[PRCo] Re: Welcome Phil.

[fwschneider at comcast.net]

I signed a one-year apartment lease.   No plans at this moment.
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From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz> 

> Fred, I felt something because your contributions were being sent from the 
> comcast web and not from your e-mail program (was it Outlook?). Tell us 
> about your plans for the future! What about moving closer to PTM? 
> 
> B 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:50 PM 
> Subject: [PRCo] Welcome Phil. 
> 
> 
> > Phil and the rest of you: 
> > Fred isn't gun shy about the list. Some of you know what has happened to 
> > Fred and some don't. Fred was evicted from his home two weeks ago by his 
> > wife of 37 years under court order. He is now living in an apartment and 
> > finding out who his friends and enemies are. He just can't routinely 
> > participate. He is trying to buy furniture, pots, pans, got to court 
> > appointments, the normal routine doctors appointments, and try to keep a 
> > decent mental outlook. 
> > 
> > Some of you guys like Bob and Mark and Rich Allman and Ken and Herb knew 
> > about it off list. 
> > 
> > So far he has found some wonderful friends. His heartfelt thanks go out 
> > to his long time friend Ed Lybarger who drove from Pittsburgh dragged most 
> > of his clothes and computers out of the house last weekend. I expect to 
> > have the computer on line Monday afternoon. In the meantime, the manager 
> > at the Travelodge where I stayed for two weeks is generous enough to allow 
> > me to pop in from time to time and check my e-mails. There are also some 
> > wonderful people in my church and some great people on my high school 50th 
> > class reunion committee who have been very non judgemental. 
> > 
> > But Fred doesn't have access to the route cards, his photo files or 
> > anything else. However, his bride did tell Ed that she understands that 
> > I wanted everything to eventually go to the PTM library and she doesn't 
> > plan to make that an issue. But there are psychological issues ... when 
> > you can't use the files, have no cable connected, etc., etc., etc. ... 
> > it's hard to do much in the evening except curl up and go to sleep. 
> > 
> > More often than not I find myself at a local Chinese restaurant that I'm 
> > been patronizing for more than 20 years because I have always felt like 
> > part of the family ... a place where I don't sit with the regular 
> > customers but with the owners and the waiters. I remember the day when I 
> > ordered something totally off the wall and the owner came out of the 
> > kitchen to find out who ordered it before wasting stock making it, his 
> > wife pointed to me, and he muttered, "Oh, he's half Chinese anyway." I 
> > took it as a compliment. They help to keep my spirits up. Mama called 
> > me Pop the last night. Smiled. Said I'm her family. The people at 
> > the local Indian restaurant are just as nice. 
> > 
> > OK guys. I always said we were friends on this list. So this blather 
> > has nothing to do with Pittsburgh Railways. It just has to do with one 
> > of us on a downer. 
> > 
> > Life will get better. It always does. And it's a lot better today than 
> > it was two weeks ago. This is really an after the fact explanation of 
> > why I haven't been as active on the list. 
> > 
> > Now, Phil, tell us about yourself. 
> > 
> > Fred Schneider 
> 
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