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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:16 PM
Hey Tina- how're you and your hubby doing?
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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:20 PM
 Willy 2  Hang in there feller , keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail. Respectfully, Cannonball

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:26 PM
Wait a minute- did you change your ID, Cannonball?
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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:28 PM
  CW ; the email I sent off last nite to you  must have gone astray . It came back ( undelivered)  . ~~~~ Cannonball

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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:35 PM
  Yes Brian, when I changed servers I lost my ID . commspeed did not know me as switch8frg so I dropped down 1 frg & bingo Still the same Cannonball another Jim .

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Posted by mbkcs on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:59 PM

 blhanel wrote:
Hey Tina- how're you and your hubby doing?

We're doing well. We just adopted a shelter dog. Real sweet dog and well mannered, except for the occasional counter surfing and slipper chewing. She also tries to follow each freight car with her head. Left to right. left to right. left to right. Some of the trains around here can go by pretty fast. I hope she doesn't sprain her neck in the process.

I told our daughter that the dog ate her bagel. But the dog blabbed it was really me. Bagels...good.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:19 AM

good morning

welcome back Tina glad you and hubby are doing great.matt says dad thats my cereal! just bought somemore this morning. juice coffee and lemonade are ready to go. i think mc needs another 55 gallon drum of gatorade mixed so i'll get right on it.by the way our flagpole thief turned himself in after he saw the video survalience footage on tv.everyone keep cool

stay safe

joe

as for trouble well my middle name does start with a "T"

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:04 AM

Good morning, everyone.  We decided to sleep in this morning.  Joe, thanks for getting everything ready this morning!  Really appreciate it!! 

Dan, looks like you did a really good job, cleaning up from the hot dogs and smores.

Everyone have a good day, and if there are any food requests for today, PLEASE let me know.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:03 AM

Hi Tina and Cannonball - good to see you back!  We are getting a few of the "used to be in here" s back again.

Tree - our 911 hangups are always investigated by the police.  I had one when I first started here - you dial 9 to get out and at that time 112 to get long distance was just going to 1 only.  Oops...sure enough - I had a nice young man standing beside my desk.  I was so Blush [:I]

Went to the dentist yesterday - they sharpened the teef...took the feathers out and said I was so good - would you like a lollipop....Big Smile [:D]  Maybe they were sugar free!

Stayed in my own hammock this morning - The Driver has the day off, so I sleep in a little later.  Now I will have to go like mad to catch up!

Willy - will get you an e-mail later - hopefully today or tomorrow.  Never fear - we can always hide in here! You didn't do anything wrong, but someone will always take potshots at you.  It is simply their point of view, or showing off a point on their head. 

Off to finish my coffee - thanx CW and Joe - hmmm Joe=coffee=Joe.....(that's bad even for me!)

Mo...

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:08 AM

Okey dokey, looks like no one has any meal requests today.  So, after much soul searching, here is what I've come up with for today's menu:

Lunch will be:

1.  open-face roast beef sandwiches w/Mookie's "smashed" taters and beef gravy 
2.  tuna salad sandwiches w/your choice of fries or chips 
3.  very large garden salad w/melon chunks  

I hope the menu meets with everyone's approval.  

After being up until about 2 a.m., I'm still trying (unsuccessfully, I might add) to get my eyes totally open.  Feel like I could go back to Sleepy [|)]

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:25 AM

Mooks:

Sure those weren't Cicada Wings instead of feathers? [bugz in teef]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

No Nebrasky now until the 25th at least.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:35 AM

No - they were true chicken feathers.  We haven't heard our Cicadas yet - they may have drowned earlier this year - or ar waiting for really hot weather or fireworks before they arrive.  Or maybe our squirrels ate them.....

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:58 AM
 Mookie wrote:

No - they were true chicken feathers.  We haven't heard our Cicadas yet - they may have drowned earlier this year - or ar waiting for really hot weather or fireworks before they arrive.  Or maybe our squirrels ate them.....

You have SQUIRRELS? Nigel R. Scottie now wants to pay you a visit for sure.Whistling [:-^]Whistling [:-^]Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by chad thomas on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:03 AM

Larry, Mookie, It's funny you should mention 911 calls. Just 2 days ago we had a AT&T guy come here to the office to repair the phone system and while he was here the cops rolled on us 3 units thick. They said they recieved a 911 call from here. Well nobody called 911 so it must have been caused by whatever the phone guy was doing.

Afterwords the phone guy and I got to talking. He said it's a common occourance with some devices to be programmed to call 911 if the batteries get low. I never heard of that before.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:04 AM

We had some sickadas but sent them to the doctor....Banged Head [banghead]

Well summer has started.  Last night I got in my first track event of the summer.  It was the "1/4 mile chase the little SOBs that egged my house at 12:30 AM" sprinting event.  The best part was when they snuck in the back door at their house oh so quietly so as not to wake mom and dad up.  That worked great for them! Cool [8D] UNTIL I started banging on the front door loudly and hitting the doorbell! Shock [:O] That woke up a very angry dad who wanted to know in no uncertain terms why I was doing what I was doing.  After telling him he said that his kids were at a sleep over.  I said they went in the back door.  He looked behind him as mom came dragging up two kids from the basement.  She was even more ticked than dad was.  Big Smile [:D]

Long story short they just got done cleaning up the house, and it turns out two houses down they also egged so they're working on that one now.  I also got a note from mom and dad saying that they're sorry I was inconvenienced and if any damages occurred to let them know and they'd take care of it.  How nice.

CW I'm starved after my strenuous morning so I hope there's lots of CandWiches today!  Now where'd the shade Tree go....

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:02 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:

We had some sickadas but sent them to the doctor....Banged Head [banghead]

Well summer has started.  Last night I got in my first track event of the summer.  It was the "1/4 mile chase the little SOBs that egged my house at 12:30 AM" sprinting event.  The best part was when they snuck in the back door at their house oh so quietly so as not to wake mom and dad up.  That worked great for them! Cool [8D] UNTIL I started banging on the front door loudly and hitting the doorbell! Shock [:O] That woke up a very angry dad who wanted to know in no uncertain terms why I was doing what I was doing.  After telling him he said that his kids were at a sleep over.  I said they went in the back door.  He looked behind him as mom came dragging up two kids from the basement.  She was even more ticked than dad was.  Big Smile [:D]

Long story short they just got done cleaning up the house, and it turns out two houses down they also egged so they're working on that one now.  I also got a note from mom and dad saying that they're sorry I was inconvenienced and if any damages occurred to let them know and they'd take care of it.  How nice.

CW I'm starved after my strenuous morning so I hope there's lots of CandWiches today!  Now where'd the shade Tree go....

Wasn't it here that we had an account a couple of years ago of someone taping the little darlings doing their deed?  Mom and Dad were incredulous that their angels would do such a thing - until they saw the tape.

I'm in the shade myself.  82 here, but at least it's not muggy.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:08 PM
It's 73 and air conditioned now at work so I'm better!  It's amazing the extremes of people.  The super good (Willy2) and these knuckleheads.  Oh well...I guess some things never change!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:24 PM

afternoon

Dan glad you caught the little punks.Does the mookie need a boat?looks like the rain is just stuck over you? Is another warm one today for sure.hey CW how about a cool salad for supper tonight?glad I dont work 2nd shift.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:44 PM

We are getting rain, Joe - but not that much.  It is the rest of the state that suffers more than we ever do.  We get snow, they get blizzards.  We get rain - they drown.  They get tornados and we get 60 mph winds....  Big Smile [:D]

Salad to go please.  Heavy on the....well....ingredients.....(easy on lettuce, pile on rest!)

C U morrow. 

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 3:06 PM

Some salad does sound good today.  I'll put a salad bar out then! 

We've got regular lettuce and Romaine for a base.  For garnishments we've got shredded carrots, chopped hardboiled egg, shredded cheese (Cheddar and American), sliced tomatoes, croutons, chopped bacon, black olives, and dressings.  Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island, Vinigarette, French, and Olive Oil.  As a bonus I've also got some grilled chicken slices and some cubed ham for those who desire some meat with their rabbit food.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:02 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:

We had some sickadas but sent them to the doctor....Banged Head [banghead]

Well summer has started.  Last night I got in my first track event of the summer.  It was the "1/4 mile chase the little SOBs that egged my house at 12:30 AM" sprinting event.  The best part was when they snuck in the back door at their house oh so quietly so as not to wake mom and dad up.  That worked great for them! Cool [8D] UNTIL I started banging on the front door loudly and hitting the doorbell! Shock [:O] That woke up a very angry dad who wanted to know in no uncertain terms why I was doing what I was doing.  After telling him he said that his kids were at a sleep over.  I said they went in the back door.  He looked behind him as mom came dragging up two kids from the basement.  She was even more ticked than dad was.  Big Smile [:D]

Long story short they just got done cleaning up the house, and it turns out two houses down they also egged so they're working on that one now.  I also got a note from mom and dad saying that they're sorry I was inconvenienced and if any damages occurred to let them know and they'd take care of it.  How nice.

CW I'm starved after my strenuous morning so I hope there's lots of CandWiches today!  Now where'd the shade Tree go....

Dan, Very glad you were able to catch those little &%^$#@s!!  We've had similar instances

here over the years, and when police were called, "child" taken into custody, parents say it

can't be theirs. (we had several notes and apologies, but never restitution for damages)

 

Now about those "sickadas"?! Are you sure you don't need to be in quarentine? Mischief [:-,]

 

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:13 PM
I caught a cicada today before going to work.  He was hanging around in our tree (not Larry) and I let him go.  Too bad I'm not doing a bug collection this year, wait...I'm not in school anymore!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:38 PM

Dan, you are an Angel [angel]!  The salad fixings you've prepared for tonight sound just right for supper tonight.  I'll fix me a large plate, with everything but the black olives.  And no dressing, please.  

I've been very busy cleaning.   We have a VERY SPECIAL OCASSION  to celebrate here in the Diner tomorrow.  So, I've been cleaning and baking all afternoon.  The cooking, I'll do tomorrow morning.  What's the very special ocassion, you ask?!?!  Well, it involves three people that we know here on the forums.    Suffice it to say that I'm glad we still have the birthday decorations up!!

Dan, haven't heard/seen any cicadas/crickets yet; but I have seen quite a few fireflys around.  

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:18 PM
CW you're welcome.  Besides, you've more than earned a break from constant Chef duty.  I think that I'll leave the ladders and wall hanging kits here for tomorrow. 

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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:34 PM

Afternoon/evening everyone.........

Finally got around to checking in here after a long 24+ hour day on Tuesday.  It would not have been so bad if we didn't get stabbed at the truck wash for two hours waiting to get washed.  (Note to self:  DO NOT run over curbs with the trailer, not good for tires.......)  One more day of on the road practice, then our final road exam and graduation, and on to some one-on-one training for 1-2 months before the CDL road test.......

I'll take some dinner, and then a quiet spot to relax.........  

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:22 PM

Okay everybody; I've a favor to ask, CW can't do everything and we need a bit of help.

We have THREE Birthdays tomorrow; one will be 6, one will be 21, and the last one will be...... over??????????? (three that we know of, and have on our list)

I need some help in hanging the "Banners" and other Decorations!

Looks like we'll have a very busy day tomorrow. 

 

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:42 PM
I'll start hanging now.  Just tell me when to stop.  Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:43 PM
I'll pitch in too.
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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:31 PM
You guys are doing such a great job - I'll just sit over in the corner booth, drink some iced tea, and supervise....Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:45 PM

//falls off of ladder

Ouch...argh...Banged Head [banghead]  Where is that iced tea???  AHA!  Big Smile [:D]

//put on safety harness and back up ladder

Dan

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