Um, Mooks....Carefull there, they'll send one of those ethanol tankers to attack a train near your neighborhood. (Sitting on my hands as well)
Rain missed us yesterday. Hope the Mexican Monsoons are back this afternoon to cool us off and start the trip east. Saw an old UP GP-9 (former #611, now DRIR 1606) lay a smoke screen north of Denver yesterday on the old Rock Island Denver East Belt Line (somebody needs to change the rack setting on that 567).....Lots of concrete crossings "blowing up" (think vertical sun kink) in the heat.
ps - It's time for Uncle Pete's steam kettles and armour yellow varnish to make the Denver-Cheyenne Frontier Days run....
....Seems today will be almost a repeat.
At 7:15 am....80 degrees Humidity: 83% Seems so "close" when walking out in it right away this morning. Won't be doing anything outside today.
Quentin
Wow....Lots of drama going on in the "Question to Moderators" thread.
Appropriate for another hot day here in the Midwest, but I've dropped out of the discussion.
We're not used to your Texas heat, Murray. Don't know how you stand it.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
Here in Louisville, our current temp is 91 degrees, with a heat index making it feel like 103 degrees. Saw a bicyclist riding his bike early this morning, about 8 a.m., and he was wiping his face with a towel.
Got some more salads on the serving station, along with apples, oranges, bananas, kiwi, papaya, plums, cherries, strawberries. Got a cooler set up with ice and a few watermelons in it cooling. Think our Dog Days of August came a tad bit early this year. And there's plenty of ice water, Gatorade, lemonade, iced tea, and other cold drinks (except alcoholic) for everyone to keep hydrated.
We are off to Rock Island for the TrainFestival 2011. I'm not sure how well Barbara will do in the heat. We are taking plenty of water & a few pics.
schlimm We're not used to your Texas heat, Murray. Don't know how you stand it.
You get used to it after a while.
Its the lack of rain here thats really been hard on Texas.
When I was younger, I spent a month in Austin and SA in August. Nice country but tough getting into a parked car and sitting down.
afternoon
very warm outside.going to stay in the a/c.Cw salads sound great for supper tonight.Tomorrow its the zoo.
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").
One of our conductors is there - I've so far gotten pictures of 765 and the Chinese locomotives.
Perhaps another time.
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Chicken - migraine coming on!
Cold snap - 85 and 61%.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Whew! Can I hide in here a while? What do you have that I can eat while hiding under a table?
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Murphy Siding Whew! Can I hide in here a while? What do you have that I can eat while hiding under a table?
Norris, order whatever you'd like. I've got your tab covered.
You've earned it today!
96 and sunny here in Alamo City.
Murray 96 and sunny here in Alamo City.
97 here. Go figure.
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We had a great time. The thermometer was 100 degrees downtown. Riding overe the Arsenal double-decker bridge was a real treat. The Chinese loco pullled smoothly. The event had lots of volunteers to help the people in need. I may go back in the morning.
zugmann Murray: 96 and sunny here in Alamo City. 97 here. Go figure.
Murray: 96 and sunny here in Alamo City.
"Yes but..."
Louisville, KY is a tad cooler this morning: 78 degrees, but with the h.i., feels like 80 something. Our projected high is 96 or 98, with scattered storms.
To those of you coming in to avoid the hot thread, welcome aboard. You can hide out in here anytime you want, and we'll be glad to have you join us.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the serving station.
I won't be back in until probably mid to late afternoon: today is the day I go back to the doctor for the results from my tests. So everyone have a good morning, keep cool and take care.
good morning
sticky outside this morning.We are going with matts cousins to the zoo.They have a cool down area for the kids.guessers say we have a chance of some much needed rain this afternoon and weekend.Cw thanks for breakfast.
Good morning and peace be with you. Already 80 at 0800 in Carolina, headed for 100 again later. It topped out at 100 yesterday with a heat index of almost 110. No end is in sight.
Paula, beleving that your tests come back acceptable. I got mine back this week and they showed that everything was normal.
Even after our heavy rain last week, the grass hasn't grown much. The lawn guy came by Wednesday and said it looked like the last time he left after cutting it. He will be back next week to check it. At least it is green now instead of brown.
Everyone take care and stay as cool as possible.
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)
Our day started out a bit after 7 and the instrument was displaying 82 degrees. 87 when I headed to bed last night at 12:45.
Of course it's still sticky and all potentials are present to be very near that 100 mark again today. Dry as a bone still....
Grandpaw: this weather is getting old: I really feel for you in the mid west. Those heat indexs really are terrible. Here south of Atlanta the highs are 95 - 98 and lows at night around 75 -- 74.5 last night. It has been a constant 90 degrees + since Jun 1 -- maybe even into may.
WOW, I miss one day and all kinds of stuff is happening. We have new customers who need to hide under the table! There are threads I'm sure I saw yesterday morning that have disappeared! I missed all the excitement.
That was due to the fact I was unable to get my computer to perform satisfactorily until last night. I tried every trick I had ever heard from various "customer support" people, and I think I have things the way I want them. I am still not sure things are back 100% from where they were before Tuesday night's shut down, but I guess I will have to take things one day at a time to see if everything continues to work.
We are definitely not taking part in the North American heat wave. It is only 54° and partly cloudy at 1:15. We dropped down to lows of 50° the last two nights. I was talking with a neighbour, and we both agreed that if they took windchill readings in summer then the low two nights ago would have felt like it was down in the mid-forties. That was definitely below normal for this time of year.
That's all I've got for now, but I hope our new customers from yesterday stick around.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Well, made it home from the doctor's and totally good news: arteries are clear and heart is doing well. Don't have to see him again until January, unless I have any problems come up.
Our Friday Fish Fry is under way on the serving station. Along with the regular side dish menu and dessert menu.
I have no idea what our current temp & heat index is right now. Haven't heard, and haven't looked at the thermometer.
Nothing else new to report. You all keep cool, have a good afternoon, take care and see you all later.
.....Wow, a thin line of rain finally touched our area as it moved past.
15 min. of rain....Not much, but we need all we will get right now. But the radar shows, {for now}, that's it. Clear behind it.
Dropped the temp. one or two degrees....That won't last long. Was 98.
Its FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Currently 94 and sunny here in Alamo City.
good saturday morning
breakfast is ready,juice and coffee are ready to go too.had a good time at the zoo.on the way home we stopped by New Haven Indiana for NS' east wayne yard.(former nkp yard).Things were hopping but we couldn't stay long.going to get things around for matts trip with his aunt and uncle.very muggy out now.could use some more rain.
Good Saturday morning everyone. Joe, thanks for taking care of breakfast this morning. Glad to hear that you all had a good time at the zoo yesterday.
We're starting out with a temp of 81 degrees, already feels like 91 outside. Supposed to only reach 95 for a high this afternoon, which means the heat index will be about 105. Double yuck!!
Think we'll definitely be staying indoors, in the AC, where it is comfortable. Everyone have a good day, keep cool and take care. See you all this evening for our pizza fest.
Good Morning Everyone:
Sunny and 82 here in San Antonio. Expected high today of 103.
For those of you in the high humidity/high heat index area, be sure to stay hydrated and don't over exert yourselves.
Enjoy your Saturday!
.....Partly sunny so far today. Temps. in the lower 90's, but the humidity is still hammering us. 15 min. of rain yesterday, but with a dry spell like we're in, that won't last long.
But...We'll be glad to get any that comes our way. With all this heat and humidity, sure hope we don't get in the center of a nasty electrical display.
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