[PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff In Cleveland

[John Swindler]

It wasn't 1965, Fred.  It was late January 1966.  We had 55 inches of snow in Syracuse at the same time that Oswego had 108.  I car pooled back to Syracuse, but we dumped the car in Erie at a relative of the driver.  Boarded the "New England States" and told the conductor that I was surprised that they were only 2 hours late.  He said that they were the train from the day before.  I have pictures looking along a street, and only the roof top of the parked cars is visible.  
 
I use to like winter.  After two years in Syracuse, no longer liked winter.  And we are becoming addicted to winter vacations in some point south - like the Caribbean.
 
Cheers> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff In Cleveland> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:26:13 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > What's astonishing is that there are fish in Lake Erie again. > Remember those days in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s when nothing could > live in that water?> > The other thought that comes to my mind, Herb, is, "Were the fish > flash frozen when the cold air hit them?"> > I've been using the miracle of the internet to listen to beautiful > music from Minnesota Public Radio. Periodically they break in with > the weather report.> In St. Paul today ... 5 below zero with a wind chill of minus 20. > Tomorrow should be the same. Bill Middleton's wife grew up in the > Du'lut (spelled Duluth) area ... Dorothy grew up over a drug > store ... probably a good place because warm air rose from downstairs > to the second floor. Bill talked about the last snow melting in June.> > I have a cousin who grew up in Oswego, New York ... south side of > Lake Ontario. To them a normal winter week was two feet of new > snow. They simply picked it up and dumped in into the lake from > whence it came. His parents used to send snap shots of them > shoveling the snow off the roof to keep the house from collapsing. > They used to drive around with red flags on the car antennas so you > see approaching autos at the intersections over the snow drifts. I > only remember once when Tom said they closed the schools because of > snow. That was in 1965 when they had 108 inches in one week and 96 > inches in the first storm. The newspaper shut down for one day and > the next day published on their front page a picture of the tunnel > through the snow they dug to get into the office to go back to work.> > Am I suitable describing the North Coast, Herb?> > We do want to make those two guys in Florida and that chap in the > Nevada desert feel comfortable.> > Fred Schneider> > > On Jan 26, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:> > > All Cleveland area Giant Eagle stores and Get-Go stations began > > selling all> > types of Steeler stuff today. I frequent the Giant Eagle store at > > W. 140 &> > Detroit. The Steeler display there is 20 feet long x 4 shelves high. I> > haven't seen that many "Terrible Towels" since 1978. All manner of > > sweats,> > tees, hoodies, and Jerseys too. This is something not usually seen in> > Cleveland stores. I think I will take them a photo of the "Terrible> > Trolley".> > Not related to anything "Pittsburgh" whatsoever, however nonetheless> > interesting, is a news story being shown right now on FOX 8 Cleveland> > evening news. A large (60 inch) water main broke on Superior Avenue > > at East> > 74 Street today. The pipe carries raw water from Lake Erie to a > > treatment> > plant on East Blvd. Superior Avenue became flooded from East 61 > > Street all> > the way to East 85 Street. Just shown was taped footage of quite of > > number> > of both Yellow and White Perch swimming in the area between East 71 > > and East> > 75 in the normal traffic lanes of Superior Avenue. This is the > > first time> > this has been know to happen here. I'm sure a lot of them will end > > up on> > dinner tables tonight.> >> > -- > > Herb Brannon> > On America's North Coast> >> >> >> > 
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