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slynne
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response 107 of 563:
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Jan 13 17:10 UTC 2006 |
I am happy because I got a geeky train simulator game thing for my
computer and now I can pretend to drive trains all day. woo woo
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mcnally
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response 108 of 563:
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Jan 13 18:00 UTC 2006 |
I am happy that I get a three-day weekend this week.
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rcurl
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response 109 of 563:
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Jan 13 18:08 UTC 2006 |
Re #107: what are the challenges in driving trains on a computer? Deciding
when to blow the whistle?
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jadecat
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response 110 of 563:
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Jan 13 18:53 UTC 2006 |
IHB- I am in possession of a box. Said box was sent to me by my older
sister for my birthday. I'm not entirely sure when it arrived- as the
apartment complex office had said box, but I had received no
notification of this. On a whim I stopped by the office after lunch and
took possession of the box. I have no idea what's in it- and am excited
to find out. :)
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marcvh
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response 111 of 563:
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Jan 13 19:15 UTC 2006 |
Re #109: deciding how many hoboes to run over.
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tod
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response 112 of 563:
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Jan 13 19:45 UTC 2006 |
re #109
Are you talking about locomotives or hard partying?
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rcurl
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response 113 of 563:
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Jan 13 19:54 UTC 2006 |
What is the connection between "trains" and "hard partying"?
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jadecat
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response 114 of 563:
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Jan 13 20:33 UTC 2006 |
Conga?
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slynne
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response 115 of 563:
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Jan 13 21:31 UTC 2006 |
resp:109 So far I have only been driving the electric trains but on the
others you have to decide when to refuel. I have been playing
the "Amtrak Northest Corridor" scenario so the biggest challenge is
keeping to the timetable. One has to monitor track signals and keep
under the speed limits. It is hard because in order to keep to the
schedule, one has to hit the maximum speed on the tracks which changes.
The trains apparently are designed to coast so you have to judge
exactly when to decrease the throttle and/or apply the brakes to get
the train's speed down to a decreased limit. If you do it too early
(like I did a few times) you end up late and if you wait too long and
have to apply the brakes too hard, you get in trouble for causing the
passengers discomfort. You also have to sand the tracks under certain
weather conditions. And, of course, you have to decide when to blow the
train's horn. You have to blow the horn when there are deer on the
tracks or when approaching a station. There is also a bell that has to
be on when in the station. This scenario is easier than some of the
others because it is a closed track (no road crossings). Oh and there
is a headlight that has to be dimmed when other trains approach or when
entering a station but I havent moved onto the nighttime scenarios yet.
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slynne
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response 116 of 563:
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Jan 13 21:32 UTC 2006 |
FWIW, I only derailed my train one time. You think Amtrak is hiring?
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keesan
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response 117 of 563:
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Jan 13 22:38 UTC 2006 |
How many passengers did you lose so far?
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marcvh
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response 118 of 563:
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Jan 13 23:20 UTC 2006 |
I wonder whether realm Amtrak engineers get punished for being late or
causing the passengers discomfort?
What are you supposed to do when people moon the train?
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richard
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response 119 of 563:
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Jan 14 01:59 UTC 2006 |
re #110 so don't keep us in suspense, what was in the box?
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slynne
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response 120 of 563:
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Jan 14 03:11 UTC 2006 |
resp:117 - The game doesnt tell you how many passengers die when you
derail.
resp:118 - Judging from the number of late amtrak trains I have been on,
I would say none
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bhoward
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response 121 of 563:
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Jan 14 03:32 UTC 2006 |
Re#109 In Japan, there is a very popular train simulation for the
play station that lets people drive a train on any of the routes
served by JR (Japan Rail). It is very common for people aspiring
to work for JR to train on this simulator.
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naftee
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response 122 of 563:
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Jan 14 05:23 UTC 2006 |
did you guys hear about that amtrack train that was stuck in florida for over
24 hours ?!
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tsty
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response 123 of 563:
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Jan 14 05:38 UTC 2006 |
... getting a guitar fixed in time for jim schwall (seigel-schwall blues
band) to drop by for lunch, pick up guitar and mosey on to the magic
bag for last saturdays; anti-freeze blues festival.
joint was packed to the gills - band was great adn i got props from
the stage .... while i was taking over 90 pics.
me be exhausted puppy that night.
but happy-max.
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happyboy
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response 124 of 563:
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Jan 14 09:01 UTC 2006 |
hey! you found russ's guitar!!
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other
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response 125 of 563:
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Jan 14 17:53 UTC 2006 |
This response has been erased.
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other
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response 126 of 563:
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Jan 14 18:05 UTC 2006 |
re php sessions: I'll go post something in the web conf.
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bhoward
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response 127 of 563:
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Jan 15 11:41 UTC 2006 |
Cheers.
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jadecat
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response 128 of 563:
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Jan 16 14:03 UTC 2006 |
re resp:119 Probably things of little interest to you- 2 Honey Bunch
books, Bride and Prejudice (the movie), YARN!!, a few books to keep or
trade and more yarn. Philly has some very nice yarn stores and she can
get stuff that I could never find here in Lansing.
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edina
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response 129 of 563:
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Jan 16 17:17 UTC 2006 |
"Bride and Prejudice" is a great flick....my favorite line remains "My brother
turns into the Indian M.C. Hammer".
Dave does not agree with any of my assessments.
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slynne
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response 130 of 563:
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Jan 16 18:19 UTC 2006 |
I liked Bride and Prejudice a lot too
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jadecat
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response 131 of 563:
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Jan 16 18:45 UTC 2006 |
Haven't gotten a chance to watch it- but I'm really looking forward to
it. :)
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