Evening, all. Mookie, sometime, when we have a Nebraska game televised in our area, I'll watch.
Did our Sunday Dinner a little different today. Instead of having leftover turkey, dressing and all the trimmings, I decided to make Turkey Vegetable Soup. Got to thinking, if you can make beef vegetable soup, why not turkey vegetable soup? So that is what I did. Turned out very well, too, and is quite tasty (yes, I am a cook who samples while cooking!). Hope you all enjoy it.
We made it up to 59 or 60 for a high today, and that was around 10:30, 11:00 this morning. Temps are now down in the low 40s, and still getting steady rain. Haven't heard any heavy rain at all. Maybe we won't get any heavy stuff, even overnight.
Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you all tomorrow.
Well, first stints as an official engineer went well. The loco I had was running long hood forward, and our CMO was along as "eyes" on the other side of the locomotive. Got lots of coaching, but did pretty well for myself, I think. Looking forward to next spring and plenty of practice with the shorter trains I'm most familiar with (the trains this weekend were 7 cars long and we ran them push-pull).
Our "Christmas Train" and "Santa Trains" were very successful - over 500 folks rode one or the other of the trains from Utica to Thendara, and over 1000 rode one of the four locals (the Santa Trains) over the two days.
I didn't get to hear it, but did see the portable carillon that was brought to Old Forge for the weekends events. Very impressive, and those who did hear it said it was magnificent.
It's hinting at rain here, but I did finish the ridgecap on the new roof on the garage. That's it for roof work this year...
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...
It is right at freezing here, but the sun is very bright and cheerful. Makes all the difference in the world, or at least in Lincolnland.
Not railfanning today. Out tomorrow and will whine until I get to go trackside. Don't have to whine too hard. Driver has a new magazine to read, so will sit in the sun and read, doze and watch a few trains. Include warming up the binoculars under my coat! Hate foggy binos.
CW - if you watch the Huskers, there are some very good players. 9 & 3 season is nothing to sneeze about, but the Big 10 is going to be a tough nut to crack.
Off to find.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Peace be with you. Our THUNDERCHICKENS feasted on BBQ tiger with all the trimmings yesterday. Sometimes, life is good to us. Now to select a bowl. Clemson already has an invite to theToilet Bowl....
56 and overcast in Carolina. It looks like a warm indian summer day with Apache fog is in store for us.
One of the big radio contests is on this weekend. I have participated a little and found I ain't as young as I used to be.....
Everyone take care and have a great day.
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 Sunday morning everyone. Rainy this morning, with a temp of 57 degrees here in Louisville. Will be seeing mostly rain today, heavy, too, at times.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer/serving bar: bacon, eggs, sausage, bagels, bear claws and hot cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins.
Woke up at 4:50, turned over and the next thing I new, it was 7:40. Guess I needed the extra sleep. Good morning for it, too, with the rain.
Everyone have a safe morning, going to Church, work, rail fanning, or whatever you have to do this morning. See you all this afternoon.
CW, a pepperoni/mushroom pizza sounds good tonight.
36° now, with a high of 52° forecast for tomorrow. Been not too bad lately.
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. Sounds like the shopping got a bit tense. There was a headline in one of the Calgary papers that read "Black Friday - Pepper Spray and Shots Fly at Sales". If this keeps up, next year there will be a headline similar to the line in the Credence Clearwater Revival song Travelin' Band, "Someone got excited, had to call the state militia"! Lotsa fun!
No new RR news lately.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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mookie must have sent a message to me because had apple pie at grandmas hosue.our team brought some O but our D was short.They are a young team this year anyway.Cw thanks for the pizza.Tomorrow its church sunday school and back to work at night.Where did the weekend go?
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").
Chocolate me thinks apple pie with a little warm cheddar on top would be great! Don't like ala mode. Used to give the ala mode to the dog, but now The Driver gets it.
Murray Adrian...Good to hear from you! Congratulation on making SSgt!!!! Murray, MSgt, USAF (Ret)
Adrian...Good to hear from you!
Congratulation on making SSgt!!!!
Murray, MSgt, USAF (Ret)
I'm jealous of that stable of fords...
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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Zugman, you are welcome here any time you wish to come in. We're glad to have you here with us.
Think our temp is in the upper 60s, haven't checked the thermometer lately. Been busy being Suzie Homemaker this afternoon: catching up on a bit of laundry.
Here is our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu for tonight:
1. Anchovie
2. Canadian bacon
3. Cheese
4. Chicago style
5. Goetta
6. Ham & green pepper
7. Hawaiian
8. Pepperoni/mushroom
9. Italian sausage
10. Supreme
Dessert pizzas tonight:
1. Apple
2. Blueberry
3. Raspberry
5. Peach
6. Cherry
Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you all in the morning.
Hi.
This is still the most sane forum (of many different subjects) that I visit. So just had to say hi again.
We have another nice day going here....Sunny and mild...{Low 60's}, but a brisk wind.
We'll say hello to Adrian. Sounds like he will remain in the A F for some time.
Believe this is the last of a string of "nice, mild days", for a while. Might see some rain / flurries moving in sometime next week.
So far, the {heating degree days}, seem to be running about normal...Would be satisfied if that continues for the Winter season.
Quentin
morning
cw thanks for breakfast.Hope our team finds some offense before they get to the big house in michigan.great day in deshler yesterday.Made new friends and met old ones.
Good Saturday morning everyone. Adrian, so glad to hear from you! Where are deployed this time? Can't really tell from your pictures here. Great pictures, btw; always enjoy seeing your photos and hearing from you.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Our Saturday Brunch is also ready and on the warmer/serving bar.
Not too bad outside this morning, as we have a temp of about 53 degrees, supposed to make it up to upper 60s, probably around 67 degrees this afternoon. So you all enjoy your day, and I'll see you all back in here this evening for our pizza fest.
Howdy all, haven't been around in awhile. Workin hard into the fourth month of my third deployment.
Still take time for pictures though.
Patch design for our crew I put together and had made. Based it off a song in constant rotation over here that is annoying as all get out, but has a message that fits most any situation.
Anyway, compilation video from so far this trip. Language warning on the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wazVg4BrbqQ
Adrianspeeder
USAF TSgt C-17 Aircraft Maintenance Flying Crew Chief & Flightline Avionics Craftsman
Johnny, sounds like a lively game. As most of you know, I'm not a football fan; but, I will root for Kentucky, and sometimes Tennessee, and Nebraska, and Texas. It sounds like the weather you're probably getting by now, is what is to be in here in the next couple, three days. The forecast is for rain/snow showers to be in by Sunday, into Monday and Tuesday.
Been a lazy day here at home for Walt and me, although I did venture out, and went to the library: had quite a few more books that have been on Reserve, that came in. So went and picked them up, and returned a couple of Walt's books that he had finished reading. And speaking of Walt, he did help some in the kitchen yesterday. And he did bring an appetite to the table last night.
There's some leftovers warmed up and on the warmer bar/serving station, for anyone who is hungry.
It's been rather quiet around here. Wednesday, it looked as though very few leaves were left on the maple, so I muched what were on the ground, and put the lawnmower where the snowthrower had been, and put the snowthrower where I can simply pull it out of the toolshed when it is needed.
Yesterday, we went over to Ricki's older daughter's house for a 3:30 dinner--with a houseful of people there.
This morning, I wore a light jacket when I went out to buy groceries--but I put a winter jacket on when I went for more groceries (today's low was to come this afternoon as a cold front moves in) after watching the LSU Tigers lay their winter supply of hog meat in. That was an interesting game; the Tigers seemd to lay for the Razorbacks, letting them score 14 points before unleashing their powerhouse and scoring 41 to an additional 3. The Hawgs were slaughtered, leaving a stack of hams, shoulders, chops, sausage, and sidemeat in Baton Rouge. Next week--lookout, Dawgs!
Johnny
Well, our post Thanksgiving Day here is a pretty nice one. Sunny, and to get very reasonable in temp today.
I really don't care to even mention "black Friday", anymore as it seems to have degraded into massive, crazyness. And greed. Used to look forward to that day. It kind of started the Christmas season....Our usual presence back in Pennsylvania {visiting}, meant the day after Thanksgiving, we'd head to our nearest city, that being Johnstown 20 mi distant, and really have an enjoyable day....
Remember as we'd enter the massive in size, first class department store,,,{Penn Traffic}, in downtown, we were always "pulled" to the cafateria when we'd enter the store and enjoy the ambience and fun of having lunch in such a place. First floor with marble all about, and fragrance from products on display as one entered....The tones of the chimes sounding, calling someone needed at a certain location in the store.
Lots of people, but not the crazyness we're being surrounded with now near shopping locations. This was located right downtown, and with the hussle / bussle of the beginning of the real Christmas season it was certainly a festive atmosphere....A great feeling, and lots of fun.
Beautiful decorations in the city. All kinds of great stores and even "5 & 10" stores spotted along main st. The sound of street cars passing by as one waited to cross the street.
That scene now seems to be out in the malls...with all we're reading about going on, on this day of rush, plastic, and people pushing and shoving to get "their" place in lines, and so on.....
I fully realize times now....are different. Just one of the signs of the times we live in now.....Just my . Guess we can use the power of our memories, and still enjoy an occasional thought back......
Edit...side note: The above store mentioned, always had a beautiful and extravagant, and very large display of model railroading in a large display window out front....and all the trimmings. It was active too....all kinds of things moving. Trains running....overall, displaying a very extensive scene....
,,,,Sorry, duplicated other post, and not able to erace this space.
This just in: 2 fistfights at Super Walmart. The Christmas spirit is showing.
Peace be with you. 44 and sunny in Carolina where the Thunderchiickens are getting ready to whomp an alley cat tomorrow!
There was a blurb on Facebook, but no details about a black Friday free for all at a Walmart somewhere on the west coast. It was from one of the local TV stations so there is some validity I guess. Paula, you are indeed blessed to no longer be part of that rat race! I also note on the local law enforcement booking page that shoplifting arrests were up last night. Folks getting their Christmas stuff together.....
Everyone take care and have a great day
Good Friday morning everyone. I hope you all had a very good Thanksgiving! We sure did. Nice and quiet, and Sarah and I had our Thanksgiving dinner ready and on the table by 7:00 p.m. We were totally stuffed, when we finished eating. Sarah and I both commented that our bellies felt like they were about to explode.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the warmer bar/serving station this morning: bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, grapefruit, kiwi and papaya, pineapple slices, bagels and bear claws.
So very glad I'm no longer working at KMart: they opened up at 5 a.m., which would have meant that if I were working first shift, I'd have had to have been there no later than 4:30 this morning.
Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.
good morning
breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready to go.CW has turkey ready for sandwhiches and everything else for lunch.For dessert there is plenty of cookies,pie and cheesecake as well.We are going to the corn city to see what we can see running then go to the light display with our friends in Findlay.Everyone have a great day.
Joe
Peace be with you, and happy Thanksgiving!Well, it turned out to be a feast day anyway. The neighbor across from me brought me a huge plate of food with all the trimmings. It was totally unexpected and really appreciated. I really have a lot to be thankful for.
I had to go into administrator mode last night and this contraption wiped the memory clean of all passwords and a lot of other stuff that I still am finding. Don't think I will do that very often.
Everyone have a great Thanksgiving and stay safe and warm.
Good day,
I just wanted to drop by and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
All the best to all of you!
Mookie I'm happy! Got to see 3 Ferro-Mex engines. And it is 66 degrees and very sunny! Actually, I am about delirious!
I'm happy! Got to see 3 Ferro-Mex engines. And it is 66 degrees and very sunny!
Actually, I am about delirious!
Mookie, sounds like you've had a very good Thanksgiving so far. Being almost delirious? This'll make you totally delirious: The Cafe/Diner's Thanksgiving Dinner is now ready and on the warmer/serving bar:
Turkey, dressing (2 kinds: cornbread and a mix of cornbread & biscuits), green beans, mashed taters, stewed potatoes, potato salad, watergate salad, broccoli casserole, cranberry sauce and cranberry relish, corn and crescent rolls.
Desserts: Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, yellow cake w/caramel icing, chocolate cake w/chocolate icing and strawberry/rhubarb cobbler
Everyone have a terrific evening, don't get too full from all the bountiful food and take care.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Sunny and 54 here in Alamo City. Expected high of 77 today.
Enjoy your holiday...and if you know someone who is alone today...consider inviting them to dinner.
Good Thursday morning and. . . HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone.
Coffee is ready, as are the juices and other morning beverages. On the warmer/serving bar this morning: Hot from the oven cinnamon rolls, bagels and bear claws. If anyone wants bacon ,sausage, eggs, etc., just let me know and I'll fix them right up. Figured everyone wouldn't want much breakfast this morning, so they can have plenty of room for the Thanksgiving Feast.
Joe, I'm not sure if Walt has said anything, but: as we were on our way to our neighbor's visitation Tuesday night, had to take a detour, because. . . someone hot gotten a tractor/trailer stuck under the 15th St. Overpass. That is over at the P&L (Paducah & Louisville) Rail yard.
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