[PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs

[Fred Schneider]

But you are talking to a group perhaps representative of fewer than  
one percent of the people in the United States.   We would all  
probably agree with you, even while driving our cars.   The great  
majority would think we're crazy.

But as my daughter would say, who is to say who is crazy.   Her point  
is that everyone is crazy to some degree.

On Oct 25, 2005, at 1:43 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:

> I never liked automobiles. Even as a kid. I was probably not aware  
> of that,
> but there was perhaps some subconscious influence of the fact that  
> they
> killed streetcars in many cities not only in America.
>
> Automobiles are so much useful, but imagine how the life would be nice
> without them.
>
> B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:36 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs
>
>
>
>> In their time frame, yes.
>>
>> A four-cylinder Mercedes Benz diesel 190 was great in 1959 too.
>> Those suckers would last 200,000 miles if you just routinely changed
>> the oil .
>>
>> And a Ford Model A was the "Cat's meow" in 1928.   It would do 60 mph
>> even though the speed limit might have been only 35.
>>
>> On Oct 25, 2005, at 1:30 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> And we are wasting time. I hear you saying the same.
>>> But weren't the PCCs great?!
>>>
>>> B
>>>
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