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Posted by Mookie on Friday, July 6, 2007 10:30 AM

He will blush when I give him all the good wishes.  He prefers to just drive!

Whistlepig is a woodchuck or groundhog.  Seems they whistle an alarm when danger is near. They are sort of vegans with an occasional lapse. 

Off to enjoy the weekend, now.  It's rough having a job that you end up off the clock more than on.....Approve [^]

C U Monday.

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Posted by Willy2 on Friday, July 6, 2007 10:53 AM
Mookie - Wish the Driver a very happy birthday from me! Happy B-Day [bday] In regard to your question about the humidity: I think it will decrease with the cooler temperatures next week, but probably not until late next week.

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:14 AM

.....Cannonball:

Now that info of Kingman's airport being sold and seemingly from what you are saying it no longer is an airport being used comes as a surprise.

Years ago, I would fly out of there to Phoenix to catch a plane to Chicago.  And in Summer it would be a bumpy ride over the hot air currents of the desert.  Later on we would drive to Las Vegas to McCarren field to fly back east.

Always loved the {Santa Fe}, RR action around Kingman as I would be there off and on....Before Amtrak, with Santa Fe's double decker full length domes on some of the passenger trains that would stop there.

Sure is harsh desert in almost all ways one goes from there, but enjoyed the time I spent in that area.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:16 AM

First and foremost, Happy B-Day [bday] to Driver!!

Our FRIDAY FISH FRY is now under way.  On the menu today:  cod, snapper, perch, rainbow trout, catfish, walleye and shrimp, served with fries, hushpuppies, cole slaw, and the usual list of pies.  

There's plenty of iced tea (sweetened and unsweetened), lemonade, Gatorade (mc's blue, and lemon-lime and a couple other varieties.


Mookie and any others who won't be in over the weekend, have a good, safe one, and report back here Monday morning, all in one piece!!

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Posted by switch7frg on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:37 AM

 Quentin;  This desert is still hot as Hades, but Santa Fe / BN run hot And heavy  7/24 with all manner of concist . Summer chop don't bother the engines a bit.  A different story with general avaition. Time for me to kick tires & lite the fire on Rattler , I hear the highway callin' me .  Later man, Cannonball

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Posted by switch7frg on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:51 AM
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 Quentin;  This desert is still hot as Hades, but Santa Fe / BN run hot And heavy  7/24 with all manner of concist . Summer chop don't bother the engines a bit.  A different story with general avaition. Time for me to kick tires & lite the fire on Rattler , I hear the highway callin' me .  Later man, Cannonball

p.s. I forgot to say just the bone yard was sold off . Forgive this old hide.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:56 AM

afternoon

went in early last night and was tired when i got home.Happy birthday to driver!!!

watching the noon news hey cannonball dont the police sometimes use semis as a rolling roadblock anymore? also i feel bad for the CSX crew in bowling green on the galetea branch.they were involved in a train pedestrian accident.Cw will keep you in our prayers.Matts getting anxious so i better go help mamma.

stay safe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, July 6, 2007 4:32 PM

I've got the next round of our FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY ready and on the warmer bar.  The menu includes the following fish:  catfish, cod, halibut, flounder, perch and rainbow trout.  For side dishes:  corn on the cob, fries, cole slaw, and the usual pies. 

Beverages:  iced tea (sweet and unsweetened), lemonade, Gatorade, fruit punch, and we've got plenty of soft drinks, for whomever prefers that to the other beverages listed.  

You all enjoy your supper, and Joe and Lance, your containers are ready for you to take to work tonight.  

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Friday, July 6, 2007 4:55 PM
Great cuisine as usual CW!  Did you get my email?

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Posted by switch7frg on Friday, July 6, 2007 9:06 PM
Joe ; Back home now, with a load for Albq. NM.  Yes the troopers still ask for a rollin' road block . Depending on circumstances of urgency, it could be risky bidness , but its' the right thing to do. Drivers can swerve either way to let the car try to passthen force it off the roadway in the bar ditch. Its' over then . the troopers always give a thank you for the assist . Sometimes it makes your day. Don't know what insurance companys think bout that ~~~~ .Respectfully, Cannonball

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Posted by switch7frg on Friday, July 6, 2007 9:27 PM
CW; Thank you for tonights supper,Ill' have trout w/corn& slaw  and a piece of the usual pie (LOL ) . Sorry bout that ,but hard runnin' makes one tired this week . Home safe from summer tourists. They are bout as much fun as black ice.Do hope you are feelin' better .Hello to Walt and Ms. Sarah.  Later Cannonball

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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, July 6, 2007 9:37 PM
hi everyone i'm back. did i miss anything while i was gone?????
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Posted by tree68 on Friday, July 6, 2007 9:43 PM

 cr6479 wrote:
hi everyone i'm back. did i miss anything while i was gone?????

Just the usual cameraderie and delicious virtual food. 

I probably shouldn't complain about having to work the trains in the rain today...  Good thing I carry a rainsuit with my grip...

Taking a day off from the railroad Saturday to get some stuff done around the house. 

Did I see perch on the menu?  I'll grab some in a take out tray...

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, July 6, 2007 9:49 PM

.....All ok, so Kingman still does have an airport....All right.

Item:  Always liked the view from out there {east}, at night, on the Sante Fe...{now BNSF}, as one could see signal {block}, lights for about 17 miles or so....

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Posted by Ted Marshall on Friday, July 6, 2007 10:13 PM

There's a fly in my soup. Will I be charged extra?

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Posted by Railfan1 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 4:51 AM
Well, I started the coffee and now I'm off. Going to Austell, Ga today for my second time. Since it's 7-7-07, hopefully I'll see somthing good. Have a great day.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:08 AM

good morning

ray have a safe trip.I made some juice and lemonade for today.I also refilled the gatorade.not sure where mamma wants to go today.going to be on the warm side.will be later for tonights pizza fest. stay cool.

stay safe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:55 AM

Lance and Joe, thanks to you both, for putting the coffee on, and making fresh juice and lemonade, and refillng the Gatorade!  

For breakfast, on the warmer you, you'll find:  turkey bacon, pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, plenty of maple syrup, and there are fresh melon chunks of all types in the cooler.  

Everyone have a great day today, whatever you do, and wherever you go.  Tonight's PIZZA FEST will get under way somewhere between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. EDT

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Posted by Willy2 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 9:14 AM

Good morning!

Here in Omaha we're heading for a high temperature today of 98 degrees and the same for tomorrow. However, the computer models actually indicate what could be our first decent rain event in over a month for Monday. That would be so wonderful!

Everyone have a great weekend!

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, July 7, 2007 9:53 AM

....Well Willy, we're not going to reach 98 today, but we're in and have been in the category of hot and dry for weeks now.  To get to 90 today and a bit hotter next 2 days.

Believe next chance of rain {chance of}, will be about Tuesday.  We sure do need more rain.  But we've sure had nice weather as far as sunshine and clear skies go....and it's Summer, and we expect it to be like that.  Crops have been stunted because of lack of rain but surprisingly, look pretty good....Even green.

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Posted by locomutt on Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:54 PM

It's about 90 degrees here, at least the humidity is down a bit, it's under 50%.

CW and CSXrules4eva, are out on a "Girls Day Out" mission, so I get to post the menu for tonights "Pizza Fest". 

For Tonight's "Pizza Fest", we're having: 

1.  Hawaiian 

2.  Cheese

3.  Goetta 

4.  Mushroom and Pepperoni

5.  Supreme

6.  Anchovy

7.  Combos (what ever you want, within reason)

Get your orders in Now, 'cause they're going into to the Pizza Oven about 6:00pm! 

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Posted by locomutt on Saturday, July 7, 2007 1:05 PM
 Ted Marshall wrote:

There's a fly in my soup. Will I be charged extra?

First of all, there shouldn't have been anything but soup in your soup;

But we do charge extra for meat in veggie soup. Mischief [:-,]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, July 7, 2007 1:46 PM

Mutt yep its real warm outside.need to stay cool.i'll make some more lemoade and some iced tea.will take some pepperoni mushroom pizza for tonight.

stay safe

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 2:59 PM

Mutt, you need to add Canadian Bacon with pineapple to that list.

I just got home from working a shift at Wendy's here in Sioux Falls. I started work this morning at 7:00 and finally clocked out at roughly 2:15 this afternoon.

It is pretty HOT here in Sioux Falls, we have a temperature of 94 degrees and the humidity is sitting at about 43%. The wind  is out of the south at about 17 mph. Has anyone out there got it any hotter than this?? Thank God for air conditioning!!

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Posted by Willy2 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 3:02 PM
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:

Mutt, you need to add Canadian Bacon with pineapple to that list.

I just got home from working a shift at Wendy's here in Sioux Falls. I started work this morning at 7:00 and finally clocked out at roughly 2:15 this afternoon.

It is pretty HOT here in Sioux Falls, we have a temperature of 94 degrees and the humidity is sitting at about 43%. The wind  is out of the south at about 17 mph. Has anyone out there got it any hotter than this?? Thank God for air conditioning!!

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

It's hotter here in Omaha. Our current temperature is 97 degrees. The humidity is a bit lower at 35%, though.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, July 7, 2007 3:40 PM
I'll take a Hawaiian pizza with mushrooms.It's hot here,too.Been in the 90s the past few days.In Las Vegas a few days ago it hit 113. It was 108 in Phoenix,too!
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Posted by locomutt on Saturday, July 7, 2007 3:58 PM
 CANADIANPACIFIC2816 wrote:

Mutt, you need to add Canadian Bacon with pineapple to that list.

I just got home from working a shift at Wendy's here in Sioux Falls. I started work this morning at 7:00 and finally clocked out at roughly 2:15 this afternoon.

It is pretty HOT here in Sioux Falls, we have a temperature of 94 degrees and the humidity is sitting at about 43%. The wind  is out of the south at about 17 mph. Has anyone out there got it any hotter than this?? Thank God for air conditioning!!

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Ray, you're very correct about the pizza menu, but look under "Combos"!! 

 

At least OUR temp has not been that high, (100+degrees) we've been reasonably comfortable for this time of year. (had a HOT enough start though)

The "high humidty" and lack of "breeze" is what makes it hard to handle.

Thanks Joe, for doing the extra lemonade and tea, I can use some help. It's a bit hard when there's only one of us around.

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 5:15 PM

Seventy-one here at supper time - and that's our high for the day, with scattered showers and the threat of some thunder-boomers.  Humidity is a tad high at 75%, but not uncomfortable.

Hawaiian for me, please.

Talk about a lazy day - I really needed a "down" day.  The Dalmatian appreciated some significant lap time, too.  Tomorrow it's back on the railroad and then on Monday [gasp] back to work!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, July 7, 2007 6:29 PM

Well, Sarah and I are back home now.  Had a nice time at the mall.  Very nice and cool in there!!  We almost didn't want to come out of the mall!

Mutt, thanks for fixing the pizzas for tonight.  Looks like you did a very good job, too!!  

The only real shopping I did, was to buy myself a couple of pairs of "house shoes.  One pair has really good soles, that I can wear out in the yard.  I'm about ready for a short nap!  Being out in the heat (we've had an Ozone Warning out for the afternoon, and you can really feel it when you're out in the hot air and sun.

Everyone, have a great evening, and enjoy your pizzas Mutt made today!

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Posted by Limitedclear on Saturday, July 7, 2007 7:17 PM
 locomutt wrote:
 Ted Marshall wrote:

There's a fly in my soup. Will I be charged extra?

First of all, there shouldn't have been anything but soup in your soup;

But we do charge extra for meat in veggie soup. Mischief [:-,]

Hmmm. Sounds like somebody looking for a free meal. Anybody checked for Hobo chalk outside the diner lately?

LC

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