[PRCo] Re: Congrats to One of Our Members

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I suppose I need to put my two cents in here, since I've known John longer
than most of you (including Fred!).  In fact, it was John who introduced me
to Fred 30-some years ago.

Definite congratulations are in order...PennDOT should have done something
like this years ago.  John's abilities are well-known to anyone who has ever
taken the time to listen (remember the Gulf War?  He was responsible for
shipping everything over there and getting it back).

Now if he delays retirement, does that also mean he delays coming to PTM as
an operator??!!

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 12:23 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Congrats to One of Our Members




Six months, four days, three hours and 46 minutes, BUT WHO'S COUNTING
(:>)

But seriously, life has this strange habit of never quite working out the
way I thought it would.  Maybe just as well, as things also seem to have a
habit of working out better then I would have thought.  There is much to be
thankful about.

And thank you, Fred, for the kind comments.

Have a happy - and safe holiday

John

p.s.  Correction:  make that 41 minutes  <g>




>From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Congrats to One of Our Members
>Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:20:22 -0500
>
>One of our members tends to be rather low key ...
>
>Doesn't blow his own horn much if at all.
>
>He has been talking lately about retirement.  He has actually been
>counting downward with less than a year to go.
>
>And now there seems to be a complication.
>
>Hearty congratulations to John Swindler.   It seems he just got
>promoted by the state to a Planning Analyst 3.   Now he is going to
>have to stay in harness for another three years in order to reap the
>maximum retirement benefits (because retirement is based on the 12
>highest quarters).
>
>Give John a round of applause guys.   You need to know PennDOT to
>understand, man has he earned it.
>
>