Re: C&TS Opening Day usually 4th Saturday of May?
| January 29, 2017 12:44PM |
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Don't let Roosso fool you, Rich -
He can't remember much either, and only lucked out on this one 'cause so many people took photos that day. Even the JéBêWèX was there,dressed in Moffat Green in honor of the occasion; here's a shot of John and Roosso side-by-side at the west portal of Tunnel #2 on 05/25/10:
And SFAIK, your memory of opening day is ALMOST always correct - it's usually the fourth Saturday of May, and the only time that's NOT the same weekend as Memorial Day is that very rare circumstance when Memorial Day is on May 31. May 31 falls on a Monday at most once every five years (the last two times were 1999 and 2004), and sometimes gets thrown off by a leap year (the next time won't be 'til 2021), so you've been wrong only twice since 1999 and won't be wrong again 'til 2021. I wish MY memory were that good!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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He can't remember much either, and only lucked out on this one 'cause so many people took photos that day. Even the JéBêWèX was there,dressed in Moffat Green in honor of the occasion; here's a shot of John and Roosso side-by-side at the west portal of Tunnel #2 on 05/25/10:
And SFAIK, your memory of opening day is ALMOST always correct - it's usually the fourth Saturday of May, and the only time that's NOT the same weekend as Memorial Day is that very rare circumstance when Memorial Day is on May 31. May 31 falls on a Monday at most once every five years (the last two times were 1999 and 2004), and sometimes gets thrown off by a leap year (the next time won't be 'til 2021), so you've been wrong only twice since 1999 and won't be wrong again 'til 2021. I wish MY memory were that good!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
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