Probably morning in NL now. I'm headed for bed.
Back from Springfield and what is touted to be the largest model railroad show in the country.
Even made an appearance on the local news!
Those poor folks are sweating a weather forecast the suggests they may get another 18" of snow this week. The have precious few places left to put the stuff.
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...
FYI for any of the NL cam watchers: Owl was on limb in #8 about 12:30am - their time (about 5:30 p CST) It has the face of a barn owl and a trill for a call - sounding like an odd telephone that just keeps ringing. He doesn't stay long - only about 10 min, but think he may be looking at rental property in the box.
Since I had a big lunch, will go make a PB&J for supper. Have a banana and an orange to go with it.
Later....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Hmm, I think I'm definitely going to have to watch the news tonight, just to check out the weather (or turn the TV channel to The Weather Channel) for this coming week.
Here is our Sunday Dinner menu:
1. Grilled pork chops w/baked tateror steak fries,tossed salad, or Caesar salad, green beans or baked beans and apple sauce
2. Country fried chicken w/any of the above sides
3. Steak kibobs w/steak, onion, mushroom, tomato, red & green peppers, and seasoned rice (or any of the above mentioned sides)
Hope you all enjoy, have a good afternoon, and take care.
Going out into the world, sunny and cold, for awhile since will be housebound for 2-3 days.
Watched a little news this morning on the snow in the northeast. If they could get all that into the ocean, we could see a water level rise....
....Sunshine is shining in my eastern office window here after the fog has thinned. Mod. temps this morning. Snow was melting yesterday.
Now.....A massive storm is heading east that is producing sleet, ice, rain and much snow....Right now it appears it is headed right for us. And very well might produce for us: sleet...icing...and much snow.
The weather people are saying...."this is a very large system", so it appears this will be the big one {so far}, this season. Lots of snow overall for many this Winter.
Now...must get ready for Church. Probably Texas Road House after that {this afternoon}, for the Sunday meal.
Hope the people prepare for this weather system that happen to be on it's approaching path.
Quentin
Good Sunday morning everyone. Joe, thanks for taking care of breakfast this morning. I decided to sleep in a little bit; didn't wake up until 6:15 or after. Moving a bit slow this a.m.
Everyone have a good morning, and if anyone has any special requests for Sunday Dinner, just let me know. Take care and see you all later.
Good Sunday Morning
Juice and coffee are ready.breakfast is ready as well.The boys from Columbus escaped from Northwestern last night.Going to go to church and G+G today.Might look for some trains later.Tonight its back to work.
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").
Greetings from snowy Springfield, MA, where the are having trouble figuring out what to do with all the snow...
Official attendance for day one of the train show here was over 11,000... Day two tomorrow, then we get to pack up and head for home.
We would like that very much .Warm cider and butter popcorn Ummmm. Thanks for the menu.
Shirl & Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Mookie, sounds like you've had a pretty good day, train watching!
Here's our pizza menu for tonight:
1. Canadian bacon
2. Cheese
3. Chicago style
4. Goetta
5. Hawaiian
6. Italian sausage
7. Pepperoni/mushroom
8. Supreme
I haven't heard what our official high was for today; but a couple of hours ago, when I looked at our outdoor thermometer, it was reading 55. something degrees. When I just got on the computer, it shows current temp as 50 degrees. It's been a beautiful day!
Who would like to have popcorn and hot chocolate or cider later on tonight?
mookie-yuck!!!
Aunt Kathy had to go help her in laws but at least we got a hug before she left.We looked at the csx yard.It had 2 engines and the caboose scattered about.Woder if they have room for 324 and 509 to drop off cars.Cw thanks for the pizza tonight.
Back from breakfast and train watching: watched a GP28 move around 2 9's. Looked like a tug boat pushing around the QE2. They were being shoved into the diesel shop.
Cold, but sunny. Not much wind, so nice day. Randy - I heard today that Chopped Pig Day may be a big blizzard, so you run hard and we will run to the grocery store and maybe we will all miss being out in it.
Blah - How much longer....?
CW - the diner is always sugar-free or sugar, sugar - tailored to each need. We can eat tofu and wash it down with Mt Dew if we want.
morning
need to due some errands and Matt has swimming lessons this morning.We didn't get much of any snow from the last system.Guessers say look out for Wed.Going to go to my sisters house this afternoon and help cousin Bryce run his train.We'll see what csx has running as we go by the yard.Cw thanks for breakfast and thanks for the pizza tonight.
Good Saturday morning everyone. Gnrygrandson, to the forums and the Flat Wheel Cafe! We're always glad to see new people join us around these parts!
Randy, sounds like you've had an interesting week, and will have an interesting(?) week ahead.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station this morning: regular Saturday brunch menu, ranging from bagels, bear claws, biscuits, gravy, bacon, sausage, fried country ham w/red eye gravy, scrambled eggs, to several different kinds of fruit. Should be something for everyone on there this morning.
Our current temp is 32 degrees, may reach about 41 degrees for a high today. Hope you all have a very good day, take care and I'll see you all later this evening, for our Saturday Pizza Fest.
Oy, what a day. earlier had 81,250 lbs to coax over the West Virginia Turnpike, seems the scale at the shop in Trenton was about 1600 lbs off, and not in my favor. I hate going around scales, good thing I don't do it often.....
Was up in some of that cold last weekend, was -10 in Trenton, OH when I rolled in at 7am EST last Saturday, found out the beer load i picked up was not fitted with a heater to keep it from freezing. Got lucky, it was still liquid when I delivered on Monday.
Well, whenever MillerCoors in Eden finishes my load for Westfield, MA, off to there for Monday, then to figure out how to avoid the snowstorm going that way come midweek and get home at the same time. Should be a fun week ....
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
Ray, I just found this website and read your post from this past December on the Holiday Inn Christmas story your Dad use to tell. Could you contact me as I would like to advise you of a minor error. thanks.
Okay, guys, do I need to start making things in here sugar-free? Or labeling what has sugar in it, and what is sugar-free? I can do both.
Our regular Friday Fish Fry menu is now on the serving station. Instead of the regular Friday desserts, tonight we have Jell-O w/whipped cream. Think later on, I'll pop some popcorn.
It ended up being a very nice day around here. The sun came out, and we ended up with a high of 37 degrees. I think tomorrow, the weather guessers said we may see temps in the low to mid 40s! Sarah even washed the salt and grime off the Jeep this afternoon.
Everyone have a good evening, enjoy your meal, take care, and I'll see you later, or else in the morning.
Yowzers, Ray. That was scary. I too am type 2, and can feel the low sugar before it bottoms out. It feels like I am on fire and gives me a chance to eat or drink something. Take care Bro
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)
Good morning! CW has told me that's been a long time since I was last in here. I had a bad scare yesterday afternoon, and ended up being rushed via ambulance to one of our local hospitals.
Since I choose not to drive, my sister took me grocery shopping late yesterday afternoon, and after I had checked out I was pushing a fully loaded grocery cart out toward my sister's car when I blacked out and collapsed, the next thing I knew, I had an ambulance crew attending to me on the way to Sanford Hospital. We also have a pretty good crew of fire department paramedics and according to what my sister told me, they were on the scene while I was yet unconcious. This was at 4:30. The hospital nurses ran an EKG on my heart and that came out a bit abnormal. I did not have a heart attack, that has been ruled out. I am however, a type II diabetic, and since I had not eaten anything all day, I surmise that my blood sugar level had dropped dangerously low. The hospital fed me dinner.
I think I am doing O.K. now, I had a little trouble sleeping last night - the hospital did send me home at 10:00 P.m. And I've got some REAL NICE bruises on both of my arms from being poked with needles. I made sure I had breakfast this morning, I fixed myself a ham & cheese omelet. Needless to say, all this scared the living daylights out of my sister Ginger.
Ray
(1) Pedestrian vs. train last night. (same sorry result - happened next to the local cop shop & firehouse)
(2) Garbage truck rammed a BNSF/UP/RTD underpass this morning on the joint line. The garbage truck lost.
just another fine day.
ps- Mooks, we'll turn the fan on, just send moisture back to the flat half of Colorado (record snowfall up there in the mountains, nothing down here. Mountain town fire crews are having trouble finding fire hydrants with their 6 foot witness flags attached)
some schools were delayed but Matt was on time.had errands and bill paying to due.We also had our taxes done as well.We don't have to pay in so thats good.going to get a quick nap before matt gets home.I am sure he is going to want to climb the snow mountain at the end of our street when he gets home from school.Today also marks the anniversary (33rd) of the blizzard of 78.We didn't have school for a week.Cw thanks for lunch.
.....Yes, this place is so quiet this morning. Here, we have mod. temps {for Winter}, and overcast. Had an inch of snow last evening. Just had a light system rotating across Indiana.
We've been lucky with snow fall this season, compared to others...Note another storm coming from the southwest. Heard them say it would continue and end up over in the east coast area. The "Low", is rather southwest now, and that seems it just might pass south of us again....
Have a niece that lives in Phila., and that area has had 35 plus inches of snow this season....Much above their average. Another snow day for her school, a priviate boys school. {She is faculty.}
Edit:
Now, by latest forecast on the Weather Channel: The storm coming from the southwest, will come over us....{it's wide}, and according to the tracking I saw illustrated, we'll be hit by it too.
Don't know any figure yet of how much. Wow...This snow machine...Is it La Nina, can't seem to turn off the snowmachine this season.
Looking at other areas totals so far this season, reminds me of a record we set back in Pennsylvania in the Winter of '58....That was: 188 in. for the total season..!
Good morning, 32°, wind N 19 mph, windchill 25°. Heavy snow warning with up to 6" expected by tomorrow night. High today dropping to 27°.
Hope all this fine weather doesn't mess with my weekend plans. The team I played Curling with before my shoulder pain became to severe is playing in a Bonspiel (tournament) today, tomorrow and Sunday. I will be there all day today and tomorrow and on Sunday morning. I want to be there to support them, but it is awful hard to not want to get out there on the ice when I start to think they are not doing it right! Still it is great fun seeing everyone.
I will be leaving in about an hour and a half, so I will see you fine folks tomorrow morning.
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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Good Friday morning everyone. Dry and 35 degrees outside this morning. Our temp's not supposed to climb much at all today. May get to 37, 38 degrees for our high.
Mookie, you know that around here, there's always at least one cho. cake w/choc. icing, and one yellow cake w/choc. icing!
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station this morning: how about a nice selection of doughnuts, danish, bagels, muffins, bear claws, along with the regular breakfast menu of sausage, bacon, eggs, etc.
Not much to talk about this morning, so guess I'll go for now. Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.
Grocery store this a.m. - wore a spring coat and left gloves in Millie. Fried rice for lunch at Vietnamese restaurant we like (Driver always gets Pho, then adds hot sauce and I can sit and watch his face turn red. I swear he would eat hot coals if they agreed with him.
Did a little train watching. Lots of Tonka toys out right in our area. Not a clue what they are doing, but maybe going to fix the xing as part of their work. They are spread out all up and down the tracks.
Will go shake the chicken cage and see if he has some inside info on what might be going on in the neighborhood.
Yellow cake and chocolate frosting? Yep - and a cold glass of milk! Make that supper! Quiet popcorn later.
Went up to the grocery earlier, to get a couple of things to tide us over until after the first of the week. Cloudy skies, w/ a semi brisk breeze. I had my hood on my jacket up, so wasn't too bad. Although, even with gloves on, my fingers were really cold.
Meals for the rest of the day:
1. Beef stew w/cornbread
2. Open face roast beef sandwiches w/mashed taters, gravy, green beans, and your choice of cole slaw or garden salad.
Dessert:
1. Yellow cake w/chocolate icing
2. Icebox lemon pie
3. Ice cream (whatever flavor you want, from the freezer)
Think I'm gonna go do my exercises, then maybe come back to the puter and check on emails. You all take care, stay warm, and see you all later.
Mookie (sneaking in for some popcorn.....sshhhh)
(sneaking in for some popcorn.....sshhhh)
Quiet popcorn. Isn't that an oxymoron?
Made fast trip to Syracuse this AM for fire retardent spray. Part of it is on. That's a lot of squeezing on that sprayer... Will finish it up shortly, then hopefully it will dry soon.
Headed for the big train show in Springfield, MA tomorrow.
Good morning. I didn't plan this I swear, but it is 10:47 again this morning. Same time as yesterdays post.
41° now, up to 54° later. Snow expected in the early hours tomorrow morning. High of only 11° by Sunday. Pretty typical once a Chinook stops blowing.
I've already had a surprising number of phone calls this morning. Don't know what will happen next, have to play it by ear.
See on the News Wire that CP exec's talked a lot about the DM&E and the PRB, but didn't actually say much.
That's all I've got for now.
Quentin; I recall thosewinter days. Snow days from school mean't extra work at the home place for me. Making sure there was wood enough for mother dears kitchen stove. Then be sure her chickens had plenty of straw in their nest box, and scratchfeed + water. Oh I disliked that,~~ Mom changed my mind real quick when she said " you want supper don't you ? Then Mom let me sit by the stove to shave kindlin' sticks for fire start. Your warm now, bring in coal for tonight. Yes Mom. I didn't like that then , but I miss that now. Cannonball
Continue to fight Winter with semi hibernation. 27 degrees now, and no snow overnight. Possible flurries later today....Nothing of accumulation so they say.
At least we've passed on by the severe temps for now. Mid 20s and better generally last few days, and projected for next several days.
The east seems to continue to be the target of the weather systems coming east, but south of us, and then up over the Metropolitan areas.
Have a niece in Phila. who I'd bet her school is on a snow day today...14.9" I've seen reported....They have had their share and more this season.
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