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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:28 PM

Lithonia Operator

 

 
Paul of Covington

 

 
Lithonia Operator

I had been wondering what happened to Paul of Covington. But I decided to look in Chatterbox (I rarely go there), and there he was. So, good news.

 

 

 

   I'm still kickin'.

 

 

 

 

Good to know! Keep at it.

I hope Ida didn't hit you too hard.

 

   I'm still still kickin'.  I had no damage, but many around here not so lucky.  Ten days without power so life was kinda primitive.  Earlier this year my neighbor had a whole-house generator installed and offered to run an extension so I could keep my refrigerator going in case of extended power outage, so we were all set.  Ida had other ideas.  Two tall pine trees fell on his back porch and crushed the generator, so there went that plan.  Most of the streets in town are like canyons with debris piled up in front of houses.

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Posted by SALfan1 on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 9:48 PM

Flintlock76

 

 
charlie hebdo
Watching paint dry,

 

For that, I watch golf tournaments.  Sleep

 

Within the past year or two, some company ran a commercial on TV showing a golf tournament where a dragon had popped out of a water hazard and was creating mayhem.  If that actually happened at a golf tournament, I might watch golf on TV.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, September 6, 2021 6:45 PM

tree68

 

 
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" I asked him for an aternative. He didn't have any good ones. 

 

As the saying goes, growing old is mandatory.  Growing up is optional...

 

Or as George Burns once said, "You can't help growing older, but you don't have to grow old. "   Wise man, I try to live by those words.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 6, 2021 3:42 PM

Electroliner 1935
" I asked him for an aternative. He didn't have any good ones. 

As the saying goes, growing old is mandatory.  Growing up is optional...

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Monday, September 6, 2021 2:39 PM

As my oncologist said to me,"Getting OLD is not for sissies." My brother in his later years used to tell me, "Don't get OLD!" I asked him for an aternative. He didn't have any good ones. 

So as one radio host used to sign off, "Keep on keeping on!"

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Posted by Backshop on Monday, September 6, 2021 1:46 PM

zugmann

Honestly, I only ever really take part here when I have time to kill.   I guess if someone is extremley interested in the economic theories of  intermodal/railroads/trucks/operating plans/political posturing/etc. then there's a lot of fun to be had here.  If not, well....

Amen to that!  There's not a lot here for a railfan.

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, September 6, 2021 12:55 PM

PDN wears multiple hats, busy guy. From the wayback machine, wonder how Kozzie the Aussie is doing down under? or Gabe or Bergie....Periodically get a call from LC, who like PDN, has plenty keeping him busy.

I'm sure Mookie, EdB and JohnnieD are all looking down at us and wondering ....

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by rixflix on Monday, September 6, 2021 12:34 PM

Think I've seen Modelcar/Quentin around here lately and VSmith over on the Garden Raiways site. Two old friends of mine.

Rick

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, September 6, 2021 10:15 AM

charlie hebdo
Watching paint dry,

For that, I watch golf tournaments.  Sleep

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Monday, September 6, 2021 10:02 AM

It is my impression that the activity level on the Trains forums has been in decline for several years. 

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Monday, September 6, 2021 9:26 AM

zugmann

 

 
BaltACD
I haven't seen anything posted by Paul D North since last year.

 

He seems to be keeping busy.  I found some work he did in his line of work late last year. 

Honestly, I only ever really take part here when I have time to kill.   I guess if someone is extremley interested in the economic theories of  intermodal/railroads/trucks/operating plans/political posturing/etc. then there's a lot of fun to be had here.  If not, well....

 

Watching paint dry,  manufacturer of a cable,  etc. 

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Posted by zugmann on Monday, September 6, 2021 7:42 AM

BaltACD
I haven't seen anything posted by Paul D North since last year.

He seems to be keeping busy.  I found some work he did in his line of work late last year. 

Honestly, I only ever really take part here when I have time to kill.   I guess if someone is extremley interested in the economic theories of  intermodal/railroads/trucks/operating plans/political posturing/etc. then there's a lot of fun to be had here.  If not, well....

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, September 5, 2021 4:22 PM

I haven't seen anything posted by Paul D North since last year.

What I can find on Google

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 10:49 PM

Paul of Covington

 

 
Lithonia Operator

I had been wondering what happened to Paul of Covington. But I decided to look in Chatterbox (I rarely go there), and there he was. So, good news.

 

 

 

   I'm still kickin'.

 

 

Good to know! Keep at it.

I hope Ida didn't hit you too hard.

Still in training.


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Posted by Backshop on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 8:03 PM

Thanks.  I went back through some old blogs and got the name of the other one--JPS1.

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Posted by Ajsik on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 1:55 PM

Backshop
One was BNSF Foamer

Had lunch with him two weeks ago.  He's a frequent commenter on Newswire but I don't see him around here much.

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, August 26, 2021 2:42 PM

Paul of Covington
 
Lithonia Operator

On a forum read primarily by men, this thread has a sobering title. 

   I think I know what you mean.  I felt a slight shudder when I first read it.

This forum, unlike some others I participate in, does not have a 'Members' button that identify all registered members - in many cases showing the member's joining date, post count and date of last post.

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, August 26, 2021 2:26 PM

Lithonia Operator

On a forum read primarily by men, this thread has a sobering title.

 

   I think I know what you mean.  I felt a slight shudder when I first read it.

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Posted by selector on Thursday, August 26, 2021 1:52 PM

It seems to me that the 'coffee club' threads that are renewed each month-end are good resources, or watchdogs, for those who slip away.  However, they can only notice those who post something like once or twice each week at a minimum.  Those of us, like me, who don't go into the coffee clatches at all, and who post very seldom, are likely to be missed after several weeks or months have passed.  So, finally someone asks the question, and before you know it the thread has gone two pages with all sorts of whatever-happened-to inquiries.  This happens at least twice a year over in the model forums.  We lost our Digital Command Control guru in March due to COVID. 

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Thursday, August 26, 2021 10:55 AM

On a forum read primarily by men, this thread has a sobering title.

Still in training.


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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, August 26, 2021 10:25 AM

Paul of Covington
  I really enjoyed his posts, but I noticed that he seems to have removed many of his later posts.  Does anyone know what happened?

Might have gotten some behind the scenes flack.  Might have gotten upset with someone. 

One former regular poster PM'd anyone who had even quoted him asking for the posts to be removed.  Created a lot of chaos for a while as old threads suddenly came to the top for no apparent reason.  He was in line for a job and apparently felt the posts might have a negative effect, even though there was nothing negative about them to all appearances.

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, August 26, 2021 3:37 AM

Lithonia Operator

I had been wondering what happened to Paul of Covington. But I decided to look in Chatterbox (I rarely go there), and there he was. So, good news.

 

   I'm still kickin'.

   One poster I miss is NDG.  I really enjoyed his posts, but I noticed that he seems to have removed many of his later posts.  Does anyone know what happened?

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:22 PM

I had been wondering what happened to Paul of Covington. But I decided to look in Chatterbox (I rarely go there), and there he was. So, good news.

Still in training.


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Posted by SD70Dude on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:55 PM

People die, people get banned, they might lose their login info and decide not to return, or they just get busy or bored and stop visiting the site.  

Greetings from Alberta

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:09 PM

Unfortunately when someone drops off (Unless they say goodbye) we have no way of knowing what's happened.

The exception was when Johnny Degges (Deggesty) passed away.  We knew his name so when he stopped posting or answering PM's Wanswheel was able to find out what happened. 

Talk about finding something you really don't want to.  Crying

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Posted by Backshop on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:58 PM

I've just realized that a couple of formerly regular posters don't seem to be around lately.  One was BNSF Foamer and I'm having a brain fart over the other's name.  They were both older so I hope nothing happened to them...

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