[Boatanchors] Cart Machines

[Bob Macklin]

In 1971 I went to Camden for a job interview. After the interview I thought 
"I HOPE TESE PEOPLE DON"T OFFER ME THE JOB!".

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Antonio" <scr287 at att.net>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cart Machines


> To say the least, the trip to Camden was an eyeopener.  It was
> January of 1978, and of course, we had a blizzard during that time,
> which killed any chance of sightseeing into Philadelphia or even
> Washington DC over the weekend (it was a 2 week school).
>
> It was the first time I saw true urban blight.
>
> The school, the instructors, and the factory itself were
> very much worth the trip.   On the factory tour, we
> saw that there were no stairs between floors, just ramps.
> These were put in during WWII to make the shift changes
> happen faster, to keep production up.
>
> But, I have no real desire to go back there.
>
>
> Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4
>
>
> On 3/14/2011 12:13 PM, Bob Macklin wrote:
>>
>> Was the trip to Camden a form of punishment?
>>
>
>