YVB got a good chuckle out of that one!!!! Main reason I read these blogs, better than Leno or Letterman.. Another reason not to get rid of anonymous postings.. You know what that old bumper sticker use to say " For a small town there sure are a lot of ----____----"
Many people I talk to around town say the same thing_"Glad we made it through another summer without a fire". This is the wrong kind of thinking. I think it would be better to have a 10,000 acre fire every year or two rather then have a conflagration of 60 or 70 thousand acres in one shot. It's not a matter of if but when.
Ya had at least 3 nice restaurants in ski time sq. all producing revenue and non that cost 10 million dollars. Not much of a restauranteur heh Mr. Jensen. 15 million in start up costs for a new establishment means a $12 martini not a $3 beer.
Bandmama--- I don't want to get into a long winded discussion here, however I think it important to clarify a few things. 1st about that money making thing-- I was erroneously accused of supplying roofies out of my establishment, think that didn't hurt business? Next if you think I would run to the PD against you or anyone else in this town not only don't you know anything about New Yorkers you don't know anything about me! We had a saying back east "Nothing is on the level". I'll explain it for you sometime. And if you think I have any kind of pull in this town I can show you my bathroom that I have wallpapered with rejection notices from both the city and county ( why do you think I work for myself) (once a civil servant always a civil servant). I'm 2 short of finishing that bathroom project and it ain't exactly a small room. Never said I was against anonymous posts just that it wasn't for me. Not that I want to give a cheap plug for myself but if you want to " help YOU earn a living " . Stop by the new Soup Kitchen on 11th and Oak and it'll be my treat. Highwaystar-- Thank you for your service. Never said John Wayne was a marine but since he was college educated he wanted to go in the service as an officer and they told him no so he chose not to go at all. YVB- the powers that be know about my gun but I would rail against anything that would require those with 50 guns to have to register them all. Howard- Some things I have to believe in order to sleep at night. Like when my older brother told me "Maybe you shouldn't have retired, you might have saved a few guys" Sorry not going to live with that guilt for the rest of my life.
Here's my two cents on the topic(for what it's worth). I don't have a problem with anonymous posters' and in fact enjoy sledneck and Mr.TaiChi just as much as I look forward to Scott Fords insight. For me however having grown up in a house run by a former Marine and in the John Wayne era. I say stand up and be counted. If you feel passionate about something state that fact and be proud of it, regardless of outcome. I was watching "Shark Tank" the other night and a guy invented an invisible (hideaway) ladder rack for his pick-up truck. The "sharks" said it would be more profitable if he would have it built overseas. This guy stuck to his guns and said no it would be American made and employ people in his town. No one invested and this guy didn't get the hundreds of thousands of dollars he wanted but he walked off the show with his head held high and his shoulders back. I promptly went out and ordered one of his racks. Others have stood up for what they felt was right,George C. Scott and Marlon Brando come to mind when they refused their respective Oscars. It didn't hurt their careers. This type of thinking is getting increasingly scarce these days. Therefore I will stand behind my thoughts and in front of my name despite any backlash. Remember, a clear conscience makes a soft pillow.
Getting back to the point of the article. Great just what we need! another 500 seat theater. We already have a 500 seat theater in the Strings in the Mountain Tent. We had a third but that came down with the rest of the stuff in Ski Time Sq. Why can't we get a real venue with 2000 seats and then we could attract real talent and wouldn't have duplication of yet another "I got mine",small minded effort.
Be Cool ---- There are two major reasons Firefighters are underpaid not only in this city but every city nationwide. One we don't generate income. Unlike their Police counterparts who can issue tickets and steal (collect) fines the Firefighters are just an insurance policy. The other main reason is so many people are willing to run into burning buildings for free (volunteers) why pay top dollar to someone to do something they would gladly do for nothing. Think of stuntmen in Hollywood, they risk their necks for little pay while the actor gets not only the glory but the big bucks. I speak from experience as a former member of the NYPD ( I always said "keep your raises, just give me a percentage of the summonses I issue- (I could have written my own paycheck)). And as a retired member of the FDNY when we went looking for a raise the city used to say let's compare FDNY salaries to the surrounding area's pay and the only surrounding dept.'s were Volunteers.( and they had all the toys but that's a subject for another day.)
Extend the city boundary, eliminate the county government, everybody votes, and sledneck is happy because of fewer overall number of regs. and gov't employees. Would be simple if there wasn't such an old boy network around here or anywhere for that matter. Gov't just doesn't want to get smaller and more efficient.
Fishcreek -- see my other post on the article that City Council discussed outsourcing the fire service. Between us we have 50 plus years experience, think we could fill Linroth's shoes if he goes to Montana?
Survey shows pine beetle epidemic slowing
YVB got a good chuckle out of that one!!!! Main reason I read these blogs, better than Leno or Letterman.. Another reason not to get rid of anonymous postings.. You know what that old bumper sticker use to say " For a small town there sure are a lot of ----____----"
February 4, 2012 at 7:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Survey shows pine beetle epidemic slowing
Many people I talk to around town say the same thing_"Glad we made it through another summer without a fire". This is the wrong kind of thinking. I think it would be better to have a 10,000 acre fire every year or two rather then have a conflagration of 60 or 70 thousand acres in one shot. It's not a matter of if but when.
February 3, 2012 at 10:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Intrawest CEO: Large on-mountain restaurant will have to wait
Ya had at least 3 nice restaurants in ski time sq. all producing revenue and non that cost 10 million dollars. Not much of a restauranteur heh Mr. Jensen. 15 million in start up costs for a new establishment means a $12 martini not a $3 beer.
February 1, 2012 at 7:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
Bandmama--- I don't want to get into a long winded discussion here, however I think it important to clarify a few things. 1st about that money making thing-- I was erroneously accused of supplying roofies out of my establishment, think that didn't hurt business? Next if you think I would run to the PD against you or anyone else in this town not only don't you know anything about New Yorkers you don't know anything about me! We had a saying back east "Nothing is on the level". I'll explain it for you sometime. And if you think I have any kind of pull in this town I can show you my bathroom that I have wallpapered with rejection notices from both the city and county ( why do you think I work for myself) (once a civil servant always a civil servant). I'm 2 short of finishing that bathroom project and it ain't exactly a small room. Never said I was against anonymous posts just that it wasn't for me. Not that I want to give a cheap plug for myself but if you want to " help YOU earn a living " . Stop by the new Soup Kitchen on 11th and Oak and it'll be my treat.
Highwaystar-- Thank you for your service. Never said John Wayne was a marine but since he was college educated he wanted to go in the service as an officer and they told him no so he chose not to go at all.
YVB- the powers that be know about my gun but I would rail against anything that would require those with 50 guns to have to register them all.
Howard- Some things I have to believe in order to sleep at night. Like when my older brother told me "Maybe you shouldn't have retired, you might have saved a few guys" Sorry not going to live with that guilt for the rest of my life.
February 1, 2012 at 7:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
Here's my two cents on the topic(for what it's worth). I don't have a problem with anonymous posters' and in fact enjoy sledneck and Mr.TaiChi just as much as I look forward to Scott Fords insight. For me however having grown up in a house run by a former Marine and in the John Wayne era. I say stand up and be counted. If you feel passionate about something state that fact and be proud of it, regardless of outcome.
I was watching "Shark Tank" the other night and a guy invented an invisible (hideaway) ladder rack for his pick-up truck. The "sharks" said it would be more profitable if he would have it built overseas. This guy stuck to his guns and said no it would be American made and employ people in his town. No one invested and this guy didn't get the hundreds of thousands of dollars he wanted but he walked off the show with his head held high and his shoulders back. I promptly went out and ordered one of his racks. Others have stood up for what they felt was right,George C. Scott and Marlon Brando come to mind when they refused their respective Oscars. It didn't hurt their careers. This type of thinking is getting increasingly scarce these days. Therefore I will stand behind my thoughts and in front of my name despite any backlash. Remember, a clear conscience makes a soft pillow.
January 31, 2012 at 10:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Downtown Steamboat's Chief Plaza theater update moving forward
Getting back to the point of the article. Great just what we need! another 500 seat theater. We already have a 500 seat theater in the Strings in the Mountain Tent. We had a third but that came down with the rest of the stuff in Ski Time Sq. Why can't we get a real venue with 2000 seats and then we could attract real talent and wouldn't have duplication of yet another "I got mine",small minded effort.
January 30, 2012 at 8:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Quicksilver finds oil in well on Wolf Mountain
Sedegemo---how about 16 million 456 thousand 16,456,000 at $90 a barrel. These guys wouldn't get out of bed for 180 K.
January 19, 2012 at 5:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kay Borvansky: Back firefighters
Be Cool ---- There are two major reasons Firefighters are underpaid not only in this city but every city nationwide. One we don't generate income. Unlike their Police counterparts who can issue tickets and steal (collect) fines the Firefighters are just an insurance policy. The other main reason is so many people are willing to run into burning buildings for free (volunteers) why pay top dollar to someone to do something they would gladly do for nothing. Think of stuntmen in Hollywood, they risk their necks for little pay while the actor gets not only the glory but the big bucks. I speak from experience as a former member of the NYPD ( I always said "keep your raises, just give me a percentage of the summonses I issue- (I could have written my own paycheck)). And as a retired member of the FDNY when we went looking for a raise the city used to say let's compare FDNY salaries to the surrounding area's pay and the only surrounding dept.'s were Volunteers.( and they had all the toys but that's a subject for another day.)
January 17, 2012 at 9:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ed Miklus: Lacking representation
Extend the city boundary, eliminate the county government, everybody votes, and sledneck is happy because of fewer overall number of regs. and gov't employees.
Would be simple if there wasn't such an old boy network around here or anywhere for that matter. Gov't just doesn't want to get smaller and more efficient.
January 13, 2012 at 8:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Laila Powers: Low-lying fruit
Fishcreek -- see my other post on the article that City Council discussed outsourcing the fire service. Between us we have 50 plus years experience, think we could fill Linroth's shoes if he goes to Montana?
January 10, 2012 at 11:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )