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QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1 I hate florida the only people that live in florida is old people and their parents. vsmith You bring up a good point . just because you cant do any of these things and drive is no reason to get down on us. Have you ever been around nashville tn at rush hour ? or atlanta ga? the south is all about sports football and nascar, rush hour is like nascar at talledaga or daytona 4-5 lanes of high speed drafting. if you are doing less than 90mph on the shoulder get in the grass . or some one will put you there. and if you think you can run with the big boys that is where football comes in. go to any parking lot of any office or factory and watch the games begin. ( i would say go to a wal-mart store but the women get to mean exspecialy at sales) . and watch the people scrap over a parking spot 2 up from the fartherest one there. Heck i remeber riding with my 91 year old aunt in her corvette. we idled at 110mph. For some reason people stay away from senoir citezens
Have fun with your trains
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Ah Wabash and VSmith - you made my day - !!!! Sounds a little like Lincoln - just throw in some ice and snow! And this is the land of the SUVs! Nuts to a hummer - I am getting a tank to drive around in - say I like that - Mookie in an old Sherman Tank! Get Outta My Way You Cell Phone Bagel Eatin' Junkie!
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman Seems like this is a good place to post this As some of youi know, I jsut did the tour of Florida, very nice and warm might I add.. Now one night we stayed in a hotel near the train Tracks... now these tracks had Traffic lights, which is down right Stupid in the first place, but they had them. Now i couldn;'t halp but notice THAT EVERY single car, you could fit 2 comfotably between the Traffic lights and the RR crosdding, but there was always a THEIRD or FORTH car that would stop on the tracks!! ALWAYS stop on the tracks!! ?!?!?!? Who the heck Stops on RR tracks? I think I learnt thatr 3 minutes after i was born not to do that, that seems pretty easy to understand that concept.. It comes more naturally then common sence, it's like Elementry sence, somehting you should have learned along with the ABC's. I litterally could not believe my eyes. There was not one car, whilwe iwas observing that stayed on the other side of the tracks, and we are talking about the CSX main line. Perhaps, as i'm told, that the light automatically turns green when a train goes through. Heres how that system works: FIRST the RR lights must be triggered in order to send a signal to the Town's Traffic light box in order for the Traffic lights to display Green.. So what happens if the RR lgiths fail, that would cause a glitch in the system, and not turn the traffic light green, causing it to stay RED. To me, It's bad enoguh that RR lgihts Fail sometimes, and relying on them isnt an exceptionally Great idea. But relying on them to start flashing, then send a signla to the traffic light box so the traffic lights turn green, is relying on them FAR too much, if those ones failed your up shaza creek without a paddle. your boxed in between 2 cars, if your lucky, maybe more. WHAT i'm trying to say .. DON'T STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSING!! Would you stop your car in the middle of the highway, or an airplane runway? It's actually safer to stop your car in the middle lane of the highway!! Some people.. Hey Kevin, Welcome to America Buddy! Dont you know that Common Sense is illegal down here, and its very dangerous to be thinking sensibly also. People will be resentfull and angry if you point out how stupid they are. Its a well known fact that down here its everyones God given in-alienable right to beincredulously stupid. In fact being stupid is a point of pride for many down here, how else do you explain the armies ot creatins down here who drive while eating, putting on make up, talking on the phone, reading the newspaper, changing jr's daipers, doing their income taxes, or watching a DVD, all while blasting down the freeway at 90mph in their giant SUV (bonus points are given while doing all the above at the same time while steering with your knees). So people stopped on the tracks, BIG DEAL, THATS THERE GOD GIVEN RIGHT, DAMMIT!!!.DARN RIGHT IT IS, DAMMIT!!!![:(!] Dont you know that its the TRAIN that has to stop, least the blessed driver of the Hummer would have to defile his Self-rightousness by stopping before the crossing. DONT YOU KNOW WHAT A SIN THAT IS DOWN HERE? DONT YOU?[}:)] Kevin, Just yanking your chain,LOL, [:D]now you've got some idea why I'm always blasting drivers down here.[xx(] Actually I'm surprised you managed to get out of Florida alive, the way some of those morons drive down there.[;)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman Seems like this is a good place to post this As some of youi know, I jsut did the tour of Florida, very nice and warm might I add.. Now one night we stayed in a hotel near the train Tracks... now these tracks had Traffic lights, which is down right Stupid in the first place, but they had them. Now i couldn;'t halp but notice THAT EVERY single car, you could fit 2 comfotably between the Traffic lights and the RR crosdding, but there was always a THEIRD or FORTH car that would stop on the tracks!! ALWAYS stop on the tracks!! ?!?!?!? Who the heck Stops on RR tracks? I think I learnt thatr 3 minutes after i was born not to do that, that seems pretty easy to understand that concept.. It comes more naturally then common sence, it's like Elementry sence, somehting you should have learned along with the ABC's. I litterally could not believe my eyes. There was not one car, whilwe iwas observing that stayed on the other side of the tracks, and we are talking about the CSX main line. Perhaps, as i'm told, that the light automatically turns green when a train goes through. Heres how that system works: FIRST the RR lights must be triggered in order to send a signal to the Town's Traffic light box in order for the Traffic lights to display Green.. So what happens if the RR lgiths fail, that would cause a glitch in the system, and not turn the traffic light green, causing it to stay RED. To me, It's bad enoguh that RR lgihts Fail sometimes, and relying on them isnt an exceptionally Great idea. But relying on them to start flashing, then send a signla to the traffic light box so the traffic lights turn green, is relying on them FAR too much, if those ones failed your up shaza creek without a paddle. your boxed in between 2 cars, if your lucky, maybe more. WHAT i'm trying to say .. DON'T STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSING!! Would you stop your car in the middle of the highway, or an airplane runway? It's actually safer to stop your car in the middle lane of the highway!! Some people..
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Ah Wabash and VSmith - you made my day - !!!! Sounds a little like Lincoln - just throw in some ice and snow! And this is the land of the SUVs! Nuts to a hummer - I am getting a tank to drive around in - say I like that - Mookie in an old Sherman Tank! Get Outta My Way You Cell Phone Bagel Eatin' Junkie! Hi Mookie, FYI, Eco-terrorists burned a Hummer dealer here a few months ago, shortly after guerrilla artists started putting up posters that said "BURN HUMMER, BURN!" Waiting for the t-shirt of that one!!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman When you say hummer dealership.. your talking about the SUV Hummer dealership, right? [:D] just tryuing to get the terms defined.
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman Oh Burning hummer... Burning Hummer, eh? hehehehehehehehe... bet it feels weird... [:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by WaterLevelCat Hey: Maybe there IS such a thing as too quiet... Remember that the whole purpose of horns, whistles, gongs, ditch lights, and any other implements is supposed to be save lives. I was involved in a rail fatality last week, anything that would have alerted that victim to get off the tracks would be very necessary. I've heard plenty of things louder and more disturbing than train horns and whistles. Somebody can always complain about the noise, but are they grateful that nobody gets hit?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by WaterLevelCat Hey: Maybe there IS such a thing as too quiet... Remember that the whole purpose of horns, whistles, gongs, ditch lights, and any other implements is supposed to be save lives. I was involved in a rail fatality last week, anything that would have alerted that victim to get off the tracks would be very necessary. I've heard plenty of things louder and more disturbing than train horns and whistles. Somebody can always complain about the noise, but are they grateful that nobody gets hit? [:I] Curious Mookie again - what's a Water Level Cat? New breed to me! Moo
Quentin
QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo Or is Mookie using an underfur disguise? [:-,]
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz AAR Statement on FRA Rule on Whistle Blowing This new rule recognizes that sounding train horns saves lives while, at the same time, provides localities alternatives to the locomotive horn where safety will not be compromised.
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