Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[JoeKoh]

brian that sounds great for supper.and we have milk for the house as sam has won the indy 500
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Brian, your roast beef hash w/gravy is ready. Hope you and everyone enjoys it.

There is PLENTY of iced tea and lemonade made up. Also have plenty of sodas,
if anyone wants one. And, of course, there is an abundance of ice water.

We need to keep cool and hydrated in this heat!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

YES!! Everyone PLEASE remember to pay homage to our veterans, and current
servicemen/women. They definitely need our prayers. And please, be very care-
ful, so you will back here with us next week.

Lunch today: have some fried fish, and am also baking some fish for lunch today.
Also, we have the fries to go with the fish, and cole slaw.

Semper Fi...

[tree68]

Roast beef after a long day on the railroad. Sounds good to me!

Day two of volunteering on the Adirondack is under my belt. One thing has become very apparent - no two loads of passengers are the same. Some are active and interested, some groups are just along for the ride. The baggage car has both doors open (and fenced) and is a popular place to ride. On the second run today, it was almost empty...

Many folks are interested in the line, its history, its future. Others are interested in the cars, or the scenery. One woman asked me about the life of brake shoes - she thought the squealing wheels was due to the brakes, as opposed to flanges and the different radii of the two rails. (That I could answer her question is due very much to discussions we've had here on the forums!)

We do get some fans - I provided scanner info to one young man today, and a young lady from Florida snapped pictures and asked questions in the baggage car while her partner dozed in a reclining seat in the coach. Two fellows who rode Saturday's first trip were seen trackside on the second trip, shooting photos.

There's a lot I can't do - I'm not yet rules qualified. But our conductor is a rules fanatic, and is also a good teacher. She has the trainmen using hand signals for the runarounds, and is keen to point out what's important.

One more day this weekend (the flags and bunting for the engine are on the desk at the station), and maybe next weekend, then I've got a "million" other things to do for a few weeks before I can run again...

Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day (or as your grandparents probably remember it, Decoration Day) and remember why we have the holiday in the first place.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Character

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

YES!! Everyone PLEASE remember to pay homage to our veterans, and current
servicemen/women. They definitely need our prayers. And please, be very care-
ful, so you will back here with us next week.

Lunch today: have some fried fish, and am also baking some fish for lunch today.
Also, we have the fries to go with the fish, and cole slaw.

Semper Fi...

[#welcome] Character;guess this Army guy will forgive you,since we're supposed to be on the same side[%-)]

Short words of wisdom; DON"T MIFF the CAT or the COOK,things should be just fine.

Brian, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you[bday];( We just got the extingushers refilled,had to use a few extras for CW's b-day earlier this month.)
(Won't talk about mine.)

TO ALL: Please Let Us Not Forget The Day That Tomorrow Stands For!!
(Should be everyday.)
To ALL Military Personal past and present;my Heart,Hat,Admiration & Respect go to you; PLEASE keep on doing what you are doing!

[blhanel]

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, it's been a good one- I grilled T-bones for lunch, my daughter came home this afternoon and made me some chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, and we went to a graduation party this afternoon and visited with most of Joanie's family.

Excellent roast beef hash- a great fini***o a good day. OK, get that fire extinguisher ready... light 'em up!

We've made plans to attend the local military rites tomorrow morning where Joanie's father is buried, followed by brunch with her family.

[JoeKoh]

good morning
juice coffee and lemonade are ready to go.matt has placed red white and blue napkins around the diner.we will be going down for the parade and military rites as well.
stay safe
Joe

[blhanel]

Good holiday morning, everyone- well, I'm ready to go, just waiting for Joanie and Heidi, then it's off to the cemetery.

I hope Houston Ed is staying dry, sounds like it's their turn to experience flooding according to the Weather Channel. We might get some interesting weather here later, so we'll be keeping a wary eye on the sky. TTYL!

EDIT: Good show, Joe- reply #14,000!

[cherokee woman]

Good Monday morning, everyone! Well, it's going to be another HOT day
here. Our high yesterday reached 90 degrees, and it's to be the same today: 90
degrees. We had a thundershower yesterday afternoon, and will probably get
another one this afternoon.

Character, [#welcome] to the Depot Diner and Coffee Shop! Hope you come
in often, and enjoy a slice of chocolate birthday cake, my treat, to welcome you
here.

Mutt and I watched the Memorial Day Concert on our local PBS station last night.
It was awesome, as usual. Going to have to find a Big and Rich cd with the song
they sang last night, about a Vietman veteran: "1965, the 8th of November." That
was a very good song. Very poignant.

Breakfast this morning: I've made plenty of biscuits and sausage, so you can take
them with you wherever you go today.

Later on, about 4 p.m. EDT, we'll fire up the grill for some burgers, hot dogs, etc.
for supper tonight.

[Anonymous]

Morning All

Welcome to our newest "shopper" . . . Character. Glad to have you. Your first meal is on me. [:p] We have several other railroaders in the shop, Ed from Houston, Carl from Chicago and myself. You are in good company here. Oh, I forgot Kevin, but I think he only stops in now to check out the new waitresses (like we have any new waitresses [:o)] [:D] ).

Poor Bergie, he had to work on this holiday weekend. It is a shame we have some inmature members here. But the forum is a little cleaner now than it was yesterday.

Switchfrog, if you know anything about the Kansas area you might drop by the thread started by Willy2 and leave him some helpful comments.

Mudchicken, you can stop by too. I am sure Willy could use any and all help.

I wish everyone a nice holiday today.

Remember our Vets and current service people.

Everyone Take Care

[jeaton]

Been a pretty quiet Memorial Day weekend for us-mostly work in preparation of Matt's HS graduation and party in a couple of weeks. His brother and sister will be in with their families and part of the work is getting the house ready for toddlers. Then there is a seemingly endless list of other things to get done. But I'll be around.

Birthday greetings to Brian.

To all enjoy the day.

Jay

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,
Well It is hot up here again 91F. Nice to have a 3 Day Weekend. Watching some TV as I type this.

[JoeKoh]

yeah its hot here too.going to help cw and mutt get the grill ready.larry better be on standby
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Joe, thanks for helping with the grilling. Looks like the grills are ready to put
food on to grill. So, Joe and Walt, let's get these burgers and hot dogs on the
grills, please. All the sides are in the Diner, in the cooler.

[mudchicken]

Larry(Tree): While you're there on stand-by, aim the hose over here! (100 degrees in La Junta on Saturday and snow at 12000 Ft on Mt. Evans)-Extreme Fire Danger in all of Colorado right now.

[cherokee woman]

Mudchicken, we're not as hot as Colorado. We're only showing a temp of
91 here, right now. But the humidity is high.[sigh]

[JoeKoh]

will take a couple burgers for work tonight. rather muggy today.hope everyone enjoyed the bbq.did some save some bbq chicken for mookie?
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Joe, I saved some of everything from the cookout for Mookie. It's in the fridge,
with her name on it, and a message that reads:

FOR MOOKIE ONLY!! IF YOU'RE NOT MOOKIE, DO NOT TOUCH!!

[blhanel]

//adds chocolate cake to Mookie's stuff in fridge

[Anonymous]

Late Evening All

You know I am color blind, I can't see red.

Just kidding. [:o)] [:D] [:p]

We had rain today just as my shift started and lasing for 4 or 5 hours. I was sure glad to get home and take off my wet socks and shoes.

As I promised last week here is a link to some of the photos that Zach shot while he and his company were here.

http://uptrain.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=12908

He has taken some good shots so I hope you all enjoy them.

Well I am going to cruise the forum for a few minutes then hit the hay.

Everyone Take Care

[cherokee woman]

Good Tuesday morning, everyone!! [#welcome] back to all our patrons, who had a
loooong weekend!! You were definitely missed around here.

Breakfast this morning is a cool one: cold cereal, cantaloupe slices and watermelon
chunks. Maybe that will help cool us off. For those of you who have to have a hot
breakfast, the usual breakfast items are on the warmer bar.

I'll be back after I get through with Produce, around mid morning.

[JoeKoh]

morning
need to get errands done and thanks jim for the links.
stay safe
Joe
here kitty kitty kitty

[CopCarSS]

Well a Tip Top of the morning to you all!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Brian, a belated [bday]. Hope you had a great one.

Switch8frg, yes I did take that shot. It was from my recent Yellowstone adventure. I was actually there with a bunch of other Canon photographers from another forum. You should have seen all the lenses lined up by a dead elk dragged into the middle of the Madison River (presumably by a grizzly) every morning. Getting shots like the eagle make it worth while, though.

Well, MC already mentioned snow on Mt. Evans. I did manage to get snowed upon over the weekend up at Steamboat Lake (around 20 miles or so NNW of Steamboat Springs). Considering my utter disdain for hot temperatures, it was wonderful. As an added bonus we stopped at the Steamboat Rec. Center and took a dip in the Hot Springs fed pools. Hmmmm...almost as good as Thermopolis (well...the bath house at Thermopolis was free...minor niggle, though).

Didn't get a chance to stop at the Georgetown Loop, but did take a quick glance over that way while driving past on I-70. #9 was out and about on both the eastbound and westbound trips, though I don't know how active she was. She almost looks too clean for me though. Oh well...she'll get some grime on her soon enough.

Well, I must be off. Have to get some work done. Not only is it a short week, I also have to shoot a wedding tomorrow.

TTFN!

[cherokee woman]

Lunch specials today: your choice of the following sandwiches:

1. tuna salad
2. ham salad
3. bologna & cheese
4. ham & cheese
5. cheese
6. bologna
7. ham

All sandwiches will be served with your choice of chips or fries.

[rvos1979]

Hello everyone.....

Was a bad day for Chocolatefest yesterday, as at least five people got zapped by lightning from a severe thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. Was quite the storm that moved through, heavy downpours and high winds, took out a few trees.

Got to see a rare sight yesterday, as Loram was grinding rail near Burlington last night. It was quite the light show they put on at 1am moving through town, wish I would have had a camera with me.

Hot and humid here too, has cracked 90 the last two days, helped my dad in the barn on Sunday, was pretty nice inside as he has four four-foot diameter fans on high pulling air through the barn. Been sticky in the house too, parents do not have air conditioning, and the pool is not quite ready yet (not enough water, started filling on Sunday.

Keep cool, all, and see everyone later.

[louisnash]

Didn't get to make it in time for breakfast. I'll take a #3 with chips. What about drinks. I need a Dr. Pepper if there is any in the cooler. It's H-0-T-T!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

Everybody have a great afternoon. I'll try and make it for supper later.

Brian (KY)

[locomutt]

Brian (Ky); No Problem,one Dr. Pepper coming up.[8D]

Chris; like the shot of the Eagle,that's a really good picture.

Jim; thanks for the links and the other.

If the "tuna salad" doesn't bring the cat in,I'll put out some 'kibbles & bits' [:-,]

Well,a bit of good news around here today,yesterday they uprighted the barge
that's been stuck against the K & I RR bridge since Jan. 26th,today,they ACTUALLY
got it completely away from the bridge and semi-secured(?) on the In. side.
Now they're to take up to a week to evaluate the condition of,and hopefully
send it WAY on downstream.[%-)][sigh]
.

[mudchicken]

El gato Mookie: out there?

This place just isn't normal without the appropriate havoc!

Anyone hear a chocolate cake induced belch from the Diner's cooler in back?

[blhanel]

Hmmm... I wonder if her temporary replacement help fouled things up completely while she was on vacation?

//no pun intended there, MC-

[cherokee woman]

Guys, I bet we won't see Mookie until sometime tomorrow afternoon, after she gets
her desk and everything cleared of the backlog!!

Supper tonight: nice, cool garden salads with your choice of the sandwiches on the
lunch menu today. It's just too hot to be cooking!!