Sound familar?

[Murphy Siding]

Ed : I was going to post my computer generated model to prove that "in theory" your assumptions about light bulbs are wrong. ...........[:)]

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard


How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electrical section

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

7 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs

4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs

3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Found this on another forum, though you guys would get a kick out of it, considering...

Ed

Here's an addendum to Ed's original post on this thread, courtesy of
Reader's Digest:

Who's Counting?
How many Deadheads does it take to change a light bulb?
12,001. That's one to change it, 2,000 to record the event and
take picturres, and 10,000 to follow it around until it burns out.[:D][:D]

[jeaton]

Ah yes... If you remember the '60s you weren't there.

[edblysard]

When?

Oh, yeah....
Uhhh, nope, can’t remember a thing!

Hey, what if we started a thread based totally on an excel spread sheet program, 25 year old data, a little economic voodoo and a lot of evasive answers?

Oh, wait, that’s already been done...

Ed

[Murphy Siding]

If a light bulb goes out in a forest, is it still dark? Any "theories"?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Ah yes... If you remember the '60s you weren't there.

But they keep trying to remind us...Woodstock was on yesterday...


m

[Anonymous]

Murphy Siding:
1. Depends on the time of day.
2. Depends on where in the forest the light bulb was originally located.
3. Depends on how fast the damaged light bulb could be replaced by a forum member.

Roland

[edblysard]

Roland,
Fan train went out thrusday night, but yesterday, we spotted a empty set of flats in the docks for a new one on the way...will keep better tabs on it for you,
Ed

[Murphy Siding]

Ed: What type of bulbs do they use on the fan train?[:)]

[edblysard]

74 volt D/C

Ed[:D]

[Murphy Siding]

Ed: That's still not as good as they had on the Milwaukee Road. Good thing I'm not a fast typer, or I'd write 14 paragraphs of fluff to *prove* it.[}:)]

[edblysard]

Hummm,
Sounds like someone has realized that they are being had!
A Excel spread sheet, two years as a "staffer" and a little while toting a fire extinguisher, add some voodoo economics, an off world Montana wheat farmer in disguise as a consultant....and Ta Da, all the problems of railroading solved right here on Trains.com forum, by two world renowned phantoms...

And you guys though they were presenting hard facts...
About the only thing hard there are the heads!

I love how neither one of them will ever really answer any question that doesn’t support their theories...

Ed

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the update ED. Will be watching for it when it gets close to here.

Murphy Siding: Fan trains use FRED for lighting.

Roland

[bobwilcox]

I think we should revsit the question of giving Montana to Alberta in return for 1,000 free cab rides between Calgary and Kamloops.

[edblysard]

Do ya think anybody but Dave and Mike Sol would miss it?

Shoot, skip the cab rides, if they take both of them with it!

Ed[:D]