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Posted by Mookie on Friday, January 12, 2007 5:35 AM

^.....

mmpff - need 'nother blanket....

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Posted by locomutt on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:06 AM
 Mookie wrote:

^.....

mmpff - need 'nother blanket....

wanna borrow mine,I had to crawl out from underneath, 'cause it got too hot this morning. 

(54 degrees and light rain)

Dan,hope Duck is on the menu, 'cause that's what you're going to have to do after waking everybody up that way!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

.. ..Just pass me My coffee cup please............(with coffee in it!)

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:41 AM

Good Friday morning, everyone!  Dan, thanks for getting breakfast ready this morning.  Heard on GMA  a few minutes ago, that Denver's temp this morning is ONE above zero this morning.  We better make sure we have PLENTY of hot tea and hot cider for the mudchicken, so he can thaw out his feathers!!

Mookie, if you're really cold, you can borrow my blankie also.  I didn't even use it at all last night:  too warm in the house.  So, needless to say, I slept like a newborn babe, nice and cozy warm.  

Went to the gym (YMCA) with Sarah last night, and she had me on a few cardio machines.  Wanting to tone and firm my upper arms, and decrease my tummy, so she helped me work on those areas.  I'm beginning to feel a liiiitle bit sore this morning.  But I think that's a good thing.

Larry, let me know when you're ready to get started.  And I "volunteered" Mutt to help you man the grills.  Just have to make sure he's wearing his "KISS THE COOK" apron.

See you later,
 

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:41 AM

Mutt - mmphf..... every 1 inch of rain = 12 inches of (yawn) snow.

Need to snuggle down a litZzz [zzz]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:49 AM

morning will take some breakfast.mookie here is a pillow for you. hope you get comfy.

willy need to tweek your machine.do you need bale wire or duct tape?calling for the nasty combo of rain/snow/sleet all weekend.

stay safe

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Posted by Datafever on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:58 AM
Well, San Jose has come nowhere near the forecast low of 28.  Right now we are at 35.  Still nippy, but at least the succulents are in no danger of freezing.  Captain [4:-)]
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Friday, January 12, 2007 7:15 AM

A good, bitterly cold morning to everyone out there! Sioux Falls right now has a temperature of absolute 0, and the wind chill leaves us at -21 below 0. I think it's going to be like this throughout the whole weekend and then some. I'm sure glad that I am not having to stand out in the cold ringing a bell for the Salvation Army, all that is behind me now.

I'm going to do a job interview with Hy-Vee Foods this afternoon, they are getting ready to open up a new grocery store, and a friend of mine has offered to run me to that store for the interview and then home again. Otherwise I would be hard pressed to want to leave the house for any reason today. I started out my morning with a cup of hot chocolate.

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Posted by blhanel on Friday, January 12, 2007 7:34 AM
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Sioux Falls right now has a temperature of absolute 0,

Shock [:O]That's -273 degrees Fahrenheit!!!  How is it that you can still type?Big Smile [:D]

Good luck with the interview, Ray.  I have friends who work for Hy-Vee, they say it's alright.

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Posted by locomutt on Friday, January 12, 2007 8:28 AM
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Mutt - mmphf..... every 1 inch of rain = 12 inches of (yawn) snow.

Need to snuggle down a litZzz [zzz]

Mook, Thanks for doing the math!  I'm still trying to figure out if we want/need 3" to 5" of rain, or 36" to 60" of snow!!!!Shock [:O]Dead [xx(]Confused [%-)]

For the former,CW would have trouble keeping her head above that amount; as for the latter; both totals are WAY TOO MUCH!!!!! Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

 

Ray, that temp is COLD!!!!  With no offense to you,or anyone else that's having cold weather like that,Please Keep It There!!!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

 

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Friday, January 12, 2007 8:57 AM

Right now we have a wind chill factor of 22 degrees BELOW 0. I will be leaving the warmth of my house within another hour to make a run to our local post office to mail a letter to a friend of mine who practices law out in Deadwood, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I will walk as FAST as my legs will carry me. SHIVER ME TIMBERS!!!!!Pirate [oX)]

We could use an extra smiley face to use in this forum, one that is blue faced and with ice cicles hanging from his nose and ears!

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, January 12, 2007 9:26 AM

.....Temps all over the place this morning.  50 degrees here and rain expected later and off and on thru Sunday.  Looking at the weather system coming at us from southwest appears the most of it will pass just south of us but we'll be getting some of it for sure....Looks like Walt and friends will be pretty much in line for a bunch of it.

Next week....Colder.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Friday, January 12, 2007 9:48 AM

Morning All,

All I'm going to say is that it's a strange winter day in Denver when one looks to Alamosa or Gunnison and thinks, "Wow, that's pretty warm!"

Oh well, not too bad except for the fact that the windshield washer fluid froze in the lines and there's enough De-Ice agent on the roads for at least three states. Driving back from DIA last night was an excercise in stopping at almost every off ramp to clean off the windshield. Banged Head [banghead]

MC, one of the advantages of having the CopCar is the large battery and alternator. She spun over as easily this morning as if it was 75ºF! Big Smile [:D]

Willy, thanks for cutting the snow back. Only about 1/2" at my place this morning. And thanks to the cold, it was quite easy to take care of (didn't need the shovel...broom worked just fine).

Jay, if you want, I'll bottle some of our cold and sell it to you cheap! Any time Willy screws up and the temp climbs above 60ºF, you can just pop open a bottle, and Voila! A/C in a bottle! Laugh [(-D]

Well all, must be on my way. May you all have the best of luck with whatever weather Willy has sent you!

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Friday, January 12, 2007 9:50 AM
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For breakfast this morning I decided that since it's Friday which is always a good thing we'd have steak 'n eggs.  I'll make both ham steak and some tenderloin.  Eggs are as you please them to be fixed.  Plus there's corned beef hash, hash browns, bacon, or sausage on the side.  I've also brought in some oatmeal of varying flavors for those who need that kind of a warmer-upper.  The beverages are where they're supposed to be and at their intended temperature.  Enjoy!

(Grabs big bowl of hot oatmeal with raisins and a big mug of hot tea Dinner [dinner] )

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 12, 2007 10:26 AM

Written on the side of our fire department portable chicken barbeque pit:

We make chicken the old fashioned way, we burn it.

That said - the chicken and all of the fixin's are on the server bar!  Dig in!

If you don't want the full half chicken, we can break off a drumstick for you, or give you the white meat, instead. (Auto edit didn't like the usual name for that part of the chickenBlush [:I])

Also on the bar - potato and macaroni salads, coleslaw, baked beans, home-made rolls.  Pie's over on the counter.  Ms Mook has first dibs on the chocolate pie, though.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, January 12, 2007 11:11 AM

Larry, thanks for the fiiiiiinne food!!  Sure does taste great.  Mutt wants to know if you found his 'KISS THE COOK' apron anywhere.  He seems to have misplaced it.  It is blue, with white lettering, and a set of big red lips!!

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, January 12, 2007 12:04 PM

Smack, snarf, dribble, drool Tongue [:P]

Tree - you outdid yourself!  And the chmpft pi(smack) is to (yum) die for...groan!

The auto-crank wouldn't let you say chicken leg?  Let's see what it does when it is in the context of animal food.....Evil [}:)]  (can you say chicken beast?)

While I am taunting it - I am going back for more of the omigoshthatsalotofgoodfood!

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, January 12, 2007 1:10 PM
Another reason for maybe not wobbling through Nebrasky next week and taking the southern route thru the redundant state....DON'T DO BURNT VERY WELL....Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 12, 2007 1:42 PM
 cherokee woman wrote:

Larry, thanks for the fiiiiiinne food!!  Sure does taste great.  Mutt wants to know if you found his 'KISS THE COOK' apron anywhere.  He seems to have misplaced it.  It is blue, with white lettering, and a set of big red lips!!

Nope - I was wearing my firefighter apron....  If I see it, though.....

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Posted by miniwyo on Friday, January 12, 2007 1:44 PM
MmMmMmMmMm Chicken. Good cooking Larry! Even the cool Potato salad is enough to warm me up today! I am not really wanting to go back out there........ got about 3 inches of new snow this morning (which automatically makes people around here drive like idiots) not to mention that the temerature reported right now is just barley above 0 it was about 2, 15 minutes ago, a new high for the day! It's alright though, I have a long list of stuff to do inside the warehouse so I don't have to spend too much time outside. Spent all morning playing mechanic on our forklift that needs to be rolled off a cliff, this afternoon sounds like a good time to fix the heater on our pickup. But anyway, I better quit yacking, my ckicken is getting cold.......

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, January 12, 2007 2:05 PM
 mudchicken wrote:
Another reason for maybe not wobbling through Nebrasky next week and taking the southern route thru the redundant state....DON'T DO BURNT VERY WELL....Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
  AWWWWW....

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Posted by rvos1979 on Friday, January 12, 2007 2:14 PM

Afternoon everyone....

It's 26 degrees outside, with freezing rain and drizzle.  Just had to make it slippery for us, eh, Willy?  They also keep changing the forecast for late this weekend, now supposed to just be light snow instead of moderate to heavy snow.  Looking forward to snow on the ground, haven't had any in over a month, has been very dreary outside.

The nice thing about my diesel in the winter is the twin 750 CCA batteries and the 140 amp alternator under the hood, glad I ordered the truck with the plow package, even though I don't use a plow.  I'll still do my iimitation of a pro stock diesel pulling tractor, but It's always started up on the first try.

I'll take some white meat, Larry.  See everyone later. 

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Posted by locomutt on Friday, January 12, 2007 4:32 PM
 tree68 wrote:
 cherokee woman wrote:

Larry, thanks for the fiiiiiinne food!!  Sure does taste great.  Mutt wants to know if you found his 'KISS THE COOK' apron anywhere.  He seems to have misplaced it.  It is blue, with white lettering, and a set of big red lips!!

Nope - I was wearing my firefighter apron....  If I see it, though.....

 

............DON'T EVEN THINK IT!!!!!!!!!! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

(many thanks if you DO find it!!) 

I will take some of that BBQ Chicken,though! Wink [;)]

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:52 PM
We'll leave the stuff up on the bar for a little longer for our west coast patrons.  After that it's all back in the cooler, although no one is ever very bashful about going in there!  Fear not - the chicken warms up just fine in the microwave (MC - I don't recommend that for your variety.  Know someone who tried it once with a weather radar....)

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:01 AM

found the leftovers in the fridge thanks larry!!!

matt and I were tired after our trip Friday and the rainy weather really makes you sleepy.saying a winter mix for today but sun/monday is going to be a mess.Matt doesnt have school because of MLK jr. day but going to work might prove interesting.as modelcar stated colder next week too.maybe it will kill some germs floating around.

stay safe

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:14 AM

Evening all.  I'm sleeping in tomorrow and Sunday as I'm off of work.  I'll be on breakfast duty again on Monday.  I found a picture that I think those in Denver might like plus it's kinda funny:

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:27 AM

Good late evening everyone.

I think it's time to forego the Saturday Pizza Fest and make all kinds hot comfort food tomorrow (beef stew, chili, New England-style clam chowder, and various hot soups). It's supposed to get down to 23 degrees F. for a low at where I live and much of the northern USA will be very cold indeed. Shock [:O] 

 

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Posted by Datafever on Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:20 AM

Forego pizza?  Forego pizza???

Hey, pizza can be eaten hot too, you know.  It doesn't have to be eaten as leftovers the following morning.  Captain [4:-)]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:19 AM

good morning

juice coffee and hot chocolate are made.we have maple& brown sugar or apples&cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast.going to be a good day to stay inside and work on the layouts.

stay safe

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:38 AM

I think I'll stop in at the Diner for a bowl of oatmeal and a big mug of steaming hot chocolate. It's cold here in Sioux Falls, we have a temperature of 1 obove 0. At least the wind has died down here considerably. If I didn't have to go in to work this morning for my part time employer, I would be sitting at my card table putting together a jig saw puzzle that I started working with yesterday afternoon. I think it's a bit too cold to be out watching trains, so I resort to doing jig saw puzzles and other things. Today is a good day to relax with a cup of hot chocolate and read a good book.

I hope the rest of you out there have a good day!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, January 13, 2007 7:07 AM

Good morning, everyone!  Well, let's see.  Joe, thanks for getting breakfast ready.  I woke up at 5, and then the next thing I knew, it was 7:20.  And I went to sleep around 10:30 last night.


We're still getting light rain this morning.  Has never been a very heavy rain, or downpour, yet.  Seems we might miss the really heavy stuff, but we still have today, tonight, and tomorrow; so guess we'll wait and see.  At least we don't have very cool temps to go with the rain we are getting.  At 5 a.m, it was 60, and is currently 58 degrees.  Supposed to be going down slowly throughout the day, to be down to about 54 this evening.

Have plenty of soups, stew and chili in the fridge, along with leftovers from the bbq yesterday.  So no one should go hungry in here today.  Plus, I'll be in later, and fix up the pizzas for tonight.  

Mutt's sister is coming down today to see us.  We'll be taking her out to eat for her birthday.  Actually getting to see her on her birthday!  I won't tell how old she is, but she is a "few" years older than Mutt. 

Everyone have a great day and stay dry and warm.  

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