Change Of Pace

[nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]

Yes, it is 30 miles from Roxboro to Durham along the southern portion  of the 
old Lynchburg and Durham Railroad line.  I'd be interested in  knowing a 
little more about this saying.  Roxboro is home for me  although I currently live 
in Bahama which is a little more than halfway between  these two tobacco 
market towns.
 
Thanks, 
 
Chuck Stewart
 
In a message dated 1/29/2006 2:06:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

You have  to be a native of  eastern North Carolina to appreciate this
little  known
fact.   In a game of either stud or draw poker with nothing  wild, and you
have a
winning hand of three tens, it is customary to  spread out the three tens on
the
table and say"Thirty miles of railroad  from Durham to Roxboro", which  was 
the
exact   N&W  track mileage between the two towns.    Bill  Sellers




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