[PRCo] Re: A Sign of the Times

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Didn't cross Alligator Alley.  Used Tamiami Trail.  Was headed for Florida
City, not Fort Lauderdale, that day.  Some of the population in the Florida
City Walmart looked like they could use a good pawn shop. 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
Schneider Fred
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:23 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: A Sign of the Times

Oh, the tank was empty by the time you cross Alligator Alley?  Now you need
to pawn grandma in order to get home.


On Nov 22, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> No, the casino was at the other side of the state.  But it's not a 
> very wide state in the peninsula.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Schneider Fred
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:59 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: A Sign of the Times
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> Was it located next to the casino?
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> On Nov 22, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
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>> While this is not related to trolleys, I thought some might be 
>> interested.
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>> My wife and I recently spent a week driving about South Florida.
>> In one of
>> the hotels' brochure racks, where you normally expect to learn about 
>> regional attractions and shopping "opportunities," I was more than a 
>> little surprised to find a full-color, 8-page brochure extolling the 
>> virtues of dealing with a pawn shop company at one of its nine 
>> branches.
>>
>> I suppose it meets a need.
>>
>> Ed
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