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<DIV><FONT size=4>John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>There were pictures in the <EM>Press</EM> from time to time
bemoaning the pollution. They showed folks having to use headlights in the
Triangle at high noon. I can remember both the photos and also my parents
having to do this. Time frame—immediately post WWII. Smoke abation
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=j_swindler@hotmail.com
href="mailto:j_swindler@hotmail.com">John Swindler</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 21 October, 2013 11:16</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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chatting with some PTM visitors yesterday, and among the "Pittsburg smells"
mentioned was J&L sulfur smell upon exiting Squirrel Hill Tunnels and
heading downgrade to Brady St. exit. They were old enough to
remember air pollution from late 1940s - (before my
time).<BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR>> From:
dwightlong@verizon.net<BR>> To:
pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<BR>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:04:35
-0400<BR>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> Herb<BR>> <BR>> In Beaver burning next to the curb was OK on
concrete streets (we lived on one) or brick ones (still several left in the 50s)
but not on asphalt nor tarred ones!<BR>> <BR>> Tar? When I was in
first or second grade I came home from school for lunch. On the way back
to school the alley that I used as a shortcut was being freshly tarred. I
followed the tar dispensing truck, fascinated. When I got to school I was
sent home immediately. I looked like the proverbial tarbaby. Lots of
turpentine and stiff scrubbing later, and a new suit of clothes, I returned and
was admitted.<BR>> <BR>> And we still had plenty of coal furnaces in our
town back then, although our house used gas. I well recall the smell of
the coal burning on cold winter days whilst delivering the Pittsburgh Press to
my paper route customers. The last time I encountered that smell was just
a few years ago in a suburb of Budapest while fotting the trams there.
Brought back many memories!<BR>> <BR>> Dwight<BR>> <BR>> From: Herb
Brannon <BR>> Sent: Monday, 21 October, 2013 10:48<BR>> To: Western PA
Trolley discussion <BR>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves<BR>> When I
was a child, in Akron, the common practice was to burn the leaves<BR>>
in the street but along the curb stones. Sometimes the piles of leaves
were<BR>> so large that the fires would become too large and would spread to
the<BR>> treelawn. Then the fire department would be called to put out the
fires. It<BR>> made for an exciting day or evening. Ranking right up there
with the smell<BR>> of burning leaves are also the smell of coal smoke and
the smell of fresh<BR>> tar.............three of the "little joys of life"
now gone by the wayside.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:33
AM, Dwight Long <dwightlong@verizon.net>wrote:<BR>> <BR>>
><BR>> > Herb<BR>> ><BR>> > I can remember back in the 50s
coming back to Beaver from auto trips to<BR>> > the East that involved the
Pa Turnpike—we would use the Warrendale exit and<BR>> > the back roads to
Beaver. Coming down into the (Beaver) valley off the<BR>> > hill the
whole floor of the valley would be engulfed in leaf smoke.<BR>> ><BR>>
> Unhealthy, they say, but it sure did convey the impression that Autumn
was<BR>> > upon us!<BR>> ><BR>> > Dwight<BR>> ><BR>>
> From: Herb Brannon<BR>> > Sent: Sunday, 20 October, 2013
10:36<BR>> > To: Western PA Trolley discussion<BR>> > Subject: Re:
[PRCo] Phil asked about music<BR>> > You mentioned something I really
miss.............the smell of burning<BR>> > leaves in October.<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 8:37 AM, DF Cramer
<alto_trombone@hotmail.com<BR>> > >wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > Well, what have I
been up to? The beginning of the month I performed<BR>> > > Copland,
Brahms, & Dvorak with the Butler County Symphony,our (my wife<BR>> >
> plays cello) 28th season with the ensemble. I am back at IUP and<BR>>
> delivered<BR>> > > two arrangements of French Noels from the
Baroque period to begin the<BR>> > > semester and last week conducted a
first reading of my "The Eternal<BR>> > Flame",<BR>> > > a
commemorative piece for double trombone choir and narrator I wrote to<BR>>
> > mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. All of that
will<BR>> > be<BR>> > > performed on November 19 at the
university. Next week I perform with IUP<BR>> > > brass & organ
faculty at Zion Lutheran in Indiana for Reformation Sunday<BR>> > > and
the following week we are doing Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" in<BR>> >
> Butler. Chaplin created the musical score for this silent film and
we<BR>> > will<BR>> > > be showing the film as we perform. (Side
note: if you want tickets let me<BR>> > > know as soon as possible--I
usually get 4 free ones)<BR>> > > Other than that, I spent quality time
with Ed at the Alle-Kiski<BR>> > Historical<BR>> > > Society, led
a new operator training class at PTM, printed and stuffed<BR>> > >
ballots for PTM, and am going to the opera today to see Aida (football<BR>>
> fan<BR>> > > alert--Franco Harris is leading the Grand March in
the opera today)<BR>> > > I spend lots of time practicing and cleaning
up leaves. I mulch some and<BR>> > > burn others---yes we are
still permitted to burn here.<BR>> > > If you missed it--I also
performed at the PTM 50th Anniversary luncheon.<BR>> > > See the most
recent issue of PTM Trolley Fare, Fred Schneider took some<BR>> > >
great images.<BR>> > > Dennis F. Cramer<BR>> > >
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/<BR>> > ><BR>> > > > Date:
Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:49:49 -0700<BR>> > > > From:
pcc_sr@yahoo.com<BR>> > > > To:
pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<BR>> > > > Subject: Re:
[PRCo] still having issues<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > >
Stereo-vision isn't it Mr.Cramer! Soapbox opportunity; make the
most<BR>> > of<BR>> > > it!<BR>> > > ><BR>> >
> > You have not recently mentioned anything about your concert or
music<BR>> > > engagements.<BR>> > > > I find them
fascinating. Music is not at all unlike laughter is it;<BR>> > >
both speak a universal language.<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > >
Yes; BB are the last posts I have seen. There was not much of
anything<BR>> > > before your BB posts for several weeks. You
mentioned a book in relation<BR>> > > to this; please tell
more.<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > ><BR>> > > >
Phil<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > ><BR>> > >
><BR>> > > > --------------------------------------------<BR>>
> > > On Sat, 10/19/13, DF Cramer <alto_trombone@hotmail.com>
wrote:<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > > Subject: [PRCo] still
having issues<BR>> > > > To:
"pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org" <<BR>> > >
pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org><BR>> > > > Date:
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 3:52 AM<BR>> > > ><BR>> > >
> it seemed very interesting that after<BR>> > > > I
posted on the list, several emails came through. I assume people<BR>> >
were<BR>> > > responding with reply all. I have received no posts
from the list other<BR>> > > than those dealing with Billy
Baxter.<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > > Dennis F.
Cramer<BR>> > > > http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/<BR>>
> > ><BR>> > > ><BR>> > > ><BR>> > >
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