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I believe Montage did/does that

Are you not a local dude?

I was a little uncomfortably warm down in Phillly after the Eagles game yesterday. Glad the weather finally broke to something more normal.

Not a single flake in the KOP - MALVERN -Exton Corridor.

Can backpack plus clicked into skis in the parking lot. That's definitely a family of legit skiers

Guess she didn't see the part on their website for the upgraded access that lets you take a blimp up to the top. Skip those pesky lift lines.

You're lucky. Up near Scranton no one really owns the mineral rights to their own property. PS, Salty, next time you're flying over there can you drop some clays out of the plane for us to shoot at?

Those pics from the plane might be top 10 posted here just from a coolness perspective.

Why I wasn't at Blue today

Put me down for Monday

I have an idea. What if we all just stayed home for two weeks to let omicron burn itself out?

What's this season's Covid protocol when it comes to tubs of cheez balls?

Does JF not have RFID gates?

How much does it cost to run the cooling system for an outdoor skating rink? We know it could never be naturally frozen all year here.

I just saw zee lights from the turnpike. Looks like they are all on.

It would be a traffic nightmare if they tried to enforce specific lots for specific events. I'm going to guess it'll be first come first served and you get what you get. I'm sure fans will plan to drive in from specific directions to get the lot they want though.

Hey @Johnny Law, Crème Brûlée talk.

That's a good looking board! I haven't heard of Yes until now but cool company.

Welcome to PASR. You are a fantastic new addition to this site, regardless of skiing. Just tell us, how do you feel about planes, beer, and MALVERN?

What's the point of upgrading the Acela right now? My understanding is that they are limited by the track not the train itself in terms of speed. The Acela only gets you to Boston 30 or so minutes faster than the Northeast Regional and both are less convenient and more expensive than driving.

Annoying as I was planning on going Sunday but it's OK. I guess my first day of the season can wait.

I mean I think it's a tad more complex than that. I think there is just something inherently difficult about having that many people living in one place and the places themselves being extremely diverse in terms of not only people but neighborhoods, types of homes, and types of establishments in the area. Couple that with the need for more and more complex infrastructure than less dense areas and you have a recipe for things to not necessarily work efficiently and for the free market to make things spicy.

Amtrak named a new CEO. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amtrak-names-a-new-ceo-ahead-of-federal-infusion-of-funding-11639593002?mod=hp_lead_pos11 Big Takeaways: 1. Amtrak is getting $22B from the federal government. It also will have access to an additional $44 billion in grants, with government and private sector partners, aimed at improving and broadening U.S. passenger rail service. 2. First order of business with the cash is pay off the new trains they just ordered from Siemens at a cost of $3.4B. Which works out to around $46.5M per train. 3. They seem to have a well laid plan for how to spend money now that they have it but it was not detailed in the article.

You're welcome and anytime. I'm always down for geography talk.

Philly and other cities kind of stand out as islands though. I would say that most places are just parts of an isthmus or perhaps a tightly spaced archipelago. If you travel from Scranton through Harrisburg and down to the suburbs of Pittsburgh there realistically won't be too much change that you encounter, but the second you cross the Hudson into New York or City Avenue into Philadelphia things are different. Not saying it's bad, but it's noticeable.