good morning
happy st patricks day.We have green eggs and ham for breakfast.And you can take them on a train if you wish.Going to take mamma out for her birthday.(it's actually on tuesday) Matt is going to be with G+G helping out.more bracket busters last night.Now we are in who will survive for next weekend in the sweet 16.
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").
Justin good luck on that report.more chores and bracket watching today.Might get to see some trains tomorrow.cw thanks for supper.
Joe
Afternoon all. It's a sweltering 82* here on the western side of the Hoosier State. It was actually kind of miserable at school though, the massive chiller machines that cool the building won't start up so although it was 80*, they kept pumping out roasting hot air...
Anyway, the N&W J report is coming along well. I'm up to 9 pages already and have only touched on the design of the locomotive. this is a massive undertaking!
Have a great weekend all!
-Justin
The road to to success is always under construction. _____________________________________________________________________________ When the going gets tough, the tough use duct tape.
Mookie, thank you very much for the info on the Netherlands webcams. I'll be trying that out shortly.
Went to the library this morning, and stopped in to another location, to reschedule an appointment that I/we missed/forgot about last week. New appointment is for Tuesday afternoon, which means I'll probably be leaving the house around 1 p.m.
Here is our meal lineup for the rest of today:
FISH: Bass, catfish, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, perch, scallops, shrimp, clams, and tilapia
SIDE DISHES: Baked beans, corn on the cob, cornbread, fries, deep-fried breaded mushrooms, mac & cheese, spinach, mustard greens
DESSERTS: Chocolate cake w/white icing, yellow cake w/chocolate icing, pecan pie, lemon pie, and the following cobblers: apple, peach, strawberry
We've had little spurts of sunshine today, but it has remained on the cool/chilly side (at least to me). I don't even know what our current temp is. What with my errands earlier, I missed the noon news/weather reports, as I didn't get back home until about 1:20 this afternoon. Oh well, life happens, doesn't it.
Everyone take care, have a good evening, and see you all later.
"Overspoor"....Had to download the extension to that to check out the Netherlands cams this morning. Some changes have been made to the cams....
Don't know if I can still contact these cams the way I always did it before or not...I have not been on that web site for some time. Just thought I'd check out this site re: from Jen, and after I downloaded some data, the cams came up.
Saw some different cam locations I'd not seen before. Can't hear the sounds as I'm fighting an audio problem here....???
Avatar...Trivia: A German effort pre WWII with 4 driving axles, but each driving axle has a "V" cylinder arrangement on the axle end...{like looking at the end of a gasoline vehicle engine crankshaft end and being able to see the "V" arrangement of pistons....Except this engine is a steam engine. {A V-8}, I understand in a test, it did run roughly, 125 mph...!
Quentin
Good Morning Railfans!
It's another wonderful day in the Mile High City. Currently 49F but once again heading up into the 70's with a weekend that looks to be nice as well.
As for the NCAA Basketball tournament, I am12-4 in the first half of Round 2 and this is part of a Owner/Company event as a fun employee activity the owners setup and they are also participating/winning in. We are a small upcoming company and the owners sponsor these team building events off on on throughout the year. They even setup some of these as fun competitions with other companies (Partners / Customers) as a way to bound us together like family.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
My Blog
OK - home for the day, so must tidy up some details.
CW - and anyone wanting to watch the Netherlands webcams - just type in Overspoor in your browser.
That should take you to a very colorful page that gives you lots to look over. Middle of the page is Super Cam Selector. You can open each one and see what and "who" you want to watch.
There is a kestrel nestbox inside and outside. When Lady Bird lays her eggs, which she will probably do around the end of March, she will lay them one at a time and over several days. Check in during the daylight hours.
Same for the perigrine falcons - inside and out. I know the kestrels will leave the eggs just lying there until all are laid and then Lady Bird will incubate them.
Snell Loop is good duck watching with an occasional heron/egret wandering thru. One cam is of the brilliantly colored Kingfisher - I didn't know birds could fly with almost no tail, but the Kingfishers are masters - both flying and diving. They nest in the holes of the creek bank that is on one of the cams. Fun to watch them going in and out of the holes.
Railcam is always busy and visible 24/7/365. They do railwork on the weekends around 3 am their time.
Right now there is a 6 hour difference in time and at end of March when they go on EDST, there will be 7 until we change time again. We are about a month ahead of them. During most of the year, the difference is 7 hours.
That is a real "tavern" on right side of railcam; they have street parades every so often and seem to be well regulated in traffic flow.
I just saw Dad (Two-toes/no beak) go in the nest box with a mouse. After his face-to-face meetings with her ripping the mouse out of his beak, he is learning to carry them in his claw and dangle them outside the box. He called for Lady Bird, but she is busy elsewhere. So he ate the mouse. (rated PG-17) They are hard to tell apart, but if the bird is preening, it is Lady Bird. Ah, even in nature.....
Off to do things I don't want to do, but must. Domestic Engineer you know....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Friday morning everyone. Temp in the upper 50s to low 60s this morning, should see a high of around 82 again today. Rain should be out of here by 10 a.m., then sunshiny. Hope so, cause think I'll take a trip to the library, and return a few books that we're through reading.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is ready and on the warmer bar, including a selection of doughnuts, danish, muffins, etc.
Really enjoyed watching UK and WKU play last night: stayed home and watched it on the tube, instead of trying to fight all that traffic downtown. Everyone have a beautiful morning, take care, and see you this afternoon.
afternoon
watching the march madness basketball.glad its friday tonight.warm outside.lots of storms to our north in michigan.cw thanks for supper.
.....Right around 80 degrees here too. When I went to bed last night, the instrument was indicating 67.9....That would be about normal for the 3rd week in July. {Really meaning the early morning temp}.
Mookie, could you or Tree send me the link for the Netherlands Web cam?? Would love to check it out. Mookie, sounds like you're really enjoying this beautiful weather we're having!!
Sun is shining, although the weatherman says we may have another system of rain coming in around 5 p.m. this afternoon.
Here's our menu for the rest of the afternoon and tonight:
1. Chicken & dumplings
2. Broiled steaks w/garden salad, baby vegetable medley, corn and steak fries
DESSERTS:
1. Dutch apple pie
2. Yellow cake w/chocolate icing
3. Peach and strawberry cobblers w/ice cream
4. Strawberry/rhubarb pie
Everyone enjoy the afternoon and the gorgeous weather, take care and see you all later.
All of 39 this morning, but I woke to thunder as a line of minor storms came down out of Canada.
Haven't been watching the Netherlands cams much lately. Maybe I should!
Gotta head to town, soon, too.
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's another bright and sunny day; currently 36F but will be heading up towards to 70's by the afternoon. Went to Village Inn last night for dinner and had our Free Pie. Enjoy the day everyone!
From my August 1987 archive:
It has been around or above 80 all week. Been out trying to soak up as much sunshine and low humidity as I can - storing it for those coming high humidity sunny days to come when I will be inside trying to keep cool.
Changed wardrobe for overnite and turned on ceiling fan.
Will probably be back in fur nighty and muff in April.
Lunch with a friend yesterday. She was best man at our wedding almost 23 years ago. You know the saying - "Best man for a job may be a woman!". Worked for us.
Been watching the nesting boxes on Netherland webcam. Kestrel Dad flies into the box with a "gift" of a mouse for Mom Kestrel. He was holding them in his beak but she flies in @ super speed and grabs the mouse and then makes a u-turn and flies out of the box. I am thinking he may have lost part of a beak since lately he has been holding them in a claw for her to grab.
Now thinking he may be 2-toes.
BNSF was running over themselves yesterday around 4 pm. Driver quipped that it must be close to shift change and they wanted the yard tidied up. Had 4 of the 6 tracks busy for awhile.
Warren was pleased!
Good Thursday morning everyone. Had a thunderstorm roll in around 11 p.m. last night; some lightning and a little bit of thunder. Have some rain northwest of us, in Indiana, but we haven't had anything this morning, to the best of my knowledge.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer bar.
Should make it up to the upper 70s today; yesterday, we made to 82 degrees, and when I went down after 11 p.m., last night, our temp was still in the upper 60s, low 70s. Hopefully, we'll see some sun sometime this afternoon, after some hit and miss rain showers, according to the weather report.this morning.
Everyone have a good day, enjoy, and see you all later.
Nice clear night, and not too cold. Jupiter and Venus are prominent in the evening sky - wish I had a decent telescope! I've seen the "Galilean" moons before - it's pretty need that you can almost see them move.
Our fire commissioners decided to let us put our planned brush/squad truck out to bid tonight. Maybe we'll see it by the end of the summer. Woo Hoo!
Almost time to head for bed.
.....The same as several others....couldn't ask for a more beautiful day. Warm & sunny.
beautiful day.ran errands in town.We have pie for "PI" day.Back to chores then its time to get ready for work.Cw more burgers and Brats for tonight please.
Good morning all!
Looks like were headed for the upper 70's today. Gonna be a great day to head out and do some railfanning.
If I can after schol.....
Have a stellar day!
Well yesterday we tied our record high at 74F and the forecast is low 70's for the next several days.
Happy Pi Day!!!!!!!
From my June 1985 Archive
Good Wednesday morning everyone. Haven't been up very long, so I don't know what our current temp is, other than that it is a bit cool outside. From what I heard on the news/weather last evening, supposed to get up to about 80 degrees today.
Coffee is on, and juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the warmer bar this morning: bacon, eggs, toast, or you can have oatmeal, or made from scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy.
Sure is nice having the desktop back. We still have to re-download our printer, and a couple other things, but basically, we're back up and running. Everyone have a very good day, and see you all later.
....What a beautiful day here.....Low 70's for temp. and blue sky all day.
Good sign today: Our lawn folks were here and fertlized the lawn....Now that is certainly a good sign we're heading in the right {warm}, direction.
And....this run of 70's to continue for 4 or 5 days as forecast now. Windows are open...{That is the two I have the external extra windows removed...and screens back in. Still have thermopane units if the cold returns....But, the weather people I continue to watch late at night, keep saying, they see no different weather pattern on the way....
Hello from Louisville, KY. We are now back on our desktop. Still have quite a few programs that we have to re-download, but at least we have our computer back.
Joe and et al, I have warmed up leftovers from yesterday, and yes, Joe, there are brats on the menu for this afternoon/evening.
Tom, we've had antivirus programs. That's when we seem to get the viruses on the puter. Walt says he's extremely thankful that he had the external hard drive, since he had moved several documents, pictures to it.
Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you all in the morning.
had some thunderboomers last night.now we are drying out.cleaned out the shed and have been doing other chores.time to go get matt from school and get ready for work.Cw thanks for supper.I'll take some grilled brats please.
Coffee and Donuts to go please...
From my June 1984 Archive
Good morning and peace be with you. 58 and cloudy in Carolina with a guess of 75 and light rain later.
Old news now, but the Lt Gov did in fact resign, pled guilty and got 5 years suspended, $5000 fine and 300 hours of community service. His brother threatened to assault a news crew asking for a comment, very bellicose and profane. Methinks we are better off now.
Paula, good to see you and Walt back. I guess you should invest in a good antivirus program and be spared future problems and cost.
I have been watching metal detecting on You Tube. It amazing how much loot those guys dig out of the ground. I have a detector and tried back when I was able and never found the first coin! Disgusting!
Today is quack day to get my leg worked on some more. Maybe we can hit a good beanery on the way home.
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)
(creak).....pad, pad, pad......Coffee!
AH!
^~^
switch7frg Darren, is that a " bull" going after the lad in the photo?? Rail walking is a long time event for for young lads to do long long ago living near the tracks. Do you remember doing that ? Respectfully, Cannonball
Darren, is that a " bull" going after the lad in the photo?? Rail walking is a long time event for for young lads to do long long ago living near the tracks. Do you remember doing that ?
Respectfully, Cannonball
Walking Rails, Running Ties, and smashing pennies, Ah the good old days of youth.
Good Monday morning everyone. Woke up this morning to very light rain. Seems to be over: hope so, anyway. Looking for a high of 69, 70 degrees later this afternoon, if the sun decides to shine.
For this afternoon/evening, here is our menu:
1. Leftover Italian spaghetti w/the sides from yesterday
2. Fried chicken w/mashed taters, gravy, homemade buttermilk biscuits, green beans, corn and homemade applesauce
Desserts: Chocolate cake w/white icing, yellow cake w/chocolate icing and peach cobbler and blackberry pie.
Hope everyone has a good afternoon. You all take care, keep safe, and see you later.
~~ Tree, I forgot to mention the N&W/NS red caboose was in Roanoke. Sometimes I still find my way home, if I don't go too far away~~~ HEE HEH.
Uh ~ Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
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