Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

Enjoyed talking to the owner. He's an interesting old dude, lot of history. WW2 Vet, been around the world in the military & when he worked for Allison's airplane division before he opened this shop in the 60's, heck of a sense of humor.

Picked up a load of smaller lathes out of there yesterday & both days had
5 hours waiting time for them to get the pieces ready, so he & I sat there & talked.

Kind of sad to be a part of him winding down his life. Even though he acted like he was glad to get rid of this stuff, you could tell he wasn't happy. Glad I got the chance to meet him.

His parting words were: "Son, when your love life starts faltering, go see Alice, she'll fix it for ya'.

 

Who is Alice?

 

135,000lb gross. Loaded up a vessel today on what we call a megatrain. No idea why it's called that but the trailers are older than me lol





I snuck in for a photo.

 

Mac,
I think you need to expand your musical horizon's!!
Being he was in WW2, I'm not sure his "Alice" may be a different "Alice", But,

Alice lived next Door,

Down at Alice's,

Go ask Alice,

You can get everything,

Take a Little Trip!

 

Pete

I'm even more lost now.

 

If your lost,
Did you fall down?
A White rabbit's hole??

You may have already read a version to your kids! But anyway, Look into,
(I may not have them all, or correctly spelled)

Lewis Carroll
Tom Waite
Arlo Guthrie
Jefferson Airplane
And others!!

 

Don't forget Resident Evil!

 

What's my ex-wife got to do with it? Her name wasn't even Alice.

 

I heard Alice owned a restaurant too.

I am going to assume y'all are just playing around but if not....go ci-a-lis.

 

Yep, after spending many years working at Mel's Diner learning the trade... Flo even came to work for her.