c60ac, a BIG !! Dan's meaning to the two Big Don'ts; Are Don't MIFF The Cat,or The Cook!!!! Otherwise enjoy!!!
(not sure about the Grits 'tho,she's not a fan of,at all!)
Mook, Four different color socks?!?!
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!!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Is it safe to come in yet?
//obviously not...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
morning
willy our ground is turning white.not quite enough to go sledding yet but its getting there. 60 ac welcome to the forums.I never understood how someone on a phone could text message so fast.you must have tiny fingers. welcome to the diner.
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 Friday morning, everyone. 60ac, to the forums! Getting more and more new people in here all the time!! Love that!! Everyone is always welcome here.
Dan, thanks for doing breakfast this morning! Sorry I'm so late getting in this morning, but I had trouble sleeping last night. Went to sleep for about an hour, woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. I HATE NIGHTS LIKE THAT! Guess it was probably 2 or 2:30, before I finally went to sleep and stayed asleep. Finally woke up just before 9.
60ac, I guess the iguana in here is o.k., just keep a CLOSE eye on it.
Joe, guess you're getting what is supposed to reach us Sunday. Not really looking forward to snow, but guess I'll just have to live with it.
Sweetie Pie seems to be starting to adjust to her new home. Only problem is, she still hasn't taken to Sammy (our other cat) and she will not come down the steps, anywhere close to Win (resident doggie). Gues she'll adjust in a few more days. Need to go get her some cat toys and catnip. She did play will the string, on a small ball of red yarn last night/this morning. And we've discovered that she is ticklish, right under her chin. You get her right in that spot, and she'll start nipping your hand, and pushing it away.
Guess that's about it for now; I'll be starting the lunch menu (FRIDAY FISH DAY) in about an hour. Everyone have a great day, and stay, warm, dry and safe.
Message From:The Cook
Morning All,
I came bearing gifts this morning! For our first resident Diner kitty, I've brought in a large chocolate cake. For our new Diner kitty, I went out and bought a large bag of her preferred Pounce "Caribbean Catch Crunchy treats!
Finally, for the cook, I've brought in some Rocky Mountain fresh trout for the Friday fish fry. I've already taken care of cleaning them and I started a nice big wood fire outside. If you could help me prep them with a little lemon, some bacon and some seasonings all we have to do is put them in some foil and throw them in the hot coals for awhile and it'll be some good eating!
C60AC, good to see you in here. Sorry I didn't bring any iguana treats with me. Will try to remember next time I go running for some goodlies. BTW, you'll want to mind the two rules about not miffing the cat or the cook. If you follow those rules (and keep the iguana from roaming around too much) you'll do well here!
Well all, have to be on my way. Hope you all have a great day and a great weekend if I don't see you before then!
TTFN!
-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
(put Chris on very special list!)
OK - CW for lunch I will have some feesh as my mother-in-law used to say and could I have a small chef salad - ranch dressing? I will share with the iguana. Iguanas are good people.
Just set it by the door and we will eat the garden.
I'm sorry, we will eat IN the garden.......
(sometimes I amuse even myself....)
Mookie wrote:(4 cans of paint....)
I put SOCKS.........HOPING it wasn't what you said it really is!!!!!
Don't forget to put down a plate,or bowl for LK;
imagine she'll join you all in "Garden".
Chris,LK has put you on her special list also and Thanks You Very Much!
Hey Brian, I know where you can get a really big piece of chocolate cake.
Temps are just great around San Jose lately. Expecting a high in the 60s today. Clear skies. Only a small breeze. Pretty normal.
Morning/afternoon everyone.....
Not a lot of good news to report from Madison, WI. I've got the next week off from work due to a lack of orders, might go job hunting anyways just to see what's out there. At least I filed for unemployment, so I get some money out of the deal.
Parents sent me an aerial photo of a minor problem at the Racine County Fairgrounds, apparently our rabbit/poultry barn had a little fire this past week. From the photo. looks like the building and contents inside were a total loss. Not sure on the cause yet, will ask when I call home this weekend.
I'll take some fish, CW. If Mookie comes near me with that infernal gun, it's gonna get ugly, I'm in no mood for that junk.
See everyone later.
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
Randy
sorry to hear about both cicumstances. hope things get better for you. as for me i had to test my new scanner out.works preety nice. the crews had to ask permission by the defiance yard though.seems the wet weather now this cold snap has broken some rails near the hire road crossing and in the yard.going to get a nap before matthew comes home from school.last i heard more snow come monday for us?? weatherman willy??? where are you???
Joe
Reno Sparky wrote:Did somebody say fish fry? With coleslaw and hush puppies? Slices of onions and wedges of lemons as well? I'll be there for dinner! Out west, the weather is clear and very cold. I sure wish it would warm up about 10 degrees. Stay safe everybody!
Yes, you heard correctly: Fridays are our FRIDAY FISH FRY here in the DD/CS. On the menu today: cod, perch, halibut, and Rocky Mt. fresh trout, with cole slaw, hushpuppies, and fries, along with the onion slices and lemon wedges. It will be served from NOW until about 10 p.m. EST. That's when I close down the warmer bar, and clean everything up.
Everyone enjoy your lunch and your afternoon, and stay safe and sound!!
Mookie wrote:(put Chris on very special list!)OK - CW for lunch I will have some feesh as my mother-in-law used to say and could I have a small chef salad - ranch dressing? I will share with the iguana. Iguanas are good people. Just set it by the door and we will eat the garden. I'm sorry, we will eat IN the garden.......(sometimes I amuse even myself....)
Mookie, here's your small chef salad w/ranch dressing. Hope there's enough for you and the iguana.
Randy: My feelings are hurt. You know I like you and would never do anything to upset you. Well, almost never.
Ok - let's just say that little bit of paint on the....uh.....never mind. You will find it soon enough.
I'm off to pout....
....All kinds of news....Winter's not over yet, although it is a nice bright sunny and cloudless day here but what we witnessed out in our front yard....a flock of robins...!! Boy, have they been fooled. We will see some winter yet. Right now, is the coldest {on average}, time of January...hence of the winter season. 33.3 degrees right now. Average temps. will soon start back up.
Quentin
Randy, thanks for the picture, and also sorry to hear about your other bit of bad news.
Okay, everybody, the next round of our FRIDAY FISH FRY is now on the warmer bar. Better get your plates, and skedaddle on over and fill up those plates. Everyone have a great evening.
Well - Some perch, a few fries (Matt must have been here), some coleslaw. Looking good to me! I'll be over in a booth, looking over the latest Trains (again) while I eat.
Very mild day, but we still saw some snow, and a fair bit of wind. At least the roads weren't bad. Winter's here, but hasn't really cut loose yet. Another week or so and some of the construction work I need done for my project at work will be done. Then we can go ahead and have some fun.
Train show in Utica, NY on Sunday, at Union Station. Anybody in the area? Forecast looks good, and I know the show chairman (one of our conductors) so I'll be making the trip.
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...
I've got my plate and I'm ready to load it up with fish.
It still looks like 4 to 6 inches for Omaha tomorrow night into Sunday morning.
Today at school the sophomore class got back a standardized test called the PLAN Test and it gives students kind of an idea on how they will do on the ACT. We took it way back in October last semester. The maximum score on this test is a 32 and I got a 25. At first I was kind of disappointed because I thought that sounded kind of low, but my teachers told me that that is actually a very high score. I got a 100% on both the English and Reading sections and a 93% on the Science section. What brought me down was math, but part of that is because much of the math on this test is stuff that we haven't gone over yet. In the spring of my junior year when I actually take the Pre-ACT, I'll be much better prepared for the math section with an additional year of math classes under my belt and thus my score should be several points higher. It also turned out that I was one of the highest scoring students out of the 115 sophomores who took the test.
Anyway, the 25 on this test translates to about a 26 to 30 on the ACT which would get me into either a selective or highly selective college. So, I guess I did much better than I thought.
Willy
larry just follow the ketchup trail and you'll find matt with the fries..willy keep hitting the books you'll do fine.will yake some more fish for supper please.
Hey Willy, I'll give you a benchmark to shoot for-
My son, whom we consider the genius of the family, scored a 31 when he took the ACT.
Too bad he didn't apply himself in high school... he only had a 3.35 GPA.
He's currently living in Orlando, working on contract as a producer for a small instructional DVD company in California (tele-commuting) and going to digital animation school at Universal Studios. Yep, the theme park. School enrollment comes with a one-year pass to the park.
blhanel wrote: Hey Willy, I'll give you a benchmark to shoot for-My son, whom we consider the genius of the family, scored a 31 when he took the ACT. Too bad he didn't apply himself in high school... he only had a 3.35 GPA. He's currently living in Orlando, working on contract as a producer for a small instructional DVD company in California (tele-commuting) and going to digital animation school at Universal Studios. Yep, the theme park. School enrollment comes with a one-year pass to the park.
I'm going for a 30 or higher, so 31 should be achievable. I think it would be neat if I got a perfect score, 36, but with the math I doubt that that is possible. If it was just English, Reading, and Science, then I would have a decent chance at a 36, but the math gets me every single time. Anyway, The Practice ACT is still a year away and the regular ACT over a year away, so I have plenty of time to get ready to show them who the boss is at Gross Catholic High School!
My ex-fiancee's little sister got a 35 on the ACT...and cried (the nerve!) because she didn't get a 36! Personally I got a 27 which was plenty for the UW system. Having said that...my experience says that test proved about as useful as a pair of roller skates with square wheels when you get into college as far as your capabilities went. I know people that got 21's/22's that graduated with 4.0 GPA's and others that were 30+ that dropped out. Study, but I wouldn't sweat that thing. Still...good luck to you!
Tomorrow the GF and I are taking a couple of short trips around the state to railfan the WSOR (Wisconsin and Southern) and maybe the WN (Wisconsin Northern). I'll might get to see some UP if I'm lucky. Maybe something with a patch on it! I'll post pics when I get 'em!
Dan
There are people who can take tests, and people who can't - one of the problems with standardized tests.
Willy - The lake effect attachment to your machine appears to be kicking in just north of Syracuse. Snow amounts so far variously reported at 5-12".
Up for a difficulty breathing call. Time to crawl back into the ol' waterbed...
csx is quite busy this morning around defiance.juice coffee and rolls are made.waiting for mamma to get home from work.(she wanted some ot).a couple crews might outlaw soon too.
Good Saturday morning, to all! Well, we've got a temp in the mid to upper 30s this morning, looking for a high around 40 today. They say the snow, rain, sleet, etc., will start here somewhere between 1 and 4 a.m. in the morning. They still are predicting only one to two inches of snow for us here in the Metro area.
Joe, thanks for making the coffee and juice, and making the rolls this morning. To add to it, I've made some homemade biscuits, cooked sausage, and made gravy. There's also some scrambled eggs. All are on the warmer bar. (Think I'll take a roll, a couple of biscuits w/gravy, and a sausage this morning. I seem to have woke up with an appetite this morning.)
Everyone have a fantastic day, and Dan, hope you and GF have a great day railfanning.
....With a bit of snow chatter out there this morning I'll add ours.....The forecast has changed several times here indicating the big low system that's coming our way must be on a varied course.
Now the latest is we'll get {from the low passing under us}, about 1 to 2" of the stuff tomorrow mid day....That would be acceptable for January....
Winter tires and special sand bags are on and in the little pickup so I'm as ready as I can be....Wide tires are not the best though for forging through snow...Think of the old pictures of Model T's with the narrow tires and how they would go through axle deep mud on those skinny tires.
But it's sunny here now and right about 30 degrees.
CNW 6000 wrote:Tomorrow the GF and I are taking a couple of short trips around the state to railfan the WSOR (Wisconsin and Southern) and maybe the WN (Wisconsin Northern). I'll might get to see some UP if I'm lucky. Maybe something with a patch on it! I'll post pics when I get 'em!
I doubt that you'll see anything on the WN- my brother lives close to their line through Cameron, and he says they run only three times a week there. Good luck, though!
Looks like a very nice day here today, sunny but cold. Current temp is 7.7 degrees (brrrrrr!). Gotta run, get things done before the snow machine blasts us tomorrow!
Good morning everyone. (Grabs mug of hot coffee and a few rolls)
It's cold this morning--only 31 degrees F. outside as I type this. I'll be back later for a Supreme topping pizza as part of the Saturday Night Pizza Fest.
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