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And how many of you remember the difference between the Green and the Orange ??? I remember when there was a considerable contingent of Orangemen marching in the parade. Gave lots of cops something to worry about. For those with poor memories; Green was for Ireland, Orange was for England, and the c...

New Year's eve in Times Square in NYC is something else. Elbow to elbow with people, standing room only. Impossible to fall down. St. Patrick's day parade in the Rockaways was right down Rockaway Beach Boulevard. It passed right in front of the 100 th precint police station, NYPD. Bars all over the ...

I'm still working on a few Guiness Stouts. lol

Erin go Bragh.

Yup, can't make it this week. I'll get there next week.

True enough, but his name was not Patrick. He was called Dashing Dan. Erin go Bragh.

You are in the middle of it. Just got a call from my brother. He had to return to Atlanta since the plane could not land at any of the NY airports. All are closed. Read somewhere that over 400,000 are without power on the east coast. Saw a fellow trying to report on live TV about the weather at Long...

Metallic paints start off normally with a copper, or aluminum, based vehicle, and pigments, some aluminum based, are added to the color desired. Anything from a stainless steel color to a bright rust can be achieved that way.

According to a recent poll in California, for every job available there is slightly over 12 applicants. Really heavy competition.

Okay, already, was anything in the flick done correctly ???? lol

Thanks for making me feel old. I remember most of those trolley cars. Rode in some of them. Not very comfortable.

A really good reason for maintaining a steamer in proper working order for such emergencies.

Not really. The problem is when they have an excursion for # 4449 people come out of the woodwork to ride behind her. So the train gets quite long, and requires additional horsepower. Hence, the additional diesels, usually adding up to at least 6,000 hp. That ensures no problems with climbing, accel...

Yes # 4449 and # 844 can operate following diesels via MU connections. They could not be MU'd together and operated as one. They would require a crew for each engine, with radio contact between the two for MU'ing. In the "old" days, each steamer required a crew to operate in multiples. A s...

I am surprised that the girl was alone, drunk on the platform. She should have had some friends help her get home. Reminds me of an incident when I was still in my late teens. This woman got pie-eyed in our favorite pub. These fellas offered to take her home, which they did by way of the nearest par...