Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[Mookie]

As you said - "Le Pant, LePant". And it isn't even July! Then for variety - take the lid off, add about 1/4 cup of water and put the lid back on. Cook on high heat! Free Steam Bath!

[Anonymous]

Mook, is it hot out in the Auntie Em land, or are you sending us some rain? I'm melting, melting, Oh what a world.
Willy

[Mookie]

Sir Chicken - Ovina? First thing I am going to do is change the name!

Yeah we had to raise tuition to afford the line.... That way we can run some of our "leaders" out of town on a rail! [}:)]

[Anonymous]

Afternoon all, Le Pant, Le Pant [sigh] Local weather called for 92 today. It's already 94 in the shade in the arbor. Just trying to keep the hostas and lillies alive. Have to add cool water to the ponds just so the koi don't overheat. I don't think I've ever seen fish pant, unless Mook was chasing them. Was going to go to Galesburg this weekend but it was just too hot and didn't think knee would hold up. Besides then I would just find some more rolling stock that I "need".
Was hot in the beer tent Friday night. Drank three bottles of Gatorade and never peed once. Was sweating like a hooker on nickel night.
CW- Just a lemonade today. It's just too hot to eat!
Everybody stay [8D] , stay in the AC or in the cool basement , or find a cool catnip bu***o lay under. Willy

[mudchicken]

http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/6084f194b67ca1c4852567d9005751dc/570c281b4b9c63fa85257027004d0297/$FILE/214219.pdf


Auntie Mooks' employer starting their own railroad at Grand Island?

CORNHUSKER RAILWAY?

[eolafan]

92 and climbing here in western burbs of Chicago. Really don't feel much like a big meal so had yogurt and fruit for lunch. My better half tells me it's going to be grilled (outside) dogs or deli sandwiches for dinner which sounds good to me. Watering is now restricted here in Aurora on a odd-even schedule and only very early and late in the day. My lawn and garden which looked great only thirty days ago now looks really bad. I could never ever live in Florida (sorry Floridians, only the way I feel).

[tree68]

Wood. As yet unpainted. At least the load on each side of the table was balanced...

[jeaton]

Larry

Are those wood or painted steel? [%-)][%-)][%-)]

Jay

[tree68]

Picked up a couple more picnic tables, especially for use under the awning. A few of the denizens of the Diner decided to make sure they were suitable for use:

[CopCarSS]

You all need to get some seismic activity going in your respective locations and start some mountain generation. There were times up in Georgetown over the weekend I was wishing that I had a jacket with me!

I wonder how our Hawaiian Princess, 2-6-2 #12, is going to deal with the cool weather?!?!?!?

[locomutt]

Carl,
Sounds like a 'cool' church,but I would expect you all have to be careful
if the 'Nickle Plate' comes down the aisle!

Mookie, I think you said the magic words.[zzz][zzz][zzz]

[cherokee woman]

Gee, I'd like to find a chuch like that around here. Maybe we should start one
over by the tracks two blocks south of our house!!

Breakfast this morning will be: turkey bacon, sausage and biscuits & gravy.
Will also have corn flakes, raisin bran, Cheerios, and Fruity Pebbles.

[Mookie]

@..... [zzz] t...oo ... h....ot [|)]

[JoeKoh]

Brother Carl -AMEN! juice and coffee are ready to go.another warm one here today then back to work tonight.
stay safe
Joe

[CShaveRR]

According to the Weather Bug, it got to 99 degrees in Lombard today. Surprisingly we had a little--very little--rain this evening. It kept the dust down for an hour or so.

Sarah, I'm sorry for waking you up this morning; I hope that the steady parade of trains was worth it (three freights went through without the crossing gates getting a chance to rise).

I guess I should tell the folks about my religious experience for today and the travails that a churchgoing railfan/railroader goes through:

As some of you know, one of the high points of summer for me is church in the park. Said park is across the street and a station platform away from the UP main line, and we set up our chairs to have the sun at our backs and the trains at our front.

We had a tenor from our church choir doing the special music today. Just as he got up to sing, the platform bell started ringing. He gave me an exasperated look, and said just one word: "Carl..." General laughter of the type often heard in church. I said, "It'll go by slowly, and be quiet enough for you."

After his number, our minister said, "I told Carl that, given the choice, the train should go through during the special music instead of my sermon--I hope the five dollars helped!" Well, I never saw five dollars, so I said nothing. But, sure enough, before he was done with his sermon, a third train went through (we had been singing a hymn when the second one went by--four new GEVOs on the point). He stopped preaching, and looked at me and asked, "Carl, why is this happening?" The answer (thanks to a very quick suggestion from my baby girl): "Your sermon's too long!" General laughter, and a high five from my future son-in-law.

My wife also got into the act, pointing out later to the minister that four trains had gone through in the half-hour after the service had ended--so I really had tried to hold 'em back!

[jeaton]

Larry

Sorry, but I am going to have to do something to block your last post above. I have my wife convinced that any temperature over about 82 degrees is too hot for painting. (Like the paint will curdle or something in high heat.) If she sees your post, I may be in big trouble.

Jay

Nice thing you did, though.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Got any Gatorade in this place? 55 Gallon IV Drip?

I know how you feel on that one! A fellow firefighter from another department is suffering significant health problems (the prognosis is not good), so around 30 of his brother and sister firefighters from his department, as well as myself, primed and painted his house today (Sunday) in near 100 degree heat (actually one person reported 102). For me, that included a three hour drive each way, although I did have a good meal from their new field days kitchen before I left to come back home.

We got the whole thing done, though, including contrasting trim. I'm pooped![:)]

[rvos1979]

Homemade ice cream sounds really good right about now, think I'll belly up to the counter and have some.

Went to the NTPA pull at Tomah this weekend, I now have a new respect for those guys after seeing those rigs up close. They sure spend a lot of time and money on those trucks/tractors.

Randy

[tree68]

QUOTE:
Larry,you're just now finding out about the 'rubber' chicken ?[:0]

Oh, heavens no - but it appeared that emmar had...

[JoeKoh]

homemade ice cream???? bring out the syrup and peanuts
yummmmy
stay safe
joe

[jeaton]

Mudchicken

Get that beak going and peck out http://www.graeters.com/index.cfm

Three cheers for FedEx.

Jay

[cherokee woman]

Hope everyone enjoyed supper. I know it sure was good! I'm full (at least for
now); but will want some of that homemade ice cream before bedtime!

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

You're torturing me again Jay. I'd settle for UDF as well as Graeter's out here.

Tree: Leave the rubber chicken out for Mookie. If she starts to think that chicken tastes like that, a small piece of my hyde might life to see another day.[:D][:D][:D]

Ehrler's here in Lou. was about as good as UDF in that neighborhood.
If they were still in business,an "Orange Cow" would go extremely well
right now with this heat!!

Mudchicken,you might want to be careful about saying that to/about the
Mook; rumor was,that she is making a "mudchicken vodoo doll".[:D][}:)]

[CSXrules4eva]

Oh yes I want to thank Joe for makeing the delicious lemonade. I love it!!!!

I missed breakfast today :( becuase, my mom decided to keep me up until 5:30 this morning, so I was able to hear the birds chirp and I was able to see a bit of a blue sky before I went to bed. Then about four hours later Carl desided to call me and take me railfaning over the phone, we got two SD40-2 ex CNW units on the point of a stack train. (Carl I'm jealous you got to see two trains, one that wasn't on the line up durring church.)I get to look at the father and the building only in my church.) Ok then I got up at 12 pm and then started to work on my paper in which I had a writers block.

Man is it hott out here. I didn't go to my softball game because, of the heat. I'd rather stay in the house or go railfaning. I went yesterday and didn't see a darn thing except for some white tailed deer.

CW I can't wait for din din tonight!!! I'm going to eat it up!!!! I think I might be brave and sit out on the patio, see if I see any trains. hehehehehe.

[cherokee woman]

Joe, you are a lifesaver, helping out and making large containers of
lemonade!! In the summer time, nothing quenches the thirst like a
big ole COLD glass of lemonade[:D][^]

Jay, I've got plenty of milk and cream: how about we crank out some
homemade ice cream: we can do vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
etc.

Supper tonight will be fixed inside the diner, under air conditioning in
the kitchen; but will be served out on the covered patio for brave souls
who like the heat.

Supper will be: fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, green
beans, and corn on the cob.

[mudchicken]

You're torturing me again Jay. I'd settle for UDF as well as Graeter's out here.

Tree: Leave the rubber chicken out for Mookie. If she starts to think that chicken tastes like that, a small piece of my hyde might life to see another day.[:D][:D][:D]

[jeaton]

Add a big container of tea, crank up the ice maker and save some lemon wedges for the iced tea.

I am sure that everyone knows that the DD&CS malts and shakes are real and do not come from one of those dumb shake machines. (Darn you heck Ray Kroc!) You may not realize that the ice cream in all the ice cream items is from Graeter's in Cincinnati. Even if ice cream is very bad for your health, one taste of Graeter's and you would decide it's the way to go.

Jay

[JoeKoh]

cw
have some lemonade.I made some in large containers.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Sunday brunch will be assorted fresh fruit, and doughnuts, donuts, however you
want to spell it. Think the heat is affecting the spelling part of my brain.[:(]

[JoeKoh]

carl on the way back home it was good to stop at a local shop and get a shake.have run into same problem myself. whose going to come by first train 1 or train2? juice and coffee are ready to go.
stay safe
Joe