FOR TODAY: It's Monday mornin and the fellers are gitner done!
Tower operator Clauson Ainsley, perched on the top of the tower steps, waves to everyone while shouting "Good morning guys!" All the old timers, former railroad workers, have congregated at the base of the tower resting their keasters on old milk crates, wooden boxes and what have you. They'll be swapping stories, tellin lies, and watching the going on till about noon when they all leave to go home, eat lunch and nap.
Forklift operator Jackson Cooly yaks it up with truck driver Woody Larkins about all the good food they ate down at the firehouse supper this weekend. " I'll tell you what Jackson. That was some dang good eatin! I ate till my belly was bout to explode." Yup, me too Woody! I had to go to the mens room and let out my belt two notches after all the food I ate up! Once I did that, I came back to the table for round two! I couldn't get enough of that ham, baked beans, butter beans, cabbage and mashed taters! Next mornin at church I sat in my own pew!! I just couldn't figure out why that preacher man was scrunching up his nose so much during the entire service. I can't wait for the next feed down at the firehall!' Jackson with hearty laughter and shaking his head " Yup, me too Woody. You know I'll be there!" .... just another day on the railroad.
