I found the ad in line with positive advertising and in good taste.
You may have an abnormal sense of focus, and easily mix matters up in your mind.
One thing I found here at the forum is that opinions reach to the extremes in both directions. Sometimes I’m surprised at another’s opinion, and the logicalness of their expressions. I may not agree with it, but I accept where they are coming from. Historically, forums are an outlet of expressions and opinions, and hearers can come to their own conclusions, and if I’m not mistaken, such led eventually to democracy, and I don’t think you disagree with THAT concept, right?
Sleep nicely tonight!
I guess I don’t understand what is offensive.
The first poster.
Great, now I’ve got “I’ll do it my way” for an ear worm. Of course, I’ve had some that really were annoying…
Beyond that, I don’t see anything offensive there…
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I clicked on the small link at the bottom of the Facebook page and read the 24 page document. Pages 12-13 were very enlightening as to the comments made by former CP employees who were hired on by NS to continue to operate the line.
As to part of the D&H line being in New York, well, I suppose if they can make it there, they’ll make it anywhere. It seems like that line has fallen flat on its face, but NS wants to pick it back up and get it back in the race. Hopefully they aren’t dreaming the impossible dream. It seems like that line just needs somebody to watch over it as time goes by. If they are successful, they’ll have the world on a string. They should be able to do it if they have a good Chairman of the Board, baby!
I don’t understand what offended you.
PS;
That is a great image of the Nicholson Viaduct.
Frank was also a model railroad aficionado. These pictures are from a magazine article about his house in Palm Spring - Whispering Palms. It was a compound, actually.
Here are a couple of lines from the magazine article:
One of the guest bungalows is called The Caboose because that’s what it is - a converted train caboose. Next to it are some old railroad memorabilia and a house that contains nothing but electric trains.
Sinatra, it seems, loved electric trains and trains in general. The shelves lining the walls hold a collection of thousands of antique electric train cars. On the table in the center of the room, eight trains run simultaneously, making train noises and puffing smoke.
“Really” offended e’hhh? Wow, I’d hate to see what something of true consequence would do to you. Why do you allow little things that are totally beyond your control bother you? One makes their own heII.
Apparently, NS’ way works.
What, of lasting value, did Frank Sinatra’s way net him? (Don’t answer.)
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1212.html
Excerpt from People magazine
http://www.people.com/article/frank-sinatra-family-celebrates-100th-birthday
To commemorate the Dec. 12 centennial of the most significant pop vocalist of his age, the Sinatra family has shared with PEOPLE some personal and intimate – and sometimes very funny - images from the singer’s past…
In 1980 the cake for Ol’ Blues Eyes’ 65th birthday featured a toy train-shaped confection traveling across the landscape of one of his “home” neighborhoods, Palm Springs. "He loved model trains, and
Great Sinatra joke courtesy of comedian Shecky Greene…
“You know Frank Sinatra saved my life? That’s right! Five guys were beating me up and Frank said ‘That’s enough!’”
Thin skin alert.
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"It is impossible to insult a self-confident individual. That person can simply ignore anything short of physical attack.
“On the other hand the insecure seem to seek out insult, then look for support from others of like mind. If one looks for insult, one will find it.”
Quote from Her Valor, The Honorable Senior Command Admiral Y. T. Carlsen, Galactic Congressmember representing (the planet) Sierra, from the unpublished story The Explosive Iceberg.
Chuck (occasional SF author)
My point is that if NS screws this up its going to make Frank look bad. NS has a long history of treating its employees in a draconian fashion earning the name Nazi Southern. Von Ryan would feel right at home here.
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But I met NS employees who were proud of the company.
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Regret that Frank did not know of my love for trains (nor I of his) when we met at Sun City, then in the “Black Protectorate” of Boputatswana, and now intergral in South Africa.
Not to worry, Von Ryan failed in his escape attempt, so Frank has already paved the way for failure. [D)]