Comments on: We’re Number One!!!

By: Kathie

Kathie — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:24:19 +0000

Hey Struggling writer…thanks so much for stopping by. I can’t even imagine–though I’ve seen photos and heard relatives discuss the steel mill sooth– how different things were then. Mid-day street lamps lit, changing your clothes three times a day, heaving cleaning twice a week. Sounds like a life NOT for a housewife like me. It’s a wonder anyone lived past forty back then.

By: strugglingwriter

strugglingwriter — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:46:55 +0000

I wondered about that when I saw the story the other day. “I thought Pittsburgh is getting cleaner,” I thought to myself. These details make more sense.

My Grandfather worked in the steel mills his whole life, by the way. I wonder what type of job he’d work now if he were just moving to the area, instead of years ago?

By: Kathie

Kathie — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:36:29 +0000

Hey Judy, that livable city designation was given just months ago, actually! Becky, I see how the mountains could be problematic, holding in all the smoke. I guess we’ll all just have to manage in our sooty suits and just live happy with all the dirt…that or move, but where? Every place has its drawbacks. No matter what, Pittsburgh is cleaner than it’s ever been…

By: Becky..Absent Minded Housewife

Becky..Absent Minded Housewife — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:32:02 +0000

As for those Utah cities, they are both surrounded by a ring of mountains. Unless there is a storm, all the pollution just hangs around. (Though, I’m not sure why Logan would be sootier than Salt Lake…it’s smaller and less dense.)

When we drive into SLC you can literally see yourself entering a grey green cloud. It’s all the cars. Public transportation is sort of a joke and walking places is unheard of.

There was a steel mill in Utah county, 20 miles or so from SLC. My Dad worked thirty years there. People were fond of saying that it was the cause of all the soot and pollution but they can’t use that excuse now. They tore it down two years ago and the air is dirtier than ever.

By: Judy Schneider

Judy Schneider — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:49:30 +0000

Interesting, Kathie! We tumble from one of The Most Livable Cities to the Sootiest in just a few years. I think these ranking people need to get real jobs!