[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: Off to see the Wizzard

[Derrick J Brashear]

Fred's dyslexic. He misspelled dog.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Fred Schneider wrote:

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>>>> 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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