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Failing that, there's always Carolina's Reaper.
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Scary Spice
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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#realJSOP wrote: Scary Spice I am (read: was) a redhead -- but don't go there!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Well; for proper social distancing, you should be using Mace.
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Master of Yoda Conditional
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Like the old saying goes,
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A garlic a day keeps everybody away.
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Indeed - carry one of those[^] around with you, and nobody will come near you.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Most of us enjoy endiving into their work.
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NO EXIT
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I was thinking "ONE WAY"
Young enough to know I can.
Old enough to know I shouldn't.
Stupid enough to do it anyway!
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STOP
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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CAUTION
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NO U TURN
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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YIELD ... >= 6'
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7' (2m in Europe) to be on the safe side. Sorry for interruption
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DEAD END
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DETOUR
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NO WAY
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CONSTRUCTION ZONE >= 3m
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I give up
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NO TRESPASSING
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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Please keep your hands and arms inside at all times, failure to do so can result in serious injury or death .
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Historic locomotive exhibition ahead - beware of steam clouds[^]
50+ years ago, we were running like crazy to get to see a real steam locomotive, close up! The kind of locomotives they used when grandpa was a boy! ... I think I have seen a real steam loc about five times in my life. Today, kids don't even know Ivor the Engine or Thomas the Tank Engine. The (very) few who do, make no associations to modern railroads - Ivor and Thomas are simply strange looking animated characters.
You can see steam locomotives one place: On traffic signs. Makes me think of that mother telling about when she said to her son, pointing at the button on the screen with a floppy icon: I bet you don't even know what that is! And the son answered: Of course I do! It is a save button!
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In the UK we are blessed to have over 100 heritage railways, the vast majority using steam locomotion most or all of the time. Of the hundreds of preserved locos, around 50 are also mainline-certified; that is, approved to run on the national network. On the mainline they are limited to either 60 or 75mph (dependent on loco type), but there are occasional exceptions and only last year we experienced a steam loco running at 100mph on a major main line. (It was being approved for 90mph running, and as part of that certification had to exceed 90mph by 10%). We also have not only preserved steam, but new build steam locos, both narrow gauge and standard gauge. The first of these, Tornado, really captured the public imagination and boosted the profile of the heritage sector enormously. Since then, others have taken to the rails and there are probably around two dozen brand new steam locos under construction in the UK, which should see steam running for at least another 75 years.
However, in the current crisis, all our heritage railways are closed. They have close to zero income as we enter the busiest part of the year when the majority of income should be flowing. However costs are not zero; for many, they are still paying rent, rates, insurance, and staff costs (to keep admin and personnel functions operating, and to continue skeleton maintenance tasks). When lockdown is over, there will be public resistance to travelling in enclosed carriages and revenues will not bounce back. There will be deterioration of assets that will take time and money to repair; boiler certificates have a fixed (normally 10-year) period and after that locos need overhauls, but won't have earned the funds to pay for them. All UK heritage railways are facing terrible challenges, and it's very likely that some will fail, and tragically that some preserved locos will be lost forever.
I'm a volunteer at the Swanage Railway in Dorset, working as a porter (station staff), and also as a leader in the Youth Group. Youngsters joining at age 13 learn about safety, engineering, customer service, operations, fundraising and gain valuable personal skills. Many go on to work in railway, engineering, travel or hospitality careers. This is all at risk at present. See Swanage Railway[^] and feel free to donate!
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If you haven't yet picked up Requiem For Steam - The Railway Songs Of Dave Goulder[^] you might consider to do so - a really nice collection of folk songs (although most of the songs are his own, not traditional folk songs). This link is to a vinyl edition. I've got a CD, but can't remember where I bought it, years ago. Anyway, it is digitized from the analog recording; the sound is no better than from a virgin vinyl played on a high quality turntable.
I haven't been playing that album for I don't know how long! I guess I will dig it up right now and listen to it!
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