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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:12 PM

My question was answered - just not here.  Shy

We have 3 state company all day and maybe tomorrow.  Super windy from Kansas and Oklahoma - so they are sending dust and pollen.  And Colorado is sending dirty water.  We are loved!  

Heard on the news that we get our drinking water from wells around the Platte River @ Ashland NE (I knew that)  But they test  the water all the way out in western NE and if any pollutants are getting too close, they can switch off the wells and have back up water stored so we won't know the difference.  (I didn't know that)

I believe Omaha gets water from the Mighty Mo, so they don't get well water.  

Since I am not a big water drinker, I will do my part to conserve our precious resource!  

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:00 PM

evening

things are ready.need to get chores done.getting ready for Fostoria on Saturday.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, September 27, 2013 4:03 AM

Good Morning

Having sunshine and a high near 72 today..right now sitting at 41

Going out later on to see the gang at the diner then off to get some food supplies in for the weekend

Have a good one!!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, September 27, 2013 4:06 AM

morning

have a few chores to do then I'm eastbound and down. truck is loaded.Have a great day.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, September 27, 2013 4:12 AM

Off to the railroad.   Looks like it'll be a decent weekend, weatherwise, and my Saturday train is sold out.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, September 27, 2013 12:13 PM

I wish I could drop in on Fotown tomorrow.  Instead, we're bound for the Land of No Trains...again.  However, if I'm really lucky, we might get to a special corner of this land--the Land of Stored Freight Cars.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, September 27, 2013 8:21 PM

Good Evening

Audrey went to sleep early tonight..busy day for her today. Me? All energetic, too much caffeine....and thai chili tuna in a mac and cheese mix...heeheeheeMischief

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, September 27, 2013 8:47 PM

I have heartburn....Dead

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Posted by rvos1979 on Saturday, September 28, 2013 12:39 AM

Mookie

I have heartburn....Dead

Heartburn, my foot, keep away from my toilets, I don't want to replace any that blew up......

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:51 AM

Good Morning

Had a wonderful evening of pile ups here...Bang Head...had the op gang here to run some trains...we had 6 going all at once. No head ons or such...just...grrrrGrumpy...things going to ground....Bang Head

Going to be sunny today...high near 70 feeling like 77.

Thanks for the well wishes guys...Audrey is pleased I made it through this year without more issuesWhistling

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:27 AM

Good Morning

Mostly sunny this morning..turning dull this afternoon with 30% chance of showers...

Heading off to church a little later and then some yard work later on...maybe...

Have a good day!!

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, September 29, 2013 11:09 AM

@ the rest of the day.  

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, September 29, 2013 2:40 PM

afternoon

busy day.wished grandpa happy birthday today.Yesterday was good at Fostoria and Deshler. Need to catch up on chores.Work starts early in the morning.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:41 PM

Found Wrinn & Yuhas wandering around lost in Indiana. Guess i'll be lost with them for a couple days.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:59 PM

mudchicken

Found Wrinn & Yuhas wandering around lost in Indiana. Guess i'll be lost with them for a couple days.

Watch out for the MIllis trucks, I'll probably be running out that way tomorrow......

One last night at home, then back out on the road tomorrow after a week of vacation.  My sister got her day care licensed, she is very happy......

See everyone later......

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, September 29, 2013 9:46 PM

Busy weekend on the railroad.  Conductor on the "locals" Friday, with average trains. 

Saturday I was engineer for one of our biggest trains so far this year (two units, seven cars, almost 300 passengers.  Unfortunately, the dew on the rails raised Cain with my traction, and the entire trip north is uphill.  Once I got out of the shade, and the track dried out, things improved, but I still managed to get in an hour late...

Sunday was very busy, and I was again conductor.  Sold out brunch train, plus some "leaf peepers" who didn't eat at the restaurant, then almost 150 on the mid-day train, and over 70 on the last train of the day.  Kept me busy, as I was the only train crew on the consist.

Looking forward to a few days off...

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:05 PM

No, No, No!  No rest!  Laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, house fixing - a retired person is never done!  

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:19 PM

Mookie, apparently  you do not know the right way to retire--though Katie did put me to work in the backyard yesterday, disassembling a broken slide that the previous owners of the house had left and cutting unwanted limbs off a crabapple tree. It sounds as though you should give Driver some responsibility.Smile

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:30 PM

Mookie

No, No, No!  No rest!  Laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, house fixing - a retired person is never done!  

Except for the grocery shopping (the larder is in pretty good shape right now), all that other stuff is on my "to do" list.  But I think I'll sleep in a bit, anyhow...

That, and figuring out how to get Mom's "MiFi" back on the air from 2000 miles away...

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 30, 2013 7:41 AM

Johnny - Driver ok.  Our landlord takes care of everything outside.  So we have a landscaped yard!  Love that man!  And Driver cooks, does laundry (sheets, which are heavy for me to handle) and grocery shops with me (takes 2 ya know) Plus he does all the driving, which is why....  He's Da Driver!  It is a sore point, since I have a perfectly valid driver's license, but the Swiss can be very stubborn people!  Just like their wife!

And most important - he makes me laugh!  Laugh

Tree - ok - what is "MiFi".  (Mom in Phoenix - i?) You can do it.  You helped me out and I am farther than your travel range.  Just hop a "cloud"....Blindfold

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, September 30, 2013 8:02 AM

Mookie

No, No, No!  No rest!  Laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, house fixing - a retired person is never done!  

You should talk to our neighbour!! lol!!

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Good Wet Morning from DullFogVille.

Whereupon it is dull, foggy, misty and showery, sometimes all at once or in bits and pieces...high supposed to get to 68 low tonight 53....

Some bits of bafflework from work needs done then off for a few weeks..need to see a bunch of doctors...again....Sigh

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 30, 2013 10:58 AM

Mookie
Tree - ok - what is "MiFi".  (Mom in Phoenix - i?) You can do it.  You helped me out and I am farther than your travel range. 

It's a wireless network access point (like a wireless router) that runs off cell service.  It's about the size of a hockey puck, is battery-based, and will work pretty much anywhere.  Sort of a blending of "my" and "wifi."  Another common name is an "air card."  

Mom doesn't have broadband internet at her apartment (she only recently got cable), and this lets her use the laptop my nephews gave her as well as the tablet I bought for her (she likes it for solitaire and the daily crosswords, which require the wifi connection).

She's headed for the cell phone store today to see if they can figure out why it's not working properly.  I don't have one, so I can't work through it with her. 

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 30, 2013 1:37 PM

Tree - I think we have the latest "no-fi"......

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Monday, September 30, 2013 1:54 PM

There are places that now charge to allow access to their Wi-Fi and it is known as Fee-Fi.

I am trying to figure out how to add "Fo-Fum" to the end of it.

 

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, September 30, 2013 2:58 PM

That "fee-fi" might be worth it, if all they demand per use is some pocket change.

Then it would be Fee-fi fo fumblers.

(Best I could do on short notice...you're welcome.)

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 30, 2013 3:56 PM

Drinks

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, September 30, 2013 4:00 PM

afternoon

foggy this morning. Matt was closed. Ns was running slow when I got to work. After work I got my flu shot.Got yardwork  done.Time to more chores here in a bit.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 30, 2013 4:20 PM

Where's the "groan" smiley when you need it...

Ms Mook - most folks these days are using some manner of wired Internet access at home (and in the office), be it cable or landline telephone based.  That's what I've got.

In Mom's case, getting her an air card was actually cheaper and easier that the hassle and expense of bringing wired Internet into her apartment and setting her up with a wireless modem.  She's on the data plan for my cell phone.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, September 30, 2013 5:31 PM

Tree - we are on Time-Warner - and I have to say - they are good.  However, we are driving a Buick and paying for a BMW on our cable bill.  Wow!  

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Posted by switch123a on Monday, September 30, 2013 7:06 PM

If the last BMW I was in is any indication, the Buick is a better deal.

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