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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:40 PM
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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:37 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

I put 'em on whenever the phone rings Mr. Harmon. You?

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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah sure......you say that they're wimpy...but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?



Got steel toes on right now as a matter of fact.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:26 PM
Hey, anyone who has a train that can't take a little snowball is pretty lame if you ask me...

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:25 PM
I put 'em on whenever the phone rings Mr. Harmon. You?

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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah sure......you say that they're wimpy...but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?
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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by michaelstevens

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Wooden brake shoes?


Trae Sko, they're called -- or something close to that !!

As for "break dancing" -- do even the Nederlanders still do that ??


Yes, but it's called Brake Dancing, and it's done following a successful emergency braking when faced by giant man-eating snowballs on the mainline.

If the snow is too deep, it gets inside the shoes and they become Trae Sko'ld.
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Posted by michaelstevens on Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

Wooden brake shoes?


Trae Sko, they're called -- or something close to that !!

As for "break dancing" -- do even the Nederlanders still do that ??
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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:43 AM
Wooden brake shoes?

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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:21 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

And you ought to see the show they put on.
Clog dancing engineers!
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah sure......you say that they're wimpy...but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?



You think they're good.....you should see the Irish....though thier trains run a little later...and weave.....
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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:45 AM
And you ought to see the show they put on.
Clog dancing engineers!
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah sure......you say that they're wimpy...but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?

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Posted by rrnut282 on Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:22 AM
I wouldn't throw too many stones (snowballs?), especially if you live near CSX.[;)]
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:36 AM
hiss...

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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:19 AM
Yeah sure......you say that they're wimpy...but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?
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Dutch sure are wimpy RRers
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:26 PM
Giant Snowball Stops Train in Its Tracks
Wed January 28, 2004 10:40 AM ET

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A giant snowball stopped Dutch trains in their tracks
Wednesday on a key route, and young pranksters thrilled by a rare snowfall
were the prime suspects.
"The engine driver felt a smack and stopped the train. He walked back and
reported a large snowball had rolled down the slope onto the rails," a
spokesman for rail network operator ProRail said.

"We suspect it was pushed down the slope by some youths."

Traffic on the Apeldoorn-Amersfoort route that also leads to Berlin was
temporarily suspended. Weather experts say the first heavy snowfall for
years could cause major traffic disruption.

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