> But John, you forgot the beard. We said that
> he used to shave with scissors, because he
> always had the three day growth of beard. I
> got a phone call from him once on Christmas
> Day asking me to come and see his train
> slides. And there was nothing worse than
> trying to pick up and score points with a
> young female passenger on the ground at
> Front Royal, only to have Superheater come
> up, introduce himself to the young damsel,
> and then ask what I thought could be done to
> get 759 or 611 running.

> I never had the "pleasure." He was
> ALWAYS a solo act when I was around. However
> it's one thrill I think I can handle not
> experiencing.

Sorry to say that I am subjected to David on a regular basis at Potomac Chapter meetings. Fortunatly, he usually doesn't stay for the program unless big steam is involved. He usually has some rambling thing to say about saving this or that engine, and the really scarry thing is that he has internet access to write to unsuspecting museum and railroad officials! I suppose some sympathy is in order for him since he is mildly retarded, and he has really gone downhill in the past couple of years since his father died.

The best description I ever heard of him for those who have never had the pleasure is that he looks like he just crawled out from under a turntable.

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