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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 5:13 PM

Well, I finally made it in here, after being absent since early this morning.  Our high today:  76 degrees and plenty of sunshine.

Since I've not been around much today, here is the choices for supper:

1.  PIZZAS:  cheese, Hawaiian, Pepperoni/mushroom and supreme

2.  Grilled cheese sandwiches w/your choice of vegetable beef soup, chili, or cream of broccoli soup

Barry, sorry to hear about the heart attack and diabetes.  But am very glad to hear that you are mending well.  Take care of yourself, and keep in touch with us here in the Cafe/Diner/CS.

Everyone have a good evening and take care.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:45 AM

Good Wednesday morning everyone.  Starting out the day with 44 degrees here in Louisville, KY this morning, going for another 76 degree high today.  Isn't Indian Summer nice?  The nice Indian Summer weather must be why hardly anyone has been in here. 

Coffee, juice, and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Regular breakfast items on the serving station. 

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

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 6:14 AM

Good Morning!

Got some photog stuff I'm getting ready to do--hopefully the fog will lift enough that I might get something in the way of trains!Stick out tongue I be going out with a friend of ours doing the driving around the coutryside thing--e found a bunch of abandoned ROW's so hopefully these areas are still open enough to get some shots in--seems that a lot of these areas have been getting closed in/up with fencing and security anymoreBang Head

Anyhooooo----

Thanks for all the well wishes guys--I've been behaving myself--exercise everyday--have to finish off the driveshed extension but I done had a compressor say--thats it! I give up! --on me. So, another part of the trip is to go pick up a new compressor to finish off the finish work---grrrrGrumpy

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 6:55 AM

morning

matt is delayed for 2 hours.after the fog burns it is going to be another nice day.going to get a nap.local place has our calendar ready.we have defiance as well as lima ,deshler,sherwood,cincinnati and muncie represented.thanks for breakfast cw

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 7:19 AM

Beautiful sunny day on tap here, by the looks of it.  Nippy for now, but it is November in the north country.

Got a small list of goodies to do, and I'm still waiting on the town highway guys to come and help install some equipment on the fire department's radio tower. 

I suppose I ought to get going...

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:54 AM

....And another nice Fall morning in our central indiana area....Blue sky, and bright sunshine.  Might get close to 72 today.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:03 AM

Changes are a-comin'.  It is spitting leaves and rain and only 48 degrees.  Very winter looking day after 72 yesterday.  Blankets back on after being off last nite. 

Weather like life - constantly up and down.....

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:11 AM

.....Don't know J.....Weather people continue to say, sunny most of our week.  Maybe your "nasty" Fall stuff", will go take a look at northern Great lakes area and Canada. 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:25 PM

Afternoon all.  I've put out some cold cuts for lunch.  We're going out for supper tonight, so you all will just have to fend for yourselves.  I'm sure you all can do that, and don't need me around. 

Everyone have a good afternoon and take care.

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:20 PM

CSX is doing a track survey today, using a low flying helichopper. Local media is reporting this and sez it will be flying at around 300 feet. Haven't heard or seen it yet, but that's not unusual for me not to.

CW, how could you say we can get by without you? It won't be the same with the bosslady missing, but as you will. You deserve the time off for a change. Enjoy.

This is not yet confirmed, but it looks like I will be going into the hospital Friday for a day or two. I will know for sure tomorrow afternoon.

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Posted by spokyone on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:45 PM

cherokee woman

and don't need me around.

Oh. Don't be that way. I'll clean up the cold cuts. Too bad I missed the pizza yesterday. I'm thinking about some apple pie & ice cream after while.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 4:27 PM

tom hope things go ok.mookie check your email.cw thanks for supper.time to get ready for work.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 4:42 PM

i somehow can't see Sir Chicken in a chopper doing his surveying.  He is totally hands, er....well, likes to get his nails dirty!  Smile, Wink & Grin

Tom - hope you are going to hospital just to sample the incredible food.....

Joe - heading for e-mail! 

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 6:20 PM

Hurry back Tom....{you're "girls" need you}....Hope it's just the one day.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:32 AM

Good Thursday morning, and HAPPY VETERANS DAY to all our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country!  I wish we had a USA Flag Smiley:  that would be nice to have, or a smiley for each of the Armed Forces branches.  Anyway, thank you for all that you have done and are currently doing for our country.  You deserve to be treated with respect and honored more often than you are. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

Tom, I hope everything goes well for you, and that you won't be in the office more than a day.  Get well soon.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go, including some hot cider for the mudchicken, to help thaw him out.

Regular breakfast fare is on the serving station.

Has anyone ever heard or eaten at Cheddar's Casual Cafe?  That is where we had dinner/supper last night?  Very good atmosphere, food was very good, and we could even watch fishies in the aquarium that was two tables across the way from where we sat.  Has any of you ever had fish tacos?  Those are very, very good.  I have heard of them (in a book that I've read from the library), but have never seen them on a menu anywhere around here, not even at Taco Bell.  Anyhoo, if you ever get a chance to eat at Cheddar's, go for it.  I think you'll enjoy it.

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

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:39 AM

Have a Good Remembrance Day people.

Welb, it is supposed to get to the mighty 52F today---on Friday we'll be at 60F in the sunshineBig Smile

We have had a good day's worth of travelling around yesterday--now I have to unload the camera of about 180 pix off of it---Whistling

One good thing about digital photography--can take boodles of pix and be able to delete the bad ones---Laugh

Have a good day peoples!!Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:52 AM

That's why I don't buy a digital.  I would spend all my spare time deleting my pix.  Everyone knows I am a horrible bowler, pool shooter and now photo-taker.  My best shot was and still is, my foot!

21 degrees here.  Indian Summer over!  Rain tomorrow....why couldn't we have had a little rain when it was 70? 

Coffee, please.  Then off to check the fridge for l-o pizza!  Might even pull on the drumstick of that chicken CW has in there.  Laugh

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, November 11, 2010 6:35 AM

morning

everyday we should remember veterans.matt is on a 2 hr delay again today.after school we are going to play delivery driver.His fundraiser stuff is in so we get to deliver it.No mail today.No mail tomorrow or the next day.a distracted grandma came and took out our mailboxes for the whole neighborhood with her vehicle.Cw thanks for breakfast.time for bed.tonight is friday.Also Cw I won't need supper tonight.we are having a united way fundraisier for work.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:13 AM

Mookie

That's why I don't buy a digital.  I would spend all my spare time deleting my pix.  Everyone knows I am a horrible bowler, pool shooter and now photo-taker.  My best shot was and still is, my foot!

Ms Mook - One nice thing about most digital cameras is that you can see the results of your shot right then and there (albeit on a smallish screen) and may be able to make corrections and shoot again.  That's as opposed to waiting for the pictures to come back from the processor.

You also don't have to worry about conserving film.  In the mode I usually leave my Digital Rebel I can shoot over 500 images before I run out of memory (haven't gotten there yet).  Of course, that will take both memory cards and probably two of the three batteries I have for it, but still...

Unless I absolutely know I took a rotten picture I never delete anything until I get to the computer, where I can see what I did with some detail.  Even what looks like a lousy shot will sometimes contain something of value, and I can often crop or otherwise process the image into something useful.

Even the point-and-shoot cameras have pretty good image size these days, and the price is usually reasonable, too. 

Of course, I did buy an external hard drive so I'd have a place to store all of the images, too.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:35 AM

Mr. Tree - you also have beautiful scenery to shoot, family that doesn't live about an arm's length away and constant coal trains that look exactly alike each time by and have never fallen over in front of me. 

I have seen other people use digital and it is a whole lot better than the Brownie I used as a kid.  But I seem to have reached the point that I don't need that shoebox in my closet collecting pix any more.  I gave everything to my daughter (part of downsizing) and now just look at other's pictures and enjoy them. 

Plus - I wouldn't recognize any of my family members if they didn't have a cell phone and a digital camera stuck on their head. 

So for me - I need to move to another location, make sure there is more variety in trains, take a photography class and then have The Driver take the photos.  (he's great at it) 

Sigh

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:55 AM

.....So far, we seem to be having rather nice Fall weather.  It is actually mild outside right now.  And again, sunny with blue skies.  Should be a really nice day.  Almost no wind.

Cameras:   The product {hardware}, took such a fast turn from film over to digital.  I believe it caught many of us by surprise.  Personally, I had purchased a decent Canon EOS film camera with a very likeable lens:  28 to 200mm range {loved the versatility of it}, but sadly hadn't had it very long until the onslought of digital.  I was shocked at the speed it changed, from film to digital.

That camera has been in my camera drawer now for over two years or more...{time gets away}, and has not been used.

So I held back and perhaps from a bit of disapointment, languished in wondering what to do.  First we purchased an inexpensive digital...and used it for a while.  It kind of did fine to take pic's. to download on here....And as Jen indicated....we already have several drawers full of packages of print photos.  So this change helped that situation, now just download onto the computer and delete what is not wanted.

So...finally, decided to take a step up just a bit, and ended up with one of Canon's PowerShot units.  Good zoom range....3" LCD screen to view pic's....10 mp ability....compact in size....installed memory card that can handle up to 1400 shots.....rechargeable batteries....and AA size, not rare expensive ones....and putting that together, and my non professonal needs of doing shots....has left me very satisfied with what it can do.  More manual settings and features that I'll ever need 'nor use.  And I am very pleased with it's performance.

Just my My 2 Cents contribution.

But, again, this is really a nice day here.....Even have shorts on this morning.  Have not given in to Winter yet.

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:09 PM

Winter is coming - had two days of it so far. Just grateful that the Weatherliar U. science lab project is still disfunctional

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:18 PM

I had a fairly decent Nikon camera, until one of the cats (not current ones) decided to knock it off the chest of drawers.  A four foot drop to the floor did not do the camera any good.  Now, whenever I do get the opportunity to take a picture, I use the first Kodak digital camera I got for Walt.  I don't often take pictures anymore, because I seem to have a problem now of keeping my hands steady, when trying to take a picture. 

For our supper tonight, we have:

1.  Chicken abracadbra w/onion & potatoes, green beans, and baked cornbread. 

2.  Lasagna w/your choice of garlic bread or Italian bread and tossed salad.

I hope everyone enjoys, have a good evening and you all take care.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:23 PM

Headphones Running on Empty....Whistling  Lasagne will take care of that!  Dinner

MC - preserve wings -  keep snow.  Send only moisture.  Umbrella

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:30 PM

cherokee woman

1.  Chicken abracadbra w/onion & potatoes, green beans, and baked cornbread. 

  What exactly is chicken abracadabra?  It makes me think of tuna surprise.  (The surprise is the marshmallows.Laugh

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:05 PM

Murphy Siding

 cherokee woman:

1.  Chicken abracadbra w/onion & potatoes, green beans, and baked cornbread. 

 

  What exactly is chicken abracadabra?  It makes me think of tuna surprise.  (The surprise is the marshmallows.Laugh

That would be interesting---Whistling

Megh.

My camera is an older 5 MP Canon Powershot. I've only just recently started working on things like textural shots like this one

and some landscapy types of things like this:

Of course in the modelrailroader forums I've done more elevator shots or quarry shots---

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Thursday, November 11, 2010 7:24 PM

I spent the better part of the afternoon in the urologist's office and have to wait until the tests come back before knowing if I go inpatient for a couple of days. I have to go have some xrays in the morning, too. It is beginning to look like Monday at the earliest if I have to be admitted. Thanks for the kind wishes.

It was a beautiful day here, sunny blue sky and temp around 70. I could go for more like this!

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, November 12, 2010 4:25 AM

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, November 12, 2010 5:08 AM

Good Friday morning everyone.  We have a cool 46 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high of 77 today with plenty of sunshine.

Barry, Chicken Abracadbra is my version of the Crock Pot's recipe for Pork Chop Abracadbra:  instead of browing pork chops, putting them in the pot w/a can of cream soup or salsa or picante sauce, I brown chicken, and add onion and potatoes.  Then, it cooks in the Crock Pot for about 6 hours on high.  Or, you can put the pot on the low setting (if you're going to be gone all day), and it will be ready to eat when you get home.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  On the serving station, we have the regular breakfast menu, along with a small selection of doughnuts and danish.

We watched a very good movie last night:  Out to Sea with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon.  Also had Diane Cannon, Edward Mulhare, Hal Lindon, Dennis O'Connor, an all-star cast, including Gloria DeHaven.  Haven't seen her in anything for years. Saw some others in the movie, and later, I'll do a Google search and see whose names belong to faces who looked familiar, but couldn't remember their names. 

Mookie, here's you coffee mug, and what would you like to have to eat this morning? 

Must have slept crooked last night, as I seem to have awakened with a crick in my neck.  Having a little bit of trouble moving my head to the left side this morning.  Other than that, doing fine this morning.

Tom, hope everything goes well for you today.  Take care, and keep us informed.  Will be praying for you.

Everyone, have a good day, and see you all later.

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, November 12, 2010 5:16 AM

Maybe coffee, coffee, coffee and how about 2 small pancakes and scribbled eggs? 

Nice birdywash overnite.  Not too warm this morning, but above freezing.  Hear we are going to have an up and down winter season.  And that is just our thermostat....

Are we close to spring again? 

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