Jon, soon as you get the boiler up to pressure, take a pull on the whistle cord.
If you're a hobo, that whistle will be taking you someplace.
I'll be asking for a full report.
Hobo Jungle
-
P&R Pete
-
P&R Pete
Tramp, yeah, the track is still there. Nothing runnin' that day, though, and matter of fact, there were some freight cars there foulin' the main. All I can figure is maybe the loco dropped a rod or blew the head off a cylinder and they had to haul it off to the enginehouse. Just my luck I get there before they get a switcher in there to pull them cars off to a siding. The yardboss was runnin' around madder than a wet hornet, pullin' his hair out, bitchin' at the world, much to the amusement of us grunts sittin' at the bar! 
Maybe get the Redhead up there sometime next week, maybe I can lock the anklebiters in the coal bin. I talked to a lady-friend who lives in So. Williamsport, hadn't seen her in awhile. She wrote back:
There you have it.
Maybe get the Redhead up there sometime next week, maybe I can lock the anklebiters in the coal bin. I talked to a lady-friend who lives in So. Williamsport, hadn't seen her in awhile. She wrote back:
Are you kidding !!! The Kast !!! I know it well....
one of the coolest old places in town.
There you have it.
-
P&R Pete
Jon, that's a generous offer, but I won't hold you to it. I can't always get what I want. But, I try sometimes, and I find I got what I need. 
Psyched for May. Normally, I need an Act of God to get a day off, and my May schedule is already written in stone, but one never knows when a (*cough*) slight cold might rear it's ugly head (*a-CHOO*), or when the redhead might cause me to pull another muscle that will lay me up for a day.
Psyched for May. Normally, I need an Act of God to get a day off, and my May schedule is already written in stone, but one never knows when a (*cough*) slight cold might rear it's ugly head (*a-CHOO*), or when the redhead might cause me to pull another muscle that will lay me up for a day.
Jon, I forgot to tell that the Virginian fireman is wearing a faded red shirt (not pink!) Hey, I have a wild idea. What if you painted two Arttista figures for me (engineer and fireman) and I mounted them in my Berk (if I ever see it again. It might still be on the bench doing volcano impressions). I want Troy colors.
Jon, think of it. She's somewhere between us right now. Maybe some crazy postal workers in Newark are running her around this second.
Troy colors are the same as Geneva colors.
Beer sipping and soaking
Report
01:08
Email Video Link
Apr. 13 - The oldest brewer in the Czech Republic offers beer lovers a soak in its new beer spa.
Patrons of the Chodovar family's hotel in West Bohemia can sip a brew and restore mind and body with a long soak in a special ''Bathing Beer''.
It's all down to a secret family recipe that's attracting beauty tourists who may be bored with the usual spa offerings of milk, mud and seaweed.
Susan Flory reports.
SOUNDBITE: Dr. Roman Vokaty, creator of ''Bathing Beer'', saying (Czech):
''The B vitamins in the yeast have a positive effect on skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.''
SOUNDBITE: Unidentified beer spa guest (Russian):
''It was very interesting and above all very original, surprising. In Russia we don't have anything like this.''
Troy colors are the same as Geneva colors.
Beer sipping and soaking
Report
01:08
Email Video Link
Apr. 13 - The oldest brewer in the Czech Republic offers beer lovers a soak in its new beer spa.
Patrons of the Chodovar family's hotel in West Bohemia can sip a brew and restore mind and body with a long soak in a special ''Bathing Beer''.
It's all down to a secret family recipe that's attracting beauty tourists who may be bored with the usual spa offerings of milk, mud and seaweed.
Susan Flory reports.
SOUNDBITE: Dr. Roman Vokaty, creator of ''Bathing Beer'', saying (Czech):
''The B vitamins in the yeast have a positive effect on skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.''
SOUNDBITE: Unidentified beer spa guest (Russian):
''It was very interesting and above all very original, surprising. In Russia we don't have anything like this.''
Maybe some crazy postal workers in Newark are running her around this second.
Naaaaa. Their idea of fun is reloading ammunition.
PS: post lady said I could'nt pick it up on Saturday, anyhows. Priority Mail 2-3 day service can actually run 3-4 business days.
Troy colors are the same as Geneva colors.
That's what I thought you meant. Dull, worn, drab, working class mill town clothing.
Maria catches a train ride out of Germany August 1945
"So, Mum, what are you telling me now...that you are really an "undocumented illegal", and have been for fifty years plus? Who knew?!!!"
"Well, son it was different back then. we were together for only a few weeks your father and I , and he had asked me to marry him three times already. I finally said yes because he said he wasn't going to ask any more. Then right after, the British army unit commander asked if he would relocate to England along with the unit as they left Germany. He being Polish officer and a doctor was a valuable person, so they wanted him back in England.
However, I was just a civilian who had been snatched up by the Germans with other girls to come to Germany to work in the factories. I didn't have any special status so they would send me back. But Zygmunt wouldn't hear of it. He said to the commander
":Either Maria comes with me or I am not going".
They had a special train, that would take all the personnel down to Italy first, and then to England later.
The commander said he couldn't take me, but if I had some papers, as if I were an official member of the unit I could of course ride along with no problems. They had nine or 10 nurses on the unit's roster.
So your father went out and found somebody to make some papers for me.
Then I got a nurses uniform, khaki, you know when they aren't wearing white, and I got on. I didn't know a word of English at that time, but I began to learn and Zygmunt taught me and so did the other
ladies there. They were all very helpful when they found out my story.
I was practicing all the time, as quickly to learn the language as I could.
"So you got on, got to England, got to America, and you have been an illegal for all these years?? Wow. That must have been some exciting train ride, running with shakey papers that said you were a British Army nurse and you couldn't speak a word of English!!"
"Illegal??? isn't everybody who came here an illegal at one time or another?" Did the Indians demand to see anybody's papers? They just welcomed them, fed them, showed them the good spots, wasn't it the way originally?"
Yes. How times have changed.
Peter, in shock and awe.
"Well, son it was different back then. we were together for only a few weeks your father and I , and he had asked me to marry him three times already. I finally said yes because he said he wasn't going to ask any more. Then right after, the British army unit commander asked if he would relocate to England along with the unit as they left Germany. He being Polish officer and a doctor was a valuable person, so they wanted him back in England.
However, I was just a civilian who had been snatched up by the Germans with other girls to come to Germany to work in the factories. I didn't have any special status so they would send me back. But Zygmunt wouldn't hear of it. He said to the commander
":Either Maria comes with me or I am not going".
They had a special train, that would take all the personnel down to Italy first, and then to England later.
The commander said he couldn't take me, but if I had some papers, as if I were an official member of the unit I could of course ride along with no problems. They had nine or 10 nurses on the unit's roster.
So your father went out and found somebody to make some papers for me.
Then I got a nurses uniform, khaki, you know when they aren't wearing white, and I got on. I didn't know a word of English at that time, but I began to learn and Zygmunt taught me and so did the other
ladies there. They were all very helpful when they found out my story.
I was practicing all the time, as quickly to learn the language as I could.
"So you got on, got to England, got to America, and you have been an illegal for all these years?? Wow. That must have been some exciting train ride, running with shakey papers that said you were a British Army nurse and you couldn't speak a word of English!!"
"Illegal??? isn't everybody who came here an illegal at one time or another?" Did the Indians demand to see anybody's papers? They just welcomed them, fed them, showed them the good spots, wasn't it the way originally?"
Yes. How times have changed.
Peter, in shock and awe.
Return to “The Club Car Lounge”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 28 guests