This One is Getting Good!

[Kenneth Josephson]

Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> So, I just heard there was a 6.1 or so quake centered just south of
> Seattle. Hopefully Mr Galt is ok....

I do, too. I'll drop him a note and see what's up.

> Anyhow, on to the motley reply...
>
> > Re M-454 I was one of the victims, er, enthusiasts, on several occasions.  I
> > always suggested that had Chuck Haley & the Comets not brought the term
>
> Bill Haley
>
> > > This is an interesting point, Fred. I wonder how many fans are willing to
> > admit
> > > that riding in a pre-PCC streetcar all day eventually becomes tiring? When
>
> Just because they don't have those cushy seats we're used to?

Or the superior suspension of the PCC. U.S. automobiles of the '50s had cushy
seats and most of them handled terribly. The spongy "boulevard ride" was enough to
get a person seasick at a steady 70 mph on a slightly worn Interstate.

>  I shouldn't be in any danger of burning out but I'm running
> full tilt most days; When I got somewhere it's at the expensive of
> something I really ought to have done, and I do it with that knowledge.

I think many of us are at that point these days. :-)

> > > Okay, everybody needed PCCs, but heck, Pittsburgh used them to their full
> > > potential and beyond. :-)
>
> You misspelled "fully depreciated".

Hee-hee-hee. :-) True. But they remained up to the task long enough for the South
Hills lines to be re-equipped. We owe them that much.   Ken J.