ExiledInIllinois

They sell it here in supermarket under the "Zeigler's" brand. Has the address of Mayer Bros. in West Seneca on it. I want to say: $3.99... Cheaper in the Fall. I betcha they bring the apples in from all over. 😏 All about the brand.

By the mansion on the hillside Red sports car comes driving down the road And pulls up into the driveway And a story does unfold She's standing by the rhododendrons Where the roses are in bloom Looking out at the Atlantic ocean And in her head she hums this tune...

HighSummer... 8/3... "Can't wait to get off this merry-go-round..."

YET... Once they retire, income and lifestyle drops tremendously! Still gotta give her credit... Most other gold diggers dump when the lavish lifestyle ends. Tiger Woods on line #1. 😏

Sure it's the latitude, but there's other factors. NYC (Central Park) almost as sunny as Tampa, FL %wise and actually has more sun @ Central Park. I take the other parts of the city drag the % slightly down. 58% compared to 63%. ?? Moline, Illinois... Pretty damn shocking, right? Is pretty damn sunny and cracks over 200 days a year w/sun. For the record, Tampa is 234. What's a measly month spread out of 12 months? 2 more days a month? Big wow! https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-annual-state-sunshine.php Compare the states... Yeah, Florida is the "Sunshine State"... But NOT by much. Arizona blows Florida away. Florida just a bit above the rest, but not by much. NYC Central Park had more days with sun than Jacksonville! SunnyDays/PartlySunnyDays/EDays/E% Jacksonville: 94/127/221 @63% NYCCP: 107/127/234 @ 58% Explain that @Augie 😉😜

But golf courses are usually at the base or through the low slopes of ski hills, mountains. Pack the clubs away for the winter! 😉 😜 Do I try to ski through the greens in July? Yeah... Maybe in Argentina! 😏

Who plays golf then? Those are skiing months!

We might... That's where most of the family is. Some kind of second home.

Probably one of these states that don't tax pensions, SS, & 401k: https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/601819/states-that-wont-tax-your-pension Ooops... Looks like I am keeping the address in Illinois and getting a "vacation home!" "Pensions: The Prairie State completely exempts private pension income from tax as long as it's from a qualified employee benefit plan. You won't pay tax on payments from government or military pensions, either. 401(k)s and IRAs: Illinois is very taxpayer-friendly when it comes to 401(k) plans and IRAs, too. Distributions from a 401(k) plan are tax-free if the plan is a qualified employee benefit plan. IRA distributions are not taxed, either. Social Security Benefits: Illinois also doesn't tax Social Security benefits. Income Tax Range: The Illinois income tax rate is a flat 4.95%."

Wow! At first I thought it was Warren Sapp... Then I said: "That don't look like Warren Sapp!" Honestly, Warren Sapp should sue this Sharp guy! 😆

You Da Man! 😆 You Da Man too!

Old days, passengers had priority on rail. I guess people fly now and money can't be made on passengers. Freight owns the rails... Locks and dams... Commercial passenger (defined as on a published schedule) still has priority over commercial cargo. MiL took the Lakeshore Limited got right here into NW Indiana/Chicago 2 hours EARLY. She got downtown @ Union Station in Chicago an hour LATE. That's like 10 miles! 😆 Brutal here with with freight on the Southern tip of L.Michigan...

Out... You want the responsibility of the Chicago Police, Teachers, and Fire Department's pension fund?

That's an oxymoron!

Unfortunately... I am here! 😔 😟 I got $2 back of my $10 play. #14 was one of my 5 Mega Balls.

For that... Probably get double the size in WNY.

AND travel by underground route!

^^^Oh... On that AiS above: I am pretty sure, didn't look at the vessel key Blue=TOWing Vessel @BringBackFergy 😏 Green=Ships Red=Tankers Pink=Pleasure/Private Craft/Rec Vessels It's fully interactive, zoom in and click on stuff...

You rang? The St.Lawrence shipping season is March to November... Already a choke point there... Like article said Could put them on barges... We already do business with the Gulf Coast petrochem industry. The only way to GLs from Western Rivers is through Chicago. That be me. It ain't going downtown either, so it's gotta come up through the SouthSide here. Lots a choke points here too. Anyway... The move to intermodal has been around a long time. The only thing with regard to containers on the inland waterways is pushing the empties. Loaded containers can fit on barges and under bridges, empties ride high and empty containers can't fit under the vertical controlling height... ~19.1' ...Is the container infrastructure there yet? I guess get them to Lake Erie, but then, like article said... You got Welland Canal, St.Lawrence, and winter. The SeawayMax fleet of the GLs is set up for bulk commodities... Can it handle intermodal containers... I just see too many logjam, choke points going out the "NorthernDoor" and Chicago Area Waterways (CAWs) is the only waterborne "Southern Door." Containers are coming, I have seen a few... But the intermodal infrastructure just isn't there yet... More suited for bulk commodities, break-in-bulk... https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.8/centery:43.2/zoom:6 Ohio River to rail/truck intermodal? https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-78.5/centery:44.6/zoom:5

The Yanks 2 hit The Royals. 1 for the walk-off. 😳

[I always misheard that as 😆]

Why?

Yeah... They have the policy plastered all over the doors, hostess station, menu, etc... Hard to miss... But I did! 😆 Totally forgot. I understand why they do it... Probably get horrible tips or no tips at all. Some customers are bruuuutal.

That waterfalls looks kinda crazy, pretty slippery... Can never be too safe. I suggest these: