[PRCo] Re: List Convention

[hwandrews at wowway.com]

Ed - sounds like a great plan to me!  

Howard

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:28:17 -0400, Edward H. Lybarger wrote
> When Herb was down two weekends ago, we spent some time thinking 
> about the scheduling for our get-together.  It's been sufficiently 
> hectic here that I didn't get it out to everyone last week as I had 
> hoped, but I don't think today's too late. If we can do this meeting 
> so that it begins Thursday morning (November 15), we gain a huge 
> advantage...PTM is closed to the public that day, and we can have 
> pretty much free run of the place.  I thought that in addition to 
> riding, everyone would want to see the Blimp Hangar (aka Trolley Display
> Building) and some of you would like to see the Archives.  All day Thursday
> gives us time for all that.  In the evening, a slide show on Pittsburgh
> interurbans (though not exclusively) would prep the group for Friday.
> 
> On Friday, we would do both the Washington and Charleroi routes, and 
> in the evening view West Penn slides.
> 
> On Saturday, we can look at all the West Penn lines west and south of
> Uniontown, plus whatever else it is light enough to see.  We should have
> some sort of "banquet" that evening (it need not be terribly 
> elegant!).
> 
> Sunday is reserved for the Pittsburgh LRT system and/or travel.
> 
> Please let me know whether you like this concept or not.  The other option
> is to start Friday, but we will have to work around normal museum
> operations.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
> P.S.  I will be leaving Wednesday afternoon for a week in Reno/Tahoe,
>  and we will not have a laptop with us.  I will be limited to 
> checking email on the hotels' public computers if and when they are 
available.


Thanks,
Howard Andrews