Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
September 10, 2020 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Missouri-Illinois Book information and reservations #9938bargetanikaParticipant
It appears from USPS tracking that it is arriving today.
bargetanikaParticipantHow many steam engines were cut up for “defense” during WW2? I’ve always wondered how many junk automobiles were scrapped for defense. Not many, I would bet.
bargetanikaParticipant[attachment=0:15g7xp5l]812DB53E-47B5-4608-B516-995A43013523.png[/attachment:15g7xp5l]
bargetanikaParticipantThere’s a subforum where you can tell your dad’s stories about Mr. Jenks.
bargetanikaParticipantThat’s a serious kink in the track between the cradle and the vessel. No derailment problems there?
bargetanikaParticipantNot MP but possibly of interest:
bargetanikaParticipantThere was a guy at a club around here who would bring his 12 year old kid that actually had a train much like you describe. The engine was a Proto USRA 0-8-0, really nice for a kid that age. It pulled a passenger train composed of random Athearn heavyweight and streamlined cars, with some Bachmann 1860 open platform wood cars mixed in, some in circus colors, and had some cheap wide cupola caboose on the end. All going around the club at 80 or 90 MPH.
I changed my thinking though when I realized the youngster was seriously “challenged.” Nevertheless, is the club the right place for therapy like that? Tough question.
bargetanikaParticipantWe definitely are. I slipped and said “society” when I should have said “committee.”
Hope they are more careful with the “nuclear football.” 😮 😮 😆
bargetanikaParticipantAlso, when I worked for the historic district, we got lots of paint color proposals that we found incorrect. The applicant often said they chose their incorrect colors because they were “cute” or something along those lines. One lady wanted to put 40-some-odd gas lanterns on the outside of her house because she’d seen them in House Beautiful and thought they were “cute.” But didn’t know where to stop. Two or three were correct in that case.
There’s so many stories from my time spent there, but they are for another place.
bargetanikaParticipantNo no, No, I meant the “local” “historical committee”. Who’d rather do what they like instead of what is correct and the result of much work by the MPHS. I’m sorry my comments were read otherwise.
bargetanikaParticipantAt least it’s preserved and getting a coat of paint.
bargetanikaParticipantI used to work as a staff architect for a historic district in a large city. We had applicants like this so called historical society. We had to do a fair amount of “education,” “correction,” and sometimes some “attitude adjustment.” 😮 😆
bargetanikaParticipantCan you see this baby hustling the Coast Daylight at 80 MPH? 😮 😆
bargetanikaParticipantWashington where?
bargetanikaParticipant[attachment=0:6s5nk8mn]1EAA0B64-08CB-446B-8177-AF23A6FB4D87.jpeg[/attachment:6s5nk8mn]
-
AuthorPosts
