![swg] de u all later

[Mookie]

I'm in late today - looks like just in time to 'wash' the dishes....mmmm

Only a short stay - off on early long weekend.

Happy 4th

C U all on the 5th - be safe as Joe would say.....

Mz Moo....

[georgel]

I just want to wish AMERICA a happy birthday and to all of you stay safe.

[Modelcar]

...That lunch menu sounds good. Up here in central Indiana, we're indicating just about 70 degrees at a bit after 7....and in the next 6 to 8 hrs. we are to see much cooler overall weather today with lower humidity. That will be welcome. It is to be rather nice in this area for the long holiday weekend.

[cherokee woman]

Good beautiful Friday morning, everyone! Got a good rain last night with
the thunder and lightning. Our temp is about 75 this morning, and the
humidity of waaaay loooooow!!

Breakfast this morning: turkey bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, peaches
& cream oatmeal w/toast.

Lunch will be fish sandwiches, french fries or you can have fried pork
chops w/mashed potatoes and green beans and cream style corn.

[JoeKoh]

of course I share with matt and mamma! juice and coffee are ready to go.and to those heading out this weekend stay safe.matt and I are going to our local fireworks tonight then Napoleons on Monday.(has to go with Gma and Gpa).
stay safe
joe

[locomutt]

Willy,
If you are still doing the "Rain Dance" (or whatever) I think you need
to pick up the tempo a little,we're just getting the booms, and flashes
right now,none of the liquid stuff that is really needed.[%-)][sigh]
[oops] I guess you did find the right tempo,'cause now we're getting
a little bit of the liquid. Must have been that last upbeat![(-D]

[cherokee woman]

Joe, here's you some more corn. How much is for you, or are you sharing
with Matt and Mama?

[JoeKoh]

Sarah got an "A" great Job!more corn more corn.
stay safe
joe

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva
Ok I was a little ticked off last night because it was thundering and lighting last night here but, there was no rain. WHATS UP WIT DAT???? I did get to see some reverse lighting though which was pretty awsome. Though I wanted the full effect.

You must've had a low precipitation storm. We get a lot of those out here. Did you go chasing it? LP storms have a higher frequency of producing tornadoes, and they're great for getting pictures of mesos, funnels, and tornadoes, since there isn't too much rain/virga obscuring views.

Case in point, my closest encounter storm chasing a few years back:



This is a mesocyclone in the southern Denver burbs that produced an F2 (that I didn't get to catch...was at work at the time). Luckily no injuries reported on that one. It's a whole lot more fun to chase them out in the middle of nowhere and you're not worried about people in its path, and you enjoy the awesome beauty of the creature.

At any rate, I never got rained on with that one. Not one drop fell. Your story kind of reminded me of that Sarah.

Sorry for wandering a little [#offtopic]. BTW, congrats on the star and the "A!"

[Tharmeni]

Well, railfan619, there's just one problem with the "big fan" theory. All the hot air down there would also move up there with the water and you fellows in the Midwest sure don't need any more hot, humid air. When I was growing up alongside the Monon, a shower usually brought cooler air. Here in Sarasota the rain is hot and if it's 93 when it starts to rain, it'll be 93 after it stops.

[railfan619]

Good afternoon csxrules4eva I liked your message. See now if we would get some more rain there would be more puddles to go though. CW hope you can save me some of that cake. For me and If I can I'll bring back some cream puffs over to the diner.

[CSXrules4eva]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

We got about 0.1 inch of rain last night (in our own gauge). 'Twas a noisy one--woke me up. But it's still going to be a steamy day today. Tomorrow the temperatures are supposed to drop, at least temporarily.

I had a lazy weekend--now it's back to work, and I hope things have improved. With any luck, the broken retarder will have been repaired. And, after many months, we've finally reassembled the best possible combination of CROs on our shift--we've always worked together very well.

Who knows with the way that retarder has been acting all last week I don't know it might just fail again. Hopefully not though. Well at least you won't have to work with Pat M. lol

CW thanks for preparing this meal. I'm going to have two corn on the cobs (kern as I call it is one of my favorite foods). I think I'm going to have some Tropical Punch too. CW I have to say I really love your home cookin'!!!

Ok I was a little ticked off last night because it was thundering and lighting last night here but, there was no rain. WHATS UP WIT DAT???? I did get to see some reverse lighting though which was pretty awsome. Though I wanted the full effect.

Today was my last day in school thank goodness, for three months, but I have to go and work in the blazing heat. Oh and today I almost had to break up a fight between two of my classmates one of them my friends. That was interesting. Cuss words were up the wazzo, in that classroom today. That would of been interesting. I might of had to start placing bets lol . I haven't seen a good fight since last night watchin Ultamate Fighting Championships. lol No the last time I witnessed a fight was in high school last year.

Railfan619 I hit the same puttle today in my truck. Oh goodness I love doing that!!! I also love ripping through pot holes that other little cars have to dodge. lol

[railfan619]

Why don't you all come up to milwaukee for a day at summerfest or even better yet. You can come out to wakesaha and ride. My shuttle down there just look for a big ol yellow bus. [8D][:D]

[cherokee woman]

I am now ready to let you all know what you'll be having for supper tonight
here in the Diner:

grilled porkchops with potatoes done on the grill, and some good ole
yellow corn on the cob, AND white sweet corn on the cob, or you can
have some white sweet corn off the cob.

Have plenty of lemonade, iced tea and tropical punch made up to
quench our thirsts.

Dessert this afternoon and tonight will be leftover chocolate birthday
cake and a white birthday cake. You'll have to eat them INSIDE the
diner, though: if you take it out on the patio, the heat will melt all the
icing off!!

BTW Sarah, congrats on the star, AND the A on your paper!!

[railfan619]

Yeah sure just turn on a big fan and push it up this away. That's one way I know of if you can think of any others go ahead and share them okay.

[Tharmeni]

3 inches of rain overnight in Sarasota, FL. Wi***here was a way to ship you boys some of the water in the overflowing streams down here. More on the way.

[railfan619]

HI good after noon We got about 1'1/2 of rain here in wisconsin it came though at about.
4:00 this morning And. I can tell we needed it but your are right it is going to be a steamy one today but by tonight it it suppout to cool of to. Around 60 so it will feel so good.

[Modelcar]

...Just received another .4" of rain here in Muncie in the last hour...Grass will really be growing over the weekend as it is to be nice and sunny. But we may have some storms later this afternoon and get more of the stuff.....Warm and sticky and cloudy right now. And so is the weather here in central Indiana.

[CShaveRR]

We got about 0.1 inch of rain last night (in our own gauge). 'Twas a noisy one--woke me up. But it's still going to be a steamy day today. Tomorrow the temperatures are supposed to drop, at least temporarily.

I had a lazy weekend--now it's back to work, and I hope things have improved. With any luck, the broken retarder will have been repaired. And, after many months, we've finally reassembled the best possible combination of CROs on our shift--we've always worked together very well.

[Mookie]

Tree - Good looking men always get to do the television interviews! All our firefighters are extremely handsome - police aren't too bad, either - but you know - they are hiring so many young ones any more....

Jay - Buccaneer? Love good home-grown sweet corn. Don't see those stands as much any more!

Sarah - congrats on the star and the A. The A will get you farther!

Willy - we had straight line winds - south of our fair city just a few miles. We got nothing - didn't even disturb the trees! Tore down some out buildings and damaged crops and trees! We really do live in the land of Nod - move your head one way or t'other
-nod- and you miss the storm....

I am off the rest of the day - have out of town company from Calif. They came back here to see if Nebraska really was on the other side of I-5......

More tomorrow....

Mook

[Anonymous]

IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING, THE OLD MAN WAS SNORING! I finally figured it out. No rain dances, no cloud seeding. ( I was going to have a friend with a ultralight drop bags of ice into the sky over town) Just plan an early morning fishing trip with friends. Works every time. Only going to last for a couple of hours. Don't know if it'll make it to Jay and CW and Mutt
Biscuits and gravy CW. Need a good meal before we hit the boat. I've gained about 6 pounds since I've been off with knee. Must be all the good food here in the Diner. Wait a minute, it wouldn't be sitting here in the chair on compu.............. Nah, it's the food.
Mook- sounds like you had Auntie Em time again yesterday. Paws over eyes and repeat
" There's no place like home"
Jay- Nice story, we all have that one person in our livesthat don't do anything spectacular to change the world, but hold a special spot in our heart. What's the entertainment lineup for summerfest. Am going to Charlie Daniels at Clinton Ia festival on Friday. Have humped equipment (stagehand) for Charlie's midwest dates for about 15 years, have got to know the band pretty good. Charlie's a hoot. Got access passes in mail in April, so I better make use of them. Knee won't allow humping of equipment, so can actually go enjoy the show. Mama's looking forward to a little R&R after the last month of rehab with daughter.
Well going to go outside and play in rain. GOOD GRAVY CW! [bow] Stay cool! Willy

[JoeKoh]

fries?fries?dont say that too loud.matt will be here in a jiffy.juice and lemonade is ready for today
stay safe
joe

[cherokee woman]

Good morning, everyone. Looks like it's going to be another HOT
one for all of us, again today. [:(] We are "supposed" to get a good rain
sometime tonight: up to about an inch of rain! Won't that be nice, IF it will
cool things down.

Breakfast this morning will be: sausage, biscuits and gravy, peaches &
cream oatmeal, and toast. Also have some cantalope slices.

Lunch today will be: tomatoes stuffed with tuna salad, hamburgers and
cheeseburgers w/french fries.

Will get back with you around 2 with the supper menu. Still thinking on
that one.[C=:-)]

[jeaton]

Speaking of Milwaukee's Sumerfest and food, one of the featured treats is roasted corn-on-the-cob. The corn is cooked in a mechanical roaster with the husks on. The husks will singe during roasting and give the corn a bit of a nutty flavor. Just before serving, the husks are peeled back and the cob is dipped in a bucket of melted butter. Fine dining.

The back story. One of my fellow mutuel clerks at the dog track was Charles, an African-American from Milwaukee. Charles was a laid back guy, friendly and easy going. When it was getting close to post time for a race and lines were starting form at the windows, most of us would start punching real fast so people could get there bets in before the bell. Not Charles. He had one speed and if you were in his line and got shut out when the race started-well, that's just the way it goes.

Charles wasn't a kid, but you really couldn't tell how old he was. From conversations with a neighbor and friend of his who came to work at the track with him, I had learned that he had a large family. She told me that all of his children were successful in their various endeavors and he was well liked and admired in their neighborhood.

About this time of the year, I was working a window next to Charles and asked if he was going to be scheduled to work every shift over the long 4th of July weekend. He told me no, because he had the roast corn stands at Summerfest and would be there. I was interested and he told me about the set-up, how he hired younger kids from his neighborhood and they had to work well. To early for midwest sweet corn, he had it trucked in from Florida. "So, how's it go", I ask. "Oh, if the weather is dry and attendance is up to par, we'll sell about 75 to 80 thousand ears."

THAT, my friends, is at $1.00 per ear. And one buck is about what you will pay for a bakers dozen at a farm stand. Lesson: Never underestimate the busines skills of someone, even if he is working a low wage part time job at a dog track.

Some time past, and Charles decided he had enough fun at the track and he quietly left the job. About a year after that, an Obit from a Milwaukee paper reported he had died, as I recall, at about age 75. In the summertime, I don't have some fresh grown sweet corn on the cob without thinking of Charles.

Jay

[railfan619]

Have a good night and I will catch up with all of you tomorrow morning [:D][zzz][zzz]

[CShaveRR]

Hey, I just noticed that my dear friend Sarah, whom I helped make late for class, has also gotten an additional star!

(I also happen to know that she got an A on her paper about Amtrak!)

[railfan619]

NO I can't get a cream puff because I will be working most of the nights. driving a shuttle. In from Waukesha.

[railfan619]

With in the last hour when I looked at the radar there were alot of big storms. Out to the west and headed to. East some were even coming to the dry state of WISCONSIN and also it looked like some were coming your way to.

[cherokee woman]

Thank you for the nice compliments and best wishes.

Now, if we could ALL get some much needed rain to cool us all off!!