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After a recent visit to Pittsburgh
I was once again reminded that the Steeler Nation is a truly vibrant and lively
community that encompasses a large chunk of the world that does NOT live in Pittsburgh.
I happen to sit through the miserable conditions of the
Monday night game on November 12th, 2012 at Heinz field. I can deal with dry and cold or warm and wet
but cold, wet and windy was pretty darn uncomfortable. The Steelers beat Kansas City but it wasn’t pretty but hey, a W
is a W.
The next day driving back to eastern Pennsylvania
I ran into two guys from Jersey wearing
Steelers gear. Noting my hat, they
asked if I had been to the game. We
commiserated over the lousy weather and expressed concern for Roethlisberger. Another gentleman stopped to ask if we had
been at the game and wondered what the heck happened.
At another rest stop, the guy pumping gas on the other side
of my pump spoke to me. Again, I had on
my Steeler hat, he had on Steeler sweat pants, hat and jersey. He hailed from Long
Island and asked if I had heard anything about
Roethlisberger. We chatted for a minute
and then we were on our way.
This is just the most recent of my encounters with other
members of my Steeler Nation. Where ever
we are, there are citizens of the
Steeler Nation. On a golf course in Florida, another twosome
noticed my Steeler head covers and suddenly we were buddies. I walked into a pizzeria in Hilton Head and
was overwhelmed with Steeler memorabilia.
Roaming Disneyland prior to a
Superbowl, I was greeted with shouts of “one for the thumb” by other passing
Steeler Nation citizens, noting I was wearing the gear.
It is fascinating that people of such diversity can greet
each other with such enthusiasm based on their love of a sports team. Go Steeler Nation!!
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