[PRCo] Re: Too Much Snow and Lots of Steel Production

[bob at dietrichsfam.com]

Well Herb I'm not sure if congratulations are in order since your asthma has
evolved.  But I'll offer them anyway because I know you'll enjoy retirement
and making Boris jealous running PCCs whenever you want.

Bob 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 5:25 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Too Much Snow and Lots of Steel Production

Some times it takes a while to answer a post..........sorry for the delay.
   
  You are correct in the respect that the atmosphere in Cleveland is not as
good as it should be. This because of the steel industry which has bounded
back into high gear production over the last several years. The lake,
however, is quite clean and very nice to look at.
   
  In fact, the air pollution has caused me to make one of those major
decisions we must sometimes make. I started out with asthma, which became
asthma/chronic bronchitis, and now has evolved into C.O.P.D./chronic
bronchitis. This illness requires a cleaner atmosphere than here. I have
opted to take a 'disability pension' and relocate back to Western
Pennsylvania, most likely very near P.T.M. I can a good monthly pension
through the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and also, having worked
in past jobs where Social Security was paid, a disability retirement from
the Federal Government. Plus I can work, if I so desire, in something not
requiring the operation of buses (trolley cars are o.k.). I will be happy to
get back to being able to run a PCC when I desire.
bob at dietrichsfam.com wrote:
  Is that because all that polution doesn't freeze. Isn't it nice to be from
good old CLEAN Pittsburgh and be able to knock other cities polution...



-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:33 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Too Much Snow

The complete freezing of Lake Erie has not happened for some time now. In
fact, the lake shipping routes run all year now. It used to be you would see
10 or 12 ore carrying ships "Wintering Over" at the docks in downtown
Cleveland or the various 'slips' along the Cuyahoga River. For the past ten
or so years you now see them loading and unloading at the docks and slips.
Overseas ships (ocean going) get scarce in the Winter. I have not seen any
foreign, ocean going ships since mid-January at the docks.

The ice on Lake Erie, today, is visible from the shoreline to about 1000
feet out in the lake. Open waters after that. Most Winter days there is no
ice on the lake surface.

Global warming is real !


Bob Rathke wrote:
In the late 1960's I worked - and lived - within two blocks of the
Superior Avenue location seen in the bus photo. We got lots of snow in
Cleveland back then, too - and we endured at least two winters when Lake
Erie was frozen solid enough to allow people to drive cars out onto the ice.
One year, a driver didn't make it back to shore, and had to be rescued by a
Coast Guard helicopter.

Bob 3/9/08



Herb Brannon

Greetings From America's North Coast

Where the entire Cleveland metro area is covered in 21+ inches of snow.





















Herb Brannon
   
  Greetings From America's North Coast
  Cleveland, Ohio........Steel Producer To The U.S.