Re: Expansion at railroad shop in Antonito

Glenn Butcher Wrote:

>
> Couple of years ago, we ordered a Sunsetter awning
> for the patio. With shipment tracking, I watched
> it proceed from Massachusetts through Chicago on
> to San Francisco, then back to Denver before
> sauntering down to our house in Colorado Springs.
> That routing could have been optimized a bit,
> don'tcha think? A hundred years ago, such a
> shipment would probably have taken 20 times as
> long, even if not routed 2000 miles out of the
> way, and we wouldn't have received progressive
> telegrams advising us of its progress...
>
> Kind of an aside, last night I watched over my
> wife's shoulder as she followed the pizza delivery
> person inch-by-inch, direct from Domino's to our
> house, no side-trips to Limon or whatnot. Oh, we
> did watch a grocery delivery person one Sunday go
> to church with our perishable groceries before
> delivering them to our door. What have we come
> to??????



Still a Student,

Dave