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On the yard jobs, you had to have an engineer and a fireman. [The full crew law] was tied to public crossings. If you crossed a public crossing, that’s what kicked the law into effect, in large measure for safety reasons. So I would go over there, and of course there’s a lot...
and suddenly there was sufficient fat found in the city budget to approve the expense of a security guard’s position, full-time, five nights a week, with excellent superannuation and annual leave provisions, and just as suddenly the businessman’s son was pushed into the job, given a nigh...
Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels. 56. Why was Jack London able to write on many topics? A. He pushed himself to reach goals. B. He had a variety of experiences and jobs. C....
but other than that he's OK.) He took me up to the Ma & Pa rail yard in York and started something that had both of us walking across pastures (occupied with livestock, gender unknown), climbing through hedgerows in suits and darn near costing us our jobs. He told me about the date...
My locale is served by a Volunteer FD - I have no idea how much time the volunteers put in in performing their duties - I can see where the 'volunteer' time in addition to their day jobs that keep their family housed and fed takes away from their family time. I am also aware that...
We hope to finish the agreement in the next day or two so I can go back to doing what I enjoy best - running the railroad - and you don't have to keep reading these letters form me every day. You have continued to stay focused on your jobs, make safe operations your top priority...
” In reality, touring and music work is very easy for me compared to real jobs. To keep the wolves away from the door I have worked as a framing carpenter, farmed the old family farm in Illinois, and done black car chauffeur work in Nashville. I can say...