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[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....