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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:20 AM
Brian, that would be nice if I could get our weekends to agree (I'm on mine now).  Meantime, think about coming east sometime when Joanie's up to it.

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:20 AM
Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday], Carl and Larry!
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Posted by locomutt on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:19 AM
Larry,maybe your all's lower attendence was from Louisville's Great Fire Drill & Chili Cook-Off yesterday.
We saw and talked to quite a few New Yorker's while we were there. Actually a 'transplanted' one
gave us a "lift" on an 80' Snorkle so we could get a few shots,including the second pic.
(there are trains in both pictures,you just have to look hard to see them!)

And a GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY To you and Carl;and Zardoz,Happy Belated Birthday!
Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]Happy B-Day [bday]







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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:17 AM

Congratulations on the NS hats, Joe!  Hope one size fits all!

Happy birthday, Larry!

And, SJ, I hope that's a big can of salmon you opened up for us (I actually did have salmon for dinner yesterday!).

Out to pose for a picture at a place near our hospital.  They said they were going to draw some of my blood.

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:04 AM
 Mookie wrote:

How about salmon patties for lunch.  Maybe for our non-furred people a good chicken/rice casserole and if you are cold lasagne?  I will let CW sort it all out.  I will go for salmon, a can opener and a big cup of coffee. 



Sounds like a good idea! Maybe we should include a salmon/rigatoni pasta casserole, too! Dinner [dinner]
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, October 16, 2006 7:04 AM

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If this turns out - it is a pumpkin face with glasses! 

Belated Happy Birthday to Zardoz - yesterday! 

Happy Birthday to Brother Carl and Tree today! 

Had a good weekend - lots of little naps.  But when I did have my eyes open, saw a couple of SD-9's parked together around a grain elevator.  Made a nice fall picture.  Soybeans in the background, SD9's on the rails and the imagination of sun - (it was very cloudy and misty all weekend!) 

Guess our group picked the best weekend for our get together.  It was perfect weather then.

How about salmon patties for lunch.  Maybe for our non-furred people a good chicken/rice casserole and if you are cold lasagne?  I will let CW sort it all out.  I will go for salmon, a can opener and a big cup of coffee. 

Still shoveling off to Buffalo.  Wow.  And the earth moving in Hawaii.  Makes Nebraska look pretty tame right now!

Nite....

Mooks

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 16, 2006 6:58 AM

morning

brian nice shots.hope you're  never downwind of the water treatment plant while taking photos or have a huge closepin for your nose.cannonball sorry to hear about your camera.

Cw will take the usual blue plate for lunch burgers and fries.

Fostoria called yesterday.seems we won hats from ns in a drawing .have to go back later in the week to get them.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, October 16, 2006 6:33 AM
Good Monday morning to everyone!  Looks like I might be in here all by my
lonesome this morning.  Oh well, such is life.

Coffee is on, juice is made, and I'm cooking breakfast. 

Bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits, toast, sausage, gravy, oatmeal are on
their way. 

Does anyone have any meal requests for me today, for lunch and supper?  If
so, I hope you'll let me know.  If not, you'll have to eat whatever my muddled,
half asleep brain comes up with.

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, October 15, 2006 10:53 PM
Thanks for the comments, guys.  We'll never know whether or not railpics would accept them, as I don't even try.  Maybe someday I will.

Carl, you'll definitely have to come on over some weekend and we'll spend a day or two exploring the Cedar Rapids rail scene.

Cannonball, sorry to hear about your camera.  I'd be devastated if I dropped my Digital Rebel- it's my #1 toy.

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Posted by switch7frg on Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:08 PM

Brian;   Very good shots . Rail pics would lose if they wont' accept them .

   Sittin' on the spur is cool and Eng. 4904 is my kind of train. I wish I had my Mattel Super Flash - O Matic . It hit the tarmac when I was drivin ' out  of the fuel dump , trying to take a shot of a  wrecked engine in a consist bound for scrap ??   ( camera was really a Olimpus sp 500uz )    Respectfully , Cannonball.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:17 PM

Nice shots, Brian!

I think we'll have to explore CR a little more thoroughly sometime.

Carl

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:24 PM
OK, now that we're done with that fabulous supper, I'll share some pictures from yesterday!

A different point of view of the Cedar River bridge...


Sitting on the old passenger spur...


Lots of autos headed west...


A shot from this spot appeared in a calendar several years ago, so I thought I'd try duplicating it...


And then, just a few seconds later, an added bonus...

BTW, that's the CR sewage treatment plant in the background.

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, October 15, 2006 4:35 PM
 JoeKoh wrote:

I scream for ice cream!! give me some peanuts and chocolate syrup.any bbq chicken left for work tonight.if so i need 2 plates to go.

stay safe

Joe

Much to our chagrine, today's chicken BBQ was very poorly attended.  Not sure why - things have been tapering off for some time now.  Perhaps many of our loyal customers have gone on to their reward.

So - Joe - no problem on your request - a couple of halves of chicken along with some beans and macaroni salad, a roll or two for each and some pudding (chocolate or vanilla?) are ready for you.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, October 15, 2006 3:46 PM

I scream for ice cream!! give me some peanuts and chocolate syrup.any bbq chicken left for work tonight.if so i need 2 plates to go.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:33 PM
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:

The flavor of my homemade vanilla ice cream is so delicate that you would spoil it with Hershey's chocolote syrup.



That's impossible in my book.  Hand me the chocolate syrup.

EDIT:  Hey, is there any popcorn left over from last night?  I need some for another thread...Whistling [:-^]
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:34 AM

Dessert is Ready! The flavor of my homemade vanilla ice cream is so delicate that you would spoil it with Hershey's chocolote syrup. And the chocolate chip cookies are still warm - fresh from my oven!Chef [C=:-)]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:12 AM
Okay, everyone, the first batch of food is now coming OFF the grill.  So grab your
plates and utensils, and dig in.  Along with the hot dogs, burgers, etc., we have
potato salad, cole slaw, your choice of fries or tater chips.  The second batch will
be on the warmer bar, staying warm for you all. 

Ray, you got the dessert ready?

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Posted by Willy2 on Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:39 AM

We had a little surprise here last night in the form of some totally unexpected thunderstorms. The forecasters were saying that there would just be a few isolated showers, if anything, but then in the middle of the night I woke up to these loud, sharp booms of thunder. We didn't get even a tenth of an inch out of it, but it was still a nice surprise.

I'm going out to eat this afternoon with my family for a late birthday dinner so I won't be able to participate in the barbeque.

I hope everyone has a good Sunday!

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:16 AM

If Cherokee Woman is going to fire up the old barbeque grill tonight, I'll provide dessert. I'll bring a couple gallons of homemade ice cream and a batch of chocolate chip cookies.Chef [C=:-)]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:47 AM
Good Sunday morning to one and all!!  Looks like it's going to be a very beautiful
autumn day! 

Joe, thanks so much for putting the coffee on, making the juice, and baking the
cinnamon rolls.  And we also have some pizza you can warm up, if they would
like leftover pizza from last night.

Since it's supposed to be so nice today, think I'll fire up the grill for this afternoon,
and grill some chicken, burgers, hot dogs, bratwursts, steaks, and corn on the cob.
How's that sound for our Sunday Dinner?

Everyone have a great day, and be careful out there!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, October 15, 2006 4:20 AM

good morning

juice and coffee are ready to go.we have some cinnamon rolls warming up.

Carl matt was interested in the cpl signal someone had in their backyard. they also had all the old amtrak signs too.

very nice people.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by blhanel on Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:36 PM
Yes, it was a beautiful day here today- tried to find your excursion, Jay, but missed it, so I went and staked out the UP, which obliged by running lots of trains through.  I've got some pretty good shots from some new angles- time to get to work downsizing and uploading them.  Will post a few later...
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Posted by jeaton on Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:06 PM
Back from CR.  Nice ride today.  Badly need Z's so will have a little more to say tomorrow.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, October 14, 2006 7:14 PM

Joe, Pat and I got to ride the "pumpkin train" a couple of weeks ago, with our granddaughters.  Unfortunately, no rails were involved--just three wagons pulled by a tractor with a face that could have belonged to one of Thomas' cousins.  I think the girls were as underwhelmed as I was.  This is where I first found out that Kates recognizes crossbucks for what they are (she saw the one at the pumpkin farm and went "whoo-whoo"!).

Thanks for sending along the pictures, by the way.  Always good to see our little buddy!  Sorry to hear about the box car.  It needed a lot of work, which it apparently didn't get in time.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, October 14, 2006 7:04 PM

Hawaiian, SVP.  I'd have some pepperoni, too, but don't feel like picking the mushrooms off....

Lake effect snow possible south of here tomorrow - hopefully we don't get a repeat of the Buffalo thing.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:41 PM

great pizza CW thanks.fostoria was nice and we got to meet people from my old hometown of Celina ohio.we stopped by the little railroad in Findlay ohio so matt could ride the pumpkin train.Carl  I think the recent wind has done some damage to the wooden boxcar.they also have another switcher in their collection too.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:20 PM
Now is the time to start our SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST:

Pizzas on tonight's menu (three extra large each):

1.  cheese (extra)
2.  goetta
3.  Hawaiian
4.  supreme
5.  pepperoni/mushrooms
6.  Canadian bacon
7.  Apple pizza for dessert

Everyone, enjoy your pizzas, and we'll probably pop some popcorn later on tonight.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, October 14, 2006 3:55 PM

Larry, you probably know that the most important part of being a father-of-the-bride is to keep the wallet handy, and make sure it doesn't empty too quickly.

/s/ twice experienced

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:55 PM

Brian - I'm already well past that point in the wedding thing - daughter's big event is this coming Friday. So far all I've had to do has been get measured for a tux and send money.....

The hard part has been getting the house squared away for some company.  Long-term bachelor pads/pack rat abodes are a real pain to get straightened up....

Preps are underway for our Chicken BBQ tomorrow.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we won't see a version of Buffalo's mess.  We seasoned the chicken on Thursday, and I didn't see any muddy ones in there...

Back to housecleaning.  I'll try to get back for pizza later.

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Posted by blhanel on Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:51 AM
Here in CR, I was planning on taking my Dad golfing, but my Mom called yesterday morning and gave their regrets- she's got a bad cold, so they couldn't come down.  The ladies (Joanie, my daughter, and her future wedding attendants) are having a brunch today, followed by a trip to the bridal shop to pick out the bridesmaid's dresses, so I need to make myself scarce somehow- I know, I'll go railfanning!  I think I'll take a spin down to Iowa City and see if I can catch the Lexington Group's (jeaton) excursion on the IAIS...

TTYL!

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