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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:37 PM

cherokee woman

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

Love that Chinese food!

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Posted by AgentKid on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:02 PM

cherokee woman
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

CW, Grizzly bears go through their "cute" phase pretty quickly. Then they really bulk up. When the story finally broke about the bear kills, on Monday night, they showed some stock footage of what I presume were yearling cubs and they already looked like a force to be reckoned with.

30° and snowing here now. It is supposed to get back up to near 60° later in the week, so this snow won't be with us long.

I am running late, so Chinese food sound like a good idea for supper.

Bruce

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:45 PM

Tree - I got an early start on my battery changing today.  I made a list on puter of what needs to be changed and when it gets changed.  I have 13 items in this itty bitty place that need at least 1-2 batteries and one that needs 4. 

Did about 5 of them - now must get a supply of batteries to finish the rest of them. 

And our flu shots must wait until the 17th @ dr office.  I like them there cuz I don't have to do paper work.  They have volumes on us!

If you truly like Chinese, you should try good Vietnamese.  It is lighter and when done right, absolutely delicious.  Plus it is very healthy - but you might want to ignore that.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:51 PM

Evenin' 

Too darn tired to much else but sit in corner and....zzzzzzzzzzzz.....Zzz

g'nite....

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:58 AM

Good Mornin'

Need serious caffeine fix....please..preferably in an IV bag if'n you have one...Indifferent

Well, did we get a shock...friend's wife did pass away last evening while we were there...rapidly spreading cancer .....

Still reeling from this...too many memories have been flowing through this old bird's beak.....

Going to sit in the corner booth to take in the morning papers.....Huh?

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:08 AM

Barry (BOC), so very sorry to hear about your friend's wife.  My sincere condolences to all concerned. 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:14 AM

Good Thursday morning all.  38 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high somewhere in the 60s this afternoon.  At least the winds have died down, so it doesn't feel too bad outside this morning.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  On the breakfast warmer bar this morning: 

bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, toast, biscuits, gravy, hash brown taters, bagels and bear claws. 

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

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:59 AM

morning

trouble brewing in porkopolis.The ballteam better get it together or they stay home.Co-worker got to play bumper cars last night.Everyone was ok. I took them home and saw q 016 going eastbound.cw thanks for breakfast.Tonight is Friday.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:33 AM

Thanks for trying J......I've not seen any other answers.  I just doubt if it is fiber optics, from what I've seen so far....But who knows.

The removed, what was {I believe}, a former passenger train platform...concrete for some length, and have been working around that opening with the orange plastic fence around it....I'm wondering if that was part of the Passenger access to an inner track back when this area was used with for that purpose.  At least I think it was.

Just watched a front end loader pull up to the site, and a fellow jumped down from it, and then I turned the "page"...So didn't watch what he did....

White frost here early this morning.  37 on the instrument, and now bright sunshine and blue sky...Believe we're to see 60 today.

Trivia:  I was looking for some picture frames here at home yesterday in a built in unit at the end of the family room and spied something I forgot I had....It's a telephone made to look like a model train steam engine...green...southern steamer about what would be 027 size.....I have never used it.  To use it, one simply picks it up holding it at the "boiler" area and half of it comes up to be a telephone....It is realistic appearing too.  Used to see it advertised in TRAINS mag....Maybe it still is....Haven't noticed lately.  Anyway, just forgot I had it, as it kind of surprised me.....Thought it was a model steam engine at first glance, until I remembered just what it was..... 

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Posted by switch7frg on Thursday, October 11, 2012 11:30 AM

Smile  CW , thanks for the aniv. greeting. We have been in the siding  off the main with the "kids" about the last 57 yrs. The great grand  kids are about the age  of  understanding of who we are. Sometime the time sure flys by us.   Biscuits and sausage  gravy sure sounds good on this dark and rainey day here in the mtns. Need more hot coffee for now.

                                                                   Respectfully,  Cannonball & Shirley

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:31 PM

Quiet afternoon here in Louisville; been watching the Reds game, Joe.  So far, the Reds are still behind, 6 to 3, SF, and I believe they're in the 9th inning.  But I'm still keeping my fingers crossed, which makes it very difficult to type! 

Here's our menu for the rest of the afternoon/evening:

1.  Sloppy joes w/fries and garden salad

2.  Burgers and cheeseburgers w/fries and garden salad

Cannonball, sounds like you and Shirl had an enjoyable anniversary. 

Quentin, I need to pull up the Roanoke cam.  Haven't done that in awhile.

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

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Posted by Deggesty on Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:39 PM

Yes, keeping fingers crossed does make it difficult to type, especially if you really have them crossed--little finger under ring finger, middle finger under forefinger, and forefinger over little finger--on both hands at the same time. I haven't figured out how to get the thumb into the crossup, but perhaps you can use it to type.

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Posted by AgentKid on Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:43 PM

Good afternoon.

37° a cloudy now, with a bit of snow still on the ground. There is a bit of a windchill too. It was the first real snowfall of the season last night and the drivers didn't adapt well. There were a number of accidents, including a 20 player bumper car event on a icy bridge deck.

The Grizzly bear incident is still in the news. Now there is going to be some event at Mount Royal University where the purpose of the National Parks is going to be debated. Is it to promote tourism or preserve nature. At this point though, everyone is going to great lengths to not look like they are picking on the CPR.

Modelcar
.It's a telephone made to look like a model train steam engine...green...southern steamer about what would be 027 size.....I have never used it.  To use it, one simply picks it up holding it at the "boiler" area and half of it comes up to be a telephone....It is realistic appearing too

Just the other day I was thinking to myself that with all the little phones around now, the specialty shops you used to see in the malls with all sorts of different landline phones have disappeared. Back in the '70's in my first place I had a Candlestick phone. The phone company (remember when each area only had one?) had an offer on specialty models and I ordered it because it was like the very first phone I can ever remember seeing in the station. We didn't get dial phone service until I was 10. I can sure see why people wanted to get rid of those. It was a real pain to use and after 8 or 9 months I called the phone company back to take it out (remember when you had to do that?).

Think I will go with a burger for supper.

Bruce

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:11 PM

The cheeseburger, fries and garden salad looks good after a days work.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:57 PM

Had a cheeseburger for lunch.  Have to raid the 'fridge for leftovers...

Made a trip down to the railroad today to "receive" the pumpkins and bales for our Pumpkin Trains this weekend and next.  400 of those little beasts, tossed one at a time by the produce guy and placed carefully so as not go damage them.  Same with the 35 bales of straw.

Then I got back home and helped season 400 chicken halves for our BBQ on Sunday.

Oh, my achin' back.

Cleaned out the rental in anticipation of returning it tomorrow.  The body shop guy says my truck will be done by mid-day.  I can't wait.  Those little cars weren't made for guys like me.

Ms Mook - I just noticed that my old "Regulator" clock on the fireplace had quit.  The wind-up mechanism died several years ago so I replaced it with a battery unit.  It needed a new battery.  Smoke detector battery is due for replacement soon!

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:03 PM

" I can has a cheeseburger!!! "

Tree - I couldn't get our thermostat to work last year.  Beat the daylights out of it before I figured out it had 2 AA batteries that were going bad.  Poor thermostat.....

And - I almost melted the answering machine before I figured out it needed 4 of them! 

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:45 PM

Mookie

I couldn't get our thermostat to work last year.  Beat the daylights out of it before I figured out it had 2 AA batteries that were going bad.  Poor thermostat.....

And - I almost melted the answering machine before I figured out it needed 4 of them! 

Now that's hilarious!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, October 12, 2012 4:40 AM

Good Friday morning all.  50 degrees here in Louisville this morning, going for a high in  the mid 60s again today.  We do have a chance of seeing some rain, but mostly it will be south and east of us. 

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  And on the breakfast bar this morning:  bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, bagels, bear claws, and a small assortment of doughnuts and danish, including the chocolate covered, cream filled long johns and some vanilla filled doughnuts.

Got a busy busy day and weekend coming up.  Will be doing some laundry, and packing a bag, as I'll be going out of town Monday.  Going to my brother's, to help with his granddaughters who will be on their Fall Break from school.  So I'm not sure if I'll be in here too often next week. 

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

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 12, 2012 5:01 AM

Good Early Morning...

We are going to see a mix of sun and cloud with scattered showers here and there...yep...them days of the semi-permanent umbrella attached to the backpack are with us again...

Today Audrey is getting her hair done and I am having my feet checked out...not that I've noticed anything....yet.

Maybe, a little later on I might get a chance at running some choo choo's....

As for friend...we did a couple of quick runs for him to various stores and such to clear up bills etc...pretty sad evening all the way around...

ROFL about the dead batteries!!

I had a dead battery thing here a few days ago..our fire alarm went dead..ie: went into a 15 second cadence of BEEP!! I'm dying! BEEP! I'm dying!!...which brought me up out of a deep slumber into stumbling around trying to find the ladder to get the dang battery unloaded from the alarm.

Alongside the cat trying to get onto the top of the ladder to inspect my positioning on the ladder I had to contend with a mount that would not let go of the alarm..only to find out that all I had to do was to flip it off...d'oh!!....

Oh...the kicker? It was around 4:15 AM when this happened....

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, October 12, 2012 2:18 PM

Stop in more often.  I seem to do some really stupid things - a lot!

Moo.....

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, October 12, 2012 2:24 PM

I am hysterical @ a new dr office: 

I was born with a heart murmur and my feet are so flat, they curve out.  Footprints look like dinosauer prints.

Dr checks heart for first time and "Do you know you have a murmur?"  So of course, I have to do the "OMG, NO!  When did that happen?"

Then they look at the feet and then at me like "how do you walk on those". 

Just fine thank you!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, October 12, 2012 3:12 PM

afternoon

went and watched csx.They had a rail train near holgate so it was single track for awhile.Q 147 had a problem with an open container.So they set it off on the yard lead track.Then heard the y101 crew say "hey we have a container car in our yard."They might get to shuffle it to North Baltimore next week.Matt has homework tonight so I better check on him.Cw thanks for supper.

stay safe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, October 12, 2012 4:30 PM

Our Friday Fish Fry is now ready and on the warmer/serving station.  All the regular kinds of fish, side dishes and desserts. 

Mookie, I also have a heart murmur.  Of course, I didn't know I had one until about 15, 16 years ago.  Whenever I'm in the hospital, and a new doctor checks me, his/her first words are "Do you know you have a heart murmur?"  "Uh, yeah".

Talked w/my brother earlier, he said he'd be here around 10 a.m. or so Monday to pick me up.  Think I need to get my behind in gear!


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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 12, 2012 8:28 PM

Great, fish! I'll have country fried catfish, hush puppies, shrimp and fried okra.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 12, 2012 9:09 PM

Good evening

Kinda quiet evening here..lots of purring and such from Spring here...between my arms as I am typing away....

Have a good evening....Big Smile

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:09 AM

good morning

Breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready.Mamma wants to wander over to Indiana.guessers are calling for rain tonight and tomorrow.Will be back for pizza later.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:28 AM

Good Morning

We are to be getting rather dull today with the ever popular 30% chance of showers today...which usually means we get to be rather dull....

Going to get a few more pieces o' that there pink foam from Home Despot and see about picking up some more tools as well....tools...toys...mmmmmm....Confused

Have a good day....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:49 AM

Good Saturday morning all.  50 degrees here in Louisville, going for a high of 79, maybe  low 80s for today.  Then, rain coming in sometime later tonight, early tomorrow morning. 

Joe, thanks so much for taking care of breakfast.  I really do appreciate all your help here. 

Everyone have a good day, and see you all late afternoon w/our pizza fest.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, October 13, 2012 4:11 PM

stopped by east wayne yard and they were busy.On the way home we stopped in garrett and it was quiet.There was alot of stored power in garrett as well.rain has arrived in Nw ohio.Cw will take a veggie pizza for tonight.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, October 13, 2012 4:24 PM

Here is the pizza menu for tonight:

1.  Canadian bacon

2.  Chicago style

3.  Goetta

4.  Ham & pepperoni

5.  Hawaiian

6.  Italian sausage

7.  Pepperoni/mushroom

8.  Supreme

9.  Veggie

Clouding up outside as I'm sitting here typing at the computer.  Wondering when it will start raining.  Everyone have a good evening, enjoy your pizzas and see you all later.

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

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