- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Falls over
ungern
I think it is a April Fool's Day joke, why would it be posted on 4/1. Also I looked at the FRA's website and there was nothing on there regarding a ban of steam engines. Someone out there has too much time on their hands!, but I will admit they tricked me pretty good!
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
APRIL FOOLS!
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
In fact, we had Dihydrogen Monoxide falling from the sky around here yesterday, and there hasn't been a steam engine in operation on the BNSF is years.... Is it possible that, due to the heavy emissions from steam engines during the "steam years" were far more excessive than orignally thought, and that it has built up in the environment around here to the point that it just falls from the sky without warning? This is serious. Due to that stuff falling from the sky, we had to curtail the outdoor family activities the other day, and that is just unacceptable. In fact, too much Dihydrogen Monoxide falling on any give area can be near catastrophic. I think someone should alert the feds. Even though the FRA banned the use of steam engines, they banned them 50 years too late, in my opinion.
I am calling the EPA tomorrow on this Dihydrogen Monoxide problem.... it's very serious.... and could be an environmental disaster....
Theft of a Locomotive: In 2006, a Cheyenne, Wyoming radio station reported to listeners that during the previous night, a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" steam locomotive was stolen from Holliday Park. Although the locomotive weighed more than 550 tons (500 tonnes) and had no tracks connecting it to any nearby railroad, thus making its theft near-impossible, several listeners fell for the joke and went to investigate. The road that overlooks the park was jammed for hours as people realized that it was a hoax, and the locomotive was still on display in the park
espeefoamer wrote:Dihydrogen monoxide causes landslides! The ex SP line in Oregon is still closed.
We here in the Palmetto State would be glad to take some of that excess Dihydrogen Monoxide. We've had quite a shortage.
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com
GP-9_Man11786 wrote: espeefoamer wrote:Dihydrogen monoxide causes landslides! The ex SP line in Oregon is still closed.We here in the Palmetto State would be glad to take some of that excess Dihydrogen Monoxide. We've had quite a shortage.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
I hate to break the news, but the manufacturers of steam engines solved the problem of dihydrogen monoxide emissions many years ago. There are 1000s of steam engines all over the world that operate with nearly zero emissions of dihydrogen monoxide.
Problem is, they never got serious about applying the solution to RRs.
Now, if we could only do as well with carbon dioxide!
TimChgo9 wrote: In fact, we had Dihydrogen Monoxide falling from the sky around here yesterday, and there hasn't been a steam engine in operation on the BNSF is years.... Is it possible that, due to the heavy emissions from steam engines during the "steam years" were far more excessive than orignally thought, and that it has built up in the environment around here to the point that it just falls from the sky without warning? This is serious. Due to that stuff falling from the sky, we had to curtail the outdoor family activities the other day, and that is just unacceptable. In fact, too much Dihydrogen Monoxide falling on any give area can be near catastrophic. I think someone should alert the feds. Even though the FRA banned the use of steam engines, they banned them 50 years too late, in my opinion. I am calling the EPA tomorrow on this Dihydrogen Monoxide problem.... it's very serious.... and could be an environmental disaster....
There's already an MSDS published on this dreaded substance:
http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html
Rumor has it, California came within one vote of outlawing the posession, transportation, or selling of the innocuous poison dihydrogen monoxide.
(In large enough quantities, it will kill you, thus it got labelled a poison. Even a small quantity in your lungs will kill you.)
Amazing how something so necessary can be so deadly...
Phil
rogruth wrote:ROTFLOL!!!
If you REALLY want a good laugh, look at the whole website:
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
EGAD! We must close our beaches iimmediately! We have thousands upon thousands of tourists coming who might actually fall into it.
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