Pat, in the olden days----- Yes, you are quite correct. A gandy dancer did indeed lay and maintain RR tracks. It was work! Fred, Sr. -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kith-n-Kin Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 5:36 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GN] How to re-start Windows Search I should let Fred answer this, as he is one, but gandy dancers were the guys (and maybe some gals?) who laid and maintained the tracks on the railroads -- before the advent of the big machines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=025QQwTwzdU In my case (well, I "supervised?"), it's laying track for historic trolleys, with the accompanying overhead lines for power. Pat -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Tollefson Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:26 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GN] How to re-start Windows Search On 12/22/2011 3:56 PM, Kith-n-Kin wrote: Pat, Forgive the ignorance, but what is a "gandy-dancer"?? Thanks, NancyT > Pat > In Tucson > Wife of a gandy-dancer/overhead guy ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message