If Ed is getting soaked down there in Texas where he lives, he could come up here to either Nebraska or South Dakota. It has been real dry here in my state, we haven't had any measurable precipitation (RAIN) in the last several weeks. My yard has turned brown because I never water it, and I told the couple who take care of my yard to skip mowing it for another month. Currently, we have a temperature in Sioux Falls of about 62 degrees, and it is supposed to get up to about 87, maybe 90 degrees later this afternoon. We did have a cold front come through this region this past Thursday and it did help cut some of the high humidity, so the air here has been much more comfortable. And when we will finally get some rain, only God knows.
Ray
Good Sunday morning, everyone. Ray, thank you so very much, for fixing the coffee, juice and tea, and fixing breakfast! It is very much appreciated, and I know I'll be leaving the Diner in good hands, when I go into the hospital.
Do I hear any requests for Sunday Dinner this afternoon?! If so, PLEASE let me know!!
Ed, you want to come to KY, where's it is a tad bit dryer than Houston?!?!
good morning
matt and I had a good time yesterday.we saw the "niagra"ship in toledo.its docked by the anthony wayne bridge.we also saw the dredge companies equipment near the bridge too.(they are the ones that put the package on the railroad bridge up stream).the toledo terminal there also still has their coal tower and they had a chessie caboose with the engines.ray thanks for breakfast.
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").
And a good Sunday morning to everyone out there! I am serving breakfast this morning since I am the first one in the Diner. I've got the coffee brewing and I've mixed a fresh batch of orange juice from concentrate. Also, I've got two big jars of solar tea brewing out on the deck for those of you who would like ice tea this afternoon.
On the menue for breakfast this morning: blueberry pancakes with bacon, scrambled egs, pork sausage links and french toast.
I received a phone call from a very nice young lady in Louisville, Kentucky last night, and I will bet that Sarah and I spent at least two to three hours conversing with each other over the phone. It was almost 11:00 here when I let her go and went to bed. For some reason though I did not get much sleep. I got up this morning at 6:00 and had been awake since 4:00 am.
I hope everyone out there has a good day!
What a nice engineer! The CN guys have been pretty friendly as of late.
Why on earth am I still up?
Dan
Mutt: Say it ain't so! (As it is , next week is the west end of Moffat tunnel)...Green stuff doesn't go down as easy as the blue stuff.
Got some decent rain Friday nite, then not much since. Seems like more than just water has been falling from the sky in the last 24 hours.
Unihead & Kozzie: Lobato Trestle (Wolf Creek) Fabricated 1881, placed 1883 (Br 339A, 339.78) per DRGW Steel Bridge Record, 310 feet long...
Willy: (RE: that other forum thread) Last week, Empty junk train pulled up to my survey crew setting up GPS equipment...He was clearing the main for a fleet of coal loads...saw my gunner pull out a digital camera. Leaned out the cab window and asked if the photo would look better with the lights "on". Goes back in the cab and turns the lights on. We had a running conversation with the crew while they were in the hole. ( He now knows where the doubletrack is going and we got an idea of how nuts life on that subdivision has gotten) Turned the lights back off after my gunner stopped taking pictures. The rest of that week he waved, flashed lights and whistled liberally for us every time he passed by.
Chief of the Boat, bring her to periscope depth and raise the scope...Com, raise the VHF antenna, lets see if we can find dry land....
O
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A couple of weeks back, when Joanie was feeling more limber, we were regularly going to the Y as well, and she was using this new aerobic machine that's kinda like a stair-stepper, only from a recumbent seated position. Now that she's starting to feel better again, maybe we can get back at it.
We had a great day today, I spent about four hours roaming along the UP- got a few pictures of nothing special, will try to get them uploaded before the weekend is over.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Hello everyone! Sarah and I finally made it back home! Before we went to the grocery, we went to the YMCA. Sarah did her normal weight lifting, and the punching bags, and I went to the Wellness Center, and worked out on the Leg Press. Had a nice instructor, who showed me how to work on the machine, without putting pressure on the knees. Did pretty good, too. I was very pleased with my workout, and didn't overdo. I wanted to do some more, but was advised not to, so as not to put too much pressure on the knees.
Mutt, thank you so very much for fixing the pizzas and baking them tonight!!
Everyone have a good evening, and see you all tomorrow.
Gotta have some of those 'shrooms on mine please...
LC
Well, I'm not CW, but Willy you're just in time for the beginning of:
SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST!!!!
CW and Helper are out doing the weekly Diner grocery shopping, and haven't made it back in yet, so I'm getting ready to put the pizzas in the ovens. I just got off the phone
with our Gatorade supplier, he says he might not be able to supply as much "blue stuff" this week, because of the "Hot" temperatures and extremely high demand for it. So, Mudchicken; you may have to start alternating between the Original flavor and/or Lemon-Lime, instead of all "blue".
Okay, here's the list of Pizzas for tonight:
1. Anchovie
2. Extra Cheese
3. Pepperoni
4. Sausage
5. Supreme
6. Goetta
7. Canadian Bacon
8. Mushroom
9. Chef's Special
First round should be out on the warmer bars by about 8:00 pm EDT
And as always, there are plenty of extras in the back staying warm.
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!!
Went train watching today and saw eight trains in 1.5 hours. Not too bad for Omaha. Seven were on the UP and one was on the BNSF.
Sprinkles here and there all afternoon, but nothing to write home about so far. Looks like folks just south of Omaha stand the best chance of getting a good rain this time around.
Only three weeks until school starts! Where has the summer gone? I don't dislike school, but I would be more than happy if summer would just last forever.
I actually wouldn't mind year round school. That would mean a consistent two months on, two weeks off pattern. In my opinion, that's better than just a day or two off here and there (with the exception of Christmas vacation) for nine months and then three months off. I think it would help kids stay focused better, but there would still be more than enough days off. Any other young person that I suggest this to thinks I'm nuts, but I see some very valid good points for year round school.
Looking forward to the Saturday Night Pizza Fest, CW.
TTFN.
Willy
....We're back, with our own vehicle...Dan, yes...that is a fasinating vehicle. Plus...plus....price.
And Cannonball, I saw that info of the copter's crashing in this morning's paper...Very tragic...
Quentin
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
switch7frg wrote: Brian; the very best to you andJoanie on this special day. Today most marriages last 2 to 5 yrs. What a shame , also good luck on the knee problem. May the good lord take a likin' to both of you . Respectfully, Cannonball
Thanks, Cannonball, we appreciate it. Joanie is feeling better day by day- they found a different pain prescription that seems to work well without any side effects. She even went in to work today on overtime, which leaves me free to get in some track time!
Off to see what's shakin' on the UP...
Interesting story Quentin about a neat car with a fascinating price tag!
Gonna work on the layout today. I got some B40-8s that need some TYb/green paint...hehe. Plus I think I'll go find some real ones to look at while waiting for the air show. Back later...Auf wiedersehen!
....A little info for Willy's meteorology round file.....71 degrees here this morning with really heavy fog hanging just off the surface meaning it must be really humid outside.
Pretty good chance for rain activity after noon today.
Then, diminishing later in the day setting us up for a string of sunshine and heading for the 90's about the mid week.
A bit different subject: Took vehicle in for all day preventive maintenance service work yesterday...{at Indy}, and drove home a loaner...A very different experience. It is Lexus' SUV HYBRID....I had never even stopped and looked at one let alone drive one. Turn the key to start and you have silence. But touch the throttle and you are on your way. CVT {Continuing Variable Transmission}, which I would have to get used to....Backing off the throttle coming to exit on highway the instruments are telling me the electric motors have turned into generators and are charging the batteries and helping to stop the vehicle....{dynamic braking}...same with braking, etc...
A very different animal. The gasoline engine may shut down at a stoplight and the electric motors start the vehicle moving again unless one pushes hard on the throttle and then "both" power plants energise. All this operation is seamless, you don't hear or feel anything much different happening...it just moves as "normal"...But sure is a different approach. Fuel gauge never moved in about 48 miles. Cruise at 70 mph, effortless...and every once in a while I'd see indication the "engine" was charging batteries....Battery indicator was sitting on about 7/8 th charge.
Good Saturday morning, all! Joe, thank you so very much, for getting breakfast this morning. Joe, are those fresh cinnamon rolls I smell?!?! Ummmm, that wakes up my appetite this morning!
LC, no problem. I figured something must have happened along the way, to keep you from getting in. The salmon and crab legs were delicious!! You can fix them for me anytime!!
Cannonball, good to see you made it in last night! Hope you and Shirl have a very nice weekend, and a safe week, wherever your travels take you!!
Joe, thanks for sending some rain down our way last night! It was very much appreciated.
Everyone have a great day today, and we'll see you back in here for SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST.
good saturday morning
juice coffee and rolls are ready to go.we had some nice rainshowers overnight.we will take all we can get.mamma wants to get her hair done today so me and the matt are free to go look around.be back tonight for some pizza.cannonball keep the truck rollin.
Willy2 wrote: I wonder what it is that draws me to that topic on waving. No matter how much I try to just ignore it, I have to keep looking at it and putting in a few more words here or there. It's like I keep thinking that if I reason with them enough, maybe they'll all finally say sorry to each other and end the thing. Like that will ever happen! The fish is delicious this evening, CW!
I wonder what it is that draws me to that topic on waving. No matter how much I try to just ignore it, I have to keep looking at it and putting in a few more words here or there. It's like I keep thinking that if I reason with them enough, maybe they'll all finally say sorry to each other and end the thing. Like that will ever happen!
The fish is delicious this evening, CW!
Sorry Willy, you know it isn't you and the decent folks who wave to us. The whole thing is really about a couple of people who feel they can impose on others at their work and the cranky railroader response to a challenge. Believe me, if Mr. Midnight was out on the rails he'd hear a LOT worse...
cherokee woman wrote: On today's lunch menu, the following fish: catfish, cod, founder, haddock, flounder, ocean perch, rainbow trout, bass. Sides will be the usual: cole slaw, fries and corn on the cob. Desserts: apple, cherry, peach pies, served with or without ice cream.Haven't heard from LC yet, so guess he's still going to bring in salmon and crab legs for tonight's Fish Fry.
On today's lunch menu, the following fish: catfish, cod, founder, haddock, flounder, ocean perch, rainbow trout, bass. Sides will be the usual: cole slaw, fries and corn on the cob.
Desserts: apple, cherry, peach pies, served with or without ice cream.
Haven't heard from LC yet, so guess he's still going to bring in salmon and crab legs for tonight's Fish Fry.
Got it covered. (wheeling in large containers of same)
Rainy afternoon here. Sorry to be late, but some genius drove their car into our substation last night (darn drunks) and we had to do some shuffling fast to keep things refrigerated... With the power off until a little while ago I couldn't e-call ahead to let you know...
Brian, wish Joanie the best of luck on her upcoming doctor visit.
Yes Dan, it's FRIDAY FISH FRY time! I've got the following on the warmer bar: catfish, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, ocean perch, fries and corn on the cob.
Waiting for LC to get here with the salmon and crab legs. LC, WHERE ARE YOU?!?!
Got the regular desserts, along with chocolate cake. And I'm glad I made another run to the store, for the fixings for homemade ice cream. Made just about every flavor you could want!!
Brian,
They were moving too fast and I only had a limited view of the sky in my truck. I was stuck in traffic on the way to work this morning. I do plan on being there tomorrow and Sunday for the 'good stuff' (B-1, B-2, F-117 fly bys) and will to get pics and video that I can share.
Happy (late) Anniversary! I always forget those.
Thanks, LM.
HEY DAN, DID YOU GET ANY PICTURES?
Brian, Happy Belated Anniversary to you two!!!!
Best Wishes to Joanie on the upcoming doctors appointment
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