Was out working in 103 degree heat at Basalt yesterday. Thought about a quick dunk in the snowmelt swollen Roaring Fork River at the edge of our project more than once. (Scared some rafters more than once climbing out of the reeds) Maybe they can convert some of those out of work, never used DOT 110 tank cars to carry ice cold gatorade blue stuff ("frost")? Please deliver to ZTS 172 at Glenwood!
The central Colorado mountains are rediculously green right now. Glenwood canyon was about as green as I've ever seen it and never this late into June. Concerned about this fall when all the green becomes dry brown tinder.
Hiding out in the A/C today.
Mooks: No big kitties seen this trip. Plenty of mule deer and mountain sheep in the Canyon on the side of the road, including some really narrow places in the freeway median. The Exploder (poodle truck) did not fall apart, yet.
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thanks for the birthday wishes.I share birthday with an older sister.How much older?Would like to see next years birthday.Went to Toledo then Deshler.Mamma was scared with the destruction on I-75.Deshler was fun as usual.Neat for a friend to see csx use his favorite railroad(CN) to power a train right behind his house.Finished up the trip by watching q 324 pull cars out of the Defiance yard to go east.Guessers say thunderstorms tomorrow night.Will take the rain.
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").
Blue Streak...your wife was in heat? We have been very lucky so far on our trip. We found a little heat in the Salt Lake City-Vegas Baby-Kingman-Barstow area a couple of weeks ago, escaping it by gaining altitude around Tehachapi. Then we left Central California (Bakersfield and Lodi) just before they got scorched with temps around 100.Speaking of Lodi, guess who we saw there! Nora! And sons! And husband! And sister! And Sister's family! And Mom and Dad! (In fact, we were house-guests of Nora's folks for a night.) Mary (Mom) took us on a walking tour of Lodi Sunday morning before sending us on our way.Now we're in Chehalis, Washington. No steam trips this time. The good news is that we got out to Astoria today, the westernmost point on our trip. From now on, whatever isn't north or south will be basically homeward!Happy birthday tomorrow, Joe! (We might be busy in Seattle...hope we get sleep!) You share the birthday with our daughter Linda.Time to run--I think another train is coming, they're barely in sight out of our hotel-room window here, and easy to get closer to.
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)
Happy Birthday, early - Joe!
Blue Streak - trees - that could be about 10-15 different reasons. If really important, you will want to check with a nursery. If they are the neighbors trees, get a good leaf blower.
Sam- here in central nowhere - you will see either a landscaping service or the ladies of the house mowing the lawn. I frankly think they are 1/2 a bubble off, but women seem to love pushing a lawn mower. Funny thing is - I never see them blowing off leaves or grass clippings. Just mowing.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
blue streak 1 So it is the first day of summer ? Why in the world are my trees already loosing their leaves. Wife out raking leaves today until made her come in out of heat.
So it is the first day of summer ? Why in the world are my trees already loosing their leaves. Wife out raking leaves today until made her come in out of heat.
BS-1: Hope you took her a bottle of water! Temps are too hot to be workin' in the yard without hydration !
It was something like 103 around here today...Got home, found my wife diggin' potatoes, and turning over the garden.. I took her a smaller fork, and a bottle of water. Hate to have her get sick, she still has to cut grass, and water the garden today.
OH! YEAH! Tomorrow (06/22/2016) is Joe K's Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Joe !
We have our mayor out each nite watering all the trees on public land....
Mookie We have had summer for just about all of June with temps around 100. So since it will now be summer - fall will arrive in, mmmm......August (our hottest month usually)?
We have had summer for just about all of June with temps around 100. So since it will now be summer - fall will arrive in, mmmm......August (our hottest month usually)?
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
First day of vacation.Running errands today.Saw the ND&W wobble through the swamp to Napoleon.Csx local looked like it was getting ready to take cars to GM.Just stuff to get done today.Stay cool.
Well tomorrow starts Summer.Mother nature is sending the triple h's here to NW Ohio.Have errands to run.Spent Fathers day with G+G and cousins.Big Brother headed back south to big sisters house.He flys back home tomorrow.Mookie they have a few of those Greenies floating around on Csx but haven't been able to catch one.If we do you'll be the first to know.
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