Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[philnrunt]

Larry- thanks for sticking up for me. Looked, never found. If I had, tho.....
That comment about locomutt prowling about, that might explain some of the noises I hear around here in the wee hours. The Diner is too clean for mice, so it has to be something! As I get to know my way about better, I'll start checking the supply areas to see who-OR WHAT- is lurking.
Just out of curiosity, does locomutt have a key to the dessert cooler?
The joe will be hot and waiting for you, and today's special looks to be Cheesburger in Paradise Plates, courtesy of J Buffet and his License 2 Chill tour. Just got back, it was great and there was a double helping of sweethearts in grass skirts and coconut bras!

[Anonymous]

Well late at night is when the desserts are really good. Right Noah and Walt? [:p]

Last week's yellow/chocolate marble cake with caramel icing was pretty good. [:p]

And the week before that was the New York Style Cheesecake, ya know the Turtle one I told someone about. Man oh man, that cake was knee slapping good. Both of them were a little expensive but pretty good.

I will be having birthday cake soon. [;)]

But tonight it is Cream of Mushroom Soup, then ice cream with butterscotch for dessert. [:p] [;)] [:D]

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Mookie - there's a take-out tray in the cooler with your salads and stuff.

Someone ate it!

Well, at least we know philnrunt didn't do it...

[}:)]He actually HASN'T confessed to it, but I say locomutt has been
sneaking into the diner/coffee shop at night.

Anybody else notice the chats between locomutt & Jim in the wee
hours of the mornings[?][}:)]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Mookie - there's a take-out tray in the cooler with your salads and stuff.

Someone ate it!

Well, at least we know philnrunt didn't do it...

[locomutt]

Jim,Larry,Joe,LC ,Mudchicken,Noah,&myself SHOULD be
able to take care of the cleaning[:D][}:)]

[Noah Hofrichter]

Jim Have you tried hitting the refresh button when that page comes up. It always works for me, for sure after I do it several times.

Finaly got to go railfanning the CP line in Wisconsin Dells yesterday. Like a true champion the schedual amtrack train was three hours late! I've got to go to the "recently I saw..." thread, so I'll talk to ya all later. I might not be on tomarrow, but I'll for sure be back on Thursday.

Noah

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Coffee only this morning - too much time off - not fit for human conversation yet. Will get thru today and off tomorrow to have big green's looked at. (Annual eye appt). This place needs a good cleaning.....and grocery shopping. Almost out of coffee - best get busy.

Moo

Mookie, same here on the coffee only. I'll bring in some coffee: need to get more for
home anyway. Anything else you want me to pick up? (Are you and I the only ones
to grocery shop in this diner?) Hope your big greens pass the eye exam with flying
colors tomorrow, and wish driver a Very Happy Birthday from us.

[#ditto]On the HAPPYBIRTHDAY[bday]

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Coffee only this morning - too much time off - not fit for human conversation yet. Will get thru today and off tomorrow to have big green's looked at. (Annual eye appt). This place needs a good cleaning.....and grocery shopping. Almost out of coffee - best get busy.

Moo

Mookie, same here on the coffee only. I'll bring in some coffee: need to get more for
home anyway. Anything else you want me to pick up? (Are you and I the only ones
to grocery shop in this diner?) Hope your big greens pass the eye exam with flying
colors tomorrow, and wish driver a Very Happy Birthday from us.

[Mookie]

Coffee only this morning - too much time off - not fit for human conversation yet. Will get thru today and off tomorrow to have big green's looked at. (Annual eye appt). This place needs a good cleaning.....and grocery shopping. Almost out of coffee - best get busy.

Moo

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Mookie - there's a take-out tray in the cooler with your salads and stuff.

Someone ate it!

[locomutt]

Now THAT would be interesting!

"Incredifind"[?]

[Anonymous]

The Internet is getting more stupid everyday. [:(!]

After about 2 minutes of "trying" to find page 2 of a certain thread I get this message:

Can't Find the Web Site www.trains.com

Yeah, right! You can't find a website the size of the state of Wisconsin. Maybe we should send the "Internet" back to school.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

Roman Candles . . . . yeah, we did that too.

Of course, I was younger then.

I wouldn't do it now.

You are still younger![:D][}:)]

[Anonymous]

Roman Candles . . . . yeah, we did that too.

Of course, I was younger then.

I wouldn't do it now.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

So sorry to hear of the young one's death. [:(] [V]

It is bad for middle aged or older folks but someone whose life is still ahead of them is heartbreaking to hear about. [V] [:(]

When I was in the 4th or 5th grade I had a small package of firecrackers go off in my hand. Two of us were using the same punk to light our firecrackers and one of the fuses burned faster than it should have. (That happens every now and then, ya know.) I had ringing in my ears for a while and my fingers were numb. But that was the extend of my injury then. Another time (while younger of course) we were having a bottle rocket fight. [:0] My friend's dad worked on washers and dryers in his spare time and had about 10 of them in their back yard. I had my stash of bottle rockets on one of the washer/dryers. There were at least 3 of us in the rocket fight. I was hiding at times behind the washers and stood up to shoot one. Just as I stood up a bottle rocket flew through my hair and almost got caught. [:0] Thankfully I was able to get it out just before it exploded. [B)] Later in that same fight a bottle rocket landed in my stash. You talk about "4th of July", man oh man, I had to retreat to the garage. My friends were ducking behind washers and dryers. Those rockets were going off in every direction and quicker than you could watch them.

Anyone remember the eposide of "Our Gang" where the kids were on a Pullman sleeper and the fireworks were going off? I remember it somewhat but not much. Of course I saw it as a rerun after school when I was younger.

(I hate it when my fingers work faster than my mind. Know what I mean?) [}:)] [;)]

I'm very sorry to hear about a death,my condolences.

No,Jim,I don't remember that particular episode.

My cousin had one go off in his,luckily no damage.
I've had one go off several inches from hand.
And I do KNOW about the ringing in the ears,
and numbness in the hand!

My dad and I used to fireworks together. I miss that.

Okay Jim[?]Did you all shoot Roman Candles at each other[?]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by philnrunt

Looking over the area makes me think you folks had a pretty good party. I snagged a couple of leftover burgs off the grill, still tasty. The baked beans were good, but I could'nt find the potato salad. Where'd you guys stash it?

Good - you didn't find the stuff I set aside for Mookie! [dinner]

Pretty zooey here on the 4th - the scanner stayed quite busy.. None of the fireworks were cancelled, though, which was good, as I was out on the Wellesley Island fireboat for the fireworks at Boldt Castle on Sunday. Very good show! Hundreds of boats in attendance, as was also the case in Clayton on Saturday night.
[:)]

MEOW MIX[?][:D][}:)]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by philnrunt

Looking over the area makes me think you folks had a pretty good party. I snagged a couple of leftover burgs off the grill, still tasty. The baked beans were good, but I could'nt find the potato salad. Where'd you guys stash it?

Good - you didn't find the stuff I set aside for Mookie! [dinner]

Pretty zooey here on the 4th - the scanner stayed quite busy.. None of the fireworks were cancelled, though, which was good, as I was out on the Wellesley Island fireboat for the fireworks at Boldt Castle on Sunday. Very good show! Hundreds of boats in attendance, as was also the case in Clayton on Saturday night.
[:)]

[M636C]

Guys,

I'm not really sure what the law is in the ACT (or regional NSW). Certainly, you can still buy fireworks, as happened at the last "Queen's Birthday" in early June. I was out after a steam special, and didn't pay much attention myself.

In the ACT, I think an adult can get a government permit to buy fireworks, but only "display" things like rockets and roman candles, none of the basic explosives (as we could when I was young).

There is, or was a shop in Fyshwick, (an industrial zone in Canberra) where fireworks were sold. It had an amazing notice on the door explaining what legal penalties would be imposed on government inspectors who visited without making an appointment first, and this appeared on the internet a few years ago. It was still there a few weeks ago. There was a shop in Bowning, west of Yass, that may have closed but the fireworks signs were still there when I drove through following the steam special.

I wasn't sure whether the train had passed at Bowning, but the local primary school were lined up with their teachers looking at the line, and looking in my rear vision mirror I saw the train just behind me! So I didn't get to check if the shop was open.

Peter

[Anonymous]

So sorry to hear of the young one's death. [:(] [V]

It is bad for middle aged or older folks but someone whose life is still ahead of them is heartbreaking to hear about. [V] [:(]

When I was in the 4th or 5th grade I had a small package of firecrackers go off in my hand. Two of us were using the same punk to light our firecrackers and one of the fuses burned faster than it should have. (That happens every now and then, ya know.) I had ringing in my ears for a while and my fingers were numb. But that was the extend of my injury then. Another time (while younger of course) we were having a bottle rocket fight. [:0] My friend's dad worked on washers and dryers in his spare time and had about 10 of them in their back yard. I had my stash of bottle rockets on one of the washer/dryers. There were at least 3 of us in the rocket fight. I was hiding at times behind the washers and stood up to shoot one. Just as I stood up a bottle rocket flew through my hair and almost got caught. [:0] Thankfully I was able to get it out just before it exploded. [B)] Later in that same fight a bottle rocket landed in my stash. You talk about "4th of July", man oh man, I had to retreat to the garage. My friends were ducking behind washers and dryers. Those rockets were going off in every direction and quicker than you could watch them.

Anyone remember the eposide of "Our Gang" where the kids were on a Pullman sleeper and the fireworks were going off? I remember it somewhat but not much. Of course I saw it as a rerun after school when I was younger.

(I hate it when my fingers work faster than my mind. Know what I mean?) [}:)] [;)]

[Kozzie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Prettty good fourth really. Didn't do much all morning except stop in at the shop here. About 8 o'clock the local came. I feel sorry for the guys having to work on the Fourth. One of the usual guys was on Vacation though, but I had seen his replacement once before when he took a different vacation. It started to rain at about 8:30 for about ten minutes, then quit, then rain really hard for a moment at 9:00. We had the scanner on the local police, fire, and the WSOR channels, so we'd know if they canceled it. Thankfully the rain subsided for the rest of the night, and the fireworks were great. While we were waiting, there were two other mini-shows, sort of. two ameturs about 7 blocks away in each direction fired off a mini show themselves. I had the scanner with incase something happened. I had the fire channel and the police channel on, but thankfully nothing happened, and the show went great. Did hear soem sad news though. Up in northern Wisconsin a teenager got killed when a firework went off prematurely or something. He had head trauma and died at the hospital later that night. It's really sad when you here about that kind of thing, it seems like the fourth really doesn't go by without that happening though. Maybe the US should do something like in Oz, just limit it to ground only stuff.

Noah

Hey Noah [:)] Sadly, due to accidents lke the one you have related, [:(] there is actually no fireworks (even ground stuff) available for personal use. [:(] I'm pretty sure that that applies across all states here. Peter (M636C) will have to confirm that for what's the story down south.

All firworks down here are handled by commercial operators that are contorlled by State governemnt laws and guidelines. Yes, very occasionally, someone still gets hurt, but it's a lot rarer. Still, I do miss those times in years gone by....sigh...

Dave

[Noah Hofrichter]

Prettty good fourth really. Didn't do much all morning except stop in at the shop here. About 8 o'clock the local came. I feel sorry for the guys having to work on the Fourth. One of the usual guys was on Vacation though, but I had seen his replacement once before when he took a different vacation. It started to rain at about 8:30 for about ten minutes, then quit, then rain really hard for a moment at 9:00. We had the scanner on the local police, fire, and the WSOR channels, so we'd know if they canceled it. Thankfully the rain subsided for the rest of the night, and the fireworks were great. While we were waiting, there were two other mini-shows, sort of. two ameturs about 7 blocks away in each direction fired off a mini show themselves. I had the scanner with incase something happened. I had the fire channel and the police channel on, but thankfully nothing happened, and the show went great. Did hear soem sad news though. Up in northern Wisconsin a teenager got killed when a firework went off prematurely or something. He had head trauma and died at the hospital later that night. It's really sad when you here about that kind of thing, it seems like the fourth really doesn't go by without that happening though. Maybe the US should do something like in Oz, just limit it to ground only stuff.

Noah

[Mikeygaw]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Good going there, philnrunt. I need all the coffee I can get this morning. Didn't wake up
until 7:40 this morning. And yeah, we both still have all our fingers, toes, etc. We did
not have any fireworks. Neighbors had enough for everyone!! Had to go outside and
take a look around the entire yard to make sure no fireworks were landing in the yard,
on the garage, house.

Larry, you're forgiven since you were on EMS bike patrol. Know you were beat (as in
tired as all getout).

So, let's start with some good ole breakfast. We'll have bacon, eggs, toast, canteloupe,
sliced tomatoes, and whatever else you may want for breakfast.

i'll take me some scrambled eggs with cheese and plenty of butter for my toast!

[cherokee woman]

Good going there, philnrunt. I need all the coffee I can get this morning. Didn't wake up
until 7:40 this morning. And yeah, we both still have all our fingers, toes, etc. We did
not have any fireworks. Neighbors had enough for everyone!! Had to go outside and
take a look around the entire yard to make sure no fireworks were landing in the yard,
on the garage, house.

Larry, you're forgiven since you were on EMS bike patrol. Know you were beat (as in
tired as all getout).

So, let's start with some good ole breakfast. We'll have bacon, eggs, toast, canteloupe,
sliced tomatoes, and whatever else you may want for breakfast.

[JoeKoh]

Mother Nature showed a little sprinkle during the fireworks then a total downpour on the way home.But they got them in.Gotta go mow the grass now.Keep the lemonade chilled for me please.
stay safe
Joe

[philnrunt]

Looking over the area makes me think you folks had a pretty good party. I snagged a couple of leftover burgs off the grill, still tasty. The baked beans were good, but I could'nt find the potato salad. Where'd you guys stash it?
Hope all are starting this Mon off with as many fingers as they had on Sat. And no eyes put out, I hope. The best fireworks around here Sat night was the ones Mother Nature was throwing around, along with about 2 inches of rain. Kept me from working the fireworks show, so I enjoyed myself.
Well, I'll get the joe pot on, but by the looks of it, you guys are gonna be sleeping in a bit later today than normal. But it'll be waiting for you when you rise.I'll go ahead and make an extra pot, just in case.

[tree68]

Alas - I was recovering from 4 hours of EMS bike patrol. Didn't anyone else know how to light the grille? All the stuff was in the cooler!

[cherokee woman]

Okay, where in the heck is Larry (tree68)? He is the one who said he would be here
today grilling!! Haven't seen hide or hare of him all day!!

Wascally wabbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kozzie]

Fireworks from the deck? Now that's an old memory....only because here downunder fireworks only available to licensed commercial operators - they're been banned for many years for private sale and use - I think because too many got injured using them....sigh...same old story, the idiots ruin it for everyone else!

Dave

[TrainFreak409]

I like fireworks, the ones that whistle, and stobe bright white. Fireworks are so fun, I can bring afew.

[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Noah Hofrichter]

So anybody gonna bring fireworks to launch off from the deck? Just the little ones, not the ones that go 200 feet strait up, and then... Let me at the food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!