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11-24-20, 01:14 PM
#6276
VFL For Life
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11-24-20, 01:18 PM
#6277
Silver Comet Fred
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11-24-20, 01:31 PM
#6278
Senior Member
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11-24-20, 01:40 PM
#6279
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11-24-20, 02:09 PM
#6280
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11-24-20, 02:55 PM
#6281
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Actually having to work today and tomorrow. So far, three hours of conference calls.
11-24-20, 02:56 PM
#6282
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11-24-20, 02:58 PM
#6283
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11-24-20, 03:16 PM
#6284
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11-24-20, 03:19 PM
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The KCS constructed a 100 mile new rail project in southeast Texas. It was the longest new rail project in the US in over 100 years.
The project took much longer than anticipated. The contractor (Balfour Beatty Rail) sued the RR claiming $6 million in damages due to construction delays. The RR counter sued seeking a bit over $3 million in damages due to the contractor wasting ballast material during the construction. A lawyer I partner with on large cases and I tried the case in federal court, defeated the contractor’s claim and recovered the RR’s damages and attorney’s fees, and then won the appeal in the US Court of Appeals. We collected the entire award. The locomotive number is the judgment amount. Plus three zeros. And, the second car is a ballast car.
The KCS had those made and presented to us to commemorate the win.
The project took much longer than anticipated. The contractor (Balfour Beatty Rail) sued the RR claiming $6 million in damages due to construction delays. The RR counter sued seeking a bit over $3 million in damages due to the contractor wasting ballast material during the construction. A lawyer I partner with on large cases and I tried the case in federal court, defeated the contractor’s claim and recovered the RR’s damages and attorney’s fees, and then won the appeal in the US Court of Appeals. We collected the entire award. The locomotive number is the judgment amount. Plus three zeros. And, the second car is a ballast car.
The KCS had those made and presented to us to commemorate the win.
11-24-20, 03:52 PM
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11-24-20, 03:52 PM
#6288
Mostly Harmless
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11-24-20, 05:19 PM
#6289
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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It's entirely possible we're too stupid as a species to last very long.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
11-24-20, 05:20 PM
#6290
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11-24-20, 06:29 PM
#6291
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11-24-20, 06:32 PM
#6292
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Rode 40 some miles with a friend today and my back seems to be ok with it. It hurt pretty bad Saturday and I don't know what I did to it. I think I aggravated an old spine injury when I fell off the mtb in October. I have to figure out a way to prevent that pain from coming back. I was even thinking about buying a softer riding road bike.
Tomorrow some people are doing a fire road ride with two options. Some of them will be on gravel bikes and some on mountain bikes. I think I'll take my mtb and do the shorter option which avoids a road climb. It will give me a chance to check out the bikes and the scene.
Tomorrow some people are doing a fire road ride with two options. Some of them will be on gravel bikes and some on mountain bikes. I think I'll take my mtb and do the shorter option which avoids a road climb. It will give me a chance to check out the bikes and the scene.
11-24-20, 06:53 PM
#6293
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Rode 40 some miles with a friend today and my back seems to be ok with it. It hurt pretty bad Saturday and I don't know what I did to it. I think I aggravated an old spine injury when I fell off the mtb in October. I have to figure out a way to prevent that pain from coming back. I was even thinking about buying a softer riding road bike.
11-24-20, 06:58 PM
#6294
Silver Comet Fred
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11-24-20, 07:03 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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11-24-20, 07:09 PM
#6296
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11-24-20, 07:11 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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11-24-20, 07:18 PM
#6298
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The original injury occurred around 1982 when I was knocked off of my motorcycle. Since then it has periodically given me grief and riding a super stiff road bike on crappy roads has been a source of that grief.
The latest episode, however, was the worst I can recall and I was speculating that when I hit the ground several weeks back it may have been a contributing factor. It has seemed more touchy since then.
The latest episode, however, was the worst I can recall and I was speculating that when I hit the ground several weeks back it may have been a contributing factor. It has seemed more touchy since then.
11-24-20, 07:39 PM
#6299
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Say goodbye to the Pink Elephant Car Wash sign on Denny Way.
When she says "Ohio", say "Seattle" instead.
When she says "Ohio", say "Seattle" instead.
11-24-20, 07:49 PM
#6300
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Here she is in all her glory!