Daryl wrote --

Reminds me of the pantomime that the late Red Skelton did...the couple wanted to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. The thing is...the old man wanted to take the elevator, but his wife wanted to take the stairs. :P

When I was in the Navy in Norfolk, VA (50+ years ago) there was a USO bus tour of DC. You rode up on the bus, it traveled around with a guide
pointing out this and that place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look out the other side you were p
One stop was the Washington Monument and I raced a shipmate to the top on
the stairs. He was huffing and puffing the whole way and I hadn't broken a sweat not any shortness of breath.
The stairs are closed now and you have to use the elevator.
One place I did take the elevator was the Empire State Building a few
months later. :)
Joe
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On 05/10/2020 6:15 a.m., JOE MACKEY : DARYL STOUT wrote:

When I was in the Navy in Norfolk, VA (50+ years ago)
there was a USO bus tour of DC. You rode up on the bus, it
traveled around with a guide pointing out this and that
place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

One stop was the Washington
Monument and I raced a shipmate to the top on the stairs.
He was huffing and puffing the whole way and I hadn't
broken a sweat not any shortness of breath. The stairs are
closed now and you have to use the elevator. One place I
did take the elevator was the Empire State Building a few
months later. Joe

From a WashingtonPost article: By John Kelly
June 13, 2015


"..the steps of the Washington Monument were closed for walking up
in 1971, and then closed altogether — up and down — in 1976. "

"In fact, it was concerns over health that ended routine access to
the obelisk’s stairs. And that was way back in the 1970s, before
we’d all blimped up. A worrying number of people were experiencing
heart attacks during the climb or injuring themselves in falls
during the descent. "

Sad commentary, wrt human health.

The steps in Toronto's CN tower are open twice a year for charity
events:

"The CN Tower's 1,776 steps are equivalent to about 100 floors.."



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Aug wrote --

place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off.
"Out the other side you passed whatever it was that was pointed out".
Or words to that effect.

"..the steps of the Washington Monument were closed for walking up
in 1971, and then closed altogether ÿÿÿ up and down ÿÿÿ in 1976. "

Yeah, it was about a year or so after my visit they were closed the first time.
And over the years people had left all sorts of graffiti on the walls.
Nothing dirty or vulgar, just things like "Joe Blow was here, 1920" and things like that carved into the walls.
Some of the names/date were easily readable, others were very faint.
There were signs up to the effect "do not write on the walls". :)

heart attacks during the climb or injuring themselves in falls
during the descent. "

People look at me oddly when I say "why use the elevator when the
stairs are right here?" :)
Joe
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Hello JOE!

** On Tuesday 06.10.20 - 05:58, JOE MACKEY wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off. "Out the other side you passed
whatever it was that was pointed out". Or words to that
effect.

The original cut-off paragraph is about 258 chars total. That
number is interesting. Maybe your QWK editor has a line limit
per paragraph.

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

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JOe,

When I was in the Navy in Norfolk, VA (50+ years ago) there was a USO bus tour of DC. You rode up on the bus, it traveled around with a
guide pointing out this and that place. Usually by the time you
crossed the aisle to look out the other side you were p

Looks like your keyboard ran out of oxygen. <G>

One stop was the Washington Monument and I raced a shipmate to the
top on the stairs. He was huffing and puffing the whole way and I
hadn't broken a sweat not any shortness of breath.

I can do that when I square dance...but ask me to go up stairs or
steps, and it's difficult without a cane or a walker.

The stairs are closed now and you have to use the elevator.
One place I did take the elevator was the Empire State Building a few months later. :)

Yeah, walking up 100+ flights of stairs is a bit much.

Daryl

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Joe,

place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Yeah, it was about a year or so after my visit they were closed the first time.
And over the years people had left all sorts of graffiti on the
walls.
Nothing dirty or vulgar, just things like "Joe Blow was here, 1920"
and things like that carved into the walls.

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"?? They used that in some of the
Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Some of the names/date were easily readable, others were very faint.
There were signs up to the effect "do not write on the walls". :)

Sort of like the guy who lights up the cigarette with "Danger!! Flammable Items!! No Smoking!!" all around him...and he says "You have to be careful. Some people don't believe in signs". <G>

People look at me oddly when I say "why use the elevator when the
stairs are right here?" :)

Or they think you're a glutton for punishment.

Would the restaurant elevator (a dumb waiter) be a misguided maitre'd?? <G>

Daryl

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August,

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

Getting Joe to shorten up his replies is asking the impossible.
<g,d,r>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Lame is better than none.

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"??

These were written long before Kilroy was thought of.
I recall reading somewhere years ago where all these engravings had been recorded. just were they where they were, etc.
If memory serves me correctly they were in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Joe
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Joe,

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Lame is better than none.

Is that where the slow drivers drive, in the slow lame?? <G>

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"??

These were written long before Kilroy was thought of.
I recall reading somewhere years ago where all these engravings had
been recorded. just were they where they were, etc.
If memory serves me correctly they were in the late 19th and early
20th century.

They used them in several Looney Tunes cartoons...especially the one
where Bugs Bunny was "the first creature on the moon" (Wanna Bet??!! <G>).

Daryl

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