[PRCo] Re: LIST CONVENTION

[Mark McGuire]

  I certainly appreciated your efforts last time, Ed.  I enjoyed every part of it. And I had no idea you took a loss on the bus tour, otherwise I would have offered to help offset those losses. I feel badly about it. I just got back from a trip, and am planning on visiting 3 of my brothers and one sister in Greensburg for Thanksgiving. I may even coax them all in to a trip to PTM as I think it would bring back many pleasant memories for them. They all grew up in Castle Shannon, after all. 
  Herb, I have limited leave time available due to the days I used when my Marie got sick. The weekend of 24-25th of October will not work for me. I don't know if I could realistically do it anyway. I am, however, game for a reunion perhaps next year. But once again, I have to pick and choose my leave time. I believe the last time we did this was the week before Thanksgiving. 
  Oh, and slides? I do have quite a few but most are of the PAT "mod" era. I have been meaning to get those to Ed and will eventually along with some photos and negatives. 
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Subject: [PRCo] Re: LIST CONVENTION
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:27:50 -0400

Let me assure everyone that PTM made no "profit" last time we met.  We paid
for electricity consumed, etc.

And also let me assure everyone that I personally paid for the buses...at a
small loss.

And I don't have a social calendar, merely a personal one.  There is life
outside trolleys.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:24 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: LIST CONVENTION

Who said anything about PTM? This is a meeting of people on The List, not a
profit maker for PTM. If your social calendar for November is too crowded
then let me change the date to the last weekend in October. How about that?
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Schneider Fred
<fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:

> 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
>
>


--
Herb Brannon
On America's North Coast

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