[PRCo] Re: Location?

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Boris.  You could still  hide in the Slovak community
in Pittsburgh.  They would keep you.
Recently US Steel hired a slovak from their steel works in Slovakia to 
run their remaining mill in Pgh.

Harold

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?
>>
>>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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