[PRCo] Re: Location?

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Boris and all
Pittsburgh has many people from the east.  Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, 
Croatian, Serb.
Actually noy so many from Czech Republic.

My National Guard unit was mostly people from the east.  About  85%
We won the Eisenhower trophy three times for the
best company size unit.  All good people.

When I first went to Prague in 1970, the transit manager was slovak.  As was
the former Prime Minister, 

Harold Geissenheimer

Boris Cefer wrote:

>Harold,
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>I am in the Czech Republic. It was Czechoslovakia with 15 million people for
>many years, but Slovaks (they are 5 millions) said adieu to us in 1993. Nice
>country, Slovakia, now it is abroad.
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>Is (was?) the Slovak community in Pgh large? And others - Polish, Czech?
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>We Czechs understand quite good Slovak, the difference is not so big, but we
>cannot speak perfectly. I live in the Northeastern part of the country, in
>Ostrava (former Steel and Coal City), very closely to Poland border. We can
>watch Polish TV and we understand. But it is more difficult to speak Polish
>than Slovak, it would require a little learning and also some exercise.
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>Boris
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:35 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Location?
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>>Boris
>>You might.  My former secretary (Martha Slepak) was Slovak.  She helped me
>>a lot.  She still lives in West Homestead.  My best friend in the
>>National Guard
>>was Major Andrew Sakmar, also Slovak.  Lives in Whitehall
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>>An interesting story about Andy.  His father lived to be over 100 and
>>was the oldest
>>living Bell Telephone retired person.  They lived then on Carson Street
>>across from
>>South High School.  On a fan trip, we stopped the trolley infront of the
>>old man's
>>house and took him for a ride..  He enjoyed it and it went well.
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>>So, may be you are hiding in the Slovak community.  Boris where are you?
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>>Harold Geissenheimer
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>>Boris Cefer wrote:
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>>>I don't expect any help of Fred III. He is now surely sure I live
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>>>in Pittsburgh!!!
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>>>Boris
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>>>>How did you know this?  Your knowledge of Pittsburgh and PRCo is
>>>>amazing.  BTW make sure Fred brings you to see the Junction when you're
>>>>in the country.
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>>>>Bob
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