tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post1736084405849192315..comments2024-01-17T02:44:32.110-08:00Comments on Invalid's Workshop: Let Us Be As Choo-choos NowGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-27787165900606398582015-04-10T08:36:10.682-07:002015-04-10T08:36:10.682-07:00Thanks, Teresa. Measured combustion, metabolism we...Thanks, Teresa. Measured combustion, metabolism we share with choo-choos, but they get pretty smokestacks.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-62888408943512473922015-04-10T07:49:13.320-07:002015-04-10T07:49:13.320-07:00I love this in ways I cannot hope to explain, i ju...I love this in ways I cannot hope to explain, i just do ... maybe it's the choo-choos, but i love the idea of shoveling steam over our shoulders ... this ethereal life.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-37534383660753998112015-03-30T13:49:57.822-07:002015-03-30T13:49:57.822-07:00I happen to like puns, Cherdo, and I like you too....I happen to like puns, Cherdo, and I like you too.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-60038907945188381512015-03-30T09:16:32.830-07:002015-03-30T09:16:32.830-07:00I could be a choo-choo with a little "trainin...I could be a choo-choo with a little "training." BAM. There is no place in pun-dom that I will not go. I have no shame. <br /><br />But you - I like.Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-31227132028275566432015-03-29T15:28:10.299-07:002015-03-29T15:28:10.299-07:00Thanks, Munir. I just learned this morning, Califo...Thanks, Munir. I just learned this morning, California State Parks and the California State Railroad Museum are pleased to announce vintage steam locomotive Granite Rock No. 10 will return to service on April 11, 2015. It was built in 1942, only 7 years before I was.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-10831044954546271512015-03-29T14:24:54.056-07:002015-03-29T14:24:54.056-07:00They had steam locomotives until quite recently in...They had steam locomotives until quite recently in India. Going from one state to another ( only 300 miles) took us just about a whole day. However we did not feel the time because no one was ever in a rush. Your poem here reminded me of those relaxing times. Thanks for sharing.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-91370253050248118412015-03-28T21:32:39.866-07:002015-03-28T21:32:39.866-07:00Same here,KK, steam locomotives were anachronistic...Same here,KK, steam locomotives were anachronistic novelties by the time I was born too.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-75048064534144729592015-03-28T21:11:57.763-07:002015-03-28T21:11:57.763-07:00Born quite recently, I have only had the (half) pl...Born quite recently, I have only had the (half) pleasure of admiring and travelling by trains pulled by electric or diesel run locomotives.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-9914384987634339802015-03-28T14:40:50.128-07:002015-03-28T14:40:50.128-07:00Ok, but we have to remain on railroad tracks in tr...Ok, but we have to remain on railroad tracks in traffic.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-28227970566995388342015-03-28T05:50:16.562-07:002015-03-28T05:50:16.562-07:00Wait, I can can be a choo-choo?! I'll fetch my...Wait, I can can be a choo-choo?! I'll fetch my shovel! =)Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-34018616904761275172015-03-27T15:01:24.738-07:002015-03-27T15:01:24.738-07:00Ygraine, I share your wish completely. In fact, ea...Ygraine, I share your wish completely. In fact, earlier this week I asked about a trainride along the Sacramento River offered by the Sacramento Steam Navigation Co. But their locomotive is in the shop undergoing repairs --and may not be well for weeks. Something of the past to look forward to, eh?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-18881355699508949662015-03-27T07:30:21.058-07:002015-03-27T07:30:21.058-07:00Oh how I'd love to slip time and return to the...Oh how I'd love to slip time and return to the golden age of steam railways!<br />Wouldn't it be amazing to dress in period costume and travel is such style?<br />I sometimes think I've been born into the wrong era! lol<br /><br />I so enjoyed this post, Geo...thank you so much!<br /><br />Have a fabulous weekend :)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-7424309749731674092015-03-25T20:33:26.682-07:002015-03-25T20:33:26.682-07:00Kind Margie, thank YOU.Kind Margie, thank YOU.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-27091786312434008872015-03-25T20:19:50.984-07:002015-03-25T20:19:50.984-07:00When I joined National Stereoscopic Association, 2...When I joined National Stereoscopic Association, 20+ years ago, there were several well-known names in the membership directory. It's a fascinating hobby.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-17775646527204154592015-03-25T20:16:44.520-07:002015-03-25T20:16:44.520-07:00Wonderful ...
I thoroughly enjoyed ... thanks Geo...Wonderful ... <br />I thoroughly enjoyed ... thanks Geo...Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143998869718488694.post-38557105173213357852015-03-25T19:34:24.847-07:002015-03-25T19:34:24.847-07:00I really don't want to have to rush the way a ...I really don't want to have to rush the way a train does so I'll sort of let the smoke drift slowly away from me. I like the stereopticon picture. Brian May the guitarist from Queen has a vast collection.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.com