matt jacksich Wrote:
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> ken,
> did you know that my father grew up less than a
> block from the newhall st yards in san jose at 932
> newhall st? you could look at the yards from my
> great grandmothers/grandmothers front window, so
> to say that you were around sp steam more than him
> is a statement that might not be entirely true.
> he has told me about countless cab rides in
> locomotives of every type, about seeing the 4460
> fly past on the farewell to steam, his next door
> neighbor was an sp engineer, and seeing the daily
> parade of steam powered commutes. etc etc. not to
> mention all the trips that he has taken with and
> without me all over the united states to see and
> photograph railroads. my father has estimated
> that his slide collection is at least 1 million.
> so to say that you have seen and experienced more
> than someone else without knowing their story in
> its entirety is ignorant.
>
> matt jacksich

Matt- Don't start a flame war with me, Sir! It is not necessary. Ok?
I stand by what I say--Period!! I don't care about cab rides, photo shoots, etc. I'm talking about the deep, inner workings of ONE primary railroad work location.
Having been in every department, every office, every nook and crany, including the sanding tower among the conveyor belts-- I stick by what I say. I am NOT knocking your Dad-- what he has accomplished in life is FANTASTIC!!
YOU are new to this scene-- Let's keep the peace while you are ahead! I've already read your posts about the McCloud debacle..

By the way-- WHERE did you appear from anyway ?? These Boards have only seen a DREW J all these years and now we have to face a MATT J... Were you hiding somewhere and not interested in TRAINS until now ??

And don't worry about counting your Dad's "million slides" .. He has already told everyone on Trainorders.com that he is going to DESTROY them. Think about THAT!
Anyway, take care and let's try to be more friendly, Sir!!

Ken...