The WildClickers take the train to the Rainforest. Track 61

Stradee wrote:

Do you all remember driving down the road to anywhere and reading the Burma Shave signs? Priceless!

The Job

I'm not allowed to run the train
The whistle I can't blow
I'm not the one who designates
How far the train will go
I'm not allowed to blow the steam
Or even ring the bell
But let the damn thing jump the track
And see who catches hell.
author unknown

Guys whose eyes
Are in their backs
Get halos crossing
Railroad tracks

He saw
The train
And tried to duck it
Kicked first the gas
And then the bucket

A Winters Cold
Getting to my Railway Shed's
like getting out of jail!
Attempts to slip out quietly
Inevitably fail.......
"You've been coughing and you're sneezing
like you're comming down with flu
if you go and make it worse
then I'm not looking after you!"
Replies must be immediate
Forthright, convincing, bold......
"I'b goin' to my railway
an' I habben godda code!"

A peanut sat on the railroad track,
His heart was all a flutter,
Here comes the 3:59
Toot toot
Peanut Butter

Train wrecks few
Reason clear
Fireman
Never hugs
Engineer

That was so cute! About 6 years a friend gave me that little poem and I kept it but lost track of where I put it. Alas, 2 years ago, she passed away and I found it! I sat and read it while the tears streamed down my face! She has no idea what she had left me. She gave it to me as a gesture of encouragement. She was a throwback, to when women were ladies and acted accordingly. I was surprised when she told me what she did for a living. Prepped homes for occupancy! She did carpentry, shampooed carpets, moved furniture, painted and did manual work, that just by looking at her, it didn't fit the picture. She was ultra-feminine, with one of those long, blond pony-tails, with a matching bow in the center, to match her clothes. She looked like she was caught between the late 50's and mid-sixties. Very fine features; she almost looked like a proper school-teacher! The poem about the train flooded the memories of her. I'll never forget her and the kindness and friendship we shared. Thank you for reminding me of how fleeting life is and how wonderful it can be when you meet good, ordinary people! Thank you so much! I love your train.
Teeny

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Aww Teeny, her light and friendship still shines!

Bless her heart, and yours as well.

Shirl

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Hey all,

clicked.............

Have a nice weekend.

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She kissed the
hairbrush
By mistake
She thought it was
her husband
Jake

Burma shave

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Don't stick your
Elbow
Out too far;
It might go home
in another
Car.

Burma Shave

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~~~~~~~~

Habitat supported by you and your friends

You and your 283 friends have supported 1,934,741.9 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 48,573.2 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 283 friends have supported: (48,573.2)

American Prairie habitat supported: 36,327.1 square feet.
You have supported: (10,206.5)
Your 283 friends have supported: (26,120.5)

Rainforest habitat supported: 1,849,841.6 square feet.
You have supported: (161,776.8)
Your 283 friends have supported: (1,688,064.8)

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1 Aktbird57 .. 1162 44.410 acres

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I don't believe that I am back.

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In case y'all don't know, poverty sucks. Big time.

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Good to see you again, sumac.

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Thanks, ehBeth. Sure have missed this joint and all of you. Have caught up on this thread's postings and loved all the pictures and stories, train trivia. Wonderful stuff.

Good also that a2k recognized me and let me post without re-anythinging.

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pwayfarer

Hi ya sumac! Glad you've returned! Did you get a new puter?

all clicked

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Hey sumac, glad to see ya.

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Got a new computer in early May, which mysteriously became unuseable in early June. By the time I got around to kicking myself out of the depression and dismay about it all, and having the courage to take on this foreign machine (to me), it took me a while to troubleshoot that it was the fancy video card (I had integrated motherboard before) that was defective, and was necessary to start Windows. Took two weeks for me to get it to the manufacturer in California, then they analyzed it, and took another week with 5 day ground UPS to get new one back to me. Almost couldn't figure out how to reassemble the innards yesterday. Sitting on the floor, crying.

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Stradee wrote:

allrighty then..........

http://image06.webshots.com/6/8/90/39/79289039VmPkxI_ph.jpg

It says that I am forbidden to look at your picture Stradee!

I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. 4 sleepless nights with no AC, rain, & so muggy that it was pure misery but the Hurricane was a dud... I'm glad for that.

I have been sleeping like a baby with AC back on and taking naps too!

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sumac wrote:

Got a new computer in early May, which mysteriously became unuseable in early June. By the time I got around to kicking myself out of the depression and dismay about it all, and having the courage to take on this foreign machine (to me), it took me a while to troubleshoot that it was the fancy video card (I had integrated motherboard before) that was defective, and was necessary to start Windows. Took two weeks for me to get it to the manufacturer in California, then they analyzed it, and took another week with 5 day ground UPS to get new one back to me. Almost couldn't figure out how to reassemble the innards yesterday. Sitting on the floor, crying.

Sorry to hear about your computer Sumac. Glad you have it working now.

I pay a lot for odd and end repair jobs that I should be able to do myself. A friend recently suggested that I round up a couple discards and take them apart, noting what's what & where everything is located, to teach myself to build a new one!

Sounds like a good idea to me!

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I got what is known in the trade as a "barebones kit" from tigerdirect.com and everything came in separate boxes, including the case. Never having done that before, I paid a guy $50 to come over and assemble it. It was put together with a Philips head screw driver, BIOS configured, in about one hour. I think I might have the courage to try it myself next time around. This is by far the cheapest way to purchase new units, or to upgrade any significant component.

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Magginkat:

My hats off to you without the A/C. We have been sweltering in high humidity also, since Dennis has been trapped in the midwest, allowing (and forcing) tropical air to stream up northward.

It is a wonder to me how people can live and work in that degree of humidity. Someone said that he saw a couple of people drown by walking down the road.

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sumac wrote:

Got a new computer in early May, which mysteriously became unuseable in early June. By the time I got around to kicking myself out of the depression and dismay about it all, and having the courage to take on this foreign machine (to me), it took me a while to troubleshoot that it was the fancy video card (I had integrated motherboard before) that was defective, and was necessary to start Windows. Took two weeks for me to get it to the manufacturer in California, then they analyzed it, and took another week with 5 day ground UPS to get new one back to me. Almost couldn't figure out how to reassemble the innards yesterday. Sitting on the floor, crying.

Aww, I'm sorry you had such a rough time with the danged puter. Giving you lots of credit though. I wouldn't know the first thing about diagnosing a computer problem, then taking the thing apart, then reassembling the components. You did good, sumac! Very Happy

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Magginkat wrote:

Stradee wrote:
allrighty then..........

http://image06.webshots.com/6/8/90/39/79289039VmPkxI_ph.jpg

It says that I am forbidden to look at your picture Stradee!

I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. 4 sleepless nights with no AC, rain, & so muggy that it was pure misery but the Hurricane was a dud... I'm glad for that.

I have been sleeping like a baby with AC back on and taking naps too!

LOL, the page told me I was forbidden to transfer the photo and link also, so I found a new site and posted another photo of Emerlad Bay, Tahoe and posted it.

My god Maggie. Must be planetary. Northern CA temps 105 the past weeks with warnings that exertion of any kind <besides walking from point A to point B> dangerous for peoples health. The air muggy also, with nothing from the jet stream that resembles a cooling trend.

When I leave for work, the AC stays running so the cats don't fry <poor babies>. Later in the evening, I turn on an outside air vent that circulates fresh air through the house. Cannot believe how hot the weathers been!

Glad to hear the powers on again, Mags, and the storm dudded out before doing any more damage, and thankfully missing your house!

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Back to clicking.

Short stop here before I go outside to attempt to mow some of the lawn.

I will attempt to do some research about trains into rain forests - perhaps in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Belize, etc?

Have no personal train stories. Sorry.

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