Re: Re:491 getting some more love

Dirk Ramsey Wrote:
=======================================================
> HighCommander Wrote:
> ==================================================
> =====
> > Dirk Ramsey Wrote:
> >
> ==================================================
>
> > =====
> > > 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

Will the Party let you defect?