Well Quentin, Just checked the Rain Gauge; and it's showing almost 5"......that would be from yesterday morning until now. (and it's still sprinkling here now.)
(We're about 70 degrees here now, not sure what the high was for today)
Sarah is now in Atlanta for a week, doing some training at the CSX ready center....she called back here when she was just south of Nashville on Interstate 24 saying that she got diverted off the Interstate onto U.S. 41 due to high water. Seems that area got hit very hard on rainfall.
She is now safely in Atlanta.
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!!
We would check the rain gauge, but it's full of SLUSH.
Can't plant any tomatoes or peppers outside yet...'Da Boyz got their walk shortened. Gus would like to have a few words (growls?) with Willy's local counterpart.
locomutt Well Quentin, Just checked the Rain Gauge; and it's showing almost 5"......that would be from yesterday morning until now. (and it's still sprinkling here now.) (We're about 70 degrees here now, not sure what the high was for today) Sarah is now in Atlanta for a week, doing some training at the CSX ready center....she called back here when she was just south of Nashville on Interstate 24 saying that she got diverted off the Interstate onto U.S. 41 due to high water. Seems that area got hit very hard on rainfall. She is now safely in Atlanta.
Walt, I was wondering about Sarah....I noted you said she started to Atlanta I believe it was yesterday and hearing of the terrible situation on I-24 and I-65 south of Nashville, we wondered if she made it thru ok.....That was a massive weather front to produce 13.5" of rain in the Nashville area. Figures I heard in the past hour.
We just got a very brief hard rain here several hours ago and it was from one of the outer fingers of that system. Believe it's all past us now. To be 75 and sunny tomorrow.
Quentin
Good Monday morning, everyone. Well, it looks like our rain may be over! Hopefully! According to what I've heard on the news this morning, our official reading on the rain is 5 inches. Current temp is about 63 degrees, going for a high in the mid 70s, I believe is what I heard.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station this morning: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, cantaloupe, kiwi and papaya.
Hmm, where are Joe and Mookie?!?!?! I haven't seen them in here.
Sarah called again last night, around 10:30. She was getting ready to fix something to eat, and head for bed and sleep! She'll be on 2nd trick this week, so maybe she'll be able to sleep in this morning.
Everyone enjoy your breakfast, and have a good morning. If anyone has any requests for lunch/supper, just let me know.
Hello Americans, it's Monday! 72 degrees and cloudy in Carolina, with a projected high of 82 and thunderstorms for the next 2 days.
Local media is reporting that the sheriff of Lee County, next door to us, was busted along with 6 others by the FBI and State Law Enforcement Division for selling Cocaine. It's sad that someone entrusted with law enforcement uses his position to breake the law. It was widely scuttlebutted some years ago that some of the local narc officers were dealing, but nothing ever came from it. For some years, I was a state constable until I got disgusted with the whole rotten house of cards and gave it up. End of soapbox.
Thanks for breakfast, and everyone have a safe day
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)
Wet here today - but that's not a bad thing. And I have plenty of indoors stuff to do. Off to do them!
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...
Had an interesting day yesterday, but too tired last nite to report in. Saw a ballast train, a truck with weed killer behind it on the rails (not spraying), lots of freight, lots of coal and the grand finale - a freight with 24 windturbine motors headed west.
MC - happen to know where they might be headed?
Also heard that Matt Rose and Warren Buffett may be in our town on Wed this week. Anyone else know any details?
Well, gee. I ran out of news pretty fast. Off to make some more. Will look for Joe while I am out there. Might have to reach out and paw for him....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Well, 50 and sunny here in Burlington this morning, going up to about 70 later. Got the second pallet of block installed yesterday (I cleaned out Home Depot of gray retaining wall block!), once we get all the fill and some grass in, it will look very nice. Dad and I also decided that we are done with retaining wall block for a while, we set 5000lbs of block in two days.
Was up early this morning, so set about assembling a package of six Sergent Engineering scale operating couplers. All I can say is those parts are TINY!! Especially the little ball bearing that locks the knuckle closed. So far, I am impressed with these couplers enough that I think I will convert to them, will probably order a bulk pack of them later, as well as some shelf couplers, both type E and F.
Well, will take some breakfast, then off to work on the layout some more.....
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
Mookie Had an interesting day yesterday, but too tired last nite to report in. Saw a ballast train, a truck with weed killer behind it on the rails (not spraying), lots of freight, lots of coal and the grand finale - a freight with 24 windturbine motors headed west. MC - happen to know where they might be headed?
Mooks: Wind turbine motors are probably headed for eastern WA or OR. Probably were GE units. What little activity in new wind farms there is, is in the Pacific NW or Canada.
Black thumb was probably DeAngelo Bros. spraying the spots where the spray train is not going this spring....under bridges, road x-ings, buildings, etc. Sorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched.
Mookie Also heard that Matt Rose and Warren Buffett may be in our town on Wed this week. Anyone else know any details?
Jen.....I saw Warren {live}, with Becky Quick on CNBC this morning. It looked like they were doing the interview in a plush railroad dinner. Isn't Omaha UP headquarters. So we know for sure he is in Nebraska as of this morning. She seems to be with him a lot during finance programs and interviews.
Quentin - he had his Berkshire Hathaway meeting this last weekend. So he is very busy in NE right now. They are supposed to be on the caboose of that train, but headed where, I have no clue. When Warren orders toast at any restaurant, the whole town turns out to watch him.
Yes UP is in Omaha as well as Mr. B's home base. I think that is why BNSF was kind of a surprise to a lot of us.
Modelcar locomutt Well Quentin, Just checked the Rain Gauge; and it's showing almost 5"......that would be from yesterday morning until now. (and it's still sprinkling here now.) (We're about 70 degrees here now, not sure what the high was for today) Sarah is now in Atlanta for a week, doing some training at the CSX ready center....she called back here when she was just south of Nashville on Interstate 24 saying that she got diverted off the Interstate onto U.S. 41 due to high water. Seems that area got hit very hard on rainfall. She is now safely in Atlanta. Walt, I was wondering about Sarah....I noted you said she started to Atlanta I believe it was yesterday and hearing of the terrible situation on I-24 and I-65 south of Nashville, we wondered if she made it thru ok.....That was a massive weather front to produce 13.5" of rain in the Nashville area. Figures I heard in the past hour. We just got a very brief hard rain here several hours ago and it was from one of the outer fingers of that system. Believe it's all past us now. To be 75 and sunny tomorrow.
She got to Atlanta about 8 o'clock our time; apparently she was just ahead of all the major flooding in that area.
Just went out and checked our rain gauge, it was overflowing......the last mark on it is 5 inches.
(and I think we are still short a few inches of rainfall for the year.)(average)
rvos1979we set 5000lbs of block in two days.
You two certainly are ambitious.
Johnny
locomutt Modelcar locomutt Well Quentin, Just checked the Rain Gauge; and it's showing almost 5"......that would be from yesterday morning until now. (and it's still sprinkling here now.) (We're about 70 degrees here now, not sure what the high was for today) Sarah is now in Atlanta for a week, doing some training at the CSX ready center....she called back here when she was just south of Nashville on Interstate 24 saying that she got diverted off the Interstate onto U.S. 41 due to high water. Seems that area got hit very hard on rainfall. She is now safely in Atlanta. Walt, I was wondering about Sarah....I noted you said she started to Atlanta I believe it was yesterday and hearing of the terrible situation on I-24 and I-65 south of Nashville, we wondered if she made it thru ok.....That was a massive weather front to produce 13.5" of rain in the Nashville area. Figures I heard in the past hour. We just got a very brief hard rain here several hours ago and it was from one of the outer fingers of that system. Believe it's all past us now. To be 75 and sunny tomorrow. She got to Atlanta about 8 o'clock our time; apparently she was just ahead of all the major flooding in that area. Just went out and checked our rain gauge, it was overflowing......the last mark on it is 5 inches. (and I think we are still short a few inches of rainfall for the year.)(average)
Walt, I just went out and checked our gauge.....Last 24 it reads: .4".
Beautiful sunny day here and the atmosphere seems to have cleaned itself. I had planned to mow tomorrow but.....Must do it today....I believe our shrubs grew several inches over the last 24....!! Grass as well. I was shocked when I looked at the shrubs this morning. But, it sure is a nice day out there....Just walked out to the rain gauge in bear feet, and it just doesn't get much nicer.
mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched.
Thanks Mookie, I'll try to be patient, until I hear back from you, re. Joe.
Here is what I've managed to come up with the rest of today's menu:
1. Spaghetti w/meat balls, tossed salad and garlic bread (bread, sticks, Texas toast)
2. Grilled pork chops w/corn on the cob, broccoli w/butter sauce and tossed salad
Everyone have a good afternoon, and you all take care.
Deggesty mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched.The asparagus lovers are glad to know this.
Deggestyrvos1979we set 5000lbs of block in two days.Well, that's a ton and a quarter each, in two days. Now, if you load sixteen tons in one day, what do you get? You two certainly are ambitious.
If we did sixteen ton in a day, we would not be as large as we are! Seriously, a pallet from Home Depot is only 126 blocks, so it's not really that much. Once the bottom row is down and leveled, it goes very quickly. My dad has to get two pallets of portland cement every so often for where he works, and those pallets are around three ton each, and he restacks those himself!
Dad and I have convinced ourselves that if we ever change the parking lot and large garden over from old railroad ties to retaining wall block, we will need a semi load. Not really looking forward to that....
rvos1979Now, if you load sixteen tons in one day, what do you get?
"Another day older and deeper in debt."
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/classic-country/sixteen-tons---tennessee-ernie-ford-14930.html
Deggestyrvos1979Now, if you load sixteen tons in one day, what do you get? "Another day older and deeper in debt." http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/classic-country/sixteen-tons---tennessee-ernie-ford-14930.html
That was a good song, Jerry Reed did a cover of it on one of his albums in the 70s...
Mookie Deggesty mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched. The asparagus lovers are glad to know this. There is someone out there that actually likes that weed? I think it should be sprayed and then plowed under. UGH!
Deggesty mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched. The asparagus lovers are glad to know this.
The asparagus lovers are glad to know this.
I agree. Who needs asparagus??
Went train watching today, and of course all of the good stuff comes by on the one day that I don't have my camera. BNSF train with a brand new GEVO, a Canadian National local, and the UP track geometry car. Never fails. Still some nice stuff to see though.
Willy
Mookie Deggesty mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched.The asparagus lovers are glad to know this. There is someone out there that actually likes that weed? I think it should be sprayed and then plowed under. UGH!
Safety (mine) FIRST!
CW - Joe is resting his finners. Back later.
Meanwhile Sir Chicken had best be puttin' on his Nikes cuz I am gassin' up the broom and got mah Sunday bloomers on. I am headin' west and flyin' low!
Willy2 Mookie Deggesty mudchickenSorry, the CO/NE asparagus barrier will be left untouched. The asparagus lovers are glad to know this. There is someone out there that actually likes that weed? I think it should be sprayed and then plowed under. UGH! I agree. Who needs asparagus??
I do. Aedan likes it too. A little lemon-pepper-butter sauce to drizzle on it after it's steamed, eaten on the side of venison tenderloin with baked/mashed taters. YUM!
Speaking of Jerry Reed (thanks Randy!) try this video on for size:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI
Sounds like CN is getting purchasing (from the lessor) the ex UP, exx CNW C40/41-8s. I saw on RRPictureArchives some are already patched to CN sitting somewhere in Texas. I will have to keep an eye out for those.
Dan
Mookie CW - Joe is resting his finners. Back later. Meanwhile Sir Chicken had best be puttin' on his Nikes cuz I am gassin' up the broom and got mah Sunday bloomers on. I am headin' west and flyin' low!
Gassin' up huh?....refried or pork 'n? (oh, never mind..."toast" is only a matter of degree)
MC IS UP TO HIS USUAL "FUNNIES" BUT HE WAS WELL BEHAVED WHILE IN PHOENIX LAST WEEK. I HAD ALERTED SHERIFF JOE ARPIO, THE ONE WHO PROVIDES PINK UNDERWARE TO HIS PRISONERS, THAT THERE MIGHT BE A MISCRIANT FROM COLORADO IN TOWN AND APPARENTLY MC DID HIS BEST TO BE INCONSPICOUS.
I give a big for asparagus.
What I absolutely can't stand is mushrooms!!!!!!
MurrayWhat I absolutely can't stand is mushrooms!!!!!!
I'm sorry.
Asparagus Sucks!! (or as commenly known in this household a$$-per-grass.)
Mushrooms.....UMMM Good!!
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