Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[Mookie]

Well, you can all breathe a sigh of relief. The closest we came to that power ball tix is about 3 blocks away, where we sit trackside. I hope the silence is because they are smart enough to call professionals before they claim the prize.

I had a good chunk of it spent before Driver got up yesterday morning - to get it out of his billfold. Had to send it all back! Including the lottery ticket! Bah!

But I did have this scenario -

Sunday afternoon - nice SD70 cab - you could see Jim and Tim in their comfy seats, probably sharing some hot chocolate (more marshmellows Jim?) with their shirtsleeves and window cracked slightly - (little too warm in the cab for you Tim?) Getting paid to be comfy.

Two people sitting in 21 degree weather trackside (wind chill 17) bundled up and trying not to run the heater until almost fatal frost bite, with stupid grins on one of their faces.
Ever try to write with mittens on?

Everyone smiled! I would like to think it is because we were all happy with our respective situations and not because we think someone is off their trolley!

[Modelcar]

.....Another day of sunshine is unfolding for us.....about 12 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday....{Still no zero}, here yet.....Hope it continues like that too.
When I heard Lincoln, NE being involved over the weekend with the PowerBall of course my mind wondered...just COULD it be....but from what I'm reading above I guess not....But that is bringing it mighty close....!
No snow here ....just temps in the teens this morning....and now to get warmer as the week goes on.
On water pipes {above}, It's been my experience if one keeps them reasonably enclosed and out of the wind they will not get into much trouble.....I have water pipes in outside walls at two places in this house...one bathroom {in to under the vainty and in to serve the kitchen and all outside walls have blown in cellulose {sp?}, insulation and of course no wind can get to them....and in 35 years {since we had it built}, no freezing...! Heat is in the ceiling too....Cable heat....
Hope everyone will feel some of the warm-up that we will be experiencing here this week.....
One other note on subject.....Have 2 outside water faucets {of course the kind that are supposed to be non-freezing}, but in addition to that, I install "insulated mittens" on them I purchased someplace just for the protection purpose...Just for a bit of added protection....

[Mookie]

Boy for a few minutes Mudchicken was in serious trouble. Rumor had it that it was a person from Colorado that was claiming the prize. Rumor has since been killed off.

So we are still waiting. There is a population of citizens that live under the open skies in that area, so maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to buy lots of stock in adult beverages. Just in case.....

Mook

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Boy for a few minutes Mudchicken was in serious trouble. Rumor had it that it was a person from Colorado that was claiming the prize. Rumor has since been killed off.

Mook

As if the exploding pop cans here weren't bad enough.......Whew![:-^][:-^][:-^]

[Mookie]

Down to two people - both men. Very scientific - they looked at the video taken in the shop at the time the ticket was sold.....stay tooned!

[switch7frg]

Bingo!!>>>Mutt I hope you get an extra big slice of that delicous choc. cake. We remember those times ,the car was parked on a slight hill and the tires were a little warm. about 3 min. later , car decided to slide back into nice fence & lilac bush.
Some things are never forgotten. got to go to Big Box store &get household goods.
UMMMM that choc.cake smells good & it's not even thawed yet . CW keep the coffee pot plugged in ....please . The web server said Error,,hope ya get reply.

[cherokee woman]

Well, made it back from the library, and the lunch sandwiches are disappearing
mighty fast!! Looks like I'll have to make up some more. I've also put on a pot
of beef vegetable soup, and a pot of homemade chicken noodle soup, and a
pot of Carl's Hearty Soup (made with turkey).

[JoeKoh]

the soup is deliciious cw the sun sure helps on a cold day like today.
mookie saw the same situation in deshler saturday.mr csx train was southbound and stopped at a red signal.then after about 30 minutes they contiued on.probably waiting for the leipsic diamond with ns to clear or xn to clear.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Well I went railfanning today and had a lot of fun. Just got done with my Fantasy Baseball Draft.

[cherokee woman]

Have plenty of soup (both vegetable beef and Carl's Hearty Soup) for supper
tonight. Will also have grilled cheese sandwiches to go with the soup.

Got a couple of surprises in the works for desserts tomorrow. (Just want you
all to try to figure out what I'll be baking tomorrow.)[}:)][:D]

[blhanel]

Chocolate chip cookies!!!

[cherokee woman]

Good guess, Brian, but: no. Everyone keep guessing!!

[mudchicken]

I vote for snickerdoodles and a pot of people-noodle soup[}:)]

(threaten my feathered friends will ya'[dinner][dinner][dinner])

No cherry pie today?

[railfan619]

HI and good eveing to you all how is we all doin tonight fine and dandy I hope well I'm almost done with my training at my new job which is good cause then, I can start to have some real fun but anywho. It was a pretty good day here in wisconsin with temps up around 25-33 degress which. Felt really good compared to just a couple of days ago when the high temp was -10 or something like that. ANyway hope everyone has a great night and I will be talkin to you all in the morning. TIME FOR SLEEP [zzz][zzz][zzz][zzz]

[CShaveRR]

Maybe the cherry pie will come out on the real day (2/22, for those who are too young).

Want to hear about a combination of pain and pleasure? I'm hoping it will be warm enough in the morning for me to bike to my dental appointment (just the checkup, I hope!).

Then again to work in the afternoon. I should let the world know that I'm working with a hump conductor who, if he had the sense to look out the window, would still need an interpreter for what he saw! Talks a good line, though--maybe they'll make a manager out of him.

[cherokee woman]

Good Tuesday morning, everyone! Well, looks like we might be coming out of
the freezer today! Our current temp is in the upper twenties. and our high today
is to be right about 40! That'll be a heat wave, won't it, folks?!?!

Mudckicken, sorry about the chicken noodle soup last night. How about the next
time I make soup, I make it mushroom soup with alphabet noodles in it, instead?

Breakfast is all ready, and on the warmer bar: turkey bacon, sausage patties &
links, biscuits, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, and hashbrowns.

I'll be back in a bit; getting ready for those people wanting to sign in to get produce
this morning. Should be hearing the doorbell ring any time, now.

I'll let you all know what the surprise desserts will be a little bit later this
morning. PROMISE!!

[JoeKoh]

rice krispy treats sound good for a dessert treat today.melt some peep marshmellow animals and you can get peep treats in different colors.
stay safe
joe

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Maybe the cherry pie will come out on the real day (2/22, for those who are too young).

Want to hear about a combination of pain and pleasure? I'm hoping it will be warm enough in the morning for me to bike to my dental appointment (just the checkup, I hope!).

Then again to work in the afternoon. I should let the world know that I'm working with a hump conductor who, if he had the sense to look out the window, would still need an interpreter for what he saw! Talks a good line, though--maybe they'll make a manager out of him.

BC ! You have my former boss! He bluffed his way through 10 mos before our department finally challenged him on how little he actually knew and he quit! Hope springs eternal!

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

rice krispy treats sound good for a dessert treat today.melt some peep marshmellow animals and you can get peep treats in different colors.
stay safe
joe

Joe - I have yellow mudchickens and pink bunnies for my one co-worker that can only eat with one hand. (she would go through the entire box if I let her use two!) No one else will come close to them, but she loves them. She is also high energy - wonder why?

Mook

[tree68]

Peeps? Let me check with my sister (in Aurora, CO). All she needs is a long fork and a campfire (she says they are fantastic toasted!)

[Mookie]

I can't believe you could even get close to fire with something that has that much sugar! Sugar melt on a stick? My teef hurt and I am only sitting next to the box!

[Modelcar]

....CW, your "warm" temps will come across here too today according to the weather people....The sun is shining in on me now and it looks like it wil be a bright one today.
Wife and I had lunch yesterday afternoon at Red Lobster kinda a celebration of birthday....Oh I can't believe it...75th...{mine}, and she asked me perhaps we should take a {whole chocolate cake}, home from there....They really have great ones avail...But I declined...{see that Jen}, just didn't seem in the mood for it....but now today we'll have a nice day for just trying to enjoy the day....

[Mookie]

Quentin - you could have brought it to the forum and we would have helped you!

Happy Birthday - belatedly! Here's to 75 more! [8D]

[locomutt]

Quentin;

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY,SIR !!!!!!!

[bday][bday][bday][bday]

Mook;"Peeps" have long been one of my favorites !!
(especially right now,but I don't have to worry about
'teef' hurting anymore, either...............[:D][(-D] )

Larry;your sister is very correct,they ARE fanstastic "toasted".[:D]

Brian,et. al.;I have no idea what the surprise desserts are either,
she hasn't/won't tell me.[:(]

[CShaveRR]

Peeps are one of the few things that go over the top of the sweetness tolerance for me.

(He says, on his way out the door to see the dental hygienist.)

[Modelcar]

....Oh yes, that was a slip up.....Next time I'll just forward it {the chocolate cake}, along to the forum....Jen and Walt note. Those cakes at Red Lobster are pretty darn good....and not expensive either....It costs about as much to purchase 2 pcs. at the restaurant as does purchasing a whole cate to take along....
Jen and Walt...Thanks....but can't handle 75 more.

[chad thomas]

Well [bday] Quentin. Better late then never.[:D]

[cherokee woman]

Okay, folks!! The surprise desserts today are: key lime bars and pecan pie bars (made
like the lemon bars).

Quentin: a belated [bday] wish from me to you!! Gee, if you'd like, you could turn the
numbers around, and say that you're 57[:D].

At Produce today, we got: brocolli, oranges, taters, lettuce, cabbage and baby carrots.

Have made tuna salad sandwiches for lunch, along with some bologna &
cheese sandwiches, and tomato soup.

[blhanel]

I'll take a bologna and cheese, please, and a pecan pie bar (I normally can't stand nuts of any kind, but here at the diner I'm sure I'll like them).

[Mookie]

Yes! All the veggies are good, all the cake is good and lunch sounds yummy!

Little rock throwing outside, so think I will stay in here in the hammock, where it is safe!