Grew up on one side or the other of them railroad tracks. At @ 21 I went to work for the railroad as a telegrapher after a hitch in the Navy as a radioman. Left after a year
and started building the F-111 and worked for 5 years not knowing what was happening outside the building re: weather. Had to get outside so hired back with the railroad
as a track maintainer. After a year I requested a chance to operate heavy equipment and got my request honored. Operated on-track 30 & 40 ton cranes and any other
machine I wanted to bid on. After 30 years I became a RetiredRR. (retired railroader). Wife retired from the railroad 5 years before I did. We doubled up on 'em. She was
a PBX operator and later became a Customer Service Representative.