Good afternoon.
It is time for a late lunch so I thought I would drop by. Very nice looking day outside. Only 57° but dry and sunny. It dropped down to 40° last night once the clouds cleared out. We are looking for a high of 70° for Saturday.
The learning process for the new TV system is going well, although I think I am paying for a few channels I can't receive. I have to get that cleared up. Beyond that though it is working well.
There is no new RR news in my area, which is good, because it seems like they have their hands full cleaning up after Hurricane Irene. And now I read there are more storms forming.
Not too much else to report on the start of a new month.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Cw thanks for supper.happy birthday chessie.tonight is friday.
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").
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Chessie!!!
(according to my 2011 C & O HS Calendar)
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Good Friday Thursday morning everyone. Sorry about not making it back in yesterday afternoon/evening. Too many things going on, not all good, either.
Coffee has finished brewing, juices are freshly made, water is heating for our hot tea drinkers; Gatorade is cold, as are the freshly brewed teas, waiting to be poured over ice. Also have plenty of milk this morning: regular, chocolate and strawberry.
On the serving station this morning: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi and papaya. There's even several kinds of cereal on the counter, if anyone just wants a bowl of cereal.
Today is to get a little hotter than yesterday. Supposed to make it up to 96, 98 degrees, and over the weekend, 99, 100 degrees, with heat index in the 100s. And, according to the almanacs we have, between 9/4/and 9/7, we have a possibility of more hurricanes and storms forming all along the East Coast. Lets hope the almanacs have it wrong.
Everyone have a good day, and hopefully, I'll make it back in later.
Back from a day on the railroad (last day of train robberies). Saw the results of several trees down on the tracks, all cut back now, but no other damage.
Time for bed.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
We are finishing August with having had no day's temperature above 99 (f it got that high).Tonight, a dry cold front is moving in (I had not heard of such a name; Willy, if you are still around, can you expound upon this?) Friday, this cold front is to have moved on, and we will again go up into the nineties.
Bruce, a couple of months ago, we got new boxes for our TV sets and, where we had had a separate box for each of three sets we now have one box that serves one set and one box that serves two sets--so our monthly cost is less. I do not like the double box because there is no way to turn it on or off except with a remote control; the old box in the living room could be turned on or off directly. So, I keep one of the old controls on top of the new box.
Johnny
Good evening.
Well, the new TV system is in, and it wasn't as bad as I had feared. There are a couple of questions to still sort out but for the most part I think I understand how to make it work. The software the new "box" uses is made by Microsoft, so it is not really very much different than the Windows Media Center that I had already been using to watch TV on this computer.
That will have to come to an end. These guys have really figured things out eight ways from Sunday how to prevent bootlegging their signal. If you want to run two TV's in your home you have to pay for two "boxes". Since my apartment is small, I only have need for one TV anyway.
Back to the weather. Everybody from the TV guy to the weatherman on the six o"clock news is complaining about it. It is still raining and only 45°. Which was almost our high today. It should get to 60° tomorrow with the sun returning later in the day. But what really got people talking is that the the ski resorts above Banff and Lake Louise got their first snowfall today. So begins another season.
I will check on the local RR news and see you all tomorrow.
....Actually we started into the 90's again today. 90 at 5;30 this afternoon.
Quentin
afternoon
a few sprinkles this morning.muggy out this afternoon.guessers are saying maybe thunderstorms for the weekend.cw thanks for supper for tonight.need to get chores done.
Joe
...Found we had a little rain overnight. Doubt if it was much. Haven't checked the gage yet.
To be partly sunny by afternoon. Trying to shuffle clouds away now.
66 earlier this morning. Mid 80's for today, then a couple days of 90's.
Good Wednesday morning everyone. Fair skies w/a temp of 70 degrees here in Louisville, KY this morning. Going for a high of 91 degrees. A/C is back on.
Bruce, hope you get everything together, without too much difficulty.
Coffee, juices, teas and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. And breakfast is on the serving station.
Everyone have a very good morning, take care and see you all later.
Afternoon all.
Too late for lunch, but too early for supper. CW, I will have to come back for some corned beef and cabbage. I haven't had that in ages.
The rains came and we are down to 50°. The low is forecast to be 45°. It must be a very thick layer of cloud, I have had to turn lights on in every room I go into today. And I remember to turn them off when I leave.
Tomorrow morning I am changing from cable TV to Internet based TV provided by the main telephone company here in Alberta . Canada is making the switch to digital TV tomorrow at midnight that you folks made a year or so ago. I don't really understand what I am getting into, but I had to change what I have anyway to get this new kind of TV, and by making the switch to the telephone company my total phone, internet, and TV bill will be less than what I pay now. One bill to the phone company for my internet and phone and one bill to the cable TV outfit. I kind of hope this sticks it to them a little bit, I never have cared for their attitude.
Long story short, if you don't hear from me for a couple of days it may mean I am up to my eyeballs in operating manuals and connectors. Wish me luck.
No new local RR news.
JoeKohLarry hows your railroad holding up?
One tongue-in-cheek post on our railroad Yahoo group noted "terrible damage" at Thendara, then reported that our trainmaster had set the overturned flower pot back up and all was well....
The Moose River rose quickly (six feet in about 12 hours), but is now subsiding, having never reached flood stage. We ran on the more troublesome end (for washouts and trees down) on Sunday and encountered no problems.
It's amazing what a few miles can mean, though. I live about 40 miles west (and a ways north) of our Thendara base of operations and we got just a quarter inch of rain here - hardly enough to note.
Fifty miles east of Thendara, they've had some major problems with flooding.
Well, produce went well this morning. Actually had 62 people, but they were all well behaved. I love it when they mind their p's & q's, and act like adults, and not toddlers having tantrums!
Here is our menu for the rest of the day:
1. Boiled cabbage and corned beef brisket
2. Roast beef w/mashed taters, carrots, broccoli w/cheddar cheese sauce and corn on the cob (and boiled cabbage if you want some with your roast), cole slaw or tossed garden salad
Think our temp actually got down to 61 degrees just after 8 this morning. But it is back up in the 80s, and you can feel the heat picking up.
Think I'm gonna try to go lie down: sinuses are acting up and have one of those sinus pressure headaches. Everyone enjoy your afternoon and evening,take care, and I can, I'll try to get back in later this evening.
more chores this afternoon.back to work tonight.Cw thanks for supper.Larry hows your railroad holding up?
Good Tuesday morning everyone. A cool morning here in Louisville, with a temps in the low to mid 60s. Last reading I saw was 64 degrees. Should make it up to about 88 or so.
I am remembering all those who have been impacted by Hurricane Irene. Hopefully, the death toll won't get much higher.
Coffee is freshly brewed, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the serving station.
Everyone have a good morning, take care and I'll see you all some time this afternoon. Hopefully, we won't have 93 people to show up for Produce today. Maybe 65, 70 people? Might have better control than we did last week.
We have had highs in the nineties, and very little rain at our house--but there have been heavy showers in the area which have caused flooding here and there. Last night, we woke to the sound of an extensive thunderbumper which dropped a little rain on our house. We expect cooler weather towards the end of this week.
As to Irene's force, it is sad to see so much damage in the East. My personal knowledge is of two friends who live on Harkers Island, just off the coast of North Carolina, near Morehead City. They buttoned up, and went to Chapel Hill, where he had taught at UNC. Yesterday, he told me their house had lost a few shingles but almost all the flooring on their deck was gone. They certainly did get off with light damage.
Afternoon Everyone!
I'll have a tall ice tea please. Currently sunny and 107 here in Alamo City.
Enjoy your Monday!
tree68 Not so.
Not so.
I posted that before I had a chance to read later reports on the CTV News. There is a lot of follow up damage from all of the wind and rain that came with the hurricane. And the death toll, unfortunately, is still climbing. Hope none of our posters are still experiencing difficulties.
I certainly feel for the ones who have had loved ones die and/or hurt during Irene's rampage. Will be remembering them in thoughts and prayers.
Bruce, Joe et al, just got through warming up the leftovers from Sunday Dinner: the meat loaf, beans, etc., and baked some more rolls. Plenty of tossed salad in the fridge, too.
The last time I looked at our outside temp, it was 79, 80 degrees, and that was a couple of hours ago. Not sure if we're going to make it the 85 degrees forecast for today or not. Still feels pretty good outside, so not going to complain!! Later in the week, we're supposed to be up into the 90s.
Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you tomorrow.
AgentKidIt is good to see that Hurricane Irene has passed without major devastation.
back into the routine.Matt should be coming home soon.Going with Mom to workout after work in the mornings.Just finished the yardwork.cw thanks for supper for tonight.We'll see what matt brings home for homework.
Modelcar ...What a beautiful Monday morning
...What a beautiful Monday morning
+1!
It is sunny and 73° with a high in the eighties forecast. I realized I haven't been posting weather info the last week or so because our weather has been so nice I haven't bothered to check the temp's. We are in for a change tomorrow with rain and temp's down in the fifties. We are not expected to get back up into the seventies until the weekend. I wish July and the first half of August had been like this.
It is good to see that Hurricane Irene has passed without major devastation.
I don't see any new local RR news.
CW, thanks for lunch, and everyone have a good day.
Well, 43F isn't exactly balmy, but there's nary a cloud in the sky, so I can't complain.
Had to drop the truck off at the shop this morning. They gave me a vehicle to use, but I just got a call indicating that they've sold it, so they're working on getting me another set of wheels till they finish with mine...
On the way home from dropping the truck off, got diverted to a pickup vs pole collision. Both lost, but nobody was hurt.
...What a beautiful Monday morning here in Muncie. Windows open and fresh perfect temps this morning.
No great news to add, just enjoying the "so nice" morning.
Good Monday morning everyone. We are starting out with temp in the mid 60s, going for a high again today of about 85 degrees. Nice and cool outside, with a gentle breeze.
Coffee is ready, as are the juices, nice hot water for our hot tea drinkers, Gatorade truck was here when I came in, to drop off some more Gatorade for us. Also have brewed fresh tea for iced teas.
On the serving station this morning: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast.
Hope everyone has a good morning, take care and see you all later.
Tree - been sitting here biting my nails and hoping you were ok.
I am glad to hear you are, since nails aren't very tasty.
Moo....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Survived Irene - at least what made it into Central New York. Rained all day on the railroad - and I was doing the outside work. The rain suit helped, but I hope my safety shoes dry out before Wednesday! The Moose River was visibly higher each trip we took.
Plenty of wind, but nothing of real note - 30 MPH was the highest I measured. It was enough to knock down a few trees down that way, but no real damage.
Got home (all of 88 miles, mostly north) and found that we'd only gotten about a quarter inch of rain here.
I'm pooped. Time for bed.
....Back home after taking care of church....and just now returned from Olive Garden. Beautiful day here in Muncie. Just 78 degrees. Murray, you folks sure have been warmed this Summer. That's hot..!
I will wait until later now, and do a yard mowing. Believe the hurricane news can start to slow down now, and return somewhat to regular programing. Even out here, we've had wall to wall coverage.
Niece in Philadelphia's outlying northern area got by with dealing with water coming in basement and fortunately, the power stayed on and sump pumps did much of the work for them. Just branches down outsde and no heavy damage.
Afternoon All:
Currently 106 here as of 1:20 PM. Expected high here in Alamo City is 111.
Enjoy your Sunday!
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