I'll guess the rib scratching was a reference to bedbugs or lice.
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, Oregon
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From: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Hand Signs...what's the significance??
Good Job Leo...you got it.
I'll explain what he wanted me to do and, for an additional prize..equal in
value to the original award tell me the origin of the "scratching the ribs"
sign which you, Leo, say "has something to do with the waycar...It does, indeed
"refer to the waycar"..but what is the significance of the
scratching...Probably an old old timer would know...let's see how we do.
What the conductor told me in words when I asked him...was..."I wanted you
to drop off, line the switch and ride the waycar"...
As I mentioned earlier I never had the seniority to work the rear end on any
job I ever held. I had no particular desire to ride the w/c, since there
was usually more excitement on the head end...On this particular local when we
got down to a shorter train, either on the "out" trip when we were peddling
mtys or on the inbound before we had done much picking up he would say.."just
come on back and ride the waycar"..which I would do at his invitation, but
not because I considered it a preferred position.
Pete
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