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Posted by switch7frg on Saturday, July 7, 2007 8:28 PM
Ahhh yes , it is a great part of the state . THANKFULLY , some things don't change.   Some of the right of way runs through the Rez.  The section crews are the best M.O.W. in the West.  Nice to chat with you . Respectfully , Cannonball

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, July 7, 2007 9:04 PM

Since my last post here in the Diner, it has cooled down here by ONE degree, and we now have a temp of 93. The humidity is at 41%. It is supposed to be a bit cooler tomorrow, with a 20% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, we will see 87 degrees. I have yet to find out what Monday's forecast will be. Gotta start praying for rain, my yard, along with everyone else's is burning up!! I feel sorry for the folks who take care of my yard, the lack of rain is surely having a negative affect on their business.

I'm gonna grab a few slices of pizza, and then it's off to the shower and into bed afterwards. I have to leave the house for Wendy's by 6:30 tomorrow morning. I am not looking forward to going to work, the kitchen where I am working is often hotter than what it is outside.Dead [xx(] But at least I have a job to report to and I am earning a fairly decent pay check.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, July 7, 2007 11:21 PM

Ray keep cool drink lots of liquids.we will be taking some extra gatorade to work tommorow night for sure.when i watched the news it said it was still in the 90's out west and moving this way.hope a cat can keep her fur cool.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 4:51 AM

Good morning folks. I've got the coffee brewing and I've mixed a fresh batch or orange juice. Also, I've got a couple big jars of ice tea brewing out here on the counter. It's a little too hot to be slaving over a hot stove, so I brought in a good selection of rolls & doughnuts from the local bakery. There is also some chocolate chip, oatmeal and peanut butter cookies for those of you who might want one later this afternoon.

I will be headed for my job at Wendy's in just under two hours, it has cooled down to 77 degrees here in Sioux Falls overnight. We will see a high of 87 this afternoon with a possibility of thunderstorms toward evening.............pray for rain!!

When my alarm went off at 4:00 this AM, I wanted to roll over and go back to sleep. I will have tomorrow off and I can look forward to sleeping in tomorrow morning.

I hope the rest of you out there all have a good day, the "cat" in Lincoln too. Stay cool!

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, July 8, 2007 7:50 AM

Willy:

105 in Scottsbluff yesterday and way too dry. Wanna fix the situation? (The asparagus barrier is not faring very well)....

//Grabs a new barrel of gatorade and heads out the door.

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, July 8, 2007 8:22 AM

Good Sunday morning, everyone.  Ray, thank you so much for getting everything ready this morning!  The rolls and doughnuts are a nice way to start the weekend morning.

SUNDAY DINNER will be ready right around 12:30 EDT.   I've got two large Crock Pots going on the counter, cooking on HIGH.   On the menu today:  

Rump roast w/potatoes, carrots, onions and other side dishes will be:  cole slaw, corn on the cob, and shelly beans w/diced tomatoes Italian.

I believe Ray brought in enough cookies to have for today's dessert.  

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, July 8, 2007 10:09 AM

matt says the cookies are good enough for him.csx q381(?) had some interesting cats on them.they can be used by mookie to grab things in high places.hey MC be sure to bring the empty back for the deposit.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Willy2 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 10:42 AM
 mudchicken wrote:

Willy:

105 in Scottsbluff yesterday and way too dry. Wanna fix the situation? (The asparagus barrier is not faring very well)....

//Grabs a new barrel of gatorade and heads out the door.

 

Dusty Feathers

Well, how about 93 today, 90 tomorrow, and 87 on Tuesday for Scottsbluff. It's not exactly cool, but certainly better than 105.

It was 99 in Omaha yesterday and that's what I expect again today. After that 80s for Monday through Friday with a chance of rain tomorrow and again Tuesday night.

Hope everyone has a good day!

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Posted by Railfan1 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 11:19 AM
I smell Roast......Dinner [dinner]
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Posted by cr6479 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 3:43 PM
rain and hot not bad in rochester ny.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, July 9, 2007 6:11 AM

Good Monday morning to one and all.  Looks like another HOT day around here.  I would say the 3 H's, but I've not heard the "hazy" part yet, just Hot and Humid.  Think I'll  be staying in the house most of the day.

I hope everyone had a very good weekend.  

Coffee is ready, along with fresh juice, lemonade and iced tea.  On the breakfast bar:  turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, along with cantaloupe and watermelon chunks, and there's also some fresh sliced tomatoes this morning.  

Hope everyone stays as cool as possible today, and if anyone has any requests for lunch and supper menus, please let me know.  

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, July 9, 2007 6:35 AM

Grumble - grumble...

Must be Monday.  Came to work at usual 5:30.  Had to unlock the building since custodian taking day off.  Went to office to unload everything in my arms, got settled in to check the forum and the fire alarm went off. 

You probably didn't know I can fly, did you? 

I am in a group of offices in our basement and the elevator automatically shuts off.  I can do a long flight of stairs in about 3 seconds.  Had my purse and cell phone and headed outside. 

Didn't see a thing in the building, but I have been trained!  Sat on the front wall about 25 feet from the door and waited.  LFD about 3 blocks away.  Nothing.  Waited.  Nothing.  Finally called 911 and that got a whole lot of attention. 

Such nice young men - and do you know they hire fire and police officers on their looks?  Such a nice thing at 5:40 am....   sigh.... something about a uniform.....      I digress....

Bottom line, University operator is always notified when an alarm goes off.  Didn't happen.  Had a smoke head off upstairs - way upstairs.  Need to find out from Tree what that means.  I know smoke detector - but was it switched off or just "off"......I called 911 and that was the first indication there was a problem. 

So 3-4 police officers, (local and UNL), truck, engine, 2 firemen (others rested in engine), and one batallion chief - (he is so nice!) And me.  Eat your heart out ladies....

I am super sensitive to noise, so the fire alarm going off really shattered my nervous system so I had to hang on to things to keep from shaking to death.  Plus it was lightning and thundering and sprinkling outside.  A rock and a hard place for me! 

I will retire to the hammock and hope to get calmed down soon.  I think I have extra adrenaline if anyone needs any!

No coffee - just warm milk for this morning.....

 

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:15 AM
//puts tin boots on and nervously peers around diner
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, July 9, 2007 7:19 AM
be verrrry quiet....old sensitive is still awake....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, July 9, 2007 9:10 AM

matt be very quiet by that hammock.stop that giggling.going to get my lunch fast just in case they left mookie an axe to play with.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Monday, July 9, 2007 9:25 AM

NEVER trust a cat with an axe!! You guys had better tread lightly around Miss Mookie!! Captain [4:-)]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Monday, July 9, 2007 10:09 AM

If they did leave her one maybe she can use it on me!  I'm having The Monday of the Year so far.  Swing just a little above the shoulders, will ya?  Off to find a brick wall and repeat this all day: Banged Head [banghead]

ugh...

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Posted by Willy2 on Monday, July 9, 2007 10:48 AM

I'll be quiet as a mouse. However, I would like to announce that Omaha actually got some rain last night (the first measurable rainfall in over one month!). At my house I measured half an inch, but many areas across the city only saw about a quarter of an inch. Naturally, places like York and Grand Island, Nebraska got about two inches. The best always misses Omaha.

Also, I got to see the Katy, DRGW, and Southern Pacific Heritage Units yesterday evening. I'll see about posting some pics. The lighting coniditions were not ideal, but a couple pictures came out pretty good.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, July 9, 2007 11:13 AM

Willy - two items - heard you were warned to go get photos, so will be expecting them and

......we got spit on!  How did we miss with all that green on the radar?  Sigh!  And I think it spit on us whilst I was sitting outside, too!  The indignity of it all.

Dan - drink some milk.  Always calms me down....besides you can't yell while you are drinking milk!  Smile [:)]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Monday, July 9, 2007 11:19 AM

Thanks Mook.  I don't wanna yell, I just wanna cry.  In switching jobs from one to the current one I'm amazed, nay dumbfounded at just how stupid, childish, immature, petty and juvenile most adults I meet at work are!  The kids behaved so much better that I'm contemplating a switch back to it.  Now where is that wall again...Banged Head [banghead]...ahh, better.  Now to repeat!Banged Head [banghead] Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]

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Posted by Willy2 on Monday, July 9, 2007 12:14 PM

Here are a few pictures of the Heritage Units. It was really too dark to take good pictures, but here are the ones that still came out kinda sorta good. I should be able to get brighter/better pictures this upcoming weekend when they are in front of the Durham Western Heritage Museum.

And a little stray cat that was wandering around the parking lot I was in:

If the train had arrived a bit earlier there still would have been plenty of sunshine for picture taking, but some deep gray clouds decided to block the sun and make things dark. It was getting close to sunset anyway by the time they came in. Hopefully this weekend's pictures will be worthy of their own topic.

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, July 9, 2007 12:28 PM

Since no one had any meal suggestions, here's today's lunch menu:

BLTs w/fries
Tuna salad sandwiches w/fries or tater chips
Grilled cheese sandwiches w/fries (grilled cheese sandwiches fixed on the George Formen grill)

Haven't decided on a supper menu, although I'm thinking I'll warm up the roast, taters and carrots from Sunday Dinner.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Monday, July 9, 2007 12:50 PM
Willy that's still neat to see the power. 

CW your menu sounds great.  I'm actually feeling better finally.  Now I'm hungry!Dinner [dinner]

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, July 9, 2007 1:49 PM

Dumping coal on the ground next to or on the tracks must be getting contagious lately- CRANDIC did it yesterday with seven coal cars hitting the ground.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/8382562.html

 

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, July 9, 2007 2:03 PM

Willy - I can see them ok!  Nice! 

Kitty looks a little lean and mean.

Dan - now I have a headache from watching you!

Brian - I think I sneezed about that time.  Getting to be a real habit to "spread the coal around"....

CW - I owe you a note, so will get on it after today. 

Driver here - right behind me - breathing on my neck.  I have the worlds most sensitive neck.  H..rd...totype....arrrrrhhhh......

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, July 9, 2007 2:19 PM

Yup,

Feel real sorry for the Mookie, having to hold on to "things", (like fireman, policemen, Battalion Chiefs and such) this morning...bet it just ruined her whole day....Wink [;)]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, July 9, 2007 3:47 PM

willy nice pics as usual.I've been asking carl to let them roam on csx but no luck yet.Dan mondays usually you know.they talked about how some kids entering the job force now expect the big time they just dont want to work for it on the radio this morning.should look at our college help.CW will take the BLTs and fries for supper tonight.we have a surprise but we won't let it out of the bag until thursday.(ed knows but he won't tell)

stay safe

joe

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Monday, July 9, 2007 3:52 PM

Joe thanks for the advice.  I know that I'm 'low on the totem pole' again and am willing to take the time to climb back up.  I just haven't had a day this ridiculous in a long, long time.  Guess I got spoiled!

CW are we still planning on the Fiesta tomorrow?

I need to go find a train and relax...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, July 9, 2007 5:07 PM

Dan, yes on tonight's supper plans:  yep, we'll have Tuesday Night Mexican Fiesta

For tonight's supper, there are BLTs w/chips or fries, and we have plenty of nice, cool garden salads, along with homemade/churned ICE CREAM for dessert!  Anything to help us all cool off!!  Might even turn the sprinklers on in the garden, where we can feel the coolness on the patio!!  How does that sound, all right with everyone?!?!

 

 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Really busy at work today - had to get a class underway, deal with some inspectors, work on acquiring some parts I need, and clean my desk for the brass that's coming through on Thursday.  Still have to work up a 5 minute spiel for that, too...

Ms Mook - Sounds like a smoke detector decided to go off - could have been any number of things, including accumulated dust. 

Had a good day on the railroad yesterday, if long.  Not only did we do our usual trips, but at the end of the day we had to do some switching to add cars to the train for the Wednesday train robberies (very popular).  It's work enough (for an amateur like me) just shifting the cars around.  Lacing air hoses isn't bad, but those HEP cables are a real pain.....

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