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Background3 RailBaron2 On the Morning of July 4th,1996 at 1:00 am I arrived back in Bishop California.My Mom came down to the Bus station to pick me up. My Dad had died back on May 23rd 1975 right in front of me & Mom never remarried. In 1983 Mom sold the house & bought a motor home & that is where I lived .On Sunday I went to a place called Bethel Chapple a four square church.Remember that I have been unemployed for the last 6 months & living on $103. a week unemployment insurance, & I only had $54.00 from my last insurance check in my pocket. Mom at this time was 68 & not in the best of health. She survived because Dad had worked for the State of California-CalTrans & was getting a check from that & social security. My divorce became final on Dec 12th 1996 & not so much as a peep from the now Ex.If I had learned anything uin the 16 years I spent in Fresno it was that GOD WOULD PROVIDE. & He Did- I recieved some money owed me from when I worked at a used car lot in Fresno, & I got a job doing Landscape Maint. Dennis would come by & pick me up each morning & drop me off each night. on the wekends I returned to the Laws Railroad Museum Where I had been a Life member since 1976 I had volenteered out there on weekends & every day I could during summer vacations from school before I moved to Fresno.& of course- Church on Sunday Morning. I became involved in the Owens Valley Railroad committee- a group that was working with the Museum to restore a 1927 Bril Motor rail car. I served as subcomitee chairman of Research, education, documentation & trackwork. I came to Bishop with 60 photos of the narrow gauge railroad when it was in operation. i adopted our locomotive # 9 a 4-6-0 oil burner & began cosmetic restoration on the Engine. I was a seat sponcer on the Brill car- To restore the car we got a Grant that we as a committeee had to come up with $16,000.00 for our part of the match. to do this each seat sponcer gave $500.00 for 1 of the 40 seats in the car- The person got thier name on a plaque & a pass to ride the Car free for life. I spent 200 man hours on the restoration of the Car the rest was doing track work.In Nov of 1997 I suffered a neck injury on the job - a pinched nerve between C-6 & C-7 That put me out of a job & living on $105.00 a week. I spent time with My Mom & could only supervise trackwork & that was slow due to lack of materials.I had to go all the way down to Riverside to see a Doctor down there & though I had people praying for me God did not heal me instantly.after a trip in May 1998 I came back to find that Mom had not eaten while I was gone & was having trouble breathing- she had been on oxygen for a couple of years . on that friday I took her into the Hospital She told me no matter what happens I want you in the Mule Days Parade Saturday- I was to walk as Mr. Henry M. Yerington President & General Superintendant of The Carson & Colorado Railroad.Now you know why the handle of RailBaron2. Mom knew it was time to go, She slipped into a coma friday night & I stayed with her until 9:30 that night. My pastor & some friends came to pray . I did what Mom wanted & Got into costume. at 7:30 am on Saturday got the call to Come & see Mom by the time I got there She was Gone. I cryed for the next 2 hours, Then was picked up for the Parade. Walking the route was the hardest thing I have ever done & it was Only by God strengthening me that I made it. I broke down again once I got home. I was now caught between a rock & a hard place. & it was about to get harder.I got a small life insurance settlement from Mom & used it to pay bills ahead as far as possible.I also purchased a photo collection of 600 photos of our railroad when it was in opperation. Remember girlfriend #1 that i went to Fresno for? She came up for a couple of days to visit She had dated 3 men after me- got married & divorced 3 times had 3 living with her ex's & she had gone Gay. She wanted me back. I was depressed, lonely,in debt, disabled, & We taklked. She went home, & a few weeks latter I had to drive back down for a doctors appointment in Riverside. on the way back my car broke down. I have no credit cards, little money cannot get a hold of anyone in Bishop. I called girlfriend #1 in Fresno She drove all the way down & picked me up I had to leave the car in a parking lot & she drove me back to her place in Fresno for a week.where I made some phone calls. No one could help.& what did I do? I slept with girlfriend #1. We broke up again as she did not want to give up her girl friend. & she drove me back to my motorhome in Bishop.a few months later she died on an opperating table she had gone back to being gay, Gained over 200 pounds. She was 38. I am now stuck in The motor home - it does not run, needs work & I have only $105.00 a week to live on. & I have to move. Some friends who are not christians & poor took me into thier home & I moved the motorhome to storage.My " Christian "brothers & sisters did not help & when I left no one called or came by. I settled with the insuance company on my neck in May 1999 & gave God $3,000.00 off the top,bought a used pick up truck, paid off some bills & debts & went on a road trip. I spent 2 days in Hathorne Nevada doing historical research, 2 days in Virginia City where I dressed up as Mr. Yerington who was Vice President of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad & did some video tapeing, then on to Carson City for 2 days & Reno for 2 days to do more research, then to Nevada city for 2 days to visit a friend then up to Sacramento Calif for RailFair 1999 & spent 10 days there. 3 in costume. the rest in normal clothes. I returned with several hundred photocopies of original C&C documents & more photographs. I continued to stay with my friends & sold a few things I had in storage to survive. My neck was better but I had to either live with a little pain or surgury & I chose to live with occasional pain.On Sept 15th, 2000 I was hired as a Caretaker at the Laws Railroad Museum. I work from Wed- Sunday with Mondays & Tuesdays off. I see $457.47 every 2 weeks my housing,electrical,propane,garbage & water provided. but I cannot leave to attend church anywhere.& No one comes by or calls from the Churches so what do I have to do? Start reading the Bible for myself.Praying by myself.I'm 5 miles from town & few people out here I am litterally on the backside of the desert, at 4115' above sea level in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains 15 miles to my west & 2 miles to the east the White mountains where live the Bristlecone pines- some of the oldest living trees-one of thm is close to 4,000 years old. I wake up dayly & see the Glory of Gods creation. God has been richly blessing me the last 69 months He has been forcing me to look into the mirror of his word,He turns up the heat to bring to the surface the dross little by little so that I can confess my sins, repent of them & be forgiven. He puts upon me only what he knows I can bear there are times I may not be willing to bear but God brings me to the breaking point until I learn. End background 3 |
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wow you certainly have been cut off from fellowship for some inexplicable reason but you could find it here like I have. It is very God honouring. I have never lost a parent but I pray that He heals you. I have had a pinched nerve..sciatica it was and the pain was crippling for many months..it seemed to correct itself especially when I consumed foods with more calcium in them...maybe there is something in that for you too It is a pity that you are stuck where you are as you know you need to be amongst civilization to meet a suitable Godly lady. Perhaps one will be prepared to relocate..she probably will if she is the right one that God has sent. These other ladies in your life did not have the right kind of love nomatter how nice they may have seemed at the time
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This is one of the reasons I'm here - fellowship with other believers. I have allready met a new friend from this site She is like me in many ways, & lives only 6 miles from me. I am writting what I am because it is written- confess your faults one to another & pray for each other that you might be healed.Thank you for your prayers Please know they are appriciated. I may be the one relocating as you will read in the next installment. Hopefully that will give everyone a better understanding of "where I have been, where I am," & Where I am in Gods refining process
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just curious here...does your lady friend smoke a pipe too..
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No she does smoke cigaretts, I smoke more when I smoke cigerets, I can go thru a pack a day. with my pipe a 12ounce bag of black & gold lasts almost a month & is a lot cheeper than the cigeretts. $13.00 a month as opposed to $120.00 a month.
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I think you are better off with a pipe too because it is using pure tobacco isn't it rather than that tainted stuff in cigs unless you roll your own..the sister who shares a birthday with you used to smoke cigars..I think she gave up during her last pregnancy..I know a fair few women who have been able to give up immediately during pregnancy, but I think having a sex change is not the solution to the problem..it tends to be more of a problem..although it would give you certain discounts..but it wouldn't mean that men would begin to carry heavy things for you because most men don't mind seeing a lady struggle with heavy loads
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Caroline- I was able to follow your thoughts untill you got to " but I think having a sex change is not the solution to the problem" Please forgive me but as you can tell by my blog I'm not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.as for the last part There are a few gentlemen left who will hold the door for a lady & help with a heavy load. Thank You for the wink, You are the second woman to wink at me Jim
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I meant that women(pregnant) can give up smoking more easily than men so if you wanted to give up you'd find it easier being or becoming a woman..i.e sex change..I should hope..but that is not a good solution..as in having a sex change because it creates more problems than it solves.. being a female you can still have problems..especially if you are a fake female I don't know any Australian gentlemen who would do that willingly unless you nearly had to beg first..and that includes Christian men
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Caroline- Now I got it- No sex change I'm happy with my gender. I belive God made each individual the way He did for a reason. & to change your gender would not be a good idea. If I quit smoking it will be by Gods Hand & spirit & not my own.Sorry to hear That the men down your way are not willing to help a lady.
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Yes it must be a bit of a slap in the face to God when people change the sex that they have so God would be pleased with you and I think it stinks that many Christian men don't treat ladies in the delicate way they should be treated just because we have a lot of feral women down under is no excuse
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Caroline- God may be pleased with me in a few things but There are other things I doubt He is pleased with- as I am still being worked on by Him.I see where I have been, Where I am today & What & Where I am supposed to be & realize it will only be by His Grace, His Power, His Mercy, The Holy Spirit has a lot of work to do in me yet, Yeshua has a lot of interseeding to do on my behalf yet. I may be rightous & perfect in Gods sight positionaly by the blood shed on my behalf, but experienceally I got a Long- Long way to go. Don't give up hope on finding a gentlemen down under. I've been praying & waiting 20 years for "Miss Right" & you now know what happened to me when I pulled a Abraham & took matters into my own hands.Jim
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Thankyou for your encouragement and I haven't given up hope really as there was one gentleman who moved the noticeboard for me at church on Sunday...he said he did it because I complained too much..I hope he hasn't been reading my comments here at BC..how embarrassing...
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Caroline- Truth has nothing to fear , Nothing to hide, Nothing to be ashamed of, & nothing to remember 
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