On 07/11/07, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, unleashed: >I grew up in Rutland Vermont. When I was little, Dad took me to the River >Road Bridge many times where we would watch the steam trains being built in >the Rutland yard. Sometimes we went down Scales Avenue to watch the action >at the roundhouse and turntable. Grandfather had taken Dad to the very same >places to watch the steam behemouths, to hear them chug and hiss and strain >accelerating under load. > >http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/mountain.htm > >For more information on the Rutland Road, see: > >http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/ > >Before he died, I bought Dad a book called "The Rutland Road", by Jim >Shaughnessy. Dad had alzheimers and had trouble remembering the present, but >his grip on the past was still excellent. He loved the book and spent many >hours looking at the photos of a world passed by. > >It's been several years now since Dad passed. I miss the trains, I miss the >yard, I still miss him. Looking this up has made me cry again.
Bob, thanks for one of the most touching posts I have read on this list in the ten years I have had the privilege to have been a member. My wife's father has Alzheimers, so all the more relevant. I can't say the same thing about my father, but I have never been close to him. I only hope that my son never has to say that - we are very close, and I want it to last forever. Best, -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
