Hot Water Wrote:
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> Ed Lover Wrote:
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> > King Edward The Dick is my hero. I don't see
> why
> > no one bows down to his greatness. Look he
> > singlehandedly restored the 4014! He is driving
> it
> > across the country, leaning out of the cab,
> > letting the populace see his mighty form.
> >
> > And how he cleaned up the mess from the olden
> days
> > of the steam program. It wasn't his fault that
> the
> > 844 had flattened drivers, it was the diesel
> > control,
>
> No, you are totally WRONG! Ted was running 844,
> and forgot he had the diesel MU Control Box in
> throttle 7 when he attempted to slow dow for the
> scheduled service stop. Ted kept applying air, and
> finally put the brake valve in emergency. The
> current manager, who was on the Fireman's side,
> training a new Fireman, rushed across the cab,
> placed the power reverse gear into reverse and
> re-opened the throttle. The result locked up the
> drivers! There was NEVER anything wrong with the
> MU Control Box, just the nut on the seat box.
>
> the boiler build up of sludge was the old
> > blowdown system, not his fault.
>
> Wrong again! He changed the original Wilson
> Blowdown (Sludge Remover) system, didn't perform
> early morning blowdowns prior to relighting the
> fire, and changed the total water treatment
> chemicals. I was present when 844 received a total
> & complete boiler wash in September 2010. He
> inhereted a 4-8-4 with a TOTALLY clean boiler
> inside.
>
> And with his
> > mighty powers, got steam members to leave the
> > program, and with his love of German music,
> > whipped the crew together.
>
> Right.
>
>
> > All Hail King Edward The Dick!!!!!
>
> And there you have it, folks.aide drinkers.

Hot Water, I was joking all the way. I know I was wrong about those things. I can't stand the SOB, just had to use a different name. I am not impressed with him, nor the Lool