tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post4440828617131401714..comments2024-03-27T02:20:56.245-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: Expanding my horizonTravels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-36975288016756861822013-03-01T15:47:00.237-06:002013-03-01T15:47:00.237-06:00Couple things. 1. You hated the train that went b...Couple things. 1. You hated the train that went by our house when I was growing up. So I am a little surprised you would drive to a place and wait 45 minutes for it. I believe you prolly saw a ton of trains in Chi-town as well. B. I thought you retired? Thirty 32 hours a week is BS. No one should be volunteering almost a full work week to earn a campground spot. I kind of hope they don't offer you the position. Just sayin. Have a nice day mother.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082479246607518893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-2392882429185561062013-03-01T15:30:29.370-06:002013-03-01T15:30:29.370-06:00I think that "Train Spotting" is one of ...I think that "Train Spotting" is one of those niche hobbies that some get very excited about but most of us don't really understand. I've seen video of folks getting incredibly excited about spotting a particular engine that most of us would simply think of as just another train. Kind of like birding???<br /><br />MarkMark & Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410651360395422840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-24344265942481655612013-03-01T07:48:54.811-06:002013-03-01T07:48:54.811-06:00Remember the old Twilight Zone episode with the gu...Remember the old Twilight Zone episode with the guy running down the street yelling “Where is everybody. Where did everybody go?” I always think of that when I get somewhere and no one else is there.<br /><br />We have volunteers at Laguna this year that have volunteered at the Elk Refuge for several years. They told us that this is a good year to apply because a lot of the volunteers aren’t coming back due to health issues and various other reasons. Good luck to you. That Refuge is on our list of places also.<br />Teri<br />Markteri.blogspot.com<br />Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705192004526792158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-13102342785159614942013-03-01T07:48:16.496-06:002013-03-01T07:48:16.496-06:00Remember the old Twilight Zone episode with the gu...Remember the old Twilight Zone episode with the guy running down the street yelling “Where is everybody. Where did everybody go?” I always think of that when I get somewhere and no one else is there.<br /><br />We have volunteers at Laguna this year that have volunteered at the Elk Refuge for several years. They told us that this is a good year to apply because a lot of the volunteers aren’t coming back due to health issues and various other reasons. Good luck to you. That Refuge is on our list of places also.<br />Teri<br />Markteri.blogspot.com<br />Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705192004526792158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-67493572725422729862013-02-28T23:02:12.846-06:002013-02-28T23:02:12.846-06:00Well, honesty is number one. You didn't blow ...Well, honesty is number one. You didn't blow smoke at them....Good for you.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-86812462914193211652013-02-28T18:28:05.957-06:002013-02-28T18:28:05.957-06:00First of all, anyone who does not choose you for a...First of all, anyone who does not choose you for a volunteer...well, it's THEIR loss..Secondly, I find nothing at all fascinating about the gazillion trains running LOUDLY through our back yard , but I still do love an old Steam Engine...And last...Den's Great Aunt snagged an old caboose from the back track (she lived just down from us) and made her home in it...It is still there, under the house built over it...amazing.Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-31656585330945184652013-02-28T18:14:41.635-06:002013-02-28T18:14:41.635-06:0032 hours does seem a lot for a volunteer position....32 hours does seem a lot for a volunteer position. But I know you'll find an exciting place to land, regardless of where you go next! TexCynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174615550131393975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-47495329797743025112013-02-28T08:24:09.566-06:002013-02-28T08:24:09.566-06:00Watching trains isn't fun any more since "...Watching trains isn't fun any more since "they" did away with the caboose and the guy in the caboose who always waved to you! Kind of like a lot of things these days.<br /><br />RE: the Wyoming Elk Refuge -- Yowzers if you get the nod. If not, then a better place for you is around the corner... and needs you more! Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-54721892377871878692013-02-28T07:47:05.820-06:002013-02-28T07:47:05.820-06:00It's hard to find knowledgeable people for thi...It's hard to find knowledgeable people for this topic, however, you seem like you know what you're talking abοut!<br />Thanks<br /><br />Ϲheck out my web page; <a href="http://wanorrisjr.blogspot.com/2013/02/billi-pod-and-his-2013-yankee-plans.html" rel="nofollow">Chemietoilette</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-85145985841575295472013-02-28T03:51:01.404-06:002013-02-28T03:51:01.404-06:00Sometimes being a railfan is an aquired trait. giv...Sometimes being a railfan is an aquired trait. give it another try on a warmer day when there is more train traffic,,don't know what day you went, but toward the end of the week the traffic is always higher. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna..Sam&Donna Weibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405315775347233295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-20260923737031974392013-02-28T02:26:17.976-06:002013-02-28T02:26:17.976-06:00I've always loved watching the trains... The C...I've always loved watching the trains... The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) RR. track ran along our back yard when I was a kid. Now, when we get the chance (getting rarer and rarer) to see trains, we count the engines, check out the cargo, read the graffiti and especially see what lines they belong to. I'd like to sit at that station and watch awhile.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-59207520877256445632013-02-27T22:57:51.337-06:002013-02-27T22:57:51.337-06:00I love trains but don't understand the hype ab...I love trains but don't understand the hype about this place if all you saw was <br />one plain ole train. :)<br /><br />Hope the job comes through for you sounds like it would be quite the place.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-77804141453242204172013-02-27T22:49:29.115-06:002013-02-27T22:49:29.115-06:00Sheldon Cooper would be in seventh heaven:)Sheldon Cooper would be in seventh heaven:)Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-29476570490142530982013-02-27T22:06:11.730-06:002013-02-27T22:06:11.730-06:00When I was little we would always count the train ...When I was little we would always count the train cars as they passed. All the trains I see these days have a 2 or 3 locomotives in the front and instead of a caboose they have a locomotive at the back....I guess it's used to push those long trains.<br /><br />We will all be waiting to near about the summer job....good luck! Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-1577198257131314292013-02-27T21:39:48.454-06:002013-02-27T21:39:48.454-06:00I hsve always loved trains, and used to ride them ...I hsve always loved trains, and used to ride them to my grandparents farm in the summer, requiring a change of trains in Louisville. Trains represent great freedom - traveling all over the country just as RV's do today. The diesels don't have the same cachet that the old steam locomotives had, and the sound of the train whistle in the old days was just wonderful. Also back in the day a kid could watch a train going by and wave to the engineer, and the engineer would wave back. Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-4867532613118358282013-02-27T21:25:35.263-06:002013-02-27T21:25:35.263-06:00Spent the first 15 years of my life living beside ...Spent the first 15 years of my life living beside railroad tracks. Saw lots of steam locomotives & diesel trains. The magic kind of wore off a long time ago but an airplane overhead catches my attention every time.....Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-48522814867776096642013-02-27T21:07:39.147-06:002013-02-27T21:07:39.147-06:00Good luck ;) I love the trains. I don't like t...Good luck ;) I love the trains. I don't like them blaring by with their horns blasting but they do that to warn people they're a comin! lol<br /><br />I love hearing the whistles in the background or watching them climb a mountain ... interesting what tweaks someone's likes.<br /><br />I grew up with a huge train station in our little town ~ I would stand in wonder at all the busyness ... where were people going ... was there another place besides where I lived? lol<br /><br />I was so glad I had the opportunity to ride the trains before they became obsolete. loved the dining cars and the ricket rickety clackety cackety clackety clack sound... ahh<br /><br />I like Refuges too ;)<br /><br />LOL Tammy! ~ "Cabooses probably went away so they wouldn't have to pay the guy to stand on the back and swing that lantern"... ahhhh progressCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-32528316825990050322013-02-27T21:04:31.884-06:002013-02-27T21:04:31.884-06:00Hope you get the position so we can take a trip to...Hope you get the position so we can take a trip to meet you! Merikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378095339747943548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-30974293848468143122013-02-27T20:57:11.627-06:002013-02-27T20:57:11.627-06:00How appropriate ... a train is going by Maxwell ev...How appropriate ... a train is going by Maxwell even as I read this post; horns tooting ... of course. Sorry, your train watching experience was a bust. There's a spot in Banff National Park called Morant's Curve for the photographer who used to come here to take pictures of trains. We went too ... not necessarily to see a train, although we did see several, but rather to see black bears munching on berries. Now that's something I would sit and watch for hours. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-36126153625946593252013-02-27T20:54:55.425-06:002013-02-27T20:54:55.425-06:00Good luck, Judy. I just pulled the refuge up on G...Good luck, Judy. I just pulled the refuge up on Google maps - what a great location!Kimbopolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702789278570839179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-26610504169724995782013-02-27T20:26:16.417-06:002013-02-27T20:26:16.417-06:00When I was a kid and spent the night with my cousi...When I was a kid and spent the night with my cousins my Uncle would take us to get a Dr Pepper at a drug store soda fountain and we would go watch trains. I'm not sure what the attraction was except it was free and it entertained us for a while. We would read the sayings on the box cars and count the cars. My dad never took us anywhere so it didn't take much to entertain me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-46236913967066401682013-02-27T19:54:57.479-06:002013-02-27T19:54:57.479-06:00Now for the rest of my comment.
Cabooses have bee...Now for the rest of my comment.<br /><br />Cabooses have been replaced by an "end of train device." They don't need a salary, health care or paid vacations. Nor do they need a roof over their head or maintenance.<br /><br />The Tropicana train carries OJ not oranges. We Floridians know about stuff like that. <br /><br />Good luck on the process to get a spot at the National Elk Refuge. George & Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781167543303198930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-32124141390606649942013-02-27T19:52:00.367-06:002013-02-27T19:52:00.367-06:00Why do I sometimes have to resister to have my com...Why do I sometimes have to resister to have my comments published. I find that a really annoying step. At times, Google is a real painGeorge & Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781167543303198930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-3586771693456518992013-02-27T19:41:17.351-06:002013-02-27T19:41:17.351-06:00I'm with you on not getting the train thing bu...I'm with you on not getting the train thing but I am sorry it was such a crumby day that no one showed up to explain it all to you.<br /><br />I admire your honesty in the interview. 32 hours a week for one person seems a lot to me too. Better to have a good fit than to be sorry.<br />Is this refuge one of those that gives 32 hours to a couple to split but a single has to do it all alone??<br />Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-82430490846045359672013-02-27T19:38:47.299-06:002013-02-27T19:38:47.299-06:00When we leave FL to return to Indy in a few weeks,...When we leave FL to return to Indy in a few weeks, we MAY be near Folkston and the east side of your swamp. Then you can talk to my husband who could (and has) watch trains all day which is why I always travel with a good book! Train watching is an acquired taste... Wyoming would be a great spot for you. DioneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com