good morning
juice and coffee are ready to go.we have cereal for those who want any.going to wake up matt and head for deshler.
stay safe
joe
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").
Dan
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
mc
dont worry locomutt always has extra dog food around.going to leave out some oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies for late night snackers.there is also microwave popcorn too.matt and I are going to go to bed so we can see mr binks and his mom in deshler tommorow
Joe
blhanel wrote:I've yet to plant my butt on the 18-speed and join the fun.
Ah, now you've hit the seat of the problem, as it were. That was my sorest bodily component before I took an hour-long supper break. Guess I need more padding (on the bike seat, of course!).
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
CShaveRR wrote:Brian, I don't think a trip of that length would qualify me for RAGBRAI. I was supposed to do another 100011 miles the following day (from Ludington back to the cottage), but I slept instead. All afternoon. Had to be awakened for supper, after which I...slept! Now do you believe I'm Mookie's brother?
Brian, I don't think a trip of that length would qualify me for RAGBRAI. I was supposed to do another 100011 miles the following day (from Ludington back to the cottage), but I slept instead. All afternoon. Had to be awakened for supper, after which I...slept!
Now do you believe I'm Mookie's brother?
From Brian:
"That would be hilarious if they actually had a Mexican restaurant there by the name of "Montezuma's Revenge"."
It wouldn't even have to be a Mexican restaurant. It would probably draw quite a crowd, but the operators probably couldn't even pay the patrons to try the water.
Unless, of course, it was a sports bar. Then all bets are off.
Jay, the correct answer to the quiz was Mears, Michigan. The post office there is about nine miles from the cottage, though (technically, the cottage's address is still in Mears). Between the two lies the tourist community and state park at Silver Lake. Geographically, the cottage is near the tip of Little Sable Point (hence the lighthouse). As you go up the shore of Lake Michigan beyond its widest point (roughly Grand Haven), Little Sable Point is the first "bump" in the shoreline.
Judging from the exploratory activity in the area, we may someday find oil wells along the bike trail and elsewhere in that area. Lots of seismographic devices were planted around Shelby.
mudchicken wrote: 1435mm wrote:Obviously I wasn't!"I plead ignorance, madam, sheer ignorance."Kansas City-MCI I believe is the last major airport built before screening was implemented, so it's very shallow between passenger drop-off drive and jetways (as is much of DFW). As a result the terminal is long and thin. I was tired, and didn't want to walk, and it was there, and ... um, the sun was in my eyes ...OK, these are lousy excuses. Mexican food in Kansas or Missouri (where MCI is) has always been suspect. Starts with the suspicious brown salsa and goes downhill from there. At least it wasn't in Montezuma, KS!
1435mm wrote:Obviously I wasn't!"I plead ignorance, madam, sheer ignorance."Kansas City-MCI I believe is the last major airport built before screening was implemented, so it's very shallow between passenger drop-off drive and jetways (as is much of DFW). As a result the terminal is long and thin. I was tired, and didn't want to walk, and it was there, and ... um, the sun was in my eyes ...OK, these are lousy excuses.
Mexican food in Kansas or Missouri (where MCI is) has always been suspect. Starts with the suspicious brown salsa and goes downhill from there. At least it wasn't in Montezuma, KS!
CShaveRR wrote: Would you believe 1001100 miles on the bike in a single afternoon/evening up in Michigan (makes me look busy!)?
Would you believe 1001100 miles on the bike in a single afternoon/evening up in Michigan (makes me look busy!)?
Carl-I had a political affliction one time. It takes years but you get over it. By the way, I think I missed the answer to where is the cottage. Did you post the answer?
MC I don't how your dogs will do on their job, but I know the Fritz the Dachsund has kept this place completely free of Badgers.
"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
1435mm wrote:Airport of the day -- Kansas City. Note to self: Mexican food in (a) airport (b) Kansas City is not even wrong.
What WERE you thinking???
Wow! Congratulations, MC--and good luck!
My sister had four kittens when we visited her on Friday--two of her own and two she was watching for a friend. They aren't mean critters, but do have sharp claws, and there are so many ways you could die accidentally--like tripping over them, having a coronary when one jumps on you, and, yes, nipping at ankles or toes.
Scottie population tripled here as of 10 am. Does the diner have a secret stash of dog bones around? (Gus has been joined by Doogie and Nigel...the cat has gone underground)
Scottish terriers have been bred to go to ground and eliminate vermin - Wonder if Jay would like to borrow "death from the ankles down" times three for a little ratkilling?
http://www.scote.com/scottieart/rescueprint.shtml
Don't even mention food, Brian! I can barely move, yet. That's the effect of too much watermelon (hadn't had it very often this summer, so I pigged out a little).
With the rain in the forecast tomorrow, and Pat needing the car for her job, I probably won't be straying too far, at least in the morning.
Just got back from the Labor Day picnic and Congressional candidate rally. I'm stuffed--they did a much better job of serving a meal this time, instead of merely grilled sandwiches and beer (or root beer). Also got to see some current fellow-employees, and a couple of my retired co-conspirators, and their spice and girlfriends (what? "spice" isn't the plural of spouse?).
Normally, this UTU picnic is held on Labor Day, but somebody fouled up and didn't reserve the site in time, so we settled for the day before. It may not have been so bad an idea after all--there's rain in our forecast for tomorrow, and today was absolutely perfect!
Had a Congressional candidate come by and make her pitch for election this fall. She had a video crew with her, so I might be in the background on some of her ads (unlike my previous TV appearance, this time I don't know what I'm saying or doing, or even if I was caught in passing). She's got a tough battle, being a Democrat running for Henry Hyde's old seat (without saying anything about my own political affiliation, I'll just say that I'm glad that old coot's retiring!). She says, "What are they going to do--shoot me?" (she has a physical disability from having been shot down in a helicopter over Iraq).
hows it going everyone.got more dogs and brats and someone mentioned steak for supper?? will be hapy to throw it on the grill.I did run over to deshler quick to check on the action.csx was using both crossovers in the deshler plant to get around an outlawed train.some guys who camped over there had a rough night because the new gates kept going off when there were no trains.mamma is making browies too for dessert tonight too.if you go away hungry its not our fault.
Seconding Randy's motion for a great day.
It looks like our trolls might have finally over indulged in their favorite substance and taken an involuntary break. Recall that one them posted about sampling some fluid used to clear water and ice from train lines, but suffered no ill effects. That would be true for someone with no brain cells.
After the rains of last week and with the cooler nightime temps, the lawn has recovered rather nicely. I think I will trim it up and do the early fall fertilizing today. If you don't get paid is it still labor?
Enjoy!
Jay
Greetings from Chocolate city USA..........
Well, I see everyone is doing alright, save for the one or two trolls out there, I'd offer to help remove them, but my version of removal is rated R. (Remember the movie Fargo?) We'll leave it at that.
Anyhoo, it's a cool, foggy morning here in Burlington, WI, temp is about 50, forecast to get to about 70-75. Cut my parent's lawn yesterday, determined that my parents need a new lawnmower. The current one is older than my parents' marriage, we figure it's 30-35 years old, still runs great, but is starting to nickel and dime them. Also went to see some old friends yesterday, as well as a cousin of mine who has a bigger truck than I have. (Which isn't saying too much, his is two wheel drive, but it's a one-ton crew cab doolie.)
One butchered steer coming up for the grill, all USDA inspected, and ready to cook. Will also call up a former co-worker, and get some of his mothers' potato salad (we had him leave an adress and phone number with our supervisor so we could get potato salad when we cook out.)
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
Jay, I made mention of the one below you, too (under your bridge?).
Back in Illinois today--is anyone going out to Eola this afternoon or evening?
sarah
glad to see you back in the diner.chilly morning this morning.juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready.we have some doughnut holes for breakfast too.we will get the grill going for lunch at 11 so come in and come hungry.
Just in for a late night something or other. Been busy doing "stuff"-chores and errands, in part to get ready for an extended road trip starting in a week or so.
Sarah-From the rainfall reports, it sounds like Ernesto picked up all the water off the south of Florida to dump everywhere up the east side. Keep the powder dry.
Issued an alert to Bergie on the troll in our midst who is doing an especially good job of being a creep and has other characteristics that shouldn't be mentioned on a family forum. Hope Bergie checks in before the weekend is over.
Hope those who can enjoy the holiday weekend.
I'm in here a bit late. I think I will take a large extra chesse pizza, please?? I know it's late but, I'd figure better late than never... I think I'll have a Sprite to go with that too.
Well rain, rain, rain, all the way here in the great city and state of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The waters have risen, and the rivers are flowing, pretty hard too. I call some of the rivers the Chocolate Rivers, due to all the run off. HAY since I want to go surfing so much, I should think about doing some river surfing,...huh?? Na..the current isn't up eough. I'll just have to wait until the Alantic Ocean, in AC New Jersey, gets up to 10ft waves.
Good Night All
well take some pizza for a snack.matt says lets grill out tomorrow.so at 11 am we will fire up the grill with brats burgers and dogs.hope things go better for you on the train tommorow larry.
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