On Saturday, July 11, we picked Joan Smith up at her home at 11:00am to set out on a tour of (1) the crash site of Flight 93, (2) The rescue site of the (9) Quecreek miners, and Joan's added attraction (3) the tallest silo in the eastern US.
At 11:12am we were passing the ice cream stand at Berlin, PA. Joan said "I thought you were going to stop". A quick U turn resulted in three GIANT cones (Joan insisted!!). Joan kept imploring "LICK THE BOTTOM", but I soon had to fillet the top half of mine with my hand and deposit it in my glass of soda. Suzy was busily licking the BOTTOM when the entire mound of ice cream plummeted into her lap.
Joan just smiled and had no problem licking away
Then on to Shanksville where we, once again, honored the brave souls whose actions probably prevented the nation's Capitol from being destroyed on 9/11/01. Christine Snyder was one of them. It was a very somber experience.
At 11:12am we were passing the ice cream stand at Berlin, PA. Joan said "I thought you were going to stop". A quick U turn resulted in three GIANT cones (Joan insisted!!). Joan kept imploring "LICK THE BOTTOM", but I soon had to fillet the top half of mine with my hand and deposit it in my glass of soda. Suzy was busily licking the BOTTOM when the entire mound of ice cream plummeted into her lap.
Joan just smiled and had no problem licking away
Then on to Shanksville where we, once again, honored the brave souls whose actions probably prevented the nation's Capitol from being destroyed on 9/11/01. Christine Snyder was one of them. It was a very somber experience.
Ten miles away in Sipesville, we next visited the farm where nine miners were rescued from 240' below when they breeched an old abandoned mine that was filled with water. It took almost four days but they drilled a 26" hole, lowered a rescue cylinder, and one by one they were lifted to safety. It was a very joyous experience.
Lastly, Joan wanted us to see this humongous silo....we did. It was a very MOOOOVING experience.
Lastly, Joan wanted us to see this humongous silo....we did. It was a very MOOOOVING experience.
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