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99. I had an aunt who lived in Pittsburgh. We visited her a few times there

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 01:58 PM

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but usually saw her when she drove north to Erie, since that's where the rest of the family lived. My memories of Pittsburgh are filled with hills. Hills everywhere, higher than in the Erie area.

My husband and I decided to drive to Wheeling with another couple one day after going to Pittsburgh. Alas, it was still early spring. We got caught in a snowstorm in the WVA mountains. Very scary on narrow mountain roads with near zero visibility and no place to pull off the road.

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