[PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article

[Richard Allman]

gimme some time Derrick and I'll get the particulars; let me know and I'll 
try to join you! RICH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derrick J Brashear" <shadow at dementia.org>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article


> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Richard Allman wrote:
>
>> there's a new Indian place that some of our Indian residents in our 
>> hopital
>
> where? i get to philly maybe 3 times a year and damnit i will try anything
> twice.
>
>> and some of the Indian-American medical student say is best in Phila. in 
>> the
>> old Ben Franklin Hotel @ 9th and Chestnut-next time! Harrisburg bottomed
>> out? That would be welcome news. Maybe better leadership? It makes a
>
> Mayor Reed doesn't seem to have been a dipshit. Hell, he was better than
> Smurphy. I kinda liked the guym who spoke his mind.
>
>> difference. Look @ the 2 river towns on the Schuykill: Norristown and
>> Conshahocken. I would have picked Norristown as more likely for
>> gentrification and comeback, but (despite the for last week) the clear
>> winner has been Conshahocken.  Corrupt, incompetent government seems to 
>> have
>
> The folsk I'vebeen researching were responsible more than anything else:
> the successors to the Olivers.
>
>> been the clear culprit in Norristown. And I know Harrisburg went through 
>> a
>> rough period of incompetence and corruption. But Norristwon is now 
>> clearly
>> the worst county seat in the region(unless you count Camden!)
>
> Seems like it. My cow orker who is from there has similar grumpiness, and
> he;s from there.
>
>