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Old 05-21-2014, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BarryRX View Post
Love it! I would also add to the folks who miss the good old days before the "tree huggers" came along, take a look at early pictures of places like Pittsburgh where you couldn't see the sky at noon time because the pollution was so bad, or the Cuyahoga river catching fire. I think we all tend to have selective memories. We remember the good things about the "good old days" and forget the bad things.
I agree with you, BarryRX and don't have "selective memory" about Pittsburgh in "the good old days." I was there from 1947-1984 and back again in 2010-2012. The difference is amazing. It's now a place you want to come back to.

I can't believe that the next generation will not make things better.
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