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    • rafe wrote:

      Rasty wrote:



      I have dish stewards maxing out their 401k's.


      There are about 150 million people in the US labor force, and 51 million of them have 401Ks. That's about 1/3. The average balance is well south of $100K.


      That's a higher % then people who know who the vice president is.
      Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
      Dr. Seuss Cof123

    • WiseOldOwl wrote:

      This is all sort of sad yes they will build it and the nuts will come out to see it... It will close as fast as they opened it. And the vacant 1000 room hotel will be the next empty pyramid reward to the grateful dead, in the middle earth.


      Hmm. Perhaps in the long view it only contributes to the rich archaeology that is already there. Much of Harriman is a nineteenth-century industrial wasteland, now regrown to trees. I've been to ruins of grand hotels elsewhere, and they've made for interesting hikes.

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      I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.

    • Forget the VP. Name your great great grandparents. Chances are you don't know who any of them are and odds are almost 100% that they were all better than any VP. Mine are Augustus, Eliza, Joseph, Eliza, Henry, Mellissa, Albert, Mary, Asa, Margaret, Stephen, Euphemia, Elias, Eliza, Fred, and Sara.
      Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.

    • Mine were all long gone before I was around. One of my grandpas was dead before I was born, and the other died when I was two. I can name both of them though. Not so much the greats.
      Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee

    • i expect marijuana will be legalized for recreational use in all 50 states by the end of the decade.[/quote]

      I heard on some news that the homeless are moving to Colorado to get jobs in the marijuana industry. I would say they are going there to get free pot. What do I know? I'm just a moron.

      And BTW, don't we have enough casinos? I can just see all the yogi's starting up the AT after losing their bankroll. Would there be hiker boxes outside the casinos?

    • Dmax wrote:

      I don't think the casinos should by right beside the AT. But I think the one they have in Cherokee works great and has done wonders for their economy. But it's not like Vegas. I go to Cherokee a few times a year and we are always disappointed. But there is great hiking and fishing in the area which also draws me in.

      Next Thursday we leave for our trip out west. Our first night is in Laughlin. Followed by a couple days in Sedona. Then off to the Grand Canyon for some backpacking followed up by putting kayaks in at Hoover Dam and going down river for an overnight at one of the hot springs. Then it's R&R in Vegas for 4 nights! We gamble. Sometimes we win, sometimes we brake even, and sometimes we lose. We know this before we ever step foot on the plane. We also enjoy the shows and buffets. We also love using Vegas as a base for exploring. This year it will be red rocks, telegraph peak, and a few ghost towns while we prospect for gold. We'll take our GPAA book for the hot gold areas and treasure hunting. We also are hoping to find a good concert to go and see and WIN BIG!!!


      Sounds like you're gonna have a good time. I think the Hot Springs could be the highlight of the trip.

    • It's a done deal that they're going to approve four new casinos in New York. The position I'm taking is: whatever your position on gambling, Harriman is the wrong place to put them. And in saying so, I'm implicitly tolerating some damage to hiking closer to my home. But Harriman is special - it's really the only hiking corridor that gets long-distance hikers through the NY suburbs. Even using it, NY Long Path has to detour into New Jersey as far as High Point to find a route north.
      I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.

    • AnotherKevin wrote:

      It's a done deal that they're going to approve four new casinos in New York. The position I'm taking is: whatever your position on gambling, Harriman is the wrong place to put them. And in saying so, I'm implicitly tolerating some damage to hiking closer to my home. But Harriman is special - it's really the only hiking corridor that gets long-distance hikers through the NY suburbs. Even using it, NY Long Path has to detour into New Jersey as far as High Point to find a route north.


      Amen to what Kevin said.

    • AnotherKevin wrote:

      It's a done deal that they're going to approve four new casinos in New York. The position I'm taking is: whatever your position on gambling, Harriman is the wrong place to put them. And in saying so, I'm implicitly tolerating some damage to hiking closer to my home. But Harriman is special - it's really the only hiking corridor that gets long-distance hikers through the NY suburbs. Even using it, NY Long Path has to detour into New Jersey as far as High Point to find a route north.


      Kevin, I have been eating Saturday dinner at that Diner you took us to. On their sign out front they have a large sign supporting the casino. i just hope they hire more waits people....some time they are very quick, sometimes.not so much.
      Cheesecake> Ramen :thumbsup:

    • CoachLou wrote:


      Kevin, I have been eating Saturday dinner at that Diner you took us to. On their sign out front they have a large sign supporting the casino. i just hope they hire more waits people....some time they are very quick, sometimes.not so much.


      They know what side their bread is buttered on. A ton of their business comes from people who go to the mall and say, "Look at the traffic! Let's go eat before we get back on the Thruway." Further traffic snarls -- more business. (Dare I admit that's how I found out about the place?) The casinos, while they last, would probably be good for the diner.

      The place has gone downhill some. The former owner decided it was time to retire.
      I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.

    • us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6…d=989fc219b7&e=33e51d9c91

      We need you at a public hearing this Thursday in New York

      Dear Andy,

      A public hearing this Thursday, Dec. 4 could decide the fate of Sterling Forest in southern Orange County, New York.

      The hearing is in reference to this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the $1.5 billion gambling casino that is proposed by the Genting Corporation of Malaysia. The casino development will impact the Appalachian Trail, and we need your help to stop this project.

      Please consider attending this important public meeting, held at 7 p.m. this Thursday at George Baker High School, 1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987, to make public comment on the DEIS. The Town Board of Tuxedo, New York is the deciding body for the DEIS, and it is important that your voice is heard.

      If you cannot attend the hearing this Thursday, here are two other ways you can help stop this casino development:

      1) Write Tuxedo Town Supervisor Mike Rost and the Tuxedo Town Board atsupervisor@tuxedogov.org to request more time for review of the DEIS by extending the public comment period one month to January 31, 2015.

      2) Review the Sterling Forest Resort DEIS and submit your concerns to Tuxedo Town Supervisor, 1 Temple Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987 by December 19, unless the deadline is extended.

      The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect. We have urged the state and local officials to locate the casino in a more appropriate location.

      Learn more about why we are opposed to this project here.

      Sincerely,

      The Appalachian Trail Conservancy The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect.

      We need your help to stop this project. Find out more about what you can do here.Copyright © 2014 Appalachian Trail Conservancy, All rights reserved.
      its all good

    • hikerboy wrote:

      us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6…d=989fc219b7&e=33e51d9c91

      We need you at a public hearing this Thursday in New York

      Dear Andy,

      A public hearing this Thursday, Dec. 4 could decide the fate of Sterling Forest in southern Orange County, New York.

      The hearing is in reference to this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the $1.5 billion gambling casino that is proposed by the Genting Corporation of Malaysia. The casino development will impact the Appalachian Trail, and we need your help to stop this project.

      Please consider attending this important public meeting, held at 7 p.m. this Thursday at George Baker High School, 1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987, to make public comment on the DEIS. The Town Board of Tuxedo, New York is the deciding body for the DEIS, and it is important that your voice is heard.

      If you cannot attend the hearing this Thursday, here are two other ways you can help stop this casino development:

      1) Write Tuxedo Town Supervisor Mike Rost and the Tuxedo Town Board atsupervisor@tuxedogov.org to request more time for review of the DEIS by extending the public comment period one month to January 31, 2015.

      2) Review the Sterling Forest Resort DEIS and submit your concerns to Tuxedo Town Supervisor, 1 Temple Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987 by December 19, unless the deadline is extended.

      The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect. We have urged the state and local officials to locate the casino in a more appropriate location.

      Learn more about why we are opposed to this project here.

      Sincerely,

      The Appalachian Trail Conservancy The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect.

      We need your help to stop this project. Find out more about what you can do here.Copyright © 2014 Appalachian Trail Conservancy, All rights reserved.

      Who's Andy?
      RIAP

    • CoachLou wrote:

      A.T.Lt wrote:

      hikerboy wrote:

      A.T.Lt wrote:

      We should tell this Andy guy to log on here...Id like to get to know this guy.


      i understand he spends quite a bit of time on the trail. you've probably run into him and never knew it.
      i heard he can be a bit of a dick


      What? He hikes with a guy named Richard?? 8|


      The guy has a pet skunk :whistling:

      pepe is still in colorado, where he seems very much at home.
      hes still hanging out with starfails cat.
      its all good

    • hikerboy wrote:

      us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6…d=989fc219b7&e=33e51d9c91

      We need you at a public hearing this Thursday in New York

      Dear Andy,

      A public hearing this Thursday, Dec. 4 could decide the fate of Sterling Forest in southern Orange County, New York.

      The hearing is in reference to this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the $1.5 billion gambling casino that is proposed by the Genting Corporation of Malaysia. The casino development will impact the Appalachian Trail, and we need your help to stop this project.

      Please consider attending this important public meeting, held at 7 p.m. this Thursday at George Baker High School, 1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987, to make public comment on the DEIS. The Town Board of Tuxedo, New York is the deciding body for the DEIS, and it is important that your voice is heard.

      If you cannot attend the hearing this Thursday, here are two other ways you can help stop this casino development:

      1) Write Tuxedo Town Supervisor Mike Rost and the Tuxedo Town Board atsupervisor@tuxedogov.org to request more time for review of the DEIS by extending the public comment period one month to January 31, 2015.

      2) Review the Sterling Forest Resort DEIS and submit your concerns to Tuxedo Town Supervisor, 1 Temple Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987 by December 19, unless the deadline is extended.

      The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect. We have urged the state and local officials to locate the casino in a more appropriate location.

      Learn more about why we are opposed to this project here.

      Sincerely,

      The Appalachian Trail Conservancy The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect.

      We need your help to stop this project. Find out more about what you can do here.Copyright © 2014 Appalachian Trail Conservancy, All rights reserved.

      Anybody heard anything on this?
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    • If there's going to be such a thing, they chose reasonable sites. I say that despite the fact that one site is in my home town and the other is only twenty minutes from my brother. I think that the casino will not be the boon for Schenectady that the developer promises, but it's still better than the disaster that Harriman or Tuxedo would have been. And the one in Monticello is right near the race track. The gamblers are up there already, the town knows how to cope.

      A sigh of relief.
      I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.