Good Sunday morning everyone. 29 degrees here in Louisville this morning. Can't remember what our high is to be today, but I think in the mid to upper 40s.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the warmer/serving bar this morning: bacon, sausage, eggs. There's also cold pizza from last night.
Everyone have a good morning, take care going to Church, work, rail fanning, Christmas shopping, or whatever you have to do this morning.
Well, handing out the Holiday/Christmas boxes went well today. Handed out 82 boxes. Everyone had their choice of ham, turkey or turkey roast, depending on the size of the family. I got a turkey for the three of us. Got back home about 12:35, and was ready for a nap: more than ready, as I was up at 4:50 this morning, because I had to give Wake Up calls to a couple of the guys, who were setting up the tables, and carrying out the boxes from the Church into the gym.
Here is our Saturday Night Pizza menu for tonight:
01. Anchovie
02. Canadian bacon
03. Cheese
04. Chicago style
05. Goetta
06. Ham & green pepper
07. Hawaiian
08. Italian sausage
09. Pepperoni/mushroom
10. Supreme
Dessert Pizzas:
01. Apple
02. Blueberry
03. Cherry
04. Peach
05. Strawberry
Hope you all have had a very good day. Take care, and see you tomorrow.
Good morning Joe and everyone. Yep, I'm in early this morning. Have to be over at St. George's this morning, to help give out the holiday baskets. Then, someone else is to relieve me around 12, 12:30 this afternoon.
Joe, my first sheet of cookies yesterday didn't turn out so well. Set the timer for the exact time (and the oven wasn't that hot), but the cookies almost burned. They're definitely very brown on top, and hard as rocks. Will try again later today, after I get through at the Community Center.
Everyone take care, have a good day, and I'll see you all this evening for our pizza fest.
good saturday morning
breakfast is out on the warmer bar.Juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready.getting things ready for G+G house.guessers say we could have some snow today.Everyone have a great day.
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").
evening
busy day today.matt is helping bake cookies.his practice went well tonight.getting stuff ready for G+G house tomorrow.Soon will be time for a winters nap.
Well, I finally got the rest of Walt's mincemeat bars baked. And in just a little bit, I'll start on our Christmas cookies. After I get them baked, I'll make up some frosting to go on them. Also need check and make sure I've got food coloring, otherwise, the frosting will just be white. Meanwhile: time for our Friday Fish Fry:
FISH: Bass, Catfish, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, Perch, Salmon patties and croguets, Shrimp (butterfly and popcorn) and Tilapia.
SIDE DISHES: Baked beans, corn on the cob, mac & cheese, deep fried breaded mushrooms, fries (reg. & curly), slaw and baked cornbread.
DESSERTS: Cakes: chocolate, yellow w/caramel icing; Pies: apple, blueberry, blackberry and pecan; Cobblers: peach and strawberry/rhubard.
Our current temp is about 37 degrees, supposed to make it to about 43 or so, from what I heard on the noon news/weather report. Sarah is getting ready to go to work, Walt has gone to the library to return the books he and I have finished reading, and to get some more books for himself to read, and, of course, I'll be heading back into the kitchen, to start the Christmas cookie baking. Everyone have a good afternoon, take care and see you all later.
Yes, Tom, after you mentioned him, I remembered Eddie Ricketyback (and I thought of a few other characters named after real people who peopled "Li'l Abner").
I remembered that Eddie Rickenbacker was shot down and he and his crew survivied many days in a life raft, but I did not remember any detail.
I was sorry that his airline went bankrupt; My first commercial flight was via Eastern from Philadelphia to Atlanta when I had to pause while on vacation to conduct a funeral in Reform, Alabama (Southern Airline took me to Tuscaloosa). (I missed riding a couple of trains that I had wanted to ride, but was able to be back on schedule to visit one of my brothers.)
My only other trip on Eastern was from Salt Lake to Greensboro and back (funeral of a brother). I left here early the day after Labor Day (I made the reservation, by telephone, on Labor Day), and had to buy the ticket that morning. The agent at the airport was unable to raise any credit card company by telephone to confirm that my credit was good--and he decided to risk selling me the ticket anyway (Isn't it wonderful that credit can now be checked quickly?).
Johnny
Stourbridge Lion Modelcar: Am I remembering correctly...? Anyone....They were eventually rescued...! From: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Eddie_Rickenbacker_survive_many_days_in_a_lifeboat In October 1942 Eddie Rickenbacker was aboard a B-17 that was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean. He and most of the crew were finally rescued on 13th November after 24 days lost at sea.
Modelcar: Am I remembering correctly...? Anyone....They were eventually rescued...!
Am I remembering correctly...? Anyone....They were eventually rescued...!
From: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Eddie_Rickenbacker_survive_many_days_in_a_lifeboat
In October 1942 Eddie Rickenbacker was aboard a B-17 that was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean. He and most of the crew were finally rescued on 13th November after 24 days lost at sea.
Gee, that was quick...! Thanks for the response. Somehow, that sticks in my memory from that era....
Quentin
Modelcar Am I remembering correctly...? Anyone....They were eventually rescued...!
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
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Muncie has bright, white sky and 31 degrees earlier this morning.
It's dry. Grass is still nice and green. If it woudn't be so fresh in temp out there, I'd do one more mowing / mulching across the lawn to get those scattering of leaves the wind brought me at no cost.
I even had someone's big Christmas Bow laying in the yard from the wind these past several days, and of course this item from overnight.
Wind is almost calm this morning. Finally.
But, guess we'll not do so, and let them rot and turn into fertilizer by next Spring....There is not many anyways...Just don't like to look at them.
grampaw pettibone Peace be with you. 55 and fair in Carolina this morning. The boffins guess it may make it to 72 today, but rain is moving in later. Who remembers Dogpatch Airlines' chief pilot, Eddie Ricketyback? I feel like his namesake this morning. Cold weather ain't kind to an auld codger like me......Everyone have a great day and stay safe
Peace be with you. 55 and fair in Carolina this morning. The boffins guess it may make it to 72 today, but rain is moving in later.
Who remembers Dogpatch Airlines' chief pilot, Eddie Ricketyback? I feel like his namesake this morning. Cold weather ain't kind to an auld codger like me......Everyone have a great day and stay safe
......Just a little trivia in remembering:......How about Eddie Rickenbacker and a few crew members being stranded on a lifeboat....Was it 21 days, in WWII. And desperate for food, one day a sea bird of some kind, landed on one person's head, and he reached up and captured it....Food for the desperate.
Happy TGIF Railfans!
It's 17F outside right now but they say we are in for a nice weekend; YIPPE!!!!!!!
Keep those RPO's running so all can't get their special RR requests this year...
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to #$%@ I go
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 Friday morning everyone. One question this morning: Who left the door open, to bring in this cold air?? Our current temp is about 35, 36 degrees, but with the breeze, it sure does feel cooler than that. Believe I heard our high today would be 39, 40 degrees. So it's not going to 'warm' up too much.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Doughnuts, danish, bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits & gravy are on the warmer/serving bar.
Guess I'll finish baking the rest of the mincemeat bars today, and then get started on the sugar cookies, which will be cut in the shape of ornaments, wreaths, Santa, holly sprigs, reindeer, angel, sleigh, etc.
Everyone have a good morning, take care, and I'll see you all later, as I'll definitely be back to get our Friday Fish Fry ready.
Weather behaving a bit different now....Haven't even bothered to check on what's in the pipeline for us weatherwise...
It's "cooling" back down now...It's 39 degrees as we type. Still blustry winds....Not raining.
Wind has been the most of it today....plus unseasonably warm.
Good afternoon all. Been busy in the kitchen all afternoon, baking. Did Walt's Mincemeat Bars. Guess I'll start on the Christmas cookies for us to have here at home, tomorrow. Time seems to be getting away from me.
The menu for this afternoon/evening:
1. Open-face roast beef sandwiches w/mashed taters and beef gravy, corn, broccoli w/butter sauce,garden salad and homemade dinner rolls.
2. Steaks w/steak fries, broccoli w/butter sauce, corn, and garden salad.
Believe our temp made it to 64 degrees, with a very nice, warm breeze. Current temp is 63 degrees.
Everyone have a good evening, take care, and see you all later.
afternoon
busy running errands today.work tonight.tomorrow need to go give hugs.Time to go get matt from his afterschool program.Cw thanks for supper.
Joe
Our morning was treated to a variety of weather. Dark clouds.....Sunshine....rain....blustery winds.....and mild temps.
Mid to upper 50's now, and warm winds.
Unusual for this time of the year.
Good Morning fellow Railfans!
It's a sunny cool morning in the Mile High City! In a much better mood today so the coffee is on me!
Still working on getting my Trip Video library backed up to a secondary disk(s). If I recall I was doing a Railfan Trip report that I need to get back too. I think I was doing something on the Georgetown Loop and was about to work on it's video section when I found it's video was not yet on the computer to process.
Good Thursday morning everyone. Raining here in Louisville this morning, with a temp in the upper 50s. Supposed to get up to about 63 degrees today.
Walt (Mutt) and I finally got the decorations out, went through the boxes, put some into newer boxes, and discarded some old, old decorations that have seen better days. Have the lights on the tree, but that's about it, so far. The garland and then the ornaments will go on sometime today. Sorry about not making it back in here yesterday.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer/serving bar.
Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.
...Thanks Joe. We survived with a low key, but good day.
Some weather...! It's 54.9 degrees right now.
taking a break today.Mr & Mrs Modelcar congrats on 53 years!!! We have our houseguest back as our neighbors had to go give hugs.We gave hugs and told them to drive safely.
Csx and the city are still going back and forth about the viaduct.Going to get things around for work tonight.Hopefully we don't need to play row row row the buick when we go to work tonight.
cw thanks for supper.
Indeed, looks like a wet Thursday, but the temperature drops for the weekend with scattered snow showers forecast.
Hopefully we'll have a dry spell for the Polar Express trip that night. Not so much for the crew, but for the passengers. Many arrive in their PJs...
Meeting tonight, followed by a party. Tomorrow it's back on the road for a few days on the railroad and the wrap-up of the season for the trains.
Time to get my packing done...
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Stourbridge Lion Good Morning fellow Railfans. It's 29F this morning and I need coffee NOW! Now where in the heck is my morning paper as it's not on the driveway so which one of you took it. Beware of the Stourbridge Lion today he's in a grumpy mood.
Good Morning fellow Railfans.
It's 29F this morning and I need coffee NOW! Now where in the heck is my morning paper as it's not on the driveway so which one of you took it. Beware of the Stourbridge Lion today he's in a grumpy mood.
Drank the coffee, too. Nothing exciting there. Maybe later.....
Licked the tops of the rolls, donuts and muffins. Delicious. Help yourself.
Where else but the Diner can you get such good service...?
Tree - looks like you are going to be the recipient of all the water we didn't keep. Like Quentin, we have had rain for 24 hours and it was a wet rain - but no snow and no ice! Got rid of most of our snowbanks, too. But headed pretty much NE to whatever is up there. (lakes, another country, a couple of states, whatever....)
Off once again to do more
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
We're lucky....Morning temps. were in the mid 40's...Believe we had rain all of the overnight. Normally, this time of the season, it would be snow.
So far, just the 1.5" I've mentioned before, for this season. Would be nice if it could continue, but sometimes...that's not the best either. Tends to mess up the structure of whatever season we're in, and we pay for it sooner or later in some way, weather wise.
Pretty bright, white sky now, and not raining. Should "warm" to above normal today.
Again, to all who wished us nice words for our anniversary, thanks.
Good Wednesday morning everyone. It is about 44 degrees outside this morning, and we've had spotty rain throughout the night, that is beginning to head north and east of us, mostly around the Seymour, IN way. The guessers are saying we'll reach 64 degrees today, after only getting up to 52 degrees yesterday.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer/serving bar, and as a special treat this morning, I've put out some of the Christmas cookies I've been baking. Might even try to make some fudge.
Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you later.
Happy Anniversary Quentin and Jean.
24°F now. Been a nice day. so nice I should have gone out and finished my Christmas shopping. If I don't quit procrastinating I am going to get really jammed up.
No new RR news today.
Bruce
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We have 23 years and counting here........
Late to the party today - CONGRADS Quentin and Jean!!!!!!!
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