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Posted by BLE-NIMX on Sun Jan 3 19:42:12 2016, in response to Pictures from TMNY, posted by ren on Fri Jan 1 07:22:40 2016. Robert, you tried giving me a black eye with your bombarding of the TMNY in recent weeks. Your insulting of the car collections, your pictures of storage cars despite my personal instruction to you as to why you weren't allowed inside those cars. Despite my encouragement of the positive things you have done which I still appreciate. Like the "W" stickers, the goof off, the painting. I can take full responsibility for the R16 cement floor needing grinding despite the good hard work you did put into it and the subsequent insulting you performed for the effort last week. Its OK. I understand you think 120 needs a mechanic. Mechanics are full time jobs. Ours is only a volunteer, same as the man who restored 358's air brake system. Same as man who plumbed shop air piping system out of his own pocket in 20 degree weather. Same as the man who spent days redoing #9's air brakes, engine water pipes, welded the plate into the unfinished R16 (steel plate, welding equipment and cutting blades in same photo). I just wanted you to know I'm not of nor for sour grapes. I appreciate the advertising. For almost 20 years I was there when the R16 went up there. For a long time I was basically the only one keeping it running while the others raised children, families, to return by my side and give me a hand. I'm not bitter. Should I return my keys because I'm not on the board? Should I moan there are privileges with seniority? If I was ordered to turn in my keys I'd be disappointed. If I was forced to resign I'd be very upset. But I understand class and good behavior. I don't consider myself in any clique. Preservation is my priority, not just people the behind it. I got to ride the R9s last Sunday and after watching the young boys and girls with their parents, most of whom never rode anything older than redbirds, enjoy the feel, the smell, the windows and crank signs for the first times with smiles on their faces, I remembered why I want to contribute and not to throw gasoline at museum forces the way you did. I still have a dream we will have electric power, non fossil fuel cars running on our rails. Volunteers in numbers tripping over each other. Maybe even a FULL time mechanic so 120 can run again. Remember a simple mechanic today does oil changes at Jiffy Lube. Decent mechanics alive today don't know the Continental Engine setup in 120. I sure don't. And a cleaner collection over time so one day we can have all our cars open to the public. But until then as I look at each of your attempts at defaming TMNY, I see that man volunteering fixing sandy damaged car batteries, working inside #9, 6398. Keep on punching, I'll keep standing, but until then please don't ask me for any keys. I'm not authorized to help youHarry |
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