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Nora should teach?
Posted by edblysard on Friday, March 19, 2004 8:48 AM
So, besides having a new job as a cab driver, maybe Nora should teach photography.
Noted she has the photo of the day again.
Maybe Mike and Erik should take her along on their shoots?

Ed

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 9:05 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

So, besides having a new job as a cab driver, maybe Nora should teach photography.
Noted she has the photo of the day again.
Maybe Mike and Erik should take her along on their shoots?

Ed



Ed [:)]

I don't think Nora charges.

So it is unfair to call her a cab driver. [B)]



But her shots are pretty good. She should loan me that new digital camera. [:D]

Erik and Mike can't take her. If they did they would have to add her to their competition and it is already way tooo hard to choose just between their shots as it is. [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 9:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

Originally posted by edblysard

So, besides having a new job as a cab driver, maybe Nora should teach photography.
Noted she has the photo of the day again.
Maybe Mike and Erik should take her along on their shoots?

Ed



Ed [:)]

I don't think Nora charges.

So it is unfair to call her a cab driver. [B)]

Jim-

I don't think being called a cab driver is nearly as insulting as some things van drivers are called, of course that's up to Nora.

I remember we had "Sideswipe Sally" and "Sleepy Sam" who used to trundle us around for Ratzenburger. Both earned their nicknames after one or more crashes. I remember one morning riding in the back of Sally's van and waking to the blast of a diesel horn next to me. I could easily have reached out the window and slapped that BIG rig on the fender. Sam was finally restricted to the yard van after his third wreck. Luckily nobody was killed or badly injured along the way...

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 9:32 AM
L C [:)]


Sideswipe Sally -- [:p] L M A O

Sleepy Sam -- [:(] oh my

Glad to hear nobody was ever hurt while these two were operating the van.


I wasn't considering "cab driver" a bad title. I have heard them called "limos" and thought that was a little nicer. Of course I bet it would be nice to really ride in a limo to the engine. [:p]
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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, March 19, 2004 10:04 AM
Yes Gentleman
she may advance in her railfan classes.She had so many questions and It was a pleasure to meet her Rick and Jay.
Stay Safe
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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, March 19, 2004 10:48 AM
I hope Nora brings the camera with her on the job (there will be times when a driver is blocked, etc., and has nothing better to do than wait).

And, yes, sleep can be a problem (one of our crews reported a driver that could "barely stay awake" recently).

Now, pardon my ignorance, but how does one access the "photo of the day"?

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Posted by edblysard on Friday, March 19, 2004 11:35 AM
Go to the title page of Trains.com, and scroll down to the bottom left.
Nora has had a a few of her shots showcased there.
Ed

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Posted by edblysard on Friday, March 19, 2004 11:36 AM
Crud, they just changed photos from this morning...

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 11:57 AM
Yeah Nora, you can teach me how to use my Digital Camra!
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Posted by ShaunCN on Friday, March 19, 2004 1:30 PM
How do you send in your pictures for photo of the day?
derailment? what derailment? All reports of derailments are lies. Their are no derailments within a hundreed miles of here.
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Posted by tree68 on Friday, March 19, 2004 1:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ShaunCN

How do you send in your pictures for photo of the day?


The email address is right there on the POD page.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 5:37 PM
I like the idea of her learning photography

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Posted by Nora on Monday, March 22, 2004 7:34 AM
Thanks Ed! That photo was taken the day we met up with Joe in Fostoria. Fun day!

The job is going great...cab driver, van driver, taxi driver, I don't care (one guy kept calling me "nice lady"). I've already had my training, plus three trips on my own, and everyone has been really nice so far. I've been able to get plenty of sleep. I can see how it would wear me out if I were working full time, though. Weekends are enough for me!

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, March 22, 2004 8:33 AM
Mookie still has green all over her with envy! What a great job!!!!!

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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