Schif
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Just now, RidgeRacer said:
Local dude
Are you not a local dude?
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I was a little uncomfortably warm down in Phillly after the Eagles game yesterday. Glad the weather finally broke to something more normal.
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Not a single flake in the KOP - MALVERN -Exton Corridor.
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Can backpack plus clicked into skis in the parking lot. That's definitely a family of legit skiers
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12 minutes ago, toast21602 said:
On Facebook so must be true. At least they didn’t have to worry about the lift chair falling off.
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.
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14 hours ago, Benm said:
Regardless of US law, everything on my lot, from heaven to hell, is my god given, sovereign right to protect. It is now a salty no fly zone. Remember that.
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?
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Those pics from the plane might be top 10 posted here just from a coolness perspective.
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Why I wasn't at Blue today
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Put me down for Monday
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I have an idea. What if we all just stayed home for two weeks to let omicron burn itself out?
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What's this season's Covid protocol when it comes to tubs of cheez balls?
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2 hours ago, JFskiDan said:
Good to get out, since Saturdays weather in the Poconos was total shit. Conditions were pretty much to be expected after a warm spell, then some moist, then a freeze.
Didnt get scanned once while we were there. So, basically, i still dont have any idea if my pass does in fact work.
It was crowded. I havent been there for a few years, but i can tell you from the cars in the lot, to the lift lines, that got pretty significant by 10:30, it was crowded like a holiday weekend crowd, from years past. Granted, not lots of places open this weekend around here.
So Epic pass day 1 is in the books. I hope i can get my Epic days in to where the price point is at a level of where @skitoolivelovestoski would be proud of me.
Does JF not have RFID gates?
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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.
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I just saw zee lights from the turnpike. Looks like they are all on.
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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.
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34 minutes ago, C1erArt said:
Crème Brûlée.Hey @Johnny Law, Crème Brûlée talk.
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That's a good looking board! I haven't heard of Yes until now but cool company.
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12 hours ago, abe said:
To be honest I don't know whether or not they actually need to be upgraded but they claim that the old trainsets are worn out (they're only 20 years old, so idk, some of Amtrak's equipment is much older than that).
The old trainsets were supposed to tilt when they go around corners but in their infinite wisdom they made them too wide to tilt around corners while maintaining clearance. The new ones are actually supposed to be able to tilt and go a little bit faster.
The new trainsets are a lot lighter weight, the federal rules regarding crashworthiness were recently changed- they used to basically have to be heavy and remain rigid in a crash and as a result were all unique designs to North America. Now they define crumple zones or something but I guess that's what Europe does, and they can use European designs now.
The main reason I think is that the new ones will look a lot flashier on the inside and outside for publicity. I will kind of miss the big stainless steel American designs though if the passenger trains around here all end up getting replaced with European designs.
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?
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27 minutes ago, abe said:
I was on an ICE train in germany. It was pretty radical going 200mph on the ground
Amtrak is retiring the current Acela trainsets next year and getting new French trainsets, they definitely have a much different style
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.
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Annoying as I was planning on going Sunday but it's OK. I guess my first day of the season can wait.
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1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
Yeah you enter liberal shitholes
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.
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Amtrak named a new CEO.
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.
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11 minutes ago, toast21602 said:
Really, really appreciate the geographical land shoutouts to terms that are rarely used.
You're welcome and anytime. I'm always down for geography talk.
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Just now, toast21602 said:
It’s true of everywhere. Every city, state, country, township, municipality, county, etc. have their own regulations making them their own islands compared to others.
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.
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1/2/22...foggy
in Blue Mountain
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I believe Montage did/does that