"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Enrico Saviano and Erie Lackawanna seem to stand head and shoulders over the rest.
Rich
Alton Junction
Mike
Never learned to do stuff like changing the picture, nor cared and on this site I am sure it is 10X as dificult as it need to be. On another note I wonder how many posters are left on this site, period.
Well, to help our "We Be" brethren................can someone (or the moderator) post a simplified step-by-step procedure in how to post / change a photo or icon above our name?
On some forums, members will post a comical icon that represents their personality. Here's an oversized icon that a friend of mine used on a car group that had me laughing too hard!
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
rrebell Never learned to do stuff like changing the picture, nor cared and on this site I am sure it is 10X as dificult as it need to be. On another note I wonder how many posters are left on this site, period.
AntonioFP45 Well, to help our "We Be" brethren................can someone (or the moderator) post a simplified step-by-step procedure in how to post / change a photo or icon above our name? On some forums, members will post a comical icon that represents their personality. Here's an oversized icon that a friend of mine used on a car group that had me laughing too hard!
You should watch some semi-trucker dash cam compilations on Youtube. There are tons and tons of cars brake checking semi's and very few actually get hit. It's mostly truckers ranting about brake checkers. Now and then you get Karma and the car gets his back smashed in.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
I was just showing a sample icon, but yes, I watch those vids on YouTube.
I have to side with the ranting truckers, who are already stressed enough just eye-balling surrounding traffic. Years back I drove 40ft buses, part time, for a tour company. When I was brake-checked for the 1st time, my blood pressure must have shot up 30 points for a stretch and it took me a while to calm down. I'll keep it clean and not share what I wanted to do to that car.
riogrande5761 ...............There are tons and tons of cars brake checking semi's and very few actually get hit. It's mostly truckers ranting about brake checkers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.
...............There are tons and tons of cars brake checking semi's and very few actually get hit. It's mostly truckers ranting about brake checkers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.
AntonioFP45 I have to side with the ranting truckers, who are already stressed enough just eye-balling surrounding traffic. Years back I drove 40ft buses, part time, for a tour company. When I was brake-checked for the 1st time, my blood pressure must have shot up 30 points for a stretch and it took me a while to calm down. I'll keep it clean and not share what I wanted to do to that car.
Oh, I can guess. I've wanted to see karma too.
As far as the vid's go, I can only watch so much because it's just annoying rather than entertaining. Many of the dash cam video's with road rage just make me mad so I stick with the Karma videos! Much more gratifying. But yeah, now and then you see a car get their back smashed in brake checking a truck, or occasionally they get pitted by try ing to cut infront.
I know that tstage and mobilman44 were not always weebles. There are probably more.
I am interested to know how they got re-weebled, and why they cannot go back.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190I know that tstage and mobilman44 were not always weebles. There are probably more. I am interested to know how they got re-weebled, and why they cannot go back. -Kevin
I'm not sure about this, but it seems I remember some people tried to change their photo, but after they deleted their old ones, the system wouldn't allow them to put in a new one.
York1 John
I have lived in Delaware for years, and I've tried to change my profile but it still says I'm in Massachusetts. This is a problem with the forum software.
At 75 years old, this old software will probably outlive me. I have given up hope they will ever replace it.
I will not even attempt to change my avatar. I would probably end up as a feeble Weeble.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
If you go to your profile and click Edit Profile in the upper right, you should come to this page. What happens if you click the link I circled in red below? I believe that's how I originally uploaded my avatar, but now I'm afraid to try it.
I think someone who's currently a Weeble should try it and let us know if it works.-Matt
Returning to model railroading after 40 years and taking unconscionable liberties with the SP&S, Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads in the '40s and '50s.
Drove truck many years. The worst is slowing down for a light and you get the idiots who have to be in front and close your stopping distance to almost zero. And the diver for the off ramp at the last second. My worst nightmare happened about 25 years ago. Two lane road doing about 35 in a 40 when a school bus full little kids pulled out from a side street from the right turning left. I slammed the brakes and ended up in the front yard of the corner house after clipping the very back of the bus. No serious injuries and the thirty year old lady bus driver was arrested for DUI, failure to yeild, and child endangerment. The scene still plays in my head.
Pete.
crossthedog If you go to your profile and click Edit Profile in the upper right, you should come to this page. What happens if you click the link I circled in red below? I believe that's how I originally uploaded my avatar, but now I'm afraid to try it. I think someone who's currently a Weeble should try it and let us know if it works.-Matt
I believe this is what the problem is. If you try it, one of two things will happen.
1. Nothing will change. The new avatar is not accepted.
2. Your old avatar disappears and you get a weeble instead. Once that happens, you can't change it.
York1I believe this is what the problem is. If you try it, one of two things will happen. 1. Nothing will change. The new avatar is not accepted. 2. Your old avatar disappears and you get a weeble instead. Once that happens, you can't change it.
I'm SO tempted. What is it about this that makes me want to risk everything and click that link? It's got a hold of me, like the One Ring. What psychological maladjustment makes me think that for me... it will work as promised? That I can enter that vortex of voodoo and emerge unscathed? It's the same impulse the black-jack player experiences when his total is 12 and the dealer has a 6.
No. No thank you. I'll stand.
-Matt
crossthedogAnd York, you're not trying it because you have an avatar (i.e. something to lose), right?
Actually, I did try it several years ago. Everything went along like it was supposed to, but then when the posting happened, nothing had changed.
I think I was one of the lucky ones.
If I remember, we had some posters actually start a new account with their new avatar because they disliked the weeble so much.
Thats a good analogy and my Thanks for that one Mr. Bear.
According to my calculations, I was Weeble Wobble last year and at the same time this year am among the Star Bellied Sneetches
What do you love about a Weeble, Weebles wobble but they don't fall down
https://youtu.be/dFzhjnjXc2o
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As I previously posted I did try that. A narrow white page overlays what you show. But I see no way to add anything.
maxman crossthedog If you go to your profile and click Edit Profile in the upper right, you should come to this page. What happens if you click the link I circled in red below? I believe that's how I originally uploaded my avatar, but now I'm afraid to try it. I think someone who's currently a Weeble should try it and let us know if it works.-Matt As I previously posted I did try that. A narrow white page overlays what you show. But I see no way to add anything.
I am having the same experience.
JW
You guys are killing me. The inbox site hasn't worked right for years
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Hey... please be advised that my Publicity Agent must approve all photos of me!
Jim
hardcoalcaseHey... please be advised that my Publicity Agent must approve all photos of me!
Thank you Bear, !
Being famous is such a burden!
Bear, you should do one with a black bar across where the 'eyes' would be...
Something like this should fit most of us:
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OvermodBear, you should do one with a black bar across where the 'eyes' would be...
I’ve never been convinced that a black line across the eyes is a particularly good device for aiding anonymity so I’ve gone for the “Cool in Shades Look”!