Fightman's Great White Adventures

Thanks for all the updates.

Quick question. Do you have any info on the lights (LEDs?) that are on the top of the front bumper of the work truck (brand, wattage, size)?

Let us know when you see open water on any lakes.

No idea on the make or model on those lights... they are pretty bright though.... and they also come in round format. I'll try and have a look when I go back to work after my days off... but won't be able to get back to you until next week.... as I don't have access to internet out there... :D
 
Oh! Almost forgot..... while driving down track, near a place we call Minnipuka, we came across this..... looks like somebody is having twins! :D



Yes.... I sometimes poke fun at my Canadian roots..... ;)
 
Wow... it's been a while since my last update! It's been a hectic few weeks around here!

We're still dealing with our house foundation issues, which looks like will be out of our pocket, unless we go to "small claims court". Aside from that... I've been messing around with my 2 trucks.... check up on those updates in their respective build threads, if interested. :)

For the last few weeks, I've worked 28hrs of O.T in a week.... almost as many in the next week.... and took 2 weeks away from Oba, to work with and learn from another Track Foreman in a nearby town.

The trip to Hornepayne is about 1.5hrs, and on paved roads... so I took advantage to come home a few times during my work cycles, so I can do some stuff on the truck, and most importantly, spend time with my family.

The bunkhouse in Hornepayne is freakin beautiful! Makes mine in Oba look like a dive.... which I'm starting to see.. actually is a dive! lol!

Here's some pics of the inside of the bunkhouse...
 

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Oh! Forgot to mention... Old Mean Green has a mean streak.... decided to off this partridge on the way home today... ;)
 

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The bunkhouse in Hornepayne is freakin beautiful! Makes mine in Oba look like a dive.... which I'm starting to see.. actually is a dive! lol!
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Time to put in for a transfer!

BTW, is the ice coming off the lakes and rivers yet? I'm headed north in 2 weeks, between Marathon and Terrace Bay, and figure this will be our coldest fishing trip ever for the start of June.
 
The ice is coming off many of the lakes.... but still some on the deeper ones.... It's definitely colder this year..... we got some snow again overnight the other day...
 

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So, had a pretty good "week" at work! lol! I worked out a deal with my boss to use Banked O.T from a previous week, and gave myself a 4 day weekend. I ended up going to work 2 days late, and only had to work 2 days, before going home to take a stat holiday I was entitled to, for "working" the actual holiday! :)

When I got to work, I found my assistant to be my only other crew member, as the 3rd guy, was on holidays. :p We had a pretty good couple of days.... saw a couple of dead moose, whom met their end at the hands of a train.... and were being eaten by a bunch of Bald Eagles and Crows. It was cool to see so many of them around.... I tried to take a pic... but my cell phone doesn't have a zoom option. :(

While working on lifting a low spot in the track line, our hydraulic tamper quit working.... and basically just vibrated the slag... rather than push it beneath the ties... we took a video to show our boss, and he suggested we start tamping by hand, until he can purchase a new $3000.00 tamper... :P

Crappy tamper - YouTube



I've also got some video's of the drive into work.... which I'll upload today, and probably post here tomorrow. :D
 

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Well, it's been a while since I last posted in this thread..... my photo bucket account is fudged.... and I'm now hosting pics on the forum.. which works pretty well... but I can't seem to figure out how to insert text between pictures.

That being said... I do have some shots of the wildlife I've run into, and of my Toy trucks as well! :)
 

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Well, I've been a busy bee.... I've been tinkering with both my trucks on my days off... and working like a mad man in Oba. When I'm not doing this stuff... I'm working on my new house.... but still making time to play with the kids, and take them fishing.


It's not all hard work though... and we always make time to poke fun at eachother... working on the Railway can be tiring work! ;) I snapped this pic of one of my trackmen, who had fallen asleep in the truck, while we were waiting for a train to pass... :D

Let's see... I've built a new deck on the house, started to paint the living room, added Crown molding, and had my dad texture the ceiling for us.

My wife and I, burn firewood for heat during the winter. THis year, we ordered 35 cords from someone local to us, and my wife piled most of this wood all by herself, while I was working in Oba... and all within a 2 week period! My girl is a tank! :)

Aside from that.... not much else to update with. Still waiting to see what the bank, and lawyers have to say about our foundation issues... and when the repair is going to happen. In the mean time... we're staying busy, doing other things, trying to forget about that nightmare! lol!

Hope you guys enjoy the pics! :)
 

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Another week in Oba has gone by.... and a few more pics to share.

Found this skull on the tracks... not sure what animal it belongs to... anyone know??

Also... found this injured Raven.... his beak was busted up... and he couldn't fly. Pretty sure he met the head engine of a train.. :/

And some nice scenery from one of the bridges on our turf....
 

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I can't believe the wife stacked up all that wood. My girlfriend would have said " it will be waiting for you when you get back" and smugly turned away.
 
Yeah.... mines a keeper... ;)

She cuts grass, piles firewood, drywalls, paints, washes cars, takes care of my kids, cooks, cleans.... and looks good in a bathing suit! ;)
 

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