Vincent's Journal

08/02/2011 16:42 #54846

Social Engineered (sort of)
Category: stalking

So I was sitting at the Orange Cat today with my Mom in Lewiston

and I overheard a couple of young women say something to the effect of:

Blah Blah Blah, Over there him, Blah Blah Blah It's like a facebook for Buffalo Blah Blah Blah...

Then I realized that I tweeted that I was there at the OC and this profile page is linked to my twitter account. It's funny because when I looked under the Orange Cat in the search box I saw the twitter account for the chick that was sitting in front of me.

I always used to get crazy about my Ex-Girlfriend talking about specific details about my life out in public. I remember down in Florida I was able to locate a ton of info on someone from 4 words from a conversation on a patio restaurant.

To be honest I really don't care too much as I'm trying to maximize my twitter account to get my Klout score up just because I'm bored with being off of work. But it is creepy sometimes when you're out and you swear you recognize someone then realize that you saw a dating profile of them somewhere on OK Cupid or Plentyoffish.

To me this experience was a bit amusing and goes to show how digitized we are as in the amount of info we can pull up on each other in public with just a tiny bit to go on. Yet going over to them and striking up a conversation in person would be ultra creepy. It's just part of the whole text but don't call type of thing that we've moved into these days.

paul - 08/02/11 22:16
I love it when strangers and random acquaintances come talk to me about what they read on my blog but I think other people think thats creepy.

metalpeter - 08/02/11 17:21
Yeah sounds odd. Speaking of that I think that might be what happened with an (e:peep) called Lil'Bit or something like that... I know I have seen pictures of her (not doing any thing sexual like) on line someplace..... In Fact I can't remember what event it was but we where both there and one of the people you knew from one of those sites kinda crazy......

08/01/2011 00:28 #54840

HSBC
Category: business

So it is now going to be First Niagara Arena?

How about First Niagara Tower???

metalpeter - 08/01/11 17:52
I read both Articles today before noon so something may have Changed.... But it implied that the Arena will Stay the HSBC Arena... I didn't read the article I saw online about losing the 30,000 Jobs..... Now in terms of Naming rights I think it would have to stay HSBC Arena. Cause like as an example Key Bank I think has multiple places named after it..... Do I love that they had the sports history and now the Sabres history stuff in the Arena yeah... But yeah know what they act like that is the only thing good in the arena No mention of any other team that played there.... So maybe Pegulia should find out how many years are left on the naming rights and how much it is pure year and just (assuming he has the cash) and Just buy them out (Has it ever been done can it be done).... Then Rename it Peguliaville ..... Wouldn't that be great to hear that on the national stage... Also lets face it Buffalo is a city of hard workers and tough times but not winners so if we ever do win the cup with 50,000 people out side in the snow when the marina every car and Peguilaville burns to the ground won't that sound great.... Peguilaville is on fire Peguilville is burning down....There isn't enough cops to stop the riots in around and outside of Peguilaville....They have to send the riot team to Peguilaville (assuming we win at home).... Listen I was at one bandits championship and people where banging on cars if the sabres ever won there would be riots..... The good kind.....

YesThatCasey - 08/01/11 13:40
Remember the good ol' days when we named stadiums after things we actually liked or respected?

07/27/2011 14:01 #54796

Yep this is so me
Category: humor

Now I'm Asexual

tinypliny - 07/27/11 21:45
HAHAHA

jbeatty - 07/27/11 21:25
I like Betty the best.

metalpeter - 07/27/11 17:50
That is funny........

Reminds me of song I may have the wrong band but they sound like "Good Charlotte" There was this song that goes "Mommies all right Daddies all right they just seem a little weird " or something like that well they take that music and have the line "Girls don't like the guys they like cars and money" I wonder if I can find it on youtube...

07/14/2011 08:21 #54698

waterstreetlanding
Category: sucks

Basically I'm writing to say that water street landing at in 115 South Water St Lewiston NY 14092 716.754.9200 in Lewiston NY totally SUCKS.

Basically we were at another Lewiston Establishment, told there was a hour wait. This was 6:20 PM. We tried to figure out what else to do and then called this place. They said that they could serve a party of 4 when we arrived, Great. We came down sat in the pub side, which was half empty. This is now 6:35 as we order a round of drinks. Time flies by it is not 7:15 we have to WAIVE or FLAG Down the bartender/waiter at this point to get another round. The food should be out by now right? NO, 7:35 rolls around, still no food. Keep in a couple who came after us ordered, ate and paid their check and is out the door at this point is on their way to see a concert at Artpark, the same one we are heading to.

At this point we just pull a typical Hell's Kitchen and pay for the drinks and walk out. The ironic part is that they kept on stalling us to give us our bar tab. Talk about adding insult to injury. We after a hour plus of waiting we walked out as we had to catch the concert at Artpark.

If you're thinking about this place make sure you have time to waste looking at the view of the Niagara River float by because that's all this place is good for is the view. The food is over priced and the service is non-existent.

Another thing manager is extremely rude. She made it a point to insult me saying "we're extremely busy on the patio." Well guess what Ma'am I'm from Lewiston, my parents came here now as I won't let them frequent this establishment any longer 2-3 times a month; It wasn't any busier today than it would be on a typical Wednesday. There are concerts at Artpark every Tuesday and Wednesday during the summer months; this is clockwork not a surprise. I've been here on Friday for fishfry which in Western New York is a well frequented and busy event, it wasn't even 1/2 as busy as it was Today.

Horrible Staff and Service, if you like being insulted while looking at the river then this is your place. When does the customer deserve blame to wait over a hour for their order to be served without any contact or explanation. A simple apology would have sufficed but the condescending insults were totally uncalled for. People walk out of restaurants for being extremely show all the time, just watch an episode of Hellâ€™s Kitchen. At least Gordon Ramsey takes it out on the staff not the customers. Please keep in mind I an a local non-tourist that lives in the area and whose parents are frequent customers.

Just think if they treat me this way, what do you think theyâ€™ll do you to a passing through town tourist?

Visited July 2011

07/03/2011 17:59 #54633

Why Niagara Falls Sucks
Category: craigslist

I found this gem on Craigslist R&R's

So True on so many levels!

They wonder why so many people leave this place? It's obvious. You can't make a life here. The jobs pay nothing, and every house you go to buy you have to contend with renters who either lie and say they know nothing about a house showing (so you can't get in), disappear when they're supposed to let you in, or they refuse to leave once a deal has been signed. The property management companies own so much property here that it's becoming almost impossible to actually buy anything, and so many owners are renting out because no one is willing to pay top dollar for rundown houses in crappy neighborhoods.

And who's renting these places you ask? Of course, bums, drug addicts, drunks, gang bangers, and single mom whores on Section 8 who refuse to work, sitting on their fat asses yelling at their bad ass kids all day. Listen to an ad I read for a house being sold right now in Niagara Falls:

Owner resides in California and "VERY MOTIVATED!!!" CSS will authorize showings through the tenants daughter, since the tenant has no direct phone. Property SOLD AS IS with no repairs resulting from home inspection. INVESTOR DARLING! LONG TERM TENANT. Home rented for $532 via subsidy with social services.

So the ad clearly establishes that the tenant is a loser who refuses to work, and gets a huge nice FREE house all paid for by the state. I've seen the tenant and she's just another fat piece of despicable white trash. The sad part is that this house is not only nice but in a good neighborhood. What a damn shame.

But if the rent problem isn't enough, you've got these Real Estate companies blocking deals. They'll lie and say they've talked to their client and made the offer, then you see the client on the street and ask them about it and they're like "I never got any offer! WTF is going on?". The companies do that so they can make a fake bidding war to get you to pay more money, and since if you buy a house in Niagara Falls you'd be bidding against a property management company 99% of the time because they're the only ones really buying houses here (so they can rent them out), you're going to lose because they're always going to be willing to top your offer.

I need to get out of this city somehow, but it's tough to figure out where to go and what place has the best to offer. I used to love this place, but now it's pretty much unbearable to live here. How unbearable you ask? Well, if the Devil died, God would force him to spend all eternity in Niagara Falls, NY.

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vincent - 07/04/11 00:27
The Chemical (Which gave the place Love Canal) and the Abrasive Industry. You can trace it back to when the power plant fell into the river.

paul - 07/03/11 20:11
That is pretty funny. I dont' know much about niagara falls. Some of it looks like a wasteland and other parts looks they must have been fancy at some point. What industry died and killed it?