[PRCo] Re: Air

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Bob and all
Thats correct.  Except I like fresh air and dislike the chill of AC.  Harold

Bob Rathke wrote:

>On Public Radio's "Car Talk" a couple of weeks ago, they explained why gas
>mileage is better when you close the windows and use the air conditioner
>instead of opening the windows and turning off the AC.  The reason - at
>speed, there's less drag on the car with the windows closed.
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>Bob 7/13/04
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>From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:00 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: How 'bout Philadephia (and Pittsburgh) from Thirty Years
>Ago?
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>>Greetings to all
>>I understood the goals of the fans and sealed windows but
>>never liked the result.  The goal was to cool by changing
>>and circulating the air.  As a passenger, forget it.
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>>Also the small windows and the metal strip below the
>>standee windows was to eliminate the need for shades
>>to keep the sun out.  Some PCC's first had shades.
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>>This was one of my reasons for rehabbing the 1600's.
>>Windows opened and were large to see things
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>>I do not believe the small windows (with or without fans)
>>were improvements,   The Boston picture window cars
>>were better but suffered frim other problems.
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>>Too bad AC was not ready for streetcars.
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>>But saying that, I am not an AC enthusiast.  In my car, I
>>usually travel with AC off and windows open even when
>>very hot.  Obviously some people like AC...this has hurt
>>ETB's in Phila so SEPTA had been substituting AC buses.
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>>Harold Geissenheimer
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