evening
Ns was clear after work.Checked in town no switcher yet.Went to first Deshler meeting of the year.Csx was playing hurry up and wait on the tracks.Need to get cleaned up.
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").
Juuuust about +60F as I write this (mid afternoon), but I hear rumors of weather coming through as well. As long as it's late spring weather, no complaints.
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...
We're getting early summer weather today with highs in the mid-80's. Also the possiblity of thunderstorms this evening. Back to more seasonable tomorrow, though.
afternoon
Ns was clear after work.Ran errands in town.No switcher yet out west.Tomorrow is meeting day in Deshler.Chores to do.
Waited in town for J 715 to come. Turns out they coudn't find a conductor so the Switcher will come tomorrow.Sunshine is helping dry out the swamp.Back to work tomorrow.
Went to check on brother.They have moved him to another wing of the nursing home.At least he can see the Ns trains for now.Saw the L 96 working at SDI.Went to Garrett.Found the center cab switcher.It was buried in the yard.Also saw q 353,q 192 and q 368. The ND&W also has a former Ns switcher as well.Wonder if it's going to stay on the west end or come to Defiance.Going to load up so pictures.
At lunch Ns sent an eastbound with plenty of tractors.After work Ns sent a westbound Carl special and an eastbound stack train.Came home and took care of most of the swamp.Going to check on brother tomorrow.Still no switcher yet out west of town.Maybe it got lost on Csx.
Ns sent a stack train after work.Went into town to do errands.Saw a few Csx trains including a power set in the yard.No switcher yet.Put an APB out on it with a freind here locally.Glad tomorrow is Friday.Need to go check on brother this weekend.Swamp has plenty of water so I can't mow yet.Guessers say a washout for Saturday.Might call the farmer down the road for the tractor and bale wagon when it dries out next week.Chores to do.
JoeKohStandridge here in Defiance is said to be getting a center cab switcher.
It's a pretty blue, too. That also explains the S logo on the side of the cab.
We got maybe two inches of snow - the roads were never a problem. Most of the snow on the grassy areas is gone, although I do still have some on the arbor vitae where it was in the shade all day.
Ns sent a westbound stack train after work.Went into town and got my 2nd shot.Standridge here in Defiance is said to be getting a center cab switcher.Saw it go on q 201 probably to be dropped off at Garrett yesterday.Have not seen it arrive to the plant yet.MC the snow you sent to the swamp is mostly gone now.Chores to do.
Mc the snow is starting to stick here.Ns sent an eastbound stack train after work.Ran some errands.Chores to do.Brother is healing up.
2 inces of snow in Lawrence, KS this AM.
Mid 70's today - think I'll take the Triumph out for a ride with the top down!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
That's tonight and tomorrow for us. We shall see.
We've been getting a snow-rain mix for a few hours now. So far there hasn't been any real accumulation although we'll what happens later in the afternoon.
I think the word for what's falling now is "snizzle".I sit corrected...it's 37º, and sleet.
The gutter people are here, to finish our exterior renovation project. And when they leave (with our payment for the whole project), I'll have to leave, too, to spend some time with Pat in the hospital. She got her new hip yesterday, and we'll bring her home today. According to the surgeon and the nurses, she's doing well in recovery. We have a walker and a cane for her, and she'll have assistance here for a couple of days. I will have to learn my part in this recovery process.
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)
mudchickenCanada left the freezer door open again! (Oh those crazy Canucks!)
We have the possibility of snow here in northern New York. The snow shovels haven't been hidden away yet, although an inch or two will likely melt away in no time. It's still spring in the north country.
I broke the mower out yesterday - the grass wasn't really all that tall, but now it's all even...
Canada left the freezer door open again! (Oh those crazy Canucks!)
6" of snow here (with ice fog to start) and the thermometer dropping into the low teens. Record snowfall this winter and the drought will not die
We're trying to aim it at Joe's swamp when it leaves here.
Cowabunga!
Ns was clear after work.Csx looked like it had a few cars in the yard in town.Guessers are saying 3 to 6 inches of snow coming.Chores to do.
Went and checked on brother today.Didn't see any trains.Going to go back tomorrow with Sis.Matt and our friend Greg from Deshler helped our neighbor with his lighting project.Mother nature wants to send us frost and snow Tuesday into Wed. Welcome to Nw Ohio.
No snow for us in the past day or two, although the Adirondacks may have seen some - I haven't heard reports one way or the other. We did get some much needed rain, though.
Headed out to help another fire department with their chicken BBQ today. It's only +39.7F right now, so it'll be a little chilly working the drive-thru event.
Shovelled-off 6" this morning and its snowing again tonight....remote backyard thermometer trying to say its 69 degrees as it snows
Ah yes, Springtime in the Rockies.
Ns was clear after work.Stopped uptown after work.Got something to try on the back porch.Sis needs us to come help.
Home from our Michigan trip today, in time for Pat to get some necessary medical tests. If the test is negative, she gets her hip replacement on Monday. If not, she goes in for treatment soon and gets her new hip next month. Meanwhile, more appointments and more tests for her tomorrow (including her second COVID-19 vaccine). I have to stay home, because tomorrow's the new date for starting on our house's new siding. Saturday it's my turn for the COVID vaccine (second dose).Our trip home today yielded three or four NS trains in Chesterton, a CSX train in Porter, and a CN train on their new track around the airport in Gary. I've found a good place to turn off the road and get reasonably close to the tracks, and this wwas a very good train.The neat thing was that the CSX train I saw this morning had about a dozen cars next to the power whose numbers I recognized as cars I saw yesterday in industrial tracks in Zeeland and Grandville, Michigan! Evidently the through trains tackle some of the local work when necessary.All of this was much better than the trip up to Michigan on Monday, when we were all but skunked.
Had a fox show up several years ago - at the bird feeder - daytime, and it was feeding on sunflower that had fallen to the ground... Used to get rabbits, but then I closed up their hole in the fence. Hard to get rid of the squirrels.
At lunch saw a 5 engine Ns coal train loaded go west.Then there was an empty powder river coal train as well.Ns was clear after work.Ran an errand and saw the ND&W coming back into Defiance from Napoleon.Mother send us rain showers in spurts.Going to cool down a bit.Today older brother has a birthday.Unfortuneately his residence is still on lockdown due to Covid.Chores to do.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
If you think car going around gates here is a link to a car probably going around both gates. Note 15 second ad at first then just 12 seconds of the auto..
Driver in Florida jumps opening drawbridge in intense video (msn.com)
I've got two rabbits that frequent my yard, Bertie (the larger) and Bunyip. They'll wait for hours until I produce a couple of carrots and sometimes come right up to my feet with plaintive expressions if I don't. If I'm laid out in the sun, Bertie will sprawl out on his/her side a few feet away while we both relax. When a third rabbit shows up the fun begins: stare-downs, vertical jumps, and wild chases until the interloper goes away. I don't participate in that, for now anyway! They've also been careful around my garden railroad.
Rick
rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.
tree68Had a robin build a nest at an inside corner of the rain gutters. She got thoroughly soaked every time it rained...
All of which leads to the questions of where wildlife actually call 'home' in our suburban areas.
On my 'wildlife cam' I have captured deer, possum, raccoons in addition to the 'normal' rabbits and squirrels - most all of the visitors outside of the squirrels show up during the night.
Had a robin build a nest at an inside corner of the rain gutters. She got thoroughly soaked every time it rained...
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