[PRCo] Re: never shoulda gotten rid of P&W Strafford line...

[richard allman]

sorry to hear about Bill, Fred-he has really had an awful time. He has 
always been a true gentleman.
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Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: never shoulda gotten rid of P&W Strafford line...


> Didn't see this item before I mailed my note.   Sorry 'bout that.
> You'll learn what old age is all about.
>
> Bill Middleton took his second tumble a week or two ago, this time in the 
> nursing home, and broke another bone.   I'm going to try to see him in 
> June.
>
>
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 1:41 PM, richard allman wrote:
>
>> since I am on vacation this week,after breaking it up for 1/2 day for 
>> urgent hospital mtg., thought yesterday great day for walk, and my 
>> favorite trail is the Radnor Township trail, the long -abandoned P&W 
>> line-a nice 5 mile round trip, and several station abutments still 
>> readilly seen. walked from parking @ milepost 1.8 to the start of the 
>> trail. On way back, between Sugartown Road and South Devon Rd.(check out 
>> Ron DeGraw's superb history "Pig and Whistle"), suddenly stumbled ,looked 
>> in the air and saw my feet, shattered my sunglasses, tore my face open in 
>> multiple spots on the paving, and most importantly fractured my right 
>> shoulder in multiple places and will require reconstruction of it next 
>> Wednesday @ my hospital. After the fall, walked back to car, covered w/ 
>> blood(scaring lots of kids along the way) and drove to Bryn Mawr Hospital 
>> ER where friend in high places Rich Crooks shift chief of security and 
>> more importantly, immediate past president of East Penn Traction !
> Club waited w/ Suz and me while I waited for evaluation, x-rays, and CAT 
> scan. Rich C. showed that for all our quirkiness and arguing about trolley 
> stuff, push comes to shove(or fall), East Penn is good family! If the 
> troleys were still running, never woulda happened-too bad no one rode 
> them...RICH
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