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Originally Posted by pittnurse70
I'm talking about 25 yrs of my adulthood. Childhood, before 18, doesn't count for much, IMO. I was in my 30s and a new bride when the steel industry crashed; I will probably be more likely to see my children's children before I see Pittsburgh recover. So forgive me for not being more enthusiastic about the prospect of same!
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You don't know MY childhood though---I was listening to Enya, eating granola bars, and reading the Wall Street Journal while still in diapers!
LOL! In most respects, I'm the equivalent of an elderly man right now. I tuck my shirt in everyday, check the stocks, eat early dinners, go to bed early, and drive an older gold Ford Contour. All I need are the dentures and the Viagra, and I'm set!
In all fairness though, I'm sure ten years from now I'll still be looking at only a slightly more polished Scranton and hearing the same old stories about the city being on the "cusp of a renaissance." I'm an optimist by nature, so I'll probably die with a smile on my face about how much better our city could be tomorrow as opposed to how far it has declined since yesterday.