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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:55 AM
.....Somehow Chris will be seen taking a sidetrip and hanging out at Palmer Lake on the trip home.
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 JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:56 AM

Happy B-Day [bday] nance 69!

mookie that cup will require an appliance cart to get it in here.I also dont think they make a silly straw large enough for it either.got the mowing done before it got to hot. who wants a hug????

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:08 AM

Mook has her paws in her pocket ala Mrs. CW.  So it will be hard to applaud another birthday for Nance 69.  And Mutt threatened to duct tape my mouf if I sing....so I will do the next best thing.  In your honor Birthday Girl - I will nap.....

BC - curiosity drives my engine!  Preferrably something in an SD70MAC?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 12:04 PM

Afternoon All

Duchess and I returned to her vet today for a recheck.  They gave her another RX as she was running a fever.  The regular vet was not there so she saw a sub.  Right now we are staying the course with the other meds and the special food for liver damage.  She has another appointment next Friday.  She does not seem better, but she does not seem worse either so that is good.  We are still hoping and praying for a good outcome.  Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCE 69

Everyone Take Care

 

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Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 12:35 PM
Happy B-Day [bday]nance69!!!!!
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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:19 PM

Is this heat wave because we're downwind of birthday candles in Arizona?

Best wishes, Nance69!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:54 PM
 Mookie wrote:

Mook has her paws in her pocket ala Mrs. CW.  So it will be hard to applaud another birthday for Nance 69.  And Mutt threatened to duct tape my mouf if I sing....so I will do the next best thing.  In your honor Birthday Girl - I will nap.....

BC - curiosity drives my engine!  Preferrably something in an SD70MAC?

Kisses [:X]

 

 



Mook,Mutt didn't threaten,he made a............suggestion;and I quit using "Duct Tape",
I've found "Gorilla Tape" to be much better/stronger. And I quit singing,I just Howllll !!Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
Also,as far as I know;curiosity only begats more curiosity!!!!!Big Smile [:D]

Jim,very glad that Duchess seems to be holding her own;she still is very much in our
thoughts and prayers.

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 2:08 PM
 JoeKoh wrote:

Happy B-Day [bday] nance 69!

mookie that cup will require an appliance cart to get it in here.I also dont think they make a silly straw large enough for it either.got the mowing done before it got to hot. who wants a hug????

stay safe

joe



Joe; go to Home Depot,they have what you're looking for; in the section marked "Garden Hoses"!!
And you are right,that cup is bigger than I thought!!Shock [:O]
(large cup,silly straw,oh,never mind!! Banged Head [banghead])

Chris; will take you up on that offered help.Shy [8)]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 2:18 PM
Thought I'd pop in to the DD&CS for some A/C and take a break from the heat.  Joe, Fleet Farm is having a sale on Contractor's Drainage tubing...want me to snag you some?  LOL!

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Posted by CopCarSS on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 2:20 PM

 mudchicken wrote:
.....Somehow Chris will be seen taking a sidetrip and hanging out at Palmer Lake on the trip home.

Now if only the BNSF and the UP could hav accomodated me by supplying a train or two! Yike! I've never seen the Joint Line quite that dead. Crazy...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 2:56 PM
Well, I finally made it back in here. 

Happy B-Day [bday] Nance69!!  Hope it's a great one for you,
and that all your birthday wishes come true!!

In honor of Nance's birthday, supper tonight will
be: 

burgers, fries and tossed salad,southwestern style.

And of course, dessert tonight is chocolate birthday
cake, with ice cream.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 4:22 PM

mutt

I asked our resident fireman yesterday if we could borrow his pumper truck to cool offBig Smile [:D] will take a plate for work tonight. Jim will keep you  duchess and everyone else in our prayers with this heat.they are talking about some rain moving in.it will be a welcome cool off.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 4:41 PM
 JoeKoh wrote:

mutt

I asked our resident fireman yesterday if we could borrow his pumper truck to cool offBig Smile [:D] will take a plate for work tonight. Jim will keep you  duchess and everyone else in our prayers with this heat.they are talking about some rain moving in.it will be a welcome cool off.

stay safe

Joe



Thanks Joe, that sounds "COOL",Pun intended!!!!! Will have to talk to our "local"
fire dept. engine company,and see if they can use the "Squirt" boom to help us out!!!!!
(I'll see if I can get them non-emergency,instead of a whole box getting "knocked out"!!)

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 9:26 PM
jhh I sure hope  your little lady continues to hold her own and makes a full recovery . Keep your chin up friend .   Switch8frg , another  Jim

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:21 PM

I mentioned to a Pastor friend of mine the situation with your dog and he said he'd pray too.  Now the Varisty is in your corner!

Can anyone reccomend a good digital camera that's not too expensive?  Mine just got a hydration funeral!

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Posted by james saunders on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:27 PM
DAN: I can reccomend the fujifilm S5600 camera, It has a 10X optical zoom which is equivalent to a 30-380mm 35mm lens. has an ISO range of 64 -1600 has tons of features that a DSLR has. it takes really good pictures (5.1mp) looks very similar to a DSLR. It cost me $A399 I imagine, it would be far cheaper in the US....


James

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fuji-Fujifilm-FinePix-S5200-bat-cha-2Gifts2YrWty-S5600_W0QQitemZ270011374454QQihZ017QQcategoryZ50532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

^^ Just for reference.


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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:27 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:


Can anyone reccomend a good digital camera that's not too expensive?  Mine just got a hydration funeral!



How many dollars is not too expensive??There are several in the $200.00 range.
Or are you opting out for a "waterproof" one this time?!

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:29 PM

You part Gypsy?  I was thinking the $200 range.  Do they make a waterproof one?

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:59 PM
We just bought our daughter a very nice little Nikon model a couple of months back for a college graduation present.  I think it was 5 MP, and only $150.
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 6:41 AM

creak...............^ ?  x#   x#  x#  dang....clip, clip   ###################  much better. 

Time for an update. 

We have been sold again.  In case you haven't been through this saga before, we live in a duplex - all 810 sq feet of it.  Built as a side-by-side, each unit two story, two bedroom, living room, kitchen, basement and a closet that pretends to be a bathroom.  Carbon copy of the one next door that is now a 3 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath also 810 sq feet.  Our 2nd owner was a creative contractor that should have been in another occupation.  Two of us and cat was iffy if anyone was in a hurry.  Now just two of us and little better.

Anyway - young couple bought it with best intentions, but not real landlord savvy.  Now it is a retired gentleman with a grown son.  He seems to be a little more savvy about property (owns some other rentals) and was very nice to talk to (that means he won't raise the rent right away)  Had four sitting in the living room and two people couldn't stand at the same time.  Need to get up one at a time and move to the front door.   

We have been there almost 9 years and 4 owners.  That's one more owner than neighbors.  (it is still vacant if any of you are interested in living vertically and brushing your teeth in a closet.  Close to trains to watch, too. 

Cold front headed this way.  At 8:30 last nite (bedtime) it was about 25 miles west of us.  4 am it was 20 miles west of us.  At this rate, it should be to BC in Chicago about October, Joe in November and Tree in.....well I can't predict that far in advance.  So heat has gone down a bit, but the humidity is just about where the temp used to be.  You get extreme heat or extreme humidity.  No choice.  No rain either. It's August. It's eastern Nebraska.  It's normal.

Now about that new coffee cup.  Mutt - maybe a bigger coffee pot?

X for Duchess....

Mo

 

 

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 6:58 AM

mookie

well some people here in town are buying duplexes and making them back into houses.as far as a bigger coffee pot with the heat on like it is would the water tower make enough for you?

also saw bnsf 9495(green machine) going east on ns last night before work.had 2 ns horses helping behind him.

stay cool

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:22 AM
Good morning, everyone!  At least, I think it's morning.
Couldn't go to sleep until about 1, 1:30 because it was
too hot in the house, and couldn't go to sleep. 

Mookie, I've brought in the largest coffee pot I can find.
Hope it's big enough for you!!

Joe, I believe this new coffee pot is almost as large as
the water tower!!

Coffee is on and ready to drink.  Juice, iced tea and
lemonade are also ready, and in the fridge.

Breakfast this morning:  cantaloupe, watermelon, red
seedless grapes, oatmeal and toast.

Going to go find a sprinkler, and stand under it to
cool off.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:59 AM

Morning All,

Not too much to report here. Had some rather strong rains last night. I was kind of glad that I drive a boat. I almost wish I could have been out of my car to get some pictures of it going through some temporary flooding areas (where the storm sewers proved inadequate to handle such heavy rainfall). I think I could have got some great shots of the Cruiser looking like a Coast Guard Cutter cutting through some big sea swells!

Mook, I borrowed one of the forklifts from work this morning. Thought we could handle that coffee cup, but I'm not so sure now. I've never seen a coffee cup as big as a water tower! (Though I have seen a Ketchup Bottle in that size range). You better not let the Chicken see this. I'm sure he'd want one to replace his 55 gallon drum of gatorade! I'm not sure the DD&CS can handle two such beverage vessels!

Jim, Duchess remains in my prayers. Hopefully you, she and the vets can get things turned around soon.

Well....I suppose...Whistling [:-^]Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Work I GoWhistling [:-^]...

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:04 AM

Chris:

After last night, I was going to borrow Mookie's cup (empty), put oars in it and row across the backyard! (2 inches of rain in 30 minutes! Houston Ed weather!)

...think I'll go take the pontoons off the scottie dog now.

 

Soggy feathers 

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Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:04 AM

Mookie

That dumb "cold" front just doesn't have any legs.  It is hanging about 50-75 miles northeast of our location and the way it is going it might get down here next month.  Even though our house is reasonably good with the AC, the heat and humidity just saps what little ambition I have in the first place.

I will take a glass of ice tea and take a seat at the lurker's table in the back of the diner.  A good day to all.

Jay

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 10:52 AM
Well, it's just about lunchtime for folks in the ETZ, so will post the
lunch menu:

tuna salad sandwiches
tomato & cottage cheese on a bed of iceburg lettuce
grilled cheese (done in a skillet on the stove (range) top
garden salad
Caesar salad

Desserts today:  Ice Cream, ice cream, ice cream (because
I'm too hot to do any baking).

Anyone have any good suggestions for supper, or shall I make
it a "whatever you want, fix it" night?  I'm open to any and
all suggestions. 
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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 10:59 AM

 cherokee woman wrote:

Anyone have any good suggestions for supper, or shall I make
it a "whatever you want, fix it" night?  I'm open to any and
all suggestions. 

CW,

How about some Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches? Breaded Chicken topped off with ham and swiss cheese and a nice honey mustard sauce. We could have a side of fries (for Matt of course) and some delightfully cold cole slaw. For dessert, I'll bring in some orange creamsicles.

Sound OK?

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 11:18 AM
 CopCarSS wrote:

 cherokee woman wrote:

Anyone have any good suggestions for supper, or shall I make
it a "whatever you want, fix it" night?  I'm open to any and
all suggestions. 

CW,

How about some Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches? Breaded Chicken topped off with ham and swiss cheese and a nice honey mustard sauce. We could have a side of fries (for Matt of course) and some delightfully cold cole slaw. For dessert, I'll bring in some orange creamsicles.

Sound OK?



Chris, your menu selections for tonight sounds real good:  especially the orange
creamsickles!!Approve [^]
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 11:45 AM

I'm stayin' for supper!  Big Smile [:D]

Chris and Sir Chix - we didn't get any rain out of that deal.  It got to Seward and vanished!

Jay - we traded heat for humidity.  I can't decide which is worse.  Even in air today, everything feels sticky.  So now we are sorta cool and very sticky.  Ack!

Joe - water tower hmmmm?  Has possibilities.  I could share with Houston Ed - I know he drinks waaaay more coffee than I can/could.

Mook

 

 

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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 1:03 PM

Afternoon everyone......

Still hot here, has been in the low to mid 90's the last few days, cold front is supposed to come through tonight and cool us off and dry us out.  We've been going through Gatorade at work like it's going out of style, had two breaks last night, and knocked off early (we got our work done early, also helped that we dropped about three units due to lack of room on the shop floor).

Never saw a coffee mug THAT big before, never knew they made a 500 gallon coffee mug.  Saw Chris moving it with the forklift, the back end looked a little light when he picked it up.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]  If Mookie gets a bigger mug, we might have to get a crane in here to place it.  Don't worry about buckling the floor, it's been reinforced for just such an occasion.

Chris, you might want to check all the fluids in your car, you don't want water in any of the oils, it does interesting things to bearings and other metal parts.  It's kinda fun, though, splashing water on other cars.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]  See everyone later, provided we don't get flooded out.

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