Paul's Journal

07/03/2011 19:14 #54634

Windmill Point Park Rock Quarry Rocks
Category: swimming

I had the best swimming experience I have ever had in the area at Windmill Point Park Rock Quarry in Fort Erie

The downside is it's in Canada across the bridge and the border drama is annoying.

Other than that it is the first time I have been swimming in clean water in so long. It was crystal clear, so much that I felt comfortable opening my eyes under water.

We swam across and back. Its nice because although they have a supervised lifeguard area you can swim wherever the frick you want at your own risk.

The water is cool but refreshing rather than freezing. It gets about 40ft deep and the lifeguard said its fed by 17 springs.

I dove off the rocks after (e:libertad) jumped in. They also had this giant blow up rock wall slide.

It cost $8.50 Canadian to get in but its worth every penny. The lifeguard said they have a season pass too.

They also have camping for $27.

omfg I am getting fat

07/03/2011 11:44 #54632

summer breakfast
Category: food

Barbara's shreaded spoonfulls, grated chocolate and fresh raspberries from the farmers market.

tinypliny - 07/08/11 01:29
Blackberries from the market aren't so great. I found out last week. I would like to sample your blackberries and see if they make me change my opinion.

07/02/2011 18:51 #54631

Woodlawn Beach is awesome
Category: beach

It kicks bennette's butt.

It has a full bar where I got a vodka tonic for $3.50 and the cashier checked us out on an ipad. The bar seems like a scene from there.com
They serve octopus and shrimp, both of which I am going to eat.
they have a campfire, cabana chairs and a board walk through the forest.
The bathrooms ate huge like at a real beach, clean and include showers and a changing room vs the nasty shed bathroom at bennette.
Its so close to the city that we rode our bikes.
If you have kids, they have a giant playground castle.

tinypliny - 07/08/11 01:30
Woodies at the woodlawn beach. heh

mrmike - 07/04/11 07:54
Like it a lot

metalpeter - 07/03/11 08:59
Last Night I saw a piece on the News Channel 2 about this beach but they only interviewed one lady but they also mentioned life guards and about how someone else runs this.... But One thing I have to ask cause no one mentioned it is (yes nice new sand) how is the sand in the water.... ?

for example flat.... Rippled.... with a few rocks here and there.... none at all...... In High School I was to sunset bay once and (yes that is just a place to find 16 year old now don't I wish I mean party central) the beach was that some sand and not a single rock if memory serves .... It was at night a long time ago so couldn't really swim.......

07/02/2011 16:45 #54628

We tried to ride to the beach
Category: bikes

We made it as far as Bethlehem Steel and (e:terry) stopped to get beer. I don't think I am capable of going all the way to benette yet. Well going there and getting back.

heidi - 07/02/11 17:25
Damn! That's over 20 miles.

tinypliny - 07/02/11 16:57
What are going to do then? Catch the bus back?

metalpeter - 07/02/11 16:49
That seems like a long trek by bike....I can see why one would want to get beer or something tasty to drink and stop on the way.....

07/02/2011 12:36 #54626

Delaware townhouses sold for $860,000
Category: property

It seems unbelievable but the Buffalo News is reporting the 4 historic townhouses including former Stillwater/Lord Chumleys sold for $860,000! That includes many luxury apartments, a 20 car parking lot, a massive restaurant with patio. How is that possible? It is so close to the ever expanding medical campus and in such a great part of town.

The turn-of-the-century buildings at 481-489 Delaware Ave. in Buffalo, between Allen and Virginia streets, were acquired this week by Chumley Holdings LLC from the bankrupt Stillwater Holdings LLC and other entities and individuals.

I would have killed to have owned that, if only I was rich and a real estate developer instead of a computer programmer. Its amazing when you compare that to the one house down the street that was for sale for $800,000+.

vincent - 07/03/11 12:38
That's why I'm laying the ground work this summer to move to Canada. They don't even need to win the White House to destroy things. Just wait in a year or two with a couple of their budgets that will start showing effects.

paul - 07/03/11 12:26
You really think they will win? I was under the impression they were way to fragmented.

vincent - 07/03/11 12:06
The bar in there never made anyone happy if I remember.

Right now anything dependent on Government Funding is toast, America will soon be the next Greece. I wouldn't invest in anything anywhere that is contingent on Government Funding. The Republicans are going to cut TRILLIONS and they don't care if it's for public transportation or curing cancer. Whey they take the White House next year it will all be over and they will pass a balanced budget amendment and we will only spend what we take in at reduced tax rates.

Welcome to Dystopia...

metalpeter - 07/02/11 16:47
Here is my take why they went for so little... It sounds like 4 of the buildings where bought by the company that owns one of them.... If that building was not an end building then that drops the value a lot.... Lets say I want to do something with them that is like a different use that or second last or something like that puts a monkey wrench into it.... But what I'm guessing is it was more like we have no money lets sell it on the cheap and oh bye the way we know you so lets make a deal...... Of course you read the entire story as I didn't so you may have more details on it then I.... Also that entire UB thing and Medical campus thing may have been still up in the air when a deal was made.... When you need money sometimes you don't have the time to get what you could value wise ..... My other thing I suspect is that this isn't much more than a name change type of deal where one group buys out another group and yet the some of the same people run it or own it.....

tinypliny - 07/02/11 13:03
I just emailed this to my brother. I am sure he will have his standard reply.