Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[M636C]

It's about midday on Christmas Day here!

I'm heading off to a family Christmas lunch.

Merry Christmas to everyone still waiting for the day to arrive!

Peter

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

Merry Christmas Everybody!! Be safe!!!

Tom,make sure you all save a couple of slices of that "Rum Cake"
for CW and myself,Please.[:)]

[Anonymous]

Merry Christmas Everybody!! Be safe!!!

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Fresh fruitcake just bought; will save you some, Cher! The chili this noon was perfect for the weather. This evening we're missing out on the family tradition of spaghetti with Italian sausage; don't know whether to go that route tonight or not.

The fruitcake sounds great Carl. Up until about 10 years ago,my Mom would
bake her fruitcakes from scratch. All the "good ingredients" & after cooling,
wrapped in a 'cheesecloth' towel,soaked in grape juice. So after sitting for six
months or so............................Then as she got older,and the ingredients became
more expensive, she started getting the ones made by the "Trappist Monks" in
Gethsemane,Ky. If you get a chance to try one,you'll know.
After her death last year,we just haven't had the....................................

Larry,I hope it is quiet for you all;I know that area is more 'used' to the very bitter
weather than we are. The city has already had several major house fires,and
4 of the county depts. are on a major one right now. THUS far NO injuries
reported from any of those.

And as Larry and several others have said;

PLEASE

"Have A Safe And Happy One!"

[tree68]

It's a peaceful (so far) Christmas eve. Snowing gently (up to a foot forecast about 20 miles south), temperature sitting about 17. On the other hand, yesterday we got high winds, over an inch of rain, and a high for the day of 54. Can't make up it's mind....

Brownies and cookies all baked (taking a break from pies this year), roast is in the fridge, marinating in some onion soup mix, and the green beans and red potatoes are just waiting to take their place in the oven with the roast. Just roll me into my recliner when dinner is over tomorrow...

I'll try to stop in and help out over the weekend, if the drivers keep all 4 on the road and no one decides to ruin a bunch of people's holiday by burning their house.

Have a safe and happy one, folks!

[CShaveRR]

Fresh fruitcake just bought; will save you some, Cher! The chili this noon was perfect for the weather. This evening we're missing out on the family tradition of spaghetti with Italian sausage; don't know whether to go that route tonight or not.

[cherokee woman]

Tom, I'll try a slice of your Rum Cake. Maybe that'll help me thaw out, and
maybe it'll help my knees that are killing me. Locomutt and I have been
switching who is outside, trying to clear snow/ice/sleet/ from the our front walk.

[Anonymous]

How about some Hot Chocolate and Rum Cake? I'll start a fire in the fire place. That will warm you up!!

[locomutt]

Time for a break from shovelingsnow ice,and warm up for awhile.
Although,I've been in for a few minutes,CW just came in.
How 'bout a couple of "HOT coffees" please!![:)]

Carl,any of that fruitcake left back there? If so,how about a couple of
pieces for us please. Haven't had any good fruitcake,since my Mom died.

[JoeKoh]

Enough fruitcakes on the roads (by the tiremarks in the ditches). yes the eggnog non-alcholic.and we are ready to warm up with some and hot chocolate for matt.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Well, here I am: finally. Had things to do this morning. If Joe's egg nog is
non-alcoholic, I'll try it, even though I've never cared for the egg nog.

I've fixed some roast, so we can have hot open-faced roast beef sandwiches,
and we have french fries and fried potatoes. Don't want to get everybody
too full for whatever you'll have for Christmas dinner tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Well this morning we had a low of 38 and are expecting to have a high between 55 and 60. You all stay warm and have a safe one.

[CShaveRR]

Mmmm--haven't had eggnog yet this season. I'm definitely in favor of something warm for lunch; I think it finally got back above zero this morning.

One thing I did this year--said to Heck with everyone else in the family, I'm going to have some fruitcake! And I did.

[JoeKoh]

Good Morning
mother nature is opening the freezer. All warm breakfast today.with lunch and supper a free cup of egg nog.We have a train with all the toy ,food and Christmas cars on the line with my first engine conrail 8416 and conrail caboose 123.
stay safe
Joe

[JoeKoh]

paula
thanks. going to get matt to try on some boots then we are off.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Can always use more help.

Have made more of the following to keep everybody going:

beef vegetable soup, beef stew, chili, bean soup, biscuits, cornbread,
and have cans of Campbell's soups also. All varieties.

[Mookie]

I am officially signing out until 1/3/05.

My list of things includes - having the real Mookie cloned - I just happen to have $50,000 lying around with nothing else to do with it - (if you missed the news of the lady having her cat cloned - you are just as well off...) Actually, I wouldn't want another cat, dog, bird, snail, turtle, hampster, gerbil or pet rock. I am done with anything I have to pet, clean, feed, walk, rock (except great-grandchildren), take to the vet or otherwise look after.

But Happy Holidays to all of you on the forum - I am too lazy to type out the whole thing - and I will peek in sometime before the 1st of the year.

Eat lots, don't drink and drive, stay warm - I feel really bad for the ones east of us. It is just incredibly cold here for now. Will warm up this weekend. Will do a head count when I get back.

Now I am off to watch trains for 11 wonderful days! Poor driver! Poor Millie!

Happy Mookie [:D]

[jeaton]

We had a plan to drive to Cincinnati today, but last week we changed our mind and decided to put off the trip until next weekend. Never put a snowplow on the 300M, so that was a good decision.

Hopefully, there are several snow shovels in the Depot storeroom. We are going to have to clear a bath to the coal tower and bring over a good supply to keep the diner toasty warm for the weekend.

Do we need more volunteers to keep the diner open around the clock this weekend? Most everything else will be closed and the working crews still need a place to go for beans.

Stay warm!

Jay

[Anonymous]

No snow in southern wisconsin. It is cold!!! Brrrrrr!!!! Hot coffee please!!!

[JoeKoh]

Made it home from work and saw too many cars in the ditches. mother nature put a 4ft snowdrift in my driveway but enough snow for weight in the back of the truck.warm up the hot cocoa cause when matt gets home he'll want to go sledding.
stay safe
Joe

[Junctionfan]

People are very uncooperative with the emergency services of Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police responded to 300 weather related accidents last night and you can bet that the fire departments and ambulance services were involved to because people can't slow down or drive in defence.

Keep up the good work police officers and other emergency service workers.

[cherokee woman]

Okay, it's Thursday morning, we have snow, ice, snow, freezing rain, snow.
Probably have a total of six, seven inches (haven't gotten outside to measure,
and I doubt I will); I'll listen for updates on TV.

Our road conditions are impassable and hazardous. The TV stations would
be better off listing what's OPEN.

Breakfast will be:

Turkey Bacon,
Sausage (links and patties), biscuits and gravy, fried potatoes, grits,
oatmeal, toast (reg, cinnamon, french), pancakes & syrup, cream of
wheat, and cereal for Matt and others who want it.

[tree68]

No snow to speak of here, but it's early. We might eventually get some of the stuff nailing the Midwest and Ohio valley tonight.

Sorry about sleeping in Wednesday morning (not really, but I did miss making the breakfast special). So, on Christmas Eve Eve morning, it's breakfast wraps (eggs, cheese, and either bacon, sausage, or ham, your choice, all wrapped in a wheat tortilla), and Christmas Morning loaf - a delicious bread with candied fruit and a frosting.

So, before you set off for your last minute shopping, stop in, enjoy a wrap, holiday bread, and some hot chocolate with a hint of mint. Drive safe, good luck finding what you're looking for, and don't forget to start thawing the turkey!

[Junctionfan]

Well me must have at least 10 inches of snow right now and could total to 15 soon plus now I hear from the news that we will get 10-20mm of ice pellets.

[Anonymous]

Ya'll were talking about it being so cold, compaired to that we're having a heat wave of 60 today. Can I put my order in early for a linguica omlet and some fried taters????

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

PS - got mistletoe on my tail. Any takers?

Tee Hee

Moo

Our cat Boo Boo would love you! He is constantly sticking his nose in our female cat, Vanna's....well, he thinks her tail is made of mistletoe. (both cats are "fixed")

[espeefoamer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Well Carl, I've fixed some lasagna for you, along with the chili, hamburgers
and cooked onions. May not be able to get out, but we'll sure eat, right?

You'd have to haul me out of there in a wheelbarrow!(urp)

[cherokee woman]

Well Carl, I've fixed some lasagna for you, along with the chili, hamburgers
and cooked onions. May not be able to get out, but we'll sure eat, right?

[CShaveRR]

Our high today was 12 degrees, but we aren't getting the snow. Northwestern Indiana was supposed to get dumped on today, but I don't think that happened yet--looks like the Lake Effect is hitting western Michigan (up around Grand Haven, Muskegon, and Grand Rapids) instead.

Subzero lows tomorrow and Friday nights--that and the snow along most of the route "over the river and through the woods" makes me think we'll probably stay here even if I don't have to work. Something warm for dinner tonight, please--how about lasagna?

Sorry, instead of Jen's Brother Carl I sound more like Mookie's brother Garfield!

[JoeKoh]

Well the snow so far has missed us but they are saying 4-7 in by tommorow morning.Matt is resting.He has a case of the flu.When he gets better we'll let him try his sled Santa sent our way.
stay safe
Joe