Explain Your Name

[csxt30]

I work for CSX RR, & the 30 is for 30 years there. Gee, where did they all go [:D]

[Buckeye Riveter]

And again we explain:

QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter

Great question!! [:D]

Here's the real story about the my forum name Buckeye Riveter and my signiture as you see it here on the forum. [;)]

As many of you know I live in Central Ohio, the Buckeye State, near a crossroads that is named Roger's Corners. A small creek runs through Roger's Corners at an elevation of 936 feet.

I am a graduate of Purdue University in Civil Engineering and for the last 30 years have been part of the design or construction of many major projects. I actually had a class where I was taught how to design riveted connections. I am a Hoosier by birth, a Boilermaker by the grace of God. In the old days, one of the nicknames for the Purdue sports teams was Riveters. Therefore, combining the Buckeye and the Riveter nicknames became my forum name.

The photo that you see with the signature was taken in 1955 with my first electric train, a Marx. I love the photo because it reflects the joy of a young boy with his trains. A joy that has lasted over 45 years. [8D] (The photo makes it very easy to spot one of my replys on a posting.)

People from Roseyville, NC call me a pain in the A@$. [:0]

[Jim Duda]

Mine's an anagram...

[Dr. John]

Dr. John = Dr. (Doctor of Ministry degree from Samford University) + John (my name).
Actually, that's what folks in my church tend to call me, so it's easy for me to remember.

I also answer to "Hey, you!"

[lionelsoni]

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15989

[spankybird]

Any idea how I got my name [?]

[cnw1995]

Good topic, Jim. Mine is cnw1995 - Chicago and North Western and its death-date when assimilated into the UP: 1995. It is the road that used to / still runs through our town and that I still commute upon into Chicago - 16 years now of riding the scoot - let's see at roughly 46 miles ea. way - 92 miles a day. 4 days a week - fifty weeks a year. Need a calculator to figure out the miles.

[FJ and G]

FJ&G is Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR, my hometown RR, now a rail trail.

I used my real name on another forum but found it comes up too much in Google.

[Jumijo]

Has this been coverd already? A lot of us use monikers or "user names" instead of our real names when we post on these forums. some are pretty clever, like Chief Eagles [;)]. I'd like to see some posts explaining some of those names. How did you come up with it? What does it mean? That sort of thing.

JAABAT = my 3 initials plus BAT (I'm a recovering Batmobile-aholic)

Jim