What a beautiful day here!! We currently have a temp in the mid 60s, with a gentle breeze blowing. Only a little bit cool, if you're in the shade, but otherwise, feels nice.
For lunch and supper today, here is the menu:
1. Sloppy joes w/fries and your choice of slaw or salad
2. Open face roast beef sandwiches w/mashed taters & gravy, and salad or slaw
Decided to fix something simple for this afternoon and tonight, since, from the looks of things, everybody is out enjoying the spring-like weather. No since in doing a lot of cooking, and have it go to waste.
So everyone enjoy your afternoon, take care and see you all later.
Weather wise, not such a beautiful day here. 0° here with snow being driven by a 4 mph wind from the NE. It is not a pleasant looking day out there at all. They are calling for only an inch of snow but you wouldn't think that from the way it looks now.
I don't see any weather related problems for the railways around here so far and if it does stay under an inch of snow there probably won't be any. It is interesting how on both road and rail it always takes a lot less snow at the start of winter to cause problems than it does by this time of year.
I have to go out to a board meeting of our housing association later this evening, so we shall see how that goes.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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afternoon
snowmelt continues here.guessers say more snow next week.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get some chores done.
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").
Just found out E Mail problem. Seems a " zombie computer" has invaded the mail with a sort of Malware program. Now trying to figure how to kill the zombie. Maybe copy all em contacts then delete them , thenre submit to address page ???? Trial and error . Sheesh.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Peace be with you
49 and clear in Carolina this morning. The boffins say we may get to the lower 70s today and later this week! Quite a change from the past few days.
.Barbara had her surgery Tuesday, and the surgeon took a 10 lb tumor off her right hip. The tests haven't come back, but the dr is optimistic that there will be no problems. She has been up and walking and it looks like she may come home before the weekend.
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)
morning
guessers say a 100 year old record could be tied today if we hit 62 this afternoon.farm fields look like lakes right now.Tom hope you and yours heal real soon.breakfast is ready and so is the juice and coffee too.going to go to bed.tonight is friday.
Good Thursday morning from Louisville, KY. Partly cloudy skies and a temp of 54 degrees here this morning. Supposed to break a record today, with a high of 74 degrees by 4 p.m.
Tom, glad to hear that Barbara made it through surgery. Hope the doctor's prognosis holds, and she will continue on the road to recovery.
Coffee, juices, and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Tom and Larry, how about a nice hot cup of tea this morning? Regular breakfast menu is on the serving station.
For some reason, our paper hasn't been delivered yet this morning. Hope it shows up soon.
I hope you all enjoy your morning, all of you take care and see you all later.
Good morning everyone.
Was it ever cold last night coming home from our housing association meeting. -2° isn't cold by our standards but when there was 77% relative humidity, that is a whole other thing entirely. It just penetrated right through you. I was going to mention it the last time I commented on high humidity here, that I don't think the homesteaders here would have ever made it if the relative humidity when it was between -20° and -40° hadn't been in the teens. Anything higher would have just been too distressing.
It is -6° and foggy now, with a high of 9°. And since the relative humidity is still 77% I am going to do whatever it takes to not have to go outside today. So ends today's rant from a Canadian Prairie resident.
Glad to hear your wife is doing better Tom, and I hope Quentin's wife is on the mend as well.
The tea hit the spot - but I really didn't need it to keep warm - it's up to +50F already here.
Long to-do list today. Better get to it.
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...
Well, the weather has played a trick on us: clouds rolled in, covering us, so we'll be lucky to see a high this afternoon of 67 degrees.
Here's the menu for the rest of the day:
1. Cold cuts for make-your-own subs/hoagies
2. Burgers w/fries and tossed salad
3. Vegetable beef soup and navy bean soup w/cornbread
Everyone have a good afternoon, take care and see you later.
The mild temps. have done a job on our ice and snow. Estimate 95% melted. Seems very strange to see our grassy areas. And sidewalks / streets here in our addition.
Quentin
Well the guessers muffed it again.
It is still -2° with ice crystals. And now it is supposed to drop to -4° with snow in the next few hours. So much for the 9° and partly cloudy skies they were calling for 5 hours ago.
CW, I think the build-your-own subs with veggie soup sounds great.
No RR related news in the area today must be good news, right? Let's hope so.
Bruce - is that F or C?
Still mild here - in the 40's (F). Looks like some showers tonight and tomorrow, but the precipitation prognosticators are promising snow for the next few days.
Got a lot of my list done today, but there's more left over for tomorrow...
Out of respect to the participants in the Cafe I have taken the bull by the horns and converted all temperatures in my post's to Fahrenheit. It is hardly a foreign concept to me as I was already 21 or 22 when Canada converted to Celsius.
Good Friday morning everyone. At 6:03 a.m., we have 64 degrees and cloudy skies. We're supposed to be having a little bit of rain, but here in our neighborhood, everything is dry. Supposedly, the cold front is over Bloomington, IN and slowly making its way towards us. By tonight, our temps are to be down into the mid 30s.
Coffee and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station this morning: doughnuts, danish, English muffins, bagels and bear claws, sausage, biscuits & gravy, and there's also cereal and toast.
Has anyone heard from the Mookster this week? Hope she and driver are all right. And how about Dan and Brian?
Mookie is tired and crabby and has a terrific backache (muscle kink) You don't want to hear from her!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Hi Mookie. Maybe you and I should form a Cranky and Crabby Club. I'm feeling that way myself lately.
Here's a couple of things I read in my Arcamax History & Quotes newsletter this morning:
In 1991, one person was killed and 40 more injured when the IRA bombed two railroad stations in central London.
In 2004, 40 chemical and fuel-laden runaway rail cars derailed in northeastern Iran, producing a massive explosion that killed at least 265 people.
matt is on time and on the bus.tempratures are said to be returning to seasonal levels.the sunrise is nice this morning.Had to go give hugs yesterday.Matt found out he has cousins that go to his school.(long story).going to go to bed and do chores this afternoon.might see what csx has running as well.saw bnsf sent a gp 60 whiteface and warbonnet over on k 803 yesterday.sounds like a massage and extra chocolate are in order for the kitty.
Partly sunny this monring........and the snow / ice has been eliminated....Wow....grass visible again, things look so different.
Danger of falling on our massive ice coverage now has passed. Lots of victims in this area from that cover of ice from several weeks ago. No storm, just an accumulation of ice at that time.
In the high 40's earlier this morning. Still think we've hit the low spot of this Winter, in this area....I understand March can provide almost anything, but since we've been provided with plenty of the unwanted stuff so far this Winter, I'd bet against much more of it....
Quentin, I sure hope you are right, about the weather! How are you and Jean? Sure do hope you're both healing nicely.
Here is our Friday Fish Fry menu:
FISH: Cod, talapia, flounder, haddock, halibut, perch, salmon patties, tuna steaks
SIDE DISHES: Baked beans, corn on the cob, cole slaw, fries, hush puppies, breaded fried mushrooms, cornbread, macaroni & cheese
DESSERTS: Yellow cake w/chocolate icing, apple, peach and strawberry cobblers, pecan pie and yellow cake w/caramel icing.
Everyone enjoy your afternoon, take care, and if anyone is close to Mookie's area, who is very good as massages, I say Go For It. Just be sure you have plenty of chocolate to give her.
With this nice weather, we're doing fine CW....New cast for Jean a few days ago, and perhaps this one will be on for about 4 weeks. It's bright orange....and it free's up the elbow.
I got called out this morning on personal business and am only now checking out the forum. Everything is under control, but it is cold out there.
-2° and clear, and the humidity has gone down to 54%. It is going to be brutal out there tonight though; -17°F, not counting windchill, and the relative humidity is going back up to 78%.
It was interesting to watch how bitterly the lady news anchor and the weatherman were complaining about the cold on last night's 11:00 news. It is only the third week of February and we can still get some nasty weather here yet.
There are going to be short trains rolling over the Canadian west tonight, due to trouble keeping up pressure in the brake lines.
Good to see everyone here again today.
Enjoying the last of the 50+ degree weather for a while, winter returns.
Mookie can get crabby and grumpy with Gus. He is now at home after the Vet removed a large growth from his right rear knee. He looks a little silly with the "Ace" bandage starting at his hip going down to his paws with just a little black tuft of fur at bottom. When the pain pills wear off he gets really vocal and grumpy. The other two dogs are giving him lots of space.
Oh no! My friend Gus has a boo-boo! I hate that when that happens. He will need his boo-boo kissed and I am too far away.....
Fortunately, I rubbed my own back and managed to get rid of the sore muscle. Then the Driver took me out to watch trains and gave me a tiny Dove candy. All is better in my world.
Trains ain't bad, either. BNSF stock should rise!
Gotta watch kissing those doggy booboos. Sometimes they get a little protective of them....
Winter's back, after a reasonably nice day. There is fresh snow on the ground, although I think most of it has gotten blown into tomorrow, the way the wind has been blowing. The temp is back down to freezing.
Couldn't sleep (which is why I'm on at Oh-dark-thirty). Check the Dutch railcam and saw not one, but two owls on the IR cam. It's Saturday AM there so no early commuters on the roads. No trains while I was watching, either.
Time to try sleeping again. Headed for the RR shop again tomorrow. We've got a locomotive to prep for paint...
Good Saturday morning everyone. Joe, thanks for fixing breakfast this morning. Decided to sleep in this morning, so I'm glad you were able to get breakfast. Think I needed the extra sleep!
Mudchicken, hope Gus is back to his regular self before too long.
I had the entry door open awhile ago, so I could watch for the paper guy to show up. Trapper was sitting on the floor, looking outside. Along came a stray kitty cat, and, low and behold, she came up onto the porch, and sat at the door, looking at Trapper. Then he started to meow, and I had to get up, pick him up, and close the door! Didn't want him waking up the other two, with his caterwalling. Going to have to watch, and make sure he's not down by the door, if we have to open it to get the mail, or anyone comes ringing the doorbell. Don't want him running outside, to find a new playmate!
Everyone have a good day, take care, and see you all later.
....Sat. morning, with partly sunshine....a little frost earlier, but now we're above freezing.
Just made a trip to Meijer's to get a freshly broasted chicken fully cooked....Have to arrive about 10 or they will be sold out...each day.
This will be used tomorrow when we get home from church instead of going to a resturant, as I'm a Nascar fan, and certainly want to catch at least most of the 500.
Find these chickens are really always good tasting and really provide plenty of food for us...Plus add some good {Bob Evans}, mashed potatoes...also purchased at Meijers.....{and they always are very good}....And whatever else, and we have a very good meal.
To any Nascar fans out there....my thoughts on tomorrows race. First off, I wonder about the new proceedure of 1 + 1 nose to tail to make a faster lap, but it looks like a potential for a massive wreck.
And with that new proceedure of racing, and the evenness of cars....and restrictor plates....and now minimizing the cooling air opening to prevent extended running nose to tail...{rear one will heat up}, if in that position too long.....Have no idea who might win this one.
Jr. is running better, and is in a long dry spell, so I'd say he has to be counted as one candidate...even though he must start from the rear {instead of on the pole, which he earned}, becaue of wrecking his 500 car the other day.
Richard Childress' cars are running better too....so maybe one of them....??
Just my
It is good to have the forum back up.
54 and cloudy nearing midnite. Things continue apace with the healing up process for both of us.
Take car
Good Sunday Morning
Tom glad things are getting better for you and your wife.Spent some time around Deshler yesterday.One grain train came out of the East Hamler siding then another went into the East Hamler siding.Plus we had trains make turns on all 3 connecting tracks while we were there.Weather guessers say snow changing to rain and possible thunderstorms for work tonight??? ahh the weather of NW ohio.Breakfast will be ready shortly.Juice and coffee are ready to go now.Everyone have a great Sunday.
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