Well, got the last bucket of driveway sealer down - just hope the weather holds off long enough for it to set (and it stays warm, and maybe a little breezy).
Getting a little worried about the trip home from the railroad on Sunday night. I'll be watching the radar very closely...
Time to finish packing, get cleaned up, and head south!
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...
afternoon
Ns was clear when I left.Need to get cleaned up.It's grandma's birthday and we are eating out.
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").
We are eating in!
I have seen 70+mph winds in Lincoln - straight line, no tornado. I have seen blizzard conditions with gusts over 50mph - No snow (today)
So far, so good. But eating in so taco doesn't blow out of mah hands!
And we don't have wind turbines because?
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie We are eating in! I have seen 70+mph winds in Lincoln - straight line, no tornado. I have seen blizzard conditions with gusts over 50mph - No snow (today) So far, so good. But eating in so taco doesn't blow out of mah hands! And we don't have wind turbines because?
Gee whiz, Lincoln is making Tehachapi look downright calm today! At least as winds go.
ChuckCobleigh Mookie We are eating in! I have seen 70+mph winds in Lincoln - straight line, no tornado. I have seen blizzard conditions with gusts over 50mph - No snow (today) So far, so good. But eating in so taco doesn't blow out of mah hands! And we don't have wind turbines because? Gee whiz, Lincoln is making Tehachapi look downright calm today! At least as winds go.
Mookie- I sent a moose your way. You should be able to recognize her. She's tall, skinny and somewhat disoriented. Every half a dozen years, a moose in Canada gets some sort of a brain problem and takes off heading south. This one has been in the area about a week. The Game Fish & Parks department tranquilized her on Thursday, then dropped her off an hour north of us and apparently told her to head on home. ( ) This morning, a coworker got a photo of a moose from someone deer hunting deer a bit south of us . It’s hard to tell if it’s the same moose because they all kind of look alike. Let me know if she stops by.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Murphy - seems like every fall, or is it spring? - we get a moose from Wyoming area. Usually a male and he falls in love with one of our dairy cows. And those puppies are big! They usually watch him and make sure he remembers how he got in the door and how to go back out of it.
I did see my first BC Rail this morning - on point. Didn't exactly look like a moose, but I am a city girl - what do I know. Maybe moose come in a red/white and blue pattern?
"Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a BC Rail locomotive out of my hat!" "Awe gee, Bullwinkle, that trick never works." "Oh really? Watch this....".
Mookie Spring and fall are always interesting in this part of the state.
Spring and fall are always interesting in this part of the state.
worked this morning.have snow squalls all day.Mamma is getting out the crockpot for some chili.She also has some cookies to bake too.Going to be a great night.
Home from work at 2:40 PM - 72 degreesBack from my walk 4:40 PM - 47 degrees
The front came through.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Why can't you people in the northern plains, ohio valley, NY send us some of your rain ? Still not a drop but maybe by Wedensday. High winds 29 - 35 knots. Dew points 13 - 24 F north of I-20. Dew points 20 - 28 south of I-20. Have not even had a frost but tonight a hard freeze warning all way south to Columbus, Ga. - Macon - Augusta due to low dew points.
Had to rake away dry leaves from north side of house due to fire hazard. Water situation has become guarded but no watering of fire hazards proactively. Hoses and faucets drained but at standby just in case.
blue streak 1Why can't you people in the northern plains, ohio valley, NY send us some of your rain ?
I tried and I think I badly strained the mechanism in the wiggle feature. Bad news is - no precip thru December. However, I will check again in January. Meanwhile if we get ice as usual in winter, I will send you a glassful...
Mookie I tried and I think I badly strained the mechanism in the wiggle feature. Bad news is - no precip thru December. However, I will check again in January. Meanwhile if we get ice as usual in winter, I will send you a glassful...
Only medicine men/women I know are family doctors. Don't think any of them can make rain.
blue streak 1Why can't you people in the northern plains, ohio valley, NY send us some of your rain ? Still not a drop but maybe by Wedensday.
I'm afraid I might be at least partly to blame. Back around August we were getting drenched every day, and when the people to the north and west were having a drought, I offered them some of our rain. Now if they could send some of it back...
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
morning
chilly and snow flurries this morning.Csx was a little busy this morning.The crew van was looking for a work train.They were parked in the east yard lead at Defiance.There is MoW stuff in both tracks of the west yard lead.So if 324 comes to drop off cars for the yard??? Always something.Have a nice crockpot of chilli for lunch today.Going to warm up.
Had a visit with a 7 mo old little boy this morning. Sir Mudchicken and wife travel thru here the weekend before Thanksgiving and stop for breakfast with us on their way to family back east. Today, they brought their darling scottie puppy Duncan with them. Duncan is just as sweet as can be and treated us like we were the best thing since doggie biscuits were invented. What a love!
Now I want them to bring their beautiful golden cat Stewart for a visit!
Got your ears on Sir C?
It's been my experience that cats don't like to ride in cars.
Murphy Siding It's been my experience that cats don't like to ride in cars.
You're telling me! Had a Siamese that once managed to get up under the dashboard. Had a heck of a time getting her out of there....
Well, first weekend of our Polar Express, and over 3000 happy riders joined us for the journey to the North Pole and return. From our standpoint, there were a couple of new things we needed to get the kinks out of, but over all, everything went well. Only 27 more trips to go!
We had rain Saturday night, and snow on Sunday, which presented the usual problems with traction. Our train may be a mere 1000 tons, but on some of the grades we deal with, complicated by wet/snowy rail, let's just say it can be a challenge...
The lake effect machine has wound up east of Lake Ontario - and I had to drive right through it to get home. Wheee! I made out better than the tractor-trailer tanker that ended up going straight on a curve. The tractor was well off the road, but the tail of the tanker was still blocking a lane of the road.
Got a couple of inches of snow in the driveway - guess I better dig the snowblower out of the garage. And to think - Saturday around noon it was close to +70F. Right now it's +23F...
With the winds we have had for the past two days - I am surprised I haven't seen some of our Western contributors sailing past!
BaltACD With the winds we have had for the past two days - I am surprised I haven't seen some of our Western contributors sailing past!
Johnny
Whilst in Utica this past weekend, I again saw the strange sight of one locomotive eastbound with a three-bay well car and three containers.
Apparently it's an attempt at a new market. Why there's only one three well set in the train I have no idea. Maybe they figure it'll get bigger if customers like the idea...
tree68 Whilst in Utica this past weekend, I again saw the strange sight of one locomotive eastbound with a three-bay well car and three containers. Apparently it's an attempt at a new market. Why there's only one three well set in the train I have no idea. Maybe they figure it'll get bigger if customers like the idea...
CSX is trying to build business on the Monteral to Atlanta pair of trains. Right now business is sparce.
BaltACDCSX is trying to build business on the Monteral to Atlanta pair of trains. Right now business is sparce.
Our discussion also included a possible Willard-Atlanta set. Not sure that would run through NY, though.
Another highlight of the weekend was a tank train (didn't see the placards) with KCS power.
tree68 BaltACD Our discussion also included a possible Willard-Atlanta set. Not sure that would run through NY, though. Another highlight of the weekend was a tank train (didn't see the placards) with KCS power.
BaltACD
Willard-Atlanta would most likely be routed through Cincinnati and Etowah, TN
evening
work busy.Ns sent an east frieght and the local was uptown when I went to work.Matt has 1 more day before thanksgiving break.Chores to do here at home.
BaltACDWillard-Atlanta would most likely be routed through Cincinnati and Etowah, TN
I didn't know the exact routing, but something like that would make more sense.
On another note, there sure was a lot of lake effect snow around today. My daughter had around 20", which I know because I had to travel through the mess to pick up their dog for the week while they travel to Maryland.
On the way down, I passed the scene that surprised me - no less than 4 semi's on their sides at the same location. I figure they were running in convoy and the rest just followed the first into the median. All were on their sides, and three of the four were in contact with each other... Quite the scene. Hopefully no one was hurt.
There were plenty of other semi's off the road (and evidence of some cars that went that route, too), but that was quite the sight.
Coming home a few hours later, the roads were almost bare.
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