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John and All - I'm not sure what the "new kids" on the railroad do now - maybe they just trust Uncle Pete.
BRCF was the first bill I paid each month. There were times when it was BRCF that kept my seven kids fed. On the Cheap & NoWages we called it 'can insurance'. And when I pulled the pin they sent me a nice check. PAW From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> To: "CBQ@yahoogroups.com" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, August 20, 2012 4:44:49 PM Subject: Re: [CBQ] Fire Insurance Because only a working railroader or someone with a lot of inside information really knows what it really means. From: Brian Ehni <behni@comcast.net> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [CBQ] Fire Insurance Why post such a cryptic comment with explanation? Thanks! --  Brian P. Ehni From: John <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> Reply-To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:37 PM To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [CBQ] Fire Insurance A new landmark for railroad workers The B&O Railroad Museum celebrated the opening of the Luther G. Smith Plaza, named for the founder of the Brotherhood's Relief & Compensation Fund. The Brotherhood's Relief & Compensation Fund is better known as "fire insurance". Have a railroader explain it to you! |