[PRCo] Re: Shoulda, Coulda, would

[John Swindler]

Sort of, but just for the record.  There were three stories from the 4398 roll-out.  Yes, the upper echelon person keep looking my way with that look of - 'I've seen you before, but can't place where."  
 
The second occurred when Scott Becker was taking Steve Bland around the TDB.  Scott started introducing Steve to 5-6 of us, and I remarked that I have sent Steve a few million dollars over the years.  That's when Steve looked at my name tag, and recognized the PennDOT connection.
 
And the third was running into Dave Good and giving him a tour of the TDB.  He said that he had seen the TDB from the road, but never realized how big it was.  
 
Also, I was mobilized twice, 23-months for Desert Storm and again in 1996 for Bosnia.  In both cases, I stood on the pier/runway and waved goodby to the ship/plane, not the other way around. (:>)  I've been thanking the American public of late for all the great opportunities I had in the service.  As with so much else, it's what you make of it.
 
John
 
 
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Shoulda, Coulda, would> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:27:34 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > > Hey Jerry:> > You happy with what you stirred up? You understand that John works > for PennDOT and has been very close to the scene of the crime since > about 1971 or 1972. I worked in federal (army), local (teaching) > and state (labor and industry) government for 36 years starting in > 1958. The two of us happy clowns know how it functions and we > sometimes play good cop, bad cop with each other on the list.> > John has forgotten more than I'll ever know about the inner workings > of the agencies in Pennsylvania and I still know one hell of a lot of > history. John is the guy who processes the checks for the senior > citizen subsidies to all the transit agencies in the state. John > also understands the federal government. He is a served over 20 > years in the marines and army reserves and retired after Desert Storm > with the grade of Major. But John never blows his own horn.> > I understand that when one of the upper echelon people from PennDOT > showed up at PTM a month or so ago, he saw John and went through that > same problem I have ... I know this guy from somewhere but he isn't > where he is supposed to be so I can't recognize him. Then it dawned > on him that the motorman was one of his own employees from > Harrisburg. Did I get that story right, John?> > Fred-3> > 
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