[PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard

[Bob Dietrich]

Yea, but Allman thinks that is such a nice area he goes there every day!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:43 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard


I was visualizing of our extremely brief visit to Broad and Erie with Rich 
Allman.


>From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:37:05 -0500
>
>But there are parts of North Philly ... Chestnut Hill in
>particular ... that are just crowded with houses built before we
>separated from England and became a nation in our own right.   They
>are truly worth the time for a "look see" as my father used to say.
>
>But let's bring it back on track.   Isn't it a beautiful sight,
>driving in Freeport Road or Route 28 and watching downtown Pittsburgh
>unfold ahead of you at night.   Or even more dramatic, burst out of
>the Fort Pitt Tunnel at night and suddenly there is Pittsburgh.   It
>has the same impact as perhaps the Empire State Building or the
>Golden Gate.
>
>On Jan 29, 2007, at 3:33 PM, John Swindler wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Fred once made the comment that it is impossible to take a bad
> > (meaning not
> > scenic) picture in Switzerland.  Never been there, but it is easy
> > to agree
> > with that assessment.  North Philly, on the other hand... (:>)
> >
> > In between, yes, there is a lot to see - and to paraphase Lake
> > Woebegone,
> > most of it is above average.  (I think we are saying the same
> > thing, Fred)
> > The older I get, the more I appreciate the journey.  And yes, the
> > ride on
> > BritRail north from Stirling was more enjoyable then Inverness.
> >
> > Still haven't figured out how to capture western scenery on film.
> > Perhaps
> > impossible to do it justice.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> >> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
> >> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:20:13 -0500
> >>
> >> Of course all our opinions about what is or is not beautiful are
> >> personal opinions.   If someone were to ask me what was the nicest
> >> place I've ever been, I would probably say EVERYWHERE.   Just open
> >> your eyes.   The whole world is pretty if you simply approach it with
> >> an open mind.
> >>
> >> I once thought Texas was ugly but that was probably because I was 19
> >> years old and missed the green landscape of home.   I probably also
> >> missed my family and disliked the Army.   Time has a way of changing
> >> one's perspective.   The stark landscape of the Guadlupe peaks in
> >> West Texas are absolutely stunning.   The pine forests of
> >> southeastern Texas are equally pretty in their own way.   The
> >> thousand miles of corn and wheat fields of the heartland of America
> >> need to be seen to be appreciated ... perhaps over and over by
> >> car ... journey after journey ... until the beauty sinks in.   I've
> >> last count how many times I've driven across the Great Plains and I'm
> >> looking forward to doing it again this summer.    We should all drive
> >> the Pacific Coast from Canada to Mexico before we die ... the
> >> Redwoods ... the old homes in places like Eureka ... the bottle brush
> >> cactus blooming along the California coast ... Hearst Castle at San
> >> Simeon ... it's all breathtaking.   The wilds of the Scottish
> >> Highlands are also beautiful (and John Swindler , I know would
> >> agree).   And who could argue against including the Bernese Oberland
> >> in Switzerland.   And maybe I'll even get to see an elephant in Tibet
> >> someday.
> >>
> >> And yes, Ed, a dozen alligators sunning themselves in the Everglades
> >> are worth a picture too.
> >>
> >> On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> >>
> >>> It isn't obligatory do any of the things Fred mentioned while
> >>> cruising.  We
> >>> don't.  And you can see the same things he'd like to see for a lot
> >>> less than
> >>> land tour prices.
> >>>
> >>> P.S.  Alaska's not nearly as beautiful as Yosemite National Park!
> >>> But we
> >>> wouldn't have learned that unless we had gone.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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