steve acheson:
CLASS OF 1974
Abramson High SchoolClass of 1974
New orleans, LA
steve's Story
LETS SEE HERE. WELL DOING SCHOOL HAD FUN , PARTY A LOT, TRAPPED, WORKED ON SHRIMP BOATS & OYSTER BOATS. STILL LIKE BUILDING SCALE MODELS WHEN I CAN. STILL LIKE HISTORY AND OLD THINGS. WENT INTO THE NAVY AFTER SCHOOL. GUNNERSMATE ON TWIN 40MM AS THE SHOOTER. GOT STUCK ON AN WW2 DESTROYER , NOT A MODERN SHIP BY FAR. WENT IN TRYING TO GET TO BE A MACHINIST. DIDN'T WORK OUT EVEN WITH ORDERS. MILITARY DOES WHAT THEY WANT. NOT WHAT THEY PROMISE YOU. EVEN IN WRITING... CAME OUT AND WENT TO WORK ON BIG EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT. CRANES AND BULL DOZERS. FROM THERE TO THE FREIGHT RAILROAD. MISSOURI PACIFIC. WORKED AT THE ROUND HOUSE,ENGINEER, BACK TO THE ROUNDHOUSE. UNION PACIFIC BOUGHT THEM OUT AND LAID JUST ABOUT EVERYONE OFF. ON THE STREET I WAS GOING FROM ONE JOB TO ANOTHER. THEN HIRED OUT AT AMTRAK WORKING AT ...Expand for more
THE DIESEK SHOP AS A MACHINIST. YEP STILL GET TO MOVE THE ENGINES AND THEN WORK ON THEM. NOW THREE NIGHTS OUT OF 5 A WEEK I HAVE TO DO IT BY MYSELF. RAILROAD IS NOT A FUN JOB ANYMORE. TO MUCH COLLEGE EDUCATION RUNNING IT. 99% OF THEM DON'T KNOW WHAT A WRENCH IS...... RAILROAD IS NO GOOD FOR A FAMILY LIFE STYLE. HAVE ONE WONDERFUL SON WHO WORKS AS A CAMERA MAN ON HOLLYWOOD FILM SETS. WHILE HE WAS GROWING UP I WAS RARELY HOME. MISSED A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS. FIRST BIRTHDAY , CHRISTMAS ETC... THANKS TO THE RAILROAD. MARRIED 37 YEARS NOW . DON'T KNOW HOW IT EVEN LASTED THIS LONG. JUST HAVE A WONDERFUL WIFE THAT UNDERSTANDS. 2 1/2 MORE YEARS AND I GET TO KISS BLOWING HORNS & RINGING BELLS AND DIESEL ENGINES GOOD-BYE !!!! AND WILL NOT LOOK BACK WHEN I LEAVE.... THEN MAYBE I CAN START ENJOYING SOME GOOD LIFE.
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