Subj : Various Things (1) To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Feb 04 2023 07:47:00 Hi Daryl! DS> More likely the bulb is burned out. :P BM> Hmm: I can relate to that! DS> That means you don't have any new ideas coming to you. Oh I sometimes have a lot coming out of me! BM> Well if that's the only thing needing to be moved not a bad job of BM> planning! OTOH the signal box probably has a ton of wiring and BM> controls in it, and of course can't simply be sliced and stuck in a BM> junction box underground. DS> The signal box was there when the line was single tracked. They DS> are making it double tracked from Miami to Cocoa, where it then DS> heads west to the Orlando, International Airport. All the track DS> and signals are in place, but they need to do some final things DS> on the embankments and the tracks, before the test trains can DS> start running on it, before they start the actual service. Just the usual last-minute details. DS> From what I understand, one will be able to go from Miami to DS> Orlando in just over 3 hours. The stops are at Aventura, Fort DS> Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and the Orlando International Airport. DS> I'm not sure if there will be any others. It will take a bunch of DS> traffic off of Interstate 4, and Interstate 95. That's good! Hope people use it: the 'big problem' is people usually want their car with them so they can gom someplacxe once they get to the destination. Doesn't seem so much of a problem when flying but ground- mode.... DS> From Miami to West Palm Beach, the max speed is 79 mph, the DS> same as the Amtrak trains around the country. From West Palm DS> Beach to Cocoa, in some spots, the max speed will be 110 DS> mph...and from Cocoa to the Orlando International Airport, the DS> max speed will be 125 mph...mainly because from Cocoa to the DS> Orlando International Airport, there are no highway grade DS> crossings. The route may eventually be extended to Tampa. Glad they're already considering expansion: makes that expansion easier to integrate. DS> With the current Miami Amtrak DS> Station, there's a loop track, where the train can basically get DS> turned around...it's the southern most point on the route for DS> Amtrak's Silver Meteor and Silver Star. Can't do a simple three-point turn like one does wiht a car! DS> I didn't know I was going to give a description of south DS> Florida railroads!! You probably didn't know you knew that much about south Florida railroads! BM> You're wearing your pants teen-age style slung below your rump and BM> going commando?! DS> The latter is only during the night...as that's when nature DS> calls the most...plus for 5 hours after Lasix out-pee-forms DS> itself. BM> No hose to the bucket by the bed?! DS> With my luck, things would get stuck (I know you needed that DS> visual) It's for pee, not poop! ...Oh, something else getting stuck - nevermind! DS> Good...I can sleep for a few days. BM> Constant?! DS> Only when I'm sedated. I'm lucky to sleep more than 90 minutes DS> at a time. I don't have that issue! BM> Hmm: since you don't watch TV.... Use of the eating/meal is BM> probably a good way for the characters to be shown as relaxing, BM> socializing, etc. FOOD FIGHT!!! DS> There is a door on the BBS called "Food Wars". At Microlimp DS> Junior High School, you get in Food Fights with students, etc. DS> It's a freeware door now. There are other similar doors, but the DS> details on them escape me right now. News Flash! The Details have escaped!! BM> Dumm-de-dumm. Can I sit next to you? .... whapped with purse> DS> "I just want to ask you a question". So, she lets him ask it. DS> Artie: "Do you believe in the hereafter??". DS> Ruth: "Of Course I Do". DS> Artie: "Then, you know what I'm here after". BM> Their play on words was good! DS> I don't know when I first became a fan of puns, but I've liked DS> them ever since. Awww, I was expecting a pun to complete that sentence! BM> Monday starts Diarrhea Awareness Week. Runs until Friday. DS> Looks like a rather crappy scheduling assignment. I thought DS> this tagline went good with it. DS> ... "Farfrompoopin'" - German word for constipation. And 'farflungpoopin' for explosive diarrhea! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .