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Flat Wheel Café 4th Quarter 2012

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:33 AM

Let me see if I read this correctly; Dan dropped off His Birthday cakeCake, and Mookie is guarding itDinner.........Dan, hope you have some cake left for when your hunting trip is finished!!!Pizza

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dan, Hope It's A Great One For You!!!!!!Happy B-Day

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:05 AM

Dan dropped off the bd cake - I am guarding it very carefully....Mischief

Happy Birthday, Dan - you made my day, too!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 6:47 AM

morning

rain showers here innw ohio.good sleeping weather.bedtime then chores this afternoon.cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:25 AM

Thanks Dan!  Good luck on your hunting trip today and be careful out in the woods!

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:14 AM

Thanks for the birthday wishes CW. Checking in from my truck in the parking lot of the Emmons Creek Wildlife Area. I thought I'd drop off an XL chocolate cake for y'all to enjoy.

Gotta start heading to the woods soon. TTFN.

Dan

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:00 AM

Good Tuesday mornin' all.  And a Very Happy Birthday to our Buddy Dan, who has a Birthday today!!  Happy B-Day Happy B-Day Happy B-Day Happy B-Day  I doubt we'll see him drop in, as, from what I understand over in the Trackside Lounge, he'll be hunting today.  But I'm wishing him all good wishes and many happy returns for today.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And breakfast is also ready and waiting on the breakfast-warmer serving station.

We have a lot of things to get taken care of today, so I may not be back in until late, late afternoon.  So just in case, there are plenty of leftovers from last night, and I've also got a big ole pot of vegetable beef soup cooking on the  stove top.

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

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, October 1, 2012 5:28 PM

MidlandMike

Tree,  I rode one of your trains this summer between Lake Placid and Saranac, very nice.  Any news on the expansion to Tupper Lake?

I understand the Next Stop Tupper Lake folks are in the market for some ties.  They are very interested in getting trains to Tupper. 

As are we - but at between, say, $500K and $1M a mile for rehab (maybe less in some areas), it's a tough go.

Too, we're dealing with a few well-funded, vocal people who are aiming for having the rails removed.  It's been suggested that they really aren't interested in the rails-to-trails they profess to support.  Instead, they may well be interested in removing the blight the railroad (and the snowmobiles that use the ROW in winter) represent so certain areas currently traversed by the railroad can be completely returned to "forever wild." 

It's tough for an organization staffed chiefly by volunteers to keep up with the constant barrage the "pro-trail" folks provide, especially when it appears the local newspaper is also anti-railroad and won't run any pro-rail letters or other items.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, October 1, 2012 5:01 PM

Skies were cloudy all day - no moisture!

Q - nice to see Jean again. 

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, October 1, 2012 3:09 PM

Well, we are getting rain, seems to be slacking a bit right now, as I'm sitting here at the puter, looking out the front door, drinking a cup of hot chocolate.

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

1.  Beef stew w/baked cornbread and garden salad

2.  Country fried chicken w/mashed taters, green beans, corn, buttermilk biscuits w/milk gravy and garden salad

Everyone have a good evening, take care and see you all in the morning.


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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 1, 2012 2:51 PM

afternoon

worked outside and got the yardwork done.time to get ready for work.csx trying to get trains through while mow is working on tracks.Cw thanks for supper.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by MidlandMike on Monday, October 1, 2012 1:20 PM

Tree,  I rode one of your trains this summer between Lake Placid and Saranac, very nice.  Any news on the expansion to Tupper Lake?

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, October 1, 2012 1:11 PM

Figures - three days of clouds and drizzle (and leaf peepers), then today, when we aren't running trains (and everyone is back to work), it's a nice sunny day.

Trying to get caught up on chores and other necessary tasks.

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Posted by bubbajustin on Monday, October 1, 2012 12:20 PM

Afternoon all. 

Cloudy today... Storms later... Storm

-Justin

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, October 1, 2012 10:23 AM

Bright, but overcast....maybe some showers later....Maybe.

58 degrees now, and should get close to 70 according to weather people.

Still, no one has commented what the construction over at Roanoke video hotel cam view is...Curious.  Did read sometime ago of a passenger train proposal thru there, but don't know if any movement has progressed on that....

Quentin

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, October 1, 2012 6:30 AM

Good Morning

Got the old sun out and our temperature, right now, is 36F...Tongue Tied

Have a bunch of stuff to do today before getting some relatives showing up...so...better be doing this...

Have a great day!!!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, October 1, 2012 4:39 AM

Thank you so much, Johnny!!  That was the reason I managed to get up this early this morning, so that I could finish getting things moved over.  How are you doing, Johnny?  So hard to believe we are almost through another year. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And breakfast is ready as well:  Southwestern omelets (or you can have fried, scrambled or poached eggs), made from scratch buttermilk biscuits, bacon, sausage links & patties and sausage gravy.

We are starting off the morning with a temp of 59 degrees, going for a high of 64 degrees this afternoon, with rain showers headed our way, probably in a couple of hours. 

You all take care, have a good morning, and see you all this afternoon.

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Flat Wheel Café 4th Quarter 2012
Posted by Deggesty on Monday, October 1, 2012 2:45 AM

I woke up and decided to spend the time in doing something useful, so I came down and started moving into the new quarter's quarters. I'll get the basic things done, and the rest of you may decorate it to your liking.

Johnny

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