tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257917628048122098.post1634622768359756797..comments2021-09-05T05:14:14.980-05:00Comments on Mike's Railroad Blog: Image of the MonthMike Jobe (espeemike on the blogs)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07091728566177927582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257917628048122098.post-56915934526699417982012-03-14T15:09:32.487-05:002012-03-14T15:09:32.487-05:00Amazing how these types of industries are a thing ...Amazing how these types of industries are a thing of the past in the good ole USA... your lucky if you can at a job for more than 5 years anymore much less 3 generations...Mike Jobe (espeemike on the blogs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07091728566177927582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257917628048122098.post-69590864773752077022012-03-14T14:59:25.022-05:002012-03-14T14:59:25.022-05:00I once toured the Norfolk-Southern maintenance fac...I once toured the Norfolk-Southern maintenance facility in Roanoke and was shown, among other things, a *huge* metal lathe being operated by a guy who was probably in his 40s. Next to the lathe were 3 vintage photos of the same machine with its last 3 operators...him, his Dad and his Granddad before that. The three of them had been handling those chores for well over 60 years.Carvin' Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092988523716898485noreply@blogger.com