HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!!!
Hope You have a Great One!!
A side note here; on This Day in 1950, Charles Shultz's "Peanuts" Comic Strip was first published. Just a little over a month before I was born.
Justin, Hope Rex is still doing Okay.
Willy, I believe you are living at home and going to College, but just remember that anything goes for breakfast(healthy or not) when you're a college student. Be it Brownies, cold pizza, etc.!
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!!
Well, I still haven't heard from Birthday Dan, as to his preferences for today. So, I guess we'll do the regular Friday Fish Fry. On today's menu:
FISH; Cod, perch, flounder, halibut, haddock, jumbo butterfly shrimp and breaded rolled oysters
SIDE DISHES: Baked beans, corn on the cob, mac & cheese, breaded fried mushrooms, garden salad or cole slaw, hush puppies, fries
DESSERTS: apple or peach cobbler, pecan pie, strawberry cheese cake and chocolate cake
Well, we can tell the weekend is here, it's raining. The Intellicast metro radar for me is all green.
Managed to get into town today to take care of both my driver's license and the truck registration. Despite the usual horror stories about dealing with those folks, I was in and out fairly quickly. There were a couple of people, though, who were there from the time I got there and through the half dozen people in line ahead of me.
Getting some housework done tomorrow, then on the Railroad on Sunday. Probably in the rain.
Dan - Happy Birthday! Hope you get in before we polish off your cake!
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...
cherokee woman Well, I still haven't heard from Birthday Dan, as to his preferences for today. So, I guess we'll do the regular Friday Fish Fry.
Well, I still haven't heard from Birthday Dan, as to his preferences for today. So, I guess we'll do the regular Friday Fish Fry.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes folks. You're too kind. Since I seem to have missed the 'dinner' hour today...how's about some 'extra' sausage and pepperoni pizza w/stuffed (cheese) crust for the Pizza Fest tomorrow night? I figured I'd bring in some extra cake...gotta keep the 'kitty' happy now! Aedan and I are going out for some ice cream while Misty is working (two more hours) and then tomorrow I'm looking for a new truck/SUV. Sunday we should finish building our new garage...and then maybe in a week I'll be able to use it (driveway/apron done...maybe) which will be nice.
Dan
Happy birthday, Dan May you have many more, with joy each time.
Well, we made our last trip to South Ogden today. Ricki had had great hopes that she could be helped with her balance difficulties, but the good folks at the balance center realized that they were unable to help her--because her problems seem to be neurological, and not merely physical. She has always had to be careful throughout her life, and it seems that whatever the cause is, it has simply become worse in the last year or two. We hope that it will not prevent our taking more trips by rail. Twice, another neurologist had sent her to a different physical therapy place that is much closer to home, but no one there seemed to realize that mere physical therapy cannot help. So go goes life.
We did see one northbound freight on our way up (we were unable to see the rear or the front, except that it did have an engine pulling it), and one southbound freight on our way home--it had two dpu near the rear and two (I think) units on the front; when you whiz past at 65 mph on an Interstate, yo do not have much time to be certain. It was mixed, with many placardless tank cars.
Our morning temperature was in the high thirties (brisk walking weather), and the afternoon temperature was in the sixites. Nice weather for a fire in the fireplace in the morning.
Johnny
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Dan, sounds like you really enjoyed your birthday! Glad to hear that! When you and Aedan went for ice cream, did you give him a little taste, with a little bit of it on your finger, or his pacifier, if he uses one?
Coffee, juices and rest of morning beverages are freshly made, and there's hot water for hot tea.
On the warmer bar this morning: country fried steaks and pork chops w/fried taters, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/gravy, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, oatmeal, toast, buttermilk pancakes w/syrup or whatever topping you want, and cinnamon rolls. (Giving you all just about anything you might be interested in to eat this morning, to give you plenty of energy for whatever you have planned for the day.)
Everyone have a good day, keep safe, and see you this evening for our pizza fest. (Dan, I'll make sure I have your stuffed crust pizza !)
good morning
rainy start here in nw ohio.going to be overcast and cool today.good day to help mamma with chores.will be back for pizza 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").
Good morning! At the present moment we have 44 degrees here in Sioux Falls and it is raining here, in what will amount to our third day of rain. Hopefully we will have clear skys and some sunshine tomorrow.
The Canadian-born folk artist Gordon Lightfoot came to Sioux Falls and performed at our Washington Pavilion last night. Despite his nearly 71 years in age, he is still performing in pretty darned good form. For me, being there was like I had died and gone to Heaven! Tonight Mr. Lightfoot will be performing out in Rapid City and I wish I could be there for that concert. Anyway, I owe my sister Cindy who lives out in Gillette, Wyoming a BIG thank you for the ticket she had gotten me as an early Christmas present. I will have to see what I can reciprocate with.
I will be back for pizza later tonight. I hope the rest of you out there are all having a very good day!
Ray
Morning, About 58 degrees right now, supposed to get up to about 68 today and be very breezy.
Ray, Sounds like you had a very good time at that concert, glad you did, I'd like to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert myself. (in person, not just on TV.)
Randy, I know where you said you were the other day, but not sure where you were headed. If you had to come through Louisville, hope you didn't have too many delays due to the construction/destruction on !-65.
Ice in the birdbath again! Tomatoes and veggies are done for the year with flowers and grass not far behind.
Da boyz are getting furrier and friskier.
The wasps are getting meaner, Nigel has gotten stung several times the last week snapping at them and is now looking to bosshen for protection.
Getting ready for an expected harsh winter.
....A little after noon now and we have cloudy skies and dry. We just unloaded from a trip to our Meijer's store. Now, we'll find some lunch and if it stays dry, a mowing is in order yet this afternoon.
Quentin
mudchicken The wasps are getting meaner, Nigel has gotten stung several times the last week snapping at them and is now looking to bosshen for protection.
And, I just remembered some more incidents with wasps, in high places.
In April of '59, I was helping one of the elders paint our church. When he took the ventilator out of one of the gable ends, he brought a handful of wasps with it--they had not yet waked up, so he was not stung.
When I was working on the ground crew at college, I did quite a bit of high level painting, and, of course, came across more than a few paper wasp nests. If I was quick with the brush, I could give them white wings so they would fly to the ground. Once I was able to spray insecticide on the wasps gathered on a nest (there were too many to coat with one stroke of the brush), and I left the nest in place. A few days later, I came back to the nest, and it was crawling with wasps that had just hatched. I sprayed them, and they died much more quickly than the older ones had.
Mutt: Was headed towards the house, was not too bad at 7:30 in the morning headed north, they sure are taking a long time grinding down the concrete south of the Watterson and Gene Snyder freeways, though. Saw about two to three lanes torn out, not sure if they will replace with concrete or asphalt. I see they are finally done with the widening near Bowling Green, speed limit is back to 70mph.
At the house now, later today am having some friends over for dinner, and tomorrow am going to parents for my sister's birthday party (she turns 26 on Monday). Hoping Monday I can get up to Terminal Hobby Shop and purchase some modeling tools so I can assemble models while I'm out on the road, need something to do during downtime (something that I am having a lot of lately, truck is showing it's age).
See everyone later....
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
rvos1979Mutt: Was headed towards the house, was not too bad at 7:30 in the morning headed north, they sure are taking a long time grinding down the concrete south of the Watterson and Gene Snyder freeways, though. Saw about two to three lanes torn out, not sure if they will replace with concrete or asphalt. I see they are finally done with the widening near Bowling Green, speed limit is back to 70mph.At the house now, later today am having some friends over for dinner, and tomorrow am going to parents for my sister's birthday party (she turns 26 on Monday). Hoping Monday I can get up to Terminal Hobby Shop and purchase some modeling tools so I can assemble models while I'm out on the road, need something to do during downtime (something that I am having a lot of lately, truck is showing it's age).See everyone later....
Glad you made it through here without an extra headache.
Three lanes at a time is what they're working on now, when they finish(?) this; they're supposed to start back the other direction. Not sure if concrete will be put back down, or if they'll do asphalt.
[This "Project" is called "Revive 65"; go figure, wonder, etc.] (just as a sidenote, that particular section of I-65 used to be part of the section of the old "Kentucky Turnpike" between here and Elizabethtown.)
Is the "Terminal Hobby Shop" still part of Walthers? I've managed to get a few things over the years from them. (although they don't have the "O" Scale stuff they used too.) (2 rail)
Well, I've finally made it back in here: been doing laundry all afternoon, trying to get everything washed, ready for cooler/colder weather. Still have several loads that I'll work on next week.
Here is our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu for tonight:
1. Canadian Bacon; 2. Cheese w/extra cheese; 3. Pepperoni w/stuffed cheese crust; 4. Pepperoni/mushroom; 5. Goetta; 6. Hawaiian; 7. Supreme; 8. Italian sausage calzones
Desserts tonight: Brownies (with and without nuts), chocolate cake w/chocolate icing and strawberry cheese cake.
I hope everyone has enjoyed their day, and also hope you all have a very good evening. Take care, and I'll see you all in the morning.
Good morning
Juice coffee and rolls are ready to go.Time to get cleaned up for church and sunday school.Might go see a few trains this afternoon.Today is the battle for ohio as the bengals go to Cleveland to meet the browns.
51 degrees and gray skies this morning.....Thought we were to have some sunshine today....and maybe later we will. Dry.
locomuttGlad you made it through here without an extra headache.Three lanes at a time is what they're working on now, when they finish(?) this; they're supposed to start back the other direction. Not sure if concrete will be put back down, or if they'll do asphalt.[This "Project" is called "Revive 65"; go figure, wonder, etc.] (just as a sidenote, that particular section of I-65 used to be part of the section of the old "Kentucky Turnpike" between here and Elizabethtown.)Is the "Terminal Hobby Shop" still part of Walthers? I've managed to get a few things over the years from them. (although they don't have the "O" Scale stuff they used too.) (2 rail)
"Revive 65", eh? It needed to be revived several years ago, got to the point where nobody would run in the right lane, it was so rough. I see it's stimulus funded, one of the few projects they budgeted right (Many states spent theirs on resurfacing roads that really didn't need to be done yet, shoulda spent it on adding extra lanes on some of the hard pulls on some of the intersates.).
As for Terminal Hobby shop, yes they are still part of Walthers, have been in the store a lot lately, the store itself doesn't have much stock, but they can go back in the warehouse and get most anything in the catalog that's in stock. Makes getting some items a lot easier. Still wish Walthers carried Athern products, I pretty much have to do the mail-order thing for that now. The last few models I picked up at the local hobby shop, love the detail, haven't had the area to run them yet, though.
Some years ago, {before retirement}, Jean and I traveled thru Lousiville quite often on I-65 and what I always found after crossing the river {south}, it seemed everyone wanted to be first.....And instead of coming close to the 55 mph speed limit, it seemed everyone speeded up and we all ended up driving closer to 70. Or get runover. I'm referring to right in the heart of the city part of the Interstate.
Now, if that is part of the redo, I wonder how that will effect the speed when it is complete and back in full service...
I never really cared too much for that rat race going thru there and glad when we popped out on the south end to the newer 3 lane completed in the recent past.
Once while traveling north thru there and on the inside lane next to the concrete barrier.....a semi was in the lane next to me {right side}, and a stone flew out from between the rear duals and smashed into the right corner of the winshield and corner post of the windshield.....Cracked like a shotgun, and fortunately, it did not come thru the glass and luckily I maintained control ok, but there was nothing to do but keep running at speed and upon returning to Muncie, have the glass replaced and of course the corner post of the pretty new car repaired....A Lexus. Insurance did cover it 100%, and that helped....It was pretty salty. But the good part, we suffered nothing but the terrible shotgun blast of sound as it hit.
This week has been one of those wow weeks, and not in a good way either. Won’t go into detail, but I can’t wait for a new one. Our dog Rex actually seems to be doing better. Now, his hips are bothering him though.
A nice and cool 60* here now at 3:25PM ET while writing this post.
Hope to start getting back in here more regularly we’ll see how Rex is doing though
See you all later,
Justin
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you just got to roll with the good and the bad.thats how it goes.Matt had a surprise at G+G house.His Aunt brought her niece and nephew from her side of the family over.The kids had a great time and they carved pumpkins.Matt's is on the front porch.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get things around to start another week at work.
rvos1979 "Revive 65", eh? It needed to be revived several years ago, got to the point where nobody would run in the right lane, it was so rough. I see it's stimulus funded, one of the few projects they budgeted right (Many states spent theirs on resurfacing roads that really didn't need to be done yet, shoulda spent it on adding extra lanes on some of the hard pulls on some of the intersates.).
Randy, (and others that have been through here on that Interstate) Won't argue a bit about it needing to be "revived"! Most of the traffic through that particular section consists of people going through the area, most of the "local" people don't/won't travel it; rather go the "surface" streets to get where they're going.
Don't know about raising any speed limits on that stretch, too many accidents occur between where the construction has started and the Ohio River Bridge. (especially "Hospital Curve"; and of course, "Malfunction Junction".)
However, before my "Soapbox" gets knocked out from underneath me, the locals do have to go across the bridge into In., and visa-versa. They've been planning on two new bridges across the Ohio River for about 20 years, I'm beginning to wonder if I'll get to see them in my life time?!
Joe, CW should be in reasonably soon with the supper menu; seems like the three of us have gone separate directions today. Sarah has been cleaning her area, CW been in the kitchen most of the day, and I got out on my bike to run a couple of errands and railfan. (no real good pictures, but will post 1 or 2 on Facebook in a bit.)
Well, I am finally in here. I decided this morning, that I was going to take the day off (well, in a way I have, since it's now almost 8 p.m.)
Been taking care of folding and putting up laundry from yesterday (still have one basket of sheets left to fold and put away), and cooking chicken and making dumpling dough. Yep, you guessed it: we have
Chicken and dumplings for supper tonight. I made a big pot, so there'll probably be enough for at least lunch tomorrow.
Note to Mookie: Did you by chance lose one of your Nebrasky squirrels? If so, it made its way to Louisville, KY and is terrorizing our house (inside). Every time we think we've gotten it back outside, it shows up again inside.
And mudchicken, if you come in, I know how you feel about chicken & dumplings, so I've got a couple of dishes made up and in the fridge for you, that don't involve chicken fixed in any way.
Everyone have a good evening, and take care. See you all in the morning.
CW, I'll be there in the AM. My two meals on Sunday are breakfast and a dinner about 1:30. I'll start the beverages early in the morning but will leave the good stuff to you.
Good Monday morning everyone. Jack (dining car) thanks for the offer. Think I got in before you, so I'll wait on you and anyone else who is up and in this early.
Currently 49 degrees here in Louisville this morning, with a harvest moon up in the sky. We're supposed to get up into the 70s today, with plenty of sunshine.
Coffee, juices and other assorted breakfast beverages are ready, as well as hot water for hot tea.
On the warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, toast, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, and your choice of hash browns or tater tots.
I also have the Crock Pots, Slow Cookers going with lunch and supper in them:
1. Roast, taters & carrots
2. Vegetable beef soup (I'll make the cornbread later on this morning, around 11, 11:30, so the cornbread will be hot)
Enjoy your breakfast, and have a good morning, everyone, and I'll see you all later.
Good morning, CW, and thanks for breakfast. I think I will help you use up the chicken and dumpings for lunch....,. 55 and RAIN in Carolina this morning, but I have a midmorning quack appointment that means I better stay up instead of sleeping in. Everybody take care and stay safe.
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)
Beautiful clear skies and sunshine this morning....Earlier, it was 43 and a bit of frost on the back yard. Possible rain sometime tomorrow, but more sunshine as the week progresses.
Wishing a good week for all....
Mudchicken, are "Da Boyz" adapted for bringing down squirrels? If so, please send them to Louisville, Ky. A.S.A.P.
Winter, (the dog) could care less, Uba (the newest cat) could care less,(although she would like to "chase"and "play with" the "critter"!) and Trapper, (the male cat) is NOT living up to his name!
Yes CW, I am later than I planned. Sometimes the lady in my house has other ideas about my priorities.
I shall eat a light breakfast so as to have room for the lunch you have on the menu.
Sunshine and 42 degrees at 5600 feet in the AZ mountians this AM.
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