Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[Modelcar]

.....Wow, you fellows talking about 2" of snow, etc....and in the last hour I just finished mowing the yard...{really looks good too}, wearing shorts and sweat shirt...Really nice, beautiful blue sky with strong sunshine.  That only produced 60 degrees but no wind and temp felt just fine.

Congrats to Larry for successful wedding for offspring....

Experienced that some years ago with only daughter.  13 year old granddaughter has been here visiting with us last few days.

[CopCarSS]

Larry, congrats on the new couple! I really like the idea of the sung kiss request as well. I shot a couple weddings with similar ideas. There was one where the bride and groom requested that an amusing story be told involving one or both of them. Some of the results from that were downright funny, and that includes me not knowing much about the parties involved! I'm sure they would have been even better if I had known the bride and groom personally.

Mutt, it's good to see that you're getting something above the usual Kibble. The dishes you listed might be considered crossover by some, but I'll eat them with delight!

Well, as MC said, we've got a bit of the white stuff around. Of course, now the sun seems to be coming out, so I may have to see if I can get some pictures before it all drops off of the trees (it was really photogenic this morning).

Hope you all have a great day! TTFN!

[blhanel]

Congrats Tree, you survived (and hopefully your bank account did too)

Congrats from here as well.  If our research into our daughter's upcoming marriage is any indication, your bank account is probably the color of blood right now.  We've decided to take one proactive step to reduce the impact of our daughter's wedding next year- those of you who met me at Lincoln remember the Pontiac Bonneville I was driving?  Wanna buy it?

[mudchicken]

Congrats Tree, you survived (and hopefully your bank account did too)

Might want to break out the Cincinnati Chili for lunch ... two inches of fresh snow this morning and we've got flurries now....The dogs are out rolling and revelling in it now.

Back at noon for two cheese coneys and a bowl of 5-way at noon....

 

[cherokee woman]

Good Saturday morning, all!!

Larry, please send our congrats to the happy couple!!  Glad to hear that everything
with the wedding went well. 

Joe, thanks for making the coffee and juice, and putting cereal out for breakfast.
To go along with the cereal, I've put some bacon and sausage on, and will make
some biscuits and sausage gravy.  It will all be on the warmer bar in a few minutes.

It's a very chilly morning here:  temp's in the mid to upper 30s as I type.  Supposed
to make it up to about 60 by 6 p.m.

Everyone have a great, safe day, and make it back by about 7 p.m. for our
SATURDAY PIZZA FEST.

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The Cook

[JoeKoh]

larry congrats to the new couple!! juice and coffee are made.going to get some cereal out for breakfast.

stay safe

Joe

[tree68]

Well - happy to report that the hitching went off without any problems.  Daughter finally got emotional enough to shed a tear as we walked down the aisle, but up on the altar she was all smiles. 

The newlyweds had decided that they didn't want the constant clinking of glasses, so they decreed that they would only kiss 'on demand' if an entire table got up and sang a song that included the word "love."  I think my sister was the only one who really took the idea to heart - much to the chagrin of most of the rest of us at the table.  Cute idea, though, and much less irritating than the clinking....

Time for bed for this tired father.

[cherokee woman]

Got the next round of fish, fries and hushpuppies frying in the three industrial size
deep fryers.  Have also made some cole slaw and mac & cheese, to go with
the fish.

The fish that are frying are:

1.  catfish
2.  cod
3.  perch

For dessert tonight, we've got:

1.  chocolate cake 2/chocolate frosting
2.  apple pie
3.  blueberry cobbler
4.  white cake w/white frosting

Hope everyone enjoys their suppers tonight!!

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The Cook

[locomutt]

Fortunately, if that happened around this house, our dog loves people food as well as she does her own food.  So, she occasionally gets a little people food mixed in with her dog food.

So I guess the real question is "What do you feed Mutt?"

.........Well,I do eat canned "Corned Beef Hash",Liver & Onions,Spaghetti-os,canned "Beef Stew"
and a few other things that A LOT of people consider "dog food".............SO!!
I don't much care for the Cheerios,but my cholesterol count is lower than hers!!

[edblysard]

It would appear she really liked the Honey and Oats flavor…but I don’t think her digestive system was designed for them…

.....Ed...did the dog think much of the cherrios...?

[CopCarSS]

Fortunately, if that happened around this house, our dog loves people food as well as she does her own food.  So, she occasionally gets a little people food mixed in with her dog food.

So I guess the real question is "What do you feed Mutt?"

[Willy2]

Willy - e-mailed you some pictures from Brother Carl.  Let me know.   

Mook

Mookie - I still didn't get them. I don't why they won't show up in the inbox, but try one more time.

Feeling a bit better today, but still not fantastic. This weekend isn't going to be very restful, either.

A little bit of snow is possible tonight/early Saturday morning, but like Mook said, nothing too much.

Anyway, I will be back in sometime this weekend, probably Sunday. TGIF!

[locomutt]

.....Ed...did the dog think much of the cherrios...?

.....I was sort of wondering,after that,does the Dog have a lower cholesterol count than the owner?!

[JoeKoh]

been busy day here too.will take some fish dinners to go.got the ns hat from fostoria.thought they said hats but anyways matt will have a surprise when he gets home from school.

stay safe

Joe

[rvos1979]

Afternoon everyone.....

Going to be cold in the Mad city for the next few days, our high yesterday was 40, and forecast says a cold rain and snow, highs around 40, lows in the mid 20's. Time to get an extra blanket out and plug in the truck at night to keep it warm.

Ed, I usually have the problem occasionaly of mounting tires on backwards at work (Quality doesen't like that, they can't read the DOT numbers on the tires.). Then I have to go grab the tire bars and pop that sucker off the rim and mount it right. Kind of like what Tuch refers to as head-up-***itis in his 'Hot Times On The High Iron' series.

Thanks for the fish, CW, will also swing by after work tonight for more. Working overtime tonight, we're planning on being done by about nine in the evening or so.

See everyone later.

[Mookie]

I will be really useful and hand out bibs!

[cherokee woman]

Ed, that's a really funny story about the Cheerios and dog food! Fortunately, if that
happened around this house, our dog loves people food as well as she does her
own food.  So, she occasionally gets a little people food mixed in with her dog food.

Mookie, Sarah's doing well.  Busy getting settled in, and she has been on the forums
a couple of times.  But I'll be sure and give her your message to stop in the diner, for
a spell. 

Fish is frying, as well as fries and hushpuppies. Will be ready in about five minutes.  So
get ready for your lunch!!

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The Cook

[Modelcar]

.....Ed...did the dog think much of the cherrios...?

[Mookie]

Ed -

Tree - best wishes to the new couple.  And good luck with your four-footed visitors.  Mom will do just fine, I am sure.

Brian - Tell Joanie we will be thinking of her.  Let us know how it goes!

Texas vs NE tomorrow - and game will be perfect weather.  Wet and cold!  We will have to have a lot of things going for us - so weather and home advantage should help, I hope! 

Maybe a trickle of snow - nothing to write home or forum about!

Willy - e-mailed you some pictures from Brother Carl.  Let me know. 

CW - How's the house guest doing?  Have her check in from time to time. 

BNSF ran wall to wall trains this morning between 4 and 5:45!  It was great.  Had some in the bathroom, the living room, the car.  And they all whistled at me - a lot! 

Mook

[edblysard]

Larry,

Remember, Mom gets the people food, the dogs get the Kibble and Bits..

Made that mistake once, put a scoop of dog food in a cereal bowl, splashed it with milk and handed it to my then 5 year old…went out back and dumped Cheerios in the dog bowls, and got all the way to work before I realized what I did…The kid still checks out her breakfast pretty carefully when I fix it for them!

[tree68]

Good morning, all!  TGIF!  Should be a nice day here today, then tomorrow it goes to **** in a handbasket.

Gonna be that here today.  Just got a call from this evening's bride - the outdoor picture session before the ceremony has been moved inside at the church.  Central New York has flood warnings....

But, everybody from our side of the family that had to travel is here, I'm pretty sure (a couple of them were flying standby and got bumped to later flights - arriving after I went to bed).   Mom is staying here for a week after the wedding, to visit friends an relatives, etc.  I get to chauffeur. 

Son and DIL spent the night here, so I had my bed to myself (while I'm running the kennel here the three mini-dachsunds are burrowing into my bed).  The daughter's Dalmatian is camped out in my recliner - more to avoid the little dogs than anything else.  He is a tad confused - daughter moving out of her apartment, he comes up here (at least he knows this house), and when he goes back, it'll be into new digs at the newlyweds house.  In case you're counting, that's five dogs in the house this week...  Son & DIL just bought a new house in MD (she was transferred east), but they aren't ready to move in yet.

So, the ceremony is all rehearsed, the players are in place, and with any luck, chaos will be kept to a minimum, tonight, and all next week (5 dogs plus Mom..)

See ya on the flip side...

 

[CopCarSS]

Jay: Great Pictures! Thanks for sharing. I really need to get out NE one of these autumns...

Ed: Congrats on having such a talented daughter. Kind of makes me wish that I hadn't been one of those mediocre or perhaps even apathetic teens you spoke of when I was in school. Sigh...hindsight is 20/20 I suppose, and this just means that I can only get better, right?

Brian: Hope Joanie does well with everything. I'll keep her in my prayers.

Well, the Colorado weather folks are saying that today should be nice, but tomorrow and Sunday could be a little nasty. That's a bit of a shame, too. Not only was I planning to get out and do a bit of railfanning, we've also got our company picnic on Sunday up at one of the Corn Mazes up north a bit. Not necessarily my thing, but I was hoping to get some good shots of the kids playing in the maze, and with the animals, etc. for the company newsletter that I write. Oh well...if it's just overcast, that's better for portraits anyways. I guess time will tell all...

Anyways, I must be about my tasks. Hope you all have a great day, and a great weekend!

TTFN!

[JoeKoh]

jay nice pictures thanks for sharing.yep its finally friday.whoo hoooo.matt likes school and wants more always asking why and how(like auntie mookie) will take some breakfast to go. need to get errands done..

brian hope joanie gets better soon too.

stay safe

joe

[blhanel]

Good morning, all!  TGIF!  Should be a nice day here today, then tomorrow it goes to **** in a handbasket.

Mook, I don't remember that subject coming up in the conversation, but then it could be that I was distracted by another topic on my end of the table, or maybe it's just my CRS disease kicking in...

Oh, and thanks for the PM ping, Joanie's hanging in there- surgery is scheduled for next Thursday, and she can't wait to get it over with.  She's been gimping around lately with a borrowed cane, and would love to return it to its rightful owner.  The last couple of days she's been fighting off a cold as well, hope it doesn't get any worse and postpone the surgery.

[cherokee woman]

Good Friday morning to all!  It's nice and chilly here this morning.  Current temp is
around 44 degrees, going to get down in the 30s tonight, after a high in the mid
50s. 

Mookie, coffee is ready, and here is a big cup of coffee for you, with the one cream
cutting the evil spirits.  And how about a chocolate covered doughnut to go with it?

Yep, we have doughnuts for this morning.  Whatever kind you want, I've got it this
morning.  Also have some bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, and biscuits, sausage
gravy, and hash browns.

Ed, I know you and Aimee are very, very proud of Beth, as well as your other daughters.
Looks like you two are doing a very good job with your girls! 

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[Mookie]

Aimee's "mouser" is a not quite as fast, but a lot more efficent...no leftovers!

"Couse, she has no feet, but can climb a tree faster than greased lightning!

Aimee has a pet snake?

  I thought you knew that!  We talked about it at the get together, but maybe you weren't present when we did.  I think there may be two of them.  I know at first blush - I was thinking cat with no feet, but then remembered the snakes.  Now I want to know how Ed knows it is fast up a tree and how he got the snake back?  Hmmm? 

This is almost better than breakfast - but not coffee - one big one please - black with one cream to cut the evil spirits in it. 

[edblysard]

Why not?

Kids tend to follow your lead, even if they pretent not to.

Expect a lot from them, and if they are eager to please, and you encourage them, you get good results.

Set the bar low, and all you get is mediocrity, or worse, apathy.

Even if they dont achieve all their goals, imagine the skills and self assurance they will and already possess...and trust me, all of them were raised with the idea that just because they are "girls" dosen't mean they are any less qualified that a man to do or be just about anything they want.

They are not perfect kids by any means…being a honor rolls student is not a pre requisite to being on the team, but as the coach said, if you are already an honor roll student, then keeping that up is a requirement to play on her team…excellent incentive if you think about it.

 

All four girls come from working class families…a concrete contractor, a railroader, a Sheriffs Deputy and a Data and Communications technician, otherwise known as a cable guy!

 

Elizabeth was picked as a Student Ambassador for the People to People program last year; her group went to the United Kingdom as representatives of the Houston Independent School District.

 

One of the requirements was they had to earn at least ½ of the total cost of the trip…you aint seen such well cared for lawns and so many washed and waxed cars in one subdivision in your life!

 

Laura got her “big break” when her mom sent in a tape for an audition for a local supermarket chains advertisement program, they wanted a few kids for background work on a TV add, but ended up shooting the commercial around her instead.

The producer liked her enough to hire her for other local TV work, introduced her to a group of “artsy” folks at Rice University, and the rest she did on her own, a very head strong young lady.

 

Seriously, high schools are recruiting these girls; we get a letter every week from several schools wanting Beth to attend their school next year, as do the other three.

 

Point is, if you trust your kids, and then give them the tools to accomplish their goals, encourage them and provide supervision from the sidelines a little, well, who says she can’t live on Mars?

 

 

[Limitedclear]

I applaud your dedication, Willy.

Don’t let anyone tell you different, being smart is being cool.

For your review, I present you with four Honor Roll students…the worst grade among the bunch last week was a 91.

Beth, second from the left,( mine, of course,) blew a question on her last French test.

All four already have college credits, and all four are in the HISD Magnet program for Advance and Accelerated Learning.

 

Left to right, you have Sarah, who will either be a Doctor, (GP) or a neonatal ICU nurse. Beth, Astronaut and Reptile Biologist, Savannah, Criminologist and soon to be enrolled in the HPD CSI school, and Laura, Thespian, writer, and poet, who has several commercials under her belt, both in front of the camera and behind it as a script writer, along with a small book of her poems, published.

Oh, and last year, they were undefeated HISD Volleyball District Champs, this year, they are one slot out of first place.

Not to bad for a bunch of brains…

Spectacular shots, Jay, but I didn't think the whales went up that high.

Willy, take things easy--by the way, did you get the pictures I sent?

(And I don't blame you--I'm not sure how afraid of snakes I'd be, but I would feel just a little uncomfortable with them around.)

Jay - Very nice shots!

Carl - I don't see them in the inbox, try sending them again. As much as I would like to take it easy, I think I'm going to have to go back to school tomorrow. It takes a whole lot of effort to make up just a day or two of missed work.

Scary that they have done so much so early. Setting the bar high...

LC

 

[Limitedclear]

Friday in Central New York has to be nice.  Friday in Central New York has to be nice.  Friday in Central New York has to be nice.  Friday in Central New York has to be nice. 

Saw the reports from the swamp briefly, but didn't see any Ed's swimming...

Forecast looks like snow...

May ride the ADK on saturday...

Any leaves left Tree?

LC

There were some last time I worked, but that was two weeks ago.  Wish I was going to be up there - great chance to meet!   I believe I'll be taking some family members for a ride on Sunday - after the wedding festivities are over.  Which train are you riding?

T -

Riding the Utica train with a big 300+ group from several NRHS chapters from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. Hop on Amtrak to get to Utica then transfer to the ADK.

LC

Take this along - you'll have a leg up on the narrator once you get to Otter Lake. 

Saturday is pretty well out for me - but not completely.  Depends on what the family decides in terms of riding the train vs other plans for the day.  Sunday has been the goal, though.

If I am there, I won't be in "uniform," but may well have my railroad radio on my hip.  At 6'5", I'll be hard to miss.  Might be hard to hook up, though, as the Otter Lake train gets back just in time for the Utica train to leave.  (You might check with the ticket office to see if I'm in the area.)  In fact, we usually cancel our Form D from the train (vs the phone at the station) so the Utica train can get their paper.

Enjoy your trip!  With 300+ on the train, you'll undoubted have both F's, plus the Geep. 

T -

Well I won't be in "uniform" either. May wear my NS hat. I hit about 6'3" or so and I'll be with a small group...

LC 

 

[edblysard]

I applaud your dedication, Willy.

Don’t let anyone tell you different, being smart is being cool.

For your review, I present you with four Honor Roll students…the worst grade among the bunch last week was a 91.

Beth, second from the left,( mine, of course,) blew a question on her last French test.

All four already have college credits, and all four are in the HISD Magnet program for Advance and Accelerated Learning.

 

Left to right, you have Sarah, who will either be a Doctor, (GP) or a neonatal ICU nurse. Beth, Astronaut and Reptile Biologist, Savannah, Criminologist and soon to be enrolled in the HPD CSI school, and Laura, Thespian, writer, and poet, who has several commercials under her belt, both in front of the camera and behind it as a script writer, along with a small book of her poems, published.

Oh, and last year, they were undefeated HISD Volleyball District Champs, this year, they are one slot out of first place.

Not to bad for a bunch of brains…

Spectacular shots, Jay, but I didn't think the whales went up that high.

Willy, take things easy--by the way, did you get the pictures I sent?

(And I don't blame you--I'm not sure how afraid of snakes I'd be, but I would feel just a little uncomfortable with them around.)

Jay - Very nice shots!

Carl - I don't see them in the inbox, try sending them again. As much as I would like to take it easy, I think I'm going to have to go back to school tomorrow. It takes a whole lot of effort to make up just a day or two of missed work.