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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 30, 2012 9:18 PM

And a little excitement on the Interstate highway nearby - tanker carrying 10K gallons of Diesel on fire...

Airfield crash rescue truck called from military base to assist.

Not in my district, fortunately. 

They've been paving that section of the highway - wonder if there was any damage to the road itself...

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 30, 2012 7:32 PM

BC - Very nice.

A couple of years ago, I had some "spare" money and decided to see if I could come up with a new 12 string.  My pie-in-the-sky was an Ovation, wired. 

Walked into the local music store, and there it was, on sale.  It's home now...

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, July 30, 2012 7:26 PM

Good Evening...

Nice and sunny but hot day today..got to 85F feeling like 92F...

Got the groceries done and went guitar hunting...I think I may have found something...I'm just waiting for the thing to get set up now...an Ibanez...

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Found this thing sitting at my FLMS ....'favorite local music store'....Mischief

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, July 30, 2012 12:52 PM

No rain around here.  For the next couple, three days, have maybe a 20% chance of heat of the day showers/storms, but not going to count on it.  Did a short trip to the library to pick up some books that I had reserved for myself, and when I got back home, didn't see Walt anywhere in the house.  Called his cell, and low and behold, he was at the opthalmologist's office:  I had forgotten that he had an appointment this afternoon. 

Here is the menu for the rest of the afternoon and evening:

1.  Beef stew w/baked cornbread and garden salad

2.  Open-face turkey sandwiches or open-face roast beef sandwiches w/mashed taters, gravy, green beans, slaw, cream style corn, garden salad and cornbread

Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, keep as cool as possible, and still  hoping everyone of you gets some rain.  Quentin, I'm not sure that I have heard any of our meteorologists say how much of a deficit we have as far as rainfall goes. 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, July 30, 2012 11:27 AM

aftternoon

went to work last night and ns was hauling some big cats eastbound.It was a very short train.going to go swim and then do chores.back to work tonight.Cw thanks for supper.Larry hope the paint makes you happy.we all like happy trees.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 30, 2012 9:59 AM

Porches - have nice enclosed porch on front of house, but it mostly gets used for storage.  The road in front of the house is actually higher than the porch, so instead of looking down at passing traffic and pedestrians, they're looking down on you...

Weather - Send more rain.  We got .83" the other day and it didn't even affect the level of the creek running through town, since everything soaked right into the ground.  The yard is still looking pretty bad.  Everything is growing but the grass...

Railroad - Conductor on Saturday, for a long day, as we ran an evening "ice cream train."  It was well attended, but it did make for a nearly 12 hour day (and yes, we are subject to HOS).  Engineer on Sunday.  Still finding out what I don't know and/or need to learn. 

Painting around the house today.

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, July 30, 2012 9:15 AM

.....We have a nice morning to start the week.  Kind of a hazy sun, but it is managing to shine thru.

Blownout Cylinder....Let's hope you have a good week in pushing that "C" away....and keep it away.

That must be a heck of a fight to keep going at it, but one know's he must.

Our rain pattern in this area remains the same...Practically none.  If we could just get about an hours worth of nice steady rain, I know my yard would again try to further recover.  A bit of rain last week gave it a little start....but areas that get no shade are in real need of a bit of water, just to start to green again....

Saw on our Indy weather news last evening, our shortage for the year is just  a small % below 10".  That's a bit of a deficit.

So lets hope each of us on here can have a good productive week.

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, July 30, 2012 6:31 AM

Peace be with you. 73 and sun in Carolina this morning, headed for 87 and thunder later. We had a brief rain shower last night, but not nearly enough. News guy said the other day that only 2 states are not affected in some way by drought, and to expect food prices to rise.

Woke with the jints hollering at me, so I guess that means a front is coming thru. I hope that it brings some rain.

Went to church online yesterday with Pastor John Hagee and enjoyed it immensely. Since I can't get out to my church anymore, it is an excellent alternative.

Everyone take care and stay cool.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, July 30, 2012 6:08 AM

Good Monday morning all.  BOC, hope all goes well for you Wednesday!  Will be praying for you.  I decided to sleep in a bit this morning.  Being in the park yesterday was really refreshing, and I slept very well last night. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And breakfast is on the breakfast bar.

I think this may end up being a busy week for me:  The church/community center's Fun/Health Fair is this Saturday, Aug. 4th.  And Marty told me yesterday that she's going to be needing my help on several things.  Oh well, it'll be keeping me out of any trouble, right??Wink

Everyone have a good morning, take care and see you all later.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, July 30, 2012 5:43 AM

Good Morning...say..where'd everyone go?

Sunny and warm forecast for today...82F feeling like 86F ..low humidity ..and a little SW breeze to boot.

Going to find out this week..actually, Wednesday...about what the beeep is going on with this cancer stuff...hopefully, I do feel this, I won't need this again.

Today?

A few groceries to be picked up and getting a new guitar...hope...hope...hope....Whistling

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:01 PM

Good sort of evening...

Busy day for us today...neighbours had a block family BBQ so went to do that then we had some of the neighbour kids down the basement for an operating session..with some accompanying adults...and no incidents, accidents, or mishaps occurred...Big Smile

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, July 29, 2012 3:25 PM

Good afternoon all.  Well, Mass in the Grass went pretty well this morning.  There were tents put up all over the park, each desiginated with a group's or family name.  We had fried chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers (someone brought a grill), and there was lots and lots of food.  I came home with 2 brownies left in my cake pan.  Everyone had an enjoyable time.  I even noticed a couple of people dozed off a little bit during the Church service.

For our Sunday Dinner today:

Grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, brats w/baked beans, green beans, mac & cheese, potato salad, garden salad and there is a selection of small bags of chips, cheese puffs, doritos, etc. 

Desserts:  Brownies, yellow cake w/chocolate icing, chocolate cake w/white icing and whatever flavor ice cream you want.

Everyone have  good afternoon/evening, and I'll see you all in the morning.

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Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, July 29, 2012 9:03 AM

.....Our morning is nice with sunshine, and nice temps.  But rain is still badly needed.

Must get ready for church.

Wishing a good Sunday to all.....

Big Indy Nascar 400 today.  One pm.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:38 AM

Good Morning

Sunny and cool outside right now..going to a high of 82F feeling like 88 today...going to be pretty much the same temperature range with heat index around 88F to 95F all week by the looks of things...

Going to find some things in various closets around here that went missing on me..may end up throwing a pile of junk out in the bargain.....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:21 AM

Good Sunday morning all.  69 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high of 90, 91 late this afternoon.  So it looks like a beautiful day shaping up for my first ever Mass in the Grass

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  On the breakfast bar this morning:  bacon, scrambled eggs, toast; chocolate doughnuts w/chocolate icing, cinnamon rolls, caramel pecan rolls, danish, bagels and bear claws.

Everyone have a good morning, take care going to Church, work, railfanning, whatever you'll be doing/wherever going and I'll see you all sometime this afternoon.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, July 28, 2012 9:09 PM

Good Evening

We went and saw Dark Knight Rising...megh...good special effects but it seemed that the acting was not up to par...Whistling

We ended up the evening with some apple cobbler at the restaurant near the movie house up this way....then came home....

Mookie:   We have 2 porches here, the front one is a medium sized thing but the back porch/deck is a huge thing....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, July 28, 2012 6:06 PM

mookie yep a front proch and a back porch.matt got a bonus today.the nkp/ns employee excursion went right by the toledo zoo.hope uncle jason or aunt heather got pictures.he is going to spend the night as well so mamma and I are relaxing.Cw thanks for the pizza and the pie and ice cream.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, July 28, 2012 4:30 PM

Afternoon all.  It has been a beautiful day here in Louisville.  Not much going on around here:  Sarah is sleeping (she didn't get in from work until about 11:30, 12 noon), Walt is watching /listening to an Andy Griffith marathon on TVLand.  I've had a nap, and have been out on our front porch.  We don't have a big one, but this house is the first I've ever lived that had a porch.  It isn't big, but at least its big enough for a glider, and we can still get in/out the front door.  One of these days, I'll take a picture of it, and post it here. 

Haven't checked out the Olympics yet:  may have to do that later. 

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:

1.  Blackberry cobbler (since blackberries are now ripe and ready to picking)

2.  Dutch apple pie

3.  Peach cobbler

4.  Strawberry/rhubarb pie

5.  Ice cream:  whatever flavor you want, plus ice pops, ice cream sandwiches, fudgcicles, banana splits, hot fudge sundaes

Hope you all have had a very good day.  Also hope you all have a good evening, enjoy your pizzas, take care and see you in the morning.

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, July 28, 2012 3:45 PM

My grandparents had what we called a "German house" - 2 story, big front porch and a fish pond in the backyard. 

Perfect!

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Posted by Deggesty on Saturday, July 28, 2012 3:18 PM

Mookie

Joe - haven't seen a JPEX - I will have to look that one up.

You have a porch?  That you can actually sit on????  Every place I have ever lived - the porches were tiny or unsittable due to too much sun.  Would love a big porch - wrap around even better and a glider to sit on!  Ahhhh.....

Yes, Mookie, it seems that front porches are a thing of the past. The two houses I lived in while growing up had nice front porches you could sit on and watch what was going by--one of them faced a turn in the highway, and the other faced the street, which had more pedestrian traffic than automobile traffic; it also had a rollup shade that protected the eyes from the setting sun when it was unrolled (it faced west).

The first house I lived in after finishing my formal education had four porches--front, north side, back, and south side. Access to the north and south porches was through windows that came all the way to the floor. The next house had a front porch that went around to one side, but no back porch. Now, my house has no porch at all.

 

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:04 PM

Joe - haven't seen a JPEX - I will have to look that one up.

You have a porch?  That you can actually sit on????  Every place I have ever lived - the porches were tiny or unsittable due to too much sun.  Would love a big porch - wrap around even better and a glider to sit on!  Ahhhh.....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, July 28, 2012 12:34 PM

afternoon

got a break from work.we sent Matt to the zoo with cousin Carlie.Said hi to a bunch of friends while doing errands in town.saw q 324 with a jpex leaser in the lead.couldn't get a picture though.Cw pizza sounds good for tonight.The breeze feels good here on the porch so I'll keep watch.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:34 AM

BOC - That is just too funny and too realistic. 

I had some purple slippers very close to those and wore them for warmth.    Back when the payment for the paper was still made at the door, i opened the door in them. He could barely get the card punched he was so busy looking at my slippers! 

I slept in an extra 1/2 hour and the wildlife went nuts!  We have long downspouts and they kept banging into them chasing each other; something hit the bedroom screen - softly, but since it is 2nd floor, it was kind of unusual.  And a crow kept letting me know he wanted a peanut - at the top of his lungs! 

Shades of Alfred Hitchcock! 

Going to peek in on the Olympics while I do my domestic goddess duties.  Blah!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, July 28, 2012 6:04 AM

Good Saturday morning all.  After some thunderstorms rolling through last night, things have cleared out this morning, leaving a lot of people picking up storm debris, damage to homes from lightning strikes, etc.  Fortunately, none of those problems here at our home. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And on the breakfast bar for our Saturday Morning Brunch this morning:

Bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles, strawberry muffins, chocolate chip muffins, country fried ham w/red eye gravy, made from scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, cantaloupe, watermelon, kiwi, papaya, grapes, cereal and toast.

Everyone have a very good day, take care, and see you all this evening.  I'll be getting in the kitchen in a little bit, to start fixing my brownies for tomorrow.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:51 AM

Good Morning...well...sort of...

We got some rain and thunderingboomers last night and overnight...just starting to look like it might clear up a little here...

Going to see a movie tonight with Audrey but not sure which one though...Whistling

 

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, July 27, 2012 9:04 PM

Put some "awesome" in your day and go look at the photo from Ottercove! 

I would love to have that hanging in my living room, bedroom, office, bathroom.....  Cool

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, July 27, 2012 2:57 PM

Afternoon all.  Looks like things have been fairly slow in here today.  We are currently at 94 degrees, heat index is 96.  Did manage to get a walk in earlier, left around 11 a.m., and was back home about 1:15 or so.  I have even manged to do a little bit of house, and I've even managed to walk around to a neighbor's house, and visit with her for a little bit.  She's waiting for her two little grandsons (ages 4 & 2) to get off the bus from Day Care. 

Our Friday Fish Fry is ready and on the warmer/serving bar:  all the regular fish menu, side dishes menu and dessert menu.  Also have plenty of ice cold beverages to wet your whistle and and help cool yourself down.

Everyone have a good afternoon/evening, take care, keep as cool as possible and see you all later.


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Posted by narig01 on Friday, July 27, 2012 11:54 AM

Good Morning everyone.      It rained down here last nite and this morning.    Still it is up to +79f this morn. The high is supposed to be up to +90F today.  Not going to be in the triple digits today!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, July 27, 2012 5:59 AM

 

Good Morning

Going to be a sunny morning with fog clearing and a high near 76F...afternoon going to be rainy, supposedly...Whistling

Got some walking around in the afternoon yesterday, in the dribblefest we got .....today? Hopefully a bit more walking around...without attending dribblefest......Confused

Have a good dayBig Smile

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, July 27, 2012 5:54 AM

Good Friday morning all.  Our temp is in the low 70s this morning:  actually woke up sometime through the night, to the sound of a gentle rain hitting the A/C unit. Sure did make for some good sleeping. Supposed to get somewhere in the upper 80s this afternoon, maybe 90, 91 degrees.  Not supposed to be as humid either.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And there is a nice selection of doughnuts, danish, muffins, bagels, bear claws on the breakfast bar, along with bacon, sausage, biscuits, and fried eggs.

Everyone have a good morning, take care, and see you all later.

Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."

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