The bleak good old days

Subject:  Trolley Buses

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Click on the red dot Port Arthur, Fort William.   I recognized quite a few buildings that are no longer around.

This one will bring back memories for us who rode the buses on a daily basis. Note the buildings and cars from the era. 

Hi there, noticed on the TV news recently that the local city transit is thinking of taking the two local restored trolley buses out of their garage and storing them outside (protected in some fashion from the elements). Found this site: www.trolleybuses.net that has a collection of photos of the local buses of PA & FW in various locales throughout the two former cities. Loved to see the old buildings and the cars in the background.

Hi Marg,

How are you?  Where are you?  Thanks for sending me the video about the trolley buses in Fort William.  What a kick to scroll through them and see the old place.  It all looked so stark.  It reminded me of pictures you see about cities and towns in the old East Germany.  I had forgotten that we lived in that bleak place and time.  Our whole life seems to be so much more decorative now.  

I went cross-country skiing 2 days ago.  It was great, but about a day later I had an ache in the groin which I still feel a bit today.  I felt so full of energy when I was on the trail, congratulating myself on the good shape I was in, but each activity strains a new spot in an old body.  I hadn't known that the motto of Fort William was: 'a posse ad esse'.  I looked it up and discovered it more or less means: from possibility to reality.  I guess you could apply that to us.  Now we are in the stage of grim reality.

Thanks for keeping us all in touch.

Jan