HighCommander Wrote:
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> Dirk Ramsey Wrote:
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> > Aaaa, yup.
> Dirk,
> Do you remember laying out in the snow over and
> under 346 and cars trying to repair problems?
> Then, having to put everything back together to
> secure equipment as they were all out in the open.
> Taking numerous breaks in the old shop car with
> the coal stove blazing to avoid frostbite. I
> remember the first really cold day when the
> roundhouse first opened, We were working on a
> piece of equipment in our shirtsleeves. Thought we
> had died and gone to heaven.
> The only good thing about the good old days is
> that they are gone.
> Bill G
I didn't mind the winter cold as much as that nasty coffee we used to try to keep warm. The summers were harder for me. There were a few days when you would drink a couple of gallons of water, and never whiz. Those were the days. Never did like the heat that much. That's why I now live an hours drive from Siberia.
The roundhouse is a real improvement for youse guys. Shade in the summer, warmth in the winter, and I really understand how you have all done the good things that you have done. 491 under steam was not even considered back in my day. Ownership was the issue Unka Bob used to keep me from playing with it. I guess, maybe someday soon, I'll have to drop by, and see for myself. This is your warning.
Dirk