Is it necessary to be insulting in order to get your message across?

[Junctionfan]

St. Catharines is located west of Niagara Falls.

[Mookie]

I found it! You are and it is!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

I found it! You are and it is!

Hats off in the forum, There is a lady among us[tup][wow]

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

I found it! You are and it is!

Hats off in the forum, There is a lady among us[tup][wow]

ill leave my hat on..mookie is one of the guys..ahahaha
csx engineer

[Anonymous]

Waycross or Jessup they know you there?

[Anonymous]

I just started reading this thread, and on the first page, I was like "Oh my god, four pages of this *rap?", yet I still felt compelled to post, so I skipped to the end and Mookies typing St. Catherine's who? Amazing !!! Anyway, I backup and get it now.

I suspect that what had a good part in prompting this "discussion" [:-,] , was a recent thread about compound locomotives on the N&W, where Old Fart, er Old Timer and Big UP something or other were totaly ripping each other with total abandon. While this was happening, I felt a need to step in with a few calming words when it occured to me these two were simply testing their knowledge of excreme decor complimentation, and were in fact greatly enjoying themselves, at which point I realized the things they were saying to each other could be construed as humorous.

Generally, if you ask questions that are relevent and intelligent, you should get decent answers and dignified responses. And, if you are an *** and insist on it, somebody is sure to step up.

That's my opinion, and I do have a sphincter.

Oh, the "excreme decor complimentation" I just made up, pretty good huh?

[Mookie]

I always think a little "difference of opinion" is good for a forum. I like a good dig as well as the next person. Just as long as you don't draw blood.

But along with finding out where St Catharines is - I found out that Canada is a lot closer than I ever imagined! I never had any reason to look there until I joined the forum and found out people exist west of the Missouri river! Sorry for the diversion, but not really - it was fun exploring!

Mookie

[Junctionfan]

I always like your calm and gentle spirit. Great to be on the forum with you Mookie.

[Mookie]

Thank you! A compliment is always appreciated! Even csx engineer calling me one of the guys!

[cherokee woman]

Mookie, I second that compliment to you: you ARE a very calming and gentle spirit
on the forums. More of us should be like you in that respect. YOU GO, GIRLFRIEND,
and keep on keeping us all in line. [angel]

[Mookie]

CW - there are a lot of people out there that would disagree with you, but fortunately for me, they don't attack. However, a good swipe once in awhile will keep me humble!

Mookie

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

However, a good swipe once in awhile will keep me humble!

Mookie

I am somehow reminded of the Loonie Tunes cartoon where the dog thought he was going after Sylvester, but was up against a puma instead.... Rather picture Mookie doing the swiping, though...

[Mookie]

Mookie has been known to take a chunk here and there - but age has helped make that more like bitty pieces.

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

Waycross or Jessup they know you there?

????? Someone has been to south Georgia! The Jesup there has only one "s"; the only "2s" Jessup I know of is in central Maryland. That's why we called Jesup, GA the "half-a** Jesup" when we were there.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

Waycross or Jessup they know you there?

????? Someone has been to south Georgia! The Jesup there has only one "s"; the only "2s" Jessup I know of is in central Maryland. That's why we called Jesup, GA the "half-a** Jesup" when we were there.

Indeed you are correct there is only one s in Jesup, I sit corrected by one who knows more than I.[#oops][banghead][tup]Well said.

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

Waycross or Jessup they know you there?

????? Someone has been to south Georgia! The Jesup there has only one "s"; the only "2s" Jessup I know of is in central Maryland. That's why we called Jesup, GA the "half-a** Jesup" when we were there.

Indeed you are correct there is only one s in Jesup, I sit corrected by one who knows more than I.[#oops][banghead][tup]Well said.

No putdown intended, Piouslion. I was just stunned that anyone else was familiar with Waycross and Jesup. How did you acquire that familiarity? I'm a refugee from that part of the world, unfortunately.

[Junctionfan]

Refugee?

[Anonymous]

JOdom: As Mr. Hemphill has said on more than one occasion, the lack of a fuller profile does present its disadvantages. I would be happy to speak with you about the Coastal Empire of Georgia. Included knowlege of the Green Frog, Plant Hatch, The Southeastern Corridor, and mabe a thing or two about a great big swamp. I also know some Odoms from that part of the country

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Refugee?

Probably should have said economic refugee. Left for better opportunities, and haven't been able to get back. There are apparently two kinds of places in the world, places where one would like to live and places one can make a decent living.

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Refugee?

Probably should have said economic refugee. Left for better opportunities, and haven't been able to get back. There are apparently two kinds of places in the world, places where one would like to live and places one can make a decent living.

You should probably be careful with saying refugee. You never know when the INS is watching[:D]

[SALfan]

You've never heard me speak or seen me. Only a deaf and blind (and not too bright) INS agent would give me more than a passing glance. At one time I spoke a little (a VERY little) Spanish, and one of my listeners (victims?) told me I was the only person she had ever heard drawl in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

That particular drawl is world famous for either charming the ladies or for describing the finer points of the outdoor life

[Junctionfan]

I think we might have gone off topic...[:)]

[Anonymous]

You guys have been busy while I've been working on the apple orchard...err railroad...just about got the growth of those "bad apples" down to a science.

Got my waders out for that darn Ivan. Ed is it headin' your way now?

LC

[edblysard]

Ole Ivan went right on by between Lufkin and the border with LA...already past, no rain yet, but the back side swirl should water the lawns pretty good this afternoon.

Ed[8D]

[Anonymous]

Oh blast- they are playing Stairway to heaven on the Radio-
I don't like that song it is too long winded-

Now where Was I- let me scroll up because it slipped my mind what I wanted to say..

can't concentrate, stairway is playing... will get back to this

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Oh blast- they are playing Stairway to heaven on the Radio-
I don't like that song it is too long winded-

That's one reason I like it - no blathering DJ, no H-H-H-U-U-U-G-G-G-E-E-E-!-!-! car dealership commercials - just rock and roll.

[Junctionfan]

I SAID GREEEN!!! EERRRRRRRRRRR! ouch.

Now that's advertising.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Oh blast- they are playing Stairway to heaven on the Radio-
I don't like that song it is too long winded-

That's one reason I like it - no blathering DJ, no H-H-H-U-U-U-G-G-G-E-E-E-!-!-! car dealership commercials - just rock and roll.

Ok that is a good reason actually- But I wish you know, 3 minutes maybe 4- could of wrapped it up, we got the point.. stairs.. heaven.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Yeah, Andrew you have to list all the bad apples that really make you angry, let me see:

LC- Your head is so friggin big, your either going to fall over and need firefighter assistance to get up, or your going to have trouble fitting into a locomotive soon- you aint' the best thing since Molson, hate to tell you- don't become one of those Old head "know it alls" who get "righted" every 3 secondes by young wipper snappers like myself

WOW- I do feel better!

Kevin-

I guess you must have a lonely brain cell somewhere in that empty head of yours. BTW, it's "whipper snapper" and I've never seen seconds spelled with the extra "e" either. Is that the Quebec spelling??

Frankly, I'm not sure I buy your claim of former railroad affiliation in any event. You must have flattened a lot of wheels and upset a lot of engineers with your unsafe behaviors. That certainly could explain your not working on the RR. I know that many engineers who don't like conductors they work with have their own suite of tricks that can make life miserable for the conductor. That aside, pulling the air would require the conductor to walk the train and perform an air test assuming there were no defects. Not something I'd want to do as a conductor (why would one want to expose themselves to multiple emergency applications?), no railroader I know would do that for kicks as you imply you have done.

It is really easy to type the words here on the page, much harder to do the job in real life.

LC