What! A Bridge Collapsed?Who would have thought

Paulsboro,NJ

Well it's happened. AGAIN.But this time it made the news unlike hundreds of incidents that should have and did not leaving the Public in a potentionally dangerous place without them even knowing it.
And now I can say without fear of retribution that I was one of the Whistleblowers on the Railroad for many years who made calls leaked info and generally tried to inform the Public and Federal Agencies as to the dangerous yet routine operations  carried out daily by my Employer with the full knowledge of Management and my Direct Superiors.

Movement of Hazardous Materials over sub par,defective and trackage not LEAGALLY approved to handle such movement is a common practice. Millions of these"Moves" are made without incident daily thanks to the skill and diligence of Train Crews who improvise and are at a extremely heightened state of operation to get the job done.

At slow speeds and respect for potential disaster freight moves the country and it is dam near impossible to address all the right of way,let alone equipment that needs repair across the Nation to bring our Transportation Infrastructure up to date.

There is no question that Rail service today is light years ahead of where it was when I was working and that the Agency does do well with what they have to work with.
But like so many things service is only as good as the weakest link in the system and that would be the bridges,tunnels,trackage and the Signal Systems that control traffic flow.

This is where the real problems are.Bridges that are in so much need of repair it's a crap shoot for some trains to make it to the other side.No joke.

These are literally accidents waiting to happen because we have failed to address the issue and it is a complicated one for sure.

None of the Carriers involved want this situation to exist after all they are in the business of moving commodities and profits plunge when right of way is shut down.

But like other industries they need Government aid to get the job done and that has been repeatably beat down by the GOP for what reason is beyond my comprehension.  It only gets more expensive to accomplish as time goes by and a major event could cripple the Country for months at costs that would stagger the imagination.

And this is not new.As far back as 1973 I made complaints as to a bridge that straddles the Hudson River in Up State New York  on the old B&A or"Boston Line".Thats just one.We went over hundreds and it only takes one to create a disaster.

I'm writing this more for a HEY OVER HEY!!!! than assigning blame.  Circumstance is most responsible but this should be a wake up call much as the I 35 was.Remember that ?

More to be revealed when I can,Chemo is a tiring thing.

SHUT THE FUCK UP. REALLY

CALLING YOU STUPID IS BEING NICE

INTERVENTION(AN ELECTION) HAS FAILED TO EDUCATE YOU

 

No Person,Thing Party, thought, action, inaction, plot or plan is greater than the ACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THEIR LEGAL AND RIGHTFUL CAPACITY AS CITIZENS OF THE ONCE AND SOON TO BE AGAIN,GREATEST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD WHEN THEY DECIDE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !

 

And that includes your GOD or Barack would not be President according to your own thinking.

 

Do you hate GOD now ?

 

WOW!!!

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR TO YOU SOORY SONS OF BITHCHES EVEN AS YOU NOW CONTINUE TO DO THE MOST UN AMERICAN THINGS YOU CAN THINK OF TO DERAIL THE NEEDED ACTIONS THAT SHOULD TO BE DONE IN THE NAME OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DULY ELECTED ,EVEN IN THE MIDST OF YOUR TREASON, TO RIGHTHGFULLY ELECT AN EXECUTIVE IN CHEIF,PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSAIN OBAMA, TO A SECOND TERM SO HE MAY ACCOMPLISH WHAT HE HAS STARTED AND HAS RESULTED IN OUR NATION SLOW,DUE TO YOU RECOVERY.YOU DO THIS WITH SO CALLED LEADERS YOU ELECTED FROM YOUR BACKWARD THINKING SUPER HATING TEA BAGGER LED STATES WHERE YOU SIT HOME AND WATCH THE 700 CLUB WITH YOUR SHOTGUN AT THE DOOR A 45 STAPPED TO YOUR HIP AND A 40 SITTING ON THE TABLE NEXT TO THE TIN FOIL OF METH (Whoops,showing my age !They use those cute little 1x1" baggies now )YOU"RE HAVING FOR BREAKFAST.NOT YOU?OH.REPLACE THE METH WITH OXCIES RUSH THE DRUGSTER LOVES, BEFORE YOU TURN ON FOX FOR YOUR DAILY DOSE OF CRAP FROM BULLSHIT MOUNTAIN NEWS CORPORATION SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT TO BITCH AND SCREAM ABOUT FOR THE PART OF THE 24 HOURS THAT MAKE UP A DAY.DOES IT SOUND LIKE I HAVE COMTEMPT AND DISRESPECT FOR YOU.I DO.HOW DO YOU LIKE IT.I'M NOT DONE.YOU ARE THE EPITOMY OF THE UNINFORMED DUMB ASS WHO COULDN'T FIND HIS BRAIN IF GIVEN A ROAD MAP AND A DOCTOR OR VET TO HELP IF UNDERSTAND THE PICTURE AND CAN ONLY HAVE SEX WITH HIS (INSERT HERE)BY USING A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE WHICH HOLE ISN'T BROWN AFTER YOU MADE SURE IT HAD TEETS LIKE MOST OF YOUR BARN ANIMALS.THE GOP HAS BEEN STICKING UP YOUR ASS SINCE YOU WERE TOO YOUNG TO VOTE BUT OLD ENOUGH FOR A SUBSCRIPTION(22 WEEKS)TO THEIR RAG AND NOW ARE GLAD TO BE AS OR MAYBE MORE FUCKED UP THAN DAD(GUESSING YOUR NEO NUTHEAD RATHER THAN PLAIN OLD KKK).

So RADICAL FRINGE although you are still outthere working hard against realities that would benefit your sorry excuse of a human ass we WON you lost now sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up or you will get your wish.You know the one you rail about to your fellow backward asshole bud in the pool table room as you make a lucky JD induced 8 ball sink for a sawbuck and lament as to how you're gonna sink another if you can get home in one piece and find the barn door IF YOU CAN FIND YOUR CAR KEYS TO ADD YOURSELF TO THE OTHER DRUNK METHHEAD CLOWNS OUT THERE PLAYING DODGEBALL WITH A 3800 POUND WEAPON.

YEP YOU SURE KNOW ABOUT THE LAW AND HOW A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS BREAKING IT!

 BECAUSE FOX OR PAT ROBINSON OR THE REST OF THE TIN FOIL BRAGADE SAYS SO.

Do You Not Understand English ?



Racism is  alive and well in the USA. Sponsored by and brought to you through the Tea Bagger Led GOP Republicans Bigots and the Assholes who follow them and are too CHICKEN to stand  up for America.
This as they lecture the rest of us on how to be "Patriots".
What a scam half the Nation appears to have bought as they show how little they will actually do to protect YOUR RIGHTS as they scream that YOU are Destroying Theirs and use Church,GOD,Guns,Bullies,Morons,Cheats ,thieves,Bomb Throwing,Murders and Murderers against PRO Choice People,Sucker Punching COWARDS,Fake News,Paid Liars,unsuspecting homeless (that they helped to make homeless),Veterans,Elderly they lie to and scare and so on to support their vile hate filled self righteous views.Only they know what is right or wrong they say and you don't count,your Vote  means nothing to these"GOD Fearing"Bible Thumping pieces of meat so blind with hatred they can not see the truth and live their days in fear of everything and everyone around them.
So now treat them the way they treat you.
Get in their face.
That's what they think they want.
To CONFRONT YOU.GIVE THEM THEIR WISH.

The leaders will scream,holler and then go away as the truth escapes your mouth,the followers will step back and fade,and the Big Mouths will run or  hide.
For those of you who encounter the "Armed Patriot"you need only let them know that,if like I and my friends, you too are "Armed" and unless they have a good reason and a hell of a lot of experience they might want to back the fuck off of that type of intimidation because it will be met with equal and devastating force should they not heed your prudent advice to provide you your "space" and that furthermore you will see to it that their actions are brought to the attention of the proper issuing authorities and that the recording you have of the incident has been provided to the Local News Outlets as well as YouTube and other Social Networks eager to make them a Star. Their Employers will love the Publicity.

                                                                     


Want to "Talk Yet?"Or are you still on blustery Bullshit and Propaganda or as I call it "Neo Teapublican Educational Disinformation Syndrome". 
 I have access to 40 years of Law Enforcement Contacts I'm sure I can accommodate many of you with a lead as to your local Official who will be glad to add them to a neat little list they are all building since 2001 and will see them go through some Federal Government Oversight they never saw coming. How ya like me now ?
Oh My,I just read this and wow it sure seems like I made what could be construed as"Threats"to others I feel are a "threat" to me. Broke one of my Cardinal Rules. Or Did I? Let me see.
Nope.
Just using the only kind of wording you Self-aggrandizing Ignorant Holier Than Thou Self Appointed Law Breakers seem to hear. You don't like reasonable,don't believe in facts and truth,fail to understand the meaning of or what is logic,and seem to be the only people who know where to find the Uni Corns and the Russians massed at the Boarders to invade us.
BTW do you guys know what "Winning:" a contest means ?
Come on tell me.Are you the guys following the Referees home after they declared the team with the highest score the Winner of the Ball Game and it wasn't your kids team ?
Yea.
A real bomb shell here.
That is how it works you see.
You don't get to say you "Won " the contest unless you did.
What a concept,huh?
I'm sure at one time someone explained this to you if you had a problem grasping this simple concept of life.
It really is everywhere you look.
Nothing new here.
No One is trying to "Trick You".
You simply "Lost" .
And you lost the Presidential Election also. AGAIN!!!
Now Children realize this.
Most People who understand the English Language also are aware as well.And it seems the VAST Majority of the World,it's People and their Leaders also understand.
The US Courts Agree.
Those of us who voted and were in greater number than you and your Gun,Pastor,Priest,Minister,Person who thinks for you,Person who tells you what to think,Roger,Bill O'Reilly,Rush.Glen,Sean, Generic FOX AIRHEAD or even Rupert the Thief from Down Under, just too many possibilities to list here,man you guys got it tough thankfully they seem to all agree on a daily lie or distortion so you can be easily convinced that George Washington freed the Slaves and Michelle Bachman knows what she is talking about.
FOX  even knows !
You can try again.Good Luck on that.It should prove hilarious,I fear I won't be here to see it,but what a Hoot it should be.If you think you had to Bus in a lot of pretend supporters this time wait and see how empty those rooms will be next time probably emptier than the Indiana Statehouse the day after they arrested the Grand Klan Man David Curtiss"Steve" Stephenson for Rape and Kidnapping.In 1925 Stephenson was tried and convicted in a notorious abduction, rape and murder of a young white schoolteacher, a state education official and trying to make a meal of her while on an Express Train.Great reading if you missed this.It's TRUE that this happened and what occurred as a result of the Grand Dragon being convicted along with over 2/3rds of the Elected Officials of that State.Man we had Crooks in my State,but these guys were sex fiends and cannibals who thought they were above the Law as they methodically Raped a woman and refused her Medical Attention that led to her DEATH.

That IS what happens when you let the wrong people have power and then look the other way.
You think those clowns who manipulated their way into DC are any different?They sure don't talk or act  any different,they've been caught in a variety of schemes and lies and broken laws with little done to call them on it.Are we waiting for them to "Lynch"someone or Rape  your Sister or stick something up her Virginia for there twisted Medically Un Advised reason because their Church tells them to?

WTF Over! Enough of this SHIT.

You can write all the fucking Laws you want in your backward Church Ass Kissing State,that does not surpass The Bill Of Rights or The Constitution without an Amendment that you will never get.You are the American Taliban.Go Fuck Yourselves and leave us alone.
Stick something up your own ass and twist if you need a thrill, you SICK MORONIC SADIST.
We will defeat you and we're sure as fuck not scared of you small dicked mindless assholes.

What is and should never be...

It was a valiant attempt.  A noble effort but a resounding failure.
Once again Americans showed that their desire to have stuff at  a cheap price far out weighs their sense of righteousness  and fairness exhibited to those who must struggle to provide those "Deals" for them.

What selfish and short sighted a society we appear to have become.  This simplest of actions that would have had such  imposing implications as well as a solid Championing of the American Worker was evidently not worth waiting one lousy day to advance a US labor cause that affects the whole Country today and as we go forward. You just helped the very people trying to screw you and screwed those trying to help you. What the Fuck Don"t You Understand ? Just how stupid are you ? Really!

Until it is they,you, who suffer from these labor/workforce maladies and then, low and behold, they will appear to hold accountable those they feel have wronged them as long as they don't miss a episode of American Idle or the Price is Right or whatever other seemingly indispensable TV Shows that have more power over their lives than the economics of their fellow Citizens who are desperately trying to keep their heads above water and keep their families together with a roof over their head and meals on  a table where children sit hopefully clothed to be be warm and comfortable like so many other fortunate Americans are.





All we had asked was that the American People stand and make a statement to these Mega Giants we have made who now rule with seeming impunity as to how their employees,the Public and the Government treat them and woe be onto anyone who would not agree with them.
And what a statement it could have been.

A WIN WIN I think.

And few if any would have lost out on those so called deals.

You know the ones for a TV built by a former US Electronics Manufacturer,say Zenith,now part of Samsung I believe,the Korean Mass Electronics Giant who is to Korea what RCA,Westinghouse or Admiral was once to us.

Did you think that the bargains would not be there the following day? Did you think they had crews of workers  at the ready to remove all that had been shipped and loaded onto aisles  or any other space where a box of product could be displayed with it's enticing artificially produced low price made possible by the stupidity of the very people who would now complete the fleecing of the American Citizen as he screamed with joy for having just been proven one of the biggest suckers in the World.

You just helped WalMart Fuck You and ALL their Employees,Subs and Contractors.

You think you got a deal but you have neither the facts or sadly the willingness to find out the true cost of that item,it's history or what WalMart demanded of the Manufacturer to attain that "Low Price".In so many cases there is no way for you to find out.WalMart makes the Manufacturers,Vender's and so on sign confidentiality clauses and such to hide deceptions and the downgraded components used to hit target production cost.Hidden costs are just that.They are the real story and if you are not privy to them you can not make an informed statement as to the true cost of that so called "Bargain"because the price at check out is far different than the actual cost.
It would have only taken this one damn day for you to show that you cared as much for your fellow Americans as they showed they care for you.

Yes they were out there for YOU as much as for themselves.In the cold and rain,many in pain physically and mentally and many knowing that thair action could quite possibly cost them that job. Intimidation and backlash are well known results of asking to be heard in today's employees lives..
This action was for the American Worker.  All Workers. WalMart was the target because they are the ones who brought us this warped dysfunctional design of a business that supplants their profits by robbing local Towns and Cities through the use of Public Services to care for the employees while WalMart pays nothing and often receives incentives from the Municipality to remain for its meager Tax Base contribution to that city now devoid of all others as WalMart drove them away or into bankruptcy.

So they built you that Skateboard Track or supplied the HS Football Uniforms or gave Gym Equipment.Far Out! BFD!!!!!

Mom and Pop,Church.Pop Warner and so on have done those things for generations and without spending millions on TV to tell everyone how Great They Are to do it. Giving is because it's a good thing not so you can go tell everyone how great you are for doing it. WalMart is not doing this for Morals but for their Bottom Line so please wake the Fuck Up as to what this is really about.
And these small and inadequate gestures are in no way a reasonable trade off for what has been lost in transition.

Decades,Generations,and scores of lifestyles have forever been cast to scrape yard of American History

I frankly just don't get it. The evidence is overwhelming and the solutions abound and are tried and true. We have done this before and know it is a call to change a faulty unfair and unsustainable system that has taken deep root but has an easy fix.

So why not now ?

Consumers have the power to dictate to retailers if they want to. That's the key.

Do you care more about saving money or the American Way.

They do not have to be exclusive of each other,there is a balance.A Sweet Spot so to say and was more the norm before the Waltons and others decimated it with their NEO Slash n Burn Business model that is based on deceit rather than performance or value.
Peel back the facade they created and you will see the ruins of the many they used to accomplish their rise to the Top Of The Heap.Dishonor,lies and minipulation are some of  their tools and methods and they are PROUD of that.Whew!

And you want to keep them Kings ?

Robbing and cheating you and yours while blowing smoke up your silly ass thinking they are there for you.You beleive in Clean Coal I suppose and think Sadam caused 9/11 too.
Please wake up and see the truth that is staring you in the face before the complete transformation of our Country to Facism is accomplished due to you not being able to see reality or worse, knowing and being silent so you can save a few dollars.
Priceless.

 American Rail



Expand(reinstate) Inter-city and regional rail freight service with new routes using existing Interstate System intersecting to existing major rail routes,Hubs and terminals.
I am fully aware of the disassembly of the prior Right of Ways throughout the country and realize the impossibility of reclaiming those in entirety,but some remains near important routes in Industial areas that now use long haul trucks to ship what once moved by rail,leaps and bounds in fuel savings could be achieved  by stepping back and making a big push for a return to Nation Wide Rail Freight Service to more points and markets .
Likewise,Light Passenger Rail must be increased to ease city congestion and again reap fuel savings from the decreases in the vehicle numbers. Free flowing highways and streets increase fuel savings and emissions.
Contracts and Labor generated to implement this could fall under a Government Public Works or Job Corp,ect to provide work to AMERICAN workers and Companies.
This is do-able. Just add Leadership and Americans will do what we do Best.
                                   gb

How can a gearhead be an environmentalist ?

I thought it time to explain the juxtaposition I represent as to my stance on Fossil Fuel and at the same time being a Racer, car guy,hot rodder and generally someone who burned countless gallons of fuel in my desire of the thrill of speed and the agony of the feet(ha) there are some things about these activity that are the forerunners of fuel conservation.
You see as it turns out we racers have always been fuel efficient because the amount of fuel burned( Thermal Efficiency ) in an internal combustion engine is directly related to how much power and thus how fast or in the case of a drag racer how quick a vehicle is.
It's called BSFC and basically relates to the amount in percentage of a pound of fuel burned in a cylinder. It is simply fuel flow (in pounds-per-hour) divided by measured HP, and is expressed in Pounds-per-Hour-per-HP.
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) is a measure of fuel efficiency within a shaft reciprocating engine. It is the rate of fuel consumption divided by the power produced. It may also be thought of as power-specific fuel consumption, for this reason. BSFC allows the fuel efficiency of different reciprocating engines to be directly compared.
The higher the percentage the more Horsepower generated and that is what moves you.
So yes it seems contradictory to many that racing is in any way fuel conscience when many race cars get so little MPG,like a NASCAR Cup Car 3.7-4.3 miles per gallon and that is dismal as compared to a street car.
But here's the thing.
Each pound of fuel that goes through that motor is burned at a ratio far higher than ANY Production street car whose percentage is in the 30% range and  pails to a 1000 HP Mustang that's burning above 50%.
Some of you older folks can surely remember being behind some clown with black smoke pouring from the tailpipe and the term"He running rich"and thats a good example of a gross failure to burn fuel(and really mess up the air).
Well another term is"keep'em Lit"and refers to being able to overcome ignition system shortcomings that limit the burn process and is best illustrated by Nitro Methane fueled racecars,Dragsters,Funny Cars,where the massave amount of fuel and air forced through the cylinder can overpower the spark provided by 2 complete ignition systems working in tandem to supply that energy and still often fail to keep all 8 "LIT".
It is from these parameters that racing learned how to be fuel efficient and if it was not for racing the high MPG vehicles of today would have been far longer in appearing if they had a internal combustion motor for power.
So I do not see my position as in anyway hypocritical because I still believe in Racing and readily strive to make more HP&Torque in anything I touch.It's my thing.
But for a long time now I have been a proponent of fuel conservation and believe I not only talk the talk,I walk the walk,and I do.I've cut my fuel consumption by well over 50% anually and although maybe a third was not planned but due to my sickness,the rest was because I actively limited myself even though driving is my most chrished activity,I've increased the fuel efficientcy of my old truck as well as detuned my 97 to run on Regular Unleaded and at the same time bumping up MPG by a .97 - 1.33 even as I added 17 HP.
It's not hard these days to have your cake and eat it to because of what computers have brought to the automotive world, in particular the internal combustion engine which contrary to what you might have heard will be around for several more decades as we transition to other forms of propulsion. as well as the very types of fuel used
I was a proponent of Methanol as a main source of fuel since the 70's and over the years have settled in on Sugar Cane as the source for its sustainability and lack of impact on food prices unlike corn alcohol has done because of the fools who would not look at the facts,but I digress.At least they were trying and did indeed get the attention of a public whom many had no idea a car could run on anything other than fossil fuel,let alone a renewable source.
In the 60's The Massachusetts State Police used Propane Powered Ford Police Interceptors exclusively on the MASS Pike and it was a great success.

Your top 10 Reasons  should quit the

#1 The US Chamber of Commerce argued against a national holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. because it might eat into corporate revenues. Source
#2 The US Chamber of Commerce wants corporations to be able to give unlimited money to politicians anonymously. Source
#3 The US Chamber of Commerce lobbies for tax cuts for millionaires. Source
#4 The US Chamber of Commerce wants to privatize social security. Source
#5 The US Chamber of Commerce successfully convinced the Supreme Court, in the Citizens United case, to rule in favor of unlimited corporate donations to politicians. Source
#6 The US Chamber wants to build a Great American Firewall, which would allow big corporations to blacklist websites without a hearing. Source
#7 The US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue told people unemployed due to outsourcing to "stop whining". Source
#8 In 2009, the US Chamber spent more money than the next five largest lobbying groups combined. Source
#9 The US Chamber called for taxpayers, not BP, to pay for the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Source
#10 The US Chamber of Commerce believes that big energy companies should get taxpayer subsidies. Source