[Tedd Van Vleck]

Well, I guess I will share MY side of the story. I completely missed the last day of the workouts due to being sore from how out of shape I have let myself get into over the last 15 months, I admit to that. However, regarding me missing the very first workout, when I arrived home from Chicago I was told about the itinerary but was not allowed to see it…..I was told about it as he was heading downstairs so I had to wrap up what I was doing before heading down and was a little late.

Now as for the Christmas workouts, I will participate and complete every workout with him because I should have my feet back under me.

I will share my goal with everyone for a little accountability on here. My current weight is 273 lbs…..ok, everyone can close there mouth…..my goal is to be down to 230lbs and lift in the 105kg weight class. I chose the 105kg weight class because Chad “THE CHAMP” Ullom is lifting in the 110kg class and if my very first USAWA meet has me going up against the CHAMP….I may never try again!

So I am excited and I am trying to recruit a couple Highland Games throwers from Chicago to road trip down with me and compete.

[Tedd Van Vleck]

I have to admit, it was tough and I did NOT keep up! Hopefully by Christmas it will be another story. I was training hard until the middle of August 2009 and I haven’t touched a weight since then. So I am trying to get back into it and am planning to compete in my first USAWA meet next year!

I brought the train back home Sunday….it is Tuesday…..and I am still sore!!!!!

[Tedd Van Vleck]

Don’t think I haven’t noticed your continued improvement with the art of deflecting attention!

First, you had me absorb the frustration of your wife on the road trip to McPherson…I still don’t know how you managed it….now you are doing the same thing to keep the attention on Big Al!

I’m on to you!

[Tedd Van Vleck]

Thommy, If you “KNEW” about what the Z WSPNBY9 symbol was about then you would KNOW that we don’t have cabooses anymore! We have “FRED’s” or ETD’s. They are the red flashing light on the box attached to the knuckle of the rear car that communicated to the lead locomotive to maintain air throughout the train to operate the braking system……GEEZ!!!

No worries, I will come up with a name for you next!

[Tedd Van Vleck]

That is the name of the fastest and hottest train we run on our entire system. We take UPS traffic from Chicago to California in under 60 hours. This train hauls the equivelent of 300+ semi-trucks that we keep off the interstate with just 2 men/women from origin to destination.

So….since I am the fastest and hottest Van Vleck…..it seemed fitting!

My nickname for my dad was “Dash 9” with is the term we call our C44-9W locomotives which are the strongest engines we run on BNSF at 4400 HP.

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