Trains.com

TRAINS News Wire Content

3269 views
22 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Monday, August 4, 2003 10:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by sooblue



Well, maybe I shouldn't, my hearing isn't as good as it used to be.
I KNOW !!
I'll just stay close to the crosssing. The bells and lights will tip me off.
Sooblue
[:0] I WILL YELL SO YOU CAN HEAR ME - DON'T GET HURT - I CAN'T LOSE ONE OF MY BROTHERS! OR TAKE ME WITH YOU - MY EYES AREN'T THAT GOOD, BUT MY HEARING IS EXCELLENT!

Jen




Just like when we were kids and you could walk for miles on the track. Over bridges and on set out cars. Climb the stacked ties and get tar all over ya! Mom went wild.
We used to stretch pennies. All that great stuff had to be done in between trains.
I can't remember anyone getting hurt and the traffic on the soo was at it's peak too.
We were never ever caught unawares.
All of us knew the dangers, but heck, you don't even have to go outside to get killed these days. The bullets go right through the wall.
And Jenny, thanks for caring.
Sooblue
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Monday, August 4, 2003 10:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by sooblue



Well, maybe I shouldn't, my hearing isn't as good as it used to be.
I KNOW !!
I'll just stay close to the crosssing. The bells and lights will tip me off.
Sooblue
[:0] I WILL YELL SO YOU CAN HEAR ME - DON'T GET HURT - I CAN'T LOSE ONE OF MY BROTHERS! OR TAKE ME WITH YOU - MY EYES AREN'T THAT GOOD, BUT MY HEARING IS EXCELLENT!

Jen




Just like when we were kids and you could walk for miles on the track. Over bridges and on set out cars. Climb the stacked ties and get tar all over ya! Mom went wild.
We used to stretch pennies. All that great stuff had to be done in between trains.
I can't remember anyone getting hurt and the traffic on the soo was at it's peak too.
We were never ever caught unawares.
All of us knew the dangers, but heck, you don't even have to go outside to get killed these days. The bullets go right through the wall.
And Jenny, thanks for caring.
Sooblue
  • Member since
    August 2003
  • 18 posts
Posted by vvtdeb on Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:43 AM
It all boils down to MONEY. The Lawyers take frivilous cases to court because of MONEY. They (juries) award the "victims" un-Godly sums of MONEY that the lawyers usually get a large proportion of. That money usually comes from Insurance companies that then raise the RATES of insurance for the events historically covered.
  • Member since
    August 2003
  • 18 posts
Posted by vvtdeb on Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:43 AM
It all boils down to MONEY. The Lawyers take frivilous cases to court because of MONEY. They (juries) award the "victims" un-Godly sums of MONEY that the lawyers usually get a large proportion of. That money usually comes from Insurance companies that then raise the RATES of insurance for the events historically covered.
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:05 PM
Sure, that's it, blame it on the lawyers...

Nothing ever changes...those who are the first to blame lawyers for society's ills are also the first to sue...

Looking for someone to blame, take a look in the mirror...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:05 PM
Sure, that's it, blame it on the lawyers...

Nothing ever changes...those who are the first to blame lawyers for society's ills are also the first to sue...

Looking for someone to blame, take a look in the mirror...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:22 PM
Boy LC,
The first day he/she posts and bang jumped on.
Just a few months ago I sent an e-mail to a lawyer as a reply, REPLY mind you. He charged me 40.00 to read it and I was only replying to what HE sent me.
Than 4 weeks later he gave me a receipt for payment made to him and he charged me 150.00 for that. NOW WHERE'S THE JUSTUS?
If I tried to do something like that I'd be laughed at.
Sooblue



QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Sure, that's it, blame it on the lawyers...

Nothing ever changes...those who are the first to blame lawyers for society's ills are also the first to sue...

Looking for someone to blame, take a look in the mirror...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:22 PM
Boy LC,
The first day he/she posts and bang jumped on.
Just a few months ago I sent an e-mail to a lawyer as a reply, REPLY mind you. He charged me 40.00 to read it and I was only replying to what HE sent me.
Than 4 weeks later he gave me a receipt for payment made to him and he charged me 150.00 for that. NOW WHERE'S THE JUSTUS?
If I tried to do something like that I'd be laughed at.
Sooblue



QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Sure, that's it, blame it on the lawyers...

Nothing ever changes...those who are the first to blame lawyers for society's ills are also the first to sue...

Looking for someone to blame, take a look in the mirror...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:57 PM
Well Soo, if he/she doesn't want to get jumped on they should post inflammatory garbage. As to your note, there are bad apples in every profession. It sounds like you need a new lawyer. When you look for one, examine your objectives carefully and get references from the lawyer's former or current clients. Oh, and justice is spelled this way and not "justus" which is a contraction of two words, but not a word itself...

I don't know about you but I'm heading back for what this site was meant for, railroads...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:57 PM
Well Soo, if he/she doesn't want to get jumped on they should post inflammatory garbage. As to your note, there are bad apples in every profession. It sounds like you need a new lawyer. When you look for one, examine your objectives carefully and get references from the lawyer's former or current clients. Oh, and justice is spelled this way and not "justus" which is a contraction of two words, but not a word itself...

I don't know about you but I'm heading back for what this site was meant for, railroads...

LC
  • Member since
    October 2002
  • From: Kansas City area
  • 833 posts
Posted by Trainnut484 on Monday, August 18, 2003 5:15 PM
I used to subscribe to Pacific RailNews years ago. It was published by Interurban Press, which was, or the magazine, bought out by Kalmbach. I miss the reporting style that made PRN so great. Each railroad had their own column that had reports of everything from line abandonments to both old and new equipment purchases. It would be nice if Trains News Wire Content would take a similarity to it.
All the Way!
  • Member since
    October 2002
  • From: Kansas City area
  • 833 posts
Posted by Trainnut484 on Monday, August 18, 2003 5:15 PM
I used to subscribe to Pacific RailNews years ago. It was published by Interurban Press, which was, or the magazine, bought out by Kalmbach. I miss the reporting style that made PRN so great. Each railroad had their own column that had reports of everything from line abandonments to both old and new equipment purchases. It would be nice if Trains News Wire Content would take a similarity to it.
All the Way!
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Monday, August 18, 2003 9:14 PM
Hi LC,
Dog gone spell check, I knew I misspelled justice, [:I]I didn't know that I spelled justus right [:D]




QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Well Soo, if he/she doesn't want to get jumped on they should post inflammatory garbage. As to your note, there are bad apples in every profession. It sounds like you need a new lawyer. When you look for one, examine your objectives carefully and get references from the lawyer's former or current clients. Oh, and justice is spelled this way and not "justus" which is a contraction of two words, but not a word itself...

I don't know about you but I'm heading back for what this site was meant for, railroads...

LC
  • Member since
    April 2002
  • From: US
  • 446 posts
Posted by sooblue on Monday, August 18, 2003 9:14 PM
Hi LC,
Dog gone spell check, I knew I misspelled justice, [:I]I didn't know that I spelled justus right [:D]




QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Well Soo, if he/she doesn't want to get jumped on they should post inflammatory garbage. As to your note, there are bad apples in every profession. It sounds like you need a new lawyer. When you look for one, examine your objectives carefully and get references from the lawyer's former or current clients. Oh, and justice is spelled this way and not "justus" which is a contraction of two words, but not a word itself...

I don't know about you but I'm heading back for what this site was meant for, railroads...

LC
  • Member since
    December 2001
  • From: Upper Left Coast
  • 1,796 posts
Posted by kenneo on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:42 PM
If I want that detail level, I will get the P/L statements.
Eric
  • Member since
    December 2001
  • From: Upper Left Coast
  • 1,796 posts
Posted by kenneo on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:42 PM
If I want that detail level, I will get the P/L statements.
Eric

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy