[PRCo] Re: Monkey links

[Fred Schneider]

I find it's nice to go to St. Petersburg or San Juan to ride a  
trolley or a new subway line in January but I insist on getting home  
in time to enjoy a snow storm.   I enjoy the change of seasons and  
cannot do with out it.

fws

On Nov 5, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

> The southerners on this list should keep in mind that PTM is in the  
> north -
> as in "north wind", "Northeaster", "North Pole". :-)
>
> Seriously, around here in January, after a 10" snowfall we just go  
> outside,
> brush the snow off the car's windshield and start driving. We don't  
> even use
> snow tires or tire chains anymore, although I think I've still got  
> a box of
> Monkey Links in the garage.
>
> Any of the younger drivers who want to know what Monkey Links are,  
> please
> reply.
>
> Bob 11/5/07
>
> -----------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Dietrich" <bdietrich at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 5:52 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Northern Climate (WARNING: The "C" word used in  
> the
> follow ing post)
>
>
>> It is going to warm-up next week -
>> http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php? 
>> CityName=Pittsburgh&state=PA&site=P
>> BZ&textField1=40.4392&textField2=-79.9767
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf  
>> Of Bob
>> Rathke
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:39 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Northern Climate (WARNING: The "C" word used  
>> in the
>> follow ing post)
>>
>> Tonight's weather forecast is very much in line with typical November
>> temperatures in the northeast and midwest. Don't worry about snow  
>> until
>> late
>>
>> November, and probably early December.
>>
>> It's about 45 degrees here in Chicago tonight, but most of the  
>> leaves on
>> the
>>
>> trees are still green and we haven't seen a snowflake since last  
>> March.
>>
>> Bob 11/5/07
>>
>> -----------------------------
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 5:22 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Northern Climate (WARNING: The "C" word used  
>> in the
>> follow ing post)
>>
>>
>>> Possibly of interest is the weather forecast for tonight:
>>>
>>>  Low tonight 30F
>>>  High tomorrow 35F
>>>  Scattered snow showers with accumulations of 0.5 to 2 inches by 5pm
>>> tomorrow.
>>> Mark McGuire <macmarka at netzero.net> wrote:
>>>  Thank you meteorologists Brannon and Lybarger. ;>)
>>>
>>> One thing I know I can leave at home are the shorts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Herb Brannon
>>>
>>>
>>
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