Another coating of snow and ice on Lurch.
Geese taking refuge inside the office building parking garage. (One pair hissing at everybody as they pull up to the card-swipe)
Very unusual day yesterday assisting a county surveyor with a defunct railroad in Weber County, UT. (This one kinda flew under most people's and the ICC's radar for 40 years(no relation to Bamberger))
MookieIllinois, Indiana and Ohio - duck and cover. The weather looks just horrible right now in that area.
Right now, we're experiencing sunshine and light overcast....Warm. Noted earlier, on radar the rough stuff {for now}, was missing central Indiana.
Quentin
Well, I have a correction to make on Scotty the elephant: I was incorrect on his age: he was 3 years old. My bad, and I apologize for my error.
Mookie, I enjoyed our time out in the garden this morning, as always. You're a terrific friend, and I hope someday we can actually meet each other in person!
On today's menu: Homemade (versus boxed package, where you add the beef) beef noodle casserole. Along with it, there is corn, sliced tomatoes, brussels sprouts, and lima beans, for anyone (like me) who doesn't care for brussels sprouts.
Dessert: there's plenty of chocolate chip cookies and peach cobbler left from yesterday.
At 1:03, we are getting rain. Walt was going to head to the library, but the rain is coming down too hard. Hearing some thunder, but so far, I haven't seen any lightning, at least outside our window.
Everyone have a great afternoon, and if you're in the path of the rain/storms, take care.
Good afternoon. 86 and clear in Carolina this lovely day, but we need the rain badly. Not much chance, tho, before the weekend according to the boffins. Nothing much to comment on about the wireless either, except that a nearby light pole is making life miserable, with its hissing and frying. I sicced the power company on it and they located it. Just waiting on a crew to do the honors.
Everybody 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)
I have a whopping great backache at present. Don't know what caused it, but I am as irritable as a porkypine at present!! The bug man just came and squirted stuff on everything, and that didn't help my attitude.
I changed frequency bands on the wireless and talked with a guy in the Central African Republic and another in Iceland, so the day isn't a total loss. Not all bands are affected by the singing light pole!
Everyone take care
Tom, I have trouble with the CFL's right here in my own house. They tend to mess up the VHF-Low band on my scanner, while not bothering the VHF-High.
Looks like Joe is under the gun again, although the watch box was devoid of any radar echos when I last looked. Raining here, but no heavy weather associated with it.
Ran on a fire in a neighboring town about noon today. The first in crew got an exceptional hit, preventing any fire spread from the porch where the fire started to the rest of the house. Sometimes everything lines up.
Back to my projects.
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...
We have a really nice summer like evening.....79 just a few minutes ago when I came in here. Our Tornado watch is to expire in about 35 min., unless it's been extended. Haven't looked in the last 2 hrs. So I believe we'll miss the heavy stuff again.
I'm back. Spent the last 4 days in North Platte visiting the Golden Spike. Will be changing my address to Mookie c/o Golden Spike. To quote the younger generation - "awesome!" It is all there. Since we never get to see the yard locally, this was a chance to see everything that goes on in a yard.
Weather not too cooperative, but was nice and sunny for the drive back home after a week of cold and wet.
CW - that is still a "baby" in elephant years.
Must go finish unpacking, which is going a whole lot faster than the packing did!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Friday morning, everyone. We currently have a temp of 73 degrees, going for a high of 76, with about a 30% chance of showers/tshowers for today. The three of us had an enjoyable evening last night: after supper, we watched Will Smith's The Pursuit of Happyness. That was a really good movie.
Okay, we now have Mookie back with us: Where is Joe?!?! Come back, Joe!
Coffee, juices and our other morning beverages are fresh and on the warmer bar.
On the serving station this morning: bagels, bear claws and an assortment of doughnuts and danish, along with bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy.
Tom, I'm trying my hardest to send this rain your way. Hopefully, it won't fizzle out before it makes it your way!
Everyone have a good morning, and you all take care.
good morning
mother nature put on a light show last night at work.we did get some more rain but the system now has gone east.We have chores to do today but tommorow is a big day in the corn city.My project is also complete.I have almost 600 pictures on a disk of interesting times in the corn city that I could put on it.Everything from auto carriers to cn zebra units.going to show it at deshler tomorrow.if someone likes what they see they can download on their computer for a small donation to the railpark.Cw thanks for breakfast today.Tommorow we'll be eating Derf.
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").
Joe - I am not sure if Driver & I ate Derf or dirt but something upset both of us. Maybe it was "not-hot-enough" dirt?
MookieSpent the last 4 days in North Platte visiting the Golden Spike.
Sounds like a saloon. Tied one on, huh? Or maybe several
72 already in Carolina, another dry day. Got the lawn guy cutting the grass at present, waking up the wife and I, along with any dead folks in a mile or so radius.
Paula, thanks for breakfast. Everyone take care
grampaw pettiboneGot the lawn guy cutting the grass at present, waking up the wife and I, along with any dead folks in a mile or so radius.
Well Tom, I must accomplish mowing {again}, today too, and it looks like the weather will accommodate ok....But I don't think me and the John Deere will make that much noise.
It certainly is still growing at a rapid rate.....If I don't get it mowed every 4 days, it will be real trouble....Still at that, I must take about a half a cut anyway as it is so thick and high enough to upset a mulching type mower to leave clumps etc...Just too much volume for a mulcher to handle this time of the year trying to take a full width cut. And that cut is at 3".
A very nice morning here indeed....In the 70's. and will seemingly be a nice day.
Have a few other projects to accomplish, but we'll work them in....No need to be in any great hurry.
grampaw pettibone MookieSpent the last 4 days in North Platte visiting the Golden Spike. Sounds like a saloon. Tied one on, huh? Or maybe several 72 already in Carolina, another dry day. Got the lawn guy cutting the grass at present, waking up the wife and I, along with any dead folks in a mile or so radius. Paula, thanks for breakfast. Everyone take care
Tom ; I know of the ( singing light pole ) . That carrier hum and buzzz~~zzz can irritate . Narrow band can be a bummer at times.
73s to you . Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Cannonball:
I hope you were successful in getting back on the Roanoke Rail Cam...It sure is nice and sunny there this morning....Pic is really nice to check out under the nice sunshine.
CW; Im hongry as a bear, and need some bicketts & gravy. A big helping will do. Then a peach danish & coffee will be fine. Hope that evil weather system will by pass LVL that is heading your way. ~~~ Finally got puter back to normal. was working it when ( POOF ) power failure. Hammer and crow bar sure come in handy. HEH HEH . ~~~~ Jim
Quentin , you were right on with the letters and numbers. Very busy on the avenue at mst.830am . Just caught a maroon beetle type car lurching along, then UPS van . AS you said, a sunny day in the old south. Thanks for the letters & numbers. ~~~ Now I get to destory weeds along the fence row. Sometimes Im blessed with good luck LOL. ~~~ Tom , I forgot to mention birdies in the headphones .
Cannonball, we had a shower a little while ago. Right now, at 12:13, we just have cloudy, overcast conditions. Think we'll probably get a little bit more later this afternoon, though, before it's totally out of our area.
Right now, I have our Friday Fish Fry ready and on the serving station. We have cod, haddock, halibut, founder, shrimp (jumbo butterfly and popcorn), salmon patties, bass and catfish.
Side dishes: baked beans, cole slaw, corn on the cob, fries, hush puppies, deep fried breaded mushrooms, mac & cheese.
Desserts: chocolate cake w/chocolate icing, yellow cake w/caramel icing, pecan pie, and apple, cherry, peach cobblers and plenty of ice cream, any flavor you want.
Everyone have a very good afternoon ,enjoy your lunch, stay dry (if you're getting rain), and take care.
CW The weather ch. said big storm heading there. Their big storm and your storm are 2 different definitions heh heh. Get to cut weeds along fence row now. Cannonball
Cannonball: I thought of you when we were in North Platte. I couldn't get the Roanoke most of the time and when I did, it was so jerky. I was using a motel connection and figured it was the small town or motel connection that wasn't powerful enough. (25K people) and way out west in NE.
Here at home I have roadrunner and it about rips my arm off getting to the VA cam.
CW - peach cobbler with vanilla - that sounds good - and I am not a big ice cream lover!
Afternoon Everyone...
We had thunderstorms most of the day here in Alamo City. They are just now moving off to the east. The front must have gone through because it is noticably cooler out.
Enjoy your Friday!
Good Saturday morning, everyone. We have a nice, cool temp outside of 62 degrees this morning, going for a high of 77 this afternoon. Will be mostly cloudy today, with a slight chance of showers/tstorms late afternoon, evening. Maybe it'll miss us this time.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Larry, Tom and other hot tea drinkers, that includes fresh, hot water for your tea!
On the serving station this morning: bagels,bear claws, pancakes w/syrup, bacon ,sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, toast, sausage gravy, biscuits, cantaloupe, watermelon, pineapple, kiwi, papaya.
I hope you all have a great day, keep safe and take care. See you all tonight, for our pizza fest.
CW - if rain misses you, it looks like I will send more!
Good Saturday AM to all from Prescott, AZ (about 30 Mi. from Cannonball).
I shall heartliy partake of CW's breakfast. My 3rd cortisone shot last Monday is working well and my severe lower back pain is now minimal so my appetite has returned.
Good thing I don't have an appetite lately- mainly due to a nasty head cold. My sinuses are killing me. The cardiologist has me on a low-fat low-cholesterol diet, and so far I've lost about 12 pounds. Can hardly wait for the first cardiac rehab session, when they'll check me out on a treadmill again. Looking forward to walking to work again.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Brian, I'll have to check out some low fat, low cholesterol dishes to start serving in here, won't I?
We just got home a little bit ago, from going to the movies: this was my belated birthday treat from Sarah. We went to see the 3D version of Avatar. Really, really good!!!!!
Here's our Saturday Night Pizza menu for tonight:
1. Canadian bacon
2. Cheese w/extra cheese
3. Goetta
4. Hawaiian
5. Pepperoni/mushroom
6. Pepperoni/sausage
7. Italian sausage
8. Supreme
On the way into the cinemas, it was sprinkling rain. Guess that is about all we got.
As we went by the P&L on our way home, saw some military equipment on flat cars. Couldn't exactly tell what kind of military equipment, though. Maybe we'll get another chance to check them out over the weekend.
Everyone have a great evening, and take care.
It's amazing how little the general public knows about the railroads, and the lengths they go to sound convincing. I was on ebay a while back and some turkey had a rail police badge for sale. It was marked C.R.I.P. According to the genius what listed it, that stood for Cleveland, Rhode Island and Pittsburgh. Amazing what can be learned on ebay....
I can handle pizza.
Pizza was among the tasty tidbits served by daughter at grandson's birthday party this afternoon. He was a bit confused by all the commotion, especially when he was sitting in his high chair and nobody was paying attention to him. He just sat there sucking his thumb. "Papa" (that's me) got him started on his pizza, and he then proceded to polish it off.
A good time was had by all.
cherokee womanBrian, I'll have to check out some low fat, low cholesterol dishes to start serving in here, won't I?
I thought EVERYTHING here was NO fat, NO cholesterol!
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