Model Train Journal

Roger, the doctors had to operate on a couple of bad discs in Hev's lower back. Exactly right, that was the goal of the surgery, but if it were just that, Hev would have been doing the 'Texas Two-Step' by now. Before they could do the repair, they had to chip out and extract old rods that he had in...

Pete,

Thanks for the link on the firecrackers. That is amazing coordination and teamwork. When my son played tennis in college, his coach had daily drills they did with jump ropes to improve their foot work on the tennis courts.

GP

This one is about being in jail down South. But check out the photo of the car D colorized. http://waldo.villagesoup.com/opinion/story.cfm?storyID=173487 Tramp ... That was a good read and I can relate to some of your story as I did spend a night in jail when I was about 17 years old. You remember ...

Tramp,

So sorry to hear about your Mother passing away last week.

Our Mothers always have a special spot in our hearts.

My Mother died 26 years ago and I still think of her everyday.

Gary

I have been in this area west of Savannah since 1975 and have never seen any lightning bugs here. Atlanta area [North Georgia :) ],yes. Roger, Guess it must be something about the area around Savannah they don't like?! Lived in the Jacksonville area about 150 miles south of you for 50+ years ... we...

Fireflies/lightningbugs.One of the few things I miss about the North. Roger, Never thought of lightning bugs as a northern thing. Here in the Atlanta area I have been seeing them in my backyard every evening lately. Also when I lived down in Jacksonville, FL we had them all the time during the summ...

webenda wrote:
Grasshopper leaves us as he travels down the endless road.

Practicing Auto-Erotic Asphyia can lead to the end of the road much sooner Grasshopper.

Mitch wrote:
only if the UAW would get 55% of the company

LOL ... that should make negotiations with the union interesting ....

GP

Tramp wrote:
Do any of you guys live near here?

http://www.durhamtownship.com/portfolio/index.php

Beautiful photographs ... thanks for posting the link.

GP

Tramp, IMO it will not get through Congress in a really usable form. And, it shouldn't. Least not 'til Congress recinds the trillion they've blown on the union payback, (I'm sorry, I meant so called stimulus). Christ, I'm so sick of hearin' Obama, God's gift to the United States. Oh thank you, Lord...

Murph, There are publications that show the "hobo marks"I don't remember where I have seen themTry the internet. I lived with my grand parents and we had the same situation.They would always feed and help out a hobo but would run off the "bums".I always wondered if my grandfathe...

I keep reading this in our local police blotter. What does it mean anyway? Angie Soucy, 30, of Unity, was summoned for negotiating a worthless instrument. Daisy, As Roger said, she was probably guilty of writing bad checks. "Instrument" is used in place of the words document or agreement....

Tramp wrote: Sometimes, the jingoism puts me off since it's the last 8 years that destroyed the country, not the last 52 days while someone has actually been trying to fix things.

Guess that could be debated since it depends on your point of view.

GP

A man owned a small farm in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Wage & Hours Board claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him. "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the Agent. "Well," replied the farmer...

Marty,

Glad to hear that your Dad is doing well!

GP