tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post7512547196841635403..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: SteamTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-90043564859531789692008-08-07T09:53:00.000-05:002008-08-07T09:53:00.000-05:00"The silicon valley equivalent" - isn't that the t..."The silicon valley equivalent" - isn't that the truth? - I hadn't thought of it in that way, but you are exactly right (as usual!) :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52245208565315110262008-08-07T08:54:00.000-05:002008-08-07T08:54:00.000-05:00I used to love riding on steam trains - standing o...I used to love riding on steam trains - standing on a bridge as one passed underneath. Ah, nostalgia. And it's hard to imagine that the area bordering Yorkshire and North East of England was the 'silicon valley' equivalent of the steam age.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-29440578879612192992008-08-06T17:17:00.000-05:002008-08-06T17:17:00.000-05:00RJ ~~~ LOL, no! He's not nearly as tuneful as Sh...RJ ~~~ LOL, no! He's not nearly as tuneful as Shel Silverstein!;-)<BR/>________________________<BR/><BR/>WWW ~~~ Yes, there's something romantic about trains of all sorts, steam or other, I find - especially the sound of the train whistle.<BR/><BR/>There's a railroad about half a mile beyond the back of our house, freight only. I love hearing the whistle, especially at night in the dead of winter, you can hear it from miles away, getting ever closer, then disappearing gradually. I think it's to warn traffic at the crossings, because they are open crossings around here - no signal boxes or gates to stop vehicles. The freight trains are very very long here too, 100 or more container trucks are common.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-73018014707886612712008-08-06T12:24:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:24:00.000-05:00Ouch, I can't see your vids, T. I will have a veri...Ouch, I can't see your vids, T. I will have a veritable feast when I hit wifi territory in the unforseeable future!!<BR/>Ah, steam trains one of my favourite topics, I've written articles in praise of. <BR/>I got hooked early and to this day visit railway museums, trails made from old tracks, etc.<BR/>i remember studying in school about the principles of the steam engine....<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-85620327184438983252008-08-06T10:08:00.000-05:002008-08-06T10:08:00.000-05:00Goodness! I hope that wasn't 'the husband' singing...Goodness! I hope that wasn't 'the husband' singing? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com