3 day old company just left. Nice visit - better good-bye. I am exhausted. <~>
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
AgentKidThat 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.
Bruce, when all else fails a good 5 pound ballpeen hammer is usually effective.
Just got on the computer now.
Calgary is really not participating in the N.A. heat wave. It is really cool in the apartment today, and I checked on the Weather Network site to see why. We dropped down to 42° at 6:00 AM! It is 63° now (1:00 PM) and sunny, with a high of 70° forecast, but we still have a west wind so I wouldn't want to bet on it getting that warm.
I was looking at a temperature gradient map Wednesday night and it gave me a funny thought. Regina, SK was not really that warm either, but between the Regina/Moose Jaw area and the Saskatchewan/North Dakota border it started to get real hot. The temperature lines were running almost perpendicular to the rail line down to the Twin Cities and Chicago. Back in the days before good air conditioning, someone riding south on the Soo-Dominion might start to become concerned by the time they got to the border, maybe a little scared going through ND, and thinking of taking a train back north by the time they got to the next State boundary! Who knew how hot it was going to be in the Twin Cities, and forget about Chicago.
My sources show no new RR news.
I will be away this evening, so I will miss Pizza Night, but everyone have a good day. And Murray, I am going into my second full day with the changes to my computer, and all is well. The ball peen hammer is still in the tool box.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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AgentKidCalgary is really not participating in the N.A. heat wave. It is really cool in the apartment today, and I checked on the Weather Network site to see why. We dropped down to 42° at 6:00 AM! It is 63° now (1:00 PM) and sunny, with a high of 70° forecast, but we still have a west wind so I wouldn't want to bet on it getting that warm. I was looking at a temperature gradient map Wednesday night and it gave me a funny thought. Regina, SK was not really that warm either, but between the Regina/Moose Jaw area and the Saskatchewan/North Dakota border it started to get real hot. The temperature lines were running almost perpendicular to the rail line down to the Twin Cities and Chicago. Back in the days before good air conditioning, someone riding south on the Soo-Dominion might start to become concerned by the time they got to the border, maybe a little scared going through ND, and thinking of taking a train back north by the time they got to the next State boundary! Who knew how hot it was going to be in the Twin Cities, and forget about Chicago.
Bruce...I just saw a news clip from Montreal...they had a rainstorm there...and it showed a car parked over a storm sewer. The sewer was gushing up with such force, that it literally picked the rear end of the car up into the air.
Its currently 98 here in San Antonio...and no chance of rain for the foreseeable future.
93 degrees with a heat index of 100 currently here in Louisville, KY. Only going to "cool down" to 80 degrees by morning. But we'll also have about a 30 - 40% chance of seeing some rain tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully, it'll be just rain, and no storms.
Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
1. Anchovie
2. Canadian bacon
3. Cheese
4. Chicago style
5. Goetta
6. Ham & green pepper
7. Hawaiian
8. Italian sausage
9. Pepperoni/mushroom
10. Supreme
Dessert Pizzas:
1. Apple
2. Blueberry
3. Peach
Hope everyone is staying cool (uh, Bruce, hope you and fellow neighbors staying warm), take care and have a good evening.
cw thanks for the pizza.went to deshler.was on the way home and got a report the NS varnish was on the nkp heading west.They were stopped by F tower(csx controlled) so we missed out on them this time.early start in the morning.we did get some rain and it was appreciated.good night.
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").
good sunday morning
breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready.Matt is packed and ready to go with aunt and uncle.hope everyone has a great day.
Joe
Good Sunday morning everyone. 80 degrees, and going for a high of 94 today; heat index will be between 100 & 105, according to the weather report I heard around 7:30. But tomorrow, our high is to only be 89, with a 40% chance of rain.
Speaking of rain, I saw on the news this morning, where our friends in Chicago got 7 inches of rain yesterday. Saw several vehicles stuck in water about half way up the sides of their vehicles, including a police car.
Joe, thank you very much for taking care of breakfast this morning! I really do appreciate all the help you and others give around here.
Yesterday afternoon, Sarah, Walt and I worked out in the front yard: picking up pine branches (and other branches that had blown into the yard Tuesday night); after we got the little stuff bagged up, Walt and I got the saw horses out, and he got his saw, and we cut up the big branches/limbs. Then the grass was cut and trimmed. Now our yard looks really good again, and is mostly green grass.
Everyone have a good morning, take care going to Church, work, railfanning, or whatever else you have to do this morning.
Peace be with you. 79 and clear in Carolina this morning, headed for the high 90s again. It made it to 97 yesterday, and 102 the day before.
Been ebaying a lot lately, trying to get some flthy lucre. Last night was a good night for purchases, but sales went nowhere. I ain't cut out to be a salesperson, I guess.
Everyone take care, stay safe and stay as cool as ye can
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)
Good Morning everyone!
Currently 84, sunny and dry...dry...dry here in Alamo City.
Expected high today of 104.
Enjoy your Sunday!!!!
Not sure what our current temp is, here in Louisville, except hot. So, for our Sunday Dinner, here is what I've come up with:
1. Leftover cold pizzas from last night
2. Steaks, hot dogs, brats that have just come off the grill, with corn on the cob, baked beans, tossed salad and an assortment of fresh blueberries, cherries and peaches.
For Dessert: Strawberry or peach shortcake w/Redi Whip whipped cream, and we have plenty of homemade ice cream: whatever flavor you'd prefer, and a good selection of ice cream novelties. That should help keep us all cool!
Enjoy your afternoon, remember to keep hydrated and take care.
Murray I just saw a news clip from Montreal...they had a rainstorm there...and it showed a car parked over a storm sewer. The sewer was gushing up with such force, that it literally picked the rear end of the car up into the air.
I just saw a news clip from Montreal...they had a rainstorm there...and it showed a car parked over a storm sewer. The sewer was gushing up with such force, that it literally picked the rear end of the car up into the air.
Murray, that incident actually happened last Tuesday. Everyone who has seen it has talked about it. It is one of those tailor made water cooler topics. I suppose that fellow will have to have his fuel system flushed to remove trace amounts of water!
CW, BBQ'ed steaks and corn on the cob sounds just great.
I was overly pessimistic in my last post, it did make it to 70° yesterday. It got up to 73° today after another night with a low in the high forties. The tourists up at Banff National Park won't be too impressed. It was raining with a forecasted low of 36° last night. A bit cool for camping weather.
There has been a mudslide across the Trans-Canada Highway at the Spiral Tunnel viewpoint, but I haven't yet been able to confirm if it affected the CPR mainline. The slide was caused by the excessive amount of rain this year. The highway has since reopened.
Now it is time for supper!
back from toledo.lots of ns horses around.made a few people have a better day today.I have a carmel apple to eat for dessert tonight.I am leaving this triple chocolate fudge brownie for the mookster.
staying safe
.....We have received about an inch of rain in the past 24....And no storm with it. That's more rain than we've received in about a month.
That will bring the tractor to life on the lawn soon....
Cooled us down here to 80 degrees.....New territory for us. Humidity still with us.
Quentin
Looking forward to the pillow tonight.
Two days on the railroad, a midnight medical call, then at the fire station at 0600 to assist a neighboring fire department burn several old, tumble-down buildings. Home by 11, but then I had to wash everything (including me) to get the smell of smoke out.
Pizza was delish. A place in Old Forge that we hit often for supper has superb pizza. They also have a bowling alley. Maybe that's something we can add next time we remodel.....
Weatherguessers suggesting it may rain overnight. I hope so. Even my arborvitae are drooping...
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AgentKid Murray: I just saw a news clip from Montreal...they had a rainstorm there...and it showed a car parked over a storm sewer. The sewer was gushing up with such force, that it literally picked the rear end of the car up into the air. Murray, that incident actually happened last Tuesday. Everyone who has seen it has talked about it. It is one of those tailor made water cooler topics. I suppose that fellow will have to have his fuel system flushed to remove trace amounts of water! CW, BBQ'ed steaks and corn on the cob sounds just great. I was overly pessimistic in my last post, it did make it to 70° yesterday. It got up to 73° today after another night with a low in the high forties. The tourists up at Banff National Park won't be too impressed. It was raining with a forecasted low of 36° last night. A bit cool for camping weather. There has been a mudslide across the Trans-Canada Highway at the Spiral Tunnel viewpoint, but I haven't yet been able to confirm if it affected the CPR mainline. The slide was caused by the excessive amount of rain this year. The highway has since reopened. Now it is time for supper! Bruce
Murray: I just saw a news clip from Montreal...they had a rainstorm there...and it showed a car parked over a storm sewer. The sewer was gushing up with such force, that it literally picked the rear end of the car up into the air.
...I wonder what the manhole cover might have done to the underside of the car......??
Some years ago Watertown, NY got a brief, but abundant, gusher of a rainstorm. It overwhelmed pretty much all regular drainage causing widespread flooding around the city.
Shortly after the rain ended, I was driving down a main street and was treated to the sight of a manhole cover nicely balanced on top of the gusher that was coming out of the manhole. It was a foot or two in the air, too...
Good Monday morning everyone. 78 degrees here in Louisville this a.m., and a nice little breeze blowing outside. Our high today is to be 93, but with a tad bit lower humidity.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go; breakfast is on the serving station.
Everyone have a good morning, keep cool and take care. See you all later.
good morning
going to get chores done outside early today.guessers say chances of more rain thursday and friday.cw thanks for breakfast.
Good morning all. Brian (IA) had some nice Train Festival pics over on Facebook
Almost a half inch of rain here before noon. Now the sun is out and the temp has gone up almost 20F...
Looks like the dealer finally fixed the problem with my truck, but until I put some miles on it, they can't do the state inspection. I'll be headed out shortly for a drive for that very purpose.
Later I've got to clean out the exhaust fan at our banquet hall - it's full of birds nest materials...
spokyone Good morning all. Brian (IA) had some nice Train Festival pics over on Facebook
Looked for a cohort from our railroad who was working as a volunteer there - didn't see her anywhere in any of the pics.
They are nice shots. Wouldn't have been able to pull it off, though.
Good evening.
Not a bad day here today. The warmest I saw it was 73°. Now it is 68°, with a low of 55° forecast.
Due to delays caused by the Canadian postal strike, only today did I finally received my August issue of TRAINS. I was becoming concerned when I saw the advertising for the September issue start last week.
Regarding the mudslide I mentioned in my last post, it fell directly onto the Trans-Canada Highway. The CPR line was not affected.
Well, I guess that is all for now.
Good Tuesday morning everyone. Hope you all had a very good day/evening yesterday. I was busy, busy, busy here at home yesterday.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the serving station.
We currently have a temp of 77 degrees here in Louisville this morning. Going for a high of 94 degrees. Hope you all have a good morning, take care, and I'll see you all later on this afternoon.
cw thanks for breakfast.matt comes back home from Columbus today.might have to run errands into town.
Tuesday Produce and Bread/Pastry Truck both showed up this morning, though not at the same time. On the Produce truck today: onions, cucumbers, Clementine tangelos, spinach, tomatoes and plums.
This being the end of the month, we had almost 70 people this morning. Mostly our regulars, but we also had quite a few first timers, coming for the fresh produce.
For the rest of the day, I've gotten our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta on the serving station:
Tacos (hard shell and soft shell)
Burritos (beef, beef n bean, beef enchilada style)
Spanish rice
Cheesy quesadillas
Cheesy beef nochos
Fajitas
Chimichangas
Gazpacho w/shrimp
Black bean 7 rice tostadas
Desserts: Creamy Mango dessert, plum pudding, chocolate cake, yellow cake, peach cobbler and blackberry pie.
Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, keep cool and see you all later.
evening
cw thanks for supper.matt is back home.early rise in the morning.
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I think I'm the mat..
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good wed morning
breakfast is ready.juice and coffee are ready.time to wake up matt.We are ready to head out after breakfast.Zug we say at work,somedays you're the pigeon,somedays you're the statue.
Good Wednesday morning everyone. Joe, you are definitely up early this morning! I've been up almost 2 hours, but have had trouble getting on the computer, from the get go. Kept getting "not responding", and had to try 3 or 4 times to get on the 'puter. Oh well, such is life.
Thank you Joe, for fixing breakfast: everything looks real gooooood.
We have a very muggy 79 degrees here in Louisville this morning. And yes, the humidity is back up. We under a heat advisory for today.
Everyone have a good morning, keep as cool as possible, and take care.
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