planning a summer trip to pittsburgh!

[83-Steelers-43]

Originally Posted by Preacher

Special ops? Special weapons? Special tatics?

I got the training music!!

Niiiiiiiice. Operation Hipchest is now in motion. Lock and stock.

[tony hipchest]

i just looked at this thread. didnt realize it had been active while i was on vacation. thanks for the concern and thanks for mobilizing into a task force prepared for a rescue effort in enemy territory!

actually it was me posting as Kiss_My_Stripes

the vacation was a bit hit and miss. the gateway clipper tour through the locks was booked so we missed that on sat. we got to the ballpark on sunday and as soon as some schmuck threw out the ceremonial 1st pitch, it began to pour. game canceled and the pirates were out of town for the next week. no make up game for me. worst yet is i woulda been in the perfect seats for a barry bonds home run ball if i coulda been there for tonight.

i experienced the worst lighning and thunderstorm ever, flash floods that are crippling millvale and a tornado all in less than 18 hours.

i had to settl for the mongahelia incline which sucks compared to the duquesne. missed the science center due to tornado damage. all of point park was closed, and the dinosaur exhibit was minimal at carnegie.

i wont even mention no trip to hienze field, camp, or to canton. but there was some good:

j. unitas played here-



the cemetary is awesome. i scared the crap out of these deer-



(literally)-


primantis-



Wholeys-



on the40th st bridge-



my daughter wasnt scared as she threw rocks-

[tony hipchest]

daughter and niece -


climbing on a train in the yard-


climbing under the train-


dippy-


view from the incline-




the original blast furnace-


the clock at macys (formerly kaufmans) taken from a moving vehicle going through a green light with the window rolled up (damn im good)-


the zoo-


he was right next to the glass posing-


zoo foliage-


muddy river after wednesday nights and thursday morning's storms. this was walking to jeromes restraunt about an hour before the small tornado-


i took between 500-700 pictures. maybe i will post some more later (i got a ton of cool ones like this from the cemetary-

[revefsreleets]

Nice pics!

[X-Terminator]

Well hey, at least you got some memories out of the trip, so it wasn't a total loss. Great pics!

Did you try to get up to the Church Brew Works? That's almost right next door to where I used to live before I became a suburbanite

[Crushzilla]

Tony, that gorilla is NUTS!!

My friend is in school for zookeeping so I go out there a few times a summer.

He always moves into the blindspot of the glass, then out of nowhere charges.

You never get used to a silverback gorilla running at you full speed... Ask Chad Johnson.

[matt]

have a good time!