In a message dated 10/6/04 9:42:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Lederer73_@_aol.com writes:
> DLW engineer PG Bohrer took me down into his cellar one day, smiled and
> showed me an old cigar, still wrapped. I asked him ?
> He said he had an exectutive inspection train one day and while stopped in
> Summit, Perry got off the train, walked up to the engine, and handed PG
the
> cigar, and said "you did a good job"
> Sounds like he was a good blue collar man's boss..
Another great story, Pat, that will wind up in the Perry recollection
collection.
Thanks. I've heard that story from P.G. Bohrer, too, but didn't know that he
still had that cigar. I wonder if it's Cuban?
....Mike
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