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JL Sargent

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  1. My first summer out of high school I took a job at a steel fab shop making steel tank heads and parts for MX missles. After demonstrating good hand and eye coordination,  I was made the yard forklift driver. It was a 25K lb capacity machine with rough terrain tires as tall as a man. One day I was told to go unload two railroad gondolas (cars with open tops) down at the dock. Two of us were sent to do this. Upon arrival a the dock it was obvious the cars were not lined up properly for unloading. We decided we could push the cars the 20 or so feet to correct the problem. Mind you each car weighed 150K lbs and had 200K lbs of steel in each. I climbed up in one car and released the mechanical brake. My buddy started to push the cars with one fork against the side and this seemed to be working fine, but there was a slight grade. He let off the push for a second and the cars started rolling back against him. Uh oh,  there was no stopping them now. I starting spinning that brake from inside the car like a mad man only to realize I was going the wrong direction with the spinning and the chain that works the brake was dragging the ground. It was way too high to jump so I was along for the ride. Picking up speed quickly I could see the side track I was on would derail up ahead. I was holding on for dear life when the cars ran off the tracks. Those cars cut through 17 or so cross ties before stopping. It was a hell of a ride and a real big mess, but I was not hurt. Big investigation into it by a RR detective. Norfolk Southern sent out two massive cranes to set the cars back on the track. Once all the dust settled the plant manager called me in his office and said, "Son, that was an expensive ride you took and I'm quite sure you won't do that again, but from now on we'll call you the Boxcar Cowboy."   😄

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  2. 34 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:

    I just don't see anybody beating Baltimore at this point.

     

    Maybe if Lamar gets the flu. Just too good and with an attitude!

     

  3. 13 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:

    I was hoping I'd hear from you around Thanksgiving.

    I thought about you guys, but didn't even leave the house while in Lake Charles. I did not even go to town. I'm especially responsible for my dad on these trips and its my wife's only time each year to visit with her family as a whole. That has me tied down to hanging out with dad and not much else, which is ok. I just don't get to disappear for the day anymore.  Anyway, best wishes to you guys.

     

  4. 1 minute ago, CECAA850 said:

    Give the quote to your current agent and have him see if he can find anything comparable.

     

    Hey Carl, I hope you and yours are doing well? My current agent is also the person that found this new deal. You see I use an independent ins co and they have 1/2 a doz underwriting insurance companys. I asked her to shop my needs with these other underwriters and this is where I am now.

  5. On 11/18/2019 at 7:35 PM, wvu80 said:

    Wait for a week or so and see if you can find any Black Friday prices

     

    That's what I'm talking about. If you have a Costco nearby, go get that Samsung QLED 75" for sub $2K and be done with it.

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  6. On 11/17/2019 at 9:20 AM, wvu80 said:

    Does Alabama deserve to be in the CFP after losing their Heisman candidate QB?

    Good question. IF Alabama goes undefeated the rest of the season they will have one loss to the #1 team in the country by 5 points. Based on that, isn't Alabama likely one of the 4 best? If the Tide doesn't make the playoffs this year it will likely mark the end of a dynasty of sorts. You see, Bama has never NOT been in the playoffs!

     

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