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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:55 AM

morning

busy night last night.busy day today.time for a nap.cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:36 AM

Good Thursday morning everyone.  And, if Roy happens by, Happy Birthday, Roy!!  Hope you have a great day!

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

I think I'm still half asleep:  was up until about 11:30 last night.  Walt and I watched Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35 from 10 to 11 on TvLand.  Betty White is so funny!!   Then I caught the late local news. 

Waiting for the morning paper to show up.  Ahh, here comes the paper person now!  Paper just hit the front door.  At least he doesn't hit the door as hard as some others in the past have done. Thought quite a few times that they were going to break the glass in the door!

Everyone have a good morning, and I'll be back in, after awhile.



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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:18 PM

(sneaking in for some popcorn.....sshhhh)

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:03 PM

Chicken noodle soup is ready and on the serving station.  The chicken & dumplings will be ready by supper time. 

Here at home, I've got a pot of beef stew simmering for our supper tonight.  Later on, I'll mix up some cornbread, and put that in the oven for our supper tonight. 

A couple of rooms in the house was so warm earlier, that Walt had to turn the thermostat down.  And it was only set on 77.  He turned it down to 74, and I have to admit, it's a little chilly here in the entry hall at the computer.  I haven't noticed the outdoor temp for awhile, so don't know what it is.  But on the noon news, it was 39 degrees.  High today is supposed to be 41 degrees.

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Posted by AgentKid on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:47 AM

Hello everyone. Been very busy on the Provincial political front today here in Alberta, Provincial Premier (think State Governor) resigned yesterday, so I am only now checking in here, 10:47 MST. 45° now, going to 50° later. Officially listed as partly cloudy, partly seems more like 100% now.

Winter in Calgary, two weeks ago blizzards, now this.

Being the political junkie that I am, I probably won't be around here much today.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:22 AM

NL Cams:  #5,6 and 9 are all either on the same tower or right next to it.  #8 is on farmland that is very close to the tower.  #8 has at least 3 different feeders in that area and  also has a walking path that goes thru that area and follows the canal, too.  #7 shows the walking path just above the canal.  During the tractor pull on #5 (this last October(?) they had what looked like a group of school children going down the path right past the area of the pull. 

Google earth or whatever and you can see the canal and the walking path.  Covers a lot of area. 

If you can catch them panning the cameras, which, so far, all do except #3, you will get a better sense of how the layout is.  #1 will move around during the spring and fall because of the sun being in the west.  It gets too bright, so they will do a closeup of the street either in front or on the other side of the tracks or, in the case of just doing some adjusting during the night, we were looking in someone's back yard. 

They have a variety of birds and if you go to Birds of the NL - Wikipedia - they will list them all and give you photos for all of them.  Their bluejay looks a lot more pink with only blue on wings.  The chickadee looking birds have a different name, but are easy to pick out on the photos.  Doves look the same.  And Mallards on #7 look like - Mallards. 

Always shut off the mic on #2.  That is a delayed sound.  And prepare for the Jackdaws on #4 - during warmer weather, they yell right into the mic and deafen you.  Plus the bugs find it a great place to hang out. 

Q - I wish you had a better connection.  I know you would enjoy seeing all the different sights. 

I would hope that if anyone has different info than I have posted, they will let me know.  In some cases, I have just had to make some educated guesses, but so far have no info to disprove it. 

Cold but sunny today - moving warmer weather east tomorrow.  Maybe a weekend to comfortably watch trains - w/o my nose muff.  Cool

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:26 AM

Haven't looked at the NL cameras for several days now....I certainly don't seem to have the success that you, Larry, & Jen do in trying to control the "other" 7 cameras.

Number 1 & 2 work fine.  Sound works fine from number 1....even from bike riders going past.

But as for filling those screens on "multi"....and controlling them, not much success.  Just one time I did so.

So be it....must get ready to head to the barber shop.

No new snow.

Mid 20's here this morning.  We're adding daylight in the morning now too....I've looked, but still can't see Spring out there ahead of us.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:49 AM

Netherlands cam - #8 seems to have moved from last night, and I saw #6 being moved around this morning.

The chickadees seem to be abundant there.

Decent day, temperature-wise.  Need to make a trip to Syracuse today.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate.  nothing on the radar right now.

Wish I knew which camera has the much-delayed sound of the crossing bells.  I'll hear them go off and there's nothing on the featured crossing...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:03 AM

Dan, you've got it.  I'll start making the chicken noodle soup, and I'll also start making some more chicken & dumplings.  BTW, if you'd like a little bit right now, there's a little bit left in the fridge.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:42 AM

Thanks Joe.  Hey CW-how about some chicken noodle/dumpling soup for lunch?  Sure would hit the spot...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:01 AM

here dan have some tissues

Matt is on time and on the bus.Weather guessers say maybe some snow for tonight and more for saturday.Cw thanks for breakfast.Time for bed.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 6:30 AM

OJ, lots of OJ...and a warm blanket to hide under.  Gotta shake this cold...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:06 AM

Good Wednesday morning everyone.  29 degrees and snowing here in Louisville this a.m.  So far, looking out our front door, we have probably 1 1/2 to 2 inches on the ground/pavement.  Must have missed the snow plow, because now the street is not as snow covered as it was a few minutes ago.  Local schools are closed (school transportation spokesperson said that when they were making their rounds, checking out road conditions, some of their checkers slid off the road, and one either almost hit or did hit a tree. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go, as well as breakfast on the serving station. 

So far, anyway, back seems to be a little bit better this morning.  At least my back isn't bent forward, when I walk. 

Everyone have a good morning, keep warm, take care and see you all in a bit.

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:07 PM

Walt, no reputable plumber would leave you like that. It is either fixed, with a guarantee, or it's not. By vocation, I am a master plumber and would never have tried to extort extra payment from a customer. If it lets go again, call a licensed bonded plumber. It will be worth it!

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:08 PM

Mookie

4:30 am in NL - camera #8, which has nite vision, just had an owl sitting on the branch.  I swear he darn near unscrewed his head looking around.  I was beginning to wonder if anything ever showed up in that camera at nite.  Now I know!

Pretty quiet around there at night. 

I'm not sure what's directly under the camera, but it gets a little lively on the weekends...  Lots of talking and comings and goings.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:50 PM

4:30 am in NL - camera #8, which has nite vision, just had an owl sitting on the branch.  I swear he darn near unscrewed his head looking around.  I was beginning to wonder if anything ever showed up in that camera at nite.  Now I know!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:38 PM

Anybody that has had to deal with their I.S.P., or other related computer problems should relate to this cartoon from the Feb. 2011 Reader's Digest!!!!

Burst water line wasn't as much of a problem as was the plumber, questionable repair methods used.....no guarantee that it will hold, but if you want to pay 3X as much we might be able to do it!?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:48 PM

afternoon

got errands done.saw csx have a power move westbound.Going to get Matt from his after school program.need to get things for work tonight too.Cw thanks for supper.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:22 PM

Afternoon all.  Produce went well today.  We had 73 people show up!  They brought:  sweet potatoes, onions, cabbage, 1/2 pint cartons of oj, and 1/2 gallon jugs of sweet tea (and it was naturally iced, too!).  Also had more potato bread on the truck today, but no whole wheat English muffins.  Oh well, maybe next Tuesday.

Cannonball, you got that right on the burst pipes. 

Menu for the rest of the day/evening: 

1.  Tacos, burritos, Spanish rice, chopped lettuce w/diced tomatoes & onion on the side; tortilla chips w/your choice of salsa, picante sauce, and con queso.

2.  Fried rice:  beef, pork, shrimp, chicken and special with beef, pork, chicken & shrimp all together w/the rice, sweet & sour pork, Kung Po chicken, chicken w/broccoli, pepper steak, seafood combo and beef curry.

Kind of down in my back today.  Guess it's from bending over and mopping up that ice cold water yesterday.And I figured if anything bothered me today, it would be my hands, from wringing out the mop and towels.  Oh well, guess the aches and pain will subside in a couple of days.

Our current temp is 41 degrees at 2:23 p.m.  Partly cloudy skies.  The weather guessers are predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow by daybreak tomorrow, 3 to 6 inches in the southern part of Kentucky.  Guess we'll see how much/little we end up with.

Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, and enjoy your meal.



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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:44 AM

Whistling  CW; you are not alone with burst water pipe. This is going around at this time of year.The south side social center had a water pipe burst and flood the kitchen. The ceiling fell down. What a mess. The county has to study this  before repairs. Whats to study?, just fix it. Meanwhile , mold is growing. Thurs. is produce and bakery day and people will have to wait in the cold inside hall . However ,~~ hope springs eternal for the big fix.      Stay warm and dry. Cannonball

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:35 AM

Murray

 Modelcar:

Heat wave now....33 plus degrees.  Had light flurries for a while this morning, but that moved out, and it's just overcast {and warmer}, now.

 

Quentin, did you get your truck looked at today?

 

 

Murray.........believe we're in good shape now.  Didn't know we wern't before, until the "check engine light",  But to answer your question, Yes....Did our thing at the dealer yesterday morning.  took about an hour and a half.  New thermostat and something fed into the computer....??  The temp gauge does show it is  running a bit warmer now.  Still had plenty of heat from heater, but evidently the computer wanted a bit more for proper fuel mixure and  "clean air".....

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Posted by AgentKid on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:30 AM

Good mid-morning. I'm off to a late start, aren't I? 37° here, up to 41° later. The guessers (I like that expression the more I read it) are again calling for sunny skies this afternoon. We will wait and see how well that works out.

CW, hearing about you pipe burst reminded me that this week last year I had to stay in a hotel while my landlord had the flooring replaced in here because of a pipe leak in November 2009. That was the first time I ever used a hotel wi-fi system to keep up with the goings on here.

I hear the mainline west of Calgary should be operating normally by the end of this week.

Bruce

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 7:10 AM

good morning

cw hope the pipe was an easy fix.matt is on time and on the bus.chores and errands this afternoon.Time for bed.Thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:35 AM

Good Tuesday morning everyone.  A very comfortable 37 degrees F. here in Louisville this morning, with a little bit of drizzle and patchy fog.  Going for a high of 41 degrees today. 

Coffee, juices and the rest of the morning beverages are fresh and ready to go, on the serving station.  Along with the regular weekday breakfast menu.

Everyone have a good morning, take care, and I'll see you all after I get finished with Tuesday Produce/Bread, Pastry Truck.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, January 24, 2011 4:23 PM

Pardon me, everyone, for not being in since this morning.  But, we have had a problem here at home:  a burst water pipe.  Plumber is still here, trying to get it fixed. 

I've put out leftovers for you all:  soups, stews, chili and chicken & dumplings.

Everyone have a good evening, take care, and hopefully, I'll see you all tomorrow!

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, January 24, 2011 3:17 PM

afternoon

matt is done with his homework.cw thanks for supper.going to get things ready for work.

stay safe

Joe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2011 2:56 PM

Modelcar

Heat wave now....33 plus degrees.  Had light flurries for a while this morning, but that moved out, and it's just overcast {and warmer}, now.

Quentin, did you get your truck looked at today?

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2011 2:54 PM

tree68

Checked the weather station at our fire station when I went after the mail.  It showed -31F around 5AM...

All the way up to -11.5F right now (almost 11AM)...

The Curling game yesterday turned out to be something of a dud, entertainment wise, and folks on The Sports Network forum seem to agree with me.

While it can have its nailbiting moments, I've never thought of curling as being particularly exciting...  But some people say that about baseball, too.

Larry, I have a friend up in White River Junction, VT.  Around the same time it was 25 below there.

Here's more from the Burlington Free Press:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110124/NEWS02/110124006/Temperatures-drop-below-30-in-parts-of-Vermont

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, January 24, 2011 2:50 PM

Heat wave now....33 plus degrees.  Had light flurries for a while this morning, but that moved out, and it's just overcast {and warmer}, now.

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Posted by AgentKid on Monday, January 24, 2011 2:44 PM

tree68

But some people say that about baseball, too.

Actually, MLB is the only big money pro sport I do follow. As for the NHL, you don't follow hockey in Canada as much as it is an all encompassing, all consuming, mind enveloping fog, not unlike something you would see on an episode of Star Trek. It follows you. I have to scan the hockey headlines every morning just to be able to appear to be a with-it human being.

As for the weather, I don't know what the weatherman was drinking with his OJ this morning, but it is a dark dreary day. So much for a few clouds.

Bruce

 

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