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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 2:12 PM

afternoon

reporting from the front porch as it is beautiful today.waiting on the onionhead to get home before we head into town.Have most of the front porch done except one side of the steps.will do that tomorrow.Probably will go and take care of the yard in town in the morning after work.Cw just throw a bit of everything in my container for work tonight please.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 2:49 PM

AgentKid

Hello everyone.

We are bumping along here with highs between 50° and 60°. It is 55° now and starting to feel like we may get a thunderstorm later. It really hasn't gotten as warm as it should be for this time of year here, and we had a frost warning on Sunday night. Our highs are a good 10-12° off the mark.

No new local RR news that I can see.

Quentin, all I ended up seeing of the INDY 500 was the highlights on the news. I knew I would be away from home for part of the race, so I had planned to use my PVR to record it, but either I pushed the wrong button or didn't push a button at all, and I missed the whole thing. That put a damper on my mood on Sunday.

It seems to be getting cloudier out there as I type this, so everyone have a good day.

Bruce

 

Bruce...........Hope you got to see at least the last lap of the 500 on the news.  Pretty wild.  Also, over in Nascar, they had a wild finish with cars running out of fuel.  Kevin Harvick of RCR came out the winner in his Chevrolet.  The Indy 500 is blacked out on live TV here in central Indiana, but is played {tape}, later in the day.

I happen to be a more serious Nascar fan, and that I watched live....600 mi....That's a long run.

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Posted by AgentKid on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 3:11 PM

Quentin, yes I did see that last lap on the news. I guess it took the judges almost an hour to figure who won. In a way I'm glad I wasn't waiting around for that.

Bruce

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 4:45 PM

Georgia is sweltering.  97.6 degrees (not in sun) right now and forecast 99 tomorrow. This location listed as in a severe drought.

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 8:24 PM

I've been watching NASCAR with much greater interest lately, as my wife's cousin's son Landon Cassill tries to break into the winner's circle.  Last weekend wasn't a lucky one for him, though, as he got spun out and ended up busting the car up on the infield grass.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, June 2, 2011 5:52 AM

Good Thursday morning everyone.  Glad to see so many in here last night!!  Welcome to blue streak, mudchicken, Brian, Joe, etc.  Now, where in the world is The Mookster?!?!?!

66 degrees here in Louisville this morning, supposed to make it up to 88, 89 degrees today, with less humidity.  Feels rather nice out on the front porch this morning:  just wish I had a laptop, and I'd be reporting from the front porch!! 

Coffee, juices, iced tea, Gatorade, are all fresh and ready to go.  On the serving station this morning:  bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, cantaloupe, kiwi, papaya, watermelon, Honey Bunches of Oats w/peaches cereal, bagels and bear claws.

Today is the last day of school for our Jefferson County Public Schools.  My alma mater is one of several having graduations tonight, out at Kentucky Fair and Expo Center.  Gee, it has been 40 years since I graduated.  Time sure does fly, doesn't it?!?!?!

Everyone have a good day, stay as cool as possible, and, as always, remember to drink plenty of liquids.  Feel sorry for all our firefighters who are on Roadblock Detail around Kentuckiana, as they are busy at roadblocks and door to door collecting for the 58th annual WHAS Crusade for Children. 

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Thursday, June 2, 2011 10:17 AM

Good morning. 86 and sunny in Carolina. We need the rain badly.

Saw the quack this morning about the problem with my right hand. He thinks I have one, maybe two degenerated knuckles, leaving the finger halfway out of joint. If so, it will take a replacement    knuckle(s) to do the fix. We should know after some xrays are done.  I never knew a knuckle could be replaced......

Take care, have a cool and safe day

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, June 2, 2011 10:24 AM

Finally....The hot sticky stuff has moved on.  Windows are open and the fresh air feels so nice.

Low 80's today.  Lower humidity than we've been having.  Just really nice.  And, it's to be so....for a while.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, June 2, 2011 12:11 PM

Since the humidity is down, decided to do some cooking this morning.  Here is what I have for our lunch and dinner/supper menu:

1.  Roast beef w/potatoes & carrots, green beans, cole slaw or garden salad, and corn on the cob w/baked cornbread

2.  Baked ham w/your choice of potato salad or baked taters, baked beans, corn on the cob, and garden salad

Hope that sounds good to everyone, and will "hit the spot" in your tummies. 

Everyone have a good afternoon ,and you all take care.


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Posted by Deggesty on Thursday, June 2, 2011 12:14 PM

grampaw pettibone

 I never knew a knuckle could be replaced......

Tom, trainmen replace them every day.Smile

We had a warm day--into the seventies--yesterday; today may reach sixty; tomorrow is supposed to be warm again. Nights are still cool, in the forties. The spirea are blooming; the maple needs trimming; the pussywillows need deadwood (firewood) cut out.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, June 2, 2011 12:27 PM

Heck - they replace pretty much every other joint....

Leave some chocolate cake out on the counter - I'm sure Madam LaMook will pop up.  Hopefully - I'd hate to think anything bad has happened.

Cool today - gonna have a problem hitting 60F I think.  Still breezy, too.  It's supposed to warm up again tomorrow, with rain in the forecast for Saturday.  On the railroad on Sunday.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:55 PM

afternoon

be advised the cat is in stealth mode ready to pounce.Went into town and mowed and then took care of the swamp as well.CSX was busy as they were starting another MOW day here on the garrett sub.Have some errands to run and tomorrow is matt's last day of school.CW thanks for supper.Tonight is friday!!

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:16 PM

v~v       just hangin' around.  Playing a new action hero -  Superdull - for the past few months!

Joe's 3 H's here.  Low 90's on 2 of them. 

No tornados here - but gusts to 50mph a few days ago.  Normal.

Guess the biggest thing Nebraska will have is too much water.  Between CO/WY,  the Platte, Mighty Mo and Elkhorn Rivers and the Army Corps of Engineers, we may lose some ground along the NE/IA boarder.  And insurance companies are telling people (so I hear) that flood insurance won't cover them because this is not an act of nature - ACE is letting water out of dams all over the state.    Sigh

But Driver & I are high and dry and the only thing wet at our house is some peanuts I accidently dropped in the birdy water this morning. 

Saw a squirrel - he was so hot in his fur coat, he was lying in the shade next to a corn cob, slowly eating the corn off and trying to not do much more than breathe. 

See why I have been quiet - I know nothing.  Going to keep it that way, too!

Moo.....

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:33 PM

El Gato has made an appearance.

Semi-normalcy will now resume.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, June 2, 2011 6:33 PM

ooo - had chicken for brunch not that long ago - now for supper, too!  Mischief

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Posted by switch7frg on Thursday, June 2, 2011 8:43 PM

Dinner  # 2 sounds really good with Iced tea . Then for dessert a slice of dutch apple pie. There is 3 or 4 fires burning Ariz. The one in FLG. is  the  closest to us(80 mi.) The wind comes from the north and we get a thin layer of smoke to the east of us  Fire season is going to be a long one this year.

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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, June 2, 2011 9:37 PM

Well, I had a decent day today, just enjoying the little bit cooler weather. Got the bike out and went to a couple of my railfan haunts, but really didn't see thing worth taking pictures. Got back to the house in time for the mail and found  Trains & R & R magazines awaiting a nice hot day to read inside in the air conditioning.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, June 3, 2011 5:33 AM

Good Friday morning everyone, and yes, Mookie:  WELCOME BACK!!  Even if you never have more to say than "I'm here", at least we know you are still with us!!  (And that goes for everyone who comes in here!)

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Bagels, bear claws, a small selection of doughnuts & danish, along with regular breakfast menu is on the serving station. 

Going to go pay Bills now, before I have to go to the doctor (reg. checkup).  Appointment if at 12 noon, so lunch will either be early, or after I get back from Dr. appointment.

Everyone have a good morning, keep cool, and take care.

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, June 3, 2011 6:51 AM

switch7frg

Dinner  # 2 sounds really good with Iced tea . Then for dessert a slice of dutch apple pie. There is 3 or 4 fires burning Ariz. The one in FLG. is  the  closest to us(80 mi.) The wind comes from the north and we get a thin layer of smoke to the east of us  Fire season is going to be a long one this year.

                                                                                  Cannonball

More than a little weird to see the fires crack up again with flooding from the record 266% of normal mountain snowpack melting and causing flooding. (we have a sandbag shortage/ plenty of sand problem in Northern Colorado around LaPorte/Ft. Collins)

Smelling smoke here and around Raton Pass

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, June 3, 2011 10:12 AM

....Looks like a decent, bright day underway.   It is to be warm this afternoon.  Not forecasting any rain for our area.

Time to clean out the mower deck, and lube fittings, and do another mowing sometime today.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, June 3, 2011 3:09 PM

Finally, after sitting in the dr's. waiting room for 2 and 1/2 hours, got called back.  Left the doctor's office right at  3:00, and made it home about 3:15.  Now starting to fry the fish for our Friday Fish Fry. 

We are having the regular fish menu, the regular sides and desserts, including peach cobbler and pecan pie, and, of course, chocolate cake.

Sarah's gone to work and Walt is out riding his bike.  So I'm here at home, glad to be in where it is comfortable, not freezing cold, like in the doctor's office! 

Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, and see you all later this evening, hopefully. 

Mudchicken, watch your mail for something from Louisville!!

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, June 3, 2011 3:27 PM

....Mid afternoon as we have warm temp and clear sky here.  87.8 degrees, five minutes ago when I peeked at the instrument.

Will wait 'till it cools a bit to finish sharpening mower blades and clean under the deck.  We do have it half finished, so won't take long to complete the job....then do a mowing...{1 hr.}.

Have been to lunch with friends, and made several stops before making it back home.

And........Had a call from Pennsylvania, from 7 high school class mates of 62 years ago.  They were gathered for lunch together and of course visiting.....7 class mates & spouse with most of them, came from several States.

We got messed up on our planned visit there for the long Memorial day time and decided we'd make the trip a bit later when the mood hits....but sorry we weren't there with them.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, June 3, 2011 4:56 PM

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Posted by AgentKid on Friday, June 3, 2011 5:31 PM

Fish for supper sounds great.

It is 57° with scattered thundershowers here today. It may be scattered, but there was one thunderclap a couple of hours ago that shook every window in the building loose, I think. It scared the crap out of me, but there was hardly any rain to follow up, and no more thunder since. A textbook example of an isolated incident.

No new RR news around here today.

Bruce

 

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, June 3, 2011 7:10 PM

Spent the day working on my water system.  The pump was cycling every 15 minutes or so.

Ended up pulling the deep-well jet (and 60+ feet of plastic tubing) out of the well and found a BB sized hole in a short length of galvanized pipe just above the foot valve.  After one more trip to the home supply store it's all back together and working.

On top of that we (the FD) had three EMS calls and a false alarm today, too.

Got a little more to finish picking up from the well project, then I'm calling it a day.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, June 4, 2011 6:05 AM

Good Saturday morning everyone.  Partly cloudy, with 67 degrees here in Louisville this morning.  Hazy, hot and humid with a high of 94 degrees for today.

Coffee, juices, iced tea (sweet and unsweetened), lemonade, Gatorade are on tap this morning, all freshly made, well, all freshly made but the Gatorade.  Although, did get a new delivery yesterday on the Gatorade. 

On the serving station for Saturday Brunch:  cantaloupe, bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits, milk gravy & sausage gravy, bagels, bear claws, English muffins, watermelon, pancakes, fried taters.

Everyone enjoy your day, keep cool and take care.  Do not want to hear of anyone suffering from heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Everyone stay safe.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, June 4, 2011 6:13 AM

good saturday morning

Matt and I are going to deshler to help with the museum.They said we could have train breaks as well.Breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready.We'll be ready for some pizza tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Saturday, June 4, 2011 7:04 AM

Peace be with you. 67 and fog in Carolina. Highs expected in the mid 90s.

Haven't been able to sleep, so spent most of the night playing on the computer. There is nothing to speak of on the wireless, pus an important piece of equipment turned up its toes exactly when I needed it most. I is regusted with the whole thing.

Paula, thanks for breakfast.

Everyone take care and stay cool.

Tom

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, June 4, 2011 11:48 AM

....We had a very nice Saturday morning here.  Just a Spring beauty.  Flowers in nice big clay pots blooming bright on our patio.....yard manicured nicely....Golfers going by....Everything green.  How nice.

But.....It started to get hot.  So, closed up the house {which I'd rather not do}, but it's getting warm and sticky.  So had to take action.

Believe there is possible rain tonight or tomorrow....Seems the pattern has changed though, so maybe we'll stay dry.

Tom....perhaps you can kick back now in your "la z boy", since it's daytime and get in a nice "nap".

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, June 4, 2011 5:27 PM

Very, very hot, hazy and humid:  92 degrees at 6:24 p.m., heat index is at least in the middle to upper 90s. 

Here is our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:

1.   Canadian bacon

2.   Cheese

3.   Chicago style

4.   Goetta

5.   Ham & green pepper

6.   Hawaiian

7.   Italian sausage

8.   Pepperoni/mushroom

9.   Supreme

10.  Anchovie

Hope everyone has been keeping safe and cool today.  You all have a good evening, and see you in the morning.


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