Good Sunday morning all. Beautiful morning, and looks like we're going to have a beautiful day. Sun is beginning to shine, and no breeze to speak of. But believe we're to have some showers coming in sometime later, probably later tonight.
Larry, sounds like you had a very hectic day yesterday as well. Hope you have semi recovered from your long day.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer bar: bacon, eggs, toast, cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls and some doughnuts, along with fresh watermelon, papaya, kiwi and grapefruit (pink and the regular grapefruit).
Have the Crock Pot and Slow Cooker going this morning, with roast, taters and carrots in them, and am fixing some green beans, baked cornbread, broccoli, brussels sprouts, corn and garden salad and cole slaw for our Sunday Dinner.
Everyone have a great morning, take care going to Church, work, railfanning, or whatever else you have planned for the day. Hopefully, I'll see you all later this afternoon.
Long day.
Took our antique fire truck into town for a muster. Several other trucks, but not as many visitors as we would have liked.
We did pump some water with an old "hand tub" fire engine - the kind run on human muscle water. I should check the news - I might be on it.
After that it was a dinner at a neighboring fire department.
Now it's time for bed - rest up for a day on the railroad Sunday.
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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...
A very nice day here, but much cooler than several days before. That's ok with me. Reached into the lower 70's.
Pretty moon coming in sight high out over the Fairway...Coming around the trees. Not full, but very nice.
Quentin
Evening all. Man oh man, have I had a loooonnngggg day! But we are ready for Bible School next week. The gym is all fixed up and we're ready to go. Now I'm 'qualified' to work with the kiddos next week, and know what to look for in watching the kids and helpers to guard against advances, etc. from the opposite gender or same gender. We even had a nice lunch: spaghetti w/meat sauce and salad w/garlic bread. Came home about 5, and about 5:30, went to take a nap. That was nice, since I'd been up since 5 this morning.
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
Dessert Pizzas:
1. Apple
2. Cherry
3. Peach
We have been on the cool side of the temperature spectrum today. Down in the 50s this morning, and the last time Walt noticed the thermometer, it was barely 69 degrees outside. I haven't heard any news this evening (since I was napping), so don't know what the official high today for us was.
Everyone have a good evening, take care and I'll see you all in the morning.
Mookie Murray - paper here sez OK beat out TX for hottest state in US in 2011. 86.9 vs 86.7. Texas is steamed!
Murray - paper here sez OK beat out TX for hottest state in US in 2011. 86.9 vs 86.7.
Texas is steamed!
Wow... We was robbed....
I have to get used to Louisiana heat...I work during the week in Shreveport. The humidity there is something else.
Its a nice state though.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Morning Everyone:
Made my weekend trek from Shreveport back home to San Antonio. Good weather...little traffic.
Going to be HOT here in San Antonio...expected high is 97.
Enjoy your Saturday!
good morning
breakfast is ready.rain has moved on and temps from the 70's daytime to 50's at night.The Tinora Rams lost to Minster in the state semis in baseball yesterday.Going to go with Matt and mamma for Steamfest at auglaize village today.will be back for pizza tonight.Modelcar keep the great news coming.
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").
Friends....This situation has been ongoing now for a year plus, that it was really getting to the point it would take such an accordance as {just did}, that being the lady passing on.
We tried to talk them into taking action before the situation deteriorated to this point, but as Larry said....Pride or some reason.....in this case, a lot was being priviate, and denial. And some stubbornness.
They had 3 properties....Not sure, now if one has been lost to non payment of taxes....
It's really a mess.
But....believe we've turned the corner this day on helping ex daugher in law to connect to proper authority on legal matters and a few other decisions.
edblysard So, in the midst of all that is going on in your life, all the problems you and Jean face, you take the time and put forth the effort to help others... Sometimes things like that put it all into perspective.
So, in the midst of all that is going on in your life, all the problems you and Jean face, you take the time and put forth the effort to help others...
Sometimes things like that put it all into perspective.
+1
Ed, thanks for putting it so succinctly. I wish I could have said it as well.
Very nice day here, 70° and mostly sunny.
Visited Mom today. I seem awfully tired for not have done much today but I have nothing scheduled for the weekend so I should have time to rest up.
CW, I don't usually make it in for the Friday Fish Fry so I will give it a try.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Well, got bills all taken care of this morning, went to grocery and got some food for a couple, 3 days at least, and was pleasantly surprised this afternoon, when a friend stopped by with her youngest daughter (now 13 years old) to visit with me. I haven't seen here for almost a year, because she has been going through some health problems (stroke, heart trouble, etc.), but she is doing much, much better now.
Our Friday Fish Fry is now under way, and everything (all types of fish, and all the regular side dishes and dessert menus) are on the warmer bar, ready for consumption. In other words, it is time to eat .
For the next several days, I will more than likely be in here in the mornings, at least. If I can make it in any other time, I'll be here, but you'll know I'm awfully busy with Bible School, if you don't see/hear from me, until after next Friday.
In the meantime, everyone take care and I'll see you whenever I can.
Quentin - In my years in EMS I've encountered a number of folks whose pride overrides reality, with the result that they should be in a facility where they are supervised but remain at home. It's tough on all involved, and you're commended for taking action.
The Weather Channel is in storm mode - the middle Atlantic area is getting pounded, with numerous watches and warnings sprouting up. It's making for a rough commute in the DC area, including for the folks on the "Orange" commuter line, which has a tree down on it. Some 17,000 people out of power in the DC 'burbs.
We're just getting rain, which I won't complain about until I get to the antique fire truck muster tomorrow (if it's still raining).
......Appreciate the kind words from friends.
Good news. This last 2 hrs. or so, Cathy, ex daughter in law to our neighbors across the street, has been here with Jean and I in our home office, and I'm happy to report much headway was made in getting into this situation, and finding good {Christian} legal help....
So a good start today. In fact, Jean and Cathy are over nearby to a social services location getting some more done right now.
TGIF Railfans!
It's 57F and heading quickly into the 80's today. Started to do some Layout Concepts for my "N Scale" train room from different perspectives as the MOH and I have yet to 100% agree of easement limits. As for the "HO Scale" project it's still just a dream without walls but the MOH is coming around that the easement limits for it are way to small and "maybe" I might get another or expanded location in a few years. Well, back to work...
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
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Good Friday morning all. We have gotten rain most of last night. Started out as semi-heavy rain and wind, ended up just being a fairly steady rain. Think it has just about moved on eastward, so we should be starting to dry out later on this morning. Temps this morning are in the upper 50s to about 60; and it isn't going to get much warmer than maybe 65 for a high this afternoon.
Mookie, glad to see you have found your way home!
Quentin, you and Jean are two very blessed people, and to be in the midst of Jean's recovery, to be able to lend a helping hand to a neighbor is outstanding. I applaud you both.
Coffee, juice and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Warmer bar has been cleared/cleaned and scrubbed, and fresh food is now on it for breakfast.
Everyone have a good day, take care, and hopefully, after I get bills paid, and some groceries in, I'll be back later this afternoon.
Modelcar Sorry to our good friends on here for not getting on here as much lately. Just as we're getting Jean on a good recovery path, we have another situation occured across the street. Short explanation: Elderly neighbors {Ball State Un. retired professors}, No family. Both in stages of Alzheimers....and we and another neighbor have been trying to get social service help for a year plus. Now, Betty has died. Priviate people....Conditions terrible.... So we've been trying to help ex {daughter in law}, closest person to them....and it's a non controlled situation up to this point. Part of the reason I've not been here as much.
Sorry to our good friends on here for not getting on here as much lately.
Just as we're getting Jean on a good recovery path, we have another situation occured across the street.
Short explanation:
Elderly neighbors {Ball State Un. retired professors},
No family. Both in stages of Alzheimers....and we and another neighbor have been trying to get social service help for a year plus.
Now, Betty has died.
Priviate people....Conditions terrible....
So we've been trying to help ex {daughter in law}, closest person to them....and it's a non controlled situation up to this point.
Part of the reason I've not been here as much.
Two of my sisters-in-law are more blessed. One (ninety-two this year) lives somewhat independently, though afflicted with macular degeneration, in a wonderful retirement place in Baton Rouge where medical care is almost instantly available. Her daughter, who lives near Jacksonville goes over regularly to spend several days at a time, and her son, who lives in Shreveport also visits her from time to time. The other one lives in a retirement place in Birmingham, and her son (also in Birmingham) is able to visit her. A fourth sister-in-law lives in southwest Virginia (one daughter lives in Washington, D. C.; the other daughter lives near Austin, Texas) and is in better health than the first three. She did not talk about her social life when Ricki and I visited her two years ago, but I believe that she does not have such worries about help if she needs it.
As for me, both of Ricki's daughters live about 13-14 miles from me, and they are ready to help if I need it.
Quentin, I am glad to hear that Jean is continuing to improve, and may she regain her full health and strength soon.
Johnny
And I keep telling my daughters that there are good people out there no matter what the news says...I guess I was right after all!
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I wandered off and got lost....
Been a little busy, so will be brief.
Quentin's Jean dropped me a note yesterday - (I think )- she seems to be doing ok. Think Quentin is quietly recuperating, too!
Tree - 800 sq feet and 3 smoke detectors. House built like a missle silo, so feel pretty safe. Plus I can see the firehouse from our window/door/porch/lawn....I feel pretty safe, but with all the fires in Lincoln lately, they do go up fast! And.... they are expensive matchboxes, too!
I think it made it to 61 today - briefly - with a strong north wind. But this too shall change - like tomorrow! One fall day in the month of May!
Back to busy!
After high 70's and low 80's for the past few days, high 60's today seems almost cold....
A message from the Forum Fire Brigade (we have several current and former firefighters here, in case you didn't know) -
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have fired up a new website on smoke detectors.
The new wisdom is that one detector on each living level isn't enough. A decent sized home could require over a half dozen to truly adequately warn a home's occupants.
With today's "built to burn" toothpick and cardboard construction, the (maybe) three minute warning you get with smoke detectors under the old wisdom may not be enough. The website opines that with additional detectors you could get upwards of ten minutes to escape.
The price of smoke detectors is such these days that having several around the house won't break the bank.
Well it is a nice day to end a railway strike (CPR). 66° and partly cloudy, with a bit of a breeze.
Tomorrow I am going over to Mom's new place and we are going to go through all of Mom's magazines and other mail to get the info on changing her address. Then I will bring it home and get on the internet and get it done. Should be an improvement over sending change of address cards.
I see Quentin hasn't been by again today. I am a bit concerned.
CW, I think I will have the Sloppy Joes tonight.
Gee, we've been awfully slow in here this morning and early afternoon. I've gotten the warmer/cooler bar cleared of breakfast, and gotten things straightened up. Have even done several things around the house in the past 45 minutes to an hour. Things that have needed to be done, gone through, and either pitched into the trash bin or recycle bin. Gathered up a couple of old calendars, some 33 1/3 record albums and a few 45 records, that will going over to the Community Center with me Saturday morning. Also going to be going upstairs in a little bit, and going through Walt's any my dresser drawers for old t-shirts to take with me Saturday: The kids will be making "T-shirt tote bags" one night next week in BS, so going to donate to the cause.
Beginning to cloud up a bit, so I'm glad I was able to get several things done around the house, before this weather changes in the next little bit.
Joe, Matt put in 1 day more than Jefferson Co., KY did: yesterday was the last day of school for JCPS.
Here is our menu for the rest of the afternoon and tonight:
1. Sloppy joes w/fries and garden salad
2. Leftover Italian spaghetti, garden salad and Italian bread sticks
You all take care, have a good afternoon, and hopefully, I'll see you all later.
afternoon
errands and chores to do today.today is matts last day of school.It's friday tonight.cw thanks for supper.
Joe
Good Thursday morning all. Beautiful morning out, with a temp in the low 60s, I think, is what I've heard this morning. A little cool, but that is all right. We are under a slight risk for some hail, winds and heavy rain later on this afternoon, continuing through tonight.
Bruce, you're right: Quentin hasn't posted for a couple of days. Hope everything is all right up in their neck of the woods, with him and Jean.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. Breakfast is on the warmer/cooler bar (yeah, some more fresh fruit included this morning, including some watermelon chunks).
You all have a good morning, take care and see you all later this afternoon.
Good morning and peace be with you. 67 and sunny in Carolina, headed for HOT. 92 sez the prognosticators. Think I shall stay inside for the forseeable future
Having survived Beryl, we got right at 2 inches of rain. There was a tornado in the southern part of the state, small damage and no injuries.
Everyone take care, stay safe and cool.
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)
Whew, what a relief. The Weather gadget on my computer desktop was malfunctioning most of the day and was only showing the temperature. Where the local conditions were supposed to be shown, there was only blank space. I thought Chicken Little was right and the sky had fallen! Now it tells me it is partly cloudy and 61°.
I hope everything is alright with Quentin and Jean. It is almost 48 hours since his last post here.
Everything is alright here, although the CP strike hasn't ended yet.
CW, I think I will enjoy an Italian Dinner.
Darren, my condolences to the family.
Well, we ended up putting in about 5 hours in over at the gym today, starting to get things wound up in all the prep work for VBS next week. One good thing, we actually got a good dinner/lunch out of it today: one of the organizers, went to KFC and bought chicken pot pies for everyone, along with drinks. This took the place of the chips that we've usually been having on Wednesdays.
Here's the menu for the rest of the afternoon/evening here in the Cafe:
1. Mexican: tacos, burritos and Spanish rice
2. Chinese (Asian): Beef, pork, vegetable, chicken sand special fried rice, egg rolls, sweet & sour pork, Moo Goo Gai Pan
3. Italian: Spaghetti w/your choice of meat balls or meat sauce, garden salad and Italian bread sticks
Believe our current temp is in the low 70s. Could have been higher earlier, but sun went in behind cloud cover, so things cooled off a little bit. Sun is back out in full force now, so temps could rise some in the next 2, 3 hours. Everyone have a great afternoon, whats left of it, and have a good evening.
Ed, Fran and Paco on FVTM #9138 This loco was switching at Lecheria, just north of Mexico City, and the crew invited us up for a photo...
Just saw some news that we lost Ed Murphy (Ed's OJ) in the last few days. Even though I never got the chance to do some Railfanning with Ed down in Mexico I considered him a friend and will be missed. My thoughts to Fran and family.
ns has a rail train and a local in the sidings at work.work is busy busy.cw thanks for breakfast.
time for bed.
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