and there she was, in her charcoal regalia, sitting there headed the same
direction as Q317.

Gerald,

I have a very good friend down here in Fort Worth who is a career
railroader. He assures me that @ many positions on the roads he has worked
for during his 40 years as a railroader there are many people who really
care about what they do and how they do it. But there are also those people
who are railroaders because there are 2 rails to follow and stay in between
and at every point where you could turn someone now sets the rails for you.
You follow the green lights and don't hit the train in front of and
everything will be ok. Tomorrow when you come back to work they will tell
you what color the loco is and what number it is, they will have a driver
take you to it and when the green light comes on you get to go again.

It's all kind of like the new basic element that was recently discovered in
a secret lab located @ Congress in Washington DC. It has a very dense center
with no electrons, protons, or neutrons. It is called administratium and it
only has a nucleus surrounded by morons.

I'm glad you got her home before they dropped her in a creek.
Congratulations!!

Pat Wilkinson



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