Thanks for the praise folks. You're making me blush! I'm just glad that he's ok. That ice cream sure was good. Thanks, Joe.
One year from today I get married. I hope that it's as nice a day then as we had today! Nite all!
Dan
Joe ; you sure are right bout your 1st. line to Dan. I remember an early morning on the Silver bridge in 1967 , then more so that after noon . ~~~ Guardian Angels had a big part in Dans day as well as mine.
I'll have a slice of cherry pie / w ice cream.
2 more look after prayers for Mutt & CW . May the good Lord take a likin' to all our friends at the Diner . Cannonball & Shirl .
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
How about a PSA here, since Dan has shown exactly why...
Red Cross CPR and Lifesaver classes are free, most employers, if they receive federal funds in any way have to allow you to attend with no loss in pay.
Every Red Cross chapter in every city hold the classes, and if you want to, call the Red Cross, they will happily direct you to the nearest one.
If you don't think it is worth the four hours, re read Dan's post.
If your still not convinced, look around at work...one out of ten people you are looking at are potential heart attacks, who will not survive their first heart attack with out assisted breathing.
One of those people might be you!
Think about this, out of the people who visited the Diner today, at least one of them will have a life threatening trauma, stroke or heart attack.
Out of all those people you can see at work, odds are none of them have CPR training...trauma room doctors refer to the "Golden Hour"...if you can be kept alive and reach the emergency room/receive treatment inside of an hour of having a life threatening trauma, your odds of surviving even the most horrendous trauma double.
One trained lifesaver can make a huge difference.
Would you know what to do if you found yourself in the same situation Dan was in?
Would you recognize some one going into shock?
Do you know the signs of a stroke, or a heart attack?
Most people having a heart attack do not realize what is happening to them, until it is too late for them to do anything about it themselves, like dial 911...
Do you know that women do not exhibit the same symptoms men do when having a heart attack?
The symptoms are milder, less outwardly visible or noticeable, which is why heart attacks kill more women than men, yet it is the number one preventable cause of death among women.
Transit time for most major cities FD ambulances is 5 minutes.
You can breathe for someone that long.
Take the class, because stuff like what happened to Dan could happen to you...
And yes, I am a card carrying Red Cross Lifesaver, have been since I was 18.
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Sure glad we have a lot of life savers here. I took swimming classes at the Y - had swimming classes in high school, had all my relatives try to teach me - still can't swim a stroke. To pass my swimming class in HS - had to sit/dive off the side and float so many feet. I did it because I was terrified. Never did it again.
Now many years later I have learned to take showers, not go near water unless it is to get a drink or wash dishes and have had CPR training. I could probably teach swimming since I have had so many lessons and save someone's life with CPR - just not my own. So I am very, very cautious.
Mutt tell CW Hi from all of us and hope she gets to come home very soon.
I will be gone fairly early today - have a funeral to go to, so need to work fast and travel low.
Off to find that magnet. Will probably end up with more chicken than I bargained for....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
mookie
our condolances.i saw that the mega magnet company had record profits for a customer in nebraska. Cw and Mutt will be in our prayers too.matt has a 2 hour delay this morning due to fog.also larrys trees have talked to our trees they are starting to change quick.we have some bacon and eggs and toast for breakfast. its fish friday so we will start serving at 1130.
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").
Got biscuits and gravy, with pan sausage crumbled into the gravy....fried eggs, cowboy taters on the side, fresh coffee and orange juice.
An old Dusty Springfield album in the CD player and the sun just came up over the horizon.
Looking like a good day to do a whole lot of nothing.......
I wish I could do a whole lot of nothing today... but, we have to head to Minnesota this afternoon. My side of the family is gathering for the last of my daughter's bridal showers tomorrow. Oh well, at least her fiance and I will get to head downtown on Minnesota Transit's light rail and take a look at what's left of the I-35W bridge.
Three weeks until the wedding!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Mookie wrote:my favorite subjects - food and nothing.
...and trains (for me!)
Last day of the workweek for me...yay! Tomorrow I have a Dragonboat race to do tho. What is that you ask? Check out this link for more information. Hopefully we can win!
edblysard wrote: Looking like a good day to do a whole lot of nothing.......
That was my plan for the day (well, I did have some projects in mind). Took the dogs for a walk to pick up the mail and was sitting in the recliner, leafing through the latest copy of the NRHS Bulletin (dated Summer 2005, but I guess that's another story), when the scanner pipes up with a reported structure fire - at the library. It's just up the street from me a ways.
Headed for the station, grabbed the pumper and another firefighter and headed for the scene. Light smoke pushing out from the edges of the roof - not a good sign.
We got a good hit, but had a bit of a kicker to deal with - the building was closed for asbestos abatement. That worked both for and against us. That it was sealed up pretty well kept the fire contained somewhat, but it meant that even after the fire was out, the firefighters still had to work in full gear. With temps pushing toward 80, that was just that much tougher.
Unfortunately, this small library probably had most of it's books ruined. At least they still have a building to restart in.
Now, to see if I can salvage any of my projects....
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...
Dan hope you can row to a good beat. we have more fish for supper tonight.tonight is homecoming night at the football game.Defiance will play Van Wert. yeah its a good night to sit out on the patio.
CW is in the HOUSE!! She got here a little after 7:00pm.(EDT)
She said she'd take an order of whatever fish that's out.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
CW glad you are back home. here is some fish for you.we have some cherry pie for dessert too.
....What....No one here. Is it closed....?
Quentin
good morning
modelcar did you find some coffee?? we have them on a timer.we have juice and lemonade too.if you get a chance check out the fostoria railfest today.matt and i are going to my nephews birthday tonight so we will see what we can along I-75.going to go get cleaned up before we get on the road.have some cinnamon rolls.
And a good Saturday morning to everyone out there. CW, welcome home! I'll bet that it feels good to finally be out of that hospital.
Shiver me timbers, it's cold here in South Dakota! It got down to about 45 degrees here during the course of the night. Right now we have an outside temp of 49 degrees. It is supposed to get up to about 76 degrees here this afternoon. One thing about our fall weather here is that it sure makes for some nice sleeping. I shut off my central air conditioning system when I got home from my other part time job last night.
There's a nice couple in Louisville, Kentucky who will be receiving a care package from me, and maybe today. And I think they will find out that I actually do make a good pan of cinnamon rolls. Anyway, I wanted to help them celebrate the success of CW's knee replacement.
Ray
CANADIANPACIFIC2816
"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
Well Jay, I think it might take even a bit longer than by Monday. She tried to sit out here awhile ago for a few, and just couldn't take sitting like that. Couldn't get that leg/knee in any kind of comfortable position.
(She is "shuffling" around here reasonably well though, just can't stand for a long period)
Since I've not seen a menu posted by anyone else, I'm guessing our Saturday Night
Pizza Fest is still on, so with CW's guidance, I'll put out tonights menu:
1. Anchovie
2. Cheese/Extra Cheese
3. Pepperoni
4. Sausage
5. Supreme
6. Goetta
7. Chef's Special
8. Hawaiian
As per usual, all the other fixins' are available. ENJOY!!
I just got home from having had dinner with my sister and her husband, they wanted to celebrate my most recent birthday, so they took me out to the Timber Lodge for dinner.
I've eaten so much tonight that I am thinking I could go the whole week without eating anything more. But I think I will take a few slices of the Hawaiin pizza home with me and have it for breakfast tomorrow morning........if I am hungry enough. I'd eaten so much tonight that I could almost fall asleep in my captain's chair.
Evening all from Harborcreek, PA...
Brian from IA, headed up your way to the twin cities with a load of Budweiser's finest in the back (and the first one who gets near the back doors gets their hide removed from themselves, I take hauling this stuff seriously). Just got out of the real diner, meant to go in for a quick meal, but wound up spending about four hours engaged in conversation with about five fellow drivers. Was a good time.
Glad to hear that CW is back at home, wish her well on her continuing recovery.
Well, going into the bunk now, will be in quick tomorrow morning before heading west, hope to get into Wisconsin by the end of tomorrow....
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
Morning.....
seeing as nobody is in yet, I'll whip up a big truckstop breakfast buffet--scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and home fries, pancakes with butter and syurp, and for the southern crowd, grits, biscuits and gravy. Plenty of assorted juices and coffee is also available.
Back in a short....
Randy- your "truckstop breakfast buffet" is very much appreciated here, THANKS MUCH for your contribution! I think I'll grab some a plate of scrambled eggs and some sausage to go along with my coffee and orange juice this morning.
Currently, it's 64 degrees here in Sioux Falls, and it is supposed to warm up to about 86 degrees later this afternoon. Tomorrow is supposed to be much cooler here with 71 degrees.
randy thanks for breakfast woke up late this morning.our trip home had an accident on I-75 southbound.people were busy rubbernecking in the northbound lanes.hope no one was hurt to bad.for lunch we will have baked ham and cheesy potatoes and green beans.we also have peach,cherry and apple pie for dessert.I have my container for work tonight.
jeaton - I love the Outer Banks, and I've only been there on two day drips - beautiful area, and if it weren't for the likelyhood of having my beach house washed away by the occasional hurricane, I think I'd move down there when I retired. Although the no trains thing would be a negative...
Did two benefit meals today - breakfast was to benefit a young lady (and daughter of a good friend and fellow firefighter/EMT) with lukemia, dinner (well, lunch) was a benefit chicken barbeque for a couple who was on a benefit motorcycle ride and was involved in a serious accident. Both are still in the hospital. The first batch of 100 chicken halves sold out in just 15 minutes.
Got some chores to do.
It is really warm here this morning, so will spend some quality time in the hammock. Wake me for lunch.
Oh yeah - good to hear from everyone over the weekend.
And an aside to Q - Ball State was awesome. The Cornhuskers were not. We won, but only by a whisker and methinks a little divine intervention. Don't think there is any other explanation.
J
morning
well i see mookies mug is on the counter.better get it filled.we have coffee and juice ready for today.also have mookies beagle ready to go.yep mookie is going to send the warm tempratures this way then its suppossed to get in the 40s for lows on the weekend.I have put out chips and we have lunchmeat and all the fixings for lunch.man i didn't know how hungry everyone gets to be.we need our cook back pronto.
Morning everyone. Hope your weekend was ok. I didn't get to see many trains due to other activities sucking up my time.
My new boss 'Barbie' starts today. I'm referring to her as that because in the conversations I've had with her she doesn't seem much smarter than her namesake. Lord, I hope I'm wrong or work just got harder...
I'll grab a to-go box and pop in tonight. Later!
Mooks: Might want to lay off the magnet for a while. Instead of getting Birdie chowing down on ACME Bird Seed w/ Iron Supplement Pellets, you might be getting Brian's Tin Shoes or, even worse, CW's new knee!
Denver in a funk today, Donkeys lost.
Diner NEWS FLASH:
There will now be an investigation of Sir Topham Hat in Golden following accusations that he was experimenting with Human Growth Hormone (HGH). Everytime he came out to meet the kids at the "Thomas The Tank Engine" event at Colorado Railroad Museum, he was either 18 inches taller or shorter than the time before. When his escort, students from The Colorado School of Mines, were asked about this odd phenomena - they would just smile and walk away laughing. No comment when Steve Martin's "Let's Get Real Small" schtick came up either.
.....J: Regarding the game.....Your stadium photo {full of people}, was a front page photo on Sunday on our Muncie StarPress. Did it say 84,000 folks....Believe that's what it said....
I know nothing about football, {don't follow it}, but understand it was a pretty wild game and as you say a difference of one point at the final.
As a side note: Saturday evening Jean and I had stopped at our favorite spot...{to watch some trains}, and that is at Mc D's parking lot where the NS Frankfort line skirts right by it's edge.
As we were having a bit of refreshment, we heard this unusual hissing noise and it turned out {what I think it was}, the Ball State team coming back into Muncie via a DC-9 jet....and it was really low and making a wide sweeping turn to line up to the longest runway at the Muncie airport bringing the team back home....
Just a bit unusual, as our airport doesn't normally have such size planes using the facility. One of the two runways is plenty long to serve such size planes, as I've seen 727's in there some years ago which is a larger jet than the above mentioned one.
By the way: Just another side note....We have had WWII bombers such as B-24 Liberators and B-17 4 engined planes in there several times too. They need quite a bit of runway to get up too. Saw these two circle over real low some years ago and land one right after the other....Like a time warp..!
So it sounds like our team made plenty of waves out at your place.
I suppose the fans got their money's worth. Hope it was exciting for all.
Q - 84K sounds about right. We only have football in our area - no lakes, no mts, no nothing, so football is our entertainment from end of August to Xmas. And they will screech about this game until next weekend when IA State will again give us all something to yell about!
Speaking of planes - we had a 1929 tri-motor Ford in town flying over our watch spot and even the house that Mookie lives in. It looks like a pencil box with wings and flys v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. Made me a nervous wreck each time I saw it - couldn't wait for it to get from one side of Millie or the house, to the other so I wouldn't have to worry about it just drifting to the ground.
$50 per 15 min. You couldn't even give me a free ride! Relieved it is gone today - I hope!
Little more pity from Denver, if you please. Sad state of affairs here at Newbrasskey. (besides I couldn't get the magnet picked up - will have to resort to some other devious plot!)
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