Good evening, everybody. In my "other" life
I drive something which isn't quite as nimble
as a 914. I'm a locomotive engineer for the
Santa Fe, running trains between Belen, NM and Winslow, AZ. The primary +'s are that
the pay is pretty good, and the people are
(for the most part!) a lot of fun to work
with. The primary -'s are the goofy hours and the lack of anything which even remotely resembles a normal schedule. My wife is also an engineer, and we have no kids, so it generally works out OK for us, but I sure wouldn't recommend it to anybody with children. It is also really tough to be able to commit to doing things with the local club (Roadrunner Region). Despite the odd hours, tho, I have had a fair amount of time to start work (dismantling) on the
"project" - a '73. Long term plans are a 2.4 or 3.0, steel flares, big brakes, new suspension, and...and...and...Sound familiar?
Well, that's probably enough from me. Take care, all.
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