Subj : Tall buildings (was: Re:
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Oct 06 2020 15:16:00

JOe,

 JM>   When I was in the Navy in Norfolk, VA (50+ years ago) there was a USO
 JM> bus tour of DC.  You rode up on the bus, it traveled around with a
 JM> guide pointing out this and that place.  Usually by the time you
 JM> crossed the aisle to look out the other side you were p

  Looks like your keyboard ran out of oxygen. <G>

 JM>   One stop was the Washington Monument and I raced a shipmate to the
 JM> top on the stairs.  He was huffing and puffing the whole way and I
 JM> hadn't broken a sweat not any shortness of breath.

  I can do that when I square dance...but ask me to go up stairs or
steps, and it's difficult without a cane or a walker.

 JM>   The stairs are closed now and you have to use the elevator.
 JM>   One place I did take the elevator was the Empire State Building a few
 JM> months later.  :)

  Yeah, walking up 100+ flights of stairs is a bit much.

Daryl

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