Running Bear's June 2026 Coffee Shop
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After visiting the local DQ for well over four years with Lisl for an ice cream cup, We had a less than inviting experience one time and have never been back. They will not be getting any more business from me as long as the same Karen manager is in charge.
I don't know the details but you almost never find a garage on a house in Japan. Something about limits to the footprint of a house and the garage counts as part of that footprint, or something. But a car port doesn't. So almost all houses, at least in cities, have covered car ports and not garages.
And to bring trains into this. I've mentioned it before, but my sister and law and her husband have a house in a development in the outskirts of Kobe (Japan). The Shinkansen (bullet train) tracks run under the street behind them. Ie their backyard abuts the yard behind them and that house's front yard abuts their street and under that street is where the Shinkansen runs in a tunnel. Looking around the neighborhood you wouldn't guess at all that there is a major rail thoroughfare there. I may have heard a low rumble once but otherwise I've never noticed it. But my kids claim they can hear it if you're quiet and my brother-in-law says the same thing. I must be getting old because I don't hear it. It's just a really low rumble as it is and totally not obnoxious. Remember that during the day the Shinkansen along that track can run up to every 5-7 minutes during rush hour and maybe 8-12 minutes outside of rush hour. (That is from memory). Being South of Osaka one station they don't have quite as many trains as the tracks from Tokyo into Osaka bring as some stop there. But there are a lot of through that run to Okayama or mostly all the way down to Hakata (Fukuoka).
I know you can still read the plate, but we're talking lawmakers here.
John
Good morning Coffee Shop! It's Wednesday, 55°F (18°C) and clear. 
Weather:
Sunny toward daybreak then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph.
Have a great day!
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RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
After visiting the local DQ for well over four years with Lisl for an ice cream cup, We had a less than inviting experience one time and have never been back. They will not be getting any more business from me as long as the same Karen manager is in charge.
DeaconKC
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Texas Hobo
Well Known Hobo
Good afternoon all! Well we finally got our Wi Fi back after 5 days. It seem a pole went down and our internet provider' cables were among those damaged. I've snuck in a few time using the phones hot spot. I taken aback by just how involved the internet or home systems requiring wi-fi have become in our lives.
No ceiling gophers or rafter rats. A few dust bunnies perhaps. (I know nothinnnng)
Starbucks also has pup cups.
The latest desktop wallpaper for the Hobo camp
STAY SAFE
LATER
No ceiling gophers or rafter rats. A few dust bunnies perhaps. (I know nothinnnng)
Starbucks also has pup cups.
The latest desktop wallpaper for the Hobo camp
STAY SAFE
LATER
Kusojiji
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Good morning. The typhoon is currently giving us a lot of rain and some gusts but it has weakened to just a storm now. I'm watching as the waves of rain come up the street but it isn't enough to make my potato plants to move much. I guess the cars and the low tunnel are giving them a break.
The city cancelled the grade schools today, so that takes the pressure off the streets as the workers and college kids are being driven to the train station. So far, no reports of train delays due to land slides or accidents.
I did get an emergency shrieking on my phone at 7 am, which woke me up. Didn't get a chance to figure it out before it disappeared into never never land, so it was completely useless, except for being an alarm to wake me up. Must've slept pretty good last night. Maybe I need the gentle waves of rain hitting the window to lull me to sleep or something?
Guessers say the sun will pop out in the afternoon, so will be busy untying everything and putting the weights and bricks back. it'll be a steamy afternoon.
Almost forgot, will be giving the cars a fresh water washdown since these storms tend to fling salt water around from the ocean that isn't that far away.
Thanks all for the safety wishes!
The city cancelled the grade schools today, so that takes the pressure off the streets as the workers and college kids are being driven to the train station. So far, no reports of train delays due to land slides or accidents.
I did get an emergency shrieking on my phone at 7 am, which woke me up. Didn't get a chance to figure it out before it disappeared into never never land, so it was completely useless, except for being an alarm to wake me up. Must've slept pretty good last night. Maybe I need the gentle waves of rain hitting the window to lull me to sleep or something?
Guessers say the sun will pop out in the afternoon, so will be busy untying everything and putting the weights and bricks back. it'll be a steamy afternoon.
Almost forgot, will be giving the cars a fresh water washdown since these storms tend to fling salt water around from the ocean that isn't that far away.
Thanks all for the safety wishes!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Kusojiji
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I had a bad experience at a subway and went to their home website and put in a complaint in against that specific store. They responded and I gave them everything that I had witnessed and how disgusting the place was. Brought up the health concerns and went full CNN on them. I don't know if anything changed as I never went back to that one.
Kusojiji
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So, not 10 minutes after I said everything was good, we are now getting the strong winds. Not too bad though and am contemplating going for a drive to get a free car wash.
Pretty neat to see the rain round the corner of that wall and walk up the street.
Pretty neat to see the rain round the corner of that wall and walk up the street.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
You guys look like you're sandwiched in those housing units like sardines in a can. I guess it cuts down on mowing lawn.
chadbag
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Japan has a large population and comparatively little habitable land so homes tend to be thin and tall and usually you have very little yard. Maybe a little in the back for a garden. My sister-in-laws has a very small patch of grass on the front side (I mean patch) and a small garden area or so in the back.
I don't know the details but you almost never find a garage on a house in Japan. Something about limits to the footprint of a house and the garage counts as part of that footprint, or something. But a car port doesn't. So almost all houses, at least in cities, have covered car ports and not garages.
And to bring trains into this. I've mentioned it before, but my sister and law and her husband have a house in a development in the outskirts of Kobe (Japan). The Shinkansen (bullet train) tracks run under the street behind them. Ie their backyard abuts the yard behind them and that house's front yard abuts their street and under that street is where the Shinkansen runs in a tunnel. Looking around the neighborhood you wouldn't guess at all that there is a major rail thoroughfare there. I may have heard a low rumble once but otherwise I've never noticed it. But my kids claim they can hear it if you're quiet and my brother-in-law says the same thing. I must be getting old because I don't hear it. It's just a really low rumble as it is and totally not obnoxious. Remember that during the day the Shinkansen along that track can run up to every 5-7 minutes during rush hour and maybe 8-12 minutes outside of rush hour. (That is from memory). Being South of Osaka one station they don't have quite as many trains as the tracks from Tokyo into Osaka bring as some stop there. But there are a lot of through that run to Okayama or mostly all the way down to Hakata (Fukuoka).
Kusojiji
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Yep, wish I had more land. Luckily, the neighbors are good. Only punks are the kids that live directly across the street. They grew up to be idiots and they know I don't approve of their noise. They roll their noisy vehicles down the street before starting them. Their jackass friends may be getting a visit from the local constable if they keep it up.
And, it seems the storm is over. I watched as the rain changed direction and started going down the street. Potato plants took a beating, so we'll be watching them for a while.
And, it seems the storm is over. I watched as the rain changed direction and started going down the street. Potato plants took a beating, so we'll be watching them for a while.
westtexjohn
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Might want to check new laws. A lot of states passed laws this year against anything that obscures the license plate. License plate frames were one of the items mentioned.
I know you can still read the plate, but we're talking lawmakers here.
John
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Weather:
Sunny toward daybreak then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph.
Have a great day!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those with big blows of one sort or another.
It's Troy again.
Most of the ceiling gophers have been excised from the basement. I do have two ceiling panels to replace. Seems Troy put a spare piece of tape on one tile, while reaching way back off the step stool to place another. I'll remove that in a moment type of placement as he steadied himself for the big reach.
[Narrator: he did not remove it]
And I put the hole in the wrong tile. The hole is good on the X axis, but terrible on the Y axis, so it's not just a matter of switching the offending tile into the correct spot. I'd need to turn it upside down.
The ceiling is a mishmash of tile styles. Because I removed the old fluorescent fixture back during the pandemic. And I had to take what was in stock since no one knew if/when stuff would ship.
So, I've got the numbers from 2 of the 4 styles (once I realized they had stickers on them.) We'll see what's in stock when I go this morning.
I need to replace a couple of other tiles as well. One that is damaged from trying to move big boards into the basement and I forget that the ceiling isn't 8 ft tall. Another with an old Puck-light hole that I replaced.
Once I get those done, it's a matter of removing the detritus from the layout top, vacuuming up the mess from the ceiling tiles and wiring, and spraying more antarctic glacier distilled water at the remaining ceiling gophers.
In other news, my Bambu started giving me a Z-axis error this morning. I checked, nothing blocking it up or down. Tried the turn off for 5 second then back on. Still the error.
So, I ran an update on the slicer software. Running a calibration cycle on the printer. I'll double check and see if it needs a new firmware update. Hopefully a ceiling gopher hasn't gotten into the circuits. I'm almost out of antarctic glacier water.
It's Troy again.
Most of the ceiling gophers have been excised from the basement. I do have two ceiling panels to replace. Seems Troy put a spare piece of tape on one tile, while reaching way back off the step stool to place another. I'll remove that in a moment type of placement as he steadied himself for the big reach.
[Narrator: he did not remove it]
And I put the hole in the wrong tile. The hole is good on the X axis, but terrible on the Y axis, so it's not just a matter of switching the offending tile into the correct spot. I'd need to turn it upside down.
The ceiling is a mishmash of tile styles. Because I removed the old fluorescent fixture back during the pandemic. And I had to take what was in stock since no one knew if/when stuff would ship.
So, I've got the numbers from 2 of the 4 styles (once I realized they had stickers on them.) We'll see what's in stock when I go this morning.
I need to replace a couple of other tiles as well. One that is damaged from trying to move big boards into the basement and I forget that the ceiling isn't 8 ft tall. Another with an old Puck-light hole that I replaced.
Once I get those done, it's a matter of removing the detritus from the layout top, vacuuming up the mess from the ceiling tiles and wiring, and spraying more antarctic glacier distilled water at the remaining ceiling gophers.
In other news, my Bambu started giving me a Z-axis error this morning. I checked, nothing blocking it up or down. Tried the turn off for 5 second then back on. Still the error.
So, I ran an update on the slicer software. Running a calibration cycle on the printer. I'll double check and see if it needs a new firmware update. Hopefully a ceiling gopher hasn't gotten into the circuits. I'm almost out of antarctic glacier water.
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