John West Wrote:
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> I think of the railroad as running east west, so in
> my mind the Gomez store is on the north side of
> the track. Similarly I think of the Chama yard as
> running east west. That is sort of a railwayman's
> way of thinking, based on timetable directions.
> The geographic reality may cause normal people
> to look at it differently! From pictures I have seen
> the building behind the Gomez store looks like
> what has been described as the Zabriskie store.
> Since it is behind the Gomez store I think of that
> as being north. The building I am asking about is
> on the other side of the tracks, so by my
twisted
>
way of thinking it is south. that ought to make
> it as clear as mud!
>
> JBWX
Gomez store ... Zabriskie store ... N/S vs E/W ... the "other" side ... Your (compass) point is well taken, John, and now we all have a better understanding of the layout of the shopping mall in Gato - and the twists and turns of the mind of a true Curmudgeon!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
- Russo