Mr. Chicken knows exactly where to look, which gives him a big advantage over most county clerk's offices.
evening
Well did what I could do at Nephews place.Did see an NS eastbound on the former NKP this morning.Back to work tomorrow.
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").
WHY AM I AWAKE! Oh, that's right. The dogs heard a fly fart.
An artist sees the world in colors and patterns. An engineer sees the world in mathematical equations. Both help shape the World and are just as important as the other.
Most interesting "freight train delay" on my ride to work this morning. My morning ride (Metra 802) was delayed at 47th Street for what turned out to be a three-way meet. We were held to let an eastbound NS Office Car Special pass (very plush), and were then cleared through the junction where an eastbound coal train with BNSF power was waiting for its turn.
CSSHEGEWISCH Most interesting "freight train delay" on my ride to work this morning. My morning ride (Metra 802) was delayed at 47th Street for what turned out to be a three-way meet. We were held to let an eastbound NS Office Car Special pass (very plush), and were then cleared through the junction where an eastbound coal train with BNSF power was waiting for its turn.
OS Chesterton web cam at 652am with 4 F units, NS4270 in lead with 15 matched cars. nice looking train.
It departed Ashland Avenue yard at 608am and is heading east on NS Elkhart line.
Anyone know anything about this run?"
BrassBootlegThe dogs...
No, one of them dreamed it... The rest just wanted to help...
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...
tree68 BrassBootleg The dogs... No, one of them dreamed it... The rest just wanted to help...
BrassBootleg The dogs...
Yeah, that I'd believe. Of course, I attempted to take a nap today before the long and boring conference call. That was a blue light, too. Let's see, the UPS man delivering prints for the significant other, FedEx bringing computer parts for me, oh and of course let's not forget the Joavah Witnesses. And naturally, for all of the above mentioned, the dogs went crazy. Come into this yard, they go crazy.
afternoon
Rain has arrived in Nw Ohio.Ns has a coal train waiting to go east.They also have empty cars uptown to pick up.Time to do some chores here.The ball teams have taken the "Battle for Ohio" to Cleveland.Mother nature will probably win tonight.
stray safe
joe
Don't need rain. I've been asked to handle the procession of apparatus for a firefighter's funeral Friday. Don't want to do it in the rain.
We had like two-ish days of rain. While the grass enjoyed it, now I have to play wack-a-weed and get rid of it!
BrassBootleg We had like two-ish days of rain. While the grass enjoyed it, now I have to play wack-a-weed and get rid of it!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Ns local was working when I left work.Mother Nature has stopped the rain for now.Going to take Matt uptown to mow.Will work on our swamp tomorrow.Family is ok after the storms around Dayton last night.Niece did a good job picking out an apartment that was in a basement.
JoeKoh afternoon Ns local was working when I left work.Mother Nature has stopped the rain for now.Going to take Matt uptown to mow.Will work on our swamp tomorrow.Family is ok after the storms around Dayton last night.Niece did a good job picking out an apartment that was in a basement. stay safe Joe
We still have occasional showers here, but we are in a much better situation than the folks in the northern part of the state--the rivers there are up, and it seems that it keeps on precipitating (snow last week, with about two inches here in the city and the suburbs--which melted before I saw it). We all hope there will not be an early snowmelt such as there was in the spring of 1983, and people caught fish in at least one street downtown.
Daughter Katie has moved to about four miles south of me, instead of being about two miles north and 1000 feet higher away. She can still ride her bicycle to her work at the University's College of Nursing--and she will not have to huff and puff her way up the hill to get home. She did have a scooter--but it was not able make it up the last half mile or so, so she got rid of it.
Johnny
Mookie BrassBootleg We had like two-ish days of rain. While the grass enjoyed it, now I have to play wack-a-weed and get rid of it can you narrow down the part of the US you are in?
BrassBootleg We had like two-ish days of rain. While the grass enjoyed it, now I have to play wack-a-weed and get rid of it
We had like two-ish days of rain. While the grass enjoyed it, now I have to play wack-a-weed and get rid of it
can you narrow down the part of the US you are in?
Well me and my better half have a house in NC - which is where I'm at currently. But technically speaking, my office for work is in Washington DC at Amtrak HQ. Hell of a commute, huh? Well not really since I'm never actually in my office. I believe they have stuffed some boxes of files inside. Well, they probably have anyways. But more specifically than "NC", I'm East of Raleigh, but west of Rocky Mount. A good 20-30 minutes from civilization (including the nearest Walmart!) but we love it out here.
We've had cool, gray weather, with a good soaking of rain. I mowed our lawn Sunday and Monday, and I believe it's ready to get the treatment again. Maybe Saturday, if the weather holds.Today we ordered a lawn sweeper, which will be great for the fall leaf season around here...a lot easier and more thorough than raking, if I remember from my time pushing one for my grandmother as a kid (you know, we're about as old as she was then, so I guess this makes sense). This time of year, of course, our objective is some grass clippings and the maple whirlybirds from our three large trees plus those of both neighbors. Tomorrow I have to give a talk for our historical society on railroads in Lombard over the past 40 years or so (the changes I've seen since I've been around). I gave it a trial run for the seniors' group at our church (I'm a junior senior), and the reception was all right. I'll have better AV equipment (V equipment in my case) at the LHS, so it ought to go smoothly. I'm supposed to get it done in an hour; it took more like an hour and a half at church. Covering a lot of ground!
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)
BrassBootlegWell me and my better half have a house in NC
Just trying to decide which part of the south the accent came from...
Mookie BrassBootleg Well me and my better half have a house in NC Just trying to decide which part of the south the accent came from...
BrassBootleg Well me and my better half have a house in NC
Aha that's cheating! Well to be fair I'm originally from NC, but I've lived in SC, GA, TX, MA, Washington DC, and Seattle.
It's not cheating if I get you to volunteer the info....
CShaveRR I'll have better AV equipment (V equipment in my case) at the LHS, so it ought to go smoothly. I'm supposed to get it done in an hour; it took more like an hour and a half at church. Covering a lot of ground!
I'll have better AV equipment (V equipment in my case) at the LHS, so it ought to go smoothly. I'm supposed to get it done in an hour; it took more like an hour and a half at church. Covering a lot of ground!
-pre-junior senior
DeggestyWe all hope there will not be an early snowmelt such as there was in the spring of 1983, and people caught fish in at least one street downtown.
Ah, yes, a remarkable year that saw the Hoover Dam spillways used for the first time since their initial test in 1941, which precipitated flooding along the lower Colorado river and significant whining from people building and farming in the flood plain. Saw a lot of waterfalls driving from Durango to the recently-flooded town of Ouray in July of 1983. (I won't even try to spell the name of the river that did that little carving job, much like I won't try to pronounce its name.)
Mookie It's not cheating if I get you to volunteer the info....
Aha well I'm real friendly, just don't show up at the front door unexpected! I probably wouldn't be properally dressed, nor would I be equipped for visitors! Just wait 'til I get wicked excited and a bit a that Boston accent comes out and I drop a few "r"s.
Had a forum member PM me with a satellite picture of my truck. Up to that point I hadn't met him in person (I have since).
He'd been able to glean enough info from my postings, etc, to figure it out...
That had to be a bit unnerving.
tree68 Mookie It's not cheating if I get you to volunteer the info.... Had a forum member PM me with a satellite picture of my truck. Up to that point I hadn't met him in person (I have since). He'd been able to glean enough info from my postings, etc, to figure it out...
I do nude meditation in the mornings on the back deck so if anyone is looking...well...enjoy the show?
OK - TMI - I am gone for the night....
Mookie OK - TMI - I am gone for the night....
Yeah, I don't blame you.
Some things don't need to be said.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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Aha but it does keep nosey people from stalking me via sattelite ;)
BrassBootleg Aha but it does keep nosey people from stalking me via sattelite ;)
Checked out CSX.The J 715 has replaced the "y101". They come in on track 2.Work places there first.Then go out to the yard and work GM.If they don't have to go further east then they do the ND&W on track 1 on the way back to Garrett.The crew was ready to just drop a car in the siding because the other cars didn't have paperwork.At the last second the ND&W truck shows up with the paperwork.So they had to shuffle a little more.Mother nature is sending us some more rain overnight.Need to get chores done.
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