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It's amazing how many breakfasts we could eat back then. If eggs and bacon were as deadly as they say we'd of been gone a long time ago. I still love going out for breakfast, we went yesterday, local old school mom and pop place.
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It's amazing how many breakfasts we could eat back then. If eggs and bacon were as deadly as they say we'd of been gone a long time ago. I still love going out for breakfast, we went yesterday, local old school mom and pop place.
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So who got Maybrook?
Red Sox might be moving there.
I thought Walmart bought Tannersville?
Nobody, if you're interested I can get you a deal
They were in there for a while but I believe they were leasing. As far as I know OD bought the place and has been upgrading it recently.
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you want. 
.Funny story about breakfast. I typically would have Taylor Ham and scrambled egg on a roll for my breakfast break when I worked P&D. One time at PIE I overstayed my break for a bit when I ran into a former Maislin driver and we got to talking. Well, wouldn't you know someone spotted me and reported my long break to my TM. My steward called me over next day and said that our TM complained to him that I was spotted taking a long break having bacon and eggs at that diner. My steward said he replied to the TM that it couldn't have been me because I always had Taylor Ham and scrambled egg sandwich not bacon and eggs. We both had a good laugh and nothing more was ever said about that long break. Loved that steward.
At Maislin we'd stop on the shoulder of 17 in Ramsey and run across to have something at Tiffany Diner, or at Plattekill or Malden Service area. After getting my return load at Albany I'd go to Denny's in Colonie (dated a waitress there a number of times) then maybe stop and visit other "friends" at Ulster or Modena Service Areas. At one time before we had Thruway charge cards we couldn't really leave the Thruway so I'd sometimes park at the Kingston exit on the shoulder right before the toll booth and ride in to the Gateway Diner with one of the Smith drivers who could get on and off. The job was a real social event back in the day.
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I stopped at the Tiffany Diner occasionally, we went by there on the way to Spring Valley. I'd stop there or Paul's Diner on 46. Gateway was a good stop going to Albany, Gloversville or Pittsfield Mass. We had no destination or time start bids back then, we serviced close to 40 terminals and you never knew when or where you were going til you got to the window.
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Has it got a dragline?Nobody, if you're interested I can get you a deal
I didn't get to run that North end with you Yankee boys, just listened to your tales.
I was stuck on those hogbacked GA pig paths.
Maybe BillyLo will give you a job.Maybe I could buy Maybrook and lease it to OD at a good rate if they promise to use me on the road board there. Hmm!
I never did things like that.
I kept my left door closed, a good company man.
Not counting the time I bought a windmill and had to take it apart in about 5 trips.
I doubt Tri could live up to Billy's standards.Maybe BillyLo will give you a job.
Is Maybrook still on the block? I didnāt see anyone purchase itā¦.That would be a goldmine for ABF with turnsā¦.
It's still available as far as I know. IMHO it's a perfect location for serving the Northeast terminals mostly with turns. We turned Syracuse, Plattsburgh, Manchester, Boston, Providence, Burlington and all terminals closer in. The only lay downs were Montreal, Sherbrooke, Portland, and Waterville in recent years. Of course it's a nice turn from Carlisle also.
ABF is too smart to do that- they have Carlisle. Thereās no reason to have 2 big breaks that close together.
Carlisle is a nice turn from Maybrook (200+ miles one way) and most Northeast terminals would be turns from Maybrook. What's not smart about that arrangement? Both original Roadway and original Yellow saw the advantage of breaks turnable to the Northeast, i.e., Tannersville and Maybrook as well as breaks at Carlisle and Lancaster respectively.