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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Fred</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Ironically ET is the only USS Mon Valley basic
steel plant left--and maybe the only one in Pittsburgh and immediate
vicinity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fwschneider@comcast.net href="mailto:fwschneider@comcast.net">Fred
Schneider</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 21, 2013 4:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and
Coal</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ich habe das nichts vergessen, Herr Swindler. Yes,
I remember it well. I also remember coming across the Westinghouse
Britch in East Pittsburgh and seeing that orange smoke belching out of Edgar
Thompson. <BR><BR>On Oct 21, 2013, at 11:16 AM, John Swindler
wrote:<BR><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Was 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: <A
href="mailto:dwightlong@verizon.net">dwightlong@verizon.net</A><BR>>>
To: <A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</A><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 <<A
href="mailto:dwightlong@verizon.net>wrote">dwightlong@verizon.net>wrote</A>:<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
<<A
href="mailto:alto_trombone@hotmail.com">alto_trombone@hotmail.com</A><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>>>>> <A
href="http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/">http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/</A><BR>>>>>
<BR>>>>>> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:49:49
-0700<BR>>>>>> From: <A
href="mailto:pcc_sr@yahoo.com">pcc_sr@yahoo.com</A><BR>>>>>>
To: <A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</A><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 <<A
href="mailto:alto_trombone@hotmail.com">alto_trombone@hotmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>>>>>> <BR>>>>>> Subject: [PRCo] still
having issues<BR>>>>>> To: "<A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</A>"
<<BR>>>>> <A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</A>><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>>>>>> <A
href="http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/">http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/</A><BR>>>>>>
<BR>>>>>> <BR>>>>>> <BR>>>>>>
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