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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:47 PM
and 90 miles straight west of OK City - Cordell OK - my home for 9 months.  Daughter born there. 

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:03 PM
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This year we got about 8 inches of snow and 3inches of ice its been a off year we dont ever get this much. Last night 1/2 of snow getting another1/2 in a hour

I live in the Oklahoma City areaCowboy [C):-)] 

OKC, end of 1969 - 6" of snow in one storm.  The whole place was closed.  I got our shop 4x4 pickup and drove all over the place...

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Posted by Big90mack on Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:01 PM

This year we got about 8 inches of snow and 3inches of ice its been a off year we dont ever get this much. Last night 1/2 of snow getting another1/2 in a hour

I live in the Oklahoma City areaCowboy [C):-)] 

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:40 PM

Welcome Big90mack - what quandrant of OK are you in?  I know your snowfall (unless it has changed in years gone by) is only about 3 inches a year (that is in the west/central part.

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Posted by Big90mack on Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:13 PM
20 here in okc !%&* its coldGrumpy [|(]
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Posted by Datafever on Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:04 PM
Good morning, everyone.  It is indeed another beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic day here in sunny and warm San Jose (looking for a high today in the upper sixties).  Captain [4:-)]
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Posted by emmar on Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:26 AM
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Hey, emmar!  I've always had an avatar.  Captain [4:-)]

I just keep changing it from time to time.  (You may remember that my previous one was a couple of dolphins at sunset). 

Oops [oops] You tricked me!  

I just can't seem to keep up when it comes to computers.  Oh well.

My apologies Datafever.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:04 AM
 NightrainAFD1987 wrote:

Pastrami sandwiches sound good, with fries. yummmm.

maybe some soup, and grilled cheese  sandwiches for all those folks that are freezing their tushes off up north as well.  Different varieties of soup.,hot tea, and coffee, and for the caffine intolerant, hot chocolate, and hot cider

 thank you for the congrats everyone

 

Nightrain, you've selected the menu for today:  pastrami sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, beef vegetable soup, cream of broccoli soup, potato soup, oyster stew, and we'll have some oyster crackers to go with the soups.  

And we have Emmar's cinnamon rolls w/and without raisins, for dessert, as well as chocolate cake.  

And we've got plenty coffee, hot tea, and hot cider.  Try to keep cider on hand for mudchicken and Sarah, because I know they both like it.

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:38 AM
Just a large black coffee to go please.  Off to the mines...

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:28 AM

Send away - I loved both of those programs.  Still watch the Avengers occasionally - with the Mrs. Peel - and the Thrush is what we see sometimes at our birdie feeder. 

Brian knows!  He has an excellent memory!  Evil [}:)] 

 

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:22 AM

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Hey Ray, if you know how to knit, maybe you could knit a while for Mookie, while she takes a cat nap!!  Brian, don't give anyone ideas on what else can be done with knitting needles!!Laugh [(-D]

Does anyone out there remember the television series from the 1960's, "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.?" In one of those episodes (or was it "The Avengers"?), there was a little old lady who was going around stabbing people with her knitting needles. Maybe we should send Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin to Lincoln, Nebraska to deal with Miss Kitty. I suspect she's a THRUSH agent.

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Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:05 AM
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nighttrain congrats and hope everything goes well.if its your first they come when they want,the rest take 9 months!!!!

yes the freezer door is open here in ohio and my brother in florida says keep the back door closed please.i'll leave that to walt and paula.they also declared yesterday a snowday at work so we can just have the time of or have vacation cover the missed day.hey willy how is chicago looking this weekend? matt and i are going to go see uncle carl and aunt pat if the weather isnt too bad(and amtrak  runs decently)

stay safe

joe

Chicago is looking pretty decent this weekend. There could be a little snow on Saturday morning, but otherwise dry weather. It looks cold though; highs in the 20s on Saturday and teens on Sunday. You probably have to worry about Amtrak more than the weather.

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Posted by NightrainAFD1987 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:58 AM

Pastrami sandwiches sound good, with fries. yummmm.

maybe some soup, and grilled cheese  sandwiches for all those folks that are freezing their tushes off up north as well.  Different varieties of soup.,hot tea, and coffee, and for the caffine intolerant, hot chocolate, and hot cider

 thank you for the congrats everyone

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:42 AM
Hey Ray, if you know how to knit, maybe you could knit a while for Mookie, while she takes a cat nap!!  Brian, don't give anyone ideas on what else can be done with knitting needles!!Laugh [(-D]
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Posted by blhanel on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:39 AM
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:
 Mookie wrote:

oh dear - I am going to need help holding the knitting needles....

oh well, maybe I should just leave them stuck in the ball of yarn and use the whole thing to take a .....Zzz [zzz]

You're supposed to be knitting a sweater or a pair of booties for that little girl of Nighttrain's, not taking a nap!! LAZY CAT!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Careful there Ray, she may not be able to knit that well with them, but I bet she can do other things with those needles...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:37 AM

Good Thursday morning, everyone!  Well, looks like I slept reeeeally good last night.  Just woke up about 20 minutes ago.  Guess I was still tired, from sitting at the doctor's office yesterday.  

Ray, thanks a whole bunch, for putting the coffee on, making juice, and fixing breakfast.

Nightrain, what you brought in, and with what Ray fixed this morning, looks like we're set for a feast this morning.  Think I'll take a little bit of everything.  And congratulations on the  baby news!! 

Mookie, maybe you and I can get together, and make something for the baby?  I need to go get some yarn, appropriate colors for a little girl!!

Does anyone have any requests for lunch today?  If so, let me know in the next little bit.  

Everyone have a great day!!

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:32 AM
 Mookie wrote:

oh dear - I am going to need help holding the knitting needles....

oh well, maybe I should just leave them stuck in the ball of yarn and use the whole thing to take a .....Zzz [zzz]

You're supposed to be knitting a sweater or a pair of booties for that little girl of Nighttrain's, not taking a nap!! LAZY CAT!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by NightrainAFD1987 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:26 AM

*helps CP with the waffles*

 thank you everyone, yeah she's my first, I am sure that things will work out when she gets here. I can't wait to see her!

thank god I only have two more months to go, the last seven weren't so bad so fat

 *swpies some sausage*..I'm getting hungry

 I think someone did leave the back door open, Joe, cause here in FL it's cold, probably about 40 outside now. Last night it got down to 32 degrees!, Saturday night it's spuposed to drop down to 26...Better cover up the wellhead while I am thinking about it.

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:16 AM

CP - Thanks for breakfast.

Got to work this morning and discovered they had delayed opening two hours, so it's awfully quiet around here.  More time to sit and chat....

Snow did end last night - the challenge here is clearing all of the parking lots (it's a big 'campus').  In fact, the sun is peeking out from time to time, but it's cold - 2 below as I write this.

Hammock is occupied.  May have to take a couch...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:09 AM

nighttrain congrats and hope everything goes well.if its your first they come when they want,the rest take 9 months!!!!

yes the freezer door is open here in ohio and my brother in florida says keep the back door closed please.i'll leave that to walt and paula.they also declared yesterday a snowday at work so we can just have the time of or have vacation cover the missed day.hey willy how is chicago looking this weekend? matt and i are going to go see uncle carl and aunt pat if the weather isnt too bad(and amtrak  runs decently)

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:01 AM

oh dear - I am going to need help holding the knitting needles....

oh well, maybe I should just leave them stuck in the ball of yarn and use the whole thing to take a .....Zzz [zzz]

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:59 AM

Nighttrain, is this going to be your first child? If so, congratulations! My prayers are with you, and I hope that she will be born healthy, and without any complications.Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by NightrainAFD1987 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:45 AM

Man it's cold outside! brrr! *walks in, turns on the heater, and brews coffee*

 I can stick around if anyone wants waffles, That is if you all want help. I have nothing better to do and I am wide awake. 

 I don't know if I told everyone here that I was pregnant, but Tuesday we found out that I have a baby girl. Her name is going to be Mercedes Marie, Sadie for short. So far she's coming along quite nicely. 

 Hope everyone stays warm, I hear its frigid in some parts of the Midwest now, with lots of wind and snow...brrrrr

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:00 AM

Well, it looks like I'm the first one in the Diner here. I've got the coffee brewing, I've mixed up a fresh batch of orange juice and I've put the hot chocolate out on the counter. I figure it's plenty cold out there, no matter where one goes or is living, and I would think there would be a lot of call for the hot chocolate as well as coffee.

On the menu for breakfast this morning; oatmeal, english muffins, waffles, buttermilk/blueberry pancakes, hickory smoked bacon, pork sausage links, scrambled eggs, and apple/cinnamon coffee cake.Chef [C=:-)]

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota we have a temperature of 10 degrees below 0, and the wind chill leaves us sitting at 22 below 0. It is definitely COLD here where I am living.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:48 AM

 Datafever wrote:
The worst blizzard that I actually had the pleasure of surviving was in the spring of 1965 (I think).  I was a bit younger then, but I can remember that the only way in and out of the house was from a couple of the second story windows.  Yes, the snow was that deep.  Shock [:O]  It took the better part of a day just to dig down to the front door.
DF - I don't know where you were at that time, but I remember it was February or March here in Lincoln and we got 21 inches.  I was a newlywed and my now ex had a broken foot (cast & all)  We had to park on the street and then shovel the car out. 

We haven't had snow like that since then, either!

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Posted by Datafever on Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:19 AM

Hey, emmar!  I've always had an avatar.  Captain [4:-)]

I just keep changing it from time to time.  (You may remember that my previous one was a couple of dolphins at sunset). 

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Posted by emmar on Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:52 AM

Hey Datafever nice to see you have a avatar now.  I am thinking that since i am trying to do all these newfangled computer tricks with avatars and pictures in my posts I might try to change my avatar every week.

 

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Posted by Datafever on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:01 PM
The worst blizzard that I actually had the pleasure of surviving was in the spring of 1965 (I think).  I was a bit younger then, but I can remember that the only way in and out of the house was from a couple of the second story windows.  Yes, the snow was that deep.  Shock [:O]  It took the better part of a day just to dig down to the front door.
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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:27 PM

I just "trimmed up" my driveway from what's come down since I cleared it earlier - nothing significant, but there was a little drifting.

I also cleared a path in the back yard for the pups.  Measured 14" of snow on the flat, and what's there has settled some.  I've probably seen about 2' here, a far cry from the folks just south of here.

Willy - You can probably come up here in April and find some snow someplace...

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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 7:15 PM
Shock [:O]
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