The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

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can a ja harry

I’m assuming that this is undisputedly Upstate? Sure feels weird here in a depressed past-it’s-prime America yet bucolic burgeoning Amish sort of way.

[BmillsSkier]

And he’s got a drivers license so if one UC leads to another, say, ten UC… I’ve got a ride.

Just well done, all around. Really.

can a ja harry

If you can’t pronounce it, it might be Upstates?

[Brownski]

If you can’t pronounce it, it might be Upstates?

I’m assuming that this is undisputedly Upstate? Sure feels weird here in a depressed past-it’s-prime America yet bucolic burgeoning Amish sort of way.

Agree on both. What I can’t wrap my head around is they moved the baby food factory to Florida, NY. How the hell is that an improvement? Did a consultant come in and say “well if you move your operation to Florida it’ll save you money on taxes, the regulations are a joke and people there will work for peanuts…” Well, sure, we can do that. Florida’s only like two towns over….

[BmillsSkier]

I think the answer lies in the name of the town.

[m2711c]

I’m assuming that this is undisputedly Upstate? Sure feels weird here in a depressed past-it’s-prime America yet bucolic burgeoning Amish sort of way.

undisputed... they sold their used baby food factory to some crackhead from dayton ohio for $200,000 and a promise to "rehab" the place. he stripped out all of the copper wiring, conduit, steel support beams, and other assorted recyclable materials to sell for cash while leaving all of the asbestos and concrete behind. skipped town with the cash and left a toxic dump for the taxpayers to sort out.


https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-bu...ut-6860709.php

[m2711c]

Agree on both. What I can’t wrap my head around is they moved the baby food factory to Florida, NY. How the hell is that an improvement? Did a consultant come in and say “well if you move your operation to Florida it’ll save you money on taxes, the regulations are a joke and people there will work for peanuts…” Well, sure, we can do that. Florida’s only like two towns over….

they got tired of the canal running through the factory every couple of years...

[m2711c]

Just well done, all around. Really.



If you can’t pronounce it, it might be Upstates?

it's not just that.... even if you can pronounce it, we will say it different. Thus we have the town of Chili, pronounced chi lie. or the town of Avon, pronounced ave on. it's how we tell which folk belong here and which don't.

[Brownski]

it's not just that.... even if you can pronounce it, we will say it different. Thus we have the town of Chili, pronounced chi lie. or the town of Avon, pronounced ave on. it's how we tell which folk belong here and which don't.

Totally true. I used to work with somebody from Claverack (clav-er-rack) who kept insisting it was pronounced clav’rick.

[BmillsSkier]

it's not just that.... even if you can pronounce it, we will say it different. Thus we have the town of Chili, pronounced chi lie. or the town of Avon, pronounced ave on. it's how we tell which folk belong here and which don't.

I can respect that. It's like New Madrid (nu MAH-drid) or Cairo (KAY-ROH (emphasis added for hillbillies)), IL.


Regardless, sucks about the thief, but if I'm honest, that's totally on-brand for Dayton, Ohio (I have a personal opinion that that city is an abject shithole, tell me I'm wrong)

[huckbucket]

So it seems the town of Avon in the western wildes of the upstate thought ahead about the coming apocalypse. They’ve got a Barilla pasta plant AND a Heinz ketchup bottling facility right down the street. While the rest of us schlups suck on solyent green, that whole town will be dining in style.

[BmillsSkier]

Hold up. Barilla isn’t made in Italy, but actually the Upstates!?!

[m2711c]

yep….

https://www.barilla.com/en-us/help/b...lla-pasta-made

[Timberridge]

Regardless, sucks about the thief, but if I'm honest, that's totally on-brand for Dayton, Ohio (I have a personal opinion that that city is an abject shithole, tell me I'm wrong)

I was in Cape Cod this summer staying at a friends house and I borrowed a baseball cap. I'm walking around town and this old dude starts following me with outstretched arms making airplane noises. I'm like, what the fuck? Apparently I was wearing a Dayton Flyers hat and he was a local. That was my only experience with Dayton.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

it's how we tell which folk belong here and which don't.

Yeah, they do that in Gualala Ca, too. Neat little trick.

[Flounder]

can a ja harry

Perfect phonetic spelling. Had a roommate from there. He used to take hour long showers during which he would always bring a bottle of bleach. No idea what went on in there but it’s definitely upstate.

[Aldo]

Hold up. Barilla isn’t made in Italy, but actually the Upstates!?!

Ha!! Ma fongul!


Starting what feels like a real upstate weekend with my new favorite beer which just so happens to be brewed in Rochester.

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[BmillsSkier]

I was in Cape Cod this summer staying at a friends house and I borrowed a baseball cap. I'm walking around town and this old dude starts following me with outstretched arms making airplane noises. I'm like, what the fuck? Apparently I was wearing a Dayton Flyers hat and he was a local. That was my only experience with Dayton.

If I’m being fair, University of Dayton is actually cool (fun fact, despite the name it’s not a state school but actually Catholic (Marionists)), and had a robust alumni network, but I steadfastly maintain that the city is the dregs if the earth.

If a tire fire had its own city and that city was not Detroit, it would be Dayton.

Ha!! Ma fongul!


Starting what feels like a real upstate weekend with my new favorite beer which just so happens to be brewed in Rochester.

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If you’re pullin tabs at this hour, you are well on your way to an Upstate weekend. Well done.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Honor the man. Crush the can.

[BmillsSkier]

Honor the man. Crush the can.

10:11 am est and my day is complete. A Quint reference before lunch. Love it.

[Aldo]

We’re just getting started

[BmillsSkier]

Subscribed.

[Timberridge]

Oh boy. Some customer is gonna be leaving the shop with no lugnuts today.

[BmillsSkier]

Oh boy. Some customer is gonna be leaving the shop with no lugnuts today.

[Aldo]

Oh boy. Some customer is gonna be leaving the shop with no lugnuts today.

Only thing I’ll be torquing is my driver right down the middle today.

[BmillsSkier]

Keep it up with the swing oil then!