afternoon
Looked like Ns had 2 trains uptown after work.Csx ran an empty coal train eastbound as I was doing errands.Saw a fellow coworker at the store.They were buying a new refrigerator.They had help to get it home.I picked up my stuff to finish neighbors project.Best 5 ft section of landscaping our other neighbor will have.Glad tomorrow is Friday.Going down to Van Wert Saturday with Matt for the annual train show there.
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").
Picked up the grand0dog today. Her family is headed for the Jersey Shore for the week. On the trip I encountered wet roads, but no rain.
On the way home I apparently missed a pretty good downpour, as several cars were pulled to the shoulder with their four-ways on.
Thought we were going to get slammed last night, but Lake Ontario moderated it for us. Syracuse got hit pretty good.
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...
tree68Picked up the grand0dog today. Her family is headed for the Jersey Shore for the week. On the trip I encountered wet roads, but no rain. On the way home I apparently missed a pretty good downpour, as several cars were pulled to the shoulder with their four-ways on. Thought we were going to get slammed last night, but Lake Ontario moderated it for us. Syracuse got hit pretty good.
Cars that pull over and stop during a 'Florida Frog Drowner' form of downpour are putting themselves in more danger than if the slow down - way down and keep moving at the speed that they can control their vehicle. A moving target is harder to hit than one that is stopped on the side of the road.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Ns had a train uptown after work.Matt is back home now working on his engines.Going to make supper here in a bit.Chances for rain this weekend according to the guessers.
Walked between rain showers this morning.Csx sent a grain train to the elevator west of town.Engines are pointed the wrong way when they come back out.Went down to Van Wert for the train show.Picked up a couple things.Rain should hold off until tomorrow.Going to have supper in Sherwood tonight.
morning
More rain overnight.Csx ran 1 eastbound while we had our walk this morning.Very muggy and more rain coming.Need to catch up on chores here.Back to work tomorrow.
Looked like Ns had one uptown after work today.Heard the local come by when I was going to lunch.Last evening waited for a conductor friend to come by on Csx.Csx was it's usual jammed up self.Got a look in the Defiance yard too.Not many tracks left.The caboose is still there as well.Going to work on some chores.
joe
Weather here overnight. The worst of it stayed north of the St Lawrence River, including a wind/tornatdo event up towards Ottawa.
A brief, but heavy, downpour dropped a quarter inch of rain in my rain gauges in about 15 minutes, while 5 miles away, they got none.
This morning it was pleasand sunshine, and cooler temperatures. Not complaining.
Dog-sitting going wel. She's comfortable here, and even remembers the route to walk to the post office and conveience store...
evening
Ns had some trains uptown after work.Came home and took care of the yardwork.Might get some rain here tomorrow.Larry good to know grand-dog is doing well.Does the store give out treats for dogs? some do around here.Time for supper.
Follow-up today on the removal of a couple of lesions on my face - they got it all (basel cell melanoma) and they don't want to see me again...
Enjoying some nice weather - cool at night, around +80F during the day. Better than the hot and humid we've been experiencing.
Ns had trains uptown.Have had on and off sprinkles.Humidity is up there.Had a power outage this morning so I got to reset the clocks.Chores to do.
JoeKohHad a power outage this morning so I got to reset the clocks.
Five minutes fast, like the siren in Deshler?
tree68 Follow-up today on the removal of a couple of lesions on my face - they got it all (basel cell melanoma) and they don't want to see me again...
Basal cell carcinoma? I've had four of those removed over the last 17 years, three on my face (Mohs surgery) and one on my back (excision). The surgeries weren't all that bad and I'm having reguar checkups with my dermatologist.
I was talking with my boss about about one ofthe recent Mohs surgeries, and she mentioned that there was something funny about a spot on her nose. I advised her to have a dermatologist about it and that started a process of her finding out about other issues in addtion to the spot on her nose.
Glad to hear your surgerues went well.
Erik_MagBasal cell carcinoma?
Doc said melanoma. I'm led to believe that it's the benign version. They'd be more concerned if it were carcinoma. Both cancers, though.
tree68Doc said melanoma.
Makes me think of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7PqoR-6IFU
Ns had trains uptown.Going to run errands here for home.Printed off some pictures for my brother.Going to check on him tomorrow after work.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
Ns had trains uptown after work.Went and checked on brother in Edgerton Ohio.Ns was parked there too.One of the crew from the trains stopped by an ice cream stand a got something to go.Brother and I watched as the trains went by.There was an eastbound with a big transformer too.Came home and trimmed back the woods a bit.Tomorrow going to trim in Deshler.Guessers say the heat is coming for next week.
Went to Deshler and helped out.New faces and names at the park.Wish I could have stayed longer.Csx has plenty of long trains today.IP dispatcher says csx might have 17-18,000 ft trains by the end of the year.Time to get cleaned up.
JoeKohafternoon Went to Deshler and helped out.New faces and names at the park.Wish I could have stayed longer.Csx has plenty of long trains today.IP dispatcher says csx might have 17-18,000 ft trains by the end of the year.Time to get cleaned up. stay safe Joe
Why stop at 17-18K foot trains - lets go for 20K. [/sarcasm] Maybe they can even have Foote walk one for a Defect Detector Malfunction on a 33 degree night in a driving rain.
BaltACD Why stop at 17-18K foot trains - lets go for 20K. [/sarcasm] Maybe they can even have Foote walk one for a Defect Detector Malfunction on a 33 degree night in a driving rain.
Add in several 10 degree curves with super elevation. A prescription for injuries.
Morning
Ns had a train split the 127 crossing at Latty yesterday. We heard a couple eastbounds on csx during our morning walk today.Had a good time with great niece and nephew and their friends.After the sun went down the bugs came out in force.College boy is going to grill our lunch before he heads back.As far as longer trains can't wait until it gets below zero and something happens.
Ns had stuff up town plus one westbound after work today.Did see a csx coal train rumble west in Defiance while doing errands.Young lady didn't understand a song reference for Jeremieah(Joy to the world by 3 dog night)..Must be getting old.Time to make supper.
Returned the grand-dog to her home Monday. As we entered the development where my daughter and her family live, she (the pup) perked up - she knew where she was, although we were still a half mile from the house.
The other half of the the day's trip was attending the committal of a friend's mother. This veteran of the Army nursing corps lived to be 100. In addition to the Ukranian church service, she received military honors.
Ended the day closing a road for a neighboring fire department as the result of a two vehicle head-on collision. Two patients were flown to a trauma center, another went by ground to a local hospital. One required extensive extrication. It must have been very serious, as the state police did a rather extensive investigation.
Ns had stuff uptown after work.Doing chores and paying Bill today.Csx had a double tanker train parked west of Defiance.Friend said he thinks Csx got it moving before I got off work.
Ns had stuff uptown after work.Did hear the local come in and do some switching.Mamma went uptown to get a few things.Guessers say more warm tomorrow and some rain?? Chores for me to do here.
JoeKohGuessers say more warm tomorrow and some rain??
A tweet I saw suggested more like you're going to get hammered again...
Today was supposed to be the hottest day of the week here, with highs approaching 100. That certainly didn't pan out- we had severe storms mid-morning, and the sky finally cleared within the last hour. Temp is only 81.
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Saw a SB taconite(?) unit train at Neenah on CN this aft. Had BLE ore Jenny cars. They weren't tagged. Would this traffic go by ore boat normally? Or maybe to Granite City? It met with a NB unit oil train. Two commodities that built the country.
Ns still has stuff uptown.Very muggy outside.Glad tomorrow is Friday.Today is Matt's last day of work for now.Going to clean his summer dorm and come home tomorrow.Gramp welcome to the chat.Are you in Wisconsin? There is a steel foundry in Neenah I believe.At least thats the town I see on the man hole covers.
My 'weather station' showed 103 degrees briefly with a 'feels like' of 113.
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