Football....pffft! If I were into any sports, I'd be spending my time down at the track. Come to think of it...
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)
tree68 Mookie Sunday is the Super Bowl - any thoughts? (Go Denver!) I'll be singing "Happy Birthday" to my granddaughter (she turned 1 on Monday). Aside from that, I've got nothing into either team, so if I watch, I'll be reduced to rooting for whoever seems to be the underdog.
Mookie Sunday is the Super Bowl - any thoughts? (Go Denver!)
Sunday is the Super Bowl - any thoughts? (Go Denver!)
I'll be singing "Happy Birthday" to my granddaughter (she turned 1 on Monday). Aside from that, I've got nothing into either team, so if I watch, I'll be reduced to rooting for whoever seems to be the underdog.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
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...
evening
Ns had a westbound power move when I left work.Work still busy.Need to do chores.State has sent us a tell us who you are letter so we can get our refund.
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").
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Johnny, the author was Norman Carlisle. Book is in my dungeon. It was one I borrowed frequently from the library as a kid, and when it was discovered in a used bookstore I snapped it up.I haven't been out of the house since yesterday morning...exciting freight-car projects are begging me to stay and work on them, and to not even think about going out and looking for more. I think I have completed maybe two files that required upgrading (too many left to count!).Something to watch for...apparently at the beginning of this year, the requirement for the "little black box" that had air-brake information and the car's build date was eliminated. The build date on new and repainted cars will be "outside the box", and brake information will be somewhere nearby on the car. I hope it makes build dates easier to see.
afternoon
snow flurries here in Nw Ohio.Ns has some empties to pick up in town.Taking Matt to town for errands when he gets off the bus.
mudchicken About to crash for the evening. Morning will come too soon. Wasted 60 minutes watching a series called "Blood Feuds" on a History Channel spinoff. Did an episode on the Royal Gorge War. - Colossal waste of time. Embellished to the point that what passes as "history" is really, really bad fiction. Barely got the names right and totally skewed the facts. PDN and DiningCar will have a good giggle if and when they see "it". Having read some of Palmer's 1869-71 field notes on his recon surveys between Denver & Pueblo, I think Palmer would roll over in his grave. I want to see the reaction of two respected historians that have worked up a detailed history of the Royal Gorge War what they think. Totally ignored: El Moro, Dick Wootton, Holbrook at Canon City, AA Robinson, Louis Kingman, (Half of Raton Pass is in Colorado), Palmer & Kingman in 1866-68 in the Maxwell Grant, Palmer on the KP/UP, Palmer's earlier & later fails....As far as I'm concerned, the portrayal of W B Strong was all wrong. (this production team ought to be banned from historical recreation. BTW - Diesel locomotives in 1878?)
About to crash for the evening. Morning will come too soon. Wasted 60 minutes watching a series called "Blood Feuds" on a History Channel spinoff. Did an episode on the Royal Gorge War. - Colossal waste of time. Embellished to the point that what passes as "history" is really, really bad fiction. Barely got the names right and totally skewed the facts.
PDN and DiningCar will have a good giggle if and when they see "it". Having read some of Palmer's 1869-71 field notes on his recon surveys between Denver & Pueblo, I think Palmer would roll over in his grave. I want to see the reaction of two respected historians that have worked up a detailed history of the Royal Gorge War what they think.
Totally ignored: El Moro, Dick Wootton, Holbrook at Canon City, AA Robinson, Louis Kingman, (Half of Raton Pass is in Colorado), Palmer & Kingman in 1866-68 in the Maxwell Grant, Palmer on the KP/UP, Palmer's earlier & later fails....As far as I'm concerned, the portrayal of W B Strong was all wrong.
(this production team ought to be banned from historical recreation. BTW - Diesel locomotives in 1878?)
Johnny
mudchicken(this production team ought to be banned from historical recreation. BTW - Diesel locomotives in 1878?)
Probably taking their cue from "reality" shows, which are generally anything but...
And, as we have discussed here numerous times, the media's awareness of railroading is abysmal.
mudchickenKeep an eye out for Nathan Detroit and Dr. Detroit.
Mookie Sssh, don't tell them and they will never know.
Sssh, don't tell them and they will never know.
Keep an eye out for Nathan Detroit and Dr. Detroit.
I think New Jersey has dibs on that name.
We did get the wind. But after a snowblower cleaned off our back parking lot right before complete dark, and with the sun shining brightly today, all the snow is off the roof and pretty much off the back lot. We watered every flower in the city, so we are pleasantly full right now.
Just think - you will now be the "garden state"....How sweet!
Mookie That is so nice of you, but you must keep this to make water for your spring flowers!
That is so nice of you, but you must keep this to make water for your spring flowers!
Ns had a westbound stack train and the local was switching cars uptown.Chores to do.Matt also has confirmation class tonight.
Mookie I am embarrassed to say that we received under an inch of snow - maybe up to a whole inch in parts of the city, and right now it is above freezing and the snow is sliding off the roof and really hitting the ground hard. We had rain and wind gusts overnite and early this morning, but it was more strange than a blizzard. However, the storm unplugged our electricity for 2 hours this morning. That was cold!
I am embarrassed to say that we received under an inch of snow - maybe up to a whole inch in parts of the city, and right now it is above freezing and the snow is sliding off the roof and really hitting the ground hard. We had rain and wind gusts overnite and early this morning, but it was more strange than a blizzard.
However, the storm unplugged our electricity for 2 hours this morning. That was cold!
Looks like ugly weather in the mid-south. Nothing here yet, but we're expecting some rain.
edblysard Well, ummmm...my A/C is on.
Well, ummmm...my A/C is on.
Rub it in, Rub it in.
Norm
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blhanel Dear Mother Nature- I asked for a foot of honest-to-goodness snow, not an inch of "Cream of Wheat".
Dear Mother Nature-
I asked for a foot of honest-to-goodness snow, not an inch of "Cream of Wheat".
(Please keep hands and finners away from moving parts, use a broom handle on the clogs. Somebody didn't get the message here.)
CShaveRR ...and it's going on 3/4". That would have been a bit of snow.
"Rule of Thumb" would make that something over 7" of the white stuff...
We have had rain and thunderstorms this afternoon. I remembered to put the rain-gauge out to see what we were getting, and it's going on 3/4". That would have been a bit of snow.What's left of the snow we do have isn't going anywhere too fast--it's like pouring cold water on ice cubes--they last a while as long as they stay cold--and those snow piles are as hard as rocks now, after having sat for weeks.I was able to take a walk before the rain started this morning and run some errands (when we don't use the car too often, we're surprised at how far the price has dropped when we do need gas--we got it at $1.42 about a week ago). Anyway, a nice westbound manifest kept me busy while I was waiting for the bank to open--DPU in the middle, plenty of interesting cars.
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