Rayin"S" posted:I just do not understand why it is that the folks who do not care to see the Big Boy run grump about the rest of us, or the UP, who are excited to see this locomotive operate, whether helped by a diesel or not. If you would rather be somewhere else, be there and enjoy that. Let us enjoy what would thrill us in peace but I'm sure not in quiet.
Ray
TexasSP posted:I just don't see how the feelings and opinions of those who disagree affects the others. Will Rich's comments, opinions, and or feelings about the BB somehow stop you from seeing it, getting excited about, etc? Also, you can proceed past reading his or other's posts which you find objectionable. There are people on this board I do just that with. It's not complicated, I see their screen name, I keep scrolling. Life goes on and the world fails to explode.
For what it's worth, I don't and have not always agreed with Rich, HW, and others, but it surely doesn't make me have a negative opinion of them. I even find I disagree with myself sometimes.....
Remember how geared-up people used to get here while UP 844 was being worked on? Holy cow!
Someone would post a progress report on 844, Rich would usually start things off with his very clever "Kool-Aid" insult, and from there it turned into a food fight. lol. Got kinda nasty at times. Even a couple of folks from other websites, that don't normally post here, would join in on the Union Pacific steam program bashing.
I'm glad that's pretty much over. Steam locomotives are cool. American history. I wish more of them would/could run. Thanks to UP for doing this.
TexasSP posted:…. I even find I disagree with myself sometimes.....
..... Sometimes I give myself the creeps ...
