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Good night D-League. Now that I found you guys and gals..
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BIL was a cartographer for the government. Worked in St. Louis from 1995- 2019. Just retired. Lived in Mehlville.,Columbia is SE of StL...Geeez, and I'm an Alien Geographer.
Did you work across from the AB brewery?
He worked very close to the brewery. Government building.
Probably the same place I did then.
You may know him. He's back in Louisville now and loving retirement and his grand babies.
There's a "very" good chance then.
I'm an Alien Geographer.
Now where talking! Yep! Eyes in the sky baby...Eyes in the sky!
I said above we may know each other but it depends on which agency he worked for...
They've changed the names a few times but I believe it's NGA.
Good morning from ATX. More lovely rain yesterday. Currently we've got a very nice 66°F, clear and wet with morning dew. Expecting a 90°F high today.
We'll check back later. Behave.
We'll check back later. Behave.
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Good morning D League. And happy hump day.
Looks to be overcast and cool in the DC area. I’ll take it. Every day after Memorial Day that it isn’t 90-plus and humid is a bonus.
Here’s one for you folks: I (briefly) met That Girl yesterday: Marlo Thomas. She was in to meet folks at our offices involved with her charity.
She seems like a very decent lady and looked good for 81. Same husky voice. I was surprised that she’s relatively small - no more than 5-4” if that. Made me recall being a nine or ten year old boy watching her show from a town of 900 in rural Kentucky and thinking her life as a single woman in NYC seemed hard to fathom.
Looks to be overcast and cool in the DC area. I’ll take it. Every day after Memorial Day that it isn’t 90-plus and humid is a bonus.
Here’s one for you folks: I (briefly) met That Girl yesterday: Marlo Thomas. She was in to meet folks at our offices involved with her charity.
She seems like a very decent lady and looked good for 81. Same husky voice. I was surprised that she’s relatively small - no more than 5-4” if that. Made me recall being a nine or ten year old boy watching her show from a town of 900 in rural Kentucky and thinking her life as a single woman in NYC seemed hard to fathom.
Morning folks. Gotta work for 4 hrs. Nice weather here in the City. 56 degrees.
Welcome to catinIl. FCC.
Welcome to catinIl. FCC.
Good Wednesday morning D league
Daylight is breaking and the sky looks like with might be in store for a little more rain. That is fine with me. Our temperature is 73° and we are expecting a high of 83° Listening to the radio and the man is warning us about the dangers of lightning. A man was riding his motorcycle on I-75 when he was hit in the head by a lightning strike and killed instantly.
Back in the mid 70's one of my co-employees was killed by lightning as he was leaving work. It was about 4:30 PM and there was a violent summer storm with a lot of lightning. He came by my desk and said see you later and answer, take care I am headed out too. We all gathered under a canopy when he took off running to his car with the key in his hand. As he got to his car he was hit in the back of the head by a violent strike. The lightning blew off his shoe then started going along the pavement busting up concrete parking bumpers. He turned a deep dark blue color and was gone immediately. I cut the newspaper clippings out as a reminder to never forget what lightning can do to you in a split second. We have a lot of that down here and you have to be on your guard.
Daylight is breaking and the sky looks like with might be in store for a little more rain. That is fine with me. Our temperature is 73° and we are expecting a high of 83° Listening to the radio and the man is warning us about the dangers of lightning. A man was riding his motorcycle on I-75 when he was hit in the head by a lightning strike and killed instantly.
Back in the mid 70's one of my co-employees was killed by lightning as he was leaving work. It was about 4:30 PM and there was a violent summer storm with a lot of lightning. He came by my desk and said see you later and answer, take care I am headed out too. We all gathered under a canopy when he took off running to his car with the key in his hand. As he got to his car he was hit in the back of the head by a violent strike. The lightning blew off his shoe then started going along the pavement busting up concrete parking bumpers. He turned a deep dark blue color and was gone immediately. I cut the newspaper clippings out as a reminder to never forget what lightning can do to you in a split second. We have a lot of that down here and you have to be on your guard.
Welcome CatinIL, have another cup of coffee and relax. You are with the best of the best. There is no telling where our conversations will lead us. But it is all good and you will learn new things and go to new places.Good night D-League. Now that I found you guys and gals..
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Good morning D, from a cool (53) Berg!!
I fixed scrambled eggs this for Mrs. M I added a "dash" of salt to them this morning!
I was given a pocket watch a few years ago, when we went to the jewelry shop yesterday, I took it with me just to have him look at it and also if he could give me any info on it. After he looked it up in his book he told me it was made in 1919 = 100 years old this year and it is still working!!
Any of you ex-railroaders remember having to take you watch to have it cleaned and inspected? I remember taking my DAD'S Hamilton Railroad watch about twice a year. I gave DAD'S watch to him for his birthday the year, I don't think I could have given him else that he would have been more proud of!
I was trying to think of a good pun for WC, but I was just Floundered! Sorry WC! Dang I just reelized how stupid that sounded!
I hope everyone has a great day! Keep it safe!!!
I fixed scrambled eggs this for Mrs. M I added a "dash" of salt to them this morning!
I was given a pocket watch a few years ago, when we went to the jewelry shop yesterday, I took it with me just to have him look at it and also if he could give me any info on it. After he looked it up in his book he told me it was made in 1919 = 100 years old this year and it is still working!!
Any of you ex-railroaders remember having to take you watch to have it cleaned and inspected? I remember taking my DAD'S Hamilton Railroad watch about twice a year. I gave DAD'S watch to him for his birthday the year, I don't think I could have given him else that he would have been more proud of!
I was trying to think of a good pun for WC, but I was just Floundered! Sorry WC! Dang I just reelized how stupid that sounded!
I hope everyone has a great day! Keep it safe!!!
I would love to get my hands on a block of this. Best grilled cheese sandwiches on earth were made of this. Back in the 50's I would visit my grandparents in Pike Co, KY where my grandfather was a coal miner. He made good money and was never in need of welfare or assistance but there were truck loads of "commodity cheese" at the mine entrance and all you had to do was pick it up and take it home. And talk about good. Like I said best grilled cheese sandwiches a boy could enjoy.
Good morning from ATX. More rain lovely yesterday. Currently we've got a very nice 66°F, clear and wet with morning dew. Expecting a 90°F high today.
We'll check back later. Behave.
Ok I have a question? Before I retired from Dyno Nobel in one of our safety meetings our SO asked the question, are all accidents avoidable? I said no, which was of course the wrong answer to him, he said every accident is preventable. Later on that afternoon he came to the building I was working in and asked me, I am never going to change your mind am I? I said no, pissed him off and he left. What's your take on this?
I would love to get my hands on a block of this. Best grilled cheese sandwiches on earth were made of this. Back in the 50's I would visit my grandparents in Pike Co, KY where my grandfather was a coal miner. He made good money and was never in need of welfare or assistance but there were truck loads of "commodity cheese" at the mine entrance and all you had to do was pick it up and take it home. And talk about good. Like I said best grilled cheese sandwiches a boy could enjoy.
My dad was an uneducated but hardworking coal miner who was out of work often. Yet he was too proud to accept the "commodities" many of our neighbors received. You could only eat so much cheese so you could buy a block of it from someone for a few bucks. I think all of us oldtimers think it was the best cheese ever.
Yes it did SC! We got ours from my grandmother and it was really good!!!I would love to get my hands on a block of this. Best grilled cheese sandwiches on earth were made of this. Back in the 50's I would visit my grandparents in Pike Co, KY where my grandfather was a coal miner. He made good money and was never in need of welfare or assistance but there were truck loads of "commodity cheese" at the mine entrance and all you had to do was pick it up and take it home. And talk about good. Like I said best grilled cheese sandwiches a boy could enjoy.
Next time you want a good grilled cheese, get you some Munster Cheese, you will not regret it!
Always looking for affordable good cheese. I researched it (Muenster - is this it?) and I'm going to try to find some.
Like I said Chief you will not regret it!!! Yeah I am Gouda get me some later on at Kroger.
Don't pay me much attention today, I am trying to laugh as much as I can to keep from crying, I lost one of my best friends from a heart attack. I am going to the funeral home in a few minutes. I will repeat, at our age we lose friends faster than we make new ones!
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I would not.
Yes sir it is!!! Dang now I have to work on my spelling!!! At this rate I am never going to graduate from the D! Just kidding, don't really want to leave the D!
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The sound of thunder and a few lightning strikes drove me inside. I have some Munester cheese in the refrigerator and will try that sandwich for lunch. Meanwhile take care
Has to be the best.
Welcome CatinIL. The D-League is the best.Good night D-League. Now that I found you guys and gals..
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Accidents will happen.
I had a career at the railroad. I worked in the office and was not involved with the heavy equipment et.al.; however, the wheels are made of steel, the rails are made of steel and eventually some wheel or some piece of rail will fatigue and fail. It is inevitable. You can minimize the risk with good maintenance and buying the best products possible but an accident will happen.
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