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I just asked a college buddy about the hotdog place we went to in college… I forgot about it for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skidog
Sorry for the rando wayback quote
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
How long does it take to cycle the lock at the greatest water height differential? Or, given these aren’t tidal waters, are the height differences roughly the same all the time?
My experience with locks is limited to Shinnecock canal. During times of similar tides, the locks are left wide open and can have fast water! Fun!
the expos when I was a kidQuote:
Originally Posted by Brownski
LGM!
the locks have different size valves depending on their height and all the lock chambers are the same width and length. the highest drop is 40.5 feet and the shortest is 6 feet. so, regardless of the height, all of the locks generally take the same amount of time to operate. it takes one guy about 20 minutes to run through a fill and empty cycle of a lock. then you add in however much time it takes the boneheaded boaters to get their boats in and out of the lock and you got yourself the total timeframe.
the canal has no tidal waters. the tidal hudson river is stopped at the federal lock in troy. just one more thing that great city has going for it.
facts.
and, yep, we are hiring… are you listening Fred? i got your slower pace of life right here, pal. you too could be an aquatic elevator operator!
https://www.canals.ny.gov/about/jobs...-Operator.html
come to the upstates…. it is your destiny!
fact.
Shit. $17.26 an hour?!?! My son is one of the folks who goes and fulfills online orders at Wal-Mart for $16/hour. Locks aren't paying jack and there's some required qualifications.Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
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Originally Posted by m2711c
I used to love fishing for smallies in the Hudson/Champlain Canal btwn L1 and L4.
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Originally Posted by riser4
yep, we pay $1.26 more than a vermont walmart... so, we got that going for us.
you looking for an entry-level seasonal job, or you just bitchin’ cause you can’t meet “minimum requirements”?
Wow, you can get $20 easy in the produce or meat dept. at Safeway with no experience.
you wanna work at Safeway?
in the upstate? think y'all are comparing cost of living apples and oranges.Quote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
I don't know, personally I'd dig seeing all the action in the lock over slangin cold cuts.
What about opening a locally sourced produce and cold cut stand next to the lock serving the boating community? It's not like a boat comes through every minute, but in addition to the $17.50/hr you're killing it on produce and cold cuts.
Especially if Benny passes by.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
"Locks and Crops"
Serving the boating community with fresh locally grown produce since 2022
lock 1 in pheonix gots a produce stand next to it on the north side of the drawbridge.
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they make bank everytime the grand caribe comes through when they load ‘em up with a week or so worth of veggies for their trip.
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Yep
That's the way to do it. Fuck Safeway and Walmart. Fresh air and fresh produce.
Integrate a butcher shop and call it, "Locks, Crops and Chops"
With a side of UC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
m27, that zone around Lock 1 looks like a lovely little summertime spot.
things always look better from afar. hard to see all them meth addicted in the daytime… they tend to scurry from the light.
things have improved only slightly since the fire burned through.
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they did just put in a nice new distillery though. they’re hoping that some of the meth heads will take up being drunks instead, hoping that might cut down on some of the fucking random burglaries that go on in that area.
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That fire looked like it was no joke.
Wonder what the town's like during the grey-er months when the canal traffic isn't running.
Went to Phoenix last Friday night to see some friends band playing outside near the bridge house. Good mellow party going on in town, streets blocked off, people walking around with drinks. Didn't stay for the fireworks
I think the only one on this list I've been to is Lloyd's of Lowville diner
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I think the only one I’ve been to is the place in Cooperstown. It was alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker