OPRRMS Wrote:
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> BOB2 Wrote:
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> > I spent part of my sentence at the West Colton
> > penitentiary running some of these gassy,
> smelly,
> > oil spewing, filthy, and uncomfortable, braking
> > sleds, on pull down jobs, at the east end of
> the
> > yard.
>
> Indeed! And I'll add having ladders instead of
> Switching Steps as another reason for them being
> unpopular.

Those big Alco's were a @#$%& to get on and off of
no matter whether you were switching with them or
on the road. Try navigating those ladders with a
grip and you'll see what I mean.