Theodore Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Ross Rowland, the Eternal Moocher who lives to get
> other people to pay his way, posted on RYPN that
> he's been in talks with "high level" government
> operatives about having private concerns take over
> daily operations of National Historic Sites (with
> Steamtown being his main talking point).
>
> Great idea, you blood sucking leech. Let the
> taxpayers pay the capital costs, then let the
> "private sector" come in and reap the profits.
> Lord knows he's been using other people's money
> for 40 years to bask in the glory, I guess this is
> just another chapter in the saga of a few
> successes and a bucket full of failures and
> misguided dreams.
>
> I just wonder who he has in mind to run
> Steamtown?
>
> It's also interesting that Ross keeps harping that
> everyone should continue to donate money to the
> Western Maryland 1309 fiasco--even when it's
> obvious that the man now running that show is
> nothing but a shyster. It takes a shyster to hawk
> for a shyster I guess.
>
> One of my cherished memories with my father was
> seeing 2101 on the point of the Chessie Steam
> Special, and a few years later riding with him on
> the Chessie Safety Express behind C&O 614. Now I
> wouldn't spit on him if he was on fire.
>
> I've still got a mint embroidered patch that I
> bought on the souvenir car behind on the Safety
> Express. Guess it's time to sell that thing on
> ebay.

I'm sure YOUR many steam restorations and operations
can easily match or exceed Rowland's.

I can't wait to see the long list of your accomplishments.