[PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I like a lot of those "failing" European nations.  They seem to have more
sense of identity and purpose than we sometimes do in the U.S.  Most people
who complain about them likely have never visited.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Dwight
Long
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 6:07 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop


Fred

But in "the failing Socialist European Countries"  so vilified by the right
wing talking heads, the roads in general are glass smooth--and their public
transport systems work.

Dwight

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 4:36 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop


> Everywhere....
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> My last two drives across the U. S. showed roads in all states in worse 
> condition than I ever saw them before.
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> On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:
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>> I know.   Our infrastructure is hurting.  Aside from public 
>> transportation, I haven't seen bridges and streets in the condition that 
>> they are in, in quite a long time.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org 
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Fred 
>> Schneider
>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 3:47 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Glassport Loop
>>
>> Vote 'publican and lose more service!   :<)
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>> There was a great young lady who worked for me.  She left labor and 
>> industry and moved over to Department of Education to get a promotion. 
>> A few weeks ago I had lunch with her ... you know the kind ... the 
>> daughter you wish you had.   Now she told me that they have not hired 
>> anyone in her department since her.   It is always easy to find money to 
>> hire consultants to do the work but there is no money to hire people on 
>> the state payroll.   Why?   The consultants can be told to give money 
>> back to the reelection campaigns if they are hired but you cannot legally

>> torque an employees arm.
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>> On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:
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>>> Right now, it looks like I'll be losing service to the Homestead 
>>> Park(Munhall) Lincoln Place area come this September.   After years and 
>>> years of bus service and streetcar (route 65 Munhall), we'll have to 
>>> walk a few miles either to 8th Ave in Homestead for a bus, or to Mifflin

>>> Road, in the opposite direction.
>>> Then, I recalled that, as of last year, the people of Glassport were 
>>> left without any service as well.
>>>
>>> From the streetcar years:
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>>> http://www.liquala.com/pcc-307.html
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