mudchicken Hmmm....Light snow mixed with aircraft engine parts?
Hmmm....Light snow mixed with aircraft engine parts?
I've heard of raining cats and dogs, but that doesn't usually mean bulldozers and buses...
Gives keeping an eye to the sky a new meaning...
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afternoon
Did go out and watched csx this morning.Local had problems with Gm security opening the door and frozen switches.Guessers say mixed bag of stuff to come for tonight.Tomorrow its back to work.
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").
Buffalo weather says we can expect several inches of the white stuff on Monday. Given their past accuracy, we may see a dusting.
I listen to some of the screen-jockeys for our weather. We must be on the right groove (channel) because they've been reasonably accurate through all of this stuff we've had for the past month or so.For tonight, they're forecasting two or three inches of heavy, wet snow. So far, though, we've only had occasional drizzle, as it might be a little too warm to snow. It isn't supposed to drop below freezing until the wee hours in the morning. We're okay--no need to go anywhere until Tuesday.Hey--remember Quentin ("Modelcar" on the Forum)? He's 90 today. Happy birthday!
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)
Ns placed another wb stack train in the siding today as I was at work.We are to get 2 boxcars in sometime this week.Chores to do here.Mother Nature can keep melting the snow.
Sounds like BNSF is having a bad day at Cameron TX on the Red River Sub. - what the heck did the trucker do? (The newsworkers in the media are, as usual, screwing-up)
edit1: (Now they are saying Hoyte, TX [pop: zilch] SE of Cameron)...the newsworkers are obsessed with the conductor, but nothing on the locomotive engineer)
edit2 : most likely location is MP184.13 gated crossing on BNSF Galveston Sub (FM-2095 Rd) .... 55MPH CTC 12-16 Trains/day (old ATSF Temple-Galveston)....Broadsided the train thru the gates?
Never mind what the trucker did - what was he hauling?
tree68Never mind what the trucker did - what was he hauling?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56117353
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Ns has an eastbound detroit edison coal train in the siding at work.A Carl special went east and a stack train went west as well after work.Good snowmelt day today.Chores to do.
BaltACD tree68 Never mind what the trucker did - what was he hauling? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56117353
tree68 Never mind what the trucker did - what was he hauling?
My fire feeds didn't mention anything about what the truck was hauling. Sounds like he wasn't hauling anything.
I was picturing something like that load of steel that got hit in Illinois a while back.
evening
Ns still has the coal train in the siding.It was joined by another coal train beside it as a stack train passed.After I helped a friend I looked and the coal train was just in the siding.Another good snowmelt day.Chores to do.
Promised 2"-6" of snow last night. Got 14" of powder + 24" drifts that turned wet when Mr. Sun arrived this morning....
Discovered some new muscles. (note to self: no more blood donations right before a big storm arrives. Wow...)
The hardest part of using my snowblower is hauling the extension cord out of the garage. The pull starter is broken.
Finally got my bathroom drain fixed, I think. There was a very persistant clog that affected both the tub and the sink. I ended up shortening the snake and chucking it into the drill, which allowed me to grind through the clog. I just hope I worked in a big enough opening to prevent this from happening again, at least while I'm living here.
Ns still has a coal train in the siding at work.An eastbound stack train passed it after work.Did errands after work.One of them was retiring a flag down at the local VFW.Understand some special Up power came by Deshler today as well.Chores to do.Glad tomorrow is Friday.College boy Matt comes home this weekend too.Going to put him to work.
Ns was clear after work today.Came home and started tearing apart the old shed.Brother in law brought a trailer to haul the debris away.Sister waitied for him to come in on our road and was watching me start the demolition.Mother nature might give us a little rain but tomorrow afternoon we should be good to go.Going to be able to go inside and see brother again on Sunday.Hopefully soon we can take him back out the road to watch trains soon.College boy wants to come home and eat then hang with his friends.(surprise surprise).Pizza should be here soon.
Did errands this morning.Ns was busy in Stryker Ohio.Came home.Shed demolition is complete.Will take care of that Monday after work.Going with sis tomorrow to see brother in Edgerton.Have to schedule an appointment but it will be inside.Snowmelt continues.
Ns has another EB coal train in the siding at work.Came home and took care of the old shed.Then put things in the new shed.Have some things to do as far as outlets and such but we'll get there.They crew left some tracks in the swamp but not too bad.
Little cooler today.Guessers say 70 next Tuesday??? Ns actually had some boxcars in our siding uptown.The main line and the siding by where I work was clear.Ran errands and didn't see anything on Csx.Worked a little more in the shed.Little by little its coming along.Time for supper.
Left Florida at 11 PM yesterday 66 and getting ready to rain - made Maryland 11:40 AM today - 30 and brilliant sun.
Started our morning at around +4F. Lots of wind overnight, and around 7:30 last night we got a burst of snow along with the wind. The snow ended up being just a dusting, but while it was coming down - wow!
Never got above +24F today, but the sun shown bright!
Standing by for my evening net. I run this one and Thursday night.
Ns has dropped off 2 boxcars in our warehouse.Only 3 weeks late.The rest of Ns was clear after work.Worked in the shed inside and a bit outside.Talked with Mrs.Happy (neighbor)about what flower beds she wanted out.Got my mud boots a workout.More tomorrow after work.Time for supper.
Evening
Well Ns had a Carl special in the siding after work.Ns also came and picked up the empty boxcars as well.Came home and played in the sawmp.Mother Nature did not want to give up the fence posts easily.Plenty of water in the holes after I was done.Going to relax.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
Ns was clear after work.Heard the ND&W hit a bump in the swamp while going to Napoleon yesterday.Came home and found out we were clear to proceed with more shed work.Mamma came out and helped.Tomorrow we are going to nephews shop to get our new sign.Mother nature can keep this snow melt going.
Good morning
Yesterday errands and pick up day.The Nd&w yard was empty.Went south to pick up a sign from my nephew in Celina.RJ Corman had quite a few cars at their warehouse.Mamma wanted to have lunch in Lima.Csx had a traffic jam clogging up the sidings in Cario.Today going to get the rest of the trim pieces for the shed.Mother nature is giving us the righ weather for it.Tomorrow its back to work.
Ns had 2 Carl specials pass by after work today.Nice afternoon.Painted the trimwork on the shed.Might give it another coat tomorrow.Got a thank you card from great niece and nephew.They drew a train inside of the card.Time to get cleaned up.
Looked like Ns had some workers down by the signals at MP 327 after work.They have some cars uptown to move around.Came home and played in the swamp.Filling in the ruts in the yard from when the tractor dropped off the shed.It's getting better.Time for supper.
Finally, some spring like weather! After a week of below average (and some below zero) temperatures we got to about +47F today and it's looking up for tomorrow.
Spring is in sight!
As we come up on the time change (Spring Forward!) remember to pick up batteries for your smoke detectors, as needed, or better yet, replace those annual battery changes with one of the new ten year detectors. Wouldn't hurt to do so for your CO detectors, too, as needed.
Yes, It does seem SPRINGLIKE today. High in the upper 60's, bright sunshine. Having had both shots of the Pfizer vaccine over two weeks ago, went grocery shopping (masked) and it felt liberating. No Instacart. Weather prognostigators say enjoy it cause its not going to last.
Snowmageddon-21 mania has hit Denver. Due to arrive Friday-Saturday with snow totals estimated currently between 24 and 40 inches, depending on the upslope conditions. Warnings of five feet of snow (60") for the mountains west of here. CDOT already telling people to stay home.
Real thing or a bust?
Supermarkets should be a zoo before it hits.
mudchickenReal thing or a bust?
Most of our "winter storms" here have been a bust - no where near the forecast amounts. But there's still plenty of snow on the Tug for the snowmobilers - and one met his demise yesterday morning. There have been a lot of collisions this year, many with trees.
I still have several inches of snow in my yard, as well as my neighbor's yards. That should disappear soon, with temperatures for the rest of the week approaching 60.
What we really need is warm days and cold (sub-freezing) nights, as that gets the maple trees revved up to produce sap. Gotta have my maple syrup!
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