Looking at the overnites on the police blotter - I think they should look a little closer at the explanation of jobs being the reason we are the happy city.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie But what makes me happiest is Hey Chicken - Denver is #15!
But what makes me happiest is Hey Chicken - Denver is #15!
afternoon
snow has started here in nw ohio.brunt of it might head down south of Ft.Wayne into Modelcars area.But with temps starting for 37 tomorrow and 40 and rain early next week it will be gone soon.Soo ready for spring. In 2 weeks Mamma hits a big birthday.We are planning accordingly.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Tree - I think they have continual excitement. Seems like they are always igniting something in the port area. Will have to rattle his cage and see if he knows anything.
And on a very cold, very windy, sorta cloudy, sorta sunny day - the front page of the paper sez that Gallup has decided that Lincoln NE is the happiest city in the United States! We are ahead of Boulder & Ft Collins CO, Provo UT & Burlington VT.
But when you read on - we are happy in job satisfaction and a lot of other job nonsense. I know it is hard to get a job because of continual low unemployment.
Looks like Houston Ed had some excitement down his way this morning - fire at a plastics/chemical plant. One minor injury, according to reports.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
So much for smoke detectors making a difference...
Same ol' same ol' today. Waiting for the phone people to show up to fix the phone at our banquet hall. At least the cable people promise morning or afternoon. These folks just cover the entire day.
Good Morning
Brilliant sun is coming through the windows here....another beautiful day forecast for us'uns
A somewhat busy day for me here..paperwork needs done then it is time to start futzing with my tax papers for work...yeeesh...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
morning
sorry to hear about what happened Walt and CW.snow is on the way.chores to do later.breakfast is ready.
Joe
Good Evening...
Wonderful sun showed up this afternoon so Audrey and myself took a walk along Springbank Park here in London ON just to get some air....
Going to be somewhat the same tomorrow as well....
locomutt Mookie CW: Friends are hard to come by and even harder to lose! Our sympathy to you. This is a very ongoing story, seems that person was murdered, house set on fire from the outside.......she was a very nice person and friend, hard to believe she had any enemy's that would do that.....and yes I know..."this day & age"......
Mookie CW: Friends are hard to come by and even harder to lose! Our sympathy to you.
CW: Friends are hard to come by and even harder to lose! Our sympathy to you.
This is a very ongoing story, seems that person was murdered, house set on fire from the outside.......she was a very nice person and friend, hard to believe she had any enemy's that would do that.....and yes I know..."this day & age"......
Condolences to her family and friends...
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Hi everybody. Hope it is a good week this week, excluding the loss of my very good friend and ex neighbor. After Walt called me yesterday morning, and asked me which house my friend lived in, I just didn't have the heart or inclination to post anything yesterday. As Walt said, she did have some medical problems, including having a big toe amputated last year. She was a diabetic, had high blood pressure and just a few months ago, had been told that she was losing her eyesight, and would eventually be totally blind. R.I.P. my dear, dear friend. Still shedding a few tears for you today.
I have lunch/diner ready for you all. Here is the menu:
1. Baked chicken w/your choice of mashed taters or stuffing, green beans, mac & cheese and slaw.
2. Hickory smoked sausage w/fried taters, and any of the sides listed in #1.
Everyone have a good afternoon, take care, and see you all later.
No weather here so far today. Mostly cloudy and chilly. Probably going to be a couple of days before the garbage arrives again.
Mornin'
Another dull day for our viewing pleasure with little tiny snowflurries out and about...
Going to be a cold one as well...
Anyhoooo...getting a few things done this morning then it is off to see the gang at our local diner here...have a good'un!!!
Ed: Be glad you don't drive professionally, labor rates at Kenworth start at $90, and go up from there, depending on which part of the country you're in. Was at our dealer in Madison for warranty work two weeks ago, they got my list taken care of, except for the dash lights in one section, they worked for two days, then quit. At least the warranty is two years/250,000 miles......
Thankfully, I don't have to do services on the semi, involves changing about 40 quarts of lube oil, oil filter and both fuel filters, cleaning the manifold pressure sensor and the doser valve (dumps fuel into exhaust to get the particulate filter hot enough to burn off collected soot), grease the driveshafts, and fill the automatic greaser that lubes the whole truck. Average time is 2-4 hours, depending on if I just came off the road with a load or not, if i did, they have to wait for the exhaust to cool down from about 1500 degrees......
Company bought 35 new 2013 Kenworth T680s, they have a switch on the dash that will start a light test, very handy to use, beats hanging something on the trailer brake lever to check brake lights. These trucks also have flat screen TV mounts in the sleeper, a compartment for a microwave, and an 1800 watt inverter with shorepower capability. They would not have to twist my arm to get me in one......
Home for the week for jury duty, not needed today, though, so may do some things around the house. Might also do some work on some models, shall see how I feel (home-cooked food is throwing my body for a loop.....).
See everyone later......
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
good morning
Monday is done.breakfast is ready.time for bed.guessers are still guessing how much snow we are to get.Some say we might get to send it south.It won't around for long if the weekend high's could be in the 50's.
chores to do later.
tree68 Check your clocks, Walt. News says it was about 3 AM . Fire doubles about every 30 seconds - night time makes it all the worse, as one may succumb to the smoke before even realizing there's a fire. The reports don't mention smoke alarms. It's possible one might have made a difference, but some folks (especially kids) will sleep right through them, and any sleeping medications can make it worse in that respect as well. Given a good head start like it sounds like this fire had, the firefighters are behind the eight ball before they ever leave the station. At least it was an older construction house. If it was new construction, it would have been far worse, as far as the damage goes. It's never a good thing to have someone die in a fire.
Check your clocks, Walt. News says it was about 3 AM .
Fire doubles about every 30 seconds - night time makes it all the worse, as one may succumb to the smoke before even realizing there's a fire. The reports don't mention smoke alarms. It's possible one might have made a difference, but some folks (especially kids) will sleep right through them, and any sleeping medications can make it worse in that respect as well.
Given a good head start like it sounds like this fire had, the firefighters are behind the eight ball before they ever leave the station.
At least it was an older construction house. If it was new construction, it would have been far worse, as far as the damage goes.
It's never a good thing to have someone die in a fire.
Hmmm, did a "clock check" and they show they are still on E.S.T. And on that time. I think the news was wrong. (nah, they always get it right!)
Never heard a word on the news reports about smoke alarms or fire detectors or anything.
My house is somewhere in the 100-110 year old category, this other house probably would be about 70-80 years old.
If it had been "new construction" it would have gone up in a much shorter time than it did.
Lady had several medical problems and was on some medications.
My personal opinion, if the firehouse had been a block away, she Might have made it out; if it had been 5 blocks away, she didn't have a chance.
Larry, this fire had a very big Head Start, when I looked out the window and saw the "Orange Glow" to the west, I knew there was a problem.
Please forgive any errors in this post, I am trying to type, and have a 3 month old kitten helping me. (actually, he could probably type better than me.)
Larry, I'll send you a few pics. that I took from my front yard, and later after walking over to the scene.
Modelcar ....Thanks Walt, info on that massive bridge.....Glad to hear it is finally open that walkers, etc....can pass all the way thru. And that the massive structure is at least being some use again...Not totally wasted. Used to look over and see it as we crossed the river near by on I-65 as we did travel once or twice a year to the Opryland Hotel...and actually did pass under it once...{well twice}, in a boat. Anyway one looks at it, it certainly is a massive structure. Sometimes when I look at bridges, and take away the thought of that doesn't look like a structure massive enough to do a job....but that bridge...was not one of them...! Sorry to hear of that ladie's passing in that fire Walt....That is terrible for one to lose their life like that. Sounds like the fire Co. didn't get the word very soon to get way out of control like that right there in the city. Perhaps being in middle of the night, and if only the lady being in the house....Terrible.
....Thanks Walt, info on that massive bridge.....Glad to hear it is finally open that walkers, etc....can pass all the way thru. And that the massive structure is at least being some use again...Not totally wasted.
Used to look over and see it as we crossed the river near by on I-65 as we did travel once or twice a year to the Opryland Hotel...and actually did pass under it once...{well twice}, in a boat. Anyway one looks at it, it certainly is a massive structure. Sometimes when I look at bridges, and take away the thought of that doesn't look like a structure massive enough to do a job....but that bridge...was not one of them...!
Sorry to hear of that ladie's passing in that fire Walt....That is terrible for one to lose their life like that. Sounds like the fire Co. didn't get the word very soon to get way out of control like that right there in the city. Perhaps being in middle of the night, and if only the lady being in the house....Terrible.
[Grrrrrr, That stupid yellow footer!!!]
The "connection" for the Indiana side of the bridge isn't done yet, it should be by sometime this summer. The "bridge" is open 24/7 except major holidays and certain city holidays for walkers, bicycles, dogs, etc. Right now, after it being opened just a little over a month, the city is about ready to ban dogs because their owners aren't picking up afterwards...causing a Big Stink!!
I didn't call 911 this morning, knew someone else had already; but if I were still on the fire department, this fire would have been an exterior attack only...if anybody was still inside, they would not have survived. Yes, it is a shame, I used to try to save lives as an FF/EMT.
Please don't get me started on the F.D. not getting the call on time. They did, but the "Bean Counters" for the city have said we don't have enough money for certain fire stations to stay open, and we can't afford to pay that many people to do that job. The guys got there, risked their lives to do what they had to do; as a matter of fact, this was an extra alarm fire, they had to call extra companies for the manpower. Nuff said.
Quentin
Obviously sleeping is not good for you. First a sink hole and now a fire!
tree68 NY railfans are wondering if (nay, hoping) the IT heritage loco will make it all the way here. I think it's headed for Albany. Just a little snow overnight, and the occasional flurry today. Overall, winter seems to be winding down nicely. We'll see if the next system ("Saturn") does anything out of the ordinary.
NY railfans are wondering if (nay, hoping) the IT heritage loco will make it all the way here. I think it's headed for Albany.
Just a little snow overnight, and the occasional flurry today. Overall, winter seems to be winding down nicely. We'll see if the next system ("Saturn") does anything out of the ordinary.
Larry, hope they get to see that unit. Here in the Louisville area, several of the NS Heritage units have been through here on the St. Louis-Danville, Ky line. Even living 2 blocks away from the NS tracks, I've never had enough advance warning to go grab any pics.[I did manage to get a pic. of the Erie Heritage unit in Oct.]
(edit) apparently one day this past week a Union Pacific Heritage unit came through here, the unit that is painted for the Southern Pacific in "Daylight Colors".) definitely missed that one........
Very rudely awakened about 0515 this morning by a very large "POP"!, not an explosion to me. Caused me to look out of my front window and see a very large column of flames to the west of my house-next street over. About 0530 house is fully engulfed, F.D. just arriving on scene. Have found out it was a fatal fire, lady living there didn't make it out. Friend of ours, came over to St. Georges for produce and would stop by the house and chat for awhile. Never a good way to start a day.
Snow Flurries here now, about 31 degrees, supposed to get to about 38 today.
For all, but mainly for Quentin and others that have asked about the Big 4 Bridge here, it opened as a ped./bicycle walkway about the middle of Jan. I've not had a chance to get up there yet. It's been too cold, or insert any excuse you want........
Unexpected snow flurry activity this morning....At least to me. Was to be sunny and dry today, and thought I'd get my car out for a bit of running..{to church}, but we have overcast {bright}, and snow flurry activity.
So, we'll be traveling in my little trusty truck...and then to Sunday meal. And back to check in on Nascar at times....A bit below freeszing here this morning with just a skiff of the white stuff on the ground from overnight.
Ventured into a new cell system last evening....{internet}, and now we'll wait and see in a couple days, if I can learn to master it.....What does a retired fellow like me need that for....The only thing I was attempting to do was a better program, and now, with it we'll be {trying}, to use a touch screen, smart phone....We'll see....
Wishing all a good new week going forward.
BOC thanks for breakfast.Nieces did good at the bowling tournament.Will have to wait for the results to see who goes to state.Csx 's q 380 had more commuter cars on the back of it.Also an Oil train came through last night with NS" Illinois Terminal heritage unit on the point.Can't wait until Mother nature warms up some more.Off to church then to G+G's house afterwards.
Good Early Morning
Weather here is gonna be mix of sun/cloud and ....a high near 22F.......uummm...winter can go away...now.
Breakfast cart is at the ready..have a good day everyone!!
Afternoon all. I got back late last night after spending a week in Albuquerque. I was lucky enough to have made it in to Albuquerque before the big storm hit last Sunday night. The city itself only got a couple inches of snow, but there sure was a lot of wind. I-40 was closed right at the interchange where my hotel was located. There were semi's EVERYWHERE. The interstate was closed all the way into Oklahoma that Sunday night (the 24th), and did not reopen until mid-morning Wednesday (the27th).
Glad to be back in nice warm San Antonio, where the temp is 67.
Back to Shreveport tomorrow.
Enjoy your Saturday!
Mooks...we used one of those ditchwitches...comes in handy up here...lol
BOC - do you have a Tonka Toy to shovel? Isn't the ground frozen?
Sun is shining brightly. We finally came out of the gloom but on 17 degrees, so it best shine a lot harder!
Moo....
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