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Posted by blhanel on Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:27 PM
Fantastic pics, Jay.  Mt. Washington is one of those places that I've got to visit someday.  Hopefully a clear one...
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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:09 PM

Bedtime now--I'll try again tomorrow after work, Willy.  Or maybe, just maybe, the Mookie will forward them--she got hers!

Take care, and do well in school.

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Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:39 PM
 CShaveRR wrote:

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.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:47 PM

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.)

Rain should stay away for a round trip tomorrow.

Two granddaughters have their costumes for Halloween--one's a monkey and the other's a banana!  Grandma made the banana costume.

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:09 PM

Long overdue report on the trip out east.

Conway Scenic Railroad's Notch Train at Crawford, NH

And a view of Crawford Notch

The Mt Washington Cog Railway train.  (Look carefully on the enlarged version)

Conway Scenic 0-6-0 hauls their train between North Conway and Conway, NH

Now down in PA.  The eastbound Pennsylvanian makes a late appearance on the Horshoe Curve

Left to right:  SD80MAC,GP38-2,ES40DC,C40-9W,SD60M holding back eb tonnage on the curve.

And 10 to 12 thousand feet later a pair of SD40-2's

All that and whale watching, too.

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:38 PM

A man walks into a pet shop and he says to the man behind the counter, "Remember the cat you sold me?" The dealer says "Yes," "Remember the python you sold me?" "Yes," "I need another cat!"

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:29 PM
The big female, named Rosie, is a cream puff, just curls up on your shoulders and watches the world go by...wouldn't hurt a fly, unless you look and smell like a lab rat...

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Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:12 PM
 edblysard wrote:

A female Columbian red tailed Boa Constrictor, two of her offspring from the last clutch, and a Lucent Texas Rat snake.

The female is 6 foot plus, about 45 lbs, and when she is hungry, faster than a rattlesnake!

 

 blhanel wrote:
 edblysard wrote:

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?Shock [:O]

Maybe the snakes should have come and joined us at Camp Mookie! Of course, if the snakes had come along, I would not have shown up because snakes terrify me.

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:21 PM

A female Columbian red tailed Boa Constrictor, two of her offspring from the last clutch, and a Lucent Texas Rat snake.

The female is 6 foot plus, about 45 lbs, and when she is hungry, faster than a rattlesnake!

 

 blhanel wrote:
 edblysard wrote:

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?Shock [:O]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:20 PM

cw

wiil be having chili tonight at work.will take some soup for supper now.the mouse I'm talking about is an icon of a big corporation.I'll just leave it at that.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:10 PM
Willy, of course you can have some tomato soup and grilled cheese for supper. 
I have bouts of severe sinus infections about twice a year, and they are no fun
at all, are they?

Supper tonight will consist of the soups from the lunch menu.  I made plenty today,
so we could all have something nice and hot to warm our insides, after dealing
with the cold, and the rain that a lot of us are putting up with today. 

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Posted by blhanel on Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:55 PM
 edblysard wrote:

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?Shock [:O]

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:43 PM

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!

 mudchicken wrote:
Lost a mouser, gained a mouser - Small scottie here named Dougie McDougal goes after vermin with frightening abandon. Found this out after the recent snowstorm and a mouse came in through the garage. Boss Hen learned to get outta da way when he's in verminator mode.

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Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:25 PM

 cherokee woman wrote:
Mookie, did you also find the towel I put out for you?  Hope so:  you just might need
both that towel and Chris' s, to get dry from the wet leaves.



Lunch is now ready.  You've got your choice(s) of the following:

1.  tuna salad salad
2.  cream of potato soup
3.  cream of mushroom soup
4.  broccoli cheese soup
5.  leftover roast, taters, etc. from supper last night
6.  tomato soup w/either grilled cheese or pb&j sandwich

Willie, which of these do you feel up to having?  Hope you feel better soon!!

Now, are there any requests for supper tonight?!?!?!

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I know I'm a little late for lunch, but if there is any tomato soup and fixings for grilled cheese leftover, I will have that this evening.

The doctor says I have a severe sinus infection so he prescribed three weeks worth of antibiotics for me. I think I'll be feeling better pretty quickly, though.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:08 PM

Wow, MC, that reminds me of a Schnauzer that my aunt used to have. Doesn't matter what type of rodent happened to bein the house as a pet at the time (hamsters, gerbils, rats, etc.) she would attack the cage like a Cat D9! Gotta love ratting terriers!

Now my Chihuahua (that my mom stole from me) is the exact opposite. He is absolutely scared to death of my sister's rats. Then again, some of them are almost as big as he is!

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:44 PM
Let's hope he hates asparagus or I will never get to see him! (Or Nigel or Gus either!)  Has he gone for the tires on the chick-mobile yet?  Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:24 PM
Lost a mouser, gained a mouser - Small scottie here named Dougie McDougal goes after vermin with frightening abandon. Found this out after the recent snowstorm and a mouse came in through the garage. Boss Hen learned to get outta da way when he's in verminator mode.
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
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:29 AM

CW & Chris - I have towels all over the place.  I can now lay on one and cover up with the other!  MMM - feels good!

Willy - maybe growing pains?  Shy [8)]  Possibly another ENT problem?  And when I sent that particular mouse to the great cheese wheel in the sky - I had two cats - indoor/outdoor ones.  They used to bring me gifts of live mice!  Bless their little pointed heads!  They were well fed and just wanted more toys!  GAH!

Tuna Salad and Tomato soup - it is a little chilly yet.  (gonna have a red moo-stash!)

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:22 AM
Mookie, did you also find the towel I put out for you?  Hope so:  you just might need
both that towel and Chris' s, to get dry from the wet leaves.



Lunch is now ready.  You've got your choice(s) of the following:

1.  tuna salad salad
2.  cream of potato soup
3.  cream of mushroom soup
4.  broccoli cheese soup
5.  leftover roast, taters, etc. from supper last night
6.  tomato soup w/either grilled cheese or pb&j sandwich

Willie, which of these do you feel up to having?  Hope you feel better soon!!

Now, are there any requests for supper tonight?!?!?!

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Posted by chad thomas on Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:35 AM
Sorry to hear Willie, I hope you feel better soon.
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Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:18 AM

Well, I'm sick this morning and staying home from school. I will be off to see the doctor later this morning and see what I've got this time.

It was certainly frosty here, this morning. It looks like most of the flowers in the garden have finally met their end.

No mice problems here, Mookie. Chessie and Tehachapi keep them well under control.

Anyway, I hope everyone has good day today!

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Posted by CopCarSS on Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:52 AM

Morning All,

Well we've finally had a good couple of nice hard freezes. Thankfully my allergies are finally starting to settle down a bit. I might be feeling a bit frisky, too, but I think I'll refrain from jumping into the pile of leaves behind the DD&CS. There's a kitten in there right now, and she looks a bit miffed (and wet!). Mooks, I set a big fluffy towel that just came out of the dryer out on the porch with a big cup of coffee and some chocolate cake.

Carl, I'm sure we'll be in touch about the Nov. trip. Meanwhile, I've also got the Dec/Jan trip planned out as well. I'll be back again from Dec. 21st to Jan 3rd. We'll have to see if we can get together then, too. I might be hanging out at Eola whenever I have a free minute on these trips, so if anyone else back that way sees me, be sure and stop to say "Howdy!"

Well, I must be on my way. Hope you all have a great day!

TTFN! Ta Ta For now!

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:19 AM
 JoeKoh wrote:

raked some wet leaves yesterday.rain hasnt been here yet.matts teacher is looking for used clothes to make scarecrows for their school project.we are going to drop off some stuff later at the school.

mookie might need your help talking to a mouse.hes messing with our television viewing so i better call the local network see what we can find out.a bunch of us might have to call a boycott out on the company.

stay safe

joe

Joe - had mouse trouble years ago.  Girlfriend got rid of one particularly pesky one.  She accidently sat on him.  He was gnawing on the canvas in a rocker under the seat cushion.  I found him later on the floor dead.  Put two and two together - and had a new exterminator - for free! 

Moo!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:06 AM

raked some wet leaves yesterday.rain hasnt been here yet.matts teacher is looking for used clothes to make scarecrows for their school project.we are going to drop off some stuff later at the school.

mookie might need your help talking to a mouse.hes messing with our television viewing so i better call the local network see what we can find out.a bunch of us might have to call a boycott out on the company.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:57 AM
Good Thursday morning to all!  I'm still a little bit sleepy this morning, but Mookie,
here's a towel to dry off with.  Those pesky, wet leaves!!

Coffee is on, juice is made, and on the warmer bar, I have:

bacon, sausage, oatmeal, toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, fried taters.

Looks like I listened wrong to the forecast last night, for today:  we are currently at
62, 64 degrees, and will probably hold there until this afternoon, when the temps will
start slowly dropping, as the rain comes in!!  Sad [:(]

Guess that's about it for right now, and if anyone has any lunch/supper requests,
PLEASE let me know.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:08 AM
 Limitedclear wrote:
 tree68 wrote:
 Limitedclear wrote:
 tree68 wrote:

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. 

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:56 AM

Just too much news to keep up with everyone.  Hope all the birthdays were wonderful.  Glad all our people are back home safe and sound.  And Tree's nuptials will go off without a hitch! 

Frosty here this morning. 

All ankles are fair game right now.  Allergy season is drawing to a close, so I am feeling pretty frisky!

Going to take coffee and go out back where there is a pile of leaves to play in..................................

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ACK - they were wet!  Angry [:(!]   * * * * * * * *    !

 

 

 

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:31 AM

 blhanel wrote:

So you're stuck at 11100111000?Wink [;)]

Well, not me--just the odometer!

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:01 PM
Good evening everyone. I'm running this on Internet Explorer 7.0, which was just released this evening. It's going to take a while to get used to the totally changed interface of this browser. Shock [:O]
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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:44 PM
 CShaveRR wrote:

Frustration--bike computer is down; can't find problem.  Odometer is stuck, among other things.  I'm just a couple hundred miles shy of 100000000000.  How should I be writing that, Brian?



So you're stuck at 11100111000?Wink [;)]

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