Paula, that sounds like the way my right leg felt when the sciatic nerve fell out. I hope it is not that and will pray for you. A fairly good day here in the South, but completely forgot a quack appointment. I will have to try and reschedule it Monday. Calling for more freezing temps tonght, but no snow.
Everyone 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)
.....Weather people are saying they intend to make it look like Winter here...by tomorrow. Mid 30's right now with just a few clouds.
Anywhere from 1 to 4" of the white stuff by tomorrow evening when it will be mostly finished.
I'm not looking forward getting into that routine for several months....But it can start anytime now.
Quentin
Just heard on news that they are "Shoveling off Buffalo"....
CW - hyperextension of the leg. When I rode the bus a lot I had it happen twice. Those bus steps are made for giants and not short people. It usually takes several months to start to feel better. Ice first and then heat later. I feel for you!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
afternoon
chores done. going to get matt off the bus and go do some errands.hes growing fast and needs some new boots for this year.cw thanks for supper.
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").
Well, I finally made it back in here. Been visiting "Bills" this morning, and had to make an apperarnce for another meeting. Got there, found I out I have to go back next Friday at 4:30! Two bus rides to the meeting, just to hear that! (grrrr)
Our regular Friday Fish Fry is now on the serving station. All kinds of fish, all the regular side dishes and all the regular desserts: pies, cobblers and cakes.
Did something, don't know exactly what, when I got off the first bus. All I know is a terrible pain shot down my left leg, from below the tailbone, all the way to me knee. I'm just glad I had both braces on, as the knee brace certainly kept me standing/walking, albeit very slowly. Trying to hold off as long as I can before taking a half a pain pill.
It doesn't feel too bad out, as long as the breeze isn't blowing much. Currently about 41 degrees, and the sun has now decided to be covered by clouds.
Everyone enjoy your lunch/supper, have a good afternoon and take care. See you all later.
mudchicken Mookie: Wonder if chickens have considered a "hummer ride"? Hear they are having good sales right now.... Probably still way too much moohlah for the cheapskates back at the mothership to even consider.
Mookie: Wonder if chickens have considered a "hummer ride"? Hear they are having good sales right now....
Wonder if chickens have considered a "hummer ride"? Hear they are having good sales right now....
Dan
Mookie Wonder if chickens have considered a "hummer ride"? Hear they are having good sales right now....
morning
its friday.time to get matt on the bus.mom is going to town to get the groceries.going to help catch up on chores.might go see what csx is running later.missed the cp holiday train on the wabash.there will be other times.
Good Friday morning, everyone. A very chilly 32 degrees here in Louisville this morning. Clouds will be increasing, as the day rolls by, and snow coming in. Unless there is a big chance in the forecast, by tomorrow morning, our snow total will be .5 to 1 in. of snow. But by Sunday morning, we could have 1 to 3 inches of snow on the ground.
Coffee, juice, hot cider, hot chocolate and hot water for hot tea are all ready to go. On the serving station this morning: regular breakfast menu items, including hot oatmeal, grits, cinnamon toast, biscuits & gravy, etc.
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm and take care. See you all later.
Deggesty grampaw pettibone: A friend went to the USPO to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to Canada, only to be told that Canada is in Africa or the middle east so the 98 cent stamp is required. Another tried another post office and was advised that Canada is in the far east, bordering China. We need to be proud of our educational system which produces such educated people! End of soapbox. I forwarded Tom's post to Ricki, calling attention to the above paragraph, and she commented that this is not nearly as surprising as it ought to be. Bright and sunshiny again today, with freezing rain promised tomorrow.
grampaw pettibone: A friend went to the USPO to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to Canada, only to be told that Canada is in Africa or the middle east so the 98 cent stamp is required. Another tried another post office and was advised that Canada is in the far east, bordering China. We need to be proud of our educational system which produces such educated people! End of soapbox.
A friend went to the USPO to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to Canada, only to be told that Canada is in Africa or the middle east so the 98 cent stamp is required. Another tried another post office and was advised that Canada is in the far east, bordering China. We need to be proud of our educational system which produces such educated people! End of soapbox.
I forwarded Tom's post to Ricki, calling attention to the above paragraph, and she commented that this is not nearly as surprising as it ought to be.
Bright and sunshiny again today, with freezing rain promised tomorrow.
After reading these last few posts on the U.S. Postal Service I was starting to wonder, since I needed to go to our local branch office today. I had to wait in line for a few moments, couldn't really hear the main conversation, but from what I gathered, the postal clerk told the patron that he couldn't mail from there, he needed to go somewhere else. When I got to the window and he looked at the address on my package, he said; "O Good, that's in state, they should get it tomorrow!"
Mudchicken, do "chickens" & "Rams" work well together?!
[any chance of pictures of buried "Lurch"?](and where will the funeral be?)
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!!
Mookie Grandson obviously wants to grow up to be a railroad surveyor - he is home with "chicken pox".... Moo - again....
Grandson obviously wants to grow up to be a railroad surveyor - he is home with "chicken pox"....
Moo - again....
Got mud for offspring of a similar feather. It is currently covering Lurch top to bottom after playing "stuck-da-truck" in the greasy western Colorado clay silt at Parachute.(think Naval Shale Oil Reserve that Atlantic Richfield/ ARCO and others turned into a money-pit in the 1980's)....Lurch is up for replacement (90K miles) and it absolutely will NOT be another Ford.
// headed for the vat of hot cider.
mookie hope grandson doesn't develop cat scratch fever.busy busy running errands.TGIF tonight at work. NS has tonka toys in our siding at work. Cw thanks for supper.Might have a snowy trip south to my sisters on saturday.
Tom: (ahem...) it's "edjumacation" - donchaknow. Gotta work on your spelling....
CW - gave up FB - Boring....
Eye dr - just a cataract surgery follow-up for Driver. Both eyes now back to green er...blue... er....well whatever they happen to want to be at the moment. His driver's license sez green, but then it says his hair is brown. Obviously he didn't take off his hat and they only saw the little bit of fringe at the neckline. Otherwise it would be "pink & shiny".....
Mookie, hope your eye dr. appt. goes/went well. My dr. appt. was a good one. Did not have to wait a long time in the waiting room, nor a long time in the exam room! Maybe I should have taken his temp!! BP was normal, 120 over 70. Did gain almost 2 lbs. from last visit. Took blood to check my cholesterol levels. Will find out results from that tomorrow afternoon, after 1 p.m.
Hope everyone is keeping warm this afternoon. Saw a little snow flurries/shower a little bit ago. Nothing now, as I look out the front window.
Has anyone here, who is on facebook, seen the game "Lucky Train"? Walt told me about it a couple of days ago. Tried it earlier. Like it!!
grampaw pettibone A friend went to the USPO to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to Canada, only to be told that Canada is in Africa or the middle east so the 98 cent stamp is required. Another tried another post office and was advised that Canada is in the far east, bordering China. We need to be proud of our educational system which produces such educated people! End of soapbox.
Johnny
grampaw pettibone A friend went to the USPO to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to Canada, only to be told that Canada is in Africa or the middle east so the 98 cent stamp is required. Another tried another post office and was advised that Canada is in the far east, bordering China. We need to be proud of our educational system which produces such educated people! End of soapbox. Everyone have a great day and stay safe
Everyone have a great day and stay safe
Good Morning...
Welp--after doing the pre-op stuff yesterday I went to the university and bought some Xmas goodies for the relatives and then went to the mall to finish off the Xmas shopping---now ever't'in' is all done--thank goodness...
I go in to the hospital on the 10th of December to get the defibrillator put in me...we'll see how that goes then...
Yep.. I wonder about the Pit Bull dog owners--we had such a rash of attacks here in ON that we had them banned outright.... which is stupid--we should have banned the owners instead--especially since many of them bought them just to look tough... Our neighbour still has one that is a huge suck---he is the most friendliest dog around here Of course he also has a huge insurance policy on the dog--and pays a large license fee for it--and---and ---and
Oh---we are going to get the decs up today and get some things done around here---have a good one peoples!!
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Mookie Dan - will pass on venison (yes I have eaten it before), but will take a cookie - provided they aren't venison cookies?
Dan - will pass on venison (yes I have eaten it before), but will take a cookie - provided they aren't venison cookies?
I had good intentions of doing laundry and dishes last night but was foiled by a car accident. Seems the three car pile-up sent one of the vehicles into the nearest fire hydrant post haste and the impact was such that the pipe running to the main burst, causing minor flooding of the street. I heard the crunch from down the block but initially couldn't see any lights/hear sirens. The wierd thing was the water pipes in the crawlspace thudded and banged briefly immediately following the wreck. After I started seeing Water Dept trucks in the 'hood I put two and two together. My suspicion was confirmed by the crewman knocking on my door telling me that water would be off for a while until the main break was repaired. I described what I heard and he agreed-then advised me to check for leaks. Thankfully there were none. No serious injuries in the accident as well, but one heckuva mess! Still was an ice rink down that way this morning.
20 degrees and overcast with flurries but not much wind. I think a nap is in order once I get back home.
Dogs and Cats - I like them all. I still don't and probably never well, know exactly what happened in Omaha. But I do know they have had quite a bit of problem with small children and pitbulls. But I too blame the owners.
I think Omaha has a leash/confine law like Lincoln. If these dogs were "loose", they shouldn't have been.
Tom - law of pets - for every 5 pounds and 6 inches on ground converts to 50 pounds and 3 feet on bed.
CW - eye dr here - very shortly.
Cold but no snow here. Just a garbage man right now.
Moo.....
grampaw pettiboneIt is amazing to me how a twelve pound puppy can manage to take up the whole bed.
Daughter attended a college in VA for a couple of years. If pre-game ceremonies included the Canadian national anthem, she'd sing along, prompting her friends to wonder how the heck she knew it (she was in choir in HS, virtually in view of Canada)
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...
Peace be with you. 28 and clear in Carolina, headed for 53 sez they. I am up early and will have some oatmeal if the cook can rustle some up. Just have a taste for that or pancakes and maple syrup.
After breakfast, I think I will try for a nap if I can evict one of the girls from the bed. I do refuse, by the way, to sleep on the floor any more.... It is amazing to me how a twelve pound puppy can manage to take up the whole bed.
I had a good night on the wireless. After 46 years, it is good to be able to say that it is still fun.
Good Thursday morning everyone. Skies beginning to cloud up, but have a temp of 29 degrees this morning. Supposed to see a high of 40 for this afternoon.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot water for tea and hot cider ready to go. Regular breakfast menu on the serving station.
Puttting some soups, stews and chili on to warm for lunch today. I have to go to the doctor this later this morning for my yearly checkup. So no telling what time I'll be back home.
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm and take care.
Strange you should mention dog attacks. There was someone in a nearby town that was killed by a family pit bull yesterday. They seem to think that he tripped over the dog and was attacked.
Weather guessers calling for snow on Saturday, the first appreciable snowfall of this winter. Depending on which way the system leans we'll either get 1-3 or 6-9 inches of the great white stuff. Now that my cookies are cooling on the porch it's time to get Aedan to bed and then follow suit.
Have a good night!
rvos1979Wasn't too bad until I got through Buffalo and turned east, then it was solid snow all the way to Rome, roads got better after Rochester. Not looking forward to backtracking through it tomorrow, as the Lake Erie snow machine will hit high gear tonight, possibly dumping over a foot of snow from Buffalo west. Well, back to resting in the Oneida service area.....
Well, back to resting in the Oneida service area.....
By the time I got on I-81 (about the same time you posted, Randy), there was minimal slush in the road, and by the time I hit my exit north of Syracuse, the roads were merely wet. What a difference a few miles make.
Back to the Polar Express on Friday, for the weekend. Another 2000+ happy riders, I hope.
CNW 6000 Mookie: Dan - we have had some problems in Omaha with pitbull attacks on humans. Don't know details, but wonder if they (dogs) either got loose or were just running loose and saw an opportunity. Doubt they will find the owners, but will watch for details. Pass the cold , please. I'm a cat person much more than a dog person but we've always had dogs. My mother-in-law has three mastiffs, two of which were rescued from fighting operations. They temporarily sheltered a couple of pitbulls as well. At first, until they were deconditioned, we all were very cautious and mindful of the dogs and their "tendencies". After about 6 months of TLC the dogs are fine to the point that I am comfortable with them being around my son (never alone, but still) and family. I also have talked with several veterinarians and animal control officers about this: dogs "normally" don't "just attack" unless there's something wrong with the them (physically or mentally)-there is usually some kind of provocation. In fact, we had a situation in town (Oshkosh) where something like what you describe happened and folks were up in arms about dangerous animal issues and wanted charges pressed against the owners. The dog was destroyed after the attack and later a business' security camera was found to have recorded the event. In this case the kid who was "suddenly" attacked "out of the blue" was throwing rocks at the dog and swinging sticks at it. What's the dog gonna do? I know other situations have happened of similar nature and as a result I tend to be very skeptical of "out of the blue" animal attacks. Time to bake some cookies and then dinner. I can't decide: venison steak, venison burgers, or venison tacos...
Mookie: Dan - we have had some problems in Omaha with pitbull attacks on humans. Don't know details, but wonder if they (dogs) either got loose or were just running loose and saw an opportunity. Doubt they will find the owners, but will watch for details. Pass the cold , please.
Dan - we have had some problems in Omaha with pitbull attacks on humans. Don't know details, but wonder if they (dogs) either got loose or were just running loose and saw an opportunity. Doubt they will find the owners, but will watch for details.
Pass the cold , please.
I'm a cat person much more than a dog person but we've always had dogs. My mother-in-law has three mastiffs, two of which were rescued from fighting operations. They temporarily sheltered a couple of pitbulls as well. At first, until they were deconditioned, we all were very cautious and mindful of the dogs and their "tendencies". After about 6 months of TLC the dogs are fine to the point that I am comfortable with them being around my son (never alone, but still) and family. I also have talked with several veterinarians and animal control officers about this: dogs "normally" don't "just attack" unless there's something wrong with the them (physically or mentally)-there is usually some kind of provocation.
In fact, we had a situation in town (Oshkosh) where something like what you describe happened and folks were up in arms about dangerous animal issues and wanted charges pressed against the owners. The dog was destroyed after the attack and later a business' security camera was found to have recorded the event. In this case the kid who was "suddenly" attacked "out of the blue" was throwing rocks at the dog and swinging sticks at it. What's the dog gonna do? I know other situations have happened of similar nature and as a result I tend to be very skeptical of "out of the blue" animal attacks.
Time to bake some cookies and then dinner. I can't decide: venison steak, venison burgers, or venison tacos...
Dan, I believe CW did mention a bit about the dog attacks here in Lou.; it got so bad that the "City Fathers" wanted to "tax" and almost ban certain breeds of dogs, especially "pit bulls".
Tax, or raise the license fees to more than the "regular" animals.
Well, I'm guessing you and anybody else out there knew/knows how far that one flew!!
It's not the animals fault, it's their owner's fault, but for some strange(?) reason, those people can't get it through their thick heads, don't want too, or don't even have a clue. (they don't even need to own pets!)
edit: and yes, lets not forget the people that torment animals and get bitten........."it was just a dumb dog, it shouldn't have done that"!
[and the signs in the yard say; "Beware of Dog", "No Trespassing"]
Mookie Dan - we have had some problems in Omaha with pitbull attacks on humans. Don't know details, but wonder if they (dogs) either got loose or were just running loose and saw an opportunity. Doubt they will find the owners, but will watch for details. Pass the cold , please.
....Still some light snow flurries flying around. I'll put 1/2" in my unoffical snow records for today. A bit of wind makes it a bit uncomfortable outside.
Stopped at a local restaurant, and made a trip to visit a neighbor in hospital, and scooted home after that. Will be glad to stay in and watch our Pacer's do their thing tonight out in Utah.
It's been a pretty good western road trip so far....The Lakers and Sacramento last night for two in a row on western swing.
Today's episode of the Interstate Ice Capades is brought to you by the New York State Thruway Authority....
Wasn't too bad until I got through Buffalo and turned east, then it was solid snow all the way to Rome, roads got better after Rochester. Not looking forward to backtracking through it tomorrow, as the Lake Erie snow machine will hit high gear tonight, possibly dumping over a foot of snow from Buffalo west.
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
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