Mesquite news: The dirt work and drainage pipe are nearing completion. Track material continues to be unloaded. Donnie Holmes' PI Gang is here now doing preparation work for installing new switches.
I'm not saying my job is good, but Conductor John Holt is trying to find a way to bump me.
Danny Flanery is still umpiring Girls' Fast-pitch Softball.
Engineer on MQ51, Greg "Pig trail" Beesley ruined a shirt with engine oil today (June 17).
This bit of philosophy from Yardmaster Stan Potter: Feed a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.
I know Yardmaster Buddy Gober has been in the Sun too long, when he looks at me and says, "Eddie, you are the only one I can trust around here."
Rumor has it that Yardmaster Randy Thomas is going to challenge Conductor Frank Garcia to 19-holes of golf.
Speaking of golf, I had the pleasure of meeting Tye Airhart the other day. His father, Charles Airhart has good reason to be proud of him.
Glen Jefferies came by on the rail the other day while I was in my outdoor office (the back of my pickup.)
The Mesquite gang seems to be settling right in. Welder Reed and Helper "Church" Wright continue to say they have more work than time.
On a more personal nature:
On May 28, our youngest son, Lee, married Leah Dansfield
in Austin. We were present as well as his only niece, Taylor.
On June 10, our oldest son, Jon (welder on the Katy Side, Fort Worth), bought a home in Southwest Arlington.
Our granddaughter, Taylor, is spending some time with us this summer. She has managed to keep me in the pool long enough that I may peel from the sunburn. She just thinks it's funny.
This is my 48th consecutive article for UP CROSSROADS. Thank you for the opportunity.
Today's serious note: Vacation time is upon us. Let us not take a mental vacation that leads to an injury.
Eddie is track inspector at Mesquite Intermodal Facility.
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