Nice quiet morning here - sun is shining, temps in the 40's - pretty much a guaranteed green Christmas this year, although the weatherman did mention lake effect for next week...
Gotta turn out some of my favorite cranberry relish to take along to daughter's house for dinner tomorrow. And an apple pie. Will have to make some extra for the diner....
Off to the kitchen...
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
As I was watching the movie "Patton" again last night I was reflecting on my uncle, now gone, who retired a Master Sgt. USA and served in the Battle of the Bulge. He was among the men of Patton's 3d Army who pushed hard to relieve our guys in the 101st Airborne encircled at Bastogne, Belgium. The 3d Army reached Bastogne on the day after Christmas, December 26, 1944 rolling back the German SS troops. Just thinking about those guys 62 years ago awaiting relief and thinking of home, cold, tired and hungry, made me remember that again, our country men and women are abroad and in harms way on our behalf. So a candle is lit and a yellow ribbon is on our tree for those who can't be home to share the holidays again this year. A rememberance from those who have served to those serving now, we remember you, and we remember all who have gone before you.
Merry Christmas.
LC
Okay everyone, Christmas Sunday Dinner is ready, and on the warmer bar. So mosey on up and fill your plates with delicious ham, turkey, green beans, stuffing, and corn. Potato salad, fruit salad, deviled eggs, are in the cooler.
Anyone traveling to "candlelight" or midnight services, please drive carefully, and:
MERRY CHRISTIMAS TO ALL!!
Message From:The Cook
Ham sounds great. Back from early mass with the family. First time in a couple years I have been to see the kids in the choir. How did they get so big already?
Back to prep for the arrival of the big guy. Will be back tomorrow for a cup of java if any is available.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Limitedclear wrote:Ham sounds great. Back from early mass with the family. First time in a couple years I have been to see the kids in the choir. How did they get so big already?Back to prep for the arrival of the big guy. Will be back tomorrow for a cup of java if any is available.Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!LC
Coffee will definitely be available!! I just finished cleaning ALL the pots to make sure everything was a GO for the Big Day!!
Hope Rudolph is ready this evening,if it's anything like last night,Santa will REALLY need him tonight,this morning's fog was some of the worst I've seen in a few years.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
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!!
Okay, I am ready to chow down. And what a feast that CW has prepared!
No snow though. I guess that I'll just have to dream...
.......About ready to head out to our Christmas Eve Service....Nice {cool}, evening also dry in our area. Have only about 10 min. drive to the service.
Hope many on here can enjoy a similar late service tonight.
Quentin
Ohhhhhhhh. I was going to save room for Christmas Dinner, but it was all so GOOD!
Off to the newlyweds house for Christmas Day.
Here's hoping everyone gets everything on their Christmas List...
Have a safe and happy day.
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I am going to be heading to Midnight Mass with my family a little later this evening. It was really beautiful last year and I'm sure it will be this year, too.
No snow, but that's okay. I'm thankful for everything that I do have this evening; my family, friends, and a warm house to live in.
I hope that everyone has a blessed Christmas!
Willy
Little things I am thankful for tonight:
1. After flying through Denver twice a week every week for the last four months, Thursday I happened to be at a different railroad's terminal, so I went through Houston instead.The plane went down for mechanical as we were boarding but because Continental had cancelled its Denver flight it had a spare 737 it could reallocate to our flight. Thanks guys! I walked off the concourse at 0300 Friday morning and my wife was there to meet me with a big hug.
2. I don't have to go to work again until tomorrow afternoon.
3. No one from the railroads has called today! Or e-mailed! The big boss sent an e-mail but it doesn't need a reply until tomorrow.
4. The house is warm, pie is cooking in the oven, and I even had time to go to church this morning.
5. The next three weeks are all on the road, 15 hour days and hotel rooms in eight different cities, lots of arguments and grumpy people, lots of tramping around outside in snow, rain, mud, and wind, but I'm not complaining because I am fortunate to have a job that puts food on our table and a roof over our heads. Lots of people who want to work can't get a job, or a job that pays enough to take care of their family. No one is trying to kill us just for going to work, either.
S. Hadid
So true Mr. Hadid,
I have to work the morning shift tomorrow, it will be raining, might even get a snow flake or two.
Hey, it's Houston, Texas for goodness sake, so snow, even one or two flakes, is a rare and odd thing!
But no one forced me to go railroading, and I have a job I love, instead of working in the daily grind, so...
But there will be a bunch of guys who gripe about having to work on a holiday...
They should be thankful instead...thankful they live in a country where they can choose what job they go to, and thankful, as Mr. Hadid pointed out, that no one is shooting at them for going to work.
So for those out there wearing the uniform, my most sincere thanks for making sure my wife and kids still have the right to choose...the right to choose our religious beliefs, the right to choose our jobs, where we live, and who we associate with.
For the other railroaders out there who have to work, stay cut in, keep safe, get home when you can, and remember why you went railroading in the first place, because you love it!
By the way, Mr. Hadid, how did you like Houston's light humidity?
Not too bad for a swamp....
Merry Christmas you guys, stay safe...
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edblysard wrote:So for those out there wearing the uniform, my most sincere thanks for making sure my wife and kids still have the right to choose...the right to choose our religious beliefs, the right to choose our jobs, where we live, and who we associate with.
The son of a good friend of mine (well, he's rather a good friend of mine too) is spending his second Christmas in Iraq as a Marine. He wasn't there last year, but he was there the year before. May God bless each and every one of our fighting heroes.
Good morning, all! And MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!
Mr. Hadid, so glad to hear that you weren't stuck in an airport, and could get home for Christmas.
I wish every one in our Armed Forces a blessed Christmas/holiday, and pray for their safety. They do what they do so we can be free to celebrate these special holidays, go wherever we want, do whatever we want, and not have to worry about being shot at, for doing it.
Christmas breakfast is out on the warmer bar: pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage, sausage gravy and homemade buttermilk biscuits (best biscuits around); so, grab a plate, head for the warmer bar, and I'll be around to pour your favorite beverage. Needless to say, coffee is on and ready, juice is made, and we've got hot chocolate, hot cocoa, and hot tea also, along with milk.
Everyone have a blessed day, stay safe if you're taveling to see any relatives and friends, and come back tonight for a Christmas Dinner here in the DD/CS.
good morning
went over to grandmas last night and said howdy dos
then went to church and we rang the bells at 12 too..
we came home in a flash
matt jumped to his presents like a dash.............
and sorry all the credit card companies(thanks walt for the email) we paid cash.
A very merry christmas to everyone.
stay safe
Joe Stacey and matthew
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
.......and a GOOD CHRISTMAS MORNING to everyone out there! I was awake this morning at 4:00 and unable to go back to sleep, so here I am sitting at my computer terminal. At last report, we had a temperature of 25 degrees here in Sioux Falls, and I was hoping for a white Christmas this year with just enough snow on the ground to make things pretty for photographic purposes, but it's pretty dry here and we have no snow on the ground at all.
I will be joining the rest of my family at my sister's house later this afternoon for a turkey dinner and to unwrap Christmas presents. I had planned to bake the traditional cinnamon bread for my family's Christmas dinner this morning, and I took a break from decorating my Christmas tree last night to make a run to the neighborhood grocery store for some flour, butter, coffee and orange juice, but when I got there, the store had already been closed for a while. So unless I can send one of my brothers to another store for some flour and butter, I guess I will not be baking any bread this morning. I think I can produce a batch of chocolate chip cookies for tonight's dessert, and I will probably do that.
I thought it would be neat to be able to send a Christmas card out to every other participant in this forum, but that is impossible because of a lack of a complete listing of names and addresses. A couple weeks ago however, I had an idea.........my Dad, Ray Loftesness, Sr. was a well known radio broadcaster and musicologist in my home town who had spent 55 years in the radio and television industry. In 1936 we went to work for KSOO AM here in Sioux Falls, and in the late fall of that same year he created his own radio show of Christmas music, which was aired consecutively, year after year for 55 years. There were two stories that he always told, and I thought I would re-tell both these stories with the rest of you in printed form. That would serve as my Christmas card to all of you.
I am going through the time-consuming and arduous task of transcribing my Dad's audio material for the "Al Burt Story" and the "Tale of Shep" to paper and this is going to take a while to accomplish. This has to be done before I can put it out on line in this forum. I know of no other way to do this. I was hoping to have all this done and ready to go, but sadly there just wasn't enough time to get all this taken care of. Being that from a traditional standpoint, there are 12 days of Christmas, I might still be able to share these two stories with the rest of you at some point.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone out there, and may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and forevermore!!
Ray CANADIANPACIFIC2816
Hi All, Sorry I haven't been in lately. I don't have internet access at home, and when one drives a rear wheel drive vehicle with a high stall torque convertor and V-rated street tires, going anywhere can be a bit of a challenge after a true Blizzard.
I did survive the blizzard, but alas! I could not reschedule a flight until tomorrow morning. I'll be spending Christmas with my "adopted" family out here, though, and will be able to celebrate with my family tomorrow.
I hope you all have the very merriest of Christmases, and a wonderful New Year. I should be able to pop in at least once or twice at my Mom's house after tomorrow, so until then, take care!
Merry Christmas!
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
....Hmmm, 130 mph and above tires would not be the ones to go in snow....
Just as my Xtreme 8" wide tires and wheels are not.....
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ on this sacred day for he is our blessed savior.
Trust in God and obey his commands and you will be blessed beyond your wildest dreams. Whatever the faithfull ask for they will get, even what seems impossible. You will not get what you want when you want it but you will on God's timetable. This Christmas I got the best present ever, a miracle I have been waiting for for 10 years. I truely hope everyone is blessed as much as I this Christmas, especially those away from home serving our country. I am so thankfull for a cup that overfloweth!!! Glory to Jesus!!!!!!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!
Chris, glad to know you are safe and sound! Merry Christmas to you.
Got some turkey ***, stuffing, green beans and corn on the warmer bar, and in the
cooler, you all will find potato salad, slaw, and pistachio(watergate) salad. Oh, I almost
forgot: there also mac & cheese on the warmer bar, along with hot dinner rolls.
DESSERTS: chocolate cake, pecan pie, mince meat bars, yellow and white cake
with caramel icing.
Hope everyone is having a great Christmas Day!!
Merry Christmas everyone......
Had a very nice Christmas with the family, and got to see a few relatives I haven't seen in a while (and remembered why I don't see them too often). Also got some very nice gifts, the nicest of which is a Kodak digital camera and computer dock, so I can start having fun taking pictures. I get to break the camera in tomorrow, going to meet up with Mark Hintz (aka fuzzybroken) and do some shooting on the WSOR and CN, try to catch the last of the WC SD45s before retirement.
Will be in early tomorrow (I hope) for an early breakfast before I go out shooting trains...
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Spent the afternoon at the newlyweds house, their first Christmas as a married couple. After campaigning for it (and them having to ask the size), I was presented with my favorite gift - a RR uniform cap of the traditional style. Just need a badge for it (but we're working on that). Roast beef dinner (Dad made the gravy) and a DVD ("Over the Hedge" - hilarious) and back home to get ready for work Tuesday. Should be a slow week (famous last words).
The rain is definitely here, though, and the weatherman is promising that it'll become snow tomorrow...
Time to start lining up for tomorrow...
I hope that everyone had a great Christmas.
No rain today, but the forecast is still calling for rain tomorrow. Temps are staying mild - in the 50s during the day and down to the upper 40s at night.
Mmmm, what a warm and homey place this diner is. This place reminds me of a great little diner in Carson City, Nevada called the 'Cracker Box'. If your ever in the area, look up this little diner on Hwy. 50 E and Stewart St.
The weather here was beautiful today. Sunny, in the 50's with blue sky and big lenticular clouds floating around heralding the soon arrival of cold air with rain or snow. This was the first Christmas that our little family has spent all by ourselves with no relatives. The three kids had a good time opening presents and seeing what Santa Claus left in their stockings. On the menu was Turkey, homemade mashed potatoes (Yukon Gold potatoes), gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce mixed with apple sauce, homemade ice cream and a big Apple pie.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Bill
(stumbles into the dinner drunk on the overwhelming blessings of our savior Jesus Christ)
Wow, what a miraculous and blessed time this is for the faithfull. I am too overwhelmed by the abundand miracles bestowed upun me to try and explain (mabee if I had Ed's talant with words) but trust me when I say nothing is impossible for our savior for those that have faith and obey his commandments. And bless the lost in the valley of darkness, lest they see the light of those that walk with God's abundance in search of perfect faith !!!!!
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