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Railroaders' Nostalgia > Mean ole boysDate: 11/22/16 09:46 Mean ole boys Author: retcsxcfm Way back in fifties while I was an apprentice in the heavy car shop.
The shops were called Gary for the area around them.Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Tampa was the proud owner of the years old firetrap.Every building was made of wood.But,that is not this story. When I hired out there about 12-17 young "kids" about 18-21 years old. They mixed with the "older" 24-34 carmen.The older guys were always giving us a hard time and playing tricks on us,or putting us up to dastardly no good.We called them ,"mean ole boys". Usually everyday near the end of lunch a local on a scooter with a cooler full of ice cream would stop by to sell his wares. One day the "boys" threatened us to do one of nasty tricks.While they had his attention,we would tie a chain around around the rear axle.They would then prod the ice cream man into seeing how fast he could take off.Well,we all know what happened.The ice cream man never came back.It was always nervious for an outsider selling something to visit Gary Shop.They never knew what the "mean ole boys" would be up to. Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl. Date: 11/24/16 06:47 Re: Mean ole boys Author: dpudave More accurate name: bastards. d
Date: 11/24/16 10:18 Re: Mean ole boys Author: Spirit-ofTheConrail7 Jerks that should have been sued.
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