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Something for @Harvey to aspire to in retirement!

Thanks for the explanations. A Central NY friend (now living in San Diego) and I were discussing CA gas prices a few weeks ago and he wasn't sure why other than vague "environmental mandates."

Wow, those gas prices will make you go EV. Here's what it looks like in northern NJ. Costco is 15 cents cheaper.

I wasn't aware of NZers leaving their country in sizable numbers per this Guardian article. Australia is extolled as their promised land! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/leaving-new-zealand-record-departure-numbers

Can United sue the FAA for gross negligence? They must be losing a boatload of revenue. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/faa-newark-airport-communications-blackout-delays

I didn't say that the CKWS transmitter was visible, just that it was 80 miles away and our antenna picked up the signal when we pointed it north. As @EMSC noted, there's nothing to get in the way between our house and Kingston, just the flatlands north of Syracuse and the eastern end of Lake...

Wow, life in Horseheads! Growing up in the suburbs of Syracuse, we had the four networks and being hockey nutcases, our father bought an "antenna rotor" (pic below) specifically for watching Hockey Night In Canada every Saturday evening (we were big fans of the play-by-play announcer Danny...

Skippy (The Bush Kangaroo) did not hop to our shores: The expression "The Big Smoke" has likewise not migrated to the U.S. -- here's the explanation: "The Big Smoke" is an informal UK and Australian slang term for a large city, often referring to London, Sydney, or Melbourne. It can also be...

Video and pix following the 2023 renovation (with appearances by all six of the Brady kids). A shame that the new owner isn't allowed to rent it out as an Airbnb.

My fave was when Greg ditched the rest of the family pop group (The Brady 6) and transformed into Johnny Bravo.

Tony couldn't be bothered with low-brow culture like The Brady Bunch -- even though it was set only five miles from where you live!

@Sbooker, is that 50+ year-old pop-culture reference ^^ well-known in Australia?

"It's always Mammoth! Mammoth! Mammoth!"

Exact same daffodils as in my yard! :eusa-dance: I thought you said that this ^^ daughter never gets vacation time?

Have you tried the Beef and Guinness Pie? I've always been curious about it -- looks more or less like shepherd's pie but with stout added? I'll make a faux-meat version and post a debrief. The article linked above has some descriptive language that you probably experienced: Ireland will...

While watching an episode of the series Billions last night, a character made a comment ("my reputation is as clean as the water in Crater Lake!") that reminded me of this claim: Because there are no inflowing streams, the lake is fed solely by rain and snow. It is the cleanest and clearest...

I've never waterskied. @spinbackwards: is the key thing to "dig in" your heels and lean back as much as possible?

Isn't it fascinating that in the late 1800s/early 1900s, people were packing up and leaving beautiful places like these to cross the ocean, sometimes with no idea where they'd ultimately end up (not infrequently an urban slum at first). Of course, most were motivated by the promise of a better...

Beautiful pix (but it looks like the northeastern U.S./Quebec). :icon-lol:

Post video or it didn't happen!