Jeff S. has been identified as the newest member of our Board of Directors! Here's a quote from Chris Sipe, President and CEO:
"Thanks to his hard work and dedication to the cause, I'm proud to welcome Jeff S. to the Beecher City Railroad Board of Directors! He has already made significant contributions to our company, and I look forward to working with him in the future."
Jeff brings with him an expert knowledge of woodcraft, and the kind of expertise in fasteners and adhesives that can only come from years and years and years (and years) of sticking stuff together.
As an added bonus, with the summary dismissal of Katie S. from the Board, Jeff is now the only living member of the Board of Directors, making him Chairman de facto! Congratulations, Jeff!
Jeff declined to comment.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Intercepted email
Here in Public Relations we have acquired a copy of an email sent from President/CEO Chris Sipe to Jeff S.
"FROM: Christopher Sipe <-------------@gmail.com>
TO: Jeff S------ <----.----@gmail.com>
SUBJECT: RE: missed you Sunday
March 28, 2012 8:22am
Oh yeah. Forgot all about it. Been so busy with work I haven't had time to do anything on the railroad.
I've had a couple ideas about this curve thing. One was to cut out a couple of half circles of cardboard (so much cheaper and easier to handle) to use as guides. One would be 22" radius and the other would be 24".
Another idea was to just one guide shaped kind of like a C, with the inner curve 22" and the outer 24" but I'm afraid that would be hard to line up with the lines from the tangen track.
A third idea I had that would work in conjuncture with the other two is to add a little straight lead-in piece to each guide, making the half circle more of a tombstone shape and the C more of a U. That way I could just line up the lead-in pieces with the lines from the tangent track, draw the curve extending beyond the end of the actual curve, draw the next tangent line, then erase or disregard the excess curve line.
I expect this to be the second most difficult task I'm facing, next to the original track planning stage."
Who is this mysterious Jeff? What "work" is the President and CEO of the Beecher City Railroad doing that keeps him from the railroad? Does his loyalty lie elsewhere? What could this mean for the future of the company? We can only speculate at this point. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
More as it develops.
"FROM: Christopher Sipe <-------------@gmail.com>
TO: Jeff S------ <----.----@gmail.com>
SUBJECT: RE: missed you Sunday
March 28, 2012 8:22am
Oh yeah. Forgot all about it. Been so busy with work I haven't had time to do anything on the railroad.
I've had a couple ideas about this curve thing. One was to cut out a couple of half circles of cardboard (so much cheaper and easier to handle) to use as guides. One would be 22" radius and the other would be 24".
Another idea was to just one guide shaped kind of like a C, with the inner curve 22" and the outer 24" but I'm afraid that would be hard to line up with the lines from the tangen track.
A third idea I had that would work in conjuncture with the other two is to add a little straight lead-in piece to each guide, making the half circle more of a tombstone shape and the C more of a U. That way I could just line up the lead-in pieces with the lines from the tangent track, draw the curve extending beyond the end of the actual curve, draw the next tangent line, then erase or disregard the excess curve line.
I expect this to be the second most difficult task I'm facing, next to the original track planning stage."
Who is this mysterious Jeff? What "work" is the President and CEO of the Beecher City Railroad doing that keeps him from the railroad? Does his loyalty lie elsewhere? What could this mean for the future of the company? We can only speculate at this point. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
More as it develops.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Terrafoaming complete!
The bridge unit has been completed and all foam top has been attached. Due to the late hour, there will be no interviews tonight. Chris Sipe, President and CEO, has scheduled a press conference for Someday afternoon. Stay tuned for in-depth coverage!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
All tables completed
All the tables have been completed and connected. The only benchwork left to do is build the bridge unit. After that comes the 1" layer of foam (I like to call it "terrafoaming") then comes the track.
I have a few pictures but blogger mobile is doing everything they can to make it impossible to upload them and I don't have time to use my laptop. I'll get them up later.
I have a few pictures but blogger mobile is doing everything they can to make it impossible to upload them and I don't have time to use my laptop. I'll get them up later.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Labor problems abound: Construction at a standstill
(To my readers in Russia, Kak vy pozhivayetye!)
Labor problems on the BCRR have caused delays in the construction process. We sat down with Christoph, VP of Human Resources, to discuss the growing problem.
"Lately, there have been a lot of personnel problems popping up. Workplace injuries, schedule conflicts, illness, you name it, we seem to have it. Being a union shop causes its share of complications as well. Supplies are flowing in as expected, the skilled labor just isn't there. Railroads don't build themselves. We have to get this figured out soon if we are to make any forward progress. After the upcoming convention, we (the management) intend to start cracking the whip, both figuratively and literally, if need be. We WILL get this thing built."
There you have it, folks. More as it develops.
(Do svidaniya!)
Labor problems on the BCRR have caused delays in the construction process. We sat down with Christoph, VP of Human Resources, to discuss the growing problem.
"Lately, there have been a lot of personnel problems popping up. Workplace injuries, schedule conflicts, illness, you name it, we seem to have it. Being a union shop causes its share of complications as well. Supplies are flowing in as expected, the skilled labor just isn't there. Railroads don't build themselves. We have to get this figured out soon if we are to make any forward progress. After the upcoming convention, we (the management) intend to start cracking the whip, both figuratively and literally, if need be. We WILL get this thing built."
There you have it, folks. More as it develops.
(Do svidaniya!)
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Progressive status report
Table 4 has been completed.
No pictures are available as the cameraman was rushed to the hospital with a sudden case of Wrenchtotheheaditis.
No quotes from upper management are available as Chris S., VP of construction, is currently answering official inquiries concerning the cameraman's sudden illness.
Here's a quote from a crewman, name withheld upon request: "Should that machine be smoking like that? I don't think it should..."
More as it develops.
No pictures are available as the cameraman was rushed to the hospital with a sudden case of Wrenchtotheheaditis.
No quotes from upper management are available as Chris S., VP of construction, is currently answering official inquiries concerning the cameraman's sudden illness.
Here's a quote from a crewman, name withheld upon request: "Should that machine be smoking like that? I don't think it should..."
More as it develops.
Progress Update
Table 2 has been completed!
"Table 2 didn't go as well as expected, but it certainly went better than Table 3!" Chris S., VP of construction said in his press release. "With table 2, we encountered setbacks and frustrations no one expected. Between alien attacks (just kidding), the foreman breaking his new glasses, numerous phone calls, strangers delivering envelops full of cash (not kidding), and various mishaps on the job, we had a very interesting time with this one."
"As we move forward with Table 4 construction, we hope for no mishaps or mistakes this time. And if anyone else wants to drop off large sums of cash, we are always accepting operational donations!"
Ready (ish) for track!
"Table 2 didn't go as well as expected, but it certainly went better than Table 3!" Chris S., VP of construction said in his press release. "With table 2, we encountered setbacks and frustrations no one expected. Between alien attacks (just kidding), the foreman breaking his new glasses, numerous phone calls, strangers delivering envelops full of cash (not kidding), and various mishaps on the job, we had a very interesting time with this one."
Thankfully, the boss broke his glasses and couldn't see our error. Can you?
"As we move forward with Table 4 construction, we hope for no mishaps or mistakes this time. And if anyone else wants to drop off large sums of cash, we are always accepting operational donations!"
Progress Report
Table 3 has been completed!
"We have reached our first major milestone here at the Beecher City Railroad!" said Chris S., VP of construction, in a press release. "We've encountered bumps and hurdles along the way, but we got there. I believe the hardest part was not getting mad when things didn't go as planned. We've had to make some unexpected concessions, some normal, (grid not quite level) some downright absurd (pre-drilling pilot holes for NAILS?!) but with a little perseverance and a lot of coffee, we muddled through."
Table 2 in it's final form
Chris muses on the problems encountered. "What we must remember is that we are all learning as we go here. The mistakes and frustrations that occurred during the construction of table 3 will be the experiences that make table 2 that much higher quality. By the time we begin building the bridge unit, I expect we will have mastered this whole "work" thing!"
Table 3 legs
No time for celebration, it seems. "As much as we would all like to kick back with cold Sam Adams (or six) to celebrate,we have deadlines to meet. Construction of table 2 is scheduled to begin immediately."
Sorry, Mr. Adams, we got work to do!
Well said, sir. Well said.
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