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Posted by AgentKid on Sunday, October 7, 2012 11:51 AM

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For our Canadian neighbors, Happy Thanksgiving!  (I believe it's Monday.)

Thank you very much.

It has been quite the week for us up here. The house my parents bought when we moved from the station in Irricana, AB into Calgary, in 1965, has been sold. It was almost exactly six months to the day from the time my Mom went into the hospital and it became apparent that she could no longer live in her house by herself. She is doing well in the Seniors Centre and is actually in better health than she had been in some time. That is due to regular medical supervision and a more well rounded diet. I'm hoping things settle down now on that front. Real life was really intruding into my time to visit with you nice folks here.

55° and partly cloudy here now. Our first snowfall of the season has come and gone earlier this week. In other weather news, it was announced that the June1- Sept. 30 period was the warmest summer here since 1970. And when you take out the month of June we had the hottest summer ever, since record keeping began in 1882. And the driest. Back in those days the weather info was recorded by a North West Mounted Police member at Fort Calgary. The CPR got here in August of the following year.

Other than all of the news, rumours, and innuendo surrounding the new Hunter Harrison regime at the CPR, there has been surprisingly little other RR news in the past month or so.

Nice to chat with everyone again.

Bruce

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, October 7, 2012 11:55 AM

Sorry Mooks - HuskerNation ventured to Cowtown and was rudely treated by a buncha nuts.Huh?

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Sunday, October 7, 2012 2:04 PM

Wowwwwwwwww. The THUNDERCHICKENS is NUMBER 3 in the AP poll. That's never happened before. I just hope they don't get the big head with LSU.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, October 7, 2012 3:28 PM

Good Afternoon.

After all the closet shoveling and front end loading...plus all the NAS reformatting and who knows what all else I'm finally done all kinds of schtuff for the house....I hope.Whistling

We got all up to 53F today, in the cloud and partial sun...

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, October 7, 2012 3:48 PM

That's right - I keep forgetting Ohio has more than Joe & Co. 

This will be interesting as to how it plays out this week. 

Stay Tooned! 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, October 7, 2012 5:47 PM

Our high made it to  54 degrees today, I believe is what I just heard on the 6:30 local news.  Partly sunny/cloudy and very, very breezy most of the time.  We even had to turn the heater on in the Church Van, and when we got back to Church, it was even warm.  Didn't have cold hands/fingers at all today during the service.

For our Sunday Dinner:

1.  Leftover pizzas from last night

2.  Grilled pork chops, your choice of broccoli spears or baby vegetable medley, corn, baked taters w/butter and garden salad

Hope everyone has had a good day, and wishing you all a good, safe evening. 

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, October 7, 2012 8:02 PM

Pizza, pork chops, bacon, sausage....and broccoli....I am in a quandry....Dinner

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, October 8, 2012 6:09 AM

Good Monday morning all.  44 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high of 64 degrees this afternoon. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  On the breakfast bar this morning:  more decisions for Mookie:  bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, oatmeal, biscuits, gravy, home fries.

Not too sure what is on our agenda today, other than Walt and I going over to doctor's office for our flu shots.  No appointment needed, just need to be there before 1 p.m.  Other than that, have no idea.  We're too tired and  sore from the work we did yesterday afternoon.

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

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 8, 2012 6:31 AM

morning

well Mondays are usually bad but today is A Day x 18.Can't believe how time flies.Cw thanks for breakfast.Time for bed.chores will be calling after my nap.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, October 8, 2012 6:47 AM

Good Morning all....

Well, did it get frosty out here last night..everything is all frosted up here...going to get to a high of 54F later on today..with a cloud/sun mix....we can see the cloudbank to the north of us'uns even now....

Today is our Thanksgiving day and as we are speaking the turkey is right now in the oven for a good little while...we are expecting company later on....hohoho...

Anyways..have a good one!!!

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, October 8, 2012 8:16 AM

Peace be with you. 56 and cloudy in Carolina, expected to rain later with a high of 58

One of the Georgia players got back home to find his house egged. Aww come on people, it's only a game!I

We have a dog with the miseries this morning. Laci acts like she is in pain in her hind legs, won't go out, etc'.

Everyone take care and stay warm.

Tom

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, October 8, 2012 3:39 PM

Well, you all can tell I was still half asleep this morning, as I forgot to say Happy Anniversary not only to Joe and Stacey, but also to Cannonball & Shirl!!  Happy Anniversary to all four of you! 

Did something this afternoon that I haven't done in at least 3 weeks:  took a walk this afternoon!  Feel some better after taking the walk, but now my eyes are feeling like I've got a cold in them, eyes tearing upand beginning to sound nasally, coughing a little bit more, and nose is dripping. 

Here is our dinner/supper menu for tonight:

Pork roast, spare ribs w/apples & squash, Beef & noodle casserole, liver w/onions, chicken fried steak w/cream gravy;

Vegetables:  mashed potatoes w/bacon and plenty of butter, corn fritters, green beans w/ham, fried green tomatoes, corn & Lima beans (succotash), cooked turnips, chow-chow, pickles beets, apple butter

Desserts:  A chocolate sheet cake for our anniversary couples, Apple dumplings, lemon sponge cake and old fashioned pound cake w/sauce

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

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Posted by AgentKid on Monday, October 8, 2012 5:10 PM

Good afternoon.

It has been a dark, cold day here today. It was so heavily overcast this morning I had to have lights on until after noon. It is 45° with a N 14 mph wind, which is giving us a windchill of 37°. It seems like it is too early to be thinking about windchill, but there it is.

I had a chance to go through my usual sources of local RR news and I haven't seen anything of note that has happened in the last month or so. I hope this isn't some kind of calm before a storm.

Not much else to report on today.

Bruce

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, October 8, 2012 6:48 PM

Good evening...

Now that I got that out of the way,  I can say it actually was a good day here..got to see some people I have not seen in a few YEARS here and we jibber-jabbered about all sorts of stuff...including cleaning out septic tanks....Ick!...which a neighbour of ours is having to do sometime this week...think I'll be busy on that day...Whistling

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:41 AM

Good Tuesday morning all.  41 degrees here in Louisville this morning, with a chance of frost.  Could end up down to about 37, 38 by daybreak.  I don't think that we'll see any frost here in the downtown area, but out in the 'burbs  may be a different story.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Regular breakfast items are ready  and on the breakfast bar.  I think we will more than likely be having Tuesday Produce inside the gym this morning.  Haven't found my gloves yet, so hope we'll be inside, otherwise, my hands will probably be too cold to write down clients' names ( when my fingers are cold, my writing isn't very legible).

Barry, hope your neighbor has some Rid X to help with the septic tank. Smile

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

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:20 AM

Good Morning

We are seeing a mix of sun and cloud today with little tiny sprinkles here and there...high of 55F expected...

Today is a busy one...have a friend who is having some issues with his project car, a 1957 Ford Vicky...need to see what the issue is..then off to see doctor about some new prescriptions..again...sighSigh...then off to diner down the street from here to meet the gang....then off to Wally World to find a new thing or two...we never know about these things...Huh?

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:38 AM

grampaw pettibone
Aww come on people, it's only a game!I

Sacrilege!!!!!

You're talking about our beloved (insert name of favorite team here)!!!!!  THEY ARE THE BEST!  Super AngrySmile, Wink & Grin

OK, back to sanity...

Just above freezing here about 5 AM - there probably was some frost around.

The town did a big clean-up sweep today here in the hamlet.  Computers, white goods, brush - stuff that it's normally a pain to get rid of.  A lot of folks put did their cleanout on Sunday or Monday - and the "pickers" were out looking it over.  Probably cuts down on what the town has to collect by quite a bit...

Time for a trip to the PO and then into town.  Need some groceries.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 1:35 PM

afternoon

ran errands just after work this morning.nice fall day today.About time for Matt to come home from school.Time to get chores done and get out the broom if needed for tonight.Cw thanks for supper.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 1:44 PM

Larry, that's what I need to do:  make a grocery run, probably sometime tomorrow. 

The Produce truck showed up at 8:15 this morning; had only 1 helper, so they waited till a couple more people showed up, before they got out of the truck.  When we got it unloaded, we had:  cabbage, carrots, potatoes and caramel apples w/nuts.  Our selection seems to be getting smaller and smaller each week.

Our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta is now on the  warmer/serving station:

1.  Burritos:  beef, beef & bean, and beef enchilada style

2.  Tacos:  soft shelled and hard shell

3.  Spanish rice

4.  Chimichangas

5.  Fajitas

6.  Mesquite grilled steaks, pork chops and chicken

It doesn't feel too bad outside right now:  temps in the low to mid 60s, and the breeze has warmed up a bit. 

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


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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 3:33 PM

Ah've been a little busy domestically - so belated Happy Anniversary to Joe & Stacey and Happy Birthday today to Boss Hen. 

Hey Mud - maybe a little trinket for da Boss - like (well, what would I like?) - a domestic goddess of my own, an elevator for those darn stairs, an end to nonsense phone calls on mah answering machine - let me know which one she will get....maybe I can borrow it.

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Posted by AgentKid on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 5:13 PM

Good afternoon.

It is not to bad of a day here. 57° and calm now. A sunny afternoon.

A bit of RR news. Two Grizzly bear cubs were killed by a CP train about six miles west of Banff at about 9 PM Friday night. These were the first two Grizzly bear kills of 2012 in the National Parks. Everyone is making the point that it was not caused by grain on the tracks. Parks Canada and CP are very sad about the incident but admit at this point they are at a loss as to what to do. One of the stories I missed commenting on over the summer was that CP, Parks Canada, and a number of other groups, are basically going to school on bear behaviour and trying to develop ways of keeping the animals safe. I started a thread on this issue several years ago and one of the posters then said that the only thing to do was send the bears to safety school and fit them with reflective safety vests.

Parks Canada has said that at this time there are about 350 mating bear pairs, but to stabilize the population they want to get that number up to around 1,000 pairs. The loss of these two yearling cubs is unfortunate.

Bruce

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 5:30 PM

Bruce - awww, I hate that when that happens.  We seem to have a few mountain lions throughout this eastern end of the state.  Problem is, they get too close to the cities and the solution seems to be to shoot them. 

I don't approve, but then I am not in charge of wildlife.  But I have wondered if they would be attracted to peanuts/birdseed/corn....

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:36 PM

Good Evening...

Well, it did turn out to be one of those days..friend of ours called and told us that his wife was ill and is now in hospital in serious condition..asking for prayers here...Angel Tomorrow we will be heading up there to see how she is doing...

Tonights  wonderful idea of getting some train time is kinda squelched as we are doing some other w**k around here...Sigh

Maybe tomorrow?

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:31 AM

Good Wednesday morning all.  Starting out with temps in the low to mid 50s, and we may make it up to 60 this afternoon.  Then, tomorrow, high only in the 50s, after getting down into the low to mid 30s overnight tonight.  So freeze watches/warnings for tomorrow. 

Barry, sorry to hear about your friend's wife.  Will be saying extra prayers for them, that she'll be all right, and return to good health.

Bruce, also sorry to hear about the 2 little bear cubs.  I know they're wild creatures, but they sure are  really cute to look at, aren't they. 

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

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

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:41 AM

morning

rain here in nw ohio.time for a nap.chores later this afternoon.Cw thanks for breakfast.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:30 AM

Nice sunshine in our area.  A few degees warmer earlier this morning compared to yesterday....47.

Catching up on preparing the outside stuff for the cold seasons ahead....Wish it was blossom time we are looking at next...but it isn't.

Still mowing.  Grass has returned to beautiful deep green....Still a few spots to fill in, but so much has come back after our serious drought.

Still watching over on the Roanoke cam and still in the "dark" as to what is being accomplished there....?? 

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Posted by bubbajustin on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:42 PM

Afternoon all.

Cool and breezy here in the middle of the corn feild. Not sure what the high is, but it's PRETTY CHILLY.Coffee

 

Have a safe day all!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:58 PM

Been doing more work around the house, trying to get things caught up, everything back where it goes, etc.:  continuing with the fall cleaning routine.

Current temp is in the mid to upper 50s; been sunshiny all day, but the  wind is really blowing, so really cool out, even in the sun.  Supposed to get down into the mid 30s tonight. 

Tonight will be Chinese night here in the cafe:

SOUPS:

1.  Wonton

2.  Egg drop

3.  Chicken & rice

DINNERS:

1.  Moo Goo Gai Pan

2.  Sweet & sour shrimp

3.  House special fried rice

4.  Seafood combo

5.  Pepper steak

6.  chicken w/broccoli

7.  Boneless spare ribs

8.  Beef w/broccoli

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

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 4:10 PM

Modelcar

Still watching over on the Roanoke cam and still in the "dark" as to what is being accomplished there....?? 

Q - I haven't been over there in a long time, but looked today and will hazard a guess that they are putting in fiber optics, probably for signaling?  They did a lot of that work around here for most of a year and it looked something like that. 

May end up putting in a new switch in the area or even a spur if they have enough room. 

Now maybe the pros will come out of the woodwork and prove me wrong.

J

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:19 PM

Got the lawn mowed before the rains came.  They only lasted a while, with the sun returning by late afternoon.

Got some errands run, too.  And worked on some of the props for the "Pumpkin Patch" for our railroad event this weekend. 

Hopefully I'll have the truck back by mid-day Friday so I can head south and get the patch set up.  Besides, I'm too big for these little cars. 

Haven't been watching the Roanoke cam, so can't comment....  Smile, Wink & Grin

Just signed up for my annual flu shot.  The county health department offers them to first responders as part of a mass immunization drill each year.  Apparently there's a couple of new strains of flu around this year.

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