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What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 28th, 2020, 10:14 am
by raincoatboy
Mine has to be seeing the worlds largest steam locomotive ever built as it came through Texas. Union Pacific took a Bigboy locomotive from a display musuem and restored it then went a a countrywide tour to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the golden spike. Even at 15 feet away you can feel every once of power that big 650 ton beast has. It was truly an awesome experience. Thankyou Union Pacific for the experience.
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 28th, 2020, 3:18 pm
by WealdenMac
Saw The Beatles perform live on stage-the noise, the people! (and, yes, some of the girls wet themselves)
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 28th, 2020, 8:50 pm
by hotwilly
If your talking Steam Engines I had the pleasure of being on the Flying Scotsman's footplate as it headed south over Berwick Viaduct on the East Coast Main Line. This would be around 1968 & I was 14 yo. - fantastic , unforgettable experience.
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 28th, 2020, 9:22 pm
by raincoatboy
WealdenMac wrote: ↑April 28th, 2020, 3:18 pm
Saw The Beatles perform live on stage-the noise, the people! (and, yes, some of the girls wet themselves)
Wowsers! I wish girls would wet themselves over me lol.
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 28th, 2020, 9:23 pm
by raincoatboy
hotwilly wrote: ↑April 28th, 2020, 8:50 pm
If your talking Steam Engines I had the pleasure of being on the Flying Scotsman's footplate as it headed south over Berwick Viaduct on the East Coast Main Line. This would be around 1968 & I was 14 yo. - fantastic , unforgettable experience.
I assume you had a grin from ear to ear.
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 29th, 2020, 11:33 am
by hotwilly
raincoatboy wrote: ↑April 28th, 2020, 9:23 pm
hotwilly wrote: ↑April 28th, 2020, 8:50 pm
If your talking Steam Engines I had the pleasure of being on the Flying Scotsman's footplate as it headed south over Berwick Viaduct on the East Coast Main Line. This would be around 1968 & I was 14 yo. - fantastic , unforgettable experience.
I assume you had a grin from ear to ear.
Oh yes, and for days after.
To access the footplate had to walk through the two corridor tenders, very dark , one light bulb and narrow .
The noise & the heat hit you when you arrived on the footplate
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 29th, 2020, 11:41 am
by rainwear-experience
My dad took me to see the Flying Scotsman when I was about 6y.o, I was totally disappointed to find it's a train, I expected so much more
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 29th, 2020, 12:26 pm
by Kinky-In-Scotland
I've never been on a plane and I don't have wings, so no Flying Scotsman stories here...
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 29th, 2020, 1:47 pm
by rainwear-experience
Kinky-In-Scotland wrote: ↑April 29th, 2020, 12:26 pm
I've never been on a plane and I don't have wings, so no Flying Scotsman stories here...
Hee hee
Re: What once in a lifetime opportunity have you guys fulfilled?
Posted: April 30th, 2020, 10:45 am
by luvcapes&macks
Having sex with my former wife lying in a field of long grass in the pouring rain both of us wearing nothing but rubber-lined , hooded mackintoshes and rubber wellies