Semper Vaporo which one has something to do with "Old-Time Southern Engineering"?
The one with the stick. The Norfolk Southern guy used good old-fashioned 'Southern' ingenuity to get the train rolling again. (And the kludge was good enough for 'safe' high-speed running...)
To quote another sort-of-Southern source, "It's a joke, son."
Falls about as flat, too, come to mention it...
Deggesty Semper Vaporo Would someone please give some indication of where this blog is located? Look up at the top of the page, and click on "Blogs & Forums"
Semper Vaporo Would someone please give some indication of where this blog is located?
Would someone please give some indication of where this blog is located?
Look up at the top of the page, and click on "Blogs & Forums"
I did, which one has something to do with "Old-Time Southern Engineering"?
"Trump Hunter 'can't be so soft' [Satire]"
"60 minutes in the life of EHH"
"Rare endcab switchers are still among us"
"How inventive use of a stick saved the day aboard The Canadian"
"It's springtime for railfans ... in Wisconsin"
"Requiem for the Tidewater Turn"
"10 questions for the manager of this year's Norfolk & Western No. 611 trips"
Semper Vaporo
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chutton01Wouldn't Red Green, set in northern Ontario, Canada IIRC, be the Canadian analogue to the duct tape theology?
Ye Gods, I had no idea! Didn't even bother to fact-check it. I was sure that was making gentle 'redneck' fun, targeted at the typical sort of redneck areas so popular on YouTube...
It sure is Canadian, isn't it ... perhaps even more so than Lake Wobegon is "Minnesot'n"
Johnny
WizlishI was not aware of a Canadian analogue to the duct-tape theology represented by the Red Green franchise, nor did I think that the Canadian 'analogue' of 'git-r-dun' had the same unique combination of kludge-like expediency and unlikely found materials as that particular 'school' of emergineering and aleatory materials science.
tree68 We don't call it "sixty mile an hour tape" for nothin'...
We don't call it "sixty mile an hour tape" for nothin'...
Thats 200 MPH tape in my favorite sport!
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chutton01Wouldn't referencing the Red Green Show make it the "Great White North" school of engineering?
I didn't want to bring up Bob and Doug with so many Canadians active in the forums right now. In any case... I was not aware of a Canadian analogue to the duct-tape theology represented by the Red Green franchise, nor did I think that the Canadian 'analogue' of 'git-r-dun' had the same unique combination of kludge-like expediency and unlikely found materials as that particular 'school' of emergineering and aleatory materials science.
I would be delighted to hear what the detailed Canadian versions of both the philosophy and the implementation are, for the various geographical regions (or regional stereotypes!) that might apply. Is it politically correct to use "Newfie" humor any more, even if one is Canadian and therefore poses no risk of PC nation-state disrespect?
EDIT: I am leaving this post intact as an example of the amazing pitfalls that happen when you ASSume. Aside from noting that yes, Red Green would be 'Great White Northern engineering'...
WizlishEspecially if you are familiar with the general Red Green School of Engineering use of duct tape...
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I don't know how many people have read Malcolm Kenton's Feb 29 blog post, but if you haven't, you may have quite a treat in store. Especially if you are familiar with the general Red Green School of Engineering use of duct tape...
Perhaps the best part of the story is the sentence containing the highly-interesting-in-context words "at speed"...
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