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[tree68]

OK, folks, here is the complete story, with Chapter 12 revived by Dan:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Enjoy!

[locomutt]

Yeah,I forgot;CW will be running late today,as she is out after some supplies
for here.[:D]

Mook,your coffee w/cream is up,wanna come out of the corner[?]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

Coffee Please...

What ever happened to the OJ guy?

Which one are you reffering to[?] Surely not the ex-football player![:D]

Coffee's on,breakfast will be up in a few. Standard fare;
bacon,eggs,toast,etc.[:)]

Just noticed,HOW come nobody has been turning the R.R. layouts on,
when they come in[?]

[Anonymous]

Coffee Please...

What ever happened to the OJ guy?

[Junctionfan]

It's Tuesday and I'm in a fog litterly. Its one foggy morning. I would love coffee please.

[Mookie]

^-^

[M636C]

Dan,

The reached an ending and it was more believeable than most "X Files".

You may have lost a character or two, but only in the long tradition of "Film Noir".

Project completed on time and within budget!

Peter

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

Dan,

A good job, basically, a sort of script for a "reality TV" version of the Forum, or does that show what I think of reality TV?

I think the unfortunate "Bobbit" references in other posts may have been more of a problem than your contribution, pretty much succumbing to the original poster's "double entendre" intention.

Peter

I believe you're right, but at the end of the day (to borrow a phrase), it got axed. I have a pretty good idea what the reasons for doing so were and do not disagree with them, nor plan on challenging it.

[M636C]

Dan,

We crossed there!

I think that a nuclear Mallet would be a simpler option than the solutions we've adopted! We would have kept the old boiler and tender as a back up!

The Nuclear Mallet is much more likely of operational success, with fewer support problems, and no hassles getting the crew trained on the new software and new consoles at the same time!

But we can dream of simpler times!

Peter

[M636C]

Dan,

A good job, basically, a sort of script for a "reality TV" version of the Forum, or does that show what I think of reality TV?

I think the unfortunate "Bobbit" references in other posts may have been more of a problem than your contribution, pretty much succumbing to the original poster's "double entendre" intention.

Peter

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

I'll re-write it and email it to you. Unless Bergie can resurrect it, the original in history.

I re-wrote it, best I could, sent it via email.

Dan

Peter,

I have the same problem at work. So how's the Aussie nuclear powered mallet project coming?

[M636C]

I got it all, but I don't think it would be wise to try to e-mail it from here! (I'm at work!) I don't think forum e-mails make it out through the firewall here!

Peter

[dharmon]

I'll re-write it and email it to you. Unless Bergie can resurrect it, the original in history.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by corailfan

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Well,

Here's the last two chapters of the saga so y'all can have some closure. Bergie must have banished it the the etheral while I was typing. Whew.....now I can get back to working on other pieces of fiction........

What a shame, unfortunately I missed Chapters 11 & 12. If someone has been copying it, could you please e-mail it to me. I would really appreciate it.. All in all though, great story!

Well, I, too missed Chapter 12, but if Dan will re-create it and send it to me, I'll insert it in the following: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The rest of the story is there.

[Puckdropper]

Might I make a suggestion? Repost the Cinderdick story as a series of posts in its own thread. Perhaps we could get Bergie to lock it and make it sticky for a couple weeks so everyone can read the story if they want.

It's a great story.

[TrainFreak409]

Monday, Monday, Monday.

The worst day of the week. I hate Mondays. With Homecoming this weekend, the week is going to drag on slower than a hundred car train, loaded to the brim, and only one locomotive.
I can't wait for Homecoming! I get to wear a suit!

~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

[Junctionfan]

What the heck! I'm watching the House of Commons in Ottawa and guess who I see?, Mexican president Vincente Fox addressing parliment in what else Spanish. Interesting indeed. I wonder if we plan on having any other foreign leaders addressing our (if you're Canadian) parliment.

[M636C]

Dan,

There I was thinking I was going to miss out!

I'm currently back in one of our five sided office buildings (I wonder where they got that idea from) and I'm working on things I can't talk about, at least not in detail!

So the secret plant in the desert is strangely familiar....

Peter

[Kozzie]

Dan

Chapter 14 was a great finish.

A good yarn as we would say down here.

p.s. thanks for the Downunder angle...

Dave

[JoeKoh]

excellant sir!!!!!
great job
stay safe
Joe

[jeaton]

I missed 11 & 12 also and I am stuck in dial up land until next Sunday. I had planned to copy the whole story when I returned. I recall some made copies. If so post here and I will be in touch next week.

Bergie-Darn, that's not fair.

Jay

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Well,

Here's the last two chapters of the saga so y'all can have some closure. Bergie must have banished it the the etheral while I was typing. Whew.....now I can get back to working on other pieces of fiction........

What a shame, unfortunately I missed Chapters 11 & 12. If someone has been copying it, could you please e-mail it to me. I would really appreciate it.. All in all though, great story!

[Mookie]

Yes, Yes - better than the latest Ed McBain I just finished.

Author, Author!

Mook

[Anonymous]

Bravo. Bravo! Great Job!!

[dharmon]

Well,

Here's the last two chapters of the saga so y'all can have some closure. Bergie must have banished it the the etheral while I was typing. Whew.....now I can get back to working on other pieces of fiction........

Chapter 13………..


Adriano and I left Ensenada and headed east. The road was unpaved and full of holes and the going pretty rough. Pretty rough….I had no idea a man’s kidneys had so much room to move inside. I have a pretty good idea now what a martini feels like as it’s shaken. But at least I knew I was on the right road. Empty cans and bottles littered the roadside…Terry and TF had been this way.

We arrived at the old tannery and pulled into the middle of a big dirt lot. Large piles of cans and bottles, apparently sorted by type and color stood out in the sun. The tannery building themselves were old, weather beaten wood and metal warehouse type buildings that appeared to have been abandoned for some time. I told Adriano to stay with the truck and keep his eyes out for trouble.

I walked around, and there had been signs of recent activity. Tire tracks and footprints went all over. As I approached one of the warehouses I noticed something strange. The tops of the rails on the railroad tracks were shiny from recent use and were much too wide to be a little narrow gauge railway…these were standard gauge tracks. I followed the tracks to the largest of the building where they went inside. There were no windows on the doors that enclosed the tracks, so I walked around trying all the doors, until I found one that wasn’t locked. Once inside I couldn’t believe what I saw. All sorts of heavy machinery, overhead cranes and tools. On one track stood the strangest locomotive I had seen. It was a diesel, but not like the little Geeps or sleek E units that hauled the San Diegan. This was bigger and sat on six axles. It was boxy and a low nose at the front. It was painted white and red with a ….Russian Star on it…I found a table with a some blue prints on it….Electromotive Division SD/SDL-39….Soviet Duty 3900 Horsepower Six Axle Locomotive….What the heck I thought …that’s the equivalent of three or four Geeps.

At the other end of the building stood a huge steam locomotive. One of those big Norfolk and Western types with a lot of drivers. It had no smokestack and a ton of extra pipes. There was an enormous metal box with “AEC” painted on it and large metal pipes running from it to the locomotive. Sitting next to it was one of those white FEMA box cars I had seen in LA.

Suddenly, I heard voices at the other end of the building. I quietly skirted along the edges, keeping low and out of sight, making my way to where I entered. I didn’t know what was going on here, but there was much more to it that recycling. As I got closer to the door, it became apparent that my escape route was blocked. I ducked down behind some boxes and waited.

Two men slowly walked by and spoke in what sounded like Australian accents.

“That’s a shame about Mr. Smith.” One said

“I know what you mean,” said the other. “But you know Koz, Mr. Harrier must have had his reasons. Hey give me a hand with this.”

I tried to get a better look at what was going on, but I didn’t see the battery powered monkey with the brass cymbals on the top of the box, until it was too late. It sprung to life and began noisily clapping like a two year old who’s discovered a cabinet of pots and pans.

“Hey. What the bloody hell is going on?” Yelled the one called Koz. He saw me make for the door and shouted, “Stop him Peter!”

I got out the door, but not real far. Adriano was standing in front of me pointing a tommy gun. “That’s far enough Mr. Cinderdick.” He said in perfect English.

There was a sharp pain at the back of my head.

And the lights went out.


Chapter 14………


I awoke in a hospital room. The room was a pale yellow, like a sun faded CNW locomotive. My head was throbbing and I couldn’t seem to move my arms. I could hear voices outside the room. The door opened and two men in white doctors coats stepped in and grabbed the chart from the end of my bed.

“I appreciate you coming all this way Dr Hemphill.” One of the men said to the other.

“So what is the history on this guy?” Dr Hemphill asked.

“He was found in a boxcar, unconscious. Suffering from mild hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning from a small fire of Styrofoam cups he apparently set to keep warm. He’s been in and out of consciousness, but hasn’t been lucid. He’s still listed as a John Doe, but we’ve been able to establish several personalities that seem to come and go. He has called himself Trainfinder, Terry, Kissmycaboose and cinderdick. Probably a few others too, but those are the documented ones. He has not been responding to the normal clinical medications, and continues in periods of paranoia and delusional ravings…….”


The End.

[Junctionfan]

Do you have any espresso?

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

AAAAHHHH!! Coffee please!! Please tell me its not Monday!!!

Do we have any OJ?

AH,but it is Monday,ALL day long!!!![:D]

Skip the O.J.,just coffee this a.m.[:)]

[Anonymous]

AAAAHHHH!! Coffee please!! Please tell me its not Monday!!!

Do we have any OJ?

[Mookie]

Heard the owner's song this morning on the radio - "Trains and Boats and Planes" with Mz Dionne Warwick - ah - good song!

[Mookie]

(creak) .....# # # # # # # # # # # # # ^-----^

(where is everyone? I go away for a weekend and everyone disappears! Kinda spooky!)

Boo...er... Moo!