Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, RevWarRifleman said: How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. But as I look back now and remember that water in those days, I wonder how I was able to survive in that stuff. But jumping/diving off those high bridges was a rush. What say you? Got any "war stories"? heck, yeah! In the late 80s/early 90s, in rochester, we would jump off some of the bridges, old locks, and walls into the canal in our sneakers. We called it “scumming.” The cops were always looking out for kids scumming, so you had to do it on the down low. I was never as daring as my friends, and would mostly do it off lower cement walls, not bridges or locks (still probably 30 feet high). A buddy of mine also had a rope on a tree And we would swing out over the canal and jump in. in hindsight, it was pretty dangerous, given all the wood, debris, and other junk floating around there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: heck, yeah! In the late 80s/early 90s, in rochester, we would jump off some of the bridges, old locks, and walls into the canal in our sneakers. We called it “scumming.” The cops were always looking out for kids scumming, so you had to do it on the down low. I was never as daring as my friends, and would mostly do it off lower cement walls, not bridges or locks (still probably 30 feet high). A buddy of mine also had a rope on a tree And we would swing out over the canal and jump in. in hindsight, it was pretty dangerous, given all the wood, debris, and other junk floating around there. My sister had very long hair when she was young. It saved her life. We were at some quarry or lake with a giant wood float in the middle. Somebody jumped on her, knocked her in the head and knocked her out. Somebody else saw a long pony tail floating out from under the raft. He reached down and pulled on it. And eventually my sister appeared. We are all lucky to have made it this far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 This is the map I prefer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, T&C said: dare you to ask him about the invasive carp invasion. Why why why did you bring that up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Just Jack said: This is the map I prefer... This is very close, but Washington and Warren County are in the North Country; not the Capital District. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Augie said: My sister had very long hair when she was young. It saved her life. We were at some quarry or lake with a giant wood float in the middle. Somebody jumped on her, knocked her in the head and knocked her out. Somebody else saw a long pony tail floating out from under the raft. He reached down and pulled on it. And eventually my sister appeared. We are all lucky to have made it this far! So frightening! You are right— all the freak dangerous stuff that we all survived as kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Why why why did you bring that up. Not bad but Finger Lakes goes to far west. Genesee and Wyoming are not Finger Lakes. They are Boonies and a Prison Region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Limeaid said: Looks person who wrote that had a POV of NYC person. This is from someone who passed every Regents Exam with a score of 95 and higher. Actually, it's the official designation from New York State. Everything north of the NYC metro (ie, north of Westchester and Rockland Counties) are part of Upstate New York. That's from somebody who worked for New York State for more than a decade, including a stint with the old Department of Economic Development (it has a new name these days) that included the "I Love NY" tourism program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Just Jack said: This is the map I prefer... Queens and Brooklyn are connected by land to Long Island. This map does not seem to indicate this. Edited March 8, 2022 by Bill from NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 12 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: NYS subdivided into 2 main parts, then subdivided into 9 distinct regions either in Upstate and Downstate. The Erie Canal in its entirety runs through Upstate New York. 1. UPSTATE: Region 0 – Capital/Saratoga — Albany Albany Columbia Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Warren Washington Region 1 – Eastern Adirondacks — Plattsburgh Franklin Clinton Essex Hamilton Region 2 – Western Adirondacks — Watertown Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Oneida Oswego St. Lawrence Region 3 – Central New York — Syracuse Broome Cayuga Chenango Cortland Madison Onondaga Otsego Tioga Tompkins Region 4 – Finger Lakes — Rochester Chemung Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Schuyler Seneca Steuben Wayne Yates Region 5 – Western New York — Buffalo Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara Orleans Wyoming 2. DOWNSTATE: All the BS areas associated w/NYC Region 6 – Hudson Valley — Kingston Delaware Dutchess Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region 7 – Westchester/Rockland — White Plains Rockland Westchester Region 8 – Long Island — Hauppauge Nassau Suffolk Region 9 – New York City Bronx Kings New York Richmond Queens Where did you find this treasure trove of information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 15 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Hmmmm. The Erie canal doesn't go through Upstate NY. 14 hours ago, Gugny said: Upstate? I think you mean "Western!" 15 hours ago, RevWarRifleman said: How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. Back in the 60's and 70's the Rochester area was considered Upstate. There was even an insert magazine to our Sunday paper titled UPSTATE. Not sure exactly when the Rochester region became associated with Western NY or the Finger Lakes but it wasn't always that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, Beerball said: Where did you find this treasure trove of information? Www.exiledpedia.com 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, Steve O said: Back in the 60's and 70's the Rochester area was considered Upstate. There was even an insert magazine to our Sunday paper titled UPSTATE. Not sure exactly when the Rochester region became associated with Western NY or the Finger Lakes but it wasn't always that way. Just because the insert called it Upstate doesn't mean it ever was. What that likely means is whoever decided to call it upstate was from NYC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 13 hours ago, Augie said: My sister had very long hair when she was young. It saved her life. We were at some quarry or lake with a giant wood float in the middle. Somebody jumped on her, knocked her in the head and knocked her out. Somebody else saw a long pony tail floating out from under the raft. He reached down and pulled on it. And eventually my sister appeared. We are all lucky to have made it this far! "Lucky" is right, Augie! I'm glad your sister survived. I almost punched my ticket at least 3 times in the canal. One by drowning, one by hitting my head on a rock at the bottom, and the other time almost falling about 60 feet into a shallow, rocky creek going under the canal on the back side of a spill way. Boys being boys in our neighborhood. thanks for posting, Augie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Beerball said: Where did you find this treasure trove of information? Ahhhh... New York State's website. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I grew up in Buffalo, not Plattsburgh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I don't even know what this thread is about, the only thing I learned is people don't like being called upstate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, TBBills said: I don't even know what this thread is about, the only thing I learned is people don't like being called upstate. All threads on OTW eventually come back to the fact that @ExiledInIllinois swam nekkid during his middle school gym class. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TBBills said: I don't even know what this thread is about, the only thing I learned is people don't like being called upstate. I like it! Only @Gugnywants to be called Upstate...Everyone else is below him. Why he puts au jus on a beef & weck and makes it a French dip! 😆 He wants to be better than the rest and still rally around BFLo bar cuisine! 😏 Hey... @Beerball I put my pants on one leg at a time AFTER I finish swimming! 😆 Edited March 8, 2022 by ExiledInIllinois 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 7:51 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: NYS subdivided into 2 main parts, then subdivided into 9 distinct regions either in Upstate and Downstate. The Erie Canal in its entirety runs through Upstate New York. 1. UPSTATE: Region 0 – Capital/Saratoga — Albany Albany Columbia Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Warren Washington Region 1 – Eastern Adirondacks — Plattsburgh Franklin Clinton Essex Hamilton Region 2 – Western Adirondacks — Watertown Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Oneida Oswego St. Lawrence Region 3 – Central New York — Syracuse Broome Cayuga Chenango Cortland Madison Onondaga Otsego Tioga Tompkins Region 4 – Finger Lakes — Rochester Chemung Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Schuyler Seneca Steuben Wayne Yates Region 5 – Western New York — Buffalo Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara Orleans Wyoming 2. DOWNSTATE: All the BS areas associated w/NYC Region 6 – Hudson Valley — Kingston Delaware Dutchess Orange Putnam Sullivan Ulster Region 7 – Westchester/Rockland — White Plains Rockland Westchester Region 8 – Long Island — Hauppauge Nassau Suffolk Region 9 – New York City Bronx Kings New York Richmond Queens Show off 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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