Hobo Jungle

[hev52]

Hope yer havin' a Happy Birthday there Bro.................................................














Happy Birthday Bro from me and Patty.....................................
















hev

[2railjon]

Hev, thanks for sharing the picture of your Dad... Beautiful!!!

Tramp and fellow hobo's my birthday couldn't be any better!!!






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[Del Mar]

Hev, that picture of your dad is the definition of the word "keeper". It's etched in my mind, "That's Hev's dad". What a great memory of him. Thank you for posting it.

Jon, Mississippi ain't been the same since you started kicking down there. Keep it up for years to come.

San

[GP]

Hev,

Thanks for sharing the picture of your Dad on the Deere tractor.

It touched a nerve for me as I have a picture of my Grand Daddy

who was my childhood buddy sitting up on his red Farmall tractor

that looks just like your photo. That photo of my Grandfather on his

tractor always brings great memories back to me too.

Here's a drink to you Dad and another for Jon on his B'Day.

GP

[webenda]

What a great photo of your dad Hev. Thank you for sharing.

[rogruth]

Jon,

I've been away.Late greetings/condolences on your birthday.Have two on me.



Hev,

Yes it is a great picture.

[2railjon]

condolences on your birthday.Have two on me.

LOL, Roger!! I think I will!!!! Anyone else in tonight?

[The Dirt]

Hev, that's one awesome picture. Maybe I'm getting carried away like I do, but seemsto me you can just take a glance at his face and imagine all that's going through his mind, the years of listening to engines thrumming and gears clicking and exhausts popping, thinking about the work done and the rows plowed, the frustrations and disappointments, the satisfactions and triumphs, a life of bugs, chaff, and bubbling radiators, grease and oil, hot iron and clouds of dust, busted knuckles and jacks and wrenches and beer and bullshit out in the garage.
I don't know, bro, maybe I need to reel myself in. Maybe he's just thinking to himself "How the f*ck do I get this b*stard into first gear?", but to me, he looks like he was born on that B, like he's been sitting there all his life, and like those two big-ass pistons have got his blood boiling and his heart throbbing.
And how about it. What? Four weeks ago? He's still out in his garage, trying to tear apart that old Farmall H, spreading pieces all over the floor. Man, him and I would have been brothers-in-arms. There he was, all but at the end of his days, and he's still out there wrenching.
It gets in your blood, that old iron. Not too many doubts where his son got that fever.
Wish I had had a chance to meet the guy. Maybe I would have found him as cussed-stubborn as you are, ya old hobo, maybe as much of a BS-er, but I ain't saying that's a bad thing, no way.
Wish I'd had a chance to meet him and shoot the shit, and listen to the accumulated wisdom. Not the book-smarts. The wisdom.

[The Dirt]

Beer here.
Off today.
Beer there?
Only way!
If lucky,
laid tonight.
If not,
it's alright.
Sun shining,
Earth turning,
water flowing,
always learning.

[The Dirt]

Hey Penn, ya crazy Hobo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Hope the rocking and rolling in your bedroom tonight ain't from no d*mn earthquake!

[2railjon]

Four hours straight of laying ballast on the track. 4 Hours, and only stopping for 2 beers. And the layout is only half ballasted now. Sometimes I think us model railroaders need our friggin' heads examined.

[rogruth]

They would probably find coal and oil soot,beer,thoughts about pretty girls with trains and a whole lot of useless information.At least in mine.

[MartyE]

Just finished watching the last hour of Carrier. If I don't say it enough, THANK YOU vets and families. If you haven't seen it...well worth the watch.

[penncentral8885]

Thanks Dirt! had a great day with the wife and kids!
worked on the tractor a little too!

[2railjon]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Penn!!!! I missed the post above mine.. bleery eyed!!!!!!!