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Wake up! Wake up!
Saskatchewan won!
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
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//THUD!!//
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
24°F and calm here today. Boy, we had some cold temperatures this past week. I was out with a group yesterday for lunch and everyone agreed last Thursday morning was a very bad time to be outside. It started warming up on Friday.
All this talk of garage trucks and and Hudson's is kind of interesting.
The friend I mentioned who had passed away a couple of weeks ago, their family owned the Pontiac, Buick, GMC dealership in Irricana. They also had the Purity 99 brand gas station franchise. Due to a total lack of zoning regulations, they also lived in the dealership/gas station! That should be a story for another day. So there was my brother and I in the station, two kids in the dealership/gas station, one kid our age who lived in the back of the hotel, and one kid who lived behind the grocery store, all on main street!
Now back to the story. The gas station tow truck was a 1940 Chevrolet 2 ton truck with a big towing boom on the back. It was used until 1970 or so.
One of our babysitters' family once owned the International Harvester Truck and Machinery dealership, further up main street, and their car was a Hudson, from the last year of production as a standalone company. 1954 or '55? The dealership had closed just before we moved there, due to the father's health issues.
In our own extended family, my Dad had a cousin who drove International Trucks, and Nash, later American Motor's cars right up to the end of both company's production! He had a IHC Travelall, and it really got his goat when he had to buy a Suburban to pull his trailer to Arizona each winter after he had retired. He had been a Versatile Farm Machinery dealer.
The 2011 Canadian Womens Curling Championship final game starts in about 30 minutes. GO Saskatchewan!!!
switch7frg Quentin; you mentioned the 1948- F 1 flat head V-8 . Jolt back to odd remember, ~~ the odd whistle noise from the radiator as the fan blade pulled air through . Also, did that model still have that old steering lock on the columb?? HEH HEH days gone by. Cannonball
Quentin; you mentioned the 1948- F 1 flat head V-8 . Jolt back to odd remember, ~~ the odd whistle noise from the radiator as the fan blade pulled air through . Also, did that model still have that old steering lock on the columb?? HEH HEH days gone by.
Cannonball
Cannonball............That I don't know for sure.....If I had to make a guess, I'd say it did. A close friend's dad had just purchased a brand new 1948 Ford dump truck....The first of that series...F8....A pretty good size truck for the day.
Item: Now a really strange fact: Mike's dad had a 1948 Tucker {car}, on order.....and we all know how that situation went....The company sold accessories as a desperate attempt to raise money as they were still struggling to produce that car....{I refer to Preston Tucker}. So...eventually Mikes dad actually got the radio.....It had T-U-C-K-E-R labled right on the push buttons....and he had that radio installed in that F8 dump truck...! Perhaps the only F8 dump truck in 1948 with a genuine TUCKER radio in it....!
Quentin
afternoon
matt and I went out and saw q 509 in the yard.He was followed by q 500 and q 395.There is a FRA inspection car in the yard waiting for monday to go back out.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get things around for work tonight.
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").
CW, O-Boy some item #1 with all the trimmings. Had 2 ins. of snow last night here in the mtns., the wet slushy kind that stuck to every thing. At 11:10 mst. it is melting nicely.Steam rising up on the ( blacktop) from the sun shine. 45 deg. temp. now .
Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
It looks like we've been kind of slow in here this morning. Guess with it warming up, people are out and about?
Our current temp here in Louisville is 50 degrees, with cloudy skies. Quentin, if I heard a wind speed for later this afternoon, this morning, I don't remember it (guess I was still half asleep).
For our Sunday Dinner, this afternoon and evening:
1. Lasagna w/garden salad and Italian bread or garlic bread, whichever you prefer.
2. Grilled chicken breasts w/broccoli and rice, garden salad and crescent rolls.
3. Rib eye steaks, broiled or grilled, w/broccoli & rice, garden salad and crescent rolls.
Desserts: Yellow cake w/chocolate icing, apple and peach pies w/ice cream.
Hope everyone has a very good afternoon, take care, and see you all later.
Peace be with you. 69 and sunny in Carolina approaching noon. Really nice outside and the girls don't wanna come back in.
Not a whole lot else to report. As you were!
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)
..........Overcast skies.....mid 40's and moving up. We're melting snow today. Possible straight line winds tonight...50 plus mph was mentioned. Some flooding possible as rain tonight too.
But the key words are...."melting snow"..!
Good Sunday morning everyone. Joe, thanks for taking care of breakfast this morning. Yeah, we have rain coming in later this afternoon, heavier rain coming in sometime tonight. We currently have a temp of 40 degrees, supposed to get up to about 65 degrees.
Sarah got called about 4:30 this morning, will be working in the bowl today.
Hope you all have a good morning, take care and I'll see you all later this afternoon.
good morning
juice coffee and the breakfast bar are ready to go.weather guessers say rain is moving in.We are under a flood watch here in Nw ohio.hope everyone has a good Sunday.
Murray Modelcar: And I remember the Henry J autos.....Do you remember Sears sold that same car as an "Allstate"... Quentin...Oh yes...I've seen the Allstate models as well. They added a few more options to thse cars than the earliest base Henry J's. In addition to my Granspa's Henry J, my Grandma drove a 1949 Hudson Super Six 2-door...2-tone blue...beautiful car! Our neighbor's (they had an Esso gas station in Elizabeth, NJ), they had a 1955 Oldsmobile 88 2-door, white and blue. And for the gas station truck, they had a 1948 Ford V-8 that was originally used as a telephone repair truck for New Jersey Bell.
Modelcar: And I remember the Henry J autos.....Do you remember Sears sold that same car as an "Allstate"...
Quentin...Oh yes...I've seen the Allstate models as well. They added a few more options to thse cars than the earliest base Henry J's.
In addition to my Granspa's Henry J, my Grandma drove a 1949 Hudson Super Six 2-door...2-tone blue...beautiful car!
Our neighbor's (they had an Esso gas station in Elizabeth, NJ), they had a 1955 Oldsmobile 88 2-door, white and blue. And for the gas station truck, they had a 1948 Ford V-8 that was originally used as a telephone repair truck for New Jersey Bell.
Murray:
I happen to have {within reaching distance}, a die cast model of a 1951 Hudson Hornet coupe, with Twin H Power.....The famous 308 c i flat head....{Step Down Design}, as they called it because the frame was outside at the inner body edge, and the floor was dipped down from there. My model here is dark green.....Even has the twin carbs on it under the hood. This is the famous Hudson that did so well then in early Nascar...."The Fabulous Hudson Hornet", as it was called....
My family just happened to have an Esso Station in Pa. too. The station truck you mentioned I believe {possibly}, would be the beginning of the Ford "F" series.....Probably an F1 of 1948.
Well, I finally decided to 'make an appearance' here today. Now, since I am here, don't you all decide to go away again!
Here's tonight's menu of pizzas:
1. Anchovie
2. Canadian bacon
3. Cheese
4. Chicago style
5. Goetta
6. Hawaiian
7. Italian sausage
8. Pepperoni/mushroom
9. Supreme
Desserts tonight:
1. Chocolate cake
2. Peach cobbler
3. Yellow cake w/caramel icing
4. Strawberry cheesecake
Our high was supposed to be in the low 50s today; but, Walt and I don't recall ever seeing it get out of the (low) to mid 40s. Hope you all have a very good evening, and take care.
ModelcarAnd I remember the Henry J autos.....Do you remember Sears sold that same car as an "Allstate"...
In addition to my Grandpa's Henry J, my Grandma drove a 1949 Hudson Super Six 2-door...2-tone blue...beautiful car!
We had a Henry J. I don't remember it, but I've seen pictures...
Joe - reportedly Buffalo tried loading snow in coal hoppers after the Blizzard of '77. They were headed south and the thought was, of course, that the snow would have melted by the time they got where they were going.
Oops. Cold snap. The snow arrived "down south" intact....
Had a nice time at the local model railroad club's open house today. Gave out plenty of pins and some discount certificates for the railroad.
Going to Syracuse for a similar event tomorrow.
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...
Johnny - I must have gotten the right department - I got a muffled laugh back and then my landlord suddenly appeared with a snowblower. This doesn't bode well.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie I'm writing a complaint! We melted all our snow and here it is back again. Now need to find the e-mail address to send the complaint. Moo....
I'm writing a complaint!
We melted all our snow and here it is back again.
Now need to find the e-mail address to send the complaint.
Moo....
Johnny
Murray Quentin, do you periodically start you AWD car...if for nothing else, just to turn it over. Reminds me of when my Grandpa still drove his car. He had a 1951 Henry J. It stayed in the garage all winter. Every now and then he would go out and just fire her up.
Quentin, do you periodically start you AWD car...if for nothing else, just to turn it over.
Reminds me of when my Grandpa still drove his car. He had a 1951 Henry J. It stayed in the garage all winter. Every now and then he would go out and just fire her up.
Murray......I didn't intend to keep it inactive as long as it's been.....We generally drive it to church, but with this Winter and it's weather patterns, seems it has just stayed in the garage. I know it should be driven, and I must soon do so...
I just hate to take it out in all the salt if I don't have to.
And I remember the Henry J autos.....Do you remember Sears sold that same car as an "Allstate"...
Murray we could send you plenty of snowpiles loaded in gons but it would be melted by the time it got to you.We took matts cousins sledding yesterday and had a good time.While mom was at the store we saw q 110 pass another eastbound at Fc. 110 ended up going into emergency but nothing was found wrong.The dispatcher told 110 to proceed and stay out of trouble until they got past west Deshler.Cw will take some pizza for tonight please.
Good Morning Everyone! Currenlty 65 and cloudy here in Alamo City. Weather guessers are calling for a high of 78 under cloudy skies.
Everyone enjoy your Saturday..and if you are in the snow/ice area...please be careful.
P.S: If y'all have some rain to spare...appreciate it if you could send it our way...very dry down here!
Again, overcast but rather bright this morning. mod. temps. Above 30 now....They are saying all snow will be melted by tomorrow sometime.
I can drive a 1000 mi. and arriving home I will find more snow on our driveway, than any other location in that distance. I've actually done that in the past.
Seems our driveway slopes away from the sun and is the last to melt from it....Homes across the street have melting on said driveways before we do...Their's are facing the sun more directly with the Winter sun.
Yesterday, I simply had my neighbor drivce up our dirveway with his 4 X 4 and make tracks. That took care of the 4" of stuff from overnight.
AWD car has been setting in garage for about 6 weeks now....See no reason to get it all messed up if not needed. But would like to get it out soon to excercise it....I know that's not good for batteries to not have them in a use cycle for a long period of time.
Feb. almost finished.....then the exciting time of March....transition time for weather.
Our amount received from the weather system that passed by {a bit north of us}, from last night until this morning was {my estimate}, 4" of the stuff, but the sun came out by noon and it has pretty good power now....so it's worked on it pretty good.
Tom, hope you get to feeling better soon. Take care, and get all the rest you can.
Good afternoon and peace be with you. 70 and sunny in Carolina at 2PM. I am so glad for warm condx after reading what you folks nfarther north are going thru.
Still not feeling well and still have pain. Going to the surgery center Monday so see if the Lithotripsy machine will handle a big guy like me, and then the procedure Tuesday when it has been determined.
Take care
Still under a winter storm warning here - the snow isn't so bad - kinda light and fluffy - but it's quite packy, causing problems on the roads (especially the Interstate), and the wind is blowing pretty well, which is blowing the light and fluffy stuff around.
At least it's not bitterly cold - +29F right now. The wind doesn't help, though.
I cleared the driveway earlier and the wind is keeping it mostly clear, except where it's drifting.
I'd planned a trip into town today, but that delivery will have to wait until Monday.
Tuesday? Rain....
Joe, I saw the picture you posted on facebook. You all have gotten hit pretty good this winter. I know you are sick and tired of the stuff, and want spring to spring forth.
morning
plenty of snow overnight.matt and all schools around are closed.waiting for it to stop then we'll start the dig out.plenty of cars had their ditchfinders on and trucks were jackknifed as well.Cw thanks for breakfast.
Joe
Good Friday morning everyone. Well, the rain has left our area. But there have been been several reports of flooded streets/intersections. There are also several ditches that have flooded, and one report of a car going into one, not far from where CSX yard is located. Hope Sarah didn't have too much trouble in the hump yard last night; she hasn't gotten home yet.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Doughnuts, danish, bagels and bear claws, only with bacon, eggs, and toast are on the serving station.
Mookie, I'll make a trip to Walmart and get all the marbles I can for you! Need to go there anyway: getting tired of using a fanny pack for a purse, and want to find an actual purse/handbag.
Our current temp is 38 degrees. It was 39 degrees, when I awoke at 5 a.m., and 39 degrees is to be our high today. Very brisk breeze blowing, and they are saying we more than likely will see some snow flakes.
Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.
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