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Better Ways to Spend $40 Than on Pajama Jeans
Jan 7th 2011 10:30PM Yes, if you must wear sweatpants in public, you are that lazy! sweatpants are meant for exercising, the gym, being at home... not at the grocery store or the mall or a football game or school. I firmly believe that the casualization of America has led to lazy work ethics, disrepect for each other and a general attitude of apathy.
Emmy Snubs! The Academy Votes Team Coco, But Shuts Out TV Veterans Ed O'Neill and Courteney Cox
Jul 8th 2010 6:16PM total agreement... Saving Grace was magnificent! Maybe next year in recognition of the finale. There are way more shows on TV than Glee, 24, and the nauseating comdedies. Bones is deserving, Psych is deserving, Saving Grace, In Plain Sight, A show doesn't have to be shocking to be very good.
Emmy Snubs! The Academy Votes Team Coco, But Shuts Out TV Veterans Ed O'Neill and Courteney Cox
Jul 8th 2010 6:12PM Just because an actor is surrounded by good actors that make them look good doesn't mean they deserve an award. I have never been impressed with Cox. Why do they consider this a snub? 24 snubbed? nope just not worthy. Lost its oomph a couple of seasons ago.
Real Life Mall Cops
Jun 8th 2010 10:51AM Often, the 'real' cops you see in malls and at events are off duty, moonlighting for a little extra income. During busy times, having these 'real' cops visible is intentional as a deterent. Like many of the posters here, a lot of people have no respect for mall cops. They will not cooperate, they know the limits of the mall cop. A 'real' cop has more of the 'umph' to prevent incidents and crime. Sad, but true.
Confessions: Sowing a Career in a Garden Department
Apr 18th 2010 9:19PM I agree. As I read, I was thinking the title should have been, "How to steal from a big box company, in three easy lessons." I work for a private owned but very large garden center. We grow our own stock on our own farm. It is a great place to work. We are taught the same thing, report the shop lifter, don't go after them. I felt this was irresponsible reporting, teaching people how to steal. shame.
Confessions: Sowing a Career in a Garden Department
Apr 18th 2010 9:16PM I work in a garden center. I am an avid gardener. I have an MA in Education. I love working with the flowers, the colors, the sunshine, the dirt, the smells. It is a great job. yes I have been a Program Manager, a teacher, a public educator, a broker. But this is my favorite job. Hardwork. very hard work, but it feels so good to work in this environment. My co-workers? about 1/2 and 1/2. Some highly educated, some not. All intelligent, all gardeners, all classy knowledgable gardeners. We work where we work out of passion for the industry. Never underestimate a garden center worker. The conditions are too miserable for us not to love what we do.
'Dancing With the Stars' Season 10 Cast Rumors
Feb 24th 2010 8:05PM How about some former teen idols.... Bobby Sherman, Davy Jones, Peter Noone, David Cassidy, that could be a fun season.
Betty White May Host 'SNL'
Feb 23rd 2010 12:03PM Women of comedy is a great concept, but why the major age disparity? Make Classic women of comedy and It would shine! Betty isn't the only Golden Girl out there, she may be the most visible by far. but even one generation after her has some great comedians, Jane Curtain? Why must it be the most recent alums of SNL? Is Ann B Davis still acting? Great lady of comedy.
Inching Closer to Charges in Michael Jackson Death
Jan 12th 2010 11:34AM Debbie, someone has paid for this crime. MJ himself. As we have been informed by the press and everone else, MJ demanded this stuff. He insisted on it and no one would tell him 'No'. Is Dr responsible? I agree that yes, he is. But ultimately MJ did this to himself. a Dr had the responsibility to 'do no harm' Contrad did a lot, but it was on the request of the patient.
Is this the weirdest moment in Wheel of Fortune history?
Jan 5th 2010 9:20PM Sad for whom? I think it is great that some people live without idolizing the little or big tube and people with no talent other than talking. To not be invovled in pop culture is acceptable.


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"I agree that there is no hard evidence…(but) my point is do we need to wait until there's an attack on America before we secure the border?"
- Texas Governor Rick Perry's words when asked if he believes ISIS is coming to attack the U.S.
And so it seems that our State Department has now issued yet another of its many 'travel warnings' for Americans going to Mexico…another warning to remain ever vigilant as "organized criminal groups" threaten the safety and security of Americans traveling in that country.
"Organized criminal groups" my eye…they're talking about ISIS but dare NOT admit it. And they know that it's just a matter of time before ISIS enters our country through our unsecured southern border…and worse…they know that some ISIS members already have. Continue reading

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SXSW Interactive's hotbed of ideas, networking and conversations is the ideal place for new technology to emerge. The conference's geek-heavy attendees are interested in the future of the web, in apps and new platforms. While Twitter and Foursquare caused a stir in Austin, Texas in previous years, 2012′s hot new apps fill the void between cool new social platforms and y'know, genuine usefulness.
Sure, the constant infostream of Twitter or the geo-tour guide of Foursquare are cool but there's always been a gap between the fabricated reality of social networks and actual real life. The latest apps at SXSW in 2012 addressed this issue. This year's buzzwords were "social discovery" and "ambient location". Most people have used social networks have had that awkward moment where "someone they know from the internet" has introduced themselves in the flesh. You know who the person is but they look different to their online picture or avatar.
Highlight is an "ambient location" app for iPhone that will prepare you for such situations. Bridging the gap between networking application and conversation enabler, Highlight sits on the background of your phone and alerts you when you're in the near vicinity of a friend of yours on Twitter or a person with likeminded interests from Facebook. It's a conversation starter, an excuse for new genuine, real-life friendships or conversations.
After installing Highlight on my iPhone a few weeks before SXSW, I promptly forgot about it. When I was in Austin, my phone buzzed a few times with a message telling me that a blogger I had long admired was in my immediate vicinity and the shared interests we had. Perfect. We finally said hello after a few years of Twitter talk and it wasn't weird at all.
Highlight isn't the only hot new location-aware connection app, there's also Sonar, Banjo, Gauss, Glancee and of course, Grindr, the geolocating app for gay men that was ahead of the curve in 2009. It looks like 2012 may be the year of "ambient location", a next generation of apps, ones that are location-aware, people-aware and socially-aware.


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Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. Credit card fraud is also an adjunct to identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, while identity theft had been holding steady for the last few years, it saw a 21 percent increase in 2008. However, credit card fraud, that crime which most people associate with ID theft, decreased as a percentage of all ID theft complaints for the sixth year in a row.[1]
Despite the large amount of money lost to credit card fraud, it is actually quite rare an occurrence[according to whom?] as a result of extensive countermeasures introduced since early 1990s. In 1999, out of 12 billion transactions made annually, approximately 10 million—or one out of every 1200 transactions—turned out to be fraudulent.[2] Also, 0.04% (4 out of every 10,000) of all monthly active accounts were fraudulent. Even with tremendous volume and value increase in credit card transactions since then, these proportions have stayed the same or have decreased due to sophisticated fraud detection and prevention systems. Today's fraud detection systems are designed to prevent a mere one twelfth of one percent of all transactions processed which still translates into billions of dollars in losses.[2]
The cost of card fraud in 2006 were 7 cents per 100 dollars worth of transactions (7 basis points).[3] Due to the high volume of transactions this translates to billions of dollars. In 2006, fraud in the United Kingdom alone was estimated at £535 million,[4] or US$750–830 million at prevailing 2006 exchange rates.[5]
The fraud begins either with the theft of the physical card or with the compromise of data associated with the account, including the card account number or other information that would routinely and necessarily be available to a merchant during a legitimate transaction[dubious ]. The compromise can occur by many common routes and can usually be conducted without tipping off the card holder, the merchant or the issuer, at least until the account is ultimately used for fraud. A simple example is that of a store clerk copying sales receipts for later use. The rapid growth of credit card use on the Internet has made database security lapses particularly costly; in some cases, millions[6] of accounts have been compromised.
Stolen cards can be reported quickly by cardholders, but a compromised account can be hoarded by a thief for weeks or months before any fraudulent use, making it difficult to identify the source of the compromise. The cardholder may not discover fraudulent use until receiving a billing statement, which may be delivered infrequently. Cardholders can mitigate against this fraud risk by checking their account frequently to ensure constant awareness in case there are any suspicious, unknown transactions or activities.
When a credit card is lost or stolen, it may be utilised for illegal until the holder notifies the issueing bank that the card is lost. Most issueing banks have free 24-hour telephone numbers to encourage prompt reporting. Still, it is possible for a thief to make unauthorized purchases on a card before its cancellation. Without other security measures, a thief could potentially purchase thousands of dollars in merchandise or services before the cardholder or the card issuer realize that the card is in the wrong hands.
The only common security measure on all cards is a signature panel, but, depending on its exact design, a signature may be relatively easy to forge. Some merchants will demand to see a picture ID, such as a driver's license, to verify the identity of the purchaser, and some credit cards include the holder's picture on the card itself. In some jurisdictions, it is illegal for merchants to demand card holder identification. Self-serve payment systems (gas stations, kiosks, etc.) are common targets for stolen cards, as there is no way to verify the card holder's identity.
A common countermeasure is to require the user to key in some identifying information, such as the user's ZIP or postal code. This method may deter casual theft of a card found alone, but if the card holder's wallet is stolen, it may be trivial for the thief to deduce the information by looking at other items in the wallet. For instance, a U.S. driver license commonly has the holder's home address and ZIP code printed on it. Visa Inc. offers merchants lower rates on transactions if the customer provides a zip code.[7]
In Europe, most cards are equipped with an EMV chip which requires a 4 digit PIN to be entered into the merchants terminal before payment will be authorised. However, a PIN isn't required for online transactions, and is often not required for transactions using the magnetic strip.
Requiring a customer's ZIP code is illegal in California, where the state's 1971 law prohibits merchants from requesting or requiring a card-holder's "personal identification information" as a condition of accepting the card for payment. The California Supreme Court has ruled that the ZIP code qualifies as personal identification information because it is part of the cardholder's address. Companies face fines of $250–1000 for each violation.[7] Requiring a "personal identification number" (PIN) may also be a violation.[citation needed]
Card issuers have several countermeasures, including sophisticated software that can, prior to an authorized transaction, estimate the probability of fraud. For example, a large transaction occurring a great distance from the cardholder's home might seem suspicious. The merchant may be instructed to call the card issuer for verification, or to decline the transaction, or even to hold the card and refuse to return it to the customer. The customer must contact the issuer and prove who they are to get their card back (if it is not fraud and they are actually buying a product).
Card account information is stored in a number of formats. Account numbers – formally the Primary Account Number (PAN) – are often embossed or imprinted on the card, and a magnetic stripe on the back contains the data in machine readable format. Fields can vary, but the most common include:
The mail and the Internet are major routes for fraud against merchants who sell and ship products, and affects legitimate mail-order and Internet merchants. If the card is not physically present (called CNP, card not present) the merchant must rely on the holder (or someone purporting to be so) presenting the information indirectly, whether by mail, telephone or over the Internet. While there are safeguards to this,[8] it is still more risky than presenting in person, and indeed card issuers tend to charge a greater transaction rate for CNP, because of the greater risk.
It is difficult for a merchant to verify that the actual cardholder is indeed authorising the purchase. Shipping companies can guarantee delivery to a location, but they are not required to check identification and they are usually not involved in processing payments for the merchandise. A common recent preventive measure for merchants is to allow shipment only to an address approved by the cardholder, and merchant banking systems offer simple methods of verifying this information. Before this and similar countermeasures were introduced, mail order carding was rampant as early as 1992.[9] A carder would obtain the credit card information for a local resident and then intercept delivery of the illegitimately purchased merchandise at the shipping address, often by staking out the porch of the residence.
Small transactions generally undergo less scrutiny, and are less likely to be investigated by either the card issuer or the merchant. CNP merchants must take extra precaution against fraud exposure and associated losses, and they pay higher rates for the privilege of accepting cards. Fraudsters bet on the fact that many fraud prevention features are not used for small transactions.
Merchant associations have developed some prevention measures, such as single use card numbers, but these have not met with much success. Customers expect to be able to use their credit card without any hassles, and have little incentive to pursue additional security due to laws limiting customer liability in the event of fraud. Merchants can implement these prevention measures but risk losing business if the customer chooses not to use the measures.
Identity theft can be divided into two broad categories: Application fraud and account takeover.
Application fraud happens when a criminal uses stolen or fake documents to open an account in someone else's name without authorisation. Criminals may try to steal documents such as utility bills and bank statements to build up useful personal information. Alternatively, they may create counterfeit documents.
Account takeover happens when a criminal tries to take over another person's account, first by gathering information about the intended victim, and then contacting their card issuer while impersonating the genuine cardholder, and asking for mail to be redirected to a new address. The criminal then reports the card lost and asks for a replacement to be sent.
Some merchants have introduced a new counter-measure to protect their consumers and their own reputation, where they ask the buyer to send a photocopy of the physical card and statement to ensure the legitimate usage of a card.
Skimming is the theft of credit card information used in an otherwise legitimate transaction. The thief can procure a victim's credit card number using basic methods such as photocopying receipts or more advanced methods such as using a small electronic device (skimmer) to swipe and store hundreds of victims' credit card numbers. Common scenarios for skimming are restaurants or bars where the skimmer has possession of the victim's credit card out of their immediate view.[10] The thief may also use a small keypad to unobtrusively transcribe the 3 or 4 digit Card Security Code which is not present on the magnetic strip. Call centers are another area where skimming can easily occur.[11] Skimming can also occur at merchants such as gas stations when a third-party card-reading device is installed either outside or inside a fuel dispenser or other card-swiping terminal. This device allows a thief to capture a customer's credit and debit card information, including their PIN, with each card swipe.[12]
Instances of skimming have been reported where the perpetrator has put a device over the card slot of an ATM (automated teller machine), which reads the magnetic strip as the user unknowingly passes their card through it.[13] These devices are often used in conjunction with a miniature camera (inconspicuously attached to the ATM) to read the user's PIN at the same time.[14][15] This method is being used very frequently in many parts of the world, including South America, Argentina,[16] and Europe.[citation needed] Another technique used is a keypad overlay that matches up with the buttons of the legitimate keypad below it and presses them when operated, but records or wirelessly transmits the keylog of the PIN entered. The device or group of devices illicitly installed on an ATM are also colloquially known as a "skimmer". Recently-made ATMs now often run a picture of what the slot and keypad are supposed to look like as a background, so that consumers can identify foreign devices attached.
Skimming is difficult for the typical cardholder to detect, but given a large enough sample, it is fairly easy for the card issuer to detect. The issuer collects a list of all the cardholders who have complained about fraudulent transactions, and then uses data mining to discover relationships among them and the merchants they use. For example, if many of the cardholders use a particular merchant, that merchant can be directly investigated. Sophisticated algorithms can also search for patterns of fraud. Merchants must ensure the physical security of their terminals, and penalties for merchants can be severe if they are compromised, ranging from large fines by the issuer to complete exclusion from the system, which can be a death blow to businesses such as restaurants where credit card transactions are the norm.[citation needed]
Carding is a term used for a process to verify the validity of stolen card data. The thief presents the card information on a website that has real-time transaction processing. If the card is processed successfully, the thief knows that the card is still good. The specific item purchased is immaterial, and the thief does not need to purchase an actual product; a web site subscription or charitable donation would be sufficient. The purchase is usually for a small monetary amount, both to avoid using the card's credit limit, and also to avoid attracting the card issuer's attention. A website known to be susceptible to carding is known as a cardable website.
In the past, carders used computer programs called "generators" to produce a sequence of credit card numbers, and then test them to see which were valid accounts. Another variation would be to take false card numbers to a location that does not immediately process card numbers, such as a trade show or special event. However, this process is no longer viable due to widespread requirement by internet credit card processing systems for additional data such as the billing address, the 3 to 4 digit Card Security Code and/or the card's expiration date, as well as the more prevalent use of wireless card scanners that can process transactions right away.[citation needed] Nowadays, carding is more typically used to verify credit card data obtained directly from the victims by skimming or phishing.
A set of credit card details that has been verified in this way is known in fraud circles as a phish. A carder will typically sell data files of the phish to other individuals who will carry out the actual fraud. Market price for a phish ranges from US$1.00 to US$50.00 depending on the type of card, freshness of the data and credit status of the victim.[citation needed]
Credit cards are produced in BIN ranges. Where an issuer does not use random generation of the card number, it is possible for an attacker to obtain one good card number and generate valid card numbers by changing the last four numbers using a generator. The expiry date of these cards would most likely be the same as the good card.[citation needed]
Scammers may obtain a list of individuals with their name and phone number luring the victim into thinking that they are speaking with a trusted organization handing over sensitive information such as credit card details.
Some promotional offers include active balance transfer checks which may be tied directly to a credit card account. These are often sent unsolicited, and may occur as often as once per month by some financial institutions. In cases where checks are stolen from a victims mailbox they can be used at point of sales locations thereby leaving the victim responsible for the losses. They are one path at times used by fraudsters.
There is a class of email spam (usually sent to commercial / corporate email addresses) where the spammer makes an offer to purchase goods (usually not specifically identified) from a vendor. In the email, the spammer makes it clear that they intend to pay for the goods using a credit card. The spammer provides the shipping address for the goods, and requests a product and price-list from the vendor in the initial email. It has been speculated[by whom?] that this is some form of charge-back scheme, whereby the spammer is using a valid credit card but intends to request a charge-back to reverse the charge while at the same time retaining the goods that were shipped to them.
When a card holder buys something from a vendor and expects the card to be charged only once, a vendor may charge the card a small amount multiple times at infrequent intervals such as monthly or annually until the card expires. The vendor may state in the fine print that the customer is now a "member" and the membership will be renewed periodically unless the card holder notifies the vendor in accordance with a cancellation procedure in the "membership agreement" which the card holder agreed to when they made the initial purchase. Because the periodic charges are unexpected, infrequent, and small, most card holders will not notice the charges. If a card holder complains to the bank that the charges were unauthorized, the bank will notify the vendor of the disputed charges and the vendor will respond that the card holder never cancelled the "membership" which the card holder agreed to. Since most card holders have no idea what the cancellation procedure is and the vendor will reveal it only to new customers, the bank will not reverse the charges, but instead will offer to cancel the credit card and reissue it with a different account number or expiration date.
In the US, federal law limits the liability of card holders to $50 in the event of theft of the actual credit card, regardless of the amount charged on the card, if reported within 60 days of receiving the statement.[17] In practice many issuers will waive this small payment and simply remove the fraudulent charges from the customer's account if the customer signs an affidavit confirming that the charges are indeed fraudulent. If the physical card is not lost or stolen, but rather just the credit card account number itself is stolen, then Federal Law guarantees card holders have zero liability to the credit card issuer.[18]
The merchants and the financial institutions bear the loss. The merchant loses the value of any goods or services sold, and any associated fees. If the financial institution does not have a chargeback right then the financial institution bears the loss and the merchant does not suffer at all. These losses incline merchants to be cautious and often they ban legitimate transactions and lose potential revenues. Online merchants can choose to apply for additional services that credit card companies offer, such as Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. However, these are fiddly for consumers so there is a trade-off of making a sale easy and making it secure.
The liability for the fraud is determined by the details of the transaction. If the merchant retrieved all the necessary pieces of information and followed all of the rules and regulations the financial institution would bear the liability for the fraud. If the merchant did not get all of the necessary information they would be required to return the funds to the financial institution. This is all determined through the credit card processory.
In the UK, credit cards are regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (amended 2006). This provides a number of protections and requirements.
Any misuse of the card, unless deliberately criminal on the part of the cardholder, must be refunded by the merchant or card issuer.
Distance Selling Regulations require goods ordered by telephone, Internet or mail order to be delivered to the cardholder's address.[citation needed] There is also a 7-day "cooling off period" where they can be returned without charge. The aim is more to protect people from mis-selling, but it also helps protect against fraud.
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To prevent being "charged back" for fraud transactions merchants can sign up for services offered by Visa and MasterCard called Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode, under the umbrella term 3-D Secure. This requires consumers to add additional information to confirm a transaction.
Often enough online merchants do not take adequate measures to protect their websites from fraud attacks, for example by being blind to sequencing. In contrast to more automated product transactions, a clerk overseeing "card present" authorization requests must approve the customer's removal of the goods from the premise in real time.
Credit card merchant associations, like Visa and MasterCard, receive profits from transaction fees, charging between 0% and 3.25% of the purchase price plus a per transaction fee of between 0.00 USD and 40.00 USD.[19][20] Cash costs more to bank up, so it is worthwhile for merchants to take cards. Issuers are thus motivated to pursue policies which increase the money transferred by their systems. Many merchants believe this pursuit of revenue reduces the incentive for credit card issuers to adopt procedures to reduce crime, particularly because the cost of investigating a fraud is usually higher than the cost of just writing it off.[citation needed] But in the US and Australia credit card issuers do not take these costs; they are passed on to the merchants as "chargebacks". This can result in substantial additional costs: not only has the merchant been defrauded for the amount of the transaction, he is also obliged to pay the chargeback fee, and to add insult to injury the transaction fees still stand.[citation needed]
Merchants have started to request changes in state and federal laws to protect themselves and their consumers from fraud, but the credit card industry has opposed many of the requests.[citation needed] In many cases, merchants have little ability to fight fraud, and must simply accept a proportion of fraud as a cost of doing business.[citation needed]
Because all card-accepting merchants and card-carrying customers are bound by civil contract law there are few criminal laws covering the fraud.[citation needed] Payment transfer associations enact changes to regulations, and the three parties— the issuer, the consumer, and the merchant— are all generally bound to the conditions, by a self-acceptance term in the contract that it can be changed.[citation needed]
The merchant loses the goods or services sold, the payment, the fees for processing the payment, any currency conversion commissions, and the amount of the chargeback penalty. For obvious reasons, many merchants take steps to avoid chargebacks—such as not accepting suspicious transactions. This may spawn collateral damage, where the merchant additionally loses legitimate sales by incorrectly blocking legitimate transactions. Mail Order/Telephone Order (MOTO) merchants are implementing Agent-assisted automation which allows the call center agent to collect the credit card number and other personally identifiable information without ever seeing or hearing it. This greatly reduces the probability of chargebacks and increases the likelihood that fraudulent chargebacks will be successfully overturned.[8]
Between July 2005 and mid-January 2007, a breach of systems at TJX Companies exposed data from more than 45.6 million credit cards. Albert Gonzalez is accused of being the ringleader of the group responsible for the thefts.
In August 2009 Gonzalez was also indicted for the biggest known credit card theft to date — information from more than 130 million credit and debit cards was stolen at Heartland Payment Systems, retailers 7-Eleven and Hannaford Brothers, and two unidentified companies.[21]
Countermeasures to combat credit card fraud include the following.
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The City of Delphos has faced capacity problems at their wastewater treatment plant in the past, and it once again is an issue.
Safety Services Director Greg Berquist says the City of Delphos is currently looking at three design options.
He says these plans are very expensive and that is why it's taking the city so long to work through.
Their current design has a capacity of 12 million gallons a day and only uses that much during storm events or high water.
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Snow tubing is a popular winter attraction and a thrilling downhill experience for the whole family! AvalancheXpress features up to 8 tubing lanes, and 2 powered rope-lines to tow tubers hilltop. We have lighting for night tubing and fire pits to warm you as you enjoy a custom-created hot chocolate just for you!
Payment / Passes / Rates
- Can I pay with a credit card?
- Yes
- How long are the passes good for?
- One day, All Day
- Are there senior rates for AvalancheXpress?
- No
- Are there half day rates?
- No, but if you only want to come for a couple hours, consider buying a night pass.
About the snow
- Is the snow artificial?
- No, we use a mix of snow and Ice that is made here on the resort
- Where does the water come from to make the snow?
- We make the snow using water that is pumped out of our irrigation ponds
- Can I eat the snow?
- Would you drink pond water?
- How cold does it have to be to make snow?
- It must be below 28 degrees
- Why does snowfall slow down the hill?
- Natural snow tends to be fluffy and less dense than the snow we make. This leads to slower conditions until we can get it packed down.
- Are tubes included with the price of the lift ticket?
- Yes
- Do we need to bring anything to slide on?
- No, tubes are provided for you.
- Can I bring my own tube?
- No, Due to safety concerns we do not allow guests to bring their own tubes.
- How big are your tubes?
- Our tubes are 42" wide on the outside and 20" wide on the inside.
- Do you have tubes for multiple people?
- No, this season we do not have family/multiple people tubes.
Parents / Guardians
- Does it cost for Parents / Guardians to watch and not tube?
- No
- Can Parents / Guardians just drop their kids off and leave?
- Yes, but a waiver must be signed before you leave and your child will be on their own. The staff of Heritage Hills will assume no liability for your child.
- Is there an indoor location for Parents / Guardians to sit and watch?
- No, the outdoor patio in front of Knickers pub does have heaters and provides a nice outdoor location for watching the hill.
What to wear
- What should we wear?
- AvalancheXpress is a winter Sport, so we recommend warm clothing. Snow pants and jackets with a hat and gloves are recommended as the snow can be slushy.
- Do we need to bring a helmet?
- As with any winter activity there is a chance of injury. Helmets may be worn at the parent's discretion.
About the hill
- How high is the AvalancheXpress?
- The hill itself is 80 feet in height, but the height with the snow varies day to day based on the grooming
- How steep is AvalancheXpress
- It varies based on the lane and the grooming.
- How do you make the lanes?
- We have a snow crew that makes the snow and grooms the hill every day for maximum speed and fun
- What is all the stuff at the bottom of the hill?
- It is a safety crash fence to ensure that you don't end up sliding into the parking lot
- Do I have to walk my tube up the hill?
- No, we have a tubing lift that pulls you up the hill in your tube. You may however climb the hill if you wish.
- Is the Hill Kid Friendly?
- We build slower lanes when weather permits. There is no age requirement for tubing. For kids, it's up to the parent and the child. Anyone tubing must be in their own tube and must be able to get in and out of the tube by him or herself. For our guests with little ones, you may hold on to their tube and go down together, but the child does need to be able to get in and out of the tube by him/herself.
Extra Info
- Is the AvalancheXpress located on your property?
- Yes, AvalancheXpress is located on the Heritage Hills Golf Resort
- How long is the wait?
- It depends on the day's attendance
- What are the age and height requirements?
- There are no set requirements for age and height, however, all tubers must be able to slide down in their own tube and once at the bottom of the hill they must be able to exit the lane on their own. Anyone tubing must be in their own tube and must be able to get in and out of the tube by him or herself. For our guests with little ones, you may hold on to their tube and go down together, but the child does need to be able to get in and out of the tube by him/herself.
- Is there a location to go and warm up?
- Yes, Spaces are made available for tubers to warm up, check with the Pro Shop for more details.
- Is there somewhere to eat?
- Yes, Knickers Pub located just behind the pro-shop has a special Avalanche Buffet and an al a carte menu. We also offer outdoor concessions and picnic tables.
- When does AvalancheXpress open for the season?
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How My Husband Got Me Through Labor
Shuffle, shuffle, ball-change, tap, tap, kick-step
"Here comes another one," I said.
My husband and I both stopped dancing and took each other by the forearms. I settled down onto the end of the bed and puffed my way through another contraction, attempting to ignore his erratic coaching as he pretended to remember what we learned in the Birthing Babies the Fun and Easy Way! DVD we'd watched the week before.
When the contraction ended, I stood up and resumed swaying my hips back and forth. Cody, standing across from me, resumed his odd little stay-awake dance. We'd both been awake for more than 24 hours straight. To anybody watching, it may have looked as though we were doing an interpretive routine worthy of Burning Man, when in reality Cody was trying not to fall asleep standing up and I was doing my best to avoid any delays in labor.
Shuffle, shuffle, ball-change, tap, tap, kick-step
We'd taken ballroom classes the previous fall, part of our "trying new things together" campaign. Never had I imagined that the only dancing we'd be doing together after we left the classroom was in the delivery room, awaiting the arrival of our second child. Although to call what we were doing "dancing" would have been an insult to our instructor.
Neither of us had any clue during the birth of our first daughter, which resulted in us staring at each other in fear until the doctor said it was time to push. But this time, we were helping each other through the toughest parts.
Shuffle, shuffle, ball-change, tap, tap, kick-step
"I like your dance," I said. Seeing him being so goofy was a distraction from the contractions that were coming on faster and stronger.
"Thanks!" he replied as he began to hum a little tune to go along with his shuffling.
Shuffle, shuffle, ball-change, tap, tap, kick-step
A few minutes later my swaying stopped, I settled back onto the end of the bed, and he took my arms again.
"You're breathing wrong!" he said.
"No I'm not! You didn't pay attention to that video at all, did you?"
It was just like our ballroom lessons.
"The instructor said lead with your left!"
"No, he didn't. He said 'right!'"
Clearly, our labor dancing was a lot more helpful than the coaching.
We were so young when our first was born. The roughest thing we'd dealt with till then was a few tense family dinners. After we became parents, we'd moved across the country, survived law school (him), suffered through secondary infertility, bought our first home, and peered over the ledge of separation. We came so close to breaking, but chose instead to become stronger.
Another contraction. I stood and swayed.
Shuffle, shuffle, ball-change, tap, tap, kick-step
Before long, the nurse checked me and sent me back to bed until the doctor arrived. Cody still shuffled, only now it was out of anticipation rather than exhaustion. The doctor and nurses took over the coaching and Cody took my hand.
Never had my heart been more drawn to the man I married 10 years go than the day he danced me through labor.


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Since audiology was not included with the listed professionals, insurance carriers interpreted this 'omission' as an 'exclusion'. In 1996, AAA proposed legislation sponsored by Congressman Benjamin Gillman of New York to include audiologists as reimbursable providers for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP). This bill, HR 176, was not passed in the 104th Congress even though it attracted 34 co-sponsors. Consequently, the bill was reintroduced in the 105th Congress in 1997. Following a two year legislative effort, HR 1836 was passed and signed into law in October of 1998. This legislation became Public Law 105-266. The original legislation simply added the word 'audiologist' to the list of reimbursable providers. However, Congressman John L. Mica (R-FL), chairman of the Civil Service Subcommittee, refused to include additional professions in the current statute. Consequently, AAA agreed to compromise language. This language stated that, 'Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to preclude a health benefits plan from providing direct access or direct payment or reimbursement to a provider in a health care practice or profession ...if such provider is licensed or certified as such under Federal or State law'.Thus, the statute did not mandate reimbursement for audiologists as it didfor other health care providers, but rather provided an opportunity for theFederal Employees Health Care Program (FEBHP) to make use of direct access of audiologic services. Without mandated provider language, the next step was for the profession to market its services directly to the federalinsurance carriers. The federal carriers, thirteen in total, needed toappreciate the cost-effectiveness of direct audiologic care.The Academy of Dispensing Audiologists(r) (ADA), in conjunction with theAmerican Academy of Audiology, held a series of meetings with a number ofthe federal insurance carriers over the past two years. Carriers annuallydevelop new plans for approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the regulatory agency for the federal insurance carriers. These plans are initially requested by OPM in March and the carriers must submit theirproposed plans by June. The carriers then receive feedback from OPMconcerning their proposals and the final plan is accepted by August thatwill be effective on January 1st. The American Academy of Audiology and theAcademy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) are pleased to announce thatFederal Blue Cross/Blue Shield has agreed to reimburse audiologists fordirect care services effective January 1, 2001. Blue Cross/Blue Shield maintains the largest percentage of federal employees with its coverage approaching 75% of all federal employees. This announcement represents the culmination of a four-year effort. The recognition by OPM and FEBHP as a provider of direct care services is a major achievement in our profession's history. A profession's autonomous practice is based upon independent reimbursement. The Federal Employee Benefit Health Plan was the largest insurance group that previously failed to recognize direct care audiology services.The results of a Virginia State Senate report that outlined thecost-effectiveness of direct audiologic care proved to be a persuasivedocument in the effort to receive recognition from Blue Cross and BlueShield. This report compared Blue/Cross Blue Shield costs both before and after the addition of direct care audiology services and found that there was no measurable increase in benefits paid to providers. This important study was obtained from Linda and Dr. Danny Gnewikow of Danville, Virginia.Many audiologists can take pride in this accomplishment that evolved fromthis 4-year effort. Audiologists have contributed hundreds of letters toCongress and have contributed financially to the political process. Through the vehicle of the academies (AAA & ADA), the profession has takenresponsibility for its future.Particular thanks go to Dr. Craig Johnson who has been the driving forcebehind this effort. Thank you, Craig, for your dedication and commitment tothe profession.Future DirectionsThe twelve other federal carriers will be pursued to insure that theyfollow the lead of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lines of communication have been established with these carriers to insure that they appreciate the benefitsof direct audiologic care.Medicaid patients need and deserve equal access to audiologic care.Presently, the Medicaid program employs an outdated definition of anaudiologist, thereby limiting consumer access to services. Legislationintroduced by Congressmen Whitfield (R-KY) and Brown (D-OH) under the title of HR 1068 provides for the same definition of an audiologist for both theMedicare and Medicaid programs. This legislation will insure that the HealthCare Financing Administration (HCFA) uses an appropriate definition of anaudiologist. Medicare and other current federal statutes such as Public Law105-266 define an audiologist as an individual who is state licensed.Physicians and other health care providers are recognized by HCFA andfederal statute by their state licensure status. An important step in therecognition of our profession is to be defined in the same manner as otherhealth care providers.Medicare currently requires audiologists to obtain a referral from alicensed physician prior to the delivery of services. Both AAA and ADA areworking together to allow for direct access to audiologic care without theadded expense of a physician referral. These are some of the issues that theacademies are jointly pursuing to insure consumer access to hearing healthcare services.Unified Approach Equals Joint SuccessThe academies' unified approach has resulted in a significant breakthroughin the recognition of the profession by federal insurance carriers andregulatory agencies. Together, the academies can achieve a significantimpact on the daily lives of clinicians and consumers. Consumers are bestserved by an independent audiology profession that can compete in themarketplace. 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Want to find a FOUR-LEAF CLOVER of your own? Follow this easy step!
First, find a patch of clover. You don't need to look at every single clover. Your eyes will naturally go to the odd one out.
Most clover patches grow from a single plant. If you've found one four-leaf clover, you're likely to find more in the same patch. How's that for lucky? Let us know when you find one!!
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Are you ready for March's LUCKY CELEBRATIONS? Check the party schedule for the next Luck event. Even host your own Lucky Party in your den and decorate it with all of your green or lucky items.
Some of our favorite luck charms are the LADYBUG (obviously), FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS, and RAINBOWS. If you happen to accidentally walk under a ladder, keep your fingers crossed until you see a dog. This is a folklore belief that will keep the bad luck from sticking to you. This is where we get the expression and the action of keeping fingers crossed for good luck.
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Did you know that a group of EAGLES is called a CONVOCATION (con-vo-kay-shun)? As we continue the celebration of the Eagle, the newest animal in Jamaa, we present to you this week's Awesome Jammer Art featuring eagles.
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Consistency is the word of the moment for UCF football, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.
Consistency is the word of the moment for UCF football, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.
The Orlando Sentinel provides game notes of the UCF, BCU football game.
FSU QB Jameis Winston: UCF coach O'Leary would have never suspended him for just a half-game
UCF coach George O'Leary sees an emerging profile of this year's team after two tough road losses to Penn State and No. 20 Missouri.
UCF quarterback Justin Holman was frustrated. He struggled to read the secondary's coverages and threw a few picks. So he turned to his close friend and, in this case, opponent Brandon Alexander for help.
Davis fought through three surgeries after ruptured appendix and return to the football field
TALLAHASSEE — Sean Maguire was not expecting to see much action against Clemson at the onset of the week.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On Saturdays at Bryant-Denny Stadium, The Bear's gravelly voice come back to life; 20-year-old Joe Willie Namath has good knees again; and Alabama football is invincible.
TALLAHASSEE — Jimbo Fisher is willing to admit his contingency plan for running an offense without Jameis Winston involves Sean Maguire.
GAINESVILLE — The 2007 Iron Bowl was unremarkable in the annals of the heated Alabama-Auburn rivalry, but for 36-year-old Will Muschamp it was a game to remember.
Clemson game is FSU's most important of the season
GAINESVILLE — Vernon Hargreaves III knows his game isn't perfect.
UF managed just three first-half points during triple-overtime win against Kentucky
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State left tackle Cam Erving is typically careful with his words.
The Seminoles' aura of invincibility took flight last season when it beat Clemson 51-14
GAINESVILLE — It wasn't an easy win for the Florida Gators Saturday night.
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GAINESVILLE — Tim Tebow is still a rock star to Gators fans.
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Thanks to all who participated in this conversation on TED's decision to move Rupert Sheldrake's talk from YouTube to TED.com. It was scheduled as a 2-week conversation, and has now closed. But the archive will remain visible here.
We'd like to respond here to some of the questions raised in the course of the discussion.
Some asked whether this was "censorship." Now, it's pretty clear that it isn't censorship, since the talk itself is literally a click away on this very site, and easily findable on Google. But it raises an interesting question about curation. Should TED play *any* curatorial role in the content it allows its TEDx organizers to promote? We believe we should. And once you accept a role for curatorial limits, you have to accept there will be times when disputes arise.
A number of questions were raised about TED's science board: How it works and why the member list isn't public. Our science board has 5 members -- all working scientists or distinguished science journalists. When we encounter a scientific talk that raises questions, they advise us on their position. I and my team here at TED make the final decisions. We keep the names of the science board private. This is a common practice for science review boards in the academic world, which preserves the objectivity of the recommendations and also protects the participants from retribution or harassment.
Finally, let me say that TED is 100% committed to open enquiry, including challenges to orthodox thinking. But we're also firm believers in appropriate skepticism, or critical thinking. Those two instincts will sometimes conflict, as they did in this case. That's why we invited this debate. The process hasn't been perfect. But it has been undertaken in passionate pursuit of these core values.
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Ian Morris 10+Apr 2 2013: The "The debate about Rupert Sheldrake's talk" says that "TED's scientific advisors [..] believe there is little evidence for some of Sheldrake's more radical claims, such as his theory of morphic resonance"
a. Sheldrake's talk praises science as a method, but criticises "science" as a belief system. So it is unfortunate, or ironic, that TED's scientific advisors seem to follow the scientific "belief" system.
b. "Little evidence" is not the same as "no evidence", In fact, most new ideas begin with "little evidence",or is it more accurate to say "some evidence".
c. Sheldrake describes morphic resonance as a "hypothesis", not a theory, so not even he "believes" it.
Whether or not you accept some of Sheldrake's ideas, he does come across as more scientific and reasonable than the TED scientific board and advisors.
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In a pinch for something quick, filling, and tasty? This is my go-to when the grocery stores have closed, and the fridge is empty. It's amazing how well the smokeyness of the oysters, the sweetness of the onion, and the salty white cheddar cheese mix go together.
- 1 box of white cheddar macaroni
- 1 can of smoked oysters
- 1 medium-sized onion
- 3/4 Cup Milk
- Bring a pot of water to a boil, add macaroni, and cook for 4 minutes.
- Strain and reserve macaroni.
- Bring the empty pot back onto the stove at medium/high heat, and add only the smokey oil from the can of oysters.
- Cut the onion in half and slice it very finely, adding it to, and cooking it in, the smokey oil.
- Once the onion is cooked, which should take about 5 minutes, add and combine the 3/4 Cup of milk and the white cheese mixture.
- Add the noodles back to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes, so that they can absorb some of the delicious sauce.
- Turn off the heat, and fold in the reserved can of oysters.
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Warlock here...if he's affliction and using dark pact, slap him for speccing it because life tap scales far better, and that affliction lock should know, knowing just how bloated the tree is, how much better that precious point would be better spent elsewhere. Just kidding...well, partially.
I typically don't lifetap out of combat, it's something I do at the end of during combat to get the full benefit out of Haunt. However, after a boss fight that really taxes me, I will lifetap to mana up then eat some of the awesome food I make myself. Last night I had an otherwise wonderful priest who couldn't bear to see my lifebar go down for even an instant healing me before I could even start eating. I had to explain twice that I don't drink, I tap and eat, since nice food is free for us cooks.
However, if the warlock is tapping out of combat with no intention of eating and then expects you to heal them, they are being lazy and SHOULD be slapped.


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Tickets to see Chelsea in the Champions League now on general sale
Of all the reasons to visit London, football ranks pretty highly among a large number of tourists, with the capital being home to some of the most famous clubs on the planet.
The down side to this is that it means there's an awful lot of competition for tickets, with so many people trying to get access to matches - particularly the more important ones.
However, an exciting opportunity has arisen for football fans thinking of travelling to London in the near future, after Chelsea FC announced that tickets for the club's opening Champions League Match of the season have now gone on general sale.
Although most European matches tend to sell out before they even become available to the general public - with participants in the club's membership scheme being offered first dibs and normally snapping up all the seats - the match against Swiss side FC Basel at Stamford Bridge on September 18th does have some tickets available to non-members.
What's more, these are being offered at the reduced price of just £35 for adults and £17.50 for concessions, so there really has never been a better chance to get a piece of the action at the Bridge.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this particular match - which sees the 2012 champions begin their trail for glory following a disappointing early exit last season - is that it will be manager Jose Mourinho's first Champions League match since returning to the club after a six-year absence in the summer.
Having won every trophy with Chelsea apart from Europe's most prestigious competition during his previous tenure, expectations are high that he will lead the team to glory this time around, and anyone who gets their hands on a ticket for this match will be able to say they were there when it all started.
Stamford Bridge is located just a short walk from Fulham Broadway tube station, which is on the District Line and can be reached very easily from all central London hotels and attractions.


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'A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff said Thursday.
Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple was among authorities who discovered the woman last month living in the bathroom of a mobile home she shared with her boyfriend, Kory McFarren.
"The house was cluttered but not in shambles," he said. "The smell was overpowering -- a terrible smell about the house, obviously coming from where she was at."'
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there is already another thread on this called "strange but true" plus a debate in tiassa's "menagerie" thread
I was wondering how she got stuck to a smooth surface in just a few weeks. Anyone know how she's doing?
How the Heck Did a Woman Become Fused to a Toilet Seat?
(Hard bones + soft tissue) x one month of immobility = extremely bad news
Domestic disputes dont generally make world headlines, but when they result in a womans buttocks attaching to a toilet seat, they tend to draw a bit more attention. After fighting with her boyfriend, 35-year old Pam Babcock locked herself in the bathroom of the couples mobile home and refused to leave for the next two years. When her boyfriend, Kory McFarren, finally called the authorities to report that there was something wrong with his girlfriend, they found that she was physically stuck to the toilet seather skin had not only attached but, according to the initial reports, appeared to have grown around the seat. The cops eventually pried the seat off the toilet with a crowbar and sent the womanseat attachedto a hospital in Wichita, where they were finally separated.
So how did this happen?
The woman probably became fused to the seat because of skin-penetrating wounds that developed on her behind. Such pressure sores, also known as bedsores, are lesions caused by sustained pressure to the body. In this case, the womans skin and underlying tissues became trapped between the ischiumthe butt boneand the toilet seat, cutting off blood flow and causing the affected tissue to become necrotici.e., to die. Such sores tend to be quite painful, enough that she probably stopped moving to minimize the pain. After being rooted in one position for long enough (the sheriff estimated at least three to four weeks of continuous sitting), the lesions became open sores, and eventually extended to the tissue below the skin. But the body persistently tries to heal, and as the wounds attempted to scab over, they actually scabbed onto the seat, fusing her down.
These deep wounds became infected, damaging the nerves in her legs; according to doctors at the Wichita hospital, this injury may confine her to a wheelchair. The situation may have also been exacerbated if she was perspiring, as excess moisture softens the skin and makes it more vulnerable to infection.
As for the skin supposedly growing around the seat, this aspect is probably more an issue of the soft tissue under the skin molding to the toilet seat, as opposed to the actual skin. Since she was completely immobile, the muscle underwent severe atrophy, leaving her with extra skin and soft tissue which, flaccid from disuse, conformed to the contours of the seat.
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A team of architecture students from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is helping to redevelop one of the state's oldest cities: Paterson. The students, all of whom attend the New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) at NJIT, recently briefed Paterson officials on their plan to redesign nine neighborhoods in the city. And on May 17, starting at 6:30 p.m., the students will present their plan to the Paterson City Council. >>


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The road to C-bus
The next couple days of my tour went significantly better than the first two. Having pretty much redlined myself every day up until this point, my goal shifted to simply arriving with somewhere to sleep without being being 100% drained. To that end, I left Loudonville through the Mohican-Memorial State Forest with two campgrounds designated as stopping places around Delaware: one if I was feeling really good, the other if I wasn't.
As it turns out, I ended up at the latter. The State forest was a nice change of pace from the endless farmland and rolling hills that is rural Ohio. It brought with it a number of completely ridic hills. My bike GPS kept ticking up: 15%,16%,17%… at one point it read 20%. All I know, is that in my lowest gear 26 up front and 24 in the back it was absolutely murder. At some point in time, I gave up on pedaling, and was content just pushing my heavy ass rig uphill. Even without riding, I was still completely out of breath.
Luckily, the hills and forest were short-lived that day and transformed into a slow-grind through a light drizzle and intense headwind towards Frederickstown. It was still pretty draining and demoralizing, but at least grinding in my granny gear on flatland was sustainable. My grind down route 95 was interrupted by the sound of loud barking. At first it made no impression, until I realized the sound was getting closer and in my rearview I could see two furry shapes increasing in speed behind me in my rearview. With the realization that I was being chased by two potentially wild dogs, I instantaneously switched from a slow grind into a "OH SHIT" full-on sprint. I maxed out the small ring and found that they were still gaining on me, about 2 bike lengths behind. I took a risk and shifted to the middle ring to give myself a little more speed. This being friction shifters, there was some significant hesitation of the derailleur. I had a moment of panic, thinking that the chain had been completely dropped, but I finally made it to a bigger gear. I went almost instantly anaerobic, but quickly realized I had put some distance behind me and the dogs. In my rearview, I could eventually see them stop and turn around the other way. Needless to say, from that point on I was quite apprehensive whenever I heard dogs barking.
The rest of the ride to Frederickstown was rather uneventful. After eating a sandwich for lunch, I departed towards Autumn Lakes Campground, finding rain replaced with sunshine and brutal headwinds replaced with, well, more headwinds. As it turns out heading southwest across the midwest is pretty stupid, considering that winds typically blow northeast.
I was greeted at Autmn Lakes by a lady who asked if I was part of the Adventure Cycling group. She had given me a biking discount for staying at their campground because apparently the Adventure Cycling paid tours for the Underground Railroad route passes through there. I quickly realized that this place was more of a resort than a campground. There was running water, showers, electricity hookups, a general store, a pool, and wi-fi. Not exactly roughing it, but I think I'm alright with that.
Riding towards Columbus, was pretty uneventful. There was a typical westerly headwind going into Delaware, which then turned into an intense crosswind as I headed south. On the run into town, I suddenly recognized that I was going to pass by the one of the offices I worked IT for at OSU. I stopped by Manor Homes and had a chat with my former boss before heading back on the road. As I got closer to Columbus, it seemed like the drivers got more aggressive and had shittier mufflers. Thankfully, I was eventually able to hop onto the Olentangy River Trail to get into campus. They had revamped the trail quite a bit since I had been there. I was able to exit the trail within 1-2 miles of where my good friend Chris lived, marking the first real milestone of this trip for me. It's taken me double the time I had initially planned for, but I think I'm starting to settle into a rhythm. I may not make it all the way to Arizona, but at least I'm going somewhere.
4 comments.
Jun 29th, 2011 @ 7:11pm
nice gif.
RAYDEN WINS!!! FATALITY!!!! FLAWLESS VICTORY!!Stevo
Jun 28th, 2011 @ 10:51am
That is really amazing that you are pushing yourself through all that terrain. I wonder what your impression of the US countryside will be once you have finished riding through all those different places. how is your bike holding up? have you needed to make any interesting repairs yet? keep the pics coming and keep trucking man, I commend you and wish you the best.jeremy
Jun 28th, 2011 @ 5:01pm
The bike is holding up just fine. I'm truly amazed at the quality of my bike build. Everything was put together in such a janky manner. The body and various electronics are not doing so hot.Mickey
Jun 28th, 2011 @ 2:45am
Nicely done homeslice. Keep livin the life everyone dreams of… or at least the life that a handful of confused bike obsessed misled youth dream of. Free burger for you if you stop by Portland.Al Jarreau


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