OLD #225

A few weeks ago, I noticed this Steam Engine placed on the corner of RT61.  It’s never been here before.  What used to be here was some smaller buildings that were torn down to make way for a new Train Station.  Say what?!  I was told that there was a article in the local paper

BOOM! The 5″38 Gun Battery that I operated over in Vietnam.

HELP! I NEED A NEW BLOG LOOK.

Hello out there.  It’s me here.  Sorry about the clarity of my Image, but it is me.  Just a bit blurry.  No History post this time. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to find a Blog for my Site that looks good and one I like.  For either one reason or another, I

IT’S GOING TO BE NICE WEATHER HERE FOR A BIT. GOING “OUT THERE!”

GEAR & SHAFT

The weather was so nice and warm on Sunday, I packed up my Pentax and headed “out there” to go see what I could find. Found this old Foundry Site with this huge gear on display.  Being a retired Machinist, this is what’s known as a Herringbone Gear because of the teeth of the gear. 

NEW INTEREST

Last week I was browsing thru Images on Google+ that have been posted by people from all over the world.  I happen to come across Images that were posted by a Lady named Peep.  She had pictures of what the ruts look like from the Pioneers that crossed over on the Oregon Trail more than

IPOD NANO

I guess that it was about 4 years ago, when I bought this Ipod Nano from Best Buy that is near here.  The first time I saw one of these, I liked it.  It was small and compact, could hold a lot of music, and had great sound.  It came with ear buds as most

VALLEY FORGE HISTORICAL PARK

Located about 18 miles West of Philadelphia, PA is the Historical Park of Valley Forge where Gen. George Washington camped the 1st Continental Army during the Winter of 1777-1778.  This Park is about a 45 min. drive for me.  I’ve been here on 2 occasions so far. During the Winter of 77-78 the weather was

MY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL

About 2 day’s ago the weather was nice with temperatures up in the 50’s!  These kind of temp’s here during the Winter are rare.  So, with that in mind I went up to my ole’ High School to see if anything has changed.  On the outside, it’s still much the same as it has been