tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post4817598600451291572..comments2024-03-28T15:19:25.844-06:00Comments on She Who Seeks: Trains Up Close and PersonalDebra She Who Seekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-39797876233478880702011-07-19T01:16:08.004-06:002011-07-19T01:16:08.004-06:00Wow! I bet those vegetables are extra tasty after ...Wow! I bet those vegetables are extra tasty after the train has passed over them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426902630904762148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-32096662252068961112011-07-14T16:10:01.229-06:002011-07-14T16:10:01.229-06:00And I used to live by the tracks too, right across...And I used to live by the tracks too, right across the street. Behind us, was a bar and down the street was a Hells Angels clubhouse,lolLaelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263566638015498093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-4147549969330323322011-07-14T16:08:59.152-06:002011-07-14T16:08:59.152-06:00Um...wow! It goes right over their wares! That'...Um...wow! It goes right over their wares! That's so so so...interesting! I love how they've settled in there despite the train,so cool!Laelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263566638015498093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-7097915962465568672011-07-14T11:45:07.766-06:002011-07-14T11:45:07.766-06:00Wow Wow Wow. That is terrifying! I used to live ri...Wow Wow Wow. That is terrifying! I used to live right by the tracks too, but yeah, no comparison in proximity. It was like the distance that your backyard fence would be from the house.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-52589903781546802292011-07-14T08:32:47.589-06:002011-07-14T08:32:47.589-06:00we have tracks that go down the middle of town..an...we have tracks that go down the middle of town..and we have oh I don't know..20 trains a day..easily.<br />and they stop..and block all but one of the roads..which is way the fuck on the other side of town, which means the road is jammed packed(well as jammed packed as a town of 3,000 can be)..sigh*yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-27647875172638185302011-07-14T05:47:59.156-06:002011-07-14T05:47:59.156-06:00Amazing... I can't believe how close everythin...Amazing... I can't believe how close everything is to the tracks...and nothing gets ruined.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-12734250541359665762011-07-14T04:22:22.226-06:002011-07-14T04:22:22.226-06:00And people will adapt, won't they? Wow! This i...And people will adapt, won't they? Wow! This is intense... wonder how the veggies taste.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-57640882323901023902011-07-13T23:58:40.517-06:002011-07-13T23:58:40.517-06:00wow, yeah i totally wouldn't live there. had a...wow, yeah i totally wouldn't live there. had a house with some friends in college where the train practically went through our backyard. we weren't told that when we leased, of course.<br />+followedElliot MacLeod-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101422996950773526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-86300597640264584462011-07-13T21:04:52.011-06:002011-07-13T21:04:52.011-06:00There are train tracks right behind my apartment b...There are train tracks right behind my apartment building, and I actually feel soothed by the sound of the train passing by....<br /> It makes me happy. Always has.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517857978576422454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-85569050651246026632011-07-13T20:27:53.431-06:002011-07-13T20:27:53.431-06:00In Queens, New York the elevated subway (how's...In Queens, New York the elevated subway (how's that for an oxymoron?) used to run literally feet away from the third base line of our local park's ball field. But nothing like this.<br /><br />I'd like to show this video to the next tea partier who moans about excessive government regulation of transportation and commerce.Leviathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637991487069551047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-20297666430594545562011-07-13T19:59:59.030-06:002011-07-13T19:59:59.030-06:00Do you remember the rocks that were around the rai...Do you remember the rocks that were around the railway ties? They were multi colored mountain rocks from BC and then brought all the way to Manitoba. They were nothing like the local rocks.<br /><br />My grandfather was a train engineer between the west coast and the prairies for many years in the early 20th century. I love the trains.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-9694912538759073212011-07-13T17:38:53.651-06:002011-07-13T17:38:53.651-06:00I love the Canadian trains - they are hypnotic in ...I love the Canadian trains - they are hypnotic in size - quite mesmerising! I often find myself counting while sitting at the crossing lights .... 103, 104, 105 !!Frostbite and Sunburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117969670714999548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-16398384451572295182011-07-13T15:41:58.289-06:002011-07-13T15:41:58.289-06:00that's a glimpse of the future in new beijing ...that's a glimpse of the future in new beijing (aka chicago), people.-E-https://www.blogger.com/profile/05375171079121062220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-77073516017902667302011-07-13T13:53:24.486-06:002011-07-13T13:53:24.486-06:00Oh God. Where are the safety precaution measures w...Oh God. Where are the safety precaution measures when you need them?Zebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231653148423352990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-24256819243412502122011-07-13T13:30:01.669-06:002011-07-13T13:30:01.669-06:00What the.....wow! You always find the cool stuff!...What the.....wow! You always find the cool stuff!!<br /><br />Cheers!Chris 'Frog Queen' Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080568376145572154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-88664045466783397692011-07-13T13:21:20.119-06:002011-07-13T13:21:20.119-06:00Wow, I can't imagine having to do that every t...Wow, I can't imagine having to do that every time a train comes by my store. It's really not the best placing, but I guess they have to work with what the have.<br />I live near a train and when I first moved here I noticed it every time it went by. But recently I was wondering to myself why the train doesn't go by anymore, then I realized it does, I just got so used to it that I don't notice it at all anymore.MewlKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459645192056450028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-2825060018060814002011-07-13T12:40:52.166-06:002011-07-13T12:40:52.166-06:00That is unbelievable. My goodness. And the peopl...That is unbelievable. My goodness. And the people seem to have it down pat.<br />Marymxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-85591711590820899642011-07-13T12:31:10.964-06:002011-07-13T12:31:10.964-06:00Hi, Just thought id let you know that Mischief Meg...Hi, Just thought id let you know that Mischief Meg is moving blogs<br />I have another blog now and have decided to include Meg in that one rather than a separate one so if you want to see and hear more about the little whirlwind that is our kitten then please go to<br />http://www.thecraftychicken.blogspot.com<br />Thanks for all your comments and interest, please do call in on Meg in her new home above.Gill Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609030650883561572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-1691582002619496662011-07-13T11:53:19.826-06:002011-07-13T11:53:19.826-06:00There were working train tracks at the end of the ...There were working train tracks at the end of the dirt road I lived on growing up until I was about 9 or 10. When we'd hear the whistle, my dad would pile us in the VW Bug and whisk us down to watch it go by and then we'd collect the coal pellets.<br /><br />Nice remembrance thanks for sharing!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097490501209800455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-13759806886536121112011-07-13T11:50:51.785-06:002011-07-13T11:50:51.785-06:00Oh, wow. Amazing video, but crazy! lol Then again,...Oh, wow. Amazing video, but crazy! lol Then again, I probably only think it's crazy because I didn't grow up there, and I'm sure they'd find some things over here crazy.Dancing With Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493553137383118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-65118041045541816182011-07-13T11:38:24.024-06:002011-07-13T11:38:24.024-06:00Holy Casey Jones! Scared the crap out of me and I&...Holy Casey Jones! Scared the crap out of me and I'm just sitting at my computer.<br /><br />This reminds me of once with a friend when I was 10 or so, we spent an hour putting pennies on a railroad track. We had about 10 cents worth of flat pennies, or so. When I got home and opened the front door, my grandfather was sitting in the living room talking to two very large men...with pistols! They were railroad dicks. They put the fear of God in me regards derailed trains. I am not sure how they would feel about tomatoes, though.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-20402545587268989962011-07-13T11:17:50.873-06:002011-07-13T11:17:50.873-06:00Unbelievable - they have it all down to a science ...Unbelievable - they have it all down to a science - directly over the produce and nothing shifted! My great-grandparent's back fence was mere feet from tracks (a chainlink fence between) They had a hammock set up right there.Jane https://www.blogger.com/profile/05368686874403775974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-81280747097468397812011-07-13T09:47:50.167-06:002011-07-13T09:47:50.167-06:00Debra - I have something for you...is there a way ...Debra - I have something for you...is there a way to send me your mailing address?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-68793392720625793052011-07-13T09:46:51.549-06:002011-07-13T09:46:51.549-06:00That's just nuts!! The train seems to be glidi...That's just nuts!! The train seems to be gliding right over the food as well...yucky. I live with trains too....my house isn't as close by but it still rattles...just glad that the whistles have been upgraded to quieter ones. The whistle blasts annoy me more than the rattles...especially at night. Funny thing is...most people near me...neighbors...love it.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-91381051452446429762011-07-13T09:37:05.339-06:002011-07-13T09:37:05.339-06:00WOw. I am actually seriously impressed with the fa...WOw. I am actually seriously impressed with the fact that all of the food laid out fit underneath the train. That is some serious eyeball measuring there! And what a testament to the fact that people will find a way to thrive even in the worst of conditions. Makes you kinda wanna smack people who complain that an event wasn't just perfect in our countries huh?The Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571659015292953033noreply@blogger.com