Grumpy Old Railroader

C rations for all, including Officer's Mess

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.

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

Real old timers don't have shoes that have shoelaces

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Snapdragons in 20 minutes
#watercolor

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

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

Practicing trees. Used pallet knife for birch trees
#watercolor

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Practice practice practice
#watercolor

Practice practice practice
#watercolor

Quick small make believe landscape #watercolor

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

Also shadows

A sponge is an essential tool in making leaves

Eight Days a Week (Beatles)
Or
Eight Miles High (The Byrds)

Yeah, that seems to be the pattern thus far. Lots of talk about agreements but yet to see the actual signed versions

I would like to see the "actual" agreement rather than telling us what your opinion of what is in the agreement. Have you really seen the literal agreement?

Doomed to failure, but sure, keep flailing around while Musk and Trump burn it all to the ground. No, I do not have a better solution. Just mad as hell

It's a Small World

incorruptible

In hindsight, The sea is too dark and the horizon line should be soft and blend more. Might be worth a do over

#watercolor #art
I did this a few years back and the current owner was kind enough to digitize it for me

Put in and Put Out