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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:27 AM

Larry, Randy and others, regarding truck stop food:  The only one I know from experience, is the one we would stop at going down to Tennessee to visit Mama's family, when I was a child; it's around E-town (Elizabethtown, KY).  They had the best biscuits & gravy, BLTs, burgers, cheeseburgers, and open-face roast beef sandwiches. Whenever we would go down there, Daddy would get us all up around 3:30, 4:00 in the morning, to get dressed, get the car loaded up, and head out.  So by the time we got down to E-town, he would stop for breakfast. 

Now, for our menu today:

1.  Open-face roast beef sandwiches w/mashed taters & gravy, green beans, corn, and your choice of cole slaw or tossed salad.

2.  The following soups:  Vegetable beef (homemade from scratch), cream of potato, and tomato w/grilled cheese sandwiches or PB&J and beef stew w/cornbread

We getting a nice little snow shower.  Sarah just came in from the firehouse, and we could see it coming down, ever so lightly.  She got a run just after 10 this morning. 

Everyone enjoy your meal, have a good afternoon, keep safe, stay warm and take care.

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Posted by adrianspeeder on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:31 PM

 I see them all the time at work, but never at the right time or angle to get a shot.  Thrust Reverser doors open at power pulls in a looootttt of air.





And just for fun some other recent pics I like.







Halfway done with this vacation, and can't wait for new truck projects to start afterwords.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:08 PM

Cool!

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:11 PM

......Adrian.....That night shot of your plane  is a beauty....I'm  a pushover for night shots, but that is really nice.

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Posted by railfan619 on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:36 PM
Good Evening everyone how are we all. Doing this fine night what's for din din cause I'm really hungry from dealing with the latest snow storm. To hit southeast wisconsin I'am so ready for spring to get here it's not funny anymore. I have had enough snow to last me for a lifetime. Hope everyone is doing fine and dandy oh well I'll shall be going for now. If everything goes well tomorrow I'll stop back to chat and eat and share some laughs with other members.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:20 AM

Good Thursday morning, everyone.  Thought I'd give us a little touch of 'spring' with the green type.  I mean, we have what:  3 weeks of winter left officially?

Adrian, it's good to see you in last night.  Those are some awesome pictures you have there.  And like Quentin, I really like those night shots!!

Pat, good to have you back, also!  Hope you come around more.

Well, we have about and inch, maybe inch and a half of new snow on the ground this morning.  It started around 9:30, 10:00 last night.  Current temp is 23 degrees, supposed to get up to about 33, 34 degrees today.

Coffee, juices, hot cider, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are all fresh and ready to go.

On the serving station this morning:  turkey bacon, pork sausage patties, scrambled eggs, and your choice of toast & jelly, or made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy. 

Everyone have a good morning, stay warm, keep safe and take care.  I'll be around here this morning, starting to get some things packed up, and ready for our move Sunday night. 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:48 AM

good morning

matt is on time and on the bus. we have some snow flurries this morning.Cw thanks for breakfast.Going to get a nap.need to go to town later this afternoon.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:32 AM

Light dusting of snow right now - but they're promising us more later, and it's supposed to be the wet, heavy stuff.  It's already above freezing, so it's hard to tell what to expect, aside from it being a mess.  A few people with winter amnesia activated their ditchfinders in response early this morning, but things have been quiet of late.

Time to scrape off the half inch or so of snow already on the driveway, then check the mail and get the paper.

Adrian's shots are a neat depiction of microweather.  We see it in the fire service to, but it's rarely documented - I, for one, rarely have my camera at a 'real' fire (as opposed to controlled burns).

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Tree - if you don't get piles of snow, you will be surrounded by it anyway.  Might want to drop us a line in the Spring - about July 1st?

Sun shining - around single digits, but maybe.....warming up next week....a little....maybe???

Off to be Mrs. Domestic.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:37 AM

Mookie
Tree - if you don't get piles of snow, you will be surrounded by it anyway.  Might want to drop us a line in the Spring - about July 1st?

Almost noon - the radar says snow, and snow is falling, but it's melting on contact with bare surfaces (like my driveway - glad I shoveled, even if it was only an inch).   Temperature is 35 degrees here.

With any luck, the snow won't pile up on branches and wires and we'll escape those problems.

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Posted by diningcar on Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:56 AM

Still morning in AZ and will be near 60 this PM. Thanks for the breakfast Paula!!!

 I have been seeing doctors, labs and imaging labs for the past few days. Severe lower back pain ( just above the more commonly describded location) and no prognosis yet. Anyway my wife of almost 56 years is giving me extra care and it sure is appreciated.

 Hope you all have a great day.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:38 PM

diningcar

Still morning in AZ and will be near 60 this PM. Thanks for the breakfast Paula!!!

 I have been seeing doctors, labs and imaging labs for the past few days. Severe lower back pain ( just above the more commonly describded location) and no prognosis yet. Anyway my wife of almost 56 years is giving me extra care and it sure is appreciated.

 Hope you all have a great day.

Jack, hope everything turns out o.k., and they find out what is causing your lower back pain. 

Our temp is hovering around 31 degrees, think we'll be lucky to see the 33, 34 degrees for a high this afternoon.  The meterologist said we could possibly see some more light flurries this afternoon.

Since I've been busy starting packing up kitchen supplies (what won't be needed in the next 4 days),  here is our menu for the rest of the day:

1.  Sloppy joes w/your choice of fries, curly fries or tater chips, and tossed salad

2.  Leftover Chinese beef & broccoli w/rice and won ton soup

Everyone have a good afternoon, and I'll see you all later on.

 

 

 

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, February 26, 2010 4:22 AM

^~>  I don't know if I am coming or going lately.....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, February 26, 2010 5:22 AM

Good Friday morning, everyone.  Mookie, I'm feeling the same way, don't know what direction I'm in, etc.  Except that I can hardly wait for Spring to finally come our way. 

We have 24 degrees this morning, looking for a high of 39, possibly 40 degrees by 3 p.m. this afternoon.  Then, a possibility of light snow showers/flurries tomorrow.  Not supposed to be any accumulation, though.

I'm going to deviate from our normal "Friday Doughnuts/Danish" this morning.  The coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider, and hot water for tea  are all fresh and ready to go. 

On the serving station this morning:  turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, hash browns or tater tots, along with the regular bagels and bear claws.  Or, you can have oatmeal, or rice with toast.

You all have a very good morning, take care and I'll see you all later.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:55 AM

good morning

cold and blustry this morning.matt is on time and on the bus.we do have some drifts that are from the snow that hasn't melted yet.going to go te bed.will unload groceries when mamma comes home.today is friday.Yay!!!!

stay safe

joe

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Friday, February 26, 2010 7:34 AM

Well, hello there! 30 degrees and sunny in Carolina this morning, expecting to make it to the mid 50s with upper 20s tonight.

We had a nice day yesterday but there was a right smart of wind. It gave the wife a sinus headache, whilst my shoulder gave me a fit. That seems to happen a lot when a front comes through. Some locals saw a few snowflakes yesterday morning, but nothing to speak of.

Everyone take care and stay warm

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, February 26, 2010 7:57 AM

Well, the snow stopped around 2 AM, but the wind has taken its place (24 mph gust so far).  Fortunately, the snow that did fall was fairly wet so it doesn't appear to be drifting.

I only got about 4" for the event.  Syracuse apparently scored big time, with around a foot and a half.

They say there will be a little more snow.  I just hope travel on Saturday is OK, since I have a meeting to attend about 80 miles from here...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, February 26, 2010 11:25 AM

Larry, seems like you all in New York, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas are really getting hit hard.  I just saw on the news, where there is also places having to deal will 3 feet of water. 

We currently have plenty of sunshine, but with the wind blowing, our wind chill is in the mid 20s, with a current temp of 35. 

Here is our menu for this second Friday of Lent:

FISH:  Cod, Flounder, Haddock, Halibut, Perch, Shrimp, Clam Cakes, Oysters

SIDE DISHES:  Cole slaw, Corn on the cob, Fries, Breaded fried mushrooms, Hush puppies, Baked beans, Macaroni & cheese, Mashed taters & beef gravy, Tossed salad

DESSERTS:  Yellow cake w/chocolate icing, Yellow cake w/caramel icing, apple, cherry and peach cobblers w/ice cream (any flavor you want) and pecan pie.

Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, keep safe and take care.

 

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Posted by bubbajustin on Friday, February 26, 2010 11:45 AM

Afternoon all.

I’m grounded from the PC at home, so I didn’t see any harm in getting on after school.

Cool here in western Indiana snow still on the ground. We might have a new person visiting the café in a while. My friend Tyler has joined trains mag.com and might check in from time to time. Try to make him feel welcome.  

Have a good afternoon. Smile

Justin

 

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Posted by seniorhoagyjr on Friday, February 26, 2010 11:47 AM

Hello my name is Tyler, and I am new here. I am friends with bubbajustin. I like jokes tell me some!

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, February 26, 2010 1:00 PM

seniorhoagyjr

Hello my name is Tyler, and I am new here. I am friends with bubbajustin. I like jokes tell me some!

Welcome aboard, Tyler.  You may get your fill of jokes on this thread: http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/148958.aspx

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, February 26, 2010 2:47 PM

Welcome aboard Tyler....

We just returned from a trip over on the outskirts of town for a bit of lunch.

Also, finished up my XM Radio project to connect to our family room stereo system.....No snow so far today....Believe we might see an inch or so overnight.  Snow on the ground melted some more....Quite a bit of grass showing thru.....Much more daylight in the evening now, about 1 hr. and 15 min.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 26, 2010 3:11 PM

Modelcar

Welcome aboard Tyler....

We just returned from a trip over on the outskirts of town for a bit of lunch.

Also, finished up my XM Radio project to connect to our family room stereo system.....No snow so far today....Believe we might see an inch or so overnight.  Snow on the ground melted some more....Quite a bit of grass showing thru.....Much more daylight in the evening now, about 1 hr. and 15 min.

 

Quentin, my wife and I bought a new car several weeks ago....It came with Sirius Radio...I LOVE it!.  I can now drive into work and listen to BBC World News...  Wink

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Posted by spokyone on Friday, February 26, 2010 4:14 PM

We are looking at two feet of snow here.

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Posted by seniorhoagyjr on Friday, February 26, 2010 4:23 PM

Now that is what I call COMEDY!! Thanks for the laughsBig Smile

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Friday, February 26, 2010 5:41 PM

Hello Tyler and welcome aboard. Now, what did Justin do to get grounded?

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, February 26, 2010 8:18 PM

Murray

Quentin, my wife and I bought a new car several weeks ago....It came with Sirius Radio...I LOVE it!.  I can now drive into work and listen to BBC World News...  Wink

.....I'm sure that is a pleasure in your new auto Murray....That's almost a must now {for folks who enjoy various kinds of music}, and we finally took the bull by the horns here after being so disappointed in the past decade or so of what can be listened to on normal FM stations.

My receiver in my stereo system in the family room is a half dozen or so years in age and not "XM ready", so I had to "get into" just what I had to have to do this project.  Had several frustrations, but eventually got it worked out and finally, got it registered today and turned on to the system.

First try was enlightening, as I had full signal indicated from the satellite, and that made me very pleased.  Now to become familiar with the unit to let it do it's performance is the next learning curve.  So far, very happy with my efforts.

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Posted by seniorhoagyjr on Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:40 AM
I'm assuming that he was on the computer to long (as he ALWAYS is..Wink) and his mom told him to get off and he didn't......Smile
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Posted by seniorhoagyjr on Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:54 AM

Morning All! Hopefully today can be a kick back and relax kinda day...Pizza sounds really good about now....mmmmmDinner

It's 27 degrees out here in freezing cold Indiana..and the snow is STILL on the ground!!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:00 AM

Good Saturday morning, everyone.  Well, we're getting a little snow shower at the present time, 7:52 a.m.  Very light, and probably won't see more than 1/2 to 1 inch accumulation. It's supposed to be mostly cloudy today, but we may see a spot or two or some sunshine, with a high in the mid 30s. 

Welcome, Tyler!  We're always glad to see new faces around here, along with old friends!!

Walt, Sarah and I went out and played pool  last night.  I even managed to break the balls decently, with my pool cue.  But, it was fun, and very nice to get out of the house, and do something on a Friday night.  I think we all had a pretty good time. 

Coffee, juices, and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Mookie, here's your coffee mug, ready for you!

On the serving station this morning:  turkey bacon, pork sausage patties & links, has brown potatoes, fried country ham w/red eye gravy and buttermilk biscuits, and there's some regular milk sausage gravy also, along with grits, for anyone who likes them.

Everyone have a very good morning, keep warm and safe, and see you all later on, for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.

 

 

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