A Railroader's Tale by Ed Blysard

If you’re feeling a little full of yourself, here’s a reality check penned by the late Ed Blysard.

I recommend having some tissues handy.

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Got a good reality check today.

Everyone has a bad day once in a while, you know, those days where you could care less about any and everything, catch a good case of the blues, and end up feeling really sorry for yourself?

Had one of those yesterday, and it looked like a repeat for today.

The yard is jammed to the gills with cars, no place to switch them to, more work than we could ever get done, knee deep in gators…that along with some personal issues keeping me down in the dumps, having a real good pity party for myself…

Great story, great read. Thanks for posting it, Larry.

Thanks Larry!

A classic Christmas tale, Charles Dickens couldn’t have told it better.

How different this is now from when it was written… and how terribly still true.

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Ed Blysard
Maybe nothing in my life is really wrong after all, I mean all my kids are healthy, my wife loves me, I am all in one piece, mostly, and in comparison… Hey, ya know what?..I ain’t got no problems, none at all…

How different this is now from when it was written… and how terribly still true.

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Rest in Peace, Ed [angel]

Hard to believe that it has been almost 2 years…Sure miss his wit and wisdom .

Larry (tree68) had posted the frollowing:

As posted on Facebook by Beth Blysard:

It’s not easy to lose someone you love. It’s harder to accept that they aren’t coming back. I never thought I would be writing this.

Daddy passed this morning.
He’s with his family and his best friend in heaven.

You were a loving father and husband. You taught me so many things. I’m so proud to call you my Daddy. You fought cancer for as long as you could. And I’m proud of everything you’ve accomplished. You’re no longer fighting and finally at peace. You mean the world to me and

What a great story! Thanks for posting it, Larry.

Happy New Year, all.