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Looks like they were successful in their bid. From the local (CT) paper: https://www.registercitizen.com/business/article/ct-ems-danbury-meriden-waterford-bobs-mountain-19738981.php Some tid-bits from the article: o "new owner pledging to keep stores open and expand to new locations" o...

The gumment has been making us "save daylight" since the middle of March, right? If you are running short of daylight, why not just withdraw some of that saved daylight, and you should be all set. Right? :eek: TomK

I wonder if the implementation of this might be some sort of marketing partnership with an existing carrier of this type of insurance rather than the AMC itself being the insurer. Even if "AMC branded", it could be underwritten by a third party insurer. Might be an additional source of income...

Today I got an e-mail reminder that I have a "Reward" that can be applied to a purchase. The reminder I got a few days ago said it was good "in-store" or "online", the reminder I got today said it was only good "in-store".... TomK

From the local (CT) paper, yesterday the parent company of EMS and Bob's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The article gave a figure for the firm's assets (from the filing), and indicated that liabilities were of a similar amount. TomK

Several years ago, I passed out while seated on a toilet, and fell onto the floor. What's that, a 2-3 foot fall? Blowout orbital fracture, and a pinched nerve resulting in tingling in three fingers that persists to this day. Hit something hard or in an unlucky way, and damage can certainly...

For a while now, EMS has had only two CT stores, neither close to me, so I generally hit the stores in Peterborough or North Conway when I am up that way. But there is a "Bob's" (same corporate parent) in Canton CT, not that far away from me, and I was in there today. Pretty much everything in...

More financial woes at EMS: From the local (CT) paper: EMS layoffs If I read the article correctly, a loan fell through, and they may not be able to make payroll... TomK

Well, yes, the *other* party. TomK

Now I get it. Thanks for the clarification. TomK

I am curious as to why you would not trust the GPS to be accurate. If you are getting signals from satellites, remoteness and/or availability of cell signals shouldn't matter. Of course, I always check to make sure what the GPS is telling me is consistent with "old school" navigation...

If you go "light and fast", and something happens that causes you to lose your speed (injury, conditions, something else?) you now are slow and unequipped and have few options. If you go "well equipped, but slower because of it", if something happens that causes you to lose your equipment...

A good 10 inches in NW CT - worth getting the snowblower out for! TomK

In May 2019, Tim said: If it went from dozens of spam posts per week in 2019 to 2 or 3, it is another sign that these forums were dead... TomK

Well, I was trying to be charitable... But yes, to be honest, they were pretty dead - IIRC, a few state forums hadn't had a post in years... But I didn't think it would have hurt anything to just leave them be. Although I think Tim once said that they were a magnet for spam, which needed...

I wonder what it would be like to be in an elevated place just *outside* of totality - would you be able to watch the shadow approach at 1,000 mph and just miss you? TomK

Shortly after the new management took over, the Trail Conditions forums for each state disappeared. They had not been getting much traffic. Apparantly, folks are using Facebook and sites like NewEnglandTrailConditions.com: Hiking Trail Conditions For All of New England, Every Season of the...

Anyone know if this is worthwhile? Story at the Torrington Register TomK

I also use a cockpit cover - it keeps the cockpit opening from acting like a giant air scoop. And I try to keep the speed at 55. TomK

A quick search revealed the existance of a "USS Mount McKinley", but I found no reference to any "USS Mckinley". Of course, there might be one, and I just missed it. But it would appear that at least one ship was named for the mountain, not for the president for which the mountain at one time...