Do You support Rule G?

[Anonymous]

Yes the Cubs and the Red Sox would of been good But THANKS TO STEVE BARTMAN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND I HATE THE YANKEES and Doggy likes the Tigers also
DOGGY
GO CUBS

[rixflix]

Halle- a- f...ing-lujah Ed, but that was bracing, informative and just plain cut through the kind of stuff that's been featured here. And you knew it all the time!!! Guess you enjoyed the nattering of nabobs on this thread, but just needed the right question. You could have righted our reeling ship early on but chose to have a little fun!!!
The kind of person I'd like to grow old with.
Young fellers, if you want to go railroadin' bring an attorney and think about what you say. A zillion postings won't make you a smarter person but a few seconds of thought and a good dictionary ( I trust my old Funk & Wagnalls and needed it for Hallelujah) just might help.
Ed, thanks again. Your revelation may have kicked the corpse into a jitterbug groove.
JoeKoh come on back heahh!!!
Takin it hard pards,
The Bard

[edblysard]

Okey dokey, Bad Bard, here you go...

From the GCOR, General Code of Operating Rules, Fourth Edition, Effective April 2, 2000.

Keep in mind there is at least two other rule books in use, the one for the eastern American railroads, and the Canadian rule book.
The GCOR is used by most of the railroads west of the Mississippi.

Rule 1.5, otherwise know as Rule G before it was modified.
Found on page 1-3 in the General responsibilities section, GCOR.

Rule 1.5 Drugs and Alcohol

The use or possession of alcoholic beverages while on duty or on company property is prohibited.
Employees must not have any measurable alcohol in their breath or bodily fluids when reporting for duty, while on duty, or while on company property.

The use or possession of intoxicants, over the counter or prescription drugs, narcotics, controlled substances, or medications that may affect safe performance is prohibited while on duty or on company property, except medication that is premitted by a medical practitioner and used as prescribed.
Employees must not have any prohibited substance in their bodily fluids when reporting for duty, while on duty, or while on company property.

Thats it, the entire rule.
No subsection, paragraph numbers, nothing else but those two simple paragraphs.


And the next rule , 1.6, reads as

Rule 1.6 Conduct

Employees must not be:

1. Careless of the safety of themselves or others.
2. Negligent
3. Insubordinate
4. Dishonest
5. Immoral
6. Quarrelsome.
or
8. Discourteous.


You can seen, both rule 1.5 and 1.6 are so ambiguous as to be useless as true safety rules.
Almost every railroader could, at some point, be fired under rule 1.6

As for rule 1.5, in essence, if you bought a over the counter sinus medication, and a trainmaster decided to have you drug tested, you could be fired, because it wasnt a prescribed drug administered by a doctor.
Gargle with Scope before work, and breathe on a trainmaster, you can be tested, at the trainmaster's wish.

The majority of the rules in the GCOR are written is such a manner, so that, if you need to defend yourself against a charge of violating one of them, the carrier has several different definitions and interpretations for each one, changable as the carrier's circumstances need.

Realize this, the same company officer who charges you with breaking any rule is a participant in the investigation, and is one of the ruling officers that get to decide if you are guilty of breaking the rule.

There is no such thing as a independent court of inquirey, the same people that charge you, judge you.

Rule 1.6 would fail the test of a law in civilian court, as it does not define any of the parts listed, nor does it establish who gets to decide what is immoral or discourteous.

What may be a funny joke to trainmaster A may be a immoral statement or a discourteous statement to trainmaster B.

Trainmaster B orders you to do something that is against some other rule,(shoving blind) and you refuse.
He will threaten you with rule 1.6, being insubordinate.
The unions tell you to comply, but to state in front of witnesses you are doing so under protest.
No witnesses?
Something gets torn up, your fired, under the rule that covers shoving blind.
Refuse to break the rule, your fired for rule 1.6.


Although most of the "rules" are written in such a manner as to appear that the carrier was attempting to insure employee safety, in reality, they were written after the fact, as a reaction to a accident, injury or death.
Time afer time, I have heard "the rules are written in blood, the blood of T&E employees"
True...

Dont misunderstand, I am not against any of the rules, and I reccomend to any new hire to follow them to a "T", but just wanted the fans to understand that most of the rules are a double edged sword, sharper on the carrier's side.

Ed

[rixflix]

Now, an innocent question

does rule G exist?

I mean under that moniker, in anything published or quotable. This is an age of "section 01.005, subsection 01.005.32, paragraph 01.005.32.b" etc. Is the very term "Rule G" an anachronism or a catchall name for everything that deals with substance abuse on the rails. Could it be found as such in an employee timetable or rulebook, AAR guideline or.....what? Lawyers have been active (like ferrets in heat) around these issues for eons and it's hard to believe they could present a document with such a simple title as evidence.
In short, can anyone here quote verbatim Rule G from a current or past document?
Or cite one of it's present mutations, with Title please!!!
How's that everybody? Did I do good?

Ahem.....now for the Dogster. My dad grew up in Detroit (not Deetroit, you hicks) and through the magic of DNA made me a lifelong Tigers fan. A lifetime of mostly frustrating summers was my inheritance. The brightest moment was when my heroes, down 3 games to 1 in the '68 series, turned the Card's and baseball's kitchen upside down. 30-game winner McLain was mostly absent, big-in-the-butt Lolich threw baffling curves while the Card's Gibson threw blinding fastballs, an d then Freehan threw out Lou Brock. Series turned on a dime and the Tiges won. Then came '84, the practically Immaculate Season. First place all the way through, 35-5 at one point, and breezing to the world title.

Whenever I could see a fat pitch coming into Willie Horton's wheelhouse in a certain way and situation, and his muscles twitch before swinging, I'd jump up and yell HOME RUN. I was only wrong twice in about ten chances and felt like I was right behind his bulging anticipative eyeballs..
Anyway we let your Cubs beat us 4-0 in 1907 and 4-1 in '08, but were improving. Then, Cobb-less we got you guys 4-2 in '35 and 4-3 in '45. I've resisted gloating over the Cub fan's disappointments in those and HOW many other years? Why? Because everyone but a Yankee fan roots for the underdog!!! I grew up near Philadelphia and favor the Phil's in the NL but the Cubbies come right after them in my heart. Wouldn't Cubs-Red Sox have been grand last year? Wish you and Da Cubss the best in this new season. I see the "Tiges" are hot from the gate this year and well ..... things will unfold!!!

The Grammar Grocer is featuring fresh parse-ly and parts of speech (at 94 cents a pound) this week. We've also got some leftover 40lb bags of sanitary pounding sand for those that need to go..... use it!!!

Rix aka da Bard

[pmsteamman]

Everyone has to have a hobby!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Doggy

Well,
CSX is only posting to attack me and Kevin

DOGGY

[Anonymous]

Well,
CSX is only posting to attack me and Kevin

DOGGY

[Anonymous]

Ok Scrath 38 and replace it with 57

That makes it even worse, because now your 3 times my age and then some.

[rixflix]

No, I don't support Rule G and especially it's illegitimate offspring, random drug testing.
I DO support random drug using. Weed and a couple of hits of opium got me through Viet Nam more or less intact. I smuggled a bunch home in my stereo gear and just stared at it through the summer of '69. Seems like Pabst Blue Ribbon was my real substance of choice. Thanks, Army!!! Went to Woodstock in August aboard my new Honda 350 which I'd transformed into a cafe racer, and became real popular when I gave away all my Bong Son Blue grass and even the seeds to everyone in sight. Took about five minutes and no doubt was a benefit to society.
How's that for random using?
That' s two against Rule G ( really me twice) plus CSX. Not sure how many votes he's knocked in because I haven't quite grasped where he comes from and he may have multiple personalities. Don't be ashamed CSX, we all do, and seem to enjoy deploying them around this thread.
Kevin, go back to your book and see what it says about wacko 57 year old guys who love bop and post-bop music, 'cause I'm not 38.
Christ shows up Big Time to atone for our sins, and we dutifully crucify his ***.
I'd REALLY like to understand that!!!
Rick
aka The Bizarred

[Anonymous]

You can't make a Candian Mad and Kevin I agree with you what you said he is not macure as I said earlier he's has bizzare posting

DOGGY

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Enough of these lessons in bad Klingon Verse. If I want my to feel my skin crawl and feel that overwhelming urge to run screaming out of the room out of fear for my sanity, I'll go to a Trek convention...I dont need that kind of cringing here...

Kev and Rick... Enough of the bickering, Kevin, whether or not you realize it Rick is an OK guy, he's just pushing your buttons and your responding to each button pushed..and YOU KNOW you can have a short fuse and are easily upset when someone starts to yanks your chain, even I getsurprised at how easy you can get offended, so please, cool off.

And Rick you knumbskull!

Its "Klaatu Verada Nikto" not -platu merada mikto-

I think you just ordered a large cheese pizza served over a old gym shoe!

And Dan, Lay off the Klingon Verse or we're going to come over to your place and beat you about the head and body with my Oxford Omnibus Unabridged The Complete Works of William Shakespeare thats the size of a small coffe table and takes two people to move!

woha woha Vic, you are greatly mistaken
I'm am not upset, nor offended, not anyhting else like that.

you can't upset a Canadian, jsut rememebr that.

I'm am not angry not and, not would i eat them in the rain, or eat them ona train.

I am jsut slightly disturbed though- A person who claims to be "38" jsut failed the standard 101 test- The test is now over, Watch and learn: I mimicked his (Ricks) behavior and performed the exacat same behaviorial traits as i was a whitness to.

Rick is twice my age, he should be more mature, He should have a sense of parental duties and he should know better.

However, when i stooped to his level, I was shocked and bewildered to see he would stoop even lower, Not only does that look bad on a psych test, that looks bad on anyone who has children, or who is planning to be a parent.

If i were a parent- i would not be encouraging My kids to fight on a forum; which is the exact behavior rick Displays..

Let's say Vic, that your right for a minute- Rick knows that i'm easily upset, So he continuously pushes my buttons, IS THAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO? honestly, you know the conductor of a train gets upset when you hang out the doors, so you continualy do that until he blows up? Thats usually reserved for people in their years when they have "problems with authority" (I.e anywhere from 3-20, but mostly around 7-15, But RICK i's a parent, who ahppens to be 38, TWICE my age?

another example, a bus driver reapeatedly tells the children on a bus to sit down, of which one kid, when he doesn't think the bus driver is looking, and stands up, then when he looks, sits down ETC.

This behavior is also documented is Antidisestablishmentarisim (anti-disestablisment-tari-isim) To be against order and rules of a society, place, public area etc..

That is NOT proper or normal behavior for a 38 year old.. i've researched it and i have it right here in my book staright in front of me.

The book doesn't lie, and is fairl straight forward.

You would expect this behavior from someone who:

- is just entering their teenage years,
-who is exiting their teenage years
who is jsut discovering the image of "self" (8-10yrs)

usually associated with males.

I am, shell shocked litterally, that a man would conduct himself like this, in an effort just to get me upset, if you are actually right, which, you might just be.

and Rick, you may draw your own conclusion if you so desire.

[Anonymous]

I support random Drug Testing

DOGGY
GO CUBS

[tree68]

Like I said in a post early in the thread - Supporting Rule G and all that stands for and implies (including drug testing in all its forms) is a no brainer. We can make this a very short thread by asking that only those who do NOT support Rule G to speak up and make their case. We've already heard the satirical responses, so no need to repeat them.

Reading time for this entire thread has been variously reported as being from 15 to 40 minutes. There have been some great things said, there have been some less than great things said. Some things have been said ad nauseum.

The humor thread and the stupid questions thread are varied in their topics. They are able to go on because they are not repeating the same things over and over. This thread is essentially about one topic. It's an important topic, one that will certainly rise again (unfortunately - that will probably mean an incident where Rule G came into play). But, like I said, we've reached the point where we're flogging a dead horse. Most, if not all, of the opinions are out (some multiple times) and further discussion at this time only serves to repeat itself.

I have the feeling that the Ricky Gates thread died only because those with particularly strong feelings on the subject moved their attention to this thread. If they feel a continued need to stand on the soapbox, they'll start a new thread.

So, do we need to forget about Rule G, etc? Certainly not. Is it time for this thread to fade into obscurity? That would be my opinion.

[Anonymous]

YES YES YES And it should be randomly tested for. There are too many people depending on a train's crew. Even a small derailment can result in big losses.

[rixflix]

Just finished editing all my posts in this thread and people it was a wearying forty minutes.Some of my friends in here could spend lifetimes doing that. I'm glad you don't seem to care. You know how it is guys, if you're hit by a truck you want to be wearing clean underpants. Well the hospital staff and my family will spend a little time figuring out my thong thing. Had a Brazilian girlfriend, rode bikes a lot and didn'tt like the chafing.etc. Let 'em figure because I'll be dead and LOL with no cottontail; and almost able to pass!!! Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons would be my pals and I would be a painterly drummer like Tony Williams in my ideal heaven.
I hope folks'll say " He liked The Reading, superpowered and dual-purpose 4-8-4's (America's greatest contribution to the world of steam railroading) and a little more than the usual suntan."
Got a feeling that my ex will be throwing up restrictives this weekend , but you never know. It'll be something like "sweetie, that massage was nice but I still need my space" or "you tell wonderful stories but never get to the point". I must be a railfan.Give me the trip, not the destination...every...single...time!!!
Since this thread's corpse seems to continue dancing, is it OK Larry if we let the Ball roll a while longer? Aren't we all concerned with safety after all?
humbly.
yer Bard.

[Anonymous]

dharmon,
Yes I will what days did you lose and I'll complane

DOGGY

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Dan - I want the date of birth only - I am collecting them.

Mook

Sorry ..the Navy already took my birthday and several other holidays from me...If you happen to talk to your congressmen anytime soon, could you mention I'd like them back.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Enough of these lessons in bad Klingon Verse. If I want my to feel my skin crawl and feel that overwhelming urge to run screaming out of the room out of fear for my sanity, I'll go to a Trek convention...I dont need that kind of cringing here...

Kev and Rick... Enough of the bickering, Kevin, whether or not you realize it Rick is an OK guy, he's just pushing your buttons and your responding to each button pushed..and YOU KNOW you can have a short fuse and are easily upset when someone starts to yanks your chain, even I getsurprised at how easy you can get offended, so please, cool off.

And Rick you knumbskull!













































Its "Klaatu Verada Nikto" not -platu merada mikto-

I think you just ordered a large cheese pizza served over a old gym shoe!

And Dan, Lay off the Klingon Verse or we're going to come over to your place and beat you about the head and body with my Oxford Omnibus Unabridged The Complete Works of William Shakespeare thats the size of a small coffe table and takes two people to move!

I believe that won't hurt nearly as much as the Diet Coke I just pushed out my nose....

That isin't as bad as the time a friend of mines dumped a Coke on me

DOGGY

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Was it still in the can?

from can into mouth....read post .....convulse...laugh...diet coke out nose on to hand / lap. ...mess ...yuck.....diet snot.;......

ohh the burn of carbonation......... which reminds me of something Bill once wrote..

"There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache (or diet coke up the nose ) patiently"

[vsmith]

Was it still in the can?

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Enough of these lessons in bad Klingon Verse. If I want my to feel my skin crawl and feel that overwhelming urge to run screaming out of the room out of fear for my sanity, I'll go to a Trek convention...I dont need that kind of cringing here...

Kev and Rick... Enough of the bickering, Kevin, whether or not you realize it Rick is an OK guy, he's just pushing your buttons and your responding to each button pushed..and YOU KNOW you can have a short fuse and are easily upset when someone starts to yanks your chain, even I getsurprised at how easy you can get offended, so please, cool off.

And Rick you knumbskull!

Its "Klaatu Verada Nikto" not -platu merada mikto-

I think you just ordered a large cheese pizza served over a old gym shoe!

And Dan, Lay off the Klingon Verse or we're going to come over to your place and beat you about the head and body with my Oxford Omnibus Unabridged The Complete Works of William Shakespeare thats the size of a small coffe table and takes two people to move!

I believe that won't hurt nearly as much as the Diet Coke I just pushed out my nose....

[vsmith]

Enough of these lessons in bad Klingon Verse. If I want my to feel my skin crawl and feel that overwhelming urge to run screaming out of the room out of fear for my sanity, I'll go to a Trek convention...I dont need that kind of cringing here...

Kev and Rick... Enough of the bickering, Kevin, whether or not you realize it Rick is an OK guy, he's just pushing your buttons and your responding to each button pushed..and YOU KNOW you can have a short fuse and are easily upset when someone starts to yanks your chain, even I getsurprised at how easy you can get offended, so please, cool off.

And Rick you knumbskull!

Its "Klaatu Verada Nikto" not -platu merada mikto-

I think you just ordered a large cheese pizza served over a old gym shoe!

And Dan, Lay off the Klingon Verse or we're going to come over to your place and beat you about the head and body with my Oxford Omnibus Unabridged The Complete Works of William Shakespeare thats the size of a small coffe table and takes two people to move!

[dharmon]

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

No kicking the corpse, and wipe your shoes before stepping out into this beautiful new day!!!
According to Hatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still", saying "Platu merada mikto" will admit one to the mothership.

I thought you said you were going, or however you phrased that, which you probobly managed to make an essay out of it!

If your leaveing, goodbye, don't let the door hit your butt on the way out.

Not, that sounds to kindergarten for you, right Railfix.. let me rephrase that...

if you are to terminate association with this thread, Adeiu my brother, parting is such sweet sorrow, do not let the swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened to cause to come into contact your Gelutus-maximus posterrier on the way so as to be missing or displaced from the usual or proper place.

[Mookie]

Dan - I want the date of birth only - I am collecting them.

Mook

[rixflix]

No kicking the corpse, and wipe your shoes before stepping out into this beautiful new day!!!
According to Hatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still", saying "Platu merada mikto" will admit one to the mothership.

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

No wait-
Give me a chance to breath hang on.. I want to be a writer just like rick! let me see if i have wat it takes:

Oh here-nay, tear yay, i writith under the pale moon light, oh feel-I repreived from the heat in the frozen food section of this store! why parting is such sweet sorrow, for every gold i see, equals ten yellows in the bag, phil Collins doth protest my absense while Sheryl Corw sits and waits, OH romeo! where art thou romeo? I'm Just a poor boy nobody likes me.. Sounds caress my ear down here, in Kashmir! Shot to the heart, and your too late you give IN the name of love! one more in the name of love! does yor city have namless streets, mine odes, for the Streets have no name! Weather tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slinges and Aroows A drum a Drum Mcbeath dowth come in the shadowy onset of the harvest, we part, adieu, adieu i say! but she won't turn on her light, No.. she won't even look this way! Oh Blasted For I am Shot; Stiketh a forketh in me; for i am done. The prince of egypt gives me the evil eye.. I said a wise *** thing to the neighbor once.. And he cutteth my hands for robbery and pure treason, why Hullo good neighbor, And God shall wipe all the tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, Good morrow to thee fine neighbor, have we reached the hour yet, AYYY!! the deliverence is near, Run for the hills! If you can't stop this Train, how Am i expected too, Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Burns has left the building, You want what on the wall? Oh come come now, this is absured, Quickly wattson, we havn't a moment to lose! ja ja jaja G UNIT! Wow this water is cold, Where would the master of arms hide such a prisoner? if you do right and live well, you will be blessed my son, For god so loved the world,..Dreamer! your nothing but a dreamer!.. And a hush fell upon the corwd, a pin could be heard. I look at my watch and how timeth doth fly, To class i must part, part with my love.

WOW, that took alot, i think i quoted every Movie, prayer, And play i could possibly remember.. Let's see.. oh yeah, matches rick's posting, so who wants to publish me?!?!

name, rank, serial number, date of birth........big 4 nothing more.........torture me with your poetry as you will but I'm not talking.

[Anonymous]

THIS TOPIC IS CLOSED OFFICALY FOR GOOD

THANK YOU
MANGEMENT

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman



Oh here-nay, tear yay, i writith under the pale moon light, oh feel-I repreived from the heat in the frozen food section of this store! why parting is such sweet sorrow, for every gold i see, equals ten yellows in the bag, phil Collins doth protest my absense while Sheryl Corw sits and waits, OH romeo! where art thou romeo? I'm Just a poor boy nobody likes me.. Sounds caress my ear down here, in Kashmir! Shot to the heart, and your too late you give IN the name of love! one more in the name of love! does yor city have namless streets, mine odes, for the Streets have no name! Weather tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slinges and Aroows A drum a Drum Mcbeath dowth come in the shadowy onset of the harvest, we part, adieu, adieu i say! but she won't turn on her light, No.. she won't even look this way! Oh Blasted For I am Shot; Stiketh a forketh in me; for i am done. The prince of egypt gives me the evil eye.. I said a wise *** thing to the neighbor once.. And he cutteth my hands for robbery and pure treason, why Hullo good neighbor, And God shall wipe all the tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, Good morrow to thee fine neighbor, have we reached the hour yet, AYYY!! the deliverence is near, Run for the hills! If you can't stop this Train, how Am i expected too, Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Burns has left the building, You want what on the wall? Oh come come now, this is absured, Quickly wattson, we havn't a moment to lose! ja ja jaja G UNIT! Wow this water is cold, Where would the master of arms hide such a prisoner? if you do right and live well, you will be blessed my son, For god so loved the world,..Dreamer! your nothing but a dreamer!.. And a hush fell upon the corwd, a pin could be heard. I look at my watch and how timeth doth fly, To class i must part, part with my love.

Kev, do us a favor and stick to your usual Fren-glish (french+english)
at least we can decifer that!

This is worse than Vogan Poetry, what is this, Shakespeare translated from Klingon?

[Anonymous]

No wait-
Give me a chance to breath hang on.. I want to be a writer just like rick! let me see if i have wat it takes:

Oh here-nay, tear yay, i writith under the pale moon light, oh feel-I repreived from the heat in the frozen food section of this store! why parting is such sweet sorrow, for every gold i see, equals ten yellows in the bag, phil Collins doth protest my absense while Sheryl Corw sits and waits, OH romeo! where art thou romeo? I'm Just a poor boy nobody likes me.. Sounds caress my ear down here, in Kashmir! Shot to the heart, and your too late you give IN the name of love! one more in the name of love! does yor city have namless streets, mine odes, for the Streets have no name! Weather tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slinges and Aroows A drum a Drum Mcbeath dowth come in the shadowy onset of the harvest, we part, adieu, adieu i say! but she won't turn on her light, No.. she won't even look this way! Oh Blasted For I am Shot; Stiketh a forketh in me; for i am done. The prince of egypt gives me the evil eye.. I said a wise *** thing to the neighbor once.. And he cutteth my hands for robbery and pure treason, why Hullo good neighbor, And God shall wipe all the tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, Good morrow to thee fine neighbor, have we reached the hour yet, AYYY!! the deliverence is near, Run for the hills! If you can't stop this Train, how Am i expected too, Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Burns has left the building, You want what on the wall? Oh come come now, this is absured, Quickly wattson, we havn't a moment to lose! ja ja jaja G UNIT! Wow this water is cold, Where would the master of arms hide such a prisoner? if you do right and live well, you will be blessed my son, For god so loved the world,..Dreamer! your nothing but a dreamer!.. And a hush fell upon the corwd, a pin could be heard. I look at my watch and how timeth doth fly, To class i must part, part with my love.

WOW, that took alot, i think i quoted every Movie, prayer, And play i could possibly remember.. Let's see.. oh yeah, matches rick's posting, so who wants to publish me?!?!

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

We've pretty well beat this one to death, but we have improved our grammar and spelling. Therefore:

I hereby declare this topic closed.

"When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought"