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Posted by tree68 on Friday, November 18, 2016 10:28 AM

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!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, November 18, 2016 2:31 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear when I left.Need to get cleaned up.It's grandma's birthday and we are eating out.

stay safe

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, November 18, 2016 3:19 PM

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?  

Confused

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Friday, November 18, 2016 6:03 PM

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?  

Confused

 

Gee whiz, Lincoln is making Tehachapi look downright calm today!  At least as winds go.

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, November 18, 2016 7:48 PM

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?  

Confused

 

 

 

Gee whiz, Lincoln is making Tehachapi look downright calm today!  At least as winds go.

 

Spring and fall are always interesting in this part of the state.  

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, November 19, 2016 11:48 AM

 

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. ( Dunce )

      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. Stick out tongue

 

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, November 19, 2016 12:23 PM

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?  

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, November 19, 2016 12:45 PM

    "Hey Rocky!  Watch me pull a BC Rail locomotive out of my hat!"  "Awe gee, Bullwinkle, that trick never works." "Oh really? Watch this....".

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, November 19, 2016 1:17 PM

Mookie
 

 

 

Spring and fall are always interesting in this part of the state.  

 

 

I can never remember if it's a Chinese curse or an Irish blessing: may you live in interesting seasons.....in Nebraska.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, November 19, 2016 3:23 PM

afternoon

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.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by BaltACD on Saturday, November 19, 2016 4:29 PM

Home from work at 2:40 PM - 72 degrees
Back from my walk 4:40 PM - 47 degrees

The front came through.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, November 19, 2016 4:34 PM

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.

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, November 19, 2016 5:26 PM

blue streak 1
Why can't you people in the northern plains, ohio valley, NY send us some of your rain ?

I watch the weather maps every day; I can wiggle my nose like a rabbit & better than Bewitched.  Let me see what I can do.....Mischief

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, November 19, 2016 5:50 PM

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...

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:41 PM

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...

 
So maybe you can send us a Blackfoot medicine man.
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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, November 19, 2016 10:13 PM

Only medicine men/women I know are family doctors.  Don't think any of them can make rain.  

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Sunday, November 20, 2016 12:26 AM

blue streak 1
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.

   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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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, November 20, 2016 10:21 AM

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.

stay safe

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, November 20, 2016 8:57 PM

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!  Automobile

Got your ears on Sir C?  

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, November 20, 2016 9:58 PM

     It's been my experience that cats don't like to ride in cars.

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:14 PM

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...

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:35 PM

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!

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, November 21, 2016 7:50 AM

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!

 

I stayed indoors most of the time, and went out only when it was calm.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, November 21, 2016 8:34 AM

Murphy Siding

     It's been my experience that cats don't like to ride in cars.

 

Probably because you didn't let them drive?  

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, November 21, 2016 12:05 PM

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...

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, November 21, 2016 12:56 PM

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.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, November 21, 2016 1:55 PM

BaltACD
CSX 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.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, November 21, 2016 3:52 PM

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.

Willard-Atlanta would most likely be routed through Cincinnati and Etowah, TN

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, November 21, 2016 5:28 PM

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.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, November 21, 2016 10:46 PM

BaltACD
Willard-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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