#51 - Momentum

I love how Steelers / Ravens games have wild momentum shifts, the kind fueled almost entirely by emotion, that you often see in college football games but so rarely see in the NFL. Truly awesome football, especially when the Steelers come out on top.

#50 - Heinz Ketchup

A few weeks ago, after a late night at Dee's, my wife and I picked up some late night Gyro's.. with fries of course. Got home and the Ketchup included with the fries WAS NOT HEINZ. Cmon, what a place to cut cost! (I'm protecting the identity of the Gyro shop so some drunk angry yinzer doesn't burn it down... although that may be fitting.)

Fast forward to last week. Went to England with my wife to visit family and friends. Everywhere we went, Heinz ketchup, Heinz Mayonnaise, Heinz Mustard... I was so stoked I wanted to tell everyone Heinz was from Pittsburgh!


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#49 - Sunshine

Pittsburgh may be cold, dark, and grey for quite a few days out of the year - however when we need it most, the sun screams out.

#48 - Local Celebrities

That whole 15 minutes of fame was a load of horseshit, at least in Pittsburgh. We don't become famous - we become local celebrities for 15 minutes.




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#47 - Forgotten groceries

We picked up some lunch meat at our local Giant Eagle this afternoon, and as we were walking out a woman (it's Sunday so it goes without saying she was wearing a Steelers jersey) briskly walked by us calling out 'sir' to catch the attention of a gentleman who had forgotten a bag of groceries. The man said thank-you, took the bag, and we entered the cold.

I took this for granted today. It's a small gesture but one that should be acknowledged as grand not ignored as trivial.

#46 - Fall

#45 - tunnel love

I guess this is more of a love/hate kinda thing - fairly unique to Pittsburgh is the speed (or lack thereof) at which people enter tunnels.

Which is why I propose the following:
At the entrance of each tunnel in Pittsburgh (or, at a minimum, the Squirrel Hill, Ft Pitt, and Liberty Tunnels) put up one of those big orange construction signs that says "Free Jeff Reed autographs at the next exit." Halfway through the tunnel, put a sign that says "Homeland security reports there may be a bomb in the tunnel" because we all know by the halfway point, everyone would have forgotten about the allure of a Jeff Reed autograph, realized they were in a tunnel, and slowed the F down. At the exit of the tunnel, a sign will be placed that says "Due to Jeff Reed killing the terrorists, he has blood on his hands and is unable to sign autographs."

I feel this would greatly improve the flow of traffic in and out of Pittsburgh Tunnels.