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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:00 PM

// Sir Topham Hatt hath been placed in his box and ships soon to Minneapolis. Thomas did his last laps around the museum loop and is headed to the roundhouse for shipment to Durango.

The Colorado Railroad Museum will recover in about a week. All the many volunteers have begun to wobble off and recover with the help of some medicinal adult beverage at dinner.

What a week.ZzzZzzZzz 

Mooks: No idea of what they're doing unless they are cutting in a new switch  and taking panels where the new switch went in and dropped them in behind the frog on the new track.

The Amtrak engines that derailed on #6 at Benlelman, NE are finally on their way to Beech Grove since earlier this week.

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Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:09 PM

....I'm no expert on facebook, but I did see Adrian on there yesterday {Saturday}.  Or perhaps I should say I saw a pic. of him and a comment with it...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, September 26, 2011 6:43 AM

good morning

rainy day here in nw ohio.going to grab a quick breakfast and go to bed.chores will be calling this afternoon.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 26, 2011 7:47 AM

I recall seeing something of adrianspeeder within the past few days - might have been on FB.

MC - I can sympathize with those folks who supported the Thomas effort - that's how we feel when we wrap up our Polar Express trips for the year in December.

Nice and sunny here now - looks like rain later in the day.  Better get my outside stuff done early!

Time to check the mail at the post office then head to town for some banking.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, September 26, 2011 7:49 AM

Good Monday morning everyone.  Joe, thanks for taking care of opening up this morning.  I reckon everything around Louisville, KY is waterlogged this morning:  have had a heck of a time trying to get on computer and get anywhere on it. 

We (Metro Louisville area), since about 6 p.m. last night, has received anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain.  Right around the U of L Belknap campus, where the first water main break was back in the summer, was hit again, with cars stuck under the 3rd & Eastern Parkway railroad bridge. 

Now on to a little bit better topic.  Over the weekend, we had a car show here in one of the local parks.  Nice looking cars/trucks, most of them fixed up for street racing.  Quentin, don't remember what year it was, but close to the entrance, there was a really good looking Chevy S10 on display.  Unfortunately, none of us thought to get a picture of it. 

Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, September 26, 2011 8:26 AM

Morning all. 70 and partly clear in Carolina at present. We had a night of on again off again rain, sometimes heavy.  That is something the region sorely needs.

Our thunderchickens managed to knock off Vanderblit in spite of themselves this weekend. Methinks the offensive team is in for a bit of discomfort in this week's practice. Anyhoo, we's #10 in the AP and #9 in the coaches poll this week.

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Posted by edbenton on Monday, September 26, 2011 9:26 AM

Feller Old this morning called my Cub Scout Pack has started the Popcorn Fundraiser from Hell as I am calling it.  Drove all over the area this weekend selling it in stores.  Sold close to 600 bucks with my son however the pack ordered 30K in total.  I am buried in Popcorn to Sell.  HELP.  That and 3/4 of our pack refused to help us this weekend for some reason.  I hate to whine but they wanted to order this much and now are not helping to sell it.  They either help sell it or look out at the next meeting. 

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Posted by edbenton on Monday, September 26, 2011 9:29 AM

All of this on my birthday weekend also. 

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, September 26, 2011 10:04 AM

Car shows can be {and usually are}, interesting for us car guys.  I still have my S-10 Xtreme C W, and still enjoy it as my "toy" to use mostly around town.

Still in nice shape and not too many miles accumulated...So, it's still very servicable.

61 degrees right now....and on and off sunshine.  Haven't looked at my rain gauge yet, but we certainly did get some overnight.  And oh boy....that grass is almost ready to mow again....It's growing like wildfire now....

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 26, 2011 1:19 PM

Belated Happy Birthday, Ed.  Bring some of that popcorn into the diner.  I doubt it will go to waste! 

CW - how did you get rain around us?  We haven't had any moisture for quite awhile, so that snuck in from another direction.

Sir Chicken - Lots has changed around here railroad-wise.  They installed several new signal bridges south of the depot, new track was laid to accommodate the new "tax pit" and update on all the south tracks.  Amtrak tracks will be done in 12.  It would be worth a daylite visit, except we can't figure out how to get into it without raising the ire of someone. 

Wayside horns will be here in October.  Blah!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, September 26, 2011 2:33 PM

Ed as Matt has gone through school there are people who want the $$ for the fundraisers but don't want to do the work.Mookie the siding at work was empty when we left.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get ready for work.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 26, 2011 3:00 PM

Ed - Like Joe said, there are always those willing to spend the money other's have raised.  Too bad one can't weight the votes by the amount of sales...

Started one of those simple projects that suddenly got difficult today.  Working on prepping the house for paint, figured I'd replace a board behind the front steps (cast concrete) before I levelled them up.  Found lots of rotten boards (and a little snake).  Will have to clean it up a little more and replace the boards.  The snake escaped, but I really don't mind - helps keep the little pests under control.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 26, 2011 3:28 PM

Joe - been a little quiet today.  Maybe our sidings are empty, too?

Tree - will we be seeing you on an episode of Holmes on Holmes or Holmes Inspection?  Hmmm?

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, September 26, 2011 4:32 PM

Happy Belated Birthday, Ed!  Like Mookie said, you can bring some of the popcorn into the Diner/Cafe!  Think we have plenty of cupboard space, and I doubt it'll last too long. Smile, Wink & Grin

Walt checked our rain gauge this morning, and it had 3 1/2 inches in it!  Mookie, our rain last night was coming from 2 directions:  due west, and the wind was coming from due north.   Think I saw where our current temp is 69 or 70 degrees now.  Sun is shining, but not too warm:  definitely need at least a thick sweater or light jacket/sweatjacket.

I've warmed up the roast, taters, carrots, fixed more peas, also made more cornbread and biscuits and garden salad, cole slaw.

Have plenty of chocolate cake, yellow cake and cobblers for dessert tonight.

Mookie, FYI, Little Mook let Walt pick her up and hold her, and she let him pass her to me, and she let me hold her for a bit, too.  Needless to say, Little Mud is still a little too skiddish, to let any of us pick her up, or come too close to her.  And speaking of the little ones, need to get ready to go  give them their food for the night, and fresh water to drink.  Daddy Cat is still around, but haven't seen Mama Kikki for a couple of days.  Hope she doesn't come back in an 'expectant' state, if you get my drift.

Everyone enjoy, have a good evening and take care.


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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 26, 2011 8:34 PM

Mookie
Tree - will we be seeing you on an episode of Holmes on Holmes or Holmes Inspection?  Hmmm?

I figure the porch was built in the late forties, maybe earlier.  What I found doesn't surprise me.  (Dismay, perhaps, but not surprise...)

Since I'm my own "contractor" on this one, I'd better keep a pretty close eye on myself....Indifferent

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:10 AM

We have a chilly 54 degrees here in Louisville this morning.  But it'll be very chilly Friday night and Saturday night:  low to mid 40s.  Supposed to be about 65 by noon, and end up back up to 70 for a high today. 

Coffee, juices, hot water for hot tea,hot chocolate are all ready and waiting for you all.  On the warmer/serving station this morning:  oatmeal, rice, toast, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, along with some bagels and bear claws.

Wonder how many people will show up for Tuesday Produce this morning.  Guess I'll find out in couple hours, when they start pouring in. 

If anyone has a special request for this afternoon/evening's meal, please let me know.  Or do you want to keep the Tuesday Mexican Fiesta menu????

Everyone have a very good morning, keep safe, and take care.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:23 AM

The oncoming low pressure area (and it's fronts) is taking it's time dragging into the northeast - which is fine, since it's not raining here (yet)and the temperatures are still mild.

The weatherguessers must have figured the system would move faster than it is.

I suspect I'll need the warm snugglies whilst working on the RR this weekend, though.

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:29 AM

....About 57 degrees started our day here.  Weather, is sunshine, rain and cloudiness.  Getting a bit warmer now.

I missed a good day yesterday to perform a needed grass mowing, but we'll attend to it perhaps sometime between this afternoon and tomorrow, if the rain {or lack of}, will let me.

Have a piece of "art" {metal}, that requires my attention to install in spare bedroom today.  Had to purchase the right hangers.

Looking forward to more sunshine as weekend nears.  Emptied rain gauge yesterday, and that was from Saturday noon, it indicated 1.7" for that time period.  Needed it too. Still.

Snakes Larry.....Nope..!  Our little pup will eradicate little unwanteds around here.  Really don't have much to get rid of.  Our area is generally open space.  She sure keeps track of a few chipmunks....Such squealing and running when she sees one.  So far they have escaped from her, but it's just a matter of time if they stay active here.

One thing I have escaped this season {in the yard}....Ground moles...None whatsoever at all this Summer.  Maybe they noted I don't tolerate them to stay very long.....

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:14 PM

QM: Vermin eradication came built in with the pup's DNA. Scots are the same way. (unfortunately also built-in is the "stubborn" gene.)

Tree: had a fire here in a commercial building that commercially breeds snakes. One Boa survived, 1000 other snakes did not. A few firemen might have felt their skin crawl with that one. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18982957

 

 

 

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:19 PM

mudchicken
Tree: had a fire here in a commercial building that commercially breeds snakes. One Boa survived, 1000 other snakes did not. A few firemen might have felt their skin crawl with that one. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18982957

I thought I heard some cheering from that direction.  Must have been all those people who really hate snakes.

Still nice here, but the clouds are thickening and the radar is starting to show scattered patches of green.  Keeping the windows open as long as possible, so's to air out the house.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:17 PM

Snakes is people, too!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:25 PM

Well, since no one gave me any suggestions for our meals, here is what I have come up with for today:

1.  Fried chicken w/mashed taters, green beans, creamed corn, buttermilk biscuits w/milk gravy and applesauce.

2.  Meat loaf w the aforementioned veggies.

DESSERTS:  Chocolate cake w/white icing, Yellow cake w/chocolate icing, and cookies:  oatmeal, oatmeal raisin, sugar cookies and snicker doodles.

Everyone have a good afternoon, evening, and talk with you later.

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:40 PM

Chicken's brain is already fried and it's only Tuesday.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:45 PM

rainy here in nw ohio.going to get matt from school.Cw thanks for supper tonight.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:21 PM

.....Brrrrr, snake stories...{sorry Ed}. 

M C....The little pup {in my Avatar}, is more or less still a pup, and she gets excited when she sees a chipmunk, she squeals and the bark goes an octive higher, if she sees one run across the patio from inside.

Leave her out, and she will hunt, look...smell, run back and forth, for an hour trying to find it....Then set inside at the patio door looking for a longer time yet.

Still a mostly cloudy damp day here.  looks like that continues to be our weather for the rest of the day.

Haven't even checked the rain gauge for overnight and some this morning.

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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:29 PM

Dinner  A heaping helping of #2. My grama told me to use better German lingo. There was a constant argueing going on with her and my  mom about her teaching me her german language. Even though  Grandpa & Grammy Schwanengel took the TRAIN from  NYC to OHIO in 1880 . This was 70yrs. past .So I've  forgotten a lot of thi language.   Grammy got the best of Mom last . Their head stone is in German.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 7:07 AM

Good Wednesday morning everyone.  54 degrees here in Louisville this morning, and the sun is beginning to rise.  Our high today is to be right around 70, 71 degrees. 

Had a hard time getting in this morning:  doors were locked, place down for maintenance. 

Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider and hot water for tea are all fresh and ready to go.  A good hot breakfast of bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, hash brown potatoes and scrambled eggs on the warmer/serving station.   Don't Worry, Mook and Tree, your bagels and bear claws are there also.

For some reason last night, I was so tired and sleepy, that I went to bed at 9:30.  Didn't know a thing until 5:20 this morning.  I figured if I'm falling asleep in my chair, need to just give up and go to bed.  So, that's what I did.

Hope you all have a very good morning!  Take care, and I'll see you all later.

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:26 AM

....It's not warming up very fast.....57 with my first look this morning, and now up to 60.  Watching the Indiana radar to see if I might accomplish some yard work....Questionable. 

Radar shows just some very light spots going west to east, and if they would miss us, maybe we might dry out from the overnight moisture...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:19 PM

Quentin, it isn't warming up too much here in Louisville, either, with a current temp of 60 degrees.  The 3 of us definitely have long pants on, and 2 of us have on long sleeves. 

For the rest of the day, here is the menu:

1.  Italian spaghetti w/meatballs, salad and your choice of Italian bread, garlic bread or garlic Texas toast.

2.  Pork spareribs w/ apples and squash, candied swet potatoes, buttered lima beans, cooked turnips and corn fritters.

Desserts:

1.  Crumb cake

2.  Apple dumblings

3.  Strawberry-rhubarb pie

4.  Lemon meringue pie

Hope you all enjoy the selected menu for today.  Have a good afternoon and take care. 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:44 PM

afternoon

the low keeps spinning here in nw ohio.guessers say 50's/30's for the weekend.need to go to town for errands.Cw thanks for supper.

stay safe

joe

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