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<DIV><FONT size=4>Herb</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>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!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>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 <EM>Pittsburgh Press</EM> 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!</FONT></DIV>
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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=hrbran@cavtel.net
href="mailto:hrbran@cavtel.net">Herb Brannon</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 21 October, 2013 10:48</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</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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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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