Grumpy Old Railroader

Grumpy Old Railroader

@lbholder99.bsky.social

Retired railroad conductor. Strong union background. Progressive. Environmentalist. Watercolor Artist.

69 Followers 43 Following 106 Posts Joined Oct 2023
1 month ago

" I've posed 5 ways to fight fascism:"

Hmmm. Could I see one of you posing double meanings?

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2 months ago

I am 78 YO and you sound just like my parents in the 50's when I tuned in to a new rock and roll station on AM radio

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2 months ago

When you pull off the tape, start from the inner edge of the tape and pull toward the outer edge. If the paper tears, it won't tear into your painting. Pull away from the painting, not into your painting

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2 months ago
YouTube
What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison YouTube video by 60 Minutes

Thank you Canada
youtu.be/_QmW99SqBuw?...

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2 months ago
YouTube
What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison YouTube video by 60 Minutes

Now up on YouTube, thanks Canada!
youtu.be/_QmW99SqBuw?...

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2 months ago

It is NOT "Congress going home." It is Republicans closing down debate by locking everyone out

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2 months ago

Turkeys, raccoons and coyotes have invaded USA suburbs.

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2 months ago

As someone who has had 27 Mohs surgeries on my face and arms in the last 20 years, I think it has a lot to do with melanin. I worked outside for 40 years, so maybe I had more exposure

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2 months ago

Not gonna lie. White men exposing skin to sun results in skin cancer down the road.
Been there. Done that

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3 months ago

Every winter, I wish for summer and every summer I wish for winter. I've been doing that for nigh on 40 years

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4 months ago

C rations for all, including Officer's Mess

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4 months ago

Anything you want or need is always upstairs when downstairs and vice versa. 20 years have passed since we got rid of our 2-story house. No regrets.

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4 months ago

If ever you need historical info re asbestos in the railroad industry, a Texas law firm has been handling asbestos claims since the 1970s. My now deceased railroader father has been getting settlements in dribs and drabs since his retirement in 1988. Just last week, another check went to my mom

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5 months ago

Real old timers don't have shoes that have shoelaces

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6 months ago

My Pappy used to say:
"Plant the garden when the Dandylions bloom."

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6 months ago

It doesn't cost to belong to a union, it pays!

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7 months ago

Tell us you don't know how to use Google without using the word Google

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9 months ago

Wear a freaking hat in the sun. Us white boys start getting skin cancer at about your age. More so when you do not wear a hat and long sleeves

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9 months ago

While there were black brakmen, only white brakemen got promoted to conductors. It was not until Railroad Trainmen v Howard at the SCOTUS in 1952 that overturned this practice

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9 months ago

Unions were complicit about racism also. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainment represented conductors, brakemen and porters. The BRT negotiated agreements that took work away from porters (black) and gave the work to brakemen.

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9 months ago
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Snapdragons in 20 minutes
#watercolor

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9 months ago

Not just railroaders who do not understand the RLA, but more than a few union representatives have only a vague understanding of the RLA and how it applies. You provided a succinct description

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9 months ago

America is in chaos, Musk is destroying our institutions and Trump is openly for sale but TFNYT is reporting on Dems fee fees about a former president? Exactly why I no longer subscribe to NYT

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9 months ago
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Practicing trees. Used pallet knife for birch trees
#watercolor

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9 months ago

Oops. Forgot to post image

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9 months ago
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Practice practice practice
#watercolor

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9 months ago

Practice practice practice
#watercolor

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9 months ago
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Quick small make believe landscape #watercolor

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9 months ago

Use the best:
Paints
Brushes
Paper (300 lb)
Good craftsmen use the best tools. It makes a big difference

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10 months ago

Also shadows

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