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Yep, that's the noise I'm worried about.

I hope all you left pondians enjoyed your celebrations, and that they concentrated on what brings Americans together to create a special country.

25 CPS wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2026 10:10 pm

nixiefreqq wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2026 5:19 pm

tggzzz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2026 1:25 pm

I spent 17 months in Pittsburgh. From 8 weeks to 18 months old.

Don't remember it!

spent one night there in the summer of 1977 (for a job interview).

wish I could forget it.

Wish you could forget the job interview or Pittsburgh, or both?

both. was right out of college. it was the first time I flew. first time I rented a car. first time I stayed alone at a hotel. scared the crap outa' me.
(they flew me from Philly to Pittsburgh! why?????).

the job was as a logistics review engineer with a major government contractor who specialized in nuke propulsion. it consisted of checking paperwork to make sure the real engineers had not put a space on a form where there was supposed to be a dash. (a drone who checked the work of other drones). the boss took all 4 of us college kid candidates to lunch together. the other 3 kids all had a couple of brews with their big t-bones....but I saw what was up and went with iced tea and a chef salad. am still convinced that got me the offer. turned them down and my family almost disowned me. waited 4 months and went to work in the design division at a naval shipyard instead...... and got to wear a hard hat half the day and sit at my own drafting board the other half.

maybe this experience tainted my view of pittsburgh? and maybe someday they will get a professional ice hockey team to come to Pittsburgh?

tggzzz wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2026 11:34 am I hope all you left pondians enjoyed your celebrations, and that they concentrated on what brings Americans together to create a special country.

mid-afternoon it was 101F yesterday and both the blue and gray wool wearing re-enactors over at the "daniel lady farm" were reported to have been dropping for real. we did hear some cannon volleys here at the house. but not to worry.....my a/c was working fine and there were no interruptions to my jeremy brett binge watching.

nixiefreqq wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2026 12:19 pm

tggzzz wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2026 11:34 am I hope all you left pondians enjoyed your celebrations, and that they concentrated on what brings Americans together to create a special country.

mid-afternoon it was 101F yesterday and both the blue and gray wool wearing re-enactors over at the "daniel lady farm" were reported to have been dropping for real. we did hear some cannon volleys here at the house. but not to worry.....my a/c was working fine and there were no interruptions to my jeremy brett binge watching.

Picnic at her Daughter's house. Same here with the temp. About 100 degrees F so most of the time inside with the A/C. Later in the evening thunderstorms rolled through but then it cleared up and fireworks enjoyed by all.