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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:26 AM

Good Morning

We had an all day sun yesterday...wonderful but cold, as per usual this time of year. Today will feature more cloud than sun and our usual ....snowflurries...sigh

Yesterday was an...ermm...how do you call it...oh...an 'interesting day...another brokenpipeville kinda day...this time at work...in our basement...where we park our cars...thankfully it only got to 6" deep there...but it was interesting getting the cars out of there...and to find parking for them...Whistling

Today? More report writing and confusion as well...oh well...Bang Head

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:33 AM

morning

brr outside still.got my breakfast.chores and bracket watching this afternoon.Tonight is Friday.then spring break.hope it gets more springy.time for bed.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:45 AM

Mookie

Tree - your thought on humility - maybe you didn't lose it.  Maybe it fell on the floor!  That seems to be where everything goes lately!

Moo....

You may be on to something there!   Because to pick it back up, you have to lower yourself...

A balmy, and sunny, +10F here this morning, and the snow belt is getting belted yet again.  Several schools closed on the first day of spring because of ... snow ...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:16 AM

Good Thursday morning all.  Very cold here in 'Sheeptown' this morning:  We at about 20, 21F, but the sun is shining.  Our high today is to be around 34, 35 degrees.  Wondering what we'll wake up to tomorrow!

Girls are at school, sil at work, and brother has gone out with a neighbor (male).  Guess they went for breakfast.  They try to get together about once a month and go somewhere for breakfast.  

Got some chili on for lunch/dinner/supper.  Seems like a good thing to have today.  Don't worry, its mild chili.  Anyone who wants spicy hot chili, can add tobassco, hot sauce or salsa to your chili.  Will also fix some PB&J and grilled cheese sandwiches to have with the chili.  Also got a pot of beef stew going, and while fixing the grilled cheese and pb&j's, will bake some cornbread to go with the stew.

Everybody take care, have a good day, keep safe and see you all later.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:18 AM

Multiple accidents have closed a stretch of the Interstate.  A few minor injuries with numerous ambulances and fire departments responding.  At least two semi's involved as well.  It's all in a stretch of road less than 10 miles long, but it's apparently intense, though typical for that area.

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:50 AM

Accidents seem to happen at such strange locations....Another such just happened back in my home area in Pa.  It is a State highway...{2-lane}, but flat and straight in this certain area....

There is a business place on one side of this road...{route 281}, of gas station / grocery store...and visibility seems plenty clear to me...It's certainly not in town....

But accidents seem to happen far more right in this area...and quite often.  Doesn't seem to have much logic to it all....

Skiff of snow covered everything here this morning....I first thought it was a coating of heavy frost...In fact, it certainly looked like it...but I believe it was snow overnight, however the sky was clear this morning.  I saw no forecast for anything like this at 11 last night.

Morning temp here was 18 degrees.  Yesterday's hi was 28...21 degrees  below normal...!  One year ago it was 86....!!  The Jet Stream has sagged down over us and until that changes, we're going to get the cold falling down from the north.

I hope that might be sooner rather than later.

Bright sunshine now.  And the skiff will be melting, but it's still below freezing...Sun does have direct power now though.....

I would like Spring to push this stuff away, and let the pretty blossoms and things that get green....allowed to do so...Must make a trip Automobile out east in a few weeks, and would like to see Spring in it's full bloom.....

I will say this about this Winter though.....I purchased a substantial, with faux fur on the hood etc....appropriate coat before winter season, last year....Never wore it....Same with this year....haven't used it yet...Which is just fine with me....Come on Spring, break through...Cool

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Posted by Deggesty on Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:06 AM

When I went out to get my paper a little after six this morning, it had just begun to snow. AN hour or so later, the ground was covered. However, I do not think that Katie and I will have to get our snowthrowers out to clear the sidewalk. (We have discussed racing when we have to clear the driveway; I can start mine faster because it has an electric starter, but she may beat me in the long run.)

It's several days since the morning temperture has been below freezing, but we may have a few days that are that cold (our house is just a little over a mile high).

I have made more progress in getting settled, but there are still some things I want to bring from my old house, there are many books yet to unpack, and there is furniture I do not have room for that needs to be disposed of. I did bring the desk that I had built for Ricki (3 1/2 feet by 7 1/2 feet; much larger than the one I built for myself, which was not much bigger than enough to hold my keyboard and monitor).

Katie has just finished some bookshelf rearranging (there were no books on them); when they were broght in by the movers we were not certain as to just where we wanted them--and I can safely fill them with books.

Come on, Spring!

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:56 AM

One of the firefighters working the accidents this morning.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:34 PM

tree68

One of the firefighters working the accidents this morning.

How nice!  A fur covered hat! 

We also are celebrating spring with some snow.  Just enough to irritate me, which these days seems to happen regularly.  I just know we will have 10 degree spring until middle of May - as per usual.  Then we will go straight into summer - as per usual. 

Off to find something to take for crabbiness.  And a cold sore on mah lip and a cut on my busy finger and a sore knee and....oh nuts! 

Grumpy

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:09 PM

Mooks - The six inches of wet snow due here Saturday oughta arrive in your part of Nebrasky about Sunday nite. Running out tonight to drop fertilizer and grass seed on my freshly raked yard. Glad to be finally be seeing  some moisture and glad that I scared the fish w/ my chest waders earlier this week in (not-so) Clear Creek when it was near 60.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:44 PM

Sir C:  Oh joy and rapture!  Now I need to build a snow fence south of the house so it goes into Kansas instead of here.  It never has much moisture and is just a big headache. 

You really should take a fishing pole - as long as you are in there  Smile, Wink & Grin

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:37 PM

Good Evening...

Well, another action packed day is at an end...finally managed to get most of the reports done and properly collated..so I be ready to go home now....

Catch ya'll later!!

Oh..btw...anyone travelling along the 401 between London ON and Woodstock ON should now by now that snowstreamers like to cross over that way...hence the likelihood of pile ups increasesWhistling...and still...

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:48 PM

See, I knew there was something wrong about living that far north...there is white fuzzy mold growing on everything there!

By the way, it is 8 pm, and 86 degrees here.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:54 PM

HA!  But our snow doesn't have alligators!

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:06 PM

Ahhh, true, but you ain’t lived till you have bar b que gator…

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, March 22, 2013 3:59 AM

edblysard

Ahhh, true, but you ain’t lived till you have bar b que gator…

I've tried it.....once....Tongue Tied..I'll stick to BBQ Buffalo thankee very much...Smile, Wink & Grin

Good Really Early Morning...for moi at leastWhistling

Yeah...it is one of those mornings wherein one doth not sleepeth very well...so I be up and mucking about with a project railcar..converting an old caboose of indeterminate origin into a transfer caboose thingee...

currently snowing...still...and only 15F out here right now...sighBlindfold

Heading off to work soon for the morning meeting and then off to check my FLHS to see what goodies they have....

Breakfast cart at the ready and waiting for first comersBig Smile

Have a good'un!!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, March 22, 2013 6:50 AM

morning

on vacation now.Have a cold to deal with as well.chores and bracket watching today.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, March 22, 2013 7:13 AM

edblysard

Ahhh, true, but you ain’t lived till you have bar b que gator…

WhileI was attending a conference at a golf resort in Florida (rates are pretty reasonable during the off-season, especially for groups), there were several receptions for the attendees.  Some of whom found great delight in feeding one of the hors d'oeuvres to the caimans (a relative of the alligator) in the "moat" next to the reception area. 

Fried alligator.

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:31 AM

tree68

edblysard

Ahhh, true, but you ain’t lived till you have bar b que gator…

WhileI was attending a conference at a golf resort in Florida (rates are pretty reasonable during the off-season, especially for groups), there were several receptions for the attendees.  Some of whom found great delight in feeding one of the hors d'oeuvres to the caimans (a relative of the alligator) in the "moat" next to the reception area. 

Fried alligator.

  Laugh

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:41 AM

You'd love it, Mookie.  'Gators slither around in the mud...taste like chicken...  Might take the heat off a friend of yours.

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, March 22, 2013 12:41 PM

She's getting the net ready. Got word about 2 hours ago from Atlanta to get thy feathered butt back to Gary next week post haste.. (CSX caved)

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, March 22, 2013 4:04 PM

All Right!  After this weekend, I have no bad weather to send east, so der Chicken will have a glorious time in Gary.  Should be wall-to-wall clear flying! 

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, March 22, 2013 4:07 PM

CShaveRR

You'd love it, Mookie.  'Gators slither around in the mud...taste like chicken...  Might take the heat off a friend of yours.

BC - you've tasted one?  Blindfold

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, March 22, 2013 7:49 PM

Mookie

CShaveRR

You'd love it, Mookie.  'Gators slither around in the mud...taste like chicken...  Might take the heat off a friend of yours.

BC - you've tasted one?  Blindfold

It tasted...ermm....different...let me put it that wayAlien

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, March 22, 2013 7:52 PM

One Large Bottle of 57 Sauce comin' up!  Dinner

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:30 PM

Yes, it was once a delicacy served at the local "Taste" (Chicago or Lombard...I forget which).

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:48 PM

CShaveRR

Yes, it was once a delicacy served at the local "Taste" (Chicago or Lombard...I forget which).

Why does all the "odd" food taste like chicken?  And, come to think of it, chicken doesn't have much of a taste any more.  Sigh 

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Posted by Deggesty on Friday, March 22, 2013 10:20 PM

Really? I notice a chickeny flavor to the chicken I eat here; are your worried about our friend, MC?Smile

We had a little more snow during the day today, and expect some more tomorrow, but nothing like the 1-2" we had yesterday morning. We expect the morning lows to be below freezing for a few more days.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, March 23, 2013 2:33 AM

I, for one, do not like bbq alligator nor any other such fellowDead...I prefer me some B'ar meat when it comes to that..Stick out tongue

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, March 23, 2013 3:55 AM

Good Morning

Gonna be a somewhat sunny/cloudy sorta kinda day hereConfused high near 32 expected...

Had a good day yesterday..managed to find a few boxcars  of the correct vintage to make up a string of graincars 35 cars long...tying that lot to 3 RS2's  oughta look good on my layout...Big Smile

Today? A quiet day is planned....no runnin' 'roun' doin' stuff...hopefully, that is....Whistling

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