[PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention

[hwandrews at wowway.com]

At the risk of getting counted twice... I plan to attend the gathering.

Howard Andrews
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:54:01 -0400, Edward H. Lybarger wrote
> The less bureaucracy the better.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of 
> Bob Dietrich Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:35 AM To: pittsburgh-
railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention
> 
> I plan on coming.  I have no activity preference.  Do I need a ticket?
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Schneider
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:29 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Cc: Becker Scott; Jones Tim
> Subject: [PRCo] The Pittsburgh List Convention
> 
> WHO IS COMING?
> 
> We have still gotten no firm list of who is coming to the said  
> convention and what we would like to do...
> 
> Are you coming?   HAVE YOU BOUGHT A TICKET OR WERE YOU JUST THINKING 
>  MAYBE I'LL COME OR MAYBE IT'S A NICE IDEA?    Guy's it's coming up 
> on  September and you wanted to do this in November.
> 
> I'm also cc: Scott Becker and I'll explain in a separate e-mail to him.
> 
> WHAT TO DO
> 
> I take it we would like to do a lot of socializing.   Some would 
> like  to look at the Pittsburgh and West Penn interurbans or even  
> Steubenville (I don't think Ed wants to do that again) or Wheeling 
> or  Mon - West Penn (that would be good with leaves off the trees).
> 
> How about coming back and telling us what you expect if you are  
> coming.   It's your trip.
> 
> THE DATES
> 
> If I recall correctly we were talking the weekend before Thanksgiving:
> 
> Friday November 16
> Saturday November 17
> Sunday November 18
> 
> POSSIBLE HOTELS
> 
> Here is one index to Motels in Washington, PA.   It does not list  
> anything on the east side.  Missing are Motel 6 (724-223-8040) and  
> the Hampton Inn.
> 
> http://www.trails.com/all-hotels/city-hotel.asp?dest=PA+Washington
> 
> PLACES TO EAT
> 
> Until we know who is coming and their tastes in food, we also cannot 
>  come up with any ideas where to eat.   Cuisine around Washington, 
> PA,  proper is very unimaginative.   About as far out as you get is  
> Chinese created for American tastes and American for rednecks.
> 
> If you want unusual cooking, you need to go into Pittsburgh.   Some  
> of the better restaurants are on the South Side, particularly East  
> Carson Street:
> 
> http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_south_side/ 
> Pittsburgh_Restaurants_South_Side_and_Station_Square.htm
> 
> Oakland, because of all the universities, also has a lot of  
> restaurant diversity:
> 
> http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_oakland/ 
> Pittsburgh_Restaurants_Dining_in_the_East_End_Neighborhoods.htm
> 
> One of the better German restaurants is on the Nor'side, Max's  
> Allegheny Tavern.   It's never a problem to talk Ed into that one.   
> He may try to talk you into it.
> 
> http://www.maxsalleghenytavern.com/index.html


Thanks,
Howard Andrews