Good Sunday morning everyone. 33 degrees, going for a high in the mid 40s today. But, it will be cloudy, and possibly have winds gusting to 40 mph or so.
Erik, welcome to the Flat Wheel Cafe! Like the sound of your version of peach cobbler. Is the dutch oven almost filled with the cobbler?
Larry, sounds like you had a really good time yesterday.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer bar: bacon, eggs, toast, blueberry muffins, pecan rolls and butter kuchen.
Everyone have a very good morning, take care going to work, Church, rail fanning, whatever you have to do this morning.
.....Weather started out sunny this morning. Now, a bit of overcast. There is a "Low" north of us and moving east and that will {forecasters say}, bring some snow showers, perhaps noon and this afternoon....About 40% chance for this action. But less than an inch.
So...Have to delete church and head towards Indy with granddaughter to meet "Mom" at our meeting place, which is about half way between our respective homes. Don't want her driving on the interstate with the snow potential this afternoon....and I'd like to stay out of it too.
Was looking forward with us all getting to church this morning, and Jean has some new meds. that seem to not agree with her, so we'll just be working around these situations.
Looks like our weather, starting tomorrow...will be changing for the better. 40's and 50's and partly cloudy / sunny all this week. That sounds pretty good.
We have turned the corner, temperature wise....We're on the upswing now gaining, not losing temp.
Quentin
Quentin, hope Jean gets adjusted to the new meds all right. If not, the Dr. may have to change them again.
Here is our menu for our Sunday Dinner:
1. Lasagna w/garden salad, broccoli w/butter sauce, baked potatoes and your choice of garlic bread, Italian bread or Texas toast.
2. Broiled rib eye steaks w/garden salad, baked potatoes and your choice of any of the above listed breads.
We're supposed to get to a high of 45 to 47 degrees, last I heard on the late morning news. Winds do seem kind of brisk outside and are gusting. Everyone have a good afternoon, take care and see you all later.
Yes, Paula.....She is better after eating certain things today....Hot chicken noodle soup, included. So hope we can get this problem solved tomorrow. The "side effects", on the included paper with the new meds...{for arthritus}, in her hands, lists stomach as one of many problems that can be caused....So it's a pretty good suspect.
Trip to get granddaughter back with parents...went just fine. Didn't realize how much wind I was bucking on the way down there until I got out to meet daughter at our meeting place....Must have been 30 or more mph.
On the way back {with the wind at my back}, I brought up the "readout" on the dash {car}, and at that moment, I was doing 71 mph.....and mpg readout was 31. I wonder what it was when I was bucking into it on the way down. Being on cruse, I didn't realize how bad it was, but did notice it was trying to blow the car around some on the interstate.
Good Monday morning everyone. Starting out with a temp around 29, 30 degrees, and calm winds. Supposed to get up close to 60 degrees today. Guess the bucket will empty out on us all next month.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy & jam/jelly/preserves, are ready and waitin' on the warmer bar.
Took a long walk yesterday afternoon, about 2 1/2 hours, just walking around the neighborhood. Walked slowly, so I wouldn't tire my knee, and also so the wind wouldn't blow me to who-knows-where. That daggone wind tried to knock my walking stick out of my hand several times, but I managed to keep a good grip on it.
Everyone have a great day, hope you all had a very good weekend, take care and see you all later.
Good Morning Railfans!
It's35F and Sunny here in Denver this morning. It figures it would be a nice day when I have to be at w**k!
Oh well, enjoy the day!
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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69 degrees and sunny. I reserve the right to whine about any cold weather the rest of winter.
Moo
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie, we're at 60 degrees at 4:32 p.m. But it is still quite breezy outside. Go ahead and be a weather complainer for the rest of the winter, and I'll be right with you!! Would have taken another walk this afternoon, but I just didn't feel like putting up with the stiff breeze that is blowing, with its occasional gusts.
The menu for the rest of this afternoon/evening:
1. Grilled chicken
2. Lasagna
3. Vegetables: garden salad, green beans, peas & carrots, white hominy, mashed taters w/milk gravy and your choice of buttermilk biscuits, cornbread or Italian bread sticks.
Everyone enjoy, have a good evening, take care and see you all in the morning.
Present - with no news. Would look for footprints in the snow, but....no snow.
It's 26F and Sunny here at Mile High with a hit if snow maybe coming Thursday. It's been so warm this year that the trees are starting to bud out and the Iris are coming up. The grass never truly went dormat and is starting to green up. It's still January right???
Darren, ~~ 1929 was a good year for your avatar as I found on pg. 56. Also is that a mine ore hauler?? What is that tower used for ?? Just curious about the photo.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
#17 rests today as an outdoor display at the "Western Museum of Mining and Industry" and I will see if I can dig up a photograph on the sign in front of the engine tonight when I'm home. I took that photo back in July 2010 as part of what I called my "2010: Railfanning South of Town" RRAdventures trip that I will post more about later in a trip report topic here.
Good afternoon everyone. Produce went well this morning. We had 68 people, and handed out the produce outside this morning. With a temp in the low 50s, it wouldn't have been bad, if the breeze didn't have a good kick to it. By the time I got home, just before 10 a.m., my feet felt like ice. On the truck today: potatoes, pomegranites, cabbage, and salad mix.
Here is the menu for the rest of the day: Mexican Fiesta Day:
1. Burritos (beef, beef & bean, beef burrito deluxe enchilada style
2. Tacos (soft shell and hard shell)
3. Taco salad
4. Chimichangas
5. Fajitas
Side dishes: Spanish rice, refried beans, chopped lettuce w/diced tomatoes and bits of onion for anyone who wants them.
Also have plenty of tortilla chips w/picante sauce, salsa and con queso.
Everyone have a good afternoon, take care and see you all later.
OK, rested up from the train show last weekend (drove home Monday and slept a lot after that). Their gate was almost 23,000 people, and they estimate with passes the total attendance for the weekend was 25,000. That's a lot of people. Then, again, it is the biggest RR show in the northeast.
Fixed a problem with the heat at the fire station, so that'll warm up again.
It hit 40-ish here today. Although there was an inch or two of snow while I was out of town, it's almost all gone (again). My well is not going to like this come August.
Time for supper.
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50 + degrees today wow!! Matt had an extra recess at school.Cw thanks for supper.time to get ready for work.
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").
Stourbridge Lion #17 rests today as an outdoor display at the "Western Museum of Mining and Industry" and I will see if I can dig up a photograph on the sign in front of the engine tonight when I'm home. I took that photo back in July 2010 as part of what I called my "2010: Railfanning South of Town" RRAdventures trip that I will post more about later in a trip report topic here.
Good Wednesday morning everyone. Well, we are now into a new month, and a 'short' one at that, at least by a day or two, as this apparently is Leap Year. Wonder what that ole goundhog will do in the morning.
We are starting off with a temp of 53 degrees this morning, going for a high of 61, two degrees cooler than yesterday. The rain that came in last evening has left the area, and things are beginning to dry out.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer bar.
Hope you all have a good morning, take care, and I'll see you all later on. If anyone has any menu ideas for today, just let me know.
Thank you Darren for your effort to post the information on the "trammer".
Respectfully, Cannonball
Happy February Modelers!
It's 27F here and they are talking about some serious white stuff coming our way in the next day or two. Already had to pull over two SPAMMER posts today so this RR Forum Cop would like his coffee a bit stronger today with maybe a hint of Jack in it please.
.....Appreciate someone "policing" the "bad, and unwanted" from our activities here on the fourm.....{Darren}.
Our Feb. 1st {how welcome}, is bright partly sunny, and mild here today.
Yesterday, on the golf course behind us, we had golfers, and some had on shorts...! Jan. 31th...! There are golfers on this course every month of the year at sometime...regardless of it being Winter part of the time, but that is a bit more doable now. Min. amounts of snow so far this season, had really brought out quite a few in just passed January.
That is quite a snow plow the engine carries in Darren's photo of the Cumbres &Toltec Scenic Railroad.
switch7frg Thank you Darren for your effort to post the information on the "trammer". Respectfully, Cannonball
No Problem Cannonball, when I get to that RRAdventures trip report I was going to need to track down that photo anyway. I always try to photograph the signs at displays to capture whatever I can about the display since I tend to be about a year behind in trip reports and will forget the details if they are not photographed.
afternoon
still mild for this time of year.Any groundhog peeping out tomorrow around here would be greeted with some warm lead.City and csx still mixing politics into the viaduct issue.Cw thanks for supper.Chores and work tonight.
Been a busy day around here, what with going to the grocery store this morning. Had to stock on some food items, both for here and home.
Very nice out, although the sun has gone in behind the clouds. Current temp is somewhere in the low 60s, with just a touch of a breeze. Really, really nice for Feb. 1st.
Here is our menu for tonight:
1. Sloppy joes w/fries and garden salad
2. Grilled pork chops w/fresh cooked broccoli and garden salad
Everyone, hope you've had a very good day, will have a good evening also, and I'll see you all later on.
Good evening. I thought I would drop by for a late supper.
34° now and it was up to the high forties today. The snow is melting away pretty quickly.
I was up visiting my Mom on Sunday, and then on Monday I had the thought that I am now older than my Dad was when he accepted early retirement. When the Calgary-Edmonton Dayliner (RDC) was discontinued, the CPR was able to downgrade the signaling system from ABS and TT&TO to a system called MBS, a predecessor to OCS (US TWC). The company offered early retirement to the top twelve men on the seniority list so they wouldn't have to layoff the bottom twelve, only to have to retrain men at some point in the future.
When he was offered retirement he was 57 years 8 months old, and he seemed like an old guy then. Now I am one week shy of being 57 years 10 months old. He had planned on retiring at 60, but they offered to pay 80% of his final wage until he was 65, when he would go on full pension. It was too good an offer to pass up and as it turned out he passed away four months shy of his 65th birthday. He was still with it enough at the end to be annoyed that after all those years of paying into the plan, he was never going to collect a single cheque from it.
Over on the Classic Trains homepage is another thing my Mom periodically brings up. Under the heading of "Mix-up on the Ripley Mixed" is a photo of the first diesel engine on a B&O branchline. If you blow the picture up you will notice that the Engineer is wearing a Tie with his Overalls. My Mom always comments on how Engineers had enough respect for their position and the company to wear ties. Now T-shirts and jeans with a baseball cap seems to be the more favoured look. I guess those were the days.
No new RR news, which might mean that CN has been able to lift the slow order on the Fabyan Trestle where the grain cars derailed and fell off a week ago.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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"O. S. Irricana"
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Good Thursday morning everyone. 43 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high today of 59, 60 degrees. Should be another nice day around here.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is ready and on the warmer bar.
Got a nice little rain shower last night. When I went to bed around 9:30, it was still raining, but everything is dry this morning. Hope you all had a good day yesterday, and will have very good day today. Everyone take care, and see you all later.
Good morning and peace be with you. 63 and cloudy, although there is sun at the moment. We are supposed to get some rain over the next few days, and we can surely use it. We are at a 22" deficit in that dept.
Much hubub at the present. The propane man just made a delivery and rattlled the gate a little while doing it. This upset the girls something awful and they reacted like the mafia or something was out there. If it was a crook tho, I doubt they would make a sound....
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)
We too are in to another nice February day.....Hazy, and early fog, but sun is getting thru at times. Mod. temps. Extended weather forecast indicates, pretty decent weather next 7 days...including temps generally in the 40's.
I will not complain about that.
If this continues though, growing things are going to pre emerge believing Spring has arrived, and will really get messed up.
Modelcar We too are in to another nice February day.....Hazy, and early fog, but sun is getting thru at times. Mod. temps. Extended weather forecast indicates, pretty decent weather next 7 days...including temps generally in the 40's. I will not complain about that. If this continues though, growing things are going to pre emerge believing Spring has arrived, and will really get messed up.
Another very nice day here also, thinking about getting the bike out again today.(have the last 2 days, been in the 60s.)
Quentin, You are quite right about weather/things being "messed up", I'm not sure the Robins around here ever went anywhere during what little bit of actual cold weather we've had. Been seeing bunches of them around our yard for the past several weeks.
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!!
This Just In: Canadian Groundhogs predict early spring. Wiarton (ON) Willie, and Shubenacadie (NS) Sam both didn't see their shadow's. We no longer have an Alberta Groundhog, as our representative Balzac Billy, was involved in a scandal. It seems his owner had been using a stuffed replica with carefully orchestrated photo-ops for several years before being found out. And besides, Groundhogs were never indigenous to Alberta anyway.
It is only 22° and clear now, with a high of 36° later.
Let's see: Annie Green Springs, Blue Nun, Pinot Grigio, Gerwurztraminer (Sir Chicken - Driver sez that last one should make the asparagus really grow ....
They are predicting 6-12 inches of snow Fri-Sat somewhere in Nebraska. They can't seem to make up their minds just where. Looks like for sure the SW corner will be buried, but other than that, they can't predict if we will or won't here in the SE corner. So I am laying in my supply of "whine".....
Bruce - my dad worked when engineers used to wear overalls - you know - "bibbies". My mother used to starch and iron them as well as his cap since they stayed clean longer. And he always wore one of his older ties with it. Then when they relaxed the dress code, he went to wash pants, sport shirt and tie....excitement at our house was on Tuesday when mom had to iron those bibbies and cap, a job she did, but hated every minute of it. I would sit on a chair and watch her and think it looked kind of fun. Silly me!
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