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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 7:10 AM
 Mookie wrote:

^?  The weather cooled off to 50 last nite.  Windows open and, of course, didn't want to get out of bed this morning!  Mrs. Tailzadraggin' here! 

Landlord putting a new wall out front.  He and son are doing the work - spend a lot of the time disagreeing about how it should be done.  They are both perfectionists (Dad even more than son) and our property sits on the side of a hill.  Better than tv to sit in the upstairs window and observe them working. 

I think I have the summer doldrums and it...well, fill in the blanks! 

Let's skip breakfast this morning and go straight for the pizza!  Thumbs Up [tup]

 

Dan, Thanks for getting things going with the coffee and donuts. CW decided to "Sleep In" this morning and put me in charge of breakfast. (LOL)Laugh [(-D] All the "normal stuff" 

is out on the warmer bar, but I think we'll do what Mook said/asked, and have "Breakfast Pizzas" for this morning; they're on the way.

(All the usual toppings, except slightly "downsized" for early morning.) 

Zardoz, Thanks for waking everyone up, I'm sure we ALL needed that!! 

Mookie, hope wall works out well for all concerned. Banged Head [banghead]Banged Head [banghead]

May need it!!!!! 

 

//Edit: Joe sounds good, now could you please help me out in the kitchen so

we can have those, they're what I was attempting to do. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 7:48 AM

Just cleaned the walk-in cooler out of Gatorade Frost.

// Shuffles off to survey in BNSF's main Denver yard's switching lead and throat area again. [appropriate place for a "chicken" to play Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]]

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 8:19 AM
That chicken makes my teeth itch everytime he drinks that stuff.  Driver drinks Gatorade and I gag....

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 8:36 AM

Whats wrong with Gatoraid?

It comes in neat colors when you drink it, and you get more weird colors when....Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 8:56 AM

And yet another reason!

The sugar content is enough to make chickens fly! 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:00 AM

Good morning, everyone!  Yes, I think I'm finally awake this morning.  Had another bad night sleeping (or rather, bad night of not sleeping.  Woke up at 12:30 this morning, and couldn't go back to sleep until 5:30 this morning.  Slept until 6:30, then went back to sleep about 7:45, and slept until 9:45.    So Mookie, say "Hello" to "Mrs. tailzadraggin #2.

For lunch, I've made the following pizzas, especially for Mookie:  Canadian bacon, Hawaiian, pepperoni/mushroom/sausage and supreme.  I only fixed two of each kind, but as per Saturday Pizza Fest routine, they are extra large, so that should be enough for our lunch crowd.

Everyone have a good afternoon, and let me know if anyone has a special request for supper tonight, please.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:10 AM
Pizza sounds great to me!  I'm all over that sausage/peperoni!  YUM!

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:28 AM

Please save a couple slices of that Canadian bacon for me. I'll be in after I get off work this afternoon.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 11:12 AM

You can never have too much pizza.  It's a staple for feeding the volunteers (and staff) at the PBS merchandise auction. Get to sample different shop's versions, too.

Didn't leave the studio until about 12:15 this morning - made for a short night's sleep.  First shift of volunteers was - a law firm.  They did well.   Second shift was the local Barbershop Chorus, so we got a serenade!

Class tonight, then maybe a little more sleep than last night!

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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 12:30 PM
mmmmmm, Hawaiian pizza. Dinner [dinner]Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 12:45 PM

pizza sounds great! matt and i will take some. any leftover I"ll take to work tonight.MC be careful that you dont get loaded into a boxcar and shipped to lincoln.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 1:30 PM
 JoeKoh wrote:

pizza sounds great! matt and i will take some. any leftover I"ll take to work tonight.MC be careful that you dont get loaded into a boxcar and shipped to lincoln.

stay safe

joe

  tee hee - Joe - I'm gonna stand trackside tomorrow and see if a chicken arrives....

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Posted by Willy2 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:10 PM

Good Afternoon!

Not much going on here in Omaha this afternoon. We've been in a really nice stretch of weather and it looks like that should continue. There are some rain chances, but I think there'll be enough dry hours in-between the rain to keep things pretty nice.

The pizza for lunch was delicious, CW! It was kind of nice having pizza on a weekday and not just on Saturday evenings. Thumbs Up [tup]

As for Gatorade: I think the stuff is disgusting. I've just never liked it! Sometimes my dad drinks it, which I really can't figure out. I don't typically associate Gatorade with people in their early 60s! Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:23 PM

...Gatorade.....Not sure what age would have to do with it...Isn't it a drink to give one a boost in energy.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:23 PM
Willy it's good for maintaining good electrolytic balance within the body.  I know, and work with, many people of that population (and older!-note the careful phrasing Big Smile [:D]) that benefit from sports drinks.  I even keep a small bottle of it chilled for diabetic emergencies in the weightroom.  Man...what a gorgeous day!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:34 PM

willy

I use gatorade during the summer or water to cool off at work.pepsi and summertime heat don't mix.yes the weather is getting nicer and matt is looking at the new map we found of fostoria.only 2 more days of work.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:42 PM

A common rapid rehydration regimen for firefighters is two bottles of water and a bottle of sports drink (12 oz sizes!).  Especially for those fires where your bunker gear is wetter on the inside than it is on the outside....

It's a lot better for you than those soda's where caffiene is the first ingredient listed (just before the high fructose corn syrup...)

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 3:50 PM
 tree68 wrote:

A common rapid rehydration regimen for firefighters is two bottles of water and a bottle of sports drink (12 oz sizes!).  Especially for those fires where your bunker gear is wetter on the inside than it is on the outside....

It's a lot better for you than those soda's where caffiene is the first ingredient listed (just before the high fructose corn syrup...)

When surveying in the summer heat, a 2 gallon jug of the stuff does not last long...Went through a half gallon today of the blue stuff. Heat prostration is not fun.

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Posted by Willy2 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 4:26 PM

I guess I was wrong! It's just that I usually notice young people drinking it, not people that are middle-age and older.

I know Gatorade is healthier than pop, but I prefer cold water over either Gatorade or pop.

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Posted by spokyone on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 4:41 PM
 mudchicken wrote:
Heat prostration is not fun.
I had my prostration gland checked the other day. That was not fun either.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 5:14 PM

I'm very glad to hear that everyone enjoyed having pizzas for lunch today.  Maybe I'll alternate the day of the week, to include pizza on the menu, along with Saturday nights.

Joe, got some pizza in a container in the fridge, for you to take to work tonight.  

Now, for tonight's supper, you will find on the warmer bar:  tuna melt casserole, BLTs w/fries, burgers, cheese burgers, onion rings, and for dessert:  strawberry cheesecake, banana pudding, chocolate cake, and white cake w/white icing , and grape Jell-O w/sliced peaches and pears mixed in the Jell-O.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:07 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow.  Sure is quiet in here tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:14 PM

//listens to crickets chirping

 

 

chirp- chirp...

 

 

chirp- chirp...

 

 

chirp- chirp... 

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, May 3, 2007 12:30 AM

Something for Carl when he checks back in.  Inside the "Car Shop" at the B&O museum from my trip last week.

 

Notice anything a little different in this picture?

 

 

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, May 3, 2007 5:50 AM

That is one heck of an UGLY locomotive!!Dead [xx(]

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, May 3, 2007 5:58 AM

Good morning everyone. It appears that I am the first one in the Diner here this morning. I've got the coffee brewing and the orange juice is ready for pouring. CW must be sleeping in this morning, so I will take charge of serving breakfast. Haven't done that in a while.

On the menu for breakfast this morning: bacon, pork sausage links, scrambled eggs, ham slices, blueberry pancakes, french toast, english muffins topped with all kinds of good stuff, and bananna nut muffins, fresh out of the oven!Chef [C=:-)]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, May 3, 2007 7:05 AM

Ray that was C&Os attempt to keep steam alive.at least it wasn't scrapped.thanks for making breakfast this morning .need to go to town later  and mow some grass.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, May 3, 2007 7:08 AM

Jay, Nice Pics. of # 490!! I've got a picture of her that I took in 1968 when she was still in the roundhouse at Huntington, Wv.


Ray, be very careful about calling that engine ugly, if you want to see ugly, check out

one of 490s sisters(494) that never had the streamlined jacketing applied. If you want

to call something ugly, that would be the one!!

CW isn't sleeping in today and will be in after just a bit. She's been up a bit longer than me, and has been helping me get ready for a long road trip via a Greyhound.

She'll provide details when she does come in. 


 

 

 

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Posted by blhanel on Thursday, May 3, 2007 7:25 AM

Safe travels, LM.

Here's an ugly loco for you- 

They couldn't of picked worse colors.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, May 3, 2007 8:26 AM

Good Thursday morning, everyone.  Ray, thanks so very much for taking care of breakfast duties this morning.  No, I didn't sleep in:  woke up at 5:50, got Mutt up at 6:10, and made breakfast for us.  

Mutt is on his way to the Greyhound Bus Station, to go to Huntington, W VA.  Because:

SARAH GRADUATES FROM CSX CONDUCTOR TRAINING SCHOOL TOMORROW!!Thumbs Up [tup]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]

We felt that someone should be there, to see her graduate, so we decided that he should go, and represent her family and ours.  After her graduation tomorrow morning, they will be heading home here to Louisville.  Then, next week, she starts two week field training in Atlanta, GA, and will be returning here afterwards, to work at CSX's Osborn Yard.  

Think I'll start planning a Congratulatory Dinner celebration for tomorrow night in the Diner.  Of course, everyone is invited!!  There will be plenty of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream for everyone!!

Since it's a rainy day today, I've got a big ole pot of beef stew simmering on the stove top, and around 11 a.m. EDT, I'll be putting cornbread in the oven to bake for lunch.  Making enough stew for us to have it for supper tonight, also.  Along with a garden salad

Everyone have a great morning, and try to stay as dry as possible, if your area is getting rain.

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