.....Terrible weather swept across here late yesterday afternoon, and like other places, quite a bit of damage.
We lost power for 6 hours....Thankful to have it restored considering how wide spread it was. And what we were facing today.
Winds in our area reported to be 70 to 91 mph. No damage to us.
And for our graveside Celebration of Life Service for Jean this morning, we were blessed with sunshine....and hot, but not near as hot as previous day.
And the setting was under a big shade producing tree....I asked if we could do it there, {close the grave site}, and it was set as requested. I was concerned of the heat for friends, etc...
Wonderful Celebration of Jean's Life Service, and scriptures concluded our process of saying good by to her. Great job by Pastor.
Joe, very thoughful of you....and other dear friends here.
And now we'll try to understand and continue on...
Quentin
Good Evening...
Welm...that was a treat...went to WallyWorld and, believe it or not, nothing happened .... I guess maybe it was because the 'characters' were out in full regalia today... Pink Tutus on 400lb individuals, batman suits on others....the lot
Anyways, ended up getting some new duds ..to fit my new weight...28 waist now.... I have not been at this weight since, oh, high school.
Hope those who have been caught by the storms in the DC area soon get their power back on....
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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evening
had a detour.dad lost a huge pine tree in the yard last night.all along 127 there were power outages,branches and poles down and an overturned semi.got the mess cleaned up with help from sisters,brother and nephews.dads power will be underground instead of overhead now.back home now.Cw thanks for the ice cream.
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").
Worked on my VBS pictures this afternoon, and printed some out. Will finish the rest next month, after I get another color cartridge. What I have printed out, I'll take with me in the morning, and give them to Marty. I know I got at least one photo with her in it.
So far, our temp is 104 degrees; but by 6 p.m., supposed to be up to 105. Did not check on the heat index, as I can live without seeing that reading right now.
Here is our Saturday Night Pizza Fest menu:
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
Desserts tonight: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ICE CREAM!! Vanilla, Chocolate, Peach, Neopolitan, Strawberry, Blueberry, Snickers ice cream, Reece's Peanut Butter, Ice Pops, Banana Splits, and Hot Fudge Sundaes.
Hope everyone is staying cool, have a good evening and take care. See you all in the morning.
state of Georgia is going to be a scorcher today. Many locations had all time highs yesterday and its going to be hotter today. Athens and eastern Ga up to 110 F . WE ARE ONLY GOING TO A COOL 105 here and its already 102 + on both my independent thermometers. wont even list the decimals. Humidity going up today also. STAY COOL EVERYONE !!!
Peace be with you.
Quentin, you are in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
We set a record high in Columbia yesterday, 108. Here, it was 106 and right now, it already is 95. Back in the late 70s when I worked in textiles, it hit 107 here once.... The boffins guess the next week or so will be like this. Expected high today is 105
The Florence MP company lost 3 in Afghanistan last week. None were actually from here tho. Two funerals are scheduled for today and westboro baptist church has vowed to be there picketing. One can always pray for a stray lightning bolt or two.
Everyone take care and stay cool.
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
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Good Saturday morning all. Temp is somewhere in the middle to upper 70s this morning, with a nice breeze blowing this morning. Looking for a high of 104 today. Humidity is still down, but the heat index will remain in the 105 to 115 degree range.
Quentin, that is a very good picture on the Somerset Daily American site. You, Erin and rest of family take care today, and we'll be remembering you all today, especially.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Our Saturday Buffet is ready and on the breakfast bar.
Everyone take care, keep as cool as possible, and see you all later this evening for our pizza fest.
Good Morning
We are going to be up to 90F today with little humidity...in the evening, however, it will be 85F feeling like 99F...ain't that fun? Yes, it is!! No, it isn't...well who cares anyways....
Why am I up so dang early? One of the wonderful side effects of chemo is its induced insomnia....
Another is my weird sense of humour takes it to a new level...on another forum I am on I bid a crabby poster..one of those who comes on only to attack another member..with a 'fond adieu'......and a cat pic from icanhascheeseburger.com....
Today, I am going to go to Walmart..with the proverbial mask on just to see what the reactions will be...
Quentin: I agree, the version that they did is definitely better...
.....Thank you Murray. Believe the SomersetDailyAmerican has a better rendition of the photo.
Hiiiiiiffft...
Got the session done...and, found that I now weigh 145lbs....eeek!!! Of course it is from not feeling very well a lot of the time and eating very little..which, of course, made it rather interesting vis a vis my diabetes and other ills...
Next appointment is going to be a general check to see if it took..which it [curse mode]beeeep[/curse mode] better have
Wow, don't come in for a couple of days and see what I miss!
Quentin - I, too am sorry for your loss. As you say, she's in a better place now. Celebrate her life.
Two days on the railroad down, two to go. Yesterday it was as conductor, so I got to spend part of it in the air conditioned coach. Today, I was engineer. The only air conditioning in that F10A is the open windows...
We got a thunderbumper about 4 AM, but by noon there was nary a cloud in the sky. At least it was breezy, 'cause it was hot.
I'm sitting outside the station, using their wireless Internet. I'm glad I wasn't having dinner in the restaurant across the street, 'cause that crying baby would have driven my nuts (for an hour, no less).
Grandson riding the train tomorrow - should be a hoot, as he hasn't seen Papa in conductor's garb.
Sitting here watching the parade into the mountains. Bumper to bumper since noon, for the most part - and it's 9PM...
Skeeters are starting to make their presence know, so it's about time to head for the chateau (camp car).
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...
Nothing new here.
Driver made a remark while watching the Colorado fires.... When they have a hurricane somewhere, all the news people are standing right in the middle of it.
Think you can figure out the rest.
Lunch with daughter and new husband tomorrow. They are catering. Did I raise her right or what!
Joe, there cold salad on the serving station, along with all the other side dishes.
Murray, thanks for the added link: I forgot about that one, or I would have posted it also.
Well, it is official: we broke our record high for June 29th: 105 degrees. The normal high for this date is 88 degrees. Our humidity level is below 30 percent (28%), but we do have a heat index ranging from 105 to 115. Looks like that will be the range at least through Wednesday or Thursday.
Walt and I think we're postponing our supper until at least 7 p.m. Just don't feel like fixing our supper yet (normally, we'd be in the kitchen, preparing or warming up supper, to eat around 6:30).
Everyone take care, have a good evening, keep cool and see you all tomorrow.
afternoon
well ma nature vented today.we had rain wind and some hail too! There are reports of no power around hicksville and Deshler.Cw will take a salad for tonight.Got the extra project done then needed a nap.back to chores.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.gardenviewandgardensofmemory.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1518818&fh_id=10984
Just noticed that in Jean's obituary there is a link where you can leave an on-line condolence.
That link is: http://www.gardenviewandgardensofmemory.com
cherokee womanIf any of you are interested, I pulled up Muncie's newspaper online, and printed out a copy of Jean's obituary. If you'd like to read it, here is the link: http://www.thestarpress.com From there, just look for obituaries on the left hand side and click.
http://www.thestarpress.com
From there, just look for obituaries on the left hand side and click.
CW...thanks so much for passing along the link for Jean's obituary.
Appreciate it very much.
Well, went to the grocery this morning, and got back just before 1 p.m. So far, not feeling too bad out, just plain ole HOT. We do have a breeze blowing, and fortunately, it isn't as hot a breeze as we had yesterday. That was stifling, to say the least. Since I was at the grocery during the noon news/weather, don't even have any idea what the current temp is.
If any of you are interested, I pulled up Muncie's newspaper online, and printed out a copy of Jean's obituary. If you'd like to read it, here is the link:
Our Friday Fish Fry is now underway, and on the warmer bar:
All the regular list of fish, and, of course, the regular sides menu and dessert menu.
Everyone have a good, safe afternoon, keep cool and take care.
Good Morning Railfans,
Well, for the most part we have had weather that is helping the Fire Fighters get control of things and these same storms have brought Wind / Lightning and more fires yet have started. The newsest big one broke out near Grand Junction (Pine Ridge) and is already at 10,000 acres and I-70 is now closed near the fire
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Quentin, my condolences to you and your family......
Well, we broke the record high in Burlington yesterday, got to 97, and felt like it too driving home in the pickup. I really need to get the air conditioning fixed in it.
Luckily, the air conditioning works fine in the house, so will be doing projects inside this weekend, much cleaning and organizing still to be done. Today, though, am taking my mother out for lunch and grocery shopping, she had hernia surgery last week, and is doing better.
Will take a gallon of Gatorade, and some time to nurse it down.....
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
We are getting sunshine and those warm temperatures again today...88F feeling like 93F...going to be pretty much like this for the entire next week by the looks of things...
Today is my final day of treatments...then it will be see if it took....hopefully it does...
Think I'll be taking myself to the mall afterwards for a little treat later on...that is if my stomach will let me...
Good Friday morning all. Starting out with a temp of 81 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high of 101, 102 later this afternoon. The last I heard last night, our high made it up to 103 degrees, around 6 p.m. And still no rain in sight for us, until possible Monday or Tuesday of next week. We go outside to water the tomato plants and flowers, and within 5 minutes, you cannot tell that you watered, because the ground has soaked the moisture up that fast.
Anyhoo, coffee, juice, Gatorade, lemonade, limeade, and various flavors of Kool-Aid, iced teas (sweet & unsweetened) are all fresh and ready to go. Bacon, eggs and toast are on the breakfast bar, along with cantaloupe, watermelon, kiwi and papaya. And if none of this clicks your interest this morning, boxes of cereal are on the counter.
Everyone take care, keep cool, calm and collected, and stay hydrated.
Afternoon.
66°, SE wind at 14 mph, and partly cloudy. The guessers had to admit yesterday that they do not know what is going on with the weather. They have been expecting more heavy rain for several days now, and understandably want to make people aware of flood possibilities due to already high stream flows, but now admit they may have been overstating things. It seems that man has very little control over exactly where weather fronts move, and when they take different tracks than expected, someone else gets the bad weather.
This is good news for the people of BC who can now concern themselves with cleaning the existing flood damage, without having to worry about new damage occurring. The CPR is also in that category, as it concerns their mainline.
There was an unofficial convention of sorts for a number of American tornado chasing people here earlier this week. Their group set out from Taber, AB on an all day storm chasing trip up to Kindersley, SK. This is roughly like driving from the south side of the middle of nowhere, though the middle of nowhere, and out to the north side. It might be 200 miles, and if 30 miles of that route was paved I would be surprised.
I've got to tell you, it is something I never would have thought of doing, but it would be a cool trip in nice weather. In many ways still, it would be like stepping through a time warp back to my childhood. To see the "country" when it was still really "country". Ahh, well.
Quentin, take care, and everyone else have a good day.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Yeah, mudchicken, you all really need the moisture!! We could use some rain also, but basically thinking of you all in Colorado! We have a current temp of 101 degrees F. Bowling Green, down in the southwestern part of Ky. has a temp of 104 degrees, and I think, Owensboro, 106 degrees. Mama Kiki, her 2 from last year, and 1 kitten from this year, have been zonked out on the front porch most of the day. The other 2 kittens are staying under the crawl space, I guess, as we haven't seen them since around 10 this morning.
Joe, you sure did guess the menu for this afternoon and tonight:
Garden salad, fresh sliced tomatoes, cold potato salad, Caesar salad are all on the cold end of the serving station. There's also some cold chicken salad and turkey salad.
Right now, hating the thought of going out around 7:30, 8:00 to water the flowers, etc. No relief from the heat until about midnight, according to what I heard on the 4 p.m. weather report.
Everyone take care, keep hydrated, stay as cool as possible, and see you tomorrow.
Ship some of dat water dis way!
Wow, Randy - job security for a lot of clean up people!
When I saw Brownville, I flashed for a second to Brownsville, NE. Then I remembered we had heat, not moisture.
But this is the way I like my excitement - on the puter and NIMBY.
Mook
Here's some excitement for you Mookie
http://www.wabi.tv/news/31264/brownville-rail-service-halted-town-officials-declare-state-of-emergency
I feel a little lonesome.... no fires, no pouring rain, no train wrecks, just the normal heat and humidity we have ever year.
Omaha had College World Series and Olympic Swim Trials - and a lot of extra guests.
Now that I think about it, we are doing just fine!
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