Here's the obligatory link (http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/159482/1825209.aspx#1825209) to the last version. Welcome 2010 (in a couple of hours anyway lol) and I hope it's a good one for everyone.
Anyone care to list any 'resolutions' they might have?
Dan
I have a ton of "decluttering" to do.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
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)
CNW 6000Anyone care to list any 'resolutions' they might have?
I have one:
1) To not make any New Year's resolutions.
2) To not break my New Year's resolution.
Wait a minute........
CShaveRRLose the fear of retirement.
Don't see why you fear retirement Carl......You live right in the heart of railroad land and and other aspects of it surely are secure.....I will admit it really took me most of one year to really finally "do it"....But haven't looked back.
Quentin
CShaveRRI'm a poor de-clutterer, so I'll try and restore the clutter into a usable, organized, entity in the dungeon.
Organized confusion?
Happy (and better) New Year to all!
Johnny
zardoz CNW 6000Anyone care to list any 'resolutions' they might have? I have one: 1) To not make any New Year's resolutions. 2) To not break my New Year's resolution. Wait a minute........
Mine:1-Get a better job.2-Be a better Husband/Father3-Try to ask one good question per day (if possible)
CNW 6000 Anyone care to list any 'resolutions' they might have?
Sure. Burn through the last of my 35mm Kodachrome before I can't get it developed anymore! Other than that, be a little safer in my everyday activities than I was last year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!
Happy New Year everyone!
I will keep this brief since my right hand is still messed up from the fall I took on Dec. 10.
I will have to unpack my clutter that was packed hurriedly after the flood in Nov. so I can de-clutter my clutter and then repack said clutter in a more orderly manner.
Curling is now a bust for the rest of the season. I will have to leave the realm of participant and join the ranks of couch potatoes and watch it wherever it occurs. TV, streaming video or whatever.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
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CShaveRRTo My Friends.... After serious and cautious consideration, your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2010! My Wish for You in 2010 May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be those of joy. May the problems you've been having forget your home address! In simple words... May 2010 be the best year of your life!
May 2010 be the best year of your life!
Carl:-
Whadda great list of sentiments. I'm severely, sorely, and terribly impressed - my highest accolade!
Cheers to you too!
/s/ Bob
CShaveRRVery rough day at work yesterday--I'm almost scared to go back there! We're starting out with a temperature of zero here, which won't make things easier. I'm so glad it's "Friday"--would have been worse if I'd had a full week!
UP can't hump well when it's cold? Sorry, couldn't resist! LOL!
I wonder if the lumber business may be picking up. The last couple of days on CN I've seen lots of empty centerbeam cars headed north. We'll see if they start coming south again. I'll send 'em to Murphy.
Carl, you hinted at an answer to my question for you. How do the sub-freezing temps. make your job harder? The switch lubricants thicken (right?). What else? Do cars roll faster or slower? How about slowing the cars?
Just curious!
James
Carl:
IF your yard is like most yards, that switch lubricant is an organic red or white grease instead of the black/grey graphite & petroleum based stuff? The organic stuff is lousy near zero (hardly viscous) and turns to an ucky gel that mixes with engine sand and dirt to become reddish asphalt. The manufacturers claim you can put the stuff on with a paint brush, but a stick or spatula is a more appropriate tool even in warm weather.
Used to be I would see ground monkeys sneaking around this time of year with carman's long-neck journal oil cans in the yard because the track department refused to oil switch plates acct. threats from the environmental engineers and upper level supervisors on inspection trips.
CShaveRRBrian, whatever you're incineratin' there, keep in mind that I personally stay toasty warm and have no problems!
Hey, don't drag me into this! (He's Dan, I'm Brian)
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
blhanel CShaveRRBrian, whatever you're incineratin' there, keep in mind that I personally stay toasty warm and have no problems! Hey, don't drag me into this! (He's Dan, I'm Brian)
I'm sure we're doing the same things as everyone else to keep warm, Dan, but I wanted to make it clear that I wasn't the one broaching the subject for discussion in the Lounge.
I resolve to ride as many trains as I can, as often as I can.
This is the same resolution I make every year.
blhanel I'm sure we're doing the same things as everyone else to keep warm, Dan, but I wanted to make it clear that I wasn't the one broaching the subject for discussion in the Lounge.
That they have- I'll join you, except for contributing to answering railfan questions concerning my neck of the woods...
CShaveRRI would hope that this Lounge could become a refuge from all of that--kind of flying above the radar, as it were. (What do I know about flying?[%])
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