[PRCo] LIST CONVENTION

[Schneider Fred]

HERB ET AL:

REMEMBER THAT ED HAD TWO POINTS ....

FIRST WAS THAT HE THOUGHT EDUCATION SHOULD BE PART OF THE TOUR.  I  
WOULD AGREE.

SECOND WAS THAT HE COULD NOT ATTEND IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE HE WAS GOING  
TO BE OUT OF TOWN.   REMEMBER ALSO THAT NOVEMBER INCLUDES  
THANKSGIVING.   THE MUSEUM HAS SANTA EVERY WEEKEND STARTING THE DAY  
AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CONCLUDING BEFORE CHRISTMAS.   MANY OF US HAVE  
FAMILY PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING ... I ALWAYS WORK AT THE MUSEUM THAT  
WEEKEND AND I KNOW MY WIFE AND I WILL BE DINING WITH ED AND HIS  
WIFE.   THEN THERE ARE ALL THE CHRISTMAS PLANS.   AT BEST PEOPLE ARE  
GOING TO HAVE A ONE OR TWO WEEK WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY AT THE  
BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER AND MANY OF US WOULD RATHER NOT EVEN THINK  
ABOUT COMPLICATING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS ... ME  
FOR ONE.

WOULD IT NOT BE WISE TO PUT THIS OFF UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY  
SEASON?   ADMITTEDLY WE CANNOT PREDICT SNOW.   DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT  
WILL HAPPEN.   IT MAY ALSO MEAN YOU CANNOT RUN A CAR IF YOU HAVE SNOW  
BECAUSE ALL THE SWITCHES MAY BE FROZEN AND NOT WORTH DIGGING OUT.   
BUT WE HOPE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SNOW.

YOU SUGGESTED A SHOP TOUR ... THAT IS ONLY GOOD FOR AN HOUR.

DINNERS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

RIDING THE LIGHT RAIL MIGHT EAT UP HALF A DAY BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT.

ED SUGGESTED SOME POSSIBLE BUS TOURS TO YOU ... HARMONY,  
STEUBENVILLE, MORE OF WEST PENN, WHEELING.   HE AND I ALSO DISCUSSED  
ONE THAT COULD START REALLY EARLY IN THE A.M. AND END VERY LATE IN  
THE DAY ... MONONGAHELA - WEST PENN PUBLIC SERVICE (CITY LINES OF  
WEST VIRGINIA) FROM FAIRMOUNT TO CLARKSBURG AND WESTON.   THAT'S  
REALLY OUT OF THE WAY COUNTRY ... I REMEMBER GIVING A WAITRESS A $2  
BILL AS A TIP IN SHINNSTON, WV ONE DAY AND SHE HAD NEVER SEEN ONE  
BEFORE ... SHE TOOK IT ALL AROUND THE RESTAURANT SHOWING THOMAS  
JEFFERSON'S PORTRAIT TO ALL THE LOCAL CUSTOMERS.   THAT'S REALLY OUT  
IN THE STICKS COUNTRY.

IF YOU WANT A GUIDED TOUR ... REMEMBER THAT IT IS ED THAT HAS MADE UP  
ALL THE TOURS TO SHOW A CERTAIN MUSEUM DONOR WHERE THE TROLLEYS ONCE  
RAN.   YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR CONVENTION WHEN HE IS THERE IF YOU WANT  
TO DO THAT.

OF COURSE, IF YOU ONLY WANT TO SEE PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS ROUTES, THEN  
YOU CAN EASILY GET A PERC / PTM MAP AND DO THAT IN YOUR OWN AUTOMOBILE.

NO, I'M NOT SHOUTING ... I'M JUST IN UPPER CASE MODE.

FRED SCHNEIDER