[CaptainAmiigaf]

NEVER saw the factory. I started repair in 1944 at age 10 and thought “old pocket watches” were for fuddy duddies.
No respect at all, but had to repair them. 72 years later I’m servicing a couple of the VERY SAME watches, now cherished by latter generations.
I admit, though, I grew up in Worcester and live in Milford, both within 35 miles of that factory. I’ve just never gone to see it. As far as the museum is concerned, the contents are brought to me weekly.

[NorthMountain]

Fire tanker ...

[Mears]

I’m 2 years older that you are-———and inherited the watch when my uncle died in 1966.

He worked for the T and always had the watch with him.

Good for you,starting so young in watch repair-—a wonderful skill.

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[shotgun]

Here is a picture of Paine Field where Boeing makes the 747. If you look at the runway at the bottom, please notice the enlarged taxiway connecting to the runway. I was the design Civil Engineer on that project and Boeing asked Paine Field to construct this new taxiway for their 747-XXX plane. We had to lengthen the runway by 538 feet to accommodate the taxiway. However, at the time of design and construction it was not designated as a runway lengthening project because the FAA would have required massive documentation and public process to formalize the new length. The threshold markings shown in the current picture were actually located at the next taxi way just above the new one. Paine Field has since formally lengthened the run way as shown. The jet blast calculations were awesome to make sure the plane wouldn't damage the nearby buildings or other aircraft when it turned that corner