QUOTE: Originally posted by RIRR80 Morning Mookie and Jeaton, CW musta partied for birthday and slept in. Just got home from 3rd shift. Go back in on 1st next week. My sleep pattern is non existant. Just sleep when I get tired. They must be preparing me for retirement. Not many customers to wait on this AM. Going to run down the street to the other shop to see if there's anyone to talk to. Be right back. Throw me on some eggs and french toast, Mookie.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Originally posted by cherokee woman [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:28 AM OKAY, EVERYONE! THIS IS A RED LETTER DAY FOR: [:D] [:)] [:D] [:)] The Depot Diner and Coffee Shop. Jim opened the diner ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!! So we will have a Birthday/Anniversary here today. It's so hard to believe that we've been open here for ONE YEAR!! How time flies, when we're having so much fun! So before we bring out the cake and ice cream, I have breakfast ready. bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, hash browns, pancakes and syrup, EVERYTHING we have on the breakfast menu. And Mookie, Jay, Mutt , Willy, THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES and LET'S EAT![C=:-)][dinner][dinner][dinner] cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:26 AM Morning Mookie and Jeaton, CW musta partied for birthday and slept in. Just got home from 3rd shift. Go back in on 1st next week. My sleep pattern is non existant. Just sleep when I get tired. They must be preparing me for retirement. Not many customers to wait on this AM. Going to run down the street to the other shop to see if there's anyone to talk to. Be right back. Throw me on some eggs and french toast, Mookie. Edit jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:12 AM Good morning. Finished the trim on the patio door project yesterday. Actually a major overhaul project that required extensive adjustments to the rough opening. I am married to someone who actually likes to stain and paint, so my duties on that job are over. Fell asleep so early last night that here I am awake at the crack of dawn. Not a major problem. Unless someone calls and offers a job paying in the high 6 figures to lure me out of retirement, I will be taking a nice power nap after lunch today. Coffee is on. Have a good one. Jay Happy Birthday CW. Few may know this, but CW's birthday is the real reason for all the partying going around Luville. Congrats to Tom on the fourth star. Get well soon. Need you to keep an eye on the WSOR and keep those folks in line. Dan. After their heavy workout the other day, be sure your eyeballs get some R&R. "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:08 AM ^~^ Oh goody - I am here early enough. Had my "hair" done for this auspicious occasion. Or is it suspicious? Let's see - big cake, fusees, matches, flat car to set it on, refrigerated car for ice cream, plastic forks/spoons still in their Mickey D's wrappers, assorted impotent potables....that doesn't sound right. Oh well. And the Banner: [bday] Now we will wait for the birthday lady. Actually, should really hide all this until after she cooks breakfast - otherwise WE WILL STARVE and we can't have that! I will rest.....@ She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:08 AM Briti***his AM kippers & tea are on tap this AM Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:25 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Well I did have hot wings for lunch.......the the hoot...er...owl wings weren't fried....tanned maybe......and most assuredly well done![;)][}:)][:p] Just doing my little part to put the pig back in the male chauvanist..... Okay,I can understand 'tanned';but my imagination is running rampant.[:p][}:)] Okay.....lean back....close the eyes .....and think deeply.........a pair of nearly identical local ruling grades....tend to be pretty steep.....out here, they seem to be tan in color.....usually found in / near establishments which serve hot wings and adult beverages. .....wait...keep the eyes open until you read this then, close them and think..... locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:20 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Well I did have hot wings for lunch.......the the hoot...er...owl wings weren't fried....tanned maybe......and most assuredly well done![;)][}:)][:p] Just doing my little part to put the pig back in the male chauvanist..... Okay,I can understand 'tanned';but my imagination is running rampant.[:p][}:)] Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:11 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Well I did have hot wings for lunch.......the the hoot...er...owl wings weren't fried....tanned maybe......and most assuredly well done![;)][}:)][:p] Just doing my little part to put the pig back in the male chauvanist..... espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:09 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Joe, plenty of soup left. Here's a bowl for you. Mudchicken, would a couple or three Beano pills help your indegestion? (or was that people-aid, or Rolaids). AND: The "Belle of Louisville" beat the "Belle of Cincinnati" and Keeps the "Antlers" for another year. Due to high water,and river currents,the '"Delta Queen" was a 'no show'. Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Mookie was right ! We do owl hot wings[dinner][:D]! Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 9:24 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] gee i just got in here at 8:02 any leftovers? stay safe Joe Joe, There's plenty of "Fruit Salad " left if you want any. There appears to be an abundance of them around here. (oops,I meant; that.) Heard from Jim (jhh) today,and to the best of my understanding, we are NOT hiring ang new help around here. (especially cooks.) BTW;his computer is down again,so it may be awhile before we all hear from him on the forum. Actually,everone had better be NICE to the 'cook' tomorrow. It's her birthday. If you 'tick' her off,I'm not going to be responsible for her actions;she handles a 'cleaver' or 'knife' very well. Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:19 PM Joe, plenty of soup left. Here's a bowl for you. Mudchicken, would a couple or three Beano pills help your indegestion? (or was that people-aid, or Rolaids). AND: The "Belle of Louisville" beat the "Belle of Cincinnati" and Keeps the "Antlers" for another year. Due to high water,and river currents,the '"Delta Queen" was a 'no show'. Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,820 posts Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:36 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] gee i just got in here at 8:02 any leftovers? stay safe Joe The people noodle soup is still stirring...Oh the indegestion![xx(] Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,324 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:03 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] gee i just got in here at 8:02 any leftovers? stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:29 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68 Chad - we're doing some new cable installs where I work. Watching the fiber splicer was interesting (although you can only stay interested for a while). The box he was using probably cost more than my truck, and made it look easy. I've had some training in phone cable splicing (copper) but have never had to deal with anything like the 600 pair cable they lost in my old hometown in Michigan, when a lumber yard burned. They called in splicers from all over... A couple of years later a building across the street burned the same line and they had to do it all over... I would say that location is cursed. Fusion splicers are not cheap. That's for sure. That's why we use contractors (at $5000 a pop!!!) We have up to 144 fibers in one cable. Fortunatly the one that got hit is only 48 fibers. Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:15 PM QUOTE: We can oblige that request;egg noddles added. BTW;congrats on the 4th star. Thanks the soup was great!!!! Still a bit on the down side. I'll have some more tea please! Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 4:39 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Hmmmm.....Since it's almost lunchtime out here...I'm thinking along the lines of .......hot wings and curly fries......not exactly near the tracks but close enough to hear Hoot, Hoot.... Owl Hot Wings? mmmmmm........ [}:)] Something like that......[:X][:I] tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 25,026 posts Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:33 PM Chad - we're doing some new cable installs where I work. Watching the fiber splicer was interesting (although you can only stay interested for a while). The box he was using probably cost more than my truck, and made it look easy. I've had some training in phone cable splicing (copper) but have never had to deal with anything like the 600 pair cable they lost in my old hometown in Michigan, when a lumber yard burned. They called in splicers from all over... A couple of years later a building across the street burned the same line and they had to do it all over... Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it... cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:11 PM Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:40 PM Tharmeni, the use of number 317 by both trains is an interesting, somewhat amazing, coincidence--especially considering that Indianapolis was not served by Amtrak for some time during the 1980s. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:38 PM Sorry, Cher, cooked fruit salad doesn't appeal to me! [}:)] Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:20 PM LOL means "Lots of luck" Hey, I found one of my dad's old train tickets from the 1950s and its for NYC train #317 from Indy to Chicago. That's the same number used by Amtrak for the Hoosier State today. Did Amtrak adopt all the old train numbers when they assumed the service? chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:08 PM As for the weather in this neck of the woods...It's cloudy and rain is expected. Bummer I have to splice a fiber optic line tommarrow night. Rain will complicate things. For those of you that don't know I run a small cable company. Last friday around 8AM we started getting calls in one of our areas. It didn't take too long to figure out our fiber got cut. So I drove the route looking for any digging activity and sure enough I found a construction contractor installing a drain pipe right in the area of our problem. I confronted the forman and told him I thought they cut my line and he told me it wasn't them, Yea right. The guy was a total jerk. I tried to get his company info and he wouldn't stop what he was doing to give it to me. He just pointed at the logo on his hat. So I had to get our locator and try to find the break. Sure enough I found the break. There was about 20' of mangled line and pvc pipe ripped out of the ground. Again I confronted the foreman with this evidence. He still denied he did it!!!! At this point I started making phone calls. I got a hold of the big boss on the job and he is the nicest guy. He dropped what he was doing and came to survey the situation. Boy he tore into the guys that were being jerks. I thought he was going to fire them on the spot.(see Mike sometimes it pays to talk to the boss) A fiber repair is no small event. In the first few hours everybody that's anybody and a few more show up to see what all the fuss is. A few of my guys work on relaying the new conduit, but everyone else is there to watch "the fiber splicing". It's funny how no one ever hangs out long enough to see the actual splicing, but they all show up expecting to. It was about noon when all the important partys show up to decide what route I can take with the new fiber as it was in conflict with a highway construction project. It took the project boss another two hours to produce all the maps nessasary to figure everything out. Of course it's friday and it soon became apparent that the best solution was to do a temporary fix to restore service and plan a permanant repair for this week. Now it's around 3 and I have our gameplan figured out. Then it takes 4 hours of digging, but it took my crew 2 hours to round up all the materials for the job. It was about 10PM before we finally got to the cable work. This requires a lot of preperation before the actual splicing can begin. In this time the last few "helpers" take off. We went from a couple dozen "helpers" that afternoon down to me and my splicing contractor. Through the night we worked on splicing. By 7am the next morning we had restored service. I didn't get home till 9am 26hours after I got to work the morning before. And this was a temporary fix. The permanant repair is going to happen tommarrow night. I get to do it all over again. Anyway sorry I rambled on, just thought some of you might be interested. cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 1:55 PM ONE DAY AND COUNTING!! ARE YOU READY TOO?? . . .[:D][8D] SOMETHING SPECIAL AT THE DINER TOMORROW[:O][:O][:O] Our owner, Jim called and asked me to post this. Anyone care to guess what he is referring to[?] cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 1:55 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Hmmmm.....Since it's almost lunchtime out here...I'm thinking along the lines of .......hot wings and curly fries......not exactly near the tracks but close enough to hear Hoot, Hoot.... Owl Hot Wings? mmmmmm........ [}:)] She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 1:47 PM Chad, was that drool or whipped cream?!?! Usually forget to mention it, but do have fruit salad on the menu. You know me, I'll cook just about anything, within reason. cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." « First«397398399400401402403»Last » Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Well I did have hot wings for lunch.......the the hoot...er...owl wings weren't fried....tanned maybe......and most assuredly well done![;)][}:)][:p] Just doing my little part to put the pig back in the male chauvanist..... Okay,I can understand 'tanned';but my imagination is running rampant.[:p][}:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !! Well I did have hot wings for lunch.......the the hoot...er...owl wings weren't fried....tanned maybe......and most assuredly well done![;)][}:)][:p] Just doing my little part to put the pig back in the male chauvanist.....
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !!
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt Joe, plenty of soup left. Here's a bowl for you. Mudchicken, would a couple or three Beano pills help your indegestion? (or was that people-aid, or Rolaids). AND: The "Belle of Louisville" beat the "Belle of Cincinnati" and Keeps the "Antlers" for another year. Due to high water,and river currents,the '"Delta Queen" was a 'no show'. Dan,,fried hoot.........................ers ? Somehow that doesn't sound good !!
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] gee i just got in here at 8:02 any leftovers? stay safe Joe
QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner]
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Carl, I DON'T cook fruit salad. I just peel and cut the fruit in cubes. Also put in black walnuts. It's the usual fruits: apples, bananas, oranges and pears with the black walnuts mixed up in it. Supper is now ready for all those ready to eat. Have enough to feed you all until at least 8 p.m. tonight.[C=:-)][dinner] gee i just got in here at 8:02 any leftovers? stay safe Joe The people noodle soup is still stirring...Oh the indegestion![xx(]
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68 Chad - we're doing some new cable installs where I work. Watching the fiber splicer was interesting (although you can only stay interested for a while). The box he was using probably cost more than my truck, and made it look easy. I've had some training in phone cable splicing (copper) but have never had to deal with anything like the 600 pair cable they lost in my old hometown in Michigan, when a lumber yard burned. They called in splicers from all over... A couple of years later a building across the street burned the same line and they had to do it all over...
QUOTE: We can oblige that request;egg noddles added. BTW;congrats on the 4th star.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Hmmmm.....Since it's almost lunchtime out here...I'm thinking along the lines of .......hot wings and curly fries......not exactly near the tracks but close enough to hear Hoot, Hoot.... Owl Hot Wings? mmmmmm........ [}:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Hmmmm.....Since it's almost lunchtime out here...I'm thinking along the lines of .......hot wings and curly fries......not exactly near the tracks but close enough to hear Hoot, Hoot....
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
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