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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Tough times in Iowa right now. Will probably go down as one of the worst flooding situations in the history of the state and the rivers have still not crested, levees are holding but last night we were pounded by rain again. However, the worst news is the loss of 4 Boy Scouts in far western IA...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    A soggy good morning from the heartlands, the rain just will not stop and several tornadoes south of us last night, about 40 miles. Tonight will be a repeat, ugg. All of the crops have been planted and are doing well except now we are seeing ponding in the fields and it's almost too late to...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Doug -- Sending big storms your way, we had over 1" of rain and wind at 5:30 AM today in less than 30 minutes. Our bad news winter has turned into a bad news spring/summer, lots of tornados/flooding and it's supposed refire tonight, ugg. Doug, did you see any of the Cubs game last night...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Kim -- My sincere Condolences to you and your family, words at times like this seem so insignificant but know that we share your grief and pray God's blessings for Shane.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Doug M. -- I thought of you and your family this morning when I saw this, even though you are a White Sox fan this would be a fun evening at affordable prices. Minor league BB is simply great fun. The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: Tickets: Peoria Chiefs and Ryne Sandberg at Wrigley
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Happy Birthday Doug, I'll buy the first round at Berghoff's........ wait a minute, darn :curse:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Don -- thanks for the pics! Nice to see what's going on.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Needed to go back several pages just to catch up. Busy time of the year for me and now we will have company beginning tomorrow until Saturday. Another 50 of America's finest return home tomorrow afternoon after being in Afghanistan for over a year, I'll be part of the final escort the last 50...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Happy May Day :mrgreen: To commemorate this special occasion for my sweetie I'm having a new water heater installed this morning, I know how to treat my best friend :thumb:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    What an awesome day so far :thumb: The Patriot Guard Riders brought home the last 80 miles Troop A, 1st Squadron, 113th Calvary to Des Moines, 130 of America's best soldiers who have been in Iraq for almost a year. We are so proud of our National Guard, hard to imagine how their lives have...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    TomPM -- Last Thursday AM the local cops and the Hwy. patrol set up on our brand new freeway (after 7 years of misery) and forewarned that they were doing a crackdown, 181 citations written during the morning. It's a great road but people are being idiots, speed limit is 60 and they caught one...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    A VERY brisk good morning from the Heartlands where it's 31 degrees wall1 but with bright sunshine. Freeze warnings tonight just north of us :eek: Big time catch up day here since I've basically been gone since Thursday morning but that's OK, I'm glad I could help out when needed. My judging...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    It's never good when the phone rings at 6:30 AM when I'm just ready to get in the shower, oldest son called and really sounded beat down. It rained nearly 4" during the night and there basement was flooded, again -- 2nd time in 7 days. I cleared one obligation and was on the road by 7:45 AM...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    A beautiful day on tap here in the Heartlands, that would make 3 in a row :mrgreen: I opened up all the perennial beds yesterday and also was able to put down step one on the lawn, I slept VERY well last night, surprising what simple outdoor exercise will do for the body and mind. I keep...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    Doug -- I was able to buy a Wii within three days once I started looking and just paid normal retail. Find out when the Best Buy's get their shipments and call and be ready to go, they will tell you if they get any on their delivery days. Beautiful weather here today, spring might be here...
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