ModelcarReserve me a room in one of your better facilities Tom.
Johnny
As we slipped by our McD's parking lot {right beside the Frankfort line of NS}, early this evening....we watched a 3 six axle GE power set coming in from the west and make the drop of a cut of cars {as is almost a daily routine on nearby siding}, and work back and forth to get the job done.
That really backs up traffic there on a busy thoroughfare, but they cleared it rather quick for what they were doing. Had a Union Pacific engine leading and it sure did have a sad sounding horn set....Sounded like just one and a half horns were actually working. The rear engine looked rather new of NS origin and I'm wondering if the crew wished that would have been in the lead. Lots of grain cars and surprisingly a lot of box cars.
Quentin
Good evening.
mudchickenNoranges? ___We haven't heard from Nora in a while. Anybody heard from western PA? Tell the "lizzard scorcher" to back away from the grill and noby gets hurt!
Noranges? ___We haven't heard from Nora in a while. Anybody heard from western PA?
Tell the "lizzard scorcher" to back away from the grill and noby gets hurt!
Hmm, since I'm the assistant "Lizard Scorcher" in charge of the "Grills" here, you might want to be very careful about comments like that. CW & Sarah got me a VERY large meat fork to use at the grills, and I'm Not afraid to use it!!
edit: CW JUST reminded me that there is basically only beef on the grill, not Chicken!
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!!
Joe, there's a plate made up for you for work tonight, and to everyone else: the warmer bar has been replenished, after taking more steaks, etc., off the grill. Enjoy, everyone, and have a great evening.
afternoon
well the weatherguessers said rain today so Matt and I went into town early to get chores done.Mookie there is a horsey engine between 2 noranges heading west with a grain hoppers.I have also been putting my pictures and videos on discs to clean up the computer.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get things for work tonight.
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").
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
grampaw pettibonePaula, steak and peach cobbler ala mode gets my vote. Thanks. Everybody take care
Tom, you'll be glad to know that Walt (Mutt) and I have fired up the grill, and now on the warmer bar are steaks (t-bome, sirloin, ribeyes) along with grilled "baked" potatoes and corn on the cob. There is also: green beans, brussels sprouts, broccoli w/cheese sauce, potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans and macaroni & cheese.
I did get the tomatoes picked from the garden. Nice round, red-ripe cherry tomatoes. Everyone enjoy your meal, and have a great afternoon, staying cool and take care.
No rain in sight here today....Beautiful clear skies and sunshine and mid 70's temps now....Grass has greened up really nice because of some rain we finally received last week.
Corn and soybean crops seem to be at their peak now. For as dry as it's been for sometime, I really don't see how they appear to be so nice and fully developed. Soybean fields are a sea of green.
Tom - your sig quote reminds me of the old saw (undoubtedly coined by a woman) - "If a man says something and nobody hears him, is he still wrong?"
Raining right now. Hard to say what'll happen later.
Got to work this AM and computer didn't want to work (like me, but that's a different story). Tech took a look at it and discovered it only had a half a mind (one stick of memory went bad). It's working now, but should be back to normal Friday...
Off to other things...
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...
grampaw pettibone I had a friend, now deceased, who knew Fats Domino when he lived in New Orleans. According to him, there were quite some parties going on while he was there.
....With the terrible floods in New Orleans several years ago....I remember seeing "Fats" being rescued from his home via boat. {On TV of course}.
We have a winner. Sorry, we don't provide room and board, only transportation from Amtrak to downtown Effingham and back. Otherwise, you are on your own. Budget constraints and stuff, you know... I had a friend, now deceased, who knew Fats Domino when he lived in New Orleans. According to him, there were quite some parties going on while he was there.
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)
grampaw pettibone"It's me and I'm in love again!"
............Fats Domino....! Loved his hit music.
Reserve me a room in one of your better facilities Tom.
"It's me and I'm in love again!" Good morning. 77 and dense fog in Carolina this morning, headed for 94 and more thunder. Who can identify my opening line? Be first and win 3 weeks in beautiful scenic downtown Effingham, SC, home of the county jail. Offer not valid in some states or Venezuela. Paula, steak and peach cobbler ala mode gets my vote. Thanks. Everybody take care
Good Wednesday morning, everyone. I'm not sure what our current temp is, but have heard that our high today is to be about 88, with chances of rain coming in tomorrow thru Saturday. So I need to get some more things done inside and outside before it hits.
Also heard about Sen. Kennedy passing away last night. Doesn't that only leave the children and grandchildren of the Kennedy brothers & sisters left?
Coffee, juices, lemonade, iced teas and hot water for tea are ready. On the breakfast/warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, and Mookie, fresh tomatoes are in the cooler.
I woke up about 4:15, and then the next thing I know, it's after 7 a.m. Guess I needed the extra rest/sleep.
Today is the day I take requests for what you all want for lunch and supper? Give me plenty of suggestions, and I'll do my very best to accomodate all of you.
Everyone have a great morning, stay as cool as possible, and take care. See you all after a little bit.
mudchickenWith all apologies to Quentin, trails and an operating railroad don't work, the risk is not acceptable.
Just a comment: I'm all for railroads staying in place where possible, but if a route is abandoned, it is great to have the ROW preserved by constructing a trail on it.
JoeKohModelcar and Brian the story you tell of a chevy makes me miss a caprice classic my dad had.Smooth ride and touch the pedal and you go.It was a good car.Cw thanks for supper.
Joe, we've had several Caprice Classics in the past too.
Quite a few Impalas....One that was a bit special: 1968 Impala SS Custom Coupe W / 427 engine and SS equipment. If I remember correctly, there was just 1700 some of that exact model produced that model year.
I'm baaack....hungry as usual.
Tree - one more for our side from me. Did you see the news story on the old "high line" trail in lower Manhatten? Guess they are really getting their "entertainment" on the new from rails to trails from the lotsa glass windowed condo building - I will say no more.
Sir Chicken - I see a lot of those DPU's and if one every whistles at me, I will faint dead away!
Gerd - your weather sounds a lot like ours - and while that is probably no big deal - we are used to at least a week or so of 100-110 degrees summer days, little or no rain from mid July to 2nd week in Sept and then snow - starting about the end of October and going until almost end of April and very high humidity during any days over about 75.
That was then - now - we have had one 100 degree day - rest about 85- maybe lower 90s, humidity bearable - lot more bearable - and gentle rains around once a week or so. We have swine flu, bird flu, West Nile virus, chiggers, fleas, ticks and mosquitos, along with a tiny sense of humor - but no malaria in our area.....
I still think the "true midwest" will become the hot vacation spot in years to come.
CW - gotta a tomato?
Hello everyone, thank's for the warm welcome and the high greens given. In turn, I gave my support for conserving the rails at this online ballot. Hope it helps. I have seen some conversions into cycle tracks, etc. and people started out to be quite enthused about it at first. After a few years these tracks, then less than well maintained became abandoned by cyclists, weeds all over - a pure pittance.
Hot weather returned, we peaked 91° today. I had to go downtown to honor an appointment with my doctor in the hospital and the heat in the narrow streets there was even more than this. No precipitation in sight but the met office said we turn into fall by the weekend. I am not aware if they meant it just geophysically or if it was meant that the hot weather will come to an end. They read statistics quoting that we had 35 days with temps exceeding 86 degrees this summer with an absolute peak of 96. So central Europe is turning into some sort of mediterrean climate, we also get the bugs, spiders and mosquitoes from there. Experts reckon that the world's malaria zone will shift north in 20 years or so. Not so nice of an outlook.
I bid you all a nice evening, take care
Gerd
Our more vocal opponents operate an isolated resort. Currently, the only access is by boat or hi-rail. Were the tracks taken up, they'd be able to get in by 4 wheeler, and the rails wouldn't interfere with the snowmobiles in the winter time. I can see their point, to a point.
Thing is, back when they built the reservoir that blocked road access to this location, the residents told the state they didn't want another road...
Tree: Next come the NARPO nazi's trying to get even with the trailnuts (vicious circle, STB is getting an earful now)....With all apologies to Quentin, trails and an operating railroad don't work, the risk is not acceptable.
And then there's this:
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=121962&catid=222
(from what we're hearing from locals in Glenwood, these were people booted off RFTA trail property (ex-DRGW Aspen Branch) earlier this week)
The local paper in Lake Placid, NY, The Adirondack Daily Enterprise is conducting an on-line poll regarding turning the current Adirondack Scenic RR ROW (which is owned by New York State) into a trail. Of course, we all hate to see that kind of thing happen. There is a local ground swell of support for the trail, not to mention a couple of very vocal folks who would prefer to see the entire railroad (all 162 miles) torn up and turned into a trail.
Kindly pay a visit to the newspaper's website and cast a vote for rail. As I write this, we're ahead. Lots of votes will help, and if they are checking the source of the votes, they'll see that this historic rail line has support from all over the country, not just a bunch of local "railroad hobbyists" who don't want to lose their toys.
Thanks for your support!
well did some chores outside and inside.Matt an I also had a bike ride too.Modelcar and Brian the story you tell of a chevy makes me miss a caprice classic my dad had.Smooth ride and touch the pedal and you go.It was a good car.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get cleaned up and get things around for work.
joe
Brian, I'm glad to see you back in here! How are you and Joanie doing? All right, I hope.
Speaking of Chris, he's another one who has been absent in here for too long! But I do understand, he's been very, very busy lately.
Tuesday Produce went well, basically. Had a few new people, who thought they could just go on up, and cut in front of the ones whose names had been called, and that is always a headache, because you get the ones you have called up, to complain and gripe. I only brought home one item from the produce today: a bag of mozzerella cheese (will come in handy Saturday for our Pizza Fest!
Our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta is now under way. On the menu today:
1. Tacos (soft shell and hard shell); 2. Burritos (beef, beef & bean and enchilada style); 3. Chimichangas (beef & chicken); 4. Frijitas; 5. Spanish rice; 6. chopped lettuce w/diced tomatoes; And the usual tortilla chips w/salsa, picante sauce and con queso.
Everyone enjoy, and have a great afternoon. Like Quentin, we're to get up in the mid to upper 80s today. This evening, need to go out in the garden and pick some nice, red ripe cherry tomatoes. See you all later.
From:
The Resident Cook
blhanel I can help with that one- one of his vehicles is a re-conditioned former police cruiser.
I can help with that one- one of his vehicles is a re-conditioned former police cruiser.
.......And in this case that equates to an Impala that has the performance parts equal to an Impala SS Chevrolet. Perf. parts., such as suspension, engine cooling, different wheels, brakes, perf. V-8 engine, etc.....
MookieI forgot to ask him about his "handle", so will have to do that after he gets back to Denver!
Glad you got to meet him; I had the pleasure of a too-brief get-together at Georgetown a couple of years ago.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Good morning! Long time no visit- been away from internet access for awhile. Stayed tuned for some dynamite pictures over the next few days as I get time.
Muncie's morning starts with sushine and mod. temps today....Will be a bit warmer today than yesterday...to reach 88.
good morning
another day done .Time for a nap.Cw thanks for breakfast.see you later.
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