Hawk & Badger Railroad Forum

Happy Thanksgiving to you Hawk. And to all of those who visit here. From my home and hearth to yours. May what you are thankful for continue.

Bob, Patty and the Kids.

58 at the moment. A couple of months ago I was 75. My Baby Girl informed us that Fireball and her were giving us our first Grandchild. I grew up playing Avalon Hill war games. And then their other games as they branched out. Moved to D&D as The Wife and I waited for our first born. Life got comp...

Never, Ever.

Saying HI! back at ya. I drop in here so often I don't know how I missed your first post. Oh yeah, I'm old. An slow. Good work, by the way.

Thank you for posting the results. I am sure it was a real nail biting session. I wasn't prepared to give up my old railroad games for vista. Stubborn that way. They really should have come out with an xp upgrade for 7. Like you said, sounds like they may have learned something from being bloated fo...

I'm locked into the oldies. I will say I just rediscovered Alvin Lee on u-tube. He was with Ten Years After. 'I'm going Home" at Woodstock. And others. His video with Lesli West doing 'Whole lotta Shaking' is awesome. Bachman Turner Overdrive. George Thorogood. Canned Heat. I found myself check...

I am pleased to report that the training period is just about over. I checked with The Wife and we seem to be in the same place in regards to bifocal adjustment. They seem a lot more natural than when I first put then on my face. You can train an old dog new tricks. The only time I take them off is ...

Thanks so much for the update!! I can't watch a steamer moving across the screen without thinking of how you are doing. When you told us what was in your future I had the expectation for your success. You almost have it. I am still crossing my fingers. However they aren't as clenched as they were. Y...

The Wife and I have had a couple of nieces try to sign us up on face book. We don't trust them either. Since they were recently hacked into, that trust wasn't misaligned. We usually apologise to them and explain they will just have to send us a copy of what they post on whatever social site they use...

Thanks for the heads up Rick. Did you say Months?? wow. The Wife and I have had glasses forever. This is our first bifocals. We have had to go awhile for a new prescription which I'm sure didn't help matters any. I am liking them for everything except sitting at the computer. Although the keyboard i...

The Wife and I just had our eyes examined. We were prescribed and have received our new glasses. So now we are in an adjustment period. Getting used to these things is downright dangerous at times. Walking down stairs for example. And just interesting at other times. Like when the monitor distorts a...

Thanks u-tube! Play this full screen and crank the volume.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q

The whole story.http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=20080107tor

How does one differentiate between a common run of the mill moron and a over educated moron? The doctor that did the procedure allowing octomom to turn her vagina into a clown car is the moron I had in mind. Now I understand she is getting a reality tv show to further exploit her children. I have a ...

I was a little surprised at the exchange rate for homes that generate power from solar or wind. I am not sure if the rate is a federal mandate or established by local power companies and their regulatory bodies. Here in Alaska it is a 50% exchange rate. What I mean is for every full unit of power yo...

I really want everybody to know that I'm sorry for what I'm about to do. I just can't stop myself.



So, Ned. You think there was some monkey business going on at the zoo??

Snuck another one in?? Good for you. Keepem coming. Each one is worth more than the last. Happy Birthday!!

Yes Ed, That was the adventure I was alluding to. I read that story as a young man still in elementary school and It has stuck with me ever since. I also remembered you mentioning that you lived right in the middle of where that took place. That engineer really must have liked his locomotive. He was...

How did gearing work in the steamers?? Could they go as fast in reverse as going forward? If memory serves me correctly some of that train race that was held in Hawk's neck of the woods was done in reverse. And they caught the 'leader'. The story kinda stuck with me as part of it reminded me of a do...

Down town Seattle has public parking at various garages. Then a short walk to the train and bus terminal in 'the tunnel'. At the airport there is a massive amount of parking. Every time I see that garage I wonder if there are lost people in there starving to death as they search for their car. As fo...

Wonderful photos!! I really enjoyed seeing them. May I ask what you were using for a camera??