[SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!

[Bob Jacobs]

About 20 years ago or so there was a (terminology used lightly here)
engineer with an english steamer.  This jerk never opened the cylinder
petcocks and eventually blew the head off the cylinder.  No one was hurt
(thankfully) but that evening, in the campground, many people were
commenting on the soggy soot everyone was bathed with due to the jerk. 

That's the worst incident I've seen other than the stupid stunt I pulled.

 
Bob 
Some people call me Sweet Ole' Bob,
others just use the initials!
-------Original Message-------
 
From: The SEL email discussion list
Date: 10/13/04 13:24:31
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: Re: [SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!
 
>I don't agree with the fences, but we need SOMETHING between the exhibits
> and the "city slickers" who come to the shows.  On occasion we have even
 
 
DON'T BE SO QUICK TO BLAME THING ON THE CITY SLICKERS
A FEW YEARS AGO I WATCHED A MAN IN COVERALLS ABOUT BLOW ANOTHER MANS( IN
COVERALLS) HEAD OFF WITH THE STEAM WHISTLE ON A STEAM ENGINE BECAUSE THE
DRIVER RIDER DIDN'T LOOK AT THE FELLOW WHO CRAWLED UP ON THE ENGINE TO SEE
SOMETHING. AND GOT IN A HURRY TO BLOW HIS WHISTLE AT 1200  AT THE PORTLAND
SHOW ABOUT 10 MINUETS LATER HE ABOUT RAN OVER ANOTHER PERSON BECAUSE HE
THREW IT IN GEAR TO LINE UP THE BELT ON A THRESHER AND IT WENT BACKWARDS
INSTEAD OF FORWARDS  iT WASN^T A CITY SLICKER DRIVING..
lets^S BLAME EVERYBODY FOR DUMB THINGS AT SHOWS NOT JUST CHOSEN FEW.
TURN ON THE FLAME MACHINE       DON IN OHIO
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