A number of years ago, wasn't there a poster that used the ID of 'Ricky Gates'?
I have no idea of the true identity of that poster.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
I think the forums were quite good back then.
Hi.
Hi. I would like to talk to you for a story I'm doing for Trains Magazine. An interview with you would be only part of a story on the Chase wreck, but it would add a lot. I mainly want to know what you've been doing for the past few years. Cheers.... Don Phillips
The Potomac PunditHi. I would like to talk to you for a story I'm doing for Trains Magazine. An interview with you would be only part of a story on the Chase wreck, but it would add a lot. I mainly want to know what you've been doing for the past few years. Cheers.... Don Phillips The Potomac Pundit Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago. Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago. Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago. Hi. I would like to talk to you for a story I'm doing for Trains Magazine. An interview with you would be only part of a story on the Chase wreck, but it would add a lot. I mainly want to know what you've been doing for the past few years. Cheers.... Don Phillips
The Potomac Pundit Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago. Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago. Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago.
Anonymous Gates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago.
AnonymousGates served time at the Big House. After his release, I understand he works as a counselor. Gates changed railroading, but if he had refused the weed, someone else would have changed railroading. In other words, those who rule us are of a mind-set to use any "event" as an excuse to create more strings to control us. Things such as Gates did have been going on ever since the country began, but the results of what he did were IMPOSSIBLE a century ago.
I never knew about this thread before today. I read just a little bit of it and couldn't stand to continue. An occasional misspelling is understandable; but this thread convinces me that some people should be prohibited from attempting to use the English language without a license. In the last few pages, some of the most vocal correspondents seem to be absolute nitwits, but their means of communication are not much more clear than a cave man's grunts and gestures, so I'm not really sure. I'm probably being unfair to the caveman. Somebody said he has the right to his oppiom. Not sure about that. Does he think he has the right to use his opium? Seems a bit off topic to me.
I guess there's no law against ignorance. But there probably ought to be one against trying to impose it on others. Some threads need to remain buried, if only to preserve the English language. This is one.
Tom
Norm48327 Necro-threads seem to be popular of late. Up from the ashes.
Necro-threads seem to be popular of late. Up from the ashes.
Maybe, we are on the frontline of a TRAINS Forum Zombie Apocalypse?
Norm
And another thread rises from the depths...
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Conrail locomotive engineer. We don't call them "drivers" in the United States!!!!!!!
zardoz wrote: Iron Nipple wrote: Gates.....oh man oh man.....dont you know that majuwana helps improve concentraion....Thanks to Pill popping Nancy Reagan and her just say no campaign thousands are sitting in jail on 1 once pot possesion charges....I see you as the victim and this crash has been used by the freight railroads in collusion with general moters in exchnage for autoparts hauling contracts to KILL FOREVER ANY CHANCE OF AMTRAK OR COMMUTER RAIL EXPASION so that we can be slaves to GENERAL MOTERS with no viable alternitves....railroads and the big 3 automakers have interlocking boards of directors......EVERYTIME SOME GOVERMENT AGENCY WANTS TO PROPOSE COMMUNTER RAIL ON FREIGHT TRACKS THEY POINT TO YOUR CRASH. and ask for billions of dollers of insurnce to run exscuarsion trains and commuters trains making good ideas unviable....Mr Gates...as a result of you..we have rampant global warming,farmers cant grow hemp so they can be viable.traffic congestion..ect ect... You meant to post this in the "humor" thread, didn't you?
Iron Nipple wrote: Gates.....oh man oh man.....dont you know that majuwana helps improve concentraion....Thanks to Pill popping Nancy Reagan and her just say no campaign thousands are sitting in jail on 1 once pot possesion charges....I see you as the victim and this crash has been used by the freight railroads in collusion with general moters in exchnage for autoparts hauling contracts to KILL FOREVER ANY CHANCE OF AMTRAK OR COMMUTER RAIL EXPASION so that we can be slaves to GENERAL MOTERS with no viable alternitves....railroads and the big 3 automakers have interlocking boards of directors......EVERYTIME SOME GOVERMENT AGENCY WANTS TO PROPOSE COMMUNTER RAIL ON FREIGHT TRACKS THEY POINT TO YOUR CRASH. and ask for billions of dollers of insurnce to run exscuarsion trains and commuters trains making good ideas unviable....Mr Gates...as a result of you..we have rampant global warming,farmers cant grow hemp so they can be viable.traffic congestion..ect ect...
Gates.....oh man oh man.....dont you know that majuwana helps improve concentraion....
Thanks to Pill popping Nancy Reagan and her just say no campaign thousands are sitting in jail on 1 once pot possesion charges....I see you as the victim and this crash has been used by the freight railroads in collusion with general moters in exchnage for autoparts hauling contracts to KILL FOREVER ANY CHANCE OF AMTRAK OR COMMUTER RAIL EXPASION so that we can be slaves to GENERAL MOTERS with no viable alternitves....railroads and the big 3 automakers have interlocking boards of directors......EVERYTIME SOME GOVERMENT AGENCY WANTS TO PROPOSE COMMUNTER RAIL ON FREIGHT TRACKS THEY POINT TO YOUR CRASH. and ask for billions of dollers of insurnce to run exscuarsion trains and commuters trains making good ideas unviable....Mr Gates...as a result of you..we have rampant global warming,farmers cant grow hemp so they can be viable.traffic congestion..ect ect...
You meant to post this in the "humor" thread, didn't you?
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by wisser I don't think I would go so far as to call him a bum , but csx definatly lost credibility in my book just because he comes off as being close minded.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Funny, Doggy, But didnt you just do what you have been accusing csx of doing? Name calling? Ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by wisser I would also like to thank mr. Ricky Gates for participating in this forum, It's ben very interesting to say the least. [swg] [:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon This ought to be on the humor thread....two guys..... one who wasn't even born when the incident occurred in 87?...making him something less than 18.... arguing with another that became a CSX engineer in 98....so probably not working in a crew capacity for a RR at the time of the accident......... about something that neither experienced or were personally affected by..... If you want it to go away Doggy, then stop bringing it back to the top. You can't cry foul if you keep tossing fuel on the fire.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie wait - I want to get another bag of chips and a pop - this is getting good!
QUOTE: Originally posted by wisser I think csx is a little out of line calling mr. gates a rat. If mr. gates pointed his finger directly at a specific individual and squeeled, that would be ratting on someone. But he didn't do that. He simply stated the truth about what was generaly going on. What would you do in his shoes? Would you just shut the ---- up and take the rap? I don't think so. Now don't get me wrong I have no use for rats, and I know what a rat is, but in my OPINION mr. Gates didn't rat on anyone. In my OPINION mr. Gates is more of a man than some individuals on this forum will ever be. I think he did the right thing for someone in his position at the time, and more importantly he "lived and learned" from his mistakes, and is man enough to join in on this forum and discuss the issue. Not only that but he is most noble in his efforts to help others avoid the mistakes he made (and I don't just mean the wreck).
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