A few years ago, some friends of my parents bought at auction what came to be known as the "Coke Plantation" west of Sumter, SC. It was auctioned off after its owner, one Robert E. Lee, proprietor of Robert E. Lee Chrysler/Dodge, was caught in one of the largest cocaine busts in American history as he attempted to fly in to the private landing strip on the grounds of his plantation and, upon seeing the legion of law enforcement officials waiting for him at his home, proceeded to the Sumter Municipal Airport to land his plane which contained something like a ton of cocaine.
Smrt guy. Anyway, while we were telling stories about airstrips in the middle of nowhere...
It actually can be, depending on where you are and how much activity there is. Not so much the trains, though some people do get into that; but more interesting is the old infrastructure and little ghost towns along the way.
Of course, here in the Age of Level Orange, da bulls get a little testy when they see someone hanging around near the yard, and they're just as likely to call the Federales as not...I've heard of several people being harrassed for pursuing their lifelong hobby watching trains...
I can envision a day in which private companies will set up technology to broadcast a variety of popular music over the airwaves and people will be able to buy receivers and tune in for FREE!
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A few years ago, some friends of my parents bought at auction what came to be known as the "Coke Plantation" west of Sumter, SC. It was auctioned off after its owner, one Robert E. Lee, proprietor of Robert E. Lee Chrysler/Dodge, was caught in one of the largest cocaine busts in American history as he attempted to fly in to the private landing strip on the grounds of his plantation and, upon seeing the legion of law enforcement officials waiting for him at his home, proceeded to the Sumter Municipal Airport to land his plane which contained something like a ton of cocaine.
Smrt guy. Anyway, while we were telling stories about airstrips in the middle of nowhere...
Trev
It actually can be, depending on where you are and how much activity there is. Not so much the trains, though some people do get into that; but more interesting is the old infrastructure and little ghost towns along the way.
Of course, here in the Age of Level Orange, da bulls get a little testy when they see someone hanging around near the yard, and they're just as likely to call the Federales as not...I've heard of several people being harrassed for pursuing their lifelong hobby watching trains...
Trev
I can envision a day in which private companies will set up technology to broadcast a variety of popular music over the airwaves and people will be able to buy receivers and tune in for FREE!
That'll show those RIAA dastards.
Trev
Local cable modem service here in Charleston, SC is through Comcast. No experience with any download caps yet, here, but lookie what's ahead:
l in k=1
http://online.comcast.net/products/service.asp?
Yeah! Comcast PRO! Nearly $100/month. Right.
Trev