My mother is coming up on her 70th year - class of '44.
She's debating on travelling east to attend the alumni banquet this month, but would prefer to do so if any of her classmates would be there. So far I'm not getting any indication that any of them will...
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...
Went train watching. It was fun.
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On a train now. Metra into Chicago. Pretty darned interesting.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Switched out a train in the rain last night.
Wasn't much fun.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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College World Series here this weekend. Happy Father's Day! Going fishing again - possibly Monday!
evening
NS was busy at work today.Went to eat at a drive in and saw CSX run a couple trains and the ND&W shuffle some cars.(and they stayed on the rails!!!!). Going to Dad's tomorrow.Matt is 13 tomorrow.Chores to do yet tonight.
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").
Johnny
Johnny - I am so jealous! And good music to boot!
Happy Birthday to Matt, early. I don't know if I will be around tomorrow, so just in case...
13! Wow, Joe. You have a teenager! Think I will stop with that!
zugmann Switched out a train in the rain last night.
Been there.
Fully agree...
Might have only been one or two passenger cars, but the rain was just as wet...
Think positive. You don't have to shovel rain.
Mookie Think positive. You don't have to shovel rain.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Have an issue: beside this silly iPad -- sitting in living room this a.m. drinking coffee, reading paper.
We have long, low windows with closed combo storms & screens & sheer curtains and our chairs on either side of the east one. Suddenly I heard a banging on our screen. I pulled back the curtain thinking it might be the landlord. Saw no one.
Few min later, more banging! I was afraid the screen was going to get pushed in, so pulled the curtain back again just in time to see a squirrel looking @ me!
Do you suppose he was letting us know he was late & the bird seed had run out?
Daughter Ellen once found out that if you're nice to a squirrel once, you have an (annoying) friend for life!She once found herself outside the house without a key, and amused herself by sharing her donut with a squirrel. Said squirrel came up to the door for nearly a year thereafter, even though Ellen had moved on to college. It was many years later, when she brought her family to visit us that the same squirrel came bounding over when (s)he heard Ellen's voice. Ellen couldn't believe it was the same squirrel (and I, too, was amazed that a squirrel would be alive for that long), but there was no other way to explain this. Poor squirrel was disappointed that time. It got to meet Katelyn, though...Happy birthday to our favorite Onionhead, whom we remember when he was younger than our grandson Nico...who also is celebrating his (sixth) birthday today!
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
Mookie Have an issue: beside this silly iPad -- sitting in living room this a.m. drinking coffee, reading paper. We have long, low windows with closed combo storms & screens & sheer curtains and our chairs on either side of the east one. Suddenly I heard a banging on our screen. I pulled back the curtain thinking it might be the landlord. Saw no one. Few min later, more banging! I was afraid the screen was going to get pushed in, so pulled the curtain back again just in time to see a squirrel looking @ me! Do you suppose he was letting us know he was late & the bird seed had run out?
As I was leaving the building where I work, a squirrel was running across the lawn...as he reached the sidewalk I was on....he dropped his nut and it rolled a little towards me. he looked at me...looked at his nut. So standing there, I tell him..."well go get it." So he comes right up...grabs his prize...and scampers off.....
That started my weekend off on a good note.
When people were enjoying (or not) their encounters with trains yesterday, I was up in the Land of No Trains (and no Internet). I had fun, though, hosting a party for high-school classmates (we're past our 45th post-graduation year) at our cottage. Nothing even remotely official--just four girls who joined me and Pat. Norris, are you in Chicago for long? If you're still here tomorrow, please say something early! I may be looking for some Father's Day action (it can't involve my own offspring, as they've sprung off to different states). If not, I hope you enjoyed your time here, and saw a lot more than I did!
And Johnny, I hear ya! I'll try and get away again. However, I made a promise that I would be finished editing a 288-page book this week, and I'm barely past page 10 so far!
The 2014 NYS Fire Chief's event is in the books. Got to see the cab and chassis for our new pumper (due here in July), took some good classes, and, as usual, spent more money than I should have. Got some good stuff, though.
I'm beat.
Looks like Madam La Mook had some rain tonight. Now that the weekend is over, the sun is going to come out here... (Wait - tomorrow is Sunday! A decent weekend day!)
Nope - rain to the west of us about 100 miles and heartburn here.
Ah yes - overnite - nice, normal thunder shower.
good morning
Happy Fathers Day to all the other Dad's. Matt enjoyed his birthday.We stopped in Marion and they also had a slideshow.Today we are going to visit a local friend who opens up his backyard garden layout.Nice weather today.Possible thunderboomers and muggy tomorrow.
Joe
Look what came back this morning in Bedlam-on-the-Potomac! I have choices again!
I spent last night in a good hotel that is more or less across the street from Union Station, and enjoyed the Irish meals its restaurant provides.
I leave on the Cardinal at 11:05 (it is due in from New York at 10:10--does it take that long to change engines? I have not checked on the interval for the trains to the South). So, except for a time in Chicago tomorrow, I will be out of touch with the world until Wendesday morning.
Get that book editing done, Carl! Perhaps we can go to the Elephant and Castle again?
Haven't been successful in any of my endeavors today. I was going to head out to Gary with the manuscript and get to it between trains, but the "check engine" light came on when I was only a couple of miles from home. So that scrubbed that trip, and I have to take the car in before I catch the train to meet Johnny. I got through another 10-12 pages of the manuscript before activities around here distracted me.Johnny, If your train arrives on time and if our car is back in business, I've got an idea for lunch that I hope you like. If not, we have the E&C to fall back on! (The Cardinal was on time last week...don't know how often that happens!)
And the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat 104-87 to win the NBA Finals!!!!!!!
What a series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
muggy here in NW Ohio.Ns was getting ready to move cars when I left work.Had to give birthday hugs here in Defiance.Didn't see anything on CSX.Chores to do.
Fishing first; train watching second. Should have reversed the order. Sat and watched all the trains (lots) early in the lightning and rain and fished later when the sun came out.
Calling Murphy! Huge tornadoes in NE Nebraska right in your area. R U OK?
Tornadoes all missed us, for now. I just got done unclogging downspouts in a downpour. We got about 6" of rain Sunday, and probably another 3" (?) this afternoon, and it's still pouring cats and dogs. We've got streets, highways, and interstates under water right now. On the bright side- boy is my lawn green! Even the weeds look healthy.
If you're still awake, SJ, Brother Johnny should be headed through there shortly. I had a good lunch with him, and he's had a most satisfactory trip so far (though he did call us to say that they were still in the station about 40 minutes after their departure time--talking to Pat must have worked, because they started moving while he was still on the phone).
.....Jen, wondering the same about you and Driver. Terrible, stuff being shown across your State. So, our Prayers are with those that were in the path of destruction....!
Quentin
Q: We are fine. The storms cut off the eastern part of the state & went on a diagonal from south to north. Today it is sunny and humid-supposed to hit high 90's & stiff wind se @ 20.
Poor Pilger (a town hit by twin tornadoes). One of those small farm towns that make up the fabric of Nebraska. Small town NE hasn't fared well this year!!
BC: I was checking my eyelids for holes about Amtrak time.
Fishing for me was trying to read the paper in Millie & keep it from going out her window.
Saw our favorite blue heron about 50' down the bank. It flies in about every time we fish in that area. (Looking for birdseed?). ;)
And mama duck showing off her 10 teenagers to the Driver. He always seems to have to wait for a duck xing before he can cast!
muggy here in nw ohio.765 came through Stryker on the way to Toledo.Tomorrow they go to be with sister 1225 in Michigan.Tired dad.
Wild night here in the north country. Severe T'storm watch, then cancelled, then special weather statement, then severe T'storm watch, and now a tornado warning just to the south of Watertown.
Hearing a lot of wind damage calls, especially near Lake Ontario.
I think the worst of it is past us now, but the rain will continue for a while.
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