Hello Americans, it's Monday! At present, 71 and cloudy with rain forecast. We had a big system of storms come through last night with heavy thunder, but today, no thunder! This is moving day again, and the page is up, so go over as you will. Everyone take care
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Good Monday morning, everyone. Nice and cool this morning ,with a temp of 56 degrees here in the city. Going for a very comfortable high of 74 today. Hope everyone had a very enjoyable weekend, and are ready to start a new week.
Coffee, juices, iced teas and hot water for hot tea are ready. Along with a fresh drum of Gatorade hooked up to the tap.
On the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, hash browns, oatmeal, toast, jelly, jam and preserves.
Everyone enjoy your breakfast, have a great morning, and you all take care.
ModelcarlocomuttSarah & I put the bikes on the Jeep and went towards the western part of the county and got on one the bike/walking trails that runs on top of the flood wall/levee; Hmmm....No pic's Walt....?
locomuttSarah & I put the bikes on the Jeep and went towards the western part of the county and got on one the bike/walking trails that runs on top of the flood wall/levee;
Hmmm....No pic's Walt....?
Not this time, not really that much to see, other than some nice cloud formations. The trail does sort of follow a set of rails that go in and out of the "Riverport" in that area, but alas, nothing on the rails today.
[although, it did look like they had recently done some track work; tie replacement and fresh ballast.]
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!!
Quentin
JoeKohCw thanks for supper.matt and I went for a bike ride today.Lots of people were outside enjoying the weather.Time to get ready for work for tonight.Matt has school tommorow. stay safe joe
Cw thanks for supper.matt and I went for a bike ride today.Lots of people were outside enjoying the weather.Time to get ready for work for tonight.Matt has school tommorow.
stay safe
joe
It Sure was a nice day for Bike Riding, albeit a bit "Breezy"; Sarah & I put the bikes on the Jeep and went towards the western part of the county and got on one the bike/walking trails that runs on top of the flood wall/levee; lot of other bicyclists and pedestrians taking advantage of the nicer, cooler weather.
The day started out OK - a fair number of passengers and fair to middlin' skies.
Until the end of the day.
One thing we have to do every now and then is dump the toilets on the cars. Not the funnest activity, but generally not usually quite as unpleasant as it sounds (stinky, though).
Trainmaster wanted them done today, after our usual runs. So we did. And it poured (rain, that is). He felt sorry for us and told us we could quit after we finished the most heavily used car.
The rain jacket only covers to the waist. The rest of me was soaked.
Home now. Getting ready for work tomorrow, then it's beddy-bye time.
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...
blhanel Anybody seen Mookie this morning? Got a couple of questions for her- 1. Did you get over to your favorite spot yesterday? 2. Did you see an eastbound coal train go by with 9290 and 9231 leading, and 9288 bringing up the rear?
Anybody seen Mookie this morning? Got a couple of questions for her-
1. Did you get over to your favorite spot yesterday?
2. Did you see an eastbound coal train go by with 9290 and 9231 leading, and 9288 bringing up the rear?
Saw the Nafta engine yesterday, but not much else.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Our skies are crystal clear with a bright moon in the high southern sky. I believe it will cool down quite a bit towards morning. A few min. ago it was 65 degrees.
Our foray to Ruby Tuesday last night hit a derail, but we made it tonight. It was a 3 week late birthday supper for me, but it was worth the wait. They had a buy 1 get 1 free special, so we got the rib plate with ice cream for dessert. I just gotta do that again.... There is scuttlebutt that Ruby Tuesday will be closing some restaraunts in our area as part of an announced national belt tightening program. I sure hope this is not one of them. I can hear thunder in the distance and one of my girls is boofing back at it, so I guess we're gonna get wet again. It seems like 90% or more of the days this summer, since April actually, that we have had thunderstorms or at least seen them forecast. Man, that has gotten old! In a month or so, I can hook up the wireless and not have to race to disconnect antennas and motor cables, but right now, everything is disconnected and has been for the past month. Everybody take care and have a great week.
CW, I'm glad to hear that you are managing O.K. with your new brace, and that you are not in any real pain or discomfort. And thanks much for preparing dinner for the rest of us tonight. I just got home from working roughly 7 hours at my other part time job, and I sure am hungry!
Since we are having spaghetti for dinner tonight, I might go ahead and email you a recipe for spaghetti sauce which has been in my family for more than a generation. The story is that when my Dad was serving in the U.S. Merchant Maritime Service (Merchant Marine) during WW II, he had a ship-board buddy who was from an Italian background. One day they had shore leave in New York City and this buddy of Dad's invited my Dad over to his folk's house for dinner, where his mother served my Dad Spaghetti. And she gave him the recipe. My Dad would later find out some years later, that this guy's father was very much involved in the Italian crime syndicate!! Spaghetti was always one of my Dad's favorite dishes, and my Mom continued to use this same recipe until she passed away in December of 2001.
Our weather here in Sioux Falls has been very nice the last two or three days. The temp here was 44 degrees when I got up this morning at 7:00 and right now we have a temp of 77 degrees.........and very low humidity. And as someone else pointed out in this same thread earlier, it doesn't get any better than this.
Ray
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").
Brian, very glad to hear that you and Joanie are just resting from your trip! Also, very good to hear that you had a great time.
After just looking at my calendar, I will have to find someone to take my place signing people in for Tuesday Produce: I noticed that I have a doctor's appointment this Tuesday morning, with our primary care doctor.
For our Sunday Dinner, I have fixed the following for you all:
1. Spaghetti w/meat balls, garden salad, Italian bread
2. Mild chili w/your choice of oyster crackers or regular saltine crackers and you can also select from PB&J sandwiches or grilled cheese sandwiches. There is plenty of hot sauce, picante sauce or salsa that you can add to make your bowl as spicy hot as you prefer.
Right now, I'm on my two hour off period from wearing the new brace. I have increased the wearing time today to an hour and a half at a time. So far, so good: not having any pain while wearing it, and I'm also not hitting my left ankle with it, and causing any more bruises (I did that Friday evening).
Everyone enjoy your meal, have a great evening, and take care.
Brian,
Glad you had a good trip!
been a pretty lazy afternoon here today. low temps are nice. Ughh. Back to the weekly gring tommrow.
Well, of to Train Simulator!
Justin
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Glad you had a good trip, Brian! Did the weather cooperate for you?
Looks like I need one more item for college: pepper spray. There have been a few incidents recently in which Creighton students have been robbed at gunpoint in the areas surrounding the campus. These have all been at night, but I know it can happen during the day too, especially when I have to walk several blocks from my car to campus. Not good.
Absolutely stunning weather here. Bright sunshine, temperatures in the lower 70s, and low humidity. It doesn't get any better than this.
Willy
cherokee womanBrian, sounds like you and Joanie had a fantastic time!! (But I imagine you're both glad to be home!)
Correct on both counts. We're so lazy this morning, we didn't even attempt to make it to church.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
We may be the cool spot this morning.....Earlier, when I first looked, it indicated 56 degrees. Cloudy today but will be dry. Sunshine is to dominate next several days and get warmer as the week passes.
Upper sixties by afternoon.
Good morning. 74 and partly cloudy in Carolina this lovely day. It is supposed to get up to 89 with thunder later. Paula, thanks for breakfast. Everyone have a great day
Good morning
Cw thanks for breakfast.We went to Deshler and Carl and Pat stopped by on their way home.We went to lunch at the Hamler Diner.We ordered our food and heard a train.People were amazed at how quick we got out the back door to see it.After Lunch we gave our hugs and we went back to deshler.Carl and Pat continued back home.They got to drive through Shunk.(if you blink you'll miss it).Q 231 had to turn thier power at Deshler due to a stink problem in the lead unit.Then they got the train ready to go south.Time to get cleaned up.Will check in later.
Good Sunday morning, everyone! It looks like another beautiful day shaping up. Temp's in the lower 60s to upper 50s around the Louisville area, with highs going to the low 70s today.
Brian, sounds like you and Joanie had a fantastic time!! (But I imagine you're both glad to be home!)
Coffee, juices, other beverages are freshly made, and got plenty of hot water for hot tea.
On the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, or you can have oatmeal or grits along with toast.
Enjoy your breakfast, have a great morning, and everyone take care.
Johnny, added incentives for spending a night or two there- 1) the Empire Builder actually STOPS there, and 2) you can catch a daily tour bus that runs around the Glacier National Park Loop Road (includes the Going-To-The-Sun road).
Minuses, which may be arguable by some to be additional plusses- no TV or cell-phone service at the inn.
EDIT: BTW, we stopped in Sioux Falls, SD for lunch today- tried to find a Wendy's to increase the odds of running into a fellow forum member, but had no luck in finding one. Ended up going to the Culver's on Minnesota St. after running down I-229...
blhanel Home again... Hey all, how's it going? We had a wonderful vacation out west. Hopefully tomorrow I can start processing some photos, including some from the day and two nights we spent at "railfan heaven" (the Isaac Walton Inn in Essex, Montana), shots of the Kettle Valley RR, which we rode up near Kelowna, BC, and others from various beautiful places between here and Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC, including a couple of famous National Parks.
Home again...
Hey all, how's it going? We had a wonderful vacation out west. Hopefully tomorrow I can start processing some photos, including some from the day and two nights we spent at "railfan heaven" (the Isaac Walton Inn in Essex, Montana), shots of the Kettle Valley RR, which we rode up near Kelowna, BC, and others from various beautiful places between here and Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC, including a couple of famous National Parks.
For the benefit of Joe Koh, it is not only railroad overpasses that attract tall rigs. Today, a rig carrying a diesel fuel storage tank ran into a street overpass north of here, on I-15. Apparently the driver did not stop at the Port of Entry and check on a route that would be safe. Not all of the lanes were blocked, but traffic was slowed down considerably, for several hours, until the damaged tank could be pulled out--the rear end of the tank had to be lifted by a forklift before the tow truck was able to pull the semi-trailer out from under the overpass. Apparently, the driver was moving along somewhat like the hound dog that fell into a barrel of turpentine ("he passed the gate like an eighty-eight, he's moving on").
Johnny
Off hand, I don't recall if we have any Ruby Tuesday restarurants here. I'll have to check the restaurant listings in the Yellow Pages. Whenever we do go out to eat, we've been going to either Applebee's or Bob Evans Restaurants.
Our Saturday Night Pizza Fest is now on the warmer bar. Your selections for tonight:
1. Anchovie. 2. Cheese. 3. Goetta. 4. Hawaiian. 5. Pepperoni/mushroom. 6. Supreme. 7. Pepperoni/sausage. 8. Italian sausage calzones.
For dessert tonight, we have:
1. yellow cake w/chocolate icing. 2. Chocolate cake w/chocolate icing. 3. Vanilla, neopolitan, cookies & cream, Reece's peanut butter cup, Snickers, and peach ice cream.
Enjoy your pizzas, desserts, have a very nice evening, and take care.
grampaw pettiboneWe hope to get to Ruby Tuesday later for their rib special. Everybody take care
Tom....those Ruby Tuesday restaurants are really nice....Great salad bar. Our facility here is rather new and really nice.
Good morning. 74 and cloudy in Carolina this morning, whilst the tropical storm off shore makes its way north. It is supposed to hit 90 later today, and usual, the boffins are calling for thunder. We hope to get to Ruby Tuesday later for their rib special. Everybody take care
Morning all!
Sorry I haven’t been on this past week. But, I’m back.
Wow. We sure had a washer last evening! There were little cells of rain that when they moved over you…. WOW did it pour. So hard almost that I could barely see the neighbors houses. This morning just a little foggy. 63* right now. Not sure what the high is today. Joe, thanks for breakfast. See you all later.
Good Saturday morning everyone. Joe, thanks for such a delicious looking breakfast. I decided to sleep in this morning (would have slept a little bit longer, but Trap the Cat decided to pounce up on the pillow next to me, and start pawing my head).
We have a curent temp of 68 degrees, and going for a high of 78 today. Low tonight/in the morning, is supposed to get down in the low 50s. Maybe autumn is coming about three weeks early? Sure would be nice, for some of you who have had it so unbearably hot this summer.
Wishing everyone a productive, and safe day today, while you're out on errands, weekend 'jobs' (like Larry on the scenic railroad), or just kicking back and enjoying the day. See you all later on for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.
cooled off here in nw ohio.breakfast is ready to go.Matt and I are going to go find a train somewhere today.Will be back for pizza tonight.
Joe
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