Originally posted by drephpe Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 27, 2005 3:42 PM Whatever happened to Caviat Emptor????????? BTW, as an ex-Californian, I'm offended-----you left flakes off the list!![(-D][(-D][(-D][:-,][banghead][banghead] Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:10 PM The consensus was it was the buyers fault for buying before checking [:)] QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 I wonder how many people in Marina Bay are employed by BNSF or UP? Without the rairoads a lot of jobs simply would not exist. I think we have a class of people out there who are never happy unless they have something to whine about. Hey, you people out there in Marina Bay, if you don't like being held up at grade crossings by trains, then pack up and MOVE!!!!! Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CANADIANPACIFIC2816 Member sinceMarch 2005 From: SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 2,483 posts Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:36 PM I wonder how many people in Marina Bay are employed by BNSF or UP? Without the rairoads a lot of jobs simply would not exist. I think we have a class of people out there who are never happy unless they have something to whine about. Hey, you people out there in Marina Bay, if you don't like being held up at grade crossings by trains, then pack up and MOVE!!!!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 12:44 PM [8D]typical people in California waiting on a caboose[:p][:p] im in east texas waing on the helper locos [:p][:p] to pu***he train over the speed bump Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 11:23 AM Thanks for your understanding & FYI I tell it to my bro all the time who lives a bit south of SF. [:D] QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas spbed, Don't worry about it, I wasn't that offended. I got over it in a milisecond or so. [8D] The joke was funny. [:D] There probably are more nuts (and definatly fruits) in California,[B)] but there not ALL here.[:D] Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 10:24 AM spbed, Don't worry about it, I wasn't that offended. I got over it in a milisecond or so. [8D] The joke was funny. [:D] There probably are more nuts (and definatly fruits) in California,[B)] but there not ALL here.[:D] Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 9:36 AM Well you are right I am sure their are fruits & nuts everywhere. OTH I got that joke from a former boss who was in SF & I was in NJ & I ask him why do you take things so lightly. Hid reply was that all the "fruits & nuts" live here in California. Naturally for a E/coast guy I found that remark quite amusing. QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by kwyoung QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed You know they say all the fruits & nuts in world are in California so they should have check things I guess more thoughly then they did[:D] I would say that this is terribly offensive and inappropriate, but I think it's actually more just an inaccuracy on spbed's part. I'm sure there are plenty of fruits and nuts all over the country (not just in CA) who actually enjoy trains and are reading this forum. [8D] KWY: Yes - BUT these folks are living up to all the advance billing and pre-conceived notions that the rest of the country thinks of the bay area general populace. It was their own bumbling, lack of foresight and ineptitude that got them to this point. Can't seem to take responsibility for their own stupidity. This did not happen overnight. Let them stew in their own mess for a while. C.W. Nevius wouldn't think to do his homework prior to pumping out this drivel in the best Hearst tradition, would he?
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 I wonder how many people in Marina Bay are employed by BNSF or UP? Without the rairoads a lot of jobs simply would not exist. I think we have a class of people out there who are never happy unless they have something to whine about. Hey, you people out there in Marina Bay, if you don't like being held up at grade crossings by trains, then pack up and MOVE!!!!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas spbed, Don't worry about it, I wasn't that offended. I got over it in a milisecond or so. [8D] The joke was funny. [:D] There probably are more nuts (and definatly fruits) in California,[B)] but there not ALL here.[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by kwyoung QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed You know they say all the fruits & nuts in world are in California so they should have check things I guess more thoughly then they did[:D] I would say that this is terribly offensive and inappropriate, but I think it's actually more just an inaccuracy on spbed's part. I'm sure there are plenty of fruits and nuts all over the country (not just in CA) who actually enjoy trains and are reading this forum. [8D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by kwyoung QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed You know they say all the fruits & nuts in world are in California so they should have check things I guess more thoughly then they did[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed You know they say all the fruits & nuts in world are in California so they should have check things I guess more thoughly then they did[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by SteamerFan You know, this is happening all across the country, not just in california. Industrial areas are dried up, some investors buy the land and petition the city governement to convert it to residetial. they build it up and sell the homes to people moving to the city. All together, most of these people, never know what's actually occuring until they've finally moved in, some don't even know it was formerly an industrial area. All I can say is that it was bad planning on the city governement and the developers to not put some sort of overpass or underpass so that emergency vehicles could get through. so don't blame the innocent victims, that would be the residents, in this.
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas First, I take offence at the statement about nuts and California. There are nuts everywhere. Second, I think lack of planning on the part of the city/developers is the real problem. It doesn't take a genious to figure out the solution. But it will take money. These residents need to ask themselves what they want more, their money or a solution. Third- These residents probably didn't spend enough time at these homes to see the problem untill after they purchased these houses. And I'm shure the realty people were not anxious to point out this negative aspect of the propertys
QUOTE: Originally posted by bbrant Sounds like the trains were there before the condos and the people living in them made the choice to live there. I'm going out on a limb here but if the trains are such a problem, I bet there's other places to move to. In the meantime, just let 'em sit there and look for the caboose.
QUOTE: Originally posted by fievel Looks like a community of 5000 people would have organized a fire department. Small towns all across America have done so. I feel for them about a possible blocked EMS vehicle, but they knew / should have known about the problem. They certainly know what the fix is. Build the overpass,and quit blaming BNSF.!!! And let the railroads continue to serve America.[:)]
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QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer The community should raise property and sales taxes temporarily to raise enough to build an overpass.In the meantime, they can hold a lottery,and guess the date and time the caboose will come by. Break out the cheese and the violins,and listen to the whines.
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