[PRCo] Re: Monkey links

[Herb Brannon]

I haven't used tire chains since I lived in Pittsburgh on top of the hill in Greenfield district. They were required if I wanted to make it up the hills on either Greenfield, Winterburn or Hazelwood and my street, Bigelow Street.
   
  PATransit also used to put chains on buses. All the GM "new look" type buses and newer had sanders. Sand boxes at all the old trolley loops were retained so the sand boxes on the buses could be refilled as needed.
   
  Now, with "truck" tires and 4-wheel drive, Winter is like a tropical breeze  ;-)
Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> 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

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Dietrich" 
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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
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> -----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)
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> 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
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> November, and probably early December.
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> It's about 45 degrees here in Chicago tonight, but most of the leaves on 
> the
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> trees are still green and we haven't seen a snowflake since last March.
>
> Bob 11/5/07
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herb Brannon" 
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> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 5:22 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Northern Climate (WARNING: The "C" word used in the
> follow ing post)
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>> Possibly of interest is the weather forecast for tonight:
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>> Low tonight 30F
>> High tomorrow 35F
>> Scattered snow showers with accumulations of 0.5 to 2 inches by 5pm
>> tomorrow.
>> Mark McGuire wrote:
>> Thank you meteorologists Brannon and Lybarger. ;>)
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>> One thing I know I can leave at home are the shorts.
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>> Herb Brannon
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Herb Brannon