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Flat Wheel Cafe/Diner, 1st. Qtr, 2013
Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, December 31, 2012 8:22 PM

Got a little bit of time left in 2012, but doubt that I'll be able to keep my eyes open until midnight; so, I've gotten everything moved, and here we are in our new quarters for the upcoming New Year.

Hope everyone is keeping safe and taking care with their New Year's Eve celebrations.

Welcome to the 2013, and lets all keep SAFE, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY!!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, December 31, 2012 9:00 PM

Good Evening...

Well, with the sounds of chaos and mayhem in the background..ambulance and firetrucks...we got home just an hour ago from all the dang CT scans and other testing that needed done...now I'm just relaxing by the fireplace...mmmmmm...right down the street the thing went...oh joy....Confused

So far it looks like the cancer thing was a bad memory...thank goodness...Wink

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, December 31, 2012 10:50 PM

Here's a link to the previous "address:"

http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/210377.aspx

Eleven minutes to midnight.  Looks like my FD did 118 calls last year.  Now I've got to pull some stats off that to report to the Fire District.

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 31, 2012 11:05 PM

Middle daughter Elizabeth took us all out to eat at Salt Gras Steak house, got me a huge cheese cake for my birthday…I shared, some of it, kinda….

My sides hurt and I think I OD’ed on cheesecake, but it is a glorious way to go!

Hope all of the fine folks here have a great New Year, may you all receive the blessings and grace you all deserve!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, December 31, 2012 11:11 PM

Happy New Years!!!

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Posted by AgentKid on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 1:39 AM

Happy New Year Everyone!

It is 25° F with a slight breeze here tonight. We have more snow on the ground, for a longer period, than we have had in years, it seems like. But the forecast for the next week is sunny with highs in the 30-32° range.

Everyone have a great year.

Bruce

I just heard a guy walking past my building YA-hooing! I guess he is enjoying his New Years Eve celebrations!Laugh

So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 5:55 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!Big Smile Hope you all had a good night.  Went to bed just after 10 p.m.; brother, sis-in-law and nephew all went to bed just about the same time.  No late nighters in this house last night.

Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, and hot tea are all ready to go.Breakfast of bacon, eggs, biscuits & gravy are ready and on the warmer station. 

Ed, glad you had a great birthday.  That cheesecake sounds good. 

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

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 6:49 AM

morning

well matt made it until 11 30 pm last night.Thanks for breakfast.pioneer rail used the maw power yesterday to move some cars around so they can work on the track.going to get the Christmas tree and trimmings put away today.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 9:20 AM

Good Morning

Well, we are up...that is about it.Confused

Kinda ccold and raw today but we are seeing a curious yellow orb this morning..high of 25F expected...low of 16F later

We did do the shiveree thing and got a little silly here...went through the neighbourhood collecting all sorts of people and ended up with a bit of a parade through the neigbourhood..LaughMischief Now, if'n you did this this morning you would get old shoes, clocks, a few bottles and bricks...Whistling

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Posted by Deggesty on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 11:00 AM

cherokee woman

Got a little bit of time left in 2012, but doubt that I'll be able to keep my eyes open until midnight; so, I've gotten everything moved, and here we are in our new quarters for the upcoming New Year.

Hope everyone is keeping safe and taking care with their New Year's Eve celebrations.

Welcome to the 2013, and lets all keep SAFE, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY!!

You ran up to Louisville, moved the cafe, and then went back to Sheperdsville? You're amazing!

I usually am in bed and fast asleep well before midnight, but I was still awake last night when some people around here began making noise. At first, I wondered what was going on, and then remembered what it was. At least, no one around here used a shotgun to celebrate.

Many years ago, Ricki and I would try to watch the celebration in each time zone, but that grew old--especially when a rerun of the New York City event was used for the Central Time event. When I was in the fourth grade, I listened to the Eastern Time event, then counted 3600 and tried to find a Chicago station on the radio by my bed, but failed to find one; perhaps I should have tried to find a New Orleans station (when I was in high school, I would go to sleep listening to WWL, and wake up to a station in Kannapolis, N.C., which broadcast on the same frequency in the daytime (Kannapolis was less than a hundred miles from where I grew up n S. C.)

 Happy New Year everybody!

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:37 PM

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 6:08 PM

Good Evening

We just finished up dinner here...pork tenderloin done to perfection with 'taters and grilled veggies..yes, we even grilled the veggies and tenderloin out on the BBQ...I did not say we were normal here...MischiefWhistling

Actually got some traintime this afternoon as well...so it was a well rounded day here...Wink

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 5:46 AM

Good Morning

well not the best of days for the ole conference yesterday.Back to school for Matt.back to work for us tonight.Mother nature has us chilly but no new snow to come.Going to see what we can see trackside then come home for a nap.Breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 6:34 AM

Good Wednesday morning all.  Sounds like everyone survived New Year's Eve fairly well.  Girls came back from their Mama's yesterday, nephew went home with his Mama, and things are back to normal.

Joe, thanks for taking care of breakfast this morning.  Coffee really hits the spot this morning:  our current temp is probably 31, 32 degrees here in "Sheeptown" this morning, but the wind chills are in the teens to low/mid 20s, depending on area you're in. Some areas are seeing wind chills in the single digits, though.  Glad we're not in that area.

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

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 8:43 AM

.....Finally, thru the holidays.  Now things can  migrate back to our normal routine.  We have a bright sunshiny morning here in central Indiana, but.....It's cold..!  First read, I saw 10 degres but calm wind.  As Joe mentioned, our weather pattern is to be stead, calm now for several days...Big High Pressure systems now in control....Slight "warming" trend as we go forward this week.

Now we'll look forward to all necessary papers arriving to accumulate  necessary  info for income tax prep.  Dig out of files that which is annual....and start fresh.

Again, wishing a Good New Year to all on here.  At least we didn't "totally" fall off the cliff, and we're here to continue.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:25 AM

Spent a portion of New Year's Day scanning photos from my junior high yearbooks and posting them on the Facebook page for my old hometown in Michigan.  They've generated quite a lot of chatter.

I, too, am waiting for the appropriate tax documents to show up so I can do my annual duty.  Gotta do the inventory for my small business, too (15 minutes, tops).

I think we have some snow flurries in the forecast, but nothing major.  Looks like there's some lake effect going on well to the south of us.  Right now it's nice and sunny, if cold.  And there's an east wind, which rarely bodes well, weatherwise.

Stuff to do!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:18 PM

Good Morning

It was a very busy day for me...had to run to the office first thing this morning and get some paperwork together so that I could start on our final year report...talk about a mess of paperwork...3 boxes full....Tongue Tied

Weather here be cccold and dreary...with little tiny snowflurries around and abouts...

Have a good evening!!

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Posted by John WR on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:28 PM

In 2013 I'm thinking about old Corneil and Uncle Dan'l looking down on us.  He's a little hazy but in the background I think I see Jay Gould.  

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, January 3, 2013 6:23 AM

Good Thursday morning all.  Very cold this morning here in Shepherdsville, low 20s, and 3 different water main breaks in downtown Louisville, is what I was greeted with, when I turned on the TV.

Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.  Breakfast is also ready and on the warmer station:  bacon, sausage, bagels, bear claws, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy; also have oatmeal and toast for anyone who wants that this morning.

Even though I am NOT a U of L fan, wishing the university and students/fans Congratulations on winning the Sugar Bowl last night. 

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

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, January 3, 2013 6:30 AM

morning

thanks for breakfast.Ns has an autorack train in the siding at work.Work is real busy again as expected.off to bed I must go.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, January 3, 2013 6:47 AM

Good Morning...*yawn*...

I need a strong coffee this morning...Do we still have raw caffeine in an IV bag? We do? Good...I'll have one of them thankye...

A mix of sun/cloud is greeting us this morning...high of 23F expected...low tonight is 15F...right now it is the mighty 13F....

Got to get cracking on them report papers...distill them down to a couple of binders ..then next week a few meetings/presentations to get to...with Powerpoint's for the lot.....oy....

Have to get runnin'...have a good day...

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 3, 2013 7:10 AM

I think we've done Gatorade via IV - no reason we couldn't do coffee.

The upper sensor for my home weather station showed -19F overnight.  The lower sensor is much closer to the ground and only got down to about -10F.

Several projects today.  Better get to work.

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, January 3, 2013 3:12 PM

tree68

I think we've done Gatorade via IV - no reason we couldn't do coffee.

The upper sensor for my home weather station showed -19F overnight.  The lower sensor is much closer to the ground and only got down to about -10F.

Several projects today.  Better get to work.

 

Larry, am I remembering correctly the official weather service standard location for temp pick up is:  5 ft. off the ground surface.  For years my brother tended an official weather "station" on the property where our Esso Station was and I seem to remember that figure.....

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 3, 2013 4:08 PM

Modelcar

Larry, am I remembering correctly the official weather service standard location for temp pick up is:  5 ft. off the ground surface.  For years my brother tended an official weather "station" on the property where our Esso Station was and I seem to remember that figure.....

That's about where the main sensor is located.  The anemometer also has a temp sensor and that's about 15 feet higher.  Usually the two are within a degree or two of each other, though.
 
One "problem" I have is that I'm near the bottom of a fairly narrow valley, so I'm shielded from the wind somewhat.  We can be getting 40 MPH winds up above and I'll only see 15-20 MPH on my station.
 
On the other hand, the cold air does settle, so it's often colder here at the house than in the surrounding evirons.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:09 PM

Good Evening

A nice dull snowy day was had by us today....cccold and windy as well...sigh

I've manged to find another box of reports that needed distilling as well...grand total....4 boxes...Confused

Spent the day at the office getting some stuff sorted out and ready for the grand project..and seeing whether or not my new office computer was going to work with some older software....which it did...phew....Confused

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, January 4, 2013 6:33 AM

good morning

happy friday.breakfast is ready.juice and coffee are ready too.busy night at work.sending matt to school.might go see how the Napoleon,Defiance and western is doing on repairing the track after a nap.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, January 4, 2013 6:47 AM

Good Morning

Weather here is just the same as ever...dull and ccold...and snowy....high of 30F expected...low of 25F....Sigh...like to see some sun on occasion....

Another day of fun at the office...4 boxes distilled down into 2 binders and a couple of Powerpoint things...yay....

Well, off I go to Get-R-Done

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 4, 2013 7:29 AM

Nasty, nasty, nasty this morning, although you wouldn't know it here at the house, where it's merely cold and blustery.

"Up on top of the hill," in areas where the roads border large fields, the winds are running at 25 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH (actual measurements), causing drifting and poor visibility - blizzard conditions.

We were sent to one such area this morning for a car off the road.  After I got home from that, at least two other vehicles went off the road in the same area.

Good day to stay home...

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, January 4, 2013 9:58 AM

Wow....so much difference in our morning here from Larry's NY site...Sky is totally blue, clear and plenty of sunshine.  Temps warming.  19 for low when I looked earlier this morning.  To be in a slight warming trend line now.

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Posted by switch7frg on Friday, January 4, 2013 10:15 AM

Smile   Quentin; sounds like a Zippity Doo Dah  Day for you in your house.   Stay warm   if you go train watching.

                                        Respectfully,  Cannonball

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