Before any asks (and because we're sharing) - Tree because I'm 6'5". It actually started out as an insult ("you big .... tree") but I embraced it. Some from the high school era may not know my real name....
The 68 is the year I graduated from HS.
The moniker doesn't get a lot of use in "real life" any more.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
CSSHEGEWISCH, I've noticed some time warps on this forum before, but you seem to have been caught up in one. I know you have been here longer than I have, but under your avatar it says you have been a member since March 2016, and yet you were posting back in 2007. How did you do that?
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
"76" as in "Spirit of '76." The American Revolution is a favorite field of study for me, I'm fascinated by the period.
No, I wouldn't have wanted to live back then, I like my indoor plumbing, but a one-day visit by a time machine if it were possible would be interesting. So far the closest I can get is Colonial Williamsburg, which is a fun place at any rate.
Not quite a time warp. I joined the forums in December 2001 but I had password problems a few years back which accounts for the change in my seniority date.
Larry,
Always wanted to be over 6', my stumpy legs didn't agree though.
BOB WITHORN Larry, Always wanted to be over 6', my stumpy legs didn't agree though.
Sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse. Was reading the article in Classic Trains about the Slumbercoach. The berths were only 72" long...
At least you don't have to dodge low-hanging light fixtures and doorframes.
Good point. Got enough bald on my head.
Was just there this week. Platform appeared to be in service-can't speak for usage. Took CSS Chicago to Michigan City and back. The line impressed me...as did the overall poverty of the area as seen from the tracks–decline of the industrial mid-west.
Mike
South Shore's ridership has held up fairly well. While I will concede that the industrial output of the Calumet Region has declined, much of what is still there is not that visible from the South Shore with the possible exception of US Steel in Gary and Arcelor Mittal (formerly Bethlehem Steel) at Burns Harbor.
CSSHEGEWISCH Not quite a time warp. I joined the forums in December 2001 but I had password problems a few years back which accounts for the change in my seniority date.
Be glad you did not have to fruitlessly defend your pseudonym from a poorly-informed ex-Conrail employee.
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