Hi
busy afternoon today.Saw a q 200 and a S 200 at Defiance.Also saw a westbound q 91(up empty salad shooter).Mom picked a local coupon and Matt and I went and got supper.Going to take it easy tonight.Weather guessers say a slow melt has started.
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").
Hi RJ, glad to see you in here. It's been awhile. Hope you can come in a liitle more often, whenever you have the time.
I think our high today got up to about 39, if not 40 degrees. Sent Walt out to the grocery earlier, and he said, when he got back, that it felt good outside, except for the very cool breeze. Other than getting the paper off the porch early this morning, and putting a piece of outgoing mail out on the mailbox, I haven't had my head out the door today.
Our Friday Fish Fry is on the serving station, with all the regular kinds of fish, regular list of veggies and desserts.
Hope you all enjoy, have a good evening and take care.
RJ
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The lake effect came back north overnight, leaving about 8" in the driveway. There's more than a foot on top of the bird feeder, and the "patio," measured a few days ago at 28" for the season, now completely swallows the yardstick - a gain of at least 10", including settling.
Netherlands railcam has lots of traffic right now - if you can see it through the raindrops. The main cam isn't showing the club across the tracks any more, but you can get a glimpse of the station in the distance now.
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...
Good Morning. 37° now, up to 43° later under partly cloudy skies.
Had a productive day yesterday running errands and went out to supper. Went to bed thinking it was a good day, then ended up not being able to sleep due to pain flare up in my right shoulder. I don't think I will get much done today although I am going to try soon to see if I can't get some sleep.
I was interested to see on both the CN and CP web sites that they are both experiencing delays in the Chicago area due to post storm congestion. I was wondering if any of you folks knew any more about it. Is this the storm that happened back a week ago Tuesday, or have I lost count? The way this winter is going that could have happened.
Seems like a stay at home day for me.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Deggesty switch7frg: Quentin , CW , and the rest of folk I sent E Mail to. Tuesday afternoon or evening a most savage sabre toothed bug or worm bit my mail . I can't send or receive mail . I have spent some time trying to exterminate this the past 2 days. ~~ Momma get ( Real Kill) . Next stop get the geek Squad. Please bear with this old hide till this is eliminated. Respectfully, Cannonball "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" Comparatively recently, I learned that Dr. Seuss dreamed this idea up and it was used in many advertisements for Flit. And you may recall that a real bug caused one of the early computers to have problems--back when relays were used in such.
switch7frg: Quentin , CW , and the rest of folk I sent E Mail to. Tuesday afternoon or evening a most savage sabre toothed bug or worm bit my mail . I can't send or receive mail . I have spent some time trying to exterminate this the past 2 days. ~~ Momma get ( Real Kill) . Next stop get the geek Squad. Please bear with this old hide till this is eliminated. Respectfully, Cannonball
Quentin , CW , and the rest of folk I sent E Mail to. Tuesday afternoon or evening a most savage sabre toothed bug or worm bit my mail . I can't send or receive mail . I have spent some time trying to exterminate this the past 2 days. ~~ Momma get ( Real Kill) . Next stop get the geek Squad.
Please bear with this old hide till this is eliminated.
Respectfully, Cannonball
And you may recall that a real bug caused one of the early computers to have problems--back when relays were used in such.
Johnny...........Since we all use computers to do our thing on this forum, we know EVERYBODY, at one time or another has to fight some side effects in these machines. No problem.
Here, I fought the problem of my machine continuing to slow down over a long period of time, and I kept seeking things to do and try, and after some time, I actually made headway, and it now has speeded back up very respectively. I"m certainly not the expert on here, but I just kept seeking answers, and finally did great improvements to it.
I still have one problem with it....that is: I'm trying to resize the pic on my 16 x 9 monitor, as it has the pic. stretched out too much....Example: A circle now appears to be an oval somewhat....
Maybe someone might comment on some moves to try on that. That seemed to occur when I changed over to SP 3 and when I was able to do some "cleaning" to speed up my operations.
We have sunshine off and on coming in the east window this morning....light clouds / and some holes in them allow sunshine at times. This is the day we'll start to see the transformation over to a changed weather pattern...{from what I've heard}....Jet stream is going north where it belongs, and it will assume it's normal W to E movement trapping some of the cold north air, and allowing us this anticipated warm up for today and all thru nest week.
Perhaps, now with the structure back to normal, we've possibly seen our last extreme cold this season....and maybe even the same for extreme frozen precip. A friend, has quoted the Farmers Almanic is basically saying the same thing to occur by Feb. 14th. Would be nice now if that is really what is next for us.
Not as cold this morning.
Edit: Forgot to mention, the very large factory that Progress Rail is in the process to change to their needs, has taken down the very large icon on the front of said factory: ABB. Have not been past it for some time now, to see if the new lettering has been prepared to put up in replacement, identifying the new business.
I assume most readers of TRAINS, current issue....have noted a pic of part of the front of the former ABB building here in Muncie. Looking forward to the process and activity of the new business at the "new" plant. It certainly seems to me, it's a building made to fit the Progress Rail needs.
Quentin
morning
cw thanks for breakfast.going to get to bed.Matt is going to see his cousins this afternoon after school.Will see what csx wants to run too.glad its friday.
Good Friday morning everyone. Partly cloudy skies w/a temp of 17 degrees this morning. Supposed to make it up to 36 today. The low tonight/in the morning is to only be in the mid to upper 20s.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station this morning: the usual Friday selection of doughnuts and danish, along with bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, jelly, jam and preserves.
Mudchicken, I need to check to see if we have any of the Panda dishes here. Have seen the commercials on TV, but that's about it. Also, when do you want me to start ordering your Gatorade?
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm and take care.
DeggestyAnd you may recall that a real bug caused one of the early computers to have problems--back when relays were used in such.
Reportedly, said bug was preserved...
Lake effect band swung north this afternoon, resulting in a fresh six inches of snow in my driveway. It's all gone (from the driveway) now. The snowfall has tapered off as well.
Just got back from a fire call - apparently someone shut off the water, but not the boiler. No major damage, from what I hear. It was real fun driving the engine through the snow, though. Not.
Better get some rest, in case the band wanders north again.
switch7frg Quentin , CW , and the rest of folk I sent E Mail to. Tuesday afternoon or evening a most savage sabre toothed bug or worm bit my mail . I can't send or receive mail . I have spent some time trying to exterminate this the past 2 days. ~~ Momma get ( Real Kill) . Next stop get the geek Squad. Please bear with this old hide till this is eliminated. Respectfully, Cannonball
Johnny
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
mudchicken 2. Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, and take care. No orange chicken?....Are there no Panda fast food joints there in Loo-vulle?
2. Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, and take care.
Company arrived and departed. Both almost fell asleep - that's how dynamic we are! One worked all day and one flew all day. (arms tired) So visiting will have to wait for a day or so.
Warmer tomorrow. Break out the fishing poles!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Johnny.....That's the way things turn around some times. I'm glad in the necessary end of it....that you have taken to that skill and I'm sure it is a real advantage to you both now.
cherokee woman We are up to a balmy 21 degrees here in Louisville. Walt says he need to go shirtless outside (definitely only kidding!) Kidding aside, we only have to dress in one layer less in the way of clothes today. On tap for lunch and the rest of the day: Chinese. Here's the menu: Appetizers: Shrimp egg roll, roast pork egg roll and fried wonton Soup: Wonton, egg drop, chicken noodle and chicken rice Fried Rice: roast pork, shrimp, beef, chicken and vegetable Chow Mein: Plain, roast pork, chicken, beef, shrimp and house special (which is a little bit of all the above listed Chow Meins Sweet & Sour: Pork, chicken and shrimp Lunch/Dinner Combinations: 1. Moo Goo Gai Pan 2. Kung Po Chicken 3. Seafood Combination 4. Pepper Steak 5. Boneless Spare Ribs 6. Beef w/broccoli Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, and take care.
We are up to a balmy 21 degrees here in Louisville. Walt says he need to go shirtless outside (definitely only kidding!) Kidding aside, we only have to dress in one layer less in the way of clothes today.
On tap for lunch and the rest of the day: Chinese. Here's the menu:
Appetizers: Shrimp egg roll, roast pork egg roll and fried wonton
Soup: Wonton, egg drop, chicken noodle and chicken rice
Fried Rice: roast pork, shrimp, beef, chicken and vegetable
Chow Mein: Plain, roast pork, chicken, beef, shrimp and house special (which is a little bit of all the above listed Chow Meins
Sweet & Sour: Pork, chicken and shrimp
Lunch/Dinner Combinations:
1. Moo Goo Gai Pan
2. Kung Po Chicken
3. Seafood Combination
4. Pepper Steak
5. Boneless Spare Ribs
6. Beef w/broccoli
Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, and take care.
Modelcar Deggesty: . Quentin, I trust you an Jean are surviving, and she able to some things for herself and will not wear you out taking care of her. And Johnny,,. we're working together to get thru this.....I am not a cook, nor do I care to try to be one, but with my help we did pretty good today. And our best wishes for health on your end for you and family.
Deggesty: . Quentin, I trust you an Jean are surviving, and she able to some things for herself and will not wear you out taking care of her. And Johnny,,. we're working together to get thru this.....I am not a cook, nor do I care to try to be one, but with my help we did pretty good today. And our best wishes for health on your end for you and family.
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Quentin, I trust you an Jean are surviving, and she able to some things for herself and will not wear you out taking care of her.
And Johnny,,. we're working together to get thru this.....I am not a cook, nor do I care to try to be one, but with my help we did pretty good today. And our best wishes for health on your end for you and family.
Bright sunshine today, with a low of about twenty. Next week is promised to be warmer.
To be accurate, I should also add traffic on the Calgary-Lethbridge line also goes on through the Crowsnest Pass and the down to the UP at Spokane, WA.
Hello. A late start here today. 34° now with a high 37°. Chinook wind has kicked in, but not as strong as the last two occurrences.
Larry, that was quite the Radar Photo. A paranoid person might think someone is out to get them. I liked Mookie's comment about you not being in Kansas anymore.
I only had about ten minutes to check the Trains site last night and it worked really well. I didn't change anything on my end, so the problem must have been somewhere else.
I will have to get out do some errands while it is still warm.
The wreck mentioned in the News Wire at Carmangay, AB has been cleared up, and Calgary-Lethbridge service is back to normal. This is the line that also carries traffic down to the BNSF at Great Falls, MT.
Mooks:
You can put the net down now. I'm back in Denver after yesterday's goofy trip to get home (Vicksburg-Jackson MS- Baltimore- Denver)....Trains/Planes/Automobiles oh my!
Got home and immediately was put to work clearing snow.
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By reports on here, I know other areas are having worse cold than we, but it certainly was not "warm" here this morning. At 8 am I noted our instrument read: -0.2 degrees....That's the coldest for us this season, and I just have a feeling that might be the turning point, here for low temps this season.
We're getting along in February now, and we've been below on temps quite a bit, and so much more precip than normal, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if we might start to see it moderate going forward.
Today, we're to experience the beginning of a "warming" for the weekend. Yes....somewhat above freezing. That means, finally some of this ice under the snow may start to give up.
There certainly has been a lot of load on building roofs from the ice weather over a week ago, and it has taken it's toll on some in the area.
But ice and people combination has really been a factor....including us.
CW....thanks for the comments.
This morning, we have beautiful bright sunshine blaring in on us here in the home office....That will be a plus for today.
I note on the computer here, a report of a nasty gas explosion over in Allentown, Pa.....some fatilities, and some homes destroyed and many damaged. That's the city Paul North resides, or in that area.
This latest weather system passed under us...{south}, and we had nothing from it, but seems it has hit hard in some parts of the south again.
The snow sure was crunchy under my feet as I headed to the mail box in the past hour....Easier walking than when it's wet snow.
I note on Larry's "round table" snow pic from yesterday, that looks like one foot, plus several more inches of snow......I'm familiar with snow like that back in the home area of Pennsylvania, but it's certainly not normal in this area.....Avg. annual snowfall here: 27".
Tree - I think I heard that Oklahoma is sharing your temps. That's disaster down there!
Joe - they have been talking about dynamiting the Platte - a spring event. Wonder if the Mighty Mo is suffering from ice?
Having company tonite. Must beat the rugs, wringer the laundry and bake bread/cookies. Or maybe just take a good nap so I can keep up with the conversation.
Aaaaaaah! There's a giant glowing orb in the sky!
Oh. That's the sun. Wish it would warm things up a bit. Almost 9 AM and it's all of -14F...
CW - I'm not really tired of snow. It's kinda fun playing in it. You just have to give it the proper amount of respect. It'll all be gone before we know it.
good morning
matt is delayed for 2 hours.it is -13 outside right now without the windchill.going to make sure he gets on the bus then its bedtime.Need to go to town and do chores later.Mookie if you send that 60 this way it might make the rivers get too high.Guess we'll build a boat.
Good Thursday morning everyone. A very ccccold morning (for us) at 10 degrees above zero. Wind chill is right around 0. Supposed to see plenty of sunshine today, with a high in the mid 20s.
Larry, I know you're tired of the snow, also. But, I'm glad you have that snow, and not us.
Quentin, I'm glad to know that you and Jean are making it, in your recoveries. Murray, I'll be sure and check out your links to the organ music after the blower on the furnace shuts off (it's loud, and you can't really hear anything when its running.)
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the serving station.
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm, take care and see you all later.
Deggesty Murray: Hi Quentin: On another thread you asked for some organ music to test out your new computer speakers. Try these out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMQChsHIFA Hope you and Jean are getting on OK. Regards, Murray Thanks, Murray. I did not recognize the second composition, but the fugue is quite familiar. Quentin, I trust you an Jean are surviving, and she able to some things for herself and will not wear you out taking care of her. I went to my chemotherapy oncologist this afternoon, and she gave a good report from what was immediately evident from the blood drawn today (five years since the removal of a foot of sausage casing). If the report after my next visit (six months) is also good, I can take a year's vacation from visiting her.
Murray: Hi Quentin: On another thread you asked for some organ music to test out your new computer speakers. Try these out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMQChsHIFA Hope you and Jean are getting on OK. Regards, Murray
Hi Quentin:
On another thread you asked for some organ music to test out your new computer speakers.
Try these out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMQChsHIFA
Hope you and Jean are getting on OK.
Regards,
Murray
I went to my chemotherapy oncologist this afternoon, and she gave a good report from what was immediately evident from the blood drawn today (five years since the removal of a foot of sausage casing). If the report after my next visit (six months) is also good, I can take a year's vacation from visiting her.
Thanks Murray...I now have quite a selection to try out. I just looked at this thread again, and couldn't find my "thank you note", from this afternoon....I must have written it, and screwed up and not posted it correctly.
Murray Hi Quentin: On another thread you asked for some organ music to test out your new computer speakers. Try these out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMQChsHIFA Hope you and Jean are getting on OK. Regards, Murray
We must be important - we even got mentioned in the NWS update on the lake effect band. It's supposed to move south a little later, but for now, it looks like another visit with the snowblower...
Tree - tie down Toto - you ain't in Kansas any more. You are on someone's list!
The last snow storm missed us - just an eyelash to the west and then all south of us. I'm relieved. Could be close to 60 right after weekend, but someone whispered that there is another big front coming in from out west. So I am preparing for 60-40 - 60 degrees and sun on one day and 40 below and snow/wind on the next.
Just remember - whatever we get will be passed on to anyone east of us, which seems to be almost the entire nation.
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