SBL: CW welcomes all to the diner - new and old. She is always very good tabout recognizing anyone that comes in to chat.
Most people don't come in here long because we aren't very exciting, but that is what makes us so long lasting. We aren't tense or intense. We just sit in rocking chairs and visit.
But if someone new comes in and wants to visit, we are all more than accomodating.
Maybe someone will fill us in on the Atlas RR?
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Staggered back into Denver at 10PM last light....The net was empty because I had to go only partly through Nebrasky and then go south. Wound up dodging flying monkeys all the way home instead.
Spent a couple hours with Limited Clear on Tuesday afternoon in Indiana on INRD's business car train, he be one busy fella.
Gotta go back and excavate the paper pile and find my desk.
Mookie Maybe someone will fill us in on the Atlas RR?
Lots of speculation going as to "other" reasons but here is the official statement they posted...
Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc. announced today that it will discontinue its model railroad forums, www.atlasrr.com/forums, effective Tuesday, May 1st. In making the announcement Atlas CEO, Tom Haedrich explained the decision behind the shut down as, “a result of the ever-increasing amount of time and other valuable resources expended to monitor and administer the forums. Besides the monthly costs of bandwidth, software and service providers, Atlas dedicates a significant amount of precious R&D staff time responding both on and offline to forum based issues and problems. It’s time that Atlas reestablished these limited resources, in particular valued R&D employee time, toward increased efforts at developing new and innovative model railroad products ”, Haedrich said.Atlas began its forum pages approximately 15 years ago. The archive section of the forums will remain available to users for the near future. Atlas will remain active on social media sites including: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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.....Thanks my good friends.
Day 4 under way on recovery. Better today. She's doing things she did not do yesterday.
Hope now is to have her able to walk enough to bring it all together and prevent Pneumonia....Keep lungs clear.
Dr's. figures on blood count / etc....very pleased.
Quentin
Morning paper yesterday showed we had a N S engine burn to the point it will be good for running gear below the frame only.
I didn't get to see it but did see photo.
Train was able to go on after the fire was knocked down....Really don't have any more details. {Spending so much time in Hospital now}. Paper article did state of 2 million dollars to replace....Train had total of 3 engines.
modelcar good news.we'll keep the prayers coming.tonight is friday.CW thanks for supper.MC may I bring you a bin for recycling your papers? can put a scoop on the front of my forklift to clear your desk if needed.
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").
Quentin, glad to hear that Jean is still improving. She'll be back home before you know it.
Here at home, Walt had leftover Chinese and I had fried taters and a couple of fried eggs. Used olive oil, so that a little bit better than vegetable oil. Otherwise, here in the Cafe, there is:
1. Leftover sloppy joes w/fresh salad and fries or chips
2. Beef pasta w/salad and broccoli
Weather has been fabulous this afternoon: we got up to 83 degrees today. But we had a very nice breeze blowing, which kept it comfortable. Now, we'll see if the breeze was die down a little bit, so they can inflate the baloons tonight for the Derby Festival Balloon Glow around 9 p.m.
Everyone have a good evening, hope you've had a very good day, take care and see you all later.
Hi MC, Glad to hear that Limited clear is doing good, I havn't seen him in AGES . I don't have a lot of time these days either but if you talk to him again tell him hello from Maine !!!
Randy Stahl Hi MC, Glad to hear that Limited clear is doing good, I havn't seen him in AGES . I don't have a lot of time these days either but if you talk to him again tell him hello from Maine !!!
.....Day 4....Still trying to get more food in her, but she {Jean}, did make more progress today.
Modelcar .....Day 4....Still trying to get more food in her, but she {Jean}, did make more progress today.
Mookie... & chocolate cake I would donate...
Madam LaMook giving up chocolate cake?!?! For a good cause, though!
Tree was on TV Tuesday night:
Normally you'll find me behind the camera, but the railroad underwrote that evening of the PBS auction, so I got dolled up and spent time in front of it, instead. They kept me busy, selling two of the four regular boards throughout my shift.
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...
Quentin; prayers still coming from here in the mountains to you and Jean. Very glad she is doing so much better. You rest easier now, we don't need you in there for the same reason.
Respectfully , Cannonball & Shirley
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Greetings and peace be with you. 68 and thunder in Carolina with a little rain mixed in.
Q, our prayers continue for Jean and for Johnny as well. May The L-RD strengthen all of you.
Well, I survived a quack visit and a visit to the barber today. Then, a much delayed dinner celebration of our anniversary of a month ago. Then, we topped things off with three scoops of butter pecan ice cream on a tiny cone. I don't think I can tolerate such a day too often and maintain my Charles Atlas figger!
Everyone take care and have a great Friday.
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)
Good Friday morning everyone. Man oh man, did our temps get down last night. When I woke up about 6:30 this morning, it was 42 degrees outside. Bet now, that the sun is beginning to shine, the temp is 40, 39 degrees. And no, haven't stuck my head out the door this morning, just looking through the glass in the security door.
Darren, Mookie's right. I may keep track of things in here, like new people coming in the door, birthdays, anniversaries, but connecting with everyone else is what keeps these doors open. You, and everyone else is more than welcome in here, the more the merrier. As a matter of fact, wish we could get some of our regulars back in here, who seem to have forgotten all about us. Won't mention any names, but they know who they are.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the warmer bar this morning: doughnuts (cake doughnuts, cho. covered cream filled, choc. covered cream filled long johns, blueberry or strawberry muffins; apple, peach, cherry, raspberry danish. And, of course, there is the usual breakfast menu for anyone who wants that.
Everyone have a great morning, take care, keep safe and see you all later.
TGIF Railfans!
Man, did we get a quick but very drowning down pour last night along with some strong winds. Had water coming into the house from the bathroom vent . WIll need to see if the wind did any damage or if the water has just being pushed so hard in got up and under the vent cover.
Hear this morning that Lamar, CO got hit with three (3) tornado's including one that made a direct hit on their power-plant. "Colorado Emergency Management has issued a statement asking people in the Lamar area to use caution due to downed power lines. They are reporting power is out in Lamar, Eads, Chivington and Sheridan Lake and surrounding areas. The statement calls damage to homes "considerable" and says power may be out for four hours or possibly longer." My thoughts out to those hurt by this storm. Lamar is about 100 miles east of Pueblo and about 30 miles west of the Kansas state-line.
Long John/cream filled/chocolate frosting -
Tree - that looks like so much fun! Worked one and watched many others locally. They worked very hard at making it fun for the volunteers.
CW - it is only 55 here and the wind has the trees sideways. But the sun is shining - for now....
Mookie, I'm the same way, as far as the chocolate covered/cream filled long johns: that is my favorite doughnut!! Guess our temp is now in the low 60s. Still very cool, but the breeze isn't quite as brisk as it was this morning. Did take a short walk this morning. But it was too cool for me, so I came back home. Not venturing out too much today. Decided to give me knees a rest today. Sun is still shining.
Our Friday Fish Fry is ready and on the warmer bar. Will be replenishing fish and sides as needed. Everyone have a good afternoon, and see you all later.
Not too much longer till' school is over....
-Justin
The road to to success is always under construction. _____________________________________________________________________________ When the going gets tough, the tough use duct tape.
Good Saturday morning everyone. Currently 53 degrees here in Louisville, but looking for rain to come in shortly, and possible thundershowers later this afternoon/evening. The Balloon Race got cancelled for this morning. Yep, they went ahead and just cancelled it totally, not even going to try again later today, or tomorrow. Maybe next year, we'll have better weather to watch the balloons flying overhead.
Justin, know you're happy that the school year is winding down. Maybe we'll get to see you in more often?
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. And a Saturday morning brunch is ready and on the warmer bar.
Everyone have a good day, hopefully, you won't have to dodge rain drops, take care and see you all this evening for our pizza fest.
morning
good day yesterday.We started in Deshler and finished here in town. A contractor is going to try to pick up ties today if a dispatcher and mother nature lets them.Cw thanks for breakfast.Will take some pizza for tonight.
...We're home. Jean very tired. We must work thru this slowly.
That is great news Modelcar.We'll keep you in our prayers.Cw I put the usual pizzas in the oven.
Thank you Joe!! I was just coming in, to put them in the oven, and get things going. Now I know who to thank, because I could smell the pizzas when I came through the door. And to go along with the pizzas, I've made a big ole garden "tossed" salad to have with the pizzas.
Quentin, glad to know that you've got Jean home. If Jean is like me (and others coming home from the hospital), I know how tired she was when she finally got home and in the house. Is "Dr. Ella" taking good care of her? Imagine she is.
We've had a little bit of sun this afternoon, and it is warm (haven't checked the thermometer to see what the temp is, but have the kitchen window open (only one we can actually open right now). Thinking I may have to go up to the bedroom and put the ac on auto fan.
Right now, Walt and I are watching the Reds game. Well, I was, until I came to the puter, and Cincy was ahead 4 to 0 over Houston. Time to get back in the living room and check the score.
.....Yes, Dr. Ella is sitting beside her on a La z Boy right here in our home office. She was so excited when we brought Jean in, that she had a difficult time squealing...
So we'll take it one day at a time, and work on getting back her energy, etc.....
Happy days are here again. Thank youQuentin for the updates on Jean as she is getting better and better. A big sigh of relief for you now is in order. A prayer in church from the prayer matron to you folks on sunday.
Cannonball
Wonderful for remembering us Cannonball...
We are home...Yes, that's a major accomplishment.
Now, with this kind of operation, we must get Jean to intake food, and that is very slow....But we must not stop trying....She's very weak and we must get that energy in her to continure recovering.
So keep the Prayer lines open for her...{us}....and many thanks.
Q - I hope she isn't watching the White House Correspondents' Dinner! She will definitely break something! I laughed until I cried!
Glad she is home. Healing is always better done there!
Q - Home is good.
I'm all schooled out. EMS classes Thursday evening and all day Friday, then NORAC rules class Saturday.
Add to that working at the PBS auction Friday night after class, and a two hour drive to get to (and back from) rules class, and I'm beat.
I made the mistake of stopping in at the TV station on the way home Saturday night and ended up "selling" a half dozen boards since the expected auctioneer didn't show.
Looking forward to sleeping in Sunday morning.
Time for bed.
Good Sunday morning everyone. We have a very cool 54 degrees this morning. but supposed to make it up to 79 degrees this afternoon.
Hope Walt comes in later, with a picture of some of the hail we got yesterday evening. We were all three in the living room, watching TV, when it started. Sounded like Mother Nature was really pounding us with hail stones. Sarah's cat, Uba, kept looking around and around, trying to figure out what that noise was. It was hitting every surface it could. I tried to take a picture with my cell phone, but it didn't show up. Walt even tried getting a picture with my cell, and he couldn't get it to show up on the screen.
Going to be saying a lot of prayers in Church this morning, not only for Jean and Q, and Bruce, but for my niece as well. After the storm last night, something told me to call my niece ( twin brother's only child), and he answered her cell. She's in the hospital, and I haven't heard back from him, as to what is wrong with her. I've been praying for her all night long.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. There's cold pizza on the warmer bar, along with bacon, eggs and toast.
Everyone take care going to Church, work, rail fanning, etc., and see you all later.
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