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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, March 18, 2011 8:08 AM

morning

had a good workout this morning after work.time for bed.Cw thanks for breakfast.might be in late tonight for a snack.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, March 18, 2011 6:56 AM

Good Friday morning everyone.  Randy, glad you could stop in last night.  I believe that I heard last night, on the late weather, that the temp actually  made it to 79 yesterday.  Not going to be that warm today:  65 now, and we may see a high of 69, 70 degrees. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  On the serving station this morning:  bagels, English muffins, bear claws, bacon, eggs, toast and jelly/jam/preserves/marmalade. 

Take care, you all, and have a nice morning.


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Posted by rvos1979 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:18 PM

Evening all.....

Was 75-77 on the mirror when I shot through Louisville on I-64 at 3:33EDT, about 68 here in Haubstadt, IN, now.  Had some morning valley fog as I rolled through West Virginia this morning, apparently it was enough to cause a four-wheeler to do aerobatics in the westbound lanes near Charleston, how that car wound up on it's roof at a 90-degree angle while still staying inside the jersey barriers, I have no idea.

Just finished dinner, a can of soup heated up in my lunchbox oven.  Have been using it quite a bit lately, trying to save money and eat healthier, and it is helping out.  Only downside to it is it takes about 40 minutes to prep dinner, but I'm in no hurry tonight......

Off to bed, then St Louis in the morning, then am pointing the rig towards Atlanta.....

See everyone later.....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:48 PM

Yeah, Joe, Walt is decidedly happy right now:  his alma mater, Morehead, is the school that took down U of L.  And I'm happy as well, since Kentucky beat Princeton! 

Got some more corned beef brisket and cabbage ready for tonight. 

Our high so far, is 77 degrees.  Still quite breezy, but it is comfortable outside.  You all have a good evening, and take care.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:42 PM

afternoon

errands done and matt has his homework done.nice to be out on the porch again.some brackets have been upset already with louisville losing today.Cw thanks for supper for work tonight.time to get things around.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:24 PM

.....Went beyond the 60's today, as my weather instrument now is indicating 70 degrees...!  First this season.  Light wind.  Sunshine too.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:36 PM

One up, one down.

A long-awaited cell tower now pierces the sky just over the hill - the antennas are within view of my house (except for a couple of pine trees in the way).  Once it comes on line, I'll be able to talk on my cell phone right here at my house!  Might upgrade to a smart phone then, too...

The house two down from mine that burned at the beginning of January is now a pile of rubble, with much of it already hauled to the landfill.  Apparently the family that lived there isn't going to rebuild there, so we may be stuck with an empty lot for a while.

While I was out checking out the new tower I noted smoke, so I checked that out.  One of our Amish families was burning some brush.  Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, but there's a statewide burn ban on from March 15 to May 15.  Apparently they hadn't heard of it.  They have now.

County fire association dinner meeting tonight.  Time to start getting ready.

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:18 PM

Seventies out here on the Colorado prairie (range fires, front range up around Lefthand Canyon in Boulder is smoldering) and heavy snow in the western mountains.....go figure.

Wheat farmers here praying for some rain to escape da hills and soak the ground. Won't be much of a winter wheat havest otherwise. Not green on St. Pats here.

Ma fox won't visit the yard for a while - Furry track meet here last night. Two laps around the yard and then over the cedar fence. Scotties don't do steeplechase.

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Posted by AgentKid on Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:47 AM

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.

34° here now with a high of 43° later. Yesterday's precipitation didn't amount to much and there is more of the same expected today. Just a trace.

March 17, 1999 was the date of one of the largest snowfalls ever received in one day here, and the newscasts later today will no doubt not let us forget it. It was a huge dump of heavy wet spring snow that came down in less than 12 hours if I remember correctly. It made getting home from wherever you were that afternoon dreadful and kept most of us at home the following day.

Joe, I saw a commercial on the TV for the first time last night that reminded me of you coin toss method. It was for a Canadian bank and this couple was renewing their mortgage. They were trying to decide if they should pick a variable or fixed rate mortgage and they were flipping a coin. Every time they flipped the coin it landed on its' edge! No heads or tails. It will no doubt still be funny the next few times I see it. I thought to myself I bet you were glad you didn't have a coin like that when you were trying to make your picks.

As to the games themselves, I don't know one end of a basketball from the other, so I will stand clear and let this event roll on by.

No new local RR news that I can see.

CW. the St. Paddy's day menu sounds great.

Bruce

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:00 AM

....Beautiful morning here.....Going for high 60's today...Warmer still later.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:05 AM

Whoooeeeee!  Skating rink here this morning!  And it was just frost on the roads - no freezing rain or anything like that.  The early rush kept police and fire busy all through the county, including a goodly number of "rollovers." 

Fortunately, any injuries (and there were only a few) were minor.

Got my fingers crossed for 'Cuse.  They didn't win their conference, but maybe they'll get a berth anyhow...

I'll have my tea on the veranda.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:33 AM

happy bracket day!! happy st patricks day!! matt is on time and on the bus.time to go work out with mom.cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:24 AM

Good Thursday morning everyone and Top of the Mornin' to you all!  45 degrees with fair skies this morning.  Going for a high in the mid 70s today.  Hope everyone had a good night's sleep (except for Joe, who is probably still at work).

Coffee, juices, and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Breakfast is on the serving station:  bagels, bear claws, bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits, gravy, grits, fried taters. 

Well, guys and gals, the March Madness is under way.  The Ky. Wildcats are to tip off this afternoon at 2:45 in Tampa.  Already have on my team colors.  And I hope the Louisville Cardinals behave themselves out in Colorado. 

And Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all.  You'll find some shamrock shaped cookies on the counter, with green icing on them.  And I've already started our lunch/dinner menus:  corned beef & cabbage and Irish stew. 

If anyone has another favorite Irish dish (and I don't mean green beer), let me know and I'll get that going also. 



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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:20 PM

bubbajustin

I may join the golf team at school although I’m not really good at it.

Ah, golf.  A nice walk in the country spoiled by a little white ball...

Turkey & swiss, LTO, Mayo, dry shakers...

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Posted by bubbajustin on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:32 PM

Good evening all!

Our temp is right around 57*F right now. What a beautiful evening.

CW: Thanks for the subs! They sure are good!

I may join the golf team at school although I’m not really good at it.

Have a good evening all!
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:34 PM

Afternoon all.  Well, the therapist thinks my problem is coming from my hips.  He gave me a few exercises to start with, (easy ones), to do once a day.  I'll start doing them this evening. 

It feels really nice outside, even though it's on the breezy side.  Believe our current temp is 59 degrees. 

For supper tonight, I've fixed some sub (hoagie) sandwiches:  turkey, tuna, chicken, roast beef.  Have some tater chips and salad to go with them. 

Hope everyone has had a good day.  You all take care, have a good evening, and see you all later.

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Posted by AgentKid on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:44 AM

Good Morning. We have our first rain of 2011. With all the snow still on the ground I'm not sure that is the best idea Mother Nature ever had. So far though, there have been no problems reported that have made the news. 36° right now, with a high of 43° this afternoon. I see where there is a chance this will turn back into wet snow overnight.

No recent RR related news to report.

Bruce

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:11 AM

Cw could be spring fever??

thanks for breakfast.time for me to go to bed.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 5:06 AM

Good Wednesday morning everyone.  Gee, no one at all was in here last night?  Shame, shame. 

Cloudy and 42 degrees this morning, going for a high of 60 today.   Clouds are to be disappearing, and we're to have a very sunshiny day.  That will make going back to Therapy nice:  nice for whenever I get out of there. 

Coffee, juices, milk (regular, chocolate and strawberry) are all fresh and ready to go.  Breakfast is on the serving station:  bagels, bear claws, bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits, gravy, etc. 

I'm sure one of you can take over for me, for lunch this afternoon.  I'd ask Mookie, but she seems to be MIA, along with several others of you.  Maybe you all want the cook to become MIA?

Everyone have a good morning, and hopefully I'll see you all later.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:02 PM

Our current temp is 48 degrees, but spitting rain and chilly out.  I think we managed to get up to 50 degrees today, even with the drizzles after the morning showers.  Thunder showers never did come our way. 

Our Tuesday Produce Truck came early, early this morning:  about 8:38.  Not much on the truck, just potatoes, oranges, the big bags of chopped romaine lettuce and little jars of pimento cheese spread. So it didn't take too long, after they got enough bags made up, to get through the 29 people who had signed up for the produce this morning. 

For supper tonight, we have our regular Mexican Fiesta :

Burritos, tacos, Spanish rice, chimichangas, fajitas, enchiladas, quesadillas, mesquite-grilled chicken ***, sour cream chicken enchiladas and smoked cheddar bacon burgers.

I hope everyone has had a very good day, and will have a very good evening.  You all take care, and see you tomorrow.


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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:25 PM

AgentKid
Joe, I got a chuckle at your methods for picking winners. Sounds very complicated and high tech. I hope it works for you.

Nothing against Joe's methods, but I could probably do just as well counting the birds on the feeder at various times and coming up with some algorithm by which to compute winners and losers....

All it takes is one "Cinderella" to upset the apple cart.

Might be time to replace the batteries in the remote sender for the weather station.  Right now the temperature is "--"...

It's about 40, though.

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Posted by AgentKid on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:14 PM

Afternoon everyone. Well, we did make it to 50° yesterday, but it took a 39 mph wind to do it. I was out before the big blow started and it was rather pleasant. Not so much later in the day. Right now we are at 43° with a South wind at 11 mph.

Joe, I got a chuckle at your methods for picking winners. Sounds very complicated and high tech. I hope it works for you.

Bruce

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:57 AM

....Overcast and light rain at times here this morning.  Seasonal temps.

A couple of days of sunshine along with a bit warmer temps., and we'll have all kinds of stuff greening and growing....including the lawn.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:52 AM

good morning

rain moving into nw ohio.matt was on time and on the bus.had to run some errands this morning.filled out my bracket for march madness.coins were flipped,wheels were spun hopefully it all works out.Cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:14 AM

A balmy 20 here right now, but the sun is shining bright, and should continue that way all day. 

All of the syrupers have their buckets or tubing out - time to start boiling!  Kinda nice to be able to go right up the road and get real maple syrup.

Plenty to do (although that digging in the ground project will have to wait a few more weeks).  Better get to it!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:56 AM

Good Tuesday morning everyone.  40 degrees w/light rain falling. The guessers are saying we may even hear some rumbles of thunder and see lightning later today.  I believe they said our high wouldn't be much more  than about 44, 45 degrees, so another day of the temp not improving much. 

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

Everyone have a very good morning, keeping dry, if you're getting the rain, and I'll see you all sometime this afternoon.  Wonder how many we have at Produce this morning. 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, March 14, 2011 3:33 PM

afternoon

put the stones back where they belong.guessers say warmer temps. but rain will come with it.Matts snow mountain should be gone by the end of the week.time to get things ready for work.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by AgentKid on Monday, March 14, 2011 1:14 PM

Good Afternoon. Melting is going well again today. 45°F currently. Still no forecast high's in the fifties yet on the seven day forecast. The sun is still riding too low in the sky here to get those kind of temperatures without the help of a Chinook wind.

No news to report on the RR front.

Bruce

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, March 14, 2011 8:17 AM

....Monday is starting here since daylight, with the sun peeking thru a thin layer of clouds.  Temps in low 30's now.  Heard them say we'd be in the 70's later in the week.  Now that's certainly making a change.  But we know that's not sustainable yet this early in the season.  But we're working our way to real Spring...for sure.

So many of the yards in the neighborhood have large areas of brown spots after in general, about 2 months of snow cover.  Sure hope they pull out of that when the real growing season starts.  Mine included, and I pay attention to try to have a nice yard.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, March 14, 2011 6:52 AM

Good Monday morning everyone.  Well, we have 40 degrees and light rain this morning.  Our high today:  45 degrees, so we're not going to warm up much today. 

My internal clock is trying to adjust to this stupid, idiotic daylight saving time bull.  (Keeping my language clean.)  My alarm went at at 4:50, but I got up, turned it off, and went back to sleep.  The next thing I knew, Trapper was on my head, telling me to wake up and get up.  That was at 6.45. 

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

I've put on a pot of vegetable beef soup and a pot of navy bean soup for lunch and dinner/supper .  After a bit, I'll be putting some cornbread in the oven to bake to have with the soups. 

Going to get motivated to start on laundry here in a little bit.  You all take care and have a good morning.


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