Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Friday, April 21, 2017

Because It's Friday

Tornado broke the "century mark":


They're really serious about steam in the UK.
Posted by on or about 10:30
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3 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...

Lovely bit. Wondering if you've ever visited the National Railway Museum in York? As an obvious steam fan, I would suggest you do, if you haven't.

4/21/2017 10:40 AM
deadstick said...

"We were swingin' around a bit..."

Rule, Britannia.

4/21/2017 11:01 AM
Eck! said...

Whats a bit funny is other than testing the Tornado for its peak sustained speed
steam has long gone past 100....This was not uncommon in the 30s and many engines
achieve schedules in the 110+ range. There are more than a few that still run
faster than 70-80 in the flatlands.

The brits should be proud for doing this in the diesel era. It doesn't hurt that Tornado is less than 20 years since built from the ground up. That itself is an accomplishment.

Why is it important? For steam to run on the mainlines they have to be able to
run to a schedule that does not interfere with normal operations of that block
of track. In some cases to do that it means the steam must run as the engine
with a manifest load to justify the time in block. In many cases it means a
reliable and fast engine is required or the result is like airlines when
weather strikes with compounded schedule changes and possible compounded
delays. Railroads have worked hard for over a century to run smoothly and
on time.

Eck!

4/22/2017 1:32 PM

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