Forum Name

[cessna152towser]

Mine started when I first started on e-bay and needed to take an internet username.
I wanted Cessna152 after the 'plane I learned to fly on, but it was already taken.
Then I tried to choose Towser after a wee balgair or scottie dog which my mother made many years ago from a World War II pattern for making toys from old clothing. Despite being a very simple stuffed toy with buttons for eyes and a piece of felt for a tongue Towser became the family mascot and my mother ensured his longevity by re-covering him in fresh fabric of a similar pattern to the original in 1987 about five years before she died.

The usename Towser was already taken too.
So I tried running the two names together as Cessna152towser which was accepted and has been my internet handle ever since.

[canawler]

I've had a fascination with the canal era of transportation for quite a few years. I read everything on canals I can get my hands on. My wife and I travel to canal sites. I have started doing educational talks on canals.

When it came time to chose a forum name, the first thing to pop into my head was Canawler. Canawler was the name used to describe those who made their livings on the canal boats of the 19th century.

[Mael Coluim]

I've had a fascination with the canal era of transportation for quite a few years. I read everything on canals I can get my hands on. My wife and I travel to canal sites. I have started doing educational talks on canals.

When it came time to chose a forum name, the first thing to pop into my head was Canawler. Canawler was the name used to describe those who made their livings on the canal boats of the 19th century.

I grew up near the Deep Creek locks part of the Dismal Swamp Canal linking Norfolk, Va to Elizabeth City, NC. What's so interesting is both areas were bustling areas of commerce in the 18th century which no longer exist.

Why the Avatar of the back of the cat's head?

[Streetcar]

My last name (Kizzier) rhymes with "desire." People invariably mis-pronounce it. I usually correct them by saying, "Kizzier. As in A Streetcar Named Kizzier."

On a depressing side note, I've found that people younger than me often don't understand the reference.

So much for classic American literature....