Dear Dan:

I have really missed hearing from you. You know, we used to correspond quite frequently through that Trains Forum thingie.

We had such fun - grilling, swilling and chilling. We rode engines, cabooseseses, did a little flat-foot work, and hung out in crummy diners.

We laid track, stuck signals in holes, and stood next to crossing arms. It was so romantic.

We suffered blisters from setting people on fire and from the return flame-throwing.

We laughed, we snickered, we howled, but we never backed down from a good argument.

We commented on trains, boats and planes and everyone had a good time.

But you went away I know not where. And you left a lot of your fans here on the forum wondering if you will ever come back.

You need to come back, Dan. I have pulled every feather out of Mudchicken, chopped on Tree until he is only 4 feet tall, done everything in the diner but burn it to the ground, threw my tiara in a drawer and have begged Houston Ed to form a posse and look for you.

I will even plead your case with your XO to get your puter back!

Miserable Mookie

[sigh]

per mookies request sunflower is out on the trail.(pulling matt because he has a cookie in the other hand)
stay safe
Joe

I also miss Dan’s presents here. I would send out a posse myself but I wouldn’t know where to send them. LA is a big place. If his wife reads Mookies post he might not ever be allowed back on the puter.[:O]

Mookie, Reading you’re post was like rideing a wave of emotions. I laughed, I cried. Better then the last movie I saw. Have you considered getting published?[;)]

Chad - you gotta start seeing a better class of movies!

[(-D] Hey, at least I haven’t sunken down to watching reality shows.[V]

Ed seems to think he’s out in the pacific on one of those inverted industrial strength steam irons that the Navy has. It might be an extended cruise.

Operation Petticoat?

Maybe someone should put Cinder_Dick on his trail[4:-)].

Got a call into Chuck Norris and the Texas Rangers…and the MIB…

Dan, PLEASE come back to us!! We miss you!!

Dan; I’ve got the radio warmed up;flip your ELT on and off a
couple of times; I should be able to get your location.[:D][(-D]

Boy I think this is the first time I have ever heard of a Dear Dan, I guess John was nowhere to be found. Mook I think mudchicken is right, If this is the same guy I’m thinking about then hes in the military. I think its navy. Might be wrong though… Hard to keep up with people here on the fourm.

Good going Mookie…No Harmon trying…We do need Cinder_Dick! Come back Dan! We’ll put up the Golen rail! Please?!

And then another long lost member surfaces. How’s it going Rick? I was wondering where you have been. Don’t be such a stranger.

Hey anyone heard from HighIron recently

[oX)]Maybe he decided to play pirate! Or do you reckon he got shanghied?[(-D]

Whoa…hey…rumors of my demise are greatly exagerated…

Just been busy. I don’t get to check the forums very much during the week and if so its generally only briefly in the evenings.

Sorry to cause any concern…

Dan

No worries, mate…well, Mookie was worried (if you want to call it that!)

Just missing the dry wit, and quick sense of humor…this place has been very, very dull for a while…bean counters can only hold an intelligent conversation for so long!

Ed

Your department budget has just been cut by 50%.

Jay

Correction to my last post…
“Most Montana bean counters can only hold an intelligent conversation for so long!”

Better?

Ed[:D]