Re: Narrow Gauge Steam climbing 8530 ft into the Andes 7-23-88
| March 12, 2022 12:16PM |
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trainrider47 Wrote:
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> Our hotel in Alausi . . . had one of the electrocution
> specials as well . . . We actually took hot showers
> and lived to tell the tale!
I am shocked to read such electrifying tales of hazardous travel conditions, youse guys -
But I am very glad Michael didn't say "We couldn't resist taking hot showers . . . ", as this might have lead to another battery of those revolting puns
(see [ngdiscussion.net] et seq.)
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2022 01:29PM by Johnson Barr.
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> Our hotel in Alausi . . . had one of the electrocution
> specials as well . . . We actually took hot showers
> and lived to tell the tale!
I am shocked to read such electrifying tales of hazardous travel conditions, youse guys -
But I am very glad Michael didn't say "We couldn't resist taking hot showers . . . ", as this might have lead to another battery of those revolting puns
(see [ngdiscussion.net] et seq.)
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2022 01:29PM by Johnson Barr.
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