Sunday, August 25, 2013

Hobo Day

 I had decided to finish painting the civic, and had the car all masked off, and taken apart so it would be ready for painting, that is when i realized i had no paint thinner left.  Well, the nearest hardware store was across town, and I didn't have any friends in town, as it was a holiday i believe. So, I started walking across town, when I noticed a train was going really slow and headed the direction i wanted to go.  as I got closer, i realized it looked like it was gong really slow, but I had to sprint my ass off to keep up with it.  So I did that and managed to grab the little handles that they have on the cars.  I climbed up and found this was a hopper style car full of what looked like rock. I rode it for a few blocks across the train bridge, and walked across a few of the couplers to check out other cars.  Then I passed by a train crossing, and noticed the drivers staring at me, ugh better get off befoore they call the popos.  I climb back down the ladder, and realize i'm going to be jumping off at about full sprint, onto the ballast, not exactly a soft landing if things don't go as planned. whooosh, holy shit, almost get taken off the ladder by a post next to the tracks, uhm, shit i gotta get off this thing.  I jump and manag e to land it without eating shit.  I casually walk off the tracks and am greeted by a very confused looking family, who I'm pretty sure just saw a guy jump off a train and act like nothing was going on