Morning all!
60* here in Pensacola Florida. Looks like it's going to be cloudy today. I got over to Mobile, Alabama yesterday for some railfanning. Saw 6 trains in just over 3 hours. Not bad not bad at all! We did get to do something heroic of sorts... We were down by the Mobile River (i think it was the Mobile River) railfanning. we were perched atop a small bluff just behind a large transmission line tower that overlooked the CSX main out of town. The tracks cross the river on a swing bridge to allow for occasional barge traffic to go down the river. Any who, this transmission line tower had what I'd say was a 5' deep concrete liner surrounding it. Inside the liner were all sorts of weeds ad trees that had grown up inside.
Anyhow, after seeing the first two trains go through, I went back to the Tahoe to wipe my EOS 7D's card clean onto the external hard drive when I glanced down into the pit. Lo-and-behold, there laid three skinny, hungry chocolate labs laying in the weeds!!! Mom called the humane society and they came and rescued the animals. It was a fitting end to a great day of train watching!
After this all happened, I got to thinking. We are just a bunch of mumbling bumbling railfans from Indiana, and we came all the way down to Mobile, Alabama to railfan and we stumble upon three dogs. If we didn't go railfanning that day we wouldn't have seen those dogs and they probably would have laid there and starved to death. I think it's just amazing how the good lord works.
I think that god is also a railfan. ;)
Have a stellar day all!
-Justin
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Good Day Railfans!
Right now it's 29F and Sunny on it's way to a forecast high of 38F. Our major IT project kicked off last night as right now things are going smoothly (knock on wood!). Still working on my new Rocky Mountain Empire blog bring online my D&H collection, today's uploads are all about HO Scale flarcars...
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.....A star in your "crown" Justin, and your family, for bringing the right help to take care of the pups in need...Like to hear {successful}, events like this.
Quentin
Justin, very proud of you and your family!! Wouldn't it be nice, if the animal shelter gave you & family, one of the labs to take home with you, just for calling and letting them know about them being stuck in there?
Our temp is already in the low 50s, think 51 or 52, with plenty of nice sunshine.
Did get to the library this morning. Mookie, I went to the Mystery section, and checked out a few Cat who. . . books to reread. Sure do miss Ms. Braun: she was my all time favorite mystery author.
I have our Friday Fish Fry ready and on the warmer bar:
Fish: Bass, catfish, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, perch, salmon croquets and salmon patties, shrimp (jumbo butterfly) Talipia
Side Dishes: Baked beans, corn on the cob, baked cornbread, macaroni & cheese, macaroni salad, potato salad, cole slaw, fries (reg. & curly), hush puppies, mixed greens, turnip greens, spinach, deep fried breaded mushrooms
Desserts: Chocolate cake w/white icing, yellow cake w/chococlate icing, rice pudding; pies (pecan, apple, blueberry) cobblers: peach, strawberry, and apple dumplings
Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, and see you all later.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
The Bark Brothers applaud your efforts Justin.
good morning
Justin well done young man.was watching CSX roll by yesterday at FC.The y101 had cars for the Maw.They also had a rail train laying rail west of town.Breakfast is ready.Juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready too.Going to go to Stryker and see a presentation about the Toledo and Indiana RR.It was an interurban line.Going to look at some NS when thats done.Will be back for pizza later.
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 Saturday morning everyone. Joe, thank you very much, for taking care of opening up this morning, and fixing breakfast.
We have a temp of 34 degrees, going for a high in the mid 50s this afternoon. Then, sometime late tonight, rain, possibly a mix, changing over to snow in the morning. But we're not supposed to have much, if any, accumulation, in our immediate area. Most of the snow fall will be towards Lexington and eastward/southeastward, where they could see 6 to 8 inches of snow.
Everyone enjoy your day, take care, and see you all later this evening.
.....They {weather people}, said after the clouds moved on we'd have sunshine....Well they certainly have....The sky is clear, and of course, sunshine. Above freezing, and to warm into the upper 40's again today. Some Feb.....Just keep it coming.
Paula, noted that batch of weather that will be passing below South of us, and on east. If it tracks as they think it will, we'll not see anything from it. But it does have a bit of moisture so there will be snow in it's track.
Various flowers are continuing to push up out of the ground here....Of course it's too early for that, but that's the kind of Winter we've been having.
I note we will have some action at Daytona today with Sprint Car practice. Time is moving on, and race day less than 2 weeks away to kick off the new season.
Anyone interested: Time today 11 am and 2pm...on Speed channel.
When we spent Winters in Florida, we used to visit Daytona at this time of the season, to watch the Sprint Cars run tests and practice. Most of the cars at this time of action are still in primer paint with temporary numbers on them. Price of admission: Free.
Saw this on FB last night and it truly shows how NOT to drive a car; very sad results...
watch?v=QqoQbkG1ozw
Good for you Justin . Sure made my day and hope the rest of the trip is full of good events.
Cannonball
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good evening
we did have some snow squalls pass by as we were out and about today.that is winter in Nw ohio.saw some good stuff on NS.Hope the L 96 can make it back to east wayne yard in new haven so the crew doesn't need a taxi.There was a lady that drove by and told them they had some picture takes as they switched a steel plant near Auburn.Cw thanks for the pizzas.They are good.
You're very welcome, Joe. I was just getting ready to report that the pizzas are now on the warmer bar. Later on, I'll pop some popcorn, and make hot chocolate for all of us.
Went out for my dose of fresh air and vitamin D. Not terribly warm, but in the sun, it was wonderful.
Saw some freight today and they had two old Norfolk and Western boxcars - strangers in this part of the country. Love freight - never know what you will see. Also two BNSF - GP 38 and GP50 still running around.
Popcorn and hot chocolate sound good.
Popcorn and hot chocolate do sound good.
Been busy getting ready for some training we're hosting at the FD. This particular item is an annual requirement, but it's tough to get it all in, especially since it's eight hours on various specific topics. So we're making an event of it - various speakers, lunch, maybe even a few door prizes. We've got upwards of seventy folks coming, which is unheard of for the fire service in this area.
I'll be glad when it's over - then I can get started on next year's program...
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....The sunshine was nice here today too for about half of the day, then the clouds kind of filled in. But our wind was expressing itself, and even with mod temps...and sunshine, was not very comfortable. But dry all day.
There is snow passing towards the east and just under my home State of Pennsylvania. Looks like we missed all of that moisture.
Flower stems sticking out of the ground. Not good.
Ahhh, a little bit of popcorn, and drinking the hot chocolate, sure did put me out like a light last night. Slept until 4 a.m. this morning. Going to be a busy, busy day for me: Church this morning, then have to go to the funeral home this afternoon. One of my 2nd cousins passed away; she was only 53, or 54 years young. Not sure what happened to her, maybe I'll hear something this afternoon.
It looks like the snow that was to becoming our way, is going to bypass us and stay to the south and east of the Louisville area. Current temp is about 34 degrees, and I haven't heard what our high is supposed to be for today.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go, including hot cider and hot water for hot tea. Breakfast is on the warmer bar.
And for Sunday Dinner, in a Crock Pots and a slow cookers, you'll find Pork Chop Abracadbra and Beef stew, with assorted vegetables in the oven.
If I get a chance, maybe I can make it back in this evening some time; everyone have a good day, take care, and see you, either later tonight, or tomorrow.
Cw thanks for breakfast and supper.time to get ready for church and Sunday school.Back to work tonight.
.....Our Sunday morning is a cool one. 25 degrees when I first looked. Sunshine, and probably will be dry all day...and warmer.
Church at 11, then back home to regroup...and then, probably to Texas Roadhouse for our Sunday meal.
Terrible nasty wrecks in the Nascar "shootout" race at Daytona last night. Believe everyone came out ok. Extreme safety construction in the Sprint cars now really have extended the safety envelope when these extreme accidents happen.
Jeff Gordon slid 800 to 1000' on the drivers side door last night, and appears he emerged with out even a scratch. Restrictor plate racing bunches the cars too much....and it's just a matter of "when"....not..."If", when the big one happens.
One big change in the cars now beyond the new safety factors is the replacement of the carb. with fuel injection. Been wondering when that would happen. It was announced last year it was being put to use this season. Seemed like there has not been any major problems with it, that I've seen reported.
I've wondered about the extremely high fuel pressure necessary for using F I....Might that cause a problem under certain crash conditions....?? Guess we'll find out.
It is a nice day in Roanoke if you like snow & rain mix at 910 mst.. Here in the mtns. it is threatning to rain on us. I am not afraid, but my joints are ( ritis) and his brother Arthur . HEH HEH
Jim
Modelcar I've wondered about the extremely high fuel pressure necessary for using F I....Might that cause a problem under certain crash conditions....?? Guess we'll find out.
My guess is that it won't make much of a difference. Gasoline doesn't compress much, so the volumes released wouldn't be much different than with a carburetor.
Temp is currently 59F, partly cloudy with a bit of sprinkling this morning. Will be doing yardwork the rest of the morning and early afternoon with church in the late afternoon.
- Erik
For Mookie that remembers Gus as a truck driver. We now know a little more about Nigel.......
BossHen came home late from a volunteer meeting, about 11PM. I had already crashed on the bed watching the TV. The dogs came up to join me. When BossHen got home about 11PM, she discovered Nigel sitting on the remote, oblivious to the fact he was flipping channels randomly and periodically picking animal shows that would cause Doogie to "alert".
After a few minutes of this came hysterical laughter that woke me up. I got a detailed explanation of the show the next morning.
If Nigel, as a TV engineer, finds anything worth watching for Doogie, the customer, let me know.
However, hopefully da boyz found the remote during the Westminister Dog Show - some fine looking ladies and gents!
They're a little upset that a poofy little toy dog won.
Good Monday morning everyone. I finally got home last night, just before 7 p.m. Was really tired: seems like, from my memories, that sitting/standing/waking around a funeral home does that to a person. But at least I got to see some of my cousins, whom I haven't seen for about 24 years. One of my cousins is now living in Winconson, but the rest of his siblings are still in the Elizabethtown/Glendale area of Hardin County, KY. Did find out the deceased's mother (my 1st cousin), that her husband came in from work, about 6:30 a.m., saw all the lights on, and TV on. Found her face down across the bed. They won't know the results for bit, but they think she may have had a heart attack. One of my other cousins, her aunt, said that she just grieved herself to death, because her middle son had died awhile back, either 3 weeks or months ago. Grief can surely do a number on us.
Oh well, enough sadness for today. We got down into the low to mid 20s overnight, supposed to make it up to 50 degrees this afternoon. Sunshine is beginning to appear.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. And breakfast is on the warmer bar. Everyone have a good morning, and see you all later this afternoon.
....Our morning is a sunny frosty start of 22 degrees. Fine, and it will be warming somewhat today. No complaints.
Sunny and cold here. At least a snowshoe event a little south of here got enough snow to have their races over the weekend.
The training event we held Sunday was successful - 50 firefighters attended, and according to the critiques most found it worthwhile.
With the holiday today, not much to do, so it's wind-down time.
sunshine today.work is still busy busy.Cw sorry for your loss .Thanks for supper.Time to get ready for work.
Thank you, Joe. Tomorrow would have been her 55th birthday. But she'll be celebrating it in heaven, now.
Menu for tonight:
Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs with all the fixings (tomatoes, onion, pickles, relish, lettuce). Dessert tonight: No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies (some people call it Wheat Fudge), Oatmeal-raisin cookies, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, butterscotch cookies, and the following cobblers: apple, cherry, peach and strawberry/rhubarb, with whatever flavor ice cream you want.
Hope everyone has enjoyed the sunshine today, believe our current temp is in the mid 50s, with plenty of sunshine. If you're in the sunshine, you stay warm: if you're in the shade, it is a bit chilly. But otherwise, a very nice afternoon.
Have a good evening, take care, and I'll see you all in the morning.
Good Tuesday morning everyone!! And. . . . Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Dear Quentin, Happy Birthday to you!! And many more!
Everything has been cleaned up from last night and we're all set to go this morning. Coffee, juices ,etc., are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer bar.
You all have a good morning, take care, and see you sometime later.
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