If I want to take a nap in front of the TV -- just put it on a golf game. I have a hard time fathoming why people follow golfers around a golf course, "Oh look! He hit the ball really far! Now let's follow him another 1/4 mile so we can see him hit it again".
Sherrel: The only time I ever enjoyed golf, was after we finished and went over to the club. Playing with friends is fun no matter how bad I was, but watching pros especially on TV doesn't work for me.
Because I like everybody here and don’t want to see my friends arguing .
Garry: No one is arguing. Because of the unusual cold gripping much of the country, we are discussing the weather. If it wasn't for the weather, we would have days where no one posts at all.
Not for nothing, there are other railroad forums where the mere passing mention of Amtrak will get one banned. And Amtrak is a Class 1 Railroad, running real trains on real tracks, that issues real paychecks. This is not a political or religious discussion, but our climate does affect every one of us. It hasn't been this cold around here in years . In Jersey, we used to get numerous ice storms, now it's pretty much either rain or snow. We get fewer thunder storms in the summer. Our summer temperatures used to include a week to ten days of 100° days. We haven't seen 100° in a few years. We have more flooding than before, significantly more flooding. What do we call that, eh?
We are blessed with a group of very reasonable gentlemen on this forum, who demonstrate tolerance and respect for each other. The coffee shop is the place for discussions about sports, weather or other items unrelated to trains. We even discuss train stuff here, instead of in specific topics. The most wonderful thing about life in the good old USA, is that, in theory at least, none of us has to march in lockstep with everyone else. The
Coffee Shoppe reflects that kind on intellectual discussion. Let's keep it that way.
BTW, I just learned that our local Ice Rink is in need of a Zamboni driver. Yes we do have ice rinks here at the Jersey Shore, for sure!
Boris