Greetings from Knoxville, TN again...
Went up to Gouverneur, NY for a load of bulk napkins (800+ pounds to a roll!), and now on my way to Alabama to deliver tomorrow morning. Was a rough day, drove for 10 hours in the rain, saw two wrecks, both four-wheeler against truck, and saw the remnants of one fire that started in somebodys' load.
Dinner, then sleep...... /thud/
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
hello everyone.thanks for all the prayers and well wishes.everyone is going back home to the "normal" everyday routines.matt has school tommorow and soon it will be his bedtime.we saw some rj corman trucks at the hotel.talked to a former ticket agent that worked at the defiance depot and even saw an rj corman train and an ns train roll thru continental.will take a quick bite then back to chores.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Good Wednesday morning, all. Joe, good to see you back! Hope everyone is doing o.k.
Coffee has just finished brewing, and fresh juices, tea and lemonade are made and getting cold in the fridge. There's also some hot tea this morning.
Your breakfast choices are: oatmeal & toast, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy and biscuits, hash browns or fried taters, bagels and bear claws.
Think I'll go out to the garden with my coffee, and enjoy nature a bit this morning. Should be hearing and seeing a train come through in a few minutes. If anyone wants to join me, come on!!
morning
nice and cool this morning.I could see my breath.going to grab some breakfast and catch up on chores day.time for matt to get on the bus.
rvos1979 wrote: Went up to Gouverneur, NY
Did you wave? I must have missed you!
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Good Afternoon to all the Diner Patrons,
Sorry it's been awhile since I've been in here. Work has been a bit hectic, and I haven't even been around the forum all that much.
Anyways, I need some input on picture submission for a photo contest. It's a non-train contest, so I apologize for that. There are definately some photogs around here that I would like to get opinions from.
At any rate, it's a zoo contest, and can feature anything animal related. I took both of these over Labor Day weekend at the Denver Zoo. I really like both shots, but am having a devil of a time figuring out which to submit (I can only submit one). If you all could let me know which you like more, I'd be most appreciative!
Here's the shots:
Thanks in advance!
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
Dan
tree68 wrote: rvos1979 wrote: Went up to Gouverneur, NY Did you wave? I must have missed you!
Lemme check the funny papers...
Was at Cellu Tissue at Natural Dam between 1 and 1:30pm, I think I waved, there were three or four of us in a row picking up there.
Anyway, down in Cartersville, GA, this evening after dropping off and then picking up in Dalton, GA, had to get some trailer work done, so stopped for the night across the street. Am heading for Wisconsin tomorrow with a load of carpet for Menards, but will drop off in Richfield so I can be a part of The World's Largest Convoy to benefit Special Oylimpics on Saturday. Should be a good time, and it's for a good cause.
Sorry about not being around much today. Have had a very bad headache all day, and I can't take anything for it, or my arthritis pain, until after my surgery Monday.
I did manage for make some pizzas for tonight's supper. Your choices are:
1. Anchovie2. Cheese w/extra cheese3. Pepperoni/sausage/mushroom5. veggie pizza6. supreme
Three extra large of each of the six kinds listed above, so help yourselves, and enjoy.
Joe and Lance, if you're working tonight, have containers in the fridge for you guys.
CW thanks for the pizza.I am off until sunday night.tommorow we have some other chores to do.hope you feel better soon.
rvos1979 wrote: tree68 wrote: rvos1979 wrote: Went up to Gouverneur, NY Did you wave? I must have missed you!Lemme check the funny papers...Was at Cellu Tissue at Natural Dam between 1 and 1:30pm, I think I waved, there were three or four of us in a row picking up there.
You'd have passed the Fort about noonish, and again between 2 and 3. How do you like our mess on I-81? You should see the street above it - one of the busiest in the area.
Drive Safe!
If you find yourself headed this way again, let me know. Might be able to arrange a brief visit at the Nice-n-Easy next to the interstate.
What was for supper? Let me get a plate....
CopCar,I like the top photo better.That profile of the lion's face is perfect.
CW,I'll have a #3 pizza please,and a cherry Coke.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Mookie wrote: hmm, mmm, hmm.... @
hmm, mmm, hmm....
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"This is your captain speaking, we're currently at 35,000 feet and over the south side of Lincoln"........"Out our windows to the right is this peculiar net with a cat guiding it that we see from time to time"
Chicago to Denver to Springfield, CO in less than 12 hours.
ps - whut happens when your rubber duckie gets that wrinkled Ed?
Good Thursday morning to all. Nice here this morning, with a current temp of 59; gone down a couple of degrees since I woke up at 5:30, when it was 61. Feels very nice this morning.
Coffee is ready (have both regular and decaf), and fresh juices, lemonade and tea are in the fridge. On the warmer bar, you'll find muffins, bagels and bear claws, along with bacon, sausage and pancakes this morning.
Called the doctor yesterday, to see what I could take for my headache, and they said only Tylenol. And for some strange reason, Tylenol usually affects me the way aspirin does: I start itching all over. So I have been sleeping a lot, trying to let it subside on it's own.
The office said they were getting ready to call me. My surgery time has been changed. I don't have to go in until 9 a.m. Monday, and the surgery is scheduled for 11 a.m. (And I still can't have anything to eat or drink after midnight Suday night.
Everyone have a good morning, and I'll see you all later.
Chicken in a coop - mixin' up dough... yodel, yodel....
Chris - I would probably go with the first one, but the 2nd one is very intriguing. Something about the eyes being a window....
Or if you want a sure winner - give them the eagle picture!
CW - things are in turmoil here, so if I get trampled in the traffic tomorrow - I just want to wish you the best on your surgery on Monday. Make sure you use a magic marker on the knee you want them to rearrange. And don't get any of those marks on your elbows!
We will keep the diner going - maybe even on a diet. But no one will starve - guaranteed. And we will have coffee on the patio just as soon as you are able to ambulate around again.
Mookie
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Larry, that mess is nothing compared to the construction on the Tri-State in IL, that can get real dicey, especially at rush hour.
Thanks for breakfast, headed out now, running through Louisville to hopefully make Lake Station, IN, this evening, see everyone later....
/Kenworth T2000 pulling hard out of diner parking lot//
good morning
chris I would send the top picture.chores are caught up here going to go pester Grandpa.might see if we can take some pictures of rj corman this time on the old nkp line.Mookie do you need some shovels or a bobcat to help clear the paperwork now??CW all will be better in time.Randy keep it on the road.
Sorry Mooks:
No more chicken in a flying tin-can. Back to running around with beat-up ol' Lurch in far SE Colorado. You would have to come all the way across KS (Land of Ah's, as in Ah-choo!) to even find me and Vito, my gunner with a little violin case.
One of the more interesting presentations at AREMA this time was Uncle Pete's little dissertation on the Sacramento/American River bridge fire and the Yellow Peril's response to the same. Even stranger was the apparent cause of the fire. Then there was the chance to meet Wrinn, Yuhas, Kube, Keefe et. al. (no Bergie this time, darn!)...Downtown Chicago will never quite be the same after CShaverr, the Pats and Mud did dinner on Monday...
Dirty Feathers back on the Prairie
in Kansas by another name, near Two Buttes (a.k.a. "Many Cheeks" )
Muddy one,
Humberto turned east, is now giving the mudbug folks a second harvest!
High Island is getting its beaches rearranged...some get bigger, some are shrinking.
And I think Mookie has been talking to NASA about remote control for that net thing...
Chris...go with the head on shot...it just appeals more.
There are lots of profile shots, but very few letting that expression on his face show.
How about two eggs over easy, bacon, and cubed hash browns with bell peppers, onions, and a few jalapenos...buried in cheese.
I know you call it potatoes O'Brian; we call it Tijuana Taters...
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<Sleepy college student stumbles into the diner>
Pancakes? Where?
Can i have 5 or 6?
Well i am back. Right now i am in the middle of orientation week trying to adjust from west coast time to east coast time. Well i have to run off to meet my track coach but i will try to stop in every day and say hi. I might even post some pictures of the Dinky. (A train that comes right on campus. How cool is that!)
Anyway by for now.
emmar at Princeton
Sir Chicken - Wave to Toto! And don't keep us in suspenders. What started the fire?
Old Lurch? Isn't new Lurch fixed yet?
Houston Ed - you ate that breakfast and I got heartburn! And you have a tinge of green to your skin....
Good luck with school Emmar! Now I will have to track you and Willy on your progress.
Mookie,
The green color is due to the high humidity, not breakfast.
If you like mold, moss and mushrooms, come on down...
Dusty Pheasant, what was the cause of the fire?
Just stopping by for coffee and out the door. Leaving tomorrow for DC on Amtrak then a week on the Outer Banks. Much to do in not enough time.
While we didn't plan it that way, we are glad that the hurricane du jour decided to go into the Gulf rather than the Eastern Shore. I am diverting the car pontoons to Ed.
MC and the gang departs Chicago. Will the town ever be the same? Randy heading up the highway. How about a little pool. Guess the exact date when he has run in all 48 connected states.
Got to run myself. Best to all and especially Paula. Travel accomidations have I-net access so we will check in on the progress. Something to do since where we will be has even less trains than Delavan.
Jay
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
.....Paula: This too, shall pass....Look for better walking days ahead.
Quentin
TO ALL MY FORUM FRIENDS: Thank you so much for your well wishes!! You all mean a lot to me, and I don't really consider you friends: I consider you FAMILY. I know everything is going to be all right, and I also know I'm leaving the Diner in very capable, good hands. We have plenty of good cooks around here: Dan, Joe, Larry, Mutt, Ed, and probably a few others, who aren't letting their talents be known to us!! And probably two or three that I've forgotten, too.
For your supper tonight, I am working on: beef w/mushrooms, corn, beans, and we'll also have THURSDAY MEXICAN FIESTA on the warmer bar in about three hours (in case the ones who can't come back after they leave work for home, would like to take carryout). That way, you won't have to cook at home tonight!!
Emma, so glad to see you back, and know you will do very well in your college work!!
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