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I didn't want to do it. I tried to reason with this local group of "economic terrorists" but they saw no reason to deal with the likes of me. Finally, I sat down in my office one evening and made my statement. If the "child's play" doesn't stop I'll get the London Press involved. I'm no Pamela Anderson as I have many years on her but I guarantee I'll fill the parking lot next door to the anti-fur offices with photographers who will take my picture, minus this fur coat, just to prove a point. No worries, I'll keep the shoes on.......its sort of my thing anyways."
The picture and that "Do Not Cross Me" look on my face was enough to send the local anti-fur people packing. Next, they began their attack strategy against a friend of mine who is in the fur business as well. My friend Morty attempted to invoke the same strategy. Unfortunately, the suspenders on his socks which hold them up, his lace up, spit shined shoes and a fur coat mostly covering his body did not have the same effect as my picture. I guess he thought humor would do the job. It didn't and the battle began between them. I did what I had to do and I would have done whatever it had taken without hesitation. There is a right way to be in the fur business and then there is the other way. I was glad my approach solved the problem with this anti fur group. As a parting shot in my final letter I wrote "and you can tell Pamela Anderson I hope she looks as good as me when she gets to my age. PS. Won't happen!"
Final Rule of Business: Never run the bluff if you can't or won't follow through.
One day someone is sure to call you on it.
I simply never bluff and that is what makes a business person like me so unpredictable
and at the same time so dangerous.
Next up was Job 52 working north of Hennepin Avenue with another Alco, former CP RS18 84. Not bad getting shots of two working Alcos (OK, I know this one was built by MLW) in one day outside of the Northeast.
The sun's getting a little better!
A trio of SD40s back down Dock 6 to empty loads of taconite pellets into the waiting "American Integrity" thousand footer.
After interchanging cars with the CSX at the former Southern Railway yard west of downtown, NS job heads back east along the former C&O main where the old Norfolk & Western main once crossed at ND Tower. The riverfront along the James River was once crisscrossed with tracks before the N&W and Southern built main line bypasses to avoid the congestion of the downtown area.
A new caption from one of my pictures. I hope you like the story.
Eine neue Bildgeschichte aus einem meiner Bilder. Ich hoffe, Euch gefällt die Story.
FMI's interchange job makes its way up grade for the second time today, passing the Morenci Corrals as it climbs out of the San Francisco River Valley.
One of my favourite movies - the original one from the 60's with Michael Caine (my name is Michael Caine) is The Italian Job. Yesterday I had a bit of a crisis - I own a fiat and there are not too many of them here in Australia and the induction hose to the intercooler needed replacing . My mechanic told me I could not drive very much and would have to wait up to 6 weeks for this small tube thing to arrive from Italy. I checked out the rental car places and everything was sold out due to the high number of tourists in Sydney at Christmas/New Year. I was so stressed out thinking that I could not go anywhere during my holidays to meet up with friends and also to take shots(you rate the importance ;)).
So I got on the 'job' and googled like crazy, rang every fiat person in Australia - nobody had the part. Until finally I came across Vincenzo who ran a Fiat/Alfa workshop about 45 minutes away - however he was closing the next day for 10 days and there was a slim possibility that he could do something but told me to get over by 4 (it was now 2.45) and he would see. I put my pedal to the metal and weaved through christmas traffic to arrive at 3.55 yesterday. He took a look and gave me the wonderful news that he could fix it for me. Joy to the World !.
He had some beautiful old vintage fiats and alfa's there - I was so happy just looking at them as he examined my car.
He then said he could give me an alfa overnight as a courtesy car until today for pickup - I said 'Grazie Vincenzo - I am happy to take that Alfa 2000 home with me' . He bent over laughing calling me a crazy girl and then went to get the 'other' alfa for me - whilst he was gone I took a few shots and thought well if I cannot take it home with me in person at least I can take it home with me digitally ;).
Thanks to Cy for demonstrating how cars can be such beautiful subjects in photography - check out the master at work : www.flickr.com/photos/46230766@N02/15097760724/
Daily Dog Challenge: Pro
Etta thinks it's her job to flush little critters from leaf & stick litter. Mostly lizards, hopefully not snakes!
I enjoy watching her because it reminds me of a coyote we saw in action in Yellowstone in 2013 :)
Another photo using the in-camera App:- Picture Effects- Watercolour
Before the blue paint, CMQ #1 heading west at Tarratine on the Moosehead Sub behind 3 RED Barns and a tunnel motor.
Kirrily and I ventured to Holland yesterday. Good to be taking photos that aren't for a job.
I found a job figuring out the marginal internal rate of return for producing avocadoes. It's above the hurdle rate.
A lonely job winging back snow off the short siding at Jordan, the end of the line for CN's Wales Branch that serves NSM's interchange location at Norshor Junction (around the curve in the distance). CN equips its ballast regulators for snow duty in the winter and dubs them "snow fighters." They work okay until snow starts to build up too much and a larger spreader needs to be called.
Meeting boss for lunch.
Took over big job yesterday out of town. Going to go over my assessment of how we should proceed.
Then off to meeting with Mayor and various department heads to discuss two very large condo jobs I'm running.
Just another day at the office.
Absolutely love everything about my job.
Mentally and financially very rewarding.......
Wouldn't trade for anything else in the world.
Later all.💋💋
BN SW1 93 rests between jobs in Winona, Minn., on August 18, 1972. The Burlington had a short branch in Winona using a joint bridge with the GB&W to cross the Mississippi River. The Winona Bridge Co. owned the bridge and 1.12 miles or track between Winona, MN and East Winona, WI. The company was owned by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Green Bay & Western. Jim Lewnard photo.
Frame #7208-100
I'm studying Alphonse Mucha for one of my art classes... so i'm collecting some of his work. I have to say I'm already a big fan of this guy!! I'm posting these maybe to open some discussion... do you know him, do you like him, what do you think of this piece? anything really... it will help my research!!
a lovely parking job in Asturias 😄 Aixam model
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West of Madera, on the SP branch, SW-1500 # 2727 hauls a long set of cars for spotting at the ag-based industries west of town. I was lucky to catch the action on this date. I was on leave between Navy boot camp in San Diego and a training school (Aviation Maintenance Administration school in Memphis TN) and had gone down to Fresno to visit college friends, catching this movement on my way back to Modesto.