An "Early Nasty Letter". Working as a clerk on the BN in the 1970's in the Everett Machine Room of clerks
screw-ups happened and the Assistant Agent would issue a "nasty letter" that would go on your work record
if you were the one that screwed up. Fortunately I dint screw-up that much. Just a small collection of "nasty letters"
in 26yrs. Oh yeah there is the letter that I'm fired for being involved in a wildcat strike. Then there is the letter that
I keep my seniority date returning to railroad clerical duties at the bottom of the extra board. I got 5-days on paper
for talking the Boeing Switcher by a red signal with the derails open at the bridge. The Boeing caboose goes on the ground.
The conductor of the Boeing Switcher got 10-days because he's so used to me being correct except for this one night.
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