Re: Lerro Charter early May vs "foaming" #4014 . . . 
| March 17, 2019 12:19PM |
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Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> I had a nightmare the other night about driving in
> there on the two lane road, and finding 100 cars
> parked along the road and fans everywhere. Be-
> fore I knew it there were 100 or more coming in
> behind me and I was trapped.
Reminds me of chasing U.P. #3985 from Oroville to Portola more than a quarter century ago, Greg -
Phraud-O-Graphers – and the Highway Patrol – were all over the place. That day was the inspiration for 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw', later modified by changing the location being 'foamed' from "the Feather River Canyon" to "Lobato and The Whiplash". And yes, I really have witnessed a foamer "a-steerin' with his knees" while holding a camera out the window with both hands.
(See [ngdiscussion.net].)
Be careful out there!!
- Roosso
p.s. Those who do chase #4014 beyond Green River may find the roads are somewhat less crowded farther west:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2019 08:31PM by Russo Loco.
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> I had a nightmare the other night about driving in
> there on the two lane road, and finding 100 cars
> parked along the road and fans everywhere. Be-
> fore I knew it there were 100 or more coming in
> behind me and I was trapped.
Reminds me of chasing U.P. #3985 from Oroville to Portola more than a quarter century ago, Greg -
Phraud-O-Graphers – and the Highway Patrol – were all over the place. That day was the inspiration for 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw', later modified by changing the location being 'foamed' from "the Feather River Canyon" to "Lobato and The Whiplash". And yes, I really have witnessed a foamer "a-steerin' with his knees" while holding a camera out the window with both hands.
(See [ngdiscussion.net].)
Be careful out there!!
- Roosso
p.s. Those who do chase #4014 beyond Green River may find the roads are somewhat less crowded farther west:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2019 08:31PM by Russo Loco.
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