Johnny - I have seen names in some states that I can't get past the first 2 letters w/o mangling them. But I am not standing in front of a camera, earning a living and mangling them when I should have done my homework to make sure I know exactly how they are pronounced. And who proofreads the spellcheck?
Today I guess mangle is good! And correct spelling is optional.
Shows you have a good edumacation!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie, I can name two places in Mississippi whose names are mispronounced by many, who look at them and think they know how--Biloxi (which is B'LUXi) and Pass Christian (which is Pass CHRIST(I as in IS)iANN). Also, many people think that the Mississippi Delta is down at the mouth of the River, not knowing that it is well north, in Mississippi, and is bounded by hills on the east and the River on the west; Greenville and Greenwood are in the Delta.
There is a proper name in South Carolina (I am not sure that anybody bears it now) which would really give the unlearned fits. For several years, my district was represented in Congress by "Dick" Richards--who went by his middle name, Prioleau (Pray Low), at home. He had an uncle and a cousin of the same name. Don't ask me where the name came from.
Johnny
Well, Sir C - as usual, you leave me with questions.
Were you working with the survey crew at the time? Can you give me a detail or two of how this "accident" happened?
Did the Hi-Rail get "bit" while on the tracks or on the road? Sounds like on the road? Should always travel on tracks!
Murphy - will send new hole
Norm: TV weather is just as bad. They don't know how to pronounce the names of cities in the state they are now living in and the puter-generated news on the screen needs a healthier spell check!
ARRRR!
Read the news bit. It's not only the bad guys who are stupid. Reporters qualify too.
Norm
ns took the crane to work today but brought it back, The Ns local was uptown gathering empty cars. need to do more chores.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Warren Buffet might take umbrage with that. (Then again, the dim-bulb newsies still think BN still exists)
KUSA - Commerce City Police say train hit an empty vehicle stuck on a railroad track belonging to the suspects of an earlier case of shots fired.
I'm guessing this means they were stockholders in BNSF?
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...
Mookie Wow! 70 yesterday - 51 today. Sending snow up to Murphy! It's ok - you can keep whatever arrives!
Wow! 70 yesterday - 51 today. Sending snow up to Murphy! It's ok - you can keep whatever arrives!
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
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Weird Day (or Detective KissyMyCinderCaboose moved to Colorado?)
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/362136/222/Train-hits-fleeing-suspects-car
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/shooting-suspects-car-gets-stuck-on-train-tracks-but-trio-flees-before-train-smashes-into-car (News Flash: Burlington Northern died 17 years ago)
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Just was part of a survey crew that leveled through the call center of a major insurance company while they were all busy answering questions. (Da floor is sinking - all those folks doing a Jimmy Hoffa cement shoes lookalike contest finally became a void under the concrete floor?)
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Saw the aftermath of what a Subaru looks like when it tries to sideswipe the rear corner of a BNSF Suburban hi-rail this morning in a chain collision on I-25.
Work done for today. Getting stuff around for tomorrow. Watching the weather. trick or treat might be a washout on Thursday.
joe
MookieTree - is that part of your "conductors" uniform or your go-to-meetin' suit?
That would be the "go to meetin'" suit... Or was.
Today pretty much defined miserable, weather-wise. Cold (40-ish), windy, and raining. Yuck! I can handle one or two at one time, but all three makes for, well, a miserable day. At least I had no pressing work to do outside...
Tree - is that part of your "conductors" uniform or your go-to-meetin' suit?
Joe - We will be out tomorrow and I will watch for them.
Item in local rag: New Bar in Arena. We have a brand new arena in what was formerly part of the CBQ/BNSF railyard - right around the old depot. They had to build a new Amtrak depot, move rails, clean dirt, etc.
I was intrigued by the name, so read the article - going to be a small-scale Las Vegas type bar - all blinky and with dancing, DJ's, etc. It is in what is called "The Railyard". (How apropos!)
Last line of article explained the name of the bar......."Rule G". Snicker, snicker! How clever!
afternoon
Mookie your bnsf units are coming back home. An empty coal train and a stack train were pacing each other between Hamler and Holgate today. You know it's windy when there are whitecaps on the Deshler resivours. We are back home warming up now.
I was going to go as an insurance salesman, but my three piece suit (ahem) no longer fits...
zardoz Very fetching! Although I didn't think green was your color. Are you going wear that for trick-or-treating?
Very fetching! Although I didn't think green was your color.
Are you going wear that for trick-or-treating?
You know the difference?
<> - like my Halloween costume?
Snow to the south and southeast of us - mostly sunshine here today.
Actually got a couple of important projects going today - finally.
Just checked out a neighboring fire department's new pumper - nice rig. We have to wait a year to get ours, but it'll be worth the wait.
Off to other challenges!
some sprinkles this morning.sunny this afternoon. crane still sitting outside the warehouse.Local was waiting to go back west uptown. time to run some errands.
Chilly this morning. Thirty degrees and hard frost.
All our zoo "lost" was a couple of peacocks. They were males and not "lost" for long. However, capture was a little labor intensive.
Norm48327 Do they return them to the wild or send them to another Zoo?
Do they return them to the wild or send them to another Zoo?
Gee, and I thought all of the missing lynx were in Washington...
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)
Good thing it wasn't full grown. They can be nasty. Do they return them to the wild or send them to another Zoo? I know a guy in Colorado who has them as frequent visitors to his yard. Won't let them in the house though.
Enjoy the quiet. Better than having a row constantly going on.
Gee, sure has been quiet in here!
As proof that fire departments do still rescue cats from trees, a local career staffed fire department retrieved (much to the cat's chagrin) a young Canadian lynx that had escaped from its enclosure at the local zoo. Its sibling escaped, too, but was caught on the ground by zoo staff.
The fire department used its tower ladder to effect the rescue.
The young lynx are at this zoo until they are old enough to be sent elsewhere.
ns had the crane moving around today.They also had a Herzog unit picking up rail ties. The local was back when I left work as well. Chores to do.
evening
well NS decided to put some gons deeper in the siding at work.can really get up and close to a crane too. The local was working when I left. chores and errands done. Time to relax.
tree68 Deggesty I doubt you thought to have a pumpkin or two to throw at them. Actually, there were around 250 pumpkins (nice throwing size) in the dump body... Didn't want to waste any. At least I didn't catch them "in the act..."
Deggesty I doubt you thought to have a pumpkin or two to throw at them.
Actually, there were around 250 pumpkins (nice throwing size) in the dump body... Didn't want to waste any.
At least I didn't catch them "in the act..."
some sprinkles here in Nw ohio. Going to get frosty the next couple of days. Work is going to get busy busy. Going to check on Matt's homework.
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